Tasogare Chronicles
Chapter 2: All out Jinchuriki Brawl Pt.1!
The three containers arrived at a nice two story house a little ways from the village. Gaara and Fu thought it was strange that they'd bypassed at least three inns on the way here. But they knew Naruto would never lead them into any trouble, so they didn't question him about their destination. The blonde knocked on the door three times and was about to knock again when a woman opened the door. The other two Jinchuriki thought she was absolutely gorgeous. Dark blue hair cascaded down to her lower back, she wore a light blue summer dress that stopped mid-thigh, and white sandals.
"Naruto! What are you doing here?" Tsunami said then wrapped him in a tight hug. "Come on in I just finished making lunch!" She said not waiting for him to give a reason for his sudden visit.
"Wow I wonder how Naruto came to meet such a pretty woman." Fu asked Gaara who was just as stumped as she was. "I know how they met! Naruto must have been a male prosti-" Fu didn't get to finish her discovery because Gaara put his hand over her mouth.
"Please don't finish that sentence now come on they've already left us behind." Gaara told her with sigh. The red head could already tell this girl was going to wear him down.
"Dad, Inari guess who's here." Tsunami said walking into the living room.
Her father and son looked at her with blanked stares until Naruto walked in behind her. Their faces lit up with joy and the two of them got up to greet their little blond hero.
"Hey big bro Naruto what are you doing all the way out here?" Inari asked his surrogate older brother.
"Yeah and where is ol Cyclops, Pinky, and Mr. Broodster?" Tazuna asked looking around only to find Gaara and Fu.
"We'll get to that later but for now I want you guys to meet Gaara and Fu… their secretly dating." Naruto said whispering the last part.
"We are not!" Fu said with a blush while Gaara simply looked away.
"Hahaha it's nice to meet you both so why are you traveling with Mr. Foxy here?" Tazuna asked as they sat down shocking the other two containers.
"I thought I told you to stop calling me that you old drunk." Naruto said calmly from his seat next to Tsunami.
"You mean… you guys know about the fox inside Naruto?" Fu asked with shock still across her face.
"Yes back when Naruto completed a mission here regarding my father he… told us the story about the fox being sealed into him the night before he left. Like any other Jinchuriki he was shocked when we still welcomed him with open arms. We stayed up the entire night talking about any and everything… and we've come to truly cherish Naruto." Tsunami explained as she stroked Naruto's whisker marks while he lightly purred. Making Gaara and Fu smile at how content Naruto seemed since he's been cold and distant.
"I bet you two are also Jinchuriki huh?" Inari said with a big grin on his face.
"Wha… how did you know?" Gaara asked looking up from his meal.
"Because you two had the same shocked look he did the night he told us about Nine Tails." Tazuna said smiling.
"Um yea we are… I have the Seven Tails sealed inside me." Fu said with a smile.
"I possess the One Tail." Gaara said in his trademark monotone voice.
"So back to my earlier question what brings you here?" Tsunami asked.
"*sighs* you can never just leave well enough alone can you Nami? I'm not here for a casual visit I was wondering if we could rest here for the night." Naruto told them.
"Naruto sweetheart you know you're always welcome to stay with us anytime you want. Your friends may stay as well now how bout you tell us everything from the beginning." Tsunami told him as she laid his head on her lap and continued to stroke his whisker marks.
So for the rest of the afternoon Naruto explained to his surrogate family what had happened.
"So the Uchiha defected from the village… what a pain in the ass." Tazuna said with a heavy sigh.
Naruto happened to feel something wet fall on his forehead from his spot on Tsunami's lap.
"Ms. Tsunami what's wrong?" Fu asked the older female.
"I can't believe they actually blamed you so harshly when the Uchiha boy left of his own free will." Tsunami cried as she hugged Naruto tightly.
"It's fine Tsunami… I was tired of them being fake away… they finally gave me a good enough reason to leave." Naruto said trying to reassure the dark haired woman.
~x Later That Night x~
Fu woke up in the middle of the after she felt a chill that shook her entire body. She looked around the room she was sharing with Naruto and Gaara, but to her surprise Gaara was not to be found. She then closed her eyes and focused on locating Gaara's chakra signature.
~x Up On the Roof x~
"Gaara?" Fu called out as she appeared on the roof.
She found the One Tails Jinchuriki standing on the edge looking off across the water. Fu tiptoed up behind him intending on scaring the red head.
"What are you doing Fu?" Gaara asked making said girl jump.
"How did you know it was me?" Fu asked standing next to him.
Gaara on the other hand didn't answer but kept his focus across the water. Fu tried to look at whatever he was looking but couldn't find anything. She looked at Gaara then across the water then back at Gaara.
"What the hell are you looking at!?" She finally snapped.
"Shukaku has been stirring more and more the closer we get to the Hidden Mist Village." Gaara said still looking out across the water.
"You to huh?" Fu said looking down at the water.
Gaara finally tore away from his gazing and looked at Fu with questioning stare.
"Seven Tails has been squirming as well. It's confusing because it doesn't do that when I'm with you guys. Do you think they are trying to tell us about some kind of danger?" Fu asked with a worried look.
"I don't think it's gonna be easy to convince the next two Jinchuriki to join us. We might have to fight them both… if that happens I want you to stay close to us." Gaara told her with slight smile.
"Aw does Gaara worry about his little Fu sweetie? But since my bijuu doesn't react to you guys I guess that means you two aren't that tough" Fu teased making Gaara blush slightly.
"Come on you have to get some sleep." Gaara said trying to hide his growing blush as Fu took her usual place on his arm.
~x The Next Morning x~
"Thanks again Tsunami, Tazuna, and you to Inari." Naruto said with a smile.
"No problem squirt hahaha." Tazuna laughed as he relinquished Naruto from the headlock he put him in.
"Make sure you visit us again big bro." Inari said with a smile
"No problem Inari." Naruto said as patted the youngster on top of his head.
Before he could say anything to Tsunami she wrapped him in a tight hug, and cried silently as Naruto returned her hug.
"Be careful sweetheart… don't take any unnecessary risks." Tsunami told him then released him. "That goes for you two as well I want you all to protect each other so you can come back alive understand." She told the three teens.
With a final farewell the Jinchuriki took off across the water towards the Mist Village. Moving at top speed they came to the shore in only an hour. As soon as they stepped onto beach a heavy mist appeared around them.
"Shit what the hell is this?" Naruto wondered then a young boy appeared in front of them.
He looked to be a child with a head of messy, light-grey hair, pink pupiless eyes and what seemed to be a stitch-like scar running from under his left eye, all the way down his cheek. He wore a grey, sleeveless shirt with the Mist forehead protector attached to the front, short-sleeved mesh armor over which he also wore a green poncho along with a turquoise sash around his waist, paired with a green apron over his pants. He was wearing a pair of brown boots, and on his back he carried a staff-like pole weapon with uneven sized hooks with a green flower on the larger end.
"Who are you?" Fu asked the young boy.
"My name is Yagura I'm a Jinchuriki like the three of you… but I must ask why you're here in my village?" Yagura asked taking the rod from his back.
"We've come here to ask you and the other Jinchuriki that resides here to join us. So… which beast do you hold?" Naruto said with a cold glare of his own.
"I'm the container of the Three Tailed Demon Turtle. Now I'm sorry to disappoint you, but no one here is interested in joining you. Leave now." Yagura told them.
"I'm sorry as well because we're not leaving until you do join us!" Naruto yelled.
"Then you are now trespassing Water Style: Water Mortar!" Yagura shouted as he raised his rod to the sky. A giant ball of water formed above Naruto and co. and began its descent.
"Fuck! Gaara!" Naruto shouted.
"I'm on it Uzumaki." Gaara replied while placing his palms into white sands of the beach. Yagura's water bomb collided with Gaara's huge fortified sand dome.
Naruto's eyes turned crimson then he shot forth the remains of Gaara's sandy defense. Yagura smirked then he released his own bijuu powers. The shockwave was so powerful it threw Naruto back towards his friends. Luckily Gaara caught him with a hand made from sand, and placed him safely on the ground. Even though the fog was thick, they could still see the three-tailed demon turtle cloak that bubbled around Yagura.
"You brats think you could ever match me? I knew you were coming the minute you reach the Land of Waves. Water Style: Water Pillar Barrage!" Yagura shouted.
Gaara incased the three of them in a giant orb of sand, so the water only pounded harshly against the sand globe.
"All three of us are gonna have to use our bijuu powers if we wanna win." Fu told the boys.
Naruto's one-tailed cloak enveloped his body, and then he turned to other two containers.
"Fu, Gaara can't use his powers because the Shukaku will take over him and he'll be possessed. So it'll just be me and you fighting him head on while Gaara provides supports." Naruto told her.
Fu thought for a minute then an idea popped in her head.
"Naruto do you think you could hold off Yagura for just a little while?" Fu asked with a smile.
"It's possible why?" He asked the smiling girl.
"You'll see now go out there and hold him off and we'll join you in a minute." Fu told and with a simple nod Gaara opened the orb slightly so Naruto could get out.
"Now Gaara I want you to release your bijuu powers kay." Fu told him with a serious face after he resealed their hideout.
"No I don't want Shukaku to harm you." Gaara told her with sadness in his eyes.
"Gaara! We don't have time for that we need all three of our powers for this now unleash your bijuu power!" Fu yelled at him.
Gaara got over his shock and did what he was told, and sand began to envelope him. It was then he could feel the possession starting.
"Now Gaara I want you to listen to my voice. Control the power, don't let it control you. You have people who care for you now use the will to protect them to gain control." Fu told him and suddenly a sand arm shot up and pinned her to the wall.
"Ga…Gaara you have to gain control." Fu managed to breathe out as Gaara transformed into his mini Shukaku form.
~x Outside With Naruto & Yagura x~
Naruto was slashing wildly at Yagura, but the other container simply parried with his rod. Yagura jumped to put some distance between Naruto, and himself until Naruto's arm shot out then slammed him into the ground. Yagura furiously rose up and began shooting water bullets at the Nine Tails Jinchuriki. Naruto jumped up on a nearby by cliff face to dodge the oncoming assault, but was then smacked back down to ground by Yagura's extended tail.
"You didn't think you were the only one who could do that did you?" Yagura said then appeared behind Naruto in a flash. "Water Style: Water Palm Wave!" Naruto was shot across the beach by Yagura's water pressure attack.
"Grr you bastard why won't you just listen to reason! We're doing this for the protection of all Jinchuriki alike! You may be strong but if more than one Akatsuki member comes after you you're a goner!" Naruto yelled while Yagura pushed his head deeper into the sand with his foot.
"I'll take my chances thanks." Yagura said arrogantly then used the hook on his rod to pick up the blond Genin, and he slammed Naruto into the sand ball that held Gaara and Fu.
"Damnit Fu, Gaara what are you two doing I don't think I can hold him for much longer." Naruto thought as Yagura's cloak began to darken.
~x Inside the Sand Ball x~
Gaara laughed like a lunatic as Fu slowly suffocated under his grasp.
"Ga… Gaara…" Fu said with her last breath as a tear slipped from eye.
Gaara noticed this and his laughter stopped and he stared at Fu's unmoving body. Then something clicked in the young Shukaku container's mind.
"No not Fu! I didn't want to hurt you! Why is this happening? No I refuse to let this monster control me any longer!" Gaara thought as he began regain control of his mind.
Fu was released from Gaara's suffocating grip and fell to the sandy ground.
"Aaaaaagh you won't control me any longer!" Gaara yelled which woke up Fu.
Fu took a deep gasp for breath to regain the oxygen that she lost from being choked by Gaara. Her eyes snapped in Gaara's direction when he she heard him speak.
"Fu I'm sorry… I hope you can forgive me." Gaara said as his single tailed swayed behind him.
Fu gawked at Gaara's new transformation, a golden one tailed tanuki cloak bubbled around his body. But the biggest thing that caught her attention was his eyes. Gaara's pupils were gold with a black diamond in the middle, and small black dots in between each point.
"Don't worry old buddy old pal I forgive ya. Now let's go help Mr. Foxy." Fu said cheerily.
~x With Naruto & Yagura x~
Yagura held Naruto up by his neck with a cold sneer across his face. Before he could deliver the killing blow he was launched backwards into the cliff wall. Naruto was caught before he hit the ground by a familiar person.
"Hey Uzumaki… you got your ass handed to you." Gaara said with smile.
"Gaara you learned to control the Shukaku." Naruto said weakly as Fu helped him stand.
He also took notice that Fu was in her three tailed form. She had dark blue horned beetle cloak surrounding her body, but two of her tails kind of looked like wings.
"What the hell happened that guy!? He looks different… like a mini Three Tails." Fu asked her blond friend.
"He says it's called Version 2… apparently it's another Jinchuriki form." Naruto revealed.
"You damn brats are gonna pay for that!" Yagura shouted at them as he burst forth from the rubble.
"Hey who are you calling a brat!? You're just as short as we are you slow ass turtle!" Fu yelled back.
"I'll make sure no one finds your bodies. Chakra Seal: First Release!" Yagura growled out shouted then his chakra skyrocketed.
"You mean all that time he was holding back!" Naruto shouted as he gawked at Yagura.
"Hmph Chakra Seal: Second Release…Third Release!" Yagura's chakra skyrocketed even further to the point it scorched the ground around him.
"No more talk we finish this now, Sand Sword!" Gaara's sand gathered then formed a sharp double edged sword in his hand.
All four containers charged and were about to clash until they were stopped.
"Ninja Art: Bubble Wall!" Echoed a smooth voice throughout the heavy fog.
The four shinobi turned to an older man wearing a blue and yellow yukata.
"You don't mind if I join the fray do you?" The man said as a white bijuu cloak began to bubble around his body. Six tails then appeared swishing calmly behind him.
"I was wondering when you would show up Utakata." Yagura said looking at the man.