Reminder: I do not own Naruto.
In my last update I asked people for their ideas on what Naruko & Co's mission should be. Only two people have replied, and both of them chose the same mission.
"Greetings…" Normal/Human Talk
'Brute…' Normal/Human thinking
"Greetings…" Radio talk
"Rasengan" Jutsu name
Chapter 22
Tsunade looked at the 5 female ANBU standing in front of her, waiting for her to give them the mission.
"The Kazekage has asked for our help in dealing with another Akatsuki Mercenary stronghold, this one located well within their territory, but not in the desert." Tsunade told them. Kitsune tilted her head slightly.
"As far as I know, the only places in Kaze no Kuni that aren't a desert biome are along the coast (A/N: Yes, I gave them a beach…I mean, look at any of the maps in the Naruto wiki…all of them end at the southern most point of Kawa no Kuni (Land of Rivers), which just so happens to be along the border between Kawa and Kaze as well as at the coast) to the South, the areas along the northern and north-eastern borders and the mostely uninhabited mountain range one their western border (A/N: they never specified what lies to the west…)." She said. Tsunade nodded.
"The messenger hawk didn't mention exactly where the stronghold is only that it lies within Kaze no Kuni and it isn't in the desert. Also, Gaara will be sending a platoon of experienced shinobi as their contribution…" Tsunade was interrupted by Hebi.
"Uhm…Hokage-sama. There will be nearly 40 of them and only 5 of us? Isn't that a bit cheap from our side?" she asked.
Tsunade smirked. "I never said I was sending just the 5 of you…" the words had hardly left her mouth before the door burst open and an enthusiastic Team Guy (well, half of team Guy was enthusiastic, the other half were getting a migraine) walked in, followed by Team lazy…Ahem…Asuma, Team Kurenai and the remaining members of Team Perv…Kakashi. The Air between Kino and Sakura, it seemed to Kitsune, was shimmering not from tension, but from something she couldn't place. Kiba and Hinata seemed to have gotten closer over the past few weeks, while Neji had proposed to Tenten. Everyone remembered the day when he proposed, mainly due to the fact that his face was so red one could see he was related to Hinata (For certain reasons…) and when Tenten happily accepted, he fainted due to the overdose of joy and embarrassment. Hinata was glad that her fainting wasn't just her.
"Ahem, Hokage-sama…are we early or did we interrupt an ANBU briefing?" Gai asked, to which the others gave their acknowledgements. Kitsune lived up to her namesake…and pulled a prank.
"I can understand the Jonin coming along for the ride, as well as the two infamous fainting Hyuugas and the Aburame clan heir, but the green I-Am-Gay spandex guy? The Panda bear? The two Canine brats? The bubblegum banshee? The walking boulder? Mr. Girly?" Tori, Hebi, Inu, Saru and Tsunade could barely maintain a straight face…well Tsunade did, the other 4 barely managed to maintain their laughter beneath their masks. The members Kitune mentioned however…
"…" Lee didn't quite understand what Kitsune said about him as he was ranting about "Youth" with Guy.
"What did you call me?" Neji quickly took a looooooooong step away from the enraged female before adding his own KI, which added to hers…not that it made much difference…at the obvious insult to his Fiancée.
"At least we can use our teeth!" Kino growled with Kiba nodding in agreement. Akamaru and Kuromaru shook their heads having recognized Kitsune almost immediately by smell.
Choji continued eating his chips.
Shiro's face went crimson in anger.
Sakura merely had a smile plastered on her face…until she sent Kitune to the basement via knuckle express V.2. This of course caused Kitsune's mask to shatter upon hitting the ground, leaving the fragments scattered around Tsunade's Office.
Sakura was snapped out of her anger, as was everyone else who was dissed by Kitsune, now Naruko, by the massive amount of KI that Tori was releasing, making Tenten's feel like a childs Tantrum in comparison.
"Sakura, you shouldn't have done that…" Tsunade said, failing to hide her mirth.
"Why Tsuna…" Sakura began before an enraged Naruko burst through the hole, still wearing her ANBU Uniform, minus the mask.
"You…" came the growl. Sakura was sweating buckets seeing nothing but a glowing-red-eyed female with 9 Hair-braids floating above her head in a menacing manner.
In the roof above them
"…You think we should go in there and help?" Neko asked her fellow ANBU.
"I don't think that Kitsune needs our help." Came the reply.
"I wasn't talking about Kitsune…" Neko deadpanned.
Back in the room
Before anyone could recognize her, Naruko quickly unsealed a backup mask and placed it over her face. When she stopped releasing KI, Sakura fell to her knees, feeling as though she had soiled herself.
"You are lucky that I am not arresting you." Tsunade said. "Not that I would be able to…" This got Shikamaru's attention.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked. "Where is Team Naruko by the way? I thought they would be joining us on this mission…" Tsunade sighed.
"Team Naruko is currently on another mission in Nami no Kuni, aiding in the Training of the new shinobi there." She told them using the cover story. "Instead I am sending Team Kitsune in their place."
"Too bad." Kakashi said, adding to the cover. "We could have used her tags…" a puff of smoke appeared above him as she was buried in a heap of explosive tags.
"I probably should have mentioned that Naruko is Team Kitsune's supplier of explosive tags and seals." Tsunade told them without worry. "Besides, she just covered you in fake tags." Tsunade took out a bottle of Sake as she said this.
3 days later, at the entrance to Sunagakure
"When do you think the group from Konoha will arrive?" one of the gate guards asked.
"I don't know." The other said, taking out a cigarette. A lighter was held up for him.
"Thanks." He said, before jumping out of his shoes. Standing between the two Suna shinobi was a leaf ANBU with a Kitsune mask.
"You are welcome. Just wanted to inform you that the others from Konoha will arrive in about 10 minutes." Kitsune told them casually. The two Suna-nin didn't know whether or not she was friend or foe, due to the shock. Finally they recovered.
"Who the hell are you?" the first asked.
"Her name is Kitsune and from what I heard she is one of the strongest ANBU since the last great war." A new voice spoke up. Everyone turned to look at Baki who was walking towards them. "She also completely contradicts the term 'Kibaku Fuda comes in small packages' (A/N: to us it is 'Dynamite comes in small packages'…)."
"It has been a while, Baki-san." Kitsune said, bowing slightly.
"Bullshit. Everyone knows that Kibaku Fuda can only be…" the second Sand Gate guard was interrupted by a small burst of smoke as Kitsune unsealed one of her storage seals, unsealing a deck of tags, which, unknown to the others present, were duds.
"I just remembered this. Naruko-chan wanted me to pass these on to you, Baki-san. They are harmless, but then again, no-one except your seal-masters will realize the difference at first. She told me to tell you to have fun pranking the pranksters." She turned to the guards. "That deck is small in comparison compared to what Uzumaki Naruko hands out every month." She unsealed a handful of tags, lighting them as she chucked them towards the guards. "Have fun." She giggled before she jumped back. After a short metaphorical game of hot potato, the cracker tags went off, leaving a grumbling Baki and two unconscious gate guards behind.
"I could have you arrested for that." Baki told her as she approached.
"Sorry, I just couldn't resist." She giggled. The looks on their faces were to die for.
"Just be thankful that Kazekage-sama knows of your real identity and warned me of your…habit." Baki grumbled. Soon afterwards the rest of the Konoha group arrived. Baki looked surprised.
"Hokage-sama sent you brats? I am kind of feeling sorry for the mercs now." He turned to Kakashi. "You sure you will need our help or will we need to come along just for the show?" The lazy Cyclops looked at him.
"Well you have a better understanding about what we will be facing. Also, The way I understand it none of the Sand Shinobi will be able to live under the fact that we did their work without them, seeing as this is supposed to be a joint-op." he told Baki.
"Anyway, let's get you into your rooms. We leave tomorrow." Baki said, not denying the fact that Kakashi was right.
That evening, Kazekage meeting room
"The enemy stronghold is located in this region." Gaara said, indicating an area near the north eastern border of Kaze no Kuni. From the details of the map, it is a relatively unexplored area.
"Any idea what the opposition is like?" Kakashi asked. Gaara nodded.
"Our recon teams said that there is are at least a small Battalion, several mounted weapons such as catapults and lance-throwers (A/N: I don't know what the Japanese name for Ballistae is…) as well as a possible minefield. We don't know whether or not there are any Akatsuki agents there however." Kankuro told them. For once he didn't have his warpaint on.
"And which Teams are you sending with us?" Kitsune asked. Gaara looked at her.
"Temari and Kankuro will join you with their Teams, as well as 2 squads of our ANBU. I will also send 4 more Teams when they return. I have also sent a message to Konoha with the updated news." Gaara told them, before his mood became serious.
"We also have unconfirmed reports of Oto-nin in the area. Be extra careful." He finished.
Later, with the elder Konoha Jonin plus Kitsune/Naruko
"I have a bad feeling about this…" Kitsune said.
"We are all Jonin here. You can remove that mask." Kakashi told her lazily. Kitsune reached up t remove her mask.
"There are 20 of us and about 40 Suna-nin. That makes about 60. The enemy has around 500 mercs. Not to mention the defenses of their stronghold…added to the possible operations of Orochimaru and the fact that there may be Akatsuki Agents…there are just too many unknown Variables to this Operation. Also, we don't know if the mercs have training in chakra or if there are any ronin Samurai in their ranks." Naruko told them.
"Surprisingly thoughtful of you." Kakashi told her, making Guy grin.
"I am merely thinking about this like a prankster would. When we rescued Gaara, the stronghold was much smaller and weaker than this one. Also, I want to keep as many of us alive as possible." Naruko said, before replacing her mask. "I have got to go, fetch my team and meet the Suna ANBU teams. I am going to distribute some toys amongst them." For some reason Kakashi felt a shiver run up his spine.
Suna ANBU HQ
"This place is amazing." Inu whistled. They were standing in the main hall of the building, looking at the various items: training dummies, planning tables, maintenance areas…all arranged for ease of access easy movement.
"I know right. I never got to see your HQ, but I bet it isn't as practical as ours." A Blue Oni-masked ANBU approached them. "I am Blue Oni, Team leader of the Blue Team that will be joining you." He introduced himself. A second figure, a female, walked up.
"I am red Oni, leader of Red Team. Pleasure to make your aquaintance." She said.
"I am Orange Kitsune, Leader of Team Kitsune. Likewise." Kitsune greeted them. "This is Tori, Hebi, Inu and Kuma." She indicated each in turn.
"So you are the famous Team Kitsune." Blue Oni said. "We never got to thank you for saving the Kazekage back then."
"We heard you wish to distribute something amongst us." Red Oni said. Kitsune nodded, before moving over to a table. Meanwhile the rest of Teams Blue and Red had arrived.
"I know you have explosive tags of your own, as well as sealing scrolls, but as fellow ANBU from an allied Village, I found it adequate to give you some better material." Kitsune told them, unsealing 4 stacks of explosive tag decks as well as 16 Uzumaki grade sealing scrolls.
"…You sure you are not here to blow up the entire hidden village?" an ANBU from Team Red asked. Kitsune shook her head.
"These tags are currently inert. They need to be first charged with chakra before they can become usable. The more chakra, the bigger the explosion. But be careful. If you put in too much, the seals will become unstable, resulting in a premature detonation." She warned them, before handing each Member a pair of decks and a sealing scroll.
"These scrolls can hold far greater amounts of things than the standard sealing scrolls. If you want to copy the seals, by all means, try. Unless you have an Uzumaki grade sealing master you won't be able to replicate them." She told them.
The next morning
Team Kitsune was waiting for the rest of their assault group at the main entrance. The first to arrive were the Sand ANBU, followed by the Sand-nin.
"You know Kankuro, If you ever were to become an ANBU, Gaara could name you Make-Up-Oni." Kitsune joked, getting an angry growl from Kankuro and laughter from everyone else.
"Anyway, I see the Leaf ANBU are still punctual as always, but where are the others of the…" Temari began before a series of loud 'Bangs' erupted from the Hotel where the Leaf Shinobi were resident…followed by numerous shouts of surprise.
"Kitsune-chan…did you forget to disarm your backup alarm-clock…again?" Tori giggled, as did Inu, Hebi and Kuma. The Sand shinobi and ANBU sweat-dropped.
"I may have…accidentally…placed one in each of their rooms as we left the Hotel…after possibly placing silence seals on their walls…" Kitsune scratched the back of her head. "I usually use them when pulling pranks on our civilian council. They are a pain in the ass for Hokage-sama."
Red-Oni giggled at that. "I could use some of those alarm clocks…"
"I don't think your crush is going to like you for that…" Hebi told her, getting a loud "Hey" from her as well as more laughter.
5 minutes later
"You didn't have to go that far to wake us, Kitsune." Kakashi muttered. Kitsune shrugged.
"True, but this way was more fun." She smiled under her mask. Sakura was about to clonk her when she froze.
"Much appreciated, Nara-san." Kitsune told the lazy Jonin. Temari suppressed a giggle at Sakura's face, knowing all too well what she felt like…having been in the same situation several times.
Guy and Lee were mumbling things about "Unyouthful wake-ups" while Tenten was leaning against Neji.
One of Temari's team members, a black-haired girl named Yukata, said, "Nice catch, pineapple head."
Choji looked at her. "A black haired, female Shiro?" of course, Shiro wasn't amused by that, earning more laughter.
"Kitsune-chan. Did you bring some of your special tags or are we safe?" Kiba asked the female who smelled familiar to him and Kino. Akamaru and Kuromaru both said, "She helped us out on several missions, such as when we rescued the Kazekage." The siblings nodded in acceptance. Sakura, once released, walked back to her team.
"Let's get going then." Temari said.
6 hours later, allied base camp
The strike Teams were waiting for the Anbu teams to return from their recon. They had arrived at their current location an hour before and had quickly set up camp and some defences. The ANBU meanwhile had gone to recon the enemy.
Shikamaru and Temari were lying together in the shade of one of the trees the former snoozing with the latter using the former as a pillow. The others knew about their relationship as well as the fact that they had very little time together due to the fact that they are from different villages, therefore they basically ordered the two to spend time together while the rest sorts out the camp…not that Shikamaru minded. Matsuri was busy training with Yukata. Lee and Guy had found some huge rocks which they strapped to their backs and were doing pushups. Choji was having a conversation with one of the cooks. Kino and Sakura had found a small secluded pond that the entire team designated the bathing area and were currently using it to 'wash' themselves…with lots of giggling and moaning. Kiba and Hinata were idly chatting with some of the Sand shinobi. Shiro was discretely eyeing a certain raven haired girl. Shino was busy doing what he does best: hiding in plain sight. (A/N: Correct me if I am wrong, but when do the anime characters notice that members of the Aburame clan are there if they aren't moving?)
The peace was interrupted by the arrival of the ANBU teams.
"Things have become a lot more complicated." Blue Oni said. Kakashi and Kankuro tilted their heads at that, not understanding.
"The stronghold is surrounded by a barrier and there are prisoners in there as well." Red Oni said.
"Meaning I cannot simply blow the place into bits and pieces." Kitsune said.
"And the methods we used last time wouldn't work, due to the Barrier. But we have another problem." Tori said. The Jonin looked at her.
"We stumbled upon one of Orochimaru's bases. The place reeks of death, blood and monsters." Inu told them. "We may need more Teams from Suna and Konoha."
Kakashi nodded and summoned two of his dogs.
"I know you try to keep us healthy, but why don't you try the running for once?" Pakkun muttered, making Kakashi flinch.
"Firstly we need to find a way to bring the barrier down…" Guy said.
"The Barrier is already down, but it created an alarm putting the entire place on lockdown." Kitsune told them. "Hey, it wasn't me that destroyed it." She added, seeing the glares from the other people there.
"While we were watching, a group of Oto-nin assaulted the place. It was actually thanks to Kitsune that we found the entrance to the base." Red Oni told them.
Short time later, Hokage Office
Tsunade had just finished a days' worth of paperwork with her shadow clones and had it all stacked neatly on her desk when Pakkun arrived in a puff of smoke, sending the stack of papers flying.
"Jo. I bring KAMI HELP ME…" the dog screamed as Tsunade went on a rampage seeing the carefully sorted pages flying around.
10 minutes later
"So…why are you here?" Tsunade growled at the bruised dog, who was being healed by Shizune.
"They found one of Orochimaru's bases near the enemy stronghold. Some of the Snake's subordinates attacked the mercs, making them go on high alert. Kakashi requests additional support." Pakkun said, then winced as Shizune mended a fractured bone in his leg.
"Is the Cyclops going after him?" Tsunade asked. Pakkun shook his head.
"I don't know what he is planning. But if his lackeys are interfering…"
"…then there must be something inside the stronghold that he really wants." Tsunade finished. She immediately got out a list of available shinobi. Skimming through it, she bit her lower lip when she realized that most of the powerful shinobi were out on missions. At most she could send 2 teams. She couldn't send any more ANBU as most of them were busy as of late and she needed them to protect Konoha. There was only one other option.
"This will be problematic." She growled. Pakkun meanwhile had returned to his home while Shizune stood to the side.
"Tsunade-sama?" she asked.
"Have all available Jonin and high Chunin rank shinobi assemble at the main Gate in 1 hour equipped for an extended time and combat." Tsunade called out. Immediately the ANBU appeared in her room, only to disappear after saying 'Hai'.
"Shizune, gather a team of med nin and go with them. They will need all the help they can get." Tsunade told her aide, who nodded and left the room.
Looking around the room, Tsunade groaned, before making a few shadow clones and getting back to work sorting the scattered pages.
1 hour later, Main Gate
Tsunade was standing before roughly 50 Shinobi, not including the 10 med-nin and the 6 dogs.
"You are to head out and reinforce the Strike Force that has been sent to support Suna. Teams Kakashi and Guy, Formerly Teams Kurenai and Asuma as well as Team Kitsune from our ANBU corpse are already there. Unfortunately they have had confirmed sightings of Orochimaru's shinobi in the area, so be careful. Never head out alone." She looked at them all. "Mitarashi Anko." She called. The sadistic mother of Naruko stepped forward.
"Give this scroll to Kitsune. She and her Team need to go and switch places with Naruko's Team in Nami. We need Naruko's expertise in seals and…her slips of paper…" Tsunade said, making most of the assembled shinobi cower in fear or laugh in humor. Both cases originate from the fact that Naruko's supply of Kibaku Fuda was near limitless…and legendary.
"Will do, Tsunade-baachan." Anko told her, before realizing what she just said. "My Kit must be rubbing off on me." Tsunade somehow managed to smirk and scowl at the same time.
"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" the blond shouted. Almost immediately the group began moving.
5 days later, Sand-Leaf Camp
"…and that time when Inari had to kiss Nozomi." Naruko was holding a 'conversation' with her team as they 'arrived' at the camp. Feigning ignorance about the recent events (in which they took part as Team Kitsune), they greeted the others of the Konoha 14 in the usual manner with an overenthusiastic Lee ending up in a human shaped Hole…again…
"Jo guys. Been a while." Naruko called out. For once she had her hair in a single long ponytail that by now reached her lower legs. (A/N: forgot to mention earlier but when posing as Kitsune Naruko uses the Hair-manipulation techniques to shorten her hair to half its actual length and forgoes adding the kunai endings, but still keeps it in 9 separate braids. Reason: Kitsune is a big Fan of Naruko due to her prowess in Kenjutsu and Fuinjutsu…at least that it the cover story I made for her…)
"Does she always do that to him?" Yukata asked out loud.
"She has a severe case of Androphobia…with a slightly physical unconscious reaction." Ino told her with a smile.
"Bullshit. There is no scale that would lable sending someone into the ground like that as 'slightly physical'! It is more like 'brutal'." One of the Sand shinobi shouted. Almost everyone from the Konoha 14, minus Naruko and Lee, plus their Jonin senseis sighed at that.
"If Lee were much older and didn't approach her with friendly intent, he would be unmanned, beaten black and blue and have most of his bones fractured, if not broken. The Hospital in Konoha have created a call-sign just for males who come in after actively touching Naruko when not in a spar of fight. Only a few males exist who don't affect Naruko." Anko told Yukata. "The third Hokage was one of them. My boyfriend, Umino Iruka, is another. Naruko sees him as an older brother as he is the only person during her time in the academy who didn't try to prevent her from becoming a shinobi. Bakashi here is also one, as he was the leader of the ANBU squad who was charged with keeping her alive. She sees him as a father figure. There are a few others, but due to the nature of their situation, I won't name them." Anko finished.
"After being…raped…by that Ex-Uchiha fucker…" Ino spat at the name with venom as dense as Naruko's chakra in her voice, "…she fell into a state of mind where it took the combined effort of 5 people to revive her. After being revived…well that was when she started her very brutal reactions."
In order for Naruko not to start crying at the memory she shut herself away from the world. Seeing this, Ino hugged her, thereby breaking the dam.
"Sorry, but what is androphobia?" Yukata asked, making many face plant at how dumb she was.
"How can you not know after having it basically explained to you just now?" Shikamaru asked.
Finding it too 'troublesome' to explain it himself, Shikamaru somehow managed to get Temari to explain it to the dumb girl. Meanwhile Naruko had been led away by Ino and were sitting under a tree until Naruko had calmed down.
Timeskip, the next day
Naruko was looking at the stronghold from a safe distance, studying the layout, defences, patrol routine and other things. she already had plans to place some vortex tags during the night. Just as she was about to leave, the Stronghold was attacked by Orochimaru's lackeys.
Back at camp
"YOU WHAT?" shouted several Jonin.
"For our assault to be successful, we need to stop the Otonin from interfring. In order to do that we need to take out Orochimaru's outpost." Naruko explained.
"Do you have a plan for that?" Kakashi asked. Naruko nodded.
"Yeah. We get the mercs to attack the outpost." Naruko immediately answered.
"We WHAT?" came the shout.
A few days later
When the Oto-nin attacked again, Naruko and several other shinobi attacked the attackers. They weren't in their standard Uniforms but had put on some different clothes.
After the Battle, during which they managed to 'capture' one of the Oto-nin, a team of mercs came out of the stronghold.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" they demanded. Kankuro, having swapped his warpaint color and form for black paint and Black stripes, which were adopted by all the others answered.
"We are the last members of the Kurosakura clan." He told them.
"Never heard of them before." The merc said.
"Not surprising. We tended to stay out of the affairs of other clans and shinobi. At least until that Snake Bastard and his Music note marked assholes came…" Kankuro put as much hatred into his words as he could. "We have vowed to take him down…"
"Not so fast. Those symbol you described…we have been constantly plagued by them for a while, but we never found their…" a scream interrupted the merc as the 'captured' Oto-nin was 'killed'. In reality it was already a corps but was just being controlled by Kankuro's puppet jutsu. The scream was a genjutsu placed by Sakura.
"Sir, we found the location of their base. Should we go there now?" Anko, in desguise, told him.
"Screw that. We were in this area first. We get to choose who gets to attack that Son of a Bitch." The merc roared.
Kankuro was about to retort when Temari placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Nii-san. This is not getting us anywhere. They are right. We are in their territory. Unless you wish to fight them and then go after Orochimaru, you will do so with fewer clansmen. We are so few already." She told him.
"Fine." Kankuro relented. "But if you find any scrolls that contain any clan jutsu, bring them to us first. Our clan scrolls were stolen by him and they may be in this base." He got the 'interrogator' to give the mercs the location of the entrance.
"You are welcome to stay in our stronghold while you wait for us to return." The merc said.
'All according to plan.' Naruko mentally smirked.
That night
The majority of the mercenaries left the stronghold to move against Orochimaru. Of course they had sent a scout ahead, who found the entrance near the location he had been told. That left only 100 mercs in the Stronghold…plus 20 sand and leaf shinobi. Shortly after midnight, Naruko went out of their room and crept through the hallways, quickly discovering the location of the stronghold commander, as well as the way to the dungeon. Luckily there was nobody in the CO's office, so Naruko quickly and quietly placed Seals on the walls, floor and roof before sealing the entire lot in one of her scrolls, before returning to the others.
Currently they were quietly making their way towards the main gate, taking out sentries and henge-ing into them to avoid suspicion. Once at the gate they let the rest of the sand and leaf shinobi in, who quietly spread out. It didn't take long until a loud scream was heard, making the alarm go off. By then however, 1/3 of the mercs in the stronghold had been killed already.
"Foxy Group. Head down to the Dungeon. See if you can save any of the prisoners." Kakashi called out.
"This is Fox leader. Kakashi, if you call us that one more time, I will change your name to old man." Naruko answered over the radio. For the rest of the night, the shinobi from Konoha and Suna fought for possession of the stronghold.
Chapter 23
Timeskip, the next morning
Naruko was walking along the inner wall of the stronghold when the sun rose. Below her were the women and children who were held captive by Akatsuki. The med-nin were already working on healing them.
"Uzumaki-san. Congratulations on a well thought out plan." Baki walked up to her, keeping a safe distance from her.
"We mostly owe it to Mr. Make-up. Who knew he was such a good actor?" Naruko told him. Baki chuckled.
"I am just glad that we managed to save so many. Who knows what happened to the rest." He told her.
"What do you intend to do now?" he asked.
"Take a shot at Orochimaru's base." She answered much to his surprise. She looked at him with a serious expression. "That bastard placed a Cursed Seal on my mother. She's already getting together some of the Leaf shinobi, volunteers only, to attack that base." It took Baki all his years of experience not to have his jaw hanging.
"And why not any from Suna?" he finally asked, slightly angry.
"Your Suna shinobi will have your hands full at the moment with keeping this fort…and I also have a personal problem with one of his more powerful lackeys." She told him.
"I see your point. At least let me ask the ANBU if they wish to assist you. Pity team Kitsune isn't here." He sighed…before widening his eyes when Naruko rolled up her sleeve.
"I trust you to keep this a secret from the others." She told him as she showed him her ANBU tattoo. "I am Kitsune." She whispered. Realization dawned on Baki, but he decided to keep quiet.
"Good Hunting. And If Orochimaru is there, let us have a go…you leaf shinobi aren't the only ones who have a bone to pick with him." He said. She smiled and held up her fist.
"Deal." She said as they fist bumped.
Next Morning
15. That is how many Leaf shinobi volunteered to assist Team Naruko plus Anko in attacking Orochimaru's Outpost. Of the other Konoha 14, only Shikamaru, Lee, Neji and Tenten volunteered. The others were either injured or too tired. Kakashi and Guy also decided to take part, as did Shizune. The other 8 were basically all the Jonin that were part of the Konoha group. The Chunin decided to stay behind and help Suna protect the fort until their reinforcements arrived and to heal the wounded, then head back to Konoha.
"We may need more help…" Shikamaru said, before noticing Ino and Naruko biting their thumbs and running through some hand seals.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" they shouted. With puffs of smoke Shirayuri and Kōsa appeared. Both were using their tails to cover themselves…much to the relief of the females and the disappointment of the males…who saw their cleavages…
"Naruko-sama/Ino-chan. You called us?" they said together. The Platinum Blond and the White Kitsunes were bowing to their respective summoners.
"We are going to assault one of Orochimaru's bases. Feel like letting loose?" Naruko asked them with a sly grin. Which was soon mirrored by both summons.
Shirayuri looked at Naruko. "I see you have grown a tail since we last saw each other. Congratulations." She told her, making Naruko blush. Unconsciously the 5 tails were wagging behind her. Sakura, who was watching, growled.
"Naruko. I accuse you of having a forbidden jutsu. Those Tails are just too cute. You could start a frikken war because of it…" she said…in her usual voice…which bellowed across the countryside. Indeed, most of the females from Konoha and Suna were finding it hard not to approach and pet the soft furry tails.
It was Shirayuri who answered, "Are you feeling jealous, Cutting-board-Banshee?"…and before Naruko could stop her, she let the tails covering her breasts slip a bit, revealing more of her assets…which had grown to a low E-cup size.
1 pink tantrum, numerous nosebleeds and 30 minutes later
"This is Fox. Entrance secured. Dog, Snake, you can bring in your teams." Naruko spoke into her mic.
"Roger" came the relpy from both of the Team leaders.
Soon everyone was inside.
"Move out." Kakashi silently commanded.
20 minutes later, Dog Team
"This is Fox 0-1. We have encountered a room full of Orochimaru's pet monsters…place looks like a dungeon. I think I found the mercs that went in…" Naruko spoke over the Radio.
"This is Snake 0-1. We came across the Armory. Naruko, some of these weapons carry the Uzumaki sign…" Anko spoke over the Radio.
"Gather them all. I will sort them later when we are back home." Naruko said, anger clear in her voice. "Some of these monsters found us."
"This is Dog 0-1. We have just arrived at a large Hall. Bodies are scattered all over the damn place." Kakashi said into his mic. He kneeled down to inspect one of the corpses.
"Less than a day old. Definitely from when the mercs attacked." He muttered. A cough caught his attention. To the side was a man sitting against a pillar.
"You have to leave now. There are monsters in there." He gasped, before closing his eyes for the final time.
"Snake Team, Fox Team. Beware of Monsters as you move from the Armoury. Apparently there are some moving around the base."
"Finally, some fun." Came the response from Anko.
"No Shit Shika. What else are we currently fighting? Oh Fuck…" Naruko snarled over the sounds of battle.
"Fox 0-1, what happened?" Anko called over the Radio, concern clear in her voice.
"This is Fox 1-1. Watch out for possible presence of Orochimaru." Ino said over the radio.
"This is Snake 0-1. What do you mean?"
"…Sasuke is here…" came the reply…before a rumbling sound started.
With Snake Team
"Fox 0-1. Clear out." Dog 0-1 (Kakashi) shouted.
"Fox 0-2 here. A cave-in has separated us from Naruko-sama." Shirayuri spoke.
"Naruko." Anko shouted into her mic.
"…io…ged…epea…dio…dam…" came the relpy before static.
"Fox 2-1. Get her out of there." Anko called.
"Easier said than done. The roof id coming down and the monsters are attacking us. We managed to get to one of the adjacent tunnels…" the rest was barely audible over the static.
"…we are cut off. Will try for alternate route to reach Fox 0-1."
15 minutes later, with Naruko
Naruko and Sasuke were figthing furiously, both giving and taking hits. Naruko had moments earlier donned her Chakra armor when Sasuke unveiled his Sharingan. Sasuke was furious because his sword couldn't cut, let alone scratch, Naruko's armor while Naruko was finding it difficult to land hits on Sasuke.
"You should just have become a breeding sow. It is the only thing you are good at." Sasuke said.
"And you should just die." Naruko spat back. She then watched Sasuke use his chidori senbon. But he didn't shoot them at her, but to the side. A scream was heard making Naruko turn her head. Her heart stopped when she saw Ino being hit by the lightning needles. Faster than even Sasuke's Sharingan could keep up with, Naruko sped to her side.
"Ino…Ino…INO…" she screamed, shaking the blond, trying to wake her up.
"Weak." Sasuke muttered. "She is not worthy to live…"
'He is dead.' Both Kōsa and Shirayuri thought. Naruko suddenly let out a loud scream of pain as her sixth tail grew. Her armor changed also, growing to cover most of her body in a rib-cage like pattern…though the private bits were barely covered this time. Her breasts also grew again, reaching high C-cup size.
Sasuke was wondering what was going on when he was suddenly sent flying via a flying kick from Naruko. This time, Sasuke found it hard to be on the offensive as Naruko left no openings in her furious assault…he was forced to use his last resort: his cursed mark.
"Chidori" he growled, enveloping his left arm in black lightning chakra.
"Rasengan" Naruko said, forming her signature move. She didn't notice that instead of the usual clear blue, it had become opaque dark purple.
"Kōsa. Shirayuri. Get Ino to a safe distance and keep her safe." Naruko yelled as she charged at the Bat-like Sasuke who was also charging at her. The resulting explosion started bringing the entire area down.
1 hour later, back above ground
The rest of the assault group was returning from the base, their mood was anything but happy. Temari was the first to see them.
"Welcome back." She shouted as she ran to greet them. "What happened?" she asked when she saw their expressions.
"Were are Naruko-san and Ino-san?" Baki asked.
"…" was all that Kakashi managed, while Anko was crying.
"No. No that cannot be." Some of the members of the Konoha 14 said.
Konoha, 2 days later, messenger bird room
A hawk came flying in at great speed, crashing into one of the Chunin on duty.
Moments later, Tsunade's Office
Tsunade was busy speaking to Inoichi about Naruko's wedding to Ino which was to be held in a few months when a messenger burst into the room.
"Tsunade-sama." The messenger called. From the look on her face Tsunade and Inoichi knew that the news wasn't good.
"While on an operation to take out one of Orochimaru's bases…" the messenger gulped "Jonin Uzumaki Naruko and Tokubetsu Jonin Yamanaka Ino…have gone missing."
Inoichi felt as though his life had just about ended.
Yamanaka Flower shop
Yamanaka Izumi suddenly felt her heart begin to ache.
Meanwhile, at the end of a very long tunnel
A now nude Naruko was busy carrying a wounded (and also nude) Ino towards the end of the tunnel. Glad to finally be out of this hell-hole, she looked down as Ino began to stir again.
"So Hungry…" Ino murmured.
"Join the club." Naruko murmured back before kissing her. "We are almost out of here."
When the two of them exited the tunnel, they found themselves in an unfamiliar area.
"I still cannot believe I had to offer my clothes to you in order to carry all our stuff." Ino pouted, but grinned before raising her head to suckle on Naruko's nipple, making Naruko yelp in surprise. Before she set out on getting 'payback', she created a shadow clone who took all of their things and began setting up camp. Fortunately Naruko had created scrolls that can withstand the corrosive nature of her Biju chakra, and into those scrollsshe placed the most important items. Unfortunately, clothes weren't on that list. The rest of their clothes they had left at the stronghold.
Beware short Lime scene. Skip if you wish
Ino giggled as Naruko placed her on the ground, but didn't relinquish her hold on Naruko's breast. Her smile grew when she felt Naruko begin playing with her own breasts.
Soon they were lying on top of each other, playing and fondling their breasts whilst moaning into their kisses. Their legs coming up to grind on their lower lips. Soon both of them were covered in sweat and juices while they were being filled with ecstasy.
Their lips were salty and their eyes were closed due to the sweat that ran into them. Neither of them noticed that they had started lactating…yet.
The clone, however, did. With a weak water jutsu she washed the sweat of their faces, allowing them to see…glare at her.
"If you look down, you'll see food is ready." The clone said slyly before dispelling itself. Looking down, both lovers smiled when they saw the milk.
"Itadakimasu." Ino shouted before taking one of Naruko's nipples into her mouth and began sucking, relishing the taste of Naruko's milk. Naruko meanwhile continued to grind her leg against Ino's lower lips, waiting for her turn to eat.
When Ino finally finished with the nipple, Naruko immediately took one of Ino's into her mouth and began feasting.
They alternated again for the other nipples. For 10 minutes they sucked each others' breasts dry, moaning en pleasure all the while.
Lime scene over
1 hour later
Naruko woke up still lying on top of Ino, who was also busy stirring.
"Sleep well?" the blond asked. Naruko nodded.
"We need to go hunting soon…unless you want to return to Konoha like this…" Naruko told her.
Meanwhile in Konoha
The Crowd that was cheering at first at the return of the large group of Shinobi had become quiet when they saw the sad looks on their faces. They also saw the reason why: lying on two stretchers were the personal items of the two MIA shinobi, as well as pictures of the two.
"People of Konoha. During the recent events in Kaze no Kuni, two of our Shinobi, Uzumaki Naruko and Yamanaka Ino, went missing while fighting to remove a threat to Konoha." Tsunade called out.
"We should never have trusted Suna…" a man called out, who was immediately beset upon by an enraged Umi, Kuroka and Suzume.
"Suna is the one leading the search for them, you bastard!" the three crying kunoichi were beating him up without enhancing their strength with chakra.
The other shinobi glared at the civilians who were agreeing with the man.
"Those two have done more for the village than you would know." Ichiraku shouted. He was one of the few civilians who truly understood the true nature behind the civilians.
"You support her now, but what about 4 years ago? What about when she was 5? How many of you stood up for her? How many of you didn't make her life miserable?" Ayame shouted at them.
"Yet even now Naruko rarely held a grudge against any of you. 3 years ago during the Chunin Exams she went above and beyond the call of duty to save as many of you as she could." Kakashi called out, having, with Guy's help, gotten the three redheads off the poor man.
"Let me ask you this." Uchiha Fugaku began, to the surprise of many. "How many of you remember the Uzumaki Clan and what they have done for Konoha? Now I know that due to the actions of my Clan many years ago I don't really have a right to say this, but I am ashamed of many of you. Her dream, other than rebuilding Uzushiogakure and the entire Uzumaki Clan, was to create a world of peace. Yet you just tried creating a War." Next to him his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, then spoke.
"Many of you have called her a demon. Yet ask yourselves this: Who is the real demon? Her, or the ones who made her life a living Hell? Have any of you ever thought about why she never retaliated against you for the abuse she had suffered at your hands?" she asked.
Somewhere in a room overlooking the crowd
"True words, but still doesn't deny the fact that Naruko could become the monster that is sealed inside of her." Utatane muttered to Homura.
"True, but still, since their destruction, I have all but forgotten the dept we owe the Uzumaki clan." He said. Utatane nodded, agreeing.
2 days later, with Naruko and Ino
"These things are still gross." Ino whined as the two of them travelled. They had killed two small boars, from whos' hides they made crude but effective clothing…If a thick strip covering the entire chest as well as a leather miniskirt counts as clothing. Both clothing items were held in place by leather cord they made from the remaining hide. They were walking east, towards the rising sun, hoping to either find the coast or a village where they could find help.
Of course, the leather of their clothes hadn't dried yet.
The fact that they were climbing a mountain hadn't helped, as the one below had a clear view up the others skirt and the wind made them a bit…chilly. When they were finally at the summit, they managed to find their location. Whilst underground, Naruko had carried Ino for around 48 hours before coming to the exit. Now that they were standing on the peak of the mountain, they could see the vast desert before them.
"How far did we travel?" Ino asked. Naruko couldn't believe it.
"We are on the western side of Kaze no Kuni." She muttered, before noticing a relatively large building in the distance.
"Ino-koi. We may be home sooner than you think." She said, adjusting the sword on her back.
5 hours later, western Outpost of Kaze no Kuni
"Ahh this is so boring. Nothing ever happens out here to the west…" a sand Chunin cried out when the outlook cried out.
"Sir. 2 Figures approaching. Distance 2 clicks." The current leader of the Patrol size group of shinobi stood up from the table where he was busy playing Shogi with another Jonin.
"Defensive positions." He shouted.
2 Kilometers away
"You think there is anyone there?" Ino asked. She was at first skeptical about finding an Outpost this far west, but she trusted her Fiancée.
"Well we are walking out in the open. If there is anyone there, they'd have seen us by now. Whether or not they recognize us…" Naruko indicated their attire. "If we are lucky we will find someone who has seen us before and will hopefully recognize us." They kept on moving, keeping an eye on the surrounding area.
1.5km later, at the outpost
The Sand shinobi were having a discussion.
"The one with the tails is hot. I place first dibs on her." One of them said.
"Clean your eyes. The pure blond one is way more pretty." A second one said.
"How about keeping your pants on and letting us find out whether or not you are worthy of them?" one of the two females told them, while the other giggled.
"Or we just leave them alone and find out what they want." The leader said. The others pouted at that.
Meanwhile with Naruko and Ino
"There are definitely people there." Ino said. "Let's hurry." Naruko nodded.
At the Outpost
"Sir. They have accelerated and are approaching at high speed." One of the Chunin cried seeing two clouds of dust approaching at truly high speed, only to stop 50m shy of the wall.
"Anybody there?" one of them, the one with tails, called over.
"Identify yourselves." The Outlook shouted back at the command of the leader.
"We are from Konoha. A recent mission trapped us underground in a tunnel which led us into the mountains to the west. We request entrance." The tailed girl answered.
"Approach but keep your arms where they can be seen." The leader called over. The two girls did as ordered. When they reached the entrance, the leader called out
"Names."
"Uzumaki Naruko. Jonin of Konohagakure no Sato." The tailed female said.
"Yamanaka Ino. Tokubetsu Jonin of Konohagakure no Sato." The blonde girl said.
"Bullshit. There is no way that the two of you can be them." The leader shouted.
"Very well. When we meet him next, we shall tell the Kazekage about your behaviour…especially the fact that several of you were planning on using us to relieve themselves." Naruko shouted. She and Ino then turned towards the east and sped away before the Sand leader could say anything.
"Damnit. Send a hawk to the Village. Tell them that there are two unknown people who claim to be Uzumaki Naruko and Yamanaka Ino heading their way. They entered Suna without permit. NOW."
2 Days later, entrance of Sunagakura no Sato
There was only one man standing at the entrance of his village. He had short red hair and pale skin. On his back was a large gourd, filled with Sand…and he was waiting for the arrival of his first true friend.
Flashback, 2 days earlier
"Kazekage-sama. A message from the western outpost." The shinobi from the sand messenger division called out. This got everyone in the council room's attention, as the western outpost was the most remote outpost in Kaze no Kuni, a place where very little ever happened.
"What does it say?" Gaara asked.
"A…aparently…2 females managed to…get past the outpost." The messenger stuttered. "The message said that the female claimed to be Uzumaki Naruko…" A loud bang made him flinch as Kankuro slammed his fist on the table. Gaara meanwhile felt his eyes widen.
"Send out Recon Teams. Have the long range communication division begin their devices. I want every Team that goes out to carry one. Also, send a message that all teams currently on the search are to return to Suna ASAP. Send a hawk to Konoha. Tell them we may have a new lead on their MIA shinobi." Gaara began dishing out orders. He then noticed that the messenger was still there.
"Was there anything else?" Gaara asked. The messenger nodded.
"They were dressed like Amazons…"
Flashback end
Gaara would never forget the look on some of the council's faces. Many had doubts about the two females now, as they didn't know anyone who was stupid enough to walk in the sand basically naked.
Just 20 minutes ago one of the recon teams called in: they had encountered the two females and were escorting them back to Suna as ordered…only to call in less than a minute later that they needed backup as half of them had been KO'd.
Flashback, 19 minutes earlier
Gaara spoke into the microphone.
"What happened? Were you attacked?" what he didn't expect was for a familiar female voice to answer.
"Gaara? Finally, someone who can really help us. Listen. Ino and I are in a bit of a problem here. During my fight with Sasuke our clothes were destroyed and we had to improvise with what we had. The two guys who guarded the rear fell over with a nosebleed. Could you send a Team here with some extra clothes please…" Temari and Kankuro gave cheers of joy at the fact that their friends were alive…at least the former was cheering until Ino spoke.
"And please send Temari-san. We could use that huge fan of hers for some shade…It is so damn hot here…" The growl the Temari released could be heard through the radio.
Falshback end
Gaara looked to the Horizon where he saw a group of Figures appear. He smiled, knowing that he would be able to see his friend's face again…without a mask this time…
20 minutes later
"THEY WHAT?" Kankuro roared as Naruko placed her complaints about the western Outpost.
"Firstly, tell us what happened." Gaara asked the two seriously tanned girls.
15 minutes later (A/N: I am NOT writing a frikken review on my last 4000 odd words…)
"…After I said those words, Ino and I left the Outpost and headed east. The rest you should know already." Naruko finished her story. Ino had long since fallen asleep on her shoulder and Naruko herself was feeling tired.
"Let's keep the questions for later, shall we?" Gaara said. "One of you is already assleep and the other is basically sleep-walking and sleep-talking. Have a bed made ready for them."
"Shouldn't we make two ready for them?" an aide asked. Kankuro laughed.
"Do you think you can separate those two?" he asked, pointing at Naruko and Ino, the latter hugging the former like a teddy bear.
"Also, send word to Konoha. We have found their two missing morons." Temari growled, still not having forgiven the two for daring to think that she would use her fan to give them shade or a nice cold breeze.
Konoha, the next day, early morning (As in very early morning)
Izumo and Kotetsu were sitting at the entrance counter as usual when they heard a glass shattering 'WHAT' from the Hokage office.
"Think it has anything to do with the Prank Misstress?" Kotetsu asked.
"I'll bet you a bottle of Sake that it has everything to do with it." Izumo answered. The two shook hands.
8 minutes and 1 second later
"YOU ARE LATE!" came the shout, followed within a minute later by "GET MOVING!"
Izumo and Kotetsu saw the remnants of Team Naruko, plus three extra figures, as well as Teams Asuma, Kakashi and Kurenai race out of the Village, only for a clone of Kakashi's to return moments later and deliver a scroll before immediately dispelling itself.
Kotetsu opened the scroll and scowled. "I owe you a bottle of Sake." He growled.
Chapter 24
1 1/2 days later, Sunagakure
A Unique occurrence happened in the Village hidden in the Sand. It involved two punches, two human shaped holes and one pink haired girl screaming 'Shanaro'.
"1 1/2 Weeks. For one and a half weeks we hear nothing from you. And here we find you, tanned as though you are on the beach." Sakura growled at them. Secretly she was happy because she now had an excuse to beat them up as she was still jealous of certain…growth spurts…the two lovers had…mainly around the upper body…
Shikamaru was muttering his favorite word whilst holding Temari around the waist, Choji was eating chips, Shiro was 'chatting' with Yukata, Umi, Kuroka and Suzume were giggling, Kakashi was reading his book, Kino and Kiba were laughing so hard they couldn't breathe while their canine companions werely gave canine sighs, Shino leaned against a house, Hinata was debating helping her former crush or not, and the three Kitsune lovers of the three redheads were chuckling into their hands.
Sakura was about to send them onto knuckle express V2 again when a rope of sand grabbed her arm, which slowly began to envelope her body.
"Sabaku no…" Sakura and everyone nearby froze hearing those words and voice…except for Temari. Sakura turned whiter than paper, thinking that this was her end, while Kino mirrored the color, thinking she would lose her beloved.
"…Kusuguri" the voice finished and Sakura immediately began laughing as the sand began tickling her. (A/N: Sabaku no Kusuguri means desert tickle). Gaara walked around the corner from where he had been watching.
"What are you doing? They were missing and the first thing you do is try to kill them?" he asked in his usual monotone. He kept Sakura in the tickling jutsu for another few minutes before releasing her unconscious form into the arms of a worried Kino. Naruko and Ino meanwhile were being carried to the nearest Hospital with possible blunt force trauma.
1 hour later
"So mind explaining yourself?" Gaara asked Sakura, who was blushing from embarrassment.
"T…They were away so long and didn't send word that they were alright…" she stammered, looking at the patched up (literally) Naruko and Ino.
"Does that warrant beating them up?" Gaara asked. Sakura's blush went atomic from embarrassment.
"Then why?" Gaara asked. It was here where Naruko spoke.
"We couldn't send word because our summons were out of action." Naruko told them.
"…And the wardrobe malfunction the two of you had?" Kino asked, making almost everyone turn their eyes onto the two.
"I had to use my chakra armor to fight Sasuke." Naruko said.
"And when her 6th Tail grew, the chakra she released destroyed my clothes." Ino mock-growled, giving Naruko a playful punch.
"Ah…That is go…Wait…6th TAIL?" Sakura shouted. Her face was priceless when Naruko revealed her new status.
'Those look so warm and comfortable…' thought the pinkette.
"Hey Forehead. Don't even think about it." Ino said. "I have already called dibs on them including the next three." Sakura piped in at that.
"You cannot call dibs on something that isn't there yet."
"I gave her allowance for it…so shut up, cutting board." Naruko told her. Most everyone retreated from Tsunade's pupil as a deadly aura was released.
"STOP CALLING ME FLAT, YOU BASTARDS. SHANARO!" Sakura screamed. Her next punch caused the entire building to collapse.
1 week later, Konoha, Hokage Office
"Let me get this straight…Sakura destroyed the entire building with one punch?" Tsunade asked, a hint of pride in her voice at the strength of her pupil.
"You really didn't have to teach her to have a practically non-existent fuse…like yourself, Obaa-chan." Naruko answered. "Gaara almost reverted to his former self." A Tick mark of massive scale appeared on Tsunade's forehead at the jab, but it disappeared at the second bit.
"By the way, where is Sakura?" she asked.
"Still in Suna, together with Kino and Kakashi-sensei." Shikamaru muttered, half asleep.
"Sakura has to help rebuild the building she destroyed. Kino didn't wantto leave her alone…for certain reasons that I will not mention…" Naruko began.
"Why not?" asked Kiba.
"She is your sister. You should know." Naruko answered, before turning back to Tsunade. "Kakashi, being her official Sensei, had to remain behind as well and help…something about those who abandon their comrades…" the evil grin on her face unsettled the others in the room. "…are worse than trash and deserve to have their books burned." Naruko finished off with a evil laugh.
"…That wouldn't have been enough to keep him there." Tsunade told her.
"I told him I'd make a deal with Guy: If he didn't help with the rebuilding, I'd tie Kakashi up to a training pole, with those eye-hooks (A/N: I don't know what those hooks that keep eyes open during eye-operations are called), and let Guy and Lee use their collaboration Genjutsu on him…with the Sharingan open mind you… Guy in return will be able to see this as a challenge towards Kakashi to see which is stronger: Kakashi's ability to dispell Genjutsu or Guy and Lee's genjutsu." Naruko told her. Everyone, including the hidden ANBU, felt a massive shiver run through their bodies…well almost everyone…
"You, my love, have a very mean streak." Ino chuckled.
"That's why you love me, Ino-koi." Naruko answered, moving her head closer.
"GET A ROOM, YOU TWO…" Tsunade shouted, before throwing the two lovers out of the window…literally.
Konoha would experience a peaceful quiet for some time…due to the absence of a certain 'Brutal pink Banshee'…
Timeskip 2 weeks later (Actually 12 days and 4 hours later…)
The peace and quiet in Konoha was shattered by the arrival of a certain…banshee.
"We are finally back. Why did it take so long?" Sakura shou…asked.
"We would have been finished earlier if you hadn't destroyed the nearly finished structure. You really need to work on that temper of yours." Kino told her (girl)friend. It was true. They would have been finished earlier had Sakura not thrown another one of her tantrums when the building was almost completed…as in it only needed a coat of paint and furniture and people could move in…
"It wasn't my fault…the idiot called me a guy." Sakura tried to protect herself.
"Is that still a reason for destroying a building? At this rate you will end up without a house." Kino told her.
"Now, now…" Kakashi began…before realizing that his two pupils were ignoring him. To cheer himself up, he took out his favorite hobby: Icha Icha Tactics…at least until he noticed the activity of the village.
"Izumo-san, Kotetsu-san. What is going on?" he asked. The two Chunin looked at him.
"You mean you haven't heard whilst in Suna?" Izumo asked. Team Kakashi looked at him with question marks over their heads.
"Everyone is preparing for Naruko-chan's wedding." Izumo told them.
"I thought it was supposed to be next month." Kakashi said. Sakura and Kino had ended their conversation already and were staring wide-eyed at the two chunin…and Kakashi.
"It is, but Tsunade-sama wants to make sure it meets the Uzumaki standards, seeing as it is a Uzumaki marriage and all…" Kotetsu told them.
"So in other words the festivities will be way over our heads…" Kino said, remembering Naruko telling her about Uzumaki traditions. Unfortunately for Sakura, it meant that a silence seal would be placed on her, as loud voices at inappropriate times, i.e. when not cheering, are a sign of disrespect and will mean that the ceremony will end there and then. (A/N: extreme, I know, but then again, what does the anime and manga tell us about Uzumaki traditions…other than that they were strict, formal and very complicated, at least the seals are. I took a guess here and just made some of their traditions sound just as complicated…)
This, of course, would not be good for Sakura's health…for many reasons…including a pair of currently engaged woman.
Somewhere else
"What do you plan on doing now?" asked the man wearing a orange mask.
"I am going after the Kyuubi Jinchuriki with the broken Seal." Said the orange haired man. His face was covered in piercings and he had purple eyes with rings in it. "Konan, prepare to move out. We are going to Konoha." He said as 5 other figures stepped forward out of the shadows, all with piercings and purple eyes and only one of them without orange hair.
"We will show Konoha and the world the true meaning of Pain." The first one spoke. Nearby was a deep lake, at the bottom of which lay the body of the worlds' biggest pervert with a big smile on his face: the Sannin, Jiraya.
In heaven
"Let's see here, uncountable incidents of peeping at the onsen, all but one of his literature is smut…Kami-sama, are you sure we should let him in?" the angle at the front Gate asked.
"If he promises to begin work on a seal that will calm Kushina down…" Kami was interrupted by Jiraya.
"With all due respect, if Kushina is angry, there is nothing I can do to calm her down. If I am allowed to enter, may I ask for a place as far away as possible from her?" he asked. Kami thought for a moment, before a very Naruko-like grin appeared.
"I agree with most of your terms..." Kami told him holding out a key. Jiraya grabbed the key in joy and made his way to the house listed on the tag.
"Kami-sama, which house did you give him?" the guard angel asked. A loud scream of fright and surprise could suddenly be heard.
"Let's just say his neighbors are a certain redhead and her husband." Both Kami and the nearby angels laughed.
"Take that, you perverted old man." One of the female angels giggled.
Finally finished. I know that Chapter 24 is very short, but I wanted to start the Pain arc soon. The fight between Jiraya and Pain is Canon, but the fight between Pain and Konoha won't be…Wait and see. Also, Naruko will learn Senjutsu way more quickly than Canon, I mean aren't Biju basically just masses of Natural Chakra…normally? Also, I'll add a little twist on how Naruko managed to beat the crap out of Pain.
Omake
A small town somewhere in Hi no Kuni
A large group of people were having a stand-off against another group. The tension between the groups was so high that one could almost see the atmosphere being affected by it.
"You damn traitor. How dare you show your face here after turning your back on our Bandit alliance?" The one leader asked.
"We have seen the wrong in our previous actions and have seen the light of the will of fire. We now stand for what is right." The other man said.
"The only thing that would make you do that is if something scared you…and in all the years you have been a bandit, nothing had ever scared you, Kenjitsuna the (formerly) unscareable." The first shouted. (A/N: Kenjitsuna translates into 'Rock Solid')
'That is because I have never before met someone like that Vulpine beauty with the beautiful flaming hair and tails.' Kenjitsuna thought to himself.
Elsewhere
Naruko was busy drinking Ino's love juices when she suddenly sneezed, sending Ino into yet another state of extreme bliss with a cry that could be heard for a hundred yards in all directions…needless to say, even the animals sweatdropped.
'A Sneezegasm?' was the collective thought of every living being who heard the cry.
Back with the confrontation
"Well no matter. Stand aside and we will let you leave this place." The other man said, then gave the order to attack.
"You will enter this village over our dead bodies." Kenjitsuna shouted and also ordered his side to attack. "Remember the last words of the Flaming Saint."
Flashback
Naruko was busy reaching the end of her lecture. By now most of the ex-Bandits were scared shitless…except for the leader who was just scared.
"If I find that any innocent people have gotten hurt because of you…" a deadly aura formed around her, making the meaning…what was that saying…LOUD AND CLEAR, "However if you are good people and help them…" the aura disappeared "…I may just give you boys another peek." Naruko finished in her vulpine voice, sending most of her 'students' flying with nosebleeds.
Flashback end
The ensuing Battle was quick and fierce, with the Followers of the Flame getting their first victory.
"How…did…this…happen?" the leader of the Bandits asked.
"We have met the one who is probably the scariest person in the five elemental nations." Kenjitsune told him.
In Konoha
Tsunade coughed as she was drinking her sake.
In heaven
Kushina sneezed before going into fury mode in order to find out who has been talking crap about her, making Kami begin frantically working on a way to calm down the angry redhead…finally deciding to talk with the Shinigami about releasing the soul of the 4th Hokage…
With Naruko
Naruko and Ino were lying on their back panting heavily when the former sneezed.
"Getting a cold?" Ino asked "Need me to warm you up?" Before Naruko could answer, Ino began round 2, continuing their earlier…activities…
Back at the slaughterhouse…battlefield
"But if we made sure that the innocent people stay away from harm's way, she will reward us…" Kenjitsune's perverted smile, nosebleed and blush spoke volumes about what he was talking about.
"…is the reward really that high?" the downed bandit leader asked. At Kenjutsune's nod, he asked "…can I join?"