Person talking - "Hello everyone."
Person thinking - "Damn you all!"
Demon talking - "I will eat you."
Demon thinking - "This tastes worse than shit!"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.
Chapter 5
Konohagakure no Sato - Two Weeks Later
Naruto was walking through the streets of Konoha. It had been two weeks since Anko and Naruto had their encounter in the Forest of Death.
In these two weeks, Naruto began to practice several techniques from the Hokage Secret Scroll; he had also increased the gravity of his body because after a week his body had become used to the previous gravity. That was all he did, and for that reason, he had ventured into the Forest of Death in those days, in a place where not even Anko would find him.
He had discovered that his Rinnegan helped him to learn the jutsu extremely fast. He didn't realize this until now because he would just occasionally use his Rinnegan in Root. Besides that, after leaving Root, he could no longer get new jutsu, but now he had plenty of them. In addition, he no longer was in a place where he always had to watch his back, which made him realize of this peculiarity of his Doujutsu.
He hadn't tried the Hokage's jutsu yet, except for the Rasengan. He spent most of these two weeks mastering the first and second step of the Rasengan. And since he knew that his type of chakra was dextrorotatory, it had been easier for him to master the first step. In the scroll said that some water balloons could help with training and also the 'How to Use.'
He managed to explode the water balloon in three days, which consisted of the rotation of chakra in the balloon, and a full week to burst the balloon without water because it was harder to imagine how it should rotate the chakra. Although he had an excellent control of chakra, it was still quite difficult for him to perform the steps without appropriate advice.
Now only the third step remained, which was to combine the two previous steps, and hold the chakra without leaking. The balloon didn't have to explode or move; if that were to happen, he would have mastered the technique. However, he still didn't find the way to do it; it was quite difficult.
He had to admit that the bastard of his father was a fucking genius. Until now, he could only make a ball, but it didn't have the consistency or the power of the full Rasengan. Nonetheless, he didn't care about this since he would have enough time to accomplish the last step. He wouldn't worry about not being able to do it; he would find a way to do it in due time.
Naruto stopped remembering that when an ANBU landed in front of him, an ANBU with whom he had spoken to before.
The ANBU then spoke, "Naruto-san, Hokage-sama requests your presence in the Hokage tower. He has a mission ready for you."
Naruto nodded. "Thanks, Usagi-san. I hadn't seen you since that day when those idiots attacked me. After that, the villagers didn't bother me again. Maybe that's the reason you didn't show up again. Am I wrong?" Naruto asked, and Yugao nodded, "Hai, Naruto-san. After that day, we haven't seen the villagers trying anything against you. Now I must leave, goodbye, Naruto-san." Then Yugao disappeared from the area in a Shunshin.
Naruto stared at that place for a moment as he thought about the words of Yugao, a name that Naruto didn't know yet.
He knew that his father hadn't assigned the ANBU to protect him, but to keep an eye on him because Naruto believed that his father just wanted to put him in a cell..., he couldn't be more than right.
He stopped thinking and walked slowly toward the Hokage Tower. He could have used a Shunshin to arrive faster, but he didn't want to.
Hokage Tower - 30 Minutes Later
Naruto had finally reached the Hokage tower; he had walked as slowly as he could by walking around the streets for a while.
When he realized that enough time had passed, he stopped roaming the streets and headed to the tower.
The secretary received him with a cold stare, but Naruto ignored her and told her that the Hokage had called him. She told him to wait, and Naruto did so. After a few minutes, she came back and said that the Hokage would receive him.
Naruto nodded and went to the Hokage's office. He knocked on the door and heard his father saying, "Come in."
Naruto opened the door and entered the room just to see Tenten, Lee, Neji and Gai in there. Naruto waved Lee, Tenten, and Gai before addressing to his father.
"Did you call me, Hokage-sama? He asked.
Minato looked at him with a tic in his eyebrow and replied, "Yes, 30 minutes ago. Tell me, why did you take so long?" He asked squinting.
Naruto then put a finger on his chin as if he was thinking. He then quietly answered, "Sorry, Hokage-sama. I got lost on the road of life."
At those familiar words, Minato's eyebrow had another tic.
In another place of the village, a silver-haired man, who was reading an orange book, suddenly sneezed and looked to the sky as he thought proudly, "I can feel that someone has begun to follow my philosophy."
After that, he looked at his team and said, "Come on Team 7. You still have to capture Tora, hurry up. These D-Rank missions won't be done by themselves." All of Team 7, who were full of scratches, just groaned in pain; they still had to capture the Demon Cat. Who would have said that a stupid cat would be so difficult to catch?
Back in the Hokage Tower, Minato watched the Gennin in front of him and spoke, "Okay, I have a C-Rank mission ready for you. We have received reports that in Katabame Kinzan, a small village in Kawa no Kuni (Land of Rivers), has been recently attacked by a clan, and they began to kill the villagers for no apparent reason. They call themselves the 'the Kurosuki Family.' Your mission is to go there and see if these reports are correct. If they are, the mission will turn to B-rank because you will have to expel that family from the area, and if they don't cooperate, you will have to use deadly force. We, as an allied village of Kawa no Kuni (Land of Rivers), cannot allow strangers attack them."
Everyone nodded and Minato spoke again, "The leader of this mission will be Naruto," but then Neji growled.
"Why does this loser get to be the leader of our team? He has only been a Genin for two weeks, and he is now leading a team? That seems stupid and pointless to me," Neji stated staring at Naruto, who looked at him mockingly while his team shook their heads at his attitude.
Minato sharply hit his desk before asking, "Are you trying to ignore a direct order from the Hokage? Do you want to face a court-martial? I don't owe you any explanations, but I'll tell you why I chose Naruto as the leader of this mission. First, because his Jounin sensei has requested this to me as a test. If he completes this mission, then they won't be doing any D-rank missions ever again. But if he fails, then they will have to do D-rank missions for five consecutive months. Besides that, on this mission, stealth is essential, and Naruto is excellent at that. So, shut up or I'll throw you into a cell for three weeks."
When Neji heard the latter, he quickly straightened up, nodded to his Hokage, and said nothing more.
There were more reasons why he had chosen Naruto, like being a former Root member; being in multiple missions harder than this one, and for being the leader of some Root members in some of his past missions. But of course, he couldn't say all that.
After that, Minato spoke about the mission. "Now, according to the information that Gai-san has provided to me, the leader of this clan could be one of the Kiri no Shinobigatana (Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist), Raiga Kurosuki. According to reports from Kiri, Raiga was one of them. Although he's not as strong as the others are, he's dangerous since he has in his position the Kiba (Fangs). According to Kiri, he stole them, and then he became a missing-nin. I shouldn't tell you to beware of the Kiba because I think you should know something like that. However, be cautious, those swords are very powerful at Raiton. So Naruto, as a user of Fūton, will have more chances of defeating him, now dismissed."
With that said, everyone started to leave, but Naruto stopped his team and began to give them orders, which consisted of going home and getting supplies for the mission, as well as checking their ninja equipment.
After that, he told them to be at the gates of the village at 11:50 a.m. They all nodded and began to leave.
Minato couldn't help smiling proudly when seeing Naruto doing that. Nevertheless, he quickly realized what he did and frowned as he thought, "Why I am proud of Naruto? He's not my son! Remember, Minato! He's not your son! …Wait, did I just call him by his name? What the hell is happening to me!?"
After that, he shouted to his secretary, "Megumi! Suspend all my appointments for today. I will go home early," then he disappeared in a yellow flash without even waiting for his secretary's consent.
He had a lot to think, and even more about Naruto.
Somewhere in Kawa no Kuni (Land of Rivers) - Two Hours Later
Naruto and the team under his command had run for two hours without stopping through Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire) until being near to Kawa no Kuni (Land of Rivers).
After a few minutes of running in Kawa no Kuni, Lee perceived a smell the air and spoke, running in that direction, "Curry,"
More to his front, Naruto could see a curry restaurant while the others just walked quietly to where Lee went. When they arrived, they saw that he was carrying a tiny old woman, giving her turns around the air. After a few moments, the old lady invited them to eat something.
After a few minutes of being in the place, Lee began to tell the story when he had just become a Genin and how the woman's curry saved his life. The old lady nodded to all Lee's words and then she brought a plate of curry for each of them.
It looked weird; it was black, and it seemed to bubble. Lee devoured it and after a moment, Naruto did it too. Naruto felt nothing wrong because he had eaten worse things before, but Tenten and Neji seemed about to explode.
After Tenten and Neji had drunk some water, Lee spoke again, "By the way, Obaa-san, where is Karashi-san?" He asked since he hadn't seen Karashi for many months and Lee asked to himself how he had been.
Lee could see the old woman becoming sad, so he listened to her next words carefully, "I'm sorry, after he saw you training so hard, Karashi became very energetic and left the village. Maybe because I told him that he had to get stronger. He said that he would be strong and that he would train with the Kurosuki clan. But don't worry; I don't blame you, you know it."
After saying that, Lee stopped eating and squeezed his fists tightly as he said, "It's my responsibility." The old woman shook her head, but Lee ignored her, "Naruto-kun! Please! Add the recovery of Karashi-kun to this mission."
Naruto, who was eating quietly, stopped when he heard Lee's request.
Naruto just replied calmly, "Negative, if this guy Karashi joined that clan, then he must be involved in the assassinations. Therefore, if he gets in our way, I'll have no choice but to kill him."
Lee lost all enthusiasm while the old woman got scared since she didn't know that Karashi was doing such things. Besides, she was also worried by the fact that they wanted to kill him.
Lee became angry. "Naruto-kun! You've lost your flames of youth. Karashi is my friend, and I will save him! Even if you don't want it!" Lee stated firmly.
Naruto looked at Lee for a few seconds and retorted, "Listen to me, Lee. With this kind of attitude, you'll never be a great ninja. We have a mission assigned by the Hokage; he gave us clear instructions that we must follow. But as I said if that guy gets in our way and refuses to cooperate, then we'll have no choice but to kill him. Now sit down! Or I'll put in the report that you tried to insubordinate." Lee wanted to object again, but he decided to heed Naruto's warning. Maybe Karashi wouldn't do anything stupid, and they wouldn't need to kill him.
Then Neji added, "I agree with the los… I mean, Naruto. The Hokage has assigned us a mission, so we must complete this mission as he told us, we can't fail."
Naruto then decided to speak, "Whatever you say, Neji. Now, you can go to rest or train. Or whatever you want to do, but I want you to be ready for tomorrow. We'll continue with the mission tomorrow morning. If you are going to train, don't strive too much. I want you to have enough energy for the mission. I'm going to train a bit; I can't be wasting time even on a mission." Then Naruto got up from his seat and left the building, heading toward the forest.
Tenten quickly apologized to the old woman and followed Naruto to train a bit, or something else. Neji just shrugged and went to one of the rooms that the old lady had offered them, and Lee was appeasing her, saying that nothing bad would happen to Karashi.
With Naruto
Naruto had reached a clearing in the forest; he had decided to practice there with his Taijutsu, to adapt himself to his new weight because when they had left the village, he had increased the gravity of the seals a little more. He felt much stronger now since that day when Gai gave him those seals and his body had assimilated them. He had to thank him in some way in the future; maybe he could let him alive.
He left his thoughts when he felt a familiar presence approaching. "What can I do for you, Tenten-chan?" He asked as he began to do some pushups.
Tenten was initially surprised that Naruto had noticed her presence, but she left that aside and replied, "Naruto-kun. Don't you think that you've been a little harsh with Lee back there? I believe that Karashi is his friend, and what he just wants to help him. What would you do if a friend of yours was in the same situation?"
Naruto stopped doing his pushups and rose up from the ground as he turned around to look at Tenten, who blushed slightly at Naruto's intense gaze.
Naruto then responded, "First, Tenten-chan; I just told him what I had to say. He has to know that he can't solve everything with nice words. The Shinobi world doesn't work that way, people choose their sides, and I don't give a damn that that guy has joined to them. What I tried to make Lee see is that certain things are more important, like completing a mission or making a tough decision even though a friend is involved. We still have to complete the assigned task. Besides I would do the same thing I told Lee, I'm a person who hates betrayals, and if a person who has my trust betrays me... Well, that would be the last thing they would ever do."
Tenten could understand what Naruto was saying since she had heard about his childhood; she didn't blame him. Then she asked while shrugging a little, "Do you trust me, Naruto-kun?"
Naruto stopped again and looked at Tenten, who looked at him with expectant eyes. Naruto sighed, "Tenten-chan, confidence for me is crucial, and it's something that I can't just give. You know who I am and how I grew up, that's why I'm cautious in some things. Don't get me wrong, I like you. However, I will know if I can trust you in the future. I'm not saying that I'm cautious around you; rather, some things will require a lot of you, and you're still not ready."
Tenten understood Naruto, all she had to do was win his trust in the future. Then she blushed because he had said that he liked her. "Naruto-kun, I will do whatever it takes to win your confidence when the time comes. I don't know much about how you have lived in your childhood, but I admire you because, despite all the adversities you went through, you are still firm. You didn't let this to be an impediment for you. B-but, what do you mean when you said that you like m-me?" She asked the latter with a blush on her cheeks.
Naruto smiled, "Well, you're beautiful and besides that, you're not a pathetic fangirl; you are a true Kunoichi, who takes her training seriously. Let me tell you that in the Academy, I met many fangirls, and I hate that kind of woman. If I don't kill them, it's just because I will be in trouble. So I prefer that they experience the real Shinobi world, once they are dead or worse." Naruto finished as he began to perform some squats.
Tenten looked at him doing squats, and she nervously asked, "W-what about you and Ino? Aren't y-you both d-dating?" She wanted to know. There were many rumors about this, so she wanted to be sure.
Naruto laughed and replied, "Well, we are; we have something. But I wouldn't call it 'love.' I don't know the meaning of that word. Ino knows that I don't love her and that I will never do it; I esteem her. Besides that, I'll never let anyone touch or damage my women. If someone tries to do it, they'll be dead; I want what is mine in perfect shape."
Tenten frowned and stated, "That sounds sexist, and what do you mean by 'your women'?"
Naruto stopped what he was doing and looked at Tenten directly into her eyes, "You're just misinterpreting things and the meaning of the word 'sexist'; I'm not one. I just have a sense of belonging due to the way that I grew up. Since I had nothing, I stuck myself to what I could have. And as for the other, you know very well what I mean." Then he stood right in front of Tenten, who blushed a lot.
Tenten stuttered, "B-but, w-wha-at w-would I-Ino think-k? You already have a relationship with h-her, I-I cannot get into that." She didn't mean that; she really wanted to say yes, but she didn't desire to ruin someone else's relationship. Damn her luck! If she had been faster, then it would be she instead of Ino.
Naruto smiled, cutting a little more the distance and replied, "She wouldn't mind. Besides, we're Shinobi; we aren't civils. Leave the family morals to them. We can die on any mission. People say that we Shinobi have a life expectancy of 30 years, so why should we worry about such things? We should enjoy the pleasures of life, rather than complain about something that could have been. I've already spoken with Ino about this, and she agreed as long as she can be with me. What do you say, Tenten-chan? Do you want to be part of this? You don't have to worry about Ino; I'll tell her all about it."
He ended and kissed Tenten, who didn't return the kiss at first. But at the end, she relented. She didn't care about anything that might happen after this.
Naruto was right, better to enjoy life before she died on a mission and then she bemoaned that nothing had happened. She knew that Naruto wouldn't love her, but she knew that he would treat her very well. She also knew that Naruto was good with women, as long as they weren't fangirls.
Tenten after kissing Naruto for about forty seconds, she looked at him with eyes full of lust, "Naruto-kun, please, I need you."
Naruto smiled but shook his head. "I'm sorry, Tenten-chan, but this isn't the place nor the right time. We're on a mission, and I need you to be in optimal conditions tomorrow. Besides that, I don't think you want that your first time to be in a place like this," Naruto replied.
Then he looked at the sky and continued, "I think we've spent enough time here, the sun is setting, and we must go back. Maybe when we're in the village, we could finish what we have started here; it's a promise." Tenten nodded, and she followed Naruto back to where Neji and Lee were.
The Next Day
Naruto and the rest of his team were hiding on a hill, watching the Kurosuki clansmen whipping some people that were carrying stones in some baskets. That was until an old man, who looked quite tired, collapsed to the ground along with all his stones. At that moment, the men who were whipping the others stopped.
They approached the old man and threatened him as they beat him.
Naruto looked all this impassively; he still didn't see the need to act. He would only do it if he saw that they killed someone or if they tried to do it, and only then, it would start his other mission. However, Lee declared, "Naruto-kun, we can't let this unyouthful act continue! Please, let me put those men in their place."
Naruto shook his head and replied, "Negative, we're here to watch. Only if those men kill this guy, we'll intervene. Now sit down and be quiet."
Lee clenched his fists; he didn't care what Naruto said. He jumped down and ran toward those men, who were still beating the old man. After a few seconds, Lee had knocked-out all of them.
He smiled with satisfaction but stopped when he felt a sharp punch in his face, which made him fall to the ground.
After falling to the ground, he heard a voice, which started to piss him off. "Damn it, Lee! I hope this is the last time that you are disobedient. I may be a Genin, but I take the damn missions seriously. If you had been in an ANBU team and you had done this, then your captain would have killed you in the act! I hope that the next time you'll think about the consequences before you act!" Naruto stated as Neji and Tenten approached the area.
Tenten looked at this with concern; she didn't want this to end in a fight, and Neji watched all this impassively but inside he was amazed at Naruto's maturity. Maybe he judged him too fast, and Naruto wasn't the loser that Neji had thought he was.
He left his thoughts when he heard Lee's voice. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't allow them to continue beating this poor man. He did nothing wrong. I couldn't let him die like that!" Lee replied, rubbing the place where Naruto punched him.
He realized that Naruto had punched him very strongly, but due to the way that he had hit him, it wasn't with all his strength. He also noticed that Naruto was much stronger since their fight, which was two weeks ago.
Naruto approached him and stated, "Understand, Lee! We're Shinobi! We're not fucking heroes! You should stop thinking about being a hero, or you'll never be a great ninja! I'll pass this insubordination in the report, but this will be your last chance." Lee just stood in his place, but he was starting to dislike him. He didn't know that Naruto was so cold, and he didn't like that.
After saying that, Naruto approached the man who was shaking, and when he saw Naruto, he quickly grabbed him and asked, "What have you done?! Fast! Knock me out too! If the others find out that I'm the only one who didn't suffer any injuries, then it would be my end! Do it now!"
Lee told him to calm down, that nothing bad would happen to him. However, after Lee had finished saying that, Naruto had hit the man in his neck, effectively knocking him out.
Lee became angry again and shouted, "What was that, Naruto-kun?! That man did nothing wrong! There was no reason to hit him. Naruto-kun you've lost your Flames of Youth!"
Naruto just ignored Lee and paid attention to the other workers, who looked at everything with fear.
Naruto pointed at one of them and ordered him to come closer. The man balked at first but then he followed Naruto's order.
When Naruto saw the man in front of him, he asked, "Now answer me. Why was this man so scared? Explain to me what is happening in this place." Naruto was commanding, surprising everyone there.
The man replied shyly, "Uhm...okay...The Kurosuki clan took control of our village a few months ago, and their leader, Raiga, started to organize funerals for people who betrayed him or didn't follow his orders."
Tenten blinked at this and asked, "What do you mean by 'funerals'?"
The man then replied again, "Raiga buried people alive who didn't do what he said. He also cries bitterly and openly laments when he performs the funerals." When he finished talking, they heard the sound of a gong above the mountain, the place where they saw a building.
The man spoke again, "That's the funeral bell, yesterday Jin tried to kill Raiga, and that's why Raiga is doing his funeral. Jin thought that he could kill Raiga and free us all, but unfortunately, Raiga found it out. His funeral will take place on the other side of the mountain, where the cemetery is. Now if you'll excuse me, I must continue with my work, I won't be the next one." Then the man left to continue with his duties.
Naruto saw the man leaving, so he spoke, "Well, it seems that the information is correct. We'll give them the option to surrender, and if they don't do it, we'll use deadly force, which I hope we do. Now we have to hurry before they kill that poor bastard." Then all of them disappeared.
With Raiga
Right now, Raiga was crying at the peak of the mountain as he watched his men bring Jin to bury him while he said some words, "Jin...he was a good person. I remember when I said that I would save his mother, he was so happy. He was a good guy. I love funerals; they are very exciting." He finished, wiping the tears from his eyes.
Suddenly, he heard a voice on his back, "Raiga, some people are coming. They will show up soon."
Raiga raised an eyebrow at this and stated, "Hmm? Who can they be? I wasn't aware that someone has betrayed me recently." After saying that, he continued watching the funeral.
With Naruto and the others
"Okay, you know the plan, just wait here and if they refuse… Well, you know what to do." Naruto said while the others nodded, seeing Naruto disappearing in a Shunshin.
The men who carried a white coffin stopped because right in front of them a small whirlwind of leaves appeared, and from there a redheaded boy came out. They lowered the coffin and stood in defensive stances.
Therefore, Naruto decided to introduce himself, "Hello, members of the Kurosuki clan. My name is Naruto. I'm here by order of the Hokage to expel you from this place and to see if you comply with this order. You may not agree with this, though, but you will pay the consequences of it."
They all openly laughed while one of them stood in front of Naruto and looked mockingly at him, "Ha! Konoha scum, as if there's anything you can do. Can't you see? We are more; we will kill you easi…" But the man's words ended there, because Naruto quickly unsheathed his katana from his waist, cutting the man's head off.
The blood spurted while the Kurosuki's saw all this with horror. Then they looked to where Naruto was, but he had already disappeared from the area. Instead of Naruto, now Neji, Tenten, and Lee were there. Meanwhile, one of the men fled from the place.
Neji didn't hesitate and quickly killed three of them with his Juuken. Tenten hesitated at first but at the end, she killed two of them with some explosives tags, while Lee only knocked-out the last one.
Naruto reappeared in that place as he evaluated his team, "Very well, Neji. I'm frankly surprised; behind that arrogant facade of yours, there is an excellent Shinobi. You too, Tenten. Don't feel bad for killing them, they were a bunch of bastards who deserved to die. As for you Lee, the order was clear, and I see that you haven't done it, disappointing me once again." Then he stabbed the man's heart that Lee didn't kill.
Tenten and Lee looked at him with eyes wide open, because he didn't seem to flinch, not even a little when he took the life of someone away. Neji just looked and began to respect the redheaded in silence.
Naruto turned around and spoke, "Okay, Lee. It seems that you can still prove yourself. There's one left behind those tombstones, go and kill him; it will be a good experience for you."
Lee didn't want to do it, but Naruto was right. Even if he hated to admit it, Lee would have to learn to do this at some point or another, or he wouldn't become the great ninja he wanted to be.
He quickly ran toward the man as he stretched out his arm. The man got scared, but just when Lee was about to give a mighty blow that might have broken his skull, he stopped and looked at the man who fell to the ground, revealing a person of about 16 years old or so.
Then Lee hesitated, "You are..." Naruto appeared next to Lee and asked, "Who is he?"
Lee then replied, "Well, he's Karashi-kun."
Naruto wasn't surprised, and then Neji and Tenten appeared. "So he's Karashi, then he and Sanshou-obaasan..." Tenten stated while the now identified as Karashi crossed his arms and looked away.
Lee then spoke, "Karashi-san. Is it correct that you've joined the Kurosuki clan by choice as Shanshou-baasan says? Is that correct?" Naruto rolled his eyes when he heard Lee's questions; it was obvious that he willingly joined; it was stupid to think otherwise.
Karashi then replied, "And what if I did? Raiga-sama is…" But he was interrupted because Naruto unsheathed his katana to behead him.
Karashi opened his eyes in horror and pure fear. But in an instant, Lee grabbed Naruto's katana, with both hands and with much difficulty, extracting some blood from his hands. He stopped the katana to mere millimeters from Karashi's face.
Lee then shouted, "Naruto-kun! Please! Don't be hasty, maybe this is a mistake. I don't believe that Karashi-san has done all those terrible things, please forgive him. I will be responsible for what he does from now on!" He then released the katana and bowed to Naruto.
Naruto sighed and pointed with his katana to Karashi, "Okay, but if he does something stupid again, I'll kill him, and I'll put in the report that you tried to help a criminal. Understood?"
Lee quickly nodded and thanked Naruto. He turned around to see Karashi who was pale; he shook him out of his stupor and exclaimed, "Please. Promise me that you will leave the Kurosuki clan!"
Karashi stood up, and then he bowed deeply, "I get it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lee nodded happily and Naruto said, "I hope that you've said that seriously; I don't give second chances. If you try to betray me, then I'll kill you. Not even Lee will save you." Lee wasn't worried because he trusted that Karashi wouldn't betray him again, would he?
Karashi turned pale again and replied, "H-Hai, ninja-san." Naruto nodded and went to the coffin, seeing that this guy Jin was already dead, perhaps by suffocation.
While Neji saw Naruto checking the body, he felt the need to look up to the mountain. When he did it, he felt that some red eyes observed him.
Neji paused, got scared and asked, "What is this? What is this killing intent?"
Lee quickly approached to Neji and asked him if he was okay, while Naruto, who heard what he said, left the body in the coffin and approached Neji to answer his question. "Those are the next bastards who we have to kill. Don't tell me you got scared of that little killing intent? If you want, I can show you how it feels a real killing intent." Naruto amusingly said.
Neji, who realized his loss of composure, just growled at the comment, but he gave an imperceptible smile to Naruto, who spoke again, "All right, we just have to kill those two bastards and the ones who I presume that are in the compound near the mine. Now, let's finish this to return to the village."
They all nodded while Lee turned around to look at Karashi and said, "Karashi-san, please go back to Sanshou-baasan; she's waiting for you." He nodded and saw that Lee and the others started climbing to the top of the mountain.
After a while, Naruto and the others reached the top of the mountain and then Neji said, "There's no one here."
Naruto shook his head, "They're here, but something or someone is hiding their presence. I stopped feeling them just when we began to fight with those idiots down there, but I knew that here are two more; they have hidden well."
Just then, a dense mist began to form around them; Naruto knew this technique well because he saw it many times in Kirigakure in his days as a Root member.
Then he heard a laugh and the name of the technique, "Kirigakure no Jutsu (Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu)." Naruto realized that Lee pulled out a notebook and gave information about the technique, which he already knew.
Naruto then commanded, "Neji, use your Byakugan and try to find the enemy." Neji had already activated his Byakugan, but Naruto couldn't see it because the mist was very dense.
Neji, who had a look of frustration on his face, replied, "I can't! I've been trying it for a while, but I can't see anything." Lee was surprised and said that it was impossible that Neji's eyes couldn't see through this jutsu.
Naruto had his suspicions and silently activated his Rinnegan.
With Raiga – Moments before
Raiga right now was in a slightly higher position than Naruto and the others, there he asked, "What do you see, Ranmaru?"
Suddenly, the same voice of before spoke from his back, "It's amazing. One of the four can see the energies of the others; it seems to be a Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline)."
"Can he see us?" Raiga asked.
Ranmaru shook his head and answered, "Don't worry about that. I have more power than he has." However, he stopped at that instant when he felt that some strange purple eyes with a ripple-like pattern were observing him.
Hence, Ranmaru nervously said, "R-Raiga, there is one more. He seems to have a powerful Doujutsu, n-not even mine is s-so p-powerful; he already found us, and he is heading here really fast. W-We must escape now or h-he will kill us."
Raiga was about to say something, but he heard Ranmaru's voice again, "Raiga, get down!"
Raiga instantly did what Ranmaru said, dodging the cut of a katana that went directed to his neck. He saw that the fog was still up, and then he saw someone in front of him. Therefore, he asked, "Who are you?"
Naruto wickedly smiled and replied, "Your worst nightmare!" He then threw another cut at Raiga, who blocked it with a strange katana.
Naruto assumed it was the Kiba (Fangs). But then he saw with amazement what happened next.
With Naruto – Moments earlier
Naruto had activated his Rinnegan without the others realizing it. Then he made something that he discovered just a few days ago. His pupils constricted, and in that instant, Naruto obtained the vision of the whole place.
He could clearly see the chakra flows around the area, and he saw from where it was coming from the thing that was interfering with his sensory abilities and Neji's Byakugan. He saw a man; he assumed it was Raiga. Thus, he quickly ran to that place while Neji and others were still unable to see him.
After a few seconds, he appeared in front of Raiga, unsheathing his katana from his waist to try to cut his head, but he heard another voice that warned Raiga.
He failed and prepared himself to continue with another attack, but Raiga asked, "Who are you?" He looked into Naruto's eyes, but he saw nothing that looked like a Doujutsu, which made him thought that he had turned them off, or that Ranmaru had made a mistake, but that had never happened before.
Naruto stopped for a moment as he maliciously smiled, "Your worst nightmare." He quickly threw another cut at Raiga, who blocked Naruto's cut with the Kiba (Fangs), and they began to glow brightly.
Naruto realized that he was using Raiton on his katana, so he did the same, but he was shocked when the Kiba cut his katana into two with ease.
Naruto leaped back and got angry; that katana had been special to him, but now it was nothing but trash.
Raiga then maniacally smiled and exclaimed, "I will remember your face deep in my heart. I will make a funeral for you! I am sure that I can cry for you!" He quickly ran toward Naruto, only to be repelled by a great force, which made him crash hard to the ground.
He noticed that Naruto had stretched out his hand, but he didn't know what technique it had been.
However, Raiga stopped thinking about it when he heard Ranmaru crying out in pain. He got scared and pulled Ranmaru off his back as he shouted, "Ranmaru! Ranmaru, are you okay?" He fearfully asked because Ranmaru received the full force of the impact.
Ranmaru opened his eyes just a little and gave a small smile as a trickle of blood dripped from the corner of his lips. He answered with difficulty, "R-Raiga *cough*...I t-told you if we stayed here, we would d-die. *Cough* All my bones are b-broken, *cough* *cough* *cough* I will not s-survive."
Raiga quickly grabbed him and stated, "Fool! You can't die! Not without I die before! Come on, Ranmaru! Resist! I'll get you out from here!" He said while shaking Ranmaru, who had closed his eyes and had stopped breathing.
Raiga realized that he was already dead, and then he shouted as he cried on Ranmaru's chest. Then he heard the boy's voice behind him. "You fucking bastard! Do you know what you have done? That katana was very special to me! It was the loot of my first kill! But now I'll take yours after I fucking kill you. You idiot!" Naruto exclaimed furiously.
Naruto Shippuden OST - Emergence of Talents
Raiga's mourning stopped as he turned to Naruto and looked at him with eyes full of anger while black-colored clouds appeared in the skies.
He raised his Kiba and yelled, "You'll pay for this! It's time for your funeral." At that, moment thunderbolts fell from the sky, and they wrapped Raiga, who then lowered his Kiba's and pointed them at Naruto before sticking them in the ground, sending the Thunderbolts toward Naruto.
Naruto saw the attack coming, and he smiled as he made some hand seals in a few seconds. It was time to try one of the jutsu of the scroll on a larger scale. He thanked that the mist was still around and that Neji and the others seemed to fight against nothing. However, he noticed that they realized of this because they had stopped.
He hurried to finish this for once. Naruto ended the seals and shouted the name of the jutsu, "Futon: Tatsumaki Shinsei (Wind Release: Sacred Whirlwind)!" Then a huge whirlwind, which furiously spun, appeared right in front of Naruto.
Naruto threw his technique toward Raiga and saw the whirlwind absorbing Raiga's jutsu, combining itself with it, and now, instead of being a mere whirlwind, it was one with thunderbolts around. Naruto didn't know that it was possible, so he found it impressive.
Raiga saw the whirlwind approaching at him. He could have escaped, but he had spent all his chakra on his last jutsu. Besides, there was no reason to continue fighting. Ranmaru was dead, and he couldn't do anything about it.
He threw his Kiba to the side because he saw that his opponent was worthy, and, therefore, Raiga would hand over the Kiba, which had to accept him as their new master, or he would suffer a painful death by electrocution.
The whirlwind was right in front of him, and he accepted his fate. The jutsu hit him and destroyed everything in its path, and a few moments later, the jutsu disappeared, along with the body of Raiga.
Naruto smiled with satisfaction when seeing the destructive power of his jutsu; he could have charged much more chakra, but that would have called the attention of the others.
He waited several minutes and then Tenten, Neji and Lee landed right in front of him. Neji looked at him with the same disinterested position, but Naruto realized there was a bit of respect and amazement in his eyes. Lee and Tenten had expressions of astonishment when they saw the destruction of the landscape.
Tenten spoke, "What happened here?"
With Neji - A Little Before
Neji and the others had stopped fighting after they noticed that they were struggling against no one. Neji also realized that Naruto wasn't there.
He quickly looked with his Byakugan to the north and saw a man throwing a powerful Raiton jutsu toward Naruto. He could see Naruto doing some hand seals at an impressive speed before seeing something that left him in shock. A huge whirlwind appeared right in front of Naruto and then he threw it to the man, who received it entirely, tearing his body apart.
Neji at that moment knew that Naruto was someone extremely powerful and that he was someone who he couldn't beat right now. Neji asked to himself how he became so powerful; he would ask him later.
He came out of his stupor and told Tenten and Lee to follow him. They hadn't seen anything, but they had felt a strong wind gust. They nodded and followed Neji.
After running for a while, they were surprised to see the clearing where Naruto was. The mist was gone, so they could see everything clearly.
There were some marks, a little thin, on the ground, compared to the other ones, which were much bigger and thicker, right in the middle of the field. The more prominent mark began where Naruto was, and it ended further forward, right where the thinnest one originated. Then they all assumed what had happened there.
Tenten then asked, "What happened here?" Naruto looked into her eyes and replied, "I fought Raiga, I threw an attack at him, and he died. That was all. Now we're leaving here; we haven't finished this mission yet."
Everyone looked at him with eyes widened, and Lee spoke this time, "Are you saying that you defeated a Kiri no Shinobigatana (Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist) by yourself? Woah Naruto-kun, your Flames of Youth are burning again!"
Naruto shrugged and stated, "That guy was feeble, and I guess he was only strong thanks to the child that was on his back. He seemed to have a kind of Doujutsu, which prevented Neji from seeing with his Byakugan and my sensory abilities. Well, now let's get the hell out of here!" Everyone nodded and didn't ask anything more.
Then he turned around as he walked away, completely forgetting the Kiba. Nonetheless, he suddenly heard a voice.
"What is that? Wow! Such beautiful swords; I think I'll take them." Tenten stated as she walked to grab the Kiba. However, Naruto moved at full speed and grabbed her hand.
Naruto looked at her and warned, "Tenten-chan, I recommend you not to touch these swords. I've heard that you seem to have difficulties in molding your chakra, and these swords need someone with a very powerful Raiton affinity. Otherwise, these swords would electrocute you until death. Trust me, don't touch them."
Tenten quickly pulled her hand away and then she watched in fear when Naruto grabbed both swords. But that expression changed to one of amazement when she saw some small bolts appearing and wrapping Naruto's arms for a moment, which didn't make him flinch. Then she saw that he pulled out a sealing scroll from his ninja bag, sealing the Kiba inside.
Naruto after doing that, spoke, "The bastard of Raiga broke my katana in two with his, and now I'm taking them. Apparently, they've accepted me as their new owner."
Tenten looked at him with surprise after remembering something. "Wait ...Can you also use Raiton?! That means that you can use four types of chakra nature! That's awesome!" Tenten exclaimed admiringly.
Naruto froze and mentally cursed, "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Damn it! How did I forget something like that?"
Then he heard another voice in his mind. "Ha! You're a fool; that's what you get for showing off in front of this girl. It seems that I've managed to weaken you regarding the opposite sex, eh?" Kurama amusingly asked in Naruto's mind, who groaned and answered, "Furball! Where the hell have you been? You've been silent these past few days. And well, just so you know, let's say you succeeded. What can I say? I love women, as long as they don't try to kill me or have bad intentions. But leaving that aside. What have you been doing these days that kept you silent?" Naruto curiously asked.
Kurama replied, "Well, I have been busy in the new place you gave me, I must say that this recreation area is refreshing. Besides being able to control my size inside your mind makes me enjoy it immensely. Now I just need some female company; I wonder if I can add Matatabi to this place..."
"Who?" Naruto asked Kurama, who replied, "Oh yes, she's the Nibi (Two-Tails), I can only say that she is hot, boy!"
Naruto sweat dropped and then asked, "Isn't she your sister? Would you have sex with your own sister?"
Naruto then heard a scandalous laugh in his mind and his sweat drop grew even more. "Hahaha, you silly human. For us, demons, those things mean nothing. We may have the same father, but we don't share that, which you call 'blood ties.' Now let's cut this conversation, it seems that the human girl is worrying."
Tenten looked with concern at Naruto because he stood completely still when she spoke about his other element. Perhaps it was something that he didn't want her to know, so she quickly apologized, "Sorry Naruto-kun, I didn't know it was a secret. I promise you that I won't tell anyone else." Then she saw Naruto shaking his head.
"Oh, don't worry about it, I just remembered something. But I would appreciate if you don't tell anyone about my fourth element; it's a secret, and Shinobi must keep their secrets," Naruto stated, and Tenten nodded.
Then they approached Lee and Neji, who were already waiting for them. Naruto then spoke, "Very well! Let's finish this!" Then they all disappeared from there, running towards Katabame's village.
Near the Village - Three Minutes Later
Naruto and the others saw that all the villagers were at the entrance of the village, and Karashi was there waiting for them. Lee happily smiled when seeing that he was safe. Therefore, he ran with the others.
Naruto, for his part, felt multiple presences above them as they ran, so he guessed that this guy Karashi had broken his word, which meant his death.
With Karashi
Karashi watched with amusement as Lee and the others approached to their deaths. Karashi realized that one of the men who were there got up and shouted, "Ninja-san! Stay awa-" But Karashi quickly covered his mouth with his hands. One of the elders who were there looked at Karashi and expressed, "Karashi, I thought you had regretted."
Karashi snorted and replied, "And go back to my old self-selling curry? Now!" He shouted making a sign to the men at the peak. They nodded and threw huge rocks at Naruto and the others who were still running down the mountain.
With Naruto and the Others
They had seen what Karashi had done, and Naruto stated, "Lee, you know what this means..."
Lee was about to say something, but they all watched in horror as huge stones headed toward them. They could do nothing, or so they thought.
Naruto saw the stones, so he made hand seals at full speed. It was time to try another jutsu that he learned from the scroll.
When he finished making the seals, he placed his hands on the ground and shouted the name of the jutsu, just when the stones were about to hit them, "Doton: Taju Doryūheki (Earth Release: Multiple Earth-Style Wall)!" Then multiple earth walls emerged from the ground, protecting Naruto and the others, absorbing the full impact of the rocks. The walls resisted quite well since Naruto put enough chakra to withstand the attack of a powerful Raiton jutsu.
Tenten, Neji, and Lee looked in amazement at Naruto; they wondered how powerful he truly was. But after that, they sighed in relief because he saved them.
Naruto turned around, wiping the dust off his hands and then he stared at Lee, "Lee. You saw it, Karashi will die. You or I will kill him. You'll decide that as we kill the bastards who are there; you have three minutes."
Lee refused furiously, "But Naruto-kun! Karashi is my friend! You can't ask me to do this! What will I say to his mother?! We can't do this!"
Naruto didn't flinch and replied, "I don't give a fuck!" He almost sang, "We'll comply with the parameters of the mission! And if you oppose to this, then I'll kill you too! But for insubordination! I made my choice. Karashi won't live to see another day, and you'll accept this order without protesting!" Everyone was surprised again when hearing Naruto's commanding voice; they realized that they couldn't object anymore.
Neji now respected him more than before. Tenten could feel her heart racing as she watched this facet of Naruto, which seemed very attractive to her. And Lee began to hate Naruto, but he said nothing, he had to think about Karashi's.
His team leader gave him an order that he had to comply, even if he didn't like it. Lee didn't know if he would be able to kill his friend. Therefore, he started thinking about it.
Then the members of the clan Kurosuki appeared with satisfied smiles on their faces, because they had never seen Naruto's jutsu. Nor could they see the walls of earth, because the rocks covered them completely.
One of them then uttered, "Ha! That happens for screwing with us! Now everyone will learn that nobody messes with the-" But he was interrupted by Naruto, who had cut off the head of another person, but this time with his new possessions, the Kiba.
Naruto wiped the blood from his sword, as he looked at the others, who looked at him in terror. One of them shouted, "He has the Kiba of Raiga-sama! Let's run!" All of them nodded and started running in the opposite direction of the village.
Naruto and his team saw them running. Neji approached at Naruto and curiously asked, "Will we let them escape?"
Naruto shook his head as he made a few hand seals. He puffed out his chest and released the jutsu, "Katon: Gouryuuka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique)." Naruto spat a great dragon of fire from his mouth, which went toward those men.
They could only scream in pain when they received the jutsu while being burned by it in an instant, no one survived, and when Naruto saw his work completed, he nodded.
Tenten then asked, "Naruto-kun, do you like killing people?" Naruto turned and looked at her and quietly replied, "Yes, I like it a lot, but I only kill the bastards who deserves it or annoys me. I'm not a bloodthirsty madman who only thinks of killing. I like to do it, but only to those who deserve it."
Tenten then asked again, "But, how do you get used to it? I still feel bad for killing those men back there. How do you do it?"
Naruto shrugged and replied, "Well, I don't know. Maybe after killing so many people, I stopped feeling sorry for them, but if you start killing innocent people, then you will become someone crazy and sanguinary, something that I haven't done yet, and I hope not to." Tenten nodded and kept those words in mind, which would help her a lot in the future when she had to kill someone else again.
Naruto then turned to Lee, who continued thinking about what he said, "So, Lee. Have you made up your mind yet? Who will be the one to kill that traitorous bastard? You or me?"
Lee dropped a tear and replied, "I-I can't do this Naruto. You can do it; I don't have the guts to kill my friends... I'm not a monster."
Naruto didn't care what Lee said at the end. If he wanted to be pathetic and sentimental right now, Naruto wouldn't care. That would be good for him, and maybe he would stop being so stupid. "Okay, let's go and finish with this so that we can return to the village once and for all!" He shouted as he started running toward the village.
None of the others moved until Tenten shouted, "Lee! Why did you say those things to Naruto-kun?! He's right! That boy broke his word, and Naruto-kun clearly said what would happen if he did that! You don't have reasons to be angry!"
Neji nodded and added, "Tenten is right, Naruto-san warned you what would happen if he broke his word. Now let's follow him to end this."
But then they heard Lee speaking in a entirely voice different from his usual self, "Shut up! Everyone in the village is right. He's nothing more than a demon! Someday I'll take care of him! And not even you, demon lovers, will be able to do something."
When he said that, Tenten growled angrily and exclaimed, "What the hell is wrong with you, Lee?! Don't talk about Naruto-kun in that way! It's thanks to that kind of mentality that he's so cold now. I don't blame him; I understand him. And now if you're done with your pathetic lament, let's finish this mission."
Lee glared at Tenten, who seemed to be about to attack Lee.
Neji, however, decided to put a stop to this. Although he didn't like being called a 'demon lover,' he said nothing about it and seriously spoke, "That's enough you two! Understand Lee. This is part of your mission, and this will make you grow. And you Tenten, don't insult Lee. Now let's go!" Lee and Tenten nodded and followed Naruto, who was waiting for them more to the front.
Naruto had heard the whole conversation from his place; he couldn't help but smile, maybe he could trust Tenten after all and Neji seemed to respect him. As for Lee, perhaps he would stop being so foolish, and if so, he would become a splendid ninja. He didn't care if Lee hated him now, he wanted Lee to become stronger, so then Lee might be able to give him an exciting battle in the future.
He went out of his thoughts when the others appeared in front of him. He indicated them to follow him, and they quickly arrived at the village.
When they arrived, they saw the villagers surrounding Karashi, who had a look of horror when he saw Naruto there and was even more after seeing what he had done to his mates. Nevertheless, he sighed with relief when he saw Lee with them; maybe he could save him again.
Naruto cut distance with Karashi and declared, "By order of the Hokage, for being a member of the Kurosuki clan and for wasting the opportunity to leave when you could, I sentence you to death."
Karashi turned even paler and replied with a nervous laugh, "B-but i-it was just a joke! You didn't take it seriously, did you? Hehehe…"
He looked at Lee, who didn't seem to have the same bright look in his eyes, "Come on, Lee. Tell your friend that it was just a joke; tell him to forgive me, you know me." He saw that Lee clenched his fists but said nothing.
Naruto then spoke, "I'm sorry, but Lee-san can't do anything. I've given him an order which he must fulfill. Now I will give you the opportunity to commit seppuku or allow me to kill you. What do you prefer?" He muttered as he took one of his Kiba out of the scroll.
In that instant, Karashi began to shed tears, holding Lee's legs tightly, "Please, Lee! Help me! Don't let him kill me. Please! I will do the Curry of Life as before! But don't let him kill me, please!" Karashi begged as more tears flowed. Lee ignored him, but it was obvious that he was crying too.
Naruto then spoke again, "Well, I will do it... Neji, Tenten," He said, attracting their attention, "Hold the boy while I do this."
Both nodded and took Karashi away from Lee, who clenched his fists again, but, this time, extracting blood from them.
Karashi started screaming to let him go; that he wouldn't do it again. However, Naruto just ignored him and continued, "I should cut your head off, but I met your mother. Therefore, I won't do it. I will allow her to see your miserable face after this. I will stab you in the heart. Don't worry; you will feel nothing. You should have thought twice before ignoring my warning. See you in hell…Goodbye."
After that, he stabbed Karashi right in the heart. As Naruto had said, Karashi felt nothing, since he had died almost instantly. Neji and Tenten released the body when it was over, and they could see that Lee had a blank expression on his face.
Lee approached the body and picked it up before taking it elsewhere.
Naruto then spoke, "Okay, all of you, your village is now safe. We'll now withdraw from this place. Neji, Tenten, it's time to return to our village. It's still quite early, and we can get there before the sun goes down. Let's go back to the old woman's house to take Lee with us; I think he went to that place."
Tenten and Neji nodded and followed Naruto, who ran toward the curry restaurant, ignoring the shouts of joy for the Konoha ninja.
Thirty Minutes Later - Curry Restaurant
Naruto, Neji, and Tenten had arrived a few minutes ago, to see the body of Karashi in the room and with his mother crying on his chest. Meanwhile, Lee was just standing there doing nothing.
Naruto didn't care that this woman was crying by the death of her son, so he said, "Lee, it's time to return to the village, after that, you will also be able to whine the death of this bastard. Now we'll head back to the village, and when I say this, I mean now. It's an order, you too Neji and Tenten. Follow me." They nodded and followed Naruto silently.
Lee clenched his fists again as he thought, "Damn demon! I swear that you will pay, and those who call themselves my teammates and friends too! But you Naruto...you will pay more; this is your entire fault!" After that, he knelt down and hugged tightly the old woman, who was still crying.
Lee then said that he would come to the funeral of Karashi within a few days since he wanted to give his goodbyes to her son. After that, he got up and followed Naruto and the others.
Hokage Office – Three Hours Later
Right now, Naruto had ended his report to the Hokage, who nodded to all his words, feeling proud of Naruto by completing another mission without problems. Besides, hearing from the other team members about his qualities as a leader increased that feeling. Lee said nothing at any point, which was strange.
Minato had been thinking about the reactions he was having with Naruto, and he thought that maybe he had made a mistake thirteen years ago. However, he couldn't just go and tell him that he was his father.
First he had to be sure he wasn't wrong and then make up for all those years that he couldn't be there for him. It was a shame that he didn't know that Naruto knew that he was his father and that Naruto cared little about his 'love.'
Minato then spoke, "Okay, you have obtained the Kiba. Unfortunately, neither Kiri nor I can do something because one of the legendary swords have chosen their master, and it seems that they have accepted you as their new owner. Don't worry, Kiri won't say anything about that; you can have them for now. They will ask it back once you die or lose them somewhere so Kiri can retrieve them. Now dismissed."
Then they all began to leave from his office, all towards their respective houses.
They were all exhausted, and everyone had a lot to think about, and the common subject was Naruto, who now was smiling and mentally talking, "Heh! It seems that this stupid mission was productive, after all. I could get my hands on one of the legendary swords and besides that, I found out something interesting...I think you've also noticed it. Right, Kurama?" He asked his tenant, who nodded.
"Indeed. It seems that your daddy is starting to realize that you're his son after all, and not just my incarnation. This will be funnier than I thought."
Naruto just nodded at Kurama's words as he continued to his apartment. He had a lot to do yet, read the scroll, master the last step of the Rasengan and get some blood from his father to see the technique that made him famous.
With that in mind, he continued walking to his apartment.
Notes:
Sorry for the delay.
Hmm… About the talk between Naruto and Tenten, you'll know why she was so horny in chapter 7.
When Naruto talked with Tenten about killing people, he said that he didn't kill innocent people, but that was a lie, he didn't want to give bad advice to Tenten.
The sudden change of Lee was because his friend was killed in front of him and he could do nothing to avoid it. And besides all what he heard about Naruto in the village made him accept that as a fact. Lee will be very OOC in my fic. I won't bash him, never! Lee is awesome.
And you noticed Neji was a little OOC in the confrontation with Tenten and Lee, but in the next chapter, you will know why he is not a 100% bastard.
About the elements of Naruto, only Minato and Danzō know that he can use the five elements. So he wants to keep that as a secret. The people may think that he can use Raiton just because the Kiba.
About the poll, it was obvious that you people would vote yes to Kushina (I will close the poll when I update the new chapter of the original story).
Goodbye.