Naruto: Tornado of Souls V2
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Here is chapter 26. Enjoy!
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River Country, Forest
The Konoha ninjas found a small encampment that had clearly been ransacked by both men and Grimm. Naruto growled at the devastation and said, "What was the point in this mindless destruction? These people had nothing to take….They raided this camp for nothing!"
Raven said, "Sometimes men are just as savage as Grimm are. They don't always need a reason to attack innocents Naruto-kun." 'I should know.' she thought sadly.
Kiba said, "I can't scent any survivors. I can only smell Bishamon's group mixed with Grimm." He sighed. "Hinata-chan, can you see anything?"
Hinata activated her byakugan and pointed north. "I see a few Grimm but no large ones. Bishamon's group is still outside my range."
"We'll just have to keep tracking the Emerald." said Anko. "Shino…?"
"I still have the scent Anko-sensei." said Shino. "It is in the same direction Hinata-chan is looking; due north towards Rain Country…"
The hunt was still on…
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Chapter 26
River Country, Forest
Early in the morning the Konoha teams were cautiously skirting the edge of the River Country/Rain Country border. They were being very careful not to cross over into Ame. Light rain showers had drifted over from Rain Country territory causing the area to mist up and the Creatures of Grimm in the area seemed more numerous. Naruto looked about and reached out with his senses to get a feel of the weather. He came up beside Kakashi and said, "This weather isn't natural; it's laced with chakra Kakashi-sensei."
Kakashi motioned to the others to halt and said, "Hinata, your byakugan please…?"
The Hyūga heiress nodded and said, "Naruto-kun is right; this isn't a natural mist…and there are a lot of chakra signatures from the north. I think it's a group from Ame. We are still far out of their visual range though."
Anko hissed, "This rain is a jutsu to track our movements; I've seen it before. We need to conceal ourselves quickly."
Kakashi nodded and said, "How many do you count Hinata?"
"I count at least twenty Kakashi-sensei." replied the byakugan wielder.
"Everybody up in the forest canopy and cover your tracks!" ordered the silver haired jonin. "Move!"
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Naruto was hidden up in a tree with Pyrrha and Raven watching and listening as the Rain ninjas approached warily. The Konoha ninjas were well concealed in the dense foliage and were wondering exactly what a large group of Ame ninjas was doing outside their territory. The orange loving blonde thought to himself, 'Ame ninjas are xenophobic and never leave the safety of their borders. Just what the hell is going on here…?' He added chakra to his ears to try and hear the Ame ninjas over the soft rainfall.
"…The people that summoned the Kurokami were right here I tell you! They were moving along at a steady pace and then vanished!" said a short, broadly built Ame ninja. He was wearing a rebreather like his comrades.
"Do you think they rabbited Nagumo?" asked a larger ninja in a baritone voice. "I doubt they saw us coming but…"
The now named Nagumo shook his head. "I would have detected something if they had. The enemy must be nearby Aichi."
Aichi turned and said loudly, "Get Mitsu up here; she's a sensor. If they are close we'll find them and wipe them out." He looked up and around and added, "I don't see anything but trees surrounding us."
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As the Ame ninjas slowly reconnoitered the area the Konoha ninjas were carefully suppressing their chakra and hoping to avoid combat. Kakashi was assessing the situation. 'Bishamon summoned Creatures of Grimm out of Ame and the trail led to us. Either he's an expert at misdirection or just got lucky. Unfortunately for us Ame ninjas are fanatics. They won't negotiate with us and they outnumber us two to one…the best thing we can hope for is them giving up and leaving…'
Kurenai was also thinking. 'I wonder if Bishamon summoned the Creatures of Grimm here and then moved on? We covered the west so that only leaves east back towards Fire Country.' She hand signaled to Shino who was in the same tree she was, [Which direction is the Emerald?]
Shino focused a moment and simply signed, [East.]
Kurenai frowned. 'Once again Bishamon has slipped through or fingers…'
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Below, the Ame ninjas were having an argument. The sensor Mitsu was talking with Nagumo. "You got to drop your tracking jutsu Nagumo! The chakra in the rain and mist is masking the chakra signatures of both our side and theirs!"
"If I drop the jutsu our enemies will escape!" retorted Nagumo irritably.
It looked like a fight was about to break out when Mitsu spotted something. She looked up and saw a glint off of Raven's O-katana hilt and pointed up yelling, "You idiots! There's the enemy right in front of us!"
…
Everyone was frozen for a second and then all hell broke loose…
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The closest Ame ninjas unleashed a volley of kunai and senbon needles and Naruto unleashed an overpowered wind cutter jutsu at the same time. Both Aichi and Nagumo bit the dust immediately because they were bisected by the wind blade. Mitsu was fortunate and dived clear. At the same time Pyrrha held up her shield Akoúo̱ as a focal point and created a magnetic wall that deflected the incoming kunai and senbon. Then Raven took the initiative and launched herself into the startled Rain ninjas the second Pyrrha lowered her magnetic shield. Raven beheaded her first target in one strike.
Another Ame ninja tried to get the drop on Raven only to be cut down from behind by Blake with her Gambol Shroud. The cat eared girl seemed to have appeared from nowhere to the Ame ninjas. Then Kurenai cast a wide area genjutsu of multiple vines reaching up and immobilizing the Ame group which caused them to freeze for a few lethal seconds. Kakashi and Anko were soon among them taking them out with kunai strikes.
Naruto was soon locked in a vicious kunai duel with a Rain ninja that wasn't ensnared by Kurenai's genjutsu. The orange loving blonde was knocked back by his opponent only for Pyrrha to leap in and slash the throat of his foe with the Miló in its sword form. Naruto rolled to his feet and engaged another that was aiming for Pyrrha and killed the incoming ninja with a rasengan at point blank range. The body of Naruto's target flew by and distracted the Rain kunoichi Mitsu who was fighting Hinata with water whips. Hinata unleashed a bolt of flame that burned the hapless Mitsu into ash before she could defend herself any further…
Kiba and Akamaru were using the all fours technique and tearing through any Ame Ninjas still standing. The few stragglers left to run were cut down by Shino and Raven…The Konoha ninjas soon stood victorious.
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Naruto high fived with his teammates and said, "They weren't ready for that multi sided blitz combined with Kurenai-sensei's genjutsu."
Kakashi nodded and said, "Never underestimate the element of surprise team. You did well."
"Everyone did well." said Kurenai. "That first strike was perfectly orchestrated by Naruto, Pyrrha and Raven. Excellent."
Anko had a grin on her face. "Way to go guys. Now let's get out of here and check for injuries. There may be more where they came from. We can't expect another victory that easy."
The tired Konoha group retreated southeast for a brief respite…
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With Bishamon's Group….
"We're almost to the Fire Country/Rain Country border." said Bishamon to his men. "I was able to summon quite a few Kurokami to help us. We're heading north through Fire Country to get to Kusa territory. It will be safer than Ame. We should be able to take a break there."
His group of missing nins all were in agreement that Grass Country would be better than being near Rain Country. It was (rightly) considered a death trap. They all were spooked by the Creatures of Grimm the Bishamon summoned out of Ame though. Not only was Bishamon the only one that could control the beasts; the things seemed eager to destroy anything even remotely human…including them…
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The Konoha Team's camp….
The Konoha ninjas set up camp and dressed the minor injuries they had. "So Bishamon headed east back towards Fire Country." said Anko. "They've got to know Fire Country isn't safe so they are either headed towards Grass Country or further north to Hidden Waterfall Country."
That was when they heard a roar and several Ursas arrived. The Konaha ninja teams were once again thrust into battle. Blake was the first on her feet and took the offensive with her Gambol Shroud in its kusarigama form. The leading Ursa was caught off guard and lost an arm causing it to stumble. The second Blake was clear Hinata sent a wall of fire towards the Creatures of Grimm only to have it superheated by a wind jutsu from Naruto. Five Ursas were vaporized by the firestorm.
Pyrrha drew her sword and charged the off balance Ursa Blake wounded and finished it off. Directly behind her was Raven that dashed by Pyrrha and slew another Ursa on the fly. The melee exploded after that with every member of the Konoha teams engaging the remaining Creatures of Grimm alone or in pairs. Naruto and Raven double teamed the largest Ursa of the group and defeated it quickly between the wind cutter jutsu and Raven's O-katana. Fifteen minutes later the last of the Creatures of Grimm were slain and the battered Konoha ninjas regrouped.
Kakashi said, "Well that was unexpected; not to mention unpleasant. On the positive side though; everyone performed well against the Grimm."
Kurenai nodded. "We seem to be adapting well." She looked over at Hinata and Naruto. "That firestorm was quite a collaboration jutsu you two pulled."
The bykugan princess smiled and said, "We've meant to try it for a while but I never imagined the first time would be in actual combat."
The three Konoha teams quickly gathered their belongings up from the wrecked camp turned battlefield on set out after Bishamon's trail once again. They felt it was safer to be on the move at this point.
As they trudged northward Raven was talking with Naruto. "You are doing really well Naruto-kun; it's a shame we aren't on the same team. We seem to work well together."
Naruto smiled and said, "Maybe our teams will train together sometime."
Raven blushed slightly at his grin and smiled. "Sure! Maybe I can show you some sword moves."
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Fire Country, Konoha
While Kakashi's group tracked Bishamon; the other genin teams weren't idle. Asuma was running Team 10 into the ground to catch them up with Team 7 and Team 8.
The bearded jonin said, "Alright people, let's take a break!" Ino, Choji and Shikamaru promptly collapsed from running laps around the training grounds.
Shikamaru managed to roll over on his back where he could stare at the clouds above. "Remind me again what possessed me to think up this idea…?"
Choji remained sitting and tiredly pulled out some chips. He said between bites, "Remember how Naruto, Hinata and their teams stomped us during the spars?"
The Nara heir groaned, "Oh yeah; Naruto. How troublesome."
Ino was propped up against a tree. "What do you suppose Naruto-kun is up to right now?"
"Knowing him he's neck deep in trouble." said Choji shaking his head ruefully. "He's always in the thick of it."
The blonde kunoichi said, "Hey! Naruto-kun has matured a lot in the last few months. He's gotten a lot taller too."
Choji nodded. "It's true that he's changed a lot since he nearly got killed."
Shikamaru shrugged. "He's still the same knucklehead, just taller."
"There is more to Naruto-kun than just that!" retorted Ino.
Asuma grinned at his genins. "I guess if you three still have the energy to argue then we'd best get back to training."
Team 10 looked at their sadistic sensei with horror in their eyes as Sarutobi Asuma cackled evilly…
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Hokage Tower
While his son was torturing Team 10, Sarutobi Hiruzen was reading over Jiraiya's assessments of the many new genin teams formed out of Rice Country refugees. The results were surprisingly positive and the Third Hokage was quite pleased with the results. Most of the new genins were very loyal considering how badly they had it in Oto. Naturally there were a few bad apples that had to be dismissed but overall the program was a success.
On top of that the first diplomats from Suna had arrived to form a new alliance and explained their rather dire financial situation. The Third Hokage had some idea of what was going on already thanks to Jiraiya but the stupidity of the Wind Daimyo regarding his own ninja village astounded Hiruzen now that he could see the actual numbers. 'This is unbelievable.' thought the aged Hokage. 'Suna is in dire straits. We'll need to work out some sort of economic package to get them back on their feet.'
There was also the issue of the Creatures of Grimm. The Third Hokage had already ordered Jiraiya to have his spy network start looking for information on the creatures. The only place they were well known about was in Ame but for the life of him Hiruzen couldn't figure out why that small country in particular was such a magnet for the beasts. He figured that discussing it with Kakashi once the silver haired jonin returned from his mission was the best option for now…
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Fire Country, Ame Border
As the missing nins in Bishamon's group travelled towards the relative safety of Grass Country; their Emerald wielding leader released some particularly stubborn and difficult Creatures of Grimm as a rearguard. 'Those Kurokami will keep anyone from pursuing us.' thought Bishamon. 'I have to throw off whoever is following us and wiping out my Kurokami. At least the ones I just released won't be bothering me anymore. They were too strong willed to control.' He pondered to himself. 'Who knows what kind trouble they will cause…?'
Bishamon's group plodded on towards Kusa…
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Fire Country, the Village of Kohan
Everything had been peaceful until early evening when the Creatures of Grimm came. Unlike the Village of Douindo though, Kohan was fortified as the town was originally built as a military outpost before it grew into a flourishing village. The memorandum from Konoha had arrived days before and the Samurai there took the warning seriously. As the saying goes, forewarned is forearmed…
The wooden walls had kept the seemingly endless Grimm assault at bay for hours but the village defenders were beginning to tire…
Kakashi and the others were going to Kohan to resupply when they saw a Goliath in the distance. The elephant like creature was plodding towards Kohan Village in a slow but unstoppable march. "We have to stop that Goliath before it takes down the village walls!" said the silver haired jonin. "Go!"
The Konoha teams took off at ninja speeds and soon were on top of the Goliath that was shrugging off arrows shot at it from the village. I the low light of evening Kakashi's raikiri lit up the battlefield as he struck the mammoth creature's leg with his lightning cutter causing the immense beast to roar in pain and turn towards the ninjas.
The first thing the Goliath saw was Hinata floating above the ground surrounded by rings of fire. As her power came to a crescendo she unleashed it while crying out "Now Naruto-kun!"
Naruto was standing below his byakugan hime and unleashed a colossal Great Breakthrough that combined with Hinata's bolt of flame to create a flaming maelstrom that engulfed the huge Grimm.
Hinata fell from the air and landed tiredly in Naruto's arms. She was completely winded and asked, "Did we get it…?"
"No." said Naruto in shock. The enraged, burning Goliath fully turned around bellowing and charged the ninjas looking like a vision straight from the bowels of hell as it stampeded towards them.
"Move Naruto!" yelled Blake as she threw a handful of exploding tags at the Goliath.
Naruto snapped out of his trance and hauled the exhausted Hinata clear. The elephant like Grimm thundered by and completely missed its targets bellowing in pain the whole way.
Raven teleported across the battlefield and used her Iaido technique to hit the same leg that Kakashi already struck. The beast's tough hide was split and its leg gave out sending the burning monster stumbling and careening out of control as it crashed onto its side. Pyrrha ran in front of the Goliath with Miló in its javelin form and pierced the mammoth creature's eye. Slamming her weapon further in with her magnet release the red haired gladiator pierced the monster's brain and finished it off.
The Goliath left behind a huge pillar of smoke as it evaporated in the dimming sunlight…
The rest of the Grimm saw their strongest fall and quickly withdrew to lick their wounds amidst the cheers of the villagers of Kohan. The tired Konoha ninjas slowly regrouped having thrown a plethora of jutsus and weapons at the Goliath and a few of its unfortunate companions. They were exhausted and just wanted to sleep…
Pyrrha recovered Miló and folded it into its sword form. She smiled and said, "We've won a great victory defeating a Goliath! It's a shame I'm too tired to celebrate…"
"We're all too tired to celebrate Pyrrha-chan." said Blake with a minimalist smile. "Let's head to the village."
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Given the death of the Goliath turned the tide in the battle; the exhausted Konoha ninjas were given a hero's welcome by the people of Kohan Village but were all to worn out to enjoy it too much. The Village Inn gave them lodging for free and the Leaf Ninjas promptly collapsed into bed having fought three major battles that day…
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Kohan Village Inn
The next morning Naruto awoke with the sun and tiredly cracked his eyes open. He'd been having a nice dream about Pyrrha, Blake and Hinata when he woke up on autopilot to train. He slowly looked around the room where the male half of the ninjas where bunking. Shino was fast asleep and seemingly sleeping at attention (which didn't surprise Naruto in the least) and Kiba and Akamaru were sprawled out asleep in a ridiculous position with Akamaru sleeping in the middle of Kiba's chest. Somehow this seemed appropriate to Naruto as well. When Naruto rolled over he saw Kakashi was already up and was sitting at the small desk in the room with a reading light on.
The silver haired sensei said quietly, "Ah, good morning Naruto. I was just writing an updated report to submit to Hokage-sama. The others are still sleeping if you want to get a bit more rest."
Naruto nodded and laid his head back on his pillow. He said, "This Bishamon character keeps sending Grimm our way and every time we are getting close to him we end up being worn out from battles. There must be some way we can avoid this battle of attrition we are in. But we still don't know where he is heading…"
Kakashi nodded and said, "It's a problem but odds are he's headed towards Grass Country. Kusa is fairly loose with welcoming missing nins if the nukenin in question has something to offer. Bishamon has a lot of power with his control over the Emerald and the Creatures of Grimm. Hidden Waterfall wouldn't be likely to let him in as territorial as they are. The only other place he could go is Earth Country but Iwa hates missing nins as much as we do."
The blonde pondered and said, "Then we need to get information from Jiraiya-sensei on Kusa. We might be able to sneak across the border and ambush Bishamon if we find out his location in advance."
"I'll include a request for information from Jiraiya-sama with my report." said Kakashi. "Good thinking Naruto."
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Over in the kunoichi's room Blake was already up and discussing things with Anko. The snake mistress said, "Blake-chan, you kids from Remnant are a huge asset. I can't imagine how a normal group of genins would have reacted to that giant scorpion or the Goliath we fought yesterday. They'd probably have run in terror."
Blake gave a small smile. "If that Goliath hadn't been headed straight for this village then we probably could have left it alone Anko nee-chan. They are so big and tough that they really don't react too much."
"Well, once Kakashi hit it with his lightning cutter the huge thing reacted pretty violently." said Anko. "It dwarfed all the other Grimm. It's no wonder they ran after we killed it."
The feline faunus girl sighed. "We were actually pretty lucky. I've never seen a Goliath go down before."
"There is a first time for everything." said Anko. "Do you miss Remnant?"
"I miss my parents and my friends from Remnant but as far as the place itself goes I don't miss the masses of Grimm." said Blake. "I don't miss the racism either…I still have to wonder what the connection between the Elemental Countries and Remnant is though."
"Hokage-sama wonders about that too." said Kurenai joining the conversation.
"Did we wake you Kurenai-sensei?" asked Blake.
Kurenai shook her head. "No, I've been awake for a bit; I just was lying in bed thinking. I wonder if our teams should recover today. Everyone is worn out."
"I'm thinking along the same lines." said Anko. "Regrouping and recovering would be in our best interests. We'll talk with Kakashi once everyone is up."
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Two hours later the Konoha Teams were gathered after a big breakfast and were discussing their plans. "Our best option is to stay here and wait for information from Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama. We can restock our supplies and weaponry here in Kohan." said Kakashi. "I'm sending out our reports via the aviary so we should hear back from Konoha about Kusa within a couple of hours."
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Konoha, Hokage Tower
Within the hour Jiraiya was sitting with his sensei regarding Bishamon. "So they think Bishamon is headed to Kusa Sarutobi-sensei?" asked Jiraiya. "It makes sense. I can arrange for one of my informants to meet with them at the Kusa border. All those Grimm moving together would be hard to miss."
The Third Hokage nodded. "Kakashi's group has been fighting nonstop so I agree with his decision to give his genins a rest. Being at full strength before slipping into Kusa is in their best interests regardless. Get your informants on the move Jiraiya-kun. I'll send orders out to Kakashi."
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Kohan Village, Inn
As Kakashi predicted the fresh orders from the Hokage were in his hands by lunchtime….
Kakashi:
Proceed to the Trading Village of Nenshō inside Fire Country close to the Grass Country border where you will be contacted by an informant of Jiraiya's named Hoippu. Do not look for her as she will find you. Any information regarding Bishamon or the Creatures of Grimm with him has been paid for in advance so it will be a straight information drop. Send out a report to me once you have established a plan of action.
-The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen
…The silver haired sensei rolled up his orders and looked at the map. Once he located the Village of Nenshō on the map he went to tell Kurenai and Anko…
"It's a simple enough plan." said Kurenai as she looked over the Hokage's orders with Kakashi and Anko. "We just head for Nenshō and set up camp there."
Anko nodded. "Nenshō is a trading post. It's as far north as you can go on the Kusa Border. They trade between Kusa, Taki and Fire Country. I've been there a few times on patrols. It's also a major watering hole so probably our informant will be in one of the bars."
"Well, whoever Hoippu is will find us so at least we don't have to scour the town looking for her." said Kurenai.
"We'll set out after lunch then." agreed Kakashi. "We'll easily be in Nenshō by this evening."
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The genins were on the road heading north towards Nenshō and avoiding the Kusa border where Shino's insects said Bishamon was. Hours later they were north of Bishamon and his forces on the outskirts of Nenshō Village…
"So this is the place." said Kiba as he sneezed. "I can smell the cigarettes and booze from here…"
Kakashi grinned under his mask and said, "That Inuzuka sense of smell is usually an advantage Kiba. Some places it's better to not have a super-sensitive nose though."
"Tell me about it Kakashi-sensei." complained Kiba. "No wonder we Inuzukas don't smoke."
"Buck up Kiba-kun; most bars smell that way." said Kurenai. 'Though I wish Asuma-kun would quit.'
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Fire Country, Nenshō Village
The three Konoha ninja teams entered through the front gates of the small village/trading post. Blake's sensitive ears pivoted about as the many conversations about the genin teams came to light. "What's up Blake-chan?" asked Naruto.
The feline faunus girl shook her head. "A lot of people think we're here to arrest them for criminal activities and are worried."
Pyrrha face palmed. "That's not a good sign. I hope there isn't any trouble."
Anko chuckled and said; "Places like this live and breathe crime so just sit back and enjoy the ride kiddies."
Hinata looked around and saw no one was making any sort of offensive moves on them but the body language of the locals showed the ninjas made them uncomfortable. Several Yakuza looking types were eying the ninjas warily.
"May as well relax." said Raven nonchalantly. "We're stronger than these weaklings."
Shino raised an eyebrow but Kurenai said, "That may be so Raven but we're not here to fight."
Raven just let out a disgruntled sigh… 'I guess I should calm down.'
Anko thought to herself, 'Raven-chan is itching for a fight. I wonder why.'
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As the genin teams explored the small town they saw several illegal deals going on and the jonins spread out and started checking the bars to see if their contact Hoippu would show up.
It wasn't until around nine in the evening that Hoippu showed up and contacted Kakashi in the bar he was sitting in drinking. A slim woman in peasants' clothes sat down by the silver haired jonin and ordered herself a drink. Kakashi saw her discreet hand signal that was code for [Scarecrow?]
Kakashi nodded and signed [Hoippu?]
Hoippu nodded and they went over to a secluded table. She whispered, "Do you have the money?"
The jonin's eyes narrowed and said, "You've already been paid."
"Not enough to cover the risks…." she replied.
"How much?" growled Kakashi under his breath.
"10,000 ryo." said the informer.
If Kakashi was surprised then he didn't show it. "I've got 7,000 ryo and not a bit more." he said as he slid an envelope out of his flak jacket.
Hoippu looked conflicted for a moment and said, "Deal." They exchanged envelopes and the informant quickly left. 'This had better be worth it.' thought Kakashi to himself. As the ryoless jonin dragged himself out of the bar he saw Naruto talking to Hoippu and she quickly handed off the envelope to the blonde. He counted the ryo bills and shook his head before he waved her off. Hoippu took off like a bat out of hell after that….
Kakashi came up to his male gennin with a double eye smile and said, "What's in the envelope Naruto-kun?"
Naruto said, "It's a few ryo that woman owed me. I've been playing poker to pass the time and several people owe me money.'
The silver haired sensei sweat dropped. "Can I have my 7,000 ryo back?"
Naruto had a flat look. His blue eyes glittered in the low light. "You owe me one sensei." said the orange wearing ninja as he handed over the envelope of cash.
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The Konoha group was camping outside of Nenshō Village since it was full of thieves. Anko was laughing. "So you fleeced 57,000 ryo from the locals before they threw you out Naruto-kun?! Bwahaha! That's a riot!"
Kurenai looked on in disapproval and said, "What possessed you to go gambling to begin with Uzumaki Naruto?"
Kiba snorted, "Are you kidding Kurenai-sensei? Naruto never loses at cards!"
"I'm forced to agree sensei." said the always logical Shino. "I've seen Naruto play cards since we were small children and he always wins."
Hinata giggled. "Naruto-kun figured he could pay off our mission expenses and then won an additional 20,000 ryo after that."
"I had no idea you were so gifted at gambling Naruto." said Kakashi with a shrug. "We got the information so all's well that ends well I guess."
Kurenai just face palmed as the genins celebrated over dinner….
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After eating the Konoha ninjas were looking over the information they received from Hoippu. "It seems that Bishomon has set up camp in an abandoned village called Busshu in Grass Country with eight missing nins that are his underlings." said Kakashi. "He has about thirty Grimm with him and is trying to negotiate with Kusa to join their forces as a jonin. Busshu is southwest of us and is probably about three hours from here at normal speeds. I'll write out a report to Hokage-sama and we'll be off at daybreak."
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Later Raven was sitting up on her turn on guard duty that night along with Hinata. 'I know Hinata loves Naruto-kun. I wonder about Blake and Pyrrha….What do I do?' She looked at the fire and thought about her life in Remnant and her life here in the Elemental Countries. Making her mind up Raven said to the Hyūga heiress, "Hey Hinata-san; would you like to become friends…? We're both from Remnant and I haven't had a chance to get to know anyone yet except for Ino-chan."
Hinata wasn't expecting such a request but smiled softly. "Well, we are both Konoha kunoichis so why not?" 'She reminds me of someone but I can't place my finger on it.' thought Hinata. 'I wonder who it could be…'
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POSTSCRIPT:
A little more action this chapter. Bishamon and his little troupe have made it to Grass Country and think they are safe. And Kakashi's unit finally has a fix on them and is closing in. Next chapter will be the Battle for the Emerald. See you next time. Blue out. 11/21/17
Updated 4/6/22