Prototype CH. 5
A/N: Hi guys I'm back and I'll be writing as much as a I can for the next few months before 'that' comes and I will be stuck working my &ss off trying to keep my life under control.
I finally figured out a good limiter to the Jinchuriki
About 6 months since last time skip
Konoha
Sakura entered the Hokage's office in a hurry. Along side her was Lee, Tenten, Gai, Neji, Shikamaru and Choji. This had to be big. Usually if it was a regular the mission the Konoha 13 would either go amongst themselves in a small team of 2 or 3 but if it required larger they would simply merge with either Anbu or jounins.
Having 7 of them here to go on a single mission was big and the only possible level of the mission was S hell it could be SS.
As Sakura entered she saw a familiar patch of hair.
Sakura immediately smiled and ran up and hugged the silver head anbu.
"Kakashi-sesnsei"
Then anbu pushed Sakura back and held his hand over his lips in the silent gesture. Sakura crossed her arms and pouted. Gai's team laughed while Shikamaru muttered his regular Troublesome and Choji just shrugged.
A clearing of the throat was heard and The Ninjas all snapped at attention facing the Hokage.
Tsunade clasped her hands in front of her face knowing that this mission may make Konoha loose some of their best forces but it had to be done.
"Kakashi take off your mask this is a regular mission"
Kakashi nodded and immediately did so. His headband was in its signature position suggesting that Kakashi knew from the start what was going to happen.
Tsunade looked back to the other members and said the news "The Kazeakage has been attacked by the Akatsuki. I am sending you to assist in either Saving the Kazekage or Destroying the Akatsuki. Kakashi you are team leader, Sakura you are second in command. GO!"
Immediately the 8 ninjas left to prepare their things and leave as soon as possible.
As Sakura packed she came across the picture on her desk. One of a dark boy, a fan girl, copy nin, and a Hyper active Ninja. Sakura smiled and made a silent promise to protect Gaara … for Naruto…
Somewhere in the Wind country 1 day later
4 figures huddled around a fire. They were going to wait it out there till the night got a bit warmer so they could move farther without freezing. They rested in the mid day not wanting to become over heated and having to waste water by cooling themselves.
Though it would be hard for them to run out of water, Naruto did not want to take the chance.
Yugito nudged Naruto lightly Naruto slowly turned to her, His eyes looking deeply into hers. Yugito blushed but quickly shook her head to ignore the blush.
"The Akatsuki are probably going to move … What are we going to do with Ichibi"
Naruto sighed and scratched his head. "Well Ichibi is the Kazekage from our source so we can't move him… What I was thinking is that we could train him for a bit and move on…"
Yugito bit her lip. She knew that Naruto would not be satisfied, but if they stayed in the wind country there was a chance that they might not be able to receive a Chakra Flash from farther up.
The other bijuus they had visited had… different personalities. They only got two of them to actually go into the cave and stay there. The other ones gladly accepted their help and seals but didn't want to leave their homes and Naruto could respect that.
The Chakra flash was an ingenious invention by Naruto. Along the jobs they had done, Naruto consumed a couple seal workers. Naruto immediately dived into the study thinking of the benefits and made a great seal. It allowed the people they put it on to send chakra through the seal burning it onto the others.
Naruto had connected each of the Flash Seal to every Jinchuuriki they met except for Hachibi who Naruto was not worried about. Naruto also made a summoning scroll in which one could summon themselves and others with the Flash seal to help them.
And naruto wasn't worried about anyone getting the bijuu from the Jinchuuriki they had visited any time soon. Naruto looked at his seal and many others and found barrier seals which stopped people from taking the bijuu easily. Naruto took all of the Barriers and replicated them on all the seals reinforcing each of the 10 fold. Naruto even went so far to put that if one of the barriers where attack the seal would gather bijuu chakra and send it out ina huge wave. This would similar to the Flash seal except it was much stronger.
A/n: to clarify its like a beeper. Now like all summoning it takes FRIGGIN Huge *ss amount of chakra. I was thinking that it was probably harder to move from farther distances (Take more chakra). But this isn't really a problem for Jinchuuriki so I decided to make a different approach and made a beeper like Seal. Basically it has a range so you have to be in each other ranges to communicate. This is why Naruto's team is always on the move because they have to make sure each 'Area' is clear. IF the barrier is attacked it would send out a distress beacon warning all of the other Jinchuuriki.
Naruto looked over to Masa (short for Masahiro) who was drinking his sake slowly savoring the taste. Mika was smoothing her bone dry clay away from everyone else. Naruto didn't know much about the clay but knew that when it was 'bone dry' or all white it was really brittle and could break easily. Naruto only knew it was brittle because Masa tried using a 'bone dry' jug for a sake jug and it broke. Naruto chuckled and unconsciously winced because Masa had to wear several ice packs 'down low' for weeks.
The moon was starting to set and would soon fall. Naruto decided it was time to eat for now.
They ate quietly and not wanting to spook any patrols. Though no one could see them or their flame due to the genjutsu, courtesy of Mika, and Seals, courtesy of Naruto, sound could still be heard.
After 30 minutes they put out the fire and packed. Another 10 minutes they ran full speed towards Suna. Naruto minds wandered as his feet pounded the sand.
'Soon, soon I will find Danzo in Konoha and I'll kill him.'
In Hidden Sand Village Day later
Sakura sighed she had finished making the antidote for Gaara's brother, Kankarou. Likely they would be fighting the guy Kankarou described, Sasori of the Red sands, later, so she made 2 extra vials of the poison. Though it was strange, even though Kankarou's life was dangerous the amount of poison in Kankarou's blood did not match the size of the wound… it was like someone had intentionally taken some poison out of him ..but if so then why not all of it… why do it at all….
Sakura packed up here gear and went into the hospital room. The med nins were checking Kankarou's status and her team was standing off to the side. Sakura nodded towards them and then she saw the old lady Chio who had attacked Kakashi earlier believing him to be the White Fang.
Sakura bowed and asked in a polite voice "Elder Chio is there any information you can give us about Sasori"
The Old lady nodded "I will tell you on the way lets go"
The Konoha group eyes widened "Eh!!!"
Elder Chio threw her head back and laughed "You think I'm just going to let go by yourself H*ll no"
With that the Konoha nin plus one extra left, but they failed to notice the shadows or presences of those following them.
2 hours later
The old and batty Chio laid out the skills of Sasori to the Konoha nin's and speculated on what he could have incluiding forbidden techniques he may have learned or developed.
The group of 9 suddenly detected presences up ahead.
With Naruto
Naruto had tracked and followed the Konoha nin from 3 quarters of a mile away. He didn't want to lose them but he didn't want them to know his presence yet. When he found out that Gaara had been taken a day before their arrival he was pissed. He had found some puppeteer's body and had Masa take some poison and store it for later examination.
Naruto's Temper was on a thin line for the last day or so. Waiting for the Konoha shinobi to show up and having the finally take off. I mean come on he is the Kazekage for F*ck sakes go after the D&mn man. But no… they had to wait double check on their weapons, what next help the F^cking homeless shelter in Iwa.
Yugito, Mika not even Masahiro made a move to annoy Naruto hell… not even cheer him up. They knew they could but now was not the time. It would be better for Naruto to be pissed… He fought ruthlessly when he was mad.
Naruto stopped and listened carefully it seemed that there were two people attacking the Konoha nin.
'Damn we can't track Ichibi without them.'
Naruto turned to his team and muttered "Come on Konoha nin's in trouble"
The four raced silently as a leaf falling to the Konoha nin's battle. Naruto peered at the spectacle and blinked. These two men were without a doubt the men he had seen in his memories as the informant. Naruto narrowed his eyes, either way these men did not have chakra in them rather chakra around them. Naruto looked at Mika who only nodded and put her hands in a Boar seal and closed her eyes. The two men froze a bit then crumpled to the floor. The genjutsu that the Akatsuki were using fell revealing two different men from Suna.
The Konoha nin were surprised at this and talked amongst themselves. Naruto oh so wanted to go down there and tell them to hurry up and find Ichibi so that they could help him but now was not the time to reveal their presence.
An hour later
"Alright I'm here" Each of Gai's team sounded off as they were about to take the tag. Kakashi gave the order to remove them and they did so.
Slowly Neji talked over the radio "Hey do you guys…"
"Yea Neji I have one here"
Kakashi eyes narrowed "Need help"
"No continue with the mission I'm gonna spar myself"
Kakashi didn't bother ask what the meaning was and motioned Sakura to break the cave. Sakura nodded and took a deep breath.
Then they heard a twig crack and immediately Kakashi Shikamaru, Choji, Chio and Sakura turned to face 4 hooded figures all in black lined up next to each other. One looked slightly towards the one at the end. The one at the end, probably a girl by her figure nodded. She raised her hand and immediately the other nin's tensed. Sakura heard a rumbling behind her and gasped. The boulder that she was about to break crumbled …into dust.
Immedaitely the four cloaked nins disappeared and reappeared inside the cave. Kakashi revealed his sharingan eye and looked at them, eyes hardened … jaws clenched.
The four paid no attention to the Konoha nins and chio but instead focused their intention onto the 2 infront of them.
"Hey un… are you the guys that were looking for us un…" The man with the long yellow hair asked. He was standing on what seemed to be a clay bird and in his tail was the body of the Kazekage!
The cloaked figures noticeably stiffened at the sight of the body. Deidra noticed this and chuckled "You notice the corpse un… we extracted his bijuu along time ago un…"
With that a sigh passed through the group and a person could tell the anger and sadness coming off the group.
Sakura anger was incredibly high she had failed her promise … HER PROMISE… "Give us back Gaara Dmmit"
Just then one of the hooded enigmas, The second one to the left raised, his hand and motioned twice to the left and once to the right and finally he made clenching motion with his hand. The others nodded. The two to the right removed their hoods to reveal two girls probably around Sakura's age maybe a little older. One had blonde hair and the other one had brown hair. The one with the Blond ponytail took out a long whip and cracked it once in the air.
With that The girls rushed at Deidra. The other two that remained there walked slowly towards the other member who Sakura guessed was Sasori.
One of them took of his hood to show a blue haired teenager. The Teenager sighed and took out 3 vails that contained what looked like water. The teenager spoke up in a loud and very clear voice. "You made a mistake in killing that boy… You have just sentenced yourself a death warrant … pray that I get to you first and not my partner here."
The scorpion like man just scoffed.
With Deidra.
Yugito charged with intent to free Gaara. Deidra seeing the two girls charge at him took flight.
Yugito growled "NO you DON'T"
She lashed out with her whip wrapping around where the tail connected with the rest of the bird. Deidra just laughed "You think that'll do anything Un.."
Yugito smirked and pushed her Lightening chakra through it. Deidra growled and started to turn to get the corpse. The clay bird's tail fell. Yugito jumped to catch it. Deidra was closer though and with his speed he would probably reach it first, but … there is always a but…
Mika had jumped up with one of her arms out stretched. Her right arm was covered in solid rock… but this rock was so dense that it weighed several tons. Mika slammed it into Deidra sending him and the bird rocketing into the ground.
Mika wasn't done yet. She grabbed her arm and parts of the rock fell off and other parts reformed. It kept changing until it became a ridiculously sharp claw. Mika smirked and dropped down at break neck speed. She thrusted her hand and slammed them into the ground. Deidra who had somewhat recovered looked at Mika confusion mixing with pain on his face. "What…"
He never finished as spikes erupted from the ground piercing every limb and vital organ Deidra had… effectively killing him. His blood splurted on the spikes… bathed the ground below with red. Mika loved it… this was revenge … revenge for the brother she never knew. Mika walked towards the bloody and holed corpse and kicked it. She then took the ring off his finger and spit on the corpse for good measure.
Mika ran towards Yugito who was checking Gaara with what medical jutsu she knew. Yugito looked at her and Mika read her eyes as clear as day. Yugito would use that jutsu and that jutsu took time to build and control.
Mika turned around to see the Konoha nin trying to approach them… she knew that Naruto was from Konoha but he somehow was found by Konoha 'root' and was used in experimentation … These people would never come near them again not if she could help it.
Mika raised her stone claw hand at the pink haired girl and channeled some of Gobi's energy through out her body just in case.
Her voice became a bit more demonic her eyes changed colors into a dark brown and purple. "Don't You Even F&cking get close to him Konoha scum"
Sakura stepped back in shock while the others of her team moved to cover her just incase. They eyed Mika warily … They had just killed an s –rank ninja with ease… a force definitely to be reckoned with or be killed painfully.
Suddenly a chakra pulsed and everyone turned to the source. Standing there was a boy or at least what was a boy. Sasori was a man made puppet and had chakra strings attatched to at least a hundred puppets. Mika scoffed 'Like that's going to do anything.'
The only enigma still hooded simply called out "Masa kill them all… rip them apart."
Masa gave a mock salute and replied "Of course boss"
With that Masa uncorked three vails and let water fall out of them. Masa twirled his arms and like a mirror the water followed him … in mid air.
Kakashi eyes widened 'I've never seen elemental manipulation at this level incredible'
Masa then gathered the water into one place. Sasori's puppet eyes narrowed "I wont let you"
Suddenly all of the puppets charged at once. Masa looked at Sasor and smirked "Thanks you made my life a lot easier." Masa swung his arms out, fists clenched, and the water tendril-ed out at amazing speeds piercing and entering the puppets. Masa took a deep breath and opened his hands, and all the puppets exploded, bursting from pressure of the water pushing outwards. Sasori didn't waste any time and charged. Both boys dodged and the still hodded enigma looked at Sasori and cocked his head to one side.
After a second the enigma snapped his fingers and called out "Masa This guy has concentrated his 'life line' into one area which is why there is a concentration there and just echoes everywhere else"
Those not of the enigma's group turned to him in shock 'What is this guy talking about'
Sasori chuckled "How do you know this"
It was the engima's turn to laugh "Well my eyes allow me to see chakra in the original source… how much you have… and where you are going to place it. It works even in genjutsu. But enough of this its time for you to die."
The enigma disappeared and reappeared behind Sasori. The only hooded person from the group punched his hand through sasori's chest ending the life of the puppet.
Elder Chio closed her eyes in a silent mourn…
The hooded man sighed and let the puppet fall of his arms. "Hey!"
Naruto turned to Mika who was calling him. She never took her eyes off the Konoha nin's but there were something more important. "Yugito is using Thunder style: Crash Cart "
A/N: I seriously couldn't think of another name
Naruto nodded he pushed chakra into his legs and used what they called Flash step and disappeared and reappeared next to yugito who was concentrating thunder in a certain part of her hands.
He felt Masa reappear next to Mika facing the Konoha nin just in case they did anything.
Naruto started putting chakra into gaara and waited for Yugito's signal.
"NOW" she yelled pushing her hands down into Gaara's chest. Naruto lifted his hands at the same time and activated his sight. Naruto saw the thunder chakra enter the body as Yugito pushed it in. The thunder chakra ran through the body and into the heart.
'Come on come on, though you don't have the bijuu your still family GET UP'
Then Naruto saw it The burst of chakra in the middle. Naruto sighed in relief "He's good"
Masa and Mika turned forgetting the Konoha nins
Yugito gave a small smile and shakily got up. Even though she had enough chakra to do it 10 times the concentration to actually do it was enough to make anyone tired…
Naruto Grabbed her arm and put it around his shoulder.
"Thank you" Yugito whispered
Naruto just gave her a small peck on her cheek and said "No thank you"
"Nice catch" Naruto turned to Mika who was smiling and giving the thumbs up.
Naruto and Yugito blushed and both responded as one "Shut up"
Masa decided to take this time to celebrate … he handed out three sake bowls and his own… No one disagreed this was a time to celebrate their first strike against the Akatasuki.
Masa cleared his throat and spoke in a loud and authoritative voice "Cheers to Killing two Akatsuki bastards and Yugito finally roping –"
"Naruto" Each of the Jinchuuriki's eyes widened 'Shit'
They had forgotten about the Konoha nins. The Jinchuuriki sighed... drank the sake, handed it back to Masa (who put it away hastily), and turned to the nins.
The one with the pinapple hair had stepped uip and spoke up again. "Naruto is that you ... Please Come back with us to Konoha"
Naruto's mind was racing a mile a minute … they were from Konoha and if they went with them he could learn about himself…
'NO the Jinchuuriki comes first but I may not get a chance like this…Wait that's it!'
Naruto sighed he had to do this … Naruto walked up next to Mika and Masa with Yugito on his shoulder. He talked sofetly "You guys remember the two beacons I set up"
His family nodded "Alright go ahead and stay there I'll go with them…"
They turn to him wide eyed "wha—"
Naruto shook his head "This is my chance to get Danzo… I can… kill him now then leave and I'll come back so don't worry. Yugito go to The cave you can visit me sometimes Masa… Mika go ahead and head towards Iwa you know what to do. Stay in contact…"
Masa was going to argue but Mika grabbed his shoulder and shook her head. Masa lowered his face and nodded slowly. He walked up and gave Naruto a hug and then stood off to the side waiting for Mika. Mika got up and kissed him on the cheek and walked towards Masa. The two disappeared from sight.
Kakashi was about to track them when he heard the still hooded man's voice "Don't I'll come with you…"
The Konoha shinobi and Elder chio looked at the hooded man who took off his hood. HE had spiky blond hair and blue eyes. He had three whisker marks on each cheek. Sakura eyes filled with tears 'Naruto… Their Naruto standing right before them. Sakura was about to scream at him Why WHY did you leave us WHY didn't you return do YOU know how much pain you caused us… Caused me…
She stopped as she saw the other girl didsomething.
Naruto took off his hood and saw the reaction amoung the Konoha nin… Relief, Joy, …pain… None of that mattered now he would go with them now was time to let Yugito go.
He turned to Yugito who had tears in her eyes… she whispered "I don't want to leave you" (Remember they stood together for almolst 3 years)
Naruto patted her on the head his voice soft "Hey whose gonna take care of the rest of them … come on go… I'll come back soon"
Yugito nodded she looked at him in the eyes and he looked back. Yugito leaned forward, her lips crashing into his. Naruto was surprised at first but continued the kiss. He mentally thanked his luck for sending Masa and Mika ahead or he would never live it down. What seemed like forever they broke apart. Yugito put her hand in a tiger seal and disappeared.
Naruto turned back to the Nins, who were now wide eyed, and sighed … this was going to be a long day…
"Uggh"
Naruto whipped around and saw Ichibi trying to get up. Naruto immediately rushed to his side and helped him up slowly. The pink haired girl appeared next to him running green hands over Gaara's body checking for any other injuries and healing them. The other Nins crowded him. It took all of Naruto's will power not to lash out at them. Over the years he spent with his family he knew that not many people could be trusted.
Gaara's eyes drifted from face to face
"H-how am I … Naruto is … is that you … am I dead"
Naruto just laughed "Far from it"
Then the pink haired girl decided to speak "Are you Okay Gaara"
Naruto mentally memorized the name.
"Y-yea Sakura I think your gonna need to explain to me what happened."
Sakura did so and Naruto made sure to catch everyone's names.
He was in enemy Territory no matter if they thought he was a friend or not.
1 day later
Sakura diagnosed Gaara was going to be alright and they all decided to go home… or to Konoha for that matter.
Naruto had kept his distance and did not start many conversation just a few Hi and good byes no one really asked him where he had been and naruto knew they would save that for the Godaime.
Naruto stood outside the gates. In his hand was a picture they had taken near the mountains. Masa had stolen a Camera and decided to use it. Well he didn't tell them till after he took the picture and after several beatings Masa finally returned it.
Naruto felt presences behind him and The konoha nin with Elder Chio and some other old guy along with Gaara and his two siblings were there.
Gaara looked at Naruto and Naruto looked back. "Thank You Naruto" Gaara said in a calm voice but Naruto could feel the emotions he was sending.
Naruto gave a smile "Any time" They shook hands and The Konoha Nins plus Naruto left.
Time skip…
The trip back was … Silent… well at least for Naruto. The KOnoha nins talked amongst each other either about the village or Naruto but Naruto did not care. Naruto mind wandered… what was Mika, Masa, Yugito doing right now… How were the other Jinchuuriki were they safe…
Naruto minds constantly went through it thoughts similar like a mantra. It plagued him to no end… But through all the worry Naruto smiled… He found himself acting like an older brother a doting older brother…
Sakura talked with Kakashi about Naruto…
"He seems to not recognize us… Its like he's a completely different person..He doesnt even have his forehead protecter"
Kakashi sighed "Yea his movements are incredible too, It seems he's been training a lot too… his growth is so ridiculous I thought it was genjutsu but when I looked at him with my 'Eye' I found no trace of it… I confirmed with Neji that's one hundred percent Naruto."
Sakura bit her lip… 'He's so different how he acts its nothing like the Naruto we knew and who were those other people' Sakura's heart clenched as she thought of the blond girl…
The next day they had reached their destination… Konoha
A/N: Done … Man oh man this was as hard chapter being in Las Vegas can really do that to you. Any ways I am going to get Prototype over 30,000 then work on The other Safety and Peace and get it at least 20,000.
I hope you like it and please review… I need some ideas.