In His Own Right:
Chapter Eleven:
*Fun fact: This chapter is exactly 6,792 words. My present, enjoy!
*Probably my worst written chapter IMHO.
*Two days earlier*
Tsunade walked towards the exit, moving fast and not exchanging the two so much as a glance. Sasuke and Kakashi turned each other, a similar question on both their faces. Sasuke nodded and Kakashi returned his nod as they both left the office quickly following behind the fifth Hokage.
"Hokage-sama.", Kakashi began, catching up to the female Hokage, Sasuke followed a short distance away down the long hallway.
"You're up to something, aren't you?"
She grunted, almost in annoyance, albeit the irritation didn't seem to be directed towards the masked shinobi. She stopped in her tracks, Sasuke finally catching up as she did so.
"Placing charges against him and putting him under 24-hour surveillance hasn't exactly worked, the bastard is extremely shifty. To put it frank, prosecuting him will take a shit ton of time and it may not even work. I'm taking matters into my own hand. Danzo is a threat to this village and it is my job to abolish any threats!"
"Are you implying that you are going to deal with Danzo immediately?", His one eye held a sparkle of interest, Sasuke noted. He watched the Hokage turn on her heels, directing her attention towards the former Anbu captain.
"Correction Kakashi, I'm implying that 'we're' going to deal with Danzo. He still has been able to maintain power despite the restrictions and consequences that have been placed on him."
This was news.
She began to move forward, the two Jounin followed behind.
"We need a squad full of elite ninja and we need one now. No one under the rank of Jounin. Kakashi, Sasuke this is an S-classes mission, I'm putting you two in charge of assembling a team anyone with suitable techniques. We're going to get this bastard, and I want this done within the hour! I want everything said and over with before the Chunnin exams.", she finished, the three making their way through the hallway, surprisingly passing little to no one.
"Danzo isn't stupid Tsunade-sama, I think we may need more than a team to detain him. The man is capable of many things."
Kakashi explained.
"I'm fully aware of what he's capable of. That's why you'll have two individual teams of Anbu as backup, their positions will be hidden of course.", she responded in a knowing fashion, her eyes falling upon Sasuke for a fraction of a second.
His mind jumped in curiosity at her actions, she knew something that he obviously didn't. He was no sure of exactly what the subject was, but he was willing to bet it had something to do with Sasuke himself. But back to Danzo.This elder seemed like quite a nuisance if you asked the Uchiha. As stated before he had never met the man nor had he even placed an eye on the old man, but from the light in which Kakashi and Tsunade currently held him, he's actually glad he hadn't.
"How powerful is this man?...I mean his skills as a shinobi?", Sasuke finally broke his silence, his voice bringing both Kakashi and Tsunade's attention towards him.
"Let's just say, that he was on par with the third Hokage himself.", The gray-haired shinobi answered.
"Hm, so he's no pushover."
"Not at all. We must be extremely cautious when dealing with Danzo, he is to be detained and if necessary terminated.", the fifth Hokage turned to the right, heading somewhere that seemed to be an enigma to Sasuke. He turned to Kakashi for an answer, as they exchanged a non-verbal conversation. Kakashi also saw her movements to be quite a mystery.
"With all due respect, Hokage-sama, but isn't what you are planning illegal, the Daimyo would not approve of this nor will the other elders. It would be seen as a traitorous military action pushed forward without the approval of the Daimyo. Basically, it would be seen as the Hokage's attempt at securing full control of Konoha. I know what Danzo did was illegal in itself, but putting yourself at risk may backfire. You can lose your position as Hokage."
She stopped again, Sasuke absorbing what his former sensei had stated. He was right after all, Tsunade could not push forward such an aggressive gesture without the approval of the daimyo. Probable cause would not work here, especially considering that Danzo was seen as an extremely trusted and loyal servant to the village. She could place restrictions on his power, watch him for a certain amount of time, but she would not be able to detain him without evidence or approval.
Her lips parted. "I'm fully aware of the consequences, and I am prepared to take any punishment be it necessary. But, I am doing my job as the Hokage. No, it is my job as a shinobi, and I will wholeheartedly without any question."
Kakashi sighed, closing his one visible eye. "Minimum amount of people for this squad?"
"We only need four specifically, I already have two squads of Anbu on the perimeter as backup..", she replied almost instantly.
"I get to hand pick them?"
"Yes, I'm putting my trust in your hands Kakashi, choose wisely.", he nodded slightly, turning to Sasuke, the seventeen-year-old watching his former teacher.
"Looks like we're on recruiting duty, Sasuke.", he almost spoke jester-like. The Uchiha ignored that statement, directing his next question towards Tsunade.
"I'm taking both of your words as credible sources, however, I'm not entirely convinced that this man is as bad as you guys are making him out to be.", he felt both their eyes glare through him almost as if he were transparent. "Yes, I understand that he's done terrible things like attempting to assassinate Shisui, but that's not as nearly as bad as the Akatsuki or Orochimaru."
They both stood still, not moving. Tsunade's eyes tore into Sasuke's with a swirl of emotion, said emotions running from sympathy to sorrow. What the fuck was her problem?
"Sasuke there are some things that are probably better left unsaid.", with that, she continued to stroll. What? Sasuke stared at Kakashi in question, whom of which looked just as much as perplexed as Sasuke.
"What's that supposed to mean, huh?", he asked. He didn't receive an answer, she continued walking, ignoring his statement and totally changing the subject. "I need to get into contact with the other five Kage."
He found himself opening his mouth to press on with the question, he was too stubborn to let what she said slip so easily. However, Kakashi stopped him, his hand raising.
"Forget it for now." suggested the elder shinobi.
He glared at the only female Hokage, not exactly wanting to listen to Kakashi but he nodded regardless. She was probably speaking about nonsense anyway, that's usually what people did when they wanted to sound mystical or wise. He shrugged it off. It wasn't that important, he guessed. Now, what was important was getting rid of this Danzo guy and seeing what all the fuss was about. That was his main reason he was looking forward to bringing this man to his knees, taking on his next challenge and overcoming it, that is if all goes well. Funny, that he didn't even know what the guy looked like, but consider that he was an elder, Sasuke could only assume that he was quite old.
People were up, and people were about. The sun shined at a medium length. It wasn't quite at the highest point yet, but it was still at a significant lighting vantage point in the sky.
"Knowing Ero-sensei he could be anywhere."
She shook her head in confirmation. The two ninja stood outside in the sun, it's rays beaming on the two, though the air was almost cool and sensational.
"Finding him shouldn't be too difficult, especially with your sage mode training.", Naruto rubbed his chin when she said this.
"There's probably a pretty Hefty amount of chakra signatures, it may be difficult to pinpoint his. That is if he's here, to begin with."
It would be quite the upset if it turned out he wasn't here. Yes, this was his last known position, but shinobi have the tendency to move about, and frequently at that. She watched the Jounin, as he closed his eyes. She watched the phenomenon with a wrapping interest. The skin surrounding his eyes turning red as his pupils turned a deep yellow. She had seen him perform this many times during their spars and training, and her amazement never seemed to dissipate despite this. His mastery of Sage Mode was nothing but impressive, something even Jiraiya-sama had not been able to do.
He stared out into the crowd, his eyes scanning the area as he seemed to reach out with his chakra, using said in an attempt chakra at locating the position of Jiraiya. It took a while. They stood there for a moment as the blond began to concentrate, she remained silent as he did so, not wanting to disturb his concentration and possibly ruin his technique. His facial expression slid into what can only be described as a smirk.
"Well look at that! He's in the village, I can sense him." Naruto explained.
She let out a sigh of relief at this.
"Where?", the girl asked simply.
"This way, follow me.", she shook her head in agreement and proceeded to follow the blond through the village, the two pushing through crowds as they made their way towards Jiraiya's location. The walk wasn't too long, maybe thirty minutes, but it was a quiet one. She was a quiet individual, always had been and she liked it this way, but being around Naruto..well it made her want to actually have a conversation. It was weird to her, to tell the truth, she wanted to hold a conversation with him but had no idea how to convey her thoughts appropriately into what could be considered small talk. She simply didn't have small talk, she usually only communicated when it was completely necessary. The fundamentals of a conversation were a conundrum to her outside of necessities, simple greetings, and possibly a countable number of other aspects.
She sighed.
They finally stopped, Naruto stood still as he gazed up at the building that seemed to be their destination.
"Here?", she asked him a bit dumbfound.
"Yes, unfortunately.", he spoke almost in embarrassment.
She gazed up at the building. "There's nothing wrong with going to a bathhouse."
"Oh yes, of course not. It's not him being in the bathhouse that I'm afraid of. It's more on the lines of what he's doing there."
"Hm.", she answered understanding what he was implying. It was no secret that the toad sannin was, rather perverted. It was actually a well-known fact throughout Konoha.
The building was a white, circular building that shared a resemblance with the Hokage residence though it was much shorter in height, it exceeded the Hokage mansion in width.
Naruto shrugged as he deactivated his sage mode and entered the building, Izumi followed close behind the blond. They walked in coming upon the clerk at the building's entrance.
"Hello there, how are you two this fine day?", the man greeted them with a smile. His eyes a chocolate brown that matched the color of his hair.
"Yes well, we're looking for someone."
He looked up at Izumi and then Naruto.
"A long white-haired old man. Maybe a few inches taller than me. Red marks that come down from his eyelids to his chin...", the blond Jounin described to the man.
"Ah, hmm, yes a man with that description did come through here."
"We know he's here, the question is; is he in one of the hot baths?", Naruto stepped closer to the man.
"Yes, I escorted him to the men's outdoor tub.",
"And the male and female pools are separated by what, exactly?", he questioned.
"..a wall."
Silence came soon after, a short silence. Izumi watched the kyuubi Jinjuriki, a spark flashing through his crystal blue eyes. Probably, realizing that Jiraiya may have been up to no good. His mischief seeming to be immature and disgracing especially for someone who's among the leaf village's most elite shinobi.
"Okay, give me five minutes I'll be back."
She only responded with an inclination of her head to his. He turned around in the direction of the men's bath before disappearing down a small hallway. She watched him move, his hair seeming to be an extra beautiful shade of yellow.
She probably should have kept her thoughts straight, keeping them on their task; retrieve Jiraiya-sama, and get back to the village before the Chunin exams. Yes, that should be the bare minimum extent of her thoughts. But she couldn't help but, see Naruto in a light she had never really associated someone with. Why? He was a very odd person, though so was she. But he had a sense of optimism, he could make anyone's day better, his personality that of a people's person and he was just simply an amazingly nice and thoughtful guy.
She laughed internally remembering the button pin he'd given her, she had actually brought it with her, back at their hotel room. Although she wasn't one that understood relationships like the average person her age, she was sure a button pin wasn't the most sentimental present. At least, most people wouldn't consider it as such. But, she didn't see the object itself as sentimental, but the thought of said object, the symbolism, the fact that he'd actually gotten her something, that in itself was what she cared for the most.
How would she convey her emotions, or rather her feelings for him? Yes, she would admit it, there was a certain attraction she had for the young man, and she really wanted him to know about it. Mainly because it was possible that maybe he shared the same feelings. And if so, maybe they could possibly have some sort of a relationship. And if that occurred things would work out in her favor. For one she wouldn't have to worry about an arranged marriage, and she'd actually have a favorable love interest. However, despite the pros, she found a few issues with the possibility of dating Naruto. One of these issues was the relationship itself. She was ignorant when it came to such things, yes, Izumi Uchiha the prodigal genius was ignorant in that aspect, it had been a rather trivial subject to her, that is, until now. She wasn't the most sociable of people. Shisui had always commented on how she was so oblivious of her many 'fanboys', and how they did so many favors for her and she just gave them the cold shoulder; that they could literally slay a dragon for her and she still wouldn't even show them a small ounce of interest, he found it entertaining yet deemed her to be a cruel person. It had never occurred to her that she was rejecting anyone, as he stated she had always been oblivious to the obvious interest from those of the opposite sex, she simply had always thought that those guys had been raised proper, with dignity, and with excellent manners.
-But Digressing- She didn't know how to act in a relationship nor did she know how to initiate one. "It's not something that you learn to do, it just seems to happen.", Kakashi's voice came back to her. It just happens. Now, another issue that would arise from having an intimate relationship with Naruto would be everyone's reaction. She wasn't sure how Shisui would respond, he had always been rather protective of her, ever since they were children, he may not approve. -Speaking of Shisui, she needed to see him as soon as she got back-. Sasuke, now he was an enigma. Her younger brother could be rather over the top at times, and his response to Izumi and Naruto being together may not be the most positive. How would her Father reply? Naruto was a top-notch ninja after all, definitely more skilled than her own Father. So the heir determined that Fugaku wouldn't be much of a problem. And other than those people, she didn't care too much if anyone knew.
She had allowed him to sleep in the same bed as her, and apparently, he had responded quite awkwardly to her actions. That was simply her attempt at opening up to the boy and showing that she trusted him and had a good reason to do so.
She would wait for a more appropriate time to address her feelings.
Her eyes went back to the clerk, realizing that the man was watching her from behind the desk. Izumi rose her signature eyebrow at the man in question.
"Do you wish to go to the woman's bathing area?", he asked, kindly.
"No."
The baths were hot of course. The steam seemed to cloud Naruto's vision, he stepped outside towards the outdoor bath as he stared into the man-made hot spring. Clouds of steam blocked his view. A figure seemed to be in the pool, one single figure, he allowed his keen cat-like eyes to adjust to the smoke. A stream of joy shot through him like happy bullets as he realized just who that man was.
"Sensei!", he called out to the man relaxing in the hot tub. At first, the man seemed startled, his eyes were closed the man seemed to have dozed off. His eyes stared forwarded. The man who had been the closest thing to a father to him, the man that considered him family.
"Naruto?", he asked, in the most confused voice the blond had ever heard emanate from his sensei. "What in the devil are you doing all the way out here?" a solemn and gleeful smile graced Naruto's face.
"Tsunade sent us."
"Did something happen?", he inquired, moving from the edge of the bath towards Naruto's position above the bath.
"Yes, actually a lot. We need you back at the village, the Akatsuki are back."
The elder man rubbed his chin at this. "I anticipated this actually, but I didn't think it'd be this soon. Their movements on the surface have become much more frequent."
Then Naruto replied. "It would also seem that an elder by the name of Danzo has been causing quite some trouble, we need more of your information on Akatsuki back home. That's why Izumi and I were sent here to get you."
He nodded at this in understanding. "Danzo, huh.", That was usually the response that people who knew of him gave when his name was brought up. "The man has a few screws loose if you ask me. Evil fucker."
"We should probably get going now, I have Izumi waiting."
Jiraiya shook his head in acknowledgment. "Alright, I guess that ends my little relaxation session.", he said going to grab his towel, as he began to exit the tub.
"Oh, and ero-sensei." He stopped his movements, placing his attention on Naruto."It's good to see you again." Naruto told him with a smile.
It would have made more sense to move at the cover of night, but that wasn't possible, the Hokage had specifically wanted everything done within the hour, her patience had been strained to that of a flat piece of paper. So here they were, a team of six shinobi, including Sasuke and Kakashi, preparing to raid Danzo's mansion, a large almost square building which was located a short distance from the Hokage residence. The hand-picked team consisted of; Kakashi, Hinata, Guy, Neji and Lee just for the operation. Sasuke didn't question why he'd picked two ninja who specialized in Taijutsu and two Hyuga, out loud. But, it did seem rather weird if you asked him. The whole entire team had been given Anbu armor and individual masks for the occasion, it being best to keep their identities as desecrate as possible.
The six ninja led by Kakashi, waited on the mansion roof, a sense of a clear mind and concentration falling upon the ninja as they waited for the right away from the Hokage. Kakashi waited in anticipation for the orders from the com-link in his ear.
"He's definitely in there and he seems to be the only chakra signature in there. It's simple if we're going to move then now would be the time..", Neji explained to everyone, breaking the silence with his serious tone. It was simple. They would confront Danzo, and if everything went exactly as planned, he'd be arrested, placed in prison, no one will get hurt and they wouldn't even need the extra garrison of Anbu. Unsurprisingly, however, Sasuke wanted nothing more than conflict. Yes, he was actually rooting for the man to put up some sort of struggle. Why would he pass up an opportunity to show himself what he was made of and not only that, test the abilities of another ninja? Whom of which was considered to be on a Hokage's level. Yes, he wanted to assess every ounce of this man's skill, and if he turned out to be a letdown, then... Psst.
He remained calm, as his charcoal eyes scanned the team that had been assembled. It took a mere thirty minutes to gather everyone and address them on the plans. The sun beamed on them as they wait, a small gentle breeze blowing his long thin strands of hair into his eyes.
Eyes narrowed when Kakashi touched the piece of equipment connected to his ear. At that moment everyone exchange glances, when suddenly Kakashi raised his slanted headband. Sasuke activated his Sharingan accordingly.
That was all the communication they needed to know to put the plans into action.
The familiar tug of the body flicker technique surrounded his nerves. He felt himself teleport from the roof, A small gust of smoke being the last remanence that they had been there, his whole team gone in that instant.
He appeared with Kakashi on his left and Neji towards his right. Sasuke's eyes stared forward, as he absorbed the room he'd appeared in. It was a dark and depressing room, Kakashi's one Sharingan eye seeming to glow through the void. He noted that it was an office, a large one that seemed to even rival that of the Hokage's. Far off towards the center of the room but leaning more towards the wall, the man that Sasuke presumed to be Danzo sat, his one eye closed, his other wrapped in bandages.
Kakashi stepped forward.
"Danzo Shimura, by the order of the Godaime of the village hidden in the leaves, you are under arrest.", the six shinobi walked forward, closing in on Danzo, making a semi-circle.
"Is the Hokage mad?! How dare she threaten me, Kakashi... you must realize the mistake in her actions!", he spoke nonchalantly, which sent chills down his spines, to say the least, he was uncomfortable, the atmosphere didn't feel right, it was stiff, filled to the brim with tension. Simply ripe with distaste, and malice seeming to leak from the man, despite his calm demeanor.
"Come with us willingly, or you'll be forced." Kakashi addressed again.
The man seemed to chuckle, his low-voiced laughs adding towards the eeriness of the silence and the void darkness. "Such empty threats.", Sasuke reminded himself to stay as calm as possible, but also to be vigilant and on his toes...so not too relaxed.
"They're not empty. It's a simple concept to understand, if you don't comply then we'll have no choice but to make you.", Kakashi continued his warning, which was most definitely his last, Sasuke watched him become impatient.
"Really, now?", such simple words held so much menace. Sasuke saw how the man who be so unlikeable, the man even sounded like an evil asshole. The room became silent again, he could feel Kakashi, and the rest of his team tense.
"Yes.", the word slipped out of Kakashi's mouth like it was coated with oil, his declaration being evenly followed by the unique sound of a sword being released from its sheath. It was Sasuke removing his Katana, he moved with lightning speed, if you had blinked then you would have completely missed swift movements, dashing forward almost seeming to teleport with the speed. He ended up behind the elder. Crossing his sword at such an angle that it appeared as if the Uchiha's sword and Danzo's neck almost intersected, creating an X-shape. The metal was held dangerously close to his neck, hovering over the pale skin of the man. The team surrounded him, everyone in fighting stance. Guy holding a position next to Kakashi, while the former Anbu Captain moved forward Kunai in hand. Neji and Hinta stood parallel each other following the two. Lee, was behind Sasuke enforcing him with a Kunai just in case the elder pulled something unexpected.
"An Uchiha, I see.", he didn't have to ask anyone who he was addressing. "Your resemblance to Izumi Uchiha is impeccable. So you're this younger brother that she cares oh so much for. Pleasure meeting you, it's unfortunate that it has to be under such circumstances.", Sasuke didn't reply, the scum was being an asshole, it was as simple as that, he didn't care for what he had to say regardless.
"You're coming with us.", Kakashi ordered from the other side of the desk.
He chuckled a low and well...unusual chuckle. "I think not, Kakashi.", a crash followed his words as suddenly fire blasted through the walls behind the man making Sasuke backflip over the desk in an attempt at evading, he placed a great distance between Danzo and himself. He slid, as he landed on the floor. He bit his tongue is irritation, as he began to absorb what had occurred. His crimson red eyes fell upon the new set of what he assumed to be root members, they stood before him and his team. He gazed to each side of himself; his right and his left, as he made sure his teammates were still breathing.
"I did plan on executing this plan sometime after the Chunin exams, but plans tend to change frequently. The Hokage doesn't know how to run a village, and because of that new leadership is to place.", he said, as the root shinobi initiated the battle.
Sasuke deflected three kunai, the sound of metal clashing at high speeds echoing throughout the building, he allowed electricity to flow through his katana, the sound of a thousand birds singing simultaneously echoed through the room. He counted at least eleven enemies. They were outnumbered of course...-that is for now- His sword came forward, as he attacked one of the masked root members, the ninja blocked with a Kunai, but then suddenly found the small weapon being sliced in half the lightning enhanced Katana reinforced his weapon's blade and sharpness significantly, Sasuke smiled realizing his advantage. The man jerked to the side avoiding a stab from Sasuke's sword. The Root member successfully evaded his attack. Sasuke anticipated this, his attack had been mediocre at best. His opponent had avoided his sword, but unfortunately in doing so, made the fatal mistake of gazing into his Sharingan eyes. He cast his genjutsu as the man fell slump to the ground, becoming unconscious. The man would die from this experience.
Where were the reinforcements? Seeing the battle rage on and even begin to scatter to other rooms of the mansion, Sasuke began to ask himself this. They were supposed to arrive as soon as shit went south. But where were they?
His eyes fell lightly on Danzo, the main cause of this dilemma, which if not handled correctly could potentially manifest itself into a civil war. Now, he'd see just what this man was all about.
Their eyes locked for a split second. The air around them thickened, as Sasuke watched everything move in slow motion, his brain taking in the perception as he sized up his for. This man, this old man couldn't be that tough. Could he?
Sasuke sprayed the Danzo with an army of kunai. Danzo, replied with his own kunai, enhancing said kunai with the air around him. With his Wind style technique, that he placed on his Kunai he reflected the metal weapons. He dashed at the man, his katana infused with lightning gripped to his hand like glue, the weapon sparkling gloriously in a vivid blue. He jumped forward slicing at the man, his feet landing firmly on the ground as he did so. Danzo blocked with his weapon, the two colliding and locking as wind and electricity pressed together, igniting an interesting sound, he could feel the cool wind and unpleasant feeling of static electricity from their duel. Sasuke broke from the tug of war match, and slashed at the elder ninja again.
Danzo ducked, dodging the attack with speed that surprised Sasuke. For someone his age, he was quite agile. He then retaliated swinging his wind Kunai at Sasuke. Sasuke grunted as he blocked the attack, noting not to underestimate the man based on the wrinkles on his face ever again, shit Danzo was no slouch. He wanted to smile, this being one of the most intense moments he's had in a long while. The brown-haired elder chose to take the offensive as he hurled his foot at Sasuke. The Uchiha blocked with the hilt of his sword before slashing at Danzo again aiming for that same leg, only for his sword to be met with nothing but a kunai. The two began to exchange blows in a party of sparks and light as they moved around the room, jumping around each other at inhuman speeds in an attempt to subdue the other. It all happened so quickly, Sasuke was only able to register what was happening due to his shinobi training and experience with said training, he allowed his body to flow into the motions, the movements remembering to keep his rhythm, balance, and maintain speed blocked and swung his weapon. Their fight was cut short. When one of the root members intervened in their one on one. He found a wall of water rushing towards him and anyone battling behind him. His eyes fell upon the hole that was left when the traitors had entered. He rolled on the ground moving towards the hole in the wall, as he barely avoided the attack, pushing himself through the hole. He fell to the outside ground. The sun blinding his eyes at first as he attempted to let them adjust to the afternoon day.
"Shit.", he cursed, gazing up back at the hole and then around the perimeter of the building itself.
"Where the fuck are the reinforcements?", he questioned no one else, in particular, becoming. He looked back towards the hole, in the wall his team seemed to have the disadvantage at this point, considering the numbers they had.
He had just decided to get back into the fight when suddenly a tremor shook through the ground like an Earthquake, his ears began to ring in excruciating pain as a loud BANG sounded. His blood-red eyes fell upon the source of the bang. His eyes widened at this, the top of the Hokage mansion, exploded in an amazing display of smoke and fire. He stumbled to the floor from the tremor, his mouth wide open and ears still ringing.
What the fuck was going on? He shook his head violently, realizing that Danzo had prepared for something such as this. The Hokage mansion had been blown sky-high. The Hokage, was she okay? His thoughts were cut short as Sasuke suddenly found himself flying backward, as a force slammed into him like a brick. He landed on his back, hitting his head on the floor, it began to ache in pain, as he felt liquid rush down the back of his head. Everything spun around in a 360 for a quick moment.
Danzo appeared before the Uchiha, obviously intending to finish where they left off.
Where were the rest of his teammates? Shit, he could definitely use them right about now!
"This is very convenient actually, I've desired the Sharingan for quite some time. Though I would rather the eyes of Shisui Uchiha. You will have to do, for now.", his movement was impaired, as he felt his eyes blur from the sudden damage he'd sustained from the blow and fall. He needed to fight back, this man was fucking crazy and if his implications meant anything, then he wanted Sasuke's eyes.
No!
And with that, the battle for Konoha began!
They had finally left by the time it was the late afternoon. The run from their current position to Konoha would take some time. The area they were in was a flat grassy plain, and it would be quite a while before they reached the beginning of the forest, at the moment they were straight out running at.
"I believe at the pace we're currently moving that we'll be home within two days," explained Izumi through the wind that blew directly into her mouth.
"Sounds about right," Jiraiya said.
They were almost out of the large perimeter of the village, they needed only to travel two more miles. She planned to get back to the village on time, before the Chunin exams and also so that she could have time to check on Shisui's current status. Both Naruto and Izumi had explained in-depth to Jiraiya what had happened days prior, and to say the least, the man was surprised at how bold Danzo had become and agreed that his power should be terminated as quickly as possible. Even Jiraiya understood the threat that Danzo posed to the village.
They continued to run, keeping their steady yet fast pace. Izumi had kept a mental note of the landmarks, these landmarks allowing her to have some sort of idea where their current positions were. For example, a small boulder that seemed to be formed in the shape of a thumb told them that they were still two miles inside the legal perimeter, they would be home free just as soon as they got past the invisible border, they were close, she saw two miles as a short distance opposed to the whole entire journey. Her eyes suddenly shifted, her body shivered as the earth below them buckled upwards. She activated her Sharingan at this jumping into the air avoiding the wave of Rock, dirt, and rubble that had been tossed their way. She landed a few feet away, that was an attack and there were no doubts about it. Her eyes began scanning the plain clearing, searching for the source of the attack. Naruto and Jiraiya both landed next to her with hard thuds, each respectively to her right and left.
"Shit what the fuck happened?" The Uzumaki answered.
She continued to scan the clearing, obviously, a patrol or a returning squad had found the three of them and unfortunately, she didn't believe they had any intentions of letting them go.
"I think a patrol found us," Jiraiya answered his student, taking the words right from Izumi's mouth.
"What makes you so say that?"
As if his words were some sort of cue, the three ninjas from Konoha found themselves at the center of a circular wall of ninja.
"Well, there's them, of course.", The legendary Sannin answered the blond, almost stupidly.
Izumi's face twitched slightly in irritation, this just placed a rather huge dilemma on the three and stress on the completion of the mission. They had entered the village legally as civilians, but by doing so they had entered illegally because they were shinobi. Did the patrol somehow know that they had been in the village prior? Probably not, ironically. Did they know that they were shinobi? Most definitely. Against her better judgment, Izumi withdrew her weapon as she placed herself in a defensive position, keeping herself light on her toes.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you!", one of the shinobi spat, his words coming out like knives, as he walked towards her forward, his own kunai in hand. Her Sharingan red eyes shifted towards the ninja that narrowing slightly. Izumi sighed realizing the predicament and the disadvantage that they currently held, with that said she compiled, dropping the kunai that she held with an iron grip to the grassy floor. She then counted the number of personnel that had come with the patrol. Surprisingly she summed up around thirty or more ninja altogether and all of which seemed to be among the Anbu ranks. They were simply outnumbered, and considering their shinobi level, taking them all out was out of the question. Though she's sure it could be possible, but extremely daring and reckless. Basically, they'd need to be more than lucky if they wanted to escape unscathed, but frankly, she didn't see that happening.
Sure they would win..and easily.
"Sharingan, Izumi Uchiha I presume? So, shinobi from the leaf village. Hands up!" she didn't give the man an answer, she simply placed her hands into the air slowly, knowing when to pick her fights, and when to act passively.
"And I'm guessing the white-haired man is Jiraiya of the legendary Sannin and His pupil...Naruto Uzumaki.",
Jiraiya followed Izumi's lead, placing his hands in the air as the ninja approached them. Naruto, however, seemed to gaze at the ninja defiantly, his blue eyes changing instantly to the frog-like ones of sage mode. This caused the Iwagekure Anbu to take a step back and tense at his actions. The black-haired girl turned to face the man, his sage eyes glaring into the enemy currently in front of them before they fell upon the asphalt black eyes of Izumi. His face seemed to twitch, in a gesture, she'd never seen on the seventeen-year-old Jounin. She glared, attempting to send her non-verbal message to Naruto, attempting to make sure that he understood. The blond seemed to comprehend, though is sage mode remained activated. Why was he being so...reckless?
"Naruto.." The elder of the two ninjas whispered, attempting to put some sort of sense into the man.
"Don't make any stupid movements, we will not hesitate to kill you!"
Naruto closed his eyes, before opening them again revealing that his eyes had returned back to the nice sparkling normal crystal blue. She sighed, as his eyes fell back to the other shinobi.
What was that all about? Sage mode seemed like overkill. But, despite the fact that they could single handly take every single shinobi posted to arrest them, killing this many shinobi would cause negative relations. And thus she chose the road she knew most wouldn't agree with, especially Naruto. She wasn't discrediting him and stating that he couldn't, but attacking would place a conflict between their two villages.
The shinobi approached the three, one ninja, a tall male she assumed. Grabbed her by her arm, and dropped her to the ground, she fell face first. Naruto seemed to tense at this but soon found the same thing occurring to himself, except they put extra emphasis in slamming his face into the grass. Of course, her eyes widened at the sight of this, not that she didn't think he could take a hit, it was a bit more. She couldn't exactly explain why she'd become so stricken at this, he was a shinobi and if anything he'd sustain minor damn, it was weird she guessed she simply cared for his well being.
The man that had been speaking the whole time, in all is irritating glory paced around the trio, she gazed up, despite the knee holding her to the ground, she could taste the dirt and moss in her mouth. She felt metal handcuffs being placed around her hands.
"Just in case you're wondering. Yes, you are all now prisoners of Iwagekure, congratulations." The wind seemed to after he said this, blowing Izumi's now matter and dirty hair into her face.
What a wonderful twist of events!
*We'll stop there. So, big things are about to go down. And I mean huge things, such as the plot being defined (for the most part) and Naruto and Izumi's relationship blossoming. I plan to write this story for quite some time, I mean we'll have a minimum of 20 chapters, and I don't even think I can stop this story within that amount chapter. I mean I could, but there's no fun in that.
*So tell me how I did with this chapter? Was there too much action? Was the action totally unrealistic? Maybe too little action? Do I simply just suck as an author/writer? Please tell in a review and I'll do my best to fix said mistakes.
*Also, one more thing! If anyone could do me a favor, if it's possible for someone to.. Idk make fanart for Izumi, that would be appreciated. I may, or may not make it the story cover photo, 100% credit will be given to the artist. Thank-you!