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.
Before I begin I'll just say that this chapter was the most difficult to write so far. I want to get Naruto over to Izumo Inn eventually but I had a difficult time figuring out just 'how' to do it. I hope what I have done here is believable and makes sense. I have so many ideas and plans thought out for this story, however getting Naruto to Izumo Inn wasn't one of them. Well actually I sort of did have one but it got scrapped early on because it wasn't realistic.
A bit more on Naruto's Sekirei. Most of them are not canon, not really anyways, and by canon I mean they're not the Sekirei Minato ended up with. I will say this though, one of them you will never guess, not until it actually happens. That's the one I'm the most excited about writing for.
And finally I'm hoping I'm not making Naruto seem too perfect like a Gary Stu or anything. It's hard though when he's just so much more powerful than anyone and everyone else in the city. I'm trying to avoid the whole Gary Stu thing by having shit go wrong around him, having problems that arise that can't be solved through sheer power. I have more things planned for the future so hopefully if he appears like a Gary Stu now, he won't pretty soon.
Also, I tried a new type of flashback this time, let me know what you think.
Review Responses: I'll make a little power chart. I don't want to list them all as that could ruin some suspense. The rating will be from 1 to 100 with 1 being the average citizen and 10 being the strongest person currently in my story.
100 - Sage Mode + Kyubified Naruto (Either version, 100 is misleading, it's so far off the charts it's stupid.)
93 - Kyubified Naruto Version 1 (Cooperative Biju Form)
91 - Kyubified Naruto Version 2 (Yellow Chakra Form)
90 - ?
88 - Sage Mode Naruto
88 - Miya
And that's all I'm going to say for now, I know, I'm such a tease. And don't try and compare manga Naruto with this Naruto. This Naruto has 8 more years of experience and growth to back his ability. Miya would be stronger than the current Sage Mode + Kyubified Naruto in the manga. Also do note that for matches that are close the advantage can easily sway one way or another based on personal condition, surroundings, props and just blind chance. Also Sage Mode + Kyubified Naruto may seem like it could overpower everyone but something will be revealed later on in the story that will help ease your worries about an OP Naruto. People that think outside the box will probably have already figured it out. Just think about the requirements for Sage Mode and you'll understand.
About Seo pocketing the item. First off it is very possible for him to do that without being noticed. Seo is very good at sleight of hand things. With both his Sekirei following him neither Naruto nor Hanabi, who was seated, could even see his arms and what they were doing. Hanabi also didn't have her bloodline activated; she didn't want Seo to know about it.
Now for as to whom it was in the shadows, well really there's only 1 other person beside Hanabi that Naruto would tune out at that point in time. As for their identity, it wasn't really meant to be a secret but only one reviewer actually figured out who it was. I'm not going to spoil it but I am going to say that this isn't an OC and while in the anime/manga this Sekirei DID have a Yin-Yang symbol in her eyes, it wasn't all the time. In my story it will be a permanent feature. I'm using my artistic license on this aspect.
Besides, Naruto had good reason to be VERY distracted. I don't know about you but I'd have my surroundings tuned out if I had a mature and very naked Hanabi beneath me.
Chapter 5: Eviction
Naruto walked across the grassy field that was his mindscape as he looked for Kurama. Although it felt like forever it really hadn't been that long since he had last talked to his friend. He had hoped that Kurama had come to some conclusion about the strange accessories they had acquired.
When he finally found the fuzzball, Kurama could be notoriously difficult to find, despite being the size of a skyscraper, when he didn't want to be, he found the fox sleeping.
"Wake up Kurama!" Naruto shouted as he approached the fox. The orb of light was still there floating lazily above Kurama's head like it didn't have a worry in the world.
The fox lazily opened one eye and gazed at Naruto as he approached and snorted, "So you finally went ahead and did it huh?" Kurama said with amusement. "You sure waited awhile, what were you waiting for? Your balls to drop?"
Naruto blushed, he forgot that because Kurama was now out of his cage he could see and feel everything he did. "Oh shut it." Naruto snapped back, "You know as well as I do that we weren't afforded that luxury during the war."
Naruto sighed and he brushed some hair from his face. It was starting to get long again and he was going to have to do something about it. "I wanted to know if you figured anything out about these glowing balls of ours."
Kurama yawned as he slowly got to his feet. "Ya, I think I've figured it out for the most part." The fox said as he glanced over Naruto's shoulder at his orbs. "Or at least your orbs anyways. I'm still trying to figure out what mine is."
Naruto nodded thoughtfully, "That's good, wait what? Orbs?" Kurama had said orbs, that was plural. He turned his head quickly from side to side and sure enough there was another orb, or rather set of orbs this time. There was the blue orb as usual, although it seemed to have a slight pinkish cast to it at the moment. However in addition to the blue orb was another pair of orbs. One of them was a large pink orb, although it appeared to be heavily damaged from the cracks that spider webbed through it while another, smaller orb of pure white, circled around it the larger orb repairing the cracks as fast as they appeared. "What the hell is this?"
"When that brown haired girl kissed you I felt a second connection attach itself to your consciousness." Kurama said as he explained what he had seen and felt. "That pair of orbs appear to be connected with that 'Sekirei' you 'winged' last night. I hadn't noticed with Hanabi because I hadn't been paying attention." He would never admit to Naruto what he had been distracted by, "And if that's the case then the other orb would belong to..."
"Hanabi." Naruto finished for Kurama as he lifted his hands up to the orbs. They obediently landed in the palm of his hands, the blue orb in his right and the pink/white orb duo in his left. Naruto closed his eyes and stretched out his senses as he felt the orbs out. "These orbs represent their feelings." Naruto said.
Kurama shook his head as he sat down upon his hind legs. "Not quite, they're connected to their feelings, but those orbs represent something far more, something far deeper. In a sense you could consider it a piece of their soul. Those orbs are more than likely the mental representation of the unbreakable bond that 'Seo' character was mentioning last night." Kurama rumbled as he eyed his own ball for a moment before he returned his gaze back to Naruto. "Although I imagine they're only unbreakable for the average human. Since you're probably the only person alive who can manifest a mindscape like this it's probably not 'unbreakable' for you." Even in the Elemental Nations very few people had a mindscape. Usually it was only very powerful Genjutsu users and the hosts of the tailed-beasts that had one.
Naruto shook his head vigorously. "Never, I'll never betray Musubi or Hanabi like that. I'll protect the both of them with my life." Naruto declared fiercely as he eyed the symbols of his connection with the two women in his life.
"Another thing to be aware of." Kurama rumbled. "Hanabi's soul appears to be connected to this orb floating around me. Musubi's however, is not. It appears to be connected to something else outside of your mindscape. I'll keep an eye on the connection to ensure nothing happens. There are already enough weird things going on in your mind, I don't want more to appear." Despite being trapped inside Naruto the giant fox was happier where he was than he had ever been before save in the early days with the Sage of the Six Paths. Naruto was the first real friend he'd ever had after the sage had passed away. He would do his part to keep his friend safe and well, and that included protecting what he protected.
"Well that solves some of the riddles at least." Naruto said with relief. "At least we know the orbs aren't dangerous."
"We don't know that yet." Kurama said, warning Naruto against being too optimistic. "We still don't know why 'I' have an orb hovering around myself. We also don't know what sort of long term effects having those orbs would do to you. You've already fallen in love with Musubi faster than normal. After you got over your crush on Sakura you never were very quick to fall in love again."
"Maybe I'm just finally allowing myself to feel?" Naruto offered. Kurama just stared at him. Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly, "Ya I don't believe a word of what I said myself either." Naruto sighed as he stared at the grass before him, "I'll be careful."
Kurama nodded in agreement, "That's all I want of you. I don't believe Musubi herself is a threat or a danger either. However we just simply don't know enough about this situation we're in to drop our guard entirely."
"Thanks Kurama."
"You're welcome Naruto, and I'm looking forward to seeing you teach Musubi about 'sex'"
Naruto phased out of the mindscape, his face lighting up in a huge blush. "Stupid perverted fox." He mumbled just before he disappeared entirely. Although he had to admit he was looking forward to it as well.
x~X~x
"Good morning Ashikabi-sama." Two voices whispered into his ears as he opened his eyes. Someone nibbled on his right ear as a hand slid between his legs while another pair of lips covered his own. A brilliant pink light filled the room as eight pink wings erupted from Musubi's Sekirei crest.
As the pair of lips pulled away Naruto opened his eyes and gazed up into the smiling face of Musubi. "Good Morning Naruto-sama. Hanabi said this is how you liked to be woken up." Musubi said with a smile as she held her breasts in her hands. She was kneeling on the bed just to Naruto's left still clad in only a pair of white panties.
Naruto admired the sight, he really was a lucky guy, too bad Musubi was far too innocent to take advantage of at this time. He'd have to wait until much later to teach her about sex with Hanabi. "I can't say I didn't like it." Naruto said with a grin as he turned his head to look at Hanabi who was smiling at him as well. The hand was still working itself between his legs as he raised an eyebrow at the pale-eyed beauty. "Last night certainly made you a lot bolder." Naruto teased as he kissed Hanabi on the nose.
Hanabi blushed but didn't stop her ministrations. "I haven't got a clue what you're talking about. Ashikabi-sama." Hanabi replied with a grin.
"Are you a Sekirei too? Is Naruto-sama your Ashikabi as well?" Musubi asked Hanabi as Musubi turned to stare at her.
Naruto groaned for two different reasons, "No, she just likes to tease me." Naruto said with a grunt as Hanabi finished her effort. The sheets bucked a couple times but Musubi didn't seem to notice.
Hanabi sat up in bed allowing the covers to pool around her as she stretched her arms out to either side. Naruto got another eyeful of Hanabi's perfect breasts and he quickly stiffened again despite having just been pleasured. Yet again Naruto could only thank the Log for bringing him and Hanabi together. When he was younger he never even considered the possibility that one day he would be with such perfection.
Hanabi smiled down at Naruto, well aware of the show she was giving him. "Come on Musubi, let's go start breakfast. I think our Ashikabi-sama here needs to clean up in the bathroom before he does anything." Hanabi said with a grin as she glanced down at the tent rising under the bed sheets.
"Can I join him? I can wash his back for him!"
Hanabi gave Musubi an odd look for a moment before realizing she hadn't even considered the sexual implications of that statement. "Maybe another time, I want to show you how to make breakfast."
"Okay!" Musubi said cheerfully as she hopped out of the bed. Hanabi followed suit revealing that she still wasn't anything from their little exercise last night. Naruto's eyes stayed glued to her perfectly toned ass as she sashayed her way out of the room. Musubi quickly followed as well, neither had bothered to put any clothes on.
"Last night definitely made her much bolder." Naruto said after the two had left. He lifted the covers and looked down. "And these are going to need to be washed, maybe even replaced." Naruto sniffed the air a moment. "Definitely replaced."
Naruto wasn't in the shower very long. Like most guys he could get in, get cleaned, and get out in under ten minutes if there wasn't a beautiful woman in there to keep him distracted. Most guys could break five minutes easy if there was a beautiful girl waiting for them outside the shower, and Naruto had two. It was only four minutes later that Naruto walked out of the bathroom, cleaned and dressed with his regular civilian clothing.
Some voices drifted from the kitchen into the bedroom. "...and that's how you prepare the egg properly." Hanabi said, the sound of something sizzling on a pan accompanied Hanabi's explanation.
"But I don't understand." That was Musubi Naruto noted as he left the bedroom and entered the living room. "Why not just eat it as it is? It looks good enough already."
As Naruto turned to the sound of Musubi's voice he stopped and stared at the sight he saw. Musubi was there, of course, beside Hanabi looking over her shoulder at the stove where Hanabi appeared to be making some bacon and eggs, just like yesterday. And while Musubi was definitely attractive, and nearly naked, it was Hanabi that caught Naruto's attention.
"Naked Apron." Naruto muttered as he stared at yet another male fantasy come to life. A beautiful women wearing nothing but an apron cooking breakfast.
At the sound of his voice Hanabi turned and smiled at Naruto. "I see you're finished in the bathroom." Hanabi noted, taking in Naruto's appearance. Hanabi turned to Musubi, "Why don't you go get cleaned up? I'll have breakfast ready for you when you're done."
"Will Musubi get extra bacon?" She asked with big watery eyes. She really liked the smell the bacon was giving off.
"Yes, you'll get extra bacon." Hanabi said with a laugh as she gently pushed Musubi towards the bedroom.
"Yes! Musubi will be back after she takes a bath!" Musubi said as she ran into the bedroom.
Hanabi watched her leave with an amused grin. "I can't believe I was ever jealous of her. She's like a big kid." Hanabi said as she turned to Naruto. "Well? Are you just going to stand there with your jaw hanging open?"
Naruto shook his head clear and walked over to Hanabi. "I swear every time I see you, you're more and more beautiful than before." Naruto said as he hugged her.
Hanabi blushed ever so slightly at the compliment and leaned into the hug. "What a nice thing to say." She replied. She turned around and went back to cooking breakfast or at least she tried to go back to cooking. Naruto still had his arms draped across her shoulders so he snaked them down the front of her apron. He bent his head down and began to place butterfly kisses on the side of Hanabi's neck. Hanabi lips parted slightly as she moaned softly. She was still trying to concentrate on the meal before her as Naruto began to massage her breasts. "Naruto... I can't concentrate when you do that." She gasped out and began to squirm.
"Sorry." He began to move his hands more vigorously, "But after last night I just can't help myself. It's like a dam that had held back an ocean of desire has been opened." Naruto murmured as he kissed the top of Hanabi's head.
"I guess I'll have to do my best to hold the flood waters back." Hanabi replied lustily, she was becoming very aroused by this and she squirmed some more, "I wouldn't want you to unleash yourself on Musubi just yet. She wouldn't even understand what you were doing."
"If you keep grinding your ass like that against me you'll find out just how much flood water you'll have to hold back." Naruto whispered.
Hanabi looked up at Naruto and smiled, that didn't sound quite so bad right now.
x~X~x
As Musubi left the bathroom, now garbed in her original version of the shrine maiden outfit she noticed Naruto escorting a slightly limping Hanabi into the bedroom. Hanabi had lost her apron somewhere and Naruto looked quite a bit more disheveled than he had been just twenty minutes earlier.
Hanabi was muttering something about counter-tops not being as good as the magazines had suggested along with a half-hearted threat to burn the whole lot of them. This of course didn't make any sense to Musubi but she simply chocked it up to her inexperience with the real world. Naruto just seemed amused by the whole situation overall.
Hanabi smiled up at Musubi as they passed each other. "Breakfast is ready and on the table. Just go ahead and have what you want. I need to clean myself up before I eat anything."
"Alright, Musubi will make sure to save some for Naruto-sama and Hanabi-sama." Musubi replied as she jogged towards the door. She stopped for a moment and turned to look at Hanabi, a thoughtful look crossed her face. "Did you spill some breakfast on you when you were cooking? Is that why you're cleaning up?" Musubi asked curiously.
Hanabi frowned, "No, I don't believe so, why?"
"Because there's some egg whites on your leg." Musubi said cheerfully as she pointed at Hanabi's inner thigh. Then she was out the bedroom door to go find her breakfast.
Naruto and Hanabi both blushed fiercely. "It's times like this I'm glad she's as clueless as she is." Naruto said in a strained and embarrassed voice.
Hanabi could only nod in agreement.
x~X~x
A few weeks after Hanabi had left the hospital Naruto had discovered an interesting tidbit about his MBI card that Takami had probably over-looked. While most bank machines, it had taken awhile for Naruto to figure out how THOSE things worked, refused to allow any cash withdraws from the MBI card there were other ways to get cash using the MBI card.
For example buying a luxury car new and trading it to an underground car dealership or the Yakuza at a reduced price for cash. There was always a high demand for luxury items that couldn't be traced.
Naruto was careful though, if a bunch of luxury purchases suddenly appeared on the MBI card transaction list but Naruto was never seen using them there would be questons asked he didn't wnt to answer. Even if the item was just something that didn't seem likely that he would buy for his or Hanabi's personal use then they may get curious. He didn't want them to cancel his card. He wanted to dictate when he was finished with it.
However over the past two months he had made good use of this card to stockpile a load of cash in an undisclosed location in the northern section of the city. He knew the day would come when he'd have to ditch the card and he didn't want to be stuck penniless if he hadn't found a proper job by that time.
Hanabi knew about this as well but never mentioned anything. So long as they had the MBI card and stayed within Shinto Teito they didn't need cash. Because of those purchases and sales Naruto now had a little over sixteen million Yen in cash stashed away. He didn't have the proper paper work or credentials to open up a bank account, not that he'd trust a third party with his money even if he could.
Right now Naruto was considering making another purchase as he, Hanabi and Musubi perused the shelves of the store they were currently in. Naruto needed a new cell phone, his having been destroyed the night before, so that's where they were. The store wasn't very big, maybe four meters wide and nine meters deep although the ceiling was high. There was easily four two meters of clearance between his head and the ceiling. There were display cases that showcased some of the newest and greatest phones that had just come on the market. There were shelves on the walls that held the older models and versions, or the less popular ones. The store was inside a much large building, a shopping mall, Naruto had heard it called. It was in the eastern section of the city near their condo.
He was considering buying a dozen or so phones outright and selling most of them off. He could justify the purchase to MBI should they ask by stating he'd broken his last one in a fit of anger and he wanted spares for when it happened again.
In the end Naruto settled on a dozen phones of the same type. They were the new Galaxy Spiral S3 phones. They were great because of the customizability. They could be unlocked easily and have custom software placed on them. Naruto also liked the name. He didn't know what a Galaxy was, but it sounded cool, and you could never go wrong with spiral.
Musubi was staring at a bunch of non-smart phones in the back of the store as Naruto walked over to the counter. "I'd like a dozen of these phones." Naruto said as he placed one of the display versions of the Galaxy Spiral S3 on the counter. The girl behind the counter gave Naruto a queer look. "My phones tend to get accidentally… erm broken. I want extras just in case." He said apologetically as he shrugged sheepishly. The lady behind the counter just sighed as she went to get a dozen phones from the back room.
Naruto began to pat his pockets looking for the MBI card. "Shit." He said as he emptied out his pockets. The card wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"What's wrong?" Hanabi asked as she heard Naruto curse. She walked over to him and laid a hand on his arm.
"I forgot the MBI card at home."
Hanabi just smiled lightly, "Don't worry Naruto-kun, I'll head back and get it for you. Just keep Musubi company. It shouldn't take me more than ten minutes to get the card and return." The condo wasn't that big so it shouldn't take her that long to find it. It's not like there were very many places for something to hide in their place.
"Thanks Hanabi." Naruto replied. Hanabi gave Naruto another smile and quickly left the story as she made her way back to their place, taking the fastest route across the rooftops.
Musubi bounded over to Naruto. "Where did Hanabi go?" She asked curiously, she had noticed Hanabi leaving the store.
"She just went to get something for me back at the condo." Naruto replied as he put his arm around Musubi's shoulders. "Don't worry, she'll be back soon."
Musubi stared out the door thoughtfully for a moment before she turned back to Naruto. "If you had asked me, I would have gone for it for you." Musubi said with a pout. She wanted to be of service to her Ashikabi but he hadn't asked much of her thus far.
"That's quite alright Musubi." Naruto said as he guided her to one of the benches just outside the store. Naruto had idly noted that the girl at the counter hadn't returned yet. It shouldn't have taken that long to find the phones. "I'd rather get to know you better." He said as he sat down on the bench and patted the spot beside him.
Musubi beamed a smile at him and quickly sat beside him. "What do you want to know about Musubi?" She asked curiously.
"Well what kind of Sekirei are you?" Naruto wasn't worried about people overhearing. It was early in the morning during the work week. It was virtually empty here, especially since this mall wasn't exactly doing very well. It made getting deals easier since the people here were more desperate to sell than normal. "I get the feeling there are many different types. I've already encountered one that seemed to have gravity based powers and a pair of lightning bondage ladies." Naruto still couldn't believe those two would willingly run around wearing that sort of outfit, not that he was complaining or anything. It certainly accentuated their figures quite nicely.
Musubi pumped her fists forward like she was punching someone. "Musubi is a fist-type Sekirei!" She said proudly as she brought her hands back and opened them. "I'll fight all your enemies with these fists of mine Ashikabi-sama! And I will win!"
Naruto nodded as he put his arm back around Musubi's shoulders. So Musubi was a Taijutsu based Sekirei. That meant there was probably a lot he and Hanabi could teach her about fighting to get better. Had she been an elemental based Sekirei it could have made things much more difficult. The way he used his Ninjutsu seemed so different from how the bondage ladies used theirs.
Musubi leaned into Naruto's embrace and she laid her head down upon his shoulders. Naruto moved his arm down and wrapped it around her right arm and chest. "How would you like to be trained by me and Hanabi?" Naruto asked as he smiled down at the innocent girl in his arms. "We have some fighting experience; we could probably help make you stronger."
Musubi's eyes practically glowed in excitement, "Really? Oh thank you so much Naruto-sama!" Musuib gushed as her joy practically overflowed from her. Naruto could have sworn he saw happiness actually shoot from Musubi's eyes, "I have the best Ashikabi ever!"
What was taking that service representative so long to get his request from the backroom?
Naruto tensed as he felt a presence approach him that was different from the rest. He looked up from Musubi and noticed a well-dressed young man approaching him. He had short brown hair and brown eyes and appeared to be of average build for a Japanese man. He wore a pure white suit with a white dress shirt beneath it that was topped off with a red tie. Everything about him seemed perfectly normal, like he was nothing more than the son of a wealthy business man.
The only thing that set him apart from anyone else Naruto had met were the two odd facts that he was looking directly at Naruto as he approached and the two women trailing behind him. They weren't dressed like a regular citizen. One of the girls wore a tight fitting yellow and black jumpsuit while the other had purple hair and wore a white and blue dress that wouldn't have looked out of place a maid. He could also sense a large chakra signature from the both of them.
"Ah, Naruto Uzumaki, a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance." The well-dressed young man said as he stopped just before Naruto. He had a friendly smile on his face and his voice was light hearted as he addressed him but Naruto wasn't fooled. That smile never reached the eyes.
Still, there was no need to be hostile so long as the other party remained polite and courteous as well. Courtesy never really cost you anything. "It's good to see you as well, although I appear to be at a disadvantage here as I don't have your name." Naruto said with a grin as he returned the greeting.
The man held his hand out for Naruto to shake, "The name's Higa, Higa Izumi." The man with the false smile identified himself. Naruto shook the man's hand and nodded his head in acknowledgement.
"It's nice to meet you Mr. Izumi." Naruto replied, being polite. "Now what is it you want of me exactly? I hardly think you're the type of person who just randomly wanders about making friends with strangers." Naruto asked as he tried to get right to the point. The sooner he finished with Higa the sooner he could get back to something more pleasant, like enjoying Musubi's presence.
"Straight to the point I see." Higa said with amusement in his voice, "I can accept that. Word games can get tiresome." Higa folded his hands behind his back as he straightened slightly. "Then I'll get right to the point, I want you."
"Sorry I don't swing that way." Naruto said, quickly interrupting Higa. This was worse than anything he had thought could happen.
Higa frowned but held back an insulting retort, "Not in that way. I mean your services, you're a man with very unique capabilities." HQ compromised, Protocol 0 has been initiated. Regrouping at Alpha Point. Naruto didn't twitch a muscle as he interpreted the message.
"Capabilities?" Naruto asked, pretending he hadn't a clue what Higa was referring to.
"Please, don't think me a fool. I'm the heir of a powerful pharmaceutical company and why we may not have MBI's power and influence; we have our sources of information and unique individuals capable of obtaining… less accessible information." It seemed pharmaceutical companies in this world were the new spy networks because it always seemed to be them, not the government, that ran everything. "One of my associates witnessed you extracting something very interesting from that Sekirei Yashima, No. 84."
Naruto was beginning to wonder if he was going to have to leave three corpses in his wake before heading off to Alpha Point. He glanced down and looked at Musubi. Maybe not corpses then, he wasn't quite sure if he wanted to introduce Musubi to that world yet.
"Oh! Musubi remembers Yashima!" Musubi said excitedly. Most of the 80's had been adjusted at approximately the same time although she was only ever really close to a few of them. "She was being adjusted at the same time as I was. She was always so shy but really fun to talk to. How is she?"
Naruto looked away guiltily for a moment. "She… she was defeated. MBI should have her by now." Naruto said finally. He had to fight to keep the emotion from his voice.
Higa smirked as he gave Naruto a knowing look, "Yes, let's just go with that." Higa said as well, playing along with Naruto but letting the man know he had some blackmail material.
"Don't worry! When I win the Sekirei Plan I'll restore her so she can be reunited with her Ashikabi!" Musubi declared as her eyes fired up and fireworks exploded in the background. Naruto just swallowed hard but said nothing. That was not something he was going to look forward to explaining to Musubi. How was he supposed to explain to her that he'd killed her friend, ripped her power away and then gave it to Hanabi? That wasn't going to go over very well.
Higa just held his self-satisfied smirk on his face. "I don't like MBI." Higa admitted as he picked the conversation back up. "You could say we're rival companies. We've been around for over a century and then that upstart company comes out of nowhere and pushes us out of the way. The way they use their money to buy everything up, hush the media, buy out politicians and bureaucrats. It's despicable." Higa wasn't about to admit his company used the same tactics. "With your unique abilities, along with your Sekirei, together we can bring MBI down. If we isolated even one Sekirei and then used your technique on it we could gain significant power and influence the world over." There was no 'we' and they both knew it, although Higa wasn't aware that Naruto knew that. "We could topple everything that madman Minaka has planned." Higa wanted Naruto, his abilities and his Sekirei. They could really help him bring down MBI. He didn't care about this Sekirei Plan in the slightest. The Sekirei were nothing more than tools for him to use to achieve his goals. Naruto would be the same.
That and Higa did not allow any Ashikabi to run around free in his territory. If Naruto declined him here, well he had called in some insurance just in case.
Naruto frowned; he had really hoped that he had eliminated everyone that had seen that technique. What's worse is if they saw that, they must have seen everything else he did, Hanabi included. This Higa fellow had a lot of blackmail material. Naruto wasn't so naïve to think that Higa had come here without some sort of backup plan in place. There's no way a leader would step forward unless they felt they held every advantage and Higa looked very much like someone trying to take lead.
While Naruto didn't particularly trust MBI, he didn't outright dislike them either. Minaka may be completely insane but that didn't mean everyone else was. Plus he hadn't done anything to actively hurt him or the people he cared about, quite the opposite actually.
Still Naruto didn't want to side with either group. MBI wasn't trust worthy and was ran by a madman. Higa looked to be even less trustworthy if his choice of words were anything to go by. His safest bet would be to decline. He wasn't close to anyone that wasn't capable of defending themselves.
"I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline." Naruto said after a few moments of thinking, "It's not that I'm siding with Minaka, that madman needs to die, but I just don't feel comfortable using that technique a second time." That was a better way than just flat out refusing.
Higa frowned but he had expected as much from what his sources had been able to find out about Naruto. He knew Naruto has had deals with some unsavoury sorts and to get out of those dealings unscathed meant he was more than a little experienced in the art of verbal warfare.
"Well, if that's your decision, I will accept it for now, but do think it over. I'm sure in the coming days you'll want to reconsider my offer." Higa said with a smile that practically screamed 'I know something you don't'.
Naruto smiled back, "I thank you for the offer; I was looking for a job, but not that kind. If I change my mind I'll let you know." Naruto replied as he waved farewell to the Ashikabi.
"We'll be in touch" Higa finished as he continued past Naruto and headed out of the mall.
When Higa and his companions were out of sight Naruto scowled in the direction he had went and quickly stood up. "Come on Musubi, we need to go, quick." He was worried about Hanabi. If she was heading to Alpha Point zero then that meant she expected to be chased and was heading to the one area she would be certain no one would follow.
"What's wrong Naruto-sama?" Musubi asked, picking up on the turbulent emotions roiling around inside him. She didn't like to see him like this.
"Hanabi's in trouble, we gotta go."
Musubi gasped and began to pull Naruto in a random direction. "What are we waiting here for? Let's go save her!"
Naruto placed a hand on Musubi's arm. "We are, but she's not east of here. We're heading north." Naruto still couldn't help but notice that the lady at the counter of the phone store never did return.
If Naruto had stayed a few minutes longer however he would have noticed some blood spilling out under the door to the backroom.
x~X~x
Hanabi was pensive as she walked down the hallway of the building to her home. Something about the whole situation bugged her. While Naruto was the kind of person that often forgot things that only applied to small things like forgetting toiletries while going on a camping trip. When it came to money, especially something like the MBI card, he would never misplace it. It was something he had developed while he lived alone as a kid, where every cent he lost could mean a missed meal. Naruto was damn near close to paranoid when it came to money.
Hanabi reached their condo and reached for the door when she suddenly stopped. Her eyes narrowed as she noticed that it had been opened recently. The electronic lock looked as if it had some foreign item placed in it and the senbon needles she had place just right were out of place. They would only shift if the door had been opened.
A sudden memory flashed through Hanabi's mind.
It had just been her father's usual trip to the fire capital. He made the trip every year at around this time. It wasn't supposed to be nothing but routine. Her father kept close relations with the Daimyo, being the oldest and most powerful clan in Konoha. The roads were safe, at least safe enough for two heavily trained Hyuga Branch member guards, Hiashi and Hanabi. The last reports from a few days ago had put Madara up in Kumogakure.
It was late in the day and they had just arrived at the first way-station on the way to the fire capital. These buildings were half underground. The standard facilities were above ground such as the guard station, rooms for rent, and a lounge where you could rest. Beneath the station was a storage area and a fallback area should they ever be attacked. In addition there was an escape route that could be used to evacuate VIP's. The way stations were maintained by both Konoha shinobi and members of the Daimyo's imperial forces.
When they arrived at the front door Hiashi stopped and knocked lightly. The guards should have seen them coming and had been ready for them. Hiashi frowned slightly as no one answered the door. Whoever was on door duty must have been asleep; it wouldn't have been the first time. This way station never saw any trouble. It was too deep in Konohagakure territory and none of the outlying outposts and mentioned anything about hostiles in the area. Hanabi activated her Byakugan out of curiosity as Hiashi opened the door to walk in.
"FATHER WATCH OUT!" Hanabi screamed as the door opened.
Someone was inside, someone that shouldn't be.
Someone was inside, someone that shouldn't be.
The memory flashed through Hanabi's head as her body instinctively bolted back down the hallway. She had to get away, she had to get out. The condominium had several escape routes in case of a fire. One of them was a fire escape for the lower levels. Thankfully their condo was on a level that had one of the fire exits.
The only bad part about it was that it had an automatic locking system that only disengaged when the fire alarm went off. The condominium owner didn't want any less scrupulous individuals using it as an entry point.
Hanabi flashed down the hall, her chakra enhanced legs lending her speed far in excess of what a normal human could ever hope to accomplish. Olympic sprinters would have fainted dead away if they had seen her and probably given up trying for good measure. Had anyone been in the hallway they would have only seen a blur as Hanabi shot down the hallway.
Just before Hanabi reached the door she dove forward and began to spin. She knew this would probably destroy the door, the door frame, the wall, and probably even the neighbouring places, but she needed to get out, she had to get out.
"KAITEN!" Hanabi shouted.
"KAITEN!" Hiashi shouted.
It was a good thing Hiashi had reacted instantly to his daughter's warning as a giant snake shot out from the door and tried to devour the elder Hyuga. However due to Hanabi's warning instead of getting a tasty treat it got a mouthful of violently spinning chakra. The snake was ripped in half as the force of the lunge carried it forward and into the Kaiten where Hiashi's powerful Kaiten tore through it.
There was some slow clapping as an individual appeared from where the snake had come from. It wasn't Madara, but it was someone just as bad. It was the greatest threat to the Elemental Nations just behind the ancient Uchiha.
It was Uchiha Sasuke.
"Sasuke…" Hiashi growled as he glared at the Konoha nuke-nin. "What are you doing here?"
Sasuke grinned manically. He had changed a lot since he had brought Orochimaru back to life, "Ensuring Konoha's destruction." He replied and snapped his fingers. Around him two dozen sound shinobi appeared.
"Ko! Cho! Get Hanabi out of here now!" Hiashi shouted as he settled into his family's patent gentle fist stance. If this was going to be his final stand he was going to make sure he bought enough time for his daughter to escape.
Hanabi hesitated to leave; she didn't want to leave her father all alone. Even she knew he couldn't beat Sasuke by himself.
"Kill them all!" Sasuke snapped as he pointed at the Hyuga. The sound shinobi reacted instantly and attacked all at once.
Ko was at Hanabi's side in an instant, "We need to go now." He said as he tugged Hanabi's arm pulling her with him as he turned to leave.
With tears in her eyes she followed and jumped into the trees above.
Another flashback ripped through Hanabi's mind as she jumped over the railing and onto the wall of the building across from the condominium. Utilizing the tree walking technique she raced up the side of the building until she reached the rooftop.
As she flipped over the edge and onto the roof she went through a series of hand signs. She needed to send Naruto a message, HQ compromised, Protocol 0 has been initiated. Regrouping at Alpha Point. She and Naruto had developed several protocols. Protocol 0 was the self-destruction protocol that was used when they had to abandon a base and destroy all evidence that it had existed. The two of them also had four safe zones in which they could flee to: Alpha Point, Beta Point, Charlie Point and Delta Point. Alpha was in the north, Beta in the west, Charlie in the south, and Delta in the east.
Delta wasn't a particularly good choice at the moment so she was going to head to the next closest and probably the safest. Alpha Point: Izumo Maison.
Hanabi flipped her hands through another series of signs and detonated the security measure Naruto had installed.
A massive explosion erupted behind her as she fled across the rooftop. The condo that she and Naruto had lived in for the past two months went up in a massive ball of fire as everything in the place was annihilated.
The explosion was so powerful it blasted out the other side of the building as the condo complex across from theirs was obliterate in addition to their own. The condos besides, above and below their own as suffered major damage as the walls, ceilings, and floors associated with those condos simply ceased to exist. Chunks of metal and concrete were sent flying across the city, some pieces landing as far as two miles out. An out of control fire began to rage through the building as the buildings fire alarms started blaring. The shockwave from the explosion was strong enough to shake the building Hanabi was on and cause her to stumble a little before she adjusted for it and kept going.
She could feel the heat from the explosion as well. Hanabi wondered just how much Katon chakra Naruto had fed into those seals of his because she had to admit, this was a bit excessive. Hanabi did feel sorry for the other people they inconvenienced but their insurance should cover it.
She hoped.
Hanabi's eyes narrowed suddenly as she stopped quickly, sliding across the gravel rooftop. Her sixth sense that she had honed to perfection during the war was alerting her to another presence, no two. She whipped her head back towards the destruction she had initiated and noticed someone leaping towards her. She didn't look like a normal roof top hopping individual, not if the angry snarl, singed exotic clothes, and the fact that she was literally fifty feet above the level of the rooftop and closing in fast, was anything to go by.
Not that a normal person jumped from rooftop to rooftop in the first place.
Heat began to build up inside Hanabi as she felt a power she didn't know she had before well up. She didn't know exactly what it was she was about to do, but she knew how to do it. She suddenly became hyper aware of her chakra, including the chakra she had used to detonate the explosive seals. She began to gather her chakra around her core and increased the gravitational effect of the planet on her mass exponentially. Then Hanabi focused on the free falling woman.
"Invade MY home will you? How about I give you a taste asphalt!" Hanabi growled to herself as the pull reached the level she desired. The roof around her began to cave in as the gravitational pull of the planet began to exceed what the roof was capable of holding up. Hanabi thrust her palms forward. "Gravitational Projection!" She shouted as the gravitational pull that was centered on her was suddenly projected onto the oncoming individual. The sudden change in gravity surprised the woman greatly. Hanabi saw her eyes widened in surprise as the forward momentum of the jump was no longer sufficient to overcome the new pull on her body. With a shriek she was instantly yanked towards the ground at near terminal velocity. A crash sounded as some of the less structurally sound sections of the city gave way, like the parking lot.
One down.
"One down." Cho said as he licked his bloody fingers.
Ko was dead at his feet, a look of utter surprise on his face. He had never seen the attack coming until it was too late.
One moment the three of them were jumping through the trees, their Byakugan active as they looked for ambushes, and the next Cho had attack them violently. He had lashed out with a chakra enhanced kick and broke Hanabi's shin as she landed on a branch. Between the weight of her body, the impact of the landing, and Cho's kick, it had snapped like a twig and sent the young girl tumbling to the forest floor.
Ko had turned to leap to Hanabi's aid when Cho had lashed out with a bastardization of the gentle fist style and jabbed his chakra covered fingers into Ko's throat, severing both of his jugular veins. Ko's face had taken on a look of utter surprise as he stared at Cho with a look of confusion and betrayal before he fell from the trees and landed on the ground with a thump.
Now Cho was calmly approaching Hanabi, a grin on his face and blood dripping from his fingers.
Hanabi held her broken legs in her arms as she glared at her supposed bodyguard. She had broken the second one when she had landed awkwardly from the unplanned fall.
If someone had told Hanabi that she would one day be betrayed by her own clan she would have laughed in that persons face. She never would have thought this was possible. Sure the Hyuga clan had its share of internal disputes. What family or clan didn't? But they'd never had an outright betrayal. They were supposedly better than the Uchiha.
"Why, why are you doing this?" Hanabi cried out in pain and anger.
"Why?" Cho asked confused, "Why you ask? You should know the reason you damn bitch." Cho snarled as he kicked Hanabi in the face. "Forever locked in servitude to a single branch of the family that doesn't give a shit about you? Fear that at any moment a main branch member having a bad day could make yours worse simply for being near them? Are those not reasons enough to betray you?" Cho shouted, spittle flying from his lips as he raged at the little girl.
Hanabi just stared at Cho in wide eyed horror.
"You see this?" Cho said as he ripped the headband from his forehead and threw it on the ground. "This is a curse! And Orochimaru has promised to free me from this curse if I bring you to him." The traitor smiled grimly, he was going to savour every second of this. "With Ko and your father dead, there's nothing to stop me from dragging your pathetic little royal ass all the way to Orochimaru. He's given up on the Sharingan, but the Byakugan is the next best choice."
Cho spat a glob of spit into Hanabi's face. "I'm going to make sure you can't struggle as I drag your sorry ass all the way there."
A sword flashed towards Cho.
A staff flashed towards Hanabi.
Hanabi glued her feet to the rooftop as she leaned far backwards to avoid the attack. She practically hovered off the ground, her incredibly powerful chakra enhanced legs capable of keeping her rigid in such an awkward position. The staff just barely missed Hanabi as it whooshed over her bent body. While she was parallel to the ground Hanabi reached down with a single hand and steadied herself. With quickness that belied the eyes Hanabi lifted a leg off the ground and hooked it around the staff so that it was tucked beneath her kneecap before her assailant was able to pull it back.
Gluing the inner part of her knee to the staff with chakra she brought her leg down with all her strength, jerking her attacker off balance.
However this wasn't an inexperienced individual. Instead of trying to resist the pull the attacker simply let go of the staff. The sudden loss of resistance threw Hanabi off balance and before she could recover a pair of hands slammed into her chest, sending her crashing into the rooftop.
Hanabi tried to roll away but her legs were still entangled with the staff. Her attacker grabbed the end of the staff and with inhuman strength brought it up and swung it with Hanabi still attached. The force of the swing disentangled Hanabi as her legs slid free off the opposite end of the staff but it was already too late to stop her flight.
She flew off the far end of the building and fell towards the building below. With a crash she slammed into one of the air conditioning units on the rooftop. Hanabi dimly noted that she had landed on the roof of an ice cream store.
Hanabi closed her eyes and groaned in pain as she rubbed her chest. That had hurt, a lot. Whoever was attacking her had a lot of physical strength. Her eyes snapped as alarm bells went off in her head. Reacting to instincts honed by years of warfare Hanabi rolled backwards and placed her hands on the edge of the air conditioning unit as she pushed off into a back flip.
And not a moment too soon.
And not a moment too soon.
Cho had been preparing to close Hanabi's tenketsus to prevent her from struggling when a sword ripped through his chest and heart. He died almost instantly living just long enough time to register the fact that there were two feet of steel jutting from his chest before the end.
As Cho slid off the blade a purple haired ANBU with a cat mask became visible to Hanabi. She was shocked, both she and Cho had had their bloodline limit active, how did the ANBU get that close without either of them seeing her?
"I'm glad I made it on time." A soft feminine voice said from behind the mask as she wiped the blood off the blade. With a quick flourish she sheathed it across her back. "Are you alright?"
Hanabi shook her head, "No, I can't walk, my legs are broken." Hanabi said with a whimper, "But more importantly my father, he's over there fighting Sasuke." She cried out as she pointed in the direction they had come.
The ANBU bent down and gently lifted Hanabi into her arms. "The rest of my squad is on the way to the way station. We had gotten reports too late that there was an Oto shinobi squad near here and we were sent to see to your safety and to get rid of them." The woman explained as she jumped into the trees and began to head back to Konoha. "My task is to get you back to Konoha safely. Just relax I'll get us there in a few hours."
Hanabi nodded silently as she gazed over the ANBU's shoulder back into the distance. She strained her Byakugan as she tried to peer into the distance hoping to catch a glimpse of her father. She prayed that her father was alright and that he would come home alive.
"Umm, Miss ANBU?" Hanabi was curious about something.
"Yes Hanabi?"
"How did you get so close to Cho without either of us seeing you?"
The ANBU smiled, not that Hanabi could see that, and chuckled lightly. "The all-seeing eye of the Byakugan isn't as all-seeing as your elders would like you to believe. Do you see the leaves on the tree? Do you notice the insects on the ground? You only notice what you deem as important. All else is ignored. After all, the mind can't normally process all the information it sees. It only recognizes that which it deems important and ignores all else."
Hanabi thought about that for a second. It made sense. If this ANBU could make herself seem so unimportant that everyone ignored her then it wasn't that she and Cho didn't see the ANBU, they had just subconsciously ignored her.
"Do you think you could teach me?"
She looked at Hanabi and smiled.
She looked at Hanabi and smiled as she pulled her staff out of the ruined wreckage of the air conditioning unit.
The air conditioning unit might as well be nothing more than scrap metal after the staff had sheered through it. If Hanabi had still been there that would have broken every rib, even with her body reinforced with chakra.
"This is great, you're far better than I had expected. I thought this would be an easy snatch and run mission." The staff wielding Sekirei said as she grinned with excitement. Above her another Sekirei landed, this was the same one Hanabi had slammed into the ground earlier. She looked a little worse for wear but aside from that she didn't appear to have any visible injuries, although considering how much blunt trauma she had inflicted there were bound to be some serious bruising later.
"Speak for yourself, stupid bitch detonated a bomb beside me and then slammed me into the ground after I jumped out!" The second woman complained as she tried in vain to brush the ash and asphalt off her clothing.
It was only now that Hanabi finally got a good look at her two assailants.
The one with the staff that had ambushed her was a tall woman with long dark green hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue and white belly-top that was cut in the middle to generously show ample cleavage. Long dark gloves, stockings held by a garter over her bloomers and thigh length boots finished off her ensemble.
The second woman, the one Hanabi had slammed into the ground, had short cropped black hair and dark eyes. She was darker skinned than anyone she'd seen to date. She wore a purple, yellow and black outfit that wrapped tightly around her and was held together with a small metal ring just below her breasts. The outfit was almost non-existent showing more skin than it covered as it strained to cover even the basic modesty. She also wore long black thigh high boots and short black gloves.
"Oh goody, I got jumped by two sluts." Hanabi muttered to herself, making sure she spoke just loud enough to be heard.
"She appears to have some bark to her as well!" Toyotama said with a laugh and a grin. She was beginning to like this girl. Toyotama shifted her grip on the staff and began to circle around Hanabi.
"Byakugan!" Hanabi snapped. The veins around her eyes bulged as her bloodline activated granting her 360 degree vision and greater insight into the muscle and chakra movement of her opponents. She immediately noticed that both had a powerful core of chakra within them and that this core seemed to pulsate chakra outwards through their body on a regular interval like a heartbeat. She also noticed that most the chakra seemed to be redirected to their muscles, bones, ligaments and nerves allowing them to move faster, react quicker, hit harder, and take more damage than usual. It was a type of reinforcement that went way beyond anything she was used to seeing in the Elemental Nations. It appeared to be a more advanced version of her Naruto's Sage Mode. She wouldn't be able to use her Gentle Fist style to hit vital organs. Everything was encased in what appeared to be a shield of chakra. The amount she would be required to use to penetrate that and do a meaningful amount of damage to one would drain her so much she wouldn't be able to fend off the other.
And with just that one glance Hanabi knew that these two were Sekirei. There was no way a regular person could have that much chakra or have it manipulated and used in such a manner.
"Oh damn girl, that's freaky." Ichiya said as she stared at Hanabi's eyes in revulsion. "How the hell do you get a boyfriend with eyes looking like that? You'd have to find someone who was pretty desperate."
Alright, she was dead, she was going to die a long, horrible, agonizingly painful death. Hanabi was going to enjoy tearing Ichiya apart limb by limb, piece by piece. Ichiya had just insulted her family, her bloodline and her Naruto all in the same breath. She had just signed her death warrant.
But not today, she had to get to Alpha Point. She had neither the time, nor was she prepared, for this two on one fight. If Naruto got to Alpha Point before she did, he was going to go ballistic and break something.
Like Shinto Teito for starters.
"As much as I want to play with you two circus clowns I have somewhere I need to be." Hanabi said as she got into her fighting stance. "So if you're going to attack, attack, otherwise get the out of my way and go back to whatever master you've whored yourself to."
"Ichiya!"
"I know!" Ichiya replied as she shot towards Hanabi at incredible speeds. With her eyes she noticed Toyotama jumping into the air to bring her staff down on her head. It was a two-pronged attacked, basic but normally effective.
Unfortunately for the Sekirei Hanabi wasn't normal.
Hanabi waited until they were almost within melee range before she began to spin. "KAITEN!" Hanabi shouted as she began to whirl, chakra began to spill out from every tenketsu on her body creating a virtually impenetrable wall. She had a plan to end this fight instantly.
"SHIT!" The two Sekirei said as they slammed into the defensive technique unable to slow down, or in Toyotama's cause, evade in time. The Kaiten battered them for a moment before throwing the two girls across the rooftop but Hanabi wasn't finished with them yet.
She began to gather her new power within her and increased the gravitational pull centered on her body exponentially. "Gravity Attraction." Hanabi stated grimly as she used her power to pull Toyotama and Ichiya back towards her. The shattered remains of the air conditioning unit and the gravel on the rooftop also got picked up and sucked towards the whirlwind of chakra.
Hanabi noticed that there seemed to be a limit to how far out the gravitational effect seemed to go. It was as if there was a dome or sphere in which everything inside was affected but everything outside was completely untouched. That was fine for Hanabi however, she would figure out exactly why later but for now it was enough to affect those two Sekirei, and she didn't really want to affect the entire city with her ability.
The two Sekirei screamed in pain as they were forcefully ground against the edge of the Kaiten. Hanabi's spinning chakra was too potent and fast for them to break through and in fact the Kaiten was designed to repulse whatever hit it. However Hanabi was using her newfound power to forcefully pull Toyotama and Ichiya in towards her. The balance between the repulsion and the attraction were equally strong so instead of breaking through or being shot away they just got grounded against the outer most edge of the barrier as her chakra tore at them.
Hanabi grinned viciously as their clothes ripped and tore away and their skin began to shred. Even their chakra reinforced bodies weren't going to stand up to this kind of abuse for very long and Hanabi had every intent on keeping it up until they were dead.
Unfortunately for Hanabi fate had other ideas.
Hanabi let out an agonizing scream as incredibly horrible pain ripped through her arms. Her new power disappeared instantly allowing her Kaiten to throw Toyotama and Ichiya across the rooftop. The two Sekirei slammed into the ground with incredible force and slid several meters before stopping in an unmoving heap. The Kaiten ended soon after as Hanabi fell to her knees and cried out in agony as she stared at her arms.
They looked like someone had just dumped boiling water all over them. Her hands were glowing red and her veins were twisted and bulging. Her forearms weren't much better either being a dark shade of red. The veins there were also bulging and incredibly pronounced. It was as if they had engorged to several times their normal size. But the worst part was the blood dripping out of small holes in her arms and hands. Holes that coincided with the location of her Tenketsu.
Hanabi hissed in pain as she slowly stood up. She had to move, she had to get to the Alpha Point.
Without looking back to see if her opponents had stayed down she shot across the rooftops and headed north.
Author's Note: By now you've probably noticed but Hanabi and Naruto have several different persona. The only thing is that it's not a true split personality since they're completely in control and aware of all actions. It's more like they, or rather are conditioned to, change personalities like one would flip a switch depending on the situation. They are coping mechanisms so that they could live relatively normal lives on the side while still being able to maintain combat efficiency when it's required.
Something critical to note as well is that every persona of both Hanabi and Naruto, have been jaded and scared by eight years of war. This means that both of them are much harder, and much more willing to do the nastier things in life than they were in canon. No one goes through eight year war watching everyone they love get killed and comes out the same. Neither want to ever lose a precious person again and they'll go to extreme lengths to protect them.
If enough people want it I'll actually include all the personas, how they came about, what they are and any other information you the reader wants as an Author's Note in the future. Unless it's requested I'd rather not have a giant info dump at the end of my story. And yes more than just a couple people must want it, otherwise I can just use PM's.
Now onto the next bit.
It may seem odd that Naruto has almost 16,000,000 Yen as I mentioned in this chapter, however that really only translates into about 200,000 dollars Canadian. Not that much considering he's buying and selling high end expensive luxury items. I'm basically using current day values and exchange rates and since I'm Canadian it's based on the Canadian Dollar, not the American. Canada is better! ^_^
No I'm not bias! Honest!
And finally the 'real' reason why Yashima was chosen as arrived! It's because of her Sekirei power. I could have used any Sekirei to restore Hanabi's chakra but I wanted to use one whose power could be used in tandem with Hanabi's bloodline ability. Since she uses the Gentle Fist techniques and forgoes weapons this excluded the VAST majority of the Sekirei from the list. All first, leg, power or weapon type Sekirei got excluded from the potential list. That left only force or elemental type Sekirei. The elemental ones all have major roles in canon, or have such a huge following I'd get lynched if I did that to them. The only one that didn't was Yashima. She may have used a hammer but her Sekirei abilities revolved around gravity as can determined by the name of her Norito attack 'Gravity Hammer'.
As you can now see, with the proper use of the gravity ability and successful blending of methods of chakra distribution Hanabi can make her abilities exponentially stronger.