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 7: The Demon of Mist and a Quick Peek
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While everyone was walking down the road to Nami no Kuni Naruto decides to scout ahead for any problems that might hamper their progress. So he bolts off into the trees leaving the Onikyodai in Kakashis' capable hands. The second he was gone Ai asked a question that had been bugging her for some time.
"So Hinata, you've been around Naruto more than us and with your Byakugan you probably know how much he's grown" said Ai leaving her statement out in the open. Everyone was listening intently to hear her answer, the guys to know what they're up against (with the exception of Sasuke (we all know why that is)), and the girls just to know (while Kurenai may not like Naruto in a romantic light she still wants to know how he compares to Gai (YES I'M PAIRING KURENAI WITH GAI, MUWAHA HA HA HA HA HA (this may be negotiable, but I feel that even the eccentric spandex junkie deserves some love from a hot girl))).
"Well if you really want to know it's growth rate is enormous, you remember how big it was when we were eight right" she asked.
"Yeah about 8 inches in length and 1½ inches thick" responded Ken'o, shocking everybody. The same thought ran through all of their heads,
'HOW CAN AN EIGHT YEAR OLD PUT SUCH SHAME TO A FULL GROWN MAN'. They were almost afraid to learn how big it was now.
"Well now it's about 12 inches long and 3 inches thick, and that's limp" responded Hinata.
'HOLY FUCKING SHIT, HE'S NO MAN HE'S A FUCKING ANIMAL' were the collective thoughts of everyone except for Hinata, Ai, and Ken'o.
'Well he may be bigger than Gai, but it's only by so much. I mean Gai is 9 inches long and 2 inches thick' thought Kurenai.
"I think it's probably prudent to drop this conversation here and now" said Kakashi with desperation barely hidden in his voice.
"What's the matter Kakashi, afraid that you're out classed by your own student" asked Genma jokingly.
"No, I'm just not comfortable with the direction of the conversation, I mean honestly do you want to hear more about this" asked Kakashi.
"Now that you mention it no" replied Genma.
After that they continued on in silence, until they came across Naruto waiting at the ocean.
"Took you long enough, what kept you" asked Naruto calmly.
"A conversation about your inadequacy" said Kiba.
"Oh that's cool" said Naruto completely unfazed. This pissed Kiba off even more because he wanted Naruto to blow his top and yell at him. They waited in silence for about ten minutes before they saw a boat coming.
"Thank you very much old friend" said Tazuna to the boatman.
"No problem, you and your bridge are the hope of the people. Just make sure you finish it so we can be free of Gatou" said the boatman in a hushed voice. They rode on in silence for about a half hour before Naruto decided it was time to get some information from their prisoners.
"Ok, I'm going to ask you guys some questions, and you're going to give me answers, or else" he said menacingly.
"Ha, what could you do to us, you wimpy genin" said Gouzu smugly.
"If you don't answer I'll just (bends down and whispers into their ears)" said Naruto. Whatever he said must have scared the living shit out of them because their eyes got wide and they literally said everything they knew, including when they were potty trained.
"Naruto how the hell did you do that" asked Genma shocked that a genin could break two high level chunin with just a few words. As far as he knew not even Ibiki could do that.
"That's my little secret" said Naruto with his foxy grin.
"You threatened them with that jutsu, didn't you" asked Shugo scaring the crap out of everyone except for Naruto and Hinata.
"Holy hell a talking fox" shouted Tazuna.
"I never knew Shugo could speak human tongue, what other secrets have you been hiding Naruto kun" asked Ai with her brow raised.
"And what exactly did he mean by that jutsu" asked Ken'o with her brow raised like her sister.
"Every shinobi has secrets, it's just our nature. What he meant by that jutsu is, well I've been working on an unbreakable genjutsu that's meant to break the mind of whoever sees it. I won't tell you what it is because even that is disturbing in and of itself, and would probably break the minds of civilians just by hearing the description" said Naruto making all the jonin deadpan at the thought of such a disturbing genjutsu.
"Let me guess you described it to Gouzu and Meizu, to get them to spill their guts" asked Kakashi.
"Pretty much" replied Naruto.
"Damn, that's just cruel and unusual" said Shugo getting a nod from Gouzu and Meizu. After this they sailed on until a stone structure became visible in the mist.
"So that's the bridge huh, it's smaller than I thought it would be" asked Kiba looking unimpressed.
"That's what she said" sniggered Naruto making the others laugh and Kiba blush.
"That bridge is the symbol of our hope. Soon it will be complete and we will be free from Gatous' tyranny" said Tazuna with a smile.
"We're too close to use the motor, I'll have to row from here on in" said the boatman.
They reached Land with no mishaps and continued on their way with Naruto taking point.
"Listen, according to these two we will have to fight Zabuza the demon of the hidden mist next. I want a crack at him when we fight so I can gauge my kenjutsu against his" said Naruto with a smirk.
"I don't think that's a good idea Naruto, Zabuza is an S class missing nin and despite your training with Jiraiya sama I doubt you can handle him" said Kakashi sternly closing the matter.
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(At an undisclosed location)
"Your minions failed. I don't even know why I hired you" ranted a squat little man with dark round glasses and a goatee. He suddenly found the point of a huge blade mere inches away from his face.
"Shut the fuck up. I said I'll kill them and I meant it. Now get out of my sight you disgust me Gatou" said a figure sitting on a couch holding the blade…with one arm…extended fully out. He was tall maybe 6'5 with bandages covering his face. His hair was black and spiky with a headband with the symbol of mist off set and slanted on his head the metal plate facing the left (no not Kakashi style). He wore no shirt but a simple leather strap meant to hold his sword. His upper body was ripped the muscles well defined yet still lithe like a runners. He wore grey cameo pants tapped at the ankle and the usual zori. His eyes showed nothing but hate and malice towards the squat little man in front of him.
"You better get the job done" said Gatou walking away as if he hadn't just shit his pants (which he did).
"Worthless shit. What do you think our chances are if they took out Gouzu and Meizu, without much of a problem" he asked to the darkness surrounding him.
"I think our chances are pretty fair. If I counted correctly they were one shy of three teams meaning that they at least killed one" said a feminine voice from the shadows. The person walked forward revealing what was either a very very effeminate boy or a very pretty girl.
"Good job kid, it looks like I'll have to give those little genin their last lesson ever" said Zabuza menacingly.
"Aw, do you have to? I thought I saw one who was pretty cute" said the person blushing.
"Fine, pick out the one you like and I'll just knock 'em out" said Zabuza with an eye twitch.
"Yes" said the person giving the peace sign.
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The gang has been walking for over an hour now, when they come across a small lake in the distance. Suddenly Naruto tenses and throws a tri kunai into the bushes at a tree. Only he heard the subtle sound of a kawarimi though.
"Naruto you baka, stop trying to act all cool" yelled Kiba angrily.
"Sensei, we have company" was all Naruto said completely ignoring Kiba.
"How many, and positions" said Kakashi quietly.
"Both unknown, best be on our guard" he replied just as quietly.
"Naruto kun here's your kunai, and all that was there was this bunny" said Ai holding up a snow rabbit with white fur.
'White fur, looks like Naruto was right. We better warn everybody' thought Kurenai and Genma not hearing the conversation between student and sensei.
Suddenly Naruto heard the sound of moving air. His eyes widened at the possibilities of what it could be.
"Everybody down" he yelled before bending over backwards at the knee remaining completely straight back. Everybody else followed through with Genma forcing Tazuna to the ground. The only ones who didn't comply were Sasuke and Shiro who was trying to get to him in time to save him. Both missed the giant zanbato that came down from the tree line like a giant fan of death. Both were cut in half at the waist.
"DAMN IT, AND I STILL NEVER ASS RAPED NARUTO" yelled Sasuke with his last breath. This line had several effects instantaneously. Naruto curled up in the fetal position sucking his thumb while rocking back and forth. The jonin sweat dropped, Kiba just laughed his ass off rolling on the ground. Shino…was doing what he did best…being stoic. Hinata, Ai, and Ken'o rushed to Narutos' side to comfort him and ease him of his mental pain. The line also had the effect of making Zabuza fall off his sword and land on his head.
"What the fuck. Did I honestly just do someone in this group a favor" he asked to himself, but Naruto still heard. He jumped and started kissing Zabuzas' feet.
"THANK YOU. Zabuza you have just saved me from a few months of living at the happy house" he said after standing up.
"You know kid that really wasn't my intentions" said Zabuza with an eye twitch.
"Yeah, but inadvertently or not you still saved my ass, literally. Oh well" said Naruto jumping back to his group covering Tazuna.
"Naruto kun don't forget to brush your teeth and rinse with mouthwash, or no more kisses" said Ai smirking.
"I know Ai chan just give me a minute" said Naruto taking out a travel sized bottle of mouthwash and swishing it around.
"Much better" said Ken'o before kissing him.
"Holy shit the brat has two women" said Zabuza jealously.
"Three actually" replied Naruto kissing both Hinata and Ai at the same time.
"Lucky bastard" said Zabuza.
"Yeah he really is" said Genma.
"Ok, back to business, now where was I" said Zabuza pulling out a script titled A Promise Kept.
"Ah here we are. Hand over the old man and maybe I'll let you live past today" he said as menacingly as possible.
"Sorry not going to happen. Guys I'll take care of this one" said Kakashi reaching his hand up to his hitaite.
"Ah Sharingan no Kakashi, so I get to see the famous Sharingan eye already. I'm honored" said Zabuza with sincerity.
"Team, the team work you need to display now is to guard Tazuna
"Not that it matters much, "KIRIGAKURE NO JUTSU"" said Zabuza jumping to the lake and standing on it as if it were land.
"Holy shit what is he" asked Kiba his eyes wide.
"Uhh, a shinobi just like us" said Naruto deadpanning.
"You mean shinobi can walk on water, how" asked Kiba scratching his head in confusion.
"CHAKRA" yelled Naruto, Hinata, Ai, Ken'o, Genma, Kurenai, Kakashi and most surprisingly Zabuza and Shino.
"Damn brat masquerading around as a shinobi" grumbled Zabuza unleashing a massive wave of killing intent. Everyone but the jonin and Naruto were affected by the amount.
"You call this killing intent. And to think you call yourself a demon. THIS is killing intent" said Naruto unleashing a tsunami of killing intent that both dwarfed Zabuzas' and blew away his mist. It was enough to make Zabuza feel as if he were still an untrained untested child, long before he slaughtered anybody, going up against a sannin.
"What are you" he asked completely terrified. Naruto just smiled revealing his canines and releasing his genjutsu revealing his ears and tails.
"I am a hanyou, created by merging all the Kyuubis' chakra with mine and refining it to almost perfect control" replied Naruto, stopping his killing intent.
"Heh, nice kid the only people I can think of that could unleash that amount of killing intent are those who are true shinobi. Those who have stained their hands with blood" said Zabuza gaining an insane glint to his eye.
"Yes, I have killed since I was at least six years old" said Naruto in a sad voice.
"So how did it feel boy, was it exciting" asked Zabuza with a look of pure ecstasy on his face as if remembering the greatest orgasm in his life.
"Not really, and I can tell from the look in your eyes that you don't enjoy it that much either. The look on your face screams orgasmic but the look in your eyes says regret. You attempted a coup against the mizukage because he was corrupt and killing innocents didn't you" asked Naruto looking deeply into his eyes looking for the truth.
"Yes" was all Zabuza said eliciting gasps from everyone except for Naruto.
"Than why fight us and kill this innocent man" asked Naruto.
"I have no choice, I need the money. I'm getting desperate. I will do what I have to, even if I don't want to" said Zabuza who sprung a trap in that instant. Three mizubunshin kicked Genma, Kurenai, and Kakashi to the lake where three more mizubunshin captured them in a "SUIRO NO JUTSU".
"Damn it we made a rookie mistake, guys run you don't stand a chance against him" yelled Kakashi.
"Not even if your life depended on it which ironically it does. Those who break the rules are trash but those who betray their comrades are worse than trash. Your words sensei, now Zabuza how's about you and me have a little fight. A simple one on one using only our kenjutsu, winner walks away, loser rots in the dirt" said Naruto pulling out his zanpaktou with one hand and pointing it at Zabuza.
"Holy shit gaki, where did that thing come from" asked Zabuza feeling as if there was something familiar about that zanpaktou.
"I've always had it with me; I use a modified storage seal on my neck under my shirt to store the blade. It works better than a sheath and it gives me more mobility" said Naruto getting in a ready stance. (If you need a visual for Narutos zanpaktou, think of Ichigos original from bleach (before he released it in shikai)).
"This should be fun" said Zabuza charging swinging his sword in a downward arc. Naruto countered and swung in a horizontal arc only to be blocked.
'Damn this kid may be lean but he packs a punch' thought Zabuza as he rubbed his sore arm.
"Not bad, but your still holding back" said Naruto smirking.
"I'm not the only one gaki. Tell me how much weight you have on under those cloths of yours" asked Zabuza making everybody's eyes widen in shock.
'HE'S FIGHTING ON EVEN GROUNDS AGAINST ZABUZA WITH WEIGHTS ON' was the collective thought of everyone.
"Well about 250 pounds on each of my arms, 500 on each leg, and about a thousand on my torso all in gravity seals" said Naruto making everyone fall on their asses (assuming they can) at the insane amount of weight.
"You mean to say you're wearing one and a quarter tons on your entire body and you can still swing that sword and move at the speed you are. You're fucking insane" said Zabuza sweating at the thought of fighting him at full power.
"Yes I am Zabuza, now to honor you I'm going to fight at my full capacity. That means no gravity seals or chakra restraining seals" said Naruto smirking.
"CHAKRA RESTRAINING SEALS" everyone yelled.
"Did you really think that with all the Kyuubis' chakra I would have so little? No I have one seal for each tails worth of chakra. That means I'll have nine times my current amount" said Naruto. Before he had the chance three senbon came flying from the trees hitting Zabuza in the neck dispelling his mizubunshin and the suirō he had on the jonin. Kakashi walked over and checked.
"He's dead" he declared to everyone's' relief.
"I thank you for your assistance. If it weren't for you distracting him I'm not sure I could have taken him down" said a masked figure in a green battle kimono with a forced deep voice. The figure jumped down to Zabuzas' body and went to pick it up when,
"SHUGO NOW" yelled Naruto surprising everyone. The second he said that Shugo set off a trap sending numerous senbon sailing right at the figure pinning him or her to a tree in a comical pose.
"Tell me two things hunter san, if you were really a hunter why didn't you cut the head off before reaching down" asked Naruto.
"I was intending to try and make a clean cut. You are given less from the bounty for messy work" said the nin.
'Ok that's a downright lie' thought the jonin
"Ok I'll buy that, but then tell me why you reek of Zabuza. You couldn't have gotten that from fighting him, only from being in his presence and him willingly letting you be there" said Naruto with a smirk. The hunter panicked and rushed forward with all his/her might until,
RRRRRIP, the cloths pinned to the tree ripped revealing that it was a girl. A well developed girl at that. She rushed to the body picking Zabuza up and poofing away.
"So Zabuza has a fake hunter nin working with him. She was pretty well developed, I would gauge her to be about a 37C without the wrappings" said Naruto making Kurenai and Kibas' eyes twitch.
"Damn I why does he get all the luck" yelled Kiba.
"You didn't try that on purpose did you" asked Kurenai.
"Not really I thought it would be a boy, and on the off chance it was a girl that she wouldn't want to be seen in such an unsightly manner. But I'm not going to complain about a free show" said Naruto shrugging. As he walked away he heard three thumps. He turned around to see Kakashi, Kurenai, and Genma passed out.
"Looks like Zabuza modified his jutsu to drain the chakra of its victims" said Hinata using what little medical knowledge she had at the moment.
"Let's go I'll carry the dead weight" said Naruto picking them up and indicating Tazuna to lead the way.
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Omake
The Dreaded Genjutsu
"Hand over the old man and maybe I'll let you live past today" said Zabuza menacingly.
"Not a chance "MAGEN: NARAKUMI NO JUTSU NARUTO RENDAN"" yelled Naruto.
"Is this the jutsu you were talking about n the boat" asked Kakashi interested.
"Yes it is" replied Naruto.
"KAMI MAKE IT STOP, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS PURE AND HETERO SEXUAL MAKE IT STOP" yelled Zabuza curling into the fetal position shaking like a leaf in a hurricane while sucking his thumb.
"What the fuck did you do to him" asked Kiba in disbelief.
"What exactly did you make him see, and can you teach me" asked Kurenai.
"Firstly no I won't. When I explained it to the hokage he declared it to be a SSS class forbidden genjutsu, and put it in the scroll of sealing under a seal that says, only open under the case of imminante village wide destruction" said Naruto.
"So you used that jutsu. I remember when the hokage declared it to the jonin about five years ago. He never did explain what you saw, but we all saw him shiver and cringe" said Genma thoughtfully.
"Tazuna cover your ears (Tazuna obeys) it's an unbreakable image of an army of Orochimaru wearing frilly dresses while doing the cancan without underwear" said Naruto.
"WHAT THE FUCK" yelled everybody?
"How do you know what that would look like" asked Hinata curiously.
"Let's just say tou san warned me to never get Orochimaru drunk" said Naruto.
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Hey thymistacles here, I finally got enough inspiration to finish this chapter. Well school has started again so my updates may be a little far off but don't despair. Well I better wrap this up, please review or flame I don't care which. Also please check out my other stories and be on the lookout for a few new stories that should be posted soon, ja ne.