Of Trees and Frost
By
Ragnorokrising
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Chapter Fourteen: The Training, Part One
Anko entered the training ground once she had received permission from the giant vipers guarding it and whistled. Everywhere, trees were uprooted and burned, claw marks ripped up earth and boulders were cast around lazily. In the center, Naruto was fighting on of his clones with the four tailed fox cloak on. He slammed a fist into the clone's chest and left a seal. He back flipped away and held out his palm which had some sort of kanji on it. "Hokage-Style Sixty-year-old Technique: Enclosed Hermitage Return to Society!" she could see now the kanji was for 'seat'. A thin line of green chakra was also noticeable. It ran form Naruto's hand to the clone's chest.
Four pillars shot up out of the ground, each with spikes on them. The cloak started to back away until only the clone was left. It tried to draw on its demon chakra but only caused itself pain and aggravation. That was when she noticed the many other clones. They were all trying to d the technique. The real Naruto was in the center of the group, sparing with two clones transformed into the Shodaime and Nidaime. He was getting his ass kicked to put it simply. The Nidaime tossed him backwards and the Shodaime brought his fist down but Naruto met it with his own. They flew in opposite directions and both landed in attack mode. "Not bad, for a newbie." gloated the First.
"I may be a newbie, but I can still make more Shadow Clones then you could on the first try." a tick mark appeared on the man's head as his brother jumped over his holding his left wrist with his right hand.
"Maw of the Dragon!" his hand busted into blood as the skin exploded. The blood formed a wicked looking dragon head that roared and shook the grounds. It tugged the Second straight towards Naruto who started to make hand seals.
"Water Style: Gunshot!" Naruto pushed his stomach hard with his hands and fired a bullet of compressed air and water straight into the dragon, expelling the clone's arm.
"Tree Style: Slicing Leaf Shuriken!"" yelled the Shodaime. Four trees sprouted from the ground in front of him and his injured brother. The leaves started to shake and snapped off, falling to the ground. They spun around at a rate that made them seem like buzz saw and shot off towards Naruto. The blonde Jinchuuriki was moving through a quick set of hand signs. He made a dog sign then a tiger seal and put both hands around his mouth.
"Fire Style: Fire Fox Jutsu!" nine blue foxes shot out of his mouth, all made entirely of fire. They dashed through the leaves, turning them to leaves. The younger brother slid in front of his brother and let his icy bleu aura flare.
"Ice Style: Smog of the Frost Demon!" a dark and cold fog rolled in, freezing the fire foxes. A black smoky hand slammed them into pieces as the fog rolled away. Naruto shook off a freezing cold and dodged multiple bullets of ice heading his way. He squatted down and pulled a boulder up, flipping up a huge rock that soared through the air. The Shodaime twisted back and launched his fist into the rock, making explode.
"Wind Style: Rain of Drilling Bullets!" Naruto's chakra reserves drained a third of the way as thousands of tiny drilling pellets of air fell down on them. At the end of the Jutsu, the Nidaime clone no longer had legs and the Shodaime was missing his upper body. "Finally, I…beat them." he fell forward towards the ground with his eyes closed. Anko zoomed in and caught him, right as he was about to hit the ground.
"Naruto, are you gonna be okay kid?" he smiled up at her and she felt her heart beat speed up.
"You look really pretty today Anko." he smiled at her and passed out. The clones simply started to work on other jutsu. She began to work the only medical jutsu she knew. He woke up after about thirty minutes and grabbed his head. "God I have a head ache." he noticed Anko and smiled. His clones disappeared and he grabbed his head again as a new head ache worked up.
"You passed out after fighting your Nidaime and Shodaime clones. I saw the jutsu you used too. Did you make that?"
"No, but I do have clones working on a new jutsu. The jutsu I used was created by Shukaku no Ichibi himself. Kyuubi gave me some memories of what he could do with it. Put there's a reason we live on the ground and Atlantis doesn't hover in the clouds but hides under water now."
"What's, Atlantis?" questioned Anko.
"Think of it like a giant platform with flying vehicles and tall buildings that covers a large fraction of the sky. Shukaku sank it though when they tried to make the desert flourish." she looked at him like he was crazy but just nodded her head.
"Well I came here to ask if you wanted to come to the party at my house to celebrate you and your team mates getting into the Finals." Naruto was going to answer when a large group of clones came smiling into the clearing.
"Sure sensei, I'll go. Right now, I need to take care of something." he ushered her out of the clearing. She turned to try and see through the trees but they were too dense. What she did see though was a giant tree as large as the Hokage Monument sprouting up towards the earth. Several explosions and booms later, it fell to the ground in splinters. All she could see was a long blue line that looked like it was turning in a spiral.
"Alright, time for the Wind jutsu test." she heard him yell as the trees allowed her back in. The clones were piling the large pieces up to use as fire wood for the village whiel Naruto summoned up some Wood Clones. He started to make hand signs as a strong wind blew in and hit his open palm. He closed the fingers like he was grasping as the jutsu became successful.
"Not bad brat. I figured it would've taken longer to do that." applauded Anko.
"Well I'm not really changing the chakra into Wind more like controlling the Wind around me. Now for the Water jutsu." Anko laughed evilly as clones fell and the bodies were added to the pile of fire wood.
(A Few Hours Later)
Naruto opened the door of Anko's house to loud music and people dancing. He saw the graduating class, Deidara was dancing with Tenten, Haku was sitting in the corner eating some small snacks, he saw Kurenai, Hinata's sensei, fighting with Asuma, the Sandaime's son and Shikamaru's sensei. Kurenai sung her arms wide and walked away. She started to cry and Kakashi headed in her direction. He saw Gabrella Uchiha flirting with Gai (!) and Sasuke dancing with Hinata. "Hey blondie, about time you got here!" yelled Anko. She pulled him in the door and slammed it shut.
"Sorry I was late, I was finishing a new jutsu." she waved it off and pulled him towards a microphone stage. Sasuke brought Haku there and Zabuza threw Deidara through the crowd, as in he crashed through Kakashi and made the man's face go into Kurenai's breasts, and some how made him skip like a rock onto the platform.
"Okay, cut the music." the song stopped and every turned their attention to the stage. "Every one, we came here to celebrate these three Genin getting into the Finals. Let give them a big round of applause." the group started to cheer for them as Anko gave a big explanation of there battles. "And to celebrate we're gonna have a karaoke contest!"
"Who's going first?" yelled some one in the back.
"Well, since Naruto is the team leader, he can go first." Naruto smacked his head with his palm but went to the machine and started to shift through the songs. He found the one he wanted and started it. An orchestra started to play as he sang.
"I'm gonna make you bend and break, ('Cause ya do me that way)
Say your prayers, and let the good times role,
In case god doesn't show (Let the good times role, let the good times roll)
And I want these words to make things right,
But it's the wrong that makes the words come to life,
Now who does he think he is?
If that's the best you got better put your fingers back to the keys!
One night and one more time,
Thanks for the memories,
Even though the weren't so great,
He tastes like you only sweeter!
One night, yeah, one more time!
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories,
See, he tastes like you only sweeter
Been looking forward to the future,
But my eye sight is going bad,
In these crystal balls
It is always cloudy except for,
When you look into the past (Look into the past)
One night stand, one night stand!
One night and one more time,
Thanks for the memories,
Even though they weren't so great
He tastes like you only sweeter
One night, yeah, one more time!
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories,
See, he tastes like you only sweeter!
I only think in the form of crunching numbers
In hotel rooms, collecting pay checks from lovers.
Get me out of my mind,
Get you out of this cold.
I'm running away, forgetting you into the moon.
One night and one more time,
Thanks for the memories,
Even though they weren't do great,
He tastes like you only sweeter
One night, yeah, one more time!
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories,
See, he tastes like you only sweeter!
One night, oh, one more time,
Thanks for the memories,
Even though they weren't so good,
He tastes like you only sweeter!
"Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze every one!" cheered Anko as the music ended. The crowd broke into cheers as Naruto sat down to drink some sake. He smiled as Haku went up and sang a song called 'I kissed a Girl' and came down. A few other people went up but no one good quite to Naruto and Haku's level. So about an hour later, Anko called them up.
"One song each." Naruto let Haku go first, so he could gauge the reaction and decide which song to use. She sung 'Want to Be Loved' by 'Papa Roach' and got a great reply. Naruto knew what song he was going to use now.
"Beat that Naruto." she said as she handed the microphone to him. He just gave her a foxy grin and stepped up.
"This goes out to all those bastard villagers who beat me as a kid."
I'm so fed up with every one around me (No one seems to care)
I'm just so far gone and it's never gonna change (Gonna lay it all to waste)
It's always do this, do hat, every thing they want to,
I don't want to live that way (No!)
Every chance they get they're always pushing me away!
It's never enough, no it's never enough,
No matter what I say!
It's never enough, no it's never enough,
I'll never be what you want me to be!
It's all so messed up and no one ever listens (Every one's deranged)
I'm just so fucked up and that's never gonna change (Gonna lay it all to waste)
It's always say this, say that, nothing that you want to,
I don't want to live that way (No!)
Every chance they get they're always shoving me aside!
It's never enough, no it's never enough,
No matter what I say!
It's never enough, no it's never enough,
I'll never be what you want me to be!
I'm done! (I'm done!)
(Speaking into mike)
"In the end, we're al just chalk lines on the concrete,
Drawn, only to be washed away,
In the time that I've been given,
I am what I am."
(Singing again)
I'd rather hate you,
For every thing you are,
Then ever love you,
For something you are not.
I'd rather you hate me,
For everything I am,
Then have you love me,
For something that I can't
It's never enough, it's never enough,
No matter what I say,
It's never enough, no it's never enough,
No matter who I try to be (I'm done!)
It's never enough, no it's never enough,
No matter how I try to change,
It's never enough, never, never enough,
I'll never be what you want me,
TO BE!
"And that, as they say, is that." he said to Haku.
"Winner, Naruto!" Haku gave Naruto a kiss on the cheek. He stepped off stage and went to get more sake. Haku saw Anko giving Naruto a look she knew all to well and went over to her to talk. Naruto was down bottle after bottle of alcohol. He had a seemingly uncontrollable urge for it. He knew something bad was going to happen to him soon, since the urge came on when such an event is close. He got it when Madara attacked, he got it when he meant Urusai and so on.
"You okay there Naruto?" he gulped one more cup and nodded to Hayate. "Is it the urge?"
"Yeah, and I get a feeling it's happening right now, in this very room."
"Maybe it's that." he turned his eyes so he could see Haku pointing at him and talking to Anko. Anko nodded her head as if ashamed of herself, which he knew never happened.
"This isn't good." he started to step towards them until he felt one of the clones guarding his house dispersed. "Where's Yamato?"
"I don't know right now. Why, is something wrong?" Naruto opened a pocket inside his jacket and pulled a scroll out. He cleared the area with a shout and made some hand signs with the scroll inside his hands. He threw the scroll onto the floor as hard as he could. It went through it like the ground was water and sent out some ripples.
"Summoning: Hunters of the Earth." from the floor, four foxes about the size of an average tiger, one blue, one red, one brown, and one yellow, landed in front of Naruto. A giant fox on it's two back feet in battle armor with six waving gray tails with blue tips shot out of the ground and landed in front of Naruto with a bow.
"Lord Naruto, how may we be of service?"
"To my house, quickly. Two Akatsuki members are attacking my friend there." the smaller ones barked and they sunk down into the floor. Naruto pulled his sleeve up and hit the arm in a pattern. His tux became his normal clothes and allowed him to draw his swords. He jumped through the crowd and out the door, letting Hayate rally every one to follow. He reached the forest and felt his newest seals activate. "Hyper Dash!" his body pulsed as his chakra formed a barrier around him and shot him forward at two hundred miles per hour. A blue chakra print shaped like him was all that was left behind.
"Ah, the man behind the curtain." laughed a deep voice when Naruto arrived. One of his clones was dispersed and he saw a large hunched over man and a man with a head that was half white, half black and had a Venus fly-trap around his head, Sasori of the Red Sand and Zetsu.
"Naruto, help me!" Naruto's anger at Akatsuki increased as he saw Gaara bleeding and heading towards him. Naruto instantly dispersed the Genjutsu and Gaara became a man with his head hung low. He wore a ratty sack of black material and had wooden colored skin.
"One of my favorite puppets, the Third Kazekage." Naruto ground his teeth together. An iron sand wave was floating behind him and only a few of his jutsus could hope to get past it. He held his hands together in a ram seal and called out his seals as they flashed.
"Monkey, Ox, Horse, Rat, Bird, Ox, Bird, Dragon." he grabbed his right wrist with his left hand as Kyuubi's favorite move formed. A few blue sparks entered his upturned palm and ignited into a small flame that started to grow. The blue flames then turned green and started to crackle.
"Iron Sand: Iron Sand Bomb." the puppet held its hands out and formed a orb of iron sand. He raised it over his head, spun while bringing the arms down, and released it. Naruto took off running and flew straight at the orb, slamming the fire into the orb.
"Nine Million Foxes!" his chakra reserves emptied as the group of foxes shot up into the air to protect him. The sand fell into a puddle of gray liquid. The puppet was pulled back and Zetsu and Sasori stepped out.
"My, my, using the inspiration for the Lightning Blade at his level. Kyuubi has taught its new form well."
"I am not that demon!" he screamed. "And I'll be damned if I am confused with it again!" he tried to stand but fell back down. He reached inside him for his Hell Seal (Naruto's Curse Mark) and let the power flow. Sasori simply laughed and split in two. A young boy with red hair stepped out as the leading fox grabbed Gaara.
"Give me my nephew or I'll destroy this village." he reached for the scroll containing his one hundred puppets, but a sword blade, a glowing, long sword blade pressed against his heart. "Ah, Orochimaru, how are you my old partner?" Naruto's grand father growled.
"Are you here for something traitor?"
"My nephew, Gaara. I would rather take him now then have him killed during the invasion by Amegakure's troops." Orochimaru cut Sasori in half but Zetsu grabbed the scrolls, the large puppet and the heart and disappeared in the ground.
"Grand father, what are you doing here?" Orochimaru sheathed his sword and went over to Naruto. Gaara had been escorted away by the brown fox a few seconds ago.
"I came to kill Sasori and Zetsu but they got away. Naruto, why do you stay in this village? They don't appreciate you and never will. Come to Akatsukigakure with me and become the Shodaime of the village." Naruto shook his head.
"My precious people are here. I can't do that." 'Though if I could get them to come to, and maybe even the clans. I'll work those ideas over and do what I can.' "If I change my mind, I'll contact you."
"Fine. You better train harder then ever though, because Akatsuki is going to be in the invasion."
(Gaara, Temari, Kankuro)
"My children, I have some god news." said the Kazekage. "We will be going to the outpost on the edge of the border to train. I have some special senseis waiting for you."
"Thank you father." they said together, un-aware of the danger to Gaara.