Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...
Author's Note: I wrote this listening to Nakashima Mika's 'Hitori'
Sorry if the grammars are wrong...
I wasn't really planning on making this a chapter but it got long enough so I considered it one...
As you know the Land of the Tea is where Team seven met Morino Idate...
Ano here are some things I like to clear...
-Naruto changed his voice-
-I haven't made him evil or good yet so just guess-
Chapter 10: Demons and Angels
He was lying on the grass feeling the rain dropping on his face. He could feel cold steel piercing different parts of his body as blood flowed out from them. He whispered pleas of help but fell on deaf ears. He was crying. The tears streamed down his face in unison with the rain's seemingly unending dance. He tried to move but the swords were pinning him on the ground. He mustered all the strength he could to give a last cry for help, but none came. He felt helpless as more swords were stabbed into his flesh. He winced as another was pierced into his body… and another…and another…and another.
"Oi!" a loud voice interrupting his dream.
"What?" he asked groggily already knowing the answer to his question.
"We were supposed to detail everything we saw as we moved remember?" Ino said as she towered over her partner who was, right now, sleeping on a tree branch with his back leaning on the trunk.
They have stopped here after Kujo told her that they should rest first after 'four minutes' of walking. She didn't like the idea coz she really wanted to finish the mission soon so she can go home; the mention of Orochimaru gives her the creeps.
"We can go after I rest up a bit" he said to her closing his eyes again.
"You have been sleeping for an hour already!" she scolded him.
"Eh? It's been an hour already?" as he got up and stretched his arms yawning.
After a bit of stretching he then looked at a tree and said "How long are you going to watch us?"
At this, four oto-nin appeared before them. He could see that the one in the middle was the leader. He had silver spiky hair much like Kakashi's but had black streaks in them.
He had pupil-less eyes, so they were all white. He had a rough face with a scar on his left cheek. He wore clothes much like the sound four.
"Goujou-san (goujou means stubbornness), I didn't know you were the one spying on us…" he said as he went near them so Ino, who was still standing behind him confused, couldn't hear.
"Orochimaru is waiting for you…" he said to Kujo who was now pretty near him.
"You know what will happen if you blow my cover now, don't you?" he said smiling but one could feel the malice laced in his voice.
"Forgive us; it was Orochimaru's idea to make contact with you. We'll now take our leave" he said with a bow, but before they could leave, he whispered "They're two miles west from here…", they gave a nod and disappeared.
"Now that's over, what do you say we go somewhere we can be alone Ino-chan?" he turned to the blonde kunoichi who, he wasn't surprised to see, was now holding a kunai in defensive stance glaring at him.
"Who are you?" she asked trembling.
She knew if she were to fight him she would stand no chance, so she opt for another plan… run. She threw the kunai at him only to miss, but took this time to make a run for it.
She was now a kilometer away from where she ran from him. She was panting heavily as her heart was beating really fast. She was afraid, afraid that he may kill her. She knew that the others are already far from her current position and if she were to stop now he would probably catch up to her.
She stopped to catch her breathe. She could see that she was now in a clearing and any ninja would now that this is not a good position, but she had no other choice, she was too tired to run. She sat sown behind a huge rock hoping he won't find him there, but much to her horror…
"You look like shit, Ino-chan…" he said, sitting atop the huge rock.
She jumped to her feet and reached for her holster but found that it wasn't there.
"Looking for this?" he said pulling out Ino's kunai holster from under his sleeves.
"I took it from you while you were running" he said throwing it back to Ino.
'How could he take it without me noticing?' she thought to herself as she continued to glare at him, coz that was the only thing she could do…
"Please, Ino-chan, I don't wanna hurt you…" he said softly as he jumped down from atop the rock.
"You! You're with Orochimaru!" she said pointing a kunai at him which she took from her holster on the ground.
"You don't have any proof Ino-chan…" he said as he continued to go near her.
"Stay back! I'm Konoha's number one kunoichi, you'll only get hurt!" she warned him.
"Oh? When did that happen? Since when did Tsunade-baachan step down from that title?" he said mockingly at her.
'Tsunade-baachan? It can't be?' she thought the realization dawning on her; Sakura told her that Naruto was the only one that called the Hokage that.
"The-they sa-sai-said, y-yo-you died!" she shouted at him.
"My, my, you are quite quick Ino-chan" he said smiling at her.
"So it's really you? Why? We all mourned for you!" she scolded him tears on her eyes "I…mourned for you" she finished dropping the kunai.
He stopped seeing her tears.
"Are those tears for me?" he said softly going even closer and embraced her tightly.
"Why? Why…?" she struggled to speak between her sobs as she buried her head in his chest.
It started to rain… (I really like the rain…)
"Gomenasai…Ino-chan…" he whispered in her ear as the rain continued to pour. His hair slowly turned to blonde and his eyes from purple to blue.
"Gomen…" he whispered before he punched her on the stomach knocking her out.
He carried her under a tree to shield her from the rain. He gently placed her down as he sat right next to her. His wet blonde locks falling over his eyes. He placed her head on his shoulder.
"Looks like you destroyed my genjutsu, Hime… (Princess)" he whispered to the unconscious Ino.
A few miles west from their current position…
Explosions could be heard in the woods amidst the rain…
Kakashi, sharingan active, jumped to the right avoiding a barrage of kunai only to come face to face with his enemy who delivered a kick to his gut. He blocked it with his left hand and used his right hand to stab the foot with a kunai only for it turn into wood. Another barrage of kunai was sent flying towards him; he didn't have enough time to dodge so he took all the kunai head on. Seeing Kakashi on the ground, the opponent showed himself.
"So this is all you've got, Sharingan no Kakashi?" the oto-nin with silver hair much like him but with black streaks in them mocked him.
"Not quite" the oto-nin's eyes widened as Kakashi turned into a log.
Kakashi charged at him from behind and delivered a right punch to his face which he blocked with his right hand, countering with a kick only to have Kakashi dodge by twisting the hand he used to punch earlier to whirl himself using his opponent's hand as leverage and flew into the air. He made several hand seals and whispered "Katon: Karyuu Endan (Fire Element: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet)" aiming it at his opponent who was still caught up on his kick to dodge.
Kakashi's eyes widened however as his enemy emerged from the hell fire hardly any burn on him 'How?'
"Hmph, you didn't see that coming did you, Kakashi?" he said proceeding to make several hand seals.
Back to Naruto…
'Kakashi-sensei will have difficulty fighting Goujou…' he thought as he looked up the dark sky…'Onikishi Goujou'
Flashback—
"Onikishi? (Demon Knight)" he asked curiously to the shadow in front of him
"Hai, they were once a proud clan of the Grass" the shadow responded.
"What can they do Otooji? (Uncle)" he asked curiosity burning within him.
"Their clan was the basis for Orochimaru's Juin (cursed seal). Their Kekkei Genkai (blood line limit) called 'Tennotsukai'(Angel) is a powerful jutsu that increases their strength and chakra reserves ten folds"
"Ten folds? But the ones with the Juin weren't that strong, Otooji" he stated.
"Orochimaru's Juin is only a modification. He couldn't perfect the jutsu to mimic the Tennotsukai so he opted for one less strong. He also modified the Juin so those infected will follow his will"
"So, why do they look like demons?"
"A side effect of the jutsu. Orochimaru's Juin mimicked what the Tennotsukai would do to the user, but the Tennotsukai is much more taxing…Though it consumes no chakra, the process is irreversible…"
"So, they'll stay like demons forever?"
"Yes, but grants them extraordinary power. Orochimaru didn't want this so he designed the Juin so his followers could revert back. Also unlike the Juin, Tennotsukai changes the person completely, there are no levels…"
"Ano sa, they're serving Orochimaru now aren't they?"
"That's right; they defected from the Grass following Orochimaru's attack on Konoha… They believe Orochimaru would make their clan stronger. There are a few of them left, probably ten of them…"
End Flshback—
"What are you going to do, Kakashi-sensei? You can't beat a demon…" he whispered to no one.
On to Sakura and Kiba (and Akamaru)…
"Damn I hate the rain!" Kiba yelled as they hurried looking for a place to shield them from the rain.
"Shut up and keep looking!" Sakura who acted the leader of the two growled at him.
'Damn, she's just like Ino. They're both pretty bossy' he thought.
They stopped when Akamaru barked at them to stop.
"What is it Akamaru?" their questions were answered when a rain of arrows were hurtling down on them. They didn't have anywhere to hide since they were on a clearing, so Sakura poised her hands in the shape of a shovel and scooped up a huge portion of earth to block them. Luckily the ground they were on was pretty hard and hasn't yet turned to mud.
'Dam, she's probably stronger than me…' Kiba thought eyeing his partner wide-eyed.
Once all the arrows were done, Sakura threw the piece of earth aside like it was paper and quickly ran towards the huge tree in front of them where the arrows came from. She punched the tree destroying its thick trunk easily. The tree fell hard on the ground. Amidst the loud crash they could here several grunts and shouts of pain.
Several figures emerged from the shadows. Sakura and Kiba were surprised that the one's who attacked them were not ninja, but ordinary townsfolk.
"Damn ninja! Get out of our land!" one of themshouted.
"We won't let you take our land so easily! We will give our lives if we have to!" another shouted.
This continued for several seconds, before someone shouted,
"Stop! They're Konoha ninjas!"
All of them looked at the one who shouted. Sakura was surprised to see a familiar face.
"Idate-san?"
After the crowd died down, much thanks to Idate explained to them who they are, he led them to their village. After few minutes of walking they arrived in what Sakura remembered was Jiroucho's house.
"Make yourselves at home" he said to them leading them further into the living room.
After a while they all sat down Kiba and Sakura on one side of the table and Idate on the other.
"You've really gotten stronger Sakura-san. Sorry about earlier, the villagers just tried to protect themselves in case those sound ninjas came back"
"Ano…Idate-san where is Jiroucho-san?" she asked not noticing Jiroucho anywhere.
"He…"he trailed off but continued "…a shinobi named Orochimaru ki-kil-killed him in front of the whole village…" he finished sadness in his voice.
"I'm sorry…" she apologized wishing she hadn't asked that.
"That's okay…Sakura-san, I want you to look at someone for me will ya?" he asked her uncertainly.
"Uh, sure…Who is it, Idate-san?" she asked curiously.
After explaining about a sick girl, Idate lead them to a room. A green haired girl was lying on a bed.
"The doctors don't know what's wrong with her… I thought you would know since she's a…shinobi" he almost whispered the last part.
"Oooohhh, romance in a time of war… Man, it must be hard keeping your relationship a secret to the villagers, huh?" Kiba teased him.
"It's not like that!" Idate retorted "I just found out when I saw her hitai-ate near where I found her!"
"Yeah… I bet it isn't…" Kiba teased him again grinning evilly.
Idate was about to pounce on him when Sakura spoke, "She's a jinchuuriki…"
Kiba and Idate stopped to look at her. Due to their little squabble they didn't notice Sakura was already inspecting her.
"Jinchuuriki? What's that?" Idate asked what Sakura was talking about.
"You cant' be serious Sakura? How would you know—"he was cut off when Sakura added,
"She has a similar seal to Naruto on her forehead"
'I don't know anything about these seals, but shishou taught me how to recognize one. But why is her seal always visible? Only Kakashi can examine it…'
"Idate-san, I'm sorry but we have to go…" she said dragging Kiba with her.
"Wait, Sakura-san!" he yelled but couldn't reach up to them. 'What the hell's wrong with them?'
On to Gai and Lee…
"Gai-sensei, is this okay?" he said handing Gai his scroll, it read 'We have passed the bridge, a bridge where the sun sets and the moon emerges. Like the flames of youth which burns brightly even after the sun sets'.
"NICE! LEE!" giving him the nice guy pose.
"HONTO NI? (REALLY)"he shouted back at his sensei with rivers of tears running down his face.
"YOUR YOUTH BURNS BRIGHTLY!" Gai shouted at his protégé.
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
On to Kakashi and Sasuke…
Kakashi looked around not seeing Sasuke anywhere. 'He must be fighting those other three'
His thoughts were cut off when he barely dodged a punch that broke through the tree he was standing on.
"You shouldn't worry about others while fighting me, Kakashi" his enemy which now had gold skin and four horns on his head. His body has gotten bigger but not large enough to be called buff. He had sharp teeth and his face looks like a demon. Kakashi also found out that his body is invulnerable to any fire jutsu and any weapon.
'Damn, I'm already running out of chakra… My jutsus don't work on him nor does my weapons. My sharingan can't read his moves… I have no other choice but to use Mangekyou…'
"What's wrong Kakashi? Scared?" he mocked him.
"No, just wondering when I can read my book…" he replied the tree tomoes in his sharingan forming a three-pointed shuriken-like figure.
TBC
What do you think? This is not a NaruIno fic ok?