Chapter 19: Ryouske to the rescue
Previously on The Chronicles of Heaven
Ryouske walked up to the desk and raised an eyebrow, "What's going on?" he asked, his eyes full of concern as he looked at Temari and Naruto. Tsunade sighed and looked at him, wondering just how he would take the news, "We...recieved a message from the Sand Village. The village was attacked...and the KazeKage has been kidnapped," she explained.
Silence filled the room as eveyrone took in what she had just said, with all eyes turning to a wide eyed Ryouske, who stammed as he stared at Tsunade, praying it was a joke, "G..gaara's been...kidnapped?!"
And now back to the story...
An awkward silence filled the room as Ryouske tried to digest what Tsunade had just said, he could not believe that Gaara could have bene kidnapped, there was no way. Everyone watched as he walked to the wall, hands running through his hair as he took the information in, his fist soon striking at the wall, hard but not enough to crack it, as he swore loudly.
Hoping to ease his fears, Tsunade cleared her throat ready to explain, "I'm sending team 7 to the Hidden Sand village to investigate and mount a rescue if needed," she began but was interrupted, as she expected, by Ryouske striding forth with a determined look, "I want in too. Gaara is like a brother to me and i WILL ALWAYS protect him, even if it means defying orders to stay," he declared, meeting her eye.
Tsunade stared at him, deep in thought as she contemplated his words, "Just like the people in this room won't abandon their friends, i won't abandon Gaara," Ryouske stated, earning smiles from his friends in the room. Anko strode forward clearing her throat, "If i may Lady Tsunade, it could be ideal since not only is Naruto known in the Sand Village but Ryouske even more so. It may mean an easier mission and it gives Ryo a chance to find out more about himself, you know as well as i do he needs this mission," she explained to the Hokage, who sighed and nodded.
"You're right Anko, Ryouske and Naruto are both known in the village so it WOULD mean an easier mission. Ryouske, i grant you permission to accompany team 7 to the Hidden Sand Village, but ONLY Ryouske," she stated, earning a wide smile from Ryouske and a groan of frustration from Namito, he had been hoping to see the Sand Village.
An hour later Team 7, Temari and Ryouske were at the gates ready to set out, with Karina and Team 13 at the gates to see them off. Before they set out however, Ryouske turned to Karina and smiled nervously at her, rubbing the back of his head as he did, "Listen, when i get back umm well," he began, making Karina raise an eyebrow at what could make the usualy cocky boy so nervous, "When i get back...will you... go on a date with me?" Ryouske asked the now stammering Karina.
Needless to say, their audience was shocked with Naruto, Sakura, Temari and Namito widening their eyes and dropping their jaws and Kakashi, Lukyo and Anko just smiling, glad that Ryouske FINALLY asked her. Seeing her stammer, Ryouske put his hands together as if praying and just kept looking at her with pleading eyes, "Please Karina-chan? I've wanted to treat you to a meal or something ever since you helped me with my training during the Chunin Exams," he explained.
Feeling all eyes on her for her answer, Karina looked down until her fringe was shadowing her eyes, feeling like she would faint from the attention, due to her not being used to social stuff like this or affection, until she finally managed to give a nervous nod. Seeing this, Ryouske grinned and thrusts his hands in the air cheering happily at her answer, even when he was being dragged away by Sakura with her demanding he tell her the gossip of the date the day after it.
As they were running to the sand village, Kakashi looked at Ryouske and raised an eyebrow, "So, you FINALLY asked her out eh Ryouske? Took you long enough," he said laughing softly, to which Ryouske just grinned, "Well i've really liked her for a while so i thought it is time i asked her," he explained. Sakura looked at Ryouske and smirked, "As i said when i was dragging you away, i DEMAND to know what happened on the date," she stated to Ryouske, who just rolled his eyes smiling, "Yea yea."
Temari looked at Naruto with a raise eyebrow, "So Naruto, why are you willing to go this far for Gaara?" she asked the blonde who went quiet for a moment before speaking up, "Gaara...Gaara is the same as me, we are what's known as a Jinchūriki," he began to explain. Ryouske' clenched his fists, knowing full well what Naruto was talking about, Ryouske himself had figured it out two years ago.
Naruto continued to look ahead as he explained, "Gaara has a tailed beast sealed inside of him, the One Tails. I have the Nine Tailed Fox sealed within me, i am it's Jinchūriki," at this Sakura gave a gasp as her eyes widened at this new revelation, with Kakashi nodding knowingly and Ryouske staying silent. Sakura finally understood it all, the way everyone treated Naruto as a kid, the way her parents forbade her from going anywhere near him, it all made sense now. They saw Naruto as the Nine Tails.
Naruto then continued on, "The only ones in the village who actually knew the truth were the adults, the ones who had survived the Nine Tails attack. The only one of our classmates that knew about the Nine Tails...was Ryouske," he stated, making eveyrone look at the man in question. Ryouske nodded, "I figured it out two years ago, it all made sense when i added it up. The villagers treatment of Naruto, his power when angered, why he chose to turn Gamabunta into the Nine Tails, it all fit."
Naruto then looked at Temari, "That's why i will always be willing to go this far for Gaara, we are the same. I understand what Gaara went through, the pain of being alone but unlike him i found friends who accepted me," he said, smiling at Ryouske, kakashi and Sakura, the first of which raised his hand up in a thumbs up gesture as Naruto continued, "So i'm gonna be there for Gaara, he is my friend and i WON'T let him go through the pain of lonliness ever again," he exclaimed.
It was Ryouske who spoke up this time, "The ones who kidnapped Gaara were most likely the Akatsuki, the same organisation of criminals that tried to kidnap Naruto two years ago. According to Jiraiya, they are hunting Naruto down so they can take the Nine Tails from him so it only stands to reason that they are after tailed beasts. Why else would they kidnap Gaara," he pointed out to the group as they hurried their pace.
Temari smiled at both Naruto and Ryouske, happy that her brother had found such steadfast friends, "Both of you, thank you. You two have become important friends to Gaara and you helped change him from who he used to be, so thank you both of you," she said softly, gratitude evident in her voice. Both Naruto and Ryouske put their thumbs up and both were sporting grins.
They eventually came to the entrance to the Sand Village, where they saw two towering walls that were a few feet apart forming the entrance to the village. Once they walked into the village, all of them, except for Temari and Ryouske, looked around at the village, having their first look at Temari's home.
The buildings were mostly bulb shaped and all were made of hardened sand instead of bricks and mortar. The village itself was entrenched within a vast bowl of rock giving the village protection from all sides with the entrance to the village seemingly being the only way out. the pathways of the village all lead to the building in the middle and all of them were straight giving the village the appearance of it being cut into segments. Ryouske looked around at the buildings and the people bustiling about and, with a wide smile on his face, let out a big sigh much to the surprise of his companions.
Naruto gripped Ryouske's shoulder softly, "You okay Ryo?" he asked his friend, but Naruto's eyes widened when Ryouske turned his head to look at him, a few tears running down his cheeks, "I'm...i'm home again," he said with his smile growing into a grin. Temari looked at her surrogate brother's face and smiled warmly, "C'mon, Kankuro is waiting for us" she said as she lead them to the biggest building in the village.
The Kazekage building was shaped like a large bulb with the kanji for "Wind" on a big sign on the front and multiple windows lining the walls of the building, going all around. As they walked towards the Kazekage building, Naruto looked at the shinboi that were walking around, noticing how different their uniform was to Konoha, "Hey Ryouske? Those flak jackets the shinobi are wearing, they are the colours of the sand right?" he asked his friend who nodded, "That's right, they wear beige flak jackets over their black clothes so that they can blend in with the sand that surrounds them" he explained.
Before they could even walk inside the building, however, a sand ninja stepped in front of them and looked at Temari with a face that was clear he had bad news, "Miss Temari, i'm glad you're back. Please hurry and come with me" he requested, leaving them all confused. Temari raised an eyebrow at the man "What are you talking about, what's happened?" she asked him but his face paled as he began to answer, "It..it's Kankuro, he has been poisoned" he finally said.
Their eyes widened and without hesitation they all ran to the Suna hospital to see Kankuro. When they got there, Temari burst into the room where they heard Kankuro's groans of pain and where Kankuro was lying on a table, not wearing his usual black hood, and he was sweating bullets as he writhed in agony. Ryouske and Temari hurried up to the table and looked down at him, "Temari...Ryouske...you're back," Kankuro rasped out between his groans.
Ryouske's eyes flashed with worry as he looked down at Kankuro,"What happened?" he asked. Kankuro wheezed and began to explain, "After Gaara got kidnapped...i went out to rescue him but we encountered two members of the Akatsuki," he explained causing Ryouske's eyes to widen, "Dammit, i KNEW it was those bastards behind this," he stated in anger as he pounded his fist on the table.
Ryouske had a theory but he shook it away as he motioned for Kankuro to continue, "The...the Akatsuki member i fought poisoned and left me there...he said his name was...Sasori of the Red Sand," Kankuro explained before he began to groan in pain again. Temari smoothed her brother's brown hair tenderly as she looked at him in worry, while Ryouske's eyes widened as he ran a hand through his hair, "Sasori of the Red Sand? No..no that can't be," he thought to himself.
Sakura strode forward then, a determined look on her face, and looked at the medic in charge, "I have knowledge of poisons, i can help heal him if you will let me" she offered to the medics who nodded their agreements and began to tell her what they had at their disposal. Ryouske leant against the wall in the hallway, deep in thought, when he was broken out of his musings by the sound of someone new talking, naturally making him look up where his eyes widened.
An old woman was standing there who had lavender hair that was done up into a bun with a dark red band around her head and dark eyes. Her winkled face show great wisdom but was also rather stern. She was wearing the traditional Sunagakure outfit that consisted of a dark loos fitting robe like outfit with a poncho like piece of clothing over the top of the robe.
Temari's eyes widened at the newcomer and she bowed her head, "Lady Chiyo, it is an honour to see you. Please, you know poisons better than anyone, can't you help Sakura?" she asked the elderly woman who shook her head. Chiyo looked into the room at Sakura working and just watched, "It is one of Sasori's poisons, i can't heal him. Only one person in the world can help him now and that is the Slug Princess, Tsunade and i will NOT make myself look weak and ask her for help," Chiyo explained with a stubborn tone.
Kakashi stepped forward, about to say something, when all of a sudden Chiyo's eyes widened and she sprung at Kakashi, kunai in hand ready to attack, "YOU! PREPARE TO DIE WHITE FANG OF THE LEAF!" she yelled out. Acting fast, Naruto quickly made a clone to try and stop her, but both boy and clone were knocked aside easily by her attack. Ryouske then drew his Executioner's Blade and blocked the kunai, narrowing his eyes at Chiyo.
"We can't have you doing that now can we, Old Lady Chiyo," Ryouske said as he smirked at the enraged woman, whose eyes widened at what he called her, but before she could question him on it, an elderly man walked up to Chiyo and put his hand on her shoulder. This man was also wearing the traditional outfit of Suna, dark just like Chiyo's and wrapped around his head was a turban. His eyes were heavy lidded, giving him the look that he had no eyes at all, and his eyebrows were white, thick and long, extending down to his chin.
This man shook his head as he gripped Chiyo's shoulder softly, "No dear sister, look again. This man is not the White Fang of the Leaf. The White Fang died years agao remember?," he pointed out to Chiyo, who narrowed her eyes at Kakashi but then opened them in recognition upon seeing that the old man was right. She put away her kunai and rubbed the back of her head, laughing as if it was all some joke, "Haha i guess it was just me being senile haha," she exclaimed, making those around her sweat drop.
Naruto raised an eyebrow in confusion as he looked between Kakashi and Chiyo, "Kakashi sensei, who is the White Fang of the Leaf?" he asked his teacher who rubbed the back of his head. Kakashi sighed and closed his visible eye, as if in thought, and then opened it again as he looked at the confused Temari, Ryouske and Naruto, "The White Fang of the Leaf was a hero of Konoha and a man who was as famous, and rumoured to be as powerful, as the Three legendary Sannin themselves," he explained to the teens, "He was also my father," he added.
The old man nodded his agreement at Kakashi's words, making Ryouske look at him with a smile, "Old Man Ebizo too? So they dragged you both out did they?" he asked the man who raised one of his eyebrows at Ryouske. Chiyo rounded on Ryouske, eyes narrowed in annoyance, "Only one person has ever been foolish enough to call me Old Lady Chiyo," she stated as her brother looked at Ryouske with recognition, "Those eyes...that hair...Ryouske?" the man asked, getting a nod from the boy.
Ebizo smiled softly and nodded his head, "It is good to see you again my boy after so many years," he said as he looked at Ryouske up and down, "You've grown into a fine young man," he exclaimed, causing Ryouske to grin and rub a finger under his nose side to side. Naruto raised an eyebrow and looked at Ryouske, "You know these two Ryouske?" he asked his friend who nodded, "When i was younger, Old Lady Chiyo and Old Man Ebizo were still around in the sand village, retired, but still around and they taught me a bit of stuff," he explained.
Ebizo nodded, still looking at Ryouske, "I was saddened when i heard of your disappearance, but it is good to see that you are safe and sound," he stated with a smile. Their conversation was broken up by a loud groan of pain from Kankuro, with Chiyo's eyes drifting towards Sakura, "She can do it you know," Kakashi pointed out to Chiyo, who now looked at him, "She was trained by Lady Tsunade herself," he explained, making Chiyo's eyes widen.
Sure enough, by the end of the operation, there were several pans of purple water around the table, the poison milling about in the liquid, with Kankuro breathing normally on the table and the green glow from medical chakra disappearing from Sakura's hands. Sakura walked out into the hall and smiled at the people waiting in the hall, "Kankuro will be fine, i removed all the poison and can even now make antidotes for it," she explained as Ryouske and Temari both breathed a sigh of relief.
After all that commotion, Ryouske stated that he was going to help the village with some repairs that were needed after the Akatsuki attack and quickly left to offer assistance. It was an hour later, while eh was helping to repair the roof of a building, that Kakashi approached Ryouske, "We have Sasori's scent and are setting out to track him and the other Akatsuki member now," he explained. Ryouske nodded but looked back at the repairs that were still underway, "Go on without me. I'm gonna finish up here and i'll catch up with you guys after," he said, getting a nod from Kakashi who then left with the others.
It was a few hours later when Ryouske was finally finished and was standing at the village exit ready to follow the others, when Ebizo approached him with a serious look on his face, "Before you go Ryouske, i have something to tell you," he stated making the boy raise an eyebrow. Ryouske shook his head and turned back to the exit, "I'm sorry Old Man Ebizo, but i'm worried about Gaara so it can wait," he said before he ran off, causing Ebizo to sigh and smile and the boy's determination to save his friend.
At the speed that he was going, and the tracks that had been left, it didn't take Ryouske long to catch up to the others, finding them near a cliff face that was next to a river where a red Torii gate was standing with a huge boulder wedged underneath it. Noticing that Ryouske had caught up with them, Kakashi waved and began to explain what was going on, "The Akatsuki are behind that boulde rin the cave but it sealed by a five tag seal that team guy are currently taking care of," he explained as he pointed to the boulder where a white tag was placed in the middle of it.
Ryouske nodded and clenched his fists tight, he could FEEL that Gaara was in there. He looked down and saw that Sakura was getting ready to run up to the boulder to punch it open and Naruto was standing off to the side waiting. Soon, a clone of Kakashi, who was standing on the boulder side, removed the tag, with Team Guy doing the same simultaneously. Straight after, Sakura ran up to the boulder and drew her fist back, launching it at the boulder when she reached it causing the boulder to crack upon the impact and shatter, dropping into the water.
Not wanting to hesitate, Team 7 and Ryouske headed into the hideout, prepared for a fight. Inisde the hideout, they found 2 of the Akatsuki members waiting for them. One of them was a short wide looking person who looked as he was crouching low but his cloak didn't give them much else to go on except for the mask covering the bottom of his face. The other member was a tall man who had blonde hair that was done up in a half ponytail with the rest going down his back. His fringe was parted to the left and was coveirng his left eye, both of which were slanted and blue.
"Well, well Sasori, my man it looks like we have some uninvited guests," the blonde man said to his partner who grunted and responded in a deep voice, "Deidara, shut up and be serious," he stated. Deidara shrugged with a smirk on his face, making Ryouske look at him from the motion but only for his eyes to widen as he looked closer at Deidara, who appeared to be sitting on something. Ryouske peered harder at the object and his fist clenched tightly as he saw a head of messy red hair, it was Gaara, not moving.
Ryouske shook hard, making Deidara and Sasori look at him, "What's up with you kid?" Deidara asked with a raised eyebrow. Ryouske's companions looked at him as he stood there shaking with his fringe shadowing his eyes, "You..you killed Gaara didn't you?!" he demanded with rage coating his voice, this of course made Naruto look at Gaara and soon his own fists were shaking hard.
Deidara's smirk widened as he patted Gaara's body roughly, "Yea, that's right. His tailed beast is allll sucked out so he is just dead weight now, makes a good seat though," he exclaimed with his smirk never leaving his face. Naruto was about to lunge at the disrespectful prick when, all of a sudden, he was frozen by the biggest wave of killing intent he had ever felt, one that even had him shaking with fear as he, Kakashi and Sakura looked at Ryouske, only for their eyes to widen.
Ryouske's Sharingan was active but they were different, instead of the usual 3 tomoe in each eye, Ryouske's Sharingan now had a 3 bladed Shuriken symbol in each eye with 4 points extending to the 4 corners of the shuriken with the symbols in his normal sharingan black while in his other they were red. Kakashi's visible eye widened a she took in the appearance of Ryouske's eyes, "No...it' can't be" he thought to himself.
Ryouske glared at Deidara with all the hatred he could gather as he drew his Executioners Blade, "I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU DEIDARAAAAAAA!" he roared as he charged at the blonde, his new Mangekyo Sharingan blazing with promises of pain.
AAAAAAAND done. Whew this one took a while to write because life lol.
So Ryouske has finally gone back to the Sand Village but what was Ebizo trying to tell him? Ryouske finally has his Mangekyo Sharingan but what power will this bring him?
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