The Lazy Maelstrom
By The Obsidian Blade
Chapter eight- world of the nexus
Naruto sat on the porch facing the sea. The rest of the team left without him on his request. There were two reasons to be exact. One was that he knew men like Gatou. All men like him were cowards and liked bargaining chips. What better bargaining chip than the daughter of the bridge builder? Sure, the blonde did not like plans like that but he knew that they always worked out in the end. Well, that was if the person cared for the hostage at all. The second reason was because of his arm. It was still receiving the aftershocks of his new jutsu.
Naruto sighed as he clenched his left fist, wincing at the pain that jolted that went through his arm. He just had to try and complete it. He just had to do it. Now his arm was in pain. Sure it was slight but it did impair his movement slightly. Maybe it would go away in a little bit. His hand ran over his wrist band before sighing. He just hoped that the seals keep him from accidental problems.
The blonde kitsune forced himself up with a yawn and started for the door. He looked at tsunami and smiled a bit lazily. "I'm going to grab something from upstairs," he informed her in his usual tone. Tsunami nodded and allowed him to get what he needed.
The blonde sighed as he walked into the room that he shared with Sasuke and Kakashi. Naruto searched through his pack, making sure that everything was accounted for. He did not trust Sasuke as far as he could throw an Akamichi, and that was not very far. There was just something that screamed traitor to Naruto. Sure, the blonde should not be talking about traitors as he was one himself. The blonde shook his head at that, noting that no scrolls were missing. His hands went in to his bags before putting on everything that he needed. His hands were about to reach out for Yami no Seishin till he heard a shrill scream. "Fuck!" Naruto cursed before strapping the sword to his back and running out the door.
Tsunami backed away from the men that were inside her house. Both of them were large burly men that seemed like they would cut anything in an instant. Her knees forced her to fall tot eh ground as she watched Inari come down the stairs. "Don't come closer!" the dark haired woman screamed. "Run away!"
Inari was frozen in fear. He heard his mother cry out in shock over something and he went to see what was going on. He was not expecting to see some men wielding katanas to come into his home and try to kidnap his mother. And the men were looking at him as if he was something to be cut up or something of the like. "Let me handle this one," he heard the larger of the two say.
The man was about to move forward when he felt s sharp pain jolt through his body. He howled in shock as he held the kunai that was lodged into his left shoulder. Scarlet blood slowly seeped from the wound. "Don't even think about it," the heard a cold voice come from upstairs. Their eyes traveled upstairs to see a blonde teen wearing mostly black and a large sword on his back that screamed evil. "Touch them and it will be the last thing you will ever do."
The man with the kunai in his shoulder looked at the blonde teen with hate filled eyes. His teeth clenched as he tore out the piece of metal roughly. Blood flowed a little more freely from the cut as the thing blocking it was not longer in the way. His hand drew his katana before he rushed towards the infuriating blonde. The kid needed to die. No one crosses him and lives.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he saw the man rushing at him. Naruto's hand twitched for Yami no Seishin. What happened next will be forever burned into the memories of everyone present in the room. The swordsman that was running at Naruto slid in half a foot in front of the blonde and the kitsune's silver blade was dripping with blood.
The second accomplice looked at scene with shocked eyes. His friend was slain in less than a second. And it was by a kid that was significantly younger than them. This was not supposed to happen. All ninjas were supposed to be at the bridge. They did not anticipate something like this. In fear he grabbed tsunami and held his blade up to her neck. "Don't you come near me!" he shouted at the blonde. "Come near me and I will slice off her head." He smirked as he watched the kitsune sheath his blade.
"What are you doing?!" Inari cried out. "You are meant to protect us and you are letting them get away with taking my mother?!" The little boy forced his body to move through the space between him and his mother, going against the protests of his mother. He needed to prove that he was strong. He was no longer going to cry anymore.
The swordsman grunted as he threw tsunami to the side and raised his blade. The kid needed to die. He was just too much of nuisance to let live. His arm was about to bring the blade down, only to feel that he could not. His eyes widened slightly as he heard Naruto speak once more, this time in front of Inari, blocking the boy from going any further. "Like I said, touch them and it will be the last thing you will ever do." That was the last thing that he ever heard as he felt Yami no Seishin dig into his skin and into his heart.
Naruto sighed as he got the information of the clone he used to trap the swordsman. His head turned to Inari as he looked at the dead bodies with a wide eyed expression. "Gaki," Naruto said, breaking the kid out of his stupor. "What you did was reckless and could have gotten you killed." Inari looked down, expecting Naruto to say something else demeaning. What he felt was a pat on the head. "But it was not the worst decision you could have made. Good job." Even though the comment was made in a lazy tone, he knew that it still had meaning.
Naruto smiled slightly before looking around. "Alright gaki, I want you to do something." Inari and tsunami looked at Naruto with wide eyes about what he was going to ask. "I want you to gather up a mob of people and meet me at the bridge. If I know people, Gatou will make an appearance there." Inari nodded. The blonde fox boy smiled at him slightly before his body vanished into thin air. The boy looked at the spot where Naruto once was before smiling. He was needed for something. Today was the day that Gatou dies.
Naruto grunted as he jumped from branch to branch. If Gatou attacked then Zabuza and his accomplice would be at the bridge. This was not a good thing. The thought of his comrades dieing on the battlefield was not a good thought to the blonde. He needed to be quick for his comrades to survive to live another day.
Naruto made it to the sight with general ease. His keen eyes traveled along the field, inspecting everything. Mist was everywhere and it was only getting thicker by the minute. On one side of the bridge, he could see Zabuza and Kakashi fighting each other and Sakura in front of Tazuna with a kunai in her hands. The bad part of that was that the pink haired girl was shaking in her sandals and could barely stand. 'This is not good,' the blonde thought to himself.
He looked over to the other side to see something outstanding. He could see Sasuke in a dome of ice mirrors with the faux Hunter Nin inside the mirrors. Naruto nodded to himself. Kakashi could handle Zabuza. Naruto would have to handle the Hunter Nin as he knew Sasuke would not last long.
Naruto moved closer to the dome before taking off his sunglasses to help his vision. His blue and silver eyes read everything about the needles that the Hunter Nin was using. His eyes narrowed slightly though. On the needles, he could see some kind of engraving on them in the shape of seals. He knew those types of seals and did not like them. The seals were made by Kiri Nin during the Second Great Shinobi War to stop the use of shadows. When anything with a seal like that connected to a shadow, they shadow would recede, shocking the user.
Naruto groaned at that before putting his shades back on, blocking his blue and silver eyes from the sight of the rest of the world. This was not good. It seemed like they came prepared to fight this time. He would have to go inside the dome to pull out the 'last' Uchiha. His clawed hands made a seal. "Kage-Bunshin-no-jutsu," he muttered under his breath as to not draw attention to himself. In a puff of smoke, another blonde appeared. "Alright, you know what to do so get to it," the original said lazily. The two clones nodded before blurring out of sight. Naruto waited a few seconds before disappearing as well.
Sasuke was getting annoyed at the moment. The boy, Haku, was a lot faster than he let on. And what made things worse was that Sasuke could not catch him at all. Hell, he could barely see anything at the moment. Blood was blurring over his vision and the needles that had impacted his pale body only made moving worse. The Uchiha grunted as he was hit with another volley of needles. This was not going good.
Sasuke closed his eyes as he waited for Haku to come out of the mirrors and finish him off but the strike never came. Instead, he heard the clanging of metal and a thud on the floor in the distance. The brooding teen opened his eyes to see Haku getting up from the floor out side the dome and Naruto in front of him with Yami no Seishin poised in a stance. This was not great at all. The blonde just had to show him up again.
Haku had her eyes fixed on the blonde. She should have known that he would come in and try and save the dark haired Uchiha. From what she could gather, the blonde a lot of water jutsus and a pretty solid taijutsu style. She could not gather much from it but that could help. And from what she gathered in the struggle between him and Zabuza, he was the smart one.
Naruto appeared behind Sasuke. His hands touched Sasuke's shoulder before trying to pry him from the spot. But the Uchiha's arrogance got the best of him and he managed to brake free of Naruto's hold and stat forming hand seals. "Keep off of me dobe," he said before finishing the hand seals and taking a deep intake of breath. "Katon-Goukakyuu-no-jutsu!" The arrogant dark haired teen studied his aim and broth out a steady stream of fire that connected with the mirrors in front of him. His eyes widened as he could see the ice mirrors still standing strong.
Naruto groaned as the information of the Kage Bunshin went to his mind. His head turned to face Sasuke with and annoyed look. "Nice going Sherlock," Naruto said. "Now we're both stuck." The blonde shook his head as ignored the dark haired teens glare. The wielder of the blue and silver sharingan noted that there was a lot of water. The problem was that all the water jutsus he knew were long ranged. And as Sasuke had proven, long ranged techniques were not a good idea at all.
The blonde sighed as he closed his eyes and drew Yami no Seishin. His eyes snapped opened as he heard displacement of wind. His sword was a blur of movements, blocking the needles from hitting him and Sasuke. Before anything worse could happen, Naruto grabbed Sasuke and forced him to jump along with him, dodging many needles. The kitsune crouched down slightly before looking around. 'Long ranged jutsus are out. I have no fire or wind jutsus at all so I can cancel those out. I could use ration but I do not know what will happen if I use it on the mirrors so it would be best if I do not use any of those jutsus. Come on Naruto think!' His eyes traveled to his bandaged arm before sighing. 'Did not want to use it this soon but it looks like I have no choice in the manner. Besides I have always wanted to test this thing out.' Naruto turned to Sasuke, hoping that he would cooperate. "Hey Sasuke, I have an idea on how to get us out of here." Sasuke turned his head to Naruto with a glare anything that the blonde came up with had to be a bad idea.
Kakashi stared down Zabuza. This was not good. He was glad that Naruto came along as he would not hesitate to kill. The bad part was the mirrors and why Naruto allowed himself to be in the mirrors. Usually the blonde was much smarter than that. And what he had seen in the mirrors was not a good thing either. He heard Zabuza chuckle slight before looking at the man. His sharingan eye was already revealed to the world. "Care to explain what is so funny Zabuza-san."
"So he realized that his shadows will not work eh?" Zabuza said. Kakashi looked at the man strangely. "It's amazing how Haku's mind works. She can see a thing and usually figure out a way around it. She is the one that came up with the idea on her needles and my sword. There is a seal on them. I am pretty sure you know of the Kiri shadow seals." Kakashi's eyes widened slightly as he heard that name. Those seals were not good. If that was the case then Naruto had nothing that he could really due from the outside and he would be knocked out. "And the same goes for your eyes as well." The man's hand formed into a single seal before actually talking. "Kirigakure-no-jutsu." The mist got thicker as the large ma's body disappeared as if it were a ghost. Things just had to get wore didn't they?
Kakashi sighed as he looked up. The mist was too thick to see anything. This was not going good. Kakashi focused around him, allowing the knowledge that Zabuza could not see at all comfort him. His eyes widened as he heard the wind breaking behind him. His motions were fast as he blocked the multitude of shuriken and kunai from hitting his body. Each one of the bladed pieces of metal was aimed at a vital area.
"So you managed to block them, eh Kakashi-san?" he heard Zabuza ask from the behind him. The man turned around to face the wielder of the Kubukiri with his eyes closed, as if he knew something would happen if he looked Kakashi in the eyes. "But the next time you see me will be the last." His body disappeared into the mist again like ghost that haunted the bridge. Kakashi narrowed his eyes. This was not a good time to lose track of someone who thrived off of the mist like Zabuza.
Naruto grabbed Sasuke's unconscious body and jumped out of another barrage of needles. Naruto had a few stuck in various parts of his body but no serious wounds. Sasuke on the other hand looked like a human pincushion. The blonde cursed as he looked at Haku as she readied another set of needles. "You know you two do not have a chance right?" she asked. "Why do you fight?"
Naruto looked at the 'older' teen with a strange look before shaking his head. "You know I never put much thought into it," Naruto commented lazily. "I guess it's to keep some face." the blonde then settled down into a steady kenjutsu stance, ready to for anything that Haku would throw at him. "This is going to end in one party dieing and you know it. Don't try and talk us out of it.
Haku sighed as she analyzed everything. So far, she was amazed. The blonde could keep up with her easy. And he was good at kenjutsu to. Even though she cut off his jutsus, he did not completely rely on only jutsus and shadows. The teen she recognized as Sasuke surprised her even more. Even though he was not as skilled as Naruto, or Yami as she came to know him, Sasuke still had the sharingan. If she allowed those eyes to lock onto her, she would be doomed. So she was quick to knock him out. She had to end it quick, even if it meant that she had to kill the two. "Looks like I will have to become a true shinobi," she said in a soft voice that held much guilt.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he sheathed his large katana and formed his hands into a seal. "Kage-Bunshin-no-jutsu." In a puff of smoke two blondes appeared crouched down with their hands on their katanas. "This is where it ends Hunter Nin-san." Unlike the lazy tone of voice he used earlier, this tone of voice was a cold, emotionless tone.
The two clones quickly drew their blades before blocking the needles that came their way. The original's hands to off the wrist band on his left arm before going into a long chain of hand seals, his eyes locked onto the battlefield. He needed to end this quick and he knew he was going to pay for using it as well. When he finished the hand seals he placed his right hand onto his shoulder and focused his chakra through it, unwrapping it and rewrapping it around his upper torso. He bit his thumb and ran the blood along the seals, making the black ink glow a dark purple.
Haku dispatched the two clones with slight ease before going after the original. She knew that she did not want him to finish the jutsu. These moments right here would most likely end one of their lives and she would be damned if it was hers. Before she could reach him, the blonde's foot came up and smacked against her head, throwing her to the right. She got to her hands and knees when she heard the words that would end the match and most likely her life. "World-Summoning-Dark-Nexus-jutsu!"
Naruto slammed his hand onto the ground. The seals along his arm slipped off of his arm and crawled along the floor, each going into a different direction. The seals stopped about a few inches outside the dome of mirrors, forming a rough circle. Thin towers of pure darkness formed from the seals, shooting off into the air and arching to meet a few inches above the top mirror. Inter connecting webs started to form from on tower to another, forming nothing but a black dome. Then the darkness seeped inside, making it hard for seeing. What was this jutsu and what could it do. If she had no sight about what it could do then how could she beat it? Then her mind clicked as she brought out a few sennbon out before launching them at the blonde and outside the dome. This would end the match.
A/N I bet a few of you guys are pissed off about what I did right there. You guys got to see the jutsu but not what it does. So tell me what you thought of the chapter. Did you guys like it or not? And I do have a question. Can someone get me a translation on the summoning jutsu that was used at the end of the chapter? I kinda need it so I can be correct on it. And the paring will be Naru/Kure/Crystal/Hina/ and possibly Shion or Yugito. The reason is that they are rarely used. But I mend up using Yugito do to the fact that I am not sure on how to fit the shinpuuen.
The jutsus used so far are
Mizurappa-no-jutsu (Violent Water Wave technique) - this is one of my personal favorite jutsus and this is one of Naruto's main water jutsus if Mar's Maelstrom is any indication. After you form the proper hand seals you will spit out a strong jet of water at your enemies. The jutsu is mainly offensive
Kage-Mane-no-jutsu (Shadow imitation technique) - this is a pretty cool jutsu really. The caster can have his shadow travel along any surface yet it can't jump form surface to surface like all shadows unless there is a way across. By using other shadows near by you can extend the reach, however your reach is limited to the surface are relevant to the shadow. Once the target is 'caught' they are frozen to do what the caster does like a mirror until the caster run out of chakra. The move was originally built to stall people hence why it is a supplementary jutsu but it has other uses
Furoamasutaa-no-Jutsu means either floor master jutsu or wall master jutsu. I got this idea of Legend of Zelda. In a lot of ways it is like floor master. The user can control where the hands go just by thinking it. The only problem is that the user is literally making his own shadows by focusing their chakra. If I get any shit about that idea, well, let's just say it involves four horses and four lengths of rope. When the hands grab a person it will be a lot like what would happen in Zelda except the starting point is anywhere the user is touching a solid object. Like a lot of shadows it cannot jump from solid object to solid object unless there is a way to get across there in its shadow form. In hand form it could touch the object but it will not be able to go any further. As you guys can see the 'hands' can combine to create a large hand or they could have hands extend from the 'arms' of the hand. That is some kind of surprise eh?
Kage-Bunshin-no-jutsu is a better version of Bunshin-no-jutsu. Unlike the Bunshin-no-jutsu this one is solid. When the clone dispels the user gains the information the clone has gained. The primary use for the jutsu is for infiltration or distraction as they are easy to dispel. The way that Naruto uses it is to either overwhelm the opponent or to even the playing field. The two problems with the jutsu are that it can exhaust the user's chakra and could give a major migraine if the information is gained improperly.
Suirou-no-jutsu means water prison jutsu. What it does is after you create the hand seal, you are able to trap and unsuspecting opponent into it. The prison basically forms itself out of water into a sphere which somehow does not drown the imprisoned. How I do not know. Any who, the jutsu does not allow contact to be broken which means that you have to keep contact at all time or the jutsu falls. That is why Zabuza used a clone to attack the group instead of himself.
Katon-Goukakyuu-no-jutsu means great fire ball jutsu. After doing the hand seals, the user will bring chakra from their mouths to their lungs and exhale it out immediately. Messing up gets your mouth and/or throat burnt. Yeah, a nice idea coming up with that one.
World-Summoning-Dark-Nexus-jutsu- I can not give you so much on this one as I want it to be a surprise when I actually show you what it can do. What I am going to tell you is that it is a mix of fuuinjutsu, summoning technique, and ninjutsu making a powerful kinjutsu. The cost of using it makes it something that you do not want to use everyday. It causes muscle damage, chakra damage, takes too much chakra control, takes too much chakra and leaves your arm out of use for over a week. And the greatest part of it is that if you use it to long, you have no arm. That is why Naruto will not complete the Rasengan and most likely never ha
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