ch.4 Midnight Cowboy
Sorry I've been away for so long.
Notice of not owning Naruto, Final Fantasy or Sekirei
After some requests I've decided to add a few new girls.
A cold but gentle lapping of water washed over a familiar bare chested blond as he floated in a calm but seemingly bottomless ocean. The low rumbling of thunderheads in the distance awoke him from his slumber. "Where the hell?" Sitting up, Naruto takes in his surroundings, a vast endless ocean and dark low hanging clouds are the only sights he can see.
"HELLO!" Only the echos of his voice and the endlessly rumbling thunderheads answer him as he wanders the environment. The last thing he could remember before awakening in this strange world was the small argument that Hikari and Hibiki started with Haihane, his bed was a trifle bit small even for him, but the two twins absolutely refused to sleep anywhere but with him as long as Haihane was there. (Seems to be a tiny rivalry brewing.)
So Naruto soon found himself the meat in a very clingy Sekirei sandwich as Haihane cuddled into him on his left, Hikari on his right and the winner of the Jan-ken-pon match Hibiki smiled smugly as she nuzzled into her new Naru-pillow.
(Line Break)
After a seemingly endless amount of walking, Naruto caught sight of something he never thought he would live to see, the Blitz Ball arena from Kusagakure. "It's just like Tou-san described it.." Naruto started to slowly walk towards the building in awe of it's size and grandeur.
"AHHHHHHH!" A scream of pure agony broke his revelry, Running inside, Naruto found himself on a balcony overlooking a large cage. Inside said cage was a thinly built woman with short sliver hair dressed in black clothes with a mask covering her face. The woman was writhing in agony as a blond man stood before the cage with a brush and inkwell drawing something.
"Damn it! These strange seals are overriding my control measures!" As fast as he would write very familiar symbols would flash into view along with numbers over writing whatever he had planed. "Raagh! NOTHING is going as planed! If this keeps up, then the prophecy will never come to pass!"
The second the blond man spoke of a prophecy, Naruto's blood ran cold. "It's HIM!" Naruto's grip on the railing tightened to the point that the metal started to crumple in his hands. The monster that was torturing the strange girl he had prisoner was his birth father, the man who purposely cursed him, who left him with no support system of ANY kind but a worthless pervert and a drunken has been. Both of which ABANDONED him SECONDS after the sealing was secure. "NAMEKAZE!"
Naruto's rage grows by the second, but before he can hop down and confront the bastard that ruined his life, a gentle hand lays itself onto his shoulder. "S-Sochi?"
(Line Break)
Walking along a tree lined road were three young girls. These rather strange traveling companions seem only to be together for the purpose of finding something. Just what that something IS, is currently lost to the trio. The unofficial head of the little group is a strikingly beautiful woman with waist length green hair and light blue eyes.
Walking next to her is another vision of loveliness, a bubbly and playful soul with long silky brown hair and warm chocolate brown eyes. The last of this trio stands slightly to the back of the little group, her short sandy brown hair bobbing ever so slightly as she walks along seemingly taking in the world for the first time with her sleepy gaze, every so often gently poking her chin with her sleeve covered finger as she peered at something interesting.
Toyotama cursed her luck, Awakening in this strange world after that psychopath Minaka destroyed their old world would normally be a godsend, this SHOULD have given her the chance to find her TRUE ashikabi but SOMEHOW she was stuck with two of the more annoying of her so called 'sisters' as that weirdo Yume always spouted about.
"TOYO-CHAN!" Toyotama's eyebrow twitched slightly. "Toyo-chan, we're HUNGERY!" Toyotama spun around to face her annoying travel mates. "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT!" Toyotama griped her hands into fists growling at the annoying woman in front of her, and sorely missing her staff weapon.
Uzume giggled slightly at the twinge of anger flushing across Toyotama's face. 'I love playing with her.' "But Toyo-chan.." Toyotama squealed in rage at the brunette's wheedling. "STOP CALLING ME TOYO-CHAN!" As Toyotama chased Uzume around a nearby tree, the third member of this strange little group peered curiously at a signpost. "K-Konohagakure, two miles?"
Toyotama and Uzume both stop and look to their third traveling companion, her long white sleeved arm pointing to a sign that to them, seems like gibberish for some strange reason. "What? You can read that garbage Akitsu?" Akitsu nods slightly. Uzume pokes her chin in contemplation. "What kind of name is Konoha?"
Toyotama crosses her arms and puffs a stray strand of hair out of her face. "Who cares, we've been walking for weeks, and I'm sick of eating what ever we can catch in the wild. Hopefully this 'Konoha' has some good eats!" Uzume hops into the air happily as visions of hot springs, pocky and dango dance in her head. "TO KONOHA!" Akitsu could only cock her head in curiosity as her friends switched from fighting to cooperation so quickly. 'Curious.'
(Line Break)
Naruto turns to the source of the strange voice and finds himself in front of a woman with long fiery red hair and violet eyes. His rage subsides for the moment as the woman's soft and kind gaze seems to click with him for some reason. "SOCHI! It IS you!" The strange red head pulls him into a strong but warm hug as she shudders out sobs of joy.
"Oh Naru-chan, I'm so sorry! If I had known." Wrapping a gentle arm around her shuddering form, Naruto smiles softly. "It's...ok Kaa-chan, I forgave you long ago. You were just as much a victim of his 'prophecy' as I was." Another scream cuts their scene short. "As much as I would love to catch up, we have to stop him.
(Line Break)
Minato cursed again as those strange bird shaped seals appeared again destroying another control seal he tried to place on his sons seal array. The beast screamed again as he tried to revert it to the fox form he needed Naruto to see so the hatred would hold. "P-Please s-stop.." He growled at the beast. "Shut up beast!" As he reached for his inkwell again, a loud thump sounded next to him.
Thinking it to be the Uzumaki tool he sealed into Naruto, Minato turned towards the sound with a smile. "Ah Kushina-hime, just in ti-" CRACK! A bandaged fist slammed into his face knocking him into the cage.
(Line Break)
Naruto shook in rage as he stared at the man in front of him. "YOU!"
Minato stared in utter shock at his son. Instead of the short malnourished idiot he should have been, stood a man as tall as he was wearing torn overalls glaring in rage towards him.
(Line Break)
Kushina stared on in sadness as her sochi squared off with his 'father', She knew that even with his impressive strength and the training that his adoptive family gave him, he was no match for that bastard.
Only one thing came to mind, a special seal that would destroy the soul fragment that he laced Naruto with, the one drawback is that she would have to use all her remaining chakra to do this. "I'm sorry Naru-chan, this is the only way.
(Line Break)
Naruto was on the defensive, His body battered and weak as the bastard toyed with him using that damn space time jutsu of his. "Naruto, you have to realize that this must be done. The Toads prophesy states that you will be the one to save the ninja world." Naruto struggles to his feet before spitting a glob of bloody mucus at him.
"Fuck you and your 'prophesy' you asshole! You left me to DIE at the hands of those villagers!" Minato sighs sadly. "Naruto, it's for your own good. The suffering you go through will be your strength at the end of your journey. Now just rest while I finish this seal array." Before he can take a step towards Naruto, a red blur zips in and whisks Naruto away.
(Line Break)
Homura could only weep for the suffering of her poor container as her body slowly healed itself. Ever since he bonded with her sisters, Homura's memories started to return. She could recall arriving in this world as a giant ten tailed wolf battled a strange man with horns and odd purple eyes. The foul putrid energy that the wolf demon gave off eventually mutated her into a mindless beast.
Finding Haihane, Hikari and Hibiki and winging the girls caused a strange reaction in the seal, her body was cleansed of the foul taint that the Juubi placed in her soul. After the torturous treatment that Namekaze put her through, she could only pray that someone would intervene. Weakly pushing herself into a seated position, she managed to catch the red blur whisking Naruto away from his monster of a father. "C-Could it...Kushina?"
(Line Break)
Kushina gently placed the battered body of her son down next to her, and after gently kissing his forehead, she slammed her hands onto the seal array. "UZUMAKI HIJUTSU SOUL DESTUCTION, FUUN!" A flash of red light enveloped the still startled form of Minato, and after releasing a scream of utter agony, the fragment of his soul faded out of existence.
(Line Break)
Naruto awoke to the soft touch of fingers running through his shoulder length dirty blond hair. Cracking his eyes open, he spies the sad smile of his birth mother Kushina as she cradles his head in her lap. "Are you ok Naru-chan?" He only nods before noticing the curious looking woman peering at him from behind Kushina's shoulder. "Um...Kaa-chan, who is that?" Kushina giggles softly at her sochi's innocent expression.
"That, Naru-chan is the very appreciative young lady whom you saved today." She looks behind her to the young silver haired girl who meeps in alarm. "Go ahead Mura-chan, say hello." Naruto can only watch in mild amusement as the aforementioned 'Mura-chan' shyly steps out from behind his mother and bows slightly. "H-Hello Naruto-sama.."
Chuckling slightly Naruto waves her off as he sits up. "Ma ma, no need for that Mura-chan, call me Naruto." Homura meeps again as the visible portion of her face flushes a dark red. "Y-Yes! U-Um..I.." What ever she seemed to want to say was lost as Homura threw herself at Naruto's waist.
Clutching desperately and shuddering in despair, Homura whispered apologies over and over again. Expecting the worst, she was utterly shocked when Naruto gently hugged her. "It's not your fault."
(Line Break)
Naruto was utterly flabbergasted, SOMEHOW his mother, and the sekirei turned bijuu Homura had been able to switch places in the seal. "Explain it to me again, please?" Kushina giggled from the couch she materialized in the cage. "It's simple! Mura-chan knew that I had used the bulk of my chakra to destroy Minato-teme so she and I decided to switch places! So with a few minor alterations to ol' stupid heads seal." Kushina stands up and strikes a pose pumping her fist. "Your Kaa-chan is the new Kyuubi! Ttebene!"
As Naruto stares in shock at the silly display his mother puts on, Homura coughs slightly. "Um...N-Naruto.. I know I don't deserve this.. but..would you be m-my..ashikabe?"
(Line Break)
Anko was on cloud 9 today, the Hanging Leaf had her favorite dango, her 'co wife' Shina met her mid meal so she didn't have to deal with going to bug town, and now she was about to retrieve her sexy fox boy and the fourth member of their growing family Bandages, so they could go and pound the tar out of Hatake and his Uchiha but slave. BAM BAM BAM! "Naru-chan! Bandage babe! I've got BREAKFAST!~"
Hibiki grumbled slightly before nuzzling deeper into Naruto's chest. "Mmmhh... Who the fuck is that?" "Doesn't she know what time it is?" Haihane moaned slightly before clutching Naruto's arm closer to the swell of her breasts. Hikari growled slightly, and was about to zap the door when a voice called out from the bathroom. "I believe it must be Naruto and Haihane's Rather...unique sensei Mitarashi-san."
Team 7 beat-down will happen next chapter.