AN: First off I'd like to apologize for taking so long with producing this chapter but my computer went down and I didn't feel comfortable writing this anywhere else but on my own personal computer. All right it's time to for the return to Konoha as events come to light, people are gonna get dropped and we get Tenten and possibly Anko into the actual harem. Thanks to everyone that replied to last chapter and to those that feel that Naruto is seriously overpowered all I have to say is this: Tough Shit for you. Besides mine isn't as ridiculous as some of the stories I read where Naruto is able to completely change the fabric of reality on a whim. Now which story seems to be overpowered. If you're patient you will see some opposition in the form of some nice High ranking demons worthy to the current Lord of the Western Lands, even if Konoha isn't in the furthest most western point.
Disclaimer: You say I don't own Naruto, I say fine. You say I don't own Inuyasha, I say okay. But when you say that I can't actively remove Sasuke's manhood and Kagome's voice box with a rusty kitchen knife, that's when I say fuck you and crank the chains tighter while I proceed to use a Ban Saw instead.
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Chapter 11: Family Ties and Anger
"Gaki you are just something else!" Tsunade called out as she and Shizune jumped from atop Katsuyu, Jiraiya dismounted Bunta's head
Naruto didn't reply as he shifted on his foot just as the trio of shinobi were a few feet away, they became wary as he jumped over their defensive forms. A second later a soul wrenching scream ripped through the air and as the trio of adults turned around they witnessed Kabuto on his knees missing his other arm as blood pooled around his form while Naruto stood over him with blood glinting against the Kusanagi's edge.
"Since you felt inclined to serve a criminal, then you shall have a criminal's death. The poison cursing through your system shall finish you off." Naruto said as he sheathed his blade and turned away from the ex Konoha-nin and began to walk forward.
Jiraiya and Tsunade sensed the danger before they saw it as they called out for Naruto, Kabuto had managed to activate the seal on his tongue by gathering chakra there which caused a hail of senbon dipped in poison to launch forward for Naruto's back. In a heartbeat Naruto had turned around with Tokijin already in mid swing as he fired a Kenatsu wave of energy, the attack obliterated the senbon along with Kabuto himself who couldn't even scream at his life ending so abruptly.
"It seems you will meet your master much quicker than I though." Naruto muttered as he watched the landscape behind hwere Kabuto once was had cuaght fire from the power behind his attack before going to collect the hebi-sannin's head.
Watching Naruto complete this task, Tsuande and Jiraiya stood in shock.
"Jiraiya, just who is this boy you've brought with you?" Tsuande asked wishing she had some sake on hand for all the crap she witnessed today.
"At one point I could have said it's just my godson and apprentice but, now...I haven't a clue." Jiraiya replied just as in need of a drink.
"I need your opinion, you think Naruto would ever turn on Konoha?"Tsuande asked fro the persective of becoming the leader of her grandfather's village.
"As you know the lives of the jinchuriki aren't ones of glamor or even modesty, to be honest I don't know. Naruto claims not to hate Minato for using him as the vessal but it's hard to read him. I would keep that situation in the back of my mind." Jiraiya replied with a shrug.
"If he does it would be a real bitch to be on the receiving end of such a powerful boy at such a young age." Tsunade replied.
Soon Naruto returned to their sides and the group set out for Tanzaku Gai for rest and to prepare for the trip back to Konoha. As Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune walked ahead of him they missed the flash of anger that rolled across Naruto's eyes before it was gone in the wind, he had the feeling that the day was coming very quickly when he would bring his fury down upon Konohagakura no Sato and it would be without mercy of fail.
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Ta no Kuni
Deep within the heart of Ta no Kuni(Land of Rice Fields), sat Orochimaru's own hidden village of Otogakure no Sato(Village Hidden by Sound) that he formed after leaving his former village behind in favor of his own ideals and power. Hidden well underground by a series of winding and miss leading tunnels many of what remained of Orochimaru's forces from the invasion of Konoha went about their duties while their leader was away.
Among those sitting around the base were those of Orochimaru's elite force the Sound Four, they were lounging around in their own way. Sakon was hitting a punching bag, Jirobo was sitting down having a meal, Kidomaru was going over some maps and Tayuya was cleaning her flute, each of them stopped what they were doing when a hissing sound filled the room.
"What in the fuck is that damned noise?" Tayuya cursed as the hissing got louder with each passing second.
"It's the scroll that Orochimaru-sama left before going in search of Senju Tsunade. He said that it would activate should anything had happened to him." Sakon revealed as he walked over to the scroll which had laid forgetten on the bookshelf by Sakon after putting it there.
"What does it say?" Jirobo asked as Sakon unrolled the scroll after unlocking it.
"It appears that we're to go ahead with the extraction of Uchiha Sasuke from Konoha. And then to use the Edo Tensei at the bottom of to revive Orochimaru-sama." Sakon replied as he read the orders.
"That mean that he fell in battle?" Kidomaru asked with a shocked expression.
"It would seem so otherwise the scroll wouldn't have activated like it did. So what do you think, we go for it?" Sakon asked looking up at his team.
"I say we do only to prove to Konoha that they are nothing but shit compared to us for not only infiltrating their precious shit stain of a village. But making off with their needle dick golden boy." Tayuya replied with a twirl of her flute as she emphasized each curse word in her small speech.
"Why not it could be fun, especially since from the info gathered the Uchiha brat will do whatever it takes to gain power." Kidomaru replied while Jirobo nodded in agreement with every thing said.
"Then gear up and let's move out if we hurry we can be at the border by nightfall." Sakon ordered to which the others gave a short reply before running off to pack their supplies.
"We won't fail Orochimaru-sama" Sakon thought as he was the only one left in thhe room before he too exited to get ready for the mission.(Don't get your panties in a bunch Orochimaru isn't coming back, this is just to move the story along for certain events and characters. You try spamming me about this I will block you.)
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Iwagakure
Oonoki sat behind his desk with a look of frustrated concentration on his face while looking down at the call for a peace treaty between his village and Konoha, of course his immediate response was a flat out hell no with a healthy side of go fuck yourself. There was no way any of the citizens of Iwa would go for such a thing not after what they suffered during the third great shinobi war.
Damn that Namikaze Minato not only did he end the war with his victory over both Kumo and Iwa but, he humiliated Iwa when he slaughtered an entire 15 platoons worth of shinobi and kunoichi with families. And this was all under the pretense of ending the war early for both sides.
"Hhmph what a hypocritical bastard, him and the rest of his village. Konoha just didn't want to dirty their prissy ass hands like a real warrior and instead hid behind that bullshit ass claim of being non-aggressive." Oonoki snorted as he talked out loud to no one in particular.
Then through his spy that he had planted into Konoha's society, he managed to learn that Namikaze had managed to seal the strongest demon in existence into Uzumaki Naruto. Iwa and the rest of the world could feel the bullshit behind the remark of Konoha being one large family, through that same spy Oonoki discovered the ugly hidden truth that Konoha didn't want the rest of the world to know. They were no better than Suna in their attempts to end the lives of their jinchuurikis and all for the sake of protecting themselves.
Unlike Suna and Konoha, the rest of the hidden villages knew enough to realize that the very jinchuuriki that they were ostracizing had the power to literally wipe their village off the face of the planet if pushed too far. So they were given some measure of tolerance and respect, in Roushi and Han's case they were first seen as just the biju themselves but over time the people of Iwa came to respect and acknowledge them as people who deserved the right to live how they pleased.
Not Konoha, you would think that they would pull their heads out of their own asses and see the bigger picture. Especially with all these rumors floating around about this Akatsuki organization emerging on the scene, but nope they just stick to what they feel is right and just in their world and have no consequence of what could happen to them. Well Oonoki is aiming to be prepared to offer a place here in Iwa to that Uzumaki kid and any who want to get way from the obvious rot that was festering inside Konoha.
"Send for Yakito." Oonoki ordered through his intercom as he sat up straight and began writing out the invitation to Uzumaki Naruto and then the missive to his spy within Konoha's walls.
Soon Yakito showed up, she was a kunoichi of jounin rank and was one of the best infiltrators that Iwa had grow up under their tutelage. She had shoulder length auburn hair pulled into a simple ponytail while whatever wasn't being restrained fell forward and framed her heart shaped face and chocolate brown eyes that had distinct flecks of gold through out her iris. Yakito wore the standard jounin vest over a mesh shirt and a sleeveless jacket that fell to her waist, she also wore a pair of knee length shorts with a pair of black combat boots.
"You requested me Oonoki-sama?" She asked with a professional yet bubbly tone as she saluted her superior before standing at attention.
"Yakito, It's of the utmost importance that this scroll be delivered to our spy within Konoha's walls. That's where your Mangusu(Mongoose) summons comes in, they can move unseen through Konoha until they reach their objective." Oonoki said as he finished up storing Naruto's invite inside the message to his spy and tossed the first scroll at the kunoichi who caught it flawlessly and stored it away.
"Parameters to complete my mission Tsuchikage-sama?"
"You have a time limit of three days to deliver that message, I want it in our spy's hands by time Uzumaki returns from retrieving Senju Tsunade. Now go." Oonoki replied as he gave a dismissive wave before swiveling his chair around to the window.
"Hai Oonoki-sama!" Yakito replied with another bubbly salute and then vanished in a shunshin that took the form of a wall of water.
"Now it's just a matter of waiting for new info to arise." Oonoki said with a sigh as he pulled out a pipe to relax with as his paperwork was done for the day.
Northwest of Iwagakure, Late Afternoon
The vast mountain regions of Tsuchi no Kuni are infamous amongst the elemental nations for both their rugged beauty and their unparalleled danger to those not able to take what was thrown at them. About 150 miles northwest of Iwagakure sat a large mining outpost town of Bei where they mined the large deposits of metal and minerals used all over Tsuchi no Kuni. Hiroshi Renku was one such miner of this town and a shinobi sent to work here for a tenure of 5 long grueling years of menial labor. Hiroshi was a high ranking chuunin who was on his way to becoming a jounin as soon as he earned enough money and recommendations to write the exam.
"Damned Jinchuuriki, it should be them slaving away here in these mines not me." Renku grumbled as he took another swing of his pickaxe to the wall he was working on in one of the forward tunnels.
Renku was among the few of Iwa who felt that the jinchuuriki's Roushi and Han were the cause of all his life's problems from being passed over for an important mission to trying to strike up a long lasting love life, but the chuunin was anything but stupid Roushi and Han were given permission from the tsuchikage himself to deal with any death threats against them within reason such as if they were physically attacked by any who sought them harm. So rather than needlessly waste his life on some delusional attempt at vengeance, here he was deep in Fuushin Peak mining away like some common citizen.
"Damn those jinchuuriki!" Renku snarled as he sent his pickaxe crashing down with a surge of anger fueled strength.
The resulting blow to the wall of rock caused it to collapse partway and make an opening just large enough for an adult of Renku's size to pass through.
Glancing through the newly make hole, Renku could see a faint glow coming from within. At this point Renku had mixed feeling swirling through him, he could report in his findings to his superior and only get a small cut of whatever was inside, he could hide his discovery and return to Iwa and report his findings directly to the Tsuchikage and receive a field promotion along with a raise, or there was a very small but primitive thought in the back of his brain that was screaming with all its might that Renku cover the hole back up and forget that he even found it. However the prospect of getting praised by his higher-ups and kage along with a promotion had Renku squashing the small voice into the corner of his mind as he set his pickaxe down and slid through the opening.
The sight that greeted Renku's eyes as he emerged from the shallow passage was one of greed and disappointment, there wasn't anything of worth in this chamber just an obscene amount of bones and what appeared to be an ancient well in the middle.
"There isn't shit here, just a bunch of fucking bones and a dusty old well. Damn just when I thought my luck had changed, I was sure there was something life changing in here." Renku cursed as he kicked a stray skull off into the darkness.
He was about to turn away and leave when lights began to flicker from within the well, with each passing moment more colors became appearent until it was a light symphony of color .
"Hold on there might be something after all." Renku muttered with a devious greed filled smirk as he approached the enticing well of dancing light.
Once he was close enough Renku leaned over the side and peered into the well, at the bottom something was glittering in calling as whispers of all desires coming true began to fill the chamber. With a practiced ease Renku jumped down into the well and landed near where the shimmer was originating from, kneeling down he began to dig through the piles of bones and skulls that separated him from a possible wealthy future.
After about two minutes of frantic digging, Renku uncovered what appeared to be a fist sized pearl that was giving off the light. Renku continued to dig until he unearthed a sword within it's saya, grabbing the hilt of the weapon firmly he pulled the blade free as an ominous yet soft shriek filled the air. Wanting to get a better look at the sword Renku jumped out the hole and back up to where his lantern sat waiting, sitting down in front of the light he began his inspection.
"By Kami, this blade is my ticket to an easy life. Not a single blemish anywhere. Hell the gem in the hilt alone would keep me set for the rest of my days, I could retire at the early age of 22 and live it up with high class parties and women...No one will know of this until I cash in." Renku babbled with a wave of greed washing over him. Unknown to the chuunin though was that the sword he held was sentient and it was already reading the very depths of Renku's mind and soul.
"Such a greed, it's like a fine wine meant to be savored. His hatred runs deep as well another plus, not to mention that he is one of these Shinobi that remind me so much of the ancient demon hunting clans. This...Renku shall make a fine vessel to possess as it will be nice to stretch my legs again." The spirit within the sword nearly purred in delight at such a negative persona coming from the human holding it and began to bring its overwhelming youki to the surface.
Light began to pulse off the sword in waves which was brought to Renku's attention, the chuunin gave a shout at the burning sensation in his arm and tried to drop the sword only to find that he had a death grip on it somehow. Renku tried to scream out but something seemed to have paralyzed his entire body to keep him from running or calling for help as youki began to slither up his arm and into his body. Renku could feel the presence of the entity from the sword and all he could do was cry out in his mind for salvation when the entitiy just laughed that he already was receiving his salvation through death. The last thought the chuunin had was that he didn't want to die as he was doing right then.
Renku's body was reshaped to house the entity perfectly as it summoned an ogre minion to retrieve demonic body parts from the nether-realm that would be of use to it's master, it surprisingly returned with the arm of what was known as a jinchuuriki the first vessel of the Hachibi to be exact.
"Fitting that the fool's body would be used as the means for the jinchuuriki's arm to be attached especially given the fact that he hated them. Oh well, time for the world to once again tremble at the power of Sou'unga!" Sou'unga declared as it made it's way out it's former resting place with the representation of its self in hand.
Stepping out into the cavern that Renku was working in, Sou'unga reared back and lashed out with a kick which reburied the chamber with the Bone Eater Well inside. Not that any human would know that the Bone eater well was a prison designed to hold back Sou'unga's power.
"Renku! Renku, you back there man?" A voice came from up towards the opening of the passage when a peson stepped into view.
It was a man of average build with rustic black hair that was hidden under a miner's helmet with somewhat chiseled features indicating that he was in his late teens or on the onset of adulthood. He wore the traditional outfit of a miner and even had the chakra of a civilian, his name was Wajirai Fushida and one of the few friends that Renku made since coming to Bei. Their friendship was created around their hated of the jinchuuriki and the claims of their lot in life.
"Hey I've been waiting man, the shifts been over for the last 10 minutes you didn't hear the signal gong?" Fushida asked as he walked up to what he believed to still be his friend and placed a hand on his shoulder.
In an instant Fushida felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, looking down he saw a blade stabbed into his stomach. Looking up he was met with the bloodthirsty and crimson red eyes of Renku's.
"R-Renku...Why?" Fushida managed to get out through the blood rising in his throat and the apparent shock of his friends betralyal.
"There is no Renku anymore ningen, no what stands before you is something much greater. The Demon known as Sou'unga." Sounga replied as he puleed the sword free of Fushida who fell backwards and tried to flee before he found the sword now impaled through his legs causing him to scream out in agony.
"You should feel honored though ningen, your pitiful flicker of a life is now at an end. There's no need to thank me for this just Die!" Sounga bellowed with a sinister laugh as he raised the sword high over Fushida's body and plunged it down as the poor man howled to the heavens with the last breath in his body while his eyes were locked onto his attacker the entire time.
After killing Fushida Sou'unga picked up a stray stick of dynamite and lit it before tossing the explosive down one of the tunnels before making his way to the surface.
Minutes later Sou'unga found himself reaching the entrance to the mining tunnnel while the mine was busy collapsing in on its self, as he stepped out and looked around from the elevated level of earth on which the entrance was he could only watch as people came rushing from all over at the sound that was not only the explosion but the previous heard death scream of Wajirai Fushida's last moments.
Sou'unga watched as people came to a stop some feet away from the mine incase any loose debris fell near them, he could make out both shinobi and civilian alike standing together in the crowd wondering what happened in the mine to cause such an explosion.
"Hey look isn't that Renku?"
"Yeah and he's covered in blood, I wonder what happened?"
These were among the conversations held by the civilians as they looked on as shinobi and local police set about securing the area and setting up a perimeter to keep people safely away.
"Chuunin Hiroshi, what in kami's name happened inside that mine?" A jounin officer ordered as he walked up to the possessed body of Renku that had it's head tilted towards the ground. "Chuunin Hiroshi I asked you what happened in that mine." Again there was no response so the jounin tried one last time. "Chuunin Hiroshi this is your last chance to answer my posed question. Now I order you to-tell-me what went on inside that mind dammit!" The jounin all but bellowed to the heavens as he yelled at the silent form of Renku.
Everyone waited with rapt attention to find out what happened when a hollow laugh began to come from Renku's form, it grew intensity as a wind suddenly began to pick up violently out of nowhere.
"What the fuck is so funny chuunin Hiroshi?" The jounin asked as Renku simply raised his sword arm to the heavens.
Everyone gathered instantly began to feel a primal sense of fear at what was about to happen, however none could be prepared for what happened next. Sou'unga began to whip the blade around as a large purplish-crimson orb began to form where the sword was swinging just before a large vacuum of wind surrounded both the orb and Sou'unga, the shinobi in the group prepared to defend whatever was going to happen and then it was all over in the blink of an eye with one word uttered clearly over the violent winds that raged."Gokuryuuha(Dragon Twister)!"
As Sou'unga slammed the blade down towards the ground he unleashed a twister of titanic proportions, the attack destroyed huge chunks of earth as it flew at the humans who were instantly hit and swept up into the destructive force of the twister and killed no one not even the shinobi stood a chance. The Gokuryuuha continued onwards towards the town and bowled over homes, shops and buildings in it's wake, nothing was left untouched by the youki filled attack that annihilated the town of Bei in one destructive blow as explosions sprung up due to the attack and caused massive amount of fire damage as well. Then as suddenly as it happened everything became still except the form of Sou'unga who was just taking a moment to admire his handiwork before beginning his trek to where ever he could spread knowledge of his power, the only thing he left behind was an echo of the malice filled power from his attack which swept all over the elemental countries none were spared the feeling of the intense hatred that washed over them briefly.
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All over the elemental countries people were trying to figure out what could be so power as to have such a potent malice reach as far as it did. The ones who were freaked the most thought were the jinchuuriki and by extension the very biju that they housed.
Iwagakure
Roushi and Han were in the middle of sparing when the wave washed over them, they stopped what they were doing to look at each other while their prisoners howled in true fear to stay away from whatever gave off such an ominous feel to it.
Sunagakure
Gaara was sitting on the balcony in his spartan bare room watching the setting sun against the horizon of his village when the feeling reached him. Shukaku became eerily docile as Gaara could feel as if the takuni had taken refuge in the corner of its prison all the while mumbling to its self in a low tone although he managed to hear one word briefly off the biju's lips. 'Sou'unga...' Needless to say Kankuro was surprised when he came to get his brother for dinner that he found Gaara looking concernedly at the horizon. He felt he shouldn't disturb his younger from whatever it was that plauged him.
Kumogakure
Yugito was currently taking a dinner break when she felt Nibi let out a menacing hiss at nothing in particular, she was just about to ask her tenant what was up when the feeling washed over her as well. Such malice and bloodlust like she never felt before seemed to permeate every part of her being before it passed.
"Just what in kami's name was that? Nibi has somehow blocked me out from speaking with her, what ever is going on it's gotta be big but what?"Yugito mused as she sat at the table her food forgotten as she got up paying for her meal and raced off towards the Raikage's tower.
Kiraibi was no different as he actually stopped rapping at the severity of the situation, which caused a shock amongst those in his brother's office with him. Bi didn't just stop rapping for anything even during a crisis situation so whatever got him to be so serious was indeed a problem.
"Bee what is it?" E asked as he too looked at his brother with cautious eyes.
"Trouble..." Was all Bee muttered with the Hachibi nodding its head in agreement and warning is vessel to be cautious.
Takigakure
Fu sat resting underneath a tree that was by one of the many streams that ran through the village when she was awoken by the sensation that made her skin crawl in a mixture of fear and revulsion. Immediately she turned her focus inward to her tenant with whom she had a very agreeable friendship like Bee did with the Hachibi.
'Keijiro you have any idea what that sensation was just now?' Fu asked of the Beetle as it sat behind it's cage with a sense of surprise flowing of it as she sat up sharply.
'To be honest little one, that malice belongs to a being that should have never been able to walk this planet ever again. From now on I want you to take extra precaution on any mission outside of the village and don't go actively seeking out the owner of that malice.' Keijiro said in a firm yet gentle tone like a father would when addressing a child, and it didn't help that he saw Fu as a child of his to protect.
'I don't fully get why but I'll take your advice on this.' Fu replied as she leaned back against the tree to resume resting.
Konohagakure
Sakaki was sitting at a restaurant with Anko, Kurenai, Hana, Yugao, having dinner under the setting sun when the wave of malice washed over all of them causing each woman to snap up as if struck by lightning.
"Did anyone else feel that just now?" Kurenai asked as she watched the reactions of the others at the table. Anko, Hana, and Yugao looked apprehensive but it was Sakaki who's reaction was the most surprising for she looked as if someone had just told her she was dead and attending her own funeral.
"Hey Sakaki-san you okay?" Kurenai asked which got the others attention as they too looked at Sakaki as if she was reliving something but didn't answer so Kurenai tried again. "Sakaki-san, you all right?" She asked before reaching out to tap the demoness on the shoulder.
"Huh? W-hat is it?" Sakaki asked as she snapped out of her trance to look at Kurenai.
"I've been asking if you were alright. You looked like the world just ended or something" Kurenai explained as she and the rest of the group looked at Sakaki.
"Oh me! I'm fine it's nothing at all." Sakaki replied trying to brush off what just happened.
"What do you think was able to create a wave of killing intent so potent it could be felt all the way here in the village?" Hana asked as the sensation set her whole body on edge.
"Don't know perhaps we'll hear about it soon enough." Yugao replied as they tried to return to their meal. Sakaki looked at the kunoichi she was with before looking out the large glass windows to the outside where the last rays of the sun were disappearing beyond the village walls.
"Pray that you ningen never have to find out what that feeling was. The only thing that could make this worse was if HE had awakened to the mortal plane once more, Naruto-kun please stay away from that presence." Sakaki thought before switching her thoughts to her mate outside the village at the moment and she couldn't help but worry about him facing up against such a force by himself.
Tanzaku Gai
Speaking of which Naruto was currently on the roof of the hotel he staying in with Jiraiya, Tsunade and Shizune, right now he was facing towards the northwest where the smell of death and malice was drifting from. Both Tokijin and Tenseiga were rattling in their respective sheaths while the Kusanagi sat idle as it could not sense the demonic youki that lingered in the air.
"Such malice and sense of death but what is it exactly, and why does it cause such discomfort to Tenseiga and Tokijin?...Whatever it is, it's heading in this direction slowly I'll be prepared for when it does get here no use in running around chasing it." Naruto mused as he put a comforting hand around each sword and gazed at the near full moon before heading back inside for the night.
Four Days later just outside Konohagakure
The four man group consisting of two sannin and two apprentices were slowly making their way up to the gates of Konoha, the end of their journey and the start of another.
"Wow...that place hasn't changed at all since we left." Tsunade thought out loud as she stopped before the gate that her grandfather raised with his own two hands all those years ago.
"Yeah and just think Tsunade-sama, we're home for good this time." Shizune said as she sidled up beside her mistress and couldn't keep the happy note out her voice at being in front of her home village as well.
"Yeah...so we are. Come on you old perv let's get this all over with I'm tired from walking all the way here." Tsunade called out as she looked back at Jiraiya who was already in the process of fantasizing about the 'research' he could now conduct inside Konoha's walls.
This of course didn't go over well with Tsunade who took being ignored aggressively and walked over before kicking her teammate with so much force in the ass that he rocketed into the great gate face first before sliding down and laying motionless in the dirt.
After checking in at the gate and having one of the two chuunin's on duty to play messenger, they ran ahead to deliver the important news of Senju Tsunade being back in the village. Walking along the main road their entourage was met with many hopeful stares and whispers of Tsunade being back in the village, of course then there was other whispers as well but these held mixed feeling in them about their perspective about Naruto who just walked along as if none of it didn't bother him.
As they reached the Hokage tower, there was a large procession of people walking a ways behind wanting to see if it was really true that another of their Sannin had returned home finally. Tsunade could see her old sensei and the entire Konoha Council awaiting her arrival as she approached the building.
"Tsunade-chan, it's been some time how have you been?" Sarutobi started with a smile that eased onto his face at seeing his female student once again.
"Sarutobi-sensei, indeed it's been some time and I've been fine."
Both sensei and student embrace in a reunion hug while everyone else watched on, that is until they stepped back and everyone else walked forward to greet her. Though the air became tense when Danzo hobbled forward, his cane clacking ominously against the ground as he stood before Tsunade.
"So Tsunade returns home at last, I do hope that you aren't planning on running off on us again." Danzo stated with an empty cheerfulness that didn't reach his face.
"I'm not running anywhere Danzo, and you best believe that there will be some extreme changes in where the village is concerned." Tsunade said as she stared the old war hawk down for what seemed like an eternity before she broke it off to walk around the elder to head into the tower.
"I should certainly hope so Tsunade..." Danzo trailed off before he became quiet once again.
"If you don't need me anymore at the moment, I'm leaving." Naruto called out as he turned and began walking away before Danzo spoke up.
"Actually boy,...you aren't going anywhere just yet except a prison cell." Danzo said with a snap of his fingers and 60 figures appeared in two circle formations around Naruto, each of them wore a blank mask with the kanji for Ne embossed across the surface as they each had a weapon ready.
The effect of this was instantaneous as the shinobi within the crowd that followed Tsunade to the tower rushed forward and began herding the civilians back from the danger, while Anbu loyal to the hokage appeared in front of their leader in a tight protective formation and began herding him away from the area as well. The clan heads subtlety moved closer to their leader and prepared for a battle. Tsunade and Jiraiya whipped around and slid into stances of their own while Shizune and grabbed two kunai in each hand as well.
"Danzo what is the meaning of this! I thought I ordered that Root be disbanded years ago!" Sarutobi roared as he got past his Anbu to watch his once time friend with a deep scowl on his face.
"And they were, just as you ordered Sarutobi. No this here is apart of my own private security force, and they are going to arrest this boy here as a danger to the village's wellbeing." Danzo replied calmly as he turned to look at Sarutobi with a neutral face before turning back to watch his root forces move in closer on Naruto.
"On what grounds!" Tsunade snarled as she looked positively murderous about what was happening, nobody noticed the shift in Naruto's countenance as he was becoming enraged with each passing second of this accusation.
"Why for unleashing that wave of malice and killing intent about 5 days ago. He was already unstable to begin with and now he seeks to bring about the ruin of us all I will not let that happen. Attack!" Danzo said as he pointed forward with his cane and everyone could only watch as the shinobi began advancing on Naruto. Ten of the Ne operatives flashed through handsigns at the exact same time and aimed at Naruto who just stood watching.
Katon: Karyu Endan
Five of the attacking shinobi unleashed a stream of fire from their mouths.
Futon: Renkudan
The remaining five each launched a wind bullet from their mouths.
All ten attacks mixed and became even more powerful as they hit Naruto dead on and created a blazing tornado that reached towards the heavens and gave off heat comparable to that of volcano lava after it's been superheated. Civilans and shinobi alike tried shielding themselves from the intense heat.
"NARUTO!" Tsunade and Jiraiya screamed as the former of the two fell to her knees devastated, sure the kid may have been strong to have taken out Orochimaru but even their ex-teammate would be hard pressed to survive an attack of that magnitude especially with two elements that complimented each other with destructive results as fire and wind.
"It is unfortunate the boy had to die the way he did, pity there won't even be a corpse left to drag back to that sorry Uzumaki whore so she could see what befell of her son." Danzo mused as he watched the pillar of flames with quiet disappointment as black storm clouds began to gather overhead quickly and blankted everything in a very ominous darkness.
(Cue the more intense portion to Sesshomaru's theme)
Beams of light began to pierce the pillar of fire all over, causing those that didn't turn away to shield themselves to look on with confusion and surprise clearly etched on their face as the attack exploded outwards in a shower of flames that landed against buildings and the hastily erected barriers of those that acted to protect others quick enough. Surprisingly Danzo didn't get hit with any of the flames as he watched the first circle of his root shinobi become engulfed in flames while the rest jumped out of the line of fire. Jiraiya lowered his earth justu wall and everyone's jaw damn near hit the floor as Naruto stood there amidst the inferno that still raged around him completely unscathed and looking utterly furious if the blood red eyes and elaborate defined purple marking on his cheeks were any indication.
"So you managed to survive the first attack, destroy him!" Danzo said as he ordered the rest of his shinobi to attack which they did with their chokutos and kunai.
"Shi'ne!" Naruto said in an darker tone of voice as he unsheathed Tokijin and began cutting a bloody path through each and every Ne shinobi.
Two tried flanking him from each side only for him to stab one with Tokijin and to ram his Dokkaso through the chest of the other which dropped them in an instant. Moving on Naruto laid about ten shinobi out with one wave of his Hikari no Muchi as they jumped at him from above, the battle went on in this manner as Naruto took down Ne operatives in a gruesome manner one by one until he was down to about 20 or so and decided to end the battle as quick as possible.
"Soryuha!" Naruto called with such angeer as the youki swelled to the service in a powerful show of lighting that rained down all around Naruto as the rest of the Ne shinobi all decided to attack him at once, they were instantly incinerated by the attack which left nothing of their existence. When it was all said and done, Naruto shattered a root mask beneath his boot as he advanced on the old war hawk slowly.
"You are a worm of a human that doesn't deserve the breath that flows through your body, allow me to remove it for you." Naruto growled as he closed the gap in the blink of an eye and had Tokijin already in mid swing when a clang echoed across the blackened sky.
Looking down many were shocked to see the Sandaime standing between Naruto and Danzo who by this time was about to unveil what was hidden beneath his bandages, Sarutobi had his Kongonyoi held horizontally in front of him as he struggled to keep Naruto's sword held in place.
"Sarutobi/Sensei/Hokage-sama!" This came from the two elders, Tsuande and Jiraiya, and the clan heads who all were close enough to watch as their leader had removed his robs and stepped into combat between Naruto and Danzo.
"Ughnn, Naruto my boy I know that you're furious and you have every right to be...but I cannot allow this to continue." Sarutobi grunted as his elderly body in it's weakened condition was barely holding out against the strength Naruto was feeding through his blade.
"You would dare get in my way after what this sack of filth has just done?" Naruto asked as he had calmed down enough that his features returned to normal however the anger still burned brightly in his eyes as he gaze at the man he'd considered his grandfather of sorts.
"I have to think of the village as a whole first not the feelings of one individual, look around there has already been enough damage done today." Sarutobi said as he continued to hold Naruto off as the young youkai looked around.
Bodies, blood, and fire were all over the street along with great amounts of damage done to the surrounding buildings from the attack on Naruto, not to mention that people were looking on fearfully for their leader who was suppose to still be recovering from the invasion.
"You still did not answer my question old man..." Naruto reminded the elder shinobi as his frostbitten gaze returned to scrutinizing Sarutobi heavily.
"Naruto ple-..." Sarutobi tried before Naruto interrupted him.
"Answer-the-question!" Naruto said as he emphasized each word with another change in his eyes as they were slowly becoming red again.
"...Yes I would..." Sarutobi replied after a moment of silence with a heavy heart without knowing that he just severed the bond that he was able to gain with Naruto who just stood there before bending down to whisper in Sarutobi's ear and the elder clan head knew that what was about to be said would absolutely crush him emotionally.
"Get in my way like that again and you will go down alongside Danzo." Naruto whispered with all emotion devoid in his voice as he made this declaration before standing straight and putting his sword away as he turned and started making his way out of the area.
"Naruto where are you going?" Sarutobi asked wearily as he looked at Naruto and found his retreating back to wound his hurting heart even more. The inu youkai didn't even answer as he disappeared into the crowd that parted some so he could get through without resistance.
Siging softly once again before steeling himself, Sarutobi rounded on Danzo who was trying to ease his way out of the situation.
"Anbu detain Elder Danzo, he has some questioning to answer for." Sarutobi commanded as he then started giving out ordered to all shinobi present to handle the immediate area.
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15 minutes later with Naruto
We find Naruto with the blood of his enemies covering his hands as he walked up the main road with anger still seething beneath the surface, deciding that didn't want that blood there longer than was necessary he headed towards the hot springs when he felt someone slam into his back and wrap their hands around his neck.
"Naru-koi, you're back...what's wrong love?" Sakaki cheered from her position until she saw that didn't return her greeting and the scent of blood reached her nose.
"I need to bathe first before I speak of anything." Naruto replied as he looked in the direction of the hot springs when Sakaki was at his side grabbing his hand and dragging him onward.
"I understand so let's go and I'll take care of my mate." Sakaki said with a wink as she led them both to the most expensive and exclusive springs in all the village.
After paying for a private spring and ordering some food at Sakaki's request, Naruto found himself sitting in the waters as Sakaki sat on the edge massaging shampoo into scalp. He just sipped tea in silence as his demoness worked her fingers through his hair.
"So tell me about what happened that you had the blood of your enemies covering your arms." Sakaki asked with a gentle tone as she worked to which Naruto put up a sound and anti-intrusion barrier before starting.
So Naruto retold what happened from the moment that he entered the village to when he slaughtered all the shinobi under Danzo's control and finally to when the man he once considered a grandfather intervened on his opponent's behalf, through the entire story Sakaki didn't interrupt once but the tension and anger swelling in her grew with each passing sentence yet her hands never became anything other than gentle in her mate's scalp.
"I see and what did you do about that treacherous old man?" Sakaki asked as she rised his head and put comforting chest while her head rested on his shoulder.
"Nothing yet, honestly I'm about ready to leave but something is keeping me here and when I find out what, if it's something to eliminate then I will do so before leaving this retched village behind in favor of somewhere else." Naruto admitted as he looked at Sakaki out the corner of his eye.
"You can be sure that I'll be with you every step of the way and so will Kin." Sakaki said as she switched places and sat in Naruto's lap.
"Speaking of Kin where is she?" Naruto asked as he just accommodated to her sitting in his lap with a small grunt.
"Believe it or not she's been spending time with that kid from the Aburame clan, Shino." Sakaki said with a teasing smile at Kin even though the girl wasn't there to say otherwise.
"Yes, Shino's always been a reliable person. It's nice that Kin's been getting to know people such as the Aburame clan they know what it's like to be prejudged by who you are and what you hold much like I was and still am even though you're on the outside." Naruto replied.
"Yea well on the way out maybe I can give Konoha a nice swift kick in the ass."
Naruto said nothing to dissuade his mate from her planning as he just enjoyed her company and his tea.
Council Chambers
Sarutobi sat rubbing his head as he looked down at Danzo who was sitting perfectly unruffled before the council as he was being interrogated on his actions on the street outside.
"Your actions today Danzo nearly caused massive casualties to the village's populous. As it stands there is only damage to outlying buildings which is still bad in it's own right as there is money needed to repair the damage done by your personal guard today." Sarutobi said as he said personal guard at the end with full displeasure that root operatives were still running around underneath his nose.
"I did what I thought was necessary to ensure Konoha's continued safety. Just as you would have Hokage-sama." Danzo replied with a practiced ease.
"Acting of your own volition nearly put not only yourself but the rest of us in jeopardy, or did you not see that you were in the heart of the village trying to make an arrest while innocents were around?" Sarutobi yelled as he surged to his feet.
"Danzo-san did what was best!" A random civilian council member added in causing Sarutobi's headache to worsen, if it wasn't for the damage to such a populated civilian area none of the civilian council would even be here at the moment.
"How can any of you fools actually back such a bullshit ass statement like that! I see the greed of some of you haven't changed since I left!" Tsunade asked with disgust at what the council has become since she left all those years ago.
"Never the less, Danzo you are hereby on probationary watch for the next 6 months under house arrest. You so much as sneeze in the wrong direction and you will find yourself missing your head, while you may have Konoha's best interest at heart your methods are very questionable at best." Sarutobi said as he seated himself and laid out the terms of Danzo's punishment.
"Surely that seems unfair Hokage-sama!" Councilwoman Haruno tried diplomatically.
"My order is final unless you would like to join Elder Danzo under house arrest councilwoman." Sarutobi asked as he pinned her under his hardened gaze, when she said nothing he continued.
"Then this meeting is adjourned. Anbu please escort elder Danzo to his home and make sure that he stays there." Sarutobi ordered as the Anbu in the room moved to cover Danzo before removing him from the room while everyone else began to clear the chamber.
"Sigh...I'm getting too old for this." Sarutobi muttered as he leaned back in his chair.
"That's what I'm here to hopefully fix sensei." Tsunade said as she put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I hope so too Tsunade." Sarutobi said with a weak smile.
"Well after a getting settled in and getting some sleep, I'm heading over to the hospital to get started on those that need my medical help." Tsunade said as she motioned for Shizune to follow with so they could head to her clan compound.
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At Higurashi Emporium
Tenten was having a pretty alright day, after having an intense morning training session with her sensei she did a bit of work around the shop with her father while her mother was getting some things for dinner. She was hearing talk of Tsunade arriving back in the village this afternoon and Tenten wanted to see her idol but was sure she would when things settled down enough to do so, after all if what she was hearing was true Tsunade was to be the next Hokage for the village. More importantly she needed to really see Naruto about this arranged marriage of theirs, after talking with her father she decided to speak with him herself about her choice in the matter of her future marital status.
"I really need time to sort all this out." Tenten sighed while she leaned on the broom she was using to sweep the front of the shop. Movement out her peripheral had Tenten turning till she was looking at Naruto and Sakaki walking up the street at a moderate pace, seeing this as a perfect time to talk with him Tenten put the broom aside and waved to hail the couple over.
"Tenten-san, how are you?" Naruto greeted as he got close enough to be heard.
"I'm fine, I've actually been waiting for you to return. You think I could talk to you for a bit?" Tenten said as she gathered her courage and forged ahead.
"If it's about the marriage, if you want it annulled I don't really care it's no big deal." Naruto said as he could guess what she wanted to talk about.
"No it's not that it's just I'm wondering if you accepting this marriage because a contract is saying to or you really want to marry me?"Tenten said with hesitancy in her voice.
"Why wouldn't I want to marry you for you?" Naruto asked with his head tilted very slightly to the side.
"Cause I'm not the most pretty of girls or from a large and famous clan." Tenten replied as she gazed towards the ground slightly.
"So...you're point being?" Naruto asked as if that was the most stupid reply to his question.
"Dear kami, you forgot what I said already. Naruto-kun's clan cared about strength of character and ability above all else, of course having some nice looks didn't hurt either...Look girly you're worrying over nothing, you've already got a leg up over the rest of the competition that want's a crack at him and believe me when I say that cause I'm the one who's got his back the most." Sakaki said as she pointed to herself with a very confident grin, while Tenten just looked at Naruto who gave a nod of his head before walking on.
"That time to prove yourself might be closer than you think Tenten, just be as ready as you can." Naruto advised as he walked on with Sakaki sending her a wink before moving to catch up with him.
"I will do that Naruto." Tenten said with a smile gracing her features as she watched them head off into the late afternoon crowd.
Naruto and Sakaki had just managed to get further up the road where the crowds began to thin out a bit when an older man in his mid thirties that was standing outside of a shop had spotted him and began walking their way, this put the couple on guard as they had never seen this man before and weren't taking chances on being attacked again by Danzo. The man was wearing the typical garb of a civilian and even had a pleasant enough presence around him but then again looks could be deceiving.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I presume?" The man asked as he got close enough to be heard but stopped a few feet away.
"That depends on who's asking and why!" Naruto said as he put a hand on Tokijin without concern for who might see him.
"Yes well there's no need for that, my name is Hojin and I was instructed to deliver this letter to you from my employer up north. Believe me when I say I don't know what it contains just that I was to ensure that it reached you." Hojin said as he calmly reached into his jacket and pulled out the scroll which he tossed at Naruto who caught it easily. Seeing that his job was done Hojin gave a slight bow before disappearing back into the shop he was just standing outside of.
"What do you make of it?" Sakaki asked as she looked down at the still closed scroll.
"I don't know yet but I'm not opening it out here with too many roaming ears and eyes." Naruto replied as he put the scroll away and began making his way back to their compound.
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After getting home and getting settled from his trip home and the subsequent blood bath he unleashed in the streets, Naruto was sitting his office with the letter in front of him and Sakaki on the couch across from him with a book in hand and some sake nearby to slake her thirst. Without much preamble Naruto picked up the scroll and unrolled it to reveal a letter addressed to him.
To Inutaisho Naruto:
I know that this must come as a shock to receive such a letter from a total stranger but let me be the first to say that this letter is neither a joke nor an attempt to kill you, rather an invitation of sorts. You see the one who gave you this letter Hojin in truth works for me though none of Konoha knows of this and shall not unless he is discovered or I deem otherwise. Anyway through reports from Hojin I know of the life you led in that village as the jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi, and yes Hojin has been in Konoha since before you were born so what he knew of that night I knew as well.
The point of this letter is that I'm sending an olive branch of invitation for you to come and live in Iwagakure, you see I know the life of a jinchuuriki is fraught with prejudice and disdain even though it's the creators of jinchuuriki that allow this to happen. I don't know if you've seen it for yourself but Konoha has become a cesspool that's hidden behind the illusion of a peace loving village, well change is coming and I know you don't want to be bogged down in a place that despises your very right to exist. If you manage to escape the oppressive shackles of Konoha seek my village out and present this letter and I promise that you will have the freedom you seek.
Oonoki, The Sandaime Tsuchikage of Iwagakure
Naruto finished the letter and looked next to Oonoki's signature to find the official seal of the Tsuchikage, it was then Naruto realized that this letter was genuine as those seals could never be duplicated by anyone where in all of the elemental countries.
"What did the letter say?" Sakaki asked as she looked up from her book to see Naruto neatly folding up the letter and putting it into the pocket of his clothing.
"It was a proposal from the Tsuchikage, he want's to extend an invitation to come and live in Iwagakure, should I ever need it." Naruto replied as he got up from the desk to leave the very quaint office for the night.
"I say you consider it, nothing would stick further in Konoha's craw then for you to take refuge in the arms of the very village they fought during the third shinobi war. Plus if they try chasing you it would be good to have a destination in advance so we aren't caught out there, especially with this Akatsuki organization after you for me." Sakaki advised as she took a hard gulp of her sake.
"Perhaps." Naruto muttered as he left Sakaki to her own musings for the time being.
Hidden base, Later that night
Kushina sat pensively in her cell, lost in thought. The power and bloodlust she felt earlier was so potent that it managed to be sensed even where she was, it wasn't unlike the wave from a few days ago but it was more refined and focused unlike the first that just felt completely maddening. Pushing all that aside Kushina decided to focus on one fact that had her very hopeful this evening, her sochi had returned to the village and the connection with Tenseiga was stronger because of it. She just hoped her Naru-chan could hear her pleas, so closing her eyes she gathered all the energy she could without drawing attention and focused on connecting with Tenseiga's wavelength.
'Naruto-kun...hear my voice. your kaa-san, needs your help more than I have ever needed anyone's. I'm being held somewhere underground by Danzo Shimura, I'll keep a connection open for as long as I can but please hurry and be careful.' Kushina sent that message with as much strength as she could muster then she went back to just conserving her strength while holding open a mental connection hoping that her son came in time.
Namikaze Compound home
Naruto was just sitting on his bedroom balcony looking at the night sky, after spending a through amount of time with Sakaki earlier. He was thinking of how to end Danzo's life when Tenseiga began glowing softly while rattling loudly in its saya, the sound was so loud that it woke Sakaki who just looked around with a sleepy expression on her face.
"Hum! Waz gwoiin ohn?" Sakaki mumbled as she sat up slightly in bed.
"I don't know." Naruto replied as he made his way over to where Tenseiga was resting while thinking about if that force was nearby by.
As Naruto grasped Tenseiga, he was assaulted with visions of a woman calling out for help...specifically his help. His mother...she was alive and in need of his help, so that worthless pile of flesh Danzo was responsible for her kidnapping well Naruto was going to be sure to find this base and break Danzo completely before eliminating the bastard.
"Naruto-kun what is it?" Sakaki asked as she was working her way back to the land of the waking while looking at Naruto as he was pulling his clothing back on.
"I'm off to personally destroy the one who robbed me of my mother and any others that get in my way." Naruto replied simply as he started arming himself with his swords naturally this perked the demoness right up.
"You're going to bust some skulls in? Count me in!" Sakaki nearly squealed as she jumped up from the bed and flew around the room collecting things as Naruto slipped out the room and went down the hall to Kin's room and knocked.
After about a minute or so, Kin answered the door while rubbing sleep from her eyes.
"Naruto-sama what is it?"
"Kin I want you awake and dressed in the next five minutes then meet me downstairs and I'll explain then." Naruto ordered as he watched Kin snap awake as well.
"Of course Naruto-sama." With that Kin closed the door to her room and began getting ready as Naruto went downstairs to wait.
Kin and Sakaki came downstairs at the exact same moment to find Naruto waiting for them, while legions of clones were moving about sealing up things and placing explosive tags everywhere.
"Kin something important has reached my attention and I need to see to it, I need you to go down into the library and seal up everything that you can before littering the room in explosive tags. When you're done leave the house and slip out of the village and don't worry about distraction as the house going up and the noise that Sakaki and I will be making will cover your movements. Go now." Naruto instructed to which Kin took off with a bow to complete her task.
"So what are you and I doing?" Sakaki asked with barely held excitement.
"You and I are going to pay Danzo's base a little visit." Naruto replied as he walked out the house with Sakaki right behind him.
"You know how to treat a demoness to a good time, Naru-kun." Sakaki swooned jokingly as they took off into the night.
20 minutes later after using the mental connection and Tenseiga like a compass, the demonic couple ended up outside a very concealed and hidden shinobi outpost beyond the village walls that could be easily overlooked due to the amount of overgrowth of the fauna over the years. Walking around Naruto and Sakaki discovered a camouflaged set of steel doors closed tightly.
"Think we should knock and see if anyone is home?" Sakaki asked as she looked at Naruto who at this point was already kicking the damn door in. Instantly alarms started blaring throughout the base as Naruto and Sakaki made their way inside the surprisingly well lit corridor. As the first of the Root shinobi came racing up the hall Sakaki was already getting excited.
"Any game plan?" Sakaki asked as Naruto unleashed a gruesome Kenatsu that left the shinobi nowhere to go but to their deaths.
"Slaughter every last one of them." Naruto said as he switched out Tenseiga for Tokijin.
"That's my favorite game to play." Sakaki chuckled as she unleashed her hybrid form and unsheathed her sword as well.
Then the entire base became filled with the noise of battle as Naruto and Sakaki began cutting a sea of blood through Danzo's forces in search of Naruto's mother, none were spared whether it was from a blast of flames courtesy of Sakaki or the very dangerous Kenatsu from Naruto. As they moved into a hallway intersection, they were faced with two different directions to choose from.
"Which way?" Sakaki asked as she watched large waves of root shinobi racing from both passages.
Instead of answering Naruto just took off running up the right hallway at the group and he began tearing into them with precision, he swatted away a volley of kunai before cutting down 5 root at once as he weaved through their numbers with Tokijin and his own fist. Sakaki took the left hallway and was having a blast as she impaled seven root shinobi on her tails and used them as shield fodder against their comrades as she tore through them while laughing at the amount of blood covering her form.
After blocking three blades aimed for her head, Sakaki breathed a heavy dose of flames down the corridor which roasted all the shinobi running at her to a crisp.
"Ha, which of you weak ningen are next?" Sakaki asked in a mocking manner just as the same number of root came running up the still fire burning hallway at her, and she went to meet them head on.
Naruto sidestepped a very lethal bi-section slice vertically before reaching out and grabbing the root op who did it and snapping her neck before tossing her now lifeless corpse to the ground.
"Soryuha!" Naruto said as he stabbed Tokijin in the ground and watched with dispassion as the youki created attack tore through the shinobi with so much force that the rest of the energy went skyward and punched a very explosive hole in the ceiling that he was sure Konoha was going to be aware of any second.
Back in the village at the same time
Sarutobi was sitting in his office turning out the lights after a very stressful evening of paperwork even with clones, when the explosion rocked the village causing his eyes to go wide.
"Anbu!" Sarutobi ordered as he seated himself back behind his desk as his elite filled the room in silent fashion while he pulled out his pipe.
"Go to code 33Z until further notice, have the village placed on a lock-down until further notice. I want every available shinobi from genin to jounin patrolling and I want to find out what made that explosion as of yesterday. Scatter!" Sarutobi said as he packed and lit his pipe.
"Hai, Hokage-sama!" the Anbu replied as one before they vanished in true elite fashion when another more loud explosion went off up near the shinobi living district and the Hyuuga compound was.
"Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse." Sarutobi thought as he pulled his hat over his eyes.
In the Root Base
Naruto and Sakaki each cut a bloody path through the halls of the root base as they had meet back up and used Tenseiga again to find their way to the dungeons that were hidden off deep in the base. Soon they were looking in cell by cell for Kushina when they got to the end of the hallway where a large set of double doors stood locked without missing a beat Naruto tore these off their hinges as well.
"Sakaki, keep the rest away from here." Naruto said as he turned to his vixen of a mate.
"You bet, go." Sakaki said with a wink before she sprinted up the hall to the entrance cackling the entire way.
Naruto after watching her go, turned and focused on the room beyond that was holding his mother. Walking in Naruto was greeted to the sight of a woman sitting chained to the far wall with huge shackles that were spread all over the room, she was wearing a very general set of clothing that had a regular shirt and some sturdy pants while her feet were left bare. Naruto took in the defiant mane of mostly plum red hair with silvery white tips near her face, she had looked up at the doors which were laid destroyed at his feet. He couldn't make out her eyes exactly but he could guess they were ones of absolute relief, just as he was stepping into the room Naruto smelled Danzo's scent before he saw him.
"So it seems the son has come to save his useless whore of a mother." Danzo's voice said as he came drifting out into the light clutching his cane as he hobbled as if he was the single most important person on the planet.
"Welcome to my base Uzumaki Naruto." Danzo continued as he stepped over to where Kushina was chained and whipped out a knife which the war hawk held right against her throat.
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AN: That was a long chapter, okay people don't forget to review this puppy I'm always looking forward to that but don't bring flaming into my review board. It makes me want to send my fangirl legion of undead down upon you all, so don't flame me and there won't be any problems. Also before you all start in Danzo will get his comeuppance next chapter so keep your eyes open for the next chapter.