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Chapter 10: Kages, Perverts, and Giant Frogs.
It was passed midnight…Yami was following Megumi deep into the forest. She hadn't said a single word since they left the academy. 'Why did she have to drag me out here at such an unreasonable hour?' Yami looked down at his clothes… 'I hate robes…how do Kitsune and Jiman fight in them?'
Finally they reached a really large clearing. Large trees surrounded the clearing.
"You've finally arrived."
Yami turned to the voice. It was the Godaime who was currently sitting on a tree branch.
"Tsukikage-sama? What is all this? Why am I here?"
Waizu looked at Megumi…she nodded back at him…this had been her idea…she would follow through with it. Megumi went to sit down on a nearby boulder. She patted a spot right next to her and said, "Yami come sit with me." Yami stared for a while but complied with her request.
"Yami have I ever told you about my ancestor?"
Yami thought for a bit, "Nope, I don't think you ever did."
"I didn't think so. My ancestor was…well…not the best of men. He was probably the biggest pervert this world has ever seen."
"You obviously never met Ookami", interrupted Yami with a smirk.
Megumi smiled, "You know those perverted orange books that Ookami reads?" After receiving a nod, "My ancestor was the writer."
"Oh! Yea Ookami told me about him…Jiraiya…something right?"
"Yes…Jiraiya was a powerful ninja…he was a wanderer for many years…He made many friends among many powerful leaders. He was actually the one who helped Naruto-sama recruit all the ninjas and clans that make up our village." Megumi saw a look of interest in Yami's face. She continued, "Anyway if I remember the story my mother told me…he fell in love my grandmother and vice versa. Though lets face it…by that time he was about 60 years old and my grandmother was about 20, so I'm not completely sure if his love for her was pure or not. But they did have a child together, my mother. Anyway after he died he gave up his most precious possession. Something that was supposed to stay in my family forever. This one scroll." She held out the scroll as she finished that sentence. "I myself never had any children, my fiancé died in battle against the sound when I was about 21. I never was able to find someone to replace him in my heart. And now I'm too old to bear any children." She smiled at the young boy. "This is where you come in Yami…I want you to take this scroll and carry on Jiraiya's legacy."
Yami's eyes widened. He jumped off the rock. "I can't take that from you…it's far to important."
Megumi merely shook her head. "Honestly you weren't my first choice…years ago…I was planning to give it to your mother…but she lost herself to the darkness." She stood and walked over to the Hikari… "Yami I want you to take this scroll…I need you to take it…it will be a light for you that will shine through the darkness in your heart. Take it for your mother…if for nobody else…" Megumi finished.
Yami's eyes were still wide with shock… He couldn't believe what he was hearing…Megumi wanted to give him something this important…to someone like him…
Megumi started walking to the center of the clearing. "Come with me Yami." Yami started walking…
"What exactly is the scroll?"
"It's a powerful contract that will give you the power to call forth a powerful creature to aid you in battle."
"Huh? Oh like Kitsune will have the power to summon forth the Kyuubi?", asked a slightly excited Yami.
Megumi smiled, "Yes."
"What creature will it let me summon?"
Megumi was dreading what she was about to tell him…with a hand on her head and a slight laugh she replied… "Frogs…"
Yami just stared at her for what seemed like a very long time… "Frogs?…"
"Jiraiya was known as the Frog Hermit", replied Megumi. "Anyway…they're really strong so you shouldn't complain." Megumi opened the Blood Contract. Yami quickly read it…it had a bunch of formal writing up top…a bunch of sentences that he couldn't quite understand. He looked a little lower and started reading the names…
"...Jiraiya…Kazama Arashi…huh! UZAMAKI NARUTO!…He could summon frogs as well?", asked an astonished Yami.
Megumi nodded, "Yep…though only early on in his life…he stopped doing it when learned to summon the Kyuubi."
"Oh…", he took another look down…he saw Tsunami Megumi. "So I have to write my name down?"
"You have to write it in your blood. Cut one of your fingers and sign it."
Yami did as he was told, "Hikari Yami"
"Good now we're going to try to summon something. I'll show you how the seals are done and show you how to summon."
Megumi bit her thumb and did a quick set of hand seals. "Kuchiyose no jutsu (Summoning technique). With a huge puff of smoke Megumi was suddenly on a Gigantic Frog. This brownish-reddish frog had a scar along his left eye; a blue, opened, coat; a large Tanto on his back…but probably his most distinguishing feature was the large pipe he was smoking.
Yami blinked, 'Frog's Smoke?'
Megumi jumped down next to Yami and in front of the giant frog.
"Yami this is the Frog boss, his name is Gamabunta. Gamabunta-sama this is my pupil, his name is Yami."
The Frog, Gamabunta, seemed to stare at the boy, "This child…he doesn't smell like you Megumi."
"No…he isn't mine…He's Kairi's…you remember her right?"
Gamabunta blinked, "Yes of course, Kairi Hikari…sad girl…so this is THE child then…hmmm…"
Yami's blood boiled on the emphasizes on the word "the". "Yea and you're THE frog…still don't see how you could possibly be strong…"
Megumi winced at the comment.
Gamabunta growled and glared at the boy. "FOOL! I'm the great boss of all Frogs…I saved both Jiraiya and Naruto hundreds of times…I've been fighting before your grandfather was even a glint in your great grandfather's eye! I'm the reason you're standing here on this land right now!"
Yami blinked, "What?"
Gamabunta laughed, "Child…it was me who found this village. Naruto and myself were in battle one day and I preformed a gigantic leap high into the air. It was just enough for Naruto to see over the mountains that form the barriers of this village.
"Really?", asked Yami with astonishment in his voice. "You can really jump THAT high?"
"Yes…Yami, Gamabunta-sama deserves your up most respect. Now, Yami…perform the handseals now…concentrate you chakra and try to summon something."
Yami nodded at Megumi. He first practice the hand seals a bit trying to get use to them. Finally he bit his thumb, as he saw her do, and did the correct hand seals whilst concentrating his chakra. "Kuchiyose no jutsu" With a puff of smoke Yami summoned a small tadpole… Yami sweat dropped.
"What the hell."
"Hahahahaha…you're going to need a lot more chakra than that brat."
"Damn it…"
This is the time Waizu decided to approach the scene. He saw Megumi wince when he started approaching. 'I'm sorry Megumi…but unless he gets stronger faster he'll fall to the darkness…Besides…maybe, just maybe he'll develop a resistance to the cursed seals influence', thought the old kage.
"Yami…your still to young and to inexperienced to summon anything that will be of use to you", said the old man.
"HEY WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN!", shouted one angry Tadpole. Everyone, including the frog boss, sweat dropped. With a poof of smoke the frog disappeared.
"…Ummm Yami…the only way you'll be able to summon anything big on your reserves will be summon up the same power you used in the King's Valley", explained the Tsukikage.
Yami's eyes widened…and he looked downhearted… "I tried…I've never been able to summon forth the same power I used last time."
"The cursed seal feeds on your emotions…It helped you because of the emotions you were feeling that day activated it…If you want to use it again you must summon forth the same emotions you felt that day…", explained Waizu.
"Emotions…Will that actually work?", asked the boy.
"Yes…now go over there and try it…", said the old man pointing to a spot twenty yards away. Yami shrugged and moved over to the spot.
"What power is it that he's trying to summon?"
"The power of the cursed seal", spoke Megumi.
Gamabunta's eyes widened, "WHAT! He's possessed by the evil seal?"
"Yes."
Gamabunta looked downhearted, "…This isn't good…the last person I knew who used that seal quickly succumbed to Orochimaru's control."
"Yes…but I'm hoping that he will grow an immunity to the seal's dark powers…before he reaches the second level", said Waizu.
"Please…Gamabunta-sama…please help him not succumb to the seal…", pleaded Megumi with tears in her eyes.
"I don't know what you expect me to do…but I will spread the word through my family…if nothing else…he will be protected…", spoke the Frog boss.
Megumi nodded thank fully.
---Yami---
Yami finally got to the position the kage had ordered him to. He could hear the others talking…but he couldn't hear what it was about…
Yami turned to look straight at the three; Waizu, Megumi, and the Frog.
He closed his eyes and tried to remember the emotions he felt during that day…
'I remember…regret…that I wasn't strong enough…but I don't feel that now…'
'Hmm…there was loneliness…but I always feel that way…it's not like it's a new emotion to me…'
'Fear…for my life…I'm not feeling that way now…'
'There was…Anger', Yami's eyes widened… 'ANGER!' It was one of the only feelings he usually felt…He usually had a constant pang of anger that he always tried his hardest to hide…it was always towards his father…it was towards his mother…and it was also towards himself…
…His father…the one who was really a spy…the one who managed to con his mother into falling in love with him…the one who finally succeeded, after a few years, in getting what he needed…the one who went back to his mother before fleeing the village…the one who beat her…the one who raped her…
The cursed seal started to pulsate…flame like tattoos started spreading through his body.
…His mother…she was weak…she could've stopped him…she could've stopped him from hitting her…she was stronger than him…but she was to shocked…she thought he'd never hit her…she thought he loved her…she couldn't do a thing…as he hit her…as he undressed her…as he raped her…she refused to do a single thing…
The flame like tattoos stopped spreading…they turned a solid black color and black chakra started to flare from Yami.
…Him…the child of a rape victim…an impure member of the Hikari clan…he always felt unclean…dirty…tainted…why was he still alive…a thing like him should never exist…why was it that he survived…was it his hope…his friends…his will…his thirst vengeance…his desire for life…what was his purpose? Should he be allowed to live? All these feeling resurfaced in him…The loneliness he felt as a child…The regret he felt when he wasn't strong enough…the anger he felt for his mother, for allowing that to happen to her…Finally Malice, he wanted to kill that man…he…he…he…he…
Yami opened his eyes; they were glowing silver once again.
Yami bit his thumb, and started doing seals. "Kuchiyose no jutsu". A larger puff of smoke appeared, after it cleared Yami was standing on another frog. This one was orange and was about twice Yami's height. This one was also wearing a blue open coat, and also had a Tanto on his back.
Yami looked down, cursed seal was currently receding back and his eyes had stopped glowing.
"Who are you?" asked the frog.
"um…", Yami was about to reply but was cut off.
"VERY GOOD YAMI!", called out Megumi.
"Ahhh I see you summoned my son! Gamakichi!", called the frog boss.
"Gamakichi?", asked the boy.
"WAIT. This punk on my head summoned me? There's just no way.", called an embarrassed Gamakichi.
"You musn't doubt somebody based on there age…remember Naruto?", explained Gamabunta.
"…Yea that's right! Naruto was able to summon you, when he was about this punks age!", called Gamakichi.
"Yes though this brat doesn't have nearly as much power as Naruto did…"
All throughout the punks and brats…Yami's eyebrow was twitching… "Do you bastards not see me standing here?"
"Now now calm down all three of you…Gamabunta…so you will give Yami the power of your family...correct?", asked Megumi.
The Frog boss upon hearing her request started to stare at the boy; said boy was still standing on his son's head. He just continued to stare at the boy as if sizing him up. The Frog sighed, "Yes…you are now my subordinate and I'll be your mentor…when you acquire the chakra capable of summoning me you will earn the right to do so… However I will not help you in battle until we perform the sake ceremony…so until you turn 18, don't bother me…till then you will be my son's subordinate."
"Thank you Gamabunta-sama", said a bowing Megumi.
With that Gamabunta disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"Yo! Kid.", called Gamakichi.
"Huh?", asked Yami.
"Just summon me if you need me…and make sure you have something sweet on you…till then." With that Gamakichi also disappeared in a puff of smoke. Unfortunately Yami was still on top of the giant frog…so when he disappeared, Yami went crashing to the ground, landing on his back.
"Ouch…I think the frogs hate me", said the hurt Psychic.
"Well you could've been a little bit more polite to them…", explained the jounin as she helped the boy back onto his feet.
"Hmm…"
"Yami…this will help you a lot…being able to summon frogs and commanding your cursed seal will aid you greatly in fights with opponents like those from Kuroitsuki", explained the kage.
"Yea…", replied the Psychic rubbing his temples…he didn't have a headache…but he was a bit tired from his chakra consumption…not to mention the fact that it was past midnight.
"You look tired…you've been through a lot today why don't you go to bed", said the worried old man.
"I think I just might…", said the Psychic. He turned and walked off.
"Yami wait!"
The boy turned to his teacher and stared at her questioningly. She tossed him a scroll, which he caught. He opened it, "Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique)?"
"It's a C-rank fire jutsu…I want you to MASTER it before you turn 18, so there's no hurry…I know you prefer water jutsu more, but you'll need this in order to fight with Gamabunta better. Combine that with Gamabunta's ability to spit oil and you got yourself a powerful weapon", explained Megumi.
"I see…ok I'll make sure to learn it", with that the boy left…
Megumi sighed… "You're going to give yourself a heart attack", explained the old man… "It's all in Yami's hands now…he has the Gama family behind him…and he also has the seal of light…Hopefully he'll never discover the second level…but if he does, we got to trust that he'll be strong enough to come out of it with his soul intact."
Megumi nodded and looked in the direction Yami left… 'Yami…you must survive your own darkness…'
A/N: This was originally going to be part of the last chapter but I thought it'd be better to separate it. Yes Gamabunta's back and so is a grown up Gamakichi.
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