Grim Reaper of Iwa
Chapter 16
Yeah, sorry about the long update. I have been feeling like crap lately and could not think of good filler for the month long training. So….i am just going to do some beginning things and then get right to it. That….and I broke my lawn mower…..hit the blade on a water pipe and somehow broke the crank shaft. Don't ask. Oh and kudos to the ONE guy who made the dog connection. Akamaru mentioned 'The things he did for love', is what Courage the Cowardly Dog says. Return the slab or suffer my curse! Man, I miss the old Cartoon Network. This new generation SUCKS! Bring back Ed, Edd, and Eddy!
Enjoy the chapter
Naruto happily flopped down on his bed in Mifune's mansion. The prelims were over and he had a lot of training to do. Honestly, he was a little wary of his fight with Lee. He knew he had good taijutsu and his other areas were great, but he knew Lee was a beast in the taijutsu department.
Kurotsuchi walked in with her nightwear and rose an eyebrow. "What's on your mind Naruto?"
"Just my fight with Lee. Not sure how I going to fight him with just Taijutsu."
"Why can't you beat normally?"
"I just wanna fight him on even terms." Naruto stated.
"That's sweet, but I doubt he got here on coddling alone. Kick spandex-ed ass down to the core of the earth!" Kurotsuchi declared with a fist pump.
Naruto sweat dropped before he just shrugged it off. In the end it was his choice how he fought. "So what are you going to your fight?"
"Oh I have a few things in mind, but I heard that my dad is taking me to a cousin in Kiri now that she is the Mizukage. His is thinking that she can help me with my Lava Style."
"That's great! So I guess they got out of that civil war a little earlier than most would expect."
"Yep!" Kurotsuchi chirped happily. "What about you? Who will train you?"
"I think your grandpa. He is going to teach me the dust style…or his personal Taijutsu style.i think."
"That's cool, but they work in sync with each other, just so you know." Kurotsuchi stated, making shrug since he honestly didn't know. Kurotsuchi went quiet for a moment as her thoughts raced. "Hey Naruto."
"Yeah?"
"I get that you have to take on multiple wives thanks to dad wanting your clan in our village, but for this one night, can it just be me and you?"
"Of course, but I am confused on why you are asking." Naruto replied.
The Rock Princess giggled a bit before she smashed her lips to the blond's. "I am asking because I want to do a little love making before I have to actually share you. Hell, Fu is already past most of us."
Naruto blushed pretty hard at that. "Are you sure?! I mean, are you ready for something like that and what if you get pregnant?! Plus…we're 14!"
"Oh I got that covered. Tsunade taught me a certain jutsu if this ever happened and I am ready because to me age is just a number and spending all this time with you, I can say that I do love you."
Naruto stared at the girl before him in awe. "I love you too." He said he before he smashed his lips to hers.
XXX (Yeah, next time people. I don't feel like doing a lemon at the moment)
Sarutobi sighed as he sign yet another paper. Paper was truly the ban of every Kage's existence! Seriously, why couldn't people handle that crap themselves, in fact, why couldn't he just push this shit on someone else? Forget one person, why not more than one?
Oh right, the Clan Heads had paperwork of their own and if he pushed his paperwork on them, he would get more and more complaints, resulting in more damnable paperwork.
It was a vicious cycle that never ends!
"Ugh, I hate my life." Hiruzen cried with anime tears running down his face, making his ANBU think he had gone insane.
Knock Knock!
"Oh thank god! Get in here, hurry!" Sarutobi almost screamed out, however, he did regret his outburst when he saw who entered his office. It was none other than Hiashi Hyuuga.
However, there was something different about the man. A little known fact about Hiashi was that he didn't act like a normal Hyuuga when not around his own family or in an important situation. He was a somewhat normal guy. He could thank being on Minato's team for that.
That being said, Hiashi smirked. "I see you are getting desperate to get awesome that evil concoction of paper. I am in the same boat."
"Oh…glad to know I am not the only one suffering. Anyway, I am glad I have someone to talk to while on my break." Hiruzen stated with a cracked smile. The paperwork was obviously getting to him.
"I saw the footage of my daughter fighting. It was…impressive." Hiashi stated with a small smile. "I sometimes forget that she is just like my wife used to be."
"Too bad she had to face Neji while fighting alongside a Kumo ninja." The Old Hokage stated.
"Yes…made him not think clearly, but after what happened, I am surprised that Hinata let go of old grudges to win the match for her team." Hiashi stated.
"Yes and it is quick thinking like that, that I am thinking of promoting her. She kept calm when faced with a difficult task and lead her team to victory. She has what it takes to be a Chunin…now she just needs some polishing." At Hiashi's depressed look, he continued. "And need to start acting like her father, not her clan head."
"I know…but after so long it is hard. Hell every time I try, it ends in disaster and the Elders want to me to place the caged bird seal on her. My own father, her grandfather thinks she is a failure, even after they saw the footage. They say that she just should have used the seal instead of degrading herself to his level."
"Hiashi, you should do something that I started doing recently myself. Ignore them. That is the only way to move forward and something I should have done when Naruto was first born."
"I guess we both have regrets." Hiashi sighed.
"You have no idea." Sarutobi replied while thinking about Naruto and his old student Orochimaru. "A recent one is Danzo. I should have just killed him."
"I agree with you there. I heard about his threat." Hiashi stated with his stoic face. "I will back you if needed."
"Thanks old friend." The Hokage stated with a sad smile.
"Anytime." Hiashi said as he got up to leave. "Oh and I will try to be a better father when Hinata gets back."
XXX
In the tallest tower of Rain Country, a man stood, staring out on the city in a constant state of rain. This man, no this god was the deity of this place and he watched over his land with little to no emotion. He had no need for emotions. They only got in the way.
This man was Pain, a supposed God with the legendary Rinnegan. However, this body of his was not really his. The real him was hidden for protection. No, this body was the body of his deceased friend from the old days. Back when they were fighting to take Rain from Hanzo the Salamander.
"Did you hear?" A voice ran out to the god like man. Pain looked to his left to see another man, a man that even he feared, appear out of a single twisting of the air. This was the so called Madara Uchiha…and for some reason, also known as Tobi. However, the point of the matter is that Madara Uchiha should be dead, but here he stands, a testament to his power. Pain could even see the fabled Sharingan eye beyond the hole of his orange swirled mask. That powerful eye on a background of black. That trait did confuse him, but it didn't matter. Madara was alive and he was far younger that expected.
"About Konoha's civil war regarding their jinchuriki?" Pain replied.
"Yes. I think with young Naruto gone from the place, we have a chance to get rid of that village once and for all. Hiruzen is weak from age and his ninja are at a disadvantage with their own hatred. Plus, Danzo himself is still alive. It would be the perfect time to take your own revenge."
"Then I will…after the Chunin Exams are done and they are all in their safe little village. I will lead the Akatsuki in and destroy that abomination once and for all. With our power, we don't need the Bijuu just yet."
"Exactly." 'Madara' stated. "I also doubt you need the Three Gods of Heaven, Earth, and Hell to take out a few down powered ninja."
"No, only one God is need for this and that is me, the God of Pain."
"Indeed." 'Madara' stated as he left in the same swirl as he came in.
XXX
The next day, Naruto watched as Kurotsuchi left with her dad for her training with a slight limp in her walk. Heh. She was in good hands now. He just hoped her father didn't notice and kill him for what he did.
"I see my granddaughter has that special glow about her. I see that you two had some fun before you had to train your asses off. Onoki stated as he walked up from behind his student.
Oh crap…I can never get a break. Naruto inwardly groaned. "Yeah, so what kind of training do you have in mind for me this month?"
Onoki gained a twinkle in his eyes at the mention of training. He was going to punish the blond for what he did. What? He knew this was going to happen sooner or later; can't an old man have some hypocritical fun? "Well, if you are going to be my successor, I will have to teach you Dust Style…like the Second Tsuchikage did. A sort of, Rite of Passage if you will."
"Does this include Taijutsu? I am fighting am expert in that area in the finals."
"Oh ho ho! You bet boy! We will have so much fun!" Onoki laughed creepily.
"Why do I get the feeling that this will be painful?" Naruto groaned.
"You have no idea." Onoki stated. "I going to put you through what Mu did to me. In the end, you are going to be thanking me! AH HAHAHAHA!"
"Oh god." Naruto paled.
XXX One month later. (Writing about training is extremely boring….i am skipping right to the finals because I can. Deal with it. Plus, I want to get to the Konoha Destruction sooner!)
As Mifune looked around, he noticed that the open air arena was full of life. Despite the harsh cold air of Iron Country, diplomats, ninja, and civilians all crowded the place. It was events like this that brought people together despite the cold.
It brought a small smile to his lips.
"You seem happy, Mifune." A voice to his left said.
It was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi himself, extremely glad to get away from that damnable paperwork and to see some great fights. In fact, all the Kages were here and they were in the Leader's Box. A special area where only the leaders of each country and their personal body guards can be in. It was high above the stands so that they could get a perfect view of each battle. And for the elderly like Sarutobi and Onoki, there were TV screens places at different angles.
"Indeed I am. It is not every day that one of the leaders of Iron Country can host such an event that brings people from all over the world together like this." Mifune stated.
"Yes, but this tournament is a replacement for the horrors of war. We have our young teen ninja aged fight each other in mortal combat for a war replacement and to see if they are ready for the next level of our ninja ranks." Sarutobi stated.
"When you put it that way, it makes us seem like monsters. They are kids after all." A sensual voice of a woman stated with a deadpan. This was Mei Terumi, a cousin of Kurotsuchi. She was also the Mizukage.
"Bah! These brats can take it." A large dark skinned man stated with an air of finality. This was A, the Raikage.
"The Mizukage does have a point, but I guess there is some value to what this tournament represents." The Kazekage stated with a bored expression on his face.
"Enough about ethics." The Tsuchikage stated. "I say we just get this tournament underway!"
"Eager to show off your prize pupil?" Sarutobi asked.
Onoki glared at the Hokage. "Yes. I can assure you that threw away something of great value."
"I concur." The Kazekage stated.
"We'll see." The Raikage replied with his arm's crossed. He himself wanted to see if this alliance with Iwa was worth it with the son of Minato Namikaze at the center of it all.
"I am interested in this boy as well, he is the teammate to my little cousin that I prepped for this tournament." The Mizukage replied. "She spoke greatly of him."
"Very well," Mifune stated as he turned his back to the Kage and addressed the arena's audience. "People of the Elemental Nations! I welcome you to the third Chunin Exams held by Iron Country. This event has always brought in some powerful competition and some spectacular fights! Now, without further waiting, I say we get the final round of the Chunin Exams underway!" At this, the entire crowd roared with approval.
"Now, let me all introduce you to my daughter and the proctor of these fights, Misa, my daughter!" said silver haired girl walked out onto the arena as waved as the crowd roared once more.
"Will the first two fighters come down to the arena." Misa shouted amongst the noise. "This first fight is Samui of Kumo vs Fu of Taki!"
Said girls Body Flicker down to the arena, already having their pre-fight glare off.
"Begin!" Misa declared as she jumped away.
The two kunoichi stood stock still as they glared at one another. Samui then slid out her tanto and the tow rushed at one another, Samui with her tanto and Ku with a kunai.
Trying to slash at each other was proving to be of no use, so Samui opted for a jutsu that a friend of hers, Darui, helped her create, but before she could do that, she had to get away from a swarm of horned beetles that were trying to bite her.
"My special arm bands aren't going to affect you like they do men, so I'll just settle with draining your chakra dry with my beetles." Fu declared.
"What? Like the Aburame Clan?" Samui asked, not liking her odds.
"Sort of, but when they take chakra from you, they bite you and poison you…have fun with that." Fu offered with a cheery smile.
Samui muttered an 'uncool' under her breath as she sliced away at all the small bugs trying to take a bite out of her. Finally, one hit its mark and Samui already back to the feel the weakening effects of the bug's poison. Thinking that enough was enough, she charged lightning into her blade as plunged it into the ground.
"Lightning Fissure!" Just as the name sounds, the attack created a fissure in the ground that when right at the green haired jinchuriki. Thankfully, Fu jumped out of the way in time, but the attack did scare her a bit.
"I am not done yet!" Samui called out. "Four Corners Lightning Fissure!" like before , the fissures branched out from all four sides of her, but the odd thing was that they just stayed there, the lightning raising up from the fissure and just stayed there, like it was waiting for something. Which was Samui's next move.
"Lightning Style: White Lightning Guardian!" The fissure's that Samui had created started to expand until the area around her looked like one of those Simon Says toys with the lightning turning white and raising far above her. The element then started to twist around itself until it created a serpent like entity that coiled around Samui protectively.
Despite the poison in her system, Samui had managed to create her ultimate jutsu. However, it took an obscene amount to chakra to maintain and she really only had one shot at this. 3 minutes. She better make it worth it or else she was in trouble.
XXX
In the Leader's Box, A whistled in appreciation. "So that's the jutsu her and Darui were making. Impressive!"
"Indeed." Mei replied with a smile. "However, a jutsu of that much power must be difficult to maintain."
"Yeah, he said they were having problems with that." A grimaced.
"Whatever the case may be, it is still impressive for a genin." Sarutobi replied, getting nods from the other Kage.
XXX
Fu, saw the signs of immediate fatigue on the blond's face and knew she could not hold that jutsu for long. Analyzing the technique, she noticed that the lightning was completely stable. The wall of lightning surrounding her was acting as an electrified wall, a good defense and the serpent was acting as the attack, a good offense. This jutsu was an all in one and powerful to boot. But…it was costly no doubt, which meant sooner or later, it would destabilize.
And Fu had a plan to quicken that effect. "Secret Jutsu: Hiding in Scale Powder!" With that, she exhaled a bright golden powder that covered the area, blinding Samui due to its reflective abilities.
"Ugh! What is this?!" Samui growled out. Whatever this powder was, it got past her lightning barrier. So, for a moment, she got angry and lost control sending her guardian right at the greenette.
Fu planned for this. She quickly jumped as the beast came at her. While in the air, she channeled her Tailed Beast's chakra and called out her next jutsu, "Secret Jutsu: Parasitic Control!" Jumping onto the lightning serpent's body, she slammed her fist into its head, feeding Chomei's chakra into the attack and taking full control of it.
Now that caught a lot of attention, but due to Fu's earlier jutsu, Samui was completely oblivious. "I am ending this battle now, Attack!" She ordered the guardian as it sailed straight at the oblivious blond while Fu herself jumped off.
As soon as it connected with Samui's barrier, it created a grinding noise, making two things actually happen. One, the whole jutsu was staring to destabilize and two, it was creating sparks, which was enough for the still present powder, igniting it in a full on explosion.
Samui was sent flying out of it, badly burnt as she hit a wall as she was knocked out.
It was quiet for a while as everyone in the audience was quiet for a long time, the explosion really something else before Misa found her voice and declared Fu the winner.
XXX
In the competitor's box, Naruto whistled. "Damn, using someone else's jutsu against them….ok will you all quit copying me!"
"It was fair Naruto, quit complaining." Sasuke said. He had enjoyed the battle, and that guardian jutsu had given him an idea thanks to his new abilities that Kakashi had taught him. However, he would have to try it out later.
"Yes! It was a most youthful battle!" Lee shouted.
"Lee, please keep it down, you're scaring people." Sai stated.
"Oh you're one to talk!" Kurotsuchi growled out before she went over to Naruto. "My match is next, want to give me a little good luck?"
"You bet!" Naruto said before his lips met with hers in heated passion.
"Damn! Save that for the bedroom!" Suzumebachi yelled out, a little jealous herself.
"Oh alright." Kurotsuchi replied before she smirked at Temari, challenging her to make a move. Said blond sent back a murderous glare, the tension very high.
"Next match, Kurotsuchi of Iwa vs Temari of Suna." Misa's voice rang out, cutting through the tension.
"Oh this is going to be fun." Temari grinned.
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And this is where I am cutting it off. I am tired. I just got done with Portal 2 and then I finished this chapter. I am kind of pissed because to me, the ending for Portal 2 sucked!
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed Samui and Fu's battle along with some early spoilers to what will be going down. Heh.
Next Chapter is Kurotsuchi vs Temari(catfight over Naruto!) and Naruto vs Lee. You better believe that is going to cause some destruction.
Now if you will excuse me, I have to finish NPU3.
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