Darkvizardking: Hello ladies and gentlemen, of course, I bring you yet another chap of this epic fic! Last chap we saw some changes, like how some of you were surprised at the Fem Garra, but personally, Gaara looks fine as a girl in my opinion, but I digress. Now, we have the invasion, with asskicking and a certain snake getting the brunt of it! So sit back and enjoy!
Chapter 3: Invasion! Assault on the Leaf!
Naruto heard the explosions around the village, and a swirl of sand appeared next to him. He smirked and said, "Gaara-chan, I take it the Suna shinobi are on our side, yes?" Gaara nodded, and she said, "But of course they are, though it seems the Oto nin had their ninja perform summoning, there are giant snakes at the gates, meant to break down the defenses." Naruto smiled and said, "Are they Bijuu size?" Gaara nodded and said, "Nearly, Shukaku is still larger though." Gaara merely looked at the still smiling face of Naruto's, and said, "I see, I'll get to it then." She then vanished in a swirl of sand, and Naruto dodged a blade a wind that nearly cut his arm off. He turned and saw Baki, who had a murderous look on his face. "You brat, how dare you turn Suna's weapon against us!"
Naruto snarled as he said, "So, that's all you see her as? You foolish bigot. You're just another fool who can't see us for who we are, but only for what we hold! And lest you forget, your village has been played for fools." Baki snarled as he said, "Like that matters to me, I actually knew the Kazekage was dead! I went along with Orochimaru's plan. I want you tree huggers to fall!" Naruto glared, and clouds started to roll in, casting shadows all over the village. A shadow overtook the stadium, and Darklings started to attack the Oto ninja, scaring the Konoha ninja at first, but once they saw the little imps attack their enemies, they got over the fear. Naruto had the creeper heads out, along with the demon arms, as he said, "So, that's how it is, huh? Whatever regret I had about killing you is gone now." Baki smirked and prepared another wind blade, only for a sword to pierce his chest. Baki merely had his eyes wide as his now dead body was kicked off the blade.
Naruto saw it was the Neko masked ANBU, and he heard her mutter, 'That was for Hayate you bastard.' Naruto merely stood dumbfounded until he heard her say, "You need to go, don't forget, there's an invasion going on." Naruto nodded, and said, "You're right, I'll get going." As he turned, he heard her say, "Wait, maybe, sometime, I could talk to you about your mother, she was my sensei." Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you, I'd like that." He then called on the Asura path, the extra arms making the cloak flutter out, and he started to run toward the wall, before punching the ground, launching himself into the air, and landing on the roof where Orochimaru was, right before the barrier was placed around them.
Orochimaru, seeing Naruto, chuckled darkly and said, "Well well, how unexpected Naruto-kun, come to help me get revenge on this decrepit old man?" Naruto glared while Sarutobi started to sweat, only for Naruto to say, "Sorry, but that's not why I'm here. I'm not here for the old man.' This made Sarutobi sigh in relief, until, 'But I'm not here to save his sorry ass either, the one I came for, was you Orochimaru!" Naruto drew Kusanagi, holding it in a kendo stance, while four blades came of the extra arms, four wakizashi length blades minus the guards. They were pitch black, and Naruto said, "You know, I should thank you."
Looking at both Sarutobi's and Orochimaru's shocked faces, along with those of the ANBU and the Sound four, Naruto said, "If you didn't decide to try and seal Kyuubi's chakra away, my real power would have never reason to the surface, so in thanks,' He vanished, and Orochimaru nearly lost his head in dodging the five blades, as Naruto continued, 'Just go ahead and DIE!" Orochimaru barely had any time to draw his own blade, as each arm worked in synch to keep him on his feet, a sight that surprised the hell out all who were watching.
Karin was back to back with Anko, the duo surrounded by Oto ninja. Anko let a look of disgust cross her face as the Oto nin leered, and she heard one say, "Look here boys, it's Orochimaru-sama's old slut." Karin felt Anko's hair bristle, and she said, "You shouldn't pay these bastards any mind, after all,' She held out one hand, and made a grabbing motion, and multiple chains wrapped around her hand, and the necks of the Oto nin. 'Who gives a shit about what a dead man has to say?" She then pulled on the chain, the spikes ripping the Oto nin's heads off. Sakura, seeing the sight, puked and said, "You freak! I knew it!" Karin merely glared at her, and walked away. Sakura heard something that shook her to the core, "That's the last time I let you get away with that, next time, I'll rip your head off your shoulders."
Sakura fell onto her butt, a Oto nin about to kill her, only for Kakashi to pierce the nin's skull with a kunai as he said, "Sakura, stay close, i'll keep you safe." Sakura paid him no mind, as her eyes stayed toward Karin, her thoughts frozen.
Temari saw her little bro-sister heading toward the gates, an arm covered in sand as she used it to rip Oto nin apart, and Temari saw what she was heading for. The giant three headed snake that was at the village gates. Temari shouted out to her sister, only for Gaara to ignore her, sand swirling around her and creating a large form. The snakes felt themselves cringe as the sand took on the appearance of the Ichibi no Shukaku, the size of the figure over shadowing them, and Gaara appeared on it's forehead, her body showing from the waist up. She had a dark grin on her face as she said, "You fools will die!' Sand poured out from the what could be the Shukaku's feet, swirling and grabbing all Oto nin near the gates, drawing them in. Her grin only grew as she slammed her hands onto the head of the sand construct, and shouted, "INTERNAL SAND BURIAL!"
The belly of Shukaku seemed to implode for a moment, a loud crunching sound coming from within, and the crushed and bloody bodies of the oto nin were expelled out. Gaara then turned her attention to the giant snake, the grin never leaving her face. Temari merely watched in morbid fascination as she thought, 'What did Naruto say to you?' Gaara controlled the sand arms to grab onto the snake's three heads, the heads held within the palms of the sand claws. She then clenched the claws around their heads, entrapping them, with with a pulse, crushed all three heads, making the summon go back to it's realm.
Temari merely was amazed as the sand structure dissolved, leaving Gaara standing in the street, the sand forming in her gourd again. Temari then screamed as Sasuke dropped down, Chidori in hand, as he screamed, "DIE SUNA BITCH!" Gaara turned to see him racing toward her, only for a red and white blur to clothesline him, knocking hm unconscious. "Well well, seems the gaki's little girlfriend has some enemies. I'm not sure what's going on, but I was about to kill that snake with one of my toads, and you beat me to the punch. Nice work by the way." Gaara saw the figure stand straight, long white hair in a spiky braid, dressed as if he stepped out of a kabuki play. In place of the normal Konoha headband, his was spiked on the side, like that of a horned toad, with the kanji for oil replacing the leaf. This, was Jiraiya, the Gama-sennin (Toad sage), and member of the Sannin.
Jiraiya smirked as he said, "Well, you must be the Ichibi Jinchuriki, that gaki knows how to pick 'em." Gaara glared and said, "Who the hell are you?"
Jiraiya smirked, a toad appearing underneath him as he did a ridiculous pose, standing on the toad's head as he did a dance that would embarrass a lesser man, saying, "I am the man who makes ladies swoon, the ninja sage that men wish to emulate! I am the great Gama-sennin of Mt. Myoboku! My name is Jiraiya!"
Gaara merely stared as she said, "And? I'm far from impressed. You look more like a clown then a sage." Jiraiya face faulted, muttering, 'Disrespectful brats.' He then felt something jump on him as he heard, "Seems you took 'are of this place, eh poppet? Good thing too, the boss 's dealing with a rather nasty snake, while me an the boys, 'A loud, 'AHEM!' was heard as he said, 'Sorry, the boys AN' gals are dealing with the invaders. Seems 'verything's peachy on this end." Garra looked aroud and saw Darklings tearing apart the rest of the Oto nin that she didn't get. Temari nervously approached and said, "Gaara, I,' Gaara started to walk back toward the stadium and said, "We should hurry, Naruto-kun might need us there." Jiraiya snickered and said to himself, "Naruto-kun huh? This gaki might be an even bigger gold mine then his old man."
(Inside the barrier)
Naruto growled as he held back the Shodaime, Hashirama, and he let his head turn to glare at Sarutobi as he dealt with Tobirama, who, in his foolishness, tried to butt in on Naruto's fight, giving Orochimaru the time needed to bring out the two former Hokages. Naruto jumped back as a tree branch sprouted from the ground, courtesy of Hashirama. Naruto, using the water in the wood, turned the branch back on it's master, making him slam into the barrier. Sadly, despite the fact that Hashirama's body burned when he touched the barrier, it regenerated as soon as it happened. Naruto saw Orochimaru stand near the barrier, a arrogant smirk on his face. Naruto ducked under a kick and used his metal arms to bash the Shodaime's face in, allowing him to see the seal tag that kept him here. Naruto smirked as he grabbed the seal before the head could regenerate, and burned it using a slight bit of fire manipulation.
Orochimaru was shocked to see the Shodaime start to crumble, a peaceful look on the former's face, and Naruto had his hands in a prayer, and said, "Find peace, Great uncle, your brother will join you soon, say hello to Mito-sama for me." Hashirama smiled as his body vanished, leaving the corpse of a sound nin behind.
Sarutobi was cursing at himself, it was his stubbornness that let his fallen student bring back the Hokages in the first place, and even though he wasn't dealing with his first sensei, Tobirama was no slouch. The use of Suiton (Water release) that made him famous was easy to see, as he drew water from the branches his brother made, as well as the air, as limited as it was inside the barrier. Sarutobi swung his staff to block an incoming punch, only for a metallic hand to grab Tobirama's head, and it quickly set ablaze, burning the Nidaime's head and the seal tag along with it, making the rest of the body go with it.
Sarutobi held a look of fear, as the shadows casted by the tree branch hid Naruto, all except the six pairs of glowing yellow eyes, and four burning fists. Orochimaru paled, but took the opprotunity to draw his Kusanagi, out of a snake that slid out of his mouth, and charged at Sarutobi with the intent to kill. The poisonous blade was stopped by a dulled blade, and Orochimaru felt himself get wrapped up by a demon arm around his neck. Naruto chuckled and said, "Oh the sweet irony, you had me by my neck, now I have you by yours."
Orochimaru snarled and tried to will the Kusanagi to extend, only for one of Naruto's metallic arms to grab it by the blade, and yanking it, and the snake that held it, out of Orochimaru's mouth. Orochimaru then felt blood fly as a large slash appeared across his chest, and he shouted, "You BRAT! YOU CAN'T KILL ME! I'M A GOD AMONGST MEN! I'M IMMORTAL!"
Naruto waved a finger, as if scolding a child, and said, "And that, is something i'm calling bullshit out. Immortal? Really? Last I checked, 'Another slash appeared on Orochimaru's left arm, severing it. 'you are still human, just like me, and just like Sarutobi. Immortal, invincible, such concepts are unreachable, no matter how much you reach for it. After all, time is the one thing no one can escape. Trees and grass wither, oceans dry up, mountains crumble. And why, time. It eventually takes us all. You just try to cheat it. But it can't be cheated. Only paused, until time marches forward again." He then severed Orochimaru's other arm, and drew out AOTN, holding it to his head, a look of fear etched of the the fallen sannin's face.
Naruto chuckled and said, "There is a saying. When someone is about to kill you, you should do one of two things. Either try to entertain the person holding a gun to your head, or try to convince them to spare you. So I ask you, who's the predator now?" As he primed the weapon, a masked ANBU jumped in the way, the barrier already dropped as the sound four rushed to the aid of their master. The only female of the group, Tayuya, felt chains wrap around her limbs, and saw them lead back to the one person she never thought she'd see again, "Kin! Is that you?!"
Kin smirked, and said, "Why yes it is, but talk will have to be for later." The chains came out of her sleeves, the chains being metal rather then chakra, as she lacked the ability to make them. The rest of the sound four grabbed Orochimaru and ran, a few of the real ANBU going after them, but were stopped as one of the members, who had extra arms akin to a spider, spat webbing at them, making them fall. Naruto glared as they retreated, and he slowly turned toward Sarutobi, grabbing him by his neck, to the shock of the ANBU, and a certain white haired pervert as he landed on the roof. Jiraiya shouted, "Naruto! Let him go!"
Naruto merely sneered as he said, "Why should I? All my life I was stuck being held under his thumb. All the lies, everything he put me though, IT ENDS NOW!"
Jiraiya secretly tried to prepare a seal, only to feel something jump on his back. He tried to turn to see, only for a voice to say, 'Now now, Boss needs to get something off his chest. So let him speak." Naruto grinned and said, "Oh yes I do. Now then, where to begin? Oh yes, it was you who left Uzushio to die, you who just so happened to tell everyone of me being Kyuubi's prison, but forgot all about who stuck him in there. Now then, one simple question, why?"
Sarutobi tried to hold a defiant face, only for a steel fist to strike him in the face, making all present to cringe. Naruto narrowed his eyes and said, "There are other ways of getting the info out of your head. I never got to practice it much, but you would never enjoy it.' He closed his eyes and thought, 'Human path' The metal arms fell away, but darklings kept Sarutobi pinned down. Naruto merely held a hand over Sautobi's head, and said, "One last chance, tell me why you saw fit to ruin my life, or else."
Sarutobi merely looked away, and by now the jonin sensei had arrived at the Kage box, Kakashi shouting, "Let him go genin! That's an order!" Naruto smirked and grabbed the aged Kage by the hair, making the other jonin, and a certain sannin tense. Naruto searched through Sarutobi's memories, and saw it. He saw the night he was born, and saw how broken Sarutobi was after he heard of his wife's death, and it explained it all. He blamed Naruto for Biwako's death. For that reason, he used what he could to make him suffer.
Naruto snarled and pulled his hand away, the lack of training with the Human path's 'other' ability the only reason Sarutobi kept his soul. "You bastard. You incompetent, foolish, BASTARD!" Naruto gave the aged kage a punch to the chest, a powerful one. He then grabbed him by the head again, and stared him right in the eye as he said, "You old fool, I know all your little secrets, and let me ask you something. Alot had been taken from me, my childhood, my chance at a proper family, my parents. Do you even know what it means to be a jinchuriki? It means a life of sacrifice. We are sacrificed to hold our demons at bay, we sacrifice any chance of being a normal person. Now I ask you, with all that I was sacrificed for, what have you sacrificed?"
The jonin were glaring at their aged leader, the women of the crowd slightly crying. Naruto started again, "I'll answer for you Sarutobi, and the answer, is NOTHING! You never made a single sacrifice, acting like you know it all, well guess who's the boss now, it's me.' Sarutobi glared as he said, "You demon, how dare you say that to me!" he was quickly silenced as a darkling covered his mouth, and Naruto continued, 'How dare I? You have a lot of nerve yourself old man. And to think, I once respected you. That is until you thought you could play god with my life!"
Sarutobi shook the claw off his mouth as he shouted, "Demons like you need to be controlled! Otherwise you'd of turned on this village. And what's worse, was that an Uzumaki showed up." Naruto glared at the old kage, making some of the jonin more nervous then before. "You have a problem with my clan old man? Or were you just afraid of me being 'turned against you'? Well, you're precious villagers certainly helped with that LONG before Karin got here."
This made a certain red-haired uzumaki angry, and as she glared at the old kage, Anko placed a hand on her shoulder, a tear going down her cheek. "No doubt he told you about what used to happen to him." Karin looked at her from the corner of her eye, yet confusion was still written across her face. "Used to?" Anko nodded and said, "Ever since he became a shinobi, the civilians merely tried to ignore him, or glare, since they could no longer actively try to attack him. Before, if they did so, the civilian council would wipe away any charges against the attackers, but they can't now, though, they always seemed to do it so easily, now I see why."
Naruto's glare intensified, and he said, "How does it feel to have everything brought to light? You damn fool." The sun peeked through the clouds, making the darklings vanish, and Sarutobi backed away as fast as he could. Jiraiya stood inbetween Naruto and Sarutobi and said, "As much as I would love to see him get what he deserves, he must be punished in a fair trial. ANBU, take my sensei away." The ANBU bowed and did as asked, Sarutobi, too weak from the battle and his age, could not fight back as they slapped chakra-sealing cuffs onto his wrists. As he was dragged away, profanities spouted from his mouth that made even Tayuya blush.
Jiraiya sighed, but was cut off as Naruto grabbed him by the shirt and said, "Now where have you been, Godfather!?" Jiraiya cringed and said, "Sarutobi insisted that I deal with my spy network, he kept telling me that you were training excellently." Naruto scoffed and said, "And you decided to trust him, right?"
Jiraiya nodded and said, "He's my sensei, or rather, he was, and a student is supposed to trust his sensei." Naruto felt memories of the Mizuki incident rise to the surface, and he dropped Jiraiya on his ass, and simply turned away. Naruto merely said, "Ladies, let's go." Karin and Kin nodded, and the trio, along with Anko and Tayuya left the area via shunshin.
(Later that night- Namikaze compund)
Naruto laid on the couch, being both emotionally and physically drained from the day's events. Karin laid next to him and kissed his cheek, making a small smile stretch on his face. "How is that girl setting in, I think her name was Tayuya?" Karin smiled and said, "She's talking to Kin-chan in her room, no doubt they're catching up." Naruto shared a smile, and he felt a pull in the back of his mind. He then said, "I'm gonna take a nap, this day has been one big crazy fest."
Karin had a knowing smirk on her face as she said, "Let me guess, big bad and furry is calling isn't he?" Naruto chuckled and said, "He doesn't like being called furry. But yeah, he is. Better go see what he wants." Karin left the room with a smile as Naruto laid down, feeling himself being pulled into his mind.
(Naruto's Mindscape)
He found himself in the foyer of a rather lavish mansion, with a design Jackie told him was of his old mansion back when he was Don of the Mafia. He saw that the walls were a pristine white marble, and Naruto smelled incense burning upstairs. A sad smile crossed his lips as he remembered what Jackie told him of Jenny, his ex-girlfriend. Of how she was killed by Jackie's old boss, Paulie Franchetti.
As he walked up the stairs, he remembered the story Jackie told him during the month, the story of how he became the Kyuubi.
(Flashback)
Naruto sat across from Jackie in his room in the mansion, the duo sitting in what Jackie described as a French conversation chair. Jackie then spoke up and said, "I think it's time I tell you a little story." Naruto looked at him and asked, "What story is it? It's not the one with that hooker Candy again is it?"
Jackie chuckled, downed his glass of scotch, and said, "No no, not that. It's the story of how I became the Kyuubi. I did say I would tell ya." Naruto quickly sat up in his seat as Jackie began, "You already know about my 'escapades' as the Darkness' host. But, when I finally died after all was said and done, I was sent to hell. No surprise, considering the life I lived, noble intentions partway through or not. Anyways, when I died, the Darkness vanished, no doubt looking for a new host. I heard the screams of the damned for a long time, it was almost deafening, I couldn't tell how long I had been there. Before it, the Kyuubi made it's way past me in hell. Big son of a bitch, he looked at me like I was a happy meal, and he went and ate me. Fucking ate me! Not sure when, but the bastard actually made it to the human world, and while inside it, I could see what it saw, being a spirit didn't mean I could stay in his stomach in the real world. He ate some poor saps who actually got out by eating some of his stomach. Was disgusting. But, I digress. Eventually the fox bastard fell asleep, and I took my chance. As a spirit, I knew there were things I could do, and with the last bit of my strength, I took over his body, wiping out it's mind and making it's body my own. He never stood a chance."
Naruto cringed a little and said, "So let me get this straight, the old Kyuubi, ate you while on a trip into hell, and when it fell asleep, you took over it's body, letting you live again. Is that about right?" Jackie nodded and said, "Beat being in hell, that's for sure." Naruto merely sighed and said, "So, what happened after that? Because I know the Kyuubi was a summon used by Madara Uchiha."
Jackie shivered and said, "That, is not something I like thinking about. During the time I took over the fox's body, I was, wild, to say the least. I had the mindset of a feral beast, which Madara took advantage of. It was how he controlled me, at least until that wood guy had me sealed in his wife. I will tell you, there is stuff about him in those history books you do NOT wanna know."
Naruto shivered and asked, "Bedroom?" "Bedroom." The duo then proceeded to rush over to the drinks and down bottles, trying to block out the image. After a couple bottles of scotch were consumed, each, Jackie continued, "Eventually, I was transferred into your mother, very nice person by the way, was stubborn as all hell, very, very much like you. And well, she met your old man, and well, you know the rest."
(Flashback end)
Naruto got to Jackie's room, and saw two pictures in what looked like a shrine, one of Jenny, and the other of Jackie's Aunt Sarah. He saw Jackie praying in front of the shrine, his eyes closed and his hands in prayer. He heard him mutter, "Amen.", before jackie stood up and said, "Well you took your sweet time getting here."
Naruto smirked and said, "Well hey, you certainly spruced up the place, I figured take a look around, enjoy the view." Jackie chuckled as he walked over to where he had his drinks and said, "Little smartass. How about a drink?" Naruto nodded and accepted the glass of scotch as Jackie said, "Hell of a performance today, you gave a hell of a show. It's a pity that snake wouldn't just die."
Naruto shrugged as he sipped the scotch and said, "Well, he won't be bothering us for a while, that's for sure, seeing as his personal boytoy got blown away. He'd need a very good doctor to fix him now." Jackie smirked and said, "Damn right." Naruto chuckled and said, "So, you just invite me down here for drinks and laughing at a bastard's expense?"
Jackie shook his head and said, "I wish it were just that, but no, it's not. Kid, i'm gonna be blunt, while you are doing great with the power of the Darkness, you have barely scratched the surface of what it can do. I know you wanted to train your bloodline during the month you were out of the village, but now, we'll need to give you a crash course on how it truly is." Jackie then stood up and led Naruto to the basement of the mansion, a dimly lit room that was designed similar to an arena.
Jackie then said, "Here, i'll be teaching you more on the Darkness, and the various powers you have because of it." A suit of armor enclosed around Jackie, giving him the image of a warrior from hell, which was oddly fitting. Naruto merely gaped as Jackie said, "We'll do this during the night as you sleep, so during the day, you can practice your other powers. I was once considered the most powerful Host the Darkness had. And soon, you'll be taking that title away from me."
A/N: ANNNNNNND DONE! I do apologize for the long wait, but, I am back and ready to go! You should all expect updates for my other fics soon, but, for now, I must go, so you all know what to do, REVIEW!