Alright so here is the third instalment of my favorite crossover...and only crossover. I hope every one was ok with waiting so log to meet one of the main characters. As always, I want reviews. More reviews...more...more...Nyu?
Nyu...nyu...Don't...nyu...Naruto ...in any...way...nyu!
Ahem! sorry just had to get that out of my system, anyway many more "nyu"s ahead!
A big let down
Choji Akamichi tucked into his food with gusto. Even after the war, his appetite never changed. However he was more proactive about keeping the weight off. Currently he was devouring his ramen with a fervor that had caused Ino and Shikamaru to move over a stool. As he finished his fourth bowl he looked over at Ino, who quietly ate her ramen with Shikamaru. She asked, "Choji, why don't you slow down a bit? You're going to choke like that." Choji swallowed and opened his mouth to answer.
FLASH!
Choji found himself with a face full of blond hair. He fell of the stool with a lithe feminine body atop him. He spluttered trying to sit up. The girl stood and looked down at him smirking. Choji was blushing hugely. Then he caught sight of signature robes and a cloak. He shouted, "Naruto what are you doing here?!"
Naruto appeared in his customary spot at Ichraku. Killer B was at his left and Yugito... She was sitting on Someone, who promptly fell of the stool. Yugito quickly stood, removing her rear from Choji's chest. Ino, Shikamaru, and Ayame where looking at him in shock. Choji shouted, "Naruto what are you doing here?!" He grinned. "Me, just stopping in for some Iciraku before going back to the Cloud village." Killer B greeted them with a "Yo!" Ino asked, "How did...you...?" Yugito walked around to sit on the other side of Killer B. Choji got to his feet, still blushing. He shakily sat back on his stool. Naruto patted him on the back, "Sorry about that Choji. I should have realized that Ichiraku would have customers at this hour."
Choji smiled uneasily, "Yeah..." Ino asked again, "Hey Naruto...how did you do that? Weren't you at the Cloud Village?" Naruto nodded and bent down, plucking a exotic Kunai from the underside of his stool. He said, "It's a trick that my dad used ya know." Shikamaru massaged his temple, "Well I can't say that you have bad timing." He looked into his bowl, "Well, I'll save the Hokage stuff for after you finish eating."
The three of them ordered their food and Naruto formally introduced Yugito to them. Naruto ate quickly, but not messily. B ate very quickly and so did Yugito, though much smoother than the EightTails vessel. Ayame watched the bowls stack in front of the three jinchuriki. Her mouth hung open in shock. Thirty minutes later they finished eating. Shikamaru waited for them to finish so that he could talk to Naruto. Choji and Ino had already left.
Naruto paid the bill and slipped off his stool stretching. He asked, "Well Shikamaru what do you want to talk to the Hokage about?" Shikamaru said, "I think it would be best if you spoke directly to Lady Tsunade." Naruto said to his companions, "Why don't you two head back to my place and I'll take care of this." Yugito shrugged and B gave the thumbs up. He said, "Alright Naruto...Hokage ya fool...ya fool!" Naruto turned and walked with Shikamaru towards Hokage tower. He said, "Tell me Shikamaru what is going on that granny needs my help with. Just the run down, she can give me the details." The Nara clan heir smoothed back his black hair. "It started almost the same day you left. A string of crazy murders. It's been such an unbelievable drag. It's been almost a month and we are barely farther than where we started. We aren't even sure how they've been doing the killing." Naruto looked surprised and angered, "What do you mean by that?" Shikamaru explained, "All the victims, mostly bandits and civilians, were ripped apart. Almost as though they were torn to pieces by whatever killed them. And there's rarely any disturbance reported. So far the death toll is at twenty-eight. Of those about twenty are bandits. Seven civilians and one Shinobi from the Leaf."
People bowed as Naruto past. He nodded to everyone. Most looked surprised at his appearance. They passed Sakura on the way, but she didn't notice him with her head bent low. The door to Tsunade's office opened and Naruto stepped in. She looked up and her face registered utter shock for a brief moment. The three figures inside the office turned. Kakashi, Anko, and Yamato staring as the two of them entered. Only Anko seemed surprised. Kakashi and Yamato just looked relieved. Kakashi said, "Well...now this is a welcome surprise."
Explanations took only a minute. Tsunade dismissed everyone besides Kakashi. Naruto took a seat beside Tsunade and waited to hear the rest. Tsunade took out a thick folder and handed it to Naruto. He opened it and immediately dropped it. He held a hand to his mouth. "Jeeze, who in Kami's name could do that to thirty people." He opened the folder again and paged through it. He said, "I'm just glad that this person seems to have kept their attention mostly on bandits." Shikamaru asked, "How can you call this murderer a person? This fucker has killed almost thirty people in the most gruesome way they could manage."
Naruto closed the folder saying, "Once...and no one but Pervy sage and me knew. But I went into Ninetails state and killed sixteen people...I ripped them apart. I'm still a person. I still went on to save the world. Obito tried to kill countless people and was this close to succeeding. I'll wait to judge this person until I meet him or her face to face." Kakashi looked at Naruto thinking, He really has grown up into a good leader and a kind young man. Even though he's only eighteen, he manages to be both more charismatic than the Fourth and as wise as the Third...sometimes.
The Sixth Hokage scratched his head, "The first thing I think we should do is have a talk with Kiba or his sister. That way I can learn this scent. After that it should be a matter of days before this is cleaned up." Tsunade called for Shizune. "Shizune!" She entered quickly, "Yes my lady?" "Send a message to the Cloud village. Tell them that Naruto came back to the Leaf temporarily to help us with an important mission." Shizune looked startled at Naruto. "Lord Hokage?" He smiled at her, "Hi Shizune chan." She left wondering how Naruto could have suddenly teleported here.
Hojo Takaki was in a living nightmare. He and his group of bandits had stopped this girl on the path going south towards the Leaf village. She had seemed to be a good target. She was pretty with big beautiful red eyes. Her hair was long and dark pink, almost red too. Their band leader had stepped out in front of her and laid out the situation as he'd done dozens of times before. Then his head separated from his body. It pulled right off. The first few vertebrae tearing out with the head. Blood spurted from the stump. The girl just stood there as though nothing had happened, or perhaps she was still thinking up an answer. Then she looked up. Her eyes were filled with despair and anger. But she wasn't looking at them.
Slowly she started walking down the path again. She was barefoot and her feet stepped in the red pool spreading from the bands leader. A shout, filled with anger and fear, filled the air, "You Bitch! I'm gonna kill you for that!" Senjo, Hojo's elder brother charged out from behind a tree. His sword cut a white path for her throat...the sword snapped well before it touched her. Hojo watched as his brothers arms bent at an unnatural angle. A sharp snap echoed through the darkening forest. The girl just kept on walking as Senjo's arms tore themselves loose of his body. He toppled to the ground already dead. Her bloody foot prints marking her as the killer all too clearly in his mind.
None of the other bandits stepped out of hiding. Hojo knew that they were just as terrified as he was. He saw a gush of blood and heard the scream of another bandit. He stumbled out of hiding. His own sword buried to the hilt in his chest. The girl continued walking, at a measured pace as everyone around her died.
Hojo huddled in the now dark forest. He wept. There was nothing in his life now. How am I supposed to live. That that girl will kill everyone. They'll fall apart around her just like the boss. I have to tell the Hokage. I have to. It doesn't matter what happens to me...! I must save as many as I can! He ran, faster than he had ever run, through the forest. He was going at an inhuman sprint. He assured himself that the girl wouldn't change course. She wouldn't speed up. He could make it to the village! Hojo broke out onto the path, Oh shit...oh fuck. The girl was standing in the middle of the path looking at him out of the corner of her eye. She said softly, "Pathetic." Hojo came apart, his blood painting the trees behind him red.
The girl kept walking. She had to find him. She needed to talk to him.
Naruto raced along the path, far ahead of Hanna and Kakashi. He had the scent fresh in his mind. And the flow of nature chakra around him showed him the path to his destination even without his other senses. He had heard everything. Every detail about the strange murders and listened to all the theories. Now he was searching...no he was on the hunt. On the hunt for the one who had killed so many already. Naruto could tell that he was getting close...only a few more seconds and he would be right on top of it. Naruto burst through the trees and crashed strait into a girl walking down the path. He had a brief moment to see her face register surprise and shock before their head collided. THWACK! The impact sent the girl flying into a tree. Naruto stumbled and fell. He cradled his head. "Ouch that hurt...Hey I'm really sorry for head-butting you like that..." Naruto glanced up. The girl had pink hair and full lips. Her body was small and she looked too thin. She was already sporting a nasty bruise that was darkening her forehead. Naruto realized that if his body hadn't been fortified with chakra...he would have knocked them both out.
He stood up saying, "Hey my name is Naruto Uzumaki...are you alright?" He realized that she was out cold. Naruto scratched his head in shame, "Damn now why did I do that. Now this is going to be awkward when she wakes up. Why do I always end up injuring the people I meet for the first time?" He thought, Yamato and Kakashi are going to do a tag-team lecture I'll bet. I'm going to need to work on my Hokage bad ass attitude like granny and the Third had.
The bushes parted behind him and Kakashi and Hanna were at his side. Hanna said, "Well that was quick...but I guess that's what i should expect from out favorite knuckle head ninja." Kakashi looked between them. He sounded incredulous, "Wait...?. . .Did you head-but her into unconsciousness?" He scratched the back of his head, "Yeah...I did. I feel sorry for doing that." Hanna joked, "Hey I don't think that was strictly fair. Isn't the Uzumaki head-butt a finishing move?" Kakashi said, "That's right, you defeated Garra with that move didn't you..."
The honorable Sixth Hokage walked over to the girl and checked her pulse. She was still alive, That's a relief. For a second there I wondered if I broke her neck. What a shit way to die that would be. A deep voice spoke from Naruto's mind. "Naruto! Take a closer look at her!" "Why? What's the matter Kurama?" "Do it!" Naruto leaned in close to look at her face. She did seem a bit familiar. Kakashi walked up behind him. He said, "Well good job Naruto. You sure know how to wrap things up. So Hanna...this is the murderer who has been causing so much mayhem?" Hanna nodded, "Smells just like the one we're looking for."
Shocked Naruto looked back at them. He said, "Wait!...Wait! I only did this on accident. She can't be the murderer." Hanna sniffed the air, "Nope that's her alright. She even smells like blood." Naruto, wide eyed, turned back to look at the girl. He gazed at her in horror and fascination. As he did so, she opened her eyes. They were big pale red eyes. "I've seen her before...I know it. But from where?" Naruto had to admit that he felt that he had met here before as well. The girl was very pretty with her pink hair and red lips, big red eyes. You know Kurama...I would swear that I've seen her too... The girl opened her mouth. But whatever she was about to say seemed to get lost on the way there because all that came out was, "Nyu."
You know I was thinking that Nyu is a lot like "believe it" or "ya know" as far as how its used. Except that Nyu is a far more versatile fraise. Please review and give ideas! no more story until I have five nyu reviews!