A Different Path (Adopted from Vangran, previously named The Iwa Shinobi)
On the night of the Kyuubi attack, Minato was placed further away from the altar where the Kyuubi was sealed inside of his daughter, Naruto. Naruto is found by a traveler and named Hosha Naruto, Radiant Whirlpool. The man recognizes her features as those of the Bomber Clan inside of Rock Country and takes her to the Clan's compound. Naruto is adopted by the clan head and becomes the little sister of Deidara, who is three years older than her. Naruto grows up in rock country, learning from her brother while also catching the eye of the Tschusikage. She becomes a Genin at age nine but doesn't get a Genin team due to complications with the Bomber Clan till she is eleven. Instead Naruto is taken in as the four-tailed demon monkey Roshi's apprentice. At the age of thirteen she and her team run into Team Seven while trying to make a deal with Gato of Wave. Naruto soon learns of Kyuubi, which sparks a chain of events leading to her parents realizing she is, in fact, alive.
"You opened my eyes to the pain in the world, you led me through the darkness with an open mind and heart. Now, it is my chance to show you that I can do the same for others like me."
I~~~~I
The air was cool, whispers of the night drifting into a lone traveler's ear. He was in his late thirties, his greying brown hair kept out of his face by a blue beanie. He wore leather slacks and a blue obi top. Taking a quick drink from his canteen, the man looked around the wreckage he stood in. His brown eyes were slightly faded, his vision not what it used to be.
Still, he observed the trees thrown every which way, and the earie silence of the forest. He had seen the demon fox in the area, before a giant toad had tackled the fox and ensued a battle. Managing not to get smashed, the traveler had then proceeded to scan the battle sight after noticing a man on top of the giant toad, falling as his summon vanished.
A ninja no doubt about it, and more than likely he belonged to the Hidden Village of Fire Country. A soft wail broke the silence, the man's eyes darting around.
He ran towards the sound, heart beating erratically. He knew there had been a man, but the wailing noise was definitely that of a child. He pushed his beaten old body to go faster, following the noise of a child's wailing until he stumbled upon a clearing. In the clearing, set on a pedestal as though the child would be a sacrifice, was a baby girl. The man finally reached the altar, and kneeling to pick up the child, noticed that it was bare.
The man grunted and pulled out a blanket from his satchel, wrapping the poor baby. The baby was a girl with a head full of spiky blonde locks, the child's tan skin riddled with goosebumps from being exposed to the cold air.
Tanjun'na Ko was as his name said, a simple person. He had average looks, a simple lifestyle, and was a traveler. However, holding the little girl with oddly colored hair in his arms made him feel just a little bit more important. He gently rocked the child, as he had done for his younger siblings whenever his parents had asked. He pulled her closer into his arms, trying to make her warm.
The child slowly stopped crying, her eyes blinking themselves open. They stared at him, cheeks red and puffy from the little fit she had just had. "Shh…Don't worry, you aren't alone little one…"
He was shocked by her eyes though, a radiant cerulean that was definitely not of the area. The only place he knew to have blonde hair and blue eyes would be the Bomber Clan in Iwa, which wasn't too hard to believe. The Clan lived outside of the main village, and currently Tanjun was only a couple miles away from Rock Country borders. Brushing the little girl's hair aside once more, as it had gotten in her eyes, he smiled gently at her.
"Hosha Naruto…Radiant Malestorm." The girl blinked, before giggling softly at the name. She reached toward Tanjun, whom encased her hands with his free one.
"That sounds like a good name, huh?" The little girl giggled softly again, making Tanjun smile once more. "At least I know you won't be a simple child."
I~~~~I
It took two days for Tanjun to reach Rock Country, all the while carting the baby girl he had found on the battle field. He had spent a good percentage of his time trying to find the male he had originally meant to find, to no avail. After finally giving up, Tanjun had decided to head toward Rock Country, and deliver little Hosha Naruto to the Bomber Clan.
He knew very well that he couldn't care for the child, traveler that he was, and he also knew that the Bombers were the most likely to accept the girl, blood or not. The Bombers were a little crazed and sometimes considered as terrorists, however they cared for their young. The woman often became priestess', but some of them also became Kunoichi. Tanjun knew all this because he had been born in a Rock Country village, even if he now traveled around the Elemental Countries.
Now, he stood before the Bomber Clan Compound, Hosha tugging at his hair in her sling on his chest. He smiled down at the girl, sighing heavily. He was a simple man, and keeping the child was something he simply couldn't do. He removed the sling from his shoulders, holding the baby carefully as he walked up to the gate. He gently set the child down, leaving a letter on her chest, as well as a package filled with clothes and whatever else he could spare for the child.
"Shh…Goodbye little Hosha…Be safe." He reluctantly turned away from the little girl, knocking on the gate once before fleeing the sight. He knew the Clan would take the girl in, knew the little one was better off without a simple man like him. Still, he couldn't help but feel sad that he wouldn't see those blue orbs ever again.
I~~~~I
A little 3 year old boy with straight blonde hair and dark blue eyes grumbled under his breath as he heard the wrapping on the gate. It disappeared, but he still was obligated by his father to go check it out. He kicked at the ground with his sandals, scoffing lightly. He wore a grey obi, tied by a black sash. His ninja sandals made no sound as he walked along the dirt path, and his arms and legs were laced with reinforced fishnet. He opened the gate, looking around. His hands had black fingerless gloves on them, to hide his Kekai Genkai. He felt his eyebrow twitch when he saw no one.
The boy was about to leave, however a soft cry caught his attention. He looked around again, before finally looking at the foot of the gate. There lay a baby, looking no older than a few weeks, blonde locks covering its blue eyes. Several things lay around the child, but Deidara was quick to pick up the little girl before cataloging the rest.
A letter lay on the girl's stomach, and she sniffled in the boy's arms. Her blue eyes met Deidara's, making him lose focus on anything else. Even within his own clan, no one had eyes as bright as the little girl's. He rocked her, and turned to call into the compound. "Father!"
It wasn't long before a man with the same straight blonde locks and dark blue eyes came running over. His eyes skimmed Deidara's 'package'. He looked to the other items, and called for some servants. "Did you see who dropped of the child Deidara?"
Deidara shook his head at his father, whom sighed. His blue eyes caught the envelope, and he took it swiftly. The baby in Deidara's arms let out a soft squeak in surprise, but remained silent and continued to stare at Deidara as his father read the letter.
Dear Bomber Clan, I know this isn't exactly the best idea anyone would have, but I remembered the kindness your clan had shown me in my younger years when trying to help this child. Her name is Hosha Naruto, Radiant Whirlpool. I found her, and due to her resemblances to your clan, figured she may be yours. If she is not, please take care of her anyways. I was unable to find anyone who could be her family, and I myself cannot care for an infant. The road is no place for a baby. Take care of the girl, I feel she will be important one day.
Deidara stared at his father as the baby fell into slumber again, exhausted already. Deidara's father sighed again, and turned to the servants as they arrived. "We have a baby girl to take care of now…her name is Hosha Naruto and the person who left her in our care believes she may be part of our clan. Either way, we will take her in. I want you to gather the girl's items left at the gate, and set up Deidara's old nursery."
The servants nodded to him, letting out simultaneous 'Yes Head Rida.'s. Rida turned back to his son, and nodded at him so Deidara knew to follow him. "Come Deidara, we should tell your mother of the newest addition to the clan…"
While Tetsu Rida sounded firm to most people, to Deidara his father sounded slightly tired, and a little worried. Looking at the little girl in his arms, he knew why. They didn't have many children in the clan, the ones they did have mostly killed in the last war and with petty skirmishes against Iwagakure and its Tschuikage. Having a little girl was even rarer, and even more stressful. Still, Deidara felt an odd happiness at the thought of keeping Naruto.
I~~~~I
Deidara glared down at the boys in front of him, his long hair falling over one eye, a pony tail keeping the rest from veering his entire face. Behind him, clutching to the fabric of his obi was a little girl with spiky yellow hair and bright blue eyes. She wore a simple black kimono, a blue flower pinned in her hair. "Come on Deidara, stop protecting the baby!"
The whinish voice of the ten year old in front of the now eight year old Deidara made his ears twitch in annoyance. The boys behind Deidara let out hollers of 'Yah!', 'Do it!' and, 'Listen to him!' Deidara stood his ground, glaring at the older kids.
"No. Leave Naruto-Hime alone, un!"
Deidara yelled at them. They all glared right back at him, Naruto hiding herself further behind Deidara, hands gripping his robe even tighter. He cursed as the boys stepped closer, and moved into a Taijutsu stance.
"Back off!" The boy growled at the other kids, whom only laughed at him, the oldest and apparent leader of the bunch shifting his feet into his own stance.
"Shut up poser! Why do you care about the cry baby anyways?!"
Naru flinched at Deidara's side from the leader's comment, fueling Deidara's anger more. "As if I'd tell you, you don't deserve to know, un!"
Deidara continued to yell at the other boys in irritation. After speaking he moved quickly, Naru letting go of his robe so he could move freely.
In seconds, Deidara has slammed his fist into the 'leader's' face, sending him to the ground. Deidara dodge the other hits from the other children, sending a roundhouse into a boy's chest, and an elbow into another boy's gut. He slammed the last boy's face onto his knee, and kicked the leader right back into the ground when he tried to stand. Deidara only suffered a minor blow to his stomach, and now stood towering over the ten year olds.
"Leave Naruto-Hime alone, got it, un!"
He scoffed at their weakness, turning back to the little blonde girl. She ran up to him, hugging him around the waist. "T-Thanks Deidara-Ni."
Deidara smirked, and patted the mid-length blonde hair on the blue eyed girl's head. "No problem Naruto-Hime, un."
Naru pouted a bit at the name, but allowed her adopted brother to lead her away from the wounded ten year olds.
"What made you cry anyways, un?"
Deidara asked Naruto, whom fidgeted in her spot. She stopped, effectively making Deidara stop as well. She took a deep breath before speaking. "T-They said that your mom dying…w-was my fault…B-Because F-father h-had to take c-care of m-me…"
By the end she was tearing up again, Deidara's heart clenching. He moved and had crouched slight to hug the five year old to him within seconds.
"Shh Naruto-Hime, Mum's death wasn't your fault. It was those damn Leaf Nin, un!"
Naru nodded into his chest, rubbing away her tears as Deidara rubbed her back.
Around a year ago, Deidara's mother had gone on a mission. She was supposed to go with Deidara's father, Tetsu Rida, however Naruto had gotten ill and needed adult supervision. Lady Rida had perished on the mission at the hands of a Leaf Nin by the name of the Copy Nin, however many of the children who loved Lady Rida like their own mother had put the blame onto Naruto, since she had kept Head Rida from going on the mission with his wife.
Tetsu and Deidara both kept Naruto from believing the blatant lies however, neither blaming her. Still, it was rather hard for Deidara to constantly have to protect her.
"Naruto…Would you like to learn how to protect yourself? You can't have me saving you all the time you know…, un."
He decided now was the best time to bring up the topic, since he and his father had both been pondering over it. Naruto looked up at Deidara, slightly surprised he dropped his honorific for her, and confused as to why he'd offer to train her. However, her confusion faded, and a fire burned in her normally cool blue orbs.
"Y-Yeah. I'll kick t-their butts the next time they say something about Lady Rida!" By the time Naruto had finished speaking, she was pumped and ready to kick someone's ass. Deidara smile at his adopted little sister, hugging her again.
"Come on then. Just don't expect to be better right away, un."
I~~~~I
Naruto panted gently, her left arm swinging upward to block a strike from Rida. The man was teaching her a new Taijutsu style, and they had both been at it for an hour and a half.
Naruto still wasn't tired, and was quick to block and counter any strikes she was given, like now. She ducked under Rida's left leg, and elbowed his knee. He swerved out of the way, and she flipped backwards, landing in her Taijutsu stance. Rida paused, before settling into a regular standing position. "We're done Naruto, good work."
The slightly off man ruffled her hair, offering a slight smile before he walked back to the house, tossing a bottle of water at her when he reached the little alcove at the back. Naruto caught it, jumping a bit in surprise when two hands wrapped around her neck, a chin resting on her hair. "Training Naruto-Hime, un?"
Naruto smirked and elbowed Deidara in the ribs, catching him by surprise. He grunted, but didn't move. "Yah, I know, stupid question, un…" Naru looked up, only able to discern the long straight blond bangs that hung over Deidara's right eye. He smirked at her, and she smiled softly.
"Back already Dei? I thought the mission would take longer."
He chuckled and let her go, moving around so he was in front of her. He was a good foot and a half taller than her, and three years older. He was now thirteen, and she was ten. She was more advanced in her training, and had begun learning wind and lightning techniques after working on her chakra control.
Deidara worked on earth and lightning, as they were the components of his Kekai Genkai. He had two pouches at his sides, and wore his Iwagakure headband loosely around his head. His hair went to the bottom of his neck, and the back was pulled up into a pony tail by some bandages. He also had a necklace with a whirlpool charm on it hanging from his neck beside his dog tags. Naru had a similar necklace, only this one had a metal pendant that mimicked an explosion.
Naru wore black ninja sandals, two black pouches on her left leg and the right side of her hip, a grey battle kimono top, brown shorts, and a black belt around her waist, holding a Tanto and several shuriken and scrolls. Her hair was still short and spiky, the girl not wanting to let it grow long despite Rida and Deidara's comment on how pretty it would look. She also had her Iwa headband, only it was tied around her neck. She had gotten it not too long ago when the Tschusikage had finally made peace with the bomber clan, and helped them recreate the Explosion Corps.
While Naruto didn't have the explosion Kekai Genkai, she was very skilled in the little wind and lightning jutsu she knew, and she was excellent with weapons and Taijutsu. The Kage had taken a liking to both of them, and allowed Naru to graduate the Genin Academy in Iwagakure sooner than most. She still went to help and on the odd chance learn some more things, but mostly Rida or other clan members taught her.
Deidara also did when he wasn't on missions, which wasn't often since he had recently gained the rank of Chunin in the Chunin Exams at the Sand Village. Naru sadly couldn't participate in the exams since she still didn't have a Genin team yet. The Kage wanted to make sure that she had a team she could benefit from, and that could benefit from her. The teams were very well designed, and while there were few, the success rates were higher than any of the other counties.
Naruto sometimes wished she could just enter the explosion corps and work with her brother, however she didn't have the Kekai Genkai for it. Dei ruffled her hair, grinning at her as he led her toward the house. He was able to detect when she was dragging herself into what he deemed as her 'loner moments'. She was still socially awkward, mainly sticking around the compound and not really engaging in activities a normal ten year old, ninja or not, would. She was formal and addressed people in that way. She didn't play in the dirt or get very messy unless she was fighting, and didn't hold back unless asked. She didn't exactly fight fair, but she never injured someone enough to really harm their career. Still, Naru was Naru, and she would still joke and laugh with Dei and Rida.
Deidara groaned softly at the smell of food cooking, seared pork chops to be exact. His father was an excellent cook, and taught Dei and Naru how to take care of themselves. Lady Rida hadn't exactly been the best cook, so it had been essential. The fact that the family profession was going out on a highly dangerous job with an even higher mortality rate only made the need even more crucial.
Both children moved from the back door, removing their sandals before stepping into living room. They walked along the wood floors, toward the open countertop separating the dining room from the den. There was a row of shelves with a lattice back that blocked part of the kitchen from the dining room, and a picture window allowed natural light into the room.
The siblings sat at the table, where plates and chopsticks were laid out with napkins and bowls of rice and steamed vegetables rested in the middle of the oak table. The two sat on cushions laid on the ground, the table barely 8 inches off the ground. "Deidara, how was the visit with Lord Tschusikage?"
Rida walked into the dining room as he spoke, holding a plate of steaming pork chops. He set them on the table, sitting down himself. Naru picked up the bowl of rice and scooped some out, passing it to Deidara before grabbing the vegetables and meat, respectively plating and handing them to Deidara, who handed them to Rida.
"Good. He wants me to take the Jonin Exam, un."
Deidara finally replied to his father, just as Rida set down the bowl of rice.
"That's good. However, don't forget you still have your clan duties, as well as your village duties." Rida reminded Deidara.
"I know father, un." Deidara replied, earning a sigh at his normal ending fraise.
Naru didn't know when exactly her brother had picked up the habit, but she guessed right after Lady Rida died. She didn't know why he had stuck with it either, but it was nice when she needed know who was talking. She lifted some meat to her mouth and bit into it, chewing as she revealed over the heavenly taste.
Perfectly blended spices, the onion enhancing the pork and the garlic. That little bit of salt and pepper added a nice kick, as well as the pinch of Tai Chile powder Rida ground himself. Her family continued their chatter, eating as they did so. It was nice, and Naru felt happy with her family. It was hard after Lady Rida was gone, to feel anything other than pain or hatred. Now however, they still mourned her, just it was a little easier to be happy without feeling guilt.
I~~~~I
Blue eyes slipped closed, hands tightening around slim legs as pain filled gasps echoed in the area. Salty tears flowed across tanned cheeks, muted cries of 'why' and 'not him' sounding.
Naruto leaned back against the wall, gasping again as her body shook painfully. She felt her palms bleed as they curled into fists, her shaking body facing the bloody carnage before her.
Rain pounded against the windows outside, thunder booming, lighting up the dark compound. Several bodies lay in front of the girl, covered in blood. One's right hand lay outstretched to the shivering child, dirty blonde hair crusted with metallic smelling liquid.
"T-Tou-San…" The small child whispered brokenly at the man before her, another gasp leaving her lips as she felt blood slip over her eyes.
The cerulean orbs shut tightly, teeth digging into her palms. Her eyes opened once more to look at the blurry form of hands with mouths placed on them staring back at her. "Naru! Naruto where are you-!"
The shout drew Naru's attention to the boy standing in the doorway, covered in blood just like she was.
His eyes darted around the room, falling to the downed body of their father first, before his eyes darkened and he turned to her. Naruto flinched back, whimpering as she brought her hands to her head, shutting her eyes again.
Deidara bit down on his lip and rushed over, dropping beside his sister as he took her wrists into his own. He froze however, when he tried to take her hands into his glove ones, only to get bit. His eyes directed themselves to the girl's palms, a curse threatening to fall from his mouth.
How could his father be so foolish?
I~~~~I
"Team Roshi under Jonin Roshi will consist of Oduriko Yarui, Ryutai Darui, Kopi Hesei Shisui, as well as Genin Iwatoshi Hosha Naruto. Team Kurotsuchi-"
Whispers echoed in the room, three heads swiveling to gaze at one another as they tried to think of who this strange Genin on their team was. While getting a fourth member on a team wasn't unheard of, it was extremely rare for anyone to get another member. Such things could cause problems in exams, outnumbering others or leading to bad situations with other villages in general.
"Alright, you will be given a scroll and are to meet your Sensei's at the designated spots. Should you not show up or back out, you will be placed on probation and have a scheduled meeting with one of your Sensei's to discuss your reasons."
The three boys, already quite close due to knowing each other as children, shared gazes before they walked up to receive their scrolls.
The blonde haired, blue eyed Darui was the one to grab the scroll. He wore a red shinobi top with several layers on the right side with black trim decorating the edges. His neck had a purple robe necklace braided down to a point under his shirt. His black headband was tied around his neck, pressed into his tanned skin. Sharp blond spikes fell over his eyes as he opened up the scroll with black gloved hands.
To his right, leaning over his shoulder, was one of his raven haired teammates. The raven by the name of Yarui and he had hazel eyes. His skin was a shade lighter than his blonde haired friend, and he wore a red short-sleeved vest with a white undershirt. His red headband was attached to his forehead, partially covered by his shaggy hair. Yarui's bare hand rested on Darui's other shoulder as he read.
The last member of the group, black-haired brown-eyed male with the name of Hesei but the insistence to be called Shisui, shook his head at Yarui's easy going smirk, turning his head to view the kanji scrawled on the scroll. His short spiky hair was cut just above his ears, his pale skin standing out next to his tanned teammates. He too wore a black headband around his neck, sporting a red yukata top with an inch of silver trim, a fishnet shirt put on under the loose fabric.
All three males wore black sandals, Shisui's heeled slightly. Combined with his slim form, the boy had a bit of a feminine look to him, if it weren't for the permanent scowl and the thin hair.
"So, this Roshi-San happens to be training this other Genin, and so he has to train us all? That's rather…neat."
Yarui spoke up first after reading the scroll and Shisui sighed whilst Darui nodded at his teammate.
"Yup, we should really go though, I don't want to be late to meeting our Sensei or this other member."
The three nodded, each shifting before they started walking out the door toward the assigned meeting place.
Darui handed the scroll calmly to Shisui as he chuckled lightheartedly.
"I guess you get to dispose of it, Shisui."
Shisui nodded, taking the scroll before lifting it in front of him. Yarui pulled his arms behind his head while watching through lidded eyes as the scroll began to burn from the bottom up, slowly dwindling into ash in Shisui's palm. The boy twisted his fingers, swirling the ash around, before he allowed it to fall to the ground.
All of them faced forward, awaiting the meeting with their Sensei.
I~~~~I
Hosha hummed with her blue eyes closed, her chakra spread out around her as she waited. A tiny tremor formed in the earth, unnoticeable to those who didn't have enhanced hearing out the sensory abilities she possessed.
Quickly Naruto twisted her body around, ignoring the twinge of pain in her ankles as heat seared past her chest.
A loud 'slap' echoed as the lava slammed into the ground behind the Uzumaki, said girl continuing to hum peacefully, even as she twisted and stepped to the left to avoid another bullet of lava aimed at her body.
All around the blonde lava had burned holes in the ground, some of it still smoldering while other parts had cooled. Those that had cooled had been left in the open air since the morning when Naruto had begun her training with Roshi.
Ever since the attack on the Bomber Clan Compound when Naruto was Twelve, she had been apprenticed under Roshi. The male was the Jinchuuriki of the Sonbi, and thus had the ability to use lava as he willed.
The Tschusikage had been rather shocked over the sudden attack, leaving Deidara and Naruto as the only living members of the bomber clan left, and thus put them into 'special' custody. For Deidara it was being placed on a strong team of Jonin that did missions personally chosen by the Tschusikage, while Naruto was placed under the command of Roshi as his student.
After a year under the man's tutelage, Naruto could say she was definitely not the same girl. Of course, having lava daily and randomly thrown at you for any period of time would change someone, but the blonde still liked to think she was different.
"Naru, I think it's time to call it quits. The other Genin will be here soon."
Naruto's eyes opened while her head tilted to the side. Her blue gaze settled on the man standing off to the side with his arms crossed, checking for deceit.
The man had dark red hair and a red moustache paired to a beard, his spiky hair mostly shielded by an odd brown headband forming three mountains from the center of Roshi's forehead, the Iwagakure symbol of two rocks etched onto the front. He wore a red yukata with black trim, a red lined fishnet shirt underneath. Brown plates covered his chest, back, and the sides of his legs. Black fingerless cloves covered his palms, black ninja sandals adorning his feet.
A thin blonde brow was raised as the girl tapped her heeled foot on the hard ground, her shoulders straightening while her bangs fell over the right side of her face.
"I don't trust you not to attack the moment I move Roshi-Sensei."
Roshi chuckled deeply and waved the girl over as he turned away from her.
"Just hurry up and get over here, Gaki, before I tie you up."
Naruto grinned and pushed chakra into her limbs, leaping over the piles of lava with a twisting flip. Her hair whipped across her face, the long locks falling over her back as rushed toward Roshi's retreating figure. The two ignored the sizzling cracks and pops behind them, Naruto moving to stand diagonally across from Roshi, twisting around to walk backwards and address her Sensei.
"So, who exactly are we getting?"
Roshi chuckled again at the ball of energy's actions, facing forward as he spoke up in his booming tone.
"Three boys this time; all of them are apparently close…Oduriko Yarui, Ryutai Darui, and Kopi Hesei. Yarui is the top in Taijutsu, Hesei in Genjutsu and Bukijutsu, while Hesei is already working on elemental Ninjutsu and he has skill in Kenjutsu. All around they are not a bad team to have."
Naruto blinked at the descriptions of her teammates, sighing as she glanced off to the side.
"I suppose."
One of Roshi's dark red brows twitched at the girl's rather dismissive nature to his descriptions. "Hey, Gaki, don't just dis my explanations!"
Naruto glanced over lazily at her Sensei, raising a brow at the man.
"Did you say something, Sensei?" The girl retorted while wiggling a finger in her ear, earning a growl from said Jinchuuriki.
Roshi stepped toward the Blonde in a threatening manner, about to yell at the girl, only to get a smirk from the Adopted Bomber.
"Sorry, your old age must be rubbing off on me. I mean I didn't hear you and next thing you know I'll be having back problems like you and Old Man Tschusikage-"
Lava flew past the shrugging Kunoichi, causing her eyes to flit up and stare innocently at the angered Jonin before her.
"Don't you dare tell me I'm as old as that sack of bones."
Naruto's lips twitched upward, and that was all it took for more lava to fly toward her.
The Blonde cackled, flipping over the blobs unpredictably as she ran toward the edge of their training ground.
Roshi rushed after her, muttering under his breath about disrespectful brats as his fired more volleys of lava at the girl.
"Get back here so I can teach you some manners, Gaki!"
I~~~~I
Yarui, Darui, and Shisui all arrived at the designated meeting spot. Each Genin had to do a double take after they spotted the formerly beautiful forest, the landscape burned beyond repair with sharp cuts dipping into the ground beside large holes.
"Oh, why'd you slow down, your back hurting you again Sensei?"
A rather angelic, yet impish vice, called out from the side of the meeting place that still had trees.
A blonde haired girl stood against the bark of the tree, calling out to a large red-headed male ahead of her a few meters.
"Gaki, when I catch you…!"
The large male shouted at the bratty girl as she launched herself over his head, spurts of lava launching from the man's mouth, landing in puddles at the base of the trees. Feet twisted a slim body mid-air, drawing the Blonde down right before the other three Genin.
The blonde blinked at them, tilting her head as though she wondered why they were there, only to turn sharply as another boiling spurt of lava dammit, came shooting at them.
"Well isn't that just a fucking lovely sight." The Kunoichi spoke up, her hands shooting up to form signs as she channeled chakra
Yarui felt his life flash before his eyes, before his survival instincts kicked in and he launched beside the girl.
Immediately he registered her hand signs, forming complementary ones for himself.
"Earth Style, Mud Wall!"
"Earth Style, Stone Wall!"
Both children called out, Naruto's voice a second behind Yarui's. Rock and Mud rose up, blocking the Genin from the large spurt of molten rock. The lava slammed into the wall, a sigh leaving the blonde's lips, wind gathering above them as she pushed chakra into the gesture. Wind spread out overhead the four Genin, covering them and repelling the small amounts of lava that managed to break over the wall.
Heat covered them, a deep voice shouting over the swirling winds above them.
"Naruto, are they okay!"
The newly named Naruto released the wind with a deep breath, panting softly whilst raising her hand upward, forming a thumb up while she tried to regain her breath.
All three Genin glanced to the blonde who flashed them a sheepish grin, managing to catch her breath rather quickly as she waved at them.
"Ah, sorry 'bout that. I teased Roshi-Sensei…and well I thought you'd take longer to get here."
A hand landed on the girl's head, a grunt leaving her lips as the rough palm ruffled her long hair, a red haired male suddenly appearing at her side.
"Gaki, you could have given me more paperwork. Sheesh…"
Roshi huffed and turned to look at the other three. He surveyed them, before adjusting his gaze to Yarui.
The raven shifted uncomfortably, freezing once Roshi shouted at him.
"You, Genin, nice work. Quick thinking is always useful for a shinobi."
Yarui nodded at Roshi, the man glancing at the others, before he retracted his arm from Naruto's hair. The blonde caste him a withering look, readjusting her blonde hair to fall over her right eye, her black kimono top line with dark grey swirling trim. Her skirt was a deep red color, ending three inches above her knee while fishnet stockings covered the rest of her legs, all the way down to her black heeled sandals. The girl's arms were covered by black sleeves, the sleeves covering her hands, thought they already knew from her wave they were gloved with dark grey fabric, the Iwa symbol etched into silver plates on the back. Resting on the girl's forehead was her headband, two stones decorating the metal placed on the custom grey fabric.
A tattoo was etched onto the girl's neck and it spiraled over her left shoulder and down that same side. The tattoo was visible due to the cut out pieces from the black fabric of her shirt. All three boys were rather shocked at the imprint on Naruto's shoulder, having not expected for the mysterious girl on their team to be part of the Bomber Corps headed by the Tschusikage himself.
"Hey, I'm Iwatoshi Hosha Naruto, Genin student of Roshi-Sensei."
Naruto waved at the three boys, grinning sheepishly still.
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Well what do you know, I actually managed to finish this thing…Damn it took forever to get by butt into gear. Anyways I decided I should finally get to doing this story, after all I did adopt it and I have no excuses. Though, there was The Lone Jinchuuriki, but also I had more stories, I just got back to public school…yeah and I started this again during testing, just great. Well Hopefully I will put more up soon, but Senju Akihane Naru (SAN) is my main story so this one won't be focused on nearly as much. I'm also trying to get my mind back onto TLJ, so that I can write the sequel, The Chosen Jinchuuriki (TCJ). Well thanks for reading, and please wait for more!
