Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor Sekirei, all characters, thoughts and ideas that exist in this story that were taken from the original works belong to their specific creators, Masashi Kishomoto and Akurako Gokurakuin. Only original thoughts and or characters created in this story are my own.
As promised last chapter, there will be some fighting in this chapter, although considering who it is, don't expect an epic battle.
Review Responses: First off, some people have mentioned conflict between Hanabi and Naruto's Sekirei. There will be of course, but she'll come to accept them for various different reasons. Hanabi was never given a true personality in Naruto so she's basically a blank slate. That being said she's not just going to roll over and accept it. For the Sekirei I have already planned, I've already figured out how to work her acceptance into the story. For anyone else though it's going to take some more work.
Just to set Hanabi's age straight since there could be some questions about it. In the anime she started as 7, Naruto as 12. Right now she's 20 and Naruto is 25. It works out if you go over the timeline. 1 year pre-time skip, 2.5 years during time-skip, ~2 years post time-skip (Naruto starts 15 and is currently 17), then 8 years between where the anime/manga currently is and this story.
Also, when it comes to Naruto's blood. I hadn't planned anything with it, it doesn't really convey any immediate 'combat' increases either. It's good for recovery and stamina, but not for actual combat so it wouldn't actually do a whole lot. Stamina has never really been an issue in Sekirei. Naruto's near instantaneous regeneration is due to the combination of his genes and Kurama, not because of his bloodline. Plus it'll take awhile for Takami to adapt it to others. It's more of a money-making scheme to get MBI out of debt due to Minaka's insane Sekirei Plan. However the observant would have noticed something else that will come into play in the future.
Chapter 2: Encounter
They had been here, in Shinto Teito, for two months now, not including the week and a bit spent in the hospital. The two were just now getting used to all the surprises and wonders that Shinto Teito seemed to offer them. At the start every time they turned around they seemed to be hit with surprise after surprise.
The wide variety of vehicles never ceased to amaze them. Every time they thought they'd seen every vehicle imaginable a new one would pop around the corner. From small two wheeled bikes to massive eighteen wheeled monstrosities. The ships, or boats as they were called here, astounded them with their ability to be able to move without wind, and the sheer size of some of them such as the 'cruise liners' and 'tankers' were simply mind boggling. They still to this day didn't know how the people of this world managed to keep such enormous constructs floating as if it was nothing. And don't even get them started on the flying machines that they later learned were called airplanes. Single man hang-gliders were the most complex flying machines that Naruto and Hanabi had any experience with but those were simple things. The massive metal hulks that flew through the sky effortlessly at speeds that made most Shinobi jealous were a true sight to behold.
Hanabi had spent an entire day just staring at them landing and leaving a large structure they had learned was called an airport. Naruto had idly wondered later that same day if Hanabi had developed a new hobby on the spot.
There were many electronic devices that Naruto and Hanabi had never seen before, and still had no clue how to use. The televisions were a fascinating thing to discover. In their old home they could only be used to play pre-recorded videos. Here they seemed to be able to receive real time feed from a multitude of locations with ease. Naruto hadn't even bothered trying to figure out what was on every channel, there was just so much that he couldn't retain it. Although he did memorize what channel the cooking channel was on. They had a special on how to make ramen one day and that forever engrained that channel in his mind as the greatest of all time.
During the second month Naruto did buy a cell phone for himself and Hanabi. It was very much like the wireless communicators that ANBU often used back home, only much more sophisticated. There were so many buttons and weird flashy pictures in the phone that he didn't even try to figure them out. Once he found out how to call Hanabi that was all he needed. Hanabi however decided to go a bit further and learned how to use most of the functionality of the phone. She had even downloaded this 'app' she called 'Angry Birds' and said it was very amusing and entertaining. Naruto didn't want anything to do with any angry birds. He still had trouble sleeping sometimes due to all the angry crows he's had to deal with over the course of his life. He'd be much happier with less 'angry birds' around.
True to Takami's word though, the MBI card seemed to open doors that would have normally been shut. It had been very easy for the two of them to get a place for themselves by using it. It was just a small single bedroom condo on the fifteenth floor of a high-rise building in the northern section of Shinto Teito. It seemed that although the MBI card had limitless money, there was a limit to how much could be used in a single transaction. There was no going around buying luxurious mansions or large detached homes.
They were, however, able to buy the small condo they were in outright. The condo had a single master-bedroom that was connected to the living room. This was a small square area in which the kitchen was attached to. A four foot wall/island separated the kitchen from the living room making the two rooms almost one. There was a small closet by the door and a large bathroom with a bath tub and shower connected to the bedroom. It was a small place, but it had all the necessities. They didn't get much in the way of furniture. The bedroom had a large bed for the two of them, a dresser for their clothes, the normal clothing they had bought since they kept their ninja gear on them at all times, and two nightstands with a lamp on each. The living room had a couch, TV, a TV stand and a small living room table. That was it. They usually just ate at the island between the kitchen and the living room or on the couch.
The finishing touch to the condo was a self-destruction system. Although they doubted they'd ever need it old habits died hard. In hard to see and out of the way places chakra infused seals were imbedded into walls, pieces of furniture, and windows. These were basically explosive tags without the tag. With a single hand sign and some chakra Naruto could detonate the entire apartment from two blocks away if he felt it had ever been compromised. Hanabi knew how as well, but due to her inability to mould chakra she wasn't able to detonate it.
After trapping the house the two of them were finally living comfortably, for their standards anyways. With everything for their condo bought outright they didn't have to worry about many monthly fees, they only had to worry about something called a maintenance fee. That was something else Naruto and Hanabi had learned the hard way. There seemed to be fees heaped upon fees heaped upon fees, with very little discernible reason as to why. It was as if everyone was simply out to grab as much money, as quickly as possible, with little regards to stuff such as long term sustainability or even common sense.
And what's worse was that everyone around them seemed to just accept it as status quo. It was very confusing and speaking of confusing though Naruto and Hanabi both had made a very startling realization early on. Everyone here seemed so happy and carefree compared to what they were used to, but at the same time they seemed to ignore virtually everything around them. If it didn't directly impact their lives right that second they seemed to just pretend it never existed at all. That kind of attitude would have gotten you killed the moment you stepped out of your village back in the Elemental Nations, even before the Fourth Great Shinobi War.
It seemed ignorance really was bliss.
At present time Naruto and Hanabi were enjoying the sunset reflecting off the buildings in Shinto Teito. They were currently seated at the edge of a large sky scrapper, watching the sun set in the distance. Hanabi may have lost her shinobi abilities but Naruto still had his, and running up the side of the building was just as easy as tree climbing. The only difficult part was avoiding being seen. There would have been a few too many awkward questions if someone had seen him scale the side of a building like he was taking an everyday stroll down the sidewalk.
The two of them were currently in their civilian clothes. One of the first things they had done after leaving the hospital was buy a new wardrobe for the both of them. If they wanted to blend in, they needed the proper clothing. It hadn't taken them long to find a store that sold clothing, they appeared to be everywhere, and the MBI card had taken care of all the costs.
Naruto was currently wearing a pair of running shoes with black socks and beige cargo pants. An orange t-shirt with the picture of a fox frolicking in a forest covered his torso. Sown into the left arm of the t-shirt was a black spiral while the right arm had the symbol of a leaf. He wanted to keep a part of his old life with him at all times and this was the best he could do while being inconspicuous. Hanabi had done the sewing having learned it as part of her lessons as a woman in the Hyuga household. Hinata had known as well, and had been great at it, but Hanabi had picked up enough to do simple things.
Hanabi had changed her wardrobe to be a little less revealing than before. She still wore skin tight pants but they went all the way down to her ankles. On her feet were a pair of sandals that supported her heels and had two straps go across the top of her feet; the front strap branched off to tuck in beside her big toe. She wore a loose short-sleeves white shirt that covered her mid-rift but dipped low enough in the neck to show off a little cleavage. She didn't wear a bra, she didn't need one. Her breasts didn't sag in the least. All in all Naruto thought she looked drop dead gorgeous.
Not that she ever looked anything less.
"Even in a city such as this, you can still see such beautiful sights." Hanabi said with a content sigh. Her head was resting against Naruto's shoulder as she gazed out over the city. It had been a hectic past two months getting adjusted to their new environment. They were just now getting around to actually enjoying some of the sights. "Beauty exists everywhere." Her sister Hinata had always enjoyed watching the sunrise and sunset. She would make an excuse to watch them whenever she could. The opportunities to do so waned greatly after Konoha had been destroyed, but she still tried from time to time.
"Mhmm." Naruto murmured as he wrapped his arm around Hanabi. "I have a beautiful sight before me and you in my arms." Naruto said with a smile, although the sight he was referring to had nothing to do with the sunset. He gazed down at the beautiful woman in his arms, he loved the way she felt in his arms. He also loved how he could see down the front of her shirt whenever they were together like this. It was a beautiful sight he never got tired of. He knew somewhere that his old sensei Jiraiya would be proud of how he turned out. "The only way this could be better is if I had a hot steaming bowl of ramen in my lap."
Hanabi sighed in resignation. She loved Naruto with all her heart, but sometimes she wasn't sure what he loved more, her or ramen. It was a question she was sure would tear him apart should she ever ask it. She really didn't want to cause her Naruto to have a mental breakdown.
"Want to get a quick bite to eat before we head back?" Naruto asked as he gently trailed his fingers up and down Hanabi's side. He wasn't feeling hungry before but the moment he mentioned ramen he became hungry all of a sudden.
The sunset was almost finished by this time, there were probably only a few minutes left as the last vestiges of orange shot across the cityscape. "I could use some ice cream." Hanabi said after contemplating for a moment. She lifted her head from Naruto's shoulder, "I'll stay up here while you get some. I want to enjoy the sunset to the end."
Naruto shot Hanabi a smile, "Alright, I'll be right back." Naruto stood up and stretched a little, ice cream wasn't so bad every now and then as well, it wasn't ramen but it was still quite good. "Be good now and don't fall off!" Naruto said with a laugh as he got ready to head down to ground level.
Hanabi just gave him a mock glare and pushed Naruto off the building. There was a startled yelp as Naruto began to free fall through the sky. "I want mint chip ice cream!" Hanabi yelled after her plummeting yellow-haired shinobi.
"Hanabiiiiii!" Naruto whined as he broke terminal velocity. This wasn't what Naruto had in mind when he was getting ready to go down, he was just going to run down the side. Of course he would survive the fall, Hanabi had no doubt about that which is why she wasn't concerned about it in the slightest. Even she would have been able to survive that fall if she still retained her ability to mould chakra.
Naruto righted himself in the air and quickly applied his chakra to all parts of his body. He'd be a little jarred when he landed but he'd suffer no damage. With a massive crash Naruto slammed into the paved sidewalk. His knees bent due to the suddenness of the impact and he laid a single hand on the ground to steady himself. Naruto stood and shook his legs a little before staring at the sidewalk.
"I better get moving, I don't think I want anyone to think I'm responsible for this." Naruto said as he hurried off to a nearby ice cream store. They, or rather Hanabi, had noticed the store on their stroll through the city earlier in the afternoon. The next morning people would stare at the small crater in the sidewalk and all the spider web cracks that radiated outwards from it and shrug it off as just one more mystery that existed within Shinto Teito.
Hanabi chuckled lightly to herself as she watched Naruto scurry away from the small crater he had made. Despite not having her Byakugan anymore she was still blessed with incredible sight, way beyond the standard 20/20 vision. A remnant no doubt of her once all-seeing eye technique.
It was soon after Naruto had left that the last vestiges of the sunset had disappeared and the lights of the city took over. It still marvelled Hanabi to this day just how bright it was at night in the city. It was like the day had never really ended. There was so much light pollution all around her that she could still see just as well at night as she could during the day. It also helped that she had excellent night vision, another gift left over from her days as a shinobi.
Hanabi closed her eyes and leaned back on her hands. There was a nice breeze this high up, just enough to keep her cool in the warmth of the city night. With her eyes closed she became more sensitive to the sounds around her. The vehicles moving around below, an airplane landing at the airport across the city, the rustle of fabric in the distance, the crunch of someone landing on a...
Hanabi's eyes shot open as she used her arms to push off the ledge and back flip away and onto her feet. There was someone else here on the rooftop, and it wasn't Naruto. It didn't take her long to notice the other individual, or rather a pair of individuals.
The first was a young man with short brown hair and small black eyes. He wore a dark green hoody, with the hood down, pale gray pants and black shoes. His companion was a young woman who had light brown hair with blue ribbons woven in and grey eyes. She stood about 158 cm and weighed probably just a little less than Hanabi did based on the sound of her footfalls. She wore a thigh length, tight white gown and black stockings as well as long black gloves. Around her neck was a piece of black cloth. The most interesting aspect of the young woman, and the one that alarmed Hanabi the most, was the giant hammer she dragged behind her.
The man noticed her almost right away and began to leer at her; it was hard to hide on an open rooftop in a place as well lit as Shinto Teito. "Well, well, what do we have here?" The man said as he approached Hanabi with an exaggerated swagger in his step. "A little lost sheep all alone on a rooftop."
Hanabi grimaced in disgust, this was the kind of creep she wouldn't have hesitated to stomp into the ground back in the Elemental Nations, not that anyone would have dared to approach her in such a way knowing she was the Hyuga Heiress. "Hardly lost, I'm here by choice watching the sunset, now shoo, I'm waiting for someone." Hanabi had switched over into her battle mode. Something about this whole situation had raised the alarm within her, and no self-respecting shinobi would ignore that, at least none that wished to live a long life.
"Oh, don't be like that. I'm the great Junichi Tanigawa! I can assure you I'm better than anyone you may be waiting for." He said as he stopped a few feet from Hanabi, dragging his eyes up and down Hanabi's body as he mentally undressed her. Hanabi suddenly felt like she need a hot shower to wash herself, she did not like the way he was looking at her but she was too much of a shinobi at heart to display any outward emotion. "My Yashima was taking me back to my place for the night, you should join us, I can show you a sight that surpasses anything you may have seen from up here."
Hanabi quirked an eyebrow at the man as her mouth formed a thin tight line, "I highly doubt you have anything that interests me. I'm only interested in real men, not little boys pretending to be all grown up." Hanabi snapped back, she had no patience for useless fools like the swaggering buffoon before her. "Now as I said before, get-"
Junichi reached for Hanabi's arm, "Now listen here you little-" He was never able to finish the sentence.
Hanabi hadn't hesitated. The moment he had reached for her she sprung into action. Her hands shot forward and grabbed the offending hand and wrist. With a quick twist she broke his hand at the point where it joined his forearm. Lightning quick she brought her hands back to her chest and then lashed out again hitting Junichi in the chest and stomach with two open palms. The young man doubled over as his breath left him. She may no longer be able to mould chakra but she still knew the basic movements of the gentle fist style, and it was more than enough against a regular civilian.
But Hanabi wasn't quite done yet. She shot around Junichi's side, grabbed his good arm and twisted it behind his back forcing him upright again before he had caught his breath. She then bent forward, knock his feet out from under him and threw the man over her shoulder. She didn't have the chakra to enhance it but all the training she had been through had left her with well above average strength, especially for a woman. Junichi landed in a heap at Yashima's feet.
"Junichi!" Yashima cried out in horror as she knelt beside her Ashikabi. She tried to massage his shoulders to work out some of the pain in them.
"You should take him and leave." Hanabi said in a tight voice, "I can't stand scum like him; I'd rather get molested by an octopus then be touched by that... pathetic excuse for a man." Hanabi waved a dismissing hand at Junichi, her lips twisted into a sneer.
"You stupid bitch." Junichi growled as he slowly got to his feet, cradling his broken wrist to his chest. "I'll make you pay for that, I'll make you fucking pay! Yashima!"
"Yes Ashikabi-sama?" Yashima said as she stood up beside her master.
Junichi glared venomously at Hanabi as he lifted his good hand to point at her. "Beat the bitch into submission. If she won't come willingly, I'll take her by force!" Junichi was shaking in rage, the mere thought that a woman, any woman, would willingly defy him let alone beat HIM up was unthinkable, unacceptable. "I'm gonna make her beg for more before I am through with her!"
"Yes Ashikabi-sama!" Yashima shouted as she shot forward, her hammer raised above her head.
Hanabi's eyes widened as she quickly jumped to the side. Yashima was fast, very fast, even while swinging that huge hammer around. She'd put Yashima as fast as the average Genin that was ready to take the Chunin exam. While not fast compared to what she had experienced before, compared to a civilian, and what she was now limited to, it was a problem, a serious problem.
A large explosion of dust and smoke erupted from the area where Yashima's hammer had hit as the roof cratered from the enormous impact. Hanabi stared at the crater in shock, a second hit in that area would cave that section of the roof in. The bigger problem was her strength. With that hammer she was easily as strong, physically at least, as Sakura. She wasn't on par with Tsunade yet thankfully, the roof probably would have given after the first blow if she was.
Hanabi wasn't going to be able to deal with Yashima as easily as she did Junichi.
Yashima rushed at Hanabi again, swinging the hammer horizontally as she came within range. Hanabi rushed forward as well but unlike her opponent she dropped to the ground and slid across the coarse gravel rooftop. She could feel the wind from hammer as it whistled over her. She dug her hands into the ground to stop herself just before Yashima and snapped her feet, aiming for her kneecaps. With a thud her feet connected but instead of snapping the leg backwards, like what would happen with most people, and breaking them simply gave a little and shot to either side as Yashima's feet twisted across the gravel.
Hanabi grit her teeth in frustration. It seemed in addition to high speed, super strength, she also had incredible durability. That just made this fight much more difficult. With the agility, fluidic thinking and mobility that only came through years of training and experience Hanabi quickly adjusted her tactic. If her opponent wasn't going to fall Hanabi would use her as leverage. Anchoring her feet against the inside of Yashima's knees Hanabi reacted faster than either of the two individuals on the rooftop thought was possible. She twisted her torso and brought her right arm up. Yashima may have great physical attributes, but she lacked experience and training. She had severely over-extended her reach with her swing and Hanabi exploited that by slamming her right hand into the butt of the hammer. Between the force of the swing, the compromised footing of Yashima, and the added strike from Hanabi, the hammer slide out of Yashima's hands and few across the rooftop.
Hanabi completed her spin, turning 180 degrees so that she was now facing the gravel rooftop. With strength born from years of training and desperation she hooked her feet behind Yashima's knees and brought yanked her feet forward. Already off balanced, and utterly surprised at the complex series of moves that Hanabi had done in just moments, Yashima lost her foot and fell flat on her back.
All of that happened in a matter of seconds. It had been too fast for Junichi to follow or Yashima to react to.
Hanabi wasn't going to waste this opportunity. Being an experience practitioner of the Gentle Fist style she knew of several areas of the body that couldn't be trained, couldn't be strengthened, no matter how much one tried. She had had enough, she was going to end this fight before it got out of hand, she was going for the jugular.
Literally.
Unfortunately Hanabi had underestimated her opponent. As she leapt at the downed girl Yashima quickly brought her legs up and kicked out. Two feet slammed into Hanabi's chest and she grunted in pain as she felt a couple of her ribs crack. The force of the blow knocked Hanabi away from Yashima. Another grunt of pain escape Hanabi as she slammed into the rooftop a dozen feet away from her opponent and slid a few feet before stopping.
"That's going to hurt in the morning." Hanabi muttered to herself as she got to her knees and held her ribs tenderly. She hoped the damage wasn't too serious; she wasn't looking forward to going back to the hospital. Hanabi slowly rose to her feet and stared across the rooftop at her opponents.
Yashima hadn't been idle while Hanabi was getting back up. She had already retrieved her hammer. "What are you doing you stupid slave?" Junichi yelled at Yashima as he stomped over to her. "I told you to beat her, not get humiliated like this!" He hit her in the face to accentuate his point.
Hanabi growled at the treatment Yashima was getting. She may be fighting against the young woman right now but she was also a woman herself. Seeing another woman get abused by her man made her righteous feminine fury burn brightly.
If Junichi didn't win this battle he was going to find himself without his balls after this is all said and done.
"Get over here!" Junichi growled as he pulled Yashima in close, "I can't believe you need something like this for someone who isn't a Sekirei, useless bitch." Junichi muttered as he slammed his mouth roughly over Yashima's. He snaked his arm around her body and aggressively groped her breasts through her shirt as he gave Yashima a rough, passionless kiss.
"Overpowering urge to kill rising." Hanabi snarled as she stared at the impromptu molestation session going on before her. It didn't matter what their relationship was, that did not look like something two people in love with each other would do.
And then it happened. The entire rooftop lit up in a brilliant blue light as what appeared to be dozens of baby blue petals sprouted from Yashima's back like a multi-layered lotus flower. Despite the situation Hanabi couldn't help but mouth the word 'beautiful' as the she gazed upon the glowing wings. It was one of the most amazing things she had ever seen.
Yashima opened her eyes and gazed at Junichi lovingly, "The hammer of my pledge. Enemy of my Ashikabi. Shatter!" Yashima cried out as the roof around her cratered as her power spiked enormously.
Well that's not good, Hanabi thought to herself as she witnessed the event. Her ability to sense chakra had been reduced to almost nothing, but she could sense it now, radiating from the brown haired woman across the rooftop. This was definitely not a good thing. Nor was the fact that both Yashima and her hammer were radiating visible chakra, they were encased in it. It almost looked like a chakra cloak of some sort.
To make matters worse Hanabi's broken ribs would slow her down.
Yashima shot towards Hanabi, this time moving even faster than before. Hanabi grit her teeth and prepared herself to dodge, she had to time it perfectly, if that hammer so much as grazed her, she was going to be in a world of pain.
"Number 84, Yashima is here!" Yashima shouted as she brought her hammer down in an overhead swing. "GRAVITY HAMMER!" Faster than Hanabi had anticipated, faster than she could react, the hammer swung towards her. The hammer whistled through the air, shockwaves rippling outwards as it displaced air so fast a void was left in its wake. Then it stopped.
It stopped with a brilliant yellow flash of light.
There before Hanabi stood the most amazing sight she had ever seen: Naruto.
He stood before her, his left hand stretched out above him, holding back the entire destructive force of the Yashima's norito, with a single hand. A shockwave had rippled outwards as the massive blow met an immovable object and stopped dead. A series of cracks and screeches were heard as Naruto dug his fingers into the head of the metal hammer. His entire posture was rigid, tense, and angry. He was not happy. Naruto glared at Yashima with all the force, power, and killing intent befit of a Hokage.
"Who the fuck are you!" Junichi shouted as he pointed at Naruto. "That's my bitch you're standing over, I found her first, get the fuck of the way!" The hammer in Naruto's grasp shattered into a million pieces as his chakra flared to godlike levels. The power Yashima had displayed earlier became as insignificant as a drop of water in an ocean compared to what Naruto was unleashing at the moment. His pupils became slits and flashed a deep red color as he focused the full force of his and Kurama's killing intent upon the hapless male. Hanabi was honestly surprised he hadn't transformed yet.
Junichi immediately soiled himself as he felt himself die a thousand times in a single moment. The dark abyss the existed beyond sheer terror rose up around him. It felt as if every single cell in his body was screaming in fear, terror and despair. Every ounce of his being, every fiber of his existence, screamed for him to run, to flee. But nothing would respond. His mind refused to function. He was too terrified to even think, afraid that even a single movement, a single breath, would unleash an endless nightmarish hell so terrifying that it defied his ability to comprehend.
Yashima was quivered in sheer terror, backing away slowly, trying to make herself seem as small as possible in an attempt to escape the notice of the 'power' before her. She didn't even consider going to the aid of her Ashikabi. The overpowering presence before her overwhelmed the bond between her and Junichi.
Even the people in the streets below, the few that there were, suddenly decided they wanted to be somewhere else, somewhere far, far away. Most of them left Shinto Teito and never returned.
"That's 'my' fiancée you were claiming as your own." Naruto said in an emotionless voice. Hanabi knew that voice, she had heard it before, it wasn't the voice of Naruto, nor of Kurama. It was the voice of the Rokudaime Hokage. A voice of pure authority. It demanded attention, it demanded obedience, it demanded respect and it expect immediate compliance.
Despite it being Naruto, Hanabi couldn't help but shiver slightly. Whenever Naruto became like this, someone died and she had a pretty good idea on who it was going to be.
Faster than anyone could see Naruto appeared before Junichi. "You, you will die here tonight. But before I kill you, I will take away the only thing that cares about you." Naruto whispered. Naruto grabbed Junichi by the throat with the iron grip of his right hand and threw him across the rooftop. Naruto's turned his head to watch Junichi's trajectory for a moment before his right again blurred, seals on his wrist glowing faintly. A whistling sound was heard as four wind enhanced kunai shot after Junichi. With a cry of pain Junichi slammed into the wall beside the door leading onto the roof. A moment later, before Junichi could even begin to slide down the wall the kunai slammed into his hands and feet and pinned him to the wall like he had just been crucified.
"Junichi!" Yashima cried out in horror as she began to move to her Ashikabi's side, her desire to protect Junichi overcoming the monstrous pressure that had been placed upon her.
But Naruto was having none of that. An instant later he was beside Yashima as he slammed a chakra enhanced punch straight into her stomach. The force of the blow doubled Yashima over and knocked her up into the air as it shattered all the ribs in her body. A shockwave shot through her body and was visible for several feet behind her as the power behind the blow violently displaced the air behind the sekirei. With a few quick movements Yashima was grabbed by the back of her hair and slammed into the roof top.
"DO. NOT. MOVE!" Naruto commanded and Yashima obeyed.
"Lotus!" Naruto shouted and Hanabi was there at his side with one knee on the ground and the other bent before her. She rested her left hand on her bent knee and held her right fist over her heart. When the Hokage beckoned, she was there, no matter her injuries.
"Yes Hokage-sama."
Naruto bit his thumb and wiped some blood on a seal over his heart. There was a flash of yellow light and Naruto was garbed in his in his Hokage gear. He stared down at Yashima emotionlessly as he reached into one of the pockets on the bandoleer and pulled out a certain scroll. The scroll was tossed into the air and a few quick hand signs later the scroll suddenly enlarged with a puff of smoke. The Hokage quickly opened the scroll up and laid it on the ground between Yashima and Hanabi.
Hanabi had never seen this scroll before; it must have been one of her fiancée's earlier works before he had gotten started on the causality reversal array. There were two circular spirals on opposite ends of the scroll with a bunch of lines woven between the two. When the lines intersected a circle appeared with strange scrawling and runes around it. It looked very complex and was beyond anything Hanabi knew about.
Hanabi's master pointed at the circle on the scroll nearest Hanabi, "Lay down on the scroll there with your stomach exposed and on the circle."
"Yes Hokage-sama." Hanabi replied as she shed her shirt and laid down upon the scroll where her master had commanded. Her master never explained himself when he was like this. He just gave commands and expected to be obeyed. And she would obey, no matter who she had to expose herself to; modesty was a luxury shinobi were not allowed to have.
"And you." The Rokudaime Hokage started as he lifted Yashima up by her hair causing her to cry out in pain. He grabbed the front of her gown and tore it from her body, exposing Yashima's breasts to the world. "You are going to pay Hanabi back for the harm you caused her." His foot lashed out twice in rapid succession, too quick for anyone to follow, and shattered both of Yashima's kneecaps causing the young woman to cry out in agony. He dragged her over to other large circle on the scroll and slammed her down on the ground, positioning her so that her stomach was over the circle much like Hanabi. "DO. NOT. MOVE!" Like before Yashima obeyed, too emotionally overpowered to consider doing anything else.
The last leader of Konoha knelt just before the very center of the scroll where a pair of circles overlapped each other and all the lines that radiated from the two circles at the edges congregated upon. The Hokage charged chakra into his hands as he flipped through several hand seals. "Chakra Tensō Fuin!" he shouted as he slammed his hands down upon the overlapping circles in the center of the scroll. Black lines slithered up Yashima's and Hanabi's stomach to form a circle with a set of rune characters lining it directly above the circle on the scroll. This technique wasn't like the standard chakra transfer technique that many shinobi could use. This one was far more complete, far more potent. It didn't just take the chakra from one body and transfer it to the other.
It took everything even remotely related to the chakra. It was the first attempt to simply rip everything that made Madara's body function and seal it somewhere else. The issue came with getting Madara disabled long enough to perform it the technique, which just wasn't going to happen.
When Naruto was in his 'Hokage' mode all his thoughts became focused towards achieving a specific goal. When it came to developing plans and strategies to achieve that specific goal no one could rival him, not even Shikamaru. The tunnel vision had its downsides but here, in this world, they weren't even noticeable. While in that mode, and garbed as the Hokage of Konoha, Naruto ceased to be Naruto. He became the leader of Konoha, nothing more, nothing less.
The Hokage had noted one very curious and interesting thing when he had laid eyes on Yashima. She was producing an enormous amount of chakra, but she wasn't doing any chakra moulding. Something inside her was simply 'producing' it. While he couldn't see a person's tenketsu or chakra coil he could sense how it flows through the body and whether or not the coils are being strained. Neither was the case here. The chakra wasn't flowing through the coils like normal; it was simply permeating through the entire body without using any noticeable pathways.
Regardless though, it was definitely chakra.
Yashima began to scream and writhe as pure agony ripped through her body. Once the seal had been activated it locked the person and place, preventing them from moving, all Yashima could do was scream.
Brilliant blue chakra began to flow out of Yashima and began to following the trail of lines drawn in the scroll. As the chakra converged on the overlapping circles and began to slither across the he began to adjust the chakra so that it was more compatible with Hanabi. Even though it was chakra, it was still slightly different since it was someone else's. The process took far longer than he had originally thought lasting almost thirty minutes. Yashima had far more chakra than he had originally guessed. The young woman probably had no idea how to utilize it properly. It was at the very end of the transfer that something peculiar happened. A soft blue glowing orb, that seemed to pulsate and generate chakra from literally nothing, was ripped out of Yashima's stomach. Once free it began to slowly float across the scroll as it was pulled along with the rest of the chakra being transferred into Hanabi.
The Rokudaime analyzed the sphere of chakra carefully as it reached the overlapping circles his hands were placed over. He realized that this was the source of the young woman's power. It seemed to generate chakra at a constant rate and in certain emotionally charged states it would ramp up its production to match the unconscious demands of its host.
And then the orb of chakra was passed him and continued on over to Hanabi. It quivered for a few moments, almost as if it was alive, before it slowly settled into Hanabi, disappearing seamlessly into her without causing a single blemish on her skin. The number 84 began to glow brightly on her stomach for a moment before it faded away. Hanabi gasped in ecstasy as an incredible feeling spread throughout her body. It was like being reunited with a long lost lover, as if a missing piece of her had finally returned.
She could feel her chakra again, and what's more, she could manipulate it. Tears of joy began to leak unbidden from Hanabi's eyes as she stared up into the starry sky. Yashima however hadn't fared as well. Her eyes were open and staring up at the night sky empty and lifeless. With the seals job done all the ink markings glowed red for a moment before disappearing with a sizzling sound. A few moments later and the scroll was completely blank. Junichi could only stare on in shock and horror at what he had just witnessed. Just like that, he had lost his Sekirei; the only person in the whole world that had actually cared about him.
The Hokage stood up and stared at Junichi without expression. Hanabi had been healed; Yashima had been punished and dealt with. Now there was just one final task to take care of. "Lotus!" He commanded.
In a flash Hanabi was at her Hokage's side, "Yes Hokage-sama." She hadn't bothered to put her shirt back on but no one present took notice.
"Deal with this eyesore however you see fit." The Hokage waved his hand at Junichi as if he was nothing more than trash, "Just ensure that he does not live."
"As you command my lord Hokage." Hanabi responded as she stood up walked over to Junichi. Countless methods of eliminating Junichi flashed through her mind, painful, torturous methods. He had insulted her multiple times and tried to beat her into submission with his companion. What's worse he had shown complete and total disrespect and disregard for the female species. Her righteous feminine fury would deny nothing less than pure agony. Hanabi couldn't, wouldn't, show any outward emotion while she completed this task for her leader but that didn't mean she couldn't anticipate and enjoy it on the inside.
In the end she decided to kill two birds with one stone. Junichi and how much of her abilities had been returned. "Byakugan!" Hanabi shouted and there it was, oh how glorious it was for her to be able to see again, to truly see. The veins around Hanabi's eyes bulged as her bloodline activated granting her 360 degree x-ray vision in a five mile radius. Oh how she had longed for this. She had always taken her bloodline for granted. It wasn't until she had lost it that she realized just how much a part of her it had truly been, how much she 'needed' it.
Too Junichi however, it was a terrifying sight. Despite Hanabi's state of dress, or lack thereof, he couldn't focus on anything other than the demonic looking eyes that Hanabi was staring at him with. The killing intent that was rolling off her along with the engorged eyes and expressionless face would have made him soil himself if he hadn't already relieved himself of all he had earlier.
The last thing Junichi ever heard was, "Hakke Hyaku Nijūhachi Shō!"
x~X~x
"Sahashi-sama!" A worker at MBI ran up to Takami Sahashi, he was panting and gasping for breath as if he had just sprinted a marathon. The woman in question just kept walking on but she did beckon her hand for the man to continue. "Sahashi-sama! We just got a level 5 deactivation over at the east end of the city!"
Takami Sashashi whirled around in surprise. "A what? Who was it? Where did it happen? Which Ashikabi/Sekirei pair did it?" She demanded, bombarding the poor man with questions in rapid succession. There hadn't even been a level 4 deactivation thus far in the game, and now out of the blue there was a level 5? A level 5 deactivation was something they had wanted to avoid at all costs but knew would occur eventually.
She just never expected it to be so soon.
"I-I..." The man swallowed hard, he had never seen Takami this intense before it was more than a little daunting. "It was Yashima, Sekirei No. 84. Her Ashikabi is Junichi Tanigawa. From what we could tell it happened on a rooftop over on the east end." The man swallowed again, hard, this was the part he was dreading, "As for who did it... we don't know. There were no Sekirei signals aside from Yashima anywhere near the vicinity."
"Did you bother checking any of the satellites or surveillance footage?" Takami demanded, god she hated dealing with stupid people. Did they only ever think to use the Sekirei tracking devices? God what she wouldn't give to have an aid that could think. Minaka didn't count because he was bat-shit crazy. "Get me a laptop and meet me at the helicopter. Since you're useless as a tracker, you're now going to be fetching and cleaning my shit for the rest of your career, now MOVE!" Takami barked at the scared worker.
The man whimpered in despair as he fled back down the hallway. The last person assigned to be Takami's gopher had thrown themselves from the top of the MBI tower in under two weeks. He spent the entire journey towards the ground babbling in horror about chains and saw horses.
Takami was soon in the air in an MBI helicopter on her way towards the site of the down Sekirei while a second helicopter followed closed behind with a member of the discipline squad, Haihane, just in case there was some trouble at the site. A level 5 deactivation meant that whoever did it had no regard for the life they were taking. In her lap was a portable computer that she was typing away at furiously. She was getting frustrated at the lack of results though. The morons hadn't thought to manoeuvre any of the satellites lens so that adequate footage of scene could be obtained. The building was too tall for any regular video surveillance footage to catch a glimpse; those cameras were always pointed down not up.
Takami still hadn't discovered anything by the time they had arrived at the site of the battle. The rooftop was only large enough for a single helicopter to land so she signaled for the other helicopter to land on the neighbouring building.
The head of MBI's Sekirei Project hopped out of the helicopter before it had even finished landing, some of her personal security guards following close behind in full combat gear, as she hurried over to the downed Sekirei. She arrived at a curious sight though. Yashima had some visible bruises and cuts, but nothing to signify a level five deactivation. It was well known that Junichi was an abusive Ashikabi so most of it was probably done by him. However whatever had happened to Yashima spoke of unbearable pain if her face was anything to go by. She looked as if she had died screaming in agony.
"Ma'am you should look at this!" One of her security detail said from across the rooftop. Takami looked up from the fallen Sekirei and started to head over to the location her guard had indicated. In her place a couple of scientists knelt down beside Yashima's corpse to do a preliminary autopsy.
"What is it; I highly doubt it's as sig..." Takami trailed off as she stared at Junichi's dead body that was still crucified to the wall. Takami blanched slightly and shuddered as she gathered her wits and settled her stomach. Junichi was dead just like his Sekirei, but while his Sekirei had no visible life threatening wounds, Junichi...
"I think there's more of him laying on the ground here than there is inside the body." One of the security detail muttered as he stared at the corpse in shock. The body, or what was left of it, was still crucified to the wall but the chest had been ruptured. As if there had been a massive build up of pressure inside his chest that had just violently exploded outwards.
The most curious sight however was a pair of balls shoved in his mouth. From the looks of it, they appeared to be his own.
This was a problem. They may have been able to cover up a dead Sekirei, they didn't actually exist on any government registry, or a member of the security detail, they could just say he died in the line of duty. However for an Ashikabi to be dead, a supposedly regular run of the mill citizen, that was going to cause some questions to be raised.
"Whoever did this is a sick bastard." A second member of the security detail muttered as he glared at the horizon, wishing he could see who had done this. Takami wasn't quite so ready to label the attacker that yet. While it was a terrible scene, there were too many unknown variables to make a guess as to motive or cause. That and she was well aware of Junichi's personality. His Sekirei made him feel empowered, and if he had accosted the wrong individual, say a yakuza boss or even Higa Izumi, that man wouldn't hesitate to kill, then things could have easily gotten messy real fast.
Takami was only glad that Junichi was pretty much an outcast from every inch of society otherwise this would have been a far more difficult problem to cover up.
"Impossible!" A cry rang out from across the rooftop, bringing Takami's attention back to the fallen Sekirei.
"What's impossible?" Takami said as she rushed over.
"The Sekirei core! It's gone!" The female scientist said as she went over the readings on her device.
"What do you mean gone?" Takami demanded as she knelt down beside the scientist and start to go over the results. This was unprecedented. The core of a Sekirei was basically their spirit, it WAS them. Without it they were just a lump of flesh. No level of technology anyone possessed could forcefully remove it from a Sekirei. Even No. 88 Musubi hadn't lost her core when she had been kidnapped. It had simply been damaged beyond repair when multiple extraction attempts had failed. When No. 08 Yume had sacrificed her core to save Musubi it had been willingly, and there hadn't been any use of technology involved.
Takami's eyes widened in surprise. Whoever did this knew what technique Yume had used to save Musubi. This was bad; whoever this mystery assailant was they possessed a technique that defied technological explanations. They could conceivably manipulate Sekirei at a level beyond even what MBI could accomplish.
Which brought up yet another disturbing fact. If No. 84's core had been removed, they could no longer track it. The tracking device had been associated with the crest, not the core. It was superficial at best. There was a Sekirei, or at least a Sekirei's power, running lose out there without any restraints.
And if it were to be sold to foreign governments or foreign corporations. If the technique used to extract the core got out.
Takami stood up quickly, she had to move quickly and pray that whatever had taken the core wasn't already on their way out of the city. "Gather the corpses quickly, we need to head back to MBI. We'll do a more thorough study of them when we get back to Headquarters. We need to place extra security measures into motion sooner than we had anticipated. Shinto Teito is now in lockdown. Nothing gets in or out unless we let it."
x~X~x
It was well after midnight when Naruto and Hanabi finally made it back to their condo. It had been quite the night for the two of them. It had been a long day and to finish it with a fight such as that was both mentally and emotionally exhausted. Physically both could go on for quite a bit longer.
Naruto had been returning with the ice cream when he had felt a massive chakra flare in the distance. He had disregarded it for a moment before realizing it had come from the rooftop where he had left Hanabi. He had used the Hiraishin no Jutsu to get there instantaneously, and just in time too. Hanabi would have died, or been close to death, if he had arrived even a moment later. Naruto could only use that jutsu to teleport to Hanabi. He hadn't been able to compress the seal small enough to put on projectiles like his father had. Hanabi however had the seal on her outer left thigh and it allowed him to be at her side in an instant.
Naruto's 'Hokage' mode disappeared the moment Junichi had been executed leaving Naruto feeling exhausted and spent. He never was able to keep it up for very long, and maintaining it over the course of the sealing was tiresome. It was one of the side effects of his focus so to speak. Every ounce of his being became focused and heightened and while it allowed him to think at super-human speeds it drained him incredibly quickly. It was similar to opening the celestial gates for the body, except these were mental gates placed on an individual's mind that prevented them from over-exerting their mind and thus burning out.
The two of them had agreed to head home after that. Naruto had rolled the blank scroll back up and tucked it into the bandoleer before he reverted back to his civilian clothing. He didn't want to leave any evidence of what had transpired behind.
As the two entered the condo Hanabi wandered over to the couch and sat down. Naruto locked the door behind her and joined her on the sofa. He wrapped his arms around Hanabi and pulled her into his chest. "I'm so glad I got there in time. If I had lost you, I don't know what I would have done." Naruto murmured softly as he kissed the top of her head.
Hanabi just blushed lightly and pressed her index fingers together. She loved it when Naruto became all cuddly like this. She lifted her head and gave Naruto a gentle smile before she nuzzled her face into his neck. "Nothing's going to happen to me now. I have my chakra back, I have my clan techniques, I have all my strength. I can take care of myself now." Hanabi replied softly.
Naruto shifted a little and raised Hanabi's head so that he could look her in the eyes. "You should never get over-confident, what if..."
"Shhh..." Hanabi said as she placed a finger on his lips. "IF that happens, and I doubt it will since I will always have you come to my rescue, I want you to move on." Hanabi said seriously. When Naruto opened his mouth to protest Hanabi frowned, just a little, and Naruto hushed up. "I'm serious. I don't want you to ever forget me, but I don't want you to mope around for the rest of your life. You deserve to be happy, and for as long as I'm here, I'll give you whatever happiness I can."
Naruto sighed in exasperation. "I can never win with you can I?" He murmured as he licked Hanabi's finger. Hanabi let out a little squeak as she hurriedly pulled her finger back. Naruto smiled at her as he bent forward and kissed her passionately.
Hanabi returned the kiss with equal fervor when suddenly Hanabi's chakra spiked to enormous levels. A brilliant blue light filled the room as baby blue petals sprouted from Hanabi's back in the shape of a multi-layered lotus, filling the room in its entirety. Where the wings reached the walls they bent and conformed to the shape of the room.
Even more startling than the light show in the room was what happened inside. Naruto felt his chakra enter Hanabi and in return Hanabi's chakra entered him. There was a snap like something being pulled taunt and suddenly they both became intimately aware of what the other was feeling as an unbreakable bond formed between the two. Unbeknownst to either the number 84 appeared beneath Hanabi's shirt and glowed with a brilliant blue light that matched the wings extending behind her.
"What the hell just happened?" Naruto asked as he pulled away in shock. He wasn't entirely upset with what happened, it's not like he had anything to hide from Hanabi anymore, but some warning would have been nice.
Hanabi looked behind her in wonder as she stared at the wings that had erupted behind her. They were identical to the ones that Yashima had appeared when Junichi had kissed her.
Naruto... "I'm not entirely sure." Hanabi said as she admired her new accessories. The light started to die down as the wings faded away. "But the same thing appeared behind Yashima, that's the women you defeated on the rooftop, when that scum of mankind kissed her."
Naruto. "Huh, I wonder what it means." Naruto thought as he processed what had just happened. "Do you think it would happen every time we kissed? That could become quite awkward."
"I like them though." Hanabi said with a playful sniff.
NARUTO! A shout slammed through Naruto's head as Kurama forced his voice past all of Naruto's conscious thought. Hanabi saw her love wince and hold his head slightly. She suddenly became worried that the bonding had an adverse affect on Naruto.
Naruto saw noticed her worry through the bond and gave her a wan smile. "Don't worry, just my inner fuzzy giving me a headache, I'll be right back." Naruto replied as his eyes glazed over. Hanabi nodded and brought Naruto's head down to rest on her shoulder.
Naruto stomped across the grassy field as he headed towards Kurama's location. Ever since he had unlocked the seal around Kurama and became friends the two had worked together to make Naruto's mindscape a little more hospitable than a damp musty sewer. Now it was a large endless plain of soft green grass and the assortment of flowers here and there. There were gentle hills and the odd valleys but it was otherwise flat. Kurama enjoyed relaxing in the valleys.
As Naruto crested the hill and approached the nine-tailed demon he snapped, "What do you want? I'm trying to have an intimate moment..." Naruto blinked once when saw it, then he blinked again. He rubbed his eyes and blinked a third time. It was still there.
"What the hell is that?"
Author's Note: I tried to do something in this story, I'm not sure if I succeeded or not. I want to place the emphasis on Naruto's 'Hokage' mode. I wanted it to seem that when he wore that gear, and acted like that, that Naruto ceased to exist and that there was only 'The Hokage'. I'm not sure if I was able to convey it properly or if I made it seem to forced with the overuse of certain words. Please get back to me on your comments, it'll decide how I handle any future situations when Naruto enters that state, and there will be future situations that require it.
Next chapter is canon starts, at least that's the plan anyways.
Also, the next chapter will be delayed. 2 things hit me, Planetside 2 being one of them, really enjoying that, and the second one is that someone stole my USB stick with my story so I lost all my latest work including 2 chapters worth of writing. So it's going to take some time to get back up to where I was. I have some backups but they're a couple weeks old meaning while I have most of my work. However until I at least get up to where I was and finish the chapter I was working on I won't be posting another chapter, well not unless 3 weeks come and go.
Jutsu List
I won't list any jutsu's that were listed in earlier chapters so if there is a technique in this chapter that doesn't appear here, it means it appeared in an earlier chapter.
Naruto:
Chakra Tensō Fuin (Chakra Transfer Seal)
This is a C-Rank technique. It's fairly easy to initiate and utilize once the scroll has been created, the difficulty lies only the creation itself. Normally it's meant to be used as a life saving procedure to help regulate and enhance chakra in someone that was suffering from chakra exhaustion. But if kept up for too long it could cause chakra exhaustion and death in the person that is having the chakra transferred from.
Naruto's technique is a little different from the norm in that he has the ability to analyze, monitor, and adjust any chakra that is being transferred through the seal, like a man-in-the-middle situation.
Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique)