Chapter 35: The Sanbi
With Menma in the land of frost a battle is taking place between him and Nibi jinchuriki. The battle doesn't last long as Menma uses his nine masked beasts to overwhelm his opponent who collapses to the ground. He picks up the female jinchuriki and heads to a secure location where he uses the Akatsuki ring Orochimaru had on him to contact them. Pain's static hologram appears and doesn't recognize who is calling him.
"Who are you?" Pain asks calmly
"My name is Menma Uzumaki and I wish to join your organization." Menma says with seriousness
"Why do you wish to join us and how did you get in contact with us?" Pain says with narrowed eyes
"I wish to join since your goal of collecting jinchuriki benefits me and as for getting into contact with you I acquired Orochimaru's former ring." Menma says with a shrug
"You'll have to prove yourself to us first before we can consider allowing you to join." Pain says diplomatically
"I've already done so, I have the Nibi jinchuriki with me at the moment all I need is a location to take her for sealing." Menma says with a smirk
"Very well then, I'll have two of our members meet at your location and they will escort you and the Jinchuriki to a location to seal it." Pain says surprised at Menma having already captured the two tails jinchuriki.
"I look forward to meeting my fellow members." Menma says happily as the connection ends
"Now with another jinchuriki out of the way they will target Konoha that much sooner." Menma says to himself as he waits for the members of Akatsuki to arrive.
Back with Naruko she is still down about the death of Sora with it being a constant reminder of her potential fate as a Jinchuriki of kyuubi. With it being a month since Sora's passing she decides to spend time with the children at the clan compound. Meanwhile, Kakashi is leading team kurenai to a base of Orochimaru's that was discovered by the Anbu. The team finds the base destroyed but, picks up the scent of survivors and gives chase. Back with Naruko she gets a surprise visit from Jiraiya.
"What is it Jiraiya sensei?" Naruko asks in surprise of his visit
"I've got business out of the village and thought you could come with me for a little while, to get some training done and visit some hot springs." Jiraiya says with a smile
"I'm not sure I'm up for it." Naruko says uncertain
"It's not like you to turn down some training." Jiraiya says
"Yeah you're right just give me a second to inform the girls that are in the compound that I'm leaving for awhile." Naruko says as she creates some clones to inform the girls she'll be going out of the village for awhile.
"Good let's go then." Jiraiya says as Naruko follows him out of the clan compound. They leave the village and travel a decent distance before they find a field.
"Alright Naruko I want you to summon some toads we're going to be training in collaboration ninjutsu." Jiraiya says as Naruko does as she is told and summons Gamakichi and Gamatatsu.
"Yo it's been awhile." Gamakichi says
"Hello do you have any snacks." Gamatatsu says
"Hello Gamakichi Gamatatsu I summoned both of you to do some training with me." Naruko says
"What kind of training?" Gamakichi asks
"We're about to find out." Naruko says
"Good now that you've done that we'll start with you learning to synchronize your chakra with them to perform more powerful ninjutsu." Jiraiya says
"Alright I'll do it." Naruko says as she sits between Gamakichi and Gamatatsu and tries to synchronize their chakras and performs wind release: toad gun firing a combination of wind and water at a nearby tree slicing it to pieces.
"Good job we'll continue with training after we hit the hotsprings it's mixed bathing." Jiraiya says with a grin.
"Great." Naruko says sarcastically as she and the two toads follow the sannin to a nearby hot springs to take a dip. There she meets Yukimaru, a young boy who she converses with about homes being a place one can return to. After that Yukimaru disappears from the hot springs. Naruko after spending some more time in the hot springs gets out and returns to training. After about a week away from the village Naruko decides to return to the village as Jiraiya decides to stay to help out with his research which was him peeking on girls. Naruko Hiraishins back to Konoha and begins to resume training there with Gamakichi and Gamatatsu. They train for a while, until Sakura approaches them and tells Naruko that they have a mission. Naruko ends the training and heads to the hokage's office.
"You may enter" the hokage says
"Sakura said that you have a mission for us." Naruko says
"Yes Kakashi along with team Kurenai are currently tracking some followers of Orochimaru and I want you, Sakura, Yamato, and Sai to back them up." the hokage says
"Alright we'll head out right away." Naruko says
"Before you head out I must inform you that they've encountered a crystal style user, so be prepared." the hokage says with seriousness
"Crystal style?" Naruko asks confused
"It's a kekkei tota thought to be a myth but, has turned out to be true. It's the ability to generate crystals." the hokage says
"Very well we'll be extra careful Baa-chan but, we better hurry in case Kakashi needs us." Naruko says with seriousness.
"Good luck and be careful." the hokage says to them as they make their way out of the office and out of the hokage tower. The team heads to the south gate and takes off in the direction of Team Kurenai.
Meanwhile, Team Kurenai and Kakashi have run into the crystal style user and have engaged her in combat inside a dome of crystal trapping them inside using crystal release: Jade crystal labyrinth technique. Kiba and Shino battle crystal clones of the crystal style user Guren while Hinata becomes imprisoned inside crystal release: crystal pentagonal prison. With a hostage situation on his hands Kakashi is unsure what to do about rescuing Hinata as Kiba and Shino arrive to his side. Just as things look bleak the crystal dome around them is shattered by Naruko using a collaboration technique with Gamatatsu using wind release: toad gun. Naruko rushes in with her team and encounters the hostage situation thinking quickly she burrows her Adamantine sealing chains into the ground and has them pop up in between Guren and the encased Hinata forcing the crystal user to retreat and leaving Hinata trapped in crystal. The crystal containing Hinata shatters leaving Hinata unharmed because she coated herself in chakra just before she was encased. The group resumes the chase of the crystal user and her team to a nearby lake that is covered in mist. The group splits up to look for the crystal user and her team while Shino cocoon's himself to produce more insects immune to crystal release. Naruko while wandering through the mist comes across Yukimaru.
"Yukimaru what are you doing here?" Naruko asks
"I'm here for a friend." Yukimaru says
"For a friend huh so, did you find a place to return to." Naruko says
"Yes I did and it's wonderful." Yukimaru says happily
"That's good but, you should leave it's dangerous around here." Naruko says worried
"Don't worry I'll be fine. I'm with my friend." Yukimaru says as he disappears back into the mist as Naruko goes back to look for her team. While, Kiba and Hinata confront Guren's team who fight them inside the mist forcing them into a corner. Guren escorts Kabuto and Yukimaru to the center of the lake where Yukimaru takes some pills to amplify his power to summon the three tails. When Yukimaru falls unconscious the three tails goes on a rampage as Guren tries to imprison it with crystal release: Jade crystal wall eighth formation to hold the Sanbi but it breaks out shortly after. She tries again with crystal release: jade crystal hexagonal pillars but, it doesn't work either. So, She protects Yukimaru as they are washed away to the shore where they seek refuge in a cave where Yukimaru tends to her. Naruko meanwhile, goes onto the lake when she spots the Sanbi and is washed back to the shore when it goes on a rampage. She runs through the genjutsu mist that the Sanbi is causing and heads back to her team to report to Kakashi of the Sanbi's appearance. When Kakashi hears of this from Naruko he doesn't believe it's a coincidence that Orochimaru's men are here and suspects they're after the Sanbi. With things getting more complicated he summons pakkun to deliver a message to the hokage requesting assistance. They make camp for the night with Yamato building a house using his wood release. Naruko is placed on watch but, she leaves a shadow clone in her place as she goes in search of Yukimaru finding things becoming too dangerous. She runs into Guren and engages her in battle until Yukimaru intervenes and stops them.
"Yukimaru what're you doing here with her!" Naruko asks
"I'm with Guren, she is the place I can return to." Yukimaru says shocking Naruko
"No she isn't she is just a pawn of Orochimaru and she's just using you!" Naruko shouts
"But, Guren is my friend." Yukimaru says calmly
"Look Yukimaru, she doesn't care about you she only wants to use you." Naruko says heatedly
"I'm not using him!" Guren says
"Then what is here for all I can tell it has something to do with the Sanbi maybe to make him into a jinchuriki." Naruko says with narrowing eyes
"You have no idea what you're talking about!" Guren says
"I think I do Yukimaru listen to me. She only wants to use you for the Sanbi come with me to Konoha. I'll be a place you can return to!" Naruko says hopefully
"That's enough you aren't taking him anywhere!" Guren says angrily as she grabs Yukimaru and takes off into the mist.
"Get back here!" Naruko shouts trying to give chase but loses sight of them. Without any other options she returns to camp and replaces the clone she left. The next day backup arrives in the form of Shizune, Lee, Tenten, Ino, Karin, Sasame, and Yakumo. She has instructions from the hokage that they're to try and seal the Sanbi into another dimension. Shizune, Hinata, Sakura, Ino, and Karin will perform the sealing while Sasame, Yakumo, Lee, and Tenten handle team Guren. While, Kiba, Naruko, and Yamato guard the sealing team as Kakashi and Shino fight the crystal user. That day the Sealing team gets into position and begins to seal the Sanbi. While, Lee, Tenten, Sasame, and Yakumo face off against team Guren but they have trouble coordinating their attacks due to their teammate Renji being missing because he coordinates them usually using his bats and high frequency signals. As Team Guren retreats Guren faces off against Shino and uses crystal release: crystal imprisonment wave to trap Shino's bugs in crystal but, they break out being immune to the technique so, Guren uses crystal release: Crystal encampment wall to protect herself from shino's bugs who slowly weaken the wall to allow Kakashi lightning cutter to break through but, one of Team Guren Gozu sacrifices himself to save Guren and pushes her away as he takes the lightning cutter. Guren is carried away and arrives near a cliff edge to find Kabuto with Yukimaru.
"Things aren't looking good at this rate. The Sanbi will be sealed." Kabuto says
"There isn't much we can do about it." Guren says
"Yes there is Yukimaru I want you to use your power to cause the Sanbi to go on a rampage." Kabuto says
"I don't want to, it causes me pain to use that power." Yukimaru says wincing
"He's right you shouldn't force him." Guren says
"I'm sure he will if he wants to save you." Kabuto says to Guren as he stabs her in the side with a Kunai.
"Guren!" Yukimaru shouts
"Now hurry Yukimaru use your power or Guren is going to die from her injuries." Kabuto says as Guren lays on the ground holding her side. Yukimaru unleashes his power to drive the Sanbi wild. Causing the seal to break on the seal team and sends everyone flying away from it while it goes on a rampage. It heads toward Yukimaru and tries to attack him but, Guren and Naruko intervene and deflect the Sanbi's attack but are swallowed by it in the process. Yukimaru is rescued by Kakashi and the others from Kabuto's clutches and he explains that Guren and Naruko were swallowed by the Sanbi. Inside the Sanbi Naruko wakes up to find Guren badly injured so, instead of finishing her off she treats Guren's injuries. Guren slowly awakens to find her wound treated with Naruko standing by her. Guren gets into a defensive stance.
"Relax if I wanted to kill you I would have done it while you slept and not treated your injuries." Naruko says calmingly causing Guren to drop her stance.
"Why did you help me?" Guren asks confused
"Because, if you died Yukimaru would be sad and despite me thinking you're using him doesn't change the fact." Naruko says
"As if you're any better I bet you want Yukimaru for yourself to turn him into some kind of jinchuriki." Guren says heatedly
"No I wouldn't let that happen to Yukimaru. I know the pain of a Jinchuriki." Naruko says heatedly
"What do you mean?" Guren says
"I'm the host of the kyuubi and I know what it's like to go through life with that kind of burden." Naruko says sadly
"I see" Guren says
"Now the question for us is how do we get out of here since, the last thing I remember was getting swallowed by the Sanbi." Naruko says
"It's a good question I guess we best start looking around." Guren says
"Are you ok with calling a truce until we get out of here." Naruko asks
"I'm fine with that." Guren says as she is picked up bridal style by Naruko as she creates an army of shadow clones to search the area. They're soon attacked by miniature Sanbi's and are forced to make a run for it and find a stream with water flowing out the hole. Meanwhile, Yukimaru comes up with a plan to help Naruko and Guren and is rowed out by boat with Kakashi and a bunch of Camellias that he dumps into the water that the Sanbi sucks up underwater. The Camellias show the way out for Naruko who uses a rasengan to bust out of the Sanbi's pocket dimension. When they surface so, does the Sanbi as Rinji gets ahold of Yukimaru and forces him to take a bunch of pills causing him to use his powers again. Naruko and Guren confront Renji who turns out to be Kabuto in disguise and summons the corpse of the real Rinji to fight Guren who renders her crystal release useless by using the high frequency sound of bats to shatter the crystals before they can form. Naruko meanwhile, faces off against Kabuto who holds his own against her. Guren puts Rinji in an arm lock and crystalizes both of them but, not before asking Naruko to take care of Yukimaru. She plummets from the ledge she is on into the lake. Causing Yukimaru to go berserk and unleash his full power. Meanwhile, Kakashi and the group are confronted by Team Guren with Kigiri facing off against Kakashi, Kiho fights Yamato, and Nurari fights Shino. All three members of Team Guren are defeated and they merge into a casualty puppet that is crushed by one of the Sanbi's tails as it rages. Kabuto retreats from his fight with Naruko as she goes to Yukimaru to try and calm him down but, can't as the Sanbi fires a water release: Great water mass bullet at the ledge of the cliff that Yukimaru and Naruko are on. Naruko summons Gamakichi and Gamatatsu to perform wind release: toad oil flame bullet on the Sanbi that drives it away. Yukimaru soon collapses from using his powers.
"Yukimaru are you alright!?" Naruko says holding Yukimaru by the head
"Where's Guren?" Yukimaru says weakly
"She's gone, I'm sorry but, she asked me to take care of you." Naruko says weakly
"She's gone then, I'm alone again." Yukimaru says faintly as tears of blood fall from his eyes
"Just hold on Yukimaru I'm here for you I'm gonna get you some help so, hang in there." Naruko says tearfully
"I'm alone...so alone.." Yukimaru says as he takes a final gasp of air and passes away
"Yukimaru hey! Yukimaru! YUKIMARU!" Naruko screams as she holds his dead body and cradles it. Her teammates soon arrive and take Yukimaru's body from her and puts it in a scroll for transport back to the leaf. The Kakashi sends a message to the Hokage asking what to do. He receives a response that they're to return home as the anbu are being sent to watch the lake and the Sanbi. Naruko Hiraishin's the group back to Konoha later that day and they give a report to the Hokage. While, Naruko teleports back to where the team made camp at the lake and begins to search the lake with Water clones in hopes of finding Guren's body. They find Guren's crystalized body and take it back to the log house Yamato built and Naruko shatters it freeing her. Naruko cares for Guren having come to realize the woman had cared for Yukimaru after all. When she awakens she finds herself in a cabin.
"Where am I?" Guren asks
"You're in a cabin on the outskirts of the lake where the Sanbi is." Naruko says her arms folded around herself as she looks at Guren sadly
"Where's Yukimaru?" Guren asks worried
"He's..He's gone, he passed away in my arms most likely from an overdose of pills that he took and the strain of his abilities pushed him over the edge I'm sorry." Naruko says tearfully
"No please no!" Guren says as she begins to weep
"If it's any consolation his last thoughts were off you Guren." Naruko says sadly as Guren sobs
"I don't know what to do. Orochimaru betrayed me and I couldn't protect Yukimaru." Guren says sobbingly
"Guren everyone needs a place to return to and if you need me to be that in Yukimaru's place I'll gladly have you." Naruko says taking Guren into a hug.
"How can you trust me after everything I did." Guren says
"Because, You are a caring person who nearly gave her life for someone else's sake that's all I need to know about you." Naruko says looking Guren in the eyes and wiping her tears away.
"Then will you have me?" Guren says with a hopeful look.
"Yes I will have you and give you a family to protect." Naruko says pulling close to Guren's face.
"Then yes give me a place to return to." Guren says with tears of happiness as Naruko closes in and gives a deep kiss. Causing Guren to stiffen then, embraces the kiss.
"I'm going to make you mine as one of my lovers Guren and we'll have a big family together." Naruko says as she slowly undresses Guren
"But, how you're a woman aren't you?" Guren says confused and titallated as she is naked as Naruko undresses herself.
"Yes I am but, with a special jutsu that can help us make a family." Naruko says as she is naked and performs the gender reversal jutsu.
"Wow it's so big!" Guren says seeing the penis and balls attached to it.
"Don't worry you'll get used to it soon enough." Naruko says pulling out a scroll that poofs out a syringe.
"What's that?" Guren asks confused
"This is a cocktail to help you conceive Guren on your first try, so we can start that family we want." Naruko says as she injects the purple gel into Guren's neck causing her to soon break out into moans.
"There we go and now all is left is for us to become one." Naruko says as she lays Guren down with her on top and pokes at Guren's entrance before thrusting in. Causing Guren to yelp in surprise at being so, stuffed and Naruko begins to thrust into Guren and pistons in and out for about an hour having Guren cum several times until Guren says "Shit it's so, tight and hard I don't know how much longer I can bare it! Please hurry give me a family so that I won't be alone."
"Don't worry Guren I'll give you a place to return to for the both of us!" Naruko says as she suddenly let's loose gallons of Jizz and fills Guren till she bloats up to look six months pregnant. Naruko then knots and puts a mate plug into Guren and cuddles with her for half an hour till the knot goes down.
"Your now of my lover Guren and you're going to keep the baby that is of Uzumaki blood. You'll join my family of lovers and we'll be together forever if anyone asks the name of the father it's Menma Uzumaki. Do you understand?" Naruko says
"Yes I understand and thank you!" Guren says tearfully with joy as she rubs her stomach tenderly thinking of the baby she's going to have.
"In the morning we're going to konoha and you're going to tell them all you know about Orochimaru." Naruko says tenderly
"Yes gladfully." Guren says as she holds her stomach. They rest until morning and Naruko Hiraishin's them into Konoha. She takes her directly to the Hokage office.
"Naruko what can I do for you?" the hokage asks
"This is Guren the crystal style user and a defector from Orochimaru she wants to tell you all about him in exchange for becoming a member of the Uzumaki clan." Naruko says seriously
"I see and you agreed to this Naruko?" the hokage asks seriously
"Yes I did she's now under my protection as long as she cooperates." Naruko says calmly
"Very well I'll summon Ibiki so he can have a chat with her." the hokage says sending one of the anbu to retrieve Ibiki who arrives promptly.
"You can go with him Guren I promise to see you later." Naruko says as Guren looks at Ibiki and follows him out.
"Alright Naruko why did you rescue that woman?" the hokage demands
"Because, she is a good person who was misguided by Orochimaru and discarded when his experiment failed and Yukimaru died." Naruko says
"You're too soft Naruko one of these days you're going to take in the wrong person and get yourself or others around you hurt." the hokage says
"When that day comes I'll bear the responsibility till then, I'm not turning a good person away when I can help." Naruko says
"Fine have it your way Naruko but, don't say I didn't warn you." the hokage says warningly
"I'll keep that in mind later Baa-chan." Naruko says as she walks out of the hokage's office and heads home for the day to grieve for Yukimaru and to wait for Guren to be released. Meanwhile, the snake that escaped Menma slithers its way into Orochimaru's bed and he ingests it regaining his limbs and his jutsu.