Hello Everyone,
This is the new chapter! It's unedited, so I'm sure there are quite a few mistakes. Try not to judge me too harshly.
Enjoy.
Naruto was constantly dodging protruding limbs of new trees and sapplings that attempted to ensnare him. That and the ridiculous amount of moisture in the air kept him from going toe to toe with histories best. He punched an offending limb, watching as it shattered into pieces, but a stray water bullet threw him into the nearest building.
Feeling his broken rib healing, he was getting extremely frustrated. These two worked too damn well in tandem with each other. Any time he took the opening on one of them, the other would be there taking his opening away.
Fifteen clones materialized by his side, without command they went to intercept the men who were attacking their creator. The second Hokage flew into a storm of handseals, and in a great display of power, a giant wave of water flooded the immediate area. This was no good…
Naruto watched in horror as the water was used to intensify and expand their abilities. The access to water allowed the Shodai and even greater amount of control of his Mokuton, and the Second used the existing water instead of now having to pull it from nothing.
Creating a single ball of wind in his palm, he surged forward, watching his clones distract the two. He hoped to plant this son of a bitch into someones head.
Clones struck true, using their incredible speed to incapacitate the two kages, they had them backed into a corner, fighting nearly side by side. The second Hokage looked calm when all of a sudden blades of water began to be used like swords. With waves of his arm, giant blades of water came crashing down on the clones. They were being dominated by this new defense. It didn't take the Shodai long to come up with his own counter. A large spine of a tree erupted from the flooded ground, slapping around wildly at incredible speeds. It took five clones out with a single swipe, nearly taking out the entire group.
Their plan began to fall apart as their numbers dwindled to 4 clones. It was then that the familiar sound of a Wind Rasengan was heard. There was no shout, no announcement, just sheer concussive force as the thing slammed point blank into the seconds head, In a display of odd paper like ashes, the seconds head was gone. All that was left was the upper left part of his shoulder and arms. Naruto chuckled as he went to take out the first. Taking a deep breath, he unleashed a fiery dragon on his foe, blowing through his own clones to shock the man. It was a surprise to him when the man simply waved a hand at his dragon. It turned to nothing.
It turned to nothing…
His eyes widened in horror as an unnaturally cold feeling settled on his neck. He substituted quickly as a giant tremor shook the foundation of the village. Watching the area he had just settled. His eyes were wide with horror. "No fucking way…" It was very fucking real. The mythical Hydra was here on the field. The Second Hokage stood upon its head. Arms crossed, wind blowing through his chilled hair. It was a scene of legend. Something that was never meant to be seen again. The beast was listed in the forbidden scroll. A technique that created a beast of pure water. The strangest part of it being that it had conscious thought. A creature of pure chakra and water… that could think. No one knew how.
"This is getting fucking ridiculous. It's time to step the fuck up." Naruto created an army of clones. Sending them off to deal with the first Hokage as he went headfirst into the nightmare that was the Hydra. He felt the Chakra of the Kyuubi flood his pathways, the boost of power felt amazing as always, but he needed to keep a level head. Dodging limbs meant to destroy him, it came with great ease. They were fluid and extremely fast, but he was the fucking yellow flash.
He disappeared from the seconds view, reappearing behind the monster. He put his arm to the ground, drawing the power of the beast within him, he could feel the tremendous drain that was being placed on his chakra coils. He recoiled slightly as the jutsu he was attempting to form began to actually work.
The village stopped all motions when a sudden feeling of dread washed of them. The ground they stood upon was trembling with such force that many people could not keep their balance. Things on shelves were coming off, unstable structures collapsed leaving only clouds of dust.
Was this an earthquake? Was there something monsterous coming to them? Another Kyuubi? A woman screamed in terror as cracks began to form in her home, he windows shattered, and her door creaked as it twisted and splintered.
Naruto watched with sick satisfaction as the ground before him began to twist and turn, becoming a whirlpool of mud and rock. The flooded battlefield was soon overtaken by a massive whirlpool that appeared from the very ground. The Hydra was pulled violently, the second tried to take control of the moisture that Naruto was controlling. It wasn't mean to be. The Hydra was pulled further into the pit that bulged deep into the Earths surface. The Second flew through a series of hand seals, his hands finally paused and it seemed that all hell was breaking loose.
There was a massive flare of chakra, a continuous flow emanating from the long passed Kage. Naruto watched in interest as the beast that was being drawn into his Jutsu began to overtake it. It was grand. To say that this man was a monster was an understatement. He took the raw power from Naruto's bi elemental jutsu and turned it against him.
It brought a sick smile to the current Kages face, watching the Hydra become infected by the mud. No longer a deep blue beast, but one of muddy waters. The Second spoke something to the beast and it unleashed a torrent of water 3 stories high. Naruto concentrated chakra to his left hand, launching his prized kunai at the wave. It soared and struck true. With a yellow flash there he was. Smack dab in the center of the hydra's strange body.
The liquid was thick and murky, and he could feel the beast siphoning off his chakra. Odd. He smirked as he could feel the heat bubbling in his core. This would be it. Crimson chakra flooded his body and with an angry yell the power of the Kyuubi began to boil this silly creature.
The Hydra screamed in agony, it's three horned heads swaying and snapping at it's own body. With a final cry the beast lost form and turned into a puddle of boiling liquid earth. This moment would forever be etched in the history books. The liquid earth became so hot and engrossed with chakra that it hardened into a strange substance. Naruto emerged from the crusted Earth and came face to face with the Nidaime.
The man still looked fresh. Naruto shrugged it off, feeling his chakra coils being replenished by that surge of Kyuubi's chakra. "Got anything to say?" Naruto taunted his opponent, but this man was just a puppet, no longer conscious of his memories or emotions. "Fuck it." Naruto used a buried Kunai behind the Nidaime to get right into his zone.
Exchanging powerful blows that shook the very ground they stood on, it was a battle of Kages. Chakra was pouring out of their systems at an alarming rate, the arriving ninja could only watch in awe as two men who were far beyond the power of man, battled for victory.
Naruto pushed an opening. Landing a critical strike to the Nidaime's jugular, the flesh caved in leaving the man unable to breathe. That's when he saw it. The kunai that Orochimaru was using to control this man. He pushed his advantage, continuing to land blow after blow on the failing Kage. He channeled chakra to his hands, hoping this would work.
"You motherfucker!" He screamed in triumph as his hit connected with the bastards face. Watching the seconds head lob back, Naruto ripped his jaw off, sticking his glazed hand into the mans throat. He felt the kunai and pulled with all he had. When the object emerged from the Nidaime, the effect was instantaneous. The body began to corrode and lose form, there was nothing but ashes as the man disintegrated and blew into the wind. Gone.
He eyed the strangely marked kunai, the seal was a slavery key, one with a simple command. Obey. It was simple enough. Even the lowliest seal master could replicate such a basic design. So he pulled out kunai, and began to make his own marking on the key. Placing a derivative of the old slavery key used on jailed criminals, Naruto ruled out Orochimaru's control on the key. This one was far more powerful.
He was gone in a flash.
Sarutobi was shocked that his student was so slow. This should be his mental prime. He had barely touched fifty years of age. A Time when ones chakra should be reaching it's maximum capability. When one's mind has absorbed years of knowledge with no decay. This was not the body of one in his prime. It looked as if this body had decayed.
He knew because he was long past his own. His breathing was slightly labored, his chakra not as potent as it once was, but his mind was sharper than ever.
"What have you done to yourself Orochimaru?" The Sandaime looked at his student with disgust, "You could have been one of the greatest shinobi to come from this village. Now look at you…" He sneered at his pale skinned student, "You are a disgrace."
Nothing had ever fazed the snake sannin. Nothing. But this? "Disgrace? I disgrace you sensei?" His eyes clenched in anger and the chakra in his coils raged with anger. "I was the best! I was the prodigy! I was meant to lead this village to domination!" He roared in anger, "ME! NOT THAT NAMIKAZE BRAT! You betrayed me sensei. You destroyed my dream." He charged at the man that he once called a father, "I will end yours!"
Sarutobi hadn't seen the speed this man was displaying in ages. Perhaps he should not have angered his wayward student. "We shall see… Traitor." Enma rallied behind the third. In a stance that was exactly like his summoner. Sarutobi blocked the jab headed at his face, his old bones creaking under the sheer power of his student. The kick that came was blocked by the tail of Enma.
They broke into a bout of Taijutsu. The Thirds and Enma's dual attack was overtaking the Sannin. Being pushed back by the perfect synchronicity of the two. There was no opening. Nothing to strike at. So he took a hit to his sternum, feeling the bone crack as he slammed into a cement pillar. He chuckled as he spit out blood. "I guess you still have it old man." Flying into the seals, Orochimaru launch a greenish gas from his mouth. It over took their small battlefield, hazing the air with deadly poison.
Sarutobi laughed as wind flew out his mouth, catching the gas in a mini tornado and sending it into the air. "You have not a single jutsu to out do my own Orochimaru. Never forget that I am the jutsu master."
His student was gone from his spot, already moving to intercept the aged Kage and take his life. Before he knew it, an elongated bow was already launching him into the wall again. "I tire of this Orochimaru. Time to end this." Sarutobi held a single hand seal, exhuming great chakra, he breathed deep and from the depths of his gut came an apocalypse. Smoke and brimstone flew forth onto the battlefield. Overtaking every inch of oxygen from the battlefield and creating small unusual flames. Orochimaru was overtaken by the jutsu. He could barely breathe, his eyes clouded by the searing heat.
"This is the Harbinger of Death. The final jutsu I ever created. It's potent, the longer you stay here the more your body decays on the inside. It's quite deadly my student." Chuckling could be heard from all around his body. Orochimaru looked unsure, holding his breath and focusing chakra to his feet. It was strange, he could not manipulate the Earth under him. He tried a substitution, only to end up in the same spot.
Gaining an understanding of what this was, Orochimaru was shocked, "You have overtaken every inch of this place with your own chakra… I see that it cannot be overcome…" Everything in the smoke was so saturated by the Thirds chakra that any technique you attempted was averted by the intense energy.
Focusing chakra to his feet, Orochimaru took off North to escape the smoke. But once again, Enma's Bo form took the remaining oxygen from his lung as it was buried into his gut. Hit after hit, the Sandaime did not let up, pounding his old student to death with the unbreakable form of Enma. With a final blow the Bo cracked into the traitors skull. The sound of shattering bone could be heard. Orochimaru was dead.
Sarutobi watched his student stop moving, keeping a keen eye on the body of his student. The smoke had no effect on his, as his own chakra could do no damage to his well-adapted coils. A small movement in the throat was the sign he was looking for… The real Orochimaru was now out to play. A small snake emerged from the bodies throat, morphing into Orochimaru, fully clad in his unusual clothing.
"You killed my host…" He chuckled, "Impressive sensei." He began to cough uncontrollably, unable to hold his breath any longer. The chakra flooded his lungs. He screamed in agony. "Agh! This is the end Sarutobi!" He channeled chakra to his summoning seal, laughing as Manda erupted above the giant cloud. "It seems your technique is quite beatable sensei."
The third looked at the giant snake, he had already expended a great deal of chakra as it was. Could he afford to do that move? His thoughts were shaken when a giant limb overtook the snake. He looked in awe as his teacher crashed into his student. The senju looked angry. He blared into action, taking the grounded sannin into a brutal offense. The Senju slammed tree trunks into the sannins body. Blood spewed from his mouth as a thick sapling pierced his belly. A substitution later, a hurt Orochimaru was clutching his bleeding stomach. "How?"
There was no answer as a pissed off Hashirama flew into the offense once again. Orochimaru had but a moment to concentrate, and as a testament to his power, he entered sage mode. His eyes glowed a deep yellow, the power spike so great that it stopped Hashirama in his tracks. "It seems that you are quite powerful. If I had my full power I would destroy you, as it stands now I will do my best."
Orochimaru laughed, "Lets see how this plays out." He looked at Manda, who had finally broken down the massive tree that held him captive. The snake caught sight of the damned man who injured him. The snake charged at the first, the killing intent emanating from it was astounding, but Hashirama did not budge. The snake came to as Enmas bo form struck its chest. It looked to move forward, but with great exertion, the third elongated the staff, sending the beast crashing to the earth. It was then that a strange howling was heard. The Third looked into the sky to see Naruto diving from the sky, a strange orb glowing in his palm.
There was a crash as the boy slammed into the snake. The great winds that emanated from the explosion shook the buildings surrounding them. A great dome erupted all of a sudden. Pure wind overtaking the great snakes form as it began to disintegrate the powerful being. Sarutobi watched in amazement as the summoned beast was destroyed at a microscopic level. That was unheard of. Summons could not be destroyed.
Orochimaru watched in horror as his greatest ally was destroyed, the link to his summons mind gone. Manda was truly gone. "How?" A single being emerged from the still raging dome, shaking off the dirt his hair he caught sight of the sannin.
"Sorry about that snake bastard, but I can't have something that big wrecking my village!" Naruto looked him in the eyes, "Now you have hell to pay for attacking my village. Fucker…" Orochimaru laughed, eyeing the kids Hokage garb once again. "I applaud you Uzumaki. You have become something that I truly wish I had attained at your age. If you die here it would be a shame…" The blonde snorted, giving the first the ok to attack the Sannin. He flashed over to the Third as the first began his assault on the damn snake man.
"That was impressive for an old timer!" He chuckled as he patted the thirds back, "I don't want to regret this Geezer… But I know how important this is to you, just please don't die out there. If you do I'll fucking revive your ass and kill you again."
The Sandaime looked at the boy before him with pride in his eyes, "As you would say… I'm the shit." With that the Third went off to aide his teacher in battle. Naruto watched as he took the opening that Hashirama had created. The two fought in a tandem that nearly matched what the siblings had been fighting him with. It was shocking to think that this is what they were capable nowhere near their full power. Legends indeed.
The two men pushed Orochimaru back, avoiding his deadly blows as the nature chakra being released from his tenketsu would surely destroy their bones. The third landed a jab to the mans kneecap, causing him to fall slightly, allowing the Senju at his side to burry his knee into the traitors face. The Snake Sannin flew back from the pure force of the blow. Once again spitting blood out he looked at the duo he was fighting. "Play time is over." The rage in his eyes apparent. He made a single hand sign. A sick smile on his face.
Every ninja in a forty mile radius had come to back their Kage's up, but watching the men work had put them at ease. They could handle themselves. As not even the elite could fight Orochimaru toe to toe for long. Yet, a sixteen year old boy and a seventy year old man had put the Sannin in his place. They watched at their current Kage sat down, a smile on his face as he watched the fight from the sidelines. The Ninja watched with Joy as the third and first put the Sannin to his knees. Then suddenly a massive dragon appeared where the Sannin once was.
Naruto watched in horror as a massive Eight Headed beast sprung from where the Sannin once was. This was the power of a Sannin. This beast would destroy his village. Even bigger than the greatest snake summon, this technique could lay waste to thousands. This had to be ended.
The third looked at his students new form. This was a new level, he could not muster the strength to take down this massive creature… He had failed his village. The feeling of a hand on his shoulder made him look to his mentor, "Sarutobi… The village is in danger. We must end this." The third gave his teacher a small smile. A grim feeling settled over the two as they saw the eight heads turn to face them, a white light gathering in their mouths. If the pure chakra were to flood the battlefield Konoha would fall. The sound of someone landing beside the two brought them face to face with Naruto.
"We can't let him get that off here…" Naruto looked grim, "That's pure nature chakra, it's extremely powerful. It's going to take all of us to defeat that technique. Give your best elemental jutsu old man, you as well Shodaime!" They nodded in unison. This was it.
They channeled chakra, the third fighting to get what was left out of his aged body, concentrating it all upon his core. He took a deep breath and with the might of a thousand jutsu behind him, a blast of a tri-elemental force escaped his throat. Pure lightning, fire, and wind surged toward the beast.
Naruto gathered the Kyuubi's chakra, channeling it to his lungs he guided it up throat and released a crimson flame to meet the thirds technique.
The first gave what he had left as a colossal tree wrapped around the beast, crushing all eight heads together. The first fell to his knee. He was done. His body was no longer capable of holding his strength. He looked up at the Sandaime and Godaime, a smile on his face. This was the future he had dreamed of. His body began to flake. Exiting the world with a smile.
The ferocious elemental technique slammed into the beasts heads, burning away every ounce of flesh on it. The nature chakra in it's throat turned against it as it lost it's concentration. Their was a flash of light and the sound of a light gust. That was all the warning the village had before a large implosion was seen. Like a funnel of pure power, a vortex erupted above the village, shooting to the sky as the 4 powers met and became unstable. It kept form for a minute before the strange tornado like power disappeared. Orochimaru was gone.
The third fell to his knees. His body exhausted. Naruto got down to help him stand, patting him on the back. "That was awesome old man." He put his arm under the aged kage's shoulder, standing straight and coming face to face with his village.
A loud roar erupted from the present Ninja as they cheered their Kage's victory. The third smiled softly as he tried to wave to his people. It wasn't meant to be as he finally fainted from the exhaustion. Naruto picked up the Sandaime, waving for his ANBU to take him away. "Please take him to his personal doctor."
"Hai Hokage-Sama. The bone user has been captured and set under a suppression seal. He is waiting for you with Ibiki." Naruto nodded as he went forth to speak to his village, "We have shook the very foundation of this village. To the people who just lost their homes and businesses, I will personally come to each and every one of your establishments to aide in it's reconstruction. To those who may have lost lives in the blast, I will personally commemorate every name on what remains of this battlefield." He sighed, "This is a tragedy. To be attacked without provoking this sort of action is unacceptable, when details emerge, I will act accordingly. I am truly sorry for this occurrence." With that he was gone in a flash, back in his office unable to hear the roar of approval from his people.
"Geeze this is insane." He put his head on his desk, pushing the small button on the desk to call his receptionist. If she was even still there, "Ami-Chan?"
"Hai Hokage-Sama?" He looked at the small contraption shocked.
"Why are you still here?"
"I am not allowed to leave this desk until you have checked out for the night."
"Oh…" he chuckled, "Call Ibiki in, tell him to bring the prisoner."
"Is that wise Hokage-Sama?" There was silence, "Shouldn't you go to him?"
"I don't want to leave my desk…" He sighed, "I'm a little tired…"
"Hai…"
Konoha was not peaceful at the moment. The town was rushing to see what damages had taken place, what would happen to their homes. They had dead family members, dead friends, lives lost for nothing. Shinobi were bouncing around aiding people in the removal of the wreckage, to find the deceased.
It was times like these that Rock Lee detested shinobi. How could one come into a place of peace and begin attacking for no reason. Was a grudge held for so long that it festers into insanity? He continued lifting pieces of what once was an industrial building, tossing rubble to the side, just searching for human life.
A weak moan brought him to a small pile of debris, a pool of blood leaking out of the infrastructure. "Hello?" He raised his voice a bit more, "Is there anyone in there? DO YOU NEED HELP?"
No need to chance it. He attacked the pile with vigor, with every removed piece there was more flesh present. It didn't take long before he found a young man, body pressed harshly to the ground. "Hold on sir!" He scooped him into his arms and retreated for the medical tents. This man would live to see another day.
Sakura wept at the destruction of her home. He parents were at work today and there was no news on the body count that plagued Hashimaru Corp. Maybe her parents didn't survive. Maybe she was just taking this overboard. She had to do something. She was so useless…
Sasuke sat in the Hokage's office. Weird. Here he was looking at the guy who just bested two of histories best by himself. That was Uzumaki Naruto for you, weird as fuck. "You should've let me help you idiot."
"I had it under control. I saw your ass on the sidelines looking all scared for me! I didn't know little Sasu-Chan loved his master like that." Naruto chuckled as he saw his friend get a little riled up.
"Next time I'll just join the enemy in kicking your ass!" He smirked when the blonde laughed.
They were interrupted when the door to the office swung open. Ibiki came in, trench coat swinging behind him in all its bad assery. "Hokage-Sama! Uchiha Sasuke." He raised an eyebrow to the Uchiha.
"Ibiki, this here is Sasu-Chan, my apprentice!" He chuckled as Sasuke flushed with color. "The prisoner?"
"Bring him in…"
The thing that walked in was quite grotesque. Face beaten to a bloody pulp. Fingers were missing, bones broken. This man must have been a stubborn one. "He was unlucky! He thought that growing bones back would help him with me." Ibiki chuckled, "I showed him that such a skill only amused me."
Naruto laughed at the absurdity of Ibiki. The man got off on torturing people. "So… Why did you attack my village?"
"You have killed… my master." Kimimaru looked at him with pain and anger in his eyes.
"And you loved this master?" Naruto noticed the emotion in the man's eyes, such rage, such sadness. "You look sick. Weak. You were taken down so swiftly I wonder why Orochimaru would bring you. Weakling…"
"I am weak…" Kimimaru looked distressed, "I have failed my mission."
"Sasuke…" Naruto looked to his buddy, "Do your thing bud."
Sasuke stood up, walked to the broken man, lifted his head up, and all was silent. The silence lasted for five minutes before Sasuke took a deep breath.
"Well you're not going to like this." Sasuke went back to his chair. "There isn't a reason for the attack. It was swift and sudden and completely on a whim."
Naruto looked confused. "Really?" His eyes scrunched in thought, "Are you serious?" A small ounce of red flicked at his eyes, but he kept his cool.
"That isn't the worst part…" Sasuke sighed, "It looks like Orochimaru left behind an entire village hell bent on destroying Konoha. He used missing-nin, test subjects, and money to build up an army." He looked to the Kage, "They don't look to be strong like our own army, merely pawns for an end."
"That's twisted. Do you know where it is?"
"Rice country."
"May I ask how he did that? As far as I knew, only Yamanaka could enter the minds of people." Ibiki stood up in interest.
"I do not enter their minds, I just place an S-Class forbidden Genjutsu on them that forces them to speak to me in their dream scape. Naruto helped me develop the jutsu, it attacks the part of the brain that sends signals to the spinal cord as well as the lobe meant for storing memories."
"That's ingenious…"
"Yup, me and Sasu-Chan are bad motherfuckers…" Naruto got up from his desk, finally taking a chance to look at the enemy before him. "Bone bloodline…" Naruto looked to Ibiki, "Keep him alive, his bloodline will serve this country quite nicely in the future."
"Hai Hokage-Sama." Ibiki paused,"Hokage-Sama, I really don't mean to bother you with this, but you don't seem worried about this new village."
"Of course I'm not worried. Their leader is dead, I can't imagine anyone stronger than Orochimaru taking over something like that any time soon. With no leader the village will implode, with no laws people will surely begin to ruin their own home." Naruto sat down at his desk contemplating, "But I probably should be cautious about this whole thing." He put a finger to his chin, "Sasuke! Send a letter to our buddy Jiraiya and have him scope it out. I can't believe the perverted bastard missed the rise of an entire village."
"Hai." The Uchiha was gone in a swirl of leaves.
"Doesn't the guy know how to just leave without leaving all these damn leaves in my office!" He palmed his face in disbelief. "Ibiki, take this guy to someone who knows how to harvest what we can to learn more about this bloodline. And have Inoichi destroy what's left of his mind. We don't need him getting away on accident."
"Hai Hokage-Sama!" Ibiki turned his back to blonde, broken man in tow.
10 Days Later
Tsunade stared at the gates of her home; she didn't expect the village to in such high alert. What had happened?
She approached the guards, seeing that they were tense she figured something had really taken a turn for the worse. "Halt. State your name Shinobi." Of course she couldn't hide her enormous chakra pool from sensor types. Security really had beefed up. Back in her days the guards were often low level Chuunin.
"I am Senju Tsunade. Shinobi code 2302." The cold look on their faces shocked her. Usually when she presented her name to people they looked at her in awe.
"Slug Sannin?" The guard looked a little angry, "My best friend died today on a medical table, there was no one capable of fixing the damage done to his body. No one as experienced as you. Had you been here maybe you could have been of some fucking use Shinobi 2302." The man let a tear roll down his face. "You know how many people died last week? You could've prevented so many deaths. You could have helped us!"
"Calm down Jinchiku." The shinobi stiffened at his name. "Hai Hokage-Sama."
"Senju Tsunade. Wow you look pretty damn hot for a lady in her fifties." The Hokage placed himself directly in front of her, "What are you doing here Tsunade?"
"Who the hell are you?" The anger in her eyes was apparent to the three ninja in front of her, "Where the hell is the Sandaime!" She could not believe that she had just been ridiculed by some no name shinobi! Where was she? WHERE WAS SHE? She didn't owe this place a damn thing.
"I am the Godaime Hokage. Uzumaki Naruto at your service. As for the old man, he's in bed recovering from a fight."
It was then that she noticed the scaffolds on the Hokage Mountain. A new face was being added. But where were the workers? "Godaime? You're a little fucking brat!"
"Watch your god damn mouth! Hokage-Sama suppressed and defeated the Shodaime and Nidaime singlehandedly!" The Jounin's anger was bubbling in his coils.
"Calm down Jinchiku!" Naruto raised an eyebrow at his shinobi, he never had anyone defend in such a way. With such pride?
"You? Take down my uncles? Don't make me laugh. They have long since died." Tsunade snorted at the claim.
"Yes that is very true, but your teammate Orochimaru brought them back to destroy your home. It was quite the Jutsu, to bring back the dead…" He smirked at the look in her eyes, she knew what he was talking about. "I see that you've seen such a technique?"
Her eyes were cold as steel. "No."
There it was. The lie. "Well your sensei is in the Hokage Mansion relaxing. You can go visit him tomorrow after your screening with me."
"My screening? Do you know who I am brat?" She was getting frustrated with this entire situation. She had never been disrespected so many times in one day.
"Yup, and I really don't care. Jiraiya comes around far more than you ever have, and that man is busy as hell. He has earned my respect and blessing to come back from his hermit status. But you?" He chuckled, "ANBU will escort you to my office. See you there." He was gone in a flash of yellow.
'That technique…' Only the fourth Hokage had such a move, who was this guy? She wasn't surprised when six ANBU showed up before her eyes, like they had been there the entire time…
Her walk through the village made her cringe. A good portion of the left quarter of the village was in ruins. Like Monsters had roamed through it and had a field day. She saw a bunch of copies of the blonde kid running around helping out random people move rubble and set new materials. How could one boy create so many clones without feeling exhausted?
She saw so many memorial stones on her walk, some with pictures surrounding it, some with just a list of names. All these people had died. Had her ex-teammate done all this? For what? She stopped when she saw a little girl walking with a two by four. "Excuse me. Do you need help?"
"No. I'm going to honor my daddy by building our home back up with my own hands." She smiled, "Hokage-Sama said there was no better way to show my respect!" Following right behind her were ten clones of said man.
"Keep on trucking Ni-Chan." The chuckled when the little girl waddled off with her little plank, "Poor thing lost her father in the wreckage, her mom is in ICU recovering from a lost leg. She's pulling through." With that the clones walked after the little girl.
Ten minutes later Tsunade found herself at the doors of the Hokage. She stepped through with a solemn look on her face.
"Terrible isn't it." Naruto lifted himself up from his seat, "I'm a lot like you Tsunade. I didn't think I would ever have a reason to love this village. They caused me so much pain. Gave me so many nightmares. Never in a thousand years did I think that I would care about this place. I've only been Hokage for a week and a half and these people have changed me."
"I used to hate waking up in the morning just to serve some unappreciative rich man." Naruto leaned on his desk, "I was born with nothing, and now I have all of this." He turned to the window to see the construction going on below him. "This is your home and I can understand why you haven't returned, but I'm Sixteen years old. Sixteen, and I can put aside petty thoughts to help people in need. The fact that you could not do that makes me angry. How can I respect you Tsunade?"
The woman was silent. She hadn't expected this. "I don't have anything. I've lost everything. I lost my only friend because I was selfish. I paid the ultimate price and now I'm here to redeem myself in her eyes." A tear rolled down her cheek, "You don't have to respect me, but please let me do something…"
"Well that's not an issue. I've heard what your capable of. Here." He handed her a folder, "That is the new wing being erected at the west Hospital. I drew up the plans with the help of a few friends and this is what we've come up with."
She opened the folder, her eyes widening as she read the cover page, 'Senju Tsunade Wing', "I thought you said you held no respect for me?"
"I don't, but many people do. You are a Sannin after all." He sat down, "Anyways, in that folder is the plans for a training facility. A medical training facility to be exact. I wrote this letter yesterday and was just about to send it via courier nin. I had no idea if it was going to reach you, but I had hope." He laughed, "This saves me the trouble. Shikaku wrote out a good portion of the combat training, but now that you're here you have complete control. I expect results."
She had always dreamed about this. She once proposed that every team have a combat medic, but the council had denied her on account of the expenses. "How did you get the council to approve of this?"
"Well with the help of Danzou I caught wiff of some shady members of the council. The old bastard actually helped me out with some stuff. I've allowed him to keep ROOT running on account that he revoke the seals on their tongue and quit the emotional aloofness he was creating. We had quite the argument, but I always win." He smirked at the memory, "The council is no more. A lot of the monetary funds they were leaching has been put back in our trust. Koharu, Homura, and the old man are what is left of the council. Well them and a few clan heads that I found to wise enough to help me think."
"How did you manage that?" She looked genuinely curious. Some of those civilians were in really deep with the daimyo.
"I had a long chat with the fire Daimyo about how things were going to be around here. Of course he threatened me with all kinds of nasty repercussions, but I showed him a little side of me that kept him in check. I reminded him that he was not powerful. He is a figure for show and not one fit to rule."
"But that's treason!"
"Let me make this a little easier for you to understand. I told him that if he ever tried to interfere with my village he could bring all the armies that would dare serve him, but he would still die a terrible terrible death."
Tsunade was impressed, no Hokage had gotten away with threatening a Daimyo since the First.
"Well enough chit chat! Here is a list of people you need to get in touch with to start preparations on your wing." She nodded her head, "Oh and don't let the shinobi get to you, they're just angry. Show them that you're here to help and maybe you'll change a few minds huh." He laughed, "Or you could show them your tits!"
Tsunades face scrunched up in anger, ready to pounce on the kid that just insulted her. But it wasn't meant to be, he was gone in a flash. "That kid…"
A Week Later
"So I told her 'show them your tits!'." The group started laughing at the expense of Tsunade, "But damn she has some nice ones!"
"Shots for the dumbass! They're on me!" Sasuke threw a fist in the air as the group resounded in cheers!
"NARUTO! NARUTO! NARUTO!" There was a chorus of cheers as the bartender lined up a line of shots for the Hokage.
"YESSS!" Naruto eyed the line of Sake before him. Seven shots. Hell fucking yeah!
The crowd roared as their leader downed shot after shot, the bar lighting up with laughter and cheer. The Blonde roared in success as he slammed down his last glass, "YEAHHH! WHO's NEXT?" He raised a fist in the air, "BARTENDER! SHOTS FOR EVERYONE! ON ME!"
The bartender looked at him, "No. This one is on the house." He raised a bottle and chugged the whole damn thing. "TO HONOR OUR HOKAGE! EVERYTHING TONIGHT IS FREE!" A roar so deafening that even the gods could hear them resounded through the village. Tonight was a night of celebration.
Naruto clones walked around mingling with the crowd and handing out as many shots as possible. It was sheer luck that he managed to bump into Anko. "Well well well… Look at this! The lone shark has come to play with the snake!"
Naruto looked at her, recognition flooding his brain, "You! Oh man you're the smoking hot lady from the Chuunin exams!" He wrapped an arm around her waist, "Well come this way! The party is over here!"
Sasuke eyed the blonde and laughed, Naruto was always the womanizer. His laughter caught in his throat when he felt a breath on his neck.
"Hey there cutie…" His eyes widened in pleasure as he eyed the woman who spoke.
"Uhh… Hi."
The woman chuckled at his lame response.
Sasuke watched as her breasts moved with every move she made. His concentration was trashed as he heard Naruto yell.
"Ami-Chan! You came!" He laughed when he saw the bright red Uchiha. "Sasu-Chan huh? Make him a man!" With that the blonde left his embarrassed friend alone with the woman who was about to take his virginity.
'Thank you Kami…'