What if Naruto had a hidden power that came to be when he fought Mizuki, a bloodline he never knew of? Then he would be known as the Kaze no Arashi, the Wind Storm!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Those rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
Kaze no Arashi
Chapter 24:
Tsunade's Confrontations: The Results of Naruto's Training and the Slug Princess' Decision!
"Alright!" Jiraiya appeared near Naruto as they started to walk and saw that he was grinning, the leaf he was holding cut into two halves. "I did it, Pervy Sage, I did it!"
Jiraiya smiled happily at Naruto and rubbed his head affectingly. "That's great, Naruto! The other thing I want you to do is to take this knowledge of Wind Nature chakra and add it to your Rasengan."
"Sweet," Naruto said as he had a shadow clone appear as they started to form the Rasengan, but absolutely couldn't get the Wind Nature right so he ended up with an exploding ball of wind. His clone vanished by the wind's harsh strength and Naruto was blown back, hitting a tree. "Argh, damn it!"
"It's hard to get your Wind Nature into the Rasengan, a change in form. You need both of these in order to create elemental attacks. It usually takes years, but just in a few days, you were able to cut those leaves. Normally, I would have you cut a waterfall before even attempting this, but we need to get a move on to catch Tsunade. As you can see, this is on a whole other level than the normal Rasengan, which is all about change in shape, while elemental chakra is change in state. It's hard enough to achieve the Rasengan, imagine how hard it is to make an elemental Rasengan.
"Even the creator of the Rasengan, Namikaze Minato, my student and your father, couldn't accomplish what you are attempting to complete. I knew you knew how to use chakra nature, but I wanted you to do these exercises to help accomplish more with your chakra nature, allowing it to flow easier from you. These exorcises that you are doing allow you to have better control of your chakra nature without relying on your kekkai genkai. Haven't you noticed that your Wind Release techniques aren't as strong as they are described or seen in the scrolls you looked in?"
Naruto was shocked; wide-eyed as he realized this whenever he did a Wind Release technique without his kekkai genkai, it was a lot weaker than it should have been. "Yes, I've started to notice this. After all, I was only able to use the low C-Rank, maybe some high C-ranks, like Great Breakthrough without my kekkai genkai helping me out."
Jiraiya looked at Naruto when he realized this. "That's because you never trained in chakra nature before relating to the elements of chakra. While having the kekkai genkai will allow you to form wind chakra easier, it will not allow you to perfect the jutsu unless you know what you are doing! It seems impossible to you now doesn't it? It's like looking left and right. You may think it's impossible, but if you try, you can find a way such as using a clone to look right, and another to look left."
Naruto was wide eyed in realization. "I think I've got it, Pervy Sage!"
Jiraiya was shocked as he looked at his student, wondering what he was thinking. Enthusiasm infected him. "Show me, Naruto, just show me!" He shook the boy, trying to get him to show him how he does it.
"Alright, alright," Naruto said as Jiraiya took his grip off of the boy. "Geez, Perverted Hermit, did you really have to do that?" Naruto produced another clone and began to form a Rasengan while the other clone supplied the change in nature to the Rasengan. Jiraiya looked on, serious as he acknowledged what Naruto was doing. He began to see the Rasengan gain the wind chakra before it burst, sending the clones away, but he saw Naruto trying to contain the Rasengan and the added nature chakra. Naruto flew onto the ground, cursing at how close he got.
"Call me impressed, Naruto." Naruto got up and looked at his sensei . "You found a way to complete the Wind Release: Rasengan just by hearing what I said and relating it to what you did to accomplish the Rasengan. Great job, kid."
"Thanks, Pervy Sage," Naruto said, disappointment clear on his face and in his voice, "but I still failed to complete the jutsu."
Jiraiya smiled at Naruto as he put a reassuring hand on his student's shoulder. "Don't worry; you'll get it down soon. I can already tell that you just almost had it. Let's get going before Tsunade leaves Tanzaku Town."
Naruto cheered up, "Alright, let's go!"
The two journeyed on, hopefully getting closer to their goal.
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Kisuke looked toward Tanzaku Town as he arrived. He entered the town and decided to go toward the castle. He suddenly felt something and looked to see the castle destroyed. He was shocked until he saw a snake with two men on top of it.
Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto…
Kisuke rushed in the direction of the destroyed castle as he knew something was up and most likely, if Orochimaru is around there, Tsunade is right there as well. He hid by a wall, waiting for a moment to strike while listening in to what Orochimaru wanted.
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"Ah," Shizune said, looking at the castle smiling, "Tanzaku Castle has such a fabulous view even from the ground. That's why it's called Treasure of the Arts!"
Tsunade looked anxious and fierce. "Don't waste time here. We must get out of here as soon as we can."
Shizune was still looking at the beautiful structure. "Could we stay a bit longer? You can see all this beautiful view, and it's free."
All of a sudden, a snake destroyed the structure of beauty and two men looked down at Tsunade and her apprentice. One of the men Tsunade and Shizune noticed right off the bat.
Orochimaru…
Orochimaru smiled down at Tsunade. "I've finally found you, Tsunade…"
The two got off the snake and looked at Tsunade and Shizune. Kisuke was hiding behind a wall, a little ways away from where the four shinobi were at.
"It's been a long time, Orochimaru," Tsunade spoke to the Snake Sennin.
Orochimaru smiled, "I've been searching for you. "
Tsunade looked at Orochimaru fiercely, "What do you want from me?" She, then, jokingly said, "You're not here to talk about the good ol' days, are you?"
"I have a small favor I want to ask from you."
She looked at Orochimaru's condition. His heartbeat isn't stable… He looks rather feverish in his face… He is in a state of fatigue… Plus, his arm…
Kabuto looked at the famous kunoichi, "Tsunade-sama, you already know what's going on with Orochimaru."
"Find someone else," Tsunade dismissed them. "I've already resigned from doing any medical treatment."
"We can't do that… You should know how serious this wound is… No one can heal this wound except you the medical specialist, Princess Tsunade."
"That wound is no ordinary wound… Who did that to you?" Tsunade asked.
Orochimaru stared at Tsunade. "This wound is from me being careless when I killed the Third…"
Tsunade and Shizune were shocked a bit. Tsunade grew fiercer. "You really…"
Orochimaru weakly smiled at her. "Don't make that scary face at me… All things that take form will decay eventually… even people… You, too, should know that…" Tsunade grew angrier looking at Orochimaru. "After all, the two people you loved the most… are dead."
Orochimaru cackled, "That was a bad way to die…"
Shizune went into action and Kabuto was going to as Kisuke knew this was his chance. He came out of nowhere, only seen by Tsunade since Orochimaru had his view blocked by Kabuto. Shizune launched her needles that Kabuto took down with a kunai.
Poison laced needles… She's good…
Kabuto was pulled from his thoughts as he blocked Kisuke's blade with a kunai and saw how it broke from the katana's sharpness. Kabuto went backward, looking at the Iwa shinobi, wondering why the hell he was here and how he knew where Orochimaru was.
"Ah," Orochimaru looked amusingly at Kisuke, "you're the Iwa shinobi that went to the last stage of the Chunin Exams. What was your name again?"
"You don't deserve to know my name, Orochimaru of the Sannin." Kisuke spoke fiercely.
Orochimaru chuckled at the genin, "I like your attitude, kid, but why is it that you are angry? I have done nothing to your village of Iwagakure or your people."
"I know you are lying about the people part!" Kisuke spoke, furious with the snake-like man. "Your men and the Sand shinobi injured and killed my comrades, my people in the Invasion of Konohagakure that you planned out!"
Orochimaru stared at the boy, and, then, went to Tsunade, who smiled a fake smile at him.
"You shouldn't have said something like that, Orochimaru." She lifted her hand and formed a fist. She moved the fist back to the wall she was in front of as the power of her punch crushed the wall to bits. "I'll kill you, you bastard!" Her look could scare many away from her if they saw her.
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Jiraiya looked at the entry of the town, "She should still be here."
Naruto went behind him, entering the town.
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"If you don't leave in the count of five, I'll kill you."
"5"
"4"
"Please, just listen to our offer." Kabuto pleaded as Kisuke merely watched what was happening.
"3"
Kabuto sighed as she kept counting, ignoring him completely.
"2"
"1"
"I can bring your beloved and your brother back to life… I've learned the forbidden jutsu…"
Tsunade stood still, no longer speaking.
"Does this mean we have a yes?"
"What will you do when I heal your arms?"
"I won't lie to you… I will crush the village of Konohagakure completely…" Orochimaru spoke.
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Jiraiya looked through his telescope, seeing the ruins of the castle that they were going to use to find Tsunade. He saw someone running and asked them what happened.
"A demon snake crushed the whole castle!" Then, the guy ran off. "You're going to want to run away!"
"A snake…" Naruto thought for a moment and, then, realized who dealt with snakes, "Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya was a little shocked at Naruto knowing of Orochimaru. "How do you know of Orochimaru?"
"That bastard gave some weird seal to Sasuke and hurt us really bad in the Forest of Death."
Jiraiya nodded in understanding as he and Naruto raced to where the castle once stood.
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"Destroy Konoha…" Shizune glared fiercely at Orochimaru.
"You really think Konohagakure will allow you to attack again!" Kisuke said, glaring fiercely at Orochimaru.
"The jutsu will require two good bodies to do it." Kabuto told Tsunade.
Shizune looked at Tsunade like she was planning on stripping herself. "Lady Tsunade, think of what your brother and my uncle would say to you! Think of…"
"Shut up, Shizune!" Tsunade commanded as Orochimaru looked at her.
"Remember, Tsunade," Orochimaru said, biting his finger and showing her the blood, smiling when she started to shake, "I know your weakness."
He cackled as he and Kabuto left and Kisuke was glaring at Orochimaru's back before he disappeared. He looked over to see Tsunade and Shizune leaving as well. He quickly made a clone to find out where they were going, keeping its distance from them. He was about to leave when he saw Jiraiya and Naruto appear behind him. He smiled at Naruto after he heard Jiraiya say, "Just a little bit too late…"
"Hello, Naruto," Kisuke said, still smiling as he gained Tsunade's location when his clone vanished from reality. "You guys are looking for Tsunade, right, Jiraiya?"
Jiraiya looked seriously at Kisuke, "You really know where Tsunade is?"
Kisuke nodded, "I used a clone at a fairly long distance to track her so she wouldn't be suspicious. Though she has something on her mind that distracted her from my clone and her assistant, Shizune, was more focused on Tsunade's well-being than anything."
"Lead the way then," Jiraiya said as they went to find Tsunade and speak to her about what Konohagakure wants of her.
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"Hey," Tsunade said loudly, "more beer!"
"Tsunade-sama," Shizune pleaded. "You've drunk too much."
Jiraiya and Naruto looked as Kisuke stopped at a pub-like restaurant. "This is the place."
Jiraiya entered first and immediately saw Tsunade and Shizune. "Tsunade!"
"Jiraiya…" Tsunade said, shocked that he was here.
Naruto looked at the women. She's Tsunade? Is she really fifty year sold? Naruto was amazed at how young she looked.
Kisuke went in beside Naruto to look at the pair sitting in the booth as he grabbed the chair and sat with Tsunade and Shizune on the left side and Jiraiya and Naruto on the right side of the booth.
Tsunade and Shizune noticed Kisuke for he was the one that yelled at Orochimaru about the invasion.
"I met with some who brought back some bad memories…" Tsunade said to Jiraiya.
"Orochimaru, right?" Jiraiya looked at Tsunade questionably. "Did anything happen?"
Jiraiya noticed how Shizune stared fiercely at Tsunade and Tsunade gazed back.
"Nothing much, just a little greeting." Tsunade stared at Jiraiya while Naruto looked on while eating some fish. "Why'd you come to see me? Something must be going on if not only you guys showed up but this Iwa genin as well."
Jiraiya looked slightly at Kisuke before looking at Tsunade again. "The truth is… the village of the Leaf… has issued a request for you to be the Fifth Hokage."
This shocked Tsunade and Shizune a little and Naruto choked a little on his food, but Kisuke understood that she would be a possible Hokage candidate.
"The Third, Sarutobi-sensei, is…"
"Dead, right? I heard from Orochimaru that he did him in."
This got Jiraiya's attention more and Naruto's as well.
"So, that Orochimaru bastard is the one that killed Ojii-san!" His glare became almost as vicious as the eyes of the Kyuubi, his white teeth were a wall of anger and fierceness.
"Who is this boy?" Tsunade asked.
"Uzumaki Naruto," Jiraiya said, getting the other Sennin's attention. "Anyway, are you willing to accept the village's request?"
Tsunade was silent; Shizune was looking at Tsunade as were Jiraiya, Naruto and Kisuke.
"So, what is your response?" Jiraiya asked Tsunade.
"Impossible…" Tsunade spoke. "I decline."
"That's the same thing you said when I asked you out," Jiraiya said nostalgically.
"We can't accept that!" Naruto yelled. "We need her to heal Sasuke and Kakashu-sensei more than anything, but you asked her to be Hokage? And she declined?"
"Don't worry, Naruto," Jiraiya said. "Tsunade is the only one that can be Fifth Hokage for her grandfather is the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama. She also was a great asset in that no one has been able to get her techniques or at least master them. People try to replicate the techniques but they never get close to the real version, even that teammate of yours, Haruno Sakura, hasn't got it down yet. Plus the decision was made by the higher ups so you have no say anyway."
"Well, all I knew was that she was a part of the Sennin like you and that she was pretty strong." Naruto said honestly.
Tsunade sneered at what Naruto said. "Your previous apprentice was a lot better than this brat… in terms of intelligence, looks and speech."
"Hey!" Naruto yelled, about to say something back to her, but Jiraiya started talking.
"Well, it's hard for anyone to be compared to the Fourth…" When Jiraiya said that, Naruto grew melancholy. Naruto knew he was nothing compared to his father, a legend, a shinobi worthy of seeing in combat or fighting against, a leader that was strong yet gentle. Naruto looked down from the table, his hands went into fists. "That man had the talent to be a top-ranked shinobi… He was smart, handsome and reliable… like me too!"
"…but even the Fourth died too early and quickly." Tsunade spoke softly. "He gave his life for that village… Life is not money… It can't be gambled off that easily… whoever puts their life on the line so easily is merely a fool."
Naruto was growing furious with this lady.
"My grandfather and the Second Hokage focused too much on bringing peace to the village… more than anything else… And that's why they died before their dreams became a reality, dying like losers in a lottery."
"You've changed, Tsunade…" Jiraiya said looking at her.
Tsunade merely smiled back at Jiraiya tauntingly, "Age changes people… It's the same with Sarutobi-san… no wonder he died at the hands of Orochimaru… He was too old to live in his dreams anymore…"
Jiraiya scowled viciously at what she said and Naruto was growing even angrier at her every moment they were still there.
"Being a Hokage is a shit… Only fools and losers would take that role…" Once that was said, Naruto lost his temper, rushing at her with a fist cocked back like a bullet. The thing was that Jiraiya didn't let Naruto push the trigger, grabbing him by the back of his orange jumpsuit.
Naruto looked at Jiraiya, "Let me go!"
"You know we're in a bar…"
The customers started to wonder what was going on.
"I can't forgive anybody that talks badly about ojii-san and the Fourth Hokage!" Naruto put his fist into his open palm, angrily looking at Tsunade. "I don't care about her even being a woman! I'm going to kick her fucking ass!"
Tsunade rose up and looked into the boy's furious eyes. "You've got guts to say something like that to me, kid… Let's take this outside…"
Naruto growled while Shizune tried to stop Tsunade, who started to go outside and Naruto and the others followed her. Jiraiya sighed at what happened as Tsunade looked at Naruto and put up one finger.
"I'm one of the Sennin, so I think one finger will do against a brat like you."
Naruto grew angrier as he pulled out a kunai and made some shadow clones, two of them. "Shut up!"
He sent the clones and himself at her only for her to make the clones vanish and put a finger in the hole of Naruto's kunai, taking it from him and using it to cause Naruto's headband to be flung from his forehead. He saw her as she quickly flicked him back, the pain almost causing him a severe headache. He got up as the kunai and his headband fell near him. He picked up the headband and up it on his forehead looking at Tsunade.
"Let me ask you something, kid… Why are you so uppity when you hear the word 'Hokage?'" Tsunade asked as Naruto looked seriously at her for once.
"Because, unlike you, I really want to succeed the Hokage name and I will do so… because to be Hokage is my dream!" When Naruto said this, Tsunade grew vulnerable thinking of Nawaki and Dan, the two most precious people in her life… Well, were in her life.
Naruto took advantage of this by secretly making two clones and applying the nature chakra with the change in shape that was the Rasengan. He smiled as he finally accomplished the Wind Release: Rasengan. He rushed at Tsunade, taking her by surprise.
Is that a Rasengan? She looked closer at it and noticed it was slightly different. It looks like it, but it seems a lot more powerful and contains some type of elemental chakra in it.
She quickly flicked Naruto away to make his jutsu fade and disappear and him to fall onto the ground. He got up and looked at her, frustrated that he failed to hit her, even if he did accomplish the Wind Release: Rasengan. Jiraiya smiled at his student accomplishing something Minato could never do; it made him swell with pride.
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, "What was that Jiraiya? A Rasengan?"
Jiraiya chuckled happily, "That was a Wind Release: Rasengan, a Naruto Uzumaki creation!" That surprised Tsunade, who looked at the boy.
"And I'll get the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken down next!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I'll give you a bet, kid," Tsunade said, sure that this boy would never get that jutsu down. "If you are able to complete the jutsu by three days, I'll give you my necklace, but if you can't, then all your money will belong to me."
Naruto noticed she had his wallet. "Ah, my wallet!"
Shizune wondered why she even waged the necklace, but the two were about to leave as Jiraiya was with Naruto and Kisuke.
"Is it alright if I stay with you guys for a while?" Kisuke asked.
"Sure," Jiraiya said as he looked at Shizune and Tsunade. "Tsunade, could you go with Naruto and Kisuke to find a hotel room?"
"Yeah," Shizune went to find a hotel room as Jiraiya talked to Tsunade.
Shizune remembered that Tsunade did the three days since that's when Kabuto and Orochimaru wanted to know her decision.
Jiraiya talked to Tsunade just like he would do the night before the day the bet ends. He just didn't know what would happen that night…
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Day One after the Bet Was Said
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Naruto was breathing heavily as he started to try to form a Rasenshuriken, but ended up not being able to stabilize it. An explosion of chakra blew him back as he lay on the ground, breathing heavily. Unknowingly, Tsunade watched him, thinking of Orochimaru's deal, of Nawaki and Dan, and of the Necklace of Death. Naruto looked at the stars, falling asleep as Kisuke came out and took him to the hotel.
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Day Two
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Naruto almost had it down as he breathed heavily again, the area around him a barren wasteland. He looked at the broken trees and the limps of the trees that scattered the ground. He went back to the hotel, thinking of the bet and the Neck story Shizune told him about. All Naruto knew was one thing.
He was going to win that bet for sure!
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Day Three
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Naruto was taken back to the hotel room by a frightened Shizune, who was knocked up by Tsunade. Kisuke felt asleep on his own while Tsunade drugged Jiraiya. They were in trouble, but nothing compared to what was ahead the next day.
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The Day the Bet Ends
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Shizune was shocked when Naruto woke her up from her slumber. When she questioned him, he told her a night's rest always made him feel better, because of the fox. They were rushing to get to Tsunade when Jiraiya stopped by, weakened by the drug Tsunade snuck into him. Kabuto raced off knowing the trouble he would have facing not only Shizune and that Kisuke dude that showed up, but also Jiraiya, the Gama Sennin. He smiled when he saw Naruto was there as he raced to Orochimaru's location. As Jiraiya's group did the same.
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"So, you've agreed to heal me, eh, Tsunade?" Orochimaru asked her as she approached him, revelation in her eyes and head. He went to her his arms extended as she produced chakra from her hands.
Kabuto was wide eyed when he appeared and saw what she was going to do to Orochimaru. He threw a kunai, separating the two as Kabuto went to Orochimaru's side.
Orochimaru looked at the ground fiercely, "What is this… To come this far and betray me… Tsunade!"
Tsunade glared at the Hebi Sennin.
Orochimaru was shocked a little. "How could come to that sort of answer, Tsunade-hime? To try to kill me?"
"At least Kabuto is loyal to me. I guess you are against me Tsunade. I was going to give you the ones you love." Orochimaru spoke to her.
"That brat… He showed me, made me realize that even if what you said about everything decaying is true." Tears streamed from her eyes. "This feeling I have for them will never decay!"
"So, the deal is off, so I'll have to force you to, then."
Tsunade wiped her tears and glared at the two and, then, tried to drop kick Orochimaru only for him to end up on top of the wall, looking down at Tsunade with Kabuto. The ground had a huge crater as Tsunade glared at Orochimaru.
"Let's do this, Kabuto!" Orochimaru spoke.
Tsunade kept her glare on the snake man. "Come…, Orochimaru!"