Standing up groggy and stretching while sitting Yami look to the side and saw Jiraiya was still resting, thought back to when Tsunade told him about Jiraiya finding out the Akatsuki's leader's hideout
Flashback
Gathering his stuff indicated that he was wanted somewhere by the hawk he disappeared with a shunshin.
Arriving at the Hokage tower after gaining permission to enter he stepped into the office and saw Tsunade sitting at her desk looking troubled.
"Yami, good you here I have a very important mission for you to go on, knowing time is short I'll summarize for you ..last night Jiraiya told me that he found the Akatsuki's leader's hideout hidden in the hidden rain village ...seeing as you are the fastest shinobi currently available I want you to back him up ...and if it's too dangerous I want you to retreat with Jiraiya if possible ...this mission is very dangerous so be careful .."Tsunade ordered the assassin standing in front of her
"Hidden rain huh...I'll leave right away " Yami responded and disappeared.
Flashback end
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Opening his eyes he still couldn't believe he was still alive and partially healed, looking to the side he saw the person that saved him, meditating thinking that Yami was in a deep trance he wasn't expecting to be addressed.
"So what happened, " Yami said with his eyes still closed Jiraiya looked at him startled but accepting it after a moment and replied
"Well as you can see I got my butt handed to me "
"Yeah I see that ..but I'm talking about the fight ...after we escape my clones took out three people, fought and defeated them by using the divide and conquer plan ...but my third clone ..was taken out pretty easily, when he went to attack he couldn't move and was blown back popping him ...which makes me believe that that other guy can control gravity" he replied while having his eye closed but opening and turning to Jiraiya at the beginning of the last line.
Jiraiya began to recall the battle between him and the paths and began to inform Yami about the path's abilities and the code that was on the toad's back.
"So the real one is controlling them huh which you said is your former student man you have it rough... they must be dead bodies cause when I broke one's joints he didn't flinch at all as if he didn't feel it .." Yami responded deep in thought
"Yeah I figured that out too...but now that you've taken out 3 of the paths it's going to take them a while to recharge, " Said Jiraiya
"Yeah and you have to rest and heal which means we both are at an impasse ...anyway way let me check your injuries "
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Laying on his bed Naruto began thinking back to his confrontation with Itachi Uchiha.
"I wonder what you doing right now Sasuke ...I hope you're okay," he said
Tap* *Tap*
Tapping was heard from his window looking over he said "Oh ...hey Master Kakashi" standing outside his window was his teacher Kakashi responding he said " Lady Fifth has summoned you, let's go"
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After dressing he followed his team leader to the tower coming closer he saw the chief toad outside the office with his son on his head
"Huh chief toad and Gamakichi " he questioned confused
"Yo Naruto " Gamakichi called down from his father's head
"What're you guys doing here, something happened," Naruto asked them
"Actually -"
"Gamakichi keep your trap shut and let the boss handle it " Gamabunta reprimanded him
"What's going on," Naruto asked even more confused
"Just hurry up," said Kakashi
Naruto followed after him a little annoyed about all the secrecy, stepping inside the office he saw Sakura, Sai and Shizune on one side and 4 toads next to the desk with one old toad sitting on the one toad.
"Yes this is Uzumaki Naruto ...and the probable child of prophecy" Tsunade answered Fukasaku
"So this child is Jiraiya boy's disciple," said Fukasaku
"What ...a geezer toad," Naruto said with squinted eyes
"Naruto watch your mouth! " Tsunade scolded him "This honourable personage is one of the toad great sages of mount myoboku lord Fukasaku ...he came all the way here to speak to you "
"Well to be more accurate I am a great sage toad ..but nevermind that, so ya really are Jiraiya-boy's disciple, "said Fukasaku
"Jiraiya-boy?...boy?!, How dare you treat pervy sage like a kid who does this geezer toad think he is ?!"
"I said watch your mouth !!..
He is Jiraiya's master who trained him in the sages' art " Tsunade scolded Naruto
"HO HO HO pervy sage eh..what a fitting nickname for Jiraiya-boy "Fukasaku laughed out loud
"So what does that geezer sage want with me anyway? " Naruto said with squinted eyes
"I'm not sure where to begin ...but I suppose the most important thing is
.. Jiraiya-boy has died in battle"
"Huh...
What are you talking about.."
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"Aarrgh!!" Yami shouted as he activated his lightning armour V2 increasing its output he gritted his teeth trying to break the ceiling of the technique's potential, reaching max he dispelled the technique and rested his hands on his knees he panted "huff...huff...huff... damnit it's just there I feel it, huff...just in reach it just needs something..huff" "...what are you trying to accomplish.." Jiraiya asked looking better already but still not in the state to travel a little impressed that Yami figured out the Raikages technique and even trying to improve it ' Gotta admit even though Danzo's a manipulative filthy bastard...his unorthodox ways do breed results' " huff oof ...a new technique or an extension of the lightning armour I'm still not sure about it ..but I'm getting close I can feel it " with his hands on his waist gaining his breath Yami looked up and wiped his forehead.
" ya know ...Konoha is likely thinking you're dead right "
"I know ...I already thought about it, but just think me arriving on the battlefield looking all cool and awesome HAHa " he replied with a confident grin
Looking at him with a raised eyebrow shrugging not caring if he was hiding his feelings or not, sitting down in a meditative position he said "whatever you say, old man"
'Damn brat ' eyebrow twitching
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"Even after having his throat crushed by pain .."taking off his cloak he turned around and showed his back, which the code was on he continued "this is that message," said the elder toad
"It's a code, " Tsunade said looking at it
"I'm sure it was so Pain wouldn't catch on ...and that's it for Jiraiya-boy's efforts
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"You let him go ...granny..."
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"that's right"
"Why'd you let him take that risk!"
"Stop it Naruto" Kakashi reprimanded
"You know Pervy sage better than anyone how could you send him to such a dangerous place alone " feeling hurt and frustrated Naruto didn't stop
"You of all people ought to know lady fifths feelings" Kakashi tried again
"Gah..." Naruto responded
Turning around and walking to the door in anger opening the door he stopped with his hand on the handle
"Naruto where are you going?!" Sakura asked
"If Pervy sage had been the fifth Hokage ...he wouldn't have let granny take such risks I know it"
"Naruto?!"
"Sakura enough ...just let him be"
"But..."
"My apologies lord Fukasaku ..I'll arrange for Naruto to..." said Kakashi
"No, no that's all right ...but back to that child o'prophecy vision I was talking about earlier ...I can see that that child truly loved n admired Jiraiya boy, it makes me hope more than anything...that he is the child o'prophecy," Fukasaku responded
"Lord fukasaku...did anyone arrive at the battle ... wearing a Konoha headband," Tsunade asked hopefully
"...no ...I did not see anyone with a Konoha headband before I reversed summoned lady fifth "
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Naruto was seen walking through the village aimlessly hurt and deep in thought thinking back to his training trip and how he and Jiraiya spent together not just as teacher and student but also as grandfather and grandson
"Yo Naruto"
Hearing his name being called he looked up to see Iruka in front of him
"I hear you've been real active on missions and such, everyone in the village is talking about you, let's go somewhere and catch up, want to go to ichiraku? Have some ramen" Iruka asked with a smile
Naruto look to the side and began walking again, walking past Iruka he said
"No thanks ..."
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Sitting in his bed with different clothes consisting of black shorts and a light blue shirt he sat with his right knee up to the chest and his left stretched out in front he rested his right arm on his raised knee, crying into his forearm
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After buying a conjoined popsicle in a local convenient store he sat under a light on a bench in the dark crying.
"Naruto"
Look to the side and saw Iruka standing with his hands in his pockets rubbing his eyes, after Iruka decided to sit next to him
"I heard about Jiraiya"
"I wanted him to keep watching over me...wanted him to see me become Hokage ...but I only ended up showing Pervy sage the worst most uncool side of me "
"Lord Jiraiya only ever had praise for you ...he was always boasting about you, saying you were like his own grandchild ..." looking at naruto's shocked face he continued" he had faith that you were the one who would inherit his will, and truly believed that you would become a wonderful Hokage one day ...I believe lord Jiraiya is still watching over you ...even this very minute from somewhere he wouldn't be happy seeing you so blue..so ..just go back to being the you that he praised, cheer up "standing up he crouched in front of Naruto and gently took the dripping popsicle from his hand, breaking it he continued" for you are a distinguish student acknowledged by lord Jiraiya of the prodigal three himself "
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Smiling sadly Naruto reach out to the offering piece from Iruka and thanked him
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"Take that over to them right away "
"Huh right now...The cypher corps folks don't work this late " Shikamaru said confused
"Then summon them and tell them it's on my orders, I'm putting you in charge of the decoding " Tsunade ordered
Tsunade stood from her chair and began walking out of the office
"Hey ...where are you going I actually came here"
"Shikamaru! Lady Tsunade's been extremely busy all day " said Sakura
"Well, so have-
" Shikamaru please..."
Walking down the hall Tsunade stopped and leaned against a wall crying thinking back to how they first met
...you fool...
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Jiraiya was sitting next to the fire looking up to the sky in the dark of night in thought about the future and how they would go from here, particularly about Naruto and Tsunade ' I hope you guys are okay ' he looked to the side to see Yami snoring without a care in the world from a hard day's work and let out a low chuckle, looking into the fire some more he turned in for the night
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"Ok let's do this ...HAH" Yami activated his lightning armour V2 focusing on the feeling coursing through his body, concentrating most on his right arm he began feeling it pulsing reminding him of how he was hit by Sasuke's strongest attack.
Flashback
Dark clouds were above his head with Lightning bellowing out of them, in his recently activated V2 of his lightning armour he had his sword in his right hand just as Sasuke brought down his hand he bent down and stabbed into the ground with his armour acting as a conductor between the ground and the lightning he sent the attack into the ground successfully just as the technique reached its conclusion his sabre broke and the last of the attack hitting him point blank, but his armour protected him from taking most of the damage and likely being dead.
Flashback end
Still in his armour he looked up to the clouds in the sky and began thinking of a theory going into a sequence of handseals he shot a giant fireball in the sky exploding about 50 feet above him ...still not enough raising his chakra he shot another brighter tighter wrapped fireball into the sky exploding in the troposphere making the air a little humid and warm raising his power to his highest he shot a bright orange fireball with a white tint to it exploding the loudest from the three balls making Jiraiya step out of the the cabin they found in the woods after travel for 2 days , seeing Yami in his armour looking up in the sky he looked up and saw dark clouds gathering , when it started to rain and thunder and lightning sparked and bellowed Yami raised his right hand up to the sky ,the residue lightning in his right arm acted up attracting the lightning above him just as the storm was getting worse a lightning bolt shot down and struck Yami making Jiraiya cover his eyes from the white bright light, when he uncovered his face he saw a huge dust and smoke cloud in front of him , finally having cleared a little ,what stood in Yami's place shocked him deeply in his core as a glowing pale white blue iris stared back at him