The Future World
Chapter 4: Sides
'I've been masking my chakra how did she find me?' Naruto stood up from behind the desk and rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Uh sorry to-."
"Spy! Kill him!" The torch holding girl, Yoko apparently, said.
Instantly the boy from the alley pulled off his cloak and jumped at Naruto. He was wearing a white shirt and black haori style pants, he had short white hair as well. In mid flight he pulled a short pole out from behind his back and flipped it over in his hands making it elongate to about two meters long. He swung the pole at Naruto's head but Naruto ducked under it and rolled backwards.
"Wait I don't-."
The boy didn't give him any chance to explain himself and he continued to attack Naruto with his staff. Naruto was forced to jump over and roll under the many desks to avoid the swipes of the staff and was getting pretty tired of it all.
"Look I don't want any trouble I just want to ask some questions!"
"Liar, you're a spy for Orochimaru." Yoko said.
Naruto stopped and pivoted on his left foot, turning to face the staff wielder and caught the staff in his hands as he tried to jam it into Naruto's side. "I am not a spy for that bastard."
Naruto yanked the staff out of the boys hand and flipped over him so that he was facing the four others in the room.
"Haiji, you're really awful." The other girl, Shimako said. Then she raised her hand and extended her pointer finger.
"Look If you guys are so scared of a spy for Orochimaru finding you then I think there's something we need to talk about."
"Maybe there is, but we still cant trust you." Shimako said, and then she poked the air in front of her.
Right away Naruto felt something slam into his left shoulder and immediately after he could fell his arm losing feeling and his chakra diminishing.
"There we go." Shimako pulled down her hood and Naruto's eyes widened in shock.
'Those eyes! The Byakugan! She's a Hyuga!'
"From the look on your face it seems as if you know what these eyes are. And that means you are definitely a spy for Orochimaru." Shimako took off her cloak and revealed herself to be wearing what was basically a black and white version of Tenten's outfit from the Chunin Exams, she also had long dark brown hair.
With her words Naruto was able to momentarily overcome his shock. "I told you I'm not a spy for him."
"Quit it with your bullshit now." Yoko said and then something shot of her cloak and wrapped around Naruto before he could do anything. "The Hyuga clan is dead, killed by Orochimaru years ago, only someone in Orochimaru's employ should know about Shimako's eyes."
Naruto struggled against his binding for a little and then realized what it was. Wood. Naruto looked to Yoko and saw that the wood emerged from her cloak.
"Are you a wood user? How is that possible?"
"Hmph. Even more proof that you're a spy." Yoko pulled down her hood and stared at Naruto, she had deep black eyes and shoulder length purple hair. "This ability was passed down from one of his own experiments, if you're not a spy how would you know about it?"
"God damn it I'm not a spy!" Naruto shifted his hands and covered them in wind chakra. He twisted his body and pulled his hands upward in between his body and the wood. The wind sliced through it tissue paper.
"How the hell did he do that!" Yoko said. "Shimako didn't you hit one of his main Tenketsu?"
"One hit doesn't close off his chakra completely you know." She replied nonchalantly.
"Alright now I'm going to say it one last time. I'm not a spy. As for why I know these things, well you wouldn't believe me anyways. But maybe I can at least persuade you to listen?"
"Don't count on it shithead." Yoko replied.
"Always with the bad language." The other boy, the tallest one who was the last with his cloak on, said.
"Shut up Kyokou, I don't need you crap."
"Yoko calm down. I say we listen to him." Haiji said causing the other three to stare at him incredulously.
"That guy has wind natured chakra, he could of easily sliced through my staff and kill me but he just grabbed it. Why would he do that if he's a spy?"
"He needs prisoners!"
"There would still be you three left, think about it. There's no logical reason for him to have let me live if he's a spy."
"But… he's… shit!"
Haiji smirked. "Alright, I am curious as to how you know about the Byakugan and Wood style. And even if you aren't a spy we may have to kill you anyways."
Naruto smiled. "Yoko right?"
The girl frowned. "What?"
"Was the ancestor who Orochimaru experimented named Tenzo?"
Her eyes widened in shock. "How did you know that? Even if you're a spy why would he tell you that? Who the hell are you?" Yoko was genuinely surprised and interested now, if not still a little wary.
"Naruto's smile grew wider. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm going to kill that bastard Orochimaru!"
Everything went quiet. And then everyone but Naruto and Shimako started laughing.
"Haha what a joke, I haven't heard anything so funny in a long time." Yoko said.
"It's the truth. I'm going to kill him. And aren't you guys some kind of resistance against him? You all seem to hate him!"
"Man we do all hate him." Kyokou said and took off his cloak. Naruto was a bit weirded out to see that he had blue skin and hair with shark like teeth. "But we're not a resistance. We're just a group whose parents told us the truth about Orochimaru. How he really took over Konoha, Yamata, whatever, and all the experiments he did. Like the one with Yoko's ancestor."
"But knowing those things how can you not tell people about it!? How can you not do something?"
"It's not like we just sit around saying how much we hate him. We sabotage some of his crap and make it harder for that asshole to rule." Yoko said. "In fact today we just finished the sabotage of the generator at his industrial electronics plant."
"You have to understand that any actual rebellion or protesting against him would fail." Shimako said. "The people love him and even if they are shown the truth they won't believe it. Why would they if it makes things worse? Orochimaru has made this world a happy place and no one would side with us unless they also had a personal reason for hating him."
"Doesn't anyone at least care that he should've died by now?! He's over a hundred years old!"
Yoko just waved her hand dismissively. "He told the world about his immortality over twenty years ago, before any of us was even born. Sure everyone was confused and surprised but the real loyalists and fanatics just said it was more proof of Orochimaru's greatness and why he is emperor, soon enough everyone just kind of went with it. I mean wouldn't you like it if your greatest beloved leader was immortal and could lead you forever and ever? And it's true what Shimako said, it's pointless for us to even try to revolt in the ways you're suggesting."
Naruto started shaking in anger. "You're all just a bunch of cowards! Do you really think your ancestors can rest happy when you're not doing anything to avenge them!"
"You can shut the fuck up right now before I break your face." Yoko said menacingly letting her killing intent flood the room. "You don't know shit about us or our ancestors!"
"Besides." Haiji said. "Orochimaru isn't cruel but he is ruthless. If we tried to bring him down he would crush us. It's not like we'd just be fighting him either. He has powerful subordinates who could kill all of us easily."
"But you're not even trying!" Naruto pleaded.
"Look dipshit, I have a rather short temper so you can either get out of here now or leave in a body bag. I'm through listening to your crap."
Naruto looked around and, seeing no one who would support him, turned to leave. "Fine then. But you should know that I'm not giving up and I'll still kill him, so if any of you feel like joining me feel free to."
And with that Naruto walked out of the room and back up to the alley.
"Asshole." Yoko muttered.
"He reminds me of Konohamaru." Haiji said.
"Well then he'll just be another stupid prick who gets himself killed won't he!?" Yoko yelled at Haiji and then sat down away from the others.
"He's right." Kyokou said.
Yoko snorted.
"Not about the killing Orochimaru part. The part about our ancestors turning in their graves. And the part about us not really doing anything."
"Then go join him fishface!"
Kyokou frowned and starting walking towards the door. "I'm not going to talk to you when you're like this. And I'm not going to join with him anyways, it's hopeless to try and fight against Orochimaru. Especially seeing as Uma could kill all of us anyways."
"That bitch." Haiji said. "That Naruto guy doesn't know who he's up against."
"I think he knows." Shimako said causing everyone to look at her. "Maybe not about whom he's fighting but he definitely knows how difficult his battle will be. He was right about calling us cowards." Shimako smiled sadly and looked down at the floor. "He really is like Konohamaru."
Orochimaru sat in his throne with a small happy smile on his face. Standing across from him where his five Overseers, the most powerful ninja in his command. Orochimaru knew that people were greedy and liable to corruption so in every sector, apart from the central one which he ruled directly, there was an Overseer that was loyal only to Orochimaru who would report on the lord of that sector and make sure that he wasn't doing anything he shouldn't be.
And now he had pulled them all away from that duty for a more important matter. Orochimaru idly wondered if some of the lords would take this chance to do something illegal but then thought that they would never take the chance.
"Why have you summoned us Lord Emperor." One of his Overseers asked.
Orochimaru snapped back into reality and peered at his guests. All of them were wearing the same deep purple cloaks, complete with hoods, that completely concealed their identities.
Out of the five of them most looked to be just average humans, average height and such, but one of them was easily over eight feet tall and also very broad shouldered. However the one that spoke was the thin one on Orochimaru's right.
"I have a very important and dangerous job for you. There is a man called Naruto Uzumaki who you must track down and if possible capture. However I doubt he will allow you to and you are authorized to use lethal force if necessary."
"You summoned the five of us for this?" The thin one asked.
Orochimaru smirked. "First of all we don't know what sector he's in and second you may have to work together. He is very powerful. Here's a picture of him a palace security camera took." Orochimaru pulled five pictures out of his sleeve and threw them to each Overseer.
One of them took one look and said. "Well he looks like a big enough doofus doesn't he?"
"Indeed, but you must still use caution. You may leave."
The five started to leave when Orochimaru called out. "Baipa, Uma wait."
The two, including the thin one, that were called stopped while the other three continued out of the room without sparing them a second glance.
"What is it you want Emperor?" The thin one, apparently Baipa, asked.
Orochimaru smiled. "As my grandchildren I expect the best from you two. That's it."
Baipa nodded and he and Uma continued out the door.
On the other side the other three Overseers were involved in a conversation.
"So who will go after him first? I don't know about you two but I don't intend to work together." The one that called Naruto a doofus stated.
Then the large one said. "Well why don't we flip a coin?"
"There's five of us, a coin only has two sides." The last one said.
"Oh yeah…." The large one replied sheepishly.
"Count it as three." Baipa said as he and Uma walked past him. "We have no intention of taking part in this."
"Oh? But didn't Mr. Grandpa Emperor want you two to do the best?" The one who called Naruto a doofus asked them.
"He'll get over it."
"That's quite disrespectful to the emperor though, saying something like that."
"Seiji, you just called him Mr. Grandpa Emperor don't talk to me about respect." Baipa replied as he stopped in his tracks to face him.
"Tch, whatever. Me Koga and Akkakumaru will take care of it then. You and Uma can just watch."
Baipa didn't reply and he walked back down the hallway to catch up to Uma, who had never stopped at all.
"Stupid kids." Seiji replied as he turned back to Koga and Akkakumaru. "Well then how about rock paper scissors to decide?"
