Having left the Raikage Mansion and being escorted to a hotel where they would stay for about a week, Naruto and his group each registered themselves to their rooms and were getting settled. The blonde laid on his bed while Shizune and Yuugao were in the other one. As Naruto unpacked his clothes, he was suddenly met with a small smack over the head making him rub the back of his head, but he had an idea on who it was and why they did it.
"Yugao-chan, what was that for?" Naruto asked. Yugao glared at Naruto and rested some of her armor on the bed and shook Naruto's coat violently. Shizune chuckled at Naruto's expense while Yugao decided to criticize her blonde for his actions those few minutes ago.
"Why the hell would you fight the Raikage? Is this all for the sake of adding another girl to this harem?" Yugao asked and Naruto widened his eyes at her and her proclamation. Even Shizune dropped her jaw when Yugao figured out that Naruto had a harem. Yugao looked from Shizune to Naruto and sighed.
"Please, you think you could keep something like that a secret from me? I'm an Anbu captain for Kami's sake. Granted the fact that you kept the secret of being Hanyou away from me, I've already let Hokage-sama know about this," Yugao said with a grin, but it didn't last long as she saw Naruto and Shizune chuckle and she wondered what was so funny.
"I hate to burst your bubble Yugao-chan, but Tsunade-chan already knows that. You might even say that she finds in interesting from a medical standpoint," Naruto told Yugao. The Anbu raised an eyebrow then turned to Shizune who nodded in agreement with Naruto.
"That's not the point! What's the point here is, is that you want to challenge the Raikage and I say your insane for trying it, let alone actually beat him," Yugao said and Naruto sighed. He still kept a great deal of power back and he knew he could take Raikage. Shizune knew it and Tayuya had a feeling. Jiraiya, Naruto had a small feeling, but he didn't act on it too much.
"You should have some faith in your blonde Yugao-chan, you know I won't lose," Naruto countered with that baseless faith of his making Yugao raise an eyebrow.
"Your a jonin, but your still a kid. Raikage has much more experience that you in everything and he's physically stronger than you. Add to the fact that your fighting in his known territory makes this much more of a challenge. Naruto-kun, if you have anyway of beating the Raikage, then please let me know now. I don't like to worry about you. I don't want to lose you in a match. So try to convince me that you'll win," Yugao begged and Naruto lowered his gaze to the ground. He turned to Shizune looking for her opinion on this and the hanyou woman simply smiled with a nod. Naruto sighed and got up from the bed.
"Alright Yugao-chan. I don't want you sad so I'll show it to you," Naruto told her. Yugao raised an eyebrow and Naruto allowed his all of his fox features to come out along with his proper height, allowing all of the power that went along with them to flow out making Yugao breath get blown away from all of it at once. She almost dropped to the floor from the pressure and she took a strong look at Naruto. She gazed into his red, slitted eyes that seemed to be on fire which made him look hot. His cute tail swaying around and the amazing looking fox ears. She also took a quick note at his height which obviously made him a bit taller than her.
"N-Naruto-kun what happened to you?" Yugao asked still trying to keep from succumbing to the weight of the chakra that was evident in the room. Naruto sat on the bed and gave Yugao a grin that showed off some of his canines.
"It's my hanyou form Yugao-chan. Are you satisfied now?" Naruto asked and Yugao quickly turned her head to see how Shizune was handling it, but to her amazement, Shizune was perfectly fine and continued to smile.
"S-Sure Naruto-kun, just take it down a notch now. I'm having some trouble standing up at the moment," Yugao had to admit and Naruto nodded. He henged the fox ears and his tail along with most of his features except his height. Naruto then helped Yugao to her feet and the Anbu sighed.
"I see it wasn't baseless after all, but why are you keeping yourself henged?" Yugao asked and it was Naruto's turn to sigh. This wasn't going to be easy to explain, especially to an Anbu. He knew this involved a risk and Naruto wasn't entirely convinced that Yugao who give up Konoha just for his cause. He knew he would have to tell her sooner or later and while he would have preferred the later, a part of him wanted to tell Yugao, but then he still wasn't sure how she would react. However, luck wasn't with Naruto today as Jiraiya came through the door also along with Tayuya.
"Mind filling us in also Naruto?" Jiraiya asked in a tone that said this was non-negotiable with them. Well in retrospect, Jiraiya couldn't get Naruto to do anything. When you have the power to surpass a kage, well there's not that many things you could force someone to do, but Naruto felt that they should know. If worst came to worst, then he and Shizune would have to fight and kill them and the blonde really hoped that it wouldn't come to that.
"Sigh, alright then. I might as well tell this to everyone. So get comfortable cause this is going to be a long story," Naruto told them. Jiraiya nodded and leaned up against the wall. Tayuya narrowed her eyes and stood next to the side of the bed and Yugao grabbed an armchair and sat down.
"Well let's get this over with," Naruto thought before he heard another voice.
"I'm right behind you Naruto-kun. It's not like they could stop us anyway. I'll even show them an...alternate way of persuasion," Shizune thought while an evil grin came across her face. Naruto mentally chuckled and nodded.
"Thank you Shizune-chan. Well time to face the music," Naruto thought and turned to his three-person audience.
"Alright I'll begin with-,"
Kumogakure, Chunin Exam Stadium, 3 days later
Naruto was right across from the Raikage and narrowed his eyes at the man. The stadium was packed with people, mostly Kumo civilians and shinobi, but that was to be expected. However, Naruto only saw Shizune, Tayuya and Jiraiya in the crowd along with Yugito, Bee, Samui, Karui, Omoi, and Mabui. Sheesh, it like these people were making this a holiday. Naruto was just going to kick the Raikage's ass, what was the big deal?
"Well Gaki, are you ready to get started?" Raikage asked flexing his muscles a bit. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the Raikage and sighed. He felt slightly depressed for some reason, but Shizune, Tayuya and Jiraiya knew why.
"I guess Yugao isn't showing up?" Tayuya asked. Jiraiya sighed and rubbed the back of his head. Shizune sighed also while looking at the stadium.
"I don't know. It must have been a lot for her. You can tell Naruto-kun is still thinking about it. He lacking the normal confidence he exudes. I don't like seeing my Naruto-kun like that," Shizune said and her sadness clearly showed. Jiraiya frowned also. He was in confusion about what to do with the information that he was given three days ago.
"You think the shithe- uhhh...Naruto will be alright?" Tayuya asked and it confused the two when she used his name. Shizune looked at Tayuya and so did Jiraiya in astonishment. Said redhead gave an embarrassed blush.
"W-What are you two cocksuckers looking at? I'm not worried about the shithead at all. But it's no fun messing with him when he's like this," Tayuya said with a small scowl. Despite the situation, Jiraiya and Shizune chuckled at Tayuya and her statement.
"You really care about Naruto-kun don't you?" Shizune asked. Tayuya's scowl deepened and Jiraiya patted the redhead's shoulder.
"It's as clear as this fight's ending," Jiraiya said and that was the final hit. Tayuya balled her fists and started to scream.
"Shut up you motherfuckin' shitheads before I kick both you kick both your asses!" Tayuya yelled making Shizune and Jiraiya laugh in spite of themselves at the moment.
Naruto heard Tayuya's little outburst as did the whole stadium, but for some reason it made him more calm. He actually had to smile when he heard Tayuya's voice. Raikage seemed to notice that when he saw the blonde take a deep breath and casted a glare that completely commanded the word 'confidence'. Some of the people were taken aback by Naruto's change in facial features and it piqued the Raikage's interest in the blonde
"So did something good happen from that little outburst? You seem to have grown some balls now," Raikage said and Naruto smirked while rubbing a soft hand through his hair.
"Well I just needed some time to collect myself. Now then-," Naruto released some of his power making his eyes go red and the chakra around him swirl violently as the wind picked up.
"Let's have our fun," Naruto told Raikage. Everyone felt the slight chakra increase, but most didn't make a big deal of it.
"So you've got some fight in you after all," Raikage said and Naruto gave a mysterious grin.
"You've got no idea what I've got," Naruto thought and suddenly a dark-skinned man appeared in the middle of them and raised his hand.
"Alright I'm Darui. I guess I'm the proctor. This is one fight by knockout or forfeiture. Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze of Konoha and Raikage-sama of Kumo. Begin," Darui yelled and immediately jumped back to clear the place. Naruto and Raikage didn't move for a bit and simply stared at each other making the crowd go with anticipation. Shizune, Tayuya and Jiraiya gulped and waited for both shinobi to move, but neither did and it was unnerving everyone.
"What are they doing? They haven't moved yet," Yugito said, but Bee was strangely quiet. Even Nibi wasn't her usual talkative self, until a minute ago.
"Kitten, watch those two closely. You might just witness something amazing happen," Nibi said and Yugito raised an eyebrow, but nodded. She remembered how terrified she was when she ran into Shizune and the brunette said Naruto was better than her so Yugito settled for watching, however she noticed that one of their groups was missing, but she ignored it and turned back to the fight.
Naruto breathed deep and then gave a simple sigh.
"Alright let's get started," Naruto said and dropped his arms. At the action, Raikage raised and eyebrow, but then Naruto surprised the crowd as he instantly disappeared and immediately slammed his fist into Raikage's face. Naruto grinned, but not from the hit. He knew Raikage could have avoided that hit, but took it anyway as a measure of power. Naruto jumped back and cracked his knuckles while Raikage rubbed the side of his cheek.
"Not bad Gaki. At least you can give a decent hit. Now then, let's start," Raikage said charging at Naruto. The blonde nodded and added chakra to his feet before dashing off towards the Raikage. The crowd tensed when the two shinobi slammed into each other. Raikage let out a punch, but Naruto ducked under it and aimed his own punch at Raikage's chiseled stomach. Raikage saw the hit coming and twisted his body making Naruto miss his initial target, but the blonde wasn't done as he pivoted his foot to realign himself and aimed one of his kicks towards Raikage's face. The leader of Kumo grabbed the blonde hanyou's foot and effortlessly threw him across the field. Naruto grinned and backflipped and landed with a skid surprising most of the people in the stadium.
"Well at least he's not as weak as we thought," Karui said making Omoi nod. Samui remained stoic and didn't say anything, but Yugito and Bee saw more.
"He successfully dodged each hit and was able to counter accordingly to the response that Raikage-sama gave. Both were equal in surprise, but Naruto got the biggest jump on Raikage-sama. It starts now," Yugito thought making sure she saw everything.
Meanwhile, Tayuya and Jiraiya were impressed with Naruto, but knew that the fight wasn't over. Not by a long shot. Shizune had a grin on her face from the fight already.
"You just have to play with him eh Naruto-kun?" Shizune wondered as Naruto cracked his neck and Raikage cracked his knuckles.
"Well at least you can keep up, but it won't last long," Raikage said and shot at Naruto. Naruto barely had time to react as he was slammed in the face by the Raikage and was sent flying into a wall. Naruto managed a rebound and landed on the wall's edge, but when he looked up, he saw the Raikage was gone and quickly turned his head to see said man behind him with the same grin.
"Brats like you need to learn their place," Raikage said and quickly punch Naruto in the stomach making the blonde get the wind knocked out of him, but it wasn't done as Raikage sent his other fist at Naruto's face slamming the blonde into the ground below. Most of the people cheered and others wondered about the fight resulting in Naruto's death, but to Shizune, everyone was pathetic. They didn't know anything. They should be more concentrated on enjoying this little display cause when it gets started, it sure as hell will get started.
Naruto coughed from the dust and before long, he was brought into a vice grip by the Raikage who lifted his small body of the ground. Naruto gritted his teeth while some people wondered how the fight was over already.
"You said I'm weak, well look at you. I haven't even begun to get serious yet," Raikage said and Naruto gave a painful chuckle.
"Oh is that right. Well that's good, I thought I might have won too easily," Naruto said and everyone immediately gasped. The blonde had such a mouth to say that to the Raikage. Everyone thought he was downright insane.
"And what makes you think you can beat me?" Raikage asked and Naruto was more than happy to reply.
"Well other than the fact I haven't even warmed up yet is one, but the other...well we'll get to that one later," Naruto said with a poof. Raikage raised an eyebrow at the action.
"Kage Bunshin no jutsu," Raikage thought and suddenly the air became slightly more tense for everyone as chakra was released. Raikage looked around, but didn't find Naruto and the blonde was more than happy for it to stay that way.
"What's the matter Raikage? Can't you find me?" Naruto's voice echoed through the stadium making people shiver at the tone of his voice.
"Come out Gaki! Take your punishment like a man," Raikage yelled out and Naruto chuckled.
"You call that punishment? I thought you were holding back, but since you seemed to be in a hurry I'll make this quick," Naruto said and suddenly a shadow appeared over Raikage. The man looked up and saw Naruto with the biggest grin on his face and a blue sphere in his hand. Raikage widened his eyes when the ball started to grow in size and the audience gasped at the sight of it.
"Oodama Rasengan," Naruto yelled and slammed it into the ground causing it to shatter to pieces. Raikage managed to avoid the ball in the nick of time and waited for the dust to settle. When he saw Naruto's figure in the smoke, the man wasted no time and went through his own handsigns making his hand cackle with lightning. The Raikage smirked as the dust settled and Naruto turned to see the lightning in the Raikage's hand.
"It's over now Gaki," Raikage said as he ran at Naruto. The crowd was in an uproar over the two and Naruto immediately gathered wind around his body.
Seeing the swirling winds, the Raikage smirked at Naruto's knowledge that Raiton chakra was weak to Fuuton chakra, but he didn't give up and neared Naruto even more, but the blonde wasn't gonna let the Raikage have his way in the fight as he concentrated the chakra to the entire arm on his right. Naruto then ran at the Raikage with a grin across his face and the two immediately clashed with a bang.
Yuugao slashed at a rock splitting it in half and making it crumble. She had been in that spot for a few hours and was still utterly pissed. She just didn't know what to believe anymore. After what Naruto told her, how could she?
"Dammit, why am I so pissed off today?" Yuugao wondered as she laid on the ground with her sword still in her hands. She closed her eyes when she remembered that conversation they all had three days ago.
Flashback 3 days ago
"And that's why I have to do it along with my family. I won't let anyone stop me from doing it either," Naruto said to them. Shocking Jiraiya, Yuugao and Tayuya. Shizune just stood there with a sad expression while she looked at the ground. Yugao nearly fell from her chair and Jiraiya's complexion paled when he heard the things that Naruto talked about. Tayuya remained speechless which was a new one for everyone, but she was the one to speak first.
"And what the fuck makes you think that you could even attempt that? Orochimaru tried to same thing with us and incase your shit for brains forgot, well Orochimaru lost his hands and that plan ended up in failure. Kami, your such a shithead," Tayuya said and Naruto's eyebrow twitched. He then exuded a serious KI that made everyone drop to their knees. Naruto turned to Tayuya with a fierce gaze that could even rival Kyuubi's.
"And do you want to know the reason that bastard Sannin failed? It's because he wanted to invade Konoha and make it his. I'm going to DESTROY Konoha, burn it to the ground, make it crumble, split it in two, whatever the hell you want me to say," Naruto told them and released his KI allowing them to breath.
"Naruto revenge isn't the answer to your proble-,"
"Don't had me that crap Jiraiya!" Naruto yelled out shocking the Sannin at the blonde's tone and his use of the man's actual name. This showed Naruto was all too serious.
"The only reason you can say that is because you haven't been through what I have. Frankly, the only people who can relate to me are Tayuya-chan and Yugao-chan. Shizune-chan can of course, but she knows that. Tell me Jiraiya, would you be able to stay in allegiance to your village after its Kage and civilians beat your child to death and all you could do was watch? What about if all your friends were to die because of one person's selfish attitude of trying to conquer the entire nations in his name?" Naruto asked and Jiraiya stalled. Yugao stiffened and Tayuya looked at the ground. Whoever this guy was, he sounded like Orochimaru in every sense of the word.
"Naruto regardless of that, to say your going to destroy Konoha is downright insane," Jiraiya said and unconsciously went for a kunai, but before he could grab it Shizune appeared behind Jiraiya and held his wrist tight, not even letting it move an inch.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Jiraiya," Shizune said with a smile that made Jiraiya sweat. Naruto then turned to Tayuya and narrowed his eyes at her.
"Besides that Tayuya-chan, that damn snake never had what it took anyway, but I do. That's why I'm gonna-,"
"Why? Naruto paused to see Yugao in tears for the first time since the last mission they went on together. This wasn't what Naruto wanted. He didn't want to see any of his lovers sad, but he had to do this.
"Why what?" Naruto asked. Yugao quickly stood to her feet and drew her sword and pointed it at Naruto. Everyone tensed, but Naruto and he could see the tears in her eyes fall to the floor.
"Why did you have to tell me that? Now I have to stop you as an Anbu of Konoha. Naruto-kun, why can't you just say it was a joke?" Yugao asked and Naruto looked at the ground. Shizune and Jiraiya stayed to one side of the room and Tayuya stayed to the other. The floor was entirely for Naruto and Yugao. Naruto saw Yugao's hand on the sword shaking or rather quivering. Anbu were supposed to be emotionless and lethal when such information was presented to them, but Yugao couldn't do it. She could bare the thought of losing another lover and if she did, she was sure that she wouldn't fall for anyone ever again.
"I'm not going to lie to you Yugao-chan. I care for you and everyone else, but if your going to try and kill me-," Naruto suddenly poofed and then stood the older Naruto, but still his fox features were henged so as not to prove he was more of a threat than normal. He then stood to his feet and walked up to Yugao. The anbu stiffened and before she knew it, Naruto's neck was touching the tip of her sword and Yugao widened her eyes.
"I won't stop you from trying then," Naruto finished and Yugao looked into his blue eyes. Naruto waited for the purple haired anbu to just immediately shove her sword through his throat in an attempt to kill him, but he was surprised when Yugao just stared at him.
Shizune had already released Jiraiya's hand, but the Sannin couldn't move. It was like the situation demanded that he not move or something bad would happen. Tayuya was on the edge of her seat. The story she heard from Naruto about the future sounded so skeptical it had to be a lie, but something about the blonde himself exuded truth that they just couldn't deny. Not to mention, there was something about this Naruto that Tayuya liked. The not taking shit from anyone and being able to deal it back type of thing. It made her respect for Naruto grow slightly and even brought the faintest of blushes across her face.
Meanwhile, Yugao continued to remain still, but Naruto broke the silence.
"Yugao-chan its your sworn duty to protect Konoha right? From all types of danger right?" Naruto asked and Yugao simply nodded not seeing where this was going.
"So what if that danger is the Hokage and it's people. Believe it or not Yugao-chan, but Konoha is going to become the main reason for war in the world. I'm saying this to you too, Jiraiya," Naruto stated and the two were silent. Yugao couldn't speak, she couldn't think. She just couldn't do anything.
Yugao suddenly dropped her sword and left the room without saying a word. Naruto sighed and simply looked at the ground. Today just wasn't his day.
Flashback End
Yugao looked up at the cloudy sky and she felt her anger leaving. She had her duties as an anbu, but if what Naruto said was correct then exactly what was she using those skills for? Would she only be helping to clear the obstacles that Konoha would face in the future?
"Dammit Naruto-kun, why did you have to tell me that? Why isn't this easy? The choice should be clear. I should be against Naruto-kun even if I love him. K-Konoha comes first," Yugao said, but her voice trailed off into nothingness as she looked at the clouds.
"That's right. I'm an Anbu of Konoha and I have a duty to my village. I'm sorry Naruto-kun, but my village is more important than my feelings for you. I must fight you," Yugao said and got to her feet to find Naruto and remembered the fight. She quickly clutched her sword and vanished in a shunshin.
Yugao appeared on the edge of the Chunin exam stadium and watched the fight, but it shocked her. Naruto seemed exhausted. His clothes were a mess, but his body was fine. Across from him was a panting Raikage who seemed to be a little worse for wear. Yugao decided to watch the fight and take out the blonde when he was exhausted. She would hate herself later, but now wasn't the time.
Naruto and Raikage squared off against each other and the blonde charged back at the man. Raikage pivoted his foot and dodged the blonde's move, but he didn't see the foot that Naruto had as the blonde slammed it into the man's face sending the Raikage into a stadium wall with a loud crash. The crowd was left speechless, no matter how hard the Raikage fought, Naruto just wouldn't stay down and his body didn't seem the least bit injured.
"Is he immortal or something?" Karui wondered and the same question occupied everyone else's thoughts. Tayuya and Jiraiya watched the match with extreme interest and Shizune had an amused grin on her face. The entire stadium was cheering for the two, but it was then that lightning cackled even louder than before and Naruto turned to the source.
"Alright Gaki, no more playing. I'm going to be serious from here on end," Raikage said with his body fully covered in raiton chakra. Naruto narrowed his eyes and smirked.
"Just what I want Raikage. Now then, let's continue," Naruto said and before he realized it, he slammed into a wall and a fury of punches was unleashed in him, digging the blonde into the stadium walls even more. Everyone winced at the method and Yugao felt her heart tug slightly. Yugito widened her eyes wondering if Naruto was aright along with Tayuya and Jiraiya.
When Raikage stopped his assault. He grabbed Naruto by the shoulders and raised the blonde above his head. Everyone gasped as some people wondered if such an attack should have been used on a simple jonin. Yugito widened her eyes in horror as did everyone else.
"Raiga Bomu( Liger Bomb)," Raikage yelled and slammed Naruto headfirst into the ground resulting in a major impact on the stadium floor. The dust picked up and covered the entire portion of the battleground. Everyone waited with bated breath for the result and Yugao for once wanted to know if Naruto was alright. N-Not that she cared since she would kill him when the match was over.
The dust dissipated and the stadium fully showed Raikage above a flattened Naruto who laid on the ground motionless. Jiraiya, Tayuya, Yugito, and Yugao widened their eyes and Raikage looked at the unconscious blonde. His lightning armor dissipated also and he huffed.
"Try and get up now Gaki. I'm more than suited to protect Yugito. Your good, but not that good," Raikage said walking away. Everyone figured Naruto was dead since no Kumo record had come from anyone surviving that attack. Yugao was worried completely. Naruto wasn't moving, his eyes were closed and he just wouldn't get up. Naruto always got up. He never lost. Why the hell was he staying down?
Yugao clenched her sword and jumped into the stadium stairs. Tayuya, Jiraiya, and Shizune were surprised that the Anbu was there or rather that she was walking towards until she came up to a railing and saw Naruto still unconscious. For some reason it pissed Yugao off and she wouldn't stand for it. The woman suddenly screamed startling everyone.
"NARUTO UZUMAKI-NAMIKAZE, GET UP RIGHT NOW! OR...I WON'T HELP WITH YOUR AMBITION!" Yugao screamed out making people whisper and give small remarks about her attitude. Tayuya and Jiraiya widened their eyes at her proclamation and Shizune smiled warmly. Yugao just admitted that Naruto was more important to her than Konoha.
Naruto's eyes twitched and a smile came across his face. He wasn't sure if Yugao was just saying that or if she meant it, but he was happy nonetheless.
Raikage raised an eyebrow at the woman and sighed.
"He's done. If he's not dead, then he needs serious medical attention. He won't be getting up," Raikage said and some people shouted agreeing with him and insulted Yugao for having a merciless heart and tell Naruto to keep fighting, but everyone stopped when the air became toxic. It was hard for anyone to breath, but strangely Yugao, Tayuya and Jiraiya were fine. Everyone else was nearly on the floor trying to get a breath of air. Yugito and Bee coped, but they were having trouble too.
"Nibi what's going on?" Yugito asked and Nibi widened her eyes.
"This fight isn't over Kitten. Not by a long shot," Nibi said and everyone saw the chakra swirling around Naruto.
Raikage turned to see the blonde slowly stand to his feet and his smile was demonic. It made the air sick. Raikage noticed that Naruto was taller and his hair was more spiky looking. His bangs came down his face and his eyes glowed with a red fire that could shake anyone's soul. Everyone widened their eyes at the change, but Yugao smiled. She had to smile. She wasn't sure why she was smiling, but she didn't care. She was just happy that Naruto was up.
"I'm not done with you!" Naruto yelled out making his voice deeper and Raikage had to sweat slightly at the blonde's use of chakra.
"What is he?" Raikage wondered and soon the injuries that adorned Naruto's body healed and the blonde was back on his face.
"Now then, I'll show you my speed," Naruto said vanishing. Raikage gasped, but it didn't last long as Naruto slammed his fist into Raikage's face. The man gasped as the hit wasn't like the others. It felt like being hit with a lariat 2x. Raikage was sent flying and backflipped then activated his lightning armor. He saw Naruto walking over to him and he quickly charged at the blonde.
"Play time is over. I'm the fastest man alive," Raikage yelled, but his fist didn't connect to Naruto, but the blonde's fist connected to his stomach. Raikage gasped from the hit and Naruto grinned.
"Let's kick it up a notch dattebayo," Naruto said and made three kage bunshins. The first Naruto kicked Raikage into the air and before he could rebound, the second slammed him in the back and sent him to the third. The pressure of each hit was antagonizing for the Raikage and people watched in horror, shock, and wonder at the blonde's actions. Karui had her mouth hanging along with Omoi. Samui's eyes were widened along with Yugito. Shizune's grin deepened while Jiraiya and Tayuya watched everything.
The third Naruto reverse kicked Raikage into a stadium wall making it give a loud crash. Naruto breathed and dispelled his clones while waiting for Raikage to appear.
Almost immediately the man came out in a fierce yell and Naruto grinned. Raikage was moving fast and almost collided with Naruto's neck in a lariat, but the blonde managed to duck under it in time and dashed away from Raikage, but not before placing a Hiraishin seal on the man's upper forearm and backflipped away.
"Alright Raikage. Let's end it now," Naruto said dropping to all four. Raikage grinned with a nod and his lightning armor was in full blast. The audience watched in shock as the two dashed towards each other. Raikage let out his fist at Naruto's face, but it surprised him when Naruto smirked and a sense of deja vu hit the Raikage when the blonde disappeared in a yellow lightning. Raikage wasn't able to maneuver in time as Naruto appeared behind him. The blond held out his hand and formed a rasengan in his hand. Raikage gasped at the blue sphere, but he was still in mid-strike so he couldn't avoid it.
"It was fun while it lasted Raikage," Naruto said and in a quick motion, he slammed rasengan into Raikage's back. The Raikage felt the pressure of the rasengan on his body as he was pressed into the ground by the blonde.
"Assuku Rasengan( Pressurized Spiraling Sphere)," Naruto yelled out and the rasengan due to being compressed too much expanded and kicked up the dust causing a massive explosion. Everyone had to cover their eyes from the pressure and it lasted for a few minutes. For those few minutes, no one could see anything, but then the dust dissipated and people could finally see. Everyone gasped when they saw the Raikage unconscious on the field. Naruto seemed to be smiling and scratched the back of his head.
"Was that too much?" Naruto asked and then Darui came to the field. Darui checked for a pulse from the Raikage and nodded. He turned to Naruto in slight shock, but didn't let it show much.
"The winner by knock-out is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze," Darui yelled out and people were silent for a second, but then quickly erupted in cheers. Well most where cheers, others where mourns that their beloved Raikage lost.
Naruto sighed and made his way to the exit of the stadium. He came to see Yugao, Shizune, Tayuya and Jiraiya all smiling at him. It was more evident in Yugao though. Naruto grinned with his tattered clothes and walked towards the group only to be met with a hug from Yugao who was crying.
"Don't scare me like that! I lost Hayate-kun, please don't leave me alone Naruto-kun," Yugao pleaded and Naruto looked down at her. Yugao was too honest for her own good, but that's what made her a good woman in Naruto's eyes. Naruto cupped Yugao's cheeks and smiled.
"I'm not going anywhere Yugao-chan as long as you stay with me, I'll be there for you forever," Naruto told her. Yugao gave a smile and nodded. She wasn't sure if it was right for her to let Naruto live knowing he was going to destroy Konoha and with the information that Naruto told her, she wasn't sure about her choices, but Yugao was allowed to wait. Naruto respected her enough to at least give her that.
"Ugh I'm gonna be fuckin sick," Tayuya said making Yugao chuckled along with Naruto. The blonde then smiled and made his way to Tayuya and gave her a hug making the redhead gasp.
"Aww did Tayuya-chan worry about me?" Naruto asked and Tayuya gritted her teeth with a small blush.
"Get the hell off me shithead before I kick your motherfuckin' ass," Tayuya screamed and everyone chuckled before walking off with smiles on their faces. It was almost like the conversation from three days ago never happened.
Raikage Mansion 2 days later
Naruto and his group appeared in front of the desk of the Raikage again and smiled when they saw Yugito with him. Raikage massaged his jaw and chuckled.
"You hit hard kid. That's good. It seems that you are the right choice to protect Yugito. I'm still suspicious, but I'll trust you. For now, Kumo and the Namikaze clan have an alliance," Raikage said and Naruto nodded with a bit of thanks. Yugito had most of her stuff sealed and she was ready to go. She had said her goodbyes long ago. Yugito smiled at her new company and the six walked off.
"You seem happy," Nibi replied. Yugito blushed and the group of six left the Kumo gates.
"I suppose I am. Aren't you happy also?" Yugito mentally asked. Nibi shrugged her shoulders and grinned.
"I suppose having such a Kami near you would make you happy. Well I hope to have my own time with him soon," Nibi said and faded into the seal.
"Well is everyone ready to go?" Naruto asked turning to Shizune, Jiraiya and Tayuya who nodded with their own grins. He then turned to Yugito and Yugao who nodded also.
"Alright you guys let's go. We have a lot of work to do over the next two years," Naruto told them. Everyone nodded and quickly disappeared into the mountains and ran off to whatever destination they had planned. In two years, everything in Konoha's walls that Naruto hasn't deemed worth saving will be destroyed and it will be on the night that the moon bleeds it little red heart out.