So a few of you have brought up some questions/critiques about my story and I really think this chapter is going to answer many of them. Most of this was already going to happen anyway, but I really appreciate the reviews, so keep 'em coming cuz the reviews are what keep my fire going. Also, I apologize for the wait. I was on vacation in Chicago with my parents and the hotel I was in didn't give out free wi-fi and I wasn't about to pay 8.50 an hour for it. So while I did do some writing, I didn't do the battle scenes because I needed access to the jutsus that the opponents I was using would be most likely to use. So sorry again. Hope you like the chapter.
Naruto dropped the heads containing the three scrolls onto Koharu-ba-chan's desk, Sorana standing by his side. "We got some issues, Ba-chan. The targets knew ahead of time that we were after them. Only the council, our tutors, and certain Anbu members are even supposed to know about the Kawa division and all of them have seals that stop them from talking about anything classified, which the Kawa division is, outside of the Council Room. So we have a serious leak on our hands."
"Yes, I am quite aware of the seal, Naru-chan. Homura was the one who invented the seal. It is more to stop the civilian side of the council from selling secrets for power, but it also works to stop traitor nin from talking."
"But the seal can be circumvented by another seal genius," broke in a new voice. The three conversing ninja tensed immediately, before turning to the darkened right corner that the voice had appeared to come off of.
For once in shinobi life, there was no throwing voices or jutsu used to fool an opponent. Instead, a figure walked out of the corner. His eye was covered in bandages and his arm was in a sling. He was the leader of Ne, and the largest war hawk in Konoha, Danzo.
"And I am nothing if not a seal genius. I cracked Homura's seal three years after it was applied."
"It was quite the nifty little seal, quite inventive, but I have been, and always will be light-years beyond Sarutobi's little lackey."
"Old cripple!" shouted Naruto. "What are you doing here, scaring Koharu-ba-chan like that!"
"Isn't it obvious, you simpleton," resorted Danzo. "If you can't figure it out, I guess the 'revered Elders' didn't train you as well as they seem to think."
"Naru-chan, now is not the time for your antics. Just making the Homura's seal is treason punishable by death, but he is hinting that he is the cause for the information that the traitors had. Why did you do this, Danzo? We trusted you."
"Trusted me! Bah, I'm the least trusted person in this village, even more so than that snake slut Mitarashi or the Kyuubi brat in front of you."
"But I did this for the good of the village. What good is the Kawa division if no one in Konoha know what it is or what it does? There is no point."
"Although, I must add that some of my motives are altruistic," Danzo said, beginning to lift his finger to point at Koharu. "You ruined all of my plans. I, and with me Konoha, would have had an incredible weapon if you had given me the fox."
"I could've made him a Kage-level ninja by the time he was this age, inside he'd be lucky to be considered an A-rank ninja. By exposing Kawa before you were ready, I hoped to cause you a setback like the setback that you handed to me."
"I had also hoped that the chuunin Team Yin-Yang was sent off would be able to kill one of the two brats. It seemed I overestimated their abilities."
"Danzo, what is the point of this? Why are you telling me all of this? You could have gotten away with this."
Danzo laughed. "Of course I could have, and I still will. It will be such a shame when an experimental jutsu created by the Kyuubi Jinchuriki killed himself, his partner, and the Honorable Elder Koharu."
He then fired off one of his famous Vacuum Fuuton jutsu. "Fuuton: Shinku Renpa," Danzo shouted.
Naruto jumped in front of the jutsu, while unfurling one of the scrolls on his belt. "Eremento Sanmai," he yelled. The jutsu was pulled into Naruto's seal, stopping any damage. "Fuin." The seal pulsed red for a second before Naruto wrapped up the seal and pushed it back into his belt.
Koharu used Danzo's distraction to press the hidden switch under her desk which alerted the Sandaime and anyone still in the building that the Kawa division was being attacked.
Only seconds after the alarm sounded, the three figures burst into Koharu's office. They were the second set of partners to be trained as Kawa-nin, Uzuki Momo and Yuuhi Tsao, and their current tutor, Homura-sensei.
Danzo again chuckled. "Called for the cavalry, did you? Too bad for you that I ensured that that chakra pulse you sent with the switch under your desk would never leave this building. After all, this really does need to look like an accident."
"After your unfortunate demise, I will have to suggest that one of my older underlings, or even Yamato, take over the Kawa division. You two are much too weak to lead such an important part of the Leaf."
"I must thank you, however, for seeing the disease that was wracking our Great Tree. But your service is no longer required."
As Danzo finished speaking, two figures appeared out of the same corner that Danzo had come out of. "Since you appeared to want to bring friends along, I did the same," Danzo said. "Meet my greatest masterpieces, Torune and Fuu."
Koharu spoke up then. "Sorana, Naruto you take Torune. He looks like an Aburame, and the both of you know how to combat one. Momo, Tsao, you'll be taking on Fuu. He could be a Yamanaka from his looks, so assume the worst. Homura and I have Danzo. Do not interfere, we need a have a private...chat with our old friend."
With that, the four Kawa-nin bolted out of the door to give room for their tutors for their S-class fight. Naruto and Sorana broke off to head to the jutsu room, while Momo and Tsao headed off to the Dojo. Their opponents followed them out of the room, their orders to kill the blasted Kawa-nin and to not allow anyone to escape.
Momo and Tsao vs. Fuu
Momo pulled twin katanas off of her back as soon as she entered the dojo. She could feel her pursuer right on her heels and twisted to evade an evisceration from a kunai. She blocked the next strike and swiped at Fuu's head with her other katana.
He dodged nimbly before jumping back to avoid a hail of shruiken from Tsao. Tsao went in to engage Fuu in taijutsu. He was kicked away in only half a second, but that was enough for Momo. She had had enough time to activate the Dojo with her chakra.
50 dummies popped up out of the floor, used for practicing taijutsu and kenjutsu styles. They would also be a great distraction in this case. If Fuu happened to actually be a Yamanaka, then the dummies would get in the way of his accuracy with the clan jutsu.
Another splash of Momo's chakra into the dojo control boards and the dummies started to move erratically across the floor. Momo and Tsao had long ago memorized the pattern the dummies moved in, but Fuu was in unfamiliar ground. The pattern was over 5 minutes long, and the battle would be long over before the pattern restarted.
Fuu dodged a dummy, only for another dummy to slam into his back. Momo and Tsao were nimbly dodging the dummies, it was yet another advantage of home turf.
Momo, recognizing the next moves in the battle, moved in for another bout of kenjutsu. She moved in, slashing with her right katana, before stabbing with her right. Fuu saw right through her attack, however, and weaved through the blows. His reacting strike was heading right for her jugular, but a dummy rocked into his side, knocking the strike off balance.
Momo was on him instantly, jumping and spinning viciously with her katana. Fuu dodged, badly, and received a shallow slice across his chest in return. He kicked Momo away and looked about to press his advantage before a trio of kunai, with matching fizzling exploding tags, appeared in front of his feet.
Fuu flipped backwards and another kunai appeared in his left calf, going straight through the muscle. Fuu gasped in pain, and landed harshly. His hands flew through some seals before a large burst of flame shot towards Momo.
She jumped behind a dummy, which took the brunt of the attack, although the sides of her arms received some light burns.
She stood, before running through her own set of handseals. "Suiton: Koku no Jutsu." Instantly, a large black cloud exploded out of her body before disappearing into the ceiling. She looked disappointed.
Fuu said, "It appears you have not mastered that jutsu just yet. It is too bad that you will never have the chance."
He ran at her again, throwing kunai as he went. She deflected them with her kunai before hopping over Fuu. A dummy appeared in his path and he crashed into it.
She let a small grin appear on her face. The plan was working perfectly.
Suddenly, she felt a tug on her left pinky, a sign that Tsao's part of the plan was complete. Now all she had to do was get to get Fuu into place.
She charged him, katanas swinging, before leaving a slight opening. Fuu immediately capitalized on the opportunity, and sunk a kunai into her shoulder. Momo bit back a scream, before she was dropkicked.
She angled her body and landed exactly where she had wanted. Fuu was only a couple yards from her and closing in fast. She jumped away, and a dummy again crashed into Fuu, stopping his pursuit.
"Raiton: Yuntsu no Hashira Sokubaku no Jutsu," said Tsao. Four pillars of rock appeared out of small holes that Fuu had only just noticed and ropes of lightning appeared, locking himself in the prison.
Then, black mist leaked out of the ceiling and forms into a black cloud, which immediately began raining oil, straight onto Fuu. He began struggling against his bonds even harder, to no avail. Tsao threw an exploding note into the prison, and BOOM!, their opponent was no more. After checking that the body was good and truly dead, Momo turned onto her partner.
"You couldn't have gone any faster?"
"You know how hard it is to dig through this wood? I'm pretty sure it's ironwood from Enma's forest, and that's supposed to be indestructible. Leave me alone, will you? You're alive, that's all that matters."
"Say that you when you have a stab wound," Momo retorted.
Tsao merely stuck out his tongue in response.
Homura and Koharu vs. Danzo
"Do you two really think that you can take me on? I was considered for the Sandaime for a reason," Danzo said.
"Shush, Danzo. We were the students of the Nidaime Hokage, and are still considered to be some of the strongest ninja Konoha has ever produced," said Koharu, her voice strong and steady in the face of a deadly enemy. "We are not just Honorable Elders, as you like to call us. You have seriously misjudged yourself today."
Homura rolled up the sleeve on his left side, revealing a small scroll. Pumping some chakra into it, two scrolls popped out of the smoke. Homura opened both scrolls, before placing one of his back and the other on his front, both still open.
He stretched before smiling. It had been quite a while since he had had this much adrenaline in his system and it felt simply amazing.
Danzo charged forward, brandishing his cane. Koharu jumped up to meet him, being a bit better than Homura at taijutsu. Koharu launched a vicious uppercut at Danzo's face. He slammed her fist away with a brutal whap of his cane, before he twisted and flipped him upside down with a low spin-kick. Danzo flipped over it and brought the cane down again, aiming for Koharu's head.
The cane was caught in Homura's hand before the Elder kicked Danzo away from his partner. The traitor rebounded quickly and launched a kick at Homura that the aged Elder would not be able to stop.
A sharp buzz of Raiton chakra stopped Danzo's foot six inches from Homura's nose. "Meimei Tate Fuin," whispered the Elder, one large seal on the seal on his chest glowing red.
Homura went on the offense, aiming quick blows at Danzo's chest. Whenever the male Elder got close, Danzo received a shock and whenever Homura landed a blow, Danzo went into a small seizure from the Raiton chakra. Danzo's taijutsu was much better than Homura's however and Homura was unable to capitalize.
Koharu had not been idle in the meantime. "Kokuangyo no Jutsu," she said. Instantly, darkness covered her whole office, not a small feat by any means. She knew where Homura was instantly, as they were connected by a seal on the bottom of both of their feet. It had always really been Homura and herself as a team, as Sarutobi had been light-years ahead of them.
She sent a pulse through the seal on her foot that she would be doing a technique, and he would also have to do one to cover up her chakra spike. "Kuchiyose: Kashime," she whispered, her chakra spike and murmur covered up by Homura's yell of "Katon: Karyuu Endan no Jutsu."
Danzo countered with his famous Fuuton: Shinkugyoku. The resulting explosion left a large slice in Homura's chest and a badly burned left hand. He jumped out of the way of Danzo's follow-up swipe and disappeared into the darkness.
Danzo waited, his chakra out and feeling for anything to come close to him. He jumped, a second too late to avoid Koharu's kick, as she appeared out of the ground.
Koharu kept hard on him, bruises forming instantly on Danzo's skin as the darkness and her determination to keep the injured Homura out of the fight combined to increase Koharu's taijutsu. Then a blade appeared out of Danzo's cane, and using Koharu's brief shock, he sunk it into her stomach.
Koharu grabbed at the handle, tearing it out of Danzo's hands, as her eyes went wide from the pain. Danzo went in for the kill, but Homura stopped him.
"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu," he yelled. Twenty fireballs shot out of the Elder's mouth, blocking off all paths to his partner.
Koharu was barely staying awake, knowing that she had to stay conscious to keep her plan alive. Homura performed the Katon: Housenka again, pumping even more chakra into it, creating forty fireballs.
The fireballs, along with five kunai with exploding tags tied to them, herded Danzo towards the hole that Koharu had made earlier.
As Danzo stepped over the hole, a gigantic mandible appeared out of the hole, snapping across Danzo's waist. An enormous centipede followed after, curling protectively around her summoner and Homura while still watching Danzo's remains.
The remains shimmered away. "Izanagi," Homura whispered. Just then, the Sandaime appeared in the remains of the office. There was no sign of Danzo.
The Elders let themselves slip into exhaustion. Let their teammate handle everything and figure out what happened. It was his job after all.
Naruto and Sorana vs. Torune
Sorana reached the training ground first, Naruto hot on her heels. She stood in the dojo, back to back. Torune entered the dojo only seconds afterwards, two kunai armed with exploding tags already zooming their way towards him.
Torune ducked under the barrage, before throwing a few of his own. Naruto dived under his while Sorana jumped over his. Sorana pulled out her sai, while Naruto unraveled his surujin. They ran together, weaving in and out of each other's paths.
Naruto attacked first, the weighted end of his surujin shooting forwards to wrap around Torune's neck. At least, that was the intention. Torune ducked, and Sorana aimed her sai towards Torune's chest. He was much more flexible than he appeared and dodged it. He flipped over the two Kawa-nin and use the backs of their exposed necks to vault over the two.
Torune grunted as he landed though, Sorana had managed to slip a sai into his knee as he jumped over her. She had managed to cut at least one tendon, probably two, and it would make running and fighting much more difficult. Fortunately, he would not have to fight much longer.
Naruto suddenly coughed, a large glob of a purple, vacuous liquid shooting out of his throat. Torune said, "It seems that my Nanosaizu no Dokumushi has finally started to kick in. They attack and poison your cells, insuring a painful, quick death. The Nanosaizu no Dokumushi are Danzo's improvement on the Aburame Clan kikaichu, although only an Aburame is able to use them."
Besides, Naruto, Sorana was also coughing, having fallen to her knees as Torune talked. Torune stalked towards the pair, cautious even though he knew they were quickly weakening. He pulled out a kunai.
"Naruto-kun, you must do something. I am currently using 75% of my hive to contain the poison, but it is only a temporary solution. We must finish this and get to the hospital, or we shall die."
As Sorana said that she would die, Naruto's mind began creating images. A name on the memorial stone of his most precious person, etched forever into the granite. Sorana's body, pale and lifeless without the breath of life and the hum of the hive inside of her.
As these images flashed through his mind, Naruto's eyes went red. Red chakra began pouring out of his body, and Naruto growled viciously. Naruto blinked, and suddenly he was somewhere else.
His mind felt calm again, and he wandered around this place that he found himself in. He assumed as it was his mind, as it was the only thing that made sense. The pipes above his head, the leaked blue chakra, had to be his chakra coils, while the water flowing through the pipe that he was walking in was his thoughts.
Naruto eventually came to an enormous pipe that all the other pipes seemed to connect to. He walked down it, having a pretty good idea of where the pipe would take him.
And he was right. The pipe emptied out into a gigantic room, with a gigantic cage in the middle of the room. The Kyuubi, red fur glowing and nine tails swinging agitatedly, was housed in the cage.
"I see you finally made your way here, ningen. It is quite a shame that that you only came here on your death bed." The Kyuubi chuckled, its red eyes glinting maliciously.
"But I shall save you. I will save your pathetic live three times, and then we will do something for me every time I save your life again. If you do not agree, you will die, as will your pathetic little bug-wielding partner."
Naruto had no real choice but to agree. He could not allow his partner to die if there was anyway at all that he could save her.
"Alright, Kyuubi, you got yourself a deal. Now save me and get me out of here so that I can kill that poison-wielding freak."
The Kyuubi again chuckled, an evil low sound that sent shivers up Naruto's spine.
"I'm glad that you have agreed ningen. Now go, and enjoy the pure power that is me!"
Naruto again blinked, and he was back in the real world. He felt the same anger that he had previously, and power seemed to ooze out of every pour.
The red chakra covered him completely, and he shot off like a rocket towards Torune. He could not handle the pure speed that was Naruto. Naruto punched Torune towards a wall, before catching Torune with a kick that sent him spiraling down before the Ne operator could reach the wall.
Torune sat there, unmoving, and Naruto used the Kyuubi's chakra to move long claws over his fingers. He landed next to Torune, and sliced off his head.
The Kyuubi's power left Naruto, almost sending him to his knees. Naruto's coughs came back, although it was significantly easier on his lungs. Naruto looked back to Sorana, who was starting to go into convulsion.
He ran to her, and picked her up, already feeling out of breath. It seemed that the Kyuubi had only healed him enough to keep him alive, not to put him back in tip-top shape.
Naruto sprinted back to the office, where the sounds of fighting had ended. He burst through the door, gaining the Sandaime's attention.
He yelled, "Help!" before buckling. He fainted, knowing that his Jiji would save his partner.
Jutsu List
Fuuton: Shinku Renpa [Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves]
Rank: S
The user takes a deep breath and exhales several blades of wind at different angles, by rapidly moving their head in various directions. Its power can be dramatically increased when utilized in conjunction with extreme suction, such as that generated by the Baku. This jutsu is efficient enough to even cut through Susanoo's defense.
Eremento Sanmai Fuin [Elements Absorption Seal]
Rank: A
Description: A seal that can absorb any kind of elemental ninjutsu.
Suiton: Koku no Jutsu [Water Release: Black Rain Technique]
Rank: C
Requirements: None.
Description: The user creates a black mist that will emit from their body and rise up toward the sky. A temporary flammable rain of oil is released upon the user's specific targeted area. Used by Kawa-nin to burn away evidence of their coming without leaving a behind a Katon chakra residue.
Raiton: Yuntsu no Hashira Sokubaku no Jutsu [Lightning Release: Four Pillar Binding Technique]
Rank: A
Requirements: None
Description: Four pillars of rock are formed and instantly emit strong sparks of electricity that trap the target within
Meimei Tate Fuin [Invisible Shield Seal]
Rank: A
Description: Using two seals, one on his back and the other on his front, Homura creates a force field around his body that deflects blows and delivers shocks to anyone who hits it.
Kokuangyo no Jutsu [Bringer of Darkness Technique]
Rank: B
Description: Creates an illusion of complete darkness over the battlefield. Causes confusion.
Katon: Karyuu Endan no Jutsu [Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Blast Technique]
Rank: B
Description: A jutsu that sends a stream of fire towards the opponent, in the shape of a large dragon, from the users mouth.
Fuuton: Shinkugyoku [Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere]
Rank: B
The user takes a deep breath and then exhales several small blasts of wind chakra in such a manner that they are dispersed over an expansive range, enough to make it difficult to avoid them entirely without taking any damage. Due to the properties of this technique, the expelled blasts are capable of piercing into and potentially through an opponent's flesh when they collide, in a similar manner to how bullets function.
Katon: Housenka no Jutsu [Fire Release: Mythical Fire Flower Technique]
Rank: C
Description: A jutsu that sends multiple blasts of fire from the mouth, usually with one target in mind. Shurikens can also be hidden inside the flames, creating an element of surprise
Izanagi
Rank: S
Izanagi is a genjutsu that is cast on the user instead of others and is the most powerful amongst this type of genjutsu. When activated, the caster removes the boundaries between reality and illusion within their personal space. To a degree this allows the user to control their own state of existence. It is normally only active for the briefest of moments.
Nanosaizu no Dokumushi [Nano-Sized, Venomous Insects]
Rank: A
Nanosaizu no Dokumushi are a special breed of insects used by select members of the Aburame Clan as part of their Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique. These bugs destroy their enemies' cells, causing excruciating pain in the process. Unlike the standard kikaichu, which are able to act independently of the user, the nano-sized insects can only be transferred on to a victim's body by direct physical contact; though only a mere touch from the user's skin is required as the bugs can circumvent most forms of clothing. However, this apparently does not apply to the user's own clothes, who must instead remove items in order to effectively increase their chances of hitting the target. The two known users of these bugs: Torune and Shikuro Aburame, are also the only known Aburame to possess the antibodies for the insects. These insects are considered to be rare, even amongst the Aburame clan.
So ends yet another chapter. I hope you guys like this, and I really think that this chapter created an answer to some of your concerns. Okay, so let's get to the part where I answer some of the concerns that I know are going to pop up. Yes, I realize how powerful Fuu is, but I really think that it is logical that Tsao and Momo would be able to kill him. They had home turf advantage, and much better planning.
As to why Danzo did what he did-he's always believed in doing what's best for the Leaf and he has no qualms in killing people in the first place. He believed Koharu and Homura were too soft and similar to Sarutobi to do what was needed and he ordered them killed. He also allowed Koharu to activate the switch to call in reinforcements in the headquarters because he would've had to kill them anyway, so why not get them in the room. This will not be the last time you will see Danzo in this fic. Hopefully, you guys like Homura's and Koharu's fighting abilities.
As to the Torune fight, this was the only way I could actually see it happening. All Torune needs is a touch to kill someone, and he was way too skilled in taijutsu to be stopped from touching Naruto and Sorana. Hopefully you like the Kyuubi-Naruto meeting. To me, Kyuubi is a fox, and is therefore going to be manipulative as hell. You do not get into someone's good graces by insulting someone. Therefore, Kyuubi helped out Naruto. The manipulative side of the Kyuubi will come soon.
So I'm house-sitting for someone, so I'll have a lot of time to write so expect the next chapter up sometime tomorrow night. Thank you for reading.