Title: The Messenger of Heaven
AN: I'm looking for a beta that can help me with this story. He/she must be good in English, full with ideas, loves Koihime Musou, great to work with and most importantly has a computer ready at home. PM me if you are interested, if not then just read and maybe review if you feel like it.
Just for your thoughts. Kazuto is one of the protagonists that does not get hurt, bashed or take any kind physical abuse from any of his girls for being a pervert except maybe a little number of times, but that amount can be counted with one hand. Showing off your perverseness, maybe is the key to lessen Tsundere attacks. Denseness will nullify it though.
This will be an introductory chapter for the characters and my battle system, so don't expect too much Naruto
Another thing. "You are a leader, not because you are strong, but because you are the strength of others."
-DrGn36
Narration
"Conversation"
_-Breaks-_, jutsus and "powerful beings"
'Thoughts' or 'Special Things'
Flashbacks
'Entities' thoughts'
Special reasons
Very Special
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Koihime Musou.
Chapter 2: Into the New World
Previously…
After all of his searching, he still couldn't find Naruto. He already looked everywhere, but still no trace of the blonde. The only thing he got was the scene where the battle happened and the bright light. Deciding that further searching would do nothing, he left Uzushio and headed to Konoha.
"I'll need to go back and report to Tsunade-sama. Wherever you are Naruto, I hope you're safe." He thought.
_-Middle of Nowhere-_
Darkness.
It started to end, what seemed most of an eternity to him.
Warmth.
As he felt the sunlight hit his face. Fluttering him awake. Eyes, moving rapidly back and forth behind his eyelids.
Light.
He opened his eyes slowly and was temporarily blinded as the bright sun shone down at him, as if it were mocking how he felt.
He got up into a sitting position, feeling weak and tired. After checking his bearings, he shook off his tiredness.
"Ugh, Where am I? Why am I lying on the ground?" Naruto mumbled sleepily. "Is this still Uzushio?"
He stood up and looked at his surroundings. Looking for anything significantly familiar, he tried to, but he didn't recognize this place at all. He stood in the middle of a large piece of flat land, there were rocky mountains covered with little greenery in the surrounding distance as far as the eye could see, none of which described the places he knew in Elemental Nations.
"Damn, where the heck is this place?" None of the mountains resembled the mountains surrounding Uzushio and even if they were, there were too many.
He started to panic. He was lost with no way to find out where home was. But he chided himself to calm himself down.
"Okay, Naruto, calm down and take a deep breath. Remember what Baa-chan told you about being too rash."
He remembered that lesson very clearly. Tsunade really drove that lesson into his head. She punched him through many walls just to make him remember. It helped that Sakura took part in Tsunade's lesson by punching him through the roof a couple of times. He could still feel the phantom pain from their punches.
Naruto then took a deep breath and looked over the area once more. He was in an open field surrounded by mountains. A place he has never seen before in his life. With his knowledge of the Elemental Nations, he could only make assumptions.
"Maybe I was taken to Iwa? No, it couldn't be. The mountains in Iwa are higher and more treacherous than these. So where could this place be? Perhaps Kumo in a sunny day?" Naruto scratched his head irritably.
"Gah! I can't figure out where the heck am I!" He shouted. "Kakashi-sensei said to me before if I ever wake up from a hangover that if you don't know where you are, then know what happened." Naruto said to himself. "What did I do yesterday? Hmm... I woke up, I ate ramen for breakfast, went to my father's monument, got a mission, ate ramen before meeting Kakashi, went to Uzush-"
"Just get to the point where the mirror started glowing and you got swallowed by a light, foolish kit!" A voice bellowed in his head.
"Woah, Kurama, warn a guy before you go shouting in someone's head, and why are you even awake? I thought you were going to take your beauty sleep?" He said in his thoughts.
"It's not a beauty sleep! It's called manly hibernation!"
"Whatever lets you sleep, partner. Why did you even need sleep anyway?"
After the defeat of Madara and Kaguya, Naruto had set all the bijuu free into another dimension, though the chakra they left was still present within the blonde. With Naruto's fuinjutsu and with Kakashi and Sasuke's sharingan, they were able to open a portal to a place much like Mount Myoboku, but instead of mountains, it was covered with large forests and large bodies of water. Naruto created a summoning scroll like the one with the toads and it gave him access to the bijuus and vice versa. The scroll was mostly for communication purposes only, but Naruto summons them from time to time.
Naruto said to Kurama and Gyuuki back then that he would try to set them free, but it will take more time due to the intricacy of the Fourth's seal and not being familiar with Kumo's seals, but to his surprise both of them rejected. Kurama said that it was more fun with him because he was a magnet for trouble which annoyed Naruto, but didn't deny the fact. While Gyuuki said that someone needed to keep B in line which caused Killer B to rap about Gyuuki not being able to live without him and Gyuuki reprimanded him as expected.
Though Kurama suggested that a bit of fresh air now and then wouldn't hurt, so Naruto created the next best thing, a seal where it would still keep his and Killer B's seal intact while being able to manifest Kurama and Gyuki's chakra outside of their bodies in a physical form. Naruto and B would still be able to use their bijuu's chakra due to an invisible link that keeps the jinchuuriki and the bijuu connected.
"Well, when your life got dull, I decided to go to sleep until something happened. Then guess what. While I was sleeping, I felt a sudden surge of energy and it woke me up. It felt familiar in some ways. Kind of like the old man's power, but more divine and pure. I looked into your memories and saw that the cause was the mirror."
Kurama then spoke with glee. "I knew I could count on you when there's trouble ahead"
"Very funny baka-kitsune." Naruto said sarcastically. "So you mean the mirror, right? But what about the guy who was holding it?" He asked.
"His aura was sinister. The exact opposite of the mirror. His energy felt like Madara's, but not to the same extent. Strange enough, it was stronger and weaker at the same time. Maybe it's because of the potency or amount."
"So what happened then? Did I go to some place or something? Because if this was Kumo then I'd like to give Killer B a visit."
"Well, if my guess is right, you seemed to have been transported to another world."
"What! How could that happen! Are you sure?! What am I going to do, Kurama?! Can I still go back?!"
"Settle down, I know we are not in our world because I cannot feel the connection with Gyuuki and the others anymore. For now try summoning a toad. Maybe you can have them reverse summon you to Konoha."
"Nice plan, Kurama! Why didn't I think of that?"
"Because you're stupid. It's as simple as that. Though for being stupid, you're fast to recover despite knowing that you're in another world." Then Kurama laughed
"Haha, Kurama, very funny. What happened? You suddenly realized that you're incapable as the Mighty Kyuubi and decided to change your job to a comedian? What's next, you're gonna go around hitting people with a harisen? And what do you want me to do? I'm used to adjusting in situations I'm thrown into."
"Just get on with it kit."
Naruto made a set of hand seals, bit his thumb then slammed it to the ground. A large poof appeared and when it faded it revealed… nothing. "Alright, second times the charm." He said as he tried again.
_-Thirty minutes later-_
Naruto tried again and again, it had been going on for about half an hour, but every time he tried, it was still nothing. Even when he used more chakra than needed to summon Gamabunta, nothing would come out.
"Come on, stop trying to summon a toad. We already know that it wouldn't work." Kurama said to him
"Just one more try Kurama. I'm sure it'll succeed this time. I'm sure that Ma and Pa or maybe even Gamabunta is just playing with me. There's no way that I won't see them again!" Naruto argued while catching his breath. The sweat pouring down his head and his breathlessness showed that he was really exhausted.
"Naruto, stop it! You're already suffering chakra exhaustion! Anymore then you might die!" Kurama shouted, but it was too late.
Naruto tried again and slammed his hand to the ground. He tried to muster his chakra, but he had lost too much and soon lay unconscious on the ground.
_-Much Later-_
"Who the fuck is this?" A raunchy voice said
"I don't know, but he doesn't look like he's from around here. Maybe he's a traveller. Look at his strange clothes and the whisker marks on his face." Another voice said, but this voice had much higher pitch and it seems to squeak at the end of each sentence.
"His clothes look expensive." Another voice said, much deeper and heavier than the others.
"What should we do with him, Boss?" The squeaky voice said.
"Kill him of course. Take off everything he has and let him rot here." Boss said "Wake him up Fatso."
"Okay." Fatso replied
"Hey, wake up!" Fatso then proceeded to walk up to the blond and shake him awake.
"Five more minutes." Naruto mumbled in his sleep.
"Come on, wake up." He shook him harder.
What it got him was this reaction. "Waa~ A river of ramen~ Is this paradise~" Naruto then started doing swimming motions.
"Wake up please." Fatso continued shaking him.
What reaction he got this time was. "Don't you dare try to steal the god sent food that is ramen from the awesome Uzumaki Naruto!~" Naruto then cocked his fist back and decked Fatso in the face then snoozed again.
"Ouch, that hurt." Fatso held the place where he got punched, rubbing it to ease the pain.
"What are you doing Fatso? Hurry and wake him up." Boss said
"But he won't wake up."
"You're useless! Just kick him a couple of times and get him up! Just like this." Boss then stomped on Naruto's chest.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Naruto shot up from the ground facing the group.
"You're finally awake, bastard." A tall man said. "You gave Fatso here a hard time trying to wake you up." He pointed at the fat one
"What do you want?!" Naruto shouted at the man.
"'What do you want' my ass! Quit sleeping like a log or we'll kill you!" The shortest said.
While the small one was shouting violent threats, Naruto looked around to assess his situation.
'One guy who could give Chouji a run for his money to my left, one guy whose face had a look that only a mother could love in front of me and one midget at my right. I'm still exhausted from using too much chakra, but I think I can hold my own against this chumps." Naruto searched for any weapons they could be using. "First things first. These guys look like normal bandits so maybe they won't be too hard to take care of. They have swords, but these guys looked like they'd cut themselves rather than me'
As Naruto was analyzing the bandits, the one in the middle opened his mouth. "Hey pal, nice clothes you have there on you."
"Thanks. I think they're nice too." The blond answered with a challenging grin.
Boss reacted to the blonde's words with an appraising look. "I see. Why don't you leave everything you got right here so you can go on your merry way?" He said.
"How about no?" Naruto then readied himself for a fight.
"'No, my ass! When Boss tells you to leave everything, you take it off!" The short one butted in with a shout.
"Yeah! Take them off!" Fatso seconded.
"I don't like to repeat myself so I'll only say it once again. NO WAY." The shinobi stated in an asserting tone and an authoritative voice. Naruto's sky blue eyes became a shade of deep sea blue as he glared at them, the feeling that the blonde gave off now screamed of danger and his presence suddenly became imposing.
As the group of bandits felt threatened, the short one in reply to the blonde' sudden change in demeanor took out a knife he hid in his pants and tried to assault Naruto, but was quickly stopped by Boss.
"Hey, wait, Midget." Boss started walking towards Naruto until he was within arm's reach of the blonde and looked him in the eye. "Hey pal, don't get too excited. You don't want to die yet, do you? Shall I stab your throat with this? Or would you prefer I sliced off your arm?" As he spoke, he slipped his sword out of its sheath and held the tip against Naruto's throat and stabbed it deep enough only to let out a very small amount of blood.
Naruto met his stare and didn't try to react nor move in any way. He was as still as a statue that his breathing wasn't even noticeable.
"Kehehehe! Look! He's so scared that he can't move! What a wimp!" Midget started laughing. Fatso also joined in.
Naruto ignored the other two and kept glaring at Boss.
"Oh? So you've still got the guts to glare at me huh? Well, resist if you want. Killing an unarmed man will only take a second."
Naruto then suddenly smirked. "I changed my mind. How about we make a deal. I'll give you everything I have and you let me walk away."
The man was surprised. He didn't expect that. "What are you planning?" He glared at Naruto suspiciously.
"Nothing at all. I just don't want to die for nothing." Naruto said with a smile on his face.
"Okay, fine. Midget, go behind him so he can't run. Fatso stay close to him and watch out for any funny business." Boss ordered. He then took a step back and sheathed his sword.
As Naruto turned around, his smile suddenly turned into a shit-eating grin. "Thanks!" He launched towards Midget. Too surprised, Midget barely managed to dodge Naruto's punch. Naruto not wanting to waste any moment, got behind Midget and unleashed a roundhouse kick to his head, knocking Midget down.
"Shit, you tricked us!" Boss unsheathed his sword again then run towards Naruto. He used his unsheathed sword to slice downward against Naruto, but Naruto merely side stepped and sent a kick to his side making Boss fall down to the ground.
Naruto distanced himself against them. He looked around and saw Fatso charging towards him. He was about to create a rasengan in his hand and was about to hit Fatso with it, but his assault was interrupted when a loud voice suddenly alerted them with its presence. "Hold it!"
Naruto looked for the source and what he saw made his jaw drop. He saw a beautiful girl with obsidian black hair tied to a pony tail at the left side of her head that reached below her waist and long bangs on the right side of her face that reached her waist. She wore a sleeveless and backless, white and green polo supported by a collar, not straps, with five long green tail coats at the back and two short ones at the front, both lined with gold, a red and white necktie, alternating down the middle, a pair of separate sleeves that matches her attire, a short black skirt, black leggings and black shoes with brown heels. She stood with a majestic poise and her aura emits nobility and grace. He has never seen a girl as beautiful her- Wait, correction, beautiful wasn't even enough to describe what she was. But the most eye-catching aspect about the girl was her body. It looked like it was sculpted by the gods themselves. That skin as flawless as refined pearls. Those hips that would automatically capture your eyes if they were to sway. And those curves, those oh so delicious curves- Oh shit! The blonde felt a nosebleed coming.
'No wonder Ero-sennin admired the female body. You'd have to be blind not to be captivated by this sight.'
_-Somewhere in the Heavens-_
Jiraiya was enjoying his current afterlife when his pervert senses tingled. "So Naruto finally opened his eyes... As expected of my best student." He said with pride. Only for him to get a fist of righteous fury to his head from a certain redhead that was known as the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero and a chuckle from a certain blonde man that was known as The Yellow Flash.
_-Back with our favorite blonde shinobi.-_
The bandits all looked at black-haired intruder and the first to speak was Boss. "Huh? Who are you?" Then Midget followed. "Don't bother us!" Then Fatso. "It's not good to bother others." As they spoke, they all quickly surrounded the intruding woman.
Boss then continued. "Oh well, might as well get her too. I don't know who you are, but we'll gladly tie you up with this man, rape you and sell you as a slave."
"Hehehe, that sounds like fun! Hey, Fatso!" Midget called out.
"Ah, okay." Fatso replied. "It'd be nice if she didn't fight back." He said to himself.
With a violent stomp, the woman bellowed. "Stand down, boors!"
The bandits were frightened evident by their backing off.
The girl spoke again. "How dare thou ruffians threaten to lay thine filthy hands on this noble?! Know thine place, foul bandits!"
Naruto then sweat dropped at how he was pertained. 'Noble?'
"If thou wilt flee now, I shall allow thee to escape. However, If thou dainst to fight…"She then brandished her weapon. It was a pole type kind of weapon. The shaft was red and longer than she is tall, the thick blade was engraved with a red line from the body to the tip, the part where the blade and staff connected had the design of a green dragon's head that is lined with gold, and the tail was composed of a red cloth that had seemed to have survived many battles. "Then thou shalt face my Green Dragon Crescent Blade!" If Tenten was here, she would be drooling at the mouth and with stars in her eyes.
"What a brazen woman." Boss turned to Midget. "Hey, Midget!"
"Yes Boss!" Midget turned to Fatso. "Hey, Fatso!"
"Oh, okay. I'll get her." Fatso turned towards the woman.
"Ho? A fight it is then? Very well then!" The girl readied her weapon. "Prepare yourself!" She kicked off the ground, launching herself towards Fatso. "Hiyah!"With a battle cry she swung her weapon vertically downward. The speed of her slash was inhuman. One strike was all that was needed to take down the giant bandit.
Naruto was shocked. Her speed was comparable to Sakura or maybe even faster when he sparred with her and to be able to defeat the giant with one blow was incredible. He knew he could do it himself, but you know what they say that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth.
"F-Fatso?" Midget looked over Fatso with worry.
The girl turned to Boss. "One down! Who is next? Will it be thou?"
Said bandit was now sweating bullets. He hadn't expected the girl to be so powerful. Fatso was supposed to be his weapon against anyone he couldn't handle, but she took him down without any effort. He had to think of some way to get away. "Damn, hey Midget! Take care of her!" He ordered.
"Wilt thou be next?" She slowly approached Midget.
Midget backed off trying to get away from the girl. "Huh? No, not me… please."
"Hey! Why are you running away?!" Boss shouted at Midget.
"But Boss! I can't win again some monster who can take Fatso down in one blow!"
The girl's eye twitched in annoyance. She clearly heard that unnecessary comment. "A monster you say?" The ground around her began shaking and a yellow flame like aura surrounded her. "Thou dares to call me a monster?!"
"Eh? Ah, ahhh, no I was just kidding! Really, I didn't mean it!" Midget tried to apologize.
"No excuses!" The girl silenced his plead with a shout, moving faster than a normal eye could see, she struck him in the solar plexus with the butt of her pole arm. Midget fell down to the ground with an audible thud.
If Naruto was shocked before, now he was astounded. She moved faster and more precise than Kakashi using his signature jutsu Lightning Release: Lightning Cutter that was said to even give those with sharingan tunnel vision. And the red aura that she had, it felt like chakra, but a bit different, he can't quite put his finger on it, but it really did feel similar to chakra.
"Now then, thou art the last. What next? Wilt thou fight or wilt thou escape with thine companions? It is thy choice." The woman said while sending a glare towards Boss.
Boss knew he had no real choice if he really wanted to live so with a scowl. "Shit… fine. I'll let you both go this time." The man glared back at her with detest, unwilling to admit defeat. He headed towards his companions and proceeded to wake them up. "Hey, get up!" He kicked his two companions who were lying spread out on the ground, causing them to wake up. This guy really had the knack for waking up others with his feet. "Come on, we're leaving!" After one more glance at the woman, they hastily made off.
Naruto, who was watching the scene, went towards the girl to thank her.
The girl, who looked so fierce while fighting the bandits awhile age, now looked calm and slightly cheerful. She too made her way towards Naruto then greeted him with a bow. "Are you hurt anywhere?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright. Thanks for the save, back there." Naruto answered.
"Good. I am glad to hear it."
The girl gave a warm smile which belied her earlier gallantry. Her almond brown eyes were so deep and fascinating. Her silky black hair sparkled like obsidian under the sun. Her stare held dignity, yet her comforting gaze invited Naruto to finally speak. "Um, ca I have your name?"
"Oh, pardon me. I haven't introduced myself yet. My family name is Kan, my first name is U, and my common name is Unchou. I have traveled from Yushuu to welcome you." The woman who introduced herself as Kan'u bowed again.
"Yushuu?" Naruto thought. "Um. If you don't mind me asking, you said Yushuu right? Is it near Konoha?"
The woman seemed surprised by Naruto's question. "Please hold on a moment. Where is this 'Konoha' you speak of?" She asked.
"Never mind. It's nothing" Naruto answered. It was official. This place was clearly not his world. If you don't know Konoha then you aren't from the Elemental Nations.
"So, where is this place?" The blonde asked
"If you wanted to know where we are. We are in the Zhuo District of Youzhou, as you can tell by the mountain ridge alongside Mount Wutai in the distance. A village lies a little further west from here."
As she was speaking she saw the distraught look on Naruto's face so she asked. "Are you all right?"
"Well, I just don't know the places you're saying and it's hard to take this all in." Naruto's face dejected.
He would never be able to see his old friends again. No more being hokage, no more Konoha, no more Teuchi and Ayame, no more Tsunade, no more Shizune, no more Kakashi, no more Gaara, no more rookie 12, no more Bee, no more nothing. At least he was not alone. He still had Kurama.
Kan'u was panicking, it seemed like what she said had upset him. "Excuse me." She spoke out.
Naruto looked up from his depression and looked at the woman. "Hm?"
"Might you grace me with your name?" The woman asked.
Naruto then face palmed himself mentally. He was too distraught by the situation that he forgot his manners. "My bad. Sorry about that. I heard your name, but I didn't say mine. How rude of me. My family name's Uzumaki, my first name's Naruto and I haven't got a clue what a common name is, but you can call me Naruto. By the way, thanks for saving me back there."
'Though I could have handled them by myself.' He added in his thoughts.
"No, there is no need to thank me. It is my duty to protect you, the Messenger of Heaven." She stated
"…Messenger of what now?" The blond asked
"The other day an oracle known as Kanro foretold that a messenger from heaven would descend to put an end to the wars. This is the exact place of which the oracle spoke, and here I have met you… Who else could be the Messenger of Heaven but you? Furthermore, your very clothes and the feel of your ki are like those of a sage from the myths. That alone clearly signifies that you are a messenger from Heaven. Am I mistaken?" The woman said.
"Ah well… I got these from Ma and I've been trained in the sage arts so that maybe the case. I don't really know, actually." Naruto said.
"I was right to assume you that you are indeed the Messenger of Heaven. To be trained in sage arts, I wonder what it's like." She nodded satisfied with herself.
"Wait. What? I'm not really a messenger of heaven." Naruto tried to say, but was interrupted by a loud voice.
"Anejaaa!"
A mop of red hair was nearing them and you could that it was coming at them so fast that you could see a dust cloud trailing behind the redhead.
Kan'u then looked to where she heard the voice. Her face took on a look of recognition signifying that she knew the person. "Oh, Rinrin. You finally caught up." She said
"That was mean! How dare you leave Rinrin behind?!" The redhead called out.
Naruto looked at the Rinrin. The way she would refer herself as a third person was kind of cute. Her hair was red like his mother, Kushina's, but with a brighter hue and was only above the shoulders. She wore a black tube top covered by a yellow short-sleeved vest, a red scarf around her neck, a cute tiger pin on the right side of her head, cycling shorts, two belts that crosses each other with a yin yang buckle on the middle and was barefooted except with a finger less and heelless sock like cloth. She looked very cute. Very, very cute. Did I mention she was cute? But what Naruto was really surprised about was the weapon that she held. It was three times taller than her and the blade was wider than her body. She must have been strong to hold it like it was nothing.
Kan'u then berated her. "What are you talking about? Is it not your fault for taking so long playing with that puppy?"
"Urrrgh, I guess you're right…hehehe." The red head seemed to shrink at the older woman's gaze.
A moment later another figure appeared in the distance. The figure got closer, which revealed to be a pink-haired girl, finally stopped in front of them while breathing raggedly. She put her hands to her knees while she breathed deeply and exhaled loudly. After getting her bearings straight, she chided the redhead. "You were running too fast, Rinrin! I almost tripped trying to catch up to you." She complained with a pout.
The girl who seemed mad at the redhead had pink hair that reached her waist. The outfit she wore was similar to Aisha's except that the neck area was replaced by a green collar with golden trimmings that covered the upper part of her chest and back, the tie was replaced by a pink ribbon, the skirt is red, the attached sleeve was now a golden pauldron with white ruffling cloth and a white coattail was attached, the black stocking were replaced with white that had gold trimmings. Her figure was very similar to Aisha's which is very much approved by the blonde.
The blonde's attention snapped to the redhead's voice. "You're just too slow Touka-neesan." She said teasingly.
The small girl then looked at Naruto trying to change the topic. "By the way, who's this guy?"
Kan'u looked flustered. She glared at the redhead. "Hey, do not be rude. This man is the Messenger of Heaven we've been seeking."
The pink-haired girl was shocked at first before questioning Aisha. "Is this true?" She asked.
To which the black-haired warrior just nodded.
Rinrin looked up at Naruto with amazement. "Wow! Onii-chan, you're a Messenger of Heaven?" She shouted.
Naruto shook his head then answered. "No, not really…"
The redhead appeared to not have listened to what Naruto have said. "Okay, then I better introduce myself!"
'She isn't listening, is she?' Naruto thought.
"Rinrin's name is Chou! My first name is Hi! My common name is Yokotoku! And my true name is Rinrin!" She pretty much said with so much vigor that you can't help but feel lively as well. "And this one." She pointed at the pink haired. "Is our older sister, Ryuubi!"
'A bundle of energy isn't she.' Naruto remembered when he was like that back when he was still a kid.
The person in question bowed. "My name is Ryuu, first name Bi, common name Gentoku and lastly my true name is Touka. Pleased to make your acquaintance." She finished with warm smile that the blonde swears is pulling you in.
'Ooh, a polite one, isn't she.' The blonde noted how contrasting their personalities are.
Thinking about going with, he surrendered to his fate and sighed. "I guess I just have to accept this…" He said to himself not knowing that he said it aloud.
Kan'u thinking that it was an approval of her claim opened her mouth to speak. "Oh! So you will accept it?!" She tried to contain her joy from his supposed answer. Rinrin and Touka also joined in. "Thanks, Onii-chan!", "You are very kind Naruto-sama."
Naruto confused by their sudden gratitude looked at them with a puzzling look. "What?"
"You will become our leader and fight to bring order to this world enveloped in war!" Kan'u stated.
"To fight? War?" The blond was still confused.
"That's right, Onii-chan! You're going to be our master and help us save the weak!"Rinrin shouted in joy.
"That's right! Naruto-sama! Let's rise against these wars and fight for the sake of the people!" Touka added.
"Okay! I'm getting excited! Why don't we take down the Yellow Turban party to begin with?" The redhead pumped her fist to the sky as she spoke
"Yes. I hear they hide in a valley near the border. Let us gather volunteers from the nearby village and find recruits!" Kan'u said.
Rinrin jumped in place, excited. "That sounds great! Let's get going! Hurry, let's go!"
"Very well, then. Why don't you go first, Rinrin, and gather the villagers for us. Aneue (This is Touka), please accompany Rinrin. I will proceed together with our master." Kan'u ordered.
Rinrin saluted to Kan'u and said goodbye to Naruto, while the pink-haired girl followed in toe, not before bowing to them though. The two headed to the west, where the village is. Naruto was about to call out to her, but before he could speak, she had already ran off at a tremendous speed.
Kan'u turned to Naruto. "Now, my lord, let us make haste as well." She grabbed Naruto's hand and tried to lead him to the village, but she stopped when he withdrew his hand. "Is something the matter, My Lord?"
"Wait a second!" He shouted. "I still don't even know what's going on here. Don't I have a say in this? Moving the discussion along without me will cause problems."
Kan'u tilted her head a bit. "It will… cause you problems?" She asked.
Naruto massaged his temples. "What I meant to say is it could or it won't."
"Why… is that? Are you not a Messenger of Heaven?" She fidgeted a bit. Hesitation could be seen on her face.
"I still don't understand what this Messenger of Heaven thing means. All I know is that I'm just a ninja. I may have participated wars, but that was from where I came from. I don't know enough about this world to be able to help." He said
She looked at Naruto with uncertainty in her eyes. "Are you trying to say that you do not yet understand this world because you just descended from heaven?"
"Er…um, not exactly, but yeah, something like that. In other words, I don't know where I am or why I'm here yet. I was sent here by some mirror with nothing, but what I have now and now I'm the 'Messenger of Heaven'. I just can't wrap my head around the fact."
"Umm…I do not understand what you are saying?"
Naruto sighed. 'She's not getting any of this, hell, even I don't believe what I'm saying myself. But…the reality is that I'm here… What am I going to do?'
Kan'u saw Naruto sigh deeply, she then spoke in a sad tone. "So…. Then you are not the Messenger of Heaven?"
Naruto shook his head. "Probably not… I'm just a ninja. It's a profession least connected with heaven."
"I… see." Kan'u looked down.
The blonde saw sadness flashed through her eyes. He recognized eyes like those before. Worried, he asked. "What's wrong?"
Kan'u faced Naruto, her eyes filled with emotion that Naruto knew all too well from the people in Wave country back before Gato was killed. Kan'u then spoke
"I left my hometown to go on a journey to save the people suffering from these wars, searching for a master whom I could depend on and whom held the power to quell these conflicts. I met Rinrin and Touka-aneue who had the same goals as I do and I was fortunate to have some assistance in my quest. However, the flames of war continued to spread, and those without the power to fight fell one after another. I was mortified. I was heartbroken… Then I met Kanro and when I heard his prophecy I thought, 'Finally, I can help save people'. However… if you aren't a Messenger of Heaven, what am I going to do? What will happen to this world? What will happen to the oppressed? When I think about that…"
Her brown eyes began to glisten with tears and her whole frame began to shake. But before Naruto could comfort her, her demeanor changed.
She wiped away the tears that were welling up in her eyes and like a split personality, her face changed from sadness into a small smile. A smile that he once had worn when he had no one to go to when he was a kid. "Pardon me. There is no use in telling you such things."
Her face then took on a serious expression. "I shall re-join with Rinrin and aneue. We will fight against the Yellow Turbans lurking in the nearby village. We will probably able to gather less than a hundred soldiers to aid us, but this battle is one for justice. Surely… surely we shall win. You shall surely hear our names on your travels. When you do please pray for our victory. Now then, if you'll excuse me." She bowed to Naruto. She forced a painful smile and began to take her leave after bowing.
The blonde closed his eyes in contemplation. After a couple of moments, he decided to be of some help. He then opened his eyes. "I can't call myself a man if I don't help a girl who's in trouble…" Naruto was about to call out to her, but much to his ire, he couldn't find her. "She already left." He cursed at himself for being too dilly-dally earlier.
"It's going to be a pain to find her. Now what did she say about where she was headed?"
"Kurama do you remember where she said she was going?" Naruto said in his thoughts. He waited for an answer, but what he got was silence. Frustrated, he shouted. "Oi, Kurama! You there!"
"What is it kit?! I'm trying to sleep here." Kurama answered
"I asked if you know where the girl said she was going."
"The hell do I know! Don't ask me these kind of questions. Now shut up! It seems I have lost half of my chakra from the dimensional travel and only noticed it now. So if you don't mind. I'M TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP HERE!" After that Naruto could hear a slight snoring in his head.
Naruto went off to who knows where to find the girl and mumbled about useless foxes, not being able to help when you need them.
_-With Kan'u/In the village-_
Kan'u let her eyes roam over the village. The sight that she saw shocked her to her very core. The village was devastated, flames were burning everywhere. The skies were covered with smoke. Houses were destroyed. There were some corpses scattered around. The sight was horrid enough to halt anyone in their tracks.
"First I must find Rinrin and aneue to find out what hap-" Before she finished she was interrupted by a voice calling out to her.
"Aneja!" Rinrin came running towards her.
Kan'u looked at Rinrin and sighed with relief "Oh, Rinrin, I'm glad you're safe."
"Yep." Rinrin answered. She then looked around and asked "By the way, where's Onii-chan?"
"Well, it turned out he was not who we were looking for." Kan'u said disappointingly. She then shook off that matter. "Never mind that. Now, what happened? Where's aneue?"
Rinrin looked down with sadness in her eyes. "Just before Rinrin could get here, those Yellow Turbans attacked the village."
"I see… We didn't quite make it in time."
Rinrin grimly nodded. She then pointed at a building. "All the villagers who could still move have gathered at the tavern. Touka-neesan is also there helping the injured."
"Then let us make our way there." Kan'u headed towards the tavern. Rinrin soon followed.
_-Tavern-_
Kan'u and Rinrin soon set foot in the tavern which looked like it had narrowly managed to escape damage from the raid.
Inside the tavern, there were villagers with bandaged wounds and villagers covered in soot from their burnt homes all sitting down helplessly.
Kan'u looked around. "This is… awful…"
"Is everyone okay?" Rinrin asked the villagers.
"They're fine, Rinrin. Some of them had grave injuries, but I patched them all up. Though I'm sad to say that with my lack of materials and supplies, I couldn't save the others." Touka said sadly.
One of the villagers then asked. "Who are you people…?" The man who spoke, judging by his clothes seemed to be the village leader.
Kan'u made herself known. "We have come to fight against the suffering brought by these wars and to annihilate the Yellow Turbans." She proclaimed.
One of the villages shouted in joy. "Has the Imperial Guard come to save us?!"
"No, unfortunately, we are not from the Imperial Guard." Kan'u replied
The said villager's shoulder drooped in disappointment.
It was now Rinrin's turn. "But we came here to save you!" She shouted.
Another villager stood up and came near the two. "What can kids like you do? Aside from this girl here who knows about medicine, I don't see how you could be useful. Even we adults were unable to stand up against the yellow turbans. Look at what happened to us." He gestured to the other villagers. "There were just too many of them."
"Were there really that many of them?" Kan'u was shocked. To be able to outnumber a village, they were too many to be just a normal bandit group.
"Yeah. There must've been at least 4,000 of them. Thank the heavens, they weren't one of the main groups., But still, how can a tiny village like this fight against so many?" The villager said.
"But you all fought, right?" Rinrin asked.
"Of course we did! We couldn't just watch our village or our homes get destroyed! However… there were just too many of them… They destroyed and took whatever they wanted, and they said they'd be back…"
An injured villager started to panic. "What are we going to do?! If they come back, they'll take all our food! They'll even take my wife and daughter!"
"I know that! But what do you expect us to do?! How can we defeat those beastly thieves?!" The village leader said. "Damn it! Why won't those blasted Imperial Guards help us?! This rebellion is all thanks to the selfishness of those officials! Why do we have to get dragged into this and suffer for them?!"
Another villager then spoke. "What's the point of complaining about that now? They may come back tomorrow and attack us again for all we know!"
"There will be another battle tomorrow?" Kan'u asked.
"Most likely. They've set their sights on our village now that they know we're weak. They'll keep coming back until there's nothing left to steal!"
"Then let's all run! Our only hope is for the whole village to run away!"
"How can we do that? Our ancestors created this village! We must protect it!"
"I want to protect it too! But, how can we at this rate?"
While the villagers were busy debating, Kan'u silently thought to herself. She finally reached her decision and spoke up. "I have an idea."
A villager looked at her and asked. "What is it? Is there a way for us to be saved?"
Kan'u smiled and faced the villagers. "I think there is. But first, I would like to know how determined you all are."
"How determined we are?"
"Yes." She nodded. "Do you all really wish to protect this village?"
"Of course! Our ancestors poured their sweat and blood into this village. Of course we want to protect it." The villagers all voiced their approval. They were really determined to save the village.
"I understand. Then let us fight together!" Kan'u said to the villagers.
"Didn't you listen?! How are we supposed to fight against them?! How can we defeat guys like them?!"
"We can." Kan'u said
"We can?" Rinrin and Touka looked at Kan'u with confusion.
Kan'u nudged Rinrin with her elbow and sending a look towards Touka. "Yes. We can."
"Oh." Rinrin got the message. "We can."
"How are you so sure?" One of the villagers asked.
"Believe it or not, my sisters and I are Chi practitioners." Kan'u declared.
Almost all of them reacted to that statement.
"How do we know that you two are really Chi practitioners? You don't even look that strong." A doubtful villager asked.
Kan'u didn't answer. She just breathed deeply and then with a shout. "Ha!" She released her Chi that resembled yellow flames that covered the entirety of her body. Rinrin followed her example, but instead of green, hers was Red. And lastly, Touka released pulses of green waves that enveloped the villagers making them feel refreshed and their strength doubled. After a various sounds of "oohs" and "aahs", the three stopped channeling their Chi and the aura surrounding them vanished and the waves produced by Touka ceased.
The villagers watched in awe as for most of them this is the first time they are seeing a real life Chi practitioner. Chi practitioners were abundant back in the day, but now they are pretty much rare to come by. Most of them tend to go to the Imperial Guards because as long as you can use Chi you don't need to do anything to be promoted. Chi practitioners are much stronger than regular humans because they are capable of using techniques that could cause widespread destruction to even heal sickness and injuries. There are also some that are so powerful that they can defeat hundreds or even thousands of men with just one attack. No one knows how someone becomes a Chi practitioner. Some say it's from birth, some say it's gained through training, while others say they are chosen.
After the villagers held a discussion within them, one in particular went to the middle of the room. "Yes maybe we can win this time. With them by our sides we actually now have a chance." A villager said
"But how do we know they're powerful enough. Maybe they were so weak that they-" Before the villager in doubt could finish, Kan'u was already in front of her. He didn't even see her move and now she was already in front of her.
Kan'u glared at the man and said. "Are you implying that I'm weak?" The man just shook his head because he was unable to speak because of fear.
The villagers who saw the display of immense speed started cheering. Oohs and wows could be heard.
Kan'u then faced the villagers again, but still seeing doubts. She thought for a bit, until an idea came into her mind. "If you are still not convinced, we even have the Messenger of Heaven on our side."
"What do you mean by 'Messenger of Heaven'? Are you saying God is going to save us?"
"Yes… Has the rumor not reached this village yet?" Kan'u asked
"Rumor? What rumor?"
"The rumor about a messenger from heaven. Everyone in Luoyang is talking about it. They said that a hero would be sent from heaven to put an end to these wars." Kan'u said
"In the capital? Is that rumor really true?"
Kan'u nodded. "Yes, it is true. He will be here to help us in our battle against the Yellow Turbans."
"He's not here yet? How can we know he can help us? What can he even do?"
Kan'u thought about what she could say to convince them and remembered her encounter with Naruto.
Steeling her resolve. She decided to use him as the base for her lie.
"How can you say that? You only doubt, because you have not yet seen, while I and my sisters did. His name was Uzumaki Naruto. His clothes are those of a sage and is well-versed in the sage arts. The heaven where he came from was called Konoha. He is also intelligent enough to memorize Sun Tzu's Art of War, Jiang Ziya's Six Secret Teachings, and even the Three Strategies of Huang Shigong. Not only that, he skillfully drove away the Yellow Turbans with his bare hands." Kan'u proclaimed. She knew it was a very tall lie, but she needed them to believe it or else they wouldn't fight back against the Yellow Turbans.
"Seriously?" The villagers were astounded with the feats of the messenger of heaven. If he can really do all that then the chance of them winning was assured.
Kan'u saw that the villages we're starting to believe so once again spoke. "Furthermore, I saw it myself. I witnessed the moment he descended from heaven."
Touka, who still didn't know about what happened with the Messenger of Heaven, stood proudly. "Have no fear. When I saw Naruto-sama myself, I could feel the power he emanated and it felt wonderful. With him, I'm sure will be able to achieve victory!" She proclaimed and as if by some magic, the villagers who had doubts
"Maybe… we will be saved." An injured villager said.
"Yes! We'll be saved."
"You will! So, everyone, let us rise p now! We shall protect this village with our hands!" Kan'u shouted
The villagers raised their fists in agreement.
"Yeah!"
"We can do it! I'll go out and gather more men!"
"I'm going to gather anything that can be used as a weapon!"
"We're counting on you! I'll go gather food!"
The excited men began running out of the tavern.
"Your talent still amazes me, aneue." The black-haired beauty said, more to herself.
_-Scene Break-_
Aisha. Ryuubi and Chouhi can be seen sitting together in one of the tables in the tavern.
"I'm impressed, Aneja! Will Onii-chan really come?" Rinrin said.
"Stop that. I absolutely hate myself for what I've just done and no. I only lied so the villagers will believe that we can fight the Yellow Turban." Kan'u said. Shocking a silent Touka.
In the end Kan'u had convinced the villagers through the use of force and deceit. She hung her shoulders and continued to sigh.
"Don't worry about it Aneja! At least now we can protect this village from the Yellow Turbans, right?"
"That is true, but-"
"What is going on, Aisha? I thought Naruto-sama was coming here with you?" Ryuubi questioned as if she caught her daughter or maybe in this case her little sister doing something bad.
Aisha bit her lip and was getting nervous as she tried, but failed to meet the stern look sent by her older sister, like a scolded child. "I=I'm sorry aneue! I felt desperate and I-i thought it was needed to be done. Please forgive me!" She said falteringly as she bowed with her hands and forehead touching the table. Waiting for a while, she peeked from her position to see that Touka was still giving her the look which made her return to her position panicking.
The older sister sighed. "Aisha, it's not that I think that what you done is wrong." The black-haired small sister smiled in hopes to be praised. "But I don't think that it's right either." Aisha deflated quickly which made Rinrin chuckle.
Seeing Rinrin find something to laugh about at her plight, she grew a tick mark and was about to scold the redhead until the voice of her pink-haired sister called her attention. "Aisha, I'm still talking to you." Touka was now crossing her arms as she gave her little sister the look.
"Yes, aneue. Forgive me, aneue." She mumbled as she shrank in her place. At the edge of her vision, she saw Rinrin sticking her tongue out at her which angered her, but decided to ignore it lest she get scolded again.
"As I was saying. I don't think this is right, so you should apologize to the villagers."
"But what about the battle? Should we just give up?" Aisha asked worryingly.
"Since what's done is done, we should use the raised morale as an advantage. But Aisha, I don't want this to happen again alright? Trying to protect other people is good and all, but trying to achieve that using lies and deceit isn't honorable."
"Yes, aneue. I apologize for doing this and I will take full responsibility if anything goes wrong." The black-haired girl replied as she repeated her bowing position from earlier.
"Don't worry, Aisha. If we win this battle ourselves then it's alright if the Messenger of Heaven doesn't come, isn't. Just be sure to apologize to everyone afterwards, okay?" Touka said as she smiled gently at Kan'u which made the black-haired girl's spirit lift up.
"Thank you, Aneue. I'll fight as hard as I can to achieve victory." She replied in a determined voice.
"Aneja, Touka-neesan, we need to get ready for the battle first. If we're not prepared, the villagers won't be able to fight as well." The redhead butt in as she reasoned with a smiled.
"That is true." Kan'u breathed deeply and exhales, forcing herself to relax. "Alright. I'll go and request aid from the villagers. Rinrin, take command of several swift looking people and scout out the whereabouts of the Yellow Turbans for us."
"Roger." Rinrin gave a broad smile and a big nod before dashing off towards the center of the village.
"Aisha, I'll stay here until the battle starts to watch over the injured. Be careful!" The eldest sister said to the middle sister as she waved to her goodbye.
Unknown to them, one of the servers who is part of the light infantry division heard their conversation.
_-The Village = Main Road-_
Kan'u looked around and saw several men lined up and armed with weapons. She could hear some of them talking.
"She's the one who met the messenger of heaven?"
"Yeah she is. I heard that he could defeat those Yellow Turbans with just his bare hands."
"Wow."
The villagers started looking at Kan'u once she left the tavern. She looked away trying to ignore their stares. Even if these villagers are trying to protect their own village, they're still putting their faith on her and the messenger of heaven and risking their lives to do so. Kan'u knew all that. She hated herself for having to lie, but it was needed. The villagers have lost their courage to fight. What she needed to do now was to be able to defeat the Yellow Turbans without having the need of the messenger of heaven then she could pass that on as 'The heavens have blessed us to win. They believed that we could win without the help from the messenger of heaven'. She held the life of the villagers in her hands. It was now her responsibility to protect the villagers.
'I can't allow myself to betray their trust.' She thought.
As she busy with her thoughts, she heard a voice call out to her. "Aneja!"
Rinrin stopped in front of Kan'u then reported. "We found the Yellow Turbans! They've pitched camp in the prairie about one li west of the village!"
"How many of them are there? Kan'u asked.
"Just as the villagers said, about 4,000 or more I think? But they're all carrying shoddy weapons."
"I see. Please alert aneue and the group she is in charge with. We will head out soon." Kan'u replied to Rinrin as she the redhead saluted and took off again. After Rinrin disappeared, she turned to the villagers. They were only able to gather about 2,000 men to fight. They were clearly outnumbered, but they still have a chance to win. She opened her mouth and shouted. "People of this village! It is as you heard! The enemy may be vast in number, but they are merely a mob! With heaven on our side, they are no match for us! Now is the time to muster our courage and bring peace back to this village with our own hands!"
"How about the messenger of heaven? Will he be joining us?" One of the villagers asked.
Kan'u shook her head. It was very hard to keep up a lie. "He will appear when he is needed, but for now he will be with us from afar to watch over us."
She saw that some of the villagers were starting to lose morale so before it spread. "We cannot rely on one person alone. We need to be able to protect what we have with our own hands. If we fight for our friends, our loved ones… If we fight to protect those we hold dear to ourselves, then there is no need to fear battle. So let us do our best. Let us give it our all, survive, and come back home to revive this village!"
A moment later the villagers started cheering. Their cheering was so loud that it could be heard a mile away.
"People of the village! Now we march to battle!"
_-Outside of the village-_
The Yellow Turbans who attacked the village had set camp on one of the hills. Aisha had planned to launch a surprise attack to the camp since to cover their disadvantage of numbers. Before actually starting the assault, Touka stood in front of the villagers' army. She looked around, assessing the faces of each one of the soldiers. Then she spoke.
"I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of the village-every man of them. That is the will of those who have fallen and sacrificed themselves. We, brothers and sisters, linked together in our cause and in our goal, will defend to the death our native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of our strength. Even though many of us have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Yellow Turbans and all the odious apparatus of them, we shall not surrender or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight, we shall fight on the dry lands, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our home, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight with all our might, we shall fight for ourselves, we shall fight for our loved ones, we shall fight together; we shall never surrender. For this is our home and nobody will take it from us!" She shouted the last part with heavy breathing.
She observed for a moment to see the effect of what her talk had done to them. The soldiers looked like they were burning with passion and with fire in their hearts, eager to fight- no, to protect those that they love. She mentioned for Aisha to take the stage in her place.
Kan'u who was beside Touka "Remain in pairs and let us win every time you face an enemy. If you follow my commands, then heaven will surely smile upon us!" Kan'u ordered. She continued to encourage the villagers as they marched onward. "The will of heaven is on our side! Fear not! Draw out your courage! As aneue had said, fight to protect your wives, your children, your friends, your comrades, and especially for your home."
The villagers respond to Kan'u's speech was to psyche themselves up by roaring loudly.
"There they are! Aneja! Get ready!" Rinrin shouted. The villagers grew tense when they heard the sharpness in her tone.
The Yellow Turban army was composed of poorly trained soldiers and bandits. They lack a real strategist and a sense of cohesion. They may be large in numbers, but they are more of a mob than an army.
Kan'u turned to the villagers. "Everyone, line up in formation! Unsheathe your swords, young ones! Draw your bows, old ones! Head for the enemy camp and charge!"
_-Scene Break-_
Both armies collided into one fierce battle. With the Yellow Turbans caught off guard and mostly unprepared in their camp because they didn't expect any threat. The sounds of war could be heard around the battlefield. The drums pounding to the march of the soldiers, the thundering footsteps of charging men, the clash of steel, the cries of warriors and screams of anguish echoing all around. Blood sprayed in arcs through the air and lives were lost with just one moment.
The way the Yellow Turbans fight were like berserkers. They had no care for anything, even if they hit their own allies they still continued on. They had no real formation and strategy. Just charging everyone.
The villagers even if not properly trained were able to stand their ground from the Yellow Turbans. If the Yellow Turbans fought like berserkers, the villagers were opposite. They fought with team work. They fought in pairs so that one could distract using quick and shallow attacks to break their enemy's stance, while the other one aims for the kill using precise and fatal blows. It was a very effective strategy.
The villagers also had an advantage in terms of artillery or long-range attacks. They have archers to hit from long range, while the Yellow Turbans only had foot soldiers. The archers would shoot where the enemy are clotted, quickly decimating groups of soldiers.
Even if they didn't have the advantage in quantity, they do have the advantage formation and tactics. After all, battles aren't won by numbers alone.
_-With Kan'u-_
Kan'u mowed through the Yellow Turbans like a bull rushing through a crowd. Her movements were fast and precise. No movement was wasted. Each of her strike would be able to take down 2 or 3 men.
Her rampage was stopped though, when a large muscled man stood in front of her. The man was carrying a large steel ball that was attached to a long chain and a large sword strapped on his back. The man spun the ball above his head before he aimed the ball at Kan'u.
She dodged the steel ball to the side, then launched herself towards the man. But before she reached him, the man pulled the chains and the steel ball started flying back to the owner. Unfortunately for Kan'u, the steel ball was heading behind her so she had to dodge again. The man caught the steel ball with his hands and started spinning it above his head again.
"Congratulations for being able to dodge my attack." The large man said.
"Who are you?" Kan'u asked
"My name is San Zhang. I am one of the Giant Twins from the Yellow Turbans." He said. "I'm here to stop the enemy general who's being a nuisance to us." He said, smugly.
Kan'u stabbed the butt of her weapon on the ground and stood proudly. "My family name is Kan, my first name is U, and my common name is Unchou. I have come here to fight off and rid the village of you, Yellow Turbans."
Both stared at each other, analyzing their opponents and waiting for someone to move. The first to launch the attack was San Zhang. He threw the steel ball towards her. She dodged by stepping to the side. What she did not expect was for the chain to move towards her. She saw the man had swing the ball towards her direction making the chain follow. She ducked under the chain then cut it using her own weapon. The flying steel ball that had been detached collided with a bunch of soldiers that were watching. The man who was using the steel ball lost his balance due to the sudden loss of weight and fell to the ground. Kan'u saw the opening and dashed towards her opponent. She was about to strike down her opponent, but the man rolled to the side. The large man quickly stood up and the look of his face was of someone who was clearly pissed.
"That was my favorite weapon! You're going to pay for that bitch! After I win I'm going to take you with me and ravage until you can't stand anymore!" San Zhang shouted.
The man took out the large sword from his back. In a blind rage, he shot off towards Kan'u. He sent continuous sideway swings towards her, while Kan'u dodged and sometimes parried the man, blow for blow. She waited for an opening, but the man was too haphazard in his attacks to even predict where the man will strike next. Tired from the drawn out battle she gathered a certain amount of Chi to her palm which she thought was enough for her opponent. She waited for the man to strike horizontally then ducked under it. She then kicked off the ground launching herself towards the man. Her arms were extended with an open hand. When her palm made contact, she shouted. "Yang Art: Piercing Palm Thrust!" The man coughed up blood before he suddenly went flying. He landed on a group of Yellow Turban soldiers, knocking them out in the process.
Kan'u then felt a little bit disoriented making her knees buckle. 'That attack caused me to use a lot more Chi than normal. It must have been because of his weight.' She thought. Kan'u could feel her fatigue catching up to her. She was tired, not enough to pass out, but enough to hinder her combat prowess. Shaking off her troubles, she stood up and once more joined the battlefield.
_-With Rinrin-_
Some of the Yellow Turbans came upon a small girl. The first time they saw the girl with the red hair, some of them laughed saying that children don't belong in the battlefield. Too bad for them, that was the last thing they have ever said. The redhead swung her massive weapon at them disconnecting a lot of heads from their bodies as she walked past them with a laugh.
Rinrin was currently swinging her Viper Blade around heroically, blowing away the Yellow Turbans, while she was waltzing around the battlefield. The soldiers felt like they were cannon fodder waiting to be picked off. How could a little girl that was probably half their age be so powerful? The answer to that was due to Rinrin's massive Chi reserves which was restored more than they are used so she decided keep gathering her Chi to strengthen her attacks. Not to say she won't get tired after a long while, but she still had monstrous stamina.
While Rinrin was pushing through the bandits, a big ball attached to a pole blocked her path. She turned to look at the man who blocked her path and saw a large fat man.
"Wow! You're pretty huge!" Rinrin exclaimed in an exaggerative manner. "What's your name huge guy?"
"I am Ling Zhang, one of the giant twins of the Yellow Turbans. Even though I'm weaker than my older brother doesn't mean you're stronger than me, I'm here to put a stop to stop the enemy general who's been destroying our forces. I'm assuming that it's you?" Ling Zhang answered and followed with a question.
Rinrin nodded while she shouldered her weapon. "My name's Chouhi." She stated.
The man who had been serious so far suddenly laughed outrageously. "Seriously?! You're the one that my men are afraid of? Bwahahahaha!" The man bellowed. "I thought it was someone actually strong. I'm really disappointed. My men are such pussies."
Rinrin just let out a mischievous laugh. "Be careful, underestimating me is a very big no-no."
"Okay then Chouhi, let us see if my men are right for being afraid of you." The man hefted his weapon, ready to strike.
The redhead grinned then launched herself to Ling Zhang. She swung her spear hard at the man. He blocked it with his own weapon, but to the large man's surprise he was shoved back a bit due to the force of the redhead's swing. Rinrin jumped back to get some distance before launching herself again. The large man who was still recovering from his shock earlier tried to defend. But Rinrin didn't attack, she slid between the man's legs, got back up, turned around, and strike in one fluid motion. A large gash appeared on the back Ling Zhang who was wide-eyed and bewildered at how he was defeated so quickly. "Damn it." The giant uttered as he fell down with a large thud, blood pooling on the ground.
As for Rinrin, she patted off the dirt on her legs and continued on her merry way. The Yellow Turbans who had witnessed the scene, shuddered. They now had actual evidence of the saying: Small, but terrible.
_-With Touka-_
Because of a report that came from a messenger from the frontlines, she was made known of a problem that has arisen, even though thing are going well. Though the central frontline and the right sideline has been doing well because of the presence of two juggernauts that was tearing the Yellow Turbans apart, their left flank was having some problems, The problem that they were slowly being pushed back. She couldn't send Aisha or Rinrin towards in fear of losing their momentum. Deciding that drastic measures needed to be taken, she set off with a few archers as her bodyguards and went towards the left side of the battlefield.
_-With Touka-Left Flank-_
When she had reached her destination, she saw that even if some of the villagers were doing well in holding them off, they were already feeling tired. Touka positioned herself towards the middle of the area. She took out a small seed from her pocket and clapped it between her two hands. "Everyone, please cover for me while I prepare something!"
As soon as she said that a solid line of defense completely protected her from any outside advances. In front were spearmen with their spears ready and in between spaces were archers with their arrows in place. The Yellow Turbans, feeling threatened and afraid by what she could do tried to disrupt as they rushed in haphazardly. Try as they might, none could penetrate the defense soldiers who were motivated by the presence of one of their generals. Though one stood out among the enemy soldiers. He was a bit larger than most of his soldiers holding a great sword and the soldiers around him were making a way signifying that he must be the captain of this particular group. Recognizing a potentially more dangerous threat more soldiers came to the protection of Touka.
"What do we have here? You must be one of those that motivated these trashy villagers to fight. But let me introduce myself first. My name is Lei Fong a lieutenant in this particular branch of the Yellow Turbans." He said smugly. Then he looked at her with an appraising gaze. "Seeing how beautiful you are, maybe you charmed them into fighting? How about you do it for me too?" The man who held the great sword jibed at her.
"Don't call them trash. They're nobler and more honorable than you could ever hope of being!" The pink-haired girl shouted from her place, still continuing her preparation.
"Big talk from a coward hiding behind others' backs! Come out here you useless wench!"
"Don't listen to him Lady Ryuubi! You had given us hope when there was none and that was already plenty help for us! We are glad to be of help to you by being your protection!" A spearman from the farther front shouted which was followed with cheers.
Before Ryuubi had a chance to thank him, Lei Fong sliced at the spearman causing him to bleed.
"Talkative trash... If you want to live then run away now and leave your general behind!" He shouted and expected them to run away. But despite his threat none of them budged and seemed even more resolute.
"If you want to die then fine!" Lei Fong growled and was about to charge, but was stopped by a powerful voice.
"Stop! You insufferable lout!" She shouted that made the Yellow Turbans freeze by the power of her voice alone.
"Remember this. My name is Ryuubi Gentoku and I swear by my ancestors' name that I will eradicate all evil from this world, starting with you!" a green light appear beneath the pink-haired girl. She separated her hands and slammed the one containing the seed into the ground with a shout. "Wood Art: Empowering Ward!" The ground beneath her shined brighter that blinded those who were facing it.
Moments passed by and nothing happened which confused a lot of them. But before peace could settle in their minds, a rumbling occurred and from beneath the ground rapidly grew a sakura tree in full blossom. The tree started giving off glowing green spores that when made contact with the spearman from earlier had made his injury regenerate immediately which surprised him.
But, what added more to his shock, not only that he was healed, the spearman felt empowered. He readied his weapon and swung his spear with all his might. His attack was powerful enough that those in front of him, Lei Fong included, was blown back far away and sporting major injuries. Seeing the display, many of the villagers ran to the tree and those who were already affected stayed in front to block the Yellow Turbans from accessing or going near the tree. "Thank you, Lady Ryuubi." One of the archers said as he had feel refreshed by her power.
Touka, who was breathing raggedly leaned on her creation to rest. "Go everyone! Do your best!" She encouraged them with a shout to which they replied with a loud war cry.
_-Scene Break-_
Many saw the fight of the two and were now amazed or frightened, depending on which side they are on, at Aisha who defeated her opponent indubitably and at Rinrin who had defeated such a large and imposing man with such quick precision. The battles of the two caused the villagers' morale to increase. But what was the most eye-catching, is the tree that suddenly grew in the battlefield. And from that area where they were supposed to be being pushed back, to their surprise, their comrades were fighting with an incredible show of strength. Strength that could only come from years of continuous training. With them at their side they would surely have the chance of victory. They were now confident in their chances of winning. Renewing their conviction, they charged once again to fight for their home with even greater vigor.
_-2 hours later-_
The battle had been going on for five hours. The tree that Touka created had stopped producing spores about 20 minutes ago which meant no more of its power is available, but on the contrary the enemy count has been dwindling down in a fast pace. They were actually winning. At first they were doubtful, but now they are sure that heaven is on their side. If they keep this up, maybe victory was not as impossible as before.
"One more push and our enemy shall fall! Everyone, muster up your strength! We can win this if we keep pressing forward." Kan'u shouted.
"Everyone, hang in there! Just a little more!" Rinrin added.
The villagers roared at their encouragement and charged towards the enemy's ranks. As the villagers charged, the Yellow Turbans' front line began to break. Seeing the crack in their formation, Rinrin took advantage of this and commanded the attack, driving into their ranks. That was when they finally heard a cheer from a corner of the battlefield.
"What happened?" Kan'u asked.
"They've started to run!" A villager answered.
"I see." Kan'u raised her weapon high, then encouraged the villagers. "Then now is the time! Begin the pursuit! I'm sure you're all tired, but we're almost there! Follow me!" Kan'u began running towards the Yellow Turbans
The villagers raised their battle cry and followed after her, overwhelming the Yellow Turbans, but then everything suddenly turned for the worse. As they were chasing the Yellow Turbans, a villager saw something headed towards them from afar. After a few moments they were soon revealed as a part of the Yellow Turbans. There must have been a call for reinforcements. And the reinforcements they saw were numbered to be about 3,000 or more soldiers, twice more than what they have.
The villagers panicked. They were tired and have been fighting for about five hours straight, while the enemy they will be fighting are well rested and more prepared. Fighting them would be most likely suicide. They were quickly losing hope. In a fit of panic one of the villagers shouted. "Hey! When is the messenger of heaven coming?! We're in trouble aren't we?! Has the heavens abandoned us?!"
Rinrin approached Kan'u, then tiptoed to reach her ear. "Aneja, what are we going to do?" She whispered nervously.
"I don't really know." Kan'u answered. She lied to the villagers so they could fight. Now, she needed to take responsibility for her actions. She looked towards Touka for guidance, but only received a nod and go ahead gesture from her elder sister.
Kan'u steeled herself and shouted. "We must retreat! We have no chance against them in our current state!"
A villager then asked in a doubtful tone. "But what about the messenger of heaven? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Kan'u decided to tell truth since it would be best. "I'm very sorry everyone. Everything I have said about the messenger of heaven coming was a lie. The rumor was true, but everything else was a lie. I only said it so that you would gain the courage to stand up and fight. But do not worry, I will be taking responsibility for my ruse. I will hold them off while you retreat so that you can get away safely." She then turned to Rinrin to level her face with the redhead and caressed her face. "Go with them, Rinrin, I am the only one that lied so I should be the only one to take responsibility." Then she lookd towards her elder sister. "Aneue, please accompany Rinrin. I'm sorry, it ended up like this."
Rinrin started to cry and hugged Kan'u. "You can't do that! There's too many of them! Even I can't handle that many! Retreat with us! After we take a break, I know we can defeat them!" Rinrin reasoned.
"Yeah, Aisha. We can regroup to recover first and we can send a messenger ahead to build a barricade in the village." Touka added almost tearing up as well.
"I can't do that, Rinrin. Somebody has to cover for the villagers' retreat or else they would be chased. And aneue, we shouldn't drag in those who can't fight."
"Then if you're staying, then I'll stay too!" Touka said, wiping her tears.
"Me too! Aneja! We made a promise to each other, right!" Rinrin said with a grin despite her tearing face.
"But Rinri-"
"We're sisters so I'll never leave your side! Even in death I'll still be there with you no matter what! Touka-neesan must feel the same to!" Rinrin said with a look of determination.
Kan'u shed a tear and hugged the redehead tightly while looking at her elder sister. "Thank you, Rinrin, aneue." She couldn't have ask for better sisters.
While the three of them were having their moment, the villagers discussed within themselves about what they should do. After a while, one of the villagers approached them and said. "Don't worry about it. We already came here prepared to die. We believed in the messenger of heaven, but somehow we also knew it was a lie… Someone who was capable of instantly solving your problems, it was too good to be true. We are grateful that even if the heavens didn't give us their help, at least there were three people nice enough to help people they didn't even know. If you hadn't shown up we would've probably just left the village, but like me, there are those who loves our village too much just to leave it behind. You gave us hope when we needed to. You gave us the chance to protect our village with our own hands. That's enough for us. At least we get to die protecting our beloved village." He said followed by the eyes of understanding from the other villagers
The man then stood up straight into position. "We are still at your command. What are your orders?" The man saluted.
Kan'u was surprised at the man's words. She thought that they we're going to hate her for lying and just leave her behind to her death. They were really good people and they even thanked her for it. She wiped the tears that were forming in her eyes. She faced the villagers and said. "Thank you, everyone."
Her face then changed into one who was ready for battle. "We are now facing what could be our very final battle! I have nothing more to tell you maybe except this! If we're going down, then we might as well take them down with us! If we can accomplish that, then we can protect those who are still in the village! Now charge!"
Touka and Rinrin went beside Aisha. The eldest of the three smiled at Aisha and said. "They're good people, aren't they?" To which Aisha responded with a lively nod.
The tired and battered warriors roared with excitement to answer her speech. This was going to be their battle of a lifetime.
_-Scene Break-_
It had been an hour since the villagers' clashed with the reinforcements of the Yellow Turbans. They were still holding their grounds against them. So far they were doing well despite their state of wellbeing. But now it has come to the where they were already at the limit of how much their body can handle. No matter how much will they could muster up, they were deadly exhausted. The strength they called on were quickly dwindling. Lastly to top it off, the Yellow Turbans were quick to notice this and made use of this advantage which raised their morale. Many of those who fought have died either due to exhaustion or being ganged up upon. What was left of them were about a thousand exhausted men against an army of the Yellow turbans that still had 2,000 men. Things were not looking good and with no hope of getting better. It's a matter of time until they were overwhelmed and slaughtered
And for the three sisters, Kan'u, Ryuubi and Aisha were struggling to stand. They took it upon themselves to fight at the frontlines with the reason of doing as much as they can. But they too, could feel fatigue slowly envelop them.
'Is this really the end for us?' Kan'u thought as she looked up to the sky hoping for some kind of miracle. Looking closely, she saw a small dot that was slowly getting bigger. Thinking it was an attack, she shouted. "Everyone! Something is coming down upon us! Fall back!"
Everyone looked up, even the Yellow Turbans, and after confirming the claim, both armies started falling back. Just in time to get away from the thing that was coming down upon them.
*BOOM*
The dot that was falling landed in the middle of the battlefield creating a loud sound. Its fall was strong enough to kick up a large dust cloud and send small tremors throughout the battlefield. Scared of what it could be, the villagers and Yellow turbans backed off from the spot creating a wide gap between them. After the dust cloud faded, it revealed to be a blond man wearing a cape.
After a long period of silence one of the villagers shouted at the man. "Who the hell are you?!"
With a wide grin, the blonde introduced himself. "I've been called many things in my life. My powers earned me the title 'The All-Powerful Sage', some, because of what I contain, called me 'The Demon's Jailor', Great beings have deemed me 'The Child of Prophecy', and others know me as 'The Hero of the Elemental Nations'. But just recently I've been referred to as 'The Messenger of Heaven'. I am the one and only, Uzumaki Naruto!"
That's a wrap. If you're reading this then thank you for staying with me so far. I haven't quite figure out how to compress large dialogues from VNs. My head is too stuck on VN concept that I forgot how to write. Also if you can see a familiar speech in there then congratulations you are an avid fan of TLOTR. You guys are awesome for staying this far.