Chapter 2: The Jutsu, Sakura.
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Okay the next few chapters will be in conjunction with each other. I am going to devote one chapter per charachter performing the jutsu and the effects thereof. They will go in order of Sakura, Sasuke, Hinata, and finally Naruto. Once they finish I will start things up at roughly the night before team assignements. This will be because even though they may be trained by their ancestors, they will still need a couple of days to adjust to using their newfound abilities and skills in their world. But just to clarify ach of these chapters will be written from an outside pov focusing on each charachter. So without further adue.
Let the story begin...
Sakura sat in Iruka-sensei's class the next day next to Sasuke with Naruto and Hinata on the other side, waiting for team placements. They had all decided to drop their masks and reveal to the world who they really were. It was time for Konoha and the ninja world to learn who the Hokage's Beasts really were.
Naruto had also told all of them that he had a new jutsu he was going to share with them all that he thought might help them all to get stronger and better serve the Hokage. Suffice to say that they all quickly agreed, especially after he explained what it was supposed to do. After all it's not every day one gains the oppertunity to meet and be trained by their ancestors.
(Skipping Teams 1-6 cuz nobody really cares to begin with.)
Iruka walked into the room and was forced to use his Big Head no Jutsu to get the class in order. Once everyone settled down he began his speech about how proud he was of each and every one of them and the bright futures they all could look forward to.
"Now will be Team 7, consisting of Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno..." He paused for a moment and waited for the fangirls to settle down before continuing. "And finally Naruto Uzumaki. Your Jonin sensei will be Kakashi Hatake."
Iruka shook his head at how sad Naruto and Hinata looked not being on the same team. But he was glad to see Sasuke and Sakura there to comfort their adoptive sibblings. Clearing his throat to regain attention he continued.
"Team 8, under Jonin sensei Kurenai Yuhi will be Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata Hyuuga." He paused again at the loud outburst from Kiba.
"Ha! Take that Uzumaki no dobe! Hinata's on my team and soon she'll forget all about you and be my woman!" But before Iruka could do anything one way or another the room was flooded with a K.I. so potent and powerful that it forced even him to his knees whilst several students feinted from the shear terror they were experiencing, and the worst part was that it wasn't even directed at them. It was solely focused on Kiba who was on his knees shaking in a puddle of his own vomit and urine. Finally a deathly calm and cold voice spoke which made shivers run up everyones spines.
"Inuzuka I would suggest you never make a move on my woman or I will personally explain to Tsume-sama why she suddenly finds herself the mother of two daughters when she always thought she had a daughter and a son. Do you understand me?" This is when those still concious were shocked to realize that the K.I. and speach came from Naruto of all people.
While Kiba just stayed there whimpering the K.I. suddenly dissapeared all at once as if it had never been there in the first place. While everyone in the room was trying to get their breathing, heartrates, and minds working once more. Hinata just snuggled into Naruto's side while giggling cutely, Sasuke and Sakura just sighed and shook their heads while cuddling together.
Iruka being older and more experienced was able to get himself under control much sooner and with much more ease than the other students, simply cleared his throat before speaking. "Yes well now that that's done shall I continue?"
Without waiting for a response he picked up where he left off. "Team 9 is still in circulation from last year. So Team 10 will be Choji Akimichi, Shikimaru Nara, and Ino Yamanaka under Jonin sensei Asuma Sarutobi. Now you should all go home and prepare yourselves for your new teams and sensei's. You will come back here in two weeks to meet your sensei's. I want to congradulate everyone who passed once more, and wish you all luck. It has been a pleasure teaching you all and I am proud and honored to have been able to not only teach but get to know you all. You are all dismissed, and once more good luck."
As Iruka walked out the door our favorite four stood up without paying attention to anyone else in the room and walked out together silently. Once outside they simply looked at each other for a few seconds before Naruto spoke. "Our cabin tonight?" He asked everyone.
Receiving three silent nods they all vanished as one.
Scene Break...
Beasts cabin around eleven that night.
Sakura and the others sat around in a circle in the front room of the cabin. The only light one small lantern in the middle of the small floor table they all sat around. Finally Naruto drew a scroll from one of the seal hidden pockets in the sleeve of his jacket. Unrolling it he placed it in the center of the table after moving the lantern aside just a little.
As they all looked it over Sakura was the first one to notice some key details. "Naru-kun?"
As Naruto looked at her concerned she continued. "Naru-kun there's some stuff here that makes me a little nervous."
At his questioning look she continued. "First is that there isn't any time limit, we don't know how long this will last or take right?" At his nod she continued. "Next what's the cost? This was in the Forbidden scroll for a reason. Everything in there is extremely dangerous."
At this second point everyone turned to Naruto for information. "Okay the first part I can't answer because even I don't know I couldn't find anything except that it varies from person to person."
After waiting a moment for that to sink in he continued and this was the tricky part. "I don't know the cost. One account that I found said the person lost their ability to mould chakra ever again. Another lost their chakra entirely. But it was in there because it takes a minimum of One Kage's worth of chakra for each person, the thing is that you don't just meet these people you get transported to them." At the questioning looks he was receiving he sighed heavily and wearily because he was nervous, then with a deep breath he continued. "Say the ancestor you meet is in Kami's court you will be transported to them to learn. Or in Limbo you will go to their location in Limbo to learn."
When he finished he bowed his head because everyone would now understand just how risky this jutsu was for if you could wind up meeting an ancestor in Kami's court the converse could also be true and you could wind up being transported to hell.
While Naruto's head was bowed the others exchanged long slow silent looks before each nodded in turn and reached across to place their hands on his shoulders. Finally it was Sasuke who spoke up.
"Naruto your my brother and I'm with you to the end. We are the Hokage's Beasts and if this will help us serve him better as well as allowing us to protect each other better than I'll rip open the portal and go to hell myself. I've lost my family once and I will not lose this one as long as there is anything I can do about it."
Sakura picked up as soon as Sasuke finished while Naruto raised his head to look right into Sasuke's eyes before nodding and then turning to Sakura when she began to speak. "Naruto you are my big brother and if I have to follow you into hell I will. You are my brother, Hinata is my sister, and Sasuke is my love. You are my family and I'll be damned if I lose any of you while I still have a single breath in my body."
Naruto listened to this a little bit of tears welling up in his eyes, betraying the emotion he was trying to hide to look strong for everyone. Finally Hinata squeezed his shoulder to get his attention. When he looked over to her she smiled that soft sweet smile that seemed to just make her glow to his mind, then she spoke in a soft tone that carried all of her love and support in it. "Naru-koi I love you, Sasuke is my big brother, Sakura is my sister as much as and much of the time even more than Hanabi is. I will go anywhere and do anything for our little family because it is the most important thing in the world to me. So come on love let's do this jutsu get stronger, and protect each other and serve the Hokage to the best of our abilities."
Naruto smiled fully and as they all looked at each other and nodded smiling they spoke as one. "For the Hokage we serve. Smite his enemies, crush his foes, gaurd him with our lives. We are the Hokage's Beasts."
After finishing they all looked at the scroll once more memorizing the hand seals. But before they started Naruto stopped them all once more. "Guys before we do this I want you all to remember to stop fueling the jutsu as soon as it takes hold."
At their questioning looks clearly not understanding where he was going with this he spoke up once more. "I have this figured out, and we all know that even though we are all far above average genin level none of you have the chakra capacity to activate this jutsu. I have plenty for this and then some. I may not have the control to do much of anything but raw power I have in abundance. So just trust me okay guys?"
After a few silent moments they all nod agreeing but it was Sakura who spoke for the group this time. "Naru-nii? Promise me that you will cancel the jutsu if it's too much okay? Noone here thinks it's worth your life just to get stronger."
Naruto only had to think about it for a moment before giving them all a smile and nod. "I promise if it gets to be too much I'll stop it. Okay?"
The others smiled and nodded in response and they all began the hand seals while moulding chakra. 357 carefully formed hand seals, and 2 hours of sweating and moulding their chakra as they concentrated they all surged their chakra together while calling out the name of the jutsu in one loud clear voice. "Kodaibito no kinsei sukiru: Sosen gijutsu no te de kunren!"
As they finished calling out the name of the technique Sasuke, Sakura, and Hinata stopped channeling chakra as soon as they felt the drain on their reserves and looked up to see Naruto channeling a more massive amount of chakra than they had ever seen or felt before. Suddenly they all saw a huge flash of white light and a giant crack of thunder.
Scene Break...
Unknown location an undetermined amount of time later.
Slowly Sakura opened her eyes before looking around her not sure what was going on. All she could see in any direction was a grey sky with a white fog all around for as far as she could see. Looking around she realized that noone else was here and that made her uneasy but as memories of the night came back to her she steeled herself as she pushed herself to her feet and spoke the words like a mantra to reasure herself. "I am the Hokage's Hell Cat to Crush and Burn all whom the Hokage deem necessary."
Feeling her confidence come back and her nerves settle Sakura stretched out her senses as far as she was able trying to detect anything. Finally she detected a presence both terrifying and comforting at the same time. With nothing better to do she set off in the direction she sensed the presence in.
After wandering around for what seemed like forever she came across a woman with long blood red hair and red eyes. Wearing black leather boots, black leather pants with red around the pelvis area, two leather belts crossed at her waist, a black leather and red trimmed corset style top, and a long black cloak. When the woman turned to her and spoke Sakura received yet another shock as the woman had fangs like something out of a vampire movie.
The woman wore an amused expression obviously seeing and understanding Sakura's reaction. The woman spoke in a soft voice that carried no small amount of a husky tone that would likely seduce most any man she met. "Hello Sakura, my name is Rayne. I will grant you the power my descendant deserves but it will come with drawbacks and you will have to work very hard to master it."
Sakura seemed stunned for a moment as her mind processed what the woman had said. "Wait how do you know who I am and what's going on?" Sakura was clearly confused and slightly scared.
The woman held her hands up calmingly and slowly walked forward. "The reason I know all of this is because this is Limbo, here I have been allowed just as all are to watch my descendants over the years. You Sakura are the most recent of my descendants and through watching your life I have decided that you are both worthy and ready to take on the responsibility of carrying my bloodline."
Sakura nodded her head slowly as she processed all of this before coming to the logical conclusions. "Rayne-sama I am honored that you feel I am worthy and I will do all within my power to make you proud. But I have to ask how long we will be able to train when in the living world we only have two weeks before we need to meet our team sensei's."
Rayne smirked at her before speaking in a highly amused tone with a twinkle in her eyes. "My dear you don't need to stand on ceremony with me, I personally dislike it myself. And to answer your question we are in Limbo time has little to no meaning here. You will finish your training completely and rejoin your freinds in plenty of time."
Nodding Sakura smirked as well before cracking her knuckles and rolling her shoulders, then she spoke in a confident voice with not a little exitement. "When do we start Rayne?"
Before her very eyes with no indication of movement Rayne seemed to simply faze from existence. At the same moment Sakura felt two arms circle her from behind one around her waist a short curved sword pointing at her heart, one around her shoulders a second swords tip resting against the left side of her neck, while Rayne's chin resting on her right shoulder her hot breath moving across her neck. "Right now Sakura-chan." In the next moment Sakura felt a searing pain ignite in her neck before she blacked out.
Waking up some time later Sakura groaned as she rolled over and rubbed her neck. She couldn't believe how fast she was taken down. Looking up at the sound of footsteps she saw Rayne standing there hands on hips smirking at her. "You will have to do much better than that Sakura-chan, but I've already given you my bloodline so now you have to train it. Prepare yourself for this will not be easy."
Scene Break...
2 Years later in Limbo...
Thus nearly 2 years of hellish training began. By the end of it Sakura had grown much stronger, faster, and all around more powerful. Now they stood before each other once more with Sakura much changed from the first time they stood like this. She now stood at 5'9" around 170 lbs, she had red streaks in her hair and red streaks shooting through her emerald eyes. She now wore an outfit identicle to Raynes and sported a new pair of fangs. She had an hourglass figure that the outfit showcased perfectly, and a modest mid c-cup bust.
"Sakura your training with me is at an end, but your training is not over." At Sakura's questioning look Rayne explained. "You have one more ancestor who desires to train you. Her name is Alessa and though I do not blame her for her actions I am sad both for the life she was forced to live, and where you must go to meet her. You must now travel to one of the lowest levels of Hell where she will train you in her abilities."
Though shocked that she was going to go train in hell Sakura merely nodded her head before quickly moving forward and hugging the much older woman, to both her surprise and delight. After a few moments Sakura stepped back and smiled softly. "Rayne-chan you may be my ancestor but you are as much my sister as Hinata is. Hell or not I would be happy to go train some more to help my freinds."
Rayne smiled and hugged Sakura once more before stepping back herself. "Be safe, be strong, and protect those close to your heart Sakura-chan. I am proud to call you both my descendant and my sister."
Sakura smiled herself before everything began to glow white around her, soon there was a familiar flash of bright white light and a resounding crack.
Scene Break...
Unknown location an unknown amount of time later.
Slowly Sakura opened her eyes to once more find herself in a strange place. This one was a large shock to her system with her new senses, and even more so when considering that she has spent the last 2 years in a grey and white void.
This new location couldn't be more different if it tried. She seemed to be in some strange kind of city with brick buildings, black hard streets, and strange machines everywhere that seemed like some kind of strange carriages with no way to harness horses to them. But the strangest thing was the dark grey sky, and falling ash which was also piled up and coating everything. Everywhere she looked everything looked grey because of the ash.
Her observations were cut short when she heard a loud metallic scraping sound accompanying slow heavy harsh footsteps. Turning her head left and right looking for the source of the sound upon finding the source she immediately took up a defensive stance while the blades she had received from Rayne seemed to just materialize in her hands. The source being the nearly eight foot tall shirtless man with leather straps crisscrossing his chest, a giant pyramid like metal helmet on his head, a long leather apron around he waist, and a giant butcher knife looking sword dragging the ground making the scraping sound.
The man stopped a few feet short of her and seemed to consider her for a moment, before slowly raising one hand and pointing down the road. Then he makes a slow sweeping motion with that same hand before turning and walking slowly in that direction. Not understanding completely but assuming he meant for her to follow she kept her blades out at the ready just in case they were needed.
Scene Break...
Some time later at abandoned building.
Arriving at the building the man reaches out and rips the door free with one slow movement, accompanying the sound of twisting tearing metal, and crunching rock. Tossing the door aside the man ducks down and slowly moves through the doorway.
Sakura is unsure but follows, carefully scanning everything around her for possible threats as she does. She follows him down a long hallway to a strange chamber with sliding doors, and cables at the top and bottom with wheels and gears. Seeing the man motion her in she cautiously steps in and watches him reach in to pull on a lever before stepping back. Suddenly there is a loud clanking and grinding sound as the doors rattle shut. Then the whole contraption starts shaking and rattling then lurches, before it begins to sink and lower down.
After many long slow tense minutes it gives another harsh jolt as it grinds to a halt. Then it begins rattling and clanking once more as the door rattles open. Sakura stops and allows her eyes to adjust to the change in light, which went from dark and barely existant to a soft red glow. The air is also very hot down here which is strange for being so far below ground. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves Sakura takes a slow cautious step forward. Then she freezes as she hears a quiet harsh whispering, voice echoing down the tunnel. The odd part was that as creepy, and harsh as the voice was it seemed to have a calming effect on Sakura.
She couldn't make out what the voice was saying but it seemed to want her to follow. So taking another breath Sakura shifted her grip on her blades and began walking down the hallway.
As she reached the other end she was unprepared for the sight before her. There on a hospital bed halfway wrapped in bandages sat a woman who turned her head to regard Sakura for a few silent moments while Sakura in turn regarded her. A few moments later a red haze began surrounding the woman. As it dissapated the woman was completely changed. She now was a seventeen year old girl in a black leather jacket black civilian jeans, had black makeup around her eyes and black lipstick upon her lips.
(Think teenaged Alessa from Silent Hill : Revelation the movie.)
The young woman smirked at Sakura before speaking in a low husky tone, which both carried a tone of danger, and an alluring seductive tone. Both harsh and soft at the same time.
"Welcome to my little corner of Hell Sakura. My name is Alessa, also known as either The Witch, or Demon of Silent Hill. The man who led you here is my most loyal follower, servant, and my protector when I was alive. He doesn't have a proper name he is simply known as Pyramisd Head."
"Umm Alessa-sama, why exactly are you here? Rayne-chan said you didn't deserve it but that you had done many bad things over the years."
A look of sadness spreads across Alessa's face and a tone of regret enters her voice. "Sakura you have to understand that in life aside from my mother I knew next to no happiness. My entire life was one of pain, loneliness, and sorrow. I allowed my rage to consume me, I first allowed myself to be possessed by a demon, but later fused with it and became more powerful still. The town you saw outside and all around us is the result of that rage, and pain seeking an outlet while lashing out at everyone and everything I saw as responsible for my pain. The form you originally saw wrapped in bandages is my true form. It is what I looked like after the town was done with me. The form you see now is what I would have looked like if I had been allowed to live in peace."
Now a look of both sadness and understanding spread across Sakura's face upon hearing this explanation.
Cheering up slightly Alessa began speaking once more. "Now Sakura first thing's first, drop the formality crap. I can't stand it, here I am simply Alessa. Now what you will be learning from me is something that you have already tapped into very breifly at times. The enhanced strength you seem to possess when you become angry is part of it. That is probably the simplest most basic application of my abilities. My powers revolve around anger and rage. The first thing you will need to learn is how to harness that emotion without losing yourself to it. Don't worry you won't hurt anyone or anything if you lose control here but that is what you will need to learn to harness. As you progress you will learn more and more of my abilities."
Nodding her head a look of determination sets itself on Sakura's face and in a new determined voice Sakura asks a simple question. "When do we start?"
Alessa smirks a little more as she raises her hands and barb wire begins to sprout from the walls and floor, spreading across the floor, ceiling, and walls like living vines. "We start now. Oh and before I forget I will not be your only teacher."
At Sakura's questioning look even as she shifts into a more solid defensive position Alessa elaborates. "You see Sakura though the strength is one of my abilities it is not one I use often prefering to use my lovely decorations here among other things you will learn. Now know this no matter what you learn to do here, much like Raynes gift and teaching, you will not instantly be able to use everything to it's fullest when you get back home. You will need to reteach your body some things as well as learning to adapt them to earth."
When Sakura nods her head in understanding Alessa continues. "Now your second teacher will be Pyramid Head, he will teach you how to harness your strength as well as according to him if you advance enough and impress him he will have a surprise for you at the end of your training."
Before Sakura can even formulate something to say to that she has to immediately jump back while flashing her blades as fast as she possibly can in order to fend off the barrage of razor sharp, twisting, twining, and striking barb wire. She had only one thought going through her mind as this was going on.
"This is going to be hell." Oh she had no idea just how right she was.
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An indeterminate amount of time later.
It has been nearly three years since Sakura found her way to Alessa's domain and began her training. Since then Sakura has almost mastered her abilities to the same degree as Alessa. But that is not all, she can now match Pyramid Head in both raw strength as well as in wielding the giant sword he uses. Her main preference is to use a combination of the speed gained from the powers and skills learned and earned under Rayne, combined with the raw power and manipulation of the physical world she gained and learned under both Alessa and Pyramid Head.
One of her favorites is to use the manipulation ability to corrupt the world around her similar to how Alessa corrupted Silent Hill, then use her speed to make someone think they are fighting some kind of phantom. While overpowering her opponent completely with sheer strength. Or if there are multiple opponents, or she wants psychological warfare to play a part she sends out the barb wire to tangle up her opponent so that to get free they have to harm themselves even more before she cuts them down like wheat.
Now she finds herself standing before Alessa and Pyramid Head both looking at her seriously. Or at least she assumes Pyramid Head is, since his helmet obscured his head and face completely. Finally Alessa spoke in a completely serious voice that was also filled with pride.
"Sakura since you came here you have become a good friend and one who I am proud carries my bloodline. You have proven that you are capable of using my powers well and responsibly. Now I am proud to say that you have learned all you can from me. Anything else you will have to learn on your own. Now Pyramid Head has a gift for you as do I. Please step forward."
As Sakura stepped forward and bowed Pyramid Head Stepped forward while drawing his sword. Reaching down he placed his hand on her shoulder causing her to look up at him. He twisted the sword sideways laying it across his palms while holding his hands out to her, offering the sword.
Though shocked by his actions Sakura lifted her hands and reverently accepted the blade. "Thank you my friend." Her voice carried all of her respect and the love of a sister behind it. Pyramid Head nodded slowly before stepping back.
Once he was back in position Alessa stepped forward and placed her hand on Sakura's shoulder this time. Then she spoke. "Sakura this is my gift to you. My nurses are now yours to command, they can act as assisstants and healers when needed as well as their combat abilities which you know all too well. As is the barb wire which have been made your own. This gift will hurt allot."
When she finished black lines began snaking their way down her arm before seeming to spread across Sakura's skin. Though her gritted teeth, sweating, and the strain on her place belied that notion revealing the truth that they were actually burrowing under her skin, spreading across her body.
After several long slow minutes the pain ebbed away to reveal Sakura's new black barbwire tattoo's wrapped around her arms, torso, and upper chest. As she lifted her head it revealed her newly black painted lips, black lined eyes, and black tipped hair, and black in her eyes where the whites should have been. When she stood up and spun her cloak around her shoulders she flipped her sword over so that it rested across her shoulders. Finally she smiled at the two, before speaking.
"P.H., Alessa, both of you are people I am proud to add to my short list of people I consider my family. Alessa just as Hinata, and Rayne are my sisters so are you. P.H. Just as Naruto is my brother you are as well. I promise to make you both proud of me, and will strive to make sure neither of you ever regret all you have done for me." She spoke all of this with complete conviction and seriousness.
As they both listened Alessa as well as Pyramid Head, both felt an overwhelming pride and love for the girl, no young woman before them. They both smiled warmly though you couldn't see it on Pyramid Head with his helmet, and nodded to her.
"Sakura though we both love you we hope to never meet you here again. Understand me young lady?" Even with the light teasing tone you could hear the seriousness in Alessa's voice. Before she smirked at Sakura and spoke another phrase that was sure to send shivers up the spines of Sakura's enemies. "Remember that when they deserve it. Give 'em Hell girl."
Sakura smirked grinning right back as she nodded perhaps a little too happily at this as she hefted her sword once more while the tattoos twisted and writhed around on her arms and chest. "You can be sure of that Lessa."
Suddenly a bright light started glowing around Sakura and thunder began rolling in the distance. As they all exchanged smiles and nods once more the light flashed blindingly and the thunder cracked resoundingly. After she was gone Alessa and Pyramid Head looked at each other for a moment before Alessa spoke. "I hope she's okay my love. I don't want to think of her getting hurt."
Pyramid Head nodded before a loud groaning keening sound rumbled from his helmet. Alessa smiled softly once more before wrapping her arms around his waist. "Please take me back to the basement my love, I am not as young as I once was."
Pyramid Head nodded as he reached down and gently scooped her up bridal style before turning and slowly making his way back to the basement. Before they could go too far though they both hear a resounding rumbling voice echoing from everywhere. "Forgiveness is at hand."
They look at each other shocked for a moment before a soft white glow begins to surround them and they both began feeling lighter. Soon the world around them faded to be replaced by something entirely new.
It was a city made of white stone and stone streets. Soon a small black haired woman leapt from a roof to land before them. She wore a simple black yukata, and white haori, with a simple katana like sword hung on her hip. "Hello my name is Rukia Kurosaki, it is a pleasure to meet you. Welcome to Soul Society."
As the two stood their trying to get over their shock the woman drew a scroll from a hidden pocket and read over it. "Alessa, the Demon of Silent Hill, and Pyramid Head?"
At their still shocked and clearly not understanding nods she nods again before smiling gently and speaking in a much kinder tone of voice. "You are here because whatever you did has earned you Forgiveness. You are here today with one other new arrival as of today. Perhaps you know each other her name is Rayne."
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With Sakura at the same time.
Sakura blinked and opened her eyes to find herself standing back in the cabin near the table but her wardrobe and all changes that occurred over the last five years were still present. As her eyes finally adjusted she began to actually look around, looking for the others. Hearing a gasp she spun around only to fail in stifling her own as she spoke one thing in complete wonderment. "Sasuke-kun?"