Kiri's Susanoo
Chapter 2
Uzumaki
Naruto's blood went cold at the sight of the gleaming metal in the mans hand. He had placed his hand over the blonds mouth and seemed to be sticking to the shadows while looking over the log. His eyes scanned the shadows and area like he was making sure it was safe… 'Is he not with the other shinobi?'
"Keep quiet kid" the man whispered before releasing his mouth. Naruto turned his head more to see a long staff or halberd in his hand laying on the ground. The end had a short but thick blade attached to it and it was covered in silver and blue designs.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked only to see the man's dark blue almost purple eyes glaring down at him. It was as if he was trying to figure out who the boy was… "What? Your not going to… kill me are you?"
The man almost looked amused and completely released the boy only to see him do a back flip and pull up a rock in his hand. The man was even more amused as he stood letting out a soft chuckle. Naruto didn't know what to think at this point… the man wasn't giving him any answers but he released him, he knew he would have to stay on guard and he was just a kid. Even if he had gotten away from the other men they where all more emotional or in Naruto's words stupid. This man looked calm but at the same time fierce, no matter how old he looked…
"You've got spirit boy" he whispered while slinging his long weapon and latching it to his back "but I just saved your life… my name is Haruo and I think you should come with me. I can help keep you safe and might even be able to get you home if you have one"
Naruto was shocked by the mans kindness and wasn't sure if he should believe the man… But he needed rest and was hungry… His head was pounding from all the worrying he had been going through over the old man… all he wanted was some rest…
"Alright… but you promise you won't hurt me or anything?" Naruto asked earning and smile and nod from the man who took a step towards him holding a hand out.
"I promise child… wait" he said before looking around them quickly… Naruto flinched at the sight of the man pulling his weapon back into his hands and fell onto his back side.
"W-what? You promised" Naruto yelled only to hear something cutting through the air towards him… Naruto looked up in time to see the same man that was after him before lunging Kunai at him… Naruto's eyes shut quickly as he did his best to curl into a defensive position and wait for the pain… But to his surprise it never came. Only the sound of metal colliding with metal was heard. Naruto's eyes opened to see the older man's spear protecting him.
"Kiri Shinobi… return home or you won't be allowed to live" the man threatened only to see two other men appear laughing down at him. Naruto went pale at the odds of this older man being able to take them on and quickly gripped the rock he had been holding onto and lunged it at the man who had attacked him. It slammed into his nose causing him to shout in frustration and pain before looking down at them.
"Ill kill you bra-" he yelled only to feel the blunt end of the staff slam into his jaw knocking him into a tree which splintered and cracked a bit from the force of which he was thrown.
"That's your first warning… the next time I'll use the blade, take your friend and go now or die" the old man said before sliding into a stance. Naruto felt a sweat drop fall from his chin while watching the man smile at them. You could almost see the Chakra coming off his body but what made him scary was the glow over the silver and blue leading up to the blade which seemed to be burning with blue flames…
"This won't be the last time you see us" one of the men said before lifting his friend and vanishing… If one thing was clear this old man was no pushover.
"Come on kid, follow me"
--------(Mei)--------
"I can't believe you Dad!" Mei screamed at her father who had a look of astonishment on his face. Never had she been so rebellious as to raise her voice to him.
"Mei don't you dare raise you voice to your father!" Her mother said while walking into the room "That boy could have been dangerous he is doing what is right"
"he saved me life twice! He didn't have to bring me home, he could of asked me the way to the dock and left from there but he didn't! He was just visiting our village with the… wait I think it was the H-Hokage?" Mei paused getting a shocked reaction from her mother and father… "and I didn't even get his name" Mei said the last part in a whisper before turning her head to the side slightly in time to see a crimson peddle fall from her hair. She quickly remembered the flower and pulled it from her hair to see it withering… Without warning she ran up the stares and into her room where she slammed her door shut. She jumped onto her bed before pulling a dairy out from under her pillow. She hadn't writing in it sense the day her father told he she was to be a Shinobi for Kiri and her training would be starting soon… While looking down at the flower she smiled before feeling warmth cover her cheeks before she began to write.
'I met a boy today, but I didn't even get his name. He had shaggy blond hair and a cute face with strange whisker marks on his cheeks, 3 on each cheek. He gave me this flower, and then saved my life not once but twice. I hope he's alright… and maybe if I become a Shinobi I could see him again… that's it, no matter how much I don't want to be a shinobi ill shut those feelings out and do my best'
"Mei?" a voice came from the door as a lovely women stepped into the room. She had long black hair and silver eyes.
"Oh" she paused while looking up to her personal maid. She placed the flower in the dairy and closed it and placing it back under her pillow. "Aimi…" Mei said before looking down at her hands "How are you?"
The women seemed to smile brightly before walking into the room with a plate of food in her hand. She had been the only real family Mei even truly knew when it came to someone caring for her. "Your parents where just looking out for your safety, if you hadn't snuck out into town today none of this would have happened in the first place" The women said while setting to food down and sitting on the edge of the bed with the young girl.
"Its not like I don't sneak out all the time… they never really cared then and they don't know. There just looking out for themselves and that's all!" She mumbled, the hurt in her tone was clear as she grabbed a pillow and pulled it to her chest to rest her chin on it and her knee's.
"Is that so?" Aimi asked while raising an eyebrow "Well then explain to me why your father is getting his Katana and things ready to go inform the Mizukage of the Hokage's grandson?"
Mei's eyes shot open in shock as she smiled at the women in front of her "really?" she mumbled only to see her silver eyes shut as she nodded and smiled.
"Would I lie to you little one? I've always told you the truth even when you where younger then you are now… besides I can tell you have a crush on the boy" She said earning a crimson blush from the young girl. She put her face into the pillow and let out a slight shout earning a laugh from the maid… "Its nothing to be ashamed of dear just-"
She stopped and stood quickly while hearing there door kick open and shouts echoing through the halls of the large home.
'Get my wife and daughter out now!' Mei heard her father scream followed by footsteps flying up the hallway.
"Mei-San!" A mans voice screamed down the hallway before a loud crash was heard followed by the screams of a man…
"A-Aimi" Mei stuttered as a chill ran up her spine at the screaming mans voice… "Is that K-Kouji?" She asked while thinking of the other man that she had known all her life…The black haired women said nothing and stood and pulled her up from the bed. Mei didn't even realize that she had reached back and grabbed her dairy before Aimi opened her window and pulled her onto her back.
"hang onto me Little one" She whispered before leaping into the darkness of there garden. She landed almost silently and crouched placing Mei behind her and reaching into her black Kimono and pulled out a short Dagger. "we will stay here until they leave, but If anything happens run from here and get to the Mizukage understood?"
Mei could only nod as tears began to flood her eyes. "where's my daddy, and my mom are they still in the house?" she asked only to see a man slide through one of the paper doors and flip onto his feet. His arm was bleeding badly and his grip on his blade seemed to be loosening as he panted for air…
"Give it up old man, is your pride worth your life? Its just money now give it up and we won't kill you" a man said while stepping through broken door… Aimi froze along with Mei at the mans appearance. It wasn't that he looks dangerous, it was his headband… He was a Kiri shinobi.
"My pride is in both my property and family! You will not take anything nor will you let me live anyways… the only reason you and your men are getting away with this is because of the uprising of the bloodlines, you'll blame it on them and get away richer men am I right? What happened to the honor of the swordsmen of the mist? You new so called 'legends' are only pebbles, compared to the true swordsmen… men like Zabuza will be remembered, you won't". Her father cursed only to see the man pull his Katana and vanish appearing before Mei's father while smiling.
Mei watched the blade shoot through his chest and out the other side where he then twisted it before slowly pulling it out… Her body was dripping with sweat as she watched in horror. Her father fell forwards blood dripping from his mouth followed by two other men appearing holding her mother who was also limp and bleeding badly…
"What should we do with this one sir?" They asked. He raised her jaw up pulling her gaze to his and smiled…
"We could have some fun before she dies? Or maybe we should just kill her"
Aimi tightened her grip on the Dagger before glaring Back at Mei 'Stay here' She whispered before vanishing leaving a crying Mei who cold only watch as the men began to undress her mother who mumbled for them to stop… She was to weak to fight back…
"Die!" a women's voice screamed as Aimi appeared behind one of the men and pulling his head to the side before slamming her dagger into his flesh cutting his windpipe and jugular vein. She glanced to the left where the other man had dropped the dying women and tried to strike her but she quickly dropped down to the ground and began flipping back only to feel the leader of the group grab her foot and pull her into the air slinging her into the wall with a forceful swing… She coughed loudly trying to regain her breath only to see the two men looking down at her…
"maybe we should just use this one… she's much more beautiful" he laughed while pulling her up and ripping the upper part of her Kimono off…
Mei felt her dripping body throbbing as she continued to watch… Aimi glanced over at her constantly holding her gaze as the men began to undo her cloths… 'No' her eyes said to the young girl… 'don't scream…'
But how could she not? Her mother and father where dying and now the one person who showed her more love then anyone else In the world was being rapped right in front of her…
"S-stop!" Aimi screamed while slapping at the man only to see him laugh and continue… She looked back at Mei and noticed her stand slowly around the time the men dropped her to the ground and pulled up a Katana…
"Time to die whore" he whispered only to here a scream from behind them. They turned to see a young girl glaring at them.
"Leave her alone!" she yelled tears still falling from her eyes…
"Oh? you want to watch her die? Well then here" he said while bringing his Katana down at the women's chest… everything around Mei seemed to slow down and before she knew anything her chests was burning… She needed to scream… as loud as she could she knew that's all she needed to do… and she did…
"STOP!" her voice rang out followed by a strange mist firing towards the man. The Katana was only inches from Aimi's chest when it stopped… and the mans screams filled the air. Mei watched as the strange mist left her body and began to eat away at the mans body… Before she could say anything she felt someone wrap there arms around her and cover her ears… Aimi was at her side again making sure she didn't hear the man's screams and the boiling of his flesh…
'What did she just do…' Aimi asked only to see the other Kiri nin stumble away and flee the household…
"Child close your eyes and keep them shut, we're going to the Mizukage now"
----- (Sarutobi)-----
"I'm truly sorry Sarutobi" Yagura said while washing his bloody Katana's. "But we have scanned my entire village he is not here. Ill have my men check the forests but if he is there… there's only a slim chance of his survival"
Sarutobi felt tears flow from his eyes as he leaned against a wall. He had promised Jiraiya he would watch after him and he had failed…
"the sad part about this all is knowing the council and my people is… they'll celebrate his death. The Death of the Kyuubi" Sarutobi mumbled "He is the kindest soul I've ever known and… its my fault he's gone"
Yagura looked into the sky "This is why the bloodlines must die Sarutobi, to prevent such slaughters and losses. The boy is only the start… if we don't"
"If you don't control you're shinobi better then your nobles will be the first to die" a voice screamed from behind them. Standing was a raven haired women holding a young crimson haired child who continued to cry. "a group of Kiri Shinobi attacked the Terumi families estate and killed them…" Aimi said only to feel the world around her beginning to spin… Sarutobi noticed the gleam in her eyes and knew she was barely holding the two up… He vanished and appeared next to them holding supporting there weight… then he looked to the young girl.
"Ah it seems we meet again little one… there's no need to cry your safe now" he said ignoring his own tears that continued to fall from his face.
"B-But your crying as well… w-why is that?" she said still sobbing but feeling something soothing about the mans smile.
"Well… I've seemed to lost track of… the boy you met earlier"
"Wait he saved me!' She yelled dropping down from Aimi's arms who seemed to be trying to fight passing out. Sarutobi pulled the women into his arms and signaled two of His Anbu Medics to give her a look over.
"Tell me everything child, I need to find Naruto"
'Naruto' she thought to herself… 'his name is… Naruto… I like it'
-------(Naruto)--------
Naruto opened his eyes to see the sun beaming through the mist… It was morning already…
Haruo and Naruto have been in a boat sailing through the mist for what seemed like forever and they both where enjoying the silence. The sounds of fighting and chaos wasn't something to be enjoyed, but soon Naruto heard the sound of rushing water.
"Well we're here, welcome to our little slice of paradise" Haruo said while making a few hand signs. Naruto watched as the mist cleared and the sight of whirlpools in the water caused him to panic… but he then noticed them slowing down and coming to a stop. 'It must be a Jutsu' he said while looking up at the older man who continued to smile. Naruto looked back to see a small island. The tree's where tall like he would see in Konoha and on a hilltop he could see what looked like a tower overlooking the entire Island…
"What's that?" Naruto asked only to see the man smile and pull his staff into the air. A burst of Chakra was shot from it and into the air followed by the Tower letting off a slight glow…
"That's what protects our home, if I had not Signaled them just now they would have sent our Shinobi and well… they would have killed us" Haruo said earning a cough from Naruto who slightly paled…
"More men like you? Wait Shinobi? I thought only Hidden villages had Shinobi?" Naruto said a bit confused. He had read it in Sarutobi's book plenty of times… but that meant.
"well at one point in time we where a Hidden village… wait" He paused while looking down at the blond child "I never caught your name kid, although you look familiar"
Naruto shined his usual smile while scratching the back of his head "Oh, My names Naruto Uzumaki!" he yelled only to see the mans eyes grow wide as he looked across the boat at the boy.
"W-what did you just… where did you hear that last name? You're a spy aren't you!" He yelled while standing and pulling his weapon into his hands… Naruto went pale as the blade sat inches from his eye. What had he said wrong? He asked his name and he gave it…
"M-My name? Its my name! I've had it since I was born!" Naruto yelled trying to inch away…
"Who where your parents boy speak now!"
"My parents?… I" Naruto paused while looking away… "I don't know… I was raised by The old man, and Kurenai-San was the closest thing I had to a mother… I would say the Sarutobi would be the closest thing to a father I ever had but, well he is way to old so he's more like my grandpa. Jiraiya is to pervy to be a father figure and well… Kakashi would be like an Uncle" Naruto said naming off everyone he considered family only to see a shocked look spread across Haruo's face…
"N-Naruto?… Jiraiya as in the Toad Sannin, Kakashi as in the son of the White fang and the student of Minato Namikaze… and Sarutobi as in-"
"The Third Hokage" Naruto finished while nodding "those are my precious people… add Kurenai-San"
The man dropped his weapon and plopped back still looking at the blond with a gaze mixed with shock and sadness… "I only saw your father once and… you look just like him boy… though you have your mothers nose and attitude"
"M-My mother? And father! You knew them!" Naruto yelled while sitting up quickly only to feel the boat hit land…
"Come with me, you need to meet someone boy…"
Naruto walked through the village and was amazed at how beautiful it was. Every home had a garden or something to make it unique. The people all seemed happy and carried themselves with confidence… it was like nothing he had ever seen. In Konoha there was always conflict with the clans or in the markets. People would shout and glare but here there was an uncontrollable feeling of… comfort in the air.
"wow I didn't realize how big that tower was, how come no one else can see it from any of the other islands?" Naruto asked
"Well the islands around us don't rise high enough, when we moved here many years ago after a war… but this isn't a history lesson kid…" He explained only to see Naruto's eyes fill with more questions…
"Why doesn't anyone know you exist?"
Haruo paused and looked back at the boy and crouched down…
"our people grow most of there foods Naruto, to the west there is a small town that sells many things… Each month we head into land ad sell some of our goods for money to by things we need. We have everything a large scale village would but, we keep to ourselves… and of course if someone wanted to find us they would need a large knowledge of Water Jutsu. Around this island the currents flow in a circle throwing anyone off track that might be looking for us, and if they get passed that we have those whirlpools placed around the island. The island we lived on before this was the same way without the flowing current… This village is what remained of what we called the Hidden Whirlpool… now child no more questions, the person your about to meet is…" he paused while hearing a women's voice…
"Father?" she said while walking from a shop smiling slightly.
"ah my dear" he said standing and hugging the girl.
"When did you get back? We where worried about you, did you get any information on the blood purge while you were gone?" she asked all together getting a laugh from the man.
"Child you ask more questions then anyone I know… or well, at least that is until now" He paused while stepping back and sticking his weapon into the ground… "I have someone you should meet"
He stepped out of the way revealing Naruto who seemed to look a bit embarrassed… The women before him was very Beautiful like Kurenai, only in a more innocent and gorgeous way. Her Long orange hair hung down to her lower back, her eyes where a dark blue and she was dressed like her father with a long blue weapon on her back…
Her eyes seemed to go wide as she looked down to the whisper marked child before her. It was like seeing a ghost… Her cheeks seemed to grow read as her skin paled slightly. Tears whelmed into her eyes but she didn't move…
"Go ahead kiddo, tell us your name" Haruo said. Naruto then noticed people gathering around the group and watching with curious eyes…
"Um…" Naruto said cursing Haruo, he was worse then Sarutobi when it came to embarrassing him… he swallowed the lump in his throat and let a bright smile shine "My names Naruto Uzumaki"
The women felt her world explode around her as tears fell from her expressionless face. Her mind echoed with the memories of her past…
(Flashback)
"Naruto?" Jiraiya said earning a nod from Minato…
"That's right… Sensei… We've decided to name him after your character. When he's born his name will be Naruto Namikaze"
(Flashback End)
"N-Naruto Uzumaki?" she asked taking a slow step towards the young boy. "You mean… Namikaze"
"Namikaze? But Ojii-san and Ero-sage" Naruto paused as his eyes grew wide in shock… "Wait Namikaze is the Forth Hokage's last name… Minato Namikaze! He's like my roll model! If I had a Hero it would be him" Naruto said smiling and laughing. The women fell to her knee's in front of the child and placed her hands on his shoulder looking into his eyes…
"Naruto" she said softly "The reason he's your hero… is because he's your father" she paused noticing his eyes grow wide in shock, She pulled him into her arms where his body seemed to twitch slightly… "And I'm your mother… Naruto my name is Kushina Uzumaki, and I've thought you've been dead for 6 years…"
------(Mei)------
Mei sat next to Aimi as she slept in her hospital bed. She had bruises around her neck and all over her body but the doctors said she would be fine… Mei hadn't slept all night… How could she? Witnessing her mother and father dying and Aimi getting rapped was enough to cripple most children's hearts but she made herself promise that she would stay strong. The Mizukage said that he himself had found the last member of the group and killed him… but how could she be satisfied? She couldn't…
'I need to get stronger' she said to herself 'I don't ever want to see anything like that happen to anyone I care for ever again… If it takes me being a Shinobi ill do it'
"M-Mei" Aimi's voice rang to the girls ears like an angles trumpet. She looked down to see her silver eyes gleam slightly as she smiled up at the girl "Are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine Aimi-san… but I need you to promise me something" Mei paused earning a nod from the women.
"Anything…" She whispered through chapped lips…
"When your better… train me… I want to be a shinobi… I want to get stronger"
------(Sarutobi)------
"Report" Yagura said wile standing with Sarutobi. Two men came in holding a man who looked like his jaw had been shattered…
"We encountered a Child and another man wielding a spear…" one said, Yagura's attention was caught by the mention of the spear.
"A child!?" The Hokage said while gripping his jacket "What did he look like? Where was this tell me!"
"A-About a mile away from the docks Sir, the man with the spear did this to our friend here and the boy slung a rock at me like it was a Kunai… He had blond hair and I believe blue eyes… with whisker marks on his face, they might have been birth marks"
"What happened?"
"Well we where forced to retreat, we thought they might be dirty bloods but the man with the spear was powerful… after that I'm not sure but the killer intent coming off that man was unreal"
Sarutobi fell back against a wall cursing out loud. Yagura allowed the men to move on and walked back to the Hokage placing a hand on his shoulder "I'm sorry… but if he was with someone else then who knows what could have happened"
Sarutobi rubbed his eyes while looking to the sky… "Its time I returned to Konoha… with the bad new or… in my peoples case… Good news"
"But sir" a voice came from the shadows. The hawk masked Anbu stepped out pulling the mask from her face. She was nursing her chest as she looking into his eyes "We can't just leave Naruto he could still be alive!"
"And if he is my men will find him…" Yagura said only to receive a glare from the women. Her crimson eyes let off a slight shine only to feel A hand on her shoulder…
"Kurenai… I'm sorry… I know you cared for the boy-" Sarutobi said only to feel a hand slam across his face.
"care about the boy!? You made me love him! And now… well I do! I loved him! I cared for him as if he was my own child I held him as he cried and bled and now your telling me that we will leave him to the care of Shinobi who kill random civilians and people with bloodlines because there leader is scared!" She screamed directing the last bit at the Mizukage who raised an eyebrow at the women…
"I'm sorry Yagura" Sarutobi apologized only to see him raise his hand.
"its no problem… some people can't understand my goals and I accept that… i also feel for Naruto, the fact that he had such a women care for him so much is a blessing… Its easy to say people like me and Naruto don't usually get that kind of attention" he paused still holding Kurenai's gaze… "but I won't be fake with you… if my men haven't found him in 2 weeks even with his training… he's as good as dead"
-----(Naruto)-----
"Y-your My Mother?" Naruto asked tears swelling in his eyes... "A-and the Fourth... he's my Father?"
"Yes... and this is your Grandfather..." Kushina said looking up to se her Smiling father... but back to Naruto only to see him glaring at her...
"Where have you been all my life... I've been hated, beaten, cursed, I've never had any friends. Kurenai-San I looked up to her as a mother figure... and The old man... Jiraiya, Kakashi, and... Itachi even. They where there for me, were where you?!"
TBC
I know its a pain switching from character to character like that but it will be smoother later on i promise, Man I'm a bad person when it comes to Cliffhangers I know… but I can't help it. Anyways For those of you who have read Touketsu Tenshi I'm sorry for the delay on it, As I've said before I work on it with a partner and he hasn't been around lately so no chapter yet (Damnit)… Anyways!!! Enjoy and Review
