Dance With the Devil

One week has past since Naruto has fought the six artifact creatures. The mission was seen as a failure under the fact that the artifact reacted peculiarly towards Naruto and was destroyed. Many put the blame on Naruto, but would not dare to verbally mention anything about him in front of Tsunade or anyone very close to him. The list of those precious people is short and shrinking, but the people of Konoha are extremely happy that the top two of that list are missing. Especially the most dangerous, extremely unpredictable, and criminally insane of the two. Sadly for the villagers and many shinobi, the Uzumaki boy happened to take after the 'Evil One' as many prefer to call Jigoku along with other degrading or diabolical nicknames. The one trait that stands out is Jigoku's lack of respect for authority, as Naruto has just gotten into an argument with Kakashi inside the Hokage Tower.

"Naruto this is not open for discussion. I am ordering you to stop using that…..that bloodline," demanded Kakashi with venom in the word bloodline.

"Screw you Hakate! I ain't gonna just stop using my Battle Clad, just because you're scared of it," refused Naruto.

"Naruto, every time you use that 'Battle Clad' the villagers freak out and think of you as a demon rather than a person. Don't you want them to see you as a shinobi more than what they fear," stated Kakashi.

"So what?! I rather be seen as a demon than the Yondaime's Greatest Failure!" yelled Naruto.

"Don't you dare disrespect…..," started Kakashi, but he was cut off by Naruto as he interrupted.

"Disrespect what? Your Sensei? Our greatest Hokage? Our Undefeated Yellow Flash? The guy who used me to seal a nine tailed fox demon that instead of going inside me, ended up in the Afterlife!? That Yondaime right? Well FUCK HIM!!"

SMACK!!!!!!!!!

Everyone froze at that point after seeing Tsunade slap Naruto right across the face. The two blondes stared at each other, one in anger that also shows concern while the other holds in so much rage. Tsunade couldn't believe that Naruto would speak so badly about his idol the Yondaime. If only the boy knew of his true connection to the late young dead Hokage. Regardless, the fact of the matter is that Naruto has become too unstable for Konoha to control. Naruto has throughout his career as a shinobi has been more or less unique. First would be the standard D-rank missions, then his first C-rank turned A-rank where he met 'them' and unlocked 'it'. The Chunin Exams that lead to the Kekkei Kage revealing themselves to Naruto and indirectly Konoha, the Sand and Sound invasion, and his final battle with the near invincible Berserker 1. Many bloody battles and death followed after that.

Meanwhile, inside of Mt. Guyot Rio can be seen inside a large cylinder filled with liquid called the re-optimization tank. After defeating Jigoku and Ryoga, along with Asuma and Kurenai, Kekkei Kage located the worn out Rio and brought him back to their base. As he heals Minakami observes the process while also thinking about how he came to be in this state.

'Rio, you are hiding something from me. These actions you have taken seem to have been based on the fact that Riskoe was an incompatible Berserker. So instead he has focused on the only two left. Despite the goal of creating the ultimate army with the Berserkers as the basis. You seem to have planned on something much larger than we have thought. Just what is it thought?' thought Minakami.

As he watched Rio, the health meter was reading that Rio has been fully healed. The liquid in the re-optimization tank sank into vents and the breathing tube in Rio's mouth was removed. Rio opened his eyes to see Minakami looking straight at him. As Rio emerged from the re-optimization tank, Dr. Minakami spoke.

"So Rio, have you completed your little quest?" asked the old doctor.

"What are you talking about?" respond Rio.

"The fact that you used the Gravitation Pulse to defeat Berserker 2 tells me that you have abandoned our goal of using that perfect bloodline to create the ultimate army. We could try to capture the young one, but he is protected by Konoha," explained Minakami.

"Well it's a good thing that the boy has now become a rebellious warrior with a grudge," retorted Rio.

"So you believe he will come here?" asked Minakami.

"A better question is who can stop him from coming to us?" answered Rio. 'And when he does, the Berserker blood will be mine,' he mentally added.

"Interesting, too bad one of our salvage teams found a large tunnel in the crater," said the old doctor.

"What?" said Rio.

"They also did not find any bodies so. It is likely that they have used the tunnel to survive," continued Minakami as he left the lab.

'That miserable son of a bitch SURVIVED!!' mentally shouted Rio.

Two days later, the newly made Team 7 consisting of Naruto, Sakura, and Kin who are still led by Kakashi for a standard C-rank mission. The mission was a simple delivery of an important document to some Feudal Lord. The route they took led to a path that is parallel to Mt. Guyot. Naruto kept giving side long glances to that mountain. Glances at his teammates and at the mountain, Naruto came to a conclusion.

"Kakashi. I think I spotted something, I'm gonna check it out," said Naruto via radio as he started to head to the mountain.

"Naruto. Stop, I'll check it out," said Kakashi as he headed to where Naruto was.

"Whatzzzzzzz……..Thazzzzzzz………Ka……zzzzzz….Shi……..zzzzzz……can….zzzzzz…….ou…..zzzzzz…… must be going through a tunnel or something," said Naruto as he faked his static transmission.

ELSEWHERE

"Jigoku……Jigoku……Jigoku…….,"

"Hmmmmm…….,"

"Jigoku……Jigoku……Jigoku…….,"

"Hmmmmm…….,"

"Jigoku……Jigoku……Jigoku…….,"

"Hmmmmm…….,"

"Jigoku……Jigoku……Jigoku…….,"

"I HEARD YOU THE FIRST THREE FUCKING TIMES!!! I'M NOT FUCKING DEAF DAMN IT!!!" shouted Jigoku as the one who was calling his name, who happens to be Kurenai.

"Calm down Jigoku, she's just trying to be sure you're fine," said Ryoga as he and Asuma brought the food they found. 'A first for anyone,' he thought.

"Great, now where are my pants?" asked Jigoku as he got off from the ground revealing his bare form.

"They were vaporized once you went into Battle Clad. Just be glad I have spares for you," answered Ryoga as he tossed a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt to Jigoku.

"Thanks bud," said Jigoku as he put on his new clothes in front of everyone. "Anyway where the Hell are we?" he asked.

"Not sure, last time I checked we fell through that tunnel you made. Strangely enough we fell into an underground cave that led us to here. Afterwards you passed out so Asuma and I checked the area, while Kurenai cast an illusion to mask our energy signatures," explained Ryoga.

"Yeah and you sleep pretty loud," commented Asuma.

"Not to mention you talk in your sleep. And I don't mean random gibberish, you constantly said 'kill all humans' over and over again. Do you have any idea how much you've scared me," added Kurenai.

"So what? I have an unchecked bloodlust. Big deal," argued Jigoku. "Still do you have a vague clue as to where we are?" he asked.

"Yep, right under Mt. Guyot," answered Ryoga.

"Mt. Guyot…huh? Bitchin," commented Jigoku.

Meanwhile, inside Mt. Guyot Rio heads towards another lab. The particular lab he is after is next to the Helix at the bottom level. He reached the door the is on the far right side away from the Helix.

"Yamamura! Is it ready!?" demanded Rio to an old lab worker.

"No such luck sir. I have tried every option I could think of, but I do believe that you could activated it with you own bio-energy," explained the old man.

"Well it's better to give it a shot," said Rio as he turned into his Assault Skin and grabbed a odd egg-shaped object. The rounded end opened up and launched itself onto Rio's right arm.

"I have just received word that Minakami believes that Rio is planning usurp us," said a deep voice.

"Why would he do something so foolish?" asked a high pitch voice.

"WHAT DOES IT MATTER? RIO IS A FOOL WHO SHALL PAY FOR HIS TREACHERY," called out an angry voice.

"Regardless, the threat is moot," said a calm voice.

"WHAT?" asked the angry one.

"Simple, Rchengel will handle this," answered calm.

"But rchengel doesn't come when called," said the high pitched voice.

Back with Rio with Yamamura an eerie glow can be seen with the object still attached to Rio's arm. The longer end was opened in a three way split with a red glowing orb inside.

"This is it!" yelled Rio as he chuckled darkly. "Now that I have the Extractor. The Berserkers blood will me mine," declared Rio.

Meanwhile on top of a large oak tree a Morfa looks at Mt. Guyot. After her desertion from Kekkei Kage, she has discovered that not only was she immortal in a sense. She also discovered her new absorption ability that she used on Elegon. Now she plans on revenge, but she needs more power.

'I just need to absorb the rest of the Hyper Blood Team 5. Too bad Zenclaw is dead and all that's left is one still intact arm, that I've already added to my collection. Just you wait Naruto, soon I will have the power I need to KILL you,' thought Morfa as she leaped away from the tree and headed to Mt. Guyot.

As for Shizune, who is still working on figuring out the Berserkers. From what she has gathered and remembering the prophecy that Sixhell told her, the Berserkers seem to be a part of it. She managed to find a book on deities and demon lords hoping for a clue. As she sat down at her desk, she set down the book and her notes that she made on the Berserker bloodline.

'This is insane, but I can't let this go. I have to do everything I can to help Tsunade-sama and Naruto-kun,' thought Shizune as she opened the book.

Naruto stopped in front of a underground tunnel that was left over after his first attack on Mt. Guyot. He surveyed the area for anyone who happens to be in the area. Luckily no one is around. Before heading into the tunnel Naruto felt a powerful energy source like no other. The power was sweeping the entire area that it was almost impossible to not sense. It felt like it was spreading from the clouds and heading to Mt. Guyot.

'What is this power? It feels like a hurricane of energy is heading towards the mountain. Never did want to live forever, but I feel like I should head back home. No I have to go, if I don't then I'll never know if Aniki and Nisan are alive,' thought Naruto as he entered the tunnel.

At the same time Morfa felt that same power that Naruto felt. She was already inside the mountain and the power was heading to the Kekkei Kage stronghold.

'What the Hell? I've never felt something like this before. Something big is gonna happen here. I got to hurry and absorb the Elite team now or I'll never have my revenge,' thought Morfa as she split herself into three.

As for Rio, he is walking towards his quarters through a hallway thinking about what his next step is unaware of the coming storm.

'With the Extractor now in my possession. All I need now is a Berserker to obtain their power so I can combine it with my own. But which one to go after? The boy or the bastard?' thought Rio just before the ceiling above him collapsed in front of him. "What the fuck?!" shouted Rio as he covered his eyes.

The dust cleared and Rio saw an ominous glow right in front of him. Inside the glow as a feminine looking man looking at him. He wore a white business suit, with long silver hair, and a golden pendent around his neck. Rio was paralyzed in awe as he stood there.

'Who the Hell is he? I've never felt a power like this. I can move an inch, it's as if I'm in complete awe. But that's impossible there is no one who has this kind of power except Dr. Minakami, that Council, and myself. What the Bloody Hell is going on here?' thought Rio.

"At last Orion, I have found you. Now we have much to talk," said the being.

Preview:

The mysterious being has finally shown himself in front of Rio. With no idea of his foe's power, in desperation Rio begins in attempts his ascension to power. Meanwhile the surviving members of the Hyper Blood Team 5 are being hunted by a crazed Morfa. As Mt. Guyot turns into a battle field the Brother reunite while Tsunade sends a team led by Kakashi to Mt. Guyot to find Naruto. Will they make it in time or will this lead to the events that will shatter the reality everyone once knew. Next time on Naruto Bad Blood. Sons of Plunder.