Strength, Power and Victory

Naruto/Temari fic

Darksider82

"Speech and Jutsu"

"Bijuu and Bijuu techniques!"

(A/N: I AM ALIVE PEOPLE!)

XXV

(Suna Hospital)

Subaku no Temari and Gaara sat patiently or as patiently as a Wind Rider Squad Captain could and the resident Jinchuriki. Gaara, had positioned himself on his toes, knees forwards and was content to balance; as he did so he began to use the Resting Brain Jutsu; this jutsu in essence allowed shinobi to operate on one part of the brain. It would never replace a proper R.E.M reset that came with a honest night's rest. Due to the weak seal and the activity of Shukaku the resting brain jutsu was a god-send to Gaara.

"Temari-sama, Gaara-sama…He's stable. Do you know who he is?" Asked one of the medic-nin.

"Hai, his name is Uzumaki Naruto. He's the one that fought Temari and I and won." Gaara commented, his dry rasping tone causing no-end of fear in the medical-nin.

"His condition?"

"Heat stroke, cracked chakra coils, chakra drainage, soldier pill crash and that's not including the thirty or so physical injuries that he has taken…He's still unconscious but he's alive."

(Naruto's subconscious)

"Gaki, we made it. We made it out alive. Have to say you did good…very good at dealing with those fake ANBU." Growled the Kyuubi from behind the seal.

"Fake? Those were fake ANBU? Felt real enough to me."

The Kyuubi snorted "You've caused enough pranks to warrant ANBU after you and yet you've never noticed the difference? If I were a colossal prick…"

"Which you are."

"Which I am…Wait…" The fox growled and tried to swipe at the barrier. "…Which I am. However, I have decided to take a more active interest in my investment. But that can wait until later."

Naruto nodded "Just what can you or are you going to be doing?"

Kyuubi smirked "You'll benefit immensely. Especially with your elemental skills. Now begone."

With that Naruto slowly found himself being sent up into his consciousness.

(Outside)

Naruto's eyes opened and he found himself looking around a hospital ward. "Naruto-kun." Naruto turned to see Temari; clad in a long-sleeved purple blouse underneath a grey top, with a pair of black full-length pants and off to one side was a flak jacket.

"Tem…ari? Temari-hime? Where am I?"

"Sunagakure no Sato, Uzumaki Naruto. For a Leaf-nin; you're an exceptionally long way from home. That means a few things: One you've lost your team in Kaze no Kuni on a mission, Infiltration or something else."

Naruto chuckled "I got kicked out of Konoha's Shinobi Forces and exiled from the village. Then I was attacked by some ANBU belonging to Konoha; which if I'm right makes me think they're part of a hidden part of Konoha who want me in their division. Anyway, I ran…I ran as fast as I could my only desire is to get as far away from Konoha as I can."

Temari nodded and reached out for his hand "I found you, in the middle of the day…You were caught in the middle of the day in the desert, a literal death sentence. I'm a shinobi, so I'm used to death…but seeing someone quite literally cook to death…" She turned pale at the thought.

Naruto nodded "Jiraiya was right…This world is small."

Temari looked at the Blonde that she secretly liked "Jiraiya? Of the Sannin…When did he tell you that?"

"After we had walked you and your siblings to the border."

Temari nodded "I'll talk to my brothers, we'll talk to the Council to at least keep the fact you're currently here in Suna a secret…" As she looked Naruto over, she saw several unique formulae located across his body.

"In fact until our analysts and cryptologists have finished examining those formulae on you, ANBU will be watching you."

Naruto nodded and he fell backwards into the pillows. As he did so and the cryptologists entered the room to examine the fuuinjutsu several of them began to glow.

(Konoha)

Tenten cracked her three-sectioned staff into the gut and then across the skull of a Root fighter. This one was more of a Chunin than an actual jonin, there was a definitive crunch as the skull deformed. She dived forwards under another fighter "Where…is…Uzuki Hari!" She growled booting the new comer with wild spinning heel kick which effortlessly went wide.

"You won't find out with a sloppy strike like that." The ANBU had to replace itself with a log as Tenten pulled out a katana.

"Katon: Hi no Maki!" Blue flames erupted out of Tenten's hand wrapping around the ANBU's leg as her katana severed his arm just above the wrist.

"He defied Danzo-Sama's wishes. The traitor got what he deserved." It protested as the flames began to consume his trousers and then his flesh. Tenten growled and cut the operatives head off.

"Calm down Tenten-san, we'll find him." It was Hisashi; the Patriarch of the Hyuga Clan had seen the influence his nephew's kunoichi teammate.

"But…everyone's saying he's either dead or a traitor."

"I served with your father; he is many things: insubordinate, stubborn and most definitely talented. Traitor is not a word I would use to describe him. He loved Konoha deeply; I mean deeply, he was well aware of her imperfections and used his skills of slipping into other nations to find out what could be done to improve Konoha…Rest assured, no-one in Konoha would dare kill your father; well not without due reason which are very much given out by his actions. Knowing him, he's possibly causing as much mayhem and pandemonium after dealing with his immediate captives. Nevertheless, we must rendezvous with Tsunade-Sama; we must not be found wanting."

Some of the families were less influenced by the in-fighting than others. In fact the one clan that seemed to have been untouched by Shimura Danzo's little policy were the Inuzuka. Some little known facts about the Inuzuka; their heightened senses meant they were able to detect all but the most subtle of changes in heart-rate and breathing; coupled with the adoption of a pack mentality which in the eyes of most clans could be seen as abuse by others but was a way of life for the Inuzuka. It meant the Hokage had a clan of competent fighters but even better trackers at their disposal.

The Hyuga Clan were one clan that had been nearly fractured, Danzo had two dozen operatives and nearly three times that in sympathisers who were able to give the ROOT Hyuga the opportunity to try and assassinate the foolish current regime.

In fact, aside from the Hyuga clan the rest of the clans hadn't suffered that many deserters and traitors. In fact, it appeared that Danzo's honeyed words had in fact amongst the civilian shinobi and the families of shinobi that had not developed the reserves needed to guarantee themselves a clan status. However, that did not mean that the aforementioned well-established clans had not been untouched, they had but the impact was not as deep.

(Warrens)

Hari had gotten himself nearly lost. But after finding a group of Root Operatives; that were about to lay siege to the Hokage Tower directly. "GO!" Ordered the operative and the ten ROOT charged out.

(Hokage Tower)

Danzo stood down calmly against the two Sannin "Everything I have done; I have done for Konoha. Everything I will do; I will do for Konoha. For too long she has been crippled by the teachings set down by the Sandaime. Under me, Konoha shall truly bloom."

Tsunade scoffed "You'll rule over a Konoha in flames. Even as we speak; our forces clash and yours are losing. We will have taken casualties true, but we shall remain standing for we are the tree of Konoha. Whilst our lungs still draw breath we shall not fall."

"Then you choose death."

"Shakuton: Erasure!" The door that the Root ANBU who were coming to protect Danzo had burst open, following it came what could only be described as pure heat; the flames were pure white and illuminated the night sky.

"If it means killing you for nearly killing my daughter. Robbing me of my chance to be her father, Danzo…I'll gladly choose death." Hari growled, his dark purple hair near black shimmering under the pale moonlight.

"Danzo, ever danced the Shinobi dance in the pale moonlight? Kuchiyose: Howaitorozu!" (Whiterose) and the familiar katana appeared in his hand.

Danzo's eye narrowed "You should have done as I ordered."

Harry responded with a shunshin, behind Danzo and delivered blisteringly fast slash to the spine. A kunai appeared at the hand of an ANBU Operative. Hari rammed his head into the mask and with a casual armlock and release the kunai embedded itself in the throat.

Jiraiya and Tsunade had joined the fracas the moment the heat from the jutsu had become tolerable. The remaining nine ROOT had been defeated with ease; one doesn't reach their fifties being a shinobi without some skill after all.

"KATON: RYU ENDAN!"
"SUITON: MIZURAPPA!"

Like that the fight between Uzuki Hari and Shimura Danzo began.