(A/N) We are back. I finally got all of the achievements in Storm 3 yesterday, and I am quite happy about that.

(Ignore this part if you are not interested in or do not have Storm 3)

For those of you who are having trouble with getting an S rank in the final battle, what you need to do is first eat a thunder lunch before the battle. If you don't, there is pretty much no way to get an S-rank on this fight. Also, choose the hero pallet and put as many wonder elixirs as you can into one of the slots. Those restore a full bar of health each, but you will only be able to use them during the first and last phases of the fight. Start the fight and choose hero in the ultimate decision. Target Roshi first and take him out. The other two will follow suit quickly. Use a wonder elixir right before you finish off the last character and you are guaranteed an S rank in that phase. Then during the next phase, which is by far the hardest phase, target Isobu then Matatabi. Isobu's rollout will get in the way if you go after Matatabi first. Next take out Kokuo, as Saiken is no threat whatsoever. Then Son Goku and Chomei come in and it gets tricky. Take out Son Goku first as fast as possible. You WILL get hit by some of Chomei's wind blasts, but if you have kept your health up, then it shouldn't be a problem. Once it's just you and Chomei, start spamming the hell out of Fuma shuriken. They will negate the wind blasts. DO NOT go in for a direct attack, as you will get hit pretty hard. Use your assist to speed it along. Once you have beaten that portion of the battle and have gotten at least an A rank on it, your home clear. The next phase of the fight has you in full bijuu mode, and is pretty easy. All you have to do is block all of the beast's attacks, and when they start to charge chakra, immediately use the Tailed Beast Bomb on them. With the thunder lunch it does one and a half bars of damage, meaning you can kill each beast in two shots each. The only thing that you shouldn't block is Chomei's special, as it goes through your guard. The last phase is a simple ground fight against Obito, so if you know how to Chakra dash cancel right, then it will be a snap. Do the action commands and watch the most epic punch in history, and you should have your S rank if you didn't lose much health in any of the fights.

The seven swordsman fight has a little trick that you have to do to get an S rank in the starting fights. I still recommend the thunder lunch/ hero pallet thing I said before, but instead of just slaughtering the seven swordsman, you have to actually slaughter the white zetsu clones that appear. In each of the fights, kill around twenty or so white zetsu before killing the swordsman and you will get your S rank. The Zabuza fight shouldn't be a problem.

So now I just have to play a whole lot online. I would do so much better online if there was no lag. The lag interferes with my ability to time the chakra dash cancels correctly, forcing me to waste subs. But whatever. Feel free to leave me a message that your one of my fans if you ever fight me online. My gamertag is Slice N Dicer8 (obviously) and my ninja card is Angel of the Hyuuga Clan with the picture of Hinata leaning in that red sundress. That was the last card that I got, and is my favorite, other than the one that is the same as my profile picture on this website.

(Stop ignoring)

You guys really headed my call and sent in some great suggestions. Unfortunately some of them were from games that I haven't played, so I won't be able to use those recommendations. However you have given me enough ideas that I really don't need to ask for any more for a while, but feel free to keep sending them in. I love the reviews!

Let me go over some of them:

Nc-chan: I do own Pokemon Mystery dungeon, and love the game. I have tried (keyword "tried") to steal from the Kecleon store before, and it didn't end well. I like the idea for the omake, and will probably implement it in the future.

Pfc Slugger: I do love both Borderlands games, but they would be a little tricky to get something that fits perfectly for the omake. I will think about it though.

Rinnegan97: Just to be clear, Naruto and Hinata, as well as Shino, Fu, and Yugito, are all now eighteen and have eighteen year old bodies. They henge into their previous thirteen year old selves when they want to stay undercover around those who don't know their secret. Zabuza fought against said eighteen year old Naruto. As for Naruto and Hinata's looks, please refer to chapter 2 for their generic new ninja look. Hinata will change colored tank-tops every day, but that is what they will look like for the majority of the story unless I have them change into something specific, as I did for their date. The only new addition to both of their outfits from chapter 2 is that they both have a leaf headband tied around their arm, like Shikamaru wears his.

DanteShindo: I have never played any of the Mass effect games (I probably should though), but yes I did say no outright slaughter. Angry Birds is a good idea though, and I will consider it. I have also not played Blazblue, but I have considered buying it multiple times, so maybe in the future.

Dis Lexic: First of all, I like your name. Second, I haven't played Bayonetta, so no luck there.

Several people: Yugioh and Pokemon have always been highly recommended, and they will get in. However, I am saving them for special editions, as I love both franchises to much to give them any less.

NeoHummel: I have watched No More Heroes being played before, and I liked what I saw, but I do not own it so I regretfully can't put it into the omake. (I saw how the protagonist charges his beamsword. Enough said, I like the game)

And those are the reviews I wish to answer. But enough of this A/N, as it has gone on far too long. I should get to a record length chapter today, just because of this A/N. You guys wanted longer chapters, right? Well you never said that the story itself had to be the reason for its length. Just joking. I have recently been averaging 3000-some words per chapter, with the combined A/Ns being around 1000 words, the story being 2000 words, and the omake being a few hundred. I like this length, as it takes me around two hours total to type. If I made longer chapters, then I wouldn't be updating every day as I currently do. I prefer doing what I'm doing, as I don't like making my fans wait while I have something typed up, so I publish shorter chapters, at a more frequent rate.

So enough is enough, on with the story!

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Chapter 16: Weapons talk

A few hours after setting up their temporary camp, much to the joy of the banshee, and to the groaning disappointment to everybody else, Sasuke woke up. He got up and surveyed the situation he was in. He noticed Sakura sitting next to him with hearts in her eyes, and Kakashi and Kiba sitting by a fire. He then noticed Naruto, Hinata, and a strange girl sitting beside the man that he recognized as the one that threw him into a tree. He noticed that the man was unconscious, and that his sword was lying next to him. He also noticed the weapons on Naruto and Hinata's backs.

Sasuke walked up and over to the group by the man, and he said to Naruto "What are you doing here dobe? And where did you two steal those weapons from? Not that it matters, give them here, such fine weapons belong in the hands of the Uchiha."

Naruto and Hinata just ignored the emo, hoping that he would go away, but they had no such luck. Sasuke saw that he was being ignored, so he decided to take what he thought was rightfully his. He grabbed both Kadouken and Shin'en, and ripped them off the sashes that held them onto Naruto and Hinata's backs. Naruto and Hinata both whipped around to face Sasuke when they felt their weapons being removed, and they shouted "What the hell do you think you are doing!"

Sasuke laughed and said "I'm taking what is rightfully mine of course. You should be happy that you two found weapons that are so fitting for an Uchiha."

Naruto and Hinata were about to rip Sasuke limb from limb when he suddenly screamed and dropped the two weapons. His left hand, which held the Kadouken, was bleeding heavily. Sasuke held his arm up to examine what happened and he saw that the blood was being produced from a series of deep cuts that spiraled up his arm. He tried to move his right arm so that he could bandage his new wounds, but he found that it was completely immobile. He then noticed that he couldn't feel any chakra in his body. He glared at Naruto and Hinata and yelled "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU TWO IDIOTS DO?"

Just then a deep voice spoke up and said "It wasn't them." They all turned to the voice to find Zabuza sitting upright. He continued saying "They didn't do anything to you. The weapons decided that you were not worthy to wield them."

Sasuke just stared at Zabuza in a rage and Hinata asked "What do you mean Zabuza-san? We have not put any trap seals onto our weapons yet and they still hurt him. Not that I'm complaining."

Zabuza sighed and said "You two have heard of the sentient blade Samehada, as it came up in conversation during our battle. I said that it chose who would be able to wield it. Samehada is a very picky weapon, and will usually only allow those whose chakra it finds tasty to wield it. What happened is along the same lines as that. Your weapons, while not completely being sentient, are semi-sentient, meaning they decide who is worthy to wield their power. If the one who holds it is unworthy, then they will lash out to be free from the unworthy one. Your blades obviously deemed this brat as unworthy. The spiral laceration comes from the Kadouken. I assume that it still had some of Naruto's wind chakra in it, so it used that, causing a similar wound to what the full powered attack did to me. And I assume that now the brat cannot move his right arm, or use any chakra for the time being. That is because of the Shin'en. Essentially, he is now a crippled civilian in terms of strength, and he will be until his chakra reestablishes itself from the disruption effect of Shin'en. Naruto, Hinata, please pick up your weapons and hand them to me. I would like to see if I am a worthy weaponsmaster in their eyes."

Naruto and Hinata walked over to where Sasuke had dropped their weapons, shoved Sasuke out of the way and picked up their respective weapons. They then walked back over to Zabuza. Naruto handed him Kadouken first. Zabuza held it in his hand for a moment, before handing it back to Naruto. He said "It respects me, but I feel that it does not wish to be used by me. I think I earned its respect by taking a Rasenkadou and still remaining standing for a moment after. It recognizes my strength and willpower, but it does not acknowledge where my heart lies."

Hinata's eyes widened when he said this and she asked "You can tell that much by holding it for a brief moment?"

Zabuza let out his gruff laugh and said "I have been a swordsmaster for many, many years. All weapons have their own heart, but it takes a master to feel their heart. A weapon is not a tool, but an extension of yourself. Since these weapons are semi-sentient, it is much easier to feel what they feel. In time you two will be able to listen to the heart of your weapons. Now please hand me Shin'en. I do not expect it to go as well though."

Hinata handed him Shin'en, and he held it for a moment. He grimaced and handed it quickly back to Hinata. He then said "Shin'en is really an ironic name for that kusarigama. Being called an abyss would make people think that those of evil heart could use it freely. It is really the opposite though. If I had held it for a moment longer, it would have delved into the evils of my past and done something rather nasty to me. The fact that you can wield it as beautifully as you can is a testament to the purity of your heart. That weapon will reject anyone who holds evil in their heart. I suspect what it did to the brat was a warning though. I think that it is telling him that if he follows down the wrong path in life, then he will lose everything. Now, can you two-"

"NUMBING MY ARM AND MAKING ME LOSE MY CHAKRA WAS A WARNING?! GIVE THAT HERE AND LET ME TELL IT WHAT I THINK" screamed Sasuke as he grabbed Shin'en with his left hand. Suddenly his body went completely limp, and he fell to the ground with a thud. The only things that he could move were his eyes, which dashed about in his anger.

Zabuza laughed and said "See, it was just a warning. Anyways, what I was about to ask was if you two could hold each other's weapons."

Naruto said "We can hold each other's weapons, but holding them just feels wrong, like that they respect us, but they would rather be in the hands of their proper owners. The feeling is not as intense for our other special weapons though."

"That means that Kadouken respects Hinata's strength, determination, and the nobility of her heart, and Shin'en acknowledges the lack of evil in your heart. That alone is very interesting to me since you merged with the kyuubi, yet you didn't pick up any of his inherent evil. However they obviously prefer their rightful owners. But you mentioned other special weapons? I can see the daggers on Hinata's hips, but what about you Naruto, and what makes these weapons special?"

Naruto sheathed Kadouken and grinned, then reached into his pouch and took out his trench knives. Hinata strapped Shin'en onto her back, and unsheathed her butterfly daggers. Zabuza's eyes widened once more and he said "Are both of those what I think they are? If so, where the hell did you find a total of four legendary weapons?"

Hinata giggled and said "Yes these are what you think they are. My daggers are really the Nijitanken, and Ruto-kun's trench knives are really the Soshi Kiba. We found all four of these weapons on a weapon rack in the vault of our home, the Namikaze compound."

Zabuza muttered "Amazing" before saying clearly "And can they really do what I've heard that they can do?"

Hinata giggled and nodded, then said "Would you like a demonstration of the Soshi Kiba? I have not run into any Kekkei Genkai users, so my Nijitanken can only use my own elements currently."

Zabuza grinned and said "I would definitely like a demonstration of the Soshi Kiba. And as for running into a Kekkei Genkai user, you already have! Haku would you please come over here and demonstrate your unique ability?"

Haku said "Hai, Zabuza-sama" before creating a mirror of ice.

Kakashi and Kiba had walked over from the fire a little while ago to listen to the conversation, but it was now that Kakashi chose to speak up. He said "You're a Hyoton user? Then you must be from the Yuki clan? I thought that they were extinct."

Hinata frowned and said "Yes, she's from the Yuki clan, but her past is a sore subject for her, so please do not bring it up." Kakashi muttered his apologies to Haku before Hinata continued "I guess since we have a Kekkei Genkai here, I will go first." Hinata then walked over to the mirror before stabbing the ice with both blades. The onlookers watched in awe as the ice was absorbed into the daggers. The normally clear crystal blades flashed blue then sky blue, before settling on a shade of blue in-between the two (A/N: I will call this shade ice blue). The blades then reverted to their clear selves. Hinata then made a slashing motion with one of the daggers. The dagger turned ice blue mid-slash and the blade produced a large icicle that shot out and impaled a tree deeply.

Turning back to her onlookers, Hinata said "Nijitanken's ability is the subjugation and absorption of elemental Kekkei Genkais. It can then reproduce the Kekkei Genkai that it absorbs on my command. Now Ruto-kun, why don't you show them what your Soshi Kiba can do?"

Naruto and Hinata switched places, and Naruto started with an explanation. "My Soshi Kiba have the opposite effect of Hina-chan's Nijitanken. Instead of absorbing Kekkei Genkai, it creates them using the elements of the wielder. The more elements the wielder has, the more variations that can be created. I have two elements and one sub element. So let's say I take my fire element and combine it with my wind element. This is the result."

Naruto first channeled his fire chakra through the blades, causing it to glow white with heat. He then channeled his wind through it, causing the blade to take on green hue. The blades then extended a blades out the edges (Think Asuma's wind blades) that constantly changed between green, yellow, and red. "I call this element plasma, and it has the unique property of melting through everything that I've tried to cut with it." He walked over to a tree and made a quick slash through it. The tree fell over from the clean cut, but where it was cut was completely charred to a crisp, and was glowing with embers. "That is what happens when fire gets combined with wind, but wind with fire makes a completely different element."

Naruto stopped channeling his chakra through the blades and walked back over to the group. Once back, he said "So those are our weapons. The Kadouken, Shin'en, Nijitanken, and Soshi Kiba. How the hell my clan found these, I have no idea. But they work perfectly for Hina-chan and I."

Kakashi closed up the conversation by saying "Well, now that Zabuza is back up, how about we head on to Tazuna's house. We've kept his family waiting long enough."

Naruto grinned and said "Fine, let's go. But you have to carry your team member Kakashi-san. Unfortunately we can't just leave him here. Even if it was his own fault that he can't move."

Kakashi sighed and said "I guess you're right. If the council found out that I left him alone out here while he was incapacitated, then they would have my head. So I guess I have to do the right thing and carry him."

They put out the fire and headed out. It turned out that Tazuna's house was closer than they expected. They got there within half an hour. Tazuna opened his door and shouted "Tsunami, Inari, I'm back!"

Tsunami raced towards her father and gave him a big hug, and said "Thank goodness! You were gone so long that we were worried that some of Gato's men had gotten you."

Tazuna grinned and said "You don't know how close to the truth you were. If it were not for the efforts of a backup team of Konoha ninja, the team that I was sent with and I would have been killed. So allow me to introduce you to everybody! These are Naruto and Hinata, the two backup ninja who saved our lives." He waved his hand as Naruto and Hinata entered. "And this is the team that I was originally sent with." He once again waved his hand as team 7 entered the room. "And finally, these are the bastards who Gato sent to kill us!" He waved his hand for the third time as Zabuza and Haku entered the room.

Tsunami fell over in shock and said "If these are the people who were hired to kill you, then WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING IN OUR HOUSE!"

Zabuza then said "I take offence to that old man. While I may be a bastard, Haku definitely is not. She didn't even fight!"

Tazuna chuckled and said "Sorry, sorry. Anyways, they are on our side now, thanks to Naruto here. He beat Zabuza in a one on one fight! And now they've agreed to help take out Gato. The wave will finally be free and they will be heroes!"

Suddenly, Inari made his presense known by shouting "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HERO!" before he bolted upstairs.

Naruto and Hinata were both very upset about what the kid had shouted, and Naruto turned to race after him and knock some sense into the brat. Hinata held him back, and she turned to Tsunami and asked "Why would such a young boy think such a horrible thing?"

Tsunami sighed and motioned for them to all take a seat at the table. They did so, with Kakashi dropping Sasuke to the floor with a thump, and Tsunami began recounting Inari's tale.

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And that's a wrap! I decided to reveal Naruto and Hinata's other weapons' abilities earlier than I had originally intended. I hope you like what they can do. It also gave me a chance to give Hinata the Hyoton for her Nijitanken to use. The Kumo-nin that she will be fighting will also have a Kekkei Genkai, so she will get her second one there. I bashed Sasuke a little bit in the chapter and I had a sort of anime-philosophic moment with Zabuza and the blades there. I think that it's a neat idea for a blade to be an extension of yourself.

Anyways, I thought of today's omake's idea shortly after I had published yesterday's chapter, so I was really kicking myself for not giving you one, as I know that you all love my omake. Hopefully that won't happen again.

Anyways, moving on:

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The Wheel of Torture Chapter 8

The root members were excited (or at least as close to excited as their emotionless selves would let them). Some of them had seen Naruto and Hinata walking through the streets, so they figured that the mission that they went on was a short one.

However they did not know that they had seen a pair of shadow clones that decided to not dispel when they had finished their mission for the day, as they wanted to live their short "lives" to the fullest.

So no there was a squad of root at the door once again. They again tried their luck, and of course, they again failed. Today the wheel stopped on "Katamari."

Of course the root members knew Japanese, so when the wheel said "lump", they were seriously confused.

That was when they heard it. A soft NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA (Those of you who have played Katamari Damacy know what I am talking about).

Suddenly there was a flash of light as the royal rainbow desended upon them. Rolling on it was the biggest "lump" that they had ever seen. It was composed of all sorts of random things. From watermelons to Sumo wrestlers, this Katamari had it all!

And soon it had the screaming bodies of root members.

Later that night, people would swear that they heard screaming in the night sky before seeing a beautiful new star that glittered brightly.

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And that's the omake! How I didn't think of Katamari Damacy sooner, I will never know, as it is my all-time favorite game of Japanese randomness that I have ever played! The premise is that the King of all Cosmos got drunk one night, and in a drunken rage he destroyed all of the stars in the night sky. So he assigned his son the prince to take a Katamari and roll up all sorts of beautiful things so that they could be turned into new stars to replace the old. It is so much fun to play, and has a great soundtrack too. I would definitely recommend it or its successor "We Love Katamari". Both are for the PS2, and there is an xbox 360 version called "Beautiful Katamari". So go check one of them out!

So until next time,

Slice N Dicer