Hey Everyone!
I didn't get as many reviews as I hoped but I guess I can deal. I'll work extra hard on this chapter to develop the story. I'm sorry if I can't put a major fight scene in every chapter but to make this story good and readable I need to cover my basis and sometimes have fillers. Bear with me please. Anyways hope you enjoy this.
"Diedara. My patience is running thin. I ask again. Do you accept the position I'm offering to you? Remember that if you do, you shall be swearing allegiance to me only."
Deidara seemed to indicate he understood as he nonchalantly nodded, finding the foliage in the trees to be most interesting. Finally after what seemed to last forever the blonde blast-element user turned to stare directly in Naruto's eyes before a mischievous smirk formed around his mouth.
"You know…" Deidara drawled out, "I am very much interested in this proposition of yours however I have a condition."
Naruto seemed to take this news well as a ghost of a smile appeared for but a moment before disappearing. "And what is that condition?"
Deidara started to walk towards Naruto, his steps slow and almost playful. He stopped his trek only a mere inches away from the Shinigami of Konoha.
"What I want is a match against you Namikaze. Some say you are the strongest the world has ever witnessed and I want to test that. Furthermore I do not work for people weaker than me. That is my rule. A love for art or not if you do not best me I will kill you and be on my way yeah."
Naruto acted like he expected that would be his answer, his facial expressions indicating no surprise whatsoever. "Challenge accepted. Where and when?"
"Deidara grinned. Right now, right here. I want to fight. You must defeat me as I must to you. Any thing goes as is the way of the artist yeah."
"So be it."
"Wait!"
Both Naruto and Deidara turned to regard the exasperated form of Yukina as she struggled to keep her rushing anger from manifesting out.
"You had this plan going all along? This world domination? So what was that bullshit you sprouted back in Iwa then? Did it mean nothing to you? Was your doings in Konoha just a front? Answer me damnit!"
Naruto studied Yukina with a look of curiosity before answering, his voice but a monotone. "If you must know then yes. I could not care less for that waste of a village. As to what I said in Iwa is completely different. However I don't deem it necessary to tell you anything about it."
Yukina was taken aback before she seethed in anger. "You mean… all this time. All the people… my people that you slaughtered was not because you were ordered to but it was for your own goals?"
Naruto's eyes remained unfazed by Yukina's vicious accusation. "I believe… I don't wish yet for you to be privy to such things. You would understand nothing."
"Damn you then." Yukina roared. "You think you can manipulate the world and call it your own? Well I have news for you asshole. You seem to have forgotten I am here and fully ready to do anything possible to stop you."
The winds gentle breeze suddenly ceased as nature itself waited on baited breath to hear Naruto's answer. Said man smirked before turning around walking toward Itachi and Deidara, who were watching the scene with veiled curiosity.
"I invite you to stop me princess of Iwa. I am tired of hiding. There will be none of that foolishness. If you wish to challenge me then by all means try to intervene, but I assure you I will succeed."
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The room was peppered with unmarked ANBU. Unaccounted figures of both mental and physical prestige and excellence. The true ninjas of Konoha. In from of them a shadow of a man stood in from of the ANBU.
At the raise of his hand the mass count of jounin-level shinobi knelt on one knee, showing respect to this mysterious man.
The man in front of the regiment stood in an angle away from light. Nonetheless the lantern hanging on the corner managed to unveil a sliver of this leaders face.
Black short shaggy hair hung over the man's aging face. His face was marred with many scars none more pronounced than the cross-shaped scar on his chin. His body looked crumbling yet it was further from the truth. A deception, but such is the way of the shinobi.
"This era is changing." The man started. "The times of old is eroding with the waves of time. In its place a new kingdom shall rise. One that cannot be shaken through time or be subject to pathetic emotion."
The man paused and drew breath before slamming his cane on the ground, it's sound echoing in the room. "Sarutobi's time is done! The days of the Sandai have changed the image of Konoha into a mockery. Sarutobi has used the teachings of the Shodai and Nidai and bastardized them into a rule that we are suffering from today."
The ANBU were yet to move from their knelt positions, hanging on every word their leader spoke. "It is because of this lax attitude that Iwa declared war upon us to begin with. Everything the Yondaime built in terms of creating Konoha into the greatest power imaginable has fallen. It is time, after fourteen years, to rebuild it all."
The man turned his back to the ANBU and started his trek to the exit. "You have your orders. Dismissed!"
"Hai!"
Thirty blurs split apart in an instant. The man seemed satisfied as a ghost of a smile graced his mouth.
"You seem happy…. Danzo-san."
Said man turned to regard the kneeling figure of a woman. "Rise Yuugao. There is no need to kneel. You are just as much of a leader as I am in this operation."
Yuugao laughed lightly before standing. "I came to inform you my team has picked up a massive chakra force north, northeast twenty miles from Kikio Pass."
"I see. Follow this chakra source and ascertain identification. You need not inform me any longer. I trust your judgment on the next course of action."
"Hai. Things are good on your end Danzo-san?"
Danzo smiled before placing his good arm on his other, cradling it. "I believe things shall go well. Go now Yuugao, I have things to attend to.
"Hai." Yuugao smiled before she burst into a puff clouds. A shadow clone.
"It's finally time. I should've done this a long while ago. Before all this happened to you Naruto. You are more than just a root assest to me. You are my legacy."
Danzo's eyes hardened suddenly. And I'll be damned before I fail to complete this mission."
"W-what are you saying all of a sudden?" Yukina truly was taken aback by what Naruto was saying. She always understood him as a soldier of war. A procreation of village rivalry used only for the sole use of destruction for and protection to his homeland. Yet here this man was, stating something so revolutionary, so causally, as if it were the passing wind.
Naruto looked straight down on Yukina, his piercing gaze making her avert her eyes. "This is a start of a new era hime. Truth be told I grow tired of submission. I've known for a long time my path. There…. will be peace in these lands. I will make sure."
He turned suddenly, the cloak hanging on his shoulders swaying to the side against the wind. "Deidara, get ready for I wish to fulfill my part of our agreement."
Said blonde broke from his musings and snapped to attention at the mention of a worthy challenge. "So then Naruto all you have to do is prove to me you can be my leader. Defeat me and I am yours to command, however if I defeat you I will kill you and collect your bounty from Iwa."
The Shinigami of Konoha gave a hollow chuckle before he stood stock-still and grunted, before a strange red glow seeped off the blonde.
Itachi's eyes widened as he saw Naruto's transformation. Containment seals? How did he not sense them? He peered over to Deidara, who until now thought he would be victorious over Naruto's exhausted state.
He smirked as he saw Deidara's gob-smacked expression. Naruto's chakra output was staggering. He himself honestly couldn't tell how the blonde ANBU captain could hold more chakra than Kisame ever could.
Yukina gasped as she felt her own chakra in this power. He used containment seals to seal some of the chakra he had in the temporary synthesis he had with his, Kyuubi's, and my chakra. Could it be he is trying to absorb its potency and incorporate its balance into his regular output?
Naruto bent his knees as the haze of red chakra suddenly changed royal blue in color, a sphere of chakra surrounding the teenage powerhouse. Naruto gritted his teeth and gave a battle yell before standing up his hands uncurling and shot out, outstretched to the sky.
The chakra sphere shot into a cylinder that went upwards, parallel to his outstretched arms. While in his chakra tornado, Naruto's eyes combed his body and hands giving him self a nod when he verified he was at full power.
"I'm ready. Come… Deidara." The blast-element user grinned in anticipation before crouching, both of his hands tucked into his clay pouches on his sides.
"This is going to be very fun Naruto. I hope you own up to your reputation." Deidara gave an insane smirk before launching himself at the other blonde.
"Let it begin!" Deidara screamed before swinging his right arm in an attempt to hook Naruto to the side. The Konoha nin responded by blocking the Iwa nin's hook with his forearm, all the while looking at Deidara, a gaze of boredom marring his features.
Deidara seemed to take that as a challenge to increase the passion of the fight as he swept his legs to trip Naruto but Naruto jumped over the attack before roundhouse kicking Deidara.
Deidara blocked but was thrown back by the sheer power of the kick. This only caused Deidara's smile to erupt in a laugh. "You are good hahahaha. Ok let me show you everything then Shinigami!"
Deidara's hands were up until now clenched after leaving his clay pouches. He finally revealed his palms to reveal two clay cranes. Smirking, Deidara threw the two birds at Naruto before making a hand seal, his creations bursting to life as they locked on the Namikaze.
"Hn. How pointless." Naruto began a set of hand seals at master speed before ending on the tiger seal. "Nensho haritsuke." Naruto's hands lit up with white-hot flames. Giving a smirk of his own to Deidara, Naruto slashed the air with his flamed hands.
The affect was immediate. A large arch of white flame appeared, flying towards the two birds. The air began to dry and become difficult to breathe with. It was as if Naruto's flames ignited the very air he touched.
"That is very good and all but that is not enough!" The birds changed directions dodging the blades before heading to Naruto once again.
"Who said they were for your insignificant pheasants." Naruto fire blades hit the ground parallel to each other on opposite sides of the blast-element user. The flames created almost a runway from Naruto to Deidara. "You are trapped, now suffer for your miscalculation.
Naruto flamed hands suddenly increased in power but they clapped together, causing the two streams of flame to therefore connect.
"Shit!" Deidara was consumed in the explosion as the two walls of fire connected. His birds also exploding upon their master losing control of the technique.
Naruto gave a sigh before looking at his hands in contemplation. I cannot continue this fight in my condition. It seems Kyuubi needs a longer time to reconnect with me.
Yukina's eyes widened as she witnessed the fight before her. This was amazing. Of course her bouts with the blonde were legendary as well but she never actually watched the blonde fight while on the sidelines.
He never wastes any chakra. Everything is so efficient… so perfect. But what was what he said earlier? Peace? He wants peace? Uhh Damn it I don't get this guy. I'll have to deal with it later. For now…
She gave a subconscious sigh of disappointment as Deidara seemingly was defeated. "I guess then I was wrong to thinking this would be a good fight."
Itachi merely glanced at her before looking up smirking. "Do not underestimate that bastard artist."
Following Itachi's and then now Naruto's gaze Yukina locked on to a clay dragon high up in the air. "Hey there that was close yeah. I guess it's time now, I'll get serious. Prepare yourself hahahaha."
"Good. I was getting bored of your theatrics Deidara." Naruto's eyes narrowed down, furrowed in concentration as he glared up at the blonde Iwa nin.
"Well here it is Namikaze! C2 clay pieces of art. Enjoy them hahaha!" Deidara roared in laughter as he raised his arms in a boar handseal before the clay dragon he was riding retracted a part of its tale. Naruto continued to watch with mild interest as the Dragon proceeded to expel a huge lump of clay, which quickly became identified as a smaller version of the larger original dragon.
The clay beast shot out like a missile, honing in on Naruto's location expertly as Naruto took a stance, lacing his chakra with chakra.
"Chakura Parusu" Naruto's swirling tornado of chakra suddenly expelled outward, surrounding the area fifty meters in diameter. "Foolish." Naruto raised both of his hands as his eyes changed to red slits.
In an instant the chakra orb glowed a powerful crimson before the animal missile hit the chakra. The result was mass destruction.
The mushroom head explosion lifted hundreds of feet up in the air, the smell of burnt flesh stimulating Deidara's nostrils as he landed roughly to the ground after nearing perishing from Naruto's attack.
"To think one can have such control over chakra to the point of actually using manipulation arts… hahahaha come here bastard!"
Deidara launched himself into the dust and smoke and disappeared out of sight. Soon after the sounds of fighting could be heard within the dust cloud as the clang of kunai and shuriken were heard. Suddenly Deidara flew back out of the debris, dispersing the cloud with him and landed roughly on his feet.
His right arm hung loosely at his side as his left arm cupped the gash on his stomach. As the smoke dissipated Naruto's form became distinguished to Yukina and Itachi. Yukina gasped at the sight.
Naruto's eyes combed the surroundings for the blonde haired Iwa nuke-nin until he finally saw him a few ways away, slightly hunched over. Seeing this the blonde let a dark smile grace his features as his scarlet eyes flashed.
He observed his hands once again to see claws in place of fingernails and upon discovering elongated fangs it was finally time to meet Kyuubi again.
Of course now more pressing matters came, namely the defeat of this fool. Naruto smirked once more before crossing his arms together and bending his knees.
Yukina shivered as an all too familiar aura coated the forest around her. The clouds started to form up above Naruto as well as Naruto's chakra levels, more specifically demon chakra powers elevated to extreme levels. "This is even more powerful than the synthesis chakra." Yukina's hair stood straight up as she looked on.
Soon the ground around him pressed itself down creating a small crater, as the chakra Naruto was generating was so dense earth's gravity could not hold it. Cracks began to branch out from the crater until those cracks broke down completely.
"This world is mine. It is mine to conquer and mine to change. You cannot stop me now! AAAHHHHHHHH!"
Naruto's scream wretched into Yukina's head as she backed away from the scene. "Hey Uchiha let's find higher ground"
"Indeed. It seems Naruto is getting serious in his desperation." Itachi's smile piqued Yukina's curiosity as she began to give space between the fight and her.
"What do mean by that? How do you know?"
"A fox always bares its fangs if cornered."
"Saidai no rirīsu." Itachi and Yukina both focused suddenly on Naruto, one with a look of awe and another with a smirk as a sphere of chakra surrounded the blonde konoha nin before expanding outwards, its intensity only growing stronger and potent.
"Finally." Itachi couldn't seem more pleased with the situation. This only seemed to confuse and disturb Yukina even more.
"What are talking about now?" Yukina whispered as her eyes remained transfixed on Naruto's form.
"Don't you get it? How important this moment is? This is probably going to be one of the only times me, or any other human, is ever going to witness this man reach his limits. His true limits. This man, who has, by all means surpassed human limits long ago. What we are seeing is an immortal being made mortal. Watch closely girl. He's unlocked every one of his sealings."
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Deidara watched in fascination Naruto unlocking everything he had for this fight. He couldn't have felt more fear as he gazed into the usually apathetic blonde's sadistic face yet at the same time he never felt so alive. He was pushing arguably the strongest son of a bitch ninja alive to his limits.
His chest swelled in pride before his breath hitched. Grabbing his stomach in agony, Deidara smiled. "I must finish this now. This is it. If you are going all out I will match you with my art!"
Deidara's hands reached into his spare pouch of clay. "It's time for C4 Naruto." He quickly dug into the clay, his eyes firmly set on any movements of the blonde.
Itachi sighed as he registered exactly what was going to happen. "It seems as if another move is in order girl."
"What? What now damn it?" Yukina finally unscrewed her eyes away from Naruto, glaring into Itachi's sharingan with a passion. This was a fight that included her worst enemy. She couldn't miss this.
"You don't understand. This location and about one hundred meters past this point is going to blow up. Let's go."
"Is that even possible? How can Naruto do that?"
As Itachi turned to leave he turned to addressed her. "This is going to be Deidara's doing."
Yukina gasped. She had heard of Deidara's prowess through her father but for someone to have such an affinity to the treasured blast element is truly rare.
Meanwhile in the battle Naruto realized Deidara's actions and sensed the bomber nin's chakra fluctuate as well. What it is you are going to do it's going to be your finisher. You're too wounded to continue the way we are going.
Smirking Naruto started to go through hand seals to a jutsu he personally learned to defeat a Doton user, specifically the Tsuchikage, but also of Aoshi's prowess too. "You may not be Aoshi Deidara, but this is a jutsu that can only be described as the true bane of Doton users."
"I don't know what you are planning Namikaze but this is it. C4!" Deidara smirked one more time before he started expand, his body parts bloating and contorting as he steadily grew bigger. Even in his bloated form Deidara started to cackle. "Hahahahaha remember… art is a blast!"
The giant Deidara exploded outwards knocking over trees and kicking up dust everywhere. It was at that moment Naruto's eyes widened. "To think something like your jutsu could exist. Whatever happens you be sure to live Deidara because I'm going to need you."
Finishing his hand seals Naruto's hands started to glow a dark blue before he raised his hands in the air, his dark blue chakra shooting towards the sky. "Shōmei no fukugen" The skies darkened before a single lightening bolt descended to the ground, almost as if it was dragged down forcefully, into Naruto's standing form.
"Now Kaminari no kami no jutsu!" Naruto made a one handed seal while he took a scroll from his pouch and unrolled it. Smearing his blood on it with his finger Naruto gave a roar before fusing the fuin written in the scroll with the pure force of the lightening, his chakra acting a medium.
Deidara watched this process hidden in the trees as his microscopic bombs were mere seconds away from Naruto. "What are you doing? What is this?"
As if answering his question Naruto's chakra suddenly disappeared.
"WHAT!" Deidara's eyes bulged. A ways away both Itachi and Yukina both shared similar reactions.
"This can't be." Itachi whispered.
"Did Naruto…. die?" Yukina couldn't sense Naruto tell tale demon chakra anymore. It was as if the blonde either didn't have any or was dead. Locating the blonde to be standing, Yukina was utterly baffled.
Deidara soon controlled himself as he evaluated Naruto's new form. "Whatever this is it's too late. My bombs are in you Naruto. It looks like you are not the leader I wanted you to be yeah. Katsu!"
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"Sir something is wrong!"
"What? What are you sensing?" Sojuro looked back to his second who was also the sensor of the team in anticipation. "Well what's wrong we're wasting time."
"Taichou I just picked up the Namikaze's chakra signature."
Sojuro paled but before he was left to wonder of what this means the man continued. "Sir it's gone. The signature just disappeared. It's like he died."
"Holy shit let's go. We must find Yukina maybe she needs medical attention." Sojuro never felt so many emotions course through his body. He could only hope what his second in command said proved true. A dead Namikaze means an Iwa victory in this war.
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"Itachi what the hell is going on? What can your sharingan tell of Naruto? Is he dead?" Yukina transfixed a pointed stare onto Itachi's shocked visage.
Pulling Itachi's shoulder and locking eye contact Yukina tried again to reach the Uchiha. "What has got you so off your cool? I didn't think an Uchiha could have any other facial expression than constipated."
That seemed to snap Itachi out of it. He pursed his lips and looked out to Naruto again, his sharingan spinning. "Naruto… has mastered nature manipulation."
"What do mean? That's not anything special. I mastered natu.."
"No." Itachi seemed more resolute now, his face returning to its normal expression. "This is different. I mean Naruto has found a way to actually be a force of nature. This is unheard of. I saw it all with my eyes. Naruto forced his chakra upwards towards the clouds and used his chakra to create conditions for a lightening bolt. Once done, he made his chakra act like a pathway for the lighting to travel straight to him."
"So he is using the power of a lightening bolt?" Yukina asked.
"No not exactly. It's so much more complex. He used the scroll we saw to actually store a small part of his chakra, which is actually all he had left. He depleted his chakra stores to zero. He should have died but in that moment the lightening hit him and actually went inside of him."
Itachi formed a thoughtful expression, as he seemed to contemplate something. "From what I can hypothesize he created the jutsu Kaminari no kami to use his body as a prison for the lightening and then manipulate the lighting inside his body like chakra. Most likely when he is done with this transformation he will use the chakra stored in the scroll to make sure he doesn't die of chakra exhaustion."
Yukina processed exactly what she was hearing and after the end started to smile. "So basically this is a way for him to completely be exempt from any damage caused by doton attacks right? Wow just when I thought he couldn't be a bigger asshole…"
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"Katsu!... Katsu!...What the fuck? Katsu!" Deidara could not believe what was happening. As much as he tried to have the C4 bombs do their job and blow Naruto up from the inside out it didn't work.
A hand suddenly gripped his shoulder. Deidara turned only to scream in pain as 10,000 volts of energy coursed through his body form Naruto's punch. His body flew out of the trees into the open scarred battlefield, skidding to a stop at least one hundred feet away.
Deidara's eyes began to dilate as he struggled get up. A voice next to him froze him in his tracks. "You have proved to me your warrior spirit. You getting up after that hit is proof enough. Surrender. This form is something that a Doton user can never even hope to defeat."
Fully turning to see Naruto Deidara studied Naruto's form in awe. Around his body crackles and static rippled from him. It seemed like his presence was everywhere but nowhere. It was truly unpredictable, like the lightening itself.
"How?" Deidara croaked out before falling to his knees.
Naruto turned away before extending his hands upwards in the same fashion as he did to begin the technique. "That is a something I'll keep to myself for now. Gyaku henkan!" A large bolt of lightening escaped through Naruto's hands to the sky and with it Naruto fell to his knees as well.
Reaching for the scroll in his pocket, Naruto quickly unrolled it and made a boar hand sign before the chakra inside the scroll surrounded him, restoring his stores just enough to keep him alive.
Sighing in relief he surveyed his surrounding before looking down and inspecting his wounds. His gaze locked finally locked on the prone form of Deidara. "It is done." Naruto, albeit on shaky legs, stood before he slowly made his trek over to Deidara. His eyes softened upon realizing his wounds were healing at a fast pace.
The Kyuubi is recovering enough to heal me again. There may be still hope for my plan. Good, and this encounter has proven to not only gain another valuable soldie, but also test my limits.
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Deidara lay there on the ground, which was surprisingly soft, looking at his opponent. The sheer power with which this man used to defeat him was inexplicable. This man….
Deidara looked downwards, his forehead touching the ground. No this couldn't be a man. There was no way it could have been. The rumors were in fact true. He was a force of nature. Literally.
He Fucking turned into Lightening yeah!
As he started to breathe heavier a hand firmly grasped Deidara's shoulder. Looking up he saw him, his visage one of apathy and calm. Like the eye of a storm. They were so empty, but at the same time had something to his cold blue orbs that made you attracted to staring into them.
"So I guess you won then yeah."
Naruto's response was only to give a curt nod. "Yes it would appear I am the victor. However I applaud your power Deidara. Your artistic passion was made very apparent to me. I had to use my absolute best to defeat it."
"I… thank you yeah. So then I think I'll take a nap then we can talk about world… domination… yeah."
"Agreeable."
With that Deidara took his cue for his eyes to roll over as he fell into unconsciousness. Naruto looked over the blonde Iwa nuke-nin once to check for any major injuries before turning his sharply, feeling an immense chakra.
"Namikaze!"
Yukina and Itachi skidded to a stop a few feet away from Deidara and Naruto. Naruto noticed the uncomfortable look on Itachi and so did Yukina. Going over to Deidara, Yukina kneeled before the blonde as her hands glowed green. She smiled before facing Itachi.
"He's fine Itachi there's nothing to worry about."
Itachi looked at Yukina before Naruto his grimace firmly planted on his face. Yukina stood up confused. "Itach-
"Yukina." Naruto's voice froze the Iwa kunoichi. "That is not the issue. The issue is the massive chakra I feel behind you two. Initially I suspected it was just the two of you emitting that much chakra but after concentrating I have determined there is a platoon of Iwa shinobi racing to our position."
Yukina's heart jumped. Iwa shinobi? Why didn't she sense them? She turned to Itachi. "How did you know about it too?"
"I activated my sharingan and picked up the same mass of chakra Naruto did." It is no slight on you Yukina. You simply are too attuned to the chakra of your comrades for your body to alert you of a threat."
"I see." Yukina breathed out. She glanced at Naruto and Itachi before backing away. "What is going to happen now?"
Naruto seemed to be amused by the question. "Whatever do you mean?"
"You know what I mean. You two are going to be captured and Deidara will just be killed right here since he's a nuke-nin of our village. I know you have nothing left Naruto and Itachi can't hold off a platoon and protect you and Deidara at the same time. Why are you so calm!" Yukina shouted by the end of her explanation.
"Why do you care so much about us hime?" Naruto retorted, his voice was steady, as he tried to regulate his breathing. The battle was now taking effect on him. He'd fall unconscious soon.
Yukina stuttered before staring off into space. Why the hell am I worried? One is responsible for genocide and the other is a criminal from my village. Not to mention the Namikaze!
"Itachi." Said man turned to the kneeling Naruto. He could no longer stand. "I will fall unconscious soon. It is as Yukina said I have nothing left. Take Deidara and go back to Akatsuki."
Itachi's eyes widened at Naruto before he saw Naruto mouth something under his breath. Sharingan eyes spun widely before Naruto and Itachi found themselves in an illusionary world.
"What the hell are you doing Naruto? Is this it? What do you have planned?"
"Itachi go back to Akatsuki. Inform them that I was captured by Iwa and I'm going to be executed. Try to organize a squad to break me out of here. That way I escape and find an easy way to locate the Geddo Mezai."
Itachi nodded but noticed Naruto's form seemed to shimmer in and out of existence. "I see you are going into a catatonic state. Are you sure this is what must be done?"
Naruto nodded. This is the only way. I will survive though. Take Deidara and get out of here. Our world is still possible."
"Hai."
In the real world Naruto suddenly fell to the ground unmoving. Itachi blinked before rushing over to Deidara and hoisting him over his shoulder.
"Hey wait what the hell is going on? Itachi what about the Namikaze?"
Itachi turned her back to her, but locked eyes with her one last time. "It has been a pleasure princess of Iwa but I'm afraid Akatsuki cannot afford casualties."
"You just leave him? You would betray him like this? Where is your honor?"
Itachi froze, before turning fully to look over Yukina. "You seem so worried over your worst enemy hime. I'll tell you this. There is no way on this world or the next that Naruto Uzamaki Namikaze is going to perish. Not without a trial that is."
With that the Uchiha shunshined out of the area, leaving Yukina to ponder the statement, moments before the platoon of Iwa nins surrounded the premise.
"Yukina-sama!" Yukina turned and found herself engulfed in a huge hug. She stiffened her body but relaxed as she recognized the dragon mask.
"Sojuro-sensei. It is good to see you!" Yukina smiled happily.
"The pleasure is all mine to see you are ok. That and you seemed to have incapacitated that bastard too." Following Sojuro's gaze Yukina saw Naruto's body.
"Sir. Should we terminate him right here?" A rookie ANBU shouted out his blade poised to end the life the Konoha powerhouse.
"NO!" Yukina bellowed her voice shaky and insecure. "You can't."
She quickly realized what she said and looked around to see all the ANBU, Sojuro included, staring at her with wide eyes.
I need to think of something. But what? What can I say? Yukina's eyes suddenly widened before narrowing on the rookie ANBU."We-we can't kill him here? Are you kidding me? We are at war with Konoha and this is their premier general. You know the rules. It is Iwa's policy as well as any other Nation's policy to capture if possible first."
Sojuro placed his hand on Yukiina's shoulder. "While that is true this is Naruto Namikaze. He is the Shinigami of Konoha and Yellow Flash's son and successor to the Hiraishin. We will probably never have this opportunity again."
Yukina seemed to mull this over until she turned around to address him, her eyes lighting up with a wild fire. "So you are willing to destroy your honor as Iwa shinobi by breaking your nindos to Iwa and killing a defenseless, unconscious shinobi?"
Everyone seemed to shrink from the statement and Sojuro himself felt very small. Straightening himself out he addressed his squad. "Take him into custody. He's coming with us to Iwa for interrogation and a trial."
Yukina sighed in relief before looking back at Naruto one last time. I gave you the thing you needed most… time. I don't know why but you need to stay alive Namikaze. There's more about you than suspected and you are going to answer for everything soon enough.
Hey everyone!
Ok so explanation for my absence. I needed to focus on school. I know I'm sorry but I got into Vanderbuilt University. Now I can focus on AP tests, but after that then nothing is stopping me from writing this story out to its completion. Ok so please review and tell me your thoughts.
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