So, here's the fifth chapter of Masked Hero With the Frozen Heart. And we have a yes on the earlier poll that I've set up. This time, I will give response to the review that were given to me by you readers:
Elemental Dragon Swordsman: Alright! good chapter! I can't wait to see what happens next!
Response: Thank you for being a loyal reader to this fic, and I will promise you more chapters ahead.
Gravenimage: Great sotry and if Naruto is twelve years old than you're pairing him with the wrong person I mean Koyuki is like twenty she's too old for him that is if you change Naruto's age update soon.
Response: Like I said, the age gap don't matter. Hell, there's even a NarutoxKurenai, or NarutoxAnko fics and even NarutoxTsunade fics that are published and they don't care about age gaps. However, I'm falling short of a lemon fic. Eventually, I'm planning a crossover pairing of either NarutoxMeer from GSD or NarutoxLunamaria.
Burning Truth: Well this is a good one up from its previous incarnations everything is working out good and has a better back-story so nice work.
Now were you asked the question "Should the new and improved Naruto have the characteristics of Rau Le Creuset and the Shredder combined?
IF yes, I can assure you, I will write a part where Naruto beats the crap out of Sakura and Sasuke and possibly kill them without remorse.
IF no, Naruto will be recaptured and tamed by the Konoha kunoichi except Sakura. But that may not be the case." I would say yes to giving Naruto a mix of those characteristics as long as you keep at least some of Naruto's in the mix it should work out perfectly.
And I hope you remember the advice I gave you in the older incartions of this story they just might help you, but I'll leave that up to you.
Well once agan good job thus far.
Response: I will take heed of your advice from the earlier incarnations. Yes, Naruto will have those characteristics.
alone shadow dream: grea story
Response: Thank you for being kind.
scione: yes on the pole hey you could all way's have naruto ans saskue fighting and and saskue amost kill's one or 2 of the Konoha kunoichi's naruto saves them and brings them back were they deside to join with him in snow or he could save Shizune and bring here back to snow and she stays there so they cant use here to hert Tsunade but danzo dont let Tsunade know they dont got her so you can still play out what your planing hope i helped.
Response: Well, I will have Ino or Hinata chase Naruto throughout the Gundam Seed series as it will be a criss cross chase with Athrun convincing Kira to join ZAFT and Ino or Hinata to convince Naruto to join Orb.
Well, there's your responses. So without further ado, Phase 05 if here! By the way, it's the new arc.
Phase 05: Clash in the Mountains
The Tsuchikage was writing a note telling the Yukikage that Iwa will host the Jonin Exams and that they hoped that they see the son of Konoha's Kiroi Senko unharmed. After she had done that, she got a messenger hawk to send the message as it flew away. An assistant came in to ask her a question about the word that the messenger nin had told him.
"Tsuchikage-sama, why can't Yuki host the exams?" the assistant asked.
"Because we haven't recognized them as the sixth major power yet. Instead, wither Kumo or our village will host the exams. It will be lucky too, since Konoha can't send their chunin into here to be tested since the grudges were still in place in the last war." the Tsuchikage replied as her head drooped down. "Well, I'd better see if Daisuke Asuka can recognize that they have the full support of our village."
"Yes, Tsuchikage-sama." the assistant replied as he left.
In the Yukikage tower in the snow covered village, Daisuke was handling the missions for a genin team that was fresh out of the academy. After finishing the task at hand, the Yukikage looked up to see a messenger hawk come up to him with a note attached to it. He immediately opened it as the Yukikage recognized the seal of the Tsuchikage.
To the Nidaime Yukikage of Yukigakure no Sato,
In this kind of event that you can't host the exams, we will do it in your stead. However, you have to place a limit on the chunin that will enter from your village to five hundred, despite the fact that you have four times the amount of chunin that your village possess. And we also thank you for liberating the son of the Kiro Senko from the clutches of Konoha. I know how you fell, as Iwa has a considerable amount of coordinators resided within our village walls. We will have the exams started in two weeks.
Yondaime Tsuchikage
"Well, it looks like we're saved after all." Daisuke thought as he looked at the window. He remembered what the man Le Creuset said about sending half trained chunin into the Jonin Exams and failing it right away. But not only that, he can send five hundred chunin to participate from the regular shinobi force, in which one hundred will be from the elite unit the Hyakunijuu Shuutai Shotai. He then summoned the assistant and gave him orders.
"I wnat you to summon Team Mamoru and Team Nadare right away." Daisuke ordered as the assistant shinobi, a jonin, left the tower in a flash. He then found Mamoru and his team supervising Naruto training with the new recruits in kenjutsu.
"All right, the sword is not just a weapon, but also a part of yourself. Keep that in mind." Naruto explained as the assistant came up to him. "What is it?"
"Yukikage-sama wants to see you." the assistant said as Naruto rushed to the Yukikage tower, but not before saying to them that he had mattes to take care of. The assistant then also summoned Mamoru and his team, as well as Fubuki, Mizore and Nadare along with Kojiro and an unknown girl who had violet hair and grey eyes. When they arrived at the Yukikage's office, Daisuke was looking at them with a satisfaction in his face.
"Well, I have good news for you all." he said as Naruto loked at him from his masked face. "The Jonin Exams will be relocated and will happen in Iwagakure. So that means, we only have two weeks to prepare you all, especially you, Naruto. Since you don't have a team to back on. Instead, either you can be in a team with Nadare-sensei, or you can be an apprentice with Itachi-san."
"Well, where is Itachi anyway?" Mamoru asked as the said elder Uchiha appeared out of nowhere. "Whoa, didn't see you there."
"I was just observing the new recruits with my Sharingan." Itachi replied as Naruto sighed. "So, am I to understand that I will take Naruto-kun as an apprentice, Yukikage-sama?"
"Well, yes, or he can be with Nadare-sensei." Daisuke replied. "Whatever the choice that Naruto makes."
"I want to be an apprentice with Itachi-sensei." Naruto replied as Itachi looked at him. "At least I'll kick Sasuke's ass if I ever see him again. He's the reason why I got kicked out of the village anyways."
"There will be time for revenge later, but what matters is that I've got to train you more in genjutsu. you may have created your own genjutus, but I still have to teack you how to identify and counter genjutsu."
"All right, Itachi-sempai." Naruto replied back again as Daisuke spoke up.
"So now, all we have to do is to find a third person to be in Nadare-san's team to take the exams." Daisuke replied as he heard a knock. "Come on in."
The newcomer was a impsoing figure with a battle scar in his face. He had those same eyes as Naruto, but his hair was blue instead of blond.
"Ah, this is Kentaro Akabane, the chunin that will be with Nadare-san's team He was originally from here, but his parents were from Kumo." Daisuke explained as the newcomer nodded. "Kentaro, your team's sensei is Nadare Roga, and your teammates are Kojiro Haruno, and Yuriko Kana Seiran."
"Ah, the girl that was kicked out of the Seiran clan for speaking out against the policies of Blue Cosmos." Kentaro said as Yuriko glared at him. "What's the matter?"
"I feel just like Kojiro." Yuriko replied as Daisuke sighed. "Well, yukikage-sama, should we get prepared for the exams?"
"Yes, you're all dismissed. By the way, within those two weeks, I will give you guys missions." Daisuke replied as they left.
Naruto went on his way to training with Itachi as Kisame joined up with them. Itachi sighed in relief at the thought of taking in the blond as an apprentice as a way to get even with his foolish otoutou.
Kakashi was never a happy jolly man, especially hearing about the exile of his sensei's child. He at first was confused. But the attitudes of the villagers and the swastika paintings on Naruto's old house reminded him of the sad reality. He was reading more Icha Icha books than ever, having to disband Team Seven because Sakura was the one that caused Naruto's banishment and the threat of execution if he ever stepped inside the village walls. Worse was to follow when Danzo was planning to resort ot reprisals if their demands were not met. So far, no one was hurt but the Hyuga clan were in danger of becoming one of those hostages that were going to be lined up and shot to death by the same gunman that took Shizune hostage. While the copy nin was indulging in man's greatest treasure, he didn't realize that he bumped headfirst into a kunoichi that he was inclined to avoid, which was Anko.
"So, Kakashi-kun. Reading that trash again, I see." Anko smirked as she got a kunai and tried to slice the book in half, but Kakashi replied by vanishing from sight again. "Well, I'll need Kurenai-chan's services to get that pervert out of that book."
Anko then went to search for the genjutsu mistress as she saw a purple haired ANBU kunoichi interacting with a suspicious looking figure. She started to eavesdrop as the purple haired ANBU talked to the unknown figure.
"Tell the Yukikage that I am planning to join them soon." she said as the figure nodded, but what she didn't realize was the she was being watched, but not by Anko, but by the Ne ANBU. they surrounded her as the Yuki shinobi that was talking to her revealed herself.
"So, Uzuki-san is a traitor to our new order. I swear to kami that Konoha's getting more rebellious." one Ne ANBU gritted his teeth as the Yuki kunoichi activated the all familiar Byakugan.
"What is she? Is she a Hyuga or something?" the purple haired ANBU wondered as the figure with the Byakugan charged at them. "I'd better flee."
She ran away as the Ne ANBu started to give chase, but the figure was chasing the Ne ANBU instead of them chasing her.
"Figures." she said as she whipped out a pistol and shot the leader of the pack. He fell as the Ne ANBU then gave attention to her. "You're all dead meat to me. For I am Mayura Akabane, and I am here to exterminate you all."
She then went into a Jyuken stance as more Ne ANBU surrounded her. She then started to attack them all at once.
"Hakke Rokujuuyonshou!" Mayura yelled as she stunned one Ne ANBU member and incapacitaited another. However, this time the Ne ANBU that was chasing the defecting purple haired woman were ready to die. They charged as Mayura then made a handsign.
"Suiton: Tsunami no Jutsu!" she yelled as a large wave of water appeared from the sea and engulfed the approaching enemy shinobi. She then resumed her journey with the said ANBU leading the way.
Back in the enemy village, Anko then went to the training rounds where Kurenai was training her team. The genjutsu mistress then looked up to see her friend rushing to her.
"What is it, Anko? Is it Kakashi acting perverted again?" Kurenai asked.
"No, it's Yuugao-chan. She's left the village with the spy from Yukigakure." Anko replied as Kurenai looked at her with shocked. "We'd better get to the Hokage right away."
The two kunoichi rushed to the Hokae Tower, only to be dominated by ANBU that were not loyal to the old war hawk. They were frantically trying to search for their friend, unaware that she had defected to Yuki already. As Anko and Kurenai went all the way to the Hokage's office, they spotted Tsunade arguing with Danzo and the two fascist elders.
"Now why would you recommend that Yuugao Uzuki be executed when she hasn't done anything yet?" the slug sannin asked when they arrived.
"She has been charged with treason against the village and got in our way of our new order." Danzo replied as Koharu also poke up.
"This is the reason why we have to be a little harsher on traitors. But the Uchiha is a special case, since he has the sharingan." she replied.
"And if either Hinata or Neji Hyuga were the last ones to have the Byakugan, would you give them a special treatment?" Tsunade asked back.
"Technically, yes. But they must also be fascists. that means not being a demon lover." Homura answered back as Anko spoke up.
"Hokage-sama, Yuugao-san left the village with a Yuki nin by the name of Mayura Akabane." she said, causing the elders to impale at that thought. "She had those same eyes as the Hyuga clan, but she had different color of hair."
"Well, this is going nowhere." Tsunade replied as the elders stayed behind. "What of Kakashi and Gai's reports?"
"Nothing so far, but I swear one of these days, I'm going to burn the smuts that he reads. As for Gai, well I can burn his jumpsuits as well." Kurenai replied as Anko smirked. "I don't know what is happening to the jonins right now."
"Well, going on to the next issue. The Jonin Exams that will happen in Yuki. Well, it can't happen, because technically, it's not a member of the five shinobi nations. However, it asked Iwa to host it in its stead. So we need some chunin that can enter the exam." the slug sannin explained.
"Well, we can ask the Uchiha to enter it. After all, we will promote him while he is still in prison. The Haruno girl could be a suitable choice to go, and as for the Nara boy. I guess he can go, sicne he's actually chunin." Koharu said. "So, we'll give the Uchiha permission to compete in the Jonin Exams."
"A little warning however: the Iwa shinobi wouldn't take kindly if we tried to assault them." Tsunade said again as the elders bowed and left.
When Sasuke was still in prison, he would often mumble again and again that he has to kill a certain blond. He looked up when the three elders camerr up to him.
"What is it, Danzo-sama?" Sasuke asked.
"We will give you permission to compete in the Jonin Exams in Iwa." the war hawk replied as Koharu gave him the chunin vest. "we also promote you to the rank of chunin for your services to the village."
"Thank you. And when do I get the training from your Ne?" Sasuke said. "I need the training to kill the dobe."
"Well, we can ask Tsunade or persuade her to clear you of all charges with the hostages that we took." Danzo said. "So, come with us right now."
Sasuke got out of prison as the guard that was responsible for him was knocked out. They went back to the Hokage tower to see Tsunade, who wasn't in the mood to see them, especially when they had just saw her regarding Yuugao's defection. Tsunade glared at the three elders and Sasuke as Homura spoke up.
"We demand that Sasuke Uchiha be cleared of all charges right away." he said.
"What happened to the fair trial?" Tsunade asked angrily.
"There will be no trial, since circumstances had stated that the Uchiha must be promoted." Koharu replied as the same gunman that took Shizune came up to them. "We will take hostages if our demands are not met."
As to prove their point, the gunman had ran into the rest of the village and seized hostages. When he came back, the hostages included three Main branch Hyugas, an Akimichi clan member, three ANBU shinobi that were loyal to Tsunade, as well as Izumo and Kotetsu.
"Well, what will it be?" Danzo asked.
"No." Tsunade replied, causing the gunman to shoot one of the ANBU in the head. When Tsunade refused again, another ANBU was shot. "All right."
"Good, but I'm a little disappointed in you. Your stubbornness has cost you dearly." Danzo said snidely as they left.
In the Haruno household, Danzo, Koharu and Homura knocked on the door of their house. Unato answered the call and said. "You're looking for Sakura, right Danzo-sama?"
"Yes, Unato-san. Is she around? 'Cuz we want to train her for the jonin exam now that we will promote her to the rank of chunin if she can do a little test for us." Danzo replied back.
Unato then went inside and looked for Sakura. A minute later, he came back with her in tow. "Well, here she is."
"Danzo-sama, what a surprise." Sakura replied. "Of course I will do the test for promotion."
"That's the spirit." Koharu replied as she came along with them. When they arrived at an open field, there was one Ne ANBU that was waiting for them. "We ahve the examinee for the promotion to chunin."
"I see." she said as the Ne ANBU kunoichi started to attack Sakura. She replied with countering her move, but it was a bad move on her part as Sakura was knocked down. She got up quickly as the attacking kunoichi got a kunai out. The Haruno girl responded with a genjutsu as she dispelled it, only to be kicked in the face. Finally, she gave up as Sakura panted. "She passes."
"So it seems." Homura replied. "Well, Sakura-san. You have passed, and you have now become a chunin." Koharu then gave her a chunni vest as Sasuke shook her hand.
timeskip to two weeks later
Naruto was speeding up with Itachi as Mamoru's team also sped up with them. They were fully prepared for the exams now that their training had been constant with having to teach the elite unit to function well. They, along with the five hundred other Yuki shinobi , were goign to prove that they're the best shinobi in the world.
"Itachi-sempai, how long until we get to Iwa?" Naruto asked.
"It will be a long time." Itachi replied as they sped through the forests of Hi no Kuni before going northwest in the direction of Iwa. "We must hurry."
Their journey was fast, even for a well trained Naruto in an exosuit. Finally, when they reached the fortress village of Iwagakure no Sato, the villagers there bowed to the Yuki shinobi as Naruto looked around. Many of them were clamoring to see the son of Konoha's Kiroi Senko in a Yukigakure uniform. They went straight to the Iwagakure academy there to join up with the examinees. Naruto wasn't pleased when he saw Sasuke there.
"What's teme doing here?" Naruto thought as Sasuke looked at him with curiosity. Sakura went up to Sasuke and looked at him also.
"Who is that?" Sakura asked Sasuke.
"I don't know, but I can beat that thing in that suit." he replied, causing Sakura to nod in agreement.
The written portion of the exam was a bit harder for them, mainly because it was like the Chunin Exams. They had to cheat in order to get the answers, and Nauto was well prepared to cheat to get the answers. After receiving a pass in the written portion, Naruto and Mamoru's team went to a secluded part of the mountain where the second test is located.
"The second portion of this exam's objective is to retrieve a secret document that is located beneath this mountain." the second proctor said as Naruto was listening. "This exam will take around three days only, so if you run out of time, you fail. There will be a lot of competition, so be prepared to deal a lot of damage to your enemies."
The examinees then entered the mountain, where the secret document was located. While Naruto was looking for the document, he laid some traps for any incoming shinobi. His hopes were raised when Sasuka and Sakura along with an emotionless man fell to the trap.
"Dammit!" Sasuke griited his teeth as Naruto decided to appear. "You! You're from before."
"Geez, teme. I don't know if you can remember me." Naruto replied coldly as Sakura charged at him. He responded with a backhand at her face. "Is that all you can do, Sakura-teme?"
"How dare you call me teme!" she yelled as she tried to kick Naruto in the face, but instead Naruto punched her in the face so much, her jaw was dislocated. The emotionless man then made some handsigns.
"Ninpou: Chouju Giga!" he yelled as he made some painting on the scroll as Naruto made some handsigns.
"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" he said as small multiple flames came out of his masked mouth. "Hyoton: Nadare Roga no Jutsu!"
An ice wolf came suddenly came in as Sasuke made some handsigns. NAruto then recognized the handsign and also made some different handsigns.
"Katon: Goukyakuu no Jutsu!"
"Suiton: Ja no Kushi!"
Fire and water clashed as Naruto and Sasuke fought each other in a taijutsu match. Sakura then took this opportunity to distract him when suddenly Shinosuke and Amaya appeared with Shinn holding a scroll. Naruto then grabbed an abandoned scroll and punched Sasuke in the jaw, dislocating it.
"Farewell now." he said as Naruto, Shinosuke, Amaya and Shinn left the Konoha trio, bruised and broken.
The trials that come in shapes and sizes as Naruto and his friends try and eliminate each other in a match that can seal the fate of their opponents. However, something from the past has clicked in his mind as the man with the exosuit glanced at his opponent.
Next on Masked Hero With the Frozen Heart: The Baptism of Blood and Ice
Take them out, Yukigakure shinobi!