Alright folks its chapter three! This is about as long as the first one but I thought it needed to be so that i got all the information into this chapter that i wanted to. This is where things in my Naruto Universe change a lot. I hope you guys enjoy and please don't forget to review and spread the word!
Not even the youthful Lee would be able to match the speed of Naruto and Kiba as they ran to the hospital in Konoha.
"What room Kiba?" Naruto asked with a tone of urgency.
"She is in room twenty one first floor towards the end of that hall. If you can get there faster than me do it!" replied Kiba. He was scared for his partner. He had no idea what had happened to her. He also felt guilty that he was not able to help her in the battle.
With a nod Naruto ran full speed leaving Kiba in the dust. Kiba had given him some detail on what had happened but he still didn't understand why Tsunade would need him of all people.
Naruto nearly broke the doors down as he entered the hospital. As he ran by the nurses the gust of wind that followed him raised their skirts and they all blushed and squealed.
Naruto was just down the hall form Hinata's room when a young blonde haired kunoichi stepped out of another. Naruto was of course oblivious to this and ran right past her, but not without scrapping by her. As he did Ino threw what had been a container of the patient's urine and it splashed everywhere. More so on Ino then anything else.
With urine now covering her body Ino couldn't help but scream, "AHHHH WHAT THEY HELL YOU DOBE! I AM GONNA KILL YOU NARUTO!"
Naruto ignore her threat and rushed into the room labeled twenty one.
Hinata was lying in bed even more pale then her usual self. She seemed to be unconscious and sweating. She was ruffling around in the bed and she seemed to be in pain.
As Naruto burst in Tsunade turned around to yell at whoever it was. Once she realized it was Naruto however a look of relief came upon her face.
"Thank goodness you got here Naruto. I was beginning to get worried you weren't going to show" said Tsunade.
"Tsunade what is going on with Hinata? What exactly happened?" Naruto asked. He was slightly out of breath and was still very eager to get some answers.
"Well ill assume Kiba told you what he saw?" asked Tsunade
Naruto nodded.
"Well for some reason I can seem to figure out exactly what that person did to her" said Tsunade. "Her chakra system hasn't been damaged at all. As far as I can tell there was only one toxin in her blood stream but I gave her the antidote for it some time ago. That and the toxin wasn't one that would do anything like this. Hell she doesn't even have anything wrong with her physically besides the cut that was on her leg and I already healed that up. And despite all that her entire body's systems seem to be shutting down."
Naruto looked at Tsunade questioningly. How was Naruto supposed to help if the greatest medical mind that there ever was couldn't even come up with a diagnosis?
"Not that I mind being here for Hinata, but why would you call for me and want me here in such a rush?" asked Naruto. "I mean come on, I am not some medical Nin and besides that you are supposed to be the best medical Nin ever! How am I supposed to help?"
"Well Naruto" said Tsunade rather coldly. "I don't know exactly how you are supposed to help but I figured you would want to be here. I assumed the only way to get you down here fast was to tell you I needed you. Plus if I start to delve into any more advanced jutsu I might just need your help when it comes to chakra."
Naruto was stunned. He would have been there for Hinata regardless if he was going to actually help. He felt rather hurt that Tsunade believed that it would take so much to get him to Hinata.
"I'm sorry Tsunade…I guess I've been out of touch with everyone for so long… no one thinks they can come to me for anything…" said Naruto. His voice had gotten hoarse due to the lump in his throat that had formed as he held back tears.
Tsunade knew that Naruto was hurting. She could see that he even felt some guilt about not talking to anyone. All she could do was put a hand on his shoulder and give him a reassuring smile.
"Aww how pathetic. The little boy feels sad and lonely" said a voice from the door way.
Naruto and Tsunade both turned around in an instant to see someone strange standing there.
He was like no one either had seen in the village before. He wore his hair in a spike manor similar to Naruto's but slightly shorter. His face looked like it had been sculpted by a true artist. He had silver eyes that were as cold as steel. He wore a black shirt that had a purple and silver wolfs head on it. Over that he wore a black jacket that had silver and purple stripes going down the side. His pants were the same as the jacket. He even wore black boots.
"And just who the hell are you?" asked Naruto a little aggravation in his voice.
"For right now that doesn't matter" said the man. "What does matter is that if you want to save that girl you will have to do everything that I say."
"And why should we trust you?" asked Tsunade.
"Because if you don't that girl right there is going to die the most slow and painful death that you can imagine and then some" said the man glaring right into Tsunade's eyes.
Tsunade was about to tell him to fuck off but was cut off when Naruto asked "What do I have to do?"
"Good boy" said the man. "First things first tell me was she bitten?"
They both nodded.
"Ok well then depending on her willpower she may not have much time left. Boy I need you to find the bite marks on her, no matter where they are."
Naruto was hesitant but he nodded and walked over to Hinata. Thankfully he did remember Kiba telling him that she was bitten on the neck. He gently moved the color of her shirt to show the bit marks.
"Ok now what?" asked Naruto.
"This is gonna take a lot of you boy. I can't guarantee you will even be conscious afterwards" said the man.
Naruto simply glared at him.
"Just thought I would give you some fair warning. I want you to focus on her chakra. You need to be able to know exactly what chakra is hers. After you do that, bite her exactly where the bite marks are and focus your chakra almost in a swirling fashion inside of you. I want you to drain her of all the chakra you can find that isn't hers. Take out most of hers too if you are having a tough time figuring out which is which."
Naruto looked at the man for a second to see if he was serious. When the man only glared back at him Naruto looked down to Hinata's neck.
Naruto couldn't believe what he was about to do. Naruto jerked his head forward and bit into her neck.
Hinata screamed in pain as Naruto's teeth entered the wounds from the previous bite.
Naruto had to ignore her screams and began to focus his chakra just the way that the man had described.
Suddenly Naruto felt a surge of chakra beginning to enter his body. As it flowed into him he felt a burning sensation in his throat and stomach. He winced.
Tsunade looked on in horror as she saw a bluish glow coming from Naruto's throat. She was so terrified of what was transpiring she couldn't find any words to say.
Naruto kept the flow going for a good five minutes before he could tell that it was now Hinata's chakra that was flowing into him. With a sudden jerk of his body he flew backwards letting go of her.
Naruto began to gag and wheeze as he tried to breathe.
"Humph. You really are something boy. I was almost sure that you were going to pass out" said the man.
Naruto was about to yell at him when he heard a groan from Hinata. He looked over to find that she had stopped writhing in pain and that some color, at least for a Hyuuga, had started to come back to her skin. Though she was still unconscious.
Tsunade regained her composure and walked over to the man.
"Just who the hell are you!" yelled Tsunade.
"Touchy touchy lady Godaime. You should keep your temper. Especially around those that could kill you in an instant if they wanted to" said the man. As he did his eyes went from their silvery color to a bright yellow.
Tsunade for once in her life was truly afraid of another human being.
"Don't worry though" said the man. "I need to be your ally more than an enemy so I don't think I will be killing you anytime soon. If you wish to know what exactly happened to the girl, what the boy just did and who I am… I suggest we meet in private. Your office should do fine lady Godaime."
"Just tell me one thing right now" said Naruto as he began to stand up still a little woozy. "Is she going to be ok?"
The man only chuckled and nodded. He then left the room.
Just as the man left Kiba came rushing through the door.
"Naruto…Is….she….going…ok…" said Kiba breathlessly.
"She is going to be fine Kiba" said Tsunade. "I want you to stay here with her until I or Naruto return. No one is to enter this room not Sakura or Ino or even the pervert himself understood?"
Kiba was stunned but found the strength to nod.
With a look at Naruto both he and Tsunade left hoping to find some answers.
Naruto remained silent as he and Tsunade got closer and closer to Hokage Tower. His mind was trying to sort through what exactly had just happened. He had no idea what he had just done to Hinata. The man was right when he said that he would be surprised if Naruto would still be conscious. Naruto was extremely light headed.
Tsunade tried to stay focused on what was going on around her but she kept looking to Naruto to see if he showed any signs of what he was thinking. Of course his face was as cold as stone.
As quickly as they had left the hospital they had arrived at the tower. Several ANBU had tried to tell Tsunade that someone was in her office but she quickly waved them off.
Shizune quickly stepped forward and stopped Tsunade and Naruto's progress and yelled "Stop! What is going on my lady? You are completely ignoring the ANBU's warnings and there is someone in your office right now! At least let them get rid of whoever he is!"
"Shizune while I appreciate the concern for me I already know about him. I am supposed to be meeting him" said Tsunade sternly. "There is nothing to fe….wait just a sec…HOW THE HELL DID HE GET IN MY OFFICE ALREADY?" With that Tsunade stormed off toward her office wanting even more answers.
Naruto sighed. "As if there wasn't enough going on as is good ol granny just got pissed. Great." Naruto walked passed Shizune who was frozen in place.
"How in the hell did you get into my office!" yelled Tsunade as she entered the room.
The man could only chuckle at Tsunade's fury.
"Do you find something funny?" asked Tsunade.
"The only thing that I find funny" the man paused. "Is that you expected those ANBU to keep you protected and to keep people out of here."
Tsunade cringed at those words. If he had gotten in so easy… who knows who else might be able to get in?
Naruto entered the room to the sound of the man's chuckles.
"Well were here now" said Naruto in a stern tone. "Now will you tell us what IN THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" Naruto's voice got louder as his sentenced continued. He was now gritting his teeth showing of his fangs.
"Don't try and scare me boy" said the man. There was some emphasis put on boy. "If you wouldn't mind I would like to sit. This is going to take some time."
They both agreed. Tsunade took a seat in the Hokage's chair while Naruto and the man sat in some chairs that were in front of her desk.
"First things first" said the man. "I'll start with my name. It is Raiko."
"Well then Raiko would you mind telling us what happened to Hinata and what Naruto did to her?" asked Tsunade with a tense tone.
"Easy lady Godaime" said Raiko. "Before I get to that there is much more I have to explain to you both."
Tsunade and Naruto both looked weary. They had no idea what to expect.
"I am going to assume you both know the tale of the Sage of Six paths" said Raiko questioningly.
They both nodded.
"Good saves some time. Let me be the first to tell you that most of that legend is absolutely untrue."
Both Tsunade and Naruto looked at him like he was crazy.
"If it's untrue then how do explain the damned demon fox in my gut" said Naruto pointing to his stomach.
"I said most of it you nimrod. Not all of it" said Raiko. "And if you would shut up and just let me tell the whole damned story you might understand a few things"
Naruto clenched his fist and was ready to say something else when Tsunade jumped in "Please continue Raiko. Neither of us will interrupt you again." Tsunade looked to Naruto as she finished her sentence.
"Thank you lady Godaime" said Raiko. "Now where was I before I was so rudely interrupted? Ah yes, the Sage of Six paths. As stated in his legend he did in fact absorb the ten tails into himself making him the first Jinchuuriki. He then also split the ten tails into multiple pieces. This is where the legend changes for most. Most people know the sage to have split him into 9 different demons, each with an increasing number of tales, to be sealed away in other Junchuurikis', however they would be wrong."
"Wait wait just a second" said Naruto. "How are there not nine different demons? I know for a fact that there are nine people in this world that have a demon in them. Hell one of them is the Kazekage for Kami's sake. So how can there not be nine?"
"I'll get to that in a moment" said Raiko. "As I was saying, those who believed that the sage split ten tails into nine different demons would be wrong. He only split them into three demons. Each of them having nine tails, and each representing a piece of ten tails. One for his mind, one his body, and one for his soul."
Naruto and Tsunade both looked stunned. This was not what they had been expecting to hear.
"I'm going to assume that you are one of the three then" said Tsunade questioningly.
"Ding ding we have a winner" said Raiko with a hint of sarcasm. "I am the Jinchuuriki of the Nine Tailed wolf. The thing that attacked the trio was the third of us."
Naruto was in a state of confusion. He had no idea how to absorb any of this. It changed the way he had to view a lot of aspects in his life.
"Well if you are the Jinchuuriki of the wolf then what is the demon that is inside the third of you?" asked Tsunade.
"I only wish that I knew Lady Godaime" said Raiko. "I am afraid that my knowledge of this third Jinchuuriki is very limited. What I do know is that it's chakra is a deep blue. Very different from the normal blue of most people's chakra. It also uses its chakra to infect other people."
"What do you mean infect" asked Tsunade.
"It disarms its opponent in any way that it can whether it be poison or if it just overwhelms the opponent" said Raiko. "After that it uses its fangs to bite into the opponents flesh and injects a dose of its chakra into their system. The thing is is that while any other demon chakra would merely destroy the chakra system of the person it was injected to this chakra affects the person differently. It instead targets all of the other main organs and functions of the person's body until they are barely able to function. Then it enters the charka system and shuts it down completely. It is very slow and very painful."
"And that is what happened to Hinata" said Naruto attempting to get back into the conversation.
"That is exactly what happened to her" said Raiko. "Had it not been for you then she wouldn't be alive right now."
Naruto cringed at those words. The thought of Hinata dying was…
"So then how are there the other eight demons out there" asked Tsunade.
"When the Sage split ten tails into the three nine tails it exerted a lot of chakra" said Raiko. "So much so that it actually formed into solid objects, crystals really. Small enough for some animals to ingest, or for some spirit to absorb. Something along those lines. The bigger the piece the more tails they had. I assume that the surge of chakra only made eight crystals."
"You assume" questioned Tsunade.
"I don't know everything Lady Godaime" said Raiko. "That is why I have revealed myself to you and this village. It would seem that the other Jinchuuriki is up to something and it involves all three of us. I assume he wanted to send a message using the girl."
"She has a name" said Naruto. "It's Hinata. Start using it."
Raiko only grumbled. "Since the other demons soon became part of the legend, people believed that they needed to be sealed away. And as you know they were into the bodies of some very unfortunate people."
"I have another question for you" said Naruto.
Raiko nodded.
"Does the wolf talk to you like the fox talks to me" asked Naruto.
"Yes he does and probably more so" said Raiko. "I have been alive longer than you boy. The wolf has lived within me for many a year. He has become more of an ally then an annoyance."
"Who sealed the wolf inside of you" asked Tsunade.
"To be honest I don't actually know" said Raiko. "Everything that I have told you today is all of the information that I have at the current time. If I knew more I would tell."
Naruto was about to ask another question when Raiko interrupted "I think that is enough questions for the day. I don't want to have to repeat too much information when you call the rest of the clans here for some sort of meeting. Besides that, don't you wish to be near the gi… Hinata." Raiko looked to Naruto when he said this.
"Tsunade may I..." said Naruto before Tsunade interrupted him.
"Yes go Naruto. I am sure she will want to see you" said Tsunade.
With those words he was off, racing his way back to the hospital.
"I would ask that you summon your council for a meeting in two weeks time" said Raiko.
"Why in two weeks" replied Tsunade.
"By then Hinata should be back to health and it gives me some time to clear my head and figure out a way to tell the council what I have just told you" said Raiko.
Tsunade looked confused.
"How am I supposed to tell them that everything that they know and love may soon be in danger" said Raiko.
Whoa ho ho another cliff hanger! I couldn't resist and this just seemed to be the perfect place to end the chapter. For some reason i had a little more fun writing this chapter then the previous. I think it was due to adding my own character of my design. I really appreciate it when you guys give me reviews. It brightens my day. Until next chapter, please review, spread the word, and enjoy some ramen! Dattebayo!
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