Chapter Twenty: The Misty Reasons
Naruto was looking around as they walked towards Takigakure. He was being that little kid who wants to explore. Before Naruto could wander off somewhere, Zabuza railed him back.
Zabuza said, "Gaki, we can't let go off course. We have a mission to complete. This is how it is going to go. We are splitting up when we get there. My informants have told me that the people of Taki are celebrating their anniversary of the founding of Taki. Aoi is known for being a player and a party goer. So I truly believe that he will be there.
With this being the case, Mei, I want you to seduce him and bring him outside to one of the waterfalls specifically I want him near the waterfall northeast. Suigetsu I want you to signal me and Naruto. Me and Naruto will take on Aoi. It is simple, clean and easy. If something goes wrong then we will regroup inside of Taki. Does everyone understand?"
Naruto and Mei nodded and said, "Hai". Suigetsu on the other hand didn't say anything. He was angry. He thought to himself, 'Why is it that asshole, Naruto the only one that can battle? I can whip his ass all over the place. Don't they know I'm the best Genin out of this group. Well I'll show them. I will show them all! Naruto will meet his if he gets in my way."
Speaking of Naruto, he was in a world of his own. He had two things clouding his mind. The first is the team. He never had been in a team before. Sure he had the Seven Swordsman to help. It however is not the same as when you have a team that has your back that is your age or going through the same thing as you. It felt so good when they called their team in. Because there is a unity that he never had.
He remembered he had the scroll in his pocket. There was a ninjutsu technique that has been catching his eye. Naruto the head forward attacker had wanted to learn how a defensive type of wind jutsu. He wanted to incorporate some of the lessons that he was taught by the Seven Swordsman of the Mist with the elemental attacks.
Naruto became a lot like Mangetsu. He wanted to create ninjutsus and make combinations to mix in with his different styles. He was hoping that everything would work out. For some reason he had a shadowy feeling about this mission.
Zabuza said, "Gaki, it is getting late. We are not going to make it there before night fall. I need you to make dinner. Do you see a place where we can land?"
Naruto put the chakra in the contact. He looked around a hundred mile radius. He saw a some land where the chakra level is that of nature only. He said, "Zabuza-sensei, I found some empty land thirty nine miles west."
Zabuza grunted and said, "Ok guys lets get going. I want to make it by night fall."
They said in unison, "Hai". They went on their way.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Later on that Night XXXXXXXXX
Naruto and the team made it to their destination. Naruto was looking around for something in pocket. He found the scroll. He smirk as he put chakra on the scroll. He dropped the scroll to see it shake. A second later a full blown kitchen appeared. This surprised Suigetsu and Mei.
Naruto decided to explain, "Well you see I've been learning how to cook. Kisame-sensei taught me what to do when you are on a mission where you are at an unfamiliar place. Mangetsu-sensei taught me how to seal in perishables in scrolls. I also learned how to seal in my mobile kitchen that includes everything to eat and survive. So I'm about to start dinner."
Suigetsu's anger started to grow. His brother didn't show him any fuinjutsu but this little rat bastard has the audacity to be taught fuinjutsu by his big brother. Suigetsu was supposed to be the prodigy not Naruto. He is going to show Naruto. Yea that blond haired asshole will get his. For now he will play buddy, buddy.
Mei was surprised to say the least. What is this kid? Is he this mystical kid that can do anything and everything? She didn't know how to take Naruto. He is nine almost ten years old and he has the ability to kick people of her status ass. Yet she hasn't seen him in an intense battle so to her it is all hearsay.
Naruto started to cook he was taught to have three things for dinner. The three being meat, starch, and veggies. In his mini refrigerator he had salmon, potatoes, and string beans. He said, "Guys it is going to take a little bit but dinner will be ready soon."
Zabuza said, "Ok, that means Suigetsu and I are going to patrol the surroundings. Mei, you are setting up camp. Understand? Naruto you finish cooking. Later I will give you something. Let's go!"
The team said, "Hai" and went to work. While Mei was working on the tents, Naruto secretly did a Kage Bushin. He kept it there to do the cooking while he snuck out to do some training. Mei knew something was not right but couldn't put her finger on it. She said, "Naruto-san, what are you doing?"
'Naruto' said, "Nothing Mei-chan, just using a katon jutsu to start the fire for the food." Her eyes narrowed but saw that he was telling the truth as there is a fire on the stove.
She started to have casual conversation with Naruto. "So, Naruto what made you want to become a chef?"
Naruto replied casually, "Well it was when I was younger. My eating habits would have eventually killed me. My parents were always working to support me. The one thing they couldn't do is cook. They burned water literally. Well At my country ramen was extremely cheap. That was all I ate. Ramen was my sustaining life force just like chakra is.
After my folks died, Kisame saw how I ate. He was appalled at what was I eating and my eating habits. So he showed me during the times I was with them, taught me some of the things like the food pyramid and things like that. I became infatuated with how food affects a person. I was surprisingly amazing at cooking."
Mei was surprised by the story. She said, "Oh, Naruto it sounds like you have more than one hobby. What's your favorite?"
Naruto said smoothly, "Well I have two favorite hobbies. I love to garden. It is amazing to see a plant grow. It feels so much better when you see it grow up because you helped make it grow. It's like being a parent and watching your son or daughter grow up. It takes patience to see them sprout. Sometimes you over water them and sometimes you don't give nearly enough. Sometimes it doesn't do what you want it to. At the end of the day you can it will be blossoming soon.
My second is sewing. Some people say it is demasculating. I really don't care all that much about what people think about it. The fact of the matter is sewing is a great hobby to pick up. Think about it, sewing takes precision and skill. The dexterity it takes to knit and sew is monstrous. Since this is the case the thread with the string can help you with your use of chakra strings. Also it helps with you hitting your target and you can use the flexibility with your wrists and arms that you can get better with your taijutsu. I guess why one of my favorite swords is Kushimaru's Nuibari.
How about you? What are your hobbies? What do you like to do for fun? What is your favorite thing you like to do? Are you shy? Have you ever seen a sunrise? I want to know more about you. Although you pissed me off with grabbing my whiskers, you look like an interesting person. So I want to know."
She blushed slightly because she somewhat hated attention. She said, "Oooh Naruto-kun want to know about me. Well my hobby is collecting different kinds of lipstick. Every place has there signature type of lipstick. For example where you are from they black lipstick with a white stripe going down the middle. They call it the Byakyo.
The most exotic one I have ever seen is the one from Konoha. It is red with a green stripe in the middle. It is one of my favorites. It's called the Flaming Leaf. The signature lipsticks are so cute. So
Every time I leave I get some.
I like to go out and party. I mean when your a ninja you got to live like your dying. I don't drink much. I've personally poisoned people before while they are sipping away. Became slightly paranoid but hey I'm still standing."
'Naruto' was having a fun time talking to Mei while he was cooking. He asked, "Hey Mei why did you want to become a ninja."
Suddenly as if it was a flick of a switch the whole environment changed. He saw that her face was covered by her lucious red hair. She said in a menacing voice, "Don't worry about why I am a ninja. Just make sure you do your job and that's it."
Naruto blinked. That was absolutely scary. He didn't what he did but it pissed Mei the fuck off and he will leave it at that. He nervously said, "O-okay Mei-sensei, the food is almost ready."
Mei's eyes went wide for a moment. Naruto's formality towards her caught her off guard. She liked being called sensei. However she felt guilty as Naruto wasn't trying to pry information out of her. He wasn't torturing her and trying to get out village secret out of her. He just asked her a simple question. She didn't want to talk about why she became a ninja. However she sighed as she could have handled it better.
She said, "Sorry Naruto. I didn't mean to say it like that. I don't really want to talk about why I became a kunoichi. Maybe in time I will tell you." She gave Naruto a heartwarming smile as she said, "Oh and by the way Naruto-kun, I absolutely love sunrises and sunsets."
'Naruto' smiled at her and said, "I love them. They're really beautiful as the red, orange, and yellow swirl together as one. It's so beautiful especially when you're on the rooftops by looking at the town and the sun rays hit the houses. It is so beautiful.
Do you mind if you get the other two to tell them the food is ready." She nodded and went to go get them. She smiled and waved goodbye to him. He smiled and waved back. When she became out of sight, 'Naruto' burst into a puff of smoke. Naruto came out of the bushes. He said to himself, "Ok, the jutsu needs a little more time to work on in it."
Moments later the other three came to eat. Naruto said, "Zabuza-sensei, did you find anything on the perimeter?" Zabuza nodded in a no response.
He grunted to Naruto, "No, there was nothing on the perimeter. We are going to talk about the set up on the night shifts and other things."
Naruto nodded. He said, "Ok, guys the food is ready. We have some smoked salmon, mashed potatoes with gravy and steamed string beans. We have sake, water, green and lemon tea to drink. If you want to sweeten the tea, there is some sugar."
XXXXXXXXXXXX Few minutes Later XXXXXXXXXXXX
They were thoroughly satisfied with the dinner. Naruto packed up everything and sealed it into the scroll. Zabuza said, "Ok since everyone has eaten, let's discuss the night shift and how it's going to go. It is about eightish now. We are going to shift every three hours. So lets start with Mei taking the first shift. Her shift will start at nine. Then it will be Naruto's turn at noon. Then it will be Suigetsu's at three then we 5will leave at six."
Naruto said, "How about you sensei? When are you going to do patrol?"
Zabuza shrugged his big broad shoulders and said, "I'm not taking any shift tonight. Tomorrow night however if we don't make it to Takigakure which I highly doubt I will take Mei's spot. She will take yours. You will take Suigetsu's spot and he will have the day off. So on and so forth."
Naruto deadpanned, "So practically you have a good night's sleep. Oh, well its whatever. We got work to do."
XXXXXXXXXXXXX Later on that Night XXXXXXXXXX
Naruto was snoring lowly when he felt a hand touch him. His survival instincts kicked in. His right eye opened and he put his kunai at the person's neck. The person whispered, "Naruto-kun, it's Mei."
Due to the fact that it is dark Naruto could not believe the person. Naruto didn't let up. He wouldn't be a good ninja if he did. He said, "If you are the real Mei then what is the signature lipstick of Konoha?"
She sighed and said, "Flaming Leaf." Naruto loosened his grip. He put his kunai back in his pocket. He opened his other eye as he started to speak, "Hey Mei-chan, I guess it's my turn to watch. Sorry about that I was being cautious."
She lazily waved her hand and yawned . She said, "It's alright. Just get ready to watch. I'm going to bed. Night Naruto-kun."
Naruto got up and walked out of the tent. He sighed as he activated his eye contact. He pulled out the flashlight and cut it on. He pulled out his training scroll. He sighed as he had one of the hardest tasks to complete for element ninjutsu. He closed his eyes as he got into lotus position. He found the transparent white chakra and released it slowly for he wouldn't wake up the other three well not yet.
He was able to cut the rock. His new trial is much different. He had to learn how to spin and swirl wind chakra. The problem is not learning how to force it out. It is to learn and harness the wind and flow with it. That means that your calculations had to be correct. If it isn't correct, Naruto's chakra will be sucked up.
Naruto was getting the calculations of the wind. The wind was at 34 degrees Northeast. So Naruto relax and brought the white transparent chakra at the exact location. Now he started to swirl it in a circle not once, not twice but five times. On the third time around however he lost control of it. The wind did a slicing sound. When Naruto opened his eyes he saw a tree fall to the ground. Naruto's eyes were wide.
He cursed as he couldn't hold it. This has been the problem for the week. He was sweating hard as it is a constant strain on the mind. He was somewhat satisfied though. The reason was simple, the wind chakra is still with him and that is a major step towards mastering the wind chakra. He felt it flow through him.
He saw it swirl around his arms, legs, and body. He had an idea. He closed his eyes and poured out his chakra. He started to merge them together. When the bluish chakra and the transparent chakra became one Naruto punch the huge oak tree. Naruto was surprised at what he saw. The tree had a huge dent in it. That wasn't really got Naruto but it was deep cuts within the tree. The cuts to the tree showed were erratic and irregular.
Before he could analyze it, it was time to wake up Suigetsu. He sighed as he walked back to camp. He went into the tent and woke Suigetsu up. His thoughts on using the wind chakra along with the use of his own chakra, made so many ideas come to mind. Unfortunately that ended as sleep finally overcame him.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Morning XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Naruto was awakened by Zabuza. He saw the sunrise come up so he knew it was around five or six. Naruto yawned as everyone was dressed and looking at him. He blinked in confusion until he saw he wasn't dressed. He blushed a deep red as he noticed that he was in his orange underwear. He went back into the tent to get dressed. Mei sighed, "He is definitely an idiot."
A few moments later came out with his brand new threads. He wore a black shirt with orange flames. The back of the shirt had the Uzumaki symbol. He put a lot of different seals on the shirt with invisible sealing ink. His pant were a dark orange. They had one single red stripe going the middle. There was nothing special about the pants except the side with the stripe in the middle. On the stripe there were seals going down that were unseen. Finally he wore a dark orange jacket with flames going down the side. On his back he had his pride and joy; his sword. He had Kiri's forehead protector on his head.
They blinked as Naruto looked really good. He was rubbing the back of his head as he looked sheepish. He said, "What's everybody looking at?" before they could answer the question Naruto put a finger on his lips telling her to shut up.
He felt the way the wind was being misdirected. For that to happen someone was there. He put chakra into the contact to find the chakra signature. He didn't say anything. His contact viewed the whole area. He found the chakra signature east of him and the person is throwing distant away from him. He instantly flicked his wrist and a kunai was sent flying towards the signature.
Naruto heard an 'ooph' and the man fell down to the ground. The team ran over towards the man. The two new members of the team were surprised at Naruto. They wanted to say something but couldn't. When they went to see the person they couldn't believe who it was.
It was one of the infamous Demon Brothers of Kiri. Everyone but Naruto could recognize that it was Meizu. Meizu is about four inches taller than Mei. He had grayish skin. His eyes were covered by the tinted goggles. He had shady dark, jet, black hair. He has Kiri's Forehead Protector with thorns on top.
Naruto put his sword at Meizu's neck. He said, "Shinobi-san, who are you? Why were you tracking us? You better tell us or you won't be able to speak again."
Naruto's hand was stopped by Zabuza. His eyes were wide. Zabuza said, "Meizu, you better just leave now." Meizu scurried away. Naruto didn't catch himself fast enough, "Why the fuck did you let him leave?"
Zabuza said, "He was coming back from a mission. He just heard some noise so he was checking it out." Naruto wanted to say something but the look on Zabuza's face told him to shut up. They said, "Let's go we have a mission to take care of"
Naruto wasn't happy at all but he complied.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX A Few Hours Later XXXXXXXXXXX
They finally reached Takigakure. The place is exactly what it said. The whole place was covered with waterfalls. Zabuza said, "Ok, Mei you are the only one going inside. I need you to bring him out here. Here is a picture of him. When you reach the waterfall, block it off with your rock wall technique." He handed her a picture of him and she nodded. He stopped her from going as he continued.
"Suigetsu, your job is to be in the waterfall. Because of your ability to fuse with water you should be able to locate either me or Naruto." Suigetsu kept his anger in check; barely. He punched his fist into his hand. He had slightly different plans. He nodded and waited for the rest of Zabuza's instructions.
Zabuza said, "Naruto you will be on the left waterfall. You will wait until Suigetsu alerts you that he is near a waterfall. Depending on the waterfall you will have to fight Aoi before I get there. The quicker he is killed the better it is for us."
Naruto nodded. He was ready for anything. Something didn't seem right about Aoi. It didn't matter though. He was going to finish this guy off.
Zabuza then pulled something out of his pocket. He gave each something in their hands. When they looked at it, it looked like a electronic triangle. Zabuza decide to explain
"Guys these are called blue tooths. It is a communicator. This communicator is online with this group only. So with the press of a button, only us three can receive the message. The communicator can reach all over the world as long there is battery left. The button at the end will camouflage the blue tooth in your ear. Use it wisely."
They put the blue tooth in their ears. Zabuza smirked and said, "Team Demon, let's roll out!"
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Takigakure XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mei had her sleek blue dress ass the weak long celebration was going on. She was looking for Aoi while she was dancing. Her eyes darted towards the the hut at the very end. That is where she saw Aoi Rokusho.
Aoi Rokusho was about five feet, six inches tall. He had spiky, dark, hunter green hair that went down his neck. He had a point face that somewhat rounded at the end. His eyes were a dark purple. He had a sleeveless, light purple jumpsuit. On his head he had a Forehead Protector with three lines.
He was getting drunk while he was smoking a cigar. He had three woman under his arm as he was telling them 'exaggerated' stories. Mei's eyes twinkled as this should be easy. She seductively walked over to Aoi. Aoi was amazed by the beauty of Mei.
He looked at the girls then to Mei. He said, "Hey Angel did it hurt when you fell down from heaven?" Mei rolled her eyes. She thought to herself, 'How sad was that line. Whoever taught him that should get the roughest enema that anyone has ever known.'
She said in a seductive voice, "My, my you have such a way with words. What is your name Stallion?"
Aoi smirked and said, "The name is Aoi Rokusho but soon you will be calling daddy. I'm a jonin from the country of Ame. What's your name angel?
Mei inwardly cringed at Aoi. He felt so vile and disgusting. She said, "My name is Shini Hitsusa. You are a jonin. You must be sooo amazing. I bet you have big strong muscles. I bet you can bend me in half." Inwardly she thought, 'yea bend me in half to puke.' She continued, "My, my I bet you carry a big load if you know what I mean."
His head was getting bigger and bigger as time went on. He was smiling at her. This smile however wasn't a happy one but more of a predatory smile. He said, "Well Shini, how about if you can handle the big boy."
She did a blush and covered her mouth. Was she holding it to stop from vomiting or not is unknown. She said, "Oooh daddy! I have a place just in the outskirts of town. It's near the waterfalls. I'll take you to where we can do things that none of this bitches would even dream of doing."
Without even a hesitation, Aoi got up with his umbrella under his arm. He linked arms with her and kissed her on the cheek. He smirked and said, "Shini-chan, get ready for the night of your life." Unfortunately for Aoi, the rest of the team heard everything.
Mei brought Aoi to the northwest waterfall. She smirked at his confused expression. She saw Suigetsu waiting. Once she saw him, she thought that he alerted the others. She said, "Aoi Rokusho, you are wanted in Kirigakure no Sato dead for the murder of three Kiri Ninjas."
His eyes went wide as he pulled out the famous sword of the Nidiame Hokage; The Raijin. She was shocked as the information was given to them. Suigetsu used this time to jump out of the water. He said, "Mei-sensei, don't worry about the other two. I'll take care of this guy by myself."
Aoi smirked as he said, "Well it looks like a fresh Genin decided to pop out of the water. Well Genin, I'll teach you what it mean to face the Raijin."
He came at Suigetsu with amazing speed. Suigetsu was barely able to dodge it. Aoi smirked as he elbowed Suigetsu in the back of the head. Suigetsu rolled out of the way. This proved to be vital, as Suigetsu did a few hand signs. He said, "Suiton: Dangan MizuRaiga no Jutsu (Water Style: Water Liger Bullet).
Out of his hand a huge liger came out. He smirked and said, "Have fun dodging this one, Teme." When he said this he launched the Liger at Aoi. Aoi feigned surprise. He smirked as he easily dodge the attack. Suigetsu's eyes went wide as he realized who he hit. The attack hit Mei dead on. Her body didn't know hit her as the liger struck her in the back.
She screamed in pain as she fellto the ground. Suigetsu saw red and charged up another one. He sent another one at Aoi. Aoi simply smirked as he spun his umbrella horizontally and pushed the the Liger right back at Suigetsu. He was mentally exhausted as he had hit Mei and failed to hit Aoi.
He didn't have enough energy to stop the liger coming right back at him. The liger smashed right into Suigetsu and sent him all the way to the edge of the waterfall. He fell on one knee as he saw Aoi looking at him with a cocky smirk. He said, "Well I guess my fresh genin here has become spoiled. And we all know what happens when fresh genin becomes spoiled."
He put chakra in the Raijin causing an electrical surge to go through the blade. He screamed, "Raiton: Nami Katto no Dendou (Lightning Style: Electric Cutting Waves)!"
When he said that he sent the surging Raijin into the water. The electricity was so strong that it was able to separate the water as it went towards Suigetsu. Suigetsu's eyes went wide as he realized this was going to hurt. The attack came at Suigetsu at full force. When it collided with Suigetsu screamed in pain as his molecules were being destroyed as he is part water. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell back.
Naruto and Zabuza finally made it the waterfall. Zabuza was furious as Suigetsu messed up the operation. He was going to deal with him but right now Aoi was about to kill Mei. He jumped to fight Mei.
Naruto did something unorthodox. He saw Suigetsu falling to his death as the major sharp rocks would break and or kill Suigetsu. Even though he betrayed them he still deserve the chance to live. As the electric merged water started to roar and take Suigetsu to Yami, Naruto jumped in.
Author's Note: Done. Trouble in paradise. Can Zabuza save Mei in time? Can Naruto save Suigetsu? Is there something important about the Raijin? Tune in next time when Team Demon's heavy hitters come to play.
Next chapter: The Misty Demons' Resolve.
Review. Also as to Naruto's affinities, I can't answer just yet that will be seen soon and why they are what they are. Ja for now
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