Hey everyone, i am sorry for the delay in posting this chapter, last Sunday was REALLY hot again :/ plus the end of this story is nearing its end, its making me sad :(
Well let's respond to my reviewers :D
xzavx - Thanks for the review ... I was tired, what can i say? when i am tired i can write some really random crap :P
RSfan - Thanks for the review, you are right and wrong, yes Iwa is attacking but they are still to the north, and well, i will post a link in a moment, maybe a visual map of the current conditions will help understand better
ShotgunWilly - Thanks for the review, look guys i know that my spelling isn't perfect, but truth is i am not English, i am bilingual yes but french is my native tongue, my although i can speak perfect English with only a small hint of a french accent, my spelling isn't perfect, however i am always improving, you should have seen me back in the year 2000 when i just got on the net, i REALLY slaughtered the language :/ i actually do go back and proof read, sometimes i re-read it twice but i just can't catch them all. please don't take this negatively :(
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, alas no, i am Canadian, not American, so i was indeed doing that, but on Thursday "July 1st" and not on Sunday :P
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Now i made a map of the current situation and boarders of the Naruto world, as you all must know fanfic doesn't like links, i am sure its because people have abused it somehow in the past and thus has ruined it for us who wish to use it help better tell a story, well i found a way around it
wwwDOTusspredatorDOTcom/images/1DOTpng
replace the 3 DOT with a . and it will take you to the proper link, take that Fanfic! :D that is the map that Naruto was looking at in the last chapter when he came up with the plan, hope this helps :)
anyway enough delays, you have all been waiting for this for the past two weeks now, HERE IS CHAPTER 48!
Historical Bonds
Chapter 48
Six was fast approaching, Naruto and Neji were talking with each other "I already have Sakura so I want you to take Shizune" Naruto told him
"Yeah, up until now I had been using Hinata but she is only a medic and although she has learned a lot during this war, having Shizune with us would make me feel better" Neji told him
There watches began to beep indicating it was Six "Well, the mission begins now, the next time we see each other it will be inside of Konoha…. Good luck Neji" Naruto said as she shook his hand
"Good luck to you Hokage Sama" Neji said as they parted ways
Everyone knew their mission. The Mizukage's fleet had left the harbor, Ino had begun her long journey towards Suna, Neji's forces were marching towards the Imperial fire capital city and Naruto's forces were making their way towards Otafuku
It had been just over ten hours, Naruto's forces had run into a Loyalist patrol. Word had not reached the front lines about his return yet as they bowed in his presence "Hokage Sama, we are overjoyed to have you back with us… Are you leading a strike force to retake Konoha?" The man asked him
"There is a very large scale plan in progress to end the war, we could use your men in the fight" Naruto told them
"Of course Hokage Sama, we are at your service but you should know that beyond this point is under Danzo's control, we will encounter some of their patrols, and such a large force as this will not go undetected" The man warned him
"Don't worry about the patrols, we will deal with them when we encounter them" Naruto told him
"Of course Hokage Sama"
Naruto's forces left the safety of the loyalist controlled territory and entered Danzo controlled territory, Kiba was curious as to how he would deal with the patrols, sure they had more than enough troupes to take care of any patrol they would encounter, but if any of them were to get away they could warn Konoha of the invasion sooner than they had planned
It didn't take long for them to run into one of Danzo's patrols. A group of four Ninja's appeared, they were shocked when they realized that they had stumbled upon an invasion force "We have to warn Danzo Sama" One of them screamed out
However what they didn't know was that this wasn't all of Naruto's forces, as they turned around they came face to face with another group "They have us surrounded… We have no choice but to fight!" Another one of them screamed out
Naruto stepped up to the front of his men "Do you really have no choice?" He asked
The eyes of one of the men widen and suddenly he dropped to one knee and bowed his head while the others were shocked "What are you doing?" One of them asked him
"Don't you know who that is? Its Naruto Sama… Sixth Hokage of Konoha" As he said those words, two others got down on one knee and bowed their heads
"Fools! This is obviously a loyalist trick! This is not Naruto Sama, stop bowing to him!" The leader of the group shouted out
"I am no trick, I am indeed Namikaze Naruto the rightful Hokage of Konoha" Naruto told him
"See, he really is Lord Hokage Sama" one of the ninja's spoke up
"Oh then I am Lady Namikaze Sakura, I am the head doctor of Konoha and have an over the top temper. I am beautiful and I am freakishly strong, I like to scare the male population into submission" The leader of the patrol said sarcastically "Just because I say something doesn't make it true!" he added
"WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?" A voice came from behind Naruto
"…Oh god you have no idea what you have just done…" Naruto said he was pushed aside by Sakura
Sakura grabbed the man with speed and agility "SAY THAT AGAIN TO MY FACE!" She lifted him off of his feet and punched him hard enough to send him crashing into a tree, she began to walk towards the man as the rage had not subsided
Naruto quickly got in between them "Sakura Chan, stop, you have to calm down… He didn't know better!" Naruto said trying to plead for the poor man's life
Sakura was still fuming, but she knew that Naruto was right and now wasn't the time for her to be losing her temper "Alright Naruto…" She said as she backed off
Naruto let out a sigh as he turned his attention back towards the patrol leader; to his surprise he was on his knee bowing at him "There are only two people with that kind of strength, Lady Tsunade and Lady Sakura… It really is you Naruto Sama…"
Naruto picked him up by the collar and whispered in his ear "You are lucky that we don't have any time to waste, but if you EVER insult or make fun of my wife again I won't stop her from tearing you to pieces, do you understand?"
"Yes lord Hokage… Completely" The man answered him quickly
Naruto released him as he fell on his back, not sure if he should get up or not "Lord Hokage, we only followed Danzo because we thought you had been killed. We actually use to be part of the loyalists until recently when we lost hope… But I see now that we were right to doubt Danzo and his lies!" One of the men who was still on his knee explained
"Indeed, Danzo has lied and attempted to have me killed. All so he could grab power, join us and we will end this war once and for all" Naruto asked them
The patrol leader walked up to Naruto and got back on his knee and bowed "We are yours to command… Naruto Sama, true Hokage of Konoha"
"I don't know if we should trust them. I remember when they betrayed us to Danzo, I was with their patrol and I almost didn't make it" Kiba said as he doubted their word
"They won't betray us, there is no need to worry" Naruto answered "And we need everyone that we can get our hands on for the upcoming battle" he added
"Naruto, your too trusting…" Kiba whispered to himself
Sakura walked up to the men that had yet to stand up "If you dare betray us in any way I will personally rip off every limb from your bodies and let you all bleed to death!"
The leader gulped knowing that she wasn't kidding around "I would never do such a thing Lady Sakura… And I want to take this opportunity to apologize for earlier…" Sakura paid little attention to his apology and simply walked away "Hokage Sama, I assume you're heading for Konoha?" He asked Naruto
"Actually no, Otafuku" Naruto answered back
"Otafuku? But if you attack them first you will alert Konoha to the invasion…" He said confused
"That's the general idea" Naruto said with a grin
"I am going to assume that its part of a larger plan that I am not aware of… either way I can help, we know where all the patrols of this area are. I can lead us right to Otafuku without further delays" The man suggested
"This could be a trap Naruto" Kiba told him
"No, I can see it in his eyes, he genuinely wants to help us" Naruto told him
"Don't worry, I explained to him what would happen if they betrayed us…" Sakura said with a grin
"Let's head out before we fall behind schedule" Naruto told his men
Meanwhile Ino was making good time. It had been twenty hours since she left the port city, she was almost halfway through River Country. She had been able to avoid Danzo's patrols and she was well ahead of schedule. She decided that she had earned a fifteen minute rest; she sat on top of a tree branch as she relaxed a bit. She continued to look out for Danzo's patrols. She took a sip of water "That's refreshing" She thought to herself as she put the canteen back into its place
She jumped to her feet in a flash, she had heard something in the distance. Whatever it was it was closing in fast. Suddenly a young girl jumped on the branch next to her, she had brown hair but what shocked Ino the most was her red eyes. Red eyes were just as rare as Sakura's pink hair not including the Sharingan of course. She only knew of one other person with red eyes and that was Kurenai. She was also wearing a sand headband "Hey…" Ino tried to speak, but before she knew it the girl kicked her in the jaw sending her crashing against the tree trunk
The mysterious girl then continued on her way jumping from tree branch to tree branch, she then heard some voices "This way, we have her cornered" the voices shouted as a group of ninja's ran by beneath her
"Who the hell was that?" She wondered "Should I help her?... Or continued with my mission. I am well ahead of schedule… But if anything were to happen to me" She continued to debate "No, she is in trouble and I have to help her" She finally decided
With speed and agility she began to jump from tree branch to tree branch, she had to catch up to them before they could harm that girl
The girl was jumping from tree branch to tree branch, changing direction almost every minute in an attempt to lose her pursuers. The image of the blonde haired girl was also in her mind. She looked familiar somehow, she also looked surprised to see her but she was wearing the leaf headband meaning she was an enemy. Suddenly she sensed something ahead of her but before she could realize what it was it was too late, an explosive note erupted as she landed on a tree branch sending her crashing to the ground. She rolled until she hit a large boulder. Her head was spinning, the fall had also caused some minor injuries. She had bruises and cuts on the exposed parts of her body, blood was also dripping from her mouth. However she didn't have time to worry about a few cuts, she could sense that she was now surrounded
"Give it up, there is no escaping little girl. You have caused Hokage Sama a lot of trouble" One of the men said with a grin
"He is NOT the rightful Hokage, Naruto Sama is! Danzo is nothing more than a tyrant" She answered back as she opened up her pouch and grabbed a kunai "I would rather die than be captured"
"I am sorry, you are under the false assumption that you have a choice in the matter. Danzo Sama wants you alive" The man responded as he got out his own weapon
The young girl wasted little time, she wasn't going to let them make the first move. She jumped on a tree trunk and used it to launch herself towards one of the men, he was able to block her attack but she used her agility to counter instantly. She spun around sweeping the man off of his feet and while he was still in the air she jumped next to him and kicked him in the ribs sending him crashing to the ground
"That bitch!" The man said as he got up from the ground clutching his sides with one arm
"You idiot, you were warned not to underestimate her, you got what you deserved" He said with a chuckle
They surrounded her completely and slowly moved in; the young girl was gathering up some of her chakra. One of the men launched an attack, the girl grabbed his arm and threw him to the ground. The area where she had touched him had begun to turn into ice, the man quickly rolled away just as she was about to drive her kunai into his body
She got back into a defensive position as the man's arm slowly began to return to normal "You're going to pay for that!" He said in anger
"I am standing right here, bring it!" She said in defiance
The man shouted out in anger as he was about to run at her, but he was stopped by one of the other "Idiot, can't you see that she is manipulating you? She wants you to rush in and make another mistake!" He said as he released the man "Resisting is pointless little girl, I will admit that you are strong, but eventually you will fall" he said calmly
Ino had finally arrived at the scene and decided to observe for the time being. She had noticed that one of the men's arms was blue, it looked almost frozen. She began to wonder how that could have happened since ice users were rare in Konoha, and unheard of in the wind country
"I already told you that I refuse to surrender or perhaps that you finally realized that I am stronger then you first anticipated" She said with a grin
The man began to chuckle "You poor little girl, you get a few good shots on one of my men, who by the way is the weakest of us, and you think you have us at a disadvantage? Silly little girl" He said with a grin, he gave a signal to the others who nodded back
The young girl began to breath in and out slowly, smoke began to come out of her mouth, her eyes suddenly turned blue. The temperature began to drop slightly as a chill ran up Ino's spine "Wait, that's not smoke coming out of her… its cold air" she thought to herself
The young girl attacked one of the men, he was able to evade as another struck her arm with a kunai causing blood to begin spilling out. However she didn't scream in pain, instead she grinned. The blood began to solidify and turned into ice shards, she launched them at her attacker piercing his body as they went straight through his body. The man fell to his knees as the life slowly began to fade from his body
"Nice trick, but it's going to take more than that to defeat us!" The leader said to her but some of the confidence he had earlier had been drained away
One of the men began making hand signs, rocks began to erupt from the ground and turned into spears. They flew in the air straight at her, she quickly made hand signs and extended her arms with her hands open in front of her. A large wall of ice erupted in front of her and the spears stopped just before hitting the wall and changed course, they split up in two different groups and flew around the ice barrier and continued heading for the young girl. She was moving her hands and as her hands moved the barrier grew around her until it had completely surrounded her
However the spears suddenly erupted from under her, one of them hit her arm and another one her leg. Both hits caused her to scream out in pain as the walls of ice crumbled around her, however she clenched her teeth and pulled them out. Blood began to spill from the wounds, however unlike the small kunai wound, they were more severe
"Be careful, we don't want to kill her, remember Danzo Sama wants her alive" One of the men spoke up
"I know, none of my strikes were aimed at vital organs, plus we can heal any severe injuries we cause" another man answered
The young girl could feel that her chakra was beginning to run out. These powers were new to her and she had yet to master them causing her to waste a lot of chakra. Sweat began dripping down her brow as her teeth were still clenched, she had no intentions of giving up. Ice began to envelop her hands. She ran towards them before they could regroup, she was able to strike one of them on the jaw with all of her strength. The hardness of the ice added to the power of the attack as it instantly sent him crashing to the ground, knocking him out
The leader kicked her in the ribs, she endured the pain and grabbed his leg and the ice extended to her elbow instantly, she sent it crashing down on his leg causing something inside to snap. The man screamed out in excruciating pain, she then felt multiple strikes on her body. She had been hit on the chest, then in the back she then felt another hit on her ribs a second hit from the other side. She began spitting out blood as another hit to the back of the head sent her crashing to the ground
The ice on her hands had shattered as she slowly got back to her feet. Her eyes had returned to their original color of red and her vision was slightly blurry, her stance was wobbly as she was having a hard time keeping herself upright
The leader slowly got back up to his feet with the help of one of his men "You little bitch, you are going to pay for what you did to my leg! Men, have your way with her! Danzo Sama won't care as long as she is alive! Let's break that spirit of hers once and for all!"
The men began to grin; the young girl was definitely good looking. The young girl fell down to one knee as she struggled to stay conscious, she had to get away from here somehow. She couldn't allow them to abuse her, yet she didn't have the strength to stand let alone run away. A tear began to roll down her cheek as she took out a kunai and pointed it at her chest "I told you… I would rather die than be captured!" She was about to drive it into her body when one of the men kicked it out of her hand
"I am sorry little girl, but it's over. You now belong to us so just accept it" One of the men said with a grin as his hand got close to grabbing her wrist, but just as it was about to touch her a kunai pierced the man's chest
"What the hell?" They shouted out as another one of them had just died
Ino jumped down from the tree and stood in between them and the young girl "You pigs aren't going to be touching a single hair on this girls body, I suggest that you crawl back to Danzo and go pleasure yourselves or something because if you don't the only things you guys are going to feel is pain as you die!"
The men examined the new arrival "Who the hell is she? She is wearing black clothing and one of our headbands yet she isn't on our side" One of the men commented
"She sure is a looker thought, Captain, can we have her too?" Another suggested
"Sure why not, take her out!" he ordered
"Big mistake!" Ino began making hand signs with speed "Shinranshin no Jutsu!" She made eye contact with all of them and they stopped instantly
"What the hell is this?" One of the men shouted out as he was unable to move
"That jutsu, it can't be… Only a Yamanaka could perform such a technique" the leader stated
"You are correct, allow me to introduce myself, Ino, Yamanaka Ino. And I follow the true Hokage of Konoha, Naruto Sama!" she told them
"That's impossible, Naruto and Ino are dead!" The man shouted out in disbelief
"Do I look dead to you? And I can assure you that Naruto Sama is alive and well and he has returned. Shame that you won't live to see him bring down Danzo, I warned you that if you didn't back off that you would all die, and I am a girl of my word!"
Suddenly the men turned on each other and began to fight one another, it was a short fight as they all ended up stabbing each other in the chest repeatedly until they were all dead
Ino bent down to examine the young girl "Are you alright?" Ino asked her
"Get away from me!" The girl said as she forced her body back to its feet, Ino was surprised by the strength this girl possessed
"I am a friend, I am here to help you" Ino assured her
"I don't know you… Stay away!" The young girl said as she took out a kunai, she obviously was in no condition to fight
"Hey, I just saved your life I am not your enemy" Ino stated
"That means nothing! Danzo's ROOTS would easily kill their own people if it meant gaining the trust of their target, stay away from me! I am warning you, I may be injured but I can still fight!"
"Why are you so important anyway?" Ino asked
"As if you don't already know, I am not stupid enough to fall for your tricks!" she fell back down to one knee and coughed out blood
"Hey, take it easy, you must have internal injuries. Look I am a medic I can help you!" Ino tried to approach her once more
"No! Stay away from me!" the girl cried out desperately, but her consciousness was slowly fading away "Stay away from me" She continued to say, but her voice was getting weaker until she finally collapsed on the ground in a pool of her own blood
Ino wasted little time, she rushed to her side to examine her "She has lost a lot of blood, I have to stop the bleeding now!" She quickly began working on the large wounds on the arm and leg of the girl. She concentrated her chakra and helped the wound to close up and she then wrapped them in a clean cloth from her pouch. She then put her hand on the girls chest "She does indeed have internal bleeding, I have to stop it before it gets out of hand" She concentrated her chakra once more, sweat began dripping down her forehead. She used her sleeve to wipe it away "I can't heal them all, damn it, if Sakura were here she could heal this no problem… All I can do it patch things up and get her to a hospital. But she has lost too much blood; she can't survive for long without an immediate transfusion…" She turned her attention to the men that had attacked them and she suddenly got an idea "They are the ones who caused her wounds, they should be the ones to help save her, and it's not like they need the blood anymore" She took out a small piece of paper and poured some of the girls blood onto it, it begun to change color "AB+, what luck!" She said with a grin
She ran to one of the men and took out a different piece of paper, she then poured a bit of the man's blood onto the paper and it remained perfectly white "His blood is clear of any contamination or diseases; I think I just found myself a donor!" She dragged the man's lifeless body next to the young girl and connected them with a small tube; she forced the blood out of the man's body with her chakra. After a few minutes she stopped "There, that should be enough" she removed the tube and wrapped a cloth around her arm. She then looked at her watch "There is still more than enough time to make it to Suna" She lifted the young girl on her back and continued on her mission
Meanwhile Neji and his forces had already liberated the imperial city, they were able to catch Danzo's forces by complete surprise and capture them. Once they learned about Naruto's return a few of them joined Neji's forces.
Neji was walking down the imperial hall, the fire feudal lord greeted him "Neji, you and your forces are to be commended for liberating our city" The man said with a large grin
Neji got down on one knee and bowed his head in respect "I regret that we couldn't come sooner my lord, and I also regret what happened to your father"
"Danzo will pay for his actions, I won't rest until he does!" The young man said with passion in his voice
"That is one of the reasons that I am here my lord, the rightful Hokage has returned to us! Naruto Sama is back and we are currently working on a plan to end this war" Neji explained
"That is great news! I knew the lies about Naruto were false"
"Indeed, and he has devised a plan that requires your help my lord" Neji continued
"Of course, what do you need?"
"My lord, we are conducting a large scale invasion of both Konoha and Kumo in less than thirty hours, the attack will involve The Mist, the Wind and all of our own forces. We need anyone that you can spare for the attack"
"Of course, you have them, I will aid in any way I can" The fire lord motioned for one of his aides to join them "Gather the men, as of now they are under Neji's command"
"Yes my lord" The man said as he bowed before walking out of the room
"There is one thing I must tell you my lord… If the attack fails, we won't be able to recover from the losses, we will have lost the war. However with Naruto Sama leading the attack, I am very optimistic"
"Then let's pray that you do indeed win the battle"
End Chapter 48
I enjoyed typing this chapter, i hope that the fight scene was satisfactory, i really worked hard on it since i SUCK AT FIGHT SCENES :( has anyone figured out who the girl is yet? i dropped a few hints... :D
Naruto - I don't know who that girl is, but wow she is really strong! And cute too
Sakura - ... What do you mean CUTE?
Naruto - Well she is... but you are more beautiful then her of course...
Sakura - And don't you forget it!
Ino - "whip sound"
Naruto - ... shut up Ino ...
Ino - Technically, i didn't say a word...
Neji - "whip sound"
Naruto - Not you too Neji!
Neji - I call it like i see it
Naruto - That's it, i am going to show you who's whipped! "walks up to Sakura"
Ino - Should someone get Shizune? I have a feeling hes going to need medical attention in the next few seconds, and i doubt Sakura is going to be in the mood to give it to him... specially since she is going to be the cause of it
Sakura - You want me to do WHAT?
Ino - 3, 2, 1...
Neji - Blast off
Naruto - "flies past them"
Ino - I wonder what he asked her to do...
Neji - Its Naruto... Use your imagination...