Chapter 16: Flight of the Uchiha
The village was quiet as the sun began to rise over the Hokage Monument. Ryouske had just woken up, ready for another successful day and was on his way to the Hokage building to see if he could get a mission, he had been feeling pretty lax lately and needed something to make sure that he did not get complacent. He walked down the main street, smiling and waving at the shop owners who were just opening and greeted the boy. Congratulating him on becoming Chunin,, when he was stopped by someone calling his name.
He turned around to the source of the voice and was surprised to find Anko walking up to him, grin in place, and stopped in front of him. "There he is, the first Chunin of squad 13. You alright, Ryo?" she asked receiving a grin in response, "Hey, Insansei. Yea, I'm alright, just heading off to Old Lady Tsunade to get a mission," he said, continuing to walk with Anko by his side.
Anko looked over at her student and raised an eyebrow, "So, I heard you were one of the three that brought her back to the village," she asked him, receiving a shrug from him in response, "yea, it was no big deal. I got a new jutsu from Jiraiya out of it though," he replied, holding out his hand as a Rasengan formed in his hand.
Anko's eyes widened at the jutsu and she grinned, "Wow, that's pretty cool," she said, impressed. Ryouske dispelled the Rasengan and rubbed the back of his head, "Yea, it is impressive but not really my style so I ain't really gonna use it," he said, his gaze falling on the Hokage building in front of them. Anko looked at the building and looked at Ryouske once more, "So, what do you think of Lady Tsunade?" she asked, making him tap his chin with a finger as he thought, "She seems nice, but she is also irritable and strong," he said as he rubbed his head, remembering the fist that he received from her on Namito's birthday, causing Anko to laugh.
They both walked into the building, almost bumping into Shizune along the way, who looked at them with a smile, "Hello, you two. Did you come here to see Lady Tsunade?" she asked them, getting a nod from Ryouske, "Yea, is she in?" Ryouske replied, this time it was Shizune's turn to nod as she led them up the stairs, Tsunade's pet pig TonTon following her.
When they got to Tsunade's office, Shizune knocked and opened the door when Tsunade bid them to enter. She was sat behind her desk, which was buried in paperwork that she was furiously scratching and cursing at, then she noticed them standing there with a raised eyebrow. "What do you two want?" she asked, causing Ryouske to grumble, "Hello to you too. I'm here to see if there are any missions for me to do, I've been too lax lately and need a mission to make sure I'm not becoming complacent."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, mildly surprised by Ryouske's eager attitude, and looked at Shizune, who had just gotten out the mission scrolls. "Well, of the missions we have so far, we have one to guard precious materials that are being transported from the land of Grass, one to take back a bridge that has been taken by bandits and is being used as a toll bridge or a mission to steal important documents from bandits that are holed up in the land of waves," shizune said, as she read out the missions available.
Ryouske crossed his arms, deep in thought, as he pondered which mission to take, "Hmm, I'll take the mission to steal the documents. It will be a good opportunity to test the stealth capabilities of my squad and to see if I can successfully lead them as a Chunin." Upon hearing this, Anko smiled at her student, "Ever since meeting Gaara and discovering his past, he has really grown up. I guess the pain he still feels must of helped with that," she thought with pride.
Tsunade nodded her approval and Shizune handed Ryouske the mission scroll, with Ryouske smiling his thanks, he then bowed to Tsunade and took his leave of the office, heading to find Lukyo and Namito. He found both at training grounds 13, with Lukyo sat against a tree and Namito stood up leaning against it, both sweating from having just finished training.
They smiled when they saw him and he stood before them with a serious, strict look on his face, "TEN-HUT!" he yelled at them, making them jump and quickly stand up, with Lukyo hastily pushing his glasses up his nose, "STAND AT ATTENTION!" Ryouske yelled, making them stand tense and straight like soldiers in a line. Seeing them standing there like that, tense and firm, Ryouske's face immediately broke out into a wide grin as he began to laugh at their reactions, which had now become ones of confusion, "You should see your faces, hahaha," he said making Namito glare at him and Lukyo sigh, "DUMBASS! You had us thinking you were gonna be a dictator," Namito yelled at him, causing Ryouske to laugh even harder.
Now that his fun was over, Ryouske took on a serious face once more, "Alright guys, I've got a mission for us," he said to them, which left both of them interested, "What is the mission, O fearless leader?" Lukyo asked jokingly, causing Namito to snicker. Ryouske chuckled and shook his head, "The mission is to head to the land of waves and steal some important documents that were taken by bandits. Get your gear and meet me at the gate in half an hour," he ordered receiving a "Yes sir" from the pair before he disappeared.
Half an hour later, Ryouske was leaning against one of the gates to the village, his arms crossed In front of his chest and eyes closed, deep in thought. A thought had been clinging at his mind for a while now, a thought that had him question just how much he knew about the person in question. His musings were broken when Namito and Lukyo appeared, each carrying a backpack and smiled at him, "Hey, bro. Ready to go?" Namito asked making Ryouske nod.
They soon set out on the road, Ryouske in the lead, as they headed to the land of waves. Lukyo looked at Ryouske, "So, what are the specifics of our mission?" he asked, with Ryouske looking at him with his hand sin his pockets, "Well, our mission is to infiltrate the old hideout of Gato, who Naruto and his squad previously defeated in their last mission to the land of wave," he began as Lukyo and Namito listened intently, "Bandits have taken the old hideout as their own and have stolen important documents from the village, documents that could help make their village more prosperous."
Receiving nods of understanding from Namito and Lukyo, Ryouske continued, "We will stop at a village near the hideout and will stay there the night, then we will make a plan to infiltrate the hideout the morning after." Again, nods of understanding were received making Ryouske smile at his team, proud that they both had come far.
They soon came to a great bridge that expanded across the water for miles, with arches covering the bridge. When he saw the bridge, Namito raised an eyebrow, "This must be the bridge that Naruto's team protected and fought that Hidden Mist rogue ninja Zabuza Momochi, one of the Seven Swordsman of the Mist," he wondered, with Lukyo looking at the bridge thoughtfully. "When he came back from that mission, Naruto looked like hell. After Gato threw Zabuza and his apprentice Haku aside, according to Naruto, they turned out to be good people, but they both died," he said sadly, remembering that day when Naruto came back from that mission and remembering the depressed look his friend had that day.
They eventually crossed the bridge and came to the village on the other side and once they had entered the village, they looked around, trying to find the hotel. "This must be the village that Naruto and his friends protected," Lukyo surmised, pushing his glasses up his nose as he did so, "Yea, I believe this is it. Apparently he helped some guy called Tazuna, who was the builder of the bridge," Ryouske explained to Lukyo. Upon hearing Naruto's name, an old man looked up at the trio and pushed the rim of his pointed brown hat up as his keen eyes focused on them, "Hey, you over there," he called to them, making them look at him, with them walking over to him, "Did I hear you mention Naruto? That wouldn't be Naruto Uzumaki would it?"
They all nodded and Ryouske raised an eyebrow as he looked at the old man, finding him familiar, until it hit him, "Wait, I know you. You're that old man who hired Naruto and his team for their mission, you're Tazuna." Tazuna smiled, "Glad you remember me. Are you friends of Naruto?" Namito nodded and smiled wide, "Yea, we are his friends," he said to Tazuna who grinned, "Ah, it is good to see friends of Naruto. So what brings you here to our village?"
Ryouske donned a serious look and crossed his arms over is chest, "We are here on a mission, I'm afraid we can't really divulge it here though," he said making Tazuna nod in understanding, but then his eyes widened as he smiled, "Well, if you need a place to stay while you conduct your mission, come and stay with me and my family."
The trio looked at each other and then to Tazuna, "We couldn't, we wouldn't wanna impose-," Ryouske began to say but Tazuna held his hand up, interrupting the Chunin, "Nonsense, you would not be imposing at all and I won't take no for an answer," he said, making the trio look at each other once again and Ryouske grin, rubbing the bridge of his nose as he nodded in agreement.
Tazuna walked them to his house, which was on the shore of a lake near the village, and escorted them inside, "Tsunami, I'm home and I brought guests with me," he called. Hearing his calls, a woman who looked to be in her early 30s walked into the room. She had long black hair that stopped at just under her shoulder blades and was wearing a pink blouse with a long green skirt and when she looked at the trio of Leaf ninja she smiled.
"Oh, hello. I'm Tazuna's daughter Tsunami and who might you be?" she asked. Lukyo pushed his glasses up his nose and smiled, "I'm Lukyo Mooresaki, a pleasure to meet you," Namito then put his hands behind his head and grinned, "I'm Namito," and finally Ryouske crossed his arms in front of his chest with a smile, "I'm Ryouske Tenno."
Tazuna sat at the table and looked at his daughter, "They are ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village and friends of Naruto," he explained, making Tsunami's eyes light up, "Oh? Really? Then please make yourself at home, any friend of Naruto's is a friend of ours," she stated smiling warmly, even more so when they thanked her with friendly smiles.
They took their shoes off, putting them neatly away, and sat at the table just as the door to the hallway opened and a young boy walked in. He looked to be about 8 or 9 years old and was wearing green dungarees over a white shirt and on his head was a white hat with blue stripes and when he looked at the ninja he tilted his head, noticing their headbands.
"Are you guys really friends of Big Brother Naruto?" he asked them, making them nod as they introduced themselves. Tazuna introduced the boy as Inari, who then sat down and smiled at the ninja, "Naruto is the hero of this village, him and his team saved us from Gato," Tazuna explained as Tsunami dished out soup and bread to them.
The trio smiled at hearing such praise of Naruto and began to eat. "He helped defend," Namito began but receive a smack on the back of his head from Ryouske, Namito had been talking with his mouth full. Looking sheepishly at Ryouske, Namito swallowed his food before continuing, "Naruto helped defend that bridge out there didn't he?" he asked making Tazuna nod, his proud smile never leaving his face, "Yes and not just that, that boy gave hope to this village. He worked hard to protect us, even at the cost of his own life, and he taught us to stand up for ourselves and even helped little Inari here find his courage," he said, patting the head of the boy in question, who grinned.
Tsunami looked down sadly, "It is just a shame that those 2 ninja Gato hired died, they turned out to be good people," she said making Ryouske raise an eyebrow, "Naruto said that they were buried here, is that true? I would like to pay my respects to them, they helped Naruto to grow as a person," he said.
After dinner, Ryouske, Lukyo and Namito went up to the hill behind the house that overlooked the bridge and their looks turned sombre as right there on the hill, two graves were erected, the mounds of dirt lying in front of two crosses made of logs that were made. They knelt in front of the graves with their hands on their hearts as they paid their respects towards two great ninja. After he had paid his respects, Ryouske looked towards the sword that was leaning against Zabuza's grave, the sword of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist, The Executioner's Blade.
Lukyo and Namito followed his gaze and both looked at the sword, the blade glinting in the sunlight, the sheen of polish evident on the blade. "They must come up here to tend the graves and polish the sword," Lukyo said with Namito nodding, "Yea, polishing it out of respect for Zabuza," he replied and Ryouske looked at the sword intently, "Doing so keeps it eternal, a symbol that Zabuza and Haku will never truly die and will always be remembered as great ninja who had more honour than they realised," Ryouske said as he memorised the sword, keeping the image fresh in his mind to remember the Ninja who had affected Naruto so much.
They then returned to the house where Tazuna looked at the with curiosity, "If you don't mind, I'm curious as to what your mission here is," he asked, causing Ryouske to look down in thought, his arms crossed, and then looked up at Tauzna, "Our mission here is to infiltrate the old hideout of Gato. There are reports of bandits in there who have stolen important documents from this village."
Upon hearing the mention of stolen documents, Tazuna's eyes widened, "Oh, I'm the one who submitted that mission. The documents that were stolen were important plans to build up this village and make the buildings and establishments as strong as they were before Gato arrived," he explained.
Ryouske nodded and began to form plans on infiltrating the hideout, while Namito and Lukyo asked Tazuna about the location. That following night, while Lukyo and Namito were sleeping soundly, Ryouske was outside sat on the porch, his legs crossed and his arms crossed in front of his chest as he looked out into the night sky, lost in thought as his mind went back to the fight with Gaara months ago.
The main focus of his thoughts were Naruto's actions during the fight, he had been pondering them for months, trying to come to some conclusion to the puzzle that had formed in his mind. "During that fight Gamabunta told Naruto to transform them into something with fangs or claws. Naruto could have chosen anything, but why…why did he specifically choose the nine tails? What possible connection could there be between them?" he thought.
His train of thought was broken when the door opened behind him and Tazuna stepped out, shutting the door behind him, and sat down next to Ryouske. Tazuna looked at the boy, surprised to find him out so late, "Couldn't sleep?" he asked him, making Ryouske look down, "Not always. I…," he trailed off looking embarrassed but Tazuna put a hand on his shoulder, smiling softly, "Nightmares, huh?"
Ryouske nodded, glad that the man understood and looked back at Tazuna, who was leaning back on outstretched arms, "Forgive me for asking, but what are the nightmares about?" the man asked the boy, who sighed and looked at the man's kind face, "Naruto trusts you, so I will too." With another sigh, Ryouske looked at the moon, "There is a rogue ninja from the Leaf Village named Orochimaru. He kidnapped me when I was young and…experimented on me," he said making Tazuna's eyes widen.
"He performed experiments to try and harness my own style, sky style which is a combination of wind water and lightning, for himself. He also experimented to see if the Sharingan, the eye jutsu that Sasuke most likely used on their mission here, would work successfully within the body of someone who was not from the Leaf village," he explained to Tazuna, who nodded remembering Sasuke's Sharingan and whose eyes were wide with horror at the thought of a boy so young getting experimented on like a lab rat.
"My nightmares are my memories of those experiments and the pain they caused me," Ryouske said, clenching his fists. Digesting this information, Tazuna placed his hand on the boy's shoulder and smiled kindly, "The pain of our past makes us stronger, Naruto is living proof of that. Kakashi told us how Naruto grew up not knowing his parents and with the whole village hating him, but that made him into the strong ninja he is today," he said, with Ryouske nodding in response.
Tazuna decided then to leave Ryouske to his thoughts, which were still focused on the possible connection between the nine tails and Naruto. The next morning, Ryouske, Namito and Lukyo set out to the hideout, coming to it within an hour, and the three of them crouched down behind some bushes as they observed the seemingly abandoned hideout.
The hideout looked like a giant upside down pinecone, with the levels of the hideout sticking out to add to the shape and with bridges from the hideout going toward the trees to allow for traversing between the trees and to help support the hideout. Ryouske turned to Lukyo and Namito as they went over their plan once more.
"Alright guys, now to recap, we will each take one of the hideouts three sides and will infiltrate the hideout at three different points. Take out anyone you find without making a noise, no shuriken though, kunai only, or senbon if you are accurate enough. We regroup 5 miles west of here, deeper in the forest. Any questions?" Both Namito and Lukyo shook their heads, both understanding the plan, "DON'T infiltrate until I give the signal which will be 3 bird whistles in succession, got it?" Nods were received and with a countdown of Ryouske's fingers, they moved to their designated spots.
Ryouske hid in a bush on the west side of the hideout, Lukyo hid on the east side and Namito on the south side. After spotting a window on his side, Ryouske cupped his hands to his mouth and did 3 bird whistles in succession, signalling the start of the operation. Ryouske moved to the window and, using a kunai, pried it open and slowly opened it wider, slipping into the hideout.
The room he had slipped into was full of bandits sleeping and, after silently closing the window, began to slice their throats, ending their lives. Once that was done, he proceeded into the hallway and began to sneak along it, checking the rooms along the way for the documents, killing the bandits as he went not waking a single one and eventually came to the main room where Gato had his throne.
Ryouske quickly stole into the room and crouched in the shadows in a corner as he surveyed the room for any threats. Seeing none, he slowly snuck along the way to the throne, where on a table next to it, the scroll they were looking for was lying, right next to the obvious leader of the bandit who was napping on the throne.
Sneaking behind the throne, Ryouske reached around and sliced his kunai along the leader's throat, hearing the sound of metal slicing flesh and the dying grunt of the bandit as confirmation of the kill. Taking the documents and putting them into his pouch, Ryouske snuck out of the room and headed back to where he had snuck in and proceeded to sneak back out, where he then headed deeper into the forest to meet up with Namito and Lukyo.
He found the spot 5 miles away where they were to meet and, hiding behind a tree, bird whistled 3 times in succession. Namito and Lukyo appeared out of their hiding spots and all 3 of them met in the clearing, kunai raised and Ryouske looked at them and narrowed his eyes, "Ok, to prove we are the real day, on the count of three, all three of us will do the action that each of us agreed upon during the Chunin exams, agreed?"
They all nodded and on the count of three, Ryouske activated his Sharingan, Namito used the sexy Jutsu and Lukyo pushed his glasses up his nose. Satisfied that they were all the real deal, they walked closer to each other and Ryouske held up the scroll they we relooking for as they began to walk to the village. When they got back to Tazuna's house, Ryouske handed the documents back to him and he opened them up showing plans and blueprints to restructure the village and make it much bigger.
While Tsunami prepared dinner, Ryouske headed up to the graves behind the house and looked at Zabuza's sword. Making his mind up, Ryouske formed some hand signs and gripped the handle of the sword as he held his other hand out "Sky style: Shaping Clouds Jutsu" he called as clouds began to form in his open hand, swirling around as Lightnign swirled around the clouds, zapping at them here and there until the jutsu was finished and Ryouske was hold a perfect copy of the executioners blade.
Satisfied with his clone, he walked back to the house, shocking Tazuna and Tsunami when they saw the sword, "D..did you desecrate that grave and take the sword?!" Tazuna demanded but calmed down when Ryouske shook his head, "No, I used a jutsu to make a perfect clone of the sword. This sword is the executioner's blade and with it I shall execute that snake Orochimaru and I shall carve out a new path for myself," he said as he leant the sword against the wall.
He then unsealed his katana and put it on the table in front of Namito, who looked down at the blood red blade with raised eyebrows, "You were looking for your own weapon bro? There you go, I'm passing my katana to you," Ryouske said to Namito who nodded, surprised by this action and had Ryouske seal it at the back of his waist.
Ryouske then turned to Tazuna with a serious face, "Tazuna, I need to know something. Naruto said that when he fought Haku on the bridge, a strange power overwhelmed him. I want to know what happened," he stated, surprising them all with his request. Tazuna rubbed the back of his head, his thoughts going back to that day, and looked at Ryouske, "I don't remember much about what happened to him, but what I do remember is a strong bloodlust thickening the air, with all the nerves in my body screaming at me to curl up at the immense hatred that was swimming around."
Ryouske's eyes widened at that answer and he sat at the table, his eyes still wide, processing what he had just heard, "Naruto unleashed an immense bloodlust and hatred? C..could it honestly be…..?" he was broken out of his musings when Namito suggested they head off, only for Tsunami to invite them to one last meal at the house before they left in the morning. They all agreed and were treated to a big meal of met, veg and other land of wave delicacies, which they all eat with vigour, Ryouske's thoughts still swimming in his head and after the meal they all retired to bed.
The next morning, Tsunami, Inari and Tazuna stood in front of the house to see their new friends off with smiles and promises for them to visit again someday. Just as Ryouske turned to leave, his eyes rested on the bridge that they had walked across and without thinking, he turned to Tazuna, asking the name of that bridge. The family smiled and Inari piped up, grin in place, and announced, "The Great Naruto Bridge."
With a grin and a laugh, Ryouske nodded his approval and began to follow Namito and Lukyo across the bridge. They soon came to the village gates and as they entered, Namito and Lukyo turned to Ryouske, "Alright guys, Mission accomplished. I'll go report in to Lady Tsunade, you guys are free to go about your own business," he said making them nod and head off towards the ramen shop.
Ryouske soon found himself in the Hokage's office, staring at Tsunade, who was still pissed with the paper work she had to do. "Mission accomplished, Lady Tsunade. The documents were recovered without incident and the bandits taken care of," he reported to her, making her nod, "Well done Ryouske. For your first mission as a Chunin, you did very well," she said making him grin.
She then dismissed him and Ryouske left, his thoughts turning to something he had to check, but first he stopped at the blacksmiths to purchase a strap for his executioner's blade, which he strapped onto his back. He then went around the village, searching for two people in particular and found them at their usual spot at the village gates guard post.
When they saw the youth, Kotetsu and Izumo waved at him with soft smiles. "Hey guys. Slow day today?" he asked them and receiving a groan from Izumo as an answer, "Yea, it has been. But less work for us eh?" he said making Ryouske grin in agreement. Kotetsu looked at Ryouske and raised an eyebrow, "Looking for Karina?" he asked, receiving a nod from Ryouske.
A mischievous glint appeared in Kotetsu's eye as he leaned forward, "Aww, did you miss her while you were away?" he teased, making Izumo glare at Kotetsu and making Ryouske blush and stammer, "N..no…well..yes but I want her for a different reason." Kotetsu laughed at the boy's reaction and pointed down towards the cemetery, "She is visiting the grave of rize and minato. She should still be there," he said to the boy, who smiled his thanks and ran off towards the cemetary.
True to Kotetsu's word, Ryouske found Karina standing there in front of one of the graves and he slowly walked up to her but smiled when she turned her head to look at him. With a smile he stood next to her, "Hey, are you ok?" he asked, noticing tears rolling down her cheeks. She nodded and wiped them away, "Yea, I just miss Rize and Minato-sensei. I feel all alone now," she said but looked up with Ryouske put his hand on her shoulder, "You aren't alone. You always have me here by your side, Karina-chan," he said comfortingly, surprised when she did not punch him for the –chan suffix.
With a sad smile she turned to him and, to his surprise and without warning, pulled him into a hug, making the boy blush bright red. While Ryouske spluttered and nervously hugged her back, Karina rested her chin on his shoulder, her sad smile still in place, "Thank you Ryouske, for always being here for me and thank you for bringing Tsunade here to heal me, it meant a lot."
"S…sure..anytime," he replied as he tried to comprehend what was happening, that is until Karina released him and her smile had now turned happy once more. "So, what was it you needed me for?" she asked as they walked out of the cemetery. "It's about Naruto," he began, noticing her frown at Naruto's name, "I want to know how the village treated him as he was growing up," he said making her raise an eyebrow in question.
With a frown she looked down, trying to remember, "Well, I don't know about the villagers, but I didn't like him because he was a loud mouthed, attention grabbing little brat who never put any effort it and never takes anything seriously," she said making Ryouske's eyes widen at her words. "The villagers, however, treated him like he was scum, like he didn't deserve to live and like they were…I don't know…afraid of him, as if he was a monster or a demon."
Hearing that, Ryouske's thoughts finally found the answer, the final piece of the puzzle that had been bothering him, something that shocked him to the very core and that made him feel pity for Naruto. He separated from Karina and went to the hospital to see how Naruto and Sasuke were doing only to find Sasuke's bed empty and when he went looking for them, he found himself on the roof, surprised by the sight he found.
Naruto and Sasuke were each standing by a water tower on the roof with their arm stuck into the structure and Sasuke's structure had a big hole ripped right into it and Naruto's had a circular crater with a tiny hole that was spewing water, but at the back the entire water tower had been ripped apart by an obvious Rasengan. Kakashi was standing in the middle of the roof next to Sakura, obvious disapproval radiating from his face.
It seemed that Naruto and Sasuke had fought and had gotten too serious with their Chidori and Rasengan, evidenced by Kakashi's look of disapproval, which deepened when Sasuke jumped off the roof and began to run away. Jiraiya took Naruto away and Ryouske followed, concern for his friend evident on his face.
Once Jiriaya had finished talking with Naruto, he looked at them both with a serious look on his face, "Jiraiya, I need to know something and don't give me any bullshit," he began to Jiraiya, who had raised his eyebrow in question, "Is the Nine Tailed Fox sealed within Naruto?" Ryouske asked. Jiraiyas eyes widened at the question and Naruto swore and looked at his friend in shock, wondering just how he had figured it out and then looked at Jiraiya, who just looked at Ryouske with an impressed look and then sighed, "Yes, yes it is."
Jiraiya crossed his arms and asked how Ryouske knew, "Well the first sign was at the Chunin exams, during our battle with Gaara. Gamabunta told him to transform him and Naruto into something with fangs and claws and was kinda weird that he specifically focused on the nine tails which I found strange. The next sign was when Tazuna told me that when Naruto battled the ninja Haku on his last C- ranked mission, he said that Naruto unleashed an immense wave of hatred and bloodlust and I only know of one creature capable of that."
Jiraiya seemed impressed with Ryouske's intellect and raised an eyebrow but let Ryouske continue, "The final sign was when Karina told me how the villagers treated Naruto. They treated him as if he was a demon and as if he shouldn't exist, that confirmed my suspicions that Naruto had the Nine Tails sealed inside of him," Ryouske finished, making Jiraiya smiled, impressed, and Naruto look away, a look of defeat on his face as he thought Ryouske would abandon him.
Much to his surprise, Ryouske wrapped an arm around Naruto's shoulder and grinned at him, "Nine Tails or not, we are friends forever and nothing will ever change that, right Naruto?" he asked the blonde who smiled widely at his friend. Naruto and Jiraiya left Ryouske to his thoughts and Ryouske was alone, that is until half an hour later when 2 ninja appeared before him.
Both were wearing white tunics with purple ropes tied around their waists. One was a girl with long pink hair down to her shoulders and who also wore a skull cap and the other was a fat man with orange hair that barely covered his head except 3 rows of hair that went from the top of his head to the back of his head.
Ryouske narrowed his eyes at them and the fat man answered his unspoken question, "We are servants of Lord Orochimaru and we have come to make you an offer," he said making Ryouske immediately reach for the handle of the executioner's blade. "I am Jirobo of the South Gate and this is Tayuya of the North Gate." Ryouske unsheathed the blade, reayd to fight, "Tell Orochimaru he can shove his offer up his ass. I wan't nothing to do with that vile monster any more," he said receiving a scowl from the girl, Tayuya.
"Don't be so fucking ungrateful, you limp dicked, scrawny bastard. Lord Orochimaru gave you your Sharingan and even gave you that summoning scroll to see how strong you would beocme. Don't you want to get even stronger?" she offered to Ryouske, wide eyed at her words as he pointed the sword at them, "My answer is no. If you want to take me to him, you are welcome to try," he challenged them.
Tayuya smirked and rolled her shoulders, drawing a kunai as she did, "This is gonna be a fucking riot." Jirobo sighed and looked at her, "Language, Tayuya," he admonished the girl who flipped him her finger, "Shut the fuck up fatso and lets get him," she replied running at Ryouske. Ryouske swung his sword at Tayuya, blocking her kunai and then sweep kicking at her legs, only for her to jump back and over Jirobo who had ducked under Tayuya and was swinging his fist at Ryouske who jumped backwards, Sharingan active.
Ryouske then launched at Jirobo, kick him in the stomach and the face and then springboarded off him towards Tayuya, who he swung his blade at once again, but she blocked with the kunai and they both landed, blades still clashed, both glaring at each other, but Ryouske was smirking. "You know, someone as pretty as you shouldn't have such a foul mouth. It really is such a waste," he said, obviously fliritng with her.
his comment caught her off guard but she soon glared at him and tried to press the advantage, "Go to fucking hell you piece of fucking shit. Don't suddenly get cocky, just because you are cute doesn't mean i will go easy on you," she growled at him, making him grin, "Oh? You think i'm cute, i'm flattered," he said making her stammr and blush a bit but also grit her teeth as her scowl deepened.
Jirobo came up behind Ryouske to try and take him from behind, but Ryouske heard his footsteps and grabbed Tayuya's hand, making her blush a lil as he did so, and spun around, throwing her into Jirobo. Both of them went tumbiling to the ground, but both also got back up and stared at Ryouske, "This isn't over you cute lil mother fucker. We will drag you back to Orochimaru one day and when that day comes, you will be mine," Tayuya stated, right before they disappeared away and out of the village.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Ryouske holstered the executioners blade procceeded to wlak home, his thoughts turning to why Orochimaru would be sending goons to try and capture him. He went to bed that night with his head full of questions, questions that made it hard for him to go to sleep, but sleep he did.
He went to the Hokage's office the next day to report to Lady Tsunade about the two visitors he had. When he entered her office however, he was surprised to find Sakura, Izumo and Kotetsu there along with Shikamaru with all of them looking sombre and with Sakura's eyes red from obvious crying, "What's going on?" he asked but what Lady Tsunade said next made his eyes widen to the size of ramen bowls.
"Late last night...Sasuke Uchiha left the Hidden Leaf Village...to join Orochimaru."
AAAAAAAAND END
Holy shit this was my longest chapter i believe and it was soooo much fun to write.
Gonna leave it on a bit of a cliff hanger here.
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Next chapter, THE SASUKE RETRIEVAL MISSION BEGINS!
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