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Naruto, the next Shinobi Shinigami Meister

Chapter 8: Wave arc part 2: history, meetings, and battle on the bridge

Medusa could only look down at the photos in shock, as she knew the person in the photos alright. Kind of hard not to when you were the one that killed them. The person in the first photograph was a tall pink haired woman, at least she looked tall. She was sitting in a hospital bed, wearing the gown you see on patients, and had a baby in her arms. The baby was silver haired like the boy in front of her.

The second photograph showed a different person, yet Medusa knew it was the same person. The woman wore the clothes that all Mizune sisters wore, but was in the chibi form. But this one was the eldest, meaning that she could use the adult body by herself. There was what looked like a one year old boy standing next to her, and she could guess who they boy was.

She tried to look calm, so she asked Ryu, "Who is this woman to you?", and so he replied, "She's my mother, and I'm trying to find her. I was told by a frog witch that you would know where she is."

Medusa thought, 'Eruka you bitch, at least I have a way to save this, and she doesn't remember what happened, hopefully', so she said, "While I do know where she is, there is a problem. She was attacked by a rogue kishin, and was killed, but I managed to save her soul before it could be eaten. I have tried to find a way to bring her back, but I need the help of her sisters, your aunts."

As she said this, one of her snakes revealed itself, and showed it contained the soul in question. Ryu was ecstatic, as his mother was still alive, if just barely. Naruto hearing the noise, came in to ask Ryu some more questions.

"I see you two are getting along well, if you don't mind Ryu-san, I still have some questions, like if you are a weapon, what kind are you?" Naruto asked.

Ryu could only grin in a manner that reminded Naruto of his Nii-san Soul and said, "Instead of telling, why not I show you." as he said this, he changed to his weapon form, which was a scythe with a extendable chain attached to the end of the staff that has a spike at the end. The blade has a black and red dragon on the sides, while the kanji's for fire and lighting are on the staff. All in all, it was a magnificent weapon.

"Damn, very nice, you remind me of my Nii-san Soul. His weapon form is a scythe as well, so I know how to fight with one." Naruto said, when he saw Ryu's weapon form. Medusa could only look on, the guilt running in her. She could only hope that she could repent for her past.

Then Naruto asked something that no one guessed, "Say Ryu, do you have need of a partner, as I can tell your not a death-scythe yet. What do you say?"

Ryu was shocked, as was Medusa, they never expected that to happen.

"But, don't you already have a partner or something, I mean, I don't want to cause a probl-" Ryu was cut off however, as Naruto said, "It is one of the few perks I take advantage of being the great-grandson of Lord Death, I'm not restricted to a single weapon, and if I'm right, Gato and his men have fallen to the path of kishin, all 99 of them, as well as bringing a witch, if the note Zabuza left on the back of this map was any indication." he showed the map to them, and when Naruto flipped it over, there was the note, as he said it was.

Ryu automatically knew what Naruto was getting at, as did Medusa. Ryu could become a Death-scythe at the Bridge when they took down Gato. All in one day, it was a blessing, as he never collected a soul yet, he was really considering the deal.

And so Ryu held out his hand and said, "You have a deal, partner, when do we start?" Naruto could only shake his hand and laugh, things were getting good.

(The next day)

Naruto and Ryu were practicing the soul resonance training away from the house so Sakura and Kiba would not bother them. After the deal was made, the trio had went down to eat dinner, which Naruto helped by providing the food, as well as have a couple shadow clones aid Tsunami in the kitchen.

Naruto and Ryu sensed Kakashi coming, so Ryu turned back to human form. When Kakashi arrived, he said, "Kurenai wants you both for a training exercise that she has involving both our squads, what it is, I don't know, we will find out when we get there." On the inside, Kakashi was fuming, 'why the hell do I have take these two, it's bad enough that I have to have the demon brat here, I should be training Sasuke-sama for killing his brother, not play babysitter. I don't care what the Hokage said, Naruto is nothing but a demon, he caused my sensei to die, the closest person I had to a father.'

Naruto was thinking, 'That's what you think Kakashi, if you cause problems, I'll kill you myself' almost as if he could read Kakashi's mind( he really can't, but he saw the look in Kakashi's eye).

Naruto put a hand on Ryu's shoulder, and shushined to where Kurenai said to meet her today. Kakashi followed soon after.

(The tree walking clearing-you all know the one)

Kurenai, as well as Mikoto, Medusa, Hinata, and Shino were on one end of the clearing, while Sakura and Kiba were on the other. They were waiting for the others to arrive, and once they did, Kurenai got their attention.

When she did, she said, "We will be working on a genjutsu trial, one which you can't break unless you finish the task first, if you fail, you will be knocked out for a couple of days, Sasuke, Hinata, and Shino have completed this already they don't have to, Naruto, Ryu, Kiba, and Sakura have not, so they will, the test begins now." Kurenai then performed the hand signs, and the scenery changed.

It changed to show a old bridge over a ravine. The group walked over, but stop a few feet away, Ryu walked up to the bridge first, to see what the test was about. When he got to the bridge, a troll like creature stopped him and said, "Stop, who would cross the bridge of death must answer me these question three, there the other side ye see."

Ryu responded, "Ask the questions bridge-keeper, I'm not afraid."

The troll asked, "What is your name?" And Ryu responded, "My name is Ryushikon."

The troll then asked, "What is your quest?" And Ryu responded, "To get to the other side."

The troll then asked, "What, is your favorite color?" To which Ryu responded, "Blue"

Then the troll said, "Right, off you go." and moved aside to let Ryu pass. Ryu said, "Why thank you, thank you very much." And he crossed the bridge.

Sakura, being an idiot, pushed to the front, saying, "Why that's easy." and ran to the bridge. The troll said, "Stop" which they did, "Who approaches the bridge of death must answer me these questions three, there the other side ye see."

Sakura, being confident, said, "Ask me the questions bridge-keeper, I'm not afraid."

The troll asked, "What is your name?" And she replied, "My name is Sakura Haruno."

Then the troll asked, "What is your quest?" and she replied, "To get to the other side."

Then the troll asked, "What, is the capital of assidia?"And she replied, "I don't know that." She was then flung over the side and in to the ravine by an unseen force.

Kiba, now a little nervous, was the next to step up. The troll said, "Stop." which he did.

The troll asked, "What is your name?" and Kiba replied, "My name is Kiba Inuzuka."

The troll then asked, "What is your quest?" and he replied, "To get to the other side."

The troll then asked, "What, is your favorite color?" and he replied, "Blue, no-" he was then thrown over the side, because he didn't give an actual answer.

Naruto then stepped up, and the troll said, "Stop, what is your name?"

And he replied, "My name is Naruto Namikaze."

The troll asked, "What is your quest?" and he responded, "To get to the other side."

The troll then asked, "What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?"

And Naruto asked, "What do you mean, an African or a European swallow?"

The troll then said, "I-I don't know that." and then the troll was thrown over the side, into his own trap. The genjutsu broke, showing Ryu standing near Medusa, and Kiba and Sakura passed out on the ground.

Kurenai said, "Good job on passing, most people just answer the questions, never had the troll fall for his own. That concludes today's training. Dismissed." everyone left for Tazuna's home, with Naruto having a couple clones carry Kiba and Sakura.

(timeskip-two days)

The next two days were rather uneventful, as the two loudmouths were out cold, the night before Naruto was supposed to meet Haku, everyone was calmly eating dinner, Inari was looking down, his hat shadowing his eyes, so no one saw that he was pissed. And then he snapped.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING, WHY BOTHER FIGHTING, YOUR JUST GOING TO GET KILLED!" yeah, that can ruin dinner. "WHY EVEN FIGHT, GATO IS INVINCEABLE, THE STRONG ALWAYS WIN AND THE WEAK ALWAYS LOSE, SO WHAT'S THE POINT." Inari screamed. "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SUFFER." That did it.

Naruto got up, his eyes shadowed by his hair, Inari, thinking he won, smirked. Then Naruto grabbed the air, showing that a kunai was about to hit Inari, with Mikoto the one who threw it. And she was PISSED, she said, "Who do you think you are, you little piss of shit, WE don't know what it means, I had to watch my older brother kill my family, and I could do NOTHING."

Shino spoke up next, "My clan is always treated different, due to the fact that we have our bodies acting as hives for beetles."

Hinata spoke up, "My clan is divided, the branch members are forced to wear a seal that could kill them if the main branch wants that to happen."

Naruto spoke up, "We know suffering Inari, don't think your all high and mighty, as no matter how bad it gets, someone else has it worse, Gato is a piece of shit that hides behind his money, take out his thugs, and he is just another worthless fly."

And then Naruto left, Medusa following soon after.

(clearing where the meeting is)

Naruto arrived at the clearing, knowing that Medusa followed him. He stopped, and sure enough, she was right behind him. He walked over to a tree, and sat down, Medusa sitting right next to him. Not speaking a word, not even needing to, Naruto fell asleep in her lap, while she stroked his hair. If someone were to look at Naruto's eyes at that moment, they would see a trail of tears flowing down his face, without a sound. And soon, even Medusa fell asleep, the same trail of tears from her eyes.

(the next morning)

Haku walked into the clearing, wearing a simple pink kimono, with little swirls decorating it. As she came into the clearing, she saw Naruto and Medusa, in the same position they fell asleep in. Haku didn't want to wake the couple, and didn't have to. They had started to awake, sensing Haku walk in the clearing.

Naruto, being the gentleman, asked, "Why hello Haku, glad to see your face with out the mask, any word on when Gato plans to make his move?"

Haku said, "He plans to attack the bridge, taking 96 of his men with him, as well as the witch. She is a nasty old crone. Most likely a necromancer, so that Gato has no need to hire more men."

Naruto asked, "You said he was taking 96 men, what about the other two?"

Haku said, "Gato has them heading to Tazuna's home, to kidnap his family for bargaining tools."

Naruto was pissed, the low-life, using people like that. Medusa could only look down, knowing she did something similar. Naruto saw this, and gave her a kiss on the cheek, with her having a blush from it.

Haku giggled at Medusa's reaction, and finished her report, "If that is all Naruto-kun, I need to get back, or Gato will suspect something. Ja-Ne." and at that, she shushined back to her base, with Mikoto walking in to the clearing not to long after.

(timeskip, morning of the fight)

After the meeting, the trio walked back to the house, and relayed the information given to the jonin. Since Kiba and Haruno were awake from the genjutsu, training was in order, as the fight would require it big time for them.

Naruto and Ryu overslept, after practicing the Witch hunter technique. They awoke to a scream, ran down stairs, with Ryu assuming his weapon form. Just as the thugs were about to cut Inari in half, they were hooked, and thrown outside by Naruto. Once there, Naruto cut off their heads, and Ryu collected their souls, gaining his first two. After the thank yous from Tsunami and Inari, Naruto and Ryu high-tailed it to the bridge.

(the soon to be great Naruto bridge)

Squad 7 and 8 arrived at the bridge, with Zabuza and Haku waiting for them already. Zabuza asked, "Are you all ready, and where's the kid?"

Kurenai said, "He most likely dealt with the thugs Gato sent after Tazuna's family, and will be here shortly."

Zabuza said, "That's a good thing, as Gato will be here soon, and we need his help."

Sakura, being the idiot again, said, "Yeah right, we don't need that baka, Sasuke-kun can handle this himself."

Everyone had to sweat drop at how stupid she sounded. Fortunately, Naruto arrived just as Medusa was going to kill the pink-haired harpy, and Ryu was still in weapon form. When Kurenai asked where Ryu went, everyone but Medusa freaked when they heard the scythe speak in Ryu's voice.

It was that time that Gato and his men arrived. Gato said, "Well, well Zabuza, you go and betray me, that's too bad, cause now you're going to die, and I will help myself to the women."

Naruto was getting pissed at the fat pig, and the last bit sent him over the edge. Kyuubi sending the right amount of chakra, as yesterday's practice left Naruto drained. Naruto's coat shifted, turning into a replica of his Hisofu's cloak, which gave him the image of Shinigami, adding the chakra of the fox, and a few scythe blades coming out the shoulders, it was a sight no one wanted to see again.

Naruto rushed to the group of thugs, blades at the ready, slicing into a different thug with each swing of his scythe. The blades on his shoulders protecting him from the thugs weapons(they are in a wing formation) he reached the witch, and easily disposed of her. All that was left was Gato, all the thugs and witch were nothing but their souls left.

The people of wave saw Gato, on his knees, with what looked like the Shinigami having a scythe at his neck, ready to chop his head off. This was the sight they came to on the bridge. The people cheered, the terror was over. Then the Shinigami spoke, "People of Wave, for to long you have suffered, and now, this pig will pay for his crimes. I give my sentence, DEATH BY BEHEADING." And Naruto yanked the blade upward, cutting off Gato's head. Naruto returned to normal, chakra, blades and all, the people cheered more, seeing their champion, their savior.

Medusa was recording the event, so everyone could see this, and when Naruto fell asleep, she put the camera away, and carried Naruto back to the house, the mission was over, now the only thing left was to finish the bridge.

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