Sorry everyone, I realize I was making some mistakes in spelling and stuff. I'll try and prevent future mistakes from occurring. Oh, and some of you think that Dante will not appear, I like Dante so don't worry he is going to play a major role.
Pairings- Sorry to those who want Fem Haku or Hinata, I don't think I could pull it off with were I plan on going with this fic. Fem Haku, while reasonable, would disrupt my plans. And I have nothing against Hinata, but i don't think i could fit her in either. If it makes you feel better I might be able to use them in future fics.
Pairing Polls:
Temari-1 (poor Temari, looks as if people prefer FemGaara)
Tayuya-5 (the fiery red head is doing good.)
Anko-2 (Anko is second to last.)
Female Gaara-6 (You guys really liked this idea. She is beating her sister!)
Hana-6 (wow, didn't know she was that popular)
Hana and FemGaara are tied for first with Tayuya one vote behind in third. Don't forget to vote again after this chapter, even if you already did, I know some of you could have changed your minds. Now on to chapter 4.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto or Devil May Cry Series. Never will.
A Devil's Evolution
'Have to run. Have to hide. They can't find me. I won't go back, not again.' The small form raced though the dense forestry. He heard the small sounds of rustling in the distance. He could smell the faint scents of his the followers. The shifting winds he felt told him they were getting closer. He had to hide before they caught up to him.
'There!' He spotted a large thorn bush at the far side of a clearing. It would provide perfect cover for him. His follower's scents were closer now. He had to make it. He used every bit of energy he had to dart across the open area. With a powerful spring, he dove to make it before his pursuers caught up to him.
'I'm gonna make it!' He thought with glee. 'Urkk' That is before a strong grip grabbed him out of the air by the scruff of his neck. 'No! Let me go. I won't go back. Never!' The small cat struggled defiantly, but it couldn't get out of the grip. Scratching, flailing, and hissing with all his might but he just couldn't break free.
"Come on. I'll even make it clean and quick, which is more than this damn thing deserves. We'll tell her it got killed by wild dogs, or something. She'll get over it… hell I'm pretty damn sure she can just get a new one."
'No, not him. Anyone but him.' The cat turned slightly to see the person holding him.
'No!' If the cat could have cried, it would have broke down right then and there. Holding him was none other than the silver haired one. All hope of escape vanished. He stopped his struggling when the boy's icy blue eyes locked on to him. The boy's bandaged hand tightened painfully on his scruff of skin. He could feel tendrils of invisible energy slowly wrap around his neck. His death was imminent.
"No Naruto," An exasperated voice spoke from his earpiece. "Target is to be brought back safely and intact. Is identity confirmed?"
The cat slouched in relief as the dark haired one checked him. "Yea, identity is confirmed. Tiger, cat of the Fire Lord's wife."
The cat relaxed even further as the gentle pink haired one came to take him from the evil silver haired one's grasp. If a cat could look smug, this one sure would be doing a good job. Before the pink one could reach him, he was slammed into a nearby tree hard enough for wind to leave his lungs and his ribs to ache. Followed by a fist cracking the wood next to his head.
Naruto stared at him hatefully. His blue eyes revealed his annoyance and anger, the cat could even see faint traces of red bleeding into his eyes. Tiger could feel the dark energy of Naruto's arm tighten around his neck. The malice was so strong, was he going to die here? He went limp and was then tossed to the gentle pink haired one.
"Take the damn thing. If I carry it, it'll be dead before we make it ten feet." Naruto said struggling to control his anger. He was barely able to keep himself from turning the cat's mind into mush with concentrated killing intent. He could feel his devil bringer tremble as if wanting to crush the cat itself.
"Are you ok Naruto? Tiger got you pretty good with his claws." Sakura said looking at his right arm, catching a faint hint of blue under the coat.
"I'm fine. Lets go, the faster we get done the faster we can get our C-ranked mission." None of the genin voiced it but they were all excited for the higher ranked mission. Protecting someone from bandits, thieves, maybe even a few lesser demons. They were all eager to test what they learned.
Devils Don't Cry…
Naruto may not have been able to kill the cat, but watching it mercilessly smothered with deadly affection was an added bonus. Though he would still like to kill it or even maim it horribly, either would do just fine.
As the lady went to pay for the efforts of their hard work the Hokage address them. "Now other open D-ranked missions we have include: baby sitting, delivering groceries, gardening…" A lady's scream was heard along with the papers being scattered and scrambling of feet. "and catching the Fire Lady's cat… again."
"FUCK NO! I did NOT just waste an hour catching it for the damn thing to run away in less than five FUCKING minutes!" Naruto was already stomping out the door.
"Remember Naruto, intact." Kakashi called out behind him.
The jonin was answered by the distant scream of: "Here kitty kitty, come out and PLAY!" It was follow by a cat's screech, trees falling, a distant thunk sound of a sword being stuck in a tree, and then total silence.
"He wouldn't hurt my dear Tiger, would he?" The Fire Lady asked.
"Actually, I'd be surprised if the cat came back alive or in one piece for that matter." Kakashi said with his nose in his book. The Fire Lady's eyes started to tear up. "Wait, did I say in that," She looked up hopefully. "You might not even get anything to bury when Naruto's done…"
Kakashi stopped when he saw Naruto carry in the cat or what used to be a cat. The fur that was a lush orange was now stark white, as if seeing severe trama. It's eyes were wide and glossy. And the only movement it showed was a shudder every once in a while.
Naruto walked up to the Fire Lady and dropped the dead looking animal into her arms. "Don't worry, me and him just had a nice little heart to heart chat. And I don't think he'll be running away anytime soon, if ever. Isn't that right kitty…" The cat just shuddered in his owner's arms,before goinig completely limp. The cat wasn't dead but it wasn't totally alive either.
Naruto walked back to his team with a smile on his face. Kakashi noticed to ruffled bandages, as if they were rewrapped in a hurry. 'Hmm… I think I feel kind of sorry for the cat…On second thought, I guess it had it coming.
"Hokage-sama," Kakashi said to the aged leader. "I had reserved a C-ranked mission for my team."
The Hokage thought for a second. "Ah yes." Turning to the door he said. "You can come in now." The genin were filled with excitement, who would they be guarding a negotiator, a lord, a princess?"
In walked in a gritty old man with a bottle of newly bought sake in his hand, already half empty. "What? I paid good money for three kids and a random guy with one eye. And is silver the new look or are you just trying to copy your teacher, shrimp."
Naruto slowly drew Yamato. "What was that, old man, a death wish? Well, I've been kind of busy but I think I can help you out." Before the boy could advance Kakashi grabbed him. The boy grumbled while sheathing Yamato and muttered under his breath. "As if I'm a pervert like him, that's insulting." Kakashi ignored the slight jab to his ego.
"No Naruto, it would be bad for business if you killed a client. Of course, if he finds it alright to insult my students, maybe I should let him see how dangerous you three are?" Kakashi said eyeing the old man.
The old man spoke strong, but the ninja could tell he was nervous. "I'm the great bridge builder, Tazuna. I paid good money for you to guide me safely to my home and I expect you to protect me with your lives. We leave in the morning."
The students were handed their papers detailing the mission. And left to pack and rest for their trip to The Land of Waves.
Devils Don't Cry…
Naruto turned his shower off and stepped out. Grabbing a towel and wrapping it around his waist he walked up to the mirror. After wiping the mist from it he just looked at himself. He was slim, but years of working himself into the ground had packed defined muscle on his body. He had deep blue eyes with whisker like birthmarks and the intricate seal on his stomach, signified him as the container of the Kyuubi. He was kind of glad the Old Man told him about it after her death.
His silver hair was still wet and nearly fell to his shoulders, it never did ever spike like it did when it was blonde so he always wore it down. And finally his right 'devil bringer' arm, he dubbed it, dark reddish armor with glowing light blue skin beneath. It was his entire right arm, beginning at the hand and ending at the shoulder.
Bum BUM… His body pulsed with energy. He grasped the counter as pain shot though his body.
"Arrrggg…" He grabbed his devil bringer as it started to spasm uncontrollably. His heartbeat raced as the devil bringer's armor started to climb further onto his body. It slowly crawled up his neck and onto his chest leaving the skin under the red armor with a slight blue glow that, while noticeable, wasn't as strong a glow as his devil bringer itself.
Bum BUM… The pulse was stronger the second time.
"What's... happening?" His voice became deeper and seem to echo as if spoken by two people.Looking up at the mirror he saw his right eye was glowing a deep blood red and his canines and whisker marks looked more pronounced. Then his body started to give off a deep blue aura. The aura slowly started to get stronger as it swirled around him trying to take on a faint form, but before it could manifest everything stopped.
He fell to the ground suddenly exhausted. He could feel and see the devil bringer receding along with the blue aura. Mustering the energy to push himself off the floor, he looked into the mirror again. He looked the same as when he came out the shower.
"What the hell was that?" He stumbled out of the bathroom and was barely able to slip on boxers before he passed out in his bed.
A man silently observed everything that happened in the apartment from a tree outside. He had on a black shirt, pants, gloves and boots with a large red trench coat over them. He had messy silver hair and on his back was a broadsword with a screaming skull design on the guard. "Neither me nor Vergil developed at such a rate, I'm going to have to watch this one closely." He then disappeared in a blur of red.
Devils Don't Cry…
He stood ankle deep in water. He was standing in a river that ran off into darkness.
"So… where the hell am I now?" He asked Trish who was already there. She laughed at his question. "Did I say something funny?" He asked annoyed, he didn't like being laughed at.
"No, Master, just ironic. This is the portal to hell." She whispered in his ear, wrapping her arms around his neck. He could feel certain female 'attributes' press into his back. She just was there. No teleportation. No high speed movement. Just there.
"How did you do that." He asked stiffly.
"I am your guardian Master. As guardian I explain your powers whether normally or though the dreams." Trish seemed comfortable where she was since she didn't show any signs of moving. Naruto was used to her, just not this close.
"So you control the dreams?"
"No, Master, the dreams are their own. I can guide them, but my influence is limited. Now watch, this one is important considering your devil form is starting to manifest." She still didn't move but she didn't give off any ill intent so he just left her where she was. 'How did she know what happened? But more importantly… I'm becoming a devil?'
He watched as the two brothers appeared and started to fight. This was unlike all the other battles where he had only caught the end. They started slow testing each other's defenses but soon they were going all out. This battle surpassed the others by far, their speed and power were immense. Not one move was wasted. They were at a stalemate the entire time. As they increased the pace of battle Naruto found it more and more difficult to follow their movements.
After he thought he had seen everything they had to offer, he was left dumbfounded. As if reaching a silent decision, they both exploded with power taking on different more demonic forms. Their forms were opposites even taking on their color of choice. The red one had sharp horns pointing downward with two wings on his back. The blue demon had dull horns pointing upwards in a V shape with four wings on his back and a sheath on his right arm.
Naruto could barely keep up with their movements now, they were everywhere. They moved at such speed that they left after immages in their wake. The only time he saw them clearly is when the clashed in explosions of red and blue energy. The red one wielded a broadsword. The blue one wielded a katana… Yamato. The blue one was using his sword. The man ten years ago, it was him. As soon as he realized it the two demonic forms disappeared.
"It seems you've realized what the dreams were trying to show you, they are no longer needed." Trish said finally letting him go.
"Wait, that's all the dreams are going to show me?" He said turning to face her.
"The dreams will come back, but for now they have fulfilled their purpose"
"Alright. So I'm going to turn into something like they were?" That idea scared Naruto, he could handle being a demon even a devil but would he loose himself? Would he still be the same?
"You may…or you may not. The form, or Devil Trigger, is different for everyone of demonic decent. You looked troubled Master, why?" Trish was puzzled. To bring out ones Devil Trigger form at such a young age was a sign of great power.
"I'm just wondering what I will become. Will I stay like that or will I be able to control it like those guys? By the way who are those guys? I keep seeing them but you never told me who they were." He needed more answers.
"You still have not fully developed. Your body is adapting to handle the change to you devil form. As for the two Sons of Sparda. The red one is Dante and the blue one is Vergil." Trish then started to become transparent. "Times up, my Master, but I am almost to you current location. I will be with you very soon." With that she faded from view as Naruto drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Trish was about to resume her run, but sensed a familiar energy. "Nice to see you again, Dante."
The man known as Dante appeared in a blur of red, landing softly on the ground. "You look well Trish. Still protecting decedents, I see."
"Someone must keep the line of your line alive. Which is more than I can say about you. A Son of Sparda who's powers have surpassed Sparda's own and closed himself off from the world."
"Trish, this isn't my world, anymore." He said looking up to the moon. "Watch the kid carefully. The demons and devils are gathering, appearing more often. I can feel something big coming and we all have our roles, even me." He answered still staring into the moon.
"What do you know Dante?" Trish knew Dante, and he was never like this unless something bad was going to happen.
"You just do your part and train the kid, and I'll do mine." He fazed out in a blur of red energy.
Trish took off at top speed. "Just what is going on? Why are the demons gathering? And how does it involve the new Master?"
Devils Don't Cry…
Naruto woke up feeling great, still mostly asleep, but great anyway. The sun was just rising outside. The cold morning air drifted over him and in response he snuggled closer to the warmth behind him, his head going in between two pillows.
'Wait…since when do I have two pillows?" He wondered becoming more awake by the second. He had just moved into something warm and moving.
He felt hot breath in his ear that sent a shiver down his spine. He also felt two arms tighten around him, not knowing how he missed them in the first place. "Good Morning…Master."
He bolted out of his bed, grabbing Yamato near by and turned to see… "Trish!?" The woman was lounging in his bed with one of his bigger shirts on, barely covering anything. She stretched and Naruto couldn't help but stare at rather interesting movements of her female anatomy.
"But…how?" Naruto couldn't get out much more than that. His brain was still trying to process all that was happening.
"Why Master, didn't I tell you, I had found you." She slid out of the bed and walked over to Naruto. She circled him, studying everything about him. He blushed under her stare finally realizing he was still in his boxers. "I must say, your power is so unusual. It will stably grow one instant while at other times it will jump dramatically."
Naruto's brain had finally started working again. "Shit, I got a mission. How am I going to explain you?" He started pacing around the room.
"Don't worry Master. We'll be fine."
Devils Don't Cry…
"Where is he? He knows the mission is today. Even Kakashi-sensei is on time." Sakura ranted.
Team seven, besides Naruto, and Tazuna were right outside the village gate. Kakashi had his nose buried in his favorite orange book. Sasuke leaned against a tree obviously angry the mission was being held up.
"Where is that silver haired munchkin? We're wasting time." Tazuna wasn't the most patient of people either.
Closing his book with a loud snap, Kakashi looked into the village. "He's coming…and it seems he's brought a friend along."
Everyone looked in the direction Kakashi was facing to see Naruto and the person behind him closing the distance between them. The each one had the same thing in mind 'Who is she? And why is she with Naruto?'
Kakashi was the most curious though. From Naruto's file he had no family left, and he isn't the kind of person to go out and make friends. The only ones he still willingly associated with were the people who ran the Ichiraku Ramen Bar, the Hokage's grandson, and the Hokage himself. Could this be an enemy ninja? Naruto is a very powerful individual, his current growth was nothing short of spectacular, maybe another village realized this and wants him for their self. He also knew about Naruto secret. Labled as a 'bloodline limit' since there was no other way to explain it.
When they finally stopped infront of Kakashi, Naruto introduced them. "Team seven this is Trish and Trish this is team seven and our charge." He said while motioning to them. "Uh, look Kakashi-sensei this may seem a little strange, but-"
He was cut off by Kakashi, who went from carefree to all business. "Team seven triangle formation around Tazuna and begin walking." When Naruto moved to protest, his voice came out more forceful. "NOW!"
The three genin silently moved into formation and began down the road. Kakashi then turned to the mysterious newcomer. He inspected her quickly. Her cheongsam revealed that while she may not be a ninja she was surely a fighter. The defined muscles and way the dress was made for easier movement gave it away. He decided to cut to the chase.
"Are you a threat to my students? If you are I will kill you myself." If she was intimidated by him she sure didn't show it. She didn't even bat an eyelash as he spiked his killing intent at her.
When she spoke she was calm and collected. "I'm merely here for the young Master, or Naruto, I am no danger nor will I hold you back."
They stared at each other for a moment, then a silent agreement was made as they both walked to follow team seven. 'I knew having a team would be a pain but no, I had to pass them because of their alarming potential.' Kakashi let out a deep sigh and took out his precious orange book.
Devils Don't Cry…
"Should we attack?" One man said to another from his hiding place.
"No, we'll ambush them later. Don't you see the demons up ahead? Better to not get involved in the crossfire and attack while their weak." The two men ran off making as little noise as possible. They didn't see Trish's slight frown and Kakashi looking up from his book at their hiding place as they left.
Devils Don't Cry…
The sound of mindless laughter rang out from around them. Everyone was instantly alert. The genin circled Tazuna with Kakashi at point a few feet infront of them and Trish behind them.
"Scarecrows. They are weak alone but strong in units. I think you guys can handle them." Kakashi said not looking up from his book. "Attack with no mercy, they sure won't give you any."
Hideous jester like monsters stumbled onto the road. They had huge scythe blades in the place of an arm or leg. They hesitated for a moment when they saw Naruto but attacked anyway.
The genin, hardened from their intense training, tore though the weak lesser demons like paper. Sakura threw weapons to take out most of them from a distance and any one of them unlucky enough to get close to her were slammed by a fist that could put a sledgehammer to shame. Sasuke weaved in and out of attacks with two kunai stabbing and slashing. The scarecrows that missed the Uchiha found their weapons imbedded in one of their own. Naruto just carved a bloody path of destruction with Yamato. The demonic blade danced around him, cutting though enemies effortlessly.
Naruto could feel adrenaline rushing though him and his heartbeat in his ears. His movements slowly became more and more brutal. He wanted them to suffer. Red slowly started to seep into his eyes making them the color of blood. These lowly demons thought they could stand up to him? He would crush every last one of them.
Sword strokes that could cut though the demons with little effort started to smash them into them with brute force. Elegant slashes that killed in one stroke became brutal butchering that tore up the enemy, letting them suffer.
Naruto walked up slowly to the last Scarecrow, all the others being wiped out. He raised Yamato high into the air and brought in crashing down on it again and again before stabbing the monster into the ground and ripping it out sending the monster flying a few feet away. The scarecrow writhed in pain.
Only then did Naruto come to his senses as he watched to monster bleed to death on the ground from numerous jagged gashes. He could still feel the power calling for more blood and the happiness from causing the creature pain. It made him sick. Yes he hated them, but that didn't mean he wanted to become a mindless killer like them.
He turned to see the others. Kakashi hadn't moved his nose from that book but Naruto had no doubt that he had saw the whole thing. Sakura looked at him as if awed by his brutality. Sasuke saw a challenge, the Uchiha had finally realized the so called dead last wasn't as weak as others made him out to be. And Trish, Trish just studied him. She was doing that much to often for his taste.
"Well? You guys coming or not?" Naruto didn't care if they feared him or not, but he did want to do this mission.
About a mile up ahead the group passed by a small puddle on the side of the road. This would not have been suspicious if it had not rained in several days. The only one who missed it was Tazuna. Kakashi's training had the genin aware of their surroundings at all times.
Two men with horned headbands and water masks rose out of the water and went after the biggest threat first. The jonin of Konoha was torn to shreds by their spiked chain. None of the genin seemed to care, they knew that attack couldn't take the Kakashi down. Sakura move to guard Tazuna and Naruto and Sasuke engaged the enemies who tried to charge them.
The two enemies didn't know what hit them, one minute their chain is linked and ready to take out the other silver haired one the next the chain is cut by a flash of blue.
Sasuke attacked one wearing a gauntlet on his right hand with a spinning kick successfully separating him from his partner. With his element of surprise gone Sasuke was hard pressed to dodge his opponent's swipes at him, he could see the green poison drip from the metal fingers.
'Think, I've got to do something before he corners me... its risky but it could work. Naruto is starting to rub off on me.'
Sasuke slowly lessened the speed of his dodging. Soon the gauntlet was missing by inches. As he was backed into a tree. The enemy sensing his victory plunged his claw in for the kill. Only to get it stuck in the tree behind the genin. Sasuke had jumped over the attack at the last minute. As he came down both his hands landed on the smooth armored metal, tightening his grip he put all his strength into a devastating mule kick. The kick smashed into the mans face sending him into unconsciousness, it was amazing his neck hadn't snapped from the force.
Naruto's battle was one sided. The boy danced around gauntlet on the man's left hand with little to no effort at all, the attacks was obvious. This opponent was unworthy. The older man couldn't even keep up with him and he wasn't even using his sword. Then he felt it.
Bum BUM…
Naruto's blood began to boil, his heartbeat was racing, 'it' called out for him to crush his enemy without mercy. A dull blue aura gathered around him as the bandages on his arm began to unravel and his right eye was slowly clouded over by a blood red glow. He clutched his head in pain.The boy froze, his head was down and a strange blue chakra was gathering around him as he seemed to struggle against something.
The older man seeing the boy stop took the opening and dismissed the blue chakra as a trick of the light. When he struck his eyes widened as his gauntlet was stopped effortlessly by the boy's right arm, he followed with a sucker punch to get out but that was stopped as well. They grappled for a moment before the boy raised his head. Every muscle in the man's body seized up in fear when his saw those blood red eyes. When the boy spoke it was deeper and echo eerily around him.
"You are nothing compared to me…" Naruto said in a voice dripping with distain. Naruto headbutt the chunin, hard.
The man backed away seeing stars. When they cleared he could see he was out numbered with his brother down. He decided a tatical retreat was in order. He threw muliple shurinken at Tazuna and when Sakura and Sasuke moved to protect him they fled.
Naruto just stood there struggling to stay in control of his blood lust.Trish calmly stood before the boy, ignoring the demonic power that he was leaking. She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck while kneeling to look into his glowing red eyes. "Master, control your power."
She felt the power recede as Naruto pulled himself together. 'You are one surprise after another, young one.' Trish thought with amusement. She almost let him go but decided to just reposition herself to were she stood behind him with her arms still wrapped around his neck. Naruto was to tired to care as her hand played in his silver locks.
Kakashi was the only one who had witnessed this strange scene. Sasuke had been preoccupied with his battle. Sakura had been watching Sasuke's fight, he had yet to crush all the fangirl out of her, so Naruto's battle was completely missed by her. And Tazuna was to nervous and deep in thought to care about anything around him.
Kakashi revealed himself, surprising only Tazuna."Status report!" Kakashi said as he turned to his team.
"No damage sustained Sensei!" They each answered in union.
"Good. Now based on combat observation what have you learned?" He looked to Sasuke on the far left.
"Enemy ninja were at least chunin level judging by skill and had planned attack from the start, watching us and waiting for perfect chance to strike."
"Enough. Sakura, how were they discovered?" The girl stood a little straighter at being addressed.
"Enemy chunin were discovered due to their own poor observation skills. They hid under the genjutsu of a puddle even though it has not rained in several weeks." Sakura finished.
"And lastly, who was their target Naruto?" The boy was still being held by Trish and seemed tired, whatever happened must have put him though quite a bit of strain, but he ignored his sudden energy loss and answered anyway. Kakashi had to ignore the vague resemblance of the genin's position and a similar scene in his book. He put all his might into not taking out his book to see how that scene ended, that wouldn't fit the seriousness of the situation.
" The target was obviously our charge, Tazuna." All of them stared at Tazuna, who was now sweating heavily.
The old man went to try and explain his position but before he got the chance he was beat by Kakashi addressing his team. "Since you handled the attack so well, I'll let you guys choose. Will we continue our mission or abandon it? All those who wish to abandon the mission, speak up now." After a while when no objections were hear Kakashi continued. "As expected. Move Out!"
As team seven along with Trish behind Naruto walked away, Tazuna just stood there stunned, only when Kakashi asked if he was coming did the man rush to catch up.
"Why did you choose to help me?" The old man couldn't help but ask.
Naruto answered for all of them, in his own way. "Well, quitting would only make us bitches. Besides we could use a challenge, it sounds like fun." Sasuke's smirk and Sakura's shy smile proved they had similar reasons not to object. Kakashi's head was in his orange book trying to find out how the scene he was reminded of ended, he could always grill Naruto and his new girlfriend on what happened later. Trish didn't answer, it was her duty to protect the Descendent of Sparda.
Devils Don't Cry…
In a hideout located in wave we see a short greedy looking man in an expensive suit yelling at another man on a couch. The man on the couch was getting very annoyed with his client's complaining.
"Do you hear me Zabuza!? Your men failed! I should kill them myself since the others didn't. I did not pay that money for failure! You-" The man was cut off when a huge sword nearly took his head off. Normally it wouldn't be that impressive but with the man, Zabuza, still sitting in his seat nearly a dozen feet away holding the sword, that was close enough for the short man to touch, in one hand.
"Stop your whining, Gato. I'll just have to take care of the mission myself. Haku, Gouzu, Meizu! Come!" Zabuza calmly walked out strapping the sword to his back as his masked apprentice and the demon brothers followed a few feet behind.
Gato stood on shaky legs, barely keeping his bladder in check. 'That bastard!' He seethed, he was not one to insult so casually. The price he had to paying them was robbery.
"Is it uncovered yet?" Gato asked one of his henchmen forgetting his anger.
"Almost sir, the surrounding area is still being cleared. It will be fully uncovered shortly, a week at most." The man answered straightening his tie.
"Good, you can go now." When the man walked out Gato let out his cry of excitement. 'When I'm done with you Zabuza, your going to beg for my forgiveness and I'm going to enjoy killing you.' The greedy man's insane laughter could be heard thoughout the compound.
Devils Don't Cry…
"So you see, that's why I had to lie. We didn't have enough money to pay you but we need the protection. We're struggling, I have to finish that bridge, its Wave's only hope to stop Gato." Tazuna had explained his reason to lying as they sat in the boat taking them to Wave. Tazuna had just finished as they finished their boat ride. Tazuna tried to thank his friend for his help, but the man was already pushing his boat as hard as he could to get as far away as possible.
Tazuna ignored the man. "Well my home is only a little ways off. Hopefully we can get there in one piece."
As they walked Trish whispered something in Naruto's ear no one could hear and then fell behind. Their journey was peaceful until they reached a large lake with a lone figure standing on the water blocking their path. "Well, well, well…if it isn't Sharingan Kakashi. It is an honor to finally meet you. How 'bout you step aside and let me kill the bridge builder?"
"Momochi Zabuza, missing ninja of the mist, sorry I can't let you do that." Kakashi raised his forehead protector to reveal his Sharingan eye.
Zabuza chuckled. "I was hoping you'd say that." He brought his hands up into a seal and mist started to blanket the area. "Lets see you try and stop me." As everything faded from view all that could be heard was Zabuza's dark laughter. "Hmm… what to choose, what to choose? Throat, spinal column, lungs, liver, jugular vein, subclavian artery, kidney, or heart…how shall I kill you?"
Kakashi was analyzing the situation while scanning the thick mist with his Sharingan. "Triangle formation around Tazuna."
The three genin responded instantly. Sasuke's curiosity over Kakashi's sharingan was forgotten as the killing intent from Zabuza washed over him. Sakura was frozen in fear. Naruto tried to catch any sound of warning, the killing intent had no affect on him. This was way more intense then any of their training sessions, hell it beat all the training sessions combined.
Kakashi heard him coming but when he blocked the attack he discovered it had come from one of the Demon Brothers. He was surrounded by the Demon Brothers and Zabuza. Each attacked him in perfect synchrnization.
Two claw swipes distracted him and put him in the path of Zabuza's zanbato. He ducked in time to avoid losing his head. When the zanbato dug into the ground Zabuza had already switched his grip allowing the motion to aid in his kick. The kick came faster than normal with the additional speed of the spin and struck Kakashi in the chest sending him into the lake.
"Suirou no Jutsu" The water swirled around Kakashi forming a circular prison. Zabuza was standing on the water and had managed to trap Kakashi. "Now, to take care of your annoying little genin. Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu." A puddle near the genin formed into a perfect copy of Zabuza. That is before it was cut down by Naruto.
Naruto snorted. "Please. As if a copy could take us down. Come on or are you to afraid to face us head on." Turning to his still frozen teammates. "Hey Pretty Boy, you afraid to break a nail again or you gonna help? Pinky snap you ass out of it!" Sasuke's fear was replace by anger at Naruto while Sakura didn't want to get on Naruto's 'people to kill' list.
"Looks like I'm going to have to teach you what a true swordsman can do." Zabuza relinquished control of the water prison to one of the demon brothers and turned to the other. "Make sure the other brats don't interfere."
Zabuza rushed Naruto, the water didn't hinder his movement at all. Naruto met his charge with a 'Streak' as soon as the jonin stepped foot on land. The zanbato smashed against the katana in a shower of sparks but the smaller sword held strong. Naruto met Zabuza blow for blow with a strength to match his. When Zabuza realized the kid could match him he used to next sword lock to push the kid back giving him enough time to create a thick mist.
Naruto was attacked from all directions. The genin was in the jonin's element. He needed to even the playing field. The bandages on his right arm were torn off revealing his devil bringer to the world. Zabuza's next strike was caught by a transparent blue hand, much to his surprise.
"Hey asshole, you got a really fucked up notion of fair play and its really pissing me off." Naruto's devil bringer held tight as the jonin tried to pull his weapon away. With a yell the boy pulled himself toward Zabuza aiming a sword thrust for his head. The jonin managed to twist out of the way in time escaping with a small cut under his eye.
'I need to hold him still so I can free Kakashi.' Naruto jumped at Zabuza. The mist was now thinning and he had Zabuza in his sight. As he flew threw the air he turned sideways and began to spin himself along with Yamato. "Aerial Rave!" Yamato's slashes were blocked by the zanbato but the attacks did knock the huge cleaver to the ground.
While still in the air Naruto stabbed Yamato into the zanbato to make sure it stayed pinned to the ground. He then grabbed a kunai and stuck it to the toe of his boot with chakra. Using his katana as a handle began to spin his body with his legs lashing out at Zabuza, he had to switch his grip as Zabuza dodged to prolong the attack. But Zabuza's skill as a jonin allowed him to dodge all the strikes.
Naruto's foot dug into the ground, he released the kunai and pushed off launching himself into the air. Zabuza followed with his sword now free for him to use. Zabuza and Naruto's blades met once again but Zabuza used his superior weight to bat Naruto away. Zabuza was surprised when Naruto used his new attack.
"Calibur!" Naruto bounced off a tree and used a mid-air Streak attack on his opponent slaming into Zabuza's zanbato. The man was thrown to the ground and had to leave his sword to move out of the way of Naruto's following 'Split' attack. Naruto's katana stabbed into the ground and Zabuza moved around behind him to put the genin in a headlock.
"Heh, what you gonna do now shrimp?" Zabuza's answer was Naruto pulling his sword from the ground and stabbing through himself to get the jonin as well. Zabuza tried to escape but the boy thrust his sword deeper into himself pinning them both. "You little punk." Zabuza growled out through the pain.
"How this?" Naruto raised a shaky devil bringer and sent out a summon sword towards Kakashi's jailer. The man dodged but in doing so he sealed the Konoha nin's victory.
Naruto pulled out Yamato and stumbled away from Zabuza. He could already feel the wound closing but darkness was creeping into his vision. 'Note to self: that fucking hurts!' Naruto fell to his knees slowly losing the battle to stay concious. The battle must have been more taxing than he thought.
The last thing he saw was Kakashi fighting Zabuza and the Demon Brothers off and Trishes face appearing over him. Then everything went black.
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End Chapter 4!
Some of you may be wondering why Naruto isn't spamming Kage Bunshin like the original... I hated how he did that, it never did any good whatsoever! So yea i changed his fighting style... ALOT. I figured Trish as a shameless flirt, thats why she behaves the way she does around Naruto. It is not love, well not yet anyway...
The battle between Naruto and Zabuza was inspired by Metal Gear Solid 4 clips of Raiden fighting Vamp. As you can most likely tell I didn't want to waste minutes of my life explaining the problem in wave in detail when 99 percent of you already know. The final battle between Team 7 and Zabuza will be changed dramatically with the survival of the demon brothers and Gato's secret weapon. Look forward to reviews to help me improve or get new ideas. Don't forget to vote on pairings and ask questions if curious.
Naruto's Move List.
Yamato:
Streak (DMC4)- Was originally Nero's signature move used with the sword Red Queen . A powerful and elegant rushing attack that delivers a sweeping horizontal slash to enemy/enemies.
High Roller (DMC4)- Another move from Red Queen. A rising slash that launches enemy into the air. Attack can also be used to gain altitude.
Aerial Rave (DMC3 version by Vergil I think)- An attack used in mid air were Naruto spins with Yamato hitting multiple times.
Split (DMC4)- Sword attack from Red Queen. An attack used in the air where Naruto decends and violently slashes an enemy down the middle.
Calibur (DMC4/RQ)- Naruto's newest attack. A magnificent Streak attack used in the air against airborne opponents.
Judgement Cut (DMC3)- Naruto unsheath/slashes Yamato with blinding speed sending out a shockwave to cut through distant enemies.
Jutsu:
Basic Academy Jutsu- forgot this one in last chap. Basics such as Henge, Bunshin, Kawarimi, etc. He learned and perfected them in academy, unlike canon counterpart.
Kage Bunshin/Shadow Clone- A clone that is able to use all techniques the original knows. Drawback is the high chakra cost and that the clone is dispersed after one clean hit.
Mikadzuki no Mai: Naruto Style / Dance of the Crecent Moon: Naruto Style- A trump card Naruto created. Inspired by his sensei's, Gekkou Hayate's, move Mikadzuki no Mai. A sure kill technique where Naruto uses Mikadzuki no Mai but leaves shadow clones in his wake also performing the Dance. Surrounds enemy and attacks all vital areas at once. The strain it puts Naruto's body though is ridiculous. The strain takes away the option of a following attack, or doing anything else besides becoming a sitting duck, if the move missed or is dodged. It is a last ditch move to kill the enemy.
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