Naruto: Tornado of Souls V2
Blanket disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or RWBY
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This chapter is transitional but sets up a lot for the next arc. We'll probably have one more chapter after this one before the next major arc kicks off. Here is chapter 22. Enjoy!
Last time:
Orochimaru's scientific curiosity was officially piqued now. "Do you have a theory about this phenomenon?"
Kabuto scratched his chin and said nervously, "I believe Sakura-chan may have had some sort of dormant bloodline that was triggered by the cursed seal. It's farfetched but her split personality started then. She was showing more and more signs of her personality stabilizing but that still wouldn't explain her sudden knowledge of iaido of all things. My gut feeling is as Sakura-chan changed into this new person her original personality may have been subverted by a new and more capable one. I plan to ask Karin-chan and Guren some more questions but Sasuke-kun didn't notice anything and he was sleeping with her."
"It seems Sasuke-kun's observational skills are rather lacking." said Orochimaru with a flat look. "How is Guren-chan anyway?"
"Guren is fully healed physically but is in shock as all of us here are." said the silver haired medic. "She was completely at the imposter's mercy –or rather Sakura's mercy. Anyway, Guren is still a bit skittish."
"That's perfectly understandable." said Orochimaru. "As long as she recovers in the next couple of weeks she'll be fine." The snake sannin looked at the strands of pink and black hair under glass that Kabuto was studying. "Fascinating. Keep me informed on this Kabuto."
"Of course Orochimaru-sama." said Kabuto with a bow.
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Chapter 22
Fire Country, Konoha
Naruto bid Pyrrha, Blake and Ino goodnight after dinner. He was a bit disappointed that he couldn't at least kiss his girlfriends goodbye but with Ino there the entire village would know within minutes….Pyrrha and Ino walked back to the Yamanaka Flower Shop and Blake went back to her apartment she shared with Anko.
The orange loving ninja was peering outside through his window and noticed once again that he could feel the positions of the clouds in the sky. 'I have to talk to Jiraiya-sensei about this. I can tell more and more what the weather is going to do before it happens.' The puzzled blonde decided to call it a night…
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Rice Country, the Village of Oto
Early the next morning, Gamabunta towered over the Village and Jiraiya used chakra to enhance his voice. "All Konoha forces fall back to 500 feet from the edges of town. Bunta, give me oil!" The remaining parts of Oto Village were drenched with Toad Oil within minutes. "This has gone on long enough." said the Toad sanin. His voice echoed over the village. "Those of you remaining in Oto have one hour to surrender. The ground is soaked with oil. Whoever is left in Oto in one hour will be burned alive."
"You'll never take me alive!" screamed one missing nin. "Better to burn than be captured!" Several others yelled the same thing while hurling insults at Konoha. The Konoha forces stood their grounds until one of the missing nins launched an exploding tag at Jiraiya. Time stood still for everyone as the tag fell short and landed in the oil. The Konoha forces fled back as the conflagration consumed every square inch of Oto covered in oil. The wave of fire would only stop when it ran out of fuel to burn which would take days….
"Good gods, the fools destroyed themselves!" exclaimed Shikaku as he stared at the flames. His teammates Choza and Inoichi were equally shocked.
Even hundreds of feet away the Konoha forces could feel the searing heat and various water jutsus were used to keep the fire contained until it burned itself out. Orochimaru's remaining followers there were charred into ash…
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On a ridge overlooking the colossal inferno was Yakushi Kabuto who had returned to Oto on a recon mission to see if the area was still occupied. Orochimaru had hoped something might be salvageable but this put all those ideas to rest. 'I never imagined that Konoha would be so ruthless.' thought the bespectacled ninja. 'The odds of anyone surviving that are zero. Orochimaru-sama said that there could be nothing left but destruction on this scale is hard to believe. I'd best report back.' He noted that the fire was being contained and the Konoha occupation forces were already packing up to withdraw back southward into Fire Country. Seeing there was nothing left of Oto to speak of, Kabuto withdrew as well…
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Jiraiya shook his head and thought, 'Fools. I haven't seen anything this bad since the Third Shinobi War when we were at a stalemate on the Earth Country border. What a bloody waste of life. They could have surrendered peacefully and we would have burned the town after they all evacuated…'
The general mood of the Konoha ninjas was somber. Oto was no longer a threat and though Orochimaru had escaped their grasp his power base was utterly destroyed. Both the First and Second Divisions were already packing their things up. Jiraiya told them he wasn't going to let this pointless siege continue and he delivered…or rather, Oto did. The short Konoha/Oto War was over. It was time to go home…
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Eastern Fire Country
Branwen Raven was sitting down to have some lunch and was watching the rabbit cooking over her campfire. "Hmmm… Nikos Pyrrha was on the Pumpkin Pete's commercials." 'Gods that stuff tasted awful…' "I'm not the only one from Remnant. She is friends with Belladonna Blake as well. Their origins were hidden from Ino and I…Er, Sakura so I suspect she is also from Remnant. I wonder if there are others."
Turning the rabbit on the spit to make sure it was cooking evenly, the black haired young woman thought to herself, 'To think I died in the middle of teleporting to Beacon to check on Qrow and Yang when that white light hit me. Next thing I knew I was locked away inside pinky's head as a prisoner. Sakura's outer personality was locked in there with me and I absorbed it. She was so broken inside from killing her parents under a genjutsu that she let her inner personality completely take over and the inner was bat-shit insane. I think the cursed seal she had made her even more psycho and the sharingan didn't help…' She looked briefly at where the cursed seal had been and saw it was completely gone.
"I almost pity outer Sakura but the weak die and she was extremely weak." thought Raven to herself aloud. 'At least I gained her knowledge so it can't be said that she was a total loss. I feel a friendship with Ino but she doesn't know who I am. I guess Pyrrha Nikos would be the best person to talk to.'
Raven was soon eating and thinking about Konoha and Naruto. 'I guess Konoha is my only home if I don't want to live as a bounty hunter. Naruto-kun reminds me a lot of Tai Xiao Long. I always did have a thing for blondes. The difference is Naruto-kun is monstrously strong underneath all that kindness. Now I know what that intoxicating power was oozing out of him was at the Battle of the Bridge in Wave Country was; the Kyubi. What a prize Sakura passed up! To think Naruto always wanted to be Hokage. If he grows into his power like I plan then he'll be Hokage and then some…'
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The Konoha Ninja Caravan
Team 8 was very happy to see Konoha looming in the distance. The trip back was uneventful compared to the one up to Rice Country. It was about four in the afternoon when they reported in at the front gates. The injured were soon taken to the hospital and the many Oto ninja refugees were processed with identification papers. Tayuya was already under amnesty and Melanie and Miltia Malachite stuck close to her. They had already made room at the Hyūga Compound for the three kunoichis and they followed Hiashi and his clansmen into their new place.
Kurenai and her team went to the Mission Hall and reported in to Ninjas on duty which was the Elders Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. Anko joined them in order to report they had two more survivors from Remnant in the Malachite twins. "The Hokage is very busy with the war effort and doesn't have time for such trivialities of two orphans from this Remnant or any other place right now." said Homura curtly.
Anko sweat dropped. 'You mean these old relics don't know about Remnant?' She made eye contact with Kurenai and saw the red eyed jonin was thinking along the same lines. Anko bowed and said, "Forgive me Elders." 'Old windbags.'
Homura nodded and said, "Team 8 and Mitarashi; you are dismissed."
Kurenai motioned her Team and Anko out and the group was discussing what to do. "Our best bet would be to talk to Kakashi since he's in the same boat as Hinata and the twins." said Kurenai quietly.
"Don't forget Blake-chan and Pyrrha." said Anko. "They might accidentally know the Malachite twins as well. I sent a letter. You think we should hunt them down Nai-chan?"
The Genjutsu Mistress paused and then replied, "Maybe it would be better to wait till tomorrow. We're all tired and we don't know where Team 7 is currently. It would be better to be rested."
Anko nodded. "Well, I'd rather have a little downtime to visit with Blake-chan anyway. We'll meet at the Dango Shop at 9:00 AM tomorrow morning." Anko winked and vanished in a body flicker.
Shino sighed, "Anko-sensei is incorrigible isn't she Kurenai-sensei?"
Kurenai chuckled and said, "She has been since we were Academy students. All of you head home and get a good night's sleep. We'll meet up at the Dango Shop tomorrow." She body flickered out as well.
Kiba yawned. "I think sensei has the right idea. I'm turning in early." He waved at his teammates and took Akamaru home.
Shino said, "I suppose I should head home myself. Good day Hinata-chan; don't stay out too late with Naruto."
Hinata giggled and nodded. "Have a good afternoon Shino-kun."
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Anko and Blake's Apartment
Anko unlocked her front door only for a kunai to miss her nose by a fraction of an inch. She caught it between two fingers and said, "Blake-chan; I'm home!"
Blake smiled happily and said, "Anko-nee-chan! I'm so glad you are home; how are you?"
The Snake Mistress grinned at her 'little sister' and said, "I'm glad to be home. It's good to see your reflexes are still top notch." She tossed the kunai back to Blake and the two young women embraced. "So what have you been up to Blake-chan? Did you do anything exciting mission wise?"
Blake nodded. "I've had a few adventures." she said with a smile. "Take a soak in the tub and I'll fix us an early dinner nee-chan. We can talk then."
Anko stretched and said, "A good hot soak does sound excellent. Let's head over to the Hot Springs District Blake-chan. I'll treat us to dango afterwards to celebrate coming home."
Blake chuckled and said, "Alright, let's have dango for dinner."
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Hyūga Compound
Hanabi enthusiastically welcomed Hiashi home. "Father; you are safe at home!" she embraced him warmly and was very happy when he returned her embrace. The nearly ten-nearly-eleven year old held onto her Father tightly.
Hiashi smiled as he hugged his youngest daughter. "Hanabi-chan; I have missed you my little girl!"
The entire clan was out welcoming their family members home and Tayuya and the Malachite twins were a bit dazzled at all of the byakugan wielders. "What a huge clan." said Melanie.
"No kidding." said Tayuya. "This is some place they have."
Hiashi came over and introduced Hanabi to Tayuya, Melanie and Miltia. "I'm very pleased to meet you." said Hanabi politely. "I understand you saved my Father's life Tayuya-san. I cannot thank you enough." The little girl then bowed as was appropriate.
Tayuya chuckled and said, "You sound just like Hinata being polite and all; it's nice to meet you." 'Better try to not swear in front of the kid. Hiashi Jiji might get all bent out of shape.' thought the redhead.
"…I wonder where Father and the other Elders are…" wondered Hiashi aloud.
Hanabi said under her breath, "They are probably hiding…"
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Naruto's Apartment
Hinata eagerly knocked on her boyfriend's apartment door. Naruto opened the door only to see a tired but very happy Hinata. "Hinata-chan!" exclaimed the blonde as he pulled her in for a kiss and felt all her wonderful curves against him. "How is my Byakugan Hime?" asked Naruto enthused as he spun her around once.
"I'm happy to be back in Konoha Naruto-kun." she replied with a giggle. She kissed him again. "I wanted to stop in and see you before I go back to the Hyūga compound for the day."
They went inside Naruto's apartment and the blonde brought out some snacks while they talked about her mission. The orange loving ninja smiled as Hinata told him about how things had gone. "I'm glad that you are getting along with your old man again Hinata-chan. I know you were really angry at him for a while there."
Hinata nodded. "I'm glad things worked out as well. I feel like Hanabi-chan, Father and I will be closer from now on." Her eyes glinted and she thought, 'I wonder how team toupee is doing. Mwhahaha!'
Naruto grinned before he leaned in and kissed her nose. "My prankster sense is going off. I feel there is a nefarious plot afoot Hinata-chan. What are you up to?"
The pearl eyed beauty burst into laughter. "I can't hide it from you can I Naruto-kun?"
"What's up?" asked the blonde.
Hinata got a gleam in her eye and said, "I changed the style of the Hyūga Elder Council's hair. They are all completely bald now, Father is going to have a fit at them!" she burst into evil giggles and handed Naruto the incriminating photos.
Naruto knew she didn't like the Elders and exploded into laughter himself. "I'm so proud of you Hinata-chan! You've taken your first steps into the world of pranking!"
The pair laughed and Hinata asked, "When does Team 7 meet in the morning Naruto-kun?"
The orange loving ninja answered, "We meet at 7:00 AM at Training Ground 52. Why do you ask Hinata-chan?"
"We found two more people survivors from Remnant." explained the pearl eyed girl. "Their names are Melanie and Miltia Malachite and I'm hoping that one of the others will know them."
"I remember Blake-chan mentioning that was in a letter from Anko-sensei." said Naruto. "Did you bring them back with you?"
Hinata nodded. "They are staying at the Hyūga compound. Team 8 and Anko-sensei are going to meet at the Dango Shop at 9:00 AM. I'm sure Anko-sensei will tell Blake-chan as well."
"No doubt Anko-sensei picked the meeting place." said Naruto humorously. "I'll stop at the Yamanaka's and tell Pyrrha-chan then."
The young couple soon bid each other goodbye with a passionate kiss and Hinata went home with a skip in her step…
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Hot Springs District
Anko and Blake were settled in the hot springs having a nice hot soak and some sake to mellow out a bit. "So Naruto-kun says your ears are kawaii huh?" asked Anko teasingly. "I told you all along you should let them show."
Blake blushed slightly and explained, "I left the bow off permanently starting last mission. The only reason I wear it now is for infiltration missions.
"Good for you Blake-chan." said the Snake Mistress with approval in her voice. "Cast a genjutsu around us so the others can't tell what we're talking about."
The feline faunus girl fluidly went through the hand signs and surrounded them with a simple genjutsu that would disrupt both vision and sound subtly. Anko nodded and asked, "You got my letter regarding the Malachite twins?"
Blake nodded. "I talked to Kakashi-sensei and Pyrrha-chan and neither one of them knew the pair. "I'd heard of Junior's Nightclub where they worked though. A friend of mine went there when she needed information. It was kind of a shady place as I understand it."
"That sounds about right." agreed Anko. "They knew who Hinata-chan once was at first sight."
The cat eared girl frowned. "Hinata-chan is my friend but sometimes she acts just like Cinder Fall. She was probably known in underground circles."
"Well they knew who Ozpin was as well." said Anko.
"Anyone living in Vale would know Ozpin. He was the Headmaster at Beacon and was famous even outside of Vale." said Blake. "They'll probably know of Pyrrha-chan too."
"Why is that?" asked the purple haired kunoichi. "Was she famous too?"
"After Pyrrha won a championship she became the television spokesperson for Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flake's and she was a celebrity whether she liked it or not." said Blake.
"Pumpkin whaaat?" asked Anko.
"It was a breakfast cereal." explained Blake. "You'll have to ask her sometime…"
"Bwhahaha!" bellowed Anko. "That's awesome!"
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Hyūga Compound
Hinata walked into the Hyūga Compound with a sway in her hips smiling at the festive atmosphere as she was welcomed home by the guards. Hyūga Tokuma came trotting up and said, "Welcome home Hinata-sama. We are all glad to see you have returned safely."
The byakugan princess's eyes ignited predatorily and said, "Where might our esteemed Elders be hiding?"
Tokuma cringed slightly and said, "I'm unaware of where they are. They vanished when the news of you and Haishi-sama were back my Lady."
Hinata activated her byakugan and looked directly at the Elder's Meeting Room. "It seems the baldness brigade is hiding in their meeting room. I'll have to pay them a visit. Come with me Tokuma."
As the two walked there were many warm greetings to Hinata-sama and she returned them happily. Then she burst into the Elder's Meeting Room and said, "Why are you not getting dressed Elders? A formal clan banquet will be held for Hiashi-sama's return. You are all expected to make an appearance as the Elders of the clan." The Elders all had eyes the size of dinner plates and it took all of Hinata's considerable willpower not to explode into evil cackles at their gob smacked looks.
"You-you wouldn't!" said Elder Minako.
Elder Majo was shivering, "You couldn't!"
Hinata smiled evilly as her eyes ignited demonically. "Oh I can and I will! It's that or I start sending out pictures of you in your towel turbans to the entire Village of Konoha."
An uncharacteristic "EEEEEEEP!" echoed through the Elder's Chambers…
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Dinner was a shocking affair. No one in the clan could decide what was worse. Chartreuse wigs, Fuchsia wigs, turbans or shiny bald heads. One thing was certain; the Elders would never live this down….Hinata looked over at the Elders and smiled evilly as Hiashi glared at them and wondered if they'd completely lost their minds.
"It is good to see you so well Hiashi my son." said the Head Elder as he adjusted his turban. "The clan has missed you."
Hiashi deadpanned, "I can see that. I seems that the Elder Council has taken some *cough*liberties*cough* in my absence. We will be discussing that very soon."
"Yes, it will be interesting to hear about the image change the Elder Council has gone through." said Hinata. "I shall be attending the meeting as well."
The Elders were sweating heavily as Hinata's blazing eyes and demonic smile chilled them to the marrow…
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Yamanaka Residence
Naruto came into the Yamanaka flower shop early in the evening and as usual found his nose assaulted by a hundred different smells at once. Ino was standing at the counter looking bored until she saw Naruto and then she immediately flashed him a smile. "Naruto-kun! Did you come to see me?"
Naruto said awkwardly, "Ummm, to tell the truth I was looking for Pyrrha-chan about some Team 7 business."
"Awww, I was hoping you had come over to hang out." said Ino dramatically.
"Sorry Ino; is Pyrrha-chan here?" asked the orange loving ninja.
"Yeah, she's in the house." said Ino. "Just knock before you head in."
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Naruto knocked on the door and Yamanaka Ayano soon opened the door. She smiled and said, "Hello Naruto. What brings you by? Ino won't finish her shift for a couple of hours."
'Why does she think I'm here to see Ino?' thought Naruto. "Actually I'm here to see Pyrrha-chan about Team 7, Yamanaka-san."
"Ah, Ino must be disappointed." said the Yamanaka matriarch. "I believe Pyrrha-chan is up in her room. Just go upstairs and knock. It's the first door on the left."
Soon Naruto was at Pyrrha's door and realized he'd never visited her here before. 'Everyone always comes to my place. Now that I think about it I've never been in Blake-chan's room and I've never been inside the Hyūga Compound.'
He knocked and heard Pyrrha say, "Just a moment!" before she came to the door. The radiant redhead opened the door and saw Naruto there. She immediately lit up the room with a smile on her face. "Naruto-kun; come in!" Naruto noticed his red haired girlfriend was wearing a snug, midriff baring tank top and red shorts and had to stifle a nosebleed. She closed and locked the door behind him and greeted Naruto with a passionate kiss. And he ran his hands over all her luscious curves as she did the same to him. When they broke for air they were both panting. She said, "I was just thinking about you Naruto-kun."
Naruto was lost in a haze as the two kissed each other and she ground herself into his body. Naruto soon had a major erection and Pyrrha's eyes sparkled with delight as she unzipped his coat and started kissing his neck. Naruto hissed and settled his hands on her hips before they engaged in another lip lock to please each other. She gently pushed him down to sit on her bed and said, "When I think of you I have to touch myself." Naruto's eyes nearly popped out of his head as the radiant redhead started feeling herself up. She groped her firm breasts and then slowly worked two fingers inside of her short shorts.
The blonde was drooling as Pyrrha started panting before she climaxed before his eyes. Her green orbs were glazed over with lust and she had a wonderful smile on her face as she panted and rode out her orgasm. Naruto was entranced and slipped behind her before he whispered, "Let me help." She felt his hands fondling her breasts and she used her smaller hands to guide his larger ones to all her favorite spots. The green eye beauty started panting as she tilted her head to the side and Naruto started trailing kisses down her neck.
She guided his hand down inside her shorts and let out a breathy moan as he inserted two fingers. "That's it Naruto-kun. Just like that. Oooooh…." she whispered. Minutes later she saw stars as she melted into orgasmic bliss. She felt Naruto's throbbing erection grinding against her rear and smiled dreamily. She gently pulled Naruto's hand out of her panties and spun around to kiss him once again. She reached down and felt his excited manhood and started stroking it through his pants. "Now it's your turn…." she purred lustfully as she helped him unzip his pants. She reached into his underwear and gripped his throbbing shaft for the first time. Naruto gasped at the intimate contact and he moaned her name in a whisper. Pyrrha was excited as Naruto was as she drew him out to admire her prize. Her mouth was watering as she….
Ayano knocked on the door and scared the living daylights out of both teens. "Pyrrha-chan, is Naruto staying for dinner? I can set him a plate."
Pyrrha and Naruto were standing there with his hard on in her hands and their eyes locked. They both shook their heads 'no' rapidly and Pyrrha said, "Naruto-kun was getting ready to leave so he won't be having dinner with us." Both teens rapidly straightened their clothes and zipped up.
Naruto gave his redheaded girlfriend a peck on the lips as he zipped up his coat. "I was just leaving Yamanaka-san." said Naruto. "I have a schedule to keep I'm afraid."
Ayano said, "Ah, that's too bad; I'll let Ino-chan know." Ayano's footsteps echoed back down the hall….
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Naruto made his escape from the Yamanaka residence and bid Ayano and Ino good night. He was flustered and very aroused and hoped neither of them noticed. 'I never did get a chance to tell Pyrrha-chan about the twins from Remnant…."
As for Pyrrha; she was a hot mess and took a shower before she changed clothes for dinner….
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Naruto's Apartment
After taking a cold shower Naruto finally felt his body relax. His head was full of images of Pyrrha, Hinata and Blake in various erotic positions and it didn't help. He heard a knock on his door and thought aloud to himself, "After Hinata-chan and Pyrrha-chan; if it's Blake-chan I might not be able to control myself." Throwing on a yukata and his underwear (and secretly hoping it was his cat eared hime) he opened the door and saw it was Kakashi. 'Gods that's a turnoff….' thought the orange loving ninja.
Kakashi gave a double eye smile. "Good news Naruto. A messenger bird came in from Jiraiya-sama that the war is over. Our people are coming home!"
Naruto instantly forgot he was hot and bothered and said, "That's great news Kakashi-sensei! I can't wait to see everyone."
The silver haired jonin clapped Naruto on the shoulder and said, "The whole village is going to hold a festival when everyone comes home. It should be by the end of the week."
"That's a huge relief." said the orange loving ninja as he invited his sensei inside. "What are we going to do about Suna? They never got involved but….'
"I'm sure Hokage-sama will work things out diplomatically." said Kakashi. "….Just where did you hear about Suna Naruto…?" asked the silver haired jonin suspiciously.
The blonde smiled. "I have good ears. Besides, Jiraiya-sensei told me a two front war could break out so we needed to train extra hard. It wasn't hard to figure out who was most likely after Hokage-Jiji chased that Suna group straight out of town."
Kakashi raised his eyebrows. "Hmmm…You're more clever than I than I thought Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto sweat dropped. "I guess I'll accept your backhanded compliment sensei."
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"So two more from Remnant have arrived and are staying at the Hyūga Compound. Interesting." said Kakashi. "I remember Blake talking about it but I'm surprised they came back with Hinata. There are probably extenuating circumstances."
Naruto shrugged. "Extenuating circumstances or otherwise we need to meet up with Anko-sensei and Team 8 tomorrow morning."
"Well, I guess we'll do our regular morning warm-ups and then head to the Dango Shop at 9 then." said the jonin. "Do Blake and Pyrrha know?"
"I'm sure Blake-chan knows." answered the blonde. "I stopped in to tell Pyrrha-chan but we…got interrupted before I could tell her."
Kakashi nodded, "We'll just tell her in the morning then. It's not an emergency after all."
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Hyūga Compound, Elder's Meeting Room
"You all tried to arrange an omiai for Hinata behind my back because I was absent…and Hinata punished you all by burning all of your hair off…" said Hiashi coldly with a fearsome bykugan glare. "Do I understand you all correctly Elders?"
The head Elder said, "Yes, it's all true my son."
"And you've been parading around like a bunch of circus clowns since then?" asked the Clan Head.
Elder Majo cringed and said, "We tried to order proper wigs!"
"I'm afraid all that arrived were chartreuse and fuchsia ones." said Elder Minako.
"Too bad all regular ones were outside of the clan's budget and were returned to the Fire Capital." said Hinata nonchalantly as fire danced across her fingertips. "It's such a shame I intercepted you spending money out of the clan's treasury instead of your personal finances."
"You little fiend!" screeched Elder Hiraku. "I should have known! I should have known you were behind it all along!"
Hiashi saw Hinata sitting there coolly as she said, "The clan's treasury is to be managed be the Clan Heiress or Heir while the Clan Head is gone. Incidentally, I'm billing the lot of you for the extra shipping costs since you ordered it to be shipped expedited…plus return shipping of course."
The Elders jaws collectively hit the floor and they all stared dumbly at Hinata in shock as she cost them a small fortune with the mere stroke of a pen. Even their wigs and turbans hit the floor revealing their gleaming pates.
Hiashi snorted before he exploded into raucous laughter at the Elder's expense…. "BWHAHAHAHA! I've got tears in my eyes here! Oh. My. Gawd!" Once the Clan Head got his hysterics under control he said authoritatively, "Let this be a lesson to all of you. I deem Hinata's punishment of you to be fitting for the crime. The only hairpieces that you are allowed to wear until you hair grows back are those ridiculous ones you already have. You will carry out your regular duties in them. This meeting is now adjourned."
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Fire Country, Village of Higashimura
Branwen Raven beheaded an Ursa that had been marauding the Village of Higashimura with practiced ease. She watched as the creature evaporated away dispassionately until a normal bear's decapitated body was left behind. The people of the minor village cheered as she put her sword away. 'Seeing a Creature of Grimm is bad enough but this one was different. What the hell is going on here?'
"That beast was a terror!" exclaimed an older man. "You must be a ninja or samurai the way you dealt with it."
The black haired young woman smiled and said, "I'm a kunoichi on my way to Konoha." 'It must be Sakura's influence that I'm happy that I helped these people. Normally I-'
"You must be a great kunoichi then!" said a young woman. "And so beautiful too."
Raven felt her face start to heat up in a tiny blush. 'Oh gods I'm actually blushing!' Mentally smacking herself she replied, "Uh, thanks."
As it turned out the village was trying to send for aid from Konoha but didn't know if they could afford it so Raven was a huge help to Higashimura. She was treated to a big meal and lodging for the night for free as a result. Deciding this wasn't such a bad deal Raven settled in for the night. She thought to herself, 'If I inform Hokage-sama about the Grimm it might end up being a feather in my cap. Konoha may not know anything about Grimm at all unless Pyrrha has already informed them. I'll find her first.' Deciding that was the wisest course of action the red eyed beauty fell asleep and dreamed about Naruto-kun…
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POSTSCRIPT:
A lot of jumping around this chapter but it was necessary to get all of the various plot points in. At last many of the puzzle pieces are starting to fall into place. Hormones are in the air and Naruto is in the middle. The war has come to an end and the troops will finally be able to return to Konoha. The Village of Oto has been reduced to ash. With the exception of Raven everyone from Remnant is now in Konoha. We've also seen a bit more of what happened to Sakura/Raven. That will be fleshed out more in future chapters. Lastly another Grimm has reared its ugly head only to have it lopped off. Next chapter the Malachite twins will meet Team 7 and Raven will arrive in Konoha. See you next time. Blue out. 5/26/17
Updated 4/6/22