Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters.
A/N: I'm sorry for the very slow updates. Just had a very busy year... still do. But meh, it's here.
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An Apprentice to a Sage
Mist
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Naruto wiped his brow as he read the scroll Jiraiya left him, over once again.
"Kawarimi no Jutsu - The technique which switches your body with another object." He read out loud. He was at the spot which he deemed as his training spot. It's a clearing in the middle of the forest near the Nakazone village. 'Calling it a clearing is actually pretty ironic. The fog in this area is so thick, you could barely see two feet ahead of you.' The blond boy thought.
A small orange toad suddenly landed right on top of his head. "Gather your chakra and focus on the object you wish to switch with..." It said, reading the rest of the scroll out loud. "This jutsu seems simple enough. It can't be harder than the Henge no Jutsu you just learned. So, can't you hurry it up so we can play with Mei-chan again?"
"I can't. I need to finish learning this second jutsu, or else ero-sennin won't teach me new ones." Naruto replied as he made several clones and instructed them to practice.
Jiraiya and Naruto walked out of the house together.
"Naruto, I'm leaving these two jutsus with you." He said as he handed his apprentice two scrolls. "It explains the basics of Henge no Jutsu and Kawarimi no Jutsu. These two basic jutsus will be able to help you escape whatever kind of trouble that somehow you always get into."
"I don't always get into trouble." Naruto argued.
Jiraiya laughed and patted the boy's blond head. "My life hadn't been close to being as hectic as it is now, until I picked you up." He said. "Now, I want you to learn these as quick as possible. I'll only teach you new jutsus after you've mastered these."
"...But this is so boring." The small toad complained. "You've been training for hours!"
"Gamakichi! Will you stop whining? I can't focus with you complaining like a little bitch." Naruto snapped and went back into memorizing the seals needed for the body replacement technique.
The little toad growled and proceeded to attack the surprised boy. "Little bitch huh?" He asked with a smirk as the toad kicked the whiskered boy in the chest, sending him crashing to a tree.
The Naruto bunshins quickly stopped their task of learning the Kawarimi jutsu, and watched with great interest the fight between the toad and their boss.
"You hit pretty hard for someone who's got warts on their ass." Naruto said, dusting his chest. 'Damn! That hurt' he thought.
"You're about to get a beatdown whiskers." Gamakichi replied smirking.
"That's it!" Naruto yelled as he suddenly charged the toad. The said toad used his smaller stature to his advantage and dodged the boy's onslaught.
"Gama Senpou: hayaoki ankou!" Gamakichi yelled before the toad vanished. Suddenly, he appeared inside of Naruto's guard, catching him by surprise and delivered a devastating combination. However, when the dust settled, the small toad was surprised to see a broken log instead of the blond boy. Gamakichi quickly tried to turn around, but it was too late...
"Sennen Goroshi!" Naruto yelled as he stabbed his index fingers in the toad's bottom, sending the said amphibian flying into a tree before poofing out of existence.
The young Jinchuuriki collapsed on the floor, laughing. "I remember when ero-sennin got me with that move." He gasped out. As his laughter died, he stood up and dusted himself. "Now where did that annoying toad go?"
After a minute of waiting a tick mark appeared on the blonde boy's head. "Gamakichi! You can come out now!" He yelled.
"Hey I think the boss killed gamakichi-kun."
"Ero-sennin's going to kill him."
The annoyed jinchuriki quickly rounded to the muttering clones. "Shut up! He'll come out when he gets bored of hiding." He yelled. "Now get back to work!" He commanded his clones who went back to their tasks, grumbling.
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It was already late in the afternoon when a tired and annoyed Naruto walked onto the porch of their rented house.
"Hey pervert!" Mei called out, only to receive no response. She watched in confusion as the boy walked in the house muttering, not even acknowledging her. 'What's wrong with him?'
She quickly followed the boy in and heard him muttering something about 'Kawarimi... Ero-sennin... toads.' She grabbed him by shoulders and turned him around just as they reached the living room.
"Hey pervert, what's wrong with you?" She asked.
"Oh! Hello Mei." He greeted, surprising the girl with his polite greeting before he turned around and started muttering again.
A tick mark appeared on the young Terumi's head as she watched the boy slowly climbing the stairs still muttering about toads. "Naruto! What the hell is wrong with you?" She demanded.
"Nothing." He answered, as he stacked his dirty sandals on the shoe rack.
'He's organizing his stuff? Okay, something's definitely wrong.' She thought incredulously and quickly crossed the gap between them. She was about to shake him when the front door burst open. Both kids quickly turned around, before Naruto jumped in front of Mei, holding a kunai in his hand.
"Hey guys! Look at this-"
"What's the password?" Naruto demanded, his hands already formed in a seal as he glared at the still hooded person who just ran into the house.
The person tried to remove the hood."Naruto-kun-"
"Don't move! What's the password?" He demanded again as three bunshins appeared and surrounded the young brunette behind him.
The air in the living room thickened very quickly as the occupants stared each other down.
Finally, the person sighed. "Do I really have to?" Receiving glares from both kids. "Naruto is the most amazing person in the world and he'll be the greatest hokage someday."
"And?" Naruto asked.
"And that Gamakichi is the best looking toad in the whole world." The person continued.
Naruto smiled and put his kunai away and the bunshins all poofed out of existence. "Hello Taeko-chan!" He greeted the person who took her hood off, revealing the beautiful face of Taeko Terumi.
"What the hell Sis? Don't scare me like that!" Mei yelled. "Why didn't you just say the password in the first place?"
Taeko crinkled her nose cutely and responded with a question. "Would you be able to say those things out loud if you were in my shoes? I don't mind saying that stuff about Naruto-kun, but the toad..." She said shivering slightly.
Mei responded with a nod. "Actually, I think I'd rather be killed than say the password out loud." She agreed.
Naruto grabbed his chest and feigned being hurt. "Mei-chan you wound me."
"Shut up." She said, glaring at the boy. "Speaking of which, where's that perverted little toad of yours?" She asked.
"Mei are you coming in the bath?"
"Would we fit?"
"I think so. The tub's pretty big."
The two Terumi's quickly shed off their clothes and went in the tub, only for both of them jump back out.
"What the heck?" Taeko yelled, quickly covering herself with her hands as a small orange toad floated to the surface of the water.
"Yo." The toad greeted, with blood dripping from its nose.
"Gama-" Mei whispered, a tick mark forming on her temple as her face started getting redder and redder. "Gamakichi!" She finally yelled before punching the toad, somehow destroying the tub and the bathroom floor, flooding the kitchen which was right below the bathroom.
"... disappeared. I don't know where he is." She heard Naruto reply.
"What? I thought he was supposed to be here to watch over us?" Taeko asked.
"Well..." Naruto said uncomfortably, scratching his neck. "I don't know where he is, but what are you holding?" He asked, quickly changing the subject and pointed at the poster in Taeko's hand.
"Oh this? Apparently, the townsfolk are having an impromptu festival." Taeko replied, holding the poster up.
"Impromptu festival?" Mei asked.
Taeko nodded her head and smirked at Naruto. "Apparently, they're doing it to appease the offended spirit of the great Kenji Nakazone. The one who protects these lands." She explained.
Naruto looked at her skeptically. "Offended?"
"Yes, they think the spirit was offended somehow that's why the Nakazone falls collapsed and tornadoes have been popping up at the outskirts of town." She said laughing, while a sweatdrop fell on the two kids' heads. "So basically, this festival is for you, Naruto."
"Tornadoes... damn! Those things are by accidents. I still can't control how much chakra I'm channeling into the weapon I want to imbue wind chakra on. It's just that I really don't know how to put any less. I try to put as little chakra as I can and the thing shatters and produces a tornado..." Naruto grumbled. "They make a festival to honor my failure..."
"It's because you're a dobe." Mei added.
Taeko saw another fight about to happen between the two kids and quickly stepped in between. "So, are we going to go to this? It seems like it'll be fun."
Naruto shook his head. "But we can't. Ero-sennin said that we should keep a low profile. Remember?"
"But Naruto-kun, we've been stuck in this house all week. It's starting to make me go crazy." Mei whined.
'Tch. She only calls me Naruto-kun when she wants something.' He thought. "No."
Taeko suddenly smirked. "But, how are we going to have dinner tonight? The kitchen is still flooded." She said pointing at the door that lead to the said kitchen. "I heard they have the best Ramen place in all of Kiri here." She added and smiled inwardly as she started to see the boy crumbling in. "Besides, this might be the last time we get to do something fun together. When Jiraiya-sama gets back tomorrow, who knows what will happen."
Mei saw her sister's sadden, while Naruto looked at the ground and nod. "What are you guys talking about?" Mei asked in confusion.
"Besides, we'll be wearing make-up so people won't recognize us." Taeko added, ignoring her sister's question.
Naruto sighed, then nodded. "Alright fine, we can go."
"Yes! Let's go get ready Mei-chan!" Taeko whooped, practically dragging her sister upstairs.
...
"Are you guys done yet?" Naruto asked loudly from the living room, for the umpteenth time.
"Almost!" Taeko yelled from upstairs. "Stop asking!"
'Stupid girls. They always take forever.' Naruto grumbled as he sunk in the couch further. 'I've been waiting for like half an hour already. Honestly, how long does it take to put make up on?'
He sat muttering in the living room for another couple of minutes until he heard them descending down the stairs. He quickly got up, about to go on a tirade.
"Finally! I've been-" His rant died in his lips as he took in their appearance.
Taeko was wearing a pink kimono with a with a cherry tree design and white cherry blossom petals falling diagonally across the dress, a white belt wrapped around her waist completed her outfit. Mei on the other hand, was in light blue kimono with a river design drawn in traditional style. She wore a belt which was a darker shade than her dress. They both had some light makeup and their hair up, which made them look both different, but still familiar.
Taeko smiled at the boy who was doing a great impression of a fish. "Are you okay Naruto-kun?"
"Beautiful..." He whispered, before he shook himself. "I meant, let's go." He said, his cheeks coloring.
"Alright."
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The festival was being held at the middle of the town. Decorative lamps lit the streets, while everyone was dressed in traditional outfits, and music and laughter filled the air. Everyone seemed to be having fun except for a young blond boy.
"Naruto, will you stop being so tense? You're making me feel uncomfortable." Taeko whispered.
"But Taeko-chan, everyone's looking at us." Naruto whispered back.
"It's because you look so suspicious idiot." Mei snapped.
Taeko knelt in front of the boy and looked him in the eye. "Naruto-kun, just enjoy yourself. I promise nothing bad will happen tonight." She said softly.
Naruto looked around, before sighing. "I guess so." He answered before smiling.
The trio went and visited all the booths and played several games, much to the delight of the sisters because Naruto was incredible at them.
"Here you go Mei-chan." Naruto said as he won a life-sized bear plushie and gave it to the young lady beside him.
"T-Thanks Naruto-kun." She said blushing.
"Let's go see the great sakura tree where Kenji Nakazone was buried under." Taeko recommended smiling.
"Sure." The boy answered.
The trio arrived at the middle of the town where a giant cherry tree was planted. It was currently spring in Kiri, therefore the tree was covered in cherry blossoms, making the whole thing look like a big cotton ball.
"Wow." Naruto breathed out. "It must be really old." He said as he watched the sakura petals fall like snow from the enormous tree.
The three walked around the enormous tree, enjoying the sights and sounds of the town center. The festive atmosphere was very contagious and their worries quickly vanished from their minds and they soon found themselves laughing and talking animatedly with each other.
Naruto saw Mei shiver and he quickly took off his scarf and wrapped it around her making the older girl blush and Taeko smile.
"It's still pretty cold this time of the year." She said as she placed a hand on his shoulder. "Let's go get some ramen. I'll pay."
"Yatta! Let's go guys! I think I saw the place you were talking about earlier Taeko-chan! It's this way." Naruto said excitedly, pulling the two laughing girls towards the ramen shop they passed along the way.
The shop was packed with people, but not packed enough that they couldn't get a table and their orders taken. Everyone eyed them as they walked through the restaurant, to their seats.
"So much for keeping a low profile." Naruto grumbled, grabbing his teacup.
"What do you mean?" Taeko-chan asked as she sipped some tea.
"Every guy and even some girls in town have been staring at you all night." He said, finishing his tea in one gulp. "What are you staring at?" Naruto snapped at the two guys openly leering at Taeko from the table beside theirs.
"Naruto-kun, just calm down. You shouldn't let these things get to you." She said and smiled when she saw the waiter approaching their table with bowls of ramen. "Forget about them. Here comes our food." She said softly and smiled as he nodded.
The trio grabbed their chopsticks at the same time before yelling, "Itadakimasu!"
"This is delicious!" Naruto yelled, after swallowing a mouthful of noodles.
"Yes it is." Mei agreed.
"See! Let's not worry about anything and just enjoy ourselves tonight." Taeko said with a big smile. "Nothing will happen tonight. Besides, even if they stare, I know you wouldn't let anyone touch us."
...
"Ugh." Naruto groaned, groggily sitting up. "What happened?" He asked as he gently massaged his aching neck.
Silence.
His eyes snapped open and widened as he saw the deserted and destroyed state of the restaurant. "Shit!" He spat as he quickly made a seal with his hand. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
"Naruto!" A scream that sounded like Mei's voice, came from outside.
Naruto quickly exited the restaurant followed by his clones, to see the town in panic. Everyone was running around, trying to get back to their homes. A thick fog had descended on the town, decreasing visibility and muffling people's screams.
"Split up and find them!" He ordered his clones who quickly scattered into different directions. "Fuck! I should've never let my guard down." He told himself before taking off.
Naruto was running when he received several memories of his clones at the North exit of the town dispersing themselves when they found clues. He quickly moved towards the spot in his memory and picked up an orange scarf from the floor.
"Mei-chan. Taeko-chan." He growled and rushed out of the town's north gate, his clones in tow.
He picked up a trail which lead to the vast forest bordering the town of Nakazone. "Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He yelled as he landed on branch. "Look for them!" He ordered.
"Hai!" The blond army yelled then scattered in all directions, scouring the forest.
Naruto was moving through the forest, in reckless speeds, his legs enhanced by chakra. 'I'm not going to let anything happen to them. I promised Ero-sennin.' He told himeslf, when he suddenly stopped as he heard a girlish scream deep in the forest, followed by several memories of his clones.
Naruto quickly took off towards the sound, and saw his clones already converging on the location. "Fucking mist. I can't see shit."
He made a signal with his hands and all his clones stopped moving. Another signal and they hid their presence, while they silently crept towards a densely foggy area where muffled noises and grunts can be heard.
His face hardened, and his jaw flexed, when he saw what was happening. Mei was bound up and bruised while she struggled on the ground, her muffled screams escaping from her covered mouth. However, it was Taeko who froze his blood. She was naked on the forest floor, her hands bound while a pantless Kiri ninja was on top of her, and two more were proceeding to take off their own trousers.
"Please... stop it." Taeko whispered hoarsely through her bleeding lips.
"Oh you're still conscious?" The ninja on top of her asked as he stood up, a sinister smirk on his face. "I will-"
His eyes widened and his body flinched. Whatever he was going to say died in his throat as blood started to dribble from his mouth. The body of the ninja, slowly fell to the side, revealing a kunai stuck to his back and three, small blond boys clad in white shirts and black shorts.
"Shit!" The two ninjas cursed as they hastily zipped up their pants. The pair quickly jumped away before several shurikens, which seemingly came from nowhere, embedded themselves on the ground and the tree they were standing around on.
"Naruto..." Taeko whispered, tears spilling from her eyes.
"You guys are going to pay for what you did." He growled out, his eyes sharp and cold as ice, flanked by two clones.
Recognition seemed to hit one of the Kiri ninjas. "It's you again!"
Naruto eyed the ninja and recognized him as well. "You're the jounin whom I beat up on the boat." He simply stated.
"Jirou, you got beat by that brat?" The other ninja asked.
"He just caught me off guard!" Jirou yelled. "Just like he did with him." He said, pointing at their dead team member.
Naruto slowly pulled off his kunai off the dead shinobi's back, dripping blood on the grass, while the two Kiri ninjas pulled out their own.
'No matter how much I want to kill these fuckers, Taeko-chan and Mei-chan are my first priority.' He reminded himself as he went into a stance.
They stared each other down, as they each waited for each other to move. Suddenly, movement happened all at once. The two clones engaged the ninjas, while Naruto grabbed Taeko and Mei, swiftly fleeing from the foggy clearing. He carried Mei and Taeko's naked, battered bodies, as fast and as far away as he could from the Kiri ninjas.
Pausing to catch his breath, he cut the binds off the girls. "I'm so sorry Taeko-chan." He whispered, caressing her bruised face. He then turned towards a crying Mei and repeated his apology. "I never should've let my guard down."
Naruto quickly took off his shirt and gently put it on Taeko. "We need to keep moving. My clones won't be able to hold off those Kiri shinobis for long." He said as he received a steady flow of memories from his quickly dispelled kage bunshins, holding off the ninjas chasing them.
He suddenly grabbed both the girls and jumped away, narrowly missing a water dragon that went crashing to the ground, taking out some trees before and flicking mud everywhere before dispersing.
Naruto quickly dropped into a defensive stance, while a number of clones surrounded the sisters.
"Jirou, who is this brat? How can he keep making so many bunshins?" The slightly haggard ninja asked.
"I'm not sure Kyo. He's not even a ninja." The ninja who Naruto fought in the sea answered. "He was with Konoha's Jiraiya no Sannin though." He added, surprising the other shinobi.
"The Jiraya no Sannin?" He asked.
Naruto tuned their conversation out, as he tried to come up with plans in his head. 'What the fuck can I do here? They're pretty strong, probably jounin team. I'm at a complete disadvantage here. Two on one, they're not underestimating me and I've got to watch out for Taeko-chan and Mei-chan. Shit! Everything is stacked against me.' He thought, running through some of the memories his clones gave him, analyzing his opponents strength, weaknesses, attack patterns and fatigue.
"As Ero-sennin would say, Information equals survival." He whispered to himself. He snapped out of his reminiscing as he heard Mei's voice, yelling for him to watch out.
He quickly ducked under and then jumped out of the way of several piercing water bullets which came from the one named Kyo. 'I need to get them out of here.'
He quickly sent four clones to fight the two as he tried to grab the girls and flee only to be hindered by the one named Jirou. "Suiton: Mizurappa!"
"Shit!" He cursed. He wasn't going to leave the girls behind so he had no choice but to brace himself for the giant wave's violent impact. The wave washed them over to some trees, knocking the girls out while Naruto felt a burning sensation on his shoulder.
He shakily stood up clutching his dislocated shoulder. 'Fuck! That hurts.' He thought. 'I'm not sure how I'm going to beat these two.' He said while his shoulder already started to heal, turning the pain into a dull throbbing.
"Brat, this won't be the same outcome as before." The Jirou guy spat. "I'm going to kill you."
Naruto quickly took off his ten-pound wristbands and dropped them on the ground, producing twin dull 'thuds'. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He yelled and a clone appeared behind him.
"Looks like you're in trouble boss." The clone said laughing.
"Shut up and take care of that Kyo guy." He said, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder.
"Sure thing boss." The clone said smirking, before flickering away.
Naruto quickly jumped away from a water bullet, took out two kunais and attacked his opponent.
Jirou had a much harder time dodging the boy's attacks than before. 'He's a lot faster, now that he took off his wristbands.' He thought, wincing as a small cut appeared on his cheek. 'But that's all this brat has.'
Catching Naruto's overextended arm he quickly grabbed it and broke it, but instead of pain, he saw the boy smirk before 'Poofing' away.
"Shit" Jirou cursed, before a kunai stabbed his neck.
Naruto's eyes widened as the practically decapitated ninja suddenly melted into water. Suddenly, spear of water erupted underground, skewering the blond boy, much to the kiri ninja's satisfaction.
However, Jirou was surprised as a pair of hands grabbed him from underground. He had time to see the skewered boy turn into a split log before he was hit with an uppercut.
"U-"
"Zu-"
"Ma-"
"Ki-"
"Naruto rendan!" Naruto yelled as he kneed his opponent to the ground face first, producing a big crater.
He quickly hopped out the crater just in time to see his bunshin get dispelled and the kiri ninja 'Kyo' advance on the prone forms of the Terumi sisters.
He quickly threw some shurikens and was about to move, but he was suddenly surrounded by water, trapping him. "Suirou no Jutsu!" He heard the man he just plowed to ground, yell.
'Shit! What is this? I'm drowning!' He thought in alarm as he struggled to free himself.
Kyo hopped away from the shurikens and smiled when he saw the boy trapped in the Water Prison technique. He slowly walked towards him while he took out a kunai and an explosive note from his pouch. He then proceeded to wrap the said note around the handle of the knife and smiled evilly.
"Hey brat, let's watch what happens when I throw this to your precious bitches." He said and laughed as the boy started to trash inside the water prison.
Naruto watched in horror as the man threw the knife towards the unconscious sisters. "Taeko-chan! Mei-chan!" he gurgled in his liquid prison. His heart stopped as the explosive note detonated right above them, destroying the tree they were lying against. 'No, no, no, no... Please god no.' he kept repeating in his head, tears coming out of his eyes, mixing in with the water he was trapped in.
"Did you see that brat? Now you're next." The cackling ninja turned towards him and slowly advanced, but was stopped when his teammate's eyes widened and whispered, "What the fuck?"
Kyo quickly turned around and copied Jirou's reaction. There, where the two girls were supposed to be, was a dome of ice glinting as the rays of the sun, which suddenly broke through horizon, reflected through the crystallized structure.
Suddenly, a rain of senbons forced the ninjas to dodge away, releasing the Water Prison technique. This left Naruto spewing water out and gasping for breath.
"Are you okay Naruto-kun?" A girlish voice asked.
He looked up at the source of the voice and his eyes widened. "You..." He said. "You were that girl that helped me with the leaf cutting exercise!"
"Yes Naruto-kun." The young girl in a simple pink kimono replied before they both hopped away, dodging away from the Kiri ninjas' attacks.
"Mei-chan! Taeko-chan!" Naruto yelled as he landed beside the ice dome.
"Don't worry Naruto-kun, they're fine. My ice will protect them." She said, keeping her attention on the two kiri ninjas watching them. "Let's just take care of these guys first."
The boy nodded, wiping the tears of joy that escaped from his eyes. "Thank you for saving us..."
"Haku." The girl answered his unasked question.
"Haku." He repeated before he bent down and took off two bands from his ankle. "I owe you." He said, then in a flash, they were gone.
The Kiri ninjas hastily brought up their guards as the two kids flickered in front of them and proceeded to attack simultaneously.
Naruto broke through Kyo's guard and quickly went through a series of combination strikes which ended with a vicious clothesline , throwing the ninja to the ground hard. However, the slumped body of the ninja turned into a log with an explosive note attached to it. He quickly covered his face before he was blown away by the resulting explosion.
The blond boy winced in pain as he felt his right arm burning. He looked down and saw a piece of sharpened wood jutting out of his bicep, and blood already gushing out.
"Fuck." Naruto cursed as he pulled the shrapnel out and quickly put pressure on the wound. with his left hand.
"Naruto-kun! Are you alright?" Haku yelled, even though she was busy with the other Kiri ninja named 'Jirou'.
"Yes I'm fi-" He wasn't able to finish his answer as he narrowly dodged a barrage of water bullets that rained down on him. "Fuck!" He cursed again as he realized that his wound was taking longer to heal. He deftly rolled away from a blade of water that would've cut him in half, and flinched as a couple of trees fell. 'That could've been my head.'
Kyo wiped the blood from his lips as he laughed maniacally. "Go on brat. Keep running. I'm going to get you soon." He said as he sent wave after wave of water blades at the injured boy.
"Naruto-kun!" Haku yelled, as she tried to help the young blond, but was hindered by Jirou.
"I'm your opponent bitch." He snapped as he blurred through hand seals. Suddenly, spires of piercing water erupted from the ground, almost impaling the young ice user.
"Shit." Haku said as she dodged the water spears. 'I need to finish this guy quick and help Naruto-kun.' She thought she started to barrage the jounin with senbons while she dodged the water spires. 'But this guy isn't easy.'
Meanwhile, Naruto was barely dodging Kyo's assault, getting nicked by the water blades here and there. "I can't just keep on dodging." He whispered to himself. 'I'm not sure what I can do here though... and I'm almost out of chakra.' He thought. 'I need conserve my energy and wait for the perfect time.'
He saw an opening when his opponent paused to catch his breath. He quickly threw a handful of shurikens at the ninja who simply dodged them before sending another water blade, finally hitting the boy dead on.
Kyo saw the split boy poof out of existence, and saw the dodged shurikens turn into clones. 'Henge.' He thought before he was hit consecutively, breaking his ribs.
However, Naruto didn't give his opponent time to recover as he quickly grabbed the man around the belly. "Kuma Senpou-" He yelled before suplexing him over his shoulder. "U-"
But he didn't let go as he repeated the move, suplexing his opponent, four more times. "Zu-"
"Ma-"
"Ki-"
However, the last one was different. With his arms still around the man, he pumped chakra to his legs and jumped in the air, lifting the man with him. He then somersaulted in the air, twice, gaining quite bit of momentum and yelled "-Naruto Rendan!" before suplexing the trapped kiri nin head first to the ground, with so much force the ground cracked.
Naruto tried to get up, but staggered and eventually fell on his butt as he panted. "Shit!" He spat. "I'm so tired." He said, his vision swimming. "But at least I got him." He said as he looked back at the twitching body of the Kiri ninja who was sticking up on the ground upside down, buried from his head to his chest, while his legs awkwardly stuck out in the air.
Jirou, saw the state of his teammate and cursed. "Fuck!" He yelled as he dodged another barrage of senbons. "I'm going to kill you brats!" He yelled before making a series of seals and performing his strongest jutsu. "Suiton: Suiryuuben!"
A huge blob of water formed above him and appendages shot out from it, trying to impale his young opponent. He continued pump chakra into the technique, expanding it like a balloon, as more and more appendages grew out of it.
'Damn!' Haku yelled in her head as she had trouble continuously dodging the ever shooting spears of water, coming from the Kiri ninja's technique. She was stabbed in the leg, arm and chest when she grabbed the exhausted Naruto and protected him from being turned into Swiss cheese by the water jutsu.
"Damn it!"
"Shit! Haku-chan are you okay?" He asked as he caught the falling girl bridal style before jumping towards the unconscious Terumi sisters. He idly noticed that their protective dome of ice was now gone as he gently eased her to the ground and quickly made three clones. "You three put pressure on her wounds!" He commanded as he struggled to get his exhausted body up into a defensive stance.
"You guys don't secretly know medical jutsus do you?" Haku asked jokingly, while blood dribbled from her lips.
"Sorry Haku-chan."
"Boss is retarded in that aspect of the ninja arts."
"He's more of a dumb brute."
The three replied lightheartedly, though tears were forming in their eyes.
'I've got to get them out of here.' Naruto thought as he eyed the Kiri ninja, 'Jirou', who was approaching them menacingly. "Okay, you three. Gently lift them and get out of here. Take them as far away from here as possible."
"What about you boss?"
"I'll hold him back." The jinchuriki replied, not taking his eyes away from his enemy.
"No! Naruto-kun. We're not leaving you." Haku yelled before going into a coughing fit, spraying blood everywhere.
"Don't worry Haku-chan, I'll be fine. This guy doesn't stand a chance against me." He said confidently. "I'm going to be the Hokage someday." He told her while giving her the thumbs up. "Now, go!"
The three clones gently lifted their patients, saluted to their creator and quickly jumped away, escaping through the forest.
"No! Naruto-kun!"
"Now, it's just you and me." The Jinchuriki whispered, his vision swimming from exhaustion. 'I'm out of chakra.' He thought as he feebly tried keep his unconsciousness at bay.
"Wrong, It's just me." Jirou replied. "Because you're about to die!" He yelled and the deadly appendages flew towards the clearly exhausted boy. He laughed as he watched the boy get torturously impaled by his attacks. "You know what I'm going to do after I kill you? I'm going to find those three bloodline bitches of yours and rape them within an inch of their life, before I kill them slowly and painfully."
"Fuck you! Don't you dare touch them!" He yelled, bleeding out of the multiple stab wounds all over his body.
"You're a noisy brat. Die!"
Naruto saw the water appendages merge into one before flying straight at him, intending to end his young life. His body instinctively tried to move, but his destroyed muscles and injuries screamed in protest. "I'm sorry ero-sennin, Haku-chan, Taeko-chan... Mei-chan." He whispered, knowing that this was it.
The enormous water spear was almost upon him when it was suddenly cut in half by something huge that was stabbed into the ground right in front, turning the attack into a split torrent of water that went around the blonde, wide-eyed boy.
"Is- Is that a sword?" He asked before another thick mist descended upon the destroyed forest of Nakazone.
Jutsu List
Kawarimi no Jutsu - Substitution Technique
Gama Senpou: hayaoki ankou - Toad Style: Rising Sea Devil
Suiton: Mizurappa - Water Element: Violent water wave
Uzumaki Naruto Rendan - Uzumaki Naruto Combo
Suirou no Jutsu - Water Prison
Kuma Senpou: Uzumaki Naruto Rendan - Bear Style: Uzumaki Naruto Combo
Suiton: Suiryuuben - Water Element: Water Dragon Whip
A/N: WHAT? A MOTHERFUCKING SWORD? Read and Review guys.