Ok, so this chapter is going to be VERY VERY VERY VERY different (in some parts) to how the original version went, and I don't wanna spoil anything except that Naruto is more skilled in certain abilities than what the original writer had him.
Without anything else to say, please enjoy.
"Hello, Orochimaru." Naruto greeted the Sannin flatly.
Orochimaru shook himself out of his daze, seeming stunned at being cast aside so easily by a Genin. He looked at Naruto with rage contorting his face.
He walked slowly towards Naruto, trying to assess him.
"You are no Genin, Uzumaki Naruto. To know the Fuja Hoin, to defeat my summons so easily and not to mention…stopping my kick so casually…you have much power. Why not join me?"
Naruto's forest green eyes met Orochimaru's snake like ones.
"Thank you for the offer, Orochimaru. But no, I am content here. You however attacked my comrade and nearly killed her…so…"
Naruto appeared in front of Orochimaru and kicked him with tremendous force sending the Sannin hurtling back into the forest for about a mile, crashing through the trees and foliage.
Sakura stared at Naruto disbelievingly, finally out of her mental paralysis. Defeating Zabuza easily was nothing, but matching a Sannin just as easily…
Naruto started to leak Mokuton chakra, a faint silver shroud around his body. He turned to Sakura.
"Sakura, take Satsuki and get up on to the highest tree here. This fight will be harmful to you if you stay at ground level. Satsuki will wake up any moment now…."
Sakura couldn't move. This was getting too much for her.
"I can sense Orochimaru returning, Sakura. Move NOW!"
Shaken out of her daze, Sakura went on to follow Naruto's instructions and took Satsuki to the highest tree in the vicinity. It was far enough from Naruto that she would be safe from collateral damage, but still near enough to keep him in view.
Naruto waited patiently for Orochimaru to show himself.
"So strong." Orochimaru said, appearing in front of Naruto. The Kusa Kunoichi's face was peeling to reveal his true one. He ripped it off entirely and stood before Naruto as the snake Sannin.
"Tell me Naruto-kun, how is it you have the Shodai Hokage's chakra? Its potency puts even my chakra to shame…"
Naruto looked at Orochimaru in amusement.
"It was too much to hope that my kick put you down, wasn't it? You were Hiruzen's prized student after all…"
Naruto pondered, sampling Orochimaru's chakra deeply.
"You defiled the grave of the Shodai, didn't you Orochimaru, you filthy traitor? You took his cells unto yourself thinking to match his strength…"
Pieces of the forest floor were rising around Orochimaru in the wake of his anger. The snake Sannin hid his rage well, but Naruto could taste it in the chakra he emanated.
"You forgot something, Orochimaru. The First's true strength was the Will of Fire, his power was only a tool and not who he was…you wouldn't understand would you, you slimy traitor?"
Naruto was letting his cynical side show now, seeing that his words were getting to Orochimaru. A loathsome scowl marred Orochimaru's face.
"I will obliterate you, Uzumaki Naruto! You have thwarted me for the last time!"
Naruto smirked, seeing the sheer strength of Orochimaru. Hiruzen at least taught the shinobi arts well to his students.
"Come on then, put your money where your mouth is!" invited Naruto, beckoning Orochimaru.
…..
Sakura stared as Naruto goaded Orochimaru. She was so absorbed in the fight unfolding beneath her refuge that she failed to notice Satsuki stirring.
Was Naruto so confident in his own strength? Irritating Orochimaru was a sure way to achieve a painful death. He was described as a man with immense power and a huge arsenal of Jutsu, who challenged the Yondaime for the post of Hokage.
A veteran of the third war and trained personally by the Sandaime, Orochimaru was feared by all but the Kage and the other S-class shinobi.
That was the man Naruto was challenging so casually. Yet looking at his almost excited face, Sakura believed that he could hold his own.
That thought sent shivers up her spine.
"Ohh…", came Satsuki's groan. He sat up groggily staring blankly at Sakura.
Orochimaru! He stood up immediately, looking around for the Sannin.
"Satsuki-chan!" exclaimed Sakura, glad that she was awake.
"Where's Naruto?" questioned Satsuki urgently. She needed to know, she had to help him. That bastard was smarter than he looked, and the fact he managed to deceive her-Madara as a child, spoke volumes of his prowess.
Sakura got an awed look on her face and pointed at a spot below them.
Satsuki walked to the edge of the massive branch. What he saw would redefine his conception of Naruto forever.
The boy she had found out was the reincarnation of her old lover stood opposite Orochimaru calmly, silver chakra leaking off him faintly, on the verge of combat.
The ground around the two of them was cracking up under the pressure of the chakra being released, and that awed him.
She was no sensor by any means, but even she could still feel the enormity of their power as high up as she was. She felt no jealousy towards Naruto. Instead she just felt awe, pride and overpowering concern for the safety of her teammate.
Together she and Sakura watched closely as Naruto and Orochimaru finished gathering their chakras.
~XxX-Play: If These Tree's Could Talk: Deus Ex Machina-XxX~
"Come."
Orochimaru shot towards Naruto with blinding speed, going directly at his vital points.
Naruto blocked calmly, and countered with his own strike which was also blocked. The two opponents glanced at each other and acted simultaneously, beginning their battle in earnest.
The lethal snake Taijutsu of Orochimaru was matched strike for strike by the Nature fist of the Shodai Hokage. Everywhere they met, gusts of wind blew off and the ground exploded.
Naruto was drawing strength from the abundant Nature chakra pervading the forest and kept on increasing the power of his strikes. His blows were getting heavier and heavier.
Orochimaru could hardly believe he was fighting a Genin; the strength of his blows was unbelievable!
Naruto was enjoying himself thoroughly; the Sannin was truly a snake through and through. He spoke like one, acted like one and was certainly was lethal as one.
Naruto dodged one of Orochimaru's kicks and it impacted the tree behind him, barrelling through its trunk and cutting into half.
Naruto grinned. Orochimaru was very strong, strong enough that he would challenge him considerably at his current chakra capacity.
Of course if the Sannin had fought Senju Hashirama at full strength, he would be crushed in an instant.
He appeared in front of Orochimaru and aimed a kick saturated with his chakra at his head. Orochimaru blocked it, but was blown back through another mile of trees at the sheer strength of the blow.
The Sannin looked livid when he confronted Naruto again, looking worse for wear, "Sen'ei'jashu"
Massive snakes shot out from Orochimaru's hands and flew directly at Naruto's throat.
Naruto held out his hands in the serpent seal.
"Doton: Chikyu no Ogama!"
Two massive scythes of earth rose on either side of the approaching serpents and fell, skewering them into halves.
Orochimaru was already going through a sequence of hand seal's. Naruto could feel a massive amount of Fuuton chakra gathering…
"Fuuton: Daitoppa!"
A massive blast of air ripped towards Naruto, destroying trees and ground alike.
"Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu!"
Naruto went underground and appeared behind Orochimaru with a shower of earth. The sannin reacted instantly, forming seals rapidly.
Naruto did not need a sequence of Hand seals, though. He needed just one.
"Doton: Haritsuke no supaiku!"
An extremely sharp spike of earth blasted from the earth near Naruto's feet and sunk into Orochimaru's chest. Its impact was so great that Orochimaru was sent flying back and the sharp end of the spike sticking out of his back crashed into a tree, effectively nailing the Sannin.
Orochimaru opened his mouth, spitting himself out, shedding his skin like the snake he was.
He looked at Naruto with a lopsided grin.
"It's been fun, Naruto-kun, but I cannot play any longer. You are too strong to be left alive…" And with that Orochimaru leapt at Naruto, his foot aimed at knocking his head off, but, astonishingly, Naruto swiped his own hand and redirected his foot. Orochimaru, not deterred, simply tried to hit him with more kicks, but each attack was blocked with only a single hand from the Uzumaki.
"Listen... " Kurama's voice told him as Orochimaru tried a kick, only to be blocked by Naruto's forearm, "This upstart thinks himself to be some god,' Kurama said as Naruto leaned back and redirected a strike to his face, "Let's show him what real power looks like. Tear him apart Hashirama!" he said as Orochimaru went for a full on punch that Naruto grabbed in his bare hand and moved around him and used his forearm to block another punch before he struck back with a punch to his enemies face then another to his gut, causing the Orochimaru to grunt out before Naruto landed an incredible hit that threw Orochimaru away.
When he stopped sliding Orochimaru could be seen glaring at Naruto, "You little brat!" he yelled out as he jumped at Naruto, the ground crushed beneath his movement. Naruto spun to the left as Orochimaru tried to grab him, and then he grabbed Orochimaru's hand and proceeded to turn around and elbow him in the face. Orochimaru stumbled back and then growled as he jumped up and tried to perform a roundhouse, only for Naruto to grab his leg and spin around and throw Orochimaru away from him. Orochimaru managed to stop himself and leapt back at Naruto with a clawed hand, but Naruto swiped his own hand and moved Orochimaru's hand away from his face.
"I'll admit, he is skilled in hand to hand, but this is nothing compared to the danger that is your Nature Fist, the fact he is keeping up with you not using your taijutsu is a testament to his skill," Kurama said as Naruto dodged several swipes and brought a knee up to block a kick aimed at his side, "Though I will admit, this is entertaining watching you break his spirit so easily." he told Naruto as Orochimaru leapt up and tried to kick Naruto in the side. Naruto simply swiped his hand and pushed Orochimaru back and then proceeded to walk towards him, pushing and blocking using only a single hand much to the anger of the Orochimaru before him.
An uppercut to Orochimaru's jaw allowed Naruto to spin around and into his guard, where he elbowed him in the throat and then gave Orochimaru a backhanded punch to the face. And seeing as he liked to kick, Naruto leapt up and performed a powerful roundhouse into the Sannin's side, bending Orochimaru over to the point he nearly made a arch with his body, his ribs being crushed by the might of Naruto's blow to his rib-cage.
"Don't underestimate me, you bastard child!" he yelled as he bit his thumb and slammed it onto the ground as he called out, "Kuchiyose: Yatai Kuzushi no Jutsu" where several large black cube's that were layered with seals appeared over Naruto's head and fell to the earth. The ground shook as the blocks landed around him, but Orochimaru was in for a shock as the block that had been intended to crush Naruto was caught by several of the tree's he grew, reached up and grabbed it. Naruto had the tree's lift the large cube up into the air and then proceeded to hurl it at Orochimaru, leaving him no choice but to leap up out of the way of the large block as it crashed into the ground, shaking the earth in the process. However, Naruto was expecting this and he seemingly teleported above Orochimaru and kicked him into the ground, an explosion of dust kicking up from Orochimaru's rough landing.
As Naruto landed on the ground, he watched as Orochimaru raced out of the cloud of dust and shook his head. Orochimaru was shocked when he suddenly found himself immobilized by the nine long tendrils of wood that were coming from Naruto's back, but he wasn't given time to think of how to escape as Naruto smashed his fist into Orochimaru face and sent him flying away, the ground shattering as he flew through the air and a shockwave blasting out as Naruto hit him. Orochimaru hit the ground once, twice, thrice, and he still flew through the air. As he landed a fourth time he cried out as he rolled a couple times before he looked at Naruto and thrust his hand out.
However, his shock once again showed as Naruto simply caught the kunai without even moving a muscle. He growled in anger, "Impossible. How.. Just how did he gain so much power?!" he cried out, just as Naruto had said any Orochimaru would do when faced with an opponent they couldn't beat.
Naruto raised his hand up with his palm facing the sky, "Come on, Orochimaru." he goaded, 'Let me show you what true power really is." he told Orochimaru.
Orochimaru growled in anger. Who did this brat think he was? With a charge, Orochimaru attempted to once more beat his enemy into submission. However, what he got was the exact opposite as Naruto planted his fist deep in Orochimaru gut, the Sannin coughing up a gob of blood from the sheer force of the hit. Backing up a bit, Orochimaru tried to hit him with a boxing combo, but Naruto merely leaned and bobbed out of the way to avoid the hits before he lashed out with a hard right cross to Orochimaru face causing him to stumble back. A spinning roundhouse was blocked as Naruto ducked under and smashed another fist into Orochimaru face before he lashed out with a kick to the rogue ninja's face and then another to the ribs before he leapt up and kicked him in the head hard enough to throw him away.
When he finished sliding across the ground, Orochimaru felt some blood on his lip and wiped it off as he glared at Naruto, "How dare you look down on me." he growled as he vanished and appeared above Naruto on a tree limb. A swipe of his arms and Naruto once more caught the kunai aimed to impale him, and he crushed them in his hand and threw the broken remains away. Orochimaru was desperate by now, his cries of, "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! DAMN IT!" filling the air. And with that he pulled out several kunai and hurled them at Naruto before calling, "Ninpou: Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" where Naruto merely started running and then performed a leap and spin to avoid the blades as they stabbed into the ground.
Turning his gaze back to Orochimaru, he was forced to lean his head out of the way as a kunai nearly stabbed him. Turning around Naruto grabs the next knife and swipes the next eight away before the blond throws the one in his hand at the Orochimaru getting a yell of pain as it impales his shoulder. With his enemy now distracted, Naruto vanishes once again and appears behind Orochimaru, and drops a heel on him and sends him flying into the lake nearby, a splash large enough to be seen over the trees showing where he crashed down from the force of Naruto's blow.
Kneeling on the water, the Orochimaru is breathing as if he had run a marathon, his breathing rough and ragged. He gasps when Naruto's chakra signature appears behind him and he leaps out of the way. Trying for a punch, Orochimaru is once more blocked and then kicked away, his hands gouging up water as he forces himself to stop. He grunts in surprise as he catches Naruto's fist in his hand, but still, Naruto is just to fast as he launches a punch to his gut, lifting him up off the water, a hit once again hitting him in the gut raises him higher and another to his chest bends him over while another to his face lifts him back up before Naruto executes a powerful kick to Orochimaru chin and hurls him away.
The sheer force from the hits Naruto delivered were astronomical, the shockwaves blasting the water back with each blow landed. Regardless, after executing his kick, Orochimaru slams into the water and rolls again and manages to only roll once and quickly gain his footing where he launches himself at Naruto as fast as he can.
Orochimaru launches a punch that Naruto stops with his forearm and then lashes out with a left hook to Orochimaru face before the two both throw punches that collide with the others fist, a explosive waterfall rising into the air as the force of their blows shove them away from one another.
Naruto gazed at Orochimaru impassively, feeling the massive spike in the Sannin's chakra. It was of no element, but it felt somewhat…ethereal. Yes, that was the best word.
"Mandara no Jin!"
Orochimaru's mouth opened disgustingly wide and out came a multitude of snakes. Thousands upon thousands of the white reptiles rushed rapidly towards Naruto, piling up to thirty feet and spanning a great width.
Naruto was staring, amazed at the magnificence of the Jutsu. He had never seen it's like, even as Hashirama.
Out of the mouth of every one of the tens of thousands of snakes rushing towards him came out a sword he recognized well.
The sword of Kusanagi, dripping with poison. This was a very powerful technique, and he could not counter it with Doton or Suiton. The thousands of Kusanagi would just rip through.
He could not reveal Mokuton yet though he could easily stop the snakes with that, Kusanagi or not.
Which left…?
The air around Naruto turned blinding silver for half a mile in all directions, chakra pouring out of every one of his tenketsu in a torrent.
He raised his palms routing all his chakra into them. Orochimaru looked stunned by the magnitude of the chakra Naruto was releasing.
The multitude of snakes was almost upon him, the heap growing all the time.
Naruto breathed deeply and slammed his glowing palms into the ground.
A massive semi-circular shockwave erupted from Naruto's position, blowing each and every one of the snakes to pieces.
The forest was destroyed as utterly as Orochimaru's ten thousand shockwave reached the Sannin and hurled him far away for the third time.
Naruto looked around at the devastation he had caused sadly, never liking to see the destruction of trees. Let alone those created by himself.
He immersed himself in his senses and sighed in relief as he felt Orochimaru fleeing rapidly towards the east boundary of the forest.
That battle had pushed him a little.
He sensed Satsuki and Sakura tremulously approaching him from behind.
"You can come out now, Sakura and Satsuki."
The duo slowly walked towards him, not believing the sheer destruction unleashed during the battle. They had never seen a fight like that before and never understood the meaning of a Kage-level fight as they did now.
"You are so powerful, Naruto… You actually drove Orochimaru back…" Sakura said in absolute wonderment.
"Good fight, Naruto." Satsuki said, a small smile adorning her lips as she realized that he had scared Orochimaru enough to flee.
"Gahahah!" Naruto laughed happily. "Thanks guys, but what about you guys? You guys ok?" he asked.
"Hn…I'm fine, he only managed to get past my guard and give me that sick hickey of his. Glad you sealed it away, cuz I want you to get rid of it." Satsuki said, smirking. Naruto was her rival, alright. No matter how powerful he got.
Sakura just smiled at her teammates.
"I have one last thing to do…" Naruto said, sensing all around them for around five miles.
No one.
He assumed all teams were driven away by the scale of his and Orochimaru's fight. All teams had something resembling a sensor on their team, after all. They would have certainly given wide berth to a Kage-level fight.
That suited him just fine.
He looked at the devastation caused by his final attack and the absence of trees, and gathered his chakra.
"Mokuton Hiijutsu: Mori no taito!"
The massive semi-circular area of the forest that was divested of trees for at least a mile rumbled.
Small saplings rose up everywhere in the huge barren area slowly ….and with a great rush shot up to become massive trees that repopulated the empty area.
Satsuki and Sakura looked open-mouthed at their teammate who had just created about a square mile of forest. Naruto just kept stunning them regularly.
Naruto looked at them bemusedly.
"We need to leave the area now. I can sense multiple chakra's approaching us and Satsuki still needs my healing."
They nodded and shot off as one.
….
Yugito, Samui and Omoi had just finished off a team of Kiri, and were collecting their Earth scroll.
The Niibi Jinchuuriki felt an explosion of extremely dense chakra a good distance to their west. It felt familiar. There was also another very strong chakra that felt just evil.
Naruto and someone who was no Genin were engaged in combat.
The ground shook violently for a few moments and then stopped.
What was her fellow Jinchuuriki doing? To feel the tremors of his jutsu this far…that should be a very powerful technique.
Omoi and Samui were prodding her quizzically.
"Yugito, could you sense whoever caused that tremor?"
"Yes. That was the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, Naruto. The chakra did not feel like any element, though…"
"So he used the Kyuubi's chakra?"
"No…it was his own."
"Not cool…Not many people have the capacity or control to do such a thing with just pure chakra."
Omoi in the meantime was into his own apocalyptic thoughts and was being ignored by the blondes.
"Kitten, that boy is no Genin. Be wary of him…very wary. He seems to exude a chakra that can calm or even suppress me if need be."
Yugito gave a mental nod to her bijuu. Suddenly she felt a release of unfamiliar chakra from Naruto.
It felt like…life?
What chakra could actually create life?
She was suddenly pulled into her mindscape by Nibi.
She stood in a lush grass plain, confronting the Hellcat.
"What?"
"Yugito, Naruto either has the Mokuton…or the Rinnegan."
"WHAT?"
"There is no other explanation. That is how he suppressed Kurama so well, and seems to have the power to suppress me. Only two known techniques can create life…One is the Mokuton and the other is a Rinnegan technique called Banbutsu Sozo, the Creation of all things. Both possibilities are extremely disturbing…"
Yugito was extremely stunned. Naruto most probably had one of two mythical bloodlines?
The Rinnegan was the Rikodou Sennin's Dojutsu, the Ultimate Dojutsu. The power he wielded with those eyes was said to be unfathomable… beyond human comprehension.
The Mokuton was documented a little more. Senju Hashirama's strength with that bloodline was so great that he was compared to the Rikodou Sennin sometimes. Taming Nine Bijuu like it was nothing…?
Both possibilities were extremely frightening for the elemental countries. A second coming of either of the two legendary figures would tip the scales…no, completely destroy the scales.
A-sama had to be informed immediately.
She turned to Omoi and Samui.
"We need to get to the tower at the earliest. No wasting time. I have something extremely important to convey to Raikage-sama."
Her teammates seemed to recognize her seriousness and nodded.
Gathering their chakra, they shot off rapidly towards the tower.
….
Naruto had just finished patching up Satsuki. The trio had taken shelter in a clearing some distance from the previous fight.
Sakura could not believe that Naruto was so skilled a Medic. How many talents did the blonde have? Satsuki looked so much better now.
Naruto sighed in satisfaction as he sensed Satsuki's chakra flowing calmly with no fluctuation. His lover was as good as new.
"What is that seal you used on Satsuki, Naruto?"
Naruto pondered for a moment.
"It is called an Evil suppression seal. It is an advanced seal that can contain malicious influences…that is, until the user's will holds. So Satsuki, even with as strong as your will power is, promise me you must never give in to the instincts that may be spawned in you by Orochimaru's seal, understand?"
Satsuki nodded briefly.
Sakura glanced at Naruto. "We still have a need for an earth scroll, don't we? We cannot complete the Exam without the earth scroll…"
Naruto grinned.
"We don't have to worry about that, Sakura-chan. It seems we have company" he said, sensing the approach of the Sound ninja.
The foliage parted to reveal three figures sporting the Oto headband.
The bandaged ninja of the team came to stand in front of Naruto.
"We are here for Uchiha Satsuki. Leave her to us and your lives will be spared. We will even give you our earth scroll."
Naruto looked amused, as did Satsuki.
"Sorry, no deal. Leave us your earth scroll, and maybe we will spare you" said Naruto.
The one next to the bandaged Nin yelled, "DOSU! Let us just kill these brats and get it over with! Die, Satsuki! ZANKUUHA!"
A funnel of air rippled from his arm and shot towards Satsuki, who disappeared.
Naruto stared, intrigued. The trigger-happy Sound shinobi now laid face first in the dirt, Satsuki standing over him.
Dosu shook his head. "Zaku, you should have waited. Kin, take the pink haired girl. I will take the blonde. Zaku, do not underestimate the Uchiha!"
Naruto was getting tired of these games. He just wanted to get the earth scroll and discuss the Orochimaru issue with Sarutobi. He needed to knock these children out fast.
"Satsuki, Sakura stand back. Satsuki, you are still not fully rested. Sakura, you would take too much time to defeat that girl. Leave it to me…"
Not waiting for their responses, he just appeared in front of Zaku and knocked him out with a strong palm to the chest, sending him flying.
Before the girl could react, she was incapacitated by a chop to her neck's vital point.
Dosu pointed his arm towards Naruto for some kind of technique but was just too slow. Naruto buried Dosu to his neck with a simple Head hunter technique and rendered him unconscious with a simple finger strike.
Satsuki smirked broadly and Sakura no longer looked stunned, having expected something like this from the blonde.
Huh, no need for powerful Jutsu when simple techniques can do the job easily.
Naruto went to the one called Dosu and searched him for an earth scroll. They were in luck.
Grabbing the scroll of Earth, Team 7 headed straight towards the Tower.
THE TOWER IN THE FOREST OF THE DEAD
Naruto knocked on the Hokage's room absently.
They had reached the Tower with no problems, unless one took into account the Genjutsu used to misdirect the participants. Satsuki had seen through that one easily with his Sharingan.
They had then opened both their scrolls, causing Iruka to appear and congratulate them on their victory. Naruto had then sent through Iruka a missive to Hiruzen regarding his fight with Orochimaru.
He was asked to attend a meeting of the Jounin immediately. Satsuki and Sakura went to rest before the next round occurred.
Thus he entered the Hokage's office, noting the multiple Jounin present.
"Come in, Naruto. And stop trying to peep at Kurenai's…posterior, Jiraiya."
Naruto turned to see a tall and well-built white haired man straighten quickly from his stealthy position behind the beautiful Kurenai.
"Sorry, sorry…." He giggled perversely, his eyes round from what had obviously been an excellent peek.
Naruto stared at the man with interest. His godfather by all accounts. He had no idea that the Gama-Sennin was a pervert on this scale.
The toad sage had taught Minato, his father. That practically made him family.
"We have gathered to listen to Naruto's disturbing account of his encounter in the Chuunin Exam second round…Tell us, Naruto!"
Naruto nodded, surveying all the Jounin present. Anko, Asuma, Kurenai, his sensei Kakashi, Genma, Aoba, Hayate….and some others he did not know.
They were all either Elite Jounin or undercover ANBU. All of them with strong chakra and exceptional records. He could proceed with his briefing without fear of a leak, as he felt no questionable emotions from the powerful Ninja in the room.
"We were following the river in the forest so we could encounter some team and grab their scroll. We encountered no one and I got suspicious. Anyway, I went to gather food when I sensed that Satsuki and Sakura were in distress. I rushed back and saw a snakelike man finish biting Satsuki…"
Jiraiya scowled. "It was Orochimaru, wasn't it?"
"Yes."
The room erupted.
The Jounin were all clamouring at the fact that mere Genin had to face an S-class criminal. Only Kakashi and the third looked cool.
Naruto would never lose to somebody like Orochimaru.
Jiraiya looked at all their reactions with interest, noting the calm of Kakashi and the Third. Those two knew something…
"QUIET!" the Sandaime roared, causing the Jounin to calm down, though they all looked agitated still.
"Thank you. Now Naruto, proceed with your story."
Naruto nodded. "I healed Satsuki with what supplies and skills I had on me at the time, and saw the seal on her neck. What is it with that seal, by the way?"
Anko stepped forward. "Is Uchiha Satsuki dead? It is very rare that someone who receives that seal survives."
Naruto looked amused.
"No he isn't, Mitarashi-san. I was getting to that. You have that seal as well, don't you? I can feel its evil in your neck…"
Anko nodded in a subdued manner. The third cleared his throat, causing attention to centre on Naruto again.
"As I was saying, I saw Satsuki writhing in pain from that seal and I suppressed it with my own seal…"
The Third hardly looked surprised. The Jounin were still whispering at the revelation of Naruto's prowess, while Jiraiya looked interested.
"Which seal did you use, Gaki?" he asked. Figures. It made sense that the son of the Red Death and his beloved pupil, Minato, would be this strong.
He already felt proud of the young boy he thought of as a grandson, even though he did not let it show.
"The Evil-Suppression seal. It is only a makeshift solution, though, and will only last as long as Satsuki's will to fight does. Anyway, Orochimaru was incensed by my actions and we fought. After a good Taijutsu battle, we fought with ninjutsu. I literally nailed him with an Earth spike, after which he got angry and we engaged again in taijutsu where I kicked his sorry ass three ways to sunday. When he couldn't overcome me yet again he did something I never witnessed before."
Everyone wore disbelieving faces. A Genin keeping up with Orochimaru…?
"He spat out about ten thousand snakes at me. Oh, and he had the Kusanagi no Tsurugi. Each and every snake had Kusanagi jutting out of its mouth, aimed at me-"
Jiraiya interrupted. "That was Orochimaru's Mandara no Jin, when he used it on me there were about a million of those things. What did you do?"
Naruto looked annoyed by all these interruptions.
"I was getting to that, Ero-Sennin!"
Jiraiya looked indignant. "Do not bastardize my sacred name, Gaki!"
Asuma looked a little irritated. "If you don't mind, Jiraiya-sama…"
Jiraiya looked sheepish. "Right, Right…."
"Thank you. Now, with those snakes piling up on me I had no choice but to blow them to pieces. I assume you all felt the tremor…"
The Jounin all nodded, wide-eyed.
"How?" asked Jiraiya, intrigued and hiding his amazement. His former teammate must be losing his touch…
"I have enormous chakra, and my control is good. I can release a concentrated explosion of my chakra if necessary, causing great damage…"
"Just like Tsunade…" muttered an amazed Jiraiya.
Naruto himself was proud of his granddaughter. Apparently, the mischievous little girl had taken after him at least a bit.
"Then Orochimaru left. I think he was surprised, more than anything. He came to test us more than anything, I think, and did not expect me to be so strong…we need to be cautious. Why was Orochimaru here, of all places?" he directed the question to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya looked at Hiruzen, who nodded. He faced the Jounin and said in his resonant voice.
"He is after Uchiha Satsuki's Sharingan. He had this mad delusion of learning all of the Jutsu in the world, and thinks Sharingan will accelerate his plans…"
The third sighed. He never understood Orochimaru, even as a little boy. He was too alien.
The Sandaime cleared his throat again.
"Orochimaru has something bigger going on. Jiraiya has brought me word of my errant former student's frequent visits to Suna.
That and the fact that Suna has sent their clearly unstable Jinchuuriki to Konoha lead me to believe that Konoha might not be safe in the next few months…"
The Sandaime looked at Naruto.
"I have determined that your actions in the Forest of Death lead me to believe that you are already Chuunin material. I hope all of you agree?" Hiruzen asked, looking around at the Jounin.
They nodded as one. Any Genin who stopped Orochimaru and brought his teammates back alive was a worthy Chuunin, no doubt about that.
"Then it is decided. Naruto, henceforth you are a Chuunin and will undertake your mission immediately. The rest of you, watch out for your Genin. And Naruto, you will have to forfeit in the coming round as you are already a Chuunin…"
They all nodded.
"Naruto and Jiraiya, please stay. The rest of you can continue…"
….
Naruto looked at Hiruzen.
"That was a good thing you did, Hiruzen. I would hate to be matched up against the children. It would be fairer to put them against ero-sennin here…"
Jiraiya looked intrigued and irritated.
"Are you saying you are stronger than me? You may have fought the Hebi-teme to a stalemate, Gaki, but I am not called the strongest Sannin for nothing…"
The third looked at Jiraiya. "Naruto here is extremely strong for a reason, Jiraiya. He will not tell you without proper precaution…"
"And I will not tell you right now, ero-sennin. You must wait for Kushina-san to return and I will tell the two of you together."
Jiraiya nodded reluctantly.
"You have the right to your secrets after being independent for so long, Naruto. I won't press you when I have no right…"
Naruto nodded gratefully.
"Thank you. And I hold no resentment for you ero-sennin, the old man told me of the circumstances. I look forward to knowing you…"
Jiraiya looked emotional.
"Me too, Naruto, Me too."
The Sandaime looked at them both. "Let us discuss the espionage of Kabuto, you two."
They nodded and began.
~Unown Location~
"Greetings, Orochimaru-sama."
Orochimaru appeared out of thin air in front of Kabuto
"Hello, Kabuto. Your information seems inaccurate…" with leashed anger.
"What do you mean, Orochimaru-sama?"
"Your useless cards…they told me Uzumaki Naruto was nothing but a dead last. Imagine my surprise when said dead last nullified my cursed seal, overpowered my Taijutsu, shurikenjutsu, wounded me…and above all, destroyed Mandara no Jin!"
Kabuto was open-mouthed with surprise. And sweating as Orochimaru's massive killing intent filled the air.
"I.., I had no idea, Orochimaru-sama. You can't have been serious while fighting a Genin…"
Orochimaru's killing intent receded, the snake sannin calming down considerably.
"True indeed. But I could tell that he was holding back too, and I don't know by how much. I don't like the direction the invasion is going…we may need more reinforcements and I will change our plans."
Kabuto nodded. "How is the Edo-Tensei coming along, Orochimaru-sama?"
Orochimaru looked slightly frustrated.
"The same…Hashirama cannot be resurrected, I have no idea why. But I have a backup, Kabuto. Sensei won't know what hit him.
Don't fail me again, Kabuto. I don't like unknowns…"
Kabuto nodded.
"Go now…I have a grave to rob."
…
Naruto opened his eyes, having heard everything through his concealed wood clone.
So, Orochimaru was indeed planning an invasion of Konoha and planned to assassinate Hiruzen.
What really surprised him was the Sannin's audacity. Orochimaru actually used Tobirama's jutsu to resurrect Hashirama, in other words, himself? The idiot…he had no idea of the ramifications of that technique.
Of course Edo Tensei would not work; the aspect of his soul as Hashirama had left the pure world.
He could resurrect Tobirama, though. This could not be allowed, the dead were meant to be left in peace. He would hate to see Tobirama as a puppet of some upstart.
This needed further consideration.
Forest of Death Preliminary Tower
The spy crept around that night and put two and two together that Uzumaki Naruto could well be trouble for this plan to destroy the Leaf; as unlikely as it seemed. The blonde had gotten him in trouble with his master, seeing as he ranted and raved about being driven off by a blonde brat that was clearly stronger than what was said and known about him. It was Kabuto's intention to sneak into Team Seven's sleeping quarters in the Central Tower to look for proof and possibly to eliminate the blonde jinchuuriki. 'If it's not Uzumaki-kun I can simply withdraw without anyone being the wiser….' thought the glasses wearing ninja.
The snake's apprentice slipped into Team Seven's chambers in silence after confirming Satsuki and Sakura were both in the female quarters. Kabuto looked around and smiled seeing the blonde was indeed all alone. 'There's Uzumaki-kun sleeping like a baby safe in his Mother's arms….' Naruto rolled over in his sleep and mumbled something. Kabuto cast a sleeping genjutsu on the already sleeping teen to make sure the blonde remained asleep….That's when Naruto's eyes snapped open in the darkness and he smiled showing his elongated canines.
"Well, well; an interloper." said Naruto in the darkness. He looked directly at Kabuto as the latter tried to body flicker out of the room. The silver haired ninja's eyes widened when he found he couldn't move at all. The blonde was still looking at him intently and hadn't moved. After a moment of silence Naruto said, "You aren't going anywhere….I don't know what you're doing here but I intend to find out. Let's start with your identity….Genin Yakushi Kabuto of Konoha isn't it…?"
Kabuto was sweating. He found he could talk but that was it. "Y-yes, I'm Yakushi Kabuto. I stepped into the wrong room I'm afraid. You're Uzumaki Naruto-kun aren't you? I'm terribly embarrassed that I lost my way." The snake's apprentice saw Naruto reach down and touch the floor by his bed and channel some chakra into it. The walls of the room suddenly lit up with various seals. Kabuto's eyes widened slightly as he thought, 'Uzumaki is a SEAL MASTER?!'
The blonde sat up in bed and stretched. "Sneaking in here was dumb; using chakra in a low level jutsu was dumber. What were you doing, genjutsu?" he questioned calmly
He wanted answers, and if he woke Satsuki it'd show he wanted her to do drastic things, and he didn't need that. She'd break him in an instant before he could find anything out. Interrogating a spy was nothing for the likes of him anyways.
Sweating heavily, the glasses wearing ninja said, "I-I don't know what you're talking about Naruto-kun. I just lost my way. If you call a proctor I'm sure we can sort this out; we're both comrades from the Leaf aren't we?" Naruto's eyes lit up red for a second, sending a chill down Kabuto's spine. The spy channeled chakra to summon an ANBU and said, "L-let's be reasonable Naruto-kun. I know you're tired and fatigued. You must be exhausted."
Naruto stood up and said, "The seals on the walls are advanced silencing/suppression seals. They won't let any noise out of this room no matter how loud you scream. They also suppress chakra so the signal you just sent to the ANBU never left these walls. It's just you and me, Yakushi."
The snake's apprentice felt like a cornered rat in a trap. "We'll sort all this out, Naruto-kun. Just call my sensei or my teammates." 'Even if he tortures me Orochimaru-sama taught me to resist pain and drugs.'
The blonde unsealed a brush and a bottle of chakra ink. He shook his head and muttered, "There is no rest for the wicked….I'll tell you what. You answer my questions truthfully and I'll set you free after you've sated my curiosity."
Kabuto smiled harmlessly and said, "Of course Naruto-kun. Ask away."
Naruto spun his brush once and painted a small seal on Kabuto's throat. Then the seal master said pleasantly, "Fuin. Now tell me where your true loyalties lie."
The glasses wearing nin said, "I'm a loyal ninja of the Leaf of course." Then he suddenly felt his throat constrict in a most painful way." Kabuto coughed and said, "I seem to have a slight tickle."
"The vibrations from vocal cords are subtly different when we lie." said the blonde. "That seal causes muscle spasms when you lie….You're very good at lying by the way. I couldn't tell myself though the seal could."
"I-I don't know what you're talking about Naruto-kun." Kabuto started having throat pain again and grimaced.
The blonde raised a eyebrow and said, "Obviously you do know. Let's ask a different question; who is your true master?"
"Hokage-sama is who I- (COUGH! COUGH!)"
"That was a big lie there Kabuto-san." observed Naruto conversationally. "At this rate you're going to choke to death before you answer my questions honestly. Let's try this question. Are you a spy?"
Kabuto's eyes widened and he whispered "No…." He then had a terrible coughing fit and would have collapsed if he hadn't been frozen in place.
"Do you work for Orochimaru?" asked Naruto, taking a long shot.
Kabuto calmed himself and said, "I'm not going to sit here and be tortured Naruto-kun; we are allies and- (COUGH! COUGH, COUGH)!"
"Yeah, not buying it." said Naruto before he unsealed a small book and thumbed it for a minute. Kabuto started coughing uncontrollably again and the blonde's expression turned deadpan. "Hold that thought." said Naruto. "I'm going to get some assistance. Naruto said before he body flickered out of the room leaving Kabuto frozen in place and very afraid.
….
….
….
Kabuto had been alone for fifteen minutes trying to figure out a way to escape when he heard a cheerful voice. "I'm back." said Naruto as he reappeared in his room where Kabuto was still standing. "Sorry about the delay, I had to retrieve some associates." and the glasses wearing nin felt his heart rate go into overdrive as he watched as both Morino Ibiki and Mitarashi Anko appeared in body flickers as well seconds later.
Ibiki looked at Kabuto and squinted at the spy's throat before he said to Naruto; "So this little seal on his throat is a lie detector?"
"Yes." said Fox. "It's just like I said before."
Flashback….
Anko and Ibiki were discussing the situation with Naruto. Ibiki had Yakushi Kabuto's file in his hand and Anko had already read it over. Naruto said, "The seal I placed on his throat is basically a little lie detector. It senses the vibrations of the vocal cords and if someone lies then it causes their throat muscles to constrict and makes them choke and cough. The bigger the lie; the worse it affects them."
Anko got a manic smile on her face. "Oh. My. God. THAT'S genius!"
"This could make our jobs a whole lot easier." said a smirking Ibiki. "What about the silent treatment?"
"If he clams up it won't make him talk." explained Naruto. "There's another seal for that…."
Flashback end….
The blonde sat and watched as Anko and Ibiki took turns asking various questions and Kabuto was coughing up a fit. Ibiki smiled grimly and said, "Uzumaki Naruto-san; our guest isn't being very cooperative and no Yamanaka's are available. Tell me about the other seal you mentioned and explain what it does."
Naruto nodded. "The seal is one of the Black Seals from Uzu I learned of long ago. It's called Mind Burner and it induces pain to the degree that anyone will talk if asked a question. It feels like your brain is being boiled alive. Consider the Hyūga juinjutsu to protect the Byakugan a really pale and cheap imitation."
"Any possible side effects from this Mind Burner?" asked Anko with a wild look in her brown eyes.
The blonde nodded, "Possible brain damage, being rendered a vegetable, death….They didn't call it a Black Seal for nothing, these seals are considered forbidden by the Uzumaki clan for a reason."
'Oh dear….' thought Kabuto.
"This is your last chance to speak freely Yakushi." grunted Ibiki.
"You're….you're bluffing!" said Kabuto with more bravery than he felt.
Ibiki shrugged and turned to the blonde. "Put it on him; I want to see what this Black Seal of yours can do."
Naruto got out his brush and said darkly, "As you wish." When he applied the Mind Burner seal to Kabuto's forehead the second he whispered, "Fuin." It began to smoke and Kabuto screamed as if he'd been hit with a red hot branding iron. It took a few seconds for the seal to stop causing the spy agonizing pain and finally the glasses wearing ninja was panting and sweating heavily as tears ran down his face….
Ibiki said, "That's some seal….Okay Yakushi; yes or no. Do you serve Orochimaru?"
Kabuto tried to resist with all his willpower but suddenly his head felt like it was the surface of the sun itself. "N-n-n-n-AAARRRGGGGHHH! YES! YES! I SERVE OROCHIMARU-SAMA BODY AND SOUL! STOP! MAKE IT STOP!"
The psychological sadist cracked his knuckles and said, "Oh, we're just getting started….
….
Three hours later Kabuto had answered all of the questions he was asked….He convulsed suddenly as he tried to speak and then his head drooped as if he'd fallen unconscious. The seal on his forehead faded away and Anko asked, "What's with the seal?"
Naruto calmly watched as the Mind Burner vanished and said, "He is dead. He couldn't take it anymore. His brain and body shut down from resisting the seal. Black Seals vanish once there's no chakra to feed on. They leave no evidence behind."
Ibiki checked Kabuto's vitals and said, "No doubt about it." He took down a note and said "Genin Yakushi Kabuto died as of 3:41 AM." Then Morino closed his notebook and said, "Seal up the remains. I'll take the body of Orochimaru's spy down to forensics. Gods only know how many body modifications the snake did to him….Before that he was with Danzo in ROOT. We might learn something."
The blonde quickly sealed Kabuto's remains in a scroll and handed them to the head of Torture and Interrogation. Ibiki accepted the scroll and said, "You did good work tonight. Those seals of yours are something else. Make sure to submit a report to the Hokage. –And one last thing. Yakushi Kabuto was never here." With that Morino body flickered out, Anko silently following.
Naruto sighed before he collapsed back onto his bed and stared at the ceiling, and listened as his door opened and turned to face Satsuki as she entered, "You did good, if you need me, I'm still here." she told him softly.
Naruto nodded and allowed her to crawl into the bed next to him and cuddle up to him where he wrapped a arm around her.
THE PRELIMINARIES
"…are there any who wish to forfeit the exams by leaving at this stage."
"I…Uzumaki Naruto, wish to quit. Personal reasons"
The Sandaime nodded with a hint of a grin.
"You may leave, Naruto."
Satsuki looked pissed, as did Sakura. They still did not like Naruto quitting. He had not told them why, except that the Hokage had requested it. Why was Satsuki still fighting-she'd tear them apart, but according to Naruto, the people wanted her to show her skills and he agreed slightly to show some of her prowess as a jounin level ninja-well sorta.
Waving to his outraged teammates and stunned fellow rookies, Naruto began his mission of investigating Kabuto.
…..
TEN DAYS LATER
Naruto watched as Satsuki was being trained by Kakashi to use her Lightning Chakra Nature. As Madara her affinity had been for Wind and Fire, but as Satsuki her main affinity was indeed Lightning, though she still had her repertoire of jutsu from her previous life.
She had apparently made quite the impression back at the preliminaries, moving so fast that her opponent could hardly see her, let alone touch her. Satsuki had apparently defeated him with speed and Genjutsu alone, not laying a single hand on her opponent.
Satsuki was being called the second coming of the other great prodigy of the Uchiha, Shunshin no Shisui.
The disadvantage with shunshin was that one could not unleash ninjutsu instantaneously after using it, as the regathering of chakra took time. However, being who she was, she had only eliminated that problem long ago much like he himself had done.
Sakura had tied with Ino, leading to both of them getting eliminated. Shikamaru had beaten his opponent, as had Shino. Chouji was eliminated along with Kiba. Intriguingly, the sound ninja he had beaten in the forest were nowhere to be seen…
Jiraiya came to stand alongside him. "Hey, Gaki, how are you doing?"
"I finished my training just now, ero-sennin. I am watching Satsuki do her own. Is there something you needed?"
Jiraiya nodded.
"Yeah. Sensei told me to tell you…Kushina arrived one day ahead of schedule for some reason. She should be in sensei's office by now…"
Naruto's heart skipped a beat. His mother was here, now? His face must have showed his agitation, for Jiraiya consoled him.
"She is your mother after all, Gaki. Just be yourself. Sensei has summoned me, Kakashi, you and Kushina for a meeting. Let me go get Kakashi and we will all go together."
Naruto nodded mutely, unable to calm himself. Even all his years as Hashirama did not prepare him for something like this.
He watched as Jiraiya spoke to Kakashi. Satsuki had left for her home.
His father's teacher and student approached him and laid a hand on his shoulder each.
"You will be fine, Naruto" said Kakashi compassionately. They set off towards a meeting that was long overdue.
Mother and son would be reunited at last…
THE HOKAGE'S OFFICE
Naruto stood in front of the Hokage's office, Jiraiya and Kakashi standing tall beside him. He knocked with trepidation.
The door opened slowly, and Naruto entered.
Standing next to Hiruzen was a fairly tall woman with long red hair that reached down to her waist. She wore the traditional ANBU uniform, with two Katana strapped to her back in an X.
He drank in the sight of his mother, who had returned to him after all these years like a parched man drank water.
A sensing of her chakra set off a feeling of pride in him. She was very strong, with a powerful fire affinity and a stunning affinity to water.
The emotions he felt from her were strong, so strong that it amplified his own, bringing unbidden tears to his eyes.
Regret deeper than the deepest ocean, guilt raging like fire, and above all pride in him.
A lone tear rolled down his cheek.
Dimly, he noticed Kakashi, Jiraiya and Hiruzen smile brightly at the sight before vanishing to presumably give them privacy.
Kushina too seemed stunned with the Naruto she was now seeing. The last report she had gotten from her ANBU contacts had shown her son to be a little shrimp who was basically a loser.
Not this…young man, too tall for a thirteen year old Genin. With his shoulder length blonde hair and well-toned body, he could well be Minato in his youth.
She stopped examining him and stared at his face. The face of the son she had essentially abandoned for his safety.
The first thing that struck her was his eyes. Her son had innocent blue eyes that were sad and hopeful at the same time. Not forest green eyes that gave off the wisdom of a lifetime, and shone with power unrestrained.
The eyes were the windows to the soul.
And the boy she was seeing through his eyes was no Genin, Chuunin, Jounin or even a Kage. He seemed to be more. Much more. An incarnation of mercy and hope, forgiveness and compassion.
She could stand the silence no longer.
"Naruto…?"
Naruto nodded tremulously. All his certainty as Hashirama left him standing as a little boy who ached for his mother.
He saw her approach him as if it were a dream. She slowly came to him and caressed his face with trembling hands.
"I am sorry, Naruto. So sorry for all the pain you must have felt without me to love you. I only left for your safety…"
Kushina was now openly crying, her face showing her extreme anguish and self-loathing.
Naruto too was shedding tears at this long awaited moment finally arriving.
"It is alright…Kaa-san."
Kushina flung herself at Naruto, hugging him tightly. The two remaining Namikaze were together again, the loss of their separation and love and hope at their reunion flowing through their veins like cleansing fire.
Naruto smiled to himself softly, hugging Kushina tightly to himself.
It would be alright.
…
Naruto had, with some assistance from Kakashi and Hiruzen, told his mother of his life after she left him.
How he was thrown out of the orphanage and had fended for himself at the age of six in the cold streets and beaten almost to death regularly.
How he was given an apartment for himself and lived there alone, loveless and scorned by all.
His academy years.
Now, it was time for the final secret: his true identity. He looked at Jiraiya and Kushina, assessing them.
Kushina was not raging, as Naruto had expected her to be. She had an expression of uttermost self-loathing upon her face as she visualized the sufferings her child had gone through.
The village should burn in hell for its ignorance. No mother should ever have to leave her child to suffer like this.
Minato…he had faith in Konoha. Like the trusting idealist he was, he had turned her little bundle of joy into a Jinchuuriki knowing full well the hatred it brought.
She still loved him, though. How could she hate him when she, still alive, had left her son to suffer? That would make her a hypocrite.
Naruto looked at her almost as if he had read her mind.
"Do not hate the village for my suffering, Kaa-san. It was born of ignorance and I pity them for it…"
Jiraiya looked at him in amazement, Kakashi and Hiruzen in pride.
Kushina was incredulous "How can you not hate them, Sochi?"
Naruto turned to Hiruzen. "Hiruzen, it is time…"
Kushina looked quizzically at Kakashi.
Naruto walked to Mito's seal again, and activated it again. Jiraiya and Kushina looked on stunned.
"What was that seal?" Kushina asked her son, awed by the chakra he had emanated.
Naruto explained the seal to her and Jiraiya, causing them to sit in wonder of Mito's prowess. Kakashi and Hiruzen just looked on in anticipation.
"Kaa-san, ero-sennin, it is time for me to reveal my secret to you. You are both seal masters and can understand better than most…"
Kushina and Jiraiya listened attentively.
"The sealing of the Kyuubi changed me, Kaa-san. It awoke in me something that should be impossible…"
Here he lifted up his black shirt, showing the room the changed dead demon seal on his stomach.
Kushina and Jiraiya looked at the seal with curiosity. The two had a look of slight comprehension upon their faces.
"It awoke in you a new personality did it not, Sochi? I can deduce that much from the change in the seal.."
Naruto nodded appreciatively.
"It caused me to remember my previous life in this world and become both my old self and current one at the same time."
Kushina looked distressed. As parents, they had not done right by their son. He had to undergo too many things that should not be experienced by any child.
"Do not be distressed Kaa-san. It is my old life that led me to become what I am now, to find peace."
Kushina and Jiraiya looked at Naruto with anxiety. This could very well be harmful and was extremely unexpected.
Naruto clasped his hands in the ram seal, flaring his chakra.
"Is that…Nature chakra?" Jiraiya asked in amazement.
"Only in major part" replied Naruto. His chakra always had a high concentration of Nature chakra mixed in it. They had called it Mokuton chakra.
Kushina was amazed and at her son's chakra. He was unleashing enormous amounts and didn't even breathe hard.
She watched as he molded chakra.
"Mokuton: Budo no Hirogari!"
Impossibly, vines started spreading and flowers bloomed upon them covering the space of the entire office.
Hiruzen looked stunned at seeing his sensei use Mokuton again. Kakashi looked awed. He would never get over Hashirama-sama using Mokuton in front of him.
Naruto looked at Kushina and Jiraiya, who looked at the spectacle in amazement. He felt a sense of déjà vu, having done this to Kakashi before.
"I was and am Senju Hashirama, the Shodai Hokage of Konohagakure."
AND THAT IS A WRAP.
So yea, I borrowed a scene from Thayerblue's Ryugan story, not mine I will admit, but I couldn't stand Kabuto in the anime-at all. I originally planned to kill him after the timeskip in a very different manner, but I reread Curse of the Ryugan and was in the midst of editing this chapter and figured 'Why not?' and so I outted the snake. Why Naruto ever pardoned the two snakes (Kabuto and Orochimaru) I will never know, but if I was him I'd have killed the both of them as soon as I could.
Anyways LIKE/FAVORITE/FOLLOW to show the story the love it deserves and don't forget to COMMENT/REVIEW to tell me what you think of this chapter thank you. I will see all of you later, peace.
Sidenote: Yea, i missed some details and forgot to removethemso that one is on me so I will point out that Kabuto is DEAD, No resurrections/rebirths/clones/returns/Pass-Go or anything for the traitor. My fault for overlooking that detail, was awake for 36+hrs so I apologize