Naruto: Dragon's Maw
Chapter 55
Blanket disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Ninja Gaiden or DOA
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
It's been a long time since I updated this one. I actually reread the story to refresh myself. Here is chapter 55. Enjoy!
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Last time:
Tokyo Skytree, Sumida Ward, Tokyo
Ashensunō turned off his phone and hung his head. "Kobayashi will pay for this." he thought aloud. Yuki was kneeling before him shaking. The disaster at the Ryōgoku Sumo Hall had shattered the girl's confidence. He turned to her and said, "Rise Yuki-chan. It is not your fault. There is nothing to atone for. I should have foreseen this treachery on the part of Kobayashi." The girl was planning seppuku to atone for the losses but Ashensunō would not allow it.
"What shall we do Master?" asked the snow haired girl. "A third of our forces and Kōri were all lost within a day."
The Clan head sighed. "I will try to negotiate with the Uzumaki… But Commissioner Kobayashi must be terminated at all costs. That is my decree."
"Shall I carry out your decree Ashensunō-sama?" asked the diminutive kunoichi. "To avenge my followers…"
"No Yuki-chan. I want you to sift through the data you copied from Kōri's phone." replied the Clan head. "I need to find the Uzumaki Clan's contact number so I may negotiate with them."
Yuki nodded. "As you wish my Master."
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After Yuki was dismissed; Ashensunō summoned Mizore in. He asked her; "You were listening?" Mizore simply nodded. "…Then you understand the gravity of the situation. I intend to kill Kobayashi myself."
Mizore's eyes widened. "Let me go in your place Ashensunō-sama! You are far more important than I."
The clan head smiled wanly and said; "I am known to the enemy. You are not. That means you can take Yuki-chan and flee back to the Kurile Islands. The remainder of our forces will stay here while you two escape."
"But why my Master?" asked the Juhyō kunoichi with tears in her eyes.
"…Because I have a mission for the two of you." said Ashensunō. "Each of you will carry my child back with you to lead the next generation of the Juhyō Clan. Both of you are excellent kunoichi's and fit to be the Mother of my offspring."
Mizore was shocked. 'I will carry Ashensunō-sama's child but Yuki will not. My child will be the sole heir to the Juhyō.' She bowed her head. "I will be honored to carry your child my Lord. I shall prepare for your blessings tonight. May I inform Yuki-chan? She is young and may not be prepared for such a sacred task. She will need guidance from someone she trusts." 'It's a shame I must eliminate her.'
"So be it." said Ashensunō. "The next generation will be assured between you."
"I shall do as you command my Lord." replied Mizore.
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Kashiwagi Park, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Otaki and Maya arrived at Kashiwagi Park in the Inspector's unmarked Toyota Crown Police cruiser. Otaki parked the car and the two went up to the torii gate and waited. Moments later Yamada and Akina arrived in their SUV and the four went over to a park bench to talk.
"…So, in short the real name of Detective Akihara Minako was Juhyō Kōri and she was running business for Kobayashi and the Juhyō Clan all along." said Otaki as the four sifted through the information. "Commissioner Kobayashi wanted the Tetsu-Kai and Shiranui Clan wiped out to further his own ambitions, but nobody pieced all this together until now."
Akina said, "The Shiranui want the Juhyō dead and the Uzumaki Clan has agreed to help."
"What about the Tetsu-Kai?" asked Yamada.
"Leave them to me Yamada." said the Inspector gruffly. "They're in no position to do anything."
Maya drummed her fingers. "But technically the Juhyō Clan committed all the crimes. If we wipe them out, then Kobayashi walks away scot-free. I don't like this."
The Shironui kunoichi said pragmatically, "Then we erase Kobayashi."
Otaki shook his head. "As much as I'd like to agree to that, I can't just sanction a hit against a superior officer. We need hard evidence, and we need to make an arrest. Even if he's crooked, I can't imagine him authorizing the so-called terrorist attack on Police Headquarters. The Juhyō must have pulled that on their own."
Yamada said, "Is there a way to investigate the Commissioner's actions covertly after the Juhyō have been dealt with? If we let him think he's free and clear…"
"Now you are using your head." said Maya. "If we do that then we can let the PSIA sack him since he's already called them in. Let them deal with him."
"I'd rather do it personally." replied Akina. "But it would be in our best interests to wipe out the Juhyō first."
The Inspector nodded. "Then it's agreed that the Juhyō Clan gets eliminated and then we pool our resources against Kobayashi. I just have one request of you ninja… Please don't blow up the Tokyo Skytree!"
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Tokyo Skytree, Sumida Ward, Tokyo
Ashensunō was reviewing what was left of his forces. He had come down from the Kurile Islands with sixty ninjas and three captains. Now he had thirty-five ninjas, Kōri was dead, Mizore planned to be pregnant with his child and Yuki was missing.
The clan leader asked Mizore, "You were the last to see Yuki-chan, Mizore. Where is she now?"
Mizore said, "I told her of the sacred duty to carry your child my Lord, she seemed distraught that you have resolved yourself to die for the clan. She may have gone to kill Kobayashi herself against your wishes. I truly do not know where she is."
"We must find her!" exclaimed Ashensunō. "Find her at all costs and bring her to me!"
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Uzumaki Safehouse, Akihabara Station, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
Naruto was talking with his wives about the upcoming assault on the Tokyo Skytree when his phone rang. He was expecting it to be Otaki but instead found it was someone calling from the (very dead) Detective Akihara Minako's phone. After puzzling for a moment, he decided to answer.
"Uzumaki here." said Naruto as he placed the line on speaker phone so everyone could hear.
He heard a weak voice that sounded like a soft-spoken young woman. "This is Juhyō Yuki and I wish for amnesty from my clan. Will you help me Uzumaki-sama?"
"Why should I believe you?" asked Naruto. "This could be a trap."
Yuki replied, "I can think of no reason for you to trust me Uzumaki-sama. The Juhyō decided to eliminate me due to internal clan politics… I am badly wounded and in the sewers beneath the Sumida Ward at Asakusa-dori Avenue and Daimon Street on the Southeast side of the four way. I have no one else to turn to… Please…"
Naruto sighed. "Can you move?" The line went dead… "Shit." said the blonde. "Ayane-chan, Hinata-chan. you are with me. We have a rescue to conduct."
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Sewers, Sumida Ward, Tokyo
Yuki felt herself going numb. She was falling asleep in the darkness of the sewers and wondered why this had all happened. Mizore had betrayed her and literally stabbed her in the back…
Flashback…
Yuki was outside the Tokyo Skytree working on the phone they'd recovered from Kōri's body along with her tanto Aisukattā that was sacred to the clan. Mizore came up in silence and said, "Yuki, Lord Ashensunō has resigned himself to die after he blesses me with his child."
Yuki went to turn around but was impaled by Mizore's wakizashi. The white-haired girl gasped in pain as Mizore pulled the blade out and said, "You are no longer necessary. The Juhyō does not need dead weight. Your punishment for failure is to bleed out slowly here in the snow and ice you always loved so much. Farewell Yuki…"
Flashback end…
After that Yuki managed to staunch her wound and stumbled into the sewers to escape where she finally collapsed…After that she felt herself going into shock and called the number to the Uzumaki Clan in desperation…
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When Naruto arrived on the scene, he honestly thought Yuki was dead but Hinata checked the girl over with her byakugan and said, "She's barely clinging to life. I have to treat her here and now. She's too weak to move. Let's hope Orochimaru-sensei's training paid off…"
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Tokyo Skytree, Sumida Ward, Tokyo
Lord Ashensunō had spent the last several hours with Mizore making sure she carried his child. He didn't have any idea that the search for Yuki by his remaining ninja had come up with nothing in the meantime. He now had one thing on his mind, slaying Kobayashi for what he'd done to the Juhyō Clan.
He really felt no anger towards the Uzumaki Clan. It was simply a matter of them doing their job for the Police Commissioner. They probably had no idea that the Juhyō were also on Kobayashi's payroll. Ordering his remaining ninjas to move to a new location and Mizore to go back to the Kurile Islands, Ashensunō set out for the Commissioner Kobayashi's estate in Aoyama in the Minato Ward of Tokyo...
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JSDF Emergency Treatment Ward, Tokyo
Hinata and one of Naruto's shadow clones were at the hidden emergency hospital for agents of the JSDF that they'd been in after the battle with the Yoru Clan at Spa Laqua they'd had what seemed like a lifetime ago. By some minor miracle, Hinata had been able to save Juhyō Yuki's life and with the help of Ayane and Naruto's clones they had transferred the young white-haired kunoichi to the JSDF hospital where they were currently watching over her.
Yuki woke up feeling exhausted but also warm and comfortable in a soft bed. Her dark almond eyes fluttered open and she saw a beautiful Uzumaki kunoichi with long indigo hair and lavender eyes watching over her.
"I see you are awake Juhyō Yuki." said Hinata. "Repairing your intestines was the most complex surgery I've ever done. I'm glad my efforts paid off."
The Juhyō kunoichi tried to talk but her throat was too dry. Hinata handed her some ice water which Yuki drank greedily. Then she rasped out, "Thank you…for saving my life…"
The byakugan princess queried, "The remaining Juhyō are all at the Tokyo Skytree?" Yuki nodded reluctantly. Then Hinata asked, "How many Juhyō are left in Tokyo?"
Yuki looked uncomfortable with giving out the information but wheezed out, "Thirty-seven."
"How many are above middle ninja level?" inquired Hinata.
"Ashensunō-sama is Master level… Mizore is high ninja level." she spat out with tears in her eyes.
"This Mizore…" said Hinata. "She was the one that tried to kill you?"
"I thought Mizore was my friend." said Yuki in a raspy tone. "She stabbed me in the back and left me for dead!" Then Yuki broke down in tears…
Hinata gently rubbed the petite kunoichi's shoulders to soothe the crying young woman. She looked over at Naruto's clone who had been listening to the conversation. Hinata nodded and signed ["I'll stay here."] The clone nodded and dispelled.
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Uzumaki Safehouse, Akihabara Station, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
Naruto blinked as his clone's memories came to him. He said, "Thirty-seven targets, one Master level and one high level. All the rest are middle or lower. They are all at the Tokyo Skytree as we suspected. We'll strike tonight."
Momiji nodded and said, "I'll inform the Shiranui Clan. They may not want to wait till tonight. They want blood to avenge their kin you know." The Dragon Priestess was soon in touch with the Shiranui Mai and said to Naruto, "The Shiranui claim they can handle it. They are moving out now."
"Ask them if they need backup." said Naruto.
"They've already gone silent." replied Momiji.
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Tokyo Skytree, Sumida Ward, Tokyo
Officer Yamada was with Inspector Otaki in Seburo's unmarked Police Sedan parked near the Skytree. The snow had let up and The Shiranui Clan was battling the unprepared Juhyō Clan hundreds of meters above them. The fighting had been fast and violent but, in the end, the Shiranui managed to execute thirty-five targets in exchange for two of their own.
However, there was no sign of Ashensunō or Mizore…
Naruto and Maya arrived just in time to see the Shiranui pull out. Akina and Mai teleported over to Otaki's car and Mai said to the inspector, "Two are unaccounted for; the Master and the high ninja weren't there."
Akina turned to Maya and said, "I guess you two Uzumaki came for nothing."
"I wouldn't say that." said Ashensunō as he appeared across the snow-covered street from the group gathered around Otaki's car. "For killing my clansmen, the Shiranui Clan will die. I have no quarrel with you of the Uzumaki Clan so stand aside. If you do not, then I can't guarantee your safety."
Naruto said, "You are Lord Ashensunō… Kobayashi-"
"Kobayashi is dead for betraying the Juhyō!" roared the ice master. "I saw to that myself. Now stand aside Uzumaki." he flooded the area with killing intent and Mai, Akina and Maya started to sweat. Otaki was sweating a river and Yamada was paralyzed.
Ashensunō raised his arm and thousands of ice crystals sharp as razors formed. He made a slicing motion and said "Ice Ninpo: Ten thousand blades of death." The ice blades hit the other group at speeds faster than bullets and everything within twenty meters of the car were simply blown away. Even the asphalt of the road was eaten away a couple of centimeters. The Juhyō master ninja said, "It is done."
"Nice." said Naruto's voice from within the dust cloud of ice. Ashensunō's eyes widened as a dome of chakra in the shape of a fox's head appeared as the dust cleared. Then the Toad Sage said, "Let me demonstrate a technique of my own."
Naruto made a rasengan and raised it above his head before gathering enough energy to cause perfect, miniature hurricane above his head. He roared, "RASENSHURIKEN!" and unleashed a nightmare upon the Juhyō Lord.
Ashensunō started laughing insanely and screamed, "You cannot kill a god!" His voice was quickly drowned out by the roar of the wind that annihilated the ice master and everything around him.
Naruto's eyes were still aglow with power and he said, "The hell I can't…" There was nothing but a polished crater in the ground where the Juhyō master once stood…
Maya said, "I will never get over that jutsu."
Naruto closed his eyes and both his chakra cloak and sage mode vanished. When he opened then again, they were once again blue and sparkling with mischief. He smiled at Maya and said, "It's not a jutsu to be used just anywhere Maya-chan." Otaki and Yamada were gaping like carps trying to breath air and Akina wasn't much better.
Mai had stars in her light brown eyes. "SOOO COOL!"
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Narita Airport
Juhyō Mizore knew her Master was dead. She didn't know why or how but she could feel it in the air as she boarded a helicopter outbound for the Kurile Islands and her home village. 'Ashensunō-sama must have died taking that treacherous Kobayashi and an entire army with him. My child will know that their Father was truly a god of ice.' She had no idea what had really happened…
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Commissioner Kobayashi's Estate, Minato Ward, Tokyo
The following morning, Commissioner Kobayashi's body was found in the bathtub at his luxurious estate. The cause of death was hypothermia. Forensics was going bonkers trying to figure out how the man froze to death in his own bathtub. Assistant Commissioner Omori promptly dropped the case into the hands of the PSIA along with the RPG Terrorist attack because through some convoluted logic he felt the two incidents were linked (and ironically, they were).
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Over the next two months, the disastrous situation that had spun out of control due Detective Akihara Minako and the Juhyō Clan was uncovered by the PSIA. Inspector Otaki Seburo and Officer Yamada Hisoka were both rewarded for uncovering the evidence to solve the case (and sworn to secrecy about it).
A new Ninja Affairs Bureau division was formed as a result the shakedown with Senior Detective Yomiuri Natsuki in charge and (recently promoted) Sergeant Yamada Hisoka in second command. They were considered a part of the larger Organized Crime Control Bureau and cooperated with Inspector Otaki Seburo as their chief liaison to the new Commissioner Omori Masuo.
The Shiranui Clan and the Uzumaki Clan both received monetary compensation for their hard work (off the record of course). Though it hadn't been the most lucrative job for the Uzumaki Clan, their friends Otaki and Yamada were safe and the abnormally cold weather in the region was over…
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Hayabusa Ninja Village, Uzumaki Ninja Compound
By this time, Juhyō Yuki was fully healed and had dropped her surname. Yuki was now a retainer of the Uzumaki clan that specialized in ice ninpo and more importantly, electronics. She had linked the Uzumaki Clan directly into the vast Mochizuki Clan network and Maya in particular couldn't have been more pleased. Instead of Maya doing her best to hack into systems they now had a professional who could do it like lightning.
Best of all, the petite white haired kunoichi was hard working and industrious as well as a good teacher of her craft. Naruto and Hinata in particular grew up without digital electronics and Yuki was very happy to teach them… and Maya was picking up more advanced tricks for her own arsenal.
Yuki was teaching Maya how to hack a DOATEC laptop that they'd stolen in Germany when they found out by accident that it was still linked into the DOATEC network.
Project Alpha and Project Epsilon were already known to the Uzumaki Clan but the data that Yuki was rapidly downloading and copying was new to them and their allies of the Hayabusa and Mugen Tenshin Clans: Project Omega. It showed the current head of the Hajinmon Sect, Ayane's Foster Father Genra was in fact an agent of Victor Donovan's*①
Ayane was horrified and betrayed. "This explains everything! Why he tried to delay us from rescuing Hayate nii-san to why he's been so hungry to learn chakra techniques!" said Ayane in tears. "That monster is a traitor! I will destroy him!"
The violet haired kunoichi was baying for blood when Naruto said, "Ayane-chan, we can't rush into this! We have to think about your baby brother Kyofu-chan and Lady Ayame's safety. We're going to go there as a family to visit the head family and then we'll destroy Genra. You don't have to face him alone."
Getting her rampant emotions under control, Ayane hugged Naruto tightly and said, "You are right Naruto-kun. Our clan sticks together, and Mama and baby Kyofu must be kept safe at all costs."
Naruto sighed in relief. "There's my beautiful Ayane-hime. It's already getting late. We'll tell everyone about it tonight over dinner and set out once everyone is rested. I know your blood is up, but we can't fight him tired and hungry. He is a Master level ninja after all."
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That evening at dinner…
Naruto activated the silencing seals and said, "My hime, there is grave news that everyone needs to know. Maya-chan found out from Yuki and informed Ayane-chan and myself. I'm going to let Ayane-chan explain the situation and we're going to discuss a plan of action." He turned to his violet haired wife and said, "Go ahead Ayane-hime, we're all going to listen."
Ayane took a calming breath and said, "Maya-chan and Yuki-chan found out something while hacking DOATEC's databases. My foster father Genra is a traitor working for Victor Donovan a DOATEC. We need to eliminate him and protect the main family of the Mugen Tenshin Clan…"
Kasumi gasped and Ayane continued in a trembling voice, "Kasumi-chan and I will talk to the main family and ascertain Genra's location. Once we have done that then we will determine how to split up. Some of us will protect the head family while others will seek out and destroy Genra. Kasumi-chan and I will be in the search and destroy team because we know Genra better than the rest…
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The Uzumaki Clan set out for the Mugen Tenshin Village at 4:00 AM before the sun rose. Moving like a group of phantoms they shot through the trees at ninja speeds and left no footprints on the ground they could be tracked by and made no sound to even listen for them.
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Mugen Tenshin Village
The sun rose and the arrival of the Uzumaki Clan was unexpected but not necessarily unwelcomed. Rokuro came and greeted the group at the gates. He said, "Naruto-sama, we weren't expecting you. Is everything all right?"
Kasumi signed him in the Mugen Tenshin code ["We must see Shiden-Sama immediately. There is danger in the village."] Then she said, "We came to see Ayame-sama and Kyofu-chan. We've been away too long."
Rokuro nodded and said, "I'm sure Ayame-sama and Shiden-sama will be happy to see you all." He led them to the main house where Kasumi and Ayane went in. Shiden was there watching over Ayame and little Kyofu.
Ayame was very happy to see her daughters and said, "You should have sent a messenger bird ahead of you. We could have planned breakfast."
Kasumi replied, "It was a spur of the moment thing." ["Where is Genra?"]
Ayame's brown eyes narrowed slightly…
…Ayane was talking to Shiden entirely in code. ["Shiden-sama, it is good to see you all safe. The Uzumaki Clan has found concrete evidence linking Genra to DOATEC. He is a traitor. The Mugen Tenshin Village and the main family are in danger. We must capture or eliminate him."]
["Genra is out on a mission for the Hajinmon Sect."] replied Shiden. ["He went to the old Hien Village on reconnaissance."]
["Better to ambush him there then."] signed Ayane.
["You are positive?"] sked Shiden.
Ayane handed him a flash drive. ["This is a copy of DOATEC's Project Omega which shows Genra working for Victor Donovan. There is no mistake."]
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Within the hour, Ayane, Kasumi, Naruto and The Mugen Tenshin Kunoichi Yomiko set out at rapid speeds towards the ashen remnants of what was once the Hien Village. Naruto made a clone to carry Yomiko through the trees piggyback style and for once she was deadly serious. Yomiko wanted to avenge Hayate-sama and a traitor like Genra was a good place to start…
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Site of the former Hien Village
Naruto, Ayane, Kasumi and Yomiko made it to the Site of the Hien Village just in time to spot Kasumi ά leading Genra over to a tiltrotor as well as several armored vehicles including two Japanese Type 10 Main Battle Tanks armed with 120mm cannons. There were twenty Lambda clones as well.
Genra was in a secret meeting with Kasumi ά and Donovan's agent Doctor Lovelace who was discussing Project Omega with him. She explained, "Through changes to your genes, the DOATEC Executive Committee will change you into a superhuman weapon of unprecedented capabilities. You can cast off the shell of Genra and be reborn as Omega."
Ayane and Kasumi saw all they needed to and smothered the area with enough killing intent to make even Genra shudder. The traitorous head of the Hajinmon sect turned slowly to face the blazing red eyes of his foster daughter Ayane. She hissed, "Prepare to die traitor!" She went through hand signs at blinding speed and whispered. "Lightning release: electromagnetic murder!"
A virtual tidal wave of electricity erupted from Ayane's hands and cut down everyone not in the shadow of the two tanks that had their paint scorched off on the side facing the angry violet haired Uzumaki kunoichi.
Most of the Lambda clones were roasted alive and Genra lost his sword arm trying to dive clear, Kasumi ά grabbed Lovelace and teleported the scientist clear of the initial strike. The tiltrotor exploded in a ball of fire.
Kasumi was not to be outdone and used her Storm release: laser circus in one concentrated beam to completely demolish one of the tanks.
The other tank started rotating its turret towards the Uzumakis but Naruto body flickered above it with an Oodama wind rasengan that cut through the roof of the tank like tissue paper and destroyed it from within.
Yomiko was in flat out awe of what she'd just witnessed, and the few remaining armored cars and trucks sped away in different directions leaving streams of machine gun fire trailing behind them to shake off any would-be pursuers. Without knowing which of the speeding vehicles to pursue, Naruto decided to see if there were any survivors of the initial assault that hadn't escaped.
The blonde made a batch of shadow clones that started looking around while he went back over to the tired Kasumi and exhausted Ayane. They'd both overcharged their jutsus and were worn out. Naruto said to them, "You've overexerted yourselves girls. Once I finish searching the area, we're headed back to the Mugen Tenshin Village. Neither one of you is still up to fighting."
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Mugen Tenshin Village
Back in Kasumi and Ayane's home village, The Hajinmon Sect was searching the village furiously for further evidence of Genra's treachery and eventually located what they were looking for under Genra's home. The traitorous leader of the Hajinmon had a hidden weapon of DOATEC origin called a tokkosho*② that Genra was practicing with in secret.
They also located a great deal of hidden data encrypted on his computer hard drive that was linked to Project Omega. In addition, they found he was taking some sort of body enhancement drugs of DOATEC manufacture though they weren't sure exactly what drugs they were.
Hinata soon spotted Naruto and his clones hauling Ayane, Kasumi and Yomiko back to the village. It was obvious Kasumi and Ayane were low on chakra but aside of that they appeared to be fine. The blonde had his clones set down their precious cargo by the main house and Shiden came out to greet them. He hugged each of the tired girls and asked Naruto, "What happened son in law?"
Naruto explained, "We ran into a sizable force of armored vehicle attached to DOATEC. We destroyed the larger ones, but the smaller ones scattered like insects. Kasumi ά was there and escaped with Genra though he was badly wounded. The fight cost him his right arm. He won't be a threat for a while."
Shiden nodded and said, "What of the clone of Kasumi?"
The Uzumaki Clan hung his head and replied, "She escaped unscathed in one of the vehicles."
Yomiko said, "They did all they could Shiden-sama. Kasumi-sama and Ayane-sama fought bravely. I will start writing up my formal report immediately."
Shiden nodded and dismissed Yomiko who went to compile her report. He said to Naruto, "Please bring Kasumi-chan and Ayane inside where they can rest."
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Hours later, the forensics team in the Mugen Tenshin Village confirmed the right arm that Naruto retrieved was indeed Genra's. "It was burned off by a lightning ability only the Uzumaki clan can use." said the head doctor to Shiden. "The cut itself was surgical in precision but the surrounding shock damage was massive."
Naruto was there as well and said, "Ayane-chan rained hell upon them. The twenty Lambda clones were killed instantly by that strike. Unfortunately, Genra dived behind one of the two tanks before she could kill him. Kasumi-chan slagged the tank but he had already teleported away."
Shiden looked goggle eyed at the concept killing twenty men in one strike or destroying a tank. He asked, "Did you say, slag a tank?" At Naruto's nod Shiden queried, "How did they manage to grow that powerful?"
Naruto's blue eyes sparked and said, "Never underestimate an Uzumaki. Kasumi-chan and Ayane-chan are both powerful kunoichi and grow stronger every day."
The Mugen Tenshin Clan head asked, "What about the other tank you mentioned?"
"I took care of it myself." replied Naruto. "Then I started scanning for survivors but between the tiltrotor explosion and everything else nothing was left alive. It's a shame we weren't able to kill Genra though. I have little doubt that we'll be facing him in the future."
Shiden looked at what was left of Genra's arm and said, "Genra would be a cripple at best."
The blonde shook his head. "If DOATEC can clone Kasumi-chan then I have little doubt they can clone Genra a new arm. Trust me on this Shiden-sama."
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DOATEC Hospital Research Facility, Japan
Doctor Lovelace was personally supervising the resuscitation of Genra as he had actually flatlined and was brought back from death during the emergency flight to the research facility. The damage to his body had been far more extensive than what had happened to Hayate. It would take months to repair all the damage to Genra's body and fully transform him into Omega.
The few films they had that survived the assault showed the kunoichi Ayane unleash a wall off electricity that devastated their forces. The two tanks they had there were dismantled by the original Kasumi and Uzumaki Naruto who didn't seem winded at all after destroying a Main Battle Tank.
Kasumi ά had been furious because she wanted to go to Naruto instead of escaping with Lovelace and Genra...
Flashback…
Lovelace was breathing heavily as Kasumi ά had saved her from Ayane's electric wave in the nick of time. Alpha returned shortly thereafter with the crippled Genra and aid, "Naruto-kun is here! I have to go to him!"
The blonde scientist was baffled at the clone's behavior. "Alpha, Uzumaki Naruto is one of the most deadly creatures that stalks the Earth. We need a plan to capture him and-"
"Naruto-kun is the man I love!" said Kasumi ά. "I won't be kept away from him!"
In the end, Kasumi ά was having a fit over the situation and it took Victor Donovan to talk the clone down from seeking out Naruto herself.
It was then that Lovelace realized just how precarious their situation was with Alpha…
Flashback end…
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Mugen Tenshin Village
The Uzumaki Clan stayed in the Mugen Tenshin Village to rest and recuperate for a couple of days and Ayane received Genra's tokkosho as she was his next of kin. The beautiful violet haired kunoichi swore to use her weapon to slay all that was evil with it.
However, they found out worse news from the Hajinmon Sect before they left. Shortly before the Uzumaki Clan discovered Genra's betrayal, he helped a rogue Tengu named Bankotsubo escape his own dimension to wreak havoc on Earth.
Hinata asked the others, "Wasn't Gohyakumine Bankotsubu*③ the one that murdered the Tengu leader and marooned Nyotengu with us for his actions?"
Momiji growled, "That's right. We need to inform Ryu-sama about this. The last thing we need is a rogue Tengu stalking the Earth. Nyotengu was annoying enough, and she was actually a good Tengu."
Kasumi sighed. "Noh Akuto was a monster from what Nyotengu said. Luckily Hinata-chan took him out. If this guy is as strong it could be a real problem for us."
Naruto said, "Let's talk to Ryu and Kureha. They probably know things we don't."
After bidding their farewells; the Uzumaki Clan headed home to the Hayabusa Village.
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POSTSCRIPT:
*①: Genra is the final boss Omega in Dead or Alive 3 for those of you that haven't played it.
*②: A tokkosho is a double pronged item that can be used to channel the wielder's energy into blades. The hilt appears to be made of metal. As the blades are energy; they can be made into different lengths as well as be summoned and dispatched at the wielders will.
*③: Otherwise simply known as Tengu. He's the final Boss of Dead or Alive 2. See the DOA Wiki for his background. And appearace.
And so, the first inklings of DOA2 have started. Next chapter we return to the Hayabusa Village. See you next time. Blue out. 5/28/22