Legacy of the second Hokage: Raiden
Hey guys! Amaterasu_Blazing here with the next chapter of Legacy.
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Talking: "Hello."
Thinking: 'I wonder…'
Flashback: "Hello"
Jutsu/techniques: Transformation Jutsu/8 cantered whirlpool
Bijuu: "Stupid human."
multiple personality (e.g. Inner Sakura): "Eliminate him."
Point of view/ location switch: Naruto point of view
Reading: (Zabuza Momochi)
Chapter 7: The Demon of the Mist
The two teams of ninja, as well as Kakashi found themselves sitting on a simple boat with Tazuna as the rowed through the mist, having turned the engine off to make as little noise as possible. Fenrir had decided to go ahead of his team and team 7, so as to try and avoid a situation like earlier.
Naruto sat at the front of the boat with Raiden and Aizen on his left and right sides respectively as Sariah and Kakashi sat next to Raiden and Sasuke and Sakura next to Aizen. Tazuna sat at the back of the boat, directly in front of the boatman and he guided the vessel through the mist.
"This fog's so thick, you can't see anything!" Observed Sakura as continued to move through the water. Aizen snorted at the comment before turning to the pink haired Haruno and responding.
"And the award for the most observant kunoichi goes to… Sakura Haruno! Seriously, I had no idea that the fog was thick! It's not like I can see what's around me or anything!" Exclaimed Aizen as he commented on how obvious the statement was to anyone who wasn't completely blind. And even then the necessity of the comment was questionable.
Sakura glared at the Hyuuga until she was snapped out of it as the boatman spoke to the group. "The bridge isn't far now. Our destination's just ahead, the land of waves." Said the man as he continued to push the boat through the white expanse.
A giant structure soon became visible through the dense mist, looming far above them as they moved towards it. They began to pass by it, allowing the genin to clearly see the cranes and other construction units being used to build the monstrous structure. "Woah, it's huge." Shouted Naruto as he marvelled at the sheer size of the construct.
Raiden facepalmed at his blond cousin's actions, but couldn't do anything but agree with the blond Uzumaki's words. The boatman quickly began to berate the blond for his actions, "What? Quiet! I told you! No noise! Why do you think we're travelling like this huh? Cutting off the engine and rowing, moving through the dense fog? So they don't see us!" Exclaimed the man as the blond quickly covered his mouth and Raiden lowly chuckled at the boy's misfortune.
Kakashi was the next to speak. "Mr Tazuna, before we reach the pear I want to ask you something." Said Kakashi. As the grey haired man didn't respond Kakashi took it as a sign to continue. "The men who are after you, I need to know why. If you don't tell us, I'm afraid I'll have to end this mission when we drop you ashore." Threatened the silver haired jounin.
Tazuna hummed to himself and waited for a moment before responding. "I have no choice but to tell you. No, I want you to know the truth. Like you said, this is beyond the scope of the original mission. The one who seeks my life is a very short man who casts a very long and deadly shadow."
Kakashi questioned the seemingly ludicrous statement. "A deadly shadow? Hmm, who is it?" Tazuna was undeterred by the question as he continued.
"You know him, at least, I'm sure you've heard his name before. He's one of the wealthiest men in the world, the shipping magnet, Gato." Explained Tazuna as Sariah's, Raiden's and Kakashi's eyes widened.
"Gato! Of Gato transport? He's a business leader! Everyone knows him!" Exclaimed the one-eye jounin as he stared, wide eyed at the bridge builder.
"Who, who? What, what?" Questioned the Jinchuriki as he stared at the bridge builder. Tazuna answered the blond as he continued.
"Gato is a very powerful tycoon from a famous company, that's true. But below the surface, with the same ruthless methods he used to take over businesses and nations, he sells drugs and contraband using gangs and ninja." He sighed as he looked up at the ninja, seeing that they were engrossed in the story,
He continued quickly at a look from Kakashi "It was one year ago when Gato first set his sight on the land of waves. He came to our island and used his vast wealth to take total control of our transport and shipping. Anyone who stood in his way simply disappeared. In an Island nation, the man who controls the sea controls everything! Finance, government, our very lives." Growled Tazuna as he tightened his hands into fists.
"But if that's true, why didn't the daimyo stop him or send for help?" Questioned Sariah as he looked at the man. Aizen nodded his head in agreement as Raiden bowed his head and added his own thoughts.
"A good question Sariah, and one with an equally morbid answer, am I right Tazuna." Whispered Raiden, barely loud enough to be heard. Tazuna nodded sadly in response before speaking.
"Your right, he did try to stop him. He was a good man and didn't have all that much money because he shared it amongst the less fortunate. When he saw what Gato was doing he tried to stop him. For all Varuna's power as a warrior and a politician he and his entire family were killed." Explained Tazuna, a tear sliding down his face at the thought of his friend's death.
He wiped his face as he looked at the ninja, a hard look in his eyes as he again began to speak. "There's only one thing that can stop Gato, and it's the thing he fears the most, the bridge. When it's complete it will join us to the mainland and that will break Gato's control as we will be able to trade without paying his ridiculous taxes." Continued the bespectacled man as he looked up at his creation.
"I am the bridge builder, so it's my job to see this through to the end and why I need your help. Because if I die, my plan and waves last hope die with me." Finished Tazuna, a sorrowful tone in his voice but an underlying feeling of conviction to his words.
Sakura nodded as she brought her hand to her chin. "So that's it! Since you're in charge of the bridge your standing in this gangster's way." Summarised Sakura as Sariah had to stop herself at the, again, obvious observation.
"That means the ninja we fought in the forest, they were working for Gato." Theorised Sasuke as he spoke for the first time since the beginning of the trip. Raiden's eyes widened as he began to mumble to himself as he thought.
"Mist… The demon brother's… Surrounded by water…" Mumbled Raiden as he reached up and began to finger the handle of his katana, a nervous habit of his. Sariah looked on worried at her teammate, never having gotten used to his nervous ticks. The other's ignored or seemed to not notice as Kakashi again questioned the client.
"I don't understand. If you knew he was dangerous, knew he'd send ninja to eliminate you, why did you hide that from us?" Questioned Kakashi as he thought to himself. 'This explains why lord Hokage sent two teams instead of one. He definitely could tell that Tazuna was hiding something, but he would have sent a chunin tem or even Gai's team if he knew it was this serious.'
Tazuna sighed before he responded. "Because the land of waves is a small and impoverished nation. Even our nobles had little money. The common people who are building this bridge, they can't pay for an A or B ranked mission, it's too expensive. If you end the mission when you drop me ashore, there will be no bridge. They'll assassinate me before I reach home." The man paused before continuing.
"But, don't feel bad about that! Of course my sweet little grandson will be upset, he'll cry "Grandad! I want my grandad!"" The genin sighed at the scene of the man doing the impression as he continued.
"Oh! And my daughter will condemn the ninja of the hidden leaves, denouncing and blaming you for abandoning her father and living her life in sorrow. Ah well, it's not your fault forget it!" The genin sighed at the obvious moral blackmail. Aizen chuckled as he responded.
"Ha! Laying it on a little thick, don't you think old man?" Questioned Aizen as he looked at the aging bridge builder, noticing his teammates nodding in agreement with his statement. Kakashi ignored Aizen's comment as he too responded to Tazuna.
"Well, I guess we have no other choice! We'll have to keep guarding you." Said Kakashi, eye-smiling at the man and flicking his forehead protector as Tazuna responded.
"Aww, I'm very grateful" Said the man as he stared blankly at ninja, inwardly cheering at succeeding in his attempt the ninja from going back to the village. The group again fell silent as they continued on their journey until it was broken by the boatman.
"We're approaching shore" Observed the man as the mist started to thin, increasing the ninja's visibility. "Tazuna, we've been very fortunate that no one has noticed us so far" Said the boatman as Tazuna complemented him
"Nice going" Said the bridge builder as they began to enter a tunnel, the last vestiges of mist disappearing as the passed through it. Once they reached the other side the passengers couldn't help but be in aww at the scene. Small trees grew out of the water and quaint buildings peppered the shoreline which was covered in lush green grass.
They finally reached the docking station as the ninja and their client disembarked from the boat. "This is as far as I go, good luck" Said the boat man as he began to start the engine.
"Right, thank you for taking such a risk" sighed Tazuna as the boatman began to move away.
"Just be careful" Were the man's final words before he piloted the boat away. Tazuna turned to the ninja and began to speak.
"Ok! Take me to my home, and I mean get me there in one piece." Instructed the man as he began to walk forward. Aizen couldn't stop himself as he commented.
"Oh really! I thought you meant for us to deliver you in a million bite size pieces! My bad!" Remarked Aizen as his teammates both hit him over the head and spoke as one.
"Knock it off! It's not the time for your comments!" Exclaimed the two teammates in unison. They stared at each other before turning away, their faces tinged red in slight embarrassment. Aizen chuckled before quickly shut up as Sariah glared at him, a promise of pain in her eyes if he continued.
As they continued to walk Aizen leaned over to Raiden and whispered to him once Sariah was out of earshot. "Is it just me, or has she gotten even scarier than before?" Questioned Aizen as he glances at the silver users back. Raiden nodded slightly as he responded.
"Definitely. Especially since she started training with Anko. Apparently she was learning how to torture people from her." Aizen's eyes widened comically at Raiden's casual statement. He glanced back at his friend, her usual happy go lucky attitude nowhere in sight, replaced with a calm and cold air she usually only had around those who she disliked. He shivered at the thought at getting on her bad side when she was like this.
Raiden jogged forward, so as to walk next to Naruto after the blond had rushed forward when Sasuke tried to walk next to him. He gave a small smile to the short Uzumaki. Said orange obsessed ninja returned it with his usual megawatt, foxy grin as they lead the pack. The two stopped, causing the party to halt behind them as Aizen also ran to meet them.
The two genin caught a flash of movement to the left and hurled a kunai each at the location. As Raiden was about to form a seal Aizen, who now stood just behind the Senju, grabbed his arm. The white haired genin turned to the Hyuuga and saw his byakugan active, the Hyuuga having taken off his glasses. "It's not what you think!" Stated the bluenet as he motioned for his teammate to look back at the tree.
The Senju did as told and saw that it was just a rabbit. A white rabbit. 'It's out of season because they're coats are only white winter, meaning this was raised inside and escaped or…' Thought Raiden his eye's widening as he heard a whistling noise. "Get down!" shouted the Senju as he and Aizen hurled themselves to the ground, barely dodging the spinning sword that nearly took off their heads.
The sword continued through the air until it buried itself deep into the trunk of a tree, a man body flickering onto the handle moments later. He wore no shirt and had on a pair of purple stripped pants. He also wore cow print arm and leg guards, black shinobi sandals and bandages around his mouth. His forehead protector rested sideways and diagonally across his head, the extra material acting as two tails flapping around his face.
Kakashi's eyes widened as he stared at the man in front of him as he whispered to himself "Is that…" Cutting off before he finished. Naruto grinned as the genin prepared, Raiden drawing his sword and another kunai, Sariah releasing some silver and commanding it to circle her and Aizen simply putting his sunglasses back on as he silently berated himself from missing the nin in front of him.
'here it is! My chance to shine, believe it! I'm ready this time! I'm not going to lose out to Sasuke.' Thought Naruto as he glanced at the man on the sword before glaring at the Uchia behind him
Kakashi walked forward as he spoke. "Well, well if it isn't Zabuza Momochi, rouge ninja from the village hidden in the mist.
'Rogue ninja! Whatever! Nothing's going to stop me! Ready go" as he began to move forward Raiden moved his blade in front of the jinchuriki, blocking his path and stopping him in his tracks. He glared at his older brother figure and saw him shake his head as he whispered. "Don't he's way above any of our level's, including mine and Sasuke's. Leave it to your sensei."
"But why" Shouted the blond as he continued to glare at the Senju. Raiden turned his head and Naruto was shocked at what he saw there. His eyes were hard and held a look that, whilst Naruto had seen many times, had never been directed at him. The white haired swordsman's violet eyes seemed to be glowing and his pupils were silted like a cat's.
Naruto nodded as he turned back to look at his sensei. Kakashi had reached up to his forehead protector and was about to lift as thoughts rushed through his head. 'If he's our opponent then I'll need this. It could be treacherous though' The members of team 7 gasped at their sensei's actions, always having believed there was nothing beneath the band.
Zabuza stared back at them over his shoulder as he spoke. "Kakashi of the sharingan eye. Did I get it right?" mockingly questioned Zabuza as he looked at the silver haired jonin. Sasuke gasped in surprise as he looked at his sensei, narrowing his eye's at the implications of what the ex-mist shinobi had just said.
"It's bad huh. But you'll have to hand over the old man" continued Zabuza as he continued to look down upon the two leaf ninja teams. Kakashi tensed as he looked up at the swordsman.
'Sharingan? What is that?' Questioned Naruto as he continued to stare at Zabuza, missing Raiden tensing at the shinobi's words.
'What is he saying? Does he have some special power?' Questioned Sakura as she too continued to stare at the ninja.
'Sharingan…' Thought Tazuna as he tried to remember where he had heard that word before.
Aizen's eyes widened behind his glasses as he barely stopped his draw from falling to the ground. 'The sharingan!? But how, mother said that no one outside of that clan had it so how does he have it?' Thought Aizen as he looked at the silver haired nin. The genin were snapped out of their stupor as Kakashi began shouting commands.
"Now quick! Team 7, Manji formation, team 6, the same. Protect the bridge builder and stay out of this fight! I taught you teamwork, now it's time to use it." Kakashi instructed as he finally lifted his head band, revealing a red eye with three comma like marks around the pupil.
"I'm ready" announced Kakashi as he stared at Zabuza. His genin almost recoiled in surprise, thoughts rushing through their heads.
'Ah, his eye! What is that?' questioned Naruto as he caught a glimpse of the strange eye. The ninja could almost see Zabuza's smirk even though his mouth was covered in bandages as he spoke, looking down at the silver haired jounin.
"Well, seems like I get to see the Sharingan in action! This is an honour!" Sneered Zabuza is his gravelly voice, a clear tone of mockery laced into his words. Naruto looked between the nin and Kakashi, frustration clear on his face.
"Everyone keeps saying sharingan, sharingan! Will someone please tell me what sharingan is!" Shouted Naruto, annoyance and frustration clear in the blonde's voice. Surprisingly Sasuke was the one to answer.
"Sharingan, a rare power. It resides in the eyes, the user of the visual jutsu, or dojutsu, can instantly see and comprehend any genjutsu, taijutsu and ninjutsu and reflect the attack back on the attacker. The sharingan is a special, rare form of dojutsu. However, there's more to the sharingan than that, a lot more." Explained the Uchia as he too continued to glare up at the missing-nin.
Zabuza again spoke, this time a condescending tone in his voice. "You got it right boy, but you only scratched the surface. The sharingan can analyse an opponent's technique, and then copy it to the smallest detail." Said Zabuza as mist began to fill the clearing, quickly thickening until no one but Aizen, Kakashi and, probably, Zabuza due to their dojutsu, as in Aizen's case, or experience, as was the case for the two jounin.
Zabuza's voice seemed to come from all directions as the mist began to obscured his figure. "As for you jounin, in the assassination unit of the hidden mist we had a standing order to destroy you on sight. Your profile is in our bingo book. It called you the man who's copied over a thousand jutsu, the copy ninja."
'What! Is Kakashi sensei such a famous ninja?' questioned Sakura as she looked at her sensei, beginning to see him in a new light.
"Wow! That's so cool!" Shouted Naruto as he stared a t Kakashi. Sasuke frowned as he moved his gaze from Zabuza to his sensei.
'Wait a minute. The sharingan is a rare trait that only occurs in a few members of the Uchia clan, my clan! Could he be…?' thought Kakashi as a brief flash of hope passed over his face.
Aizen wondered to himself as ha clearly saw their attacker, his byakugan active so as to see through the mist. 'I see why Fenrir-sensei respects him so much, but why does he have that eye? He's obviously not an Uchia if he's still alive. Itachi killed all of them except for Sasuke, right…' wondered Aizen, becoming distracted from the conflict at hand.
Raiden mentally gasped as he saw the eye and began to berate himself. 'That eye, he shouldn't have it! This is bad, very bad! I should have figured it out! Wave is surrounded in water, so the best choice would be a mist ninja! And who better than a rogue member of the seven swordsman!' ranted Raiden as he looked on at the two jonin.
Aizen was the least perturbed about the situation, at least outwardly that is. Inwardly the Hyuuga was angry as he stared heatedly at Zabuza, continuously berating himself about missing the literal giant of a man that stood above him. Said swordsman bent his knees as he again spoke, his voice now serious "Enough talking! I need to exterminate the old man. Now!" growled the nin, his low voice carrying through the entire clearing.
Tazuna gasped as the genin rushed into formation, team 7 standing in front of the man, Sakura to the right, Naruto to the left and Sasuke in front. Team 6 did the same to his back as Sariah stood next to Naruto, Aizen next to the pinket and Raiden opposite the Uchia. Zabuza seemed to sigh as he stood up. "So I'll have to eliminate you first, eh Kakashi? So be it."
Zabuza placed his foot on the tree trunk and disappeared, taking his sword with him, he then appeared again, standing on the water. "He's over there!" Shouted Naruto, drawing the genin's and Tazuna's attention to the man.
Sakura's eyes widened as she saw him standing there. "Standing on the water!" Shouted the pinket, surprise in her voice. The members of team 6 froze as they heard the surprise, one thought going through their heads. 'She doesn't even know about water walking!' The three looked between each other, their gazes conferring a single message. Were f***ed!
Zabuza held a half ram seal in front of his mouth as he raised his other hand till it was pointing at the sky. Water swirled around him as mist built up, at this Kakashi narrowed dis eye's 'He's building up a huge amount of chakra.' Observed Kakashi as he tried to figure out what was happening.
"Water release: Hidden Mist Jutsu" whispered Zabuza, his voice easily carrying over the sound of the technique. The mist finally finished building, obscuring any sort of vision what so ever. Raiden narrowed his eyes as he whispered to Aizen. "I can't see a thing, are you getting anything with the byakugan?" questioned Raiden as he lowered to his knees.
"Nothing, the mist is infused with chakra and it's interfering with my sight. I can barely see my hand in front of my face, let alone a trained ninja. Anything with you?" Growled Aizen in response, annoyance heavy in his words. Raiden nodded and began to pulse chakra through the ground. He winced at the backlash as the area solidified in his mind.
Raiden got back to his feet before responding, "Nothing, the mist is thick with his chakra so it just feels like he's everywhere!" Responded the Senju as he looked around, his eye's continuing to seemingly glow. Kakashi walked forward a bit as he spoke.
"He'll come after me first" Explained Kakashi as he stood tall, seemingly not at all prepared for the fight
"But who is he?" Questioned Sakura as she looked around, trying to get a glimpse of the assassination specialist. Kakashi took a moment before responding, seemingly not moving a muscle as he spoke.
"Zabuza Momochi, the ex-leader of the hidden mist assassination unit. He's a master of the silent killing technique." Explained Kakashi as he stood there. The genin seemed shaken as Naruto stuttered out.
"S-s-silent?!" Questioned the blond, fear evident in his voice. Kakashi moved for the first time since stepping forward, nodding his head in confirmation before elaborating.
"As the name suggests, it happens in an instant, without sound or warning of any kind. It's said to be so fast you pass from this life without realising what has happened. The sharingan cannot fully neutralise it and the byakugan and sensory type ninja can be easily fooled because of the use of the Hidden Mist technique it's usually paired with, so don't lower your guard."
Raiden and Aizen nodded, already having tried to find Zabuza to no avail. "Well if we fail we only lose our lives." Continued Kakashi, an uncaring tone in his voice. Sakura bristled as she whispered back to her sensei.
"How can you say that?!" Exclaimed Sakura quietly, at least for her that is. The mist continued to thicken as they waited, making it harder to see every passing moment. The blond Uzumaki noted this as he glanced around.
"The mist is getting thicker and thicker!" Exclaimed Naruto. Aizen was about to comment again before stopping in his tracks, a cold feeling settling over him. He hesitantly glanced back over his shoulder to his team mate. He saw Sariah giving him a one eyed death glare, her gold eye seemingly acidic as her hair obscured her right eye as she pulled up her armoured shirt until it laid skin tight, covering her neck mouth and nose.
"The land of waves is surrounded by ocean so mist and fog are an ever-present and common occurrence" explained Tazuna as he fearfully glanced around.
"Sensei" Exclaimed Sakura as the mist covered and obscured Kakashi, blocking him from view. Zabuza again began to speak, almost in a whisper although his voice seemed to come from every direction.
"Eight points" Whispered the ex-mist nin as the genin were slightly shocked, not expecting the sound. The voice continued as it began to list locations on the body. "Larynx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular, subclavian artery, kidney's, heart. Now, which will be my attack point?" Questioned the voice, contemplation heavy in his words.
A burst of wind cleared the mist in a small area, allowing the genin to see that the burst had originated from Kakashi as a thin layer of chakra surrounded his body as he began to release killing intent. Sasuke began to shake as he started to hyperventilate. 'I feel like I can't breathe! One shallow breath, one shallow movement of the eye is enough to draw his attack! It's suffocating! If it goes on like this, I'll go insane!' Thought Sasuke as he continued to stare straight at his sensei.
Opposite him Raiden was having a completely opposite reaction to the pressure in the air. 'What is this, what is happening?! Why do I feel so energized?! Like I could tear through an army!' Thought the Senju, inwardly laughing as his seemingly luminescent violet eyes tinged red and his pupils sharpened. He continued to shift into an attack stance as began to smile darkly.
'The clash of two jounin intent to attack, I've never felt anything so chilling, it's as if my own life is being chocked off! No! I can't take it! I'd rather…' Thought Sasuke as he raised his kunai, preparing to plunge it into his body until Kakashi called out to him and stopped him.
"Sasuke" Shouted Kakashi, breaking the Uchia from his thoughts. "Calm down. I'll protect you with my life. All of you, I will not leave my comrades to die." Continued Kakashi as he turned his head to look at the genin as he smiled. "trust me."
"I wouldn't be so sure." Came Zabuza's voice, breaking them out of their reprieve as he appeared in between team 7 and Tazuna, legs spread wide and head low, with one hand in front of his face, his eyes closed as the other held his zanbato diagonally across his back. His appearance shocked the genin and the bridge builder.
"It's over" Whisperd Zabuza as he straightened and opened his eyes. Kakashi spun around to face backwards, his sharingan focusing on Zabuza. Zabuza swung his blade, forcing the genin to leap back as Sariah formed a pillar of silver, attempting to slow the blade down. It didn't help as the blade cut through it easily as Kakashi leaped forward a kunai into Zabuza's body as another blade emerged from the swordsman's chest.
Raiden regained control off his body as the red tinge left his eyes, having lost control of his body as it moved on its own to stab the mist nin. Raiden pulled out and jumped back, eyes widening as he noticed no blood flowed from the wound. Instead, 'Zabuza' began to leak water as it flowed out of both Kakashi's and his own points of attack.
The water slowly flowed out, forming a puddle on the floor as another Zabuza emerged from the mist. "Sensei! Behind you!" Shouted Naruto, the Blonde's warning in vain as Kakashi reacted to slowly, turning from the water clone just in time to be bisected by Zabuza as he swung his zanbato, gruesomely cleaving him in half.
The two halves of the silver haired jounin flew in different directions before bursting into water, shocking Zabuza and allowing the group to breathe a sigh of relief. 'The water clone jutsu! It can't be!' thought Zabuza as he raked his memories for how the man could have copied it.
'Even in the mist, he saw through my technique and copied it in an instant' realized Zabuza as Kakashi appeared behind him, a kunai to his throat. "Don't move" Commanded the silver haired nin as he stood behind Zabuza. "Now it's over"
Jutsu list
Magnet release:
Silver Pillar: The user forms a pillar of silver to attack or to block attack's with, the strength increases the more silver and chakra used. D rank
And that's where I'm ending it! Thanks to those who have already read my store so far, I'm amazed at how many of you there are! Like last I'm asking how was it? Better, worse? Did you like it? hate it? Please comment and note flames will be ignored and I'll set Gara on you.