I do not own Naruto Shippuden or any of the characters. I shortened Naruto's Senjutsu training because I didn't feel like rewriting multiple episodes.
Demons and Zombies
Naruto moved to the front and Sakura moved to the back. The three of them had never been on a mission without a captain or just the three of them. Either way, Naruto had somehow had been elected as acting captain.
"Do either of you know how to fight with a sword?" Naruto asked.
"I do," Sakura said.
"So do I, a little," Hinata said.
Naruto gave Hinata the white chokuto and Sakura the black ninjato. They continued for a short while until it got too dark for anyone but Hinata to see. They stopped and Naruto had some clones build a fire then drew his swords and faced the girls.
"Let's see how well you two can fight with those," Naruto said.
Sakura attacked first and Naruto easily held her off. She was very skilled but she used strength rather than speed. After a few minutes of Naruto easily avoiding her swings, he tripped her and put his blade to her throat.
"Speed," Naruto said. "It's not blunt."
He turned to Hinata and she gulped then charged. She was very fast and precise, even without her Byakugan. Naruto created a clone to test her and she activated her Byakugan. She blocked one Naruto's blades with her sword and used gentle fist to knock the other's away. Then she shoved the first back and spun using the blunt side of the blade to trip one Naruto then stabbed the ground beside his head to simulate finishing him. She turned to fight the other Naruto again but found his blade at her throat.
"Very good Hinata," Naruto said as his clone disappeared. "I must say I'm impressed. If I couldn't use shadow clones, I may not have won."
Hinata blushed and stood then held his sword out.
"Keep it," Naruto said. "It's yours."
Hinata blushed even more but nodded then walked over to sit on a log by the fire. Sakura sat across from her and Naruto sat beside her. He began to clean his swords then put them away and stretched.
"I really hope we don't have to face off with Moryo again," Naruto said.
"Who's we?" Sakura asked. "If he's up and about again, you're going to take him out again."
"I don't want to make another new volcano," Naruto said.
"Naruto!" Gamakichi said appearing in a cloud of smoke. "Time for your training."
"Not now," Naruto said. "We're trying to find all of our friends."
"Naruto," Gamakichi said. "They can summon you back with a scroll. You need the training, trust me."
"It's okay Naruto," Hinata said.
"Summon me if anything happens," Naruto said.
Hinata nodded and Gamakichi spit up a summon scroll. Then he and Naruto both disappeared in a cloud of white smoke. Hinata sighed and opened the scroll. It was about half her height and had a summon seal on it that had instructions beside it. She practiced the hand seals for a while then went to sleep while Sakura kept watch.
Naruto spent hours trying to master Senjutsu with Toad Oil but failed and received a smack from Fukasaku's baton. Finally Fukasaku hit him then sighed.
"Okay Naruto," Fukasaku said. "This is pointless if you can't focus."
"I'm trying," Naruto said.
"Not hard enough," Fukasaku said. "Come on. There's another form of training for you to try."
Fukasaku took Naruto to a spire of pointed rocks then took a slab of stone to the top of a spire, balanced it, and sat on it. Then he told Naruto to do the same.
"I can't do that!" Naruto shouted up at him.
"Not with that attitude," Fukasaku said. "Get up here or I'll make you dance with Gamariki!"
Naruto shivered, grabbed a slab, and all but jumped to the top of a spire. He balanced his slab and began to balance on it. Within a minute, he fell. Fukasaku caught him and lowered him to the ground and Naruto complained then tried again. Over the next few hours, Naruto tried again and again, falling later and later every time. Finally, he managed to stop falling all together.
Fukasaku took him back to the Toad Oil fountain and splashed him. Naruto managed to partially balance the Nature Energy with his own chakra and only partially transformed into a frog.
"Lift that," Fukasaku said pointing at an enormous stone statue of a frog that Fukasaku had explained had been one of Naruto's predecessors.
Naruto lifted it, marveled at his strength, then set it down. Then Fukasaku smashed him in the side of the head with the baton again. Naruto groaned and Fukasaku took him back to the spires.
"Sit on top of one and gather Nature Energy without the Toad Oil," Fukasaku said.
Naruto climbed to the top of the spire and began to gather Nature Energy. After a few minutes, he opened his eyes and Fukasaku stared at him.
"What?" Naruto asked.
"You're in a perfect Sage Mode," Fukasaku said.
"I am?" Naruto asked pulling out a kunai and using the blade for a mirror. "Why am I wearing eye-liner?"
"It's the mark of a true Sage," Fukasaku said. "Now, let's work on your offensive abilities shall we?"
Before either could move, Naruto disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Then he was sitting on the scroll and looked around.
"Why are you wearing eye liner?" Sakura asked.
"Geezer Toad says it's the mark of a true Sage," Naruto said. "I'm not a fan of it."
"I think the color suits you," Sakura said. "You should wear make up more often."
"Very funny," Naruto said.
"We've arrived," Sakura said.
Naruto stood and they all walked into the palace in front of them. The moment they were in, seven hundred guards rushed them and restrained them.
"Test them," Shion said stepping out of the shadows.
One soldier stabbed Naruto but it was a clone so it just disappeared. The real Naruto dropped from the ceiling behind Shion and crossed his sword blades at her throat.
"Isn't this a nice surprise," Naruto said. "None of us are infected. We came to get you to the Leaf Village."
"I can't leave," Shion said. "Moryo has returned."
Naruto stepped back and lowered his blades.
Shion turned and immediately said, "Are you wearing eye-liner?"
"It's...never mind," Naruto said. "It's not actually make up."
Just then Naruto exited Sage Mode and the pigmentation disappeared. Naruto sighed then groaned.
"Okay," Naruto said. "Where's Moryo?"
"He's in the volcano," Shion said. "The new one."
Naruto sighed then turned to leave.
"And just where are you going?" Shion asked.
"To do my job," Naruto said. "Hinata, Sakura, keep her safe."
They nodded but Hinata followed Naruto.
"Hinata, no," Naruto said. "You're not coming with me to fight Moryo."
"But-" Hinata began.
"No!" Naruto snapped. "I'm not going to say it again."
Hinata's face fell and Naruto felt horrible for snapping at her but left. Sakura walked out to Hinata and wrapped an arm around her.
"It's alright Hinata," Sakura said. "He's just protecting you. He's literally the only one who can stop Moryo and live."
Hinata nodded and they went back inside. Naruto moved as fast as he could. he didn't stop once and reached the volcano in record time. He entered Sage mode outside of it then leapt into the air over it and had two clones form a Rasenshuriken. Then he began to fall and got ready to use it. Moryo shot out of the top of the volcano at him and he threw the Rasenshuriken on instinct. The Rasenshuriken tore through Moryo to the spot where all of the necks met then exploded. the explosion completely leveled everything for a mile around. Naruto dropped to the ground and Found Moryo laying in a heap.
"What...did...you...do?" Moryo asked.
"That attack shut down your chakra network," Naruto said. "Now all I have to do is-"
A loud moan interrupted him just before zombies began swarming toward them. Naruto created and threw a Rasengan at them then used the path it cleared to escape. When he was past the zombies, he turned around to see Moryo rising and the zombies dropping dead.
"What an excellent meal," Moryo said. "Unused chakra is so delicious."
Naruto smirked and drew his swords. He charged and began slashing Moryo's throats and Moryo began laughing. After another minute, Moryo suddenly started screaming and growing.
"What is this!?" Moryo tried to shout but most of his heads had been destroyed when Naruto slit their throats.
"That is easy," Naruto said. "I threw a Rasenshuriken down one of your throats."
Moryo roared in anger but was cut off when his necks began to bulge and cut off all of his windpipes. Then he exploded and his remains were scattered throughout the trees. Naruto wiped a bit of slime off of his face then returned to the others. When he arrived, his heart stopped.
The outside of the palace was littered with dead soldiers and zombies. Naruto had feared this and had used that fear and desperation for it to be wrong to make it back in half the time of the trip out.
Naruto dashed inside to see Hinata and Sakura standing in a circle of infected soldiers with Shion standing in the middle.
"Hinata!" Naruto shouted drawing his swords and charging forward. "Sakura! Shion! Drop!"
All three did as instructed and Naruto created a clone who threw Naruto like a large Fuma Shuriken. Naruto used the swords to behead zombies as he flew threw the group. Finally he landed in a roll at the far end of the zombies and stood just as the others ran past. Ten zombies were still standing and glared at Naruto. Naruto began walking forward and the zombies rushed to meet him. He sidestepped one and removed its head then impaled three through the head like a shish kabob. Two ran at him but Naruto removed both heads in one swing and ripped his sword back out of the zombies. The last four circled Naruto and all charged at once but Naruto spun and removed their heads. Then he went after Sakura and Hinata.
THE END
Read and review. I am having trouble with a couple of relationships. There are Shion(I'm thinking Gaara), Hanabi(I'm thinking Konohamaru, like sister like sister), Yamato, Temujin, and Koyuki. Please vote.