Into the Land of Lightning: The First of the 5 Rings of Defense!

(A/N: Sorry about being late. As for reasons...well...let me put it this way. If I told you, everyone would understand & be ok w/ it. Enjoy!)

As the team stands in front of the Fire-Lightning border, they feel a kind of tension. It's the kind you feel when you know something bad is going to happen, but aren't sure what it is yet. They had just spent the past hour getting briefed, & what they learned wasn't good. The Land of Lightning has 5 barriers, or "rings", that are set up to defend from enemies that plan on stopping Sensaishi, & all that will occur during it. Tsachi takes a step across the border, & breathes a sigh of relief, because for all they knew a ring might have been set up at the border itself.

As they walk through the meadow that seperates the 2 countries, everyone is uncomfortable, & for good reason. They're completely out in the open, which is never a good thing. After a moment though, they reach some trees & start to rush through those. For some reason, everyone there is comfortable traveling, for awhile. They keep moving, & keep moving, & even when they want to stop they can't. Sasuke states, "Tsachi, we've been moving for hours now. Something's wrong.", Kurenai adds, "It looks like we stumbled into a genjutsu, & it isn't as simple as releasing it.". Tsachi doesn't look at either them or say a word, he just thinks to himself, "Damn, I should've seen this coming. Only 1 person here is capable of this, I just wonder where she is.".

All of them keep moving, through exhaustion & pain, they keep moving. They all try ways to dispell the genjutsu, from simply trying to release it, to causing pain on themselves, & even each other. While Sakura did enjoy getting to beat on Naruto a bit, it wasn't the same. Also, it didn't help the situation at all, the genjutsu was still in effect. Eventually, it became too much for them & 1 by 1 they fell away. The others wanted to stop, to check on them but their bodies were forced to keep moving, until they fell too.

A few hours later, Naruto opens his eyes & sees a women, probably in her 20's, with long brown hair & green eyes standing over him. He looks over & sees the others tied up & bound together, except Tsachi who's chained against a wall. "Glad to see you woke up Orange. So tell me, why is a bunch of Leaf Ninja & a Cloud traitor out here together?", the woman asks sweetly. Naruto glares at her & replies, "Why is a bitch like you treating us like shit?". The woman glares back before walking over to a chain & pulling it, stretching Tsachi's body harshly. He screams in pain before the woman orders forcefully, "TELL ME BRAT, OR I'LL TEAR THE TRAITOR IN HALF!".

Naruto yells back, "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU ANYWAY, & WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!?", she pulls the chain again & agonizing howls come from Tsachi before she responds, "It doesn't matter, & even if it did you're in no position to ask questions. Now tell me why you are here!". Tsachi spits out some of his blood & says, "What Morima, you won't acknowledge him at all? He just asked your name, Morima Midoriro.". Morima yanks the chain harder & demands, "SILENCE TRAITOR, OR I'LL SLIT THE BRAT'S THROAT!". Naruto growls & starts struggling to get free. Morima just laughs & states, "Go ahead, struggle all you like brat. All it'll do is make things easier for me. Honestly, I hope you manage to get free, fighting a boy with no hands might be entertaining.".

Naruto continues to struggle & Tsachi orders, "NARUTO, DON'T YOU DARE TRY IT! YOU DON'T NEED...", Morima yanks on the chain & pulls it hard, stretching Tsachi's body harshly & making him scream in pain again. Naruto glares at the demented Cloud ninja & declares, "I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS!". He struggles to get free, the wire cutting at Naruto's wrists more & more. He knows what he has to do, he has to use the Demon Fox Chakra, there's no other way.

Morima continues her demands & the torturing of Tsachi Shiruba, while Naruto continues to tap into the chakra of the 9 Tailed Fox. His wrists continue healing as they're cut up by the metallic, chakra coated wire the Cloud kunoichi used to contain all of the others. Finally, Naruto's eyes shoot open & lock onto the woman known as Morima Midoriro before tearing the wire apart & bounding toward her, now surrounded by what is known as the Demon Fox's Cloak. Tsachi cries, "NARUTO NO!", but it's too late. He begins pummelling their captor viciously, mounting her & raining down blows so heavy that they should be physically impossible for a boy Naruto Uzumaki's size. Even after Morima loses consciousness, he doesn't stop.

Blood begins running out of Morima's head, & Naruto still continues with the horrific beating. "NARUTO STOP! LOOK AT YOURSELF, AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE!", Tsachi screams. Naruto looks up at him, & then at Morima, & then at his own bloody hands. He stares at them, what are supposed to be hands, when really they've become almost like claws. The Demon Fox Cloak disappears & Naruto collapses on a bloody & battered Morima Midoriro. Tsachi sighs & asks out loud in frustration, "Who's gonna get me down now?!".

Now it's time for new segment, known simply as Naruto Trivia! That's right, see if you can answer today's question without cheating!

Now, we all know Tsachi has the distinction of being a master of elemental chakra manipulation, by which I mean he can successfully perform jutsus from every nature type. Which of the following characters (all of which are in either the anime, manga or both) does as well?

A. Konan

B. Hiruzen Sarutobi

C. Fuka

D. Furido

Now don't cheat! I MEAN IT!

The answer is.......

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The answer is: C. Fuka!

Fuka was part of Furido's 4 man team, who was bent on "reshaping" the Land of Fire as they saw fit. By using her Kiss of Death, she was able to steal the chakra of those she fought & eventually take their soul if she desired.

Did you know that? If not it's ok, you learned something didn't ya? Either way, don't be afraid to try again the next time you see Naruto Trivia!