Okay, here is Chapter Number 5, now many things happen in this chapter, and I suggest you actually read this one, I would also like to thank every single person who bothered reading my stories and all the reviewers as your feed back helped, there will be an in depth note at the bottom where I will explain a lot of things. So be sure to check it out.
Also check out my other Minato's Legacy counter part, Minato's Legacy: Bonus, which will be my official Omake, Gaiden and Ninja Info sort of collection, which will be updated far more often than this story, as I will write in it when I don't feel like writing this main story to ward off my Writer's block.
And Now- The Story itself
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"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower"
"Wind Style:Great Breakthrough"
"Collaboration Style: Flame Cannons"
The resultant technique seemed strong enough as it lit the whole clearing on fire, alarming Kakashi, maybe a forest was not a good idea to practice this, however he put them out rapidly using a water technique.
"That was strong, we have a counter for the ice mirrors that the other nin used, however we have to be careful, its best to avoid being trapped"
Naruto and Sasuke nodded.
"I'm proud of you both, but I guess I'll have to train Sakura too, so I'm gonna show you both a B-Rank technique, how about that?"
Both the boys nodded, they were enthusiastic.
"Okay, Sasuke watch this" he said as he formed hand seals and gathered Chakra.
"Fire Style: Exploding Flame Shot"
Immediately a big ball of fire erupted from his mouth, and hit a tree, which exploded, and set the clearing on fire again.
He would have to be careful with this.
"Sasuke, you need to practice around water, that way you won't have to worry about killing some trees"
Sasuke nodded, there was a river close by, he could train there. He stuck around however, wanting to see what Naruto would learn.
"Alright Naruto, your turn, watch"
Kakashi formed the handseals as he looked towards a small packet of trees.
"Wind Style: Great Cutting Whirlwind"
A gust of wind blew as it cut through the trees, all of which were completely destroyed.
"Alright you two, learn this as quickly as you can, I have to go teach Sakura now"
The boys nodded and left.
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"Okay Sakura, lets be completely honest here, you don't really have the Chakra reserves or the aptitude for Ninjutsu that both the boys have"
Sakura nodded, although she felt a bit disappointed.
"Your Taijutsu is just passable, compared to what Sasuke and Naruto display"
Sakura nodded again. Kakashi had sent her to the bridge for the second day in a row, but she hadn't expected him to join her two hours later, she had thought that maybe she was not capable enough of being trained.
"But Chakra control is something that will help" Kakashi said, smiling with his eyes.
Sakura smiled, after all, tree climbing and water walking both came naturally to her.
"You can be our official medic nin, you definitely have the Chakra control for it."
Sakura nodded, enthusiastic, was Kakashi going to teach her some healing Jutsus.
Kakashi let her down just a minute later. "Unfortunately I don't really know any healing techniques"
Sakura's face fell, however Kakashi had more to say.
"You can still pick up some Genjutsu though, I know a lot of those, and you will be able to use Genjutsu quite efficiently."
Sakura nodded again.
All of a sudden, Kakashi vanished. In a whirlwind of Cherry Blossom petals, only to reappear
"That was a basic Illusion Technique: Flower Petal Escape I think its fitting you use it to help hide Tazuna, for I am sure that they won't expect it, it'll help you make a getaway"
"Yes Sensei" Sakura said, determined to learn the technique, as Kakashi showed her the hand seals.
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"Kisame Hoshigaki"
Kisame smiled, Zabuza was one of the swordsmen of the mist, one of his comrades, yet another person who had betrayed Mizukagure, just like himself.
"Zabuza Momochi"
"What do you want?" Zabuza snarled, Kisame could tell he was afraid, even if he hid it well.
"Uzumaki Naruto" Nine tailed host, but of course, Zabuza did not need to know that.
"He is one of the kids on that Copy Nin Kakashi's squad" Zabuza replied. "He managed to outsmart Haku"
Kisame smiled. "That's right, that shows failure Zabuza, you couldn't even keep a kid down could you, to end up in a condition such as yours because of kids. Despicable"
Zabuza snarled.
"I'll let you live Zabuza, I just want you to help me"
Zabuza's expression changed, he seemed really curious now.
Kisame smiled. The fish was on the hook.
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Almost a week had passed since Kakashi had begun instructing Sakura in Genjutsu training, that alongside the book that Narutp had given her on Genjutsu had helped her progress, surprisingly Genjutsu seemed to come naturally to her, there was no sweating, and she even managed picking up an Earth Jutsu to help prevent long ranged attacks.
Sasuke and Naruto had worked on their flame cannon collaboration, they had increased their control of it in such a way that they could do it about 10 or 11 times without getting really exhausted, of course the exhaustion was all on Sasuke's part, as Naruto just seemed to have infinite stamina.
Kakashi was proud of his team's progress, Sasuke and Naruto were both living up to the legacies that were left to them while Sakura was proving to be a rather excellent Genjutsu practitioner. Maybe with a little bit of guidance under Kurenai and she could blossom. She also had potential to be a medic nin, and Kakashi was thinking of recommending her to some of the medics back home.
That is if they got back home.
He had a bad feeling, like there was something much worse than Zabuza waiting for them, something more evil and sinister, he had thoughts about whether he should have taken a mission, he seemed to be constantly doubting himself, second guessing, it seemed as if running into danger was ominous for him and his team mates.
His heart sank as he remembered about Obito, and Rin, while Obito had the fortune of passing away instead of remaining in pain, the same could not be said about Rin. Rin was destroyed, but she had to live with her destruction, she had been driven crazy, and there was nothing she could do about it. Nothing at all.
"Minato Sensei" he said loudly. "What would you have done?"
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"My help?" Zabuza asked Kisame, he was intrigued, what could Kisame want from him. He looked at Kisame's blade, The Samehada, the Chakra consuming sword that could think for itself, a sentient sword miuch better than his own.
"Samehada desires Chakra Zabuza" Kisame drawled. "Naruto Uzumaki has lots of Chakra, he is a perfect fit"
Zabuza had wondered what had happened, apparently the kid was better than what he had originally envisioned, but he had the Nine Tails inside of him, that was why Haku had such a tough time facing Naruto.
"You see that makes him just like the-"
"Mizukage"
Kisame smiled, Zabuza was smart enough to catch on, the kid was just like the current Mizukage, and everybody and their mother had heard about the revolt and the persecution of the Bloodline Limit users, this had to end, that was what Zabuza had been aiming for, the reason why he was gathering so much money and trying to amass some resources, so that he could help in the revolt.
"Why do you want him?"
Kisame smiled, he had to keep all his cards close to his chest.
"Who says anything about wanting him? I want leave a message for a few people, and Naruto Uzumaki is the best way to do it, taking him will send out a message, a profound message"
Zabuza interrupted him at this point.
"Kisame, every one knows you are more than competent in taking the kid out, you don't need my help for it, why don't you just kill me right now and go do your job anyway"
Kisame leered at Zabuza's question. The man had made a good point, but Kisame was working for someone above him, above everything else.
"Zabuza" he sneered. "You have a death wish? What the hell is wrong with you, you barely managed staying alive and now this, you want me to kill you and leave, just like that?"
Zabuza had no response to Kisame's question, he stayed silent as he began contemplating about the circumstances.
"What will I get for this Kisame?"
Kisame smiled, so Zabuza had come over, he had wanted to talk terms, he liked this, he knew he had the advantage.
"Engage Kakashi Hatake till I manage capturing the boy, you see I have special business not only with him but also with one Sasuke Uchiha. He's the kid's team mate, the girl is unimportant, she is just a random kunoichi who does not really hold anyone's interest, so I'll spare her, maybe force her to live with her pathetic existence and in eternal guilt over the death of her team mates, and as for what you get, I will execute Tazuna on the way out, and then kill Gato, and you can have all the funds the shipping company of his earned, all for yourself. And that's not all"
Zabuza looked at Kisame, this man seemed like he was crazy, spouting off weird promises, what more could the man have to offer to him.
Kisame smiled, Zabuza could be easily manipulated, after all the two had similar goals.
"I will also help kill Mizukage Yagura" he said smiling.
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Sasuke had immersed himself in training, all the while thinking about the memories that Itachi had blocked within him, apparently according to the sealing books Naruto had carried, there was a kind of seal used for blocking all the mental memories of an accident a person might have had, as this was apparently very useful in helping people with trauma issues, what was worse, was that in some stressful situations, the memory seal could have been broken. Sasuke realised that being trapped in those mirrors facing certain death was a stressful situation in itself.
"Why Itachi, why did you do what you did?"
"Sasuke"
Sasuke doubled over in shock, the voice was so familiar, it was the voice of what once used to be his favorite person, who was now someone he had wanted to kill. and then again was shrouded in mystery. It was the voice of his brother Itachi Uchiha.
Sasuke still couldn't believe it, maybe the training had rendered him to hallucinating, maybe he would have to get himself checked. He activated his Sharingan, noting that it caused him a lot of stress, more so than usual.
"Ah, the Sharingan I see" Itachi said simply. And suddenly Sasuke was filled with rage, this person was responsible for his tormented existence, but before he could charge Itachi, he needed one question answered.
"Why was there a memory seal on me Itachi?"
Itachi seemed a bit shocked, and Sasuke smiled. It took a lot for Itachi to actually show some emotion, even when he was young he was known to have turned off all his emotions as a Shinobi.
"The memory seal was not supposed to come off-" Itachi trailed off, it was like he was not even focusing on Sasuke anymore, he seemed more perturbed by the fact that the seal had come off.
"Itachi, ANSWER ME!" Sasuke screamed, his scream would have gone further had it not been for the trees around him.
"Sasuke, I'll show you, look in my eyes"
And Sasuke looked, as the Mangekyo Sharingan showed him everything that had happened.
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It started with Itachi disillusioned with the Uchiha clan, wishing for the cycle of hatred to end, a planned coup of Konoha that would have caused a lot of problems for the village, being ordered to assassinate the whole clan, trying to save Shishui Uchiha from dying but instead activating his Mangekyo Sharingan due to the grief, being forced to kill his love Yumi, being approached by a masked man who called himself Madara Uchiha, and finally him asking the Third Hokage to protect Sasuke with his life.
To say that Sasuke was shocked was a massive understatement, he felt like he had been punched in the stomach, the air had been knocked out of his lungs, he couldn't breathe.
"Sasuke, I'm dying"
Sasuke shuddered, why was Itachi dying, what was happening? He needed answers, not ambiguity that was being given to him instead.
"You were supposed to kill me, yourself, and never know what happened. I never expected the seal to give away like that."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" Sasuke screamed, it was like he had had enough. He was about to snap, and snap he did, he charged towards Itachi, who simply sidestepped him-
And poked him in the forehead.
Something about this quieted Sasuke down, the familiarity of the gesture, the brotherly love that it was filled with, it was almost eerie that Itachi could still manage doing that.
"Calm down little brother" Itachi said, "I will explain everything in due time"
"I want an explanation- NOW" Sasuke said, making sure that the 'now' was final, he wasn't even sure if he could believe what Itachi had shown him.
Itachi smiled. "Impatient as usual I see Sasuke" he said smiling away. "Listen to me, trust me, I am not lying to you. You have to protect Naruto, make sure that he doesn't reach the bridge tomorrow."
Sasuke looked puzzled, what was Itachi on to?
"Sasuke" Itachi continued, "Naruto is the host of the Nine Tailed Fox, he was responsible for saving you from Haku, now its your turn to save him"
"What are you talking about? Itachi, I want answers, not more -"
"I know" Itachi said, sounding slightly impatient now. "I will give you your answers Sasuke, just know this, slip this in his food, make sure Kakashi does not see this" he continued, handing Sasuke a bottle, Sasuke who had paid a little bit of attention in Ninja Academy during herb classes recoginsed it immediately, it was a sedative
"It'll knock him out, Kakashi might think its Chakra exhaustion, due to training, and so the herb will keep him down for a while, you must in the meantime go to the bridge, don't tell anyone about our meeting."
"You will be visited by somebody, who will have a black cloak on with red clouds around the bottom. The organisation he works for is after Naruto's tailed beast, and this is detrimental for you, and for all of Konoha. Hold them back sucessfully Sasuke, and I promise you on my life, I will personally answer all your questions"
Sasuke nodded, if Itachi was telling the truth, he would have to protect Naruto. Sasuke smiled to himself, finally acknowledging Naruto as his friend and teammate, his comrade and his rival.
"Sasuke-" Itachi continued. "Even if you hate me now, just remember that I am your big brother, I am something you should compare yourself to, I am someone you should strive to outclass, and I will be at my proudest when you do, because that's what big brothers are for"
Itachi vanished before Sasuke could say anything, leaving him with more questions.
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Later that night, Naruto felt drowsy, more tired than he had felt before eating his dinner, maybe it was Chakra exhaustion, he sighed as he fell asleep.
Sasuke smiled, Naruto would be out of the battle tomorrow, now he hoped that they could outlast the somebody his brother had been talking about.
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Kakashi was worried, even though Sasuke had slipped Naruto a harmless sedative, he wondered if it was to sabotage his performance, or was it for something else. He couldn't think about it for a second longer as all of a sudden, he saw the great toad sage Jiraiya.
"Kakashi" Jiraiya said, sounding more serious than Kakashi had ever heard him sound. "We need to talk- now"
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Writing this chapter made me feel like Masashi Kishimoto, because I focused more On Sasuke than I did on Naruto, but jokes aside, this chapter was probably the most important thing I have written yet, as it sets up the plot, and I liked this chapter and enjoyed writing it, and even though Itachi was supposed to have appeared a chapter late, I felt that by condensing two chapters, I could really push this story further. Most of you may have noticed that the story is really fast paced and there is minimal action, well, action from the next chapter onwards. Also I will tell you that Akatsuki that arrive to capture Naruto will not be Itachi and Kisame, so you can guess who it is and PM me, or just guess and do nothing about it and read on, or stop reading (Please don't)
Someone asked me about Hinata's involvement, don't worry, soon. She will debut in Minato's Legacy Bonus as a Gaiden chapter where her team of a glorified dog, a glorified Bug and Red Eyes but Not Sharingan sensei will undertake a C-Rank missions, send in some ideas if you want to and I will credit you for it.
There will also be a Team 10 C Rank mission, but that will come sometime in May.
Don't expect updates for the next week as I will be busy writing my Semester Ends (wish me luck ) and I will finish them on Monday 30th April, after which I will be heading home to just all out relax. So the next update will probably be sometime in the second week of May, and If I'm feeling bored enough, maybe earlier.
Also, I am looking for A Beta Reader, as I think that not having one severely limits my Chapter lengths, because if I write longer chapters, it will cause me to write like 'thsi' so if you are interested PM me, and we'll work something out.
As usual read and review, send in your Omake ideas if you have any, also send in ideas for Side Missions for the various members of Konoha 12.
You can also look forward to a Naruto Self Insert fic that I have been working on, which has lead me to read the plethora of Horrible Self Inserts on this very archive and see what they have been doing wrong, I have occasionally come across some good ones, one such fic is "Dreaming Of Sunshine" by Silver Queen which is well written, avoids most of the traps other Self Insert Authors fall into and most importantly IS REGULARLY UPDATED, unlike my fics which just reflect my downright laziness.
My aim is to Lampshade all the things Horrible Self Insert fics do, while my OC tries to change everything that is illogical about the show, and have minimal success, in other words a Parody
Tell me what you guys think about the self insert fic, send in some ideas about what you would like to see, tell me if I SHOULD do an OC or I SHOULD NOT do an OC .
P.S Send me a name for a male and female character, I suck at Japanese names
So see you guys in May.