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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here that belong to Naruto that I put into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this fanfiction and I have no money so don't bother suing me. You'll just lose money instead of gaining any. And remember to leave a review!
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The Letter –
Sarutobi stood in front of the village council members he held a report from Tsunade. It's been almost a month since she and her group left for Metal with the very future of the village on them. As every Hidden Village now knows that Naruto is planning on destroying the village once he's crown King of Metal on his eighteen birthday, they are now starting plans for one of them to take the place of the Leaf once it falls.
With the trade with the Western lands cut in half for the Land of Fire, the Lord of Fire has cut almost all funding to the Leaf in response, as the Lord of Wind had done with the Village Hidden in Sand. Merchant have mostly stop coming as the few that did come say that all goods on their way to the Leaf Village are now heavily taxed. And to matters worse most of the missions they use to get are now being offered or taken to other Hidden Villages. Their low standing with Metal has reflected on the other countries of the East and the other Hidden Villages.
"What does the letter say about the progress of the team?" Hiashi ask wondering how his daughter is doing.
"From what I have read, it's not good for them," Sarutobi said as he began reading the letter to them.
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Tsunade's letter –
Things aren't going well with the mission. It's been a month since we been here, with Hinata and Ayame hardly even seeing a glimpse of Naruto. Hinata is still shy and is always hiding behind something when she's anywhere close to him, and the other girls that are engage to him are also making things hard for her as they know about her being shy around him. Whenever they have the chance they would push Hinata out from her hiding spot into the sights of Naruto, every time that has happens she quickly runs away. Ayame on the other hand has made no real progress in getting close to Naruto. She says that even if she does become his wife she won't try to stop him from taking his revenge on the Leaf. Her father who has left the village arrived a few days ago before I sent this report, he has opened a ramen shop in the city. He moved when Ayame told him what she would do when she got to Metal and that he should leave the village before he would be used to get her to stop Naruto.
As for the other kids they're not doing well in the school, they're targets of pranks by the other students. Sakura, Ino and Tenten have been the subject of pranks and tricks ever since they first started, from being trip to having 'kick me' signs on their back, to having slime drop on them. The teachers of the school aren't doing anything about it as when I asked one of them about it she simply said that it's no worse then what their prince had to endure while he was in the village. But after one of the pranks involved Hinata getting slimed one of the teachers who has taking a liking to her, finally step on in. The woman Ms. Ranko has gotten the school staff to stop the other students from pulling anymore pranks in the school. The students are now giving them the cold shoulder treatment not even paying any of them attention like they're not even there.
The boys on the other hand Shikamaru, Kiba, and Chouji are being treated like they're walking piles of garbage. I heard that the girls of Metal are boy hungry but from what I have seen of the girls of Metal are keeping them at arms length, not wanting anything to do with them at all. The three boys are left to themselves as no one in the school pays them any attention, from what I manage to overhear the girls of the school are treating them as Naruto was treated back in the village. All of the kid's spirits are low as they have no one at the school that will give them the time of day. At least they now have a good idea what life was like for Naruto now.
I also learned that an old friend of ours is here in Metal. As you remember Sarutobi during our trips in Land of Stone when we always stopped at that inn between trips we met that guy Hunrok who always had some plan or trick up his sleeves every time we met, turns out that he's Naruto's grandfather. Which isn't so surprising since both Kikko and Naruto were tricksters while they were in the village. For some reason he helped out during the engagement party, by telling me who's who to look out for of the girls engaged to Naruto. It must be one of his half-bake plans that he use to pull on us by thinking four steps ahead. Knowing him he has something plan and is either using me or controlling my actions with what he told me like he always use to do with us. Since he's in charge of the Turks he must have gotten better in playing mind games with people and getting them to do what he wants, so there's no way for me to figure out what he's up to this time.
There's also the matter of the other girls in the school are making more progress in getting to know Naruto then ours. One of the girls from the country of Nanman, Mai ever since her defeat at the hands of Naruto has been following him around every chance she gets. Her friend princess Ty Lee is also making progress as she drags Mai over to Naruto whenever she gets a chance to and they have gotten friendly with the Killer Bees, Naruto's bodyguards. The other girls have already found out that the only way they'll be able to get close to him is by becoming friendly with them as they don't let anyone near Naruto that they don't know. They're better then most of the Anbu we got back in the village, each of them knows what each other is going to do without having to say anything or make hand signs. The girls who tried to get close to Naruto by flinging themselves onto him have been dealt with by the Killer Bees, as they have been thrown into trashcans every time it has happen. Neither Ayame or Hinata have gotten anywhere close to becoming friends with them.
The girls from the Element Countries have made more progress on that field and getting closer to Naruto, I'm afraid. The two girls from the Sand Village have made more progress in getting close to Naruto. The girl Temari has been enrolled in the class where wind jutsu users are taught to be able to fly using wings on shirts to act like gliders. Turns out that her brother has the same condition as Naruto, and she's been using that to talk to him about sending the demon sealed in her brother back to the demon world and become a summon instead. The other girl Amelia has somehow gotten a group of followers who shout out about justice and all that. She's been shouting out that Naruto has proven that even if you have a demon inside of you with a strong will as he has you won't become one and has been following him around whenever they see each other. Her older sister Naga the jutsu mistress of the Sand has gathered followers of her own and her taste in clothes are now catching on around the city. Her laugh is as scary as all the rumors I heard about her, thank goodness her sister doesn't laugh like her.
Then there are the two Sound girls, Kin one of the new nins of her village and Tayuya of the Sound Four. The girl Kin is in the same music class as Naruto is and has been making friends with his bodyguards. Tayuya on the other hand shares the same P.E. class as him and is making her moves as well. None of the kids from the Leaf have classes with Naruto and haven't had the time to get to know him. The few times they have tried he has simply walked away. So far we're behind the rest in getting to know Naruto.
There's also something else you should know the reason the Sound Four were sent here was to recruit nins of the West for the Sound. From what I have heard they been talking to some of the nins that aren't part of any groups about joining their village. And from what I have seen so far the fighters here are much stronger then the ones back home. Which is why Orochimaru sent the Sound Four here to give the people they're recruiting a good impression of the Sound. I wouldn't worry about Orochimaru launching any attack on the village, I think he's going to sit back and watch if we fail on this mission.
There is some good news. Hinata has become friends with a boy name Arnold who is also friends with Naruto. From what I have heard he's trying to help her overcome her shyness and get her to talk to Naruto. He's a caring boy who tries to do the right thing whenever he sees something wrong and doesn't care if she's from the Leaf. He doesn't judge people by what others say or looks but what kind of person they are. I just wished the village was more like him. Then we wouldn't be in this situation we're in now.
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Sarutobi let out a breath as he finished the letter, the room was silent as the people in the room let everything set in. "And that's where we stand now."
"Is there anything we have that can help?" one of the members asked.
"Anything of his parents belongings left we can offer him?" another ask.
"No everything has been taken during the raid," Sarutobi answers. "There's nothing left that we can offer Naruto."
"Then all of our hopes rest on the girls," one of the members said.
"One is too shy and the other doesn't even care about the well being of the village," another grunted.
"Yes but they are the only hope we have," Sarutobi said sadly.
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In the hidden base of Wisdom –
"The agents you gave me failed in their mission," a man said dress in a black suit to the woman who he had met before. "Now the prince is being watched more closely then before. And with him attending the school in the middle of the city next to a Delmo training center there's no way to get to him without alerting the entire city."
"Yes they failed but we of Wisdom don't give up that easy," the woman said as she switched on the lights of floor below them. "We'll launch an attack on the school and in the confusion the agents we will send will kill the prince of Metal."
"Are they better then the ones you sent before?" he asked.
Four men stepped into the light. The woman pointed to the first one a man dress in black ninja gear and wore a helmet, armed with a large blade. "This is Recon, a ninja specialist that works separately from our other agents. He ranks higher than general-purpose agents and has an attack specialty of speed and stealth. His helmet visor lets him see through jutsus that fool the senses, which increases his efficiency during a mission. He carries a shear weapon that emits a high-frequency vibration when it tears through human flesh."
She points to the next one dress like Recon but has glowing claws on his arms. "Arachnoid, is like Recon but is armed with claws that emit intense heat and light. Fast efficient, he specializes in attacks from enemies' blind spots. His abilities are overwhelming in a group combat."
The next man is a large mountain man wearing armor and carried a pair of harpoon launchers with axe like blades on the ends. "Demolition Trooper, he is armed with a heavy harpoon launcher in each hand. He can inflict heavy damage from both long and short ranges. He uses the ace-shaped portion of the harpoon launcher in melee combat as once both harpoons are fired they are useless till they're reloaded. Because of his large frame, he possesses high endurance. We are working to improve his agility with the weight of both his armor and weapons."
The last is a man wearing armor like Demolition Trooper but isn't as big and has a tank on his back. "Pyro Trooper, he is armed with a flame-thrower. The scorching heat of this mid-range weapon causes major damage. Thus his weapon is extremely fuel-efficient, enabling the agent to operate on his own on long-term missions. However, his mobility is not great. We are working to reduce the weight of the fuel tank."
"Four agents against a school that is full of guards not to mention the students and teachers many of which know how to fight?" the man ask the woman.
She simply smiled as she turns on more of the lights revealing right behind the four agents were platoons of agents dress like the four agents he was introduce to. (1) "Did I fail to mention that their codenames aren't from them alone but for the type of agents they belong to."
The man looks over the agents and turns to the woman with a blank face. "This better work this time I'm not paying you if this fails."
"Just sit back and watch the fireworks," the woman smiled.
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Author's Notes –
1 – A platoon of soldiers are around twenty-five to sixty in number.
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