Please forgive me for the long ass wait on this, but to be honest i wasn't very busy :P I was just playing alot of COD Haha!
Enjoy, i did :D
Gatou was one of the richest men in the world. He knew it, his enemies knew it, hell even the people he hired knew they were getting gipped when he payed them at so low rates. Gatou was a billionaire easy, he could hand out millions of ryu without ever having to worry about it making a dent in his funds. He was not willing to part with his money though, it was why he hired the very minimum amount of ninja that he could. Zabuza was cheap, his partner cheap, everyone he hired was cheap. Perhaps that was why he was choking on his own blood.
There was a simple pot of tea waiting for him at his usual table in his manor. It smelled so soothing, his favorite blend was always waiting for him at this time. So he had casually poured himself a cup of the steaming beverage, watching in glee as the brown liquid filled the cup. He had brought it to his lip and downed the damned thing in one gulp. It had a nice feeling to it. Warm on the tongue, warm down the throat, soothing.
It was then that there was an odd burning sensation in his throat, it was small at first, then it became unbearable. He ran to the restroom in a fervor, attempting to spit out the burning bile lest it kill him. He reached to mirror, attempting to see what was causing him so much pain. The visage that greeted him made him scream in horror. He stood in the bathroom, staring at the hole in his throat that was oozing out the life essence that burned an eerie green color. His voice crackled out of existence as whatever the substance was began to consume his stomach, releasing the acidic withholdings of his belly. His insides began to burn as they were overcome to the stomach acids.
Gatou fell to the wooden floor, a pool of blood and other body fluids were excreted from his dying body. He tried to scream, he tried to cry, but the only thing that escaped him was life.
Shikaku was ashamed. He did absolutely nothing for his team. Knocked out within the first five minutes of the battle, it was unbecoming of his status, even the only chuunin on the team had done much better…
"Naruto, Shikaku's out cold." Sasuke stared at the sleeping form of the Nara in humor, "What do I do with him?"
"Eh just leave him there, we need to take care of the rest of these damn thugs." They were heading to the mansion of course, but Sasuke had a feeling that they wouldn't do a thing there.
"Sasuke, you and Gai are to head to the towers and take out whatever forces are there…" Naruto stared into his obsidian eyes, "Don't leave anyone alive."
A cold chill permeated Sasuke as he and Gai went in opposite directions to deal with the remaining forces.
The tree's blurred into green and brown as Sasuke pushed a steady flow of chakra into his legs, his destination wasn't far at all, and within minutes he had reached the concrete tower that housed Gatou's men. In a flurry of hand seals, Sasuke released a massive slab of earth at the tower, watching as it crumbled, and all the being's within it were crushed. He ran to the remains of the building, circling it a few times to make sure there was no one left. After he had circled it three times, he doubled back to head to the mansion.
There was something there though, a tingling in his neck that beckoned him back. With a small stream of chakra his Sharingan was activated and he saw a man that he had missed before. At the epicenter of the building stood a man dressed in a black garb, a small cloak billowing behind him.
"I see…" The man smiled, and Sasuke was greeted by yellowing and rotted teeth, "An Uchiha." His form began to fade like mist into a stream, he was gone from Sasuke's view, but the Uchiha knew there was something to this trick.
An inkling in his leg made him dive to the left, rolling to his knee and blocking a strike with his ninjato. The black covered man didn't stop the assault as he hurled a kunai at Sasuke's kneecap. Sasuke deflected the kunai and attacked with his own, slashing at the man's jugular, but missing by an hair's width. He attempted to dodge the next strike, but felt a blade slice into his arm. He had dodged that. He jumped back, attempting to get space, only to be attacked by another blade from the left, bring the ninjato, Sasuke parried the strike and lunged at the man's chest, only to faze through it like it didn't exist.
He rolled on the floor from losing his balance, rolling onto his stomach to escape the blade that embedded itself into the ground. He used a burst of chakra to blow himself off the ground, spinning several times and launching a fireball at the enemy. The enemy moved to the left and launched an earth spear, nearly impaling Sasuke as he fell to his knee. He gathered energy in his palm, rushing at the enemy with a chidori at the ready, he pierced the man's belly, but felt his arm rush through air after a slight feeling of solid flesh.
His enemy's blade nearly struck true as Sasuke jumped to the right to evade decapitation, he noticed the blood that had stained the man's hand, perhaps he had evaded too slow the last time. Speed was the key to this battle. Rolling on his shoulder and coming to his feet, he halted the man as he attempted to skewer Sasuke, but his head burst into pain as the man's palm touched his arm. Sasuke fell to the floor clutching his skull as he attempted to figure out the source of the pain. He opened his eyes and his Sharingan detected a malicious type of genjutsu emanating from the enemy. A black mist had clouded his body, but he couldn't throw the damn thing off.
Pulling out a kunai, Sasuke plunged it into his palm, feeling the pain stop as this new type of pain took over. "It seems that you are pretty good at Genjutsu…"
Sasuke smirked as their eyes met, "But I'm better."
The man fell to his knees as images of demonic beings came to be around him. Grabbing at his form and tearing him to shreds. The skies turned blood red, and the screams that rang through the air called for his blood. He clawed at the demons, attempting to take their arms off of him. They overpowered him and began to rip his limbs from his body. An arm came off in a display of gore, followed by a leg, and he screamed in agony.
Sasuke plunged his Ninjato into the man's skull, ending whatever hell he had entered while in the genjutsu.
He missed the kunai that entered into his shoulder, the shock on his face apparent as the man he had just killed turned to mist and drifted into nothing. Sasuke clutched the kunai and yanked it from his shoulder, attempting to stop the blood flow, but was too busy trying to find the enemy. Another kunai penetrated his thigh, and he growled in pain. 'Concentrate damnit.'
The Sharingan span in furry attempting to find his attacker, a small blur in his peripheral caused him to dodge left, the enemy was somewhere in the tree line. Sasuke blurred into action, the chidori cackling behind his form as his arm penetrated the awaiting enemy. Once again mist spread from the form, but Sasuke intercepted the man's counter attack, finding his real enemy not too far off in the shrubbery.
His blood boiled with anger as he dove head first into battle, his Sharingan spinning madly, he punched the man in the face, the nose broke under the obscene amount of pressure and blood sprayed into the air. The enemy fell into a heap on the floor, attempting to back away from the angry Uchiha, the fear in the man's eyes was apparent. Sasuke grabbed the man by the neck, lifting him above the dirt. His feet dangled as he stared into the cursed eyes, his world went black, he could no longer see. Screams rang out around him as hands burst from the black floor, grabbing him and pulling him towards them. The floor beneath him burst into flames as he stared into the pits of hell. He screamed and prayed that this wasn't the end, but more figures of darkness came forth to pull him into their homes.
Sasuke stared at the writhing form of the man, plunging his blade into the man's sternum, he cracked a smile as another victory was under his belt.
Sasuke walked away from the body as he ran off towards the mansion.
Naruto watched Gai's blood covered form leap at them, the man must have suffered some extremely disturbing nightmares. There were things about Taijutsu that most didn't know about. Gai must be terrified of himself. To deliver punches that quite literally go through enemies, how can you look at yourself after battle? You're covered in death.
Everyone who was a great ninja often had nightmares. You were amazing at killing. That's all there was too it. How can you not be haunted by yourself?
They say it drove the Uchiha insane, to never forget the faces of those you killed. To have the memory of their deaths ingrained in your mind. To never forget. He had talked to Sasuke about it quite often, to not use the Sharingan In every battle. Of course the bastard took it the wrong way and accused him of wanting to be better.
Gai landed at his side, smiling at the down trodden Nara. "HA! IT IS OK MY YOUTHFUL COMRADE!" He gave his trademark grin, but the doom in his eyes were not hidden, "WE CAN'T ALL FIGHT IN GLORIOUS BATTLE!"
It was then that Sasuke stumbled into the area, he looked pretty beat up, "The bastard finally shows up…" Naruto grinned at the idiot, "Looks like you ran into some trouble?"
"Houshi Tomaru…" He threw the head at the blondes feet, "Talk about a pain in the ass…"
"This guy gave you trouble?" Naruto gave a small snort, "He's like a B-Rank missing nin!"
"Just caught me off guard."
"Yeah Yeah." The blonde took a few steps away and turned to his team, "Alright so we've dealt with Gatou, dealt with the nin's… Anything else we should do?"
Shikaku was the first to speak up, "We need to secure a base of operations and make sure we take control of the town."
"We need all the man power we can spare so none of us can leave back to Konoha to inform Hokage-Sama, so a messenger bird looks to be the only option…" Shikaku sighed, "Which I take it we don't have…"
"Actually…" Naruto pulled out a scroll, unraveling it and pouring chakra into it, after a brief moment, a hawk appeared in the smoke, "Tada!"
"A reverse summoning jutsu?" Sasuke looked dumbfounded.
"No! It's a summoning scroll, I always leave another in the cage just in case I can't make it back to Konoha in time."
"I was about to say that that's impossible."
"Well no it isn't… Just damn annoying."
Sasuke didn't reply.
One Week Later
Gai sat in the dark corner of the lookout tower, the moon hanging far above the clouds, creating an almost eerie scene. Blood still stained the grass below the concrete, the bodies of the enemies incinerated in a fire meant to purge the area of disease and darkness. Gai rubbed softly at his temples. It hurt.
Images were burned in his mind, so deep that there was always the shadow of death everywhere he looked. He pulled at his cut locks, a small tear gathered in his eye, he didn't like death. He never did. Death followed him, always beckoning him to join the deceased in hell. That was where he would be going. Someday.
The creaking of the door alerted him of someone entering. The golden hair that was illuminated told him who it was.
"Hey there weirdo."
"Naruto-Kun…"
"How are you holding up?"
It was ridiculous, a sixteen year old child asking him, a seasoned Jounin, how he was holding up. "Ah What do you mean my Youthful companion!"
"Don't give me that bullshit Gai…" Naruto approached the Jounin, who was up like a missile in a split second. A shiny smile, two thumbs up, and an eye that screamed joy.
"I am doing Great Naruto-Kun! My Fires of Youth are Reki…"
"Gai… Just stop." Naruto placed his hands on the man's shoulders, bringing him down to floor. They sat across from each other, "I see them watching me at night, just waiting to pull me in." He stared into the eyes of his fellow Jounin, "Even the ones that never saw me… haunt me."
Gai could say nothing.
"Children, mothers, husbands. They all look at me."
"They scream in pain sometimes."
"Help ME!"
"Oh god… Oh god no."
"Make it stop."
"Dad, it hurts so bad."
"KILL ME!"
"AGH! NO MORE!"
"I hear them too."
The voices never ended. They never will.
"Where do you go?"
Naruto looked at the Jounin in confusion. "What do you mean?"
"Where do you go when it gets dark?"
Naruto looked away, "I sit on my father's grave sometimes." He gave the Jounin a crooked smile, "How about you?"
"I don't have a place to go…" Gai gave a remorseful look, "They've followed me everywhere."
Naruto didn't know what to say to that.
They sat in the continued silence, the constant shadows pulling at them as they leaned back and stared at the moon.
Three days later the four man team found themselves back in Konoha. The initial report went as good as can be expected. The Hokage gave the team a week off from Ninja activities after he declared it safe enough for the force that he had sent to keep control of Wave.
"Naruto-Kun. Stay for a moment." The blonde was nearly at the door, he paused.
"Yeah?"
"I need to have a word with you." The Sandaime took a deep hit from his pipe, the tobacco escaping his nose as he looked at the Shinobi before him. "Answer me this… How do you feel about this village?"
"What do you mean Old man?"
"What does this village mean to you?"
Images of hateful looks, disrespect, hate, death, anguish, torture, and so many other things rested on the forefront of his mind. "This village…" He sighed, "I don't know what this village means to me Hokage-Sama. It's put me through hell, given me nightmares, sent me to the darkest pits on Earth. But. It's given me everything." He shrugged, "I am who I am because of the way I was treated, I am what I am because of this village. I'm powerful. I don't know what this village means to me because it is both my pain and my strength."
"Would you give your life for this village?"
"There was a point in my life where I would have said no. I've come to realize that this village isn't just buildings and civilians. I have, I guess I can call them friends, people who understand me and respect me. In a way I don't think I have ever achieved that in another person's eyes, but these people. They give me courage." Naruto snorted, "Wow I sound like such a fag."
"Not at all. I'm glad to hear that the path you chose is the right one."
"This path… Is not right." Naruto's eyes became downcast, "What we do… Is unnatural."
"There is no arguing that." The old Hokage leaned back into his seat. "Naruto I have a mission for you."
"Eh?" His eyes held surprise, "I thought I had a week off dammit!"
"You will get you week. Do not worry."
"Good because I promised someone I'd take them out to dinner…" He gave his famous grin and scratched the back of his head.
"Now about the mission." The Sandaime took another drag and smirked, "Your mission Namikaze Naruto…"
"Just hurry the hell up would ya?"
"Is to become the Godaime Hokage in a week's time."
Yamanaka Ino sat in front of the most powerful teenager she had ever met. Namikaze Naruto. Son of the fourth Hokage! Oh how all these girls were looking at her in envy! 'They damn well better be jealous!' She stared into his deep blue eyes, the ones that held so much passion, his soft smile making a blush creep upon her cheek.
"I've never met a woman as beautiful as you… Yamanaka Ino."
His voice gave her the chills as she nearly cryed out in want. "Thank you Naruto-Kun."
"If I were to kiss you…" His eyes looked so hopeful, "would you hold it against me?"
"No…" The words came out as a sigh. He leaned upon her, his face inching closer and closer to her own. His lips were nearly on hers, and in an instant of intense passion, she reigned in the heart of a man that was simply too good to be true. She felt his arms wrap around her slim form, embracing her in his powerful grip. The kiss intensified and she moaned as he gently laid kiss after kiss down her neck.
"Ino-Chan…" The words just rolled in the air, "I must make you mine."
"Yes Naruto-Kun."
There was an exhilarating tug upon her body as she appeared upon a bed, back pressed firmly against the soft cotton of his sheets. He bit down upon her neck in a sweep of passion, becoming engrossed in her soft moans as she pulled on his long blonde locks. She pulled him into her, the want for contact more apparent than the lust in the air.
She nearly screamed when his hand found her breast, but she was overtaken by the primal instinct to claim what was hers. She released his head and took his lips onto her own, the feeling of his tongue softly playing with her own made her moan into his mouth. His hands roamed down her shirt, unleashing button after button until there were none left.
Her shirt rolled off her shoulders as he took her bra clad breast into his hand. She gave a small sigh as he gave it a small squeeze.
She felt her arms pressed to the bed as Naruto kissed his way down to the hem of her skirt. She moaned in pleasure as she waited for him to just hurry up and take it off. She felt the belt come off and her skirt slide down her legs.
Naruto stared down at the body under him. Yamanaka Ino was beautiful. There was no arguing this point, he looked down at her perfect body, the creamy tone of her skin, the texture of it all…
He brought his lips down to hers taking her focus away and drowning her in the moment. He felt his pants come off as she pulled them away, his boxers taken with them in the flurry. Naruto felt himself on her abdomen, the erection becoming even more unstable as the want for her increased. Ino pulled away as she yanked his shirt over his head, pulling Naruto's hair she brought her face to his, "Take me Naruto-Kun! Make me yours…"
Naruto felt her grip him, putting him at the entrance, and he slid in. Slowly but surely he made his way into Yamanaka Ino, then all hell broke loose as he found a rhythm and the pace increased exponentially. Ino moaned into the night sky as the amount of please only began to increase. She pulled his hair as he dug deeper into her body, she clawed into his back only to find herself turned onto her stomach, Naruto penetrated her again and it felt even better than before. She screamed into a nearby pillow and called out his name into the night.
"Look dammit! I'm tired of telling you that you're doing it all fucking wrong!" Naruto held his palm out, "Concentrate you stupid fuck, it really isn't that god damn hard!" A ball of fire erupted in his palm and he threw it at a nearby tree. The tree took the hit a small mark adorning It's trunk, then it just blew up in flames as it turned into splinters.
Sasuke was always amazed by the sheer amount of talent that Naruto had acquired in his career.
"Naruto…"
"What?"
"Why are you so powerful?" The Uchiha looked serious, which was odd because Naruto and he were always arguing, but Naruto could tell he was being dead serious.
"I am powerful because like you, I train everyday of my life, I try to better myself even when others say that there is no more room for improvement, but there is something else Sasuke. This is going to sound really gay coming from my mouth, but you need to hear it." Naruto looked into the blue sky, a small smirk finding it's way onto his face, "There are people in this world that I must protect because I love them, they are my friends, the ones that are closest to me, the ones that would die for me if they needed to. There is a bond that cannot be destroyed between comrades Sasuke… I would die for you because in a way…" The words never left his mouth because he refused to say them, but Sasuke knew.
Now he knew.
"Thanks…"
"Yeah yeah, now get back to training before I kick your ass." The Uchiha rushed back into the clearing to try and perfect this new technique.
"Naruto-Kun." Naruto jumped from surprise.
"Hokage-Sama?"
"How are you doing this fine day?" The Hokage took a step forward, a warm smile upon his face, "I see that the Uchiha is taking well to your training…" The Hokage watched as the boy created a small ball of flame in his palm. "He is not utilizing his Sharingan?" The Hokage did indeed look confused.
"Nope, I don't allow him to use it during training."
"Why not?"
"He needs to learn just as we all do Hokage-Sama, he can't be taking shortcuts along every road, I want him to truly understand the techniques that I teach him, not just how to do them, but to integrate the process into his brain so that he can expand upon them and not just learn to do it."
"He accepts that?"
"He didn't at first, he argued that I was trying to hold him back, but now he understands." Naruto smiled, "I'm a little proud of my student, he's come a long way from where he was when I first started to train with him."
"Your student?"
"Gah you know what I mean."
The Hokage watched the Uchiha come closer and closer to perfecting the technique, "Yes. I know what you mean Naruto-Kun." They stood in comfortable silence for a few minutes until the Hokage felt he was ready to speak business, "You have two more days Naruto…"
"I know…"
"Are you ready for this task?"
"Am I ready?" Naruto nearly laughed, "I'm sixteen years old Hokage-Sama, I'm about as ready as I'll ever be I guess, but I am not ready ready…" Naruto laughed this time, "Imagine the people's faces when I walk onto that balcony…"
"Naruto…" The Hokage placed his hand on the boy's shoulder, "These people are your people, and they do love you."
"No Old man…" He smiled, "They will come to love me."