Started on September 27, 2017| Philippines| 13:07 hours
Good day everyone! I have indeed seen the most recent reviews as of the time of this chapter's creation, and I am pleased to tell you that… I have decided to provide more backstory for Kushina since you didn't like the way I showed her to be. However, I will say that for this chapter, there will be little to no mention of her. Safe to say that only when I have reached my "Naruto in Konoha" or something-like-that arc will Kushina be appearing more… along with Mikoto.
Anyway, as of today, I am indifferent to announce that I am still single, and so I can't put any romance in this story yet. Or rather, a romance that is "successful"… which is why this has a harem. I'd like to promise a girl, but I won't. Although trust me, I'm not ruling anyone out. Yes, haters of both NaruSaku and NaruHina, if you guys can't deal with either of the pairing, then so be it, but trust me, if I do make one of them here, I'm sure to make the other appear.
IMPORTANT: I'll be giving flashbacks or something for Naruto's backstory during the time skip, but otherwise, we'll be going from 6 years later to another 6 years later – twelve for those who aren't good in math. This may seem insulting, but I do know my fair share of academically challenged people when it comes to science and math (although they do excel in subjects in relation to humanities).
That shit aside, let's get on with the story.
(Rise of the Hattori)
It was night, and the smell of sulfur fills the air. An orange glow is cast upon a village.
Otogakure was in flames.
Fires burn throughout the village, and where once there was a village filled with order out of fear for what their Kage could do to them, now there was a village filled with rebels and shinobi numbering in the thousands hanging dead on pikes and poles either impaled or dangling by ropes around their necks. The buildings and walls of the village lie in ruin as the surviving rebels fight like possessed humans against the surviving Otogakure shinobi. As for Orochimaru…
The Kage's head rests impaled on a pike with the tip of the pike going through the mouth. His eyes were ripped out and his ears cut off – his hair barely hiding it as the winds around Oto fan the flames. This was located at the center of the village with only one effect.
It was fuel. Fuel for those who sought revenge against him for what he did to them, and fuel for revenge for those who were loyal to him.
The screams of pain and anger still chorus throughout the entire village. There was the sound of steel clashing against steel, steel cutting and slicing flesh, the roaring of the flames, and also the cracking of wood from the heat. Oto was in flames, and it would burn to the ground leaving little to no survivors.
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A day has passed and the Hattori children who have gone to Oto have finally arrived back in the Hattori Village.
However…
Not all are coming back alive.
The sound of hooves and wooden cart wheels moving and rumbling along a dirt road is a slow and somber reminder to the six remaining children who survived.
Along the sides of the wooden cart are the six children walking in pace with the cart that is carrying the bodies of six dead children, and two other critically injured ones.
The last two will never make it.
Due to Orochimaru's greed for immortality and knowledge of all the jutsu in the world, he had taken one of the Hattori children to use as his test subjects. This had started a chain reaction for the Hattori to spin many things to go against him. However, the final straw that sealed his fate was the act of sending his experiment to deal with the other Hattori. The experimented child had caused the death of four of the Hattori children before she was finally put to rest. After that, the nine remaining Hattori children at that time had decided to destroy Otogakure.
With only a week of planning.
The operation by many standards was a success. Oto burned to the ground, rebels joining in as they saw the opportunity to finally rid themselves of the monster called Orochimaru. However, no matter how successful it seemed, it was still a failure in the eyes of the survivors.
One of the remaining nine at that time had to sacrifice himself to blast away the "rogue experiments", two others were poisoned by the Kusanagi with deep cuts. For them to have survived this long… If only for them to return alive and be seen as heroes for just a few days before their death… that was their dream.
Yet only one person felt as if it was all his fault.
Naruto Hattori.
He planned everything, but he disobeyed direct orders from Oni to hold onto his vendetta for a while longer and plan better. He didn't. Instead, he saw the opportunity as the only possible one. He and the five other children forgot something when they were all consumed by rage.
Oni always told them, "While others may have one, the Hattori will never lose an opportunity. After all, it's our trade."
The five others, however, did not blame Naruto. They viewed their failure as their own faults, but they all knew that the blonde boy took everything that happened that night as his responsibility.
As for Oni… well, the man is on the cart handling the horse. His disguise as an old man now changed to that of an undertaker – a man usually associated with the grim reaper for collecting all the dead bodies and making coffins for them. His feelings on the matter are indifferent. He's seen his own fair share of children dying.
Before the shinobi wars, he killed many children as both ninja and samurai. Rumors say that he even raped women, but that has yet to be confirmed. What is known to the older Hattori members, however, was that during those times, Oni had even skinned children alive, and their own group had rumors of him raping girls.
But again, those were just rumors.
After all, one account did have him enter a house filled with survivors, and under the orders of Hattori Hanzou, to torture and kill the survivors.
Still, he has bigger problems now. On how he should handle Naruto was one, but also explaining the deaths of the children to their parents… he may not have felt anything for their deaths, but he despised losing valuable soldiers, and in turn valuable potential. He was, after all, no longer a human, but was instead…
Oni.
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"Naruto, how sure are you that those were what you saw?" Hattori Hanzou asks inside the Hattori Clan's main house.
Naruto Hattori, now 18 years old, kneels before his clan head while wearing the Kisho ninja gear. "A hundred percent sure, sir." He says with his head down. Beside him is a straw hat at just the right size to shadow his facial features should he choose to wear it.
"Very well then…" Hattori Hanzou says with a sigh. "However, while that is indeed of great concern, we have more pressing matters to discuss."
"Of course." Naruto replies and then stands. "I'm assuming this will have something to do with what happened during the past six years after Oto's fall?"
Hanzou nods. "Indeed it does." He then looks Naruto in the eye and says, "In those six years, you and the others who survived were sent on even more dangerous missions. No training, no information, no preparation, and all of you did so voluntarily. This was your training, but at high cost. You became their leader through their unanimous decision. And yet, for each year, you would lose one friend. Now, on your sixth year, the Hattori are saying that you might die next." He leaves out the part he knows Naruto knows as well. The part where Naruto is said to have fled each dangerous mission while his friends stayed behind.
"Meaning what, exactly, Hanzou-sama?"
Hanzou meets the man's gaze and then replies. "That means that should you survive, you are to be the new Oni. And also, if what you've told me is true…" He pauses as he turns to look at the beautiful garden to his left. "You will have to be the last Hattori."
"I don't—"
"It will be my wish, and if not, then my orders." Hanzou says as he looks at Naruto with a glare. "Are you going to defy your Daimyo's orders; my orders?"
Upon instinct, Naruto drops to a knee. However, his words come out hesitantly. "Hai… Hanzou-sama. I will do as you say."
"Good." Hanzou says as he walks over to the still boy in his eyes. "Now go. Find yourself a woman for the night if you wish, but if what you've said is true, then we only have tonight and tomorrow to prepare."
"Why are you making it sound like all of you will die but me?" Naruto asks cautiously. His face shows something close to betrayal.
Hanzou chuckles as he looks to what he can see of the night sky. "Tomorrow… Kakashi will be coming back. I've sent a letter to Konoha under an alias in order for Kakashi to come… You've never heard of your father or mother since. This is the least I can do."
Naruto's eyes widen at those words. He knew full well where this was going. "You want… me to go to Konoha?"
Hanzou nods. "And rebuild the Hattori clan." He then looks back to Naruto with a grandfatherly smile. "Tomorrow, before you leave, I'll have a scroll ready with everything of the Hattori clan's secrets, techniques, even hierarchy. Our Hattori brothers in the Tetsu no Kuni samurai ranks will be ready to lend you their aid should you ask for it. Oni is already making sure they get the message. He did shadow you during your reconnaissance, after all."
"Thank you… Hanzou-Jii-sama."
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A world of white, a world of existence, a world of the meta-physical, and a world that is ever-changing. In it stands figures, one being that of a man with messy hair, the other being a being in the form of a distortion in this white void but the outline of a man.
"Tell me… do you know what Hiashi and Fugaku are, Minato?" The distortion asks.
"Who are you?"
"Answer the question, human." The being says with a hiss.
The second figure swallows nervously. "They are like me… a human. Why?" Minato Hattori – or at least his consciousness (soul) – replies.
If possible, Minato would have felt more uncomfortable as the figure grins at the answer. "No they aren't. They are Incubi. They are not mere humans, boy, and that is something you have yet to learn."
"Why are you telling me this?" Minato's consciousness asks. He was cautious of this being before him. He didn't know how he got to this white void, he didn't seem to care either; as for why he didn't seem to care… it just felt natural.
"Because if Kushina was indeed a – what others would immediately call a slut – she'd already be around the entire world having the time of her succubus life. However, there are otherworldly things in play here. As such, Incubi and Succubi tend to have a strong sexual drive toward each other. Stronger than humans – that part is obvious." It says in amusement.
"Meaning she didn't… cheat on me? Is that what you're trying to tell me?"
At this, the being laughs. "AHAHAHAHA! OF COURSE SHE CHEATED ON YOU, YOU DUMB FUCK!" He pauses with a few chuckles in between. "Let me be clear about this, hopefully your human consciousness can comprehend my explanation." If possible, he takes a breath and explains. "Kushina cheated on you, yes. However, she was no whore. She's one of the rare few among succubi who would stay devoted to their partner. Her human partner, to be specific. However, as I said, when around each other, succubi and incubi tend to have their sexual urges raised to that more than human. Now, when this happens, there are two options for succubi, and three options for incubi. For the incubi, they can impregnate any woman they chose and as many as ten a night. They can, of course, be persuaded by the succubi around to just pleasure themselves on end with each other. Lastly, they can also simply use one human woman for their needs, either turning her into a succubus, or killing her in the process with a pleasure overload on her senses. For the succubi, they must choose to either calm their urges with humans – one that could lead to hundreds of male deaths in only a matter of days, or go to the incubi around and sate their urges allowing humans, especially those who they love, to live…" If possible, he looked towards the once living man and says, "Unfortunately for you, the incubi decided that they loved Kushina's body too much to simply allow you to live."
"I could care less about all that right now though."
"Of course you don't care about it, you're dead." The being says with a smirk as he strides toward Minato's consciousness. "That's also why Hiashi raped his wife to death." He then stops right in front of Minato's consciousness and grins. "But you don't care about that either, do you?" He chuckles when he sees the consciousness of the man shake its head. "Of course not. No… all you care about is Naruto Hattori, the boy who will change the world."
Hearing those words, Minato is filled with sudden emotion of the unknown as it seems to be a mix of worry and joy. "Where—"
"I can promise you this, Minato…" The being cuts him off with a grin. "That boy will change more of the word than you'd ever dream, and I will be there to watch it, perhaps even take part of it."
"Thank you… uh…"
"Phantom. Although humans tend to call me and my vessels… Phantom Master."
(TBC)
Yeah, like I said, from now on, stories released after Phantom Master will all be connected. Of course, for those of you that have read it, you will already know who the man in the black cloak from last chapter was. Still, if you don't know, just take note that Phantom Master is still in the works. School and stuff are taking my time, and so far my ideas for Phantom Master are still in hibernation. That aside, please review, and understand that Kushina is no slut, simply out of "certain circumstances" did she have to do what she did.
Obviously, Kushina will be seeking to enact revenge on the incubus (or perhaps the two incubi) who killed Minato. I'll also try to remember to give a flashback on how Orochimaru died. And finally…
ZOMBIES!
Yeah… I love zombies… have you guys seen the doujins involving them? Hot, but anyway… yeah, no zombie x human sex here. Just the regular zombie, but numbering in… I don't know… probably until I get bored?
AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Anyway, thanks for reading, hope you understand, and please review!
Finished on September 30, 2017| Philippines| 20:30 hours
Beta read by yours truly on October 1, 2017| Philippines| 18:00 hours
