The pirates are back! Now, we check back on home, here a tale of poverty, do some stupid acting and race land against air! Well, with a start up like that, there's no need to say any more, is there? Anyway, let's go!
Super hero time!
Ex-aid: Hokage at home, pirates on the waves! Naruto, you're always at... Mach speed!
Naruto:Wrong toku Egi. Keep your focus, there's something big and scaly your way!
Ex-aid: Don't worry, all fantasies have dragons that need slaying!
Naruto: But it's not a fantasy, it's a real quest!
E-a + N: Game start! Showtime!
Weaving a tale of misery, poverty and anguish at the hands of the Gato shipping corporation, Tazuna spoke of how the country of Wave had been sucked dry by the parasitic company, leaving its many denizens on the brink of starvation as their various ports were seized for the man's own personal use.
Naruto clenched his fist tight as he removed the transformation, eyes pensive. The blonde was no stranger to starvation, constant threats of death and abuse, but to see it occur to so many different innocent people was something that he himself couldn't accept or let go freely.
"Allow me to repeat." He interrupted the bridge the builder. "Your country has been placed into poverty because of this Gato guy?"
"Yes. He's drained us dry and for a place called Wave, you can understand how bad that is." Tazuna answered with a dry smile.
"Then we continue."
"Are you sure that we should do this Naruto?" Hinata whispered gently. "We should probably call for some backup or at least proceed with some caution."
"Why wait? All these people are suffering and we're strong enough to deal with whatever decides to rear its ugly head!" the captain announced, drawing his saber. "That's how a pirate works!"
"A pirate? I thought you were normal genin." Tazuna questioned as they began to move again, secretly sighing in relief that they had chosen to go on rather than follow proper procedure and return. Lee gave a hearty laugh, wrapping his arm around the man.
"My friend, to call us normal would be a long stretch!" he proclaimed pulling out his mobirate. "As you've seen we are able to call upon powers our peers are unable to access, coming from far in the past, before we could even write at all!"
"You really expect me to believe that?" he scoffed in disbelief. "Got a way to prove to me that it ain't just some super-fast changing trick you do that I can't see or something like that? I didn't see blondie over there when he changed, so maybe he hid to put on the costume."
"Well that's simple enough. I guess we have to make this a show for him!" Naruto declared as the rest pulled out their own phones, Tenten sighing as she held out the open cellular.
"So what are taking up? Something just for show or more substantial rangers?" she questioned.
"I suppose we could go go-onger to speed this whole thing up." Lee suddenly suggested, holding up a green key while Hinata instead held up a mostly white key with a small amount of pink.
"Tenten and I shall take to the skies in order to keep an aerial surveillance. We can communicate with the mobirates while you cover the ground." Hinata added as Naruto and lee pulled out their keys. The trio flipped their keys open and inserted them into the mobirates as Tenten inserted hers as is into the cellular, shutting it with a small flick.
"Old man, get ready for the ride of your life!" Naruto yelled before they turned the keys, the bun haired girl pressing the gold and silver face button to let the device scan the key within.
GOOO-ONGER!
JEEETMAN!
"White swan!" Hinata announced, the white Jetman spreading her arms wide to let the wing like membrane fall open, jumping into the sky.
"Blue swallow!" Tenten followed in her sky blue suit, quickly soaring into the blue above.
"Doki-doki Yukai! Go-on green!" stylised after a motorbike, Lee gave a roundhouse kick that screeched with the sounds of tires upon asphalt.
"Mach zenkai! Go-on red!" Naruto finished with his own roaring roundhouse, landing before the bedazzled Tazuna with a thumbs up. "So old man, what do you think? Any surprises you think we're hiding from you?"
"Wa…Ho…How did…." Was all he could splutter until his mind rested upon one singular notion. "Wait, you sounded like you had to decide which to use and you've shown me at least three different kinds of suit. How many of the blasted things do you have?"
"Oh counting everyone… over two hundred and thirty at least? Seems about right." Naruto commented, Tazuna feelinb a bit faint until he was suddenly picked up by Go-on red and placed upon his back.
"Hey, what the hell do you think you're doing!?" he yelled out, only for the red captain to lean down close to the ground, copied by his teammate covered in green.
"I thought I told you, we're taking you for the ride of your life! Hold on tight!" he announced and before any form of complaint or questioning could happen, they were blurs down the pathway, the girls high above following suit. What they didn't know was that hidden deep in the foliage of the forest path surrounding, a pair of beady eyes watched with rapt attention.
"A strange ability… I haven't heard of clothes that would grant incredible skills. I must report to Zabuza –sama at once." They mumbled, unheard by anyone as they dashed away into the trees. If he wasn't prepared for it, then those young ninja may sprint past Zabuza before he could notice. High speed tracking required active chakra to the eyes, otherwise they were just as capable as normal civilians in that aspect.
All that went through the shadow's mind was one thing.
'We must take great caution in the events to follow, lest we end up buried like our kinsmen. I wonder, they were able to beat the demons brothers with little issue; how would they fare against the might of my master and I?'
The question would be soon answered in blood, fire and anguish. Whose anguish was still unknown…
Teuchi Ichiraku was a pleasant man. Well-mannered and able to give a jovial smile in even the darkest times meant that he had become a known name to many people, associated with great food served at the stall he ran with his lone daughter Ayame since the death of his wife. There was little in life he was left in want of, apart from that which was eternally waiting until he reached the other side, and with a booming business, nothing appeared to go wrong for the ramen chef.
Until he decided to let a boy eat at his stand.
One day, beaten and bruised with not a penny to his name, a young Naruto Uzumaki had wandered in, shivering and drenched by the falling rain. Naturally, Ayame had tended to the poor soul while Teuchi prepared him a bowl of ramen, which had managed to cheer a great number of people up when in darker places.
If anyone were to ask, then he would speak of how easily he could remember Ayame's distressed cry as she peeled off the fraying jumpsuit and saw how starved Naruto had looked. Soon went the ramen in exchange for something much more healthy and filling, stuff that he had only served to his family as average dinner food, yet if the blonde's rapid stuffing of his face was anything, then he was treating it as if god had come from the heavens to hold a banquet, crying "Feast! Feast!"
Ever since then, you could often find Naruto eating there, unaware that the 'special with extra char siu' was actually filled with special vegetables that Teuchi specially prepared in order to beef him up, but it had the unfortunate side effect of ruining the amount of people he had built up as repeat customers. Those who didn't wish to be seen with the demon left his business, meaning that the ramen chef was only just able to keep his stand running. It was thanks to the helping sum granted by the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, that meant he could continue.
"Teuchi, looking as spritely as ever. And young Ayame, how it always warms my heart to see you grow more beautiful with each passing day." The man was startled out of his memories as the hokage walked into the stand, doing his usual routine of praising the storeowners as he sat down.
"Well I'm no ninja, but I'd like to think I could still keep myself running at the riper ages." He joked back, pointing his ladle at Hiruzen. "Same as usual?"
"Of course. Thank you."
Hiruzen drank the proffered tea with restraint as he tried to calm his mind by listening to the gentle chatter that filled the stand. He had known that he had sent Naruto's team into a potentially deadly situation, but considering what they were capable of, it was a reasonable choice. Many of the other teams were inadequate for the job, too busy training to handle the sudden difficulty curve that was a C-rank turned A-rank. The initial mission was too low to warrant a Jonin only group like what was required, so he hoped Naruto was either able to deal with the threat or at least survive long enough to call for back-up.
"Hokage-san, you seem troubled. May an old man ask what burdens you today?" Teuchi asked with an exaggerated limp and rasp as he hobbled over with the leader's bowl, only to be hit in the face by a towel curtesy of his daughter.
"Otou-san! At least act seriously in front of the Hokage!" she admonished, the brunette frowning disapprovingly while he simply let out a great laugh.
"Come now Ayame, give me something to enjoy! Otherwise I'll end up a prune like the elders, slaving away behind the pot!" he cried out in mock anguish, bringing out a smile in Hiruzen's face.
"Well I doubt there's anything you could do about it, no offence. A hokage has to hold their own burdens with the problems of his village and do it all with steel in their backs. I couldn't tell you." He responded, taking a bite of the noodles. Still as excellent as always.
"No one will care if you decide to mumble as you eat. There are those who'll tell you we're a right nosy bunch." Teuchi suggested, turning away with a teasing smile followed by his daughter.
"Well, I feel like I made a mistake, sending a group so young and doe eyed into a mission that might result in their death if things don't play out as I assumed they would." The hokage admitted heavily. "I know they have the strength to handle it, yet I fear I let them out before they could care for themselves."
"Have you heard the news recently? People are saying the ninja corps is starting to get lazy." Teuchi remarked randomly. "I honestly would say let them prove themselves before doubting them. They were chosen for a reason and I have faith in the one who made that decision."
"True I suppose… but that doesn't fully alleviate my fears. I feel like the leader's too hard set in his ways that he won't call for any help even if he was to need it." The Sarutobi continued, the amount of noodles left dwindling ever so slowly.
"I say give it time. Most likely they're a good bunch." There was no attempt to hide the true intent of his words, but they were at a point where they didn't care anymore.
"Would anything change if I said it was Naruto I sent on this trip?"
"You should probably be even more content with your choice." Ayame commented as she waved goodbye to a fed customer. "Out of any of the teams, he seems to be the one who you should be least concerned about. He's got a good head."
"Thank you… I really needed that." Hiruzen said as he drained the last remains of his bowl before standing, placing the required coins with a sizeable tip. "Have a good day."
"you too." Watching the old man leave, Teuchi smiled.
Everything would be alright. It was just about what to make as a celebration when the hyper kid came back successful.
"My house is the one on the left. Stop there!"
Left slightly dizzy after the incredibly fast ride, it took all of Tazuna's ability to accurately point in the right direction. Kicking up clouds as the two engine boys slowed down, they only just managed to end up in front of the directed house rather than throwing the bridge builder in some random direction, losing the transformation as he climbed off of Naruto's back.
Swooping down from above, the girls turned back to normal too, landing gracefully as Tazuna knocked upon the front door. It was answered by a young woman, still holding beauty despite the obvious stress and struggle that plagued the entire land, who smiled brightly at the group stood before her.
"Oh father! Is this the group of ninja that's going to help us?" she blurted before the old man slapped a hand over her mouth, putting a finger to his own lips.
"You've got to be more careful Tsunami! What if they weren't and you had just given away our plans!?" he hissed before pushing her through the door, hurriedly letting the genin in before shutting the door after scanning outside.
It was a welcoming place, decorated nicely, if a little sparsely, but that could be ignored considering their current plight. A simple meal of fish paired with minimal vegetables and rice had already been put out with only one bowl less than needed, to which Tsunami invited them.
"Of course you would be hungry after traveling this way. It's the least I could do for you when you're going to help us." She explained, putting out an extra bowl for Lee who accepted it gratefully.
"We're just doing our job and after hearing what sort of stuff that Gato guy's putting you through, then we couldn't just sit back." Naruto answered truthfully. With how painfully close it struck to his own situation, letting it past would be a great injustice.
"Is there anything we should know now before we run into it?" Tenten asked around her cup. It was normal procedure to ask for all of the information they could get before risking themselves because if a death could be avoided with prior warning, it should be.
"Well Gato has his men all around the town. If you run into them, it would be best to hide the fact that you're shinobi rather than trying to avoid them completely. If they start to suspect you, then Gato may just send an army or some hired Nuke-nins to deal with you." Tazuna suggested. "I've seen too many good men fall to their own idiocy trying to be stealthy."
"Well they are trained in that aspect. Perhaps they might be able to avoid them." Tsunami suggested.
"Well we do have the capabilities to do so. To suddenly see healthy people appear in the middle of town is likely to ring alarm bells, so we'll stay hidden. Might we train in your back? It would be nice if we could keep our skills up while we're here." Naruto requested. The rest was simply small talk, dancing around the gloom that naturally oozed through the room. A sudden opening of a door drew their attention to a young boy who just as quickly, decided to rush straight past the dinner table, running up the stairs without looking back.
"Inari wait!" Tsunami cried, only for the slamming of a bedroom door to answer her. "That boy…"
"I apologise for my grandson. He's been… rather down after the unfortunate passing of his father." Tazuna apologised, sadness permeating his entire being. "You can see just how well we're standing thanks to the stupid man…"
"Well don't worry about it, because we're here now and I doubt he'll last when we go against him!" Naruto promised, mirrored by his crew. "If all he's got are thugs and people like the demon brothers, then we'll take him on no problem!" their exuberance was almost infectious, a smile threatening to break out on the old man's face while Tsunami smiled with tears welling in her eyes.
"I'm sure you will…"
The back was relatively well hidden thanks to the multiple trees that surrounded them, meaning that they were able to spar with little chance of being discovered by patrolling mercenaries.
CHEEESSRANGER!
CHEEESS-FAIRY!
"White rook!"
"Black knight!"
"Red king!"
"Silver Angel!"
Hinata had been dressed in a white suit covered in a brick like patter and with a single punch, managed to shatter the boulder one of Naruto's clones sent her way. Grabbing a hold of Lee's armoured left arm, she threw the boy into the air, where he was faced with three clones.
"Here we go! Blade dance!" Lee yelled, drawing a pure black broadsword before slashing rapidly, disappearing into a swirl of steel that sliced the enemies into ribbons, forcing them to pop in a burst of smoke. Tenten, with her silver checker suit and pink visor, rushed forward to the clones on ground level, popping them with her lance as she manoeuvred the heavy weapon with relative ease.
"Set change!" with Tenten's announcement, she span the top half of her helmet, swapping the pink visor for a dark blue one that sparkled like the night sky. "Silver emperor!"
Now armed with a great hammer, she swung the massive armament to knock away several clones, showing the air with their bodies to fill the area with smoke.
"King sceptre!" Naruto did not remain still either, having create a ass number of clones tht now swarmed him. Swinging the mighty staff around in an arc, a circle of clones were defeated before he leapt into the air, reaching to the crown like piece upon his helmet.
"Royal round!" with a great throw, the crown flew through the clones with minimal effort, popping the last of them before the head piece landed in his hands, signalling the point where they all returned to normal.
"This isn't enough. We should practice our team strategies and then chain changes. We could probably go into Megaman from there leading to Roboranger." Naruto instructed as he put his hands into the cross position. Things were serious now.
Any miscalculations could result in their deaths.
Naruto's super sentai 'SAIKO!' pedia!
Engine sentai Go-onger - 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャ
A group of young people who originally all shared a bond through racing, soon to be joined by the fiece fliers Go-on wings and the odd pizzaman-detective combo of Go-on black and green. using high speeds, they fought aginst the Gaiark, who sought to pollute every world including the human world. following from two over vehicle based teams, they wouldn't be the end, with those like Speed sentai Togeger and Ressha sentai Toqger carrying on the race and introducing a whole new level of speed to fights.
Chojin sentai Jetman - 鳥人戦隊ジェットマン
Special operatives were granted the power of Birdonic waves, a special technology to grant superhuman capabilities. When the evil group known as Vyram aimed to dominate our dimension, the tech was scattered across the globe, granting 5 random people it's flight capabilities and strength to battle them and save the earth from calamity. Being the only entirely bird based team, they would dominate the lone animal theme as many others chose to go for the multiple animal route.
Shogi sentai Chessranger - 将棋戦隊チェスレンジャー
Chess: an art thought to be only a mind training game, but when the villainous gyokushō threaten to rule and make the entirety of earth their captured pieces to do with them what them will, only 5 key players can access the checkmate changers' power and become the chessrangers. Chess-fairy was a special arrival from a distant world already captured, the only one willing to break the rules and become something completely new.
Anchors Aweigh! So I've been thinking: Wave. Land of Ports. Ports mean boats. They're pirates. They have a bat. Can you see where I'm going with this? i think I'll just leave it here, let you mull over that idea. also, next tme we see what's happened on the other side of the spectrum.