A Promise Kept
I don't own Naruto or any of its' characters.
Key: "Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Shouting/demonic speaking"
'Kyubi speaking with Naruto in mindscape'
"Kyubi speaking to Naruto in his mind"
"JUTSU"
Flashback
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Chapter 6: The mission to wave and the first death
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"This is ero-kitsune in position" said a Naruto over a radio.
"This is pink banshee in position. Naruto I'm going to kill you for these code names" said Sakura.
"This is blue emo in position, and Naruto I am so going to shove a kunai up your ass when this is over" said an irate Sasuke.
"This is white eye in position, and if either of you touch my Naruto kun I will Jyuuken you so you will never have children again" said Hinata.
"This is Kakai in position" said Shino in his emotionless voice.
"This is ero-inu in position, Hinata why won't you dump that worthless blond and go out with a real man. I can show you a really good time" said Kiba just being his perverted self.
"This is red eye in position, and guys save this shit for after the mission" said Kurenai.
"This is Cyclops in position, move!" said Kakashi setting the plan into motion.
"GOTCHA BITCH" yelled Naruto holding a cat by the scruff of it's neck over his head.
"Confirm target" said Kakashi.
"Confirmed, target has a red ribbon on its' right ear that says Tora" confirmed Hinata.
"Well done team, capture lost pet Tora success" said Kurenai.
"Lets report to the hokage tower and finish up" said Kakashi.
So they headed off walking together. Naruto was being turned into a living scratching post by Tora. Hinata decided to end his suffering by taking Tora and tossing her to Kiba. The only reason she didn't hold Tora herself was because she was still pissed at Kiba for the first joint team meeting.
FLASHBACK
(Hokage office two weeks ago)
"Now teams seven and eight, because of extenuating circumstances you will be made into a joint team with two senseis. Before you protest it is because your teams will compliment each other very well" said Sarutobi.
"Hokage sama this will be a waste of time why put such weaklings on the same team as Sasuke kun. All he really needs is me and then (high pitched girlish squeal)" said Sakura in her usual fan girl mode.
"Ow, does the banshee have to shriek in such a high pitched voice. Hina chan are my ears bleeding I can't see" asked Naruto wincing.
"It's alright Naru kun, want me to make it all better" asked Hinata in an innocent voice.
"Please do" said Naruto.
"Ok" said Hinata. She then grabbed the front of his jacket and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Naruto in turn kissed back licking her bottom lip asking for entrance. She complied, immediately opening her mouth and waging a fierce battle with his tongue moaning in ecstasy. When they broke for air everyone except for the hokage and Kurenai were stunned with wide eyes (though with Shino you couldn't tell).
"What the hell Naruto you pervert why would you do that in front of the hokage or in public for that matter" yelled Sakura.
"Hey at least she isn't proclaiming to the world about how she wants to sleep with the Uchiha prick" said Naruto defensively.
That got her to shut up quickly. Kiba not wanting to be outdone by the worthless dobe (In his mind anyways) started to walk towards Hinata when he 'tripped' (cough porously cough) and reached out for balance. He 'accidentally' grabbed Hinatas' left breast. Immediately the room was filled with so much killing intent that the only people not floored by it were Naruto, Hinata, and just barely the Sandaime.
"Kiba if you ever do that again I will kill you in the most painful way imaginable. As it is the only reason I haven't started now is Hinata, because if I kill you than she won't be able to do any missions, but heed my words because that will NOT stop me next time" said Naruto in a deceptively calm voice.
"As if you could lay a finger on me dobe" said Kiba defiantly once the Ki was removed.
FLASHBACK END
"Damn it Hinata get this thing off of me" yelled Kiba as he was given even worse treatment than Naruto.
"No, deal with it" said Hinata glaring at Kiba.
"Come on I said I was sorry, besides you're too good for Naruto. He's a baka, a dobe, and an all around loser that would never know how to make you feel good, at least not like I can" said Kiba with a perverted grin at that last statement while getting his head chewed on by Tora (Think of Yachiru and Ikkaku from Bleach).
"As if you could do anything to please me Kiba, Naruto kun on the other hand has the equipment, knowledge, and stamina to please every woman in the village twice over" said Hinata making everyone go wide eyed.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW, never talk about Naruto baka like that again. He's probably nothing compared to Sasuke kun anyways. Wait, how do you know any of this about Naruto" asked Sakura.
"Let's just say I'm not the only perverted one that sleeps in that room. Isn't that right Hina chan? I swear you Ai chan and Ken'o chan are just as if not more perverted than me" said Naruto with a smirk while Hinata blushed a light pink.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean Naruto" asked Kiba angrily.
"It means that She Ai chan and Ken'o chan all took a look at their Christmas present early" said Naruto with a perverted smirk.
"You mean you knew that whole time? Hold on you were going to do that for our Christmas present" said Hinata with excitement.
"Is that what you three want" asked Naruto.
"Don't even answer that question now. We're here" said Kurenai blushing madly while Kakashi giggled perversely.
"Alright teams seven and eight, mission success. Now for your next mission you have the options of gardening, baby sitting for a council elder, fixing a broken aqua duct…" he was about to continue but was interrupted by a scream of,
"NO TORA COME BACK"
"…Or retrieving the Daimyos' cat" sighed the old man.
"Hey jiji why not let us take a harder mission. We've done the required amount of d ranks, and our skills are getting rusty from lack of use. And before you say no and that we aren't ready, who's to say we aren't. I mean you never know your limits unless you push yourself to the edge. So what do you say old man" asked Naruto.
"You have a point, but this will be a joint mission. Before you start complaining, it's not because I don't trust you. I don't trust the client, he seems too nervous" said the Hokage.
"What is the mission and who will be joining us" asked Kurenai accepting the explanation.
"It is a simple escort mission to wave, and the team joining you is team nine lead by Genma Shiranui. Please send the client and team in" asked Sarutobi.
The door opened letting in team nine first. The instant they saw who they were working with a loud scream of,
"NARUTO KUN" was heard throughout the village. Said boy was then tackle glomped by the two female members of the team. They started giving him kisses all over his face when they were interrupted by Hinata.
"Hey you guys got any room down there" she asked with a smirk.
"Don't we always Hina chan? Now get your perfect tight little ass down here" said Naruto grinning over their heads.
"Sorry to interrupt this touching moment but we still have to meet the client, so get up" said an irritated Kurenai.
"Right sorry" all three of them said.
"Please send in the client" said Sarutobi.
A man looking to be in his late sixties enters the room holding a bottle. He wore a brown tunic with tan pants and a light brown sash. He had a straw hat hanging from his neck and glasses on his nose. The most noticeable thing about him to Naruto and Kiba though was the overpowering odor of sake permeating from his pores. It made both of them gag and cover their noses, but while Kiba was suffering alone Naruto had three girls attempting to fix the problem.
"What is this!? I asked for ninjas, these brats don't even look as if they could fight their way out of a wet paper bag" said the man.
"And that is the very reason you would be dead right now" said Naruto in a nasally voice (he has a cloths pin on his nose) from behind the man with his zanpaktou drawn the tip pointed right at the mans eye. He looked down to see Hinata with her tonfas drawn one pointed at both of his knees. To his left was Ai with her staff pointed at a pressure point on his neck that would cause instant death (not that he knew that). To his right was Ken'o with her hammer poised to crush his head in a moments notice. The Naruto, Hinata, Ai, and Ken'o with the others disappeared in different ways. The Naruto in a poof of smoke, the Hinata in a splash of water, the Ai in a pile of mud, and the Ken'o in a wave of fire. The man at this point was shitting himself thinking, 'Note to self: Don't insult the blond one or the women, it could prove hazardous to my health.'
"Put your weapons down, it's bad business to attack the client" said Kakashi bored.
"We weren't attacking him just proving a point; don't insult the ones hired to protect you" said Ai in a calm voice putting her staff back.
"Yeah, I mean the others I don't particularly care about, but when you insult Naruto kun you cross the line" said Ken'o just like her sister. While the client was thinking, 'Ok revision on the note to self: Don't insult the blond PERIOD.'
"Just don't o it again" said Kurenai.
"Yes ma'am" they all replied.
"Ken'o I was wondering what was up with your bunshin, I've never seen one just poof away in fire" asked Sarutobi.
"It was an invention of Naruto kuns'. He thought if there were elemental bunshin for water and earth why not make one for every element. Since it's his invention I'll let him explain" said Ken'o.
"Naruto" they all asked expectantly.
"As you all know the only elemental bunshins that were originally created were the mizu and tsuki bunshin. Seeing this I decided to experiment with different elemental bunshin. I started with fire and created the hibunshin as you saw. It has the same properties as a fire would but completely under the clones' control. These clones are really smart and can fight and plan for themselves which makes them perfect for strategizing with or if you just want to have a conversation with yourself. Next was the kazebunshin, these are perfect for recon as well as assassinations. When created they can become completely invisible this includes to the Byakugan and Sharingan. They are the swiftest bunshin of the bunch and can cut through anything with their bare hands using pure elemental manipulation. Not as smart as the hibunshin but still clever. They also have the memory recall ability of the Kagebunshin. Lastly I created the raibunshin; these as you can guess are made of lightning. They are the dumbest of the bunch but also the best fighters. They take improvisation to the extreme by being completely random. If they speak don't expect them to make any sense. They also have absolutely no control over their elemental abilities, which is another reason they are the best fighters. That way even if you block the attack you get a nasty shock that will paralyze you for about three to four hours. It will also leave you stuff for about a week. And as an unexpected side effect it will also give you an erection that will last for about a full day regardless of stimulation" finished Naruto making all the people present wide eyed.
"Naruto kun you never told us you perfected the raibunshin" said Ai in a mock hurt voice.
"Yeah and you never told us about that delicious side effect" said Ken'o with a perverted gleam in her eye.
"First off I didn't perfect it, and lastly that look in Ken'o chans' eyes is exactly the reason I didn't tell you about that side effect. I'd really rather not get shocked and then raped. I mean honestly if you would want it that badly just ask" said Naruto.
"REALLY" yelled Ai, Ken'o and Hinata.
"Yup, but we should leave this conversation for later for now we have a mission" replied Naruto putting on a serious face.
"Glad you decided to let us continue, now your mission is to escort Tazuna here home and guard him once there while he is completing his bridge" said Sarutobi calmly.
"Alright teams we meet at the south gate in an hour" said Kakashi.
"Just be on time sensei, I really want to keep this trip a pleasant as possible. Besides I'm sure you remember what happened the last time you were late" said Naruto with an evil glint in his eyes, sending shivers down every ones spine except for Ken'o, Ai, and Hinata.
"I'm afraid to ask, but what did happen" asked Genma worriedly.
"To put it simply, I had Shugo command all the foxes in the area to make his life a living hell. A prank here and a trap there as well as a few destroyed Icha Icha books, (he, Ai, Ken'o, and Kakashi all sob at this) and you have my instant recipe for hell on earth centered around one single person" said Naruto with a sadistic smile.
"Who the hell is Shugo and how does he command foxes" asked a confused Kiba.
"Shugo is my fox partner, like Akamaru is to you" responded Naruto simply.
"Bullshit if he's your animal companion then why isn't he around you" demanded Kiba with a smirk of victory.
"Simple dumbass, he's lazy when he can be which means unless it's for something important he sleeps in at home. He'll be coming on the mission by the way, just an added precaution" said Naruto deflating Kiba by quite a bit.
"But…" he was about to retort before being cut off by Naruto.
"Teamwork isn't an issue, we have a natural rhythm that we maintain by training everyday" said Naruto.
"But…" he started before being cut off.
"Just give up Kiba. Naruto kun has you beat" said Hinata losing her patience.
"Right well I'll see you guys later" said Kakashi poofing away.
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(The Gama house)
"Hey tou san I'll be heading out for a long term mission" yelled Naruto when he got home.
"How long will you be gone" asked Jiraiya.
"I'm not sure but it shouldn't be more than two months" responded Naruto.
"Alright, just be careful" said Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya san" said Kurenai as she entered the house.
"Hello Kurenai san what can I do for you today" asked Jiraiya happily.
"I need someone to watch Hanabi for me while I'm gone with my team on a mission" said Kurenai.
"Say no more I'm your man" said Jiraiya with a smile (Not a perverted one).
"Thank you, we shouldn't be more than…" she began.
"I know Naruto already told me, he's upstairs sealing his gear and getting Shugo ready" said Jiraiya to her unasked question.
"Thank you" she said again before heading home to pack herself.
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(South Gate 55 minutes later)
"Are we going yet" asked an impatient Kiba.
"Hold on, Kakashi has a few minutes left before we make his life a living hell" responded Naruto from his position on the bench with Hinata on his lap and Ai and Ken'o on either side a tail wrapped around their waists.
Kakashi poofed into existence with exactly 0.00001 seconds to spare, he checked his watch and saw just how close he cut it.
"Right on time Kakashi sensei looks like we may have a pleasant trip after all" said Naruto standing up, much to the girls' disappointment.
"Yes well let's just head out, I want to get home" said Tazuna.
"Right ok everybody get in the manji defense formation, Sasuke is point Naruto and Kiba take the flanks, Ai and Ken'o internal rear defense. Shino internal point, Shiro secondary internal point, Hinata rear guard, and Sakura internal rear guard" ordered Genma.
"Hai" was the general response with an 'hn' from Sasuke.
"I've never heard of the manji defense formation before, when was it created" asked Kurenai.
"He he he, I guess you wouldn't know it. It was created in the second great ninja war for three, three man cells to work together in guarding a very high level client from numerous threats. It was made to be the perfect defense and it really lives up to that title. There hasn't been a single skirmish since then that this formation has lost the client" explained Kakashi.
"So I guess that means you see me as a super awesome high priority client" said Tazuna.
"Not really, it's just this is the easiest way to organize three teams of genin without much hassle" said Genma.
"Whatever lets' just get this mission over with" said Sasuke being his duck ass self.
They started off. After walking for a few minutes Sakura decided to ask the client a few questions (AN/Rant: I'm not typing up this explanation, it pisses me off, I mean she is supposed to be the fucking brains of her team, this shit should be common knowledge they teach in the academy).
After they continued walking for a few hours they came across a puddle on the side of the road. Now it's a pretty hot day so these are the thoughts of the people who see it.
'You got to be fucking kidding me, it hasn't rained in weeks and it's a broiling day these guys must be retards' thought Naruto.
'Wow what a weak disguise these guys need some remedial training' thought Hinata.
'I wonder if I could trick Naruto while on this mission so I can ravish him and finally end this madness' thought SasUKE.
'That's a very poor genjutsu I bet even pinky can see through it' thought Ai.
'I wonder if I can finally seduce Sasuke kun on this mission. Maybe he'll finally proclaim his love for me' thought Sakura.
'That is truly pathetic if I can see through it, I mean I'm a taijutsu specialist Kamis' sake' thought Ken'o.
'A poor genjutsu we must be wary' thought Shino and Shiro.
'How do I get Hinata to be mine, I know I'll take her from behind and force her to become my mate' thought Kiba.
'Oh boy he's too wrapped up in trying to get that human female again to notice the genjutsu. I swear he would die so quickly without me' thought Akamaru.
'Humans make the most pathetic disguises, now if they were part kitsune oh the dangers they would pose' thought Shugo.
'A genjutsu let's test our students and see how they handle the situation' thought all of the jonin senseis.
Suddenly as they passé it two figures burst out and wrapped a long spiked chain around all three jonin.
"Three down" one said as they tightened the chain cutting the jonin to ribbons.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" screamed Sakura.
"Four down" said the other as they wrapped the chain around Sakura pulling it tight. Ai got there just in time to stop it from cutting her to pieces but it was already too late. Sakura slumped to the ground dead.
"Hinata, Ken'o cover the client. Sasuke, Kiba, Shiro take out the brother on the right. Shino, Ai your with me on the left hypolition formation go" yelled Naruto. They all just acted on instinct and listened. If it hadn't been a life or death situation Sasuke and Kiba would have argued against Naruto.
Sasuke first took out the chain forcing them to separate and head in different directions. Kiba charged the brother on the right shoulder tackling him right into Shiro who hit a pressure point on the neck knocking him out for a half hour.
"Once Sasuke took out the chain Shino and Ai got into position. Ai cast a genjutsu to confuse the enemy while Shino sent his bugs in to weaken him. Naruto then drew his zanpaktou and smashed the flat of the blade on the top of the brothers' head.
Suddenly they heard clapping. They looked into the tree line to see all three senseis sitting on a different branch.
"Well done, good teamwork from all of you. Naruto I'm proud at how you took charge as soon as you saw what happened. Now tell me why didn't you kill them" asked Kakashi with his usual eye smile.
"Two reasons we need information, and these guys can supply it. Secondly we can use them for some leverage" said Naruto with a smirk.
"Hey why hasn't Sakura come out of the woods like you guys did" asked Kiba.
"That must have been the real Sakura then. No kawarimi like senseis" said Hinata without batting an eyelash.
"You seem rather calm about it" asked Shiro with a raised eyebrow.
"None of us really cared for her. I know it hurts Kakashi sensei to see us so aloof but it was her own fault. Everyone else saw through the genjutsu, even Ken'o and she's a taijutsu type who sucks at genjutsu" said Naruto. Kiba and Sasuke had the decency to look abashed at missing such an obvious disguise.
"Now perhaps you would be so kind as to explain why there are ninja after you" asked Kurenai to Tazuna.
"Alright, you see there is this really scary man out to kill me. You may have heard of him, his name is Gatou" said Tazuna sadly.
"Gatou, as in the industrial shipping company Gatou" asked Kiba surprising everybody.
"Isn't he one of the few truly rich men in the world" asked Ai.
"Yes, but more importantly, HOW THE HELL DID KIBA KNOW THAT HE DOESN'T KNW ANYTHING" shouted Kurenai.
"What his company sells the best squeaky toys in all fire country" said Kiba shrugging his shoulders.
"I should have known a dog's reason for knowing anything, their own entertainment" said Naruto with a chuckle.
"Shut up Naruto before I…" he was cut off when Naruto pulled out a squeaky ball and threw it a few feet away.
"That should shut him up for a little while, now please continue" said Naruto to Tazuna.
"The shipping company is just a front for Gatou to traffic drugs and other illegal goods like guns and slaves. He came to wave in the guise of a business venture, only he took control. After he took our trade routes he bled us dry with taxes cutting our wages to less than minimum to survive. When we can't pay he takes what you cherish most. He uses the daughters he takes for concubines and the sons for slaves. This bridge I'm building is our last hope. If I can finish it, than we can finally live again" said Tazuna.
"Well I don't know about you guys but I'm going on. I would never leave now that I know the shit they have to go through" said Naruto.
"I'm in, nobody should have to go through with that" said Hinata.
"Count us in" said Ai and Ken'o at the same time.
"If the dobe goes on so do I" said Sasuke.
"Hey someone needs to protect Hinata, since Naruto never will be able to" said Kiba.
"It's only logical we continue" said both Shino and Shiro at the same time in the same tone of voice creeping everyone out.
"We follow our students" said Genma speaking for all the jonin.
"Thank you, you have no idea how much this will mean to my people" said Tazuna crying.
"What are we waiting for, let's haul ass" said Naruto heading off with the others in tow.
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Hey guys, Thymistacles here. Sorry it took so long to update, I've had a lot going on lately. I finally found some inspiration for writing this fic so that cleared up my writers block. I'm working on all of my fics and hope to update them all soon. I have been kind of disappointed with the lack of reviews I got for the fic Kenpachi Kurosaki. I do have to thank Foxykitsuneyoko, for being the first and so far only person to review the second chapter. By the way Dracohalo117, I should soon be able to update Succubi King soon, and by the way please update your stories soon especially Respect Gained Trust Lost. Well that's all I have to say, please review or flame I don't care which. Ja ne.