KG: Well I guess we're back with this story. Nice of you to stick around. Of course granted I have you strapped to a chair and forced to read it helps too Heheheha HAHAHAHAHA!
Naruto: What happened to him?
Samui: Do you care?
Naruto: No not really.
Ayane: I stopped caring a long time ago. Can we just get this over with?
KG: I just can't get an ounce of respect from any of you can I?
Naruto: Nah!
Samui: Not likely.
Ayane: Yeah right.
KG: Ugh, I hate you all.
Quote: "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender," by Winston Churchill.
Front Lines
The sounds of demonic roaring could be heard across the field as Zabuza and Haku protected Fu from the assault of the remaining Kiri shinobi. Her body blazing in red chakra, Fu quickly jumped into the air before she quickly bashed her fist against the ground causing it to crumble from her enhanced might. She dodged the strikes of raining kunai and shuriken that were sent her way while Zabuza and Haku quickly jumped back. "They just don't give up, these pests!" Zabuza snarled out before he quickly took up his heavy sword once again and swiftly swung it across the ground letting it carve down through the dirt and gravel in a large line before it crashed against a random chunin cutting him in half and letting his blood stain said dirt and gravel.
"Fu, how are you holding up?" Zabuza asked and turned to see Fu growling at the incoming reinforcements. "Worry about yourself. We don't have time for this!" Fu said before she quickly dashed off again in a burst of speed kicking up the dust of the ground along with the water from the raging storm. The rain did little to take out the spreading fires across the battlefield while Zabuza could see the continued fighting happening. He wondered how the others were doing, but it seemed that he would have to wait for them. He just hoped that Mei and Naruto were doing their own parts. Things were getting crazy here. People dying left and right, the sounds of kunai reigned across the field. It wasn't a pleasant sound to Zabuza's ears.
"Fūton: Kaze no Yaiba," Fu shouted as she quickly swung her arms sending out a heavy blade of wind against the incoming groups while Haku quickly assisted launching her ice needles into the field incapacitating the inhabitants of Kiri. Haku panted and brushed her sweat-ridden face.
"Hold them back. They will not interfere with Yagura-sama! Squash their futile resistance!" One of the second-in-command leaders shouted while the others shouted in a chorus to regain their morale. Zabuza sucked his teeth while Fu looked annoyed. Haku didn't show a visible sign of acknowledgement to those words, instead focusing on the person who came charging at her. "Kill the resistance!" He shouted while Haku quickly took up a kunai and clashed with her own opponent. She swiftly disabled him with a senbon to the throat and then rushed off to protect Fu while said green-haired girl slammed the ground.
"Suiton: Haran Banshō," Fu shouted sending down a crashing wave of water from the skies above and pouring it over the field washing away Kiri shinobi and rebels alike. They were all shinobi. They had been learn to read a situation and act accordingly. Fu couldn't let up if she wanted them all to live. She was already on her second or third tail now and she was already close to losing it. They had better be doing something right.
Seeing the water across the field Zabuza and Haku smirked as they stood back to back, both flashing through their own handsigns. "Suiton: Daibakufu no Jutsu( Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique)," Zabuza hollered as the water swirled in front of him before it was sent blasting forward while Haku quickly stood next to Zabuza and placed her soft hands over his rough ones. "Hijutsu: Sensatsu Hyōgakure no Jutsu( Secret Technique: Hidden Ice Needles of Destruction Technique)," Haku shouted as the water at her feet quickly shot up and formed into dozens of ice needles then blasted forward through Zabuza's water technique and both techniques went flying through the ground of people in a beautiful water and ice explosion as they both slowly watched the act. Zabuza smirked before he noticed Haku slump to the ground.
"How are you Haku?" Zabuza asked while Haku heavily panted. "I don't have much chakra Zabuza-sama. If things keep up like this then we're not going to last for very long," Haku said and Zabuza couldn't help but agree.
"Haku it might be best if you pulled back. You can't keep going like I can," Zabuza said while Haku widened her eyes slightly. She turned to him and noticed Zabuza staring forward. "It's just a straight brawl now. I can't keep watching out for you all the time. We also have to protect Fu. She's trying very hard to tear through them all, but I can tell that she's reaching her limit of control. We're not going to be able to-,"
"Die traitor!" Zabuza and Haku turned their heads and they noticed one lone chunin charging for them both. Zabuza sucked his teeth again and brought his sword to attack before he noticed a kunai slam into the chunin's side getting him to shout in pain before he fell to the ground. Zabuza and Haku widened their eyes before they looked in the direction of where the kunai came from and they noticed two shadows coming into the distance.
"Tayuya-san! Suiren-taichou!" A jonin shouted and all inhabitants noticed the redhead young kunoichi and the older blonde female. Both came over a hill while Tayuya sighed. "This island has gone to shit you know. Look at the damn fire. And I thought things were going to go bad back in the village. Just look at those hopeful eyes of theirs. I kinda feel sorry for them...almost," Tayuya said with a slight smirk. Suiren sighed and shook her head.
"We really need to work on your tact Tayuya-san. Can you blame them for looking hopeful?" Suiren asked and the shinobi watched as Suiren took out a kunai as did Tayuya. "Well they wouldn't need to look hopeful if they knew how to fuckin' fight. Good thing they will learn how to fight us!" Tayuya said and the rebels gasped while the Kiri shinobi widened their eyes in horror as Suiren and Tayuya slowly scratched through kunai through their headbands. Zabuza and Haku smirked while Fu gave a smile grin of her own as Tayuya took out her flute.
"For you assholes, I will play...a melody of death," Tayuya said while Suiren took out her sword. Quickly, and without warning, she blurred right next to Zabuza and with that, slowly began to close her sword. With a small metallic sound of her blade, screaming was heard in a straight line as three people dropped to the ground from their wounds to their sides.
"You're late," Zabuza said while Suiren brushed her hair.
"I would take it that you would have never wanted me to come," Suiren said while Zabuza chuckled. "No I guess I can't say that. Can you offer Haku some of your chakra?" Zabuza asked while Suiren knelt to Haku and quickly held her to her feet.
"But of course. You can rely on me. After all, we are...allies," Suiren said while the remaining forces of Kiri widened their eyes. "You...you...you...TRAITOR!" A jonin shouted as he forced his chakra to his feet and dashed off in anger leaving a foot print on the ground and many others surprised. It caught nearly everyone off guard as he quickly took out his sword.
"I loved you! I wanted you to be mine! I wanted you so much! How dare you betray us!" He shouted while Suiren turned her head, but she didn't have to move before the man found his head grabbed, pulled back, and then slammed into the ground in a dive by Tayuya while she skidded across the ground.
"You talk too much shithead. Take a nap," she said while the rebels blinked. That was so...so...badass! Tayuya grinned to herself while Suiren placed her hand over Haku's forehead. "Hold still Haku-san. This will only take a moment," Suiren said while Tayuya smirked.
Getting over their shock, but not their anger, first, one shinobi yelled at the top of his voice before he quickly slammed Fu in the stomach. Fu, taken from her thoughts, coughed in surprise as she was sent spiraling down the ground in a heavy dust of earth before she slammed into the side of the northern outpost wall.
"Damn you. Damn you! Damn you rebels! I have had enough of this!" He shouted and quickly raised his hand into the air. Everyone noticed the wind increase and the lightning flash more into the skies than before. It quickly began to pick up but then thrash around violently.
"Fūton: Atsugai( Wind Release: Pressure Damage)," The jonin shouted and soon everyone was caught off their guard as they were picked up by the massive windstorm and sent flying in their general direction, but they all noticed him quickly outpour his hands and send it rushing in Fu's direction. "Fu!" Haku shouted before Suiren turned her straight.
"Don't move! You need to be still," Suiren said though she admitted to herself that she was worried. "Fuckin' shit! Looks like he's lost it. I hope she can take a hit," Tayuya said as the wind slammed into the outpost wall and, without losing its momentum, crashed into the trees behind it sending whoever was engulfed in it into the forested area. The jonin huffed and soon fighting resumed its place back in the fields while Suiren stood to her feet.
"There, that should hold you," Suiren said while Haku stood to her feet. "Thank you. This is enough for me to at least aid Zabuza-sama a little more. However it seems that your betrayal has rattled them up a little. They all look very angry," Haku said while Zabuza snorted.
"How would you feel if the Siren of the Mist betrayed you?" Zabuza asked while Tayuya raised an eyebrow. "Siren of the Mist?" Tayuya asked before looking at Suiren, who seemed a bit unsettled.
"Ara, I haven't been called that in quite a while. It brings back memories. Looks like I'll just have to show them how I got that name," Suiren said getting to her feet while Zabuza stood at her side.
Both went rushing through the fields while Haku noticed a significant number of shinobi running after Fu. "I will aid Fu-san," Haku said and before Zabuza could stop her, he watched her run off and groaned to himself. "I'll go back her up," Tayuya said while Zabuza just nodded and watched Tayuya leave. He and Suiren turned back to the crowds of people and held their swords up. They could feel their feet wet from the water on the ground before Zabuza chuckled. He held his sword out flat and the Kiri shinobi gasped before they noticed Suiren hop over his shoulders and land perfectly against the steel while Zabuza quickly flung her forward sending Suiren sailing through the air.
"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu," Suiren shouted and everyone quickly jumped away as the water on the ground and in the air twisted and turned to form a large dragon's mouth and it was ready to kill anyone it could catch as it ran through the field. Suiren landed down on the ground finding herself surrounded while she chuckled. "I was one of our best jonin for a reason you know," she said with an awkwardly sweet smile.
Meanwhile, Fu groaned as she rubbed the back of her head. "Damn futon technique. That hurt. Good thing Nanabi's chakra cloak protected me or that really would've killed me," Fu said to herself as she noticed herself in the marshes that Kiri's island. She sighed before she noticed she was surrounded by a dozen shinobi ready to kill her with their sick eyes glaring at her. It would've unnerved her if she wasn't used to that treatment back in Taki. She snarled at them all while they quickly held their kunai, shuriken, and swords to her face. "Get ready to die here bitch. Too bad. The resistance would've had a better chance against Yagura-sama if you were around. Now we can't have those demons actually winning this," the obvious leader shouted and Fu widened her eyes as kunai and shuriken quickly stuck to her body. Her arms, legs, sides, thighs, and knees, her entire body was covered while she fell to one knee. Fu panted while the shinobi snickered, but then they widened their eyes as she held out her hand.
"Was that it? Your throws are too weak," Fu said before, with a burst of chakra, she roared sending the shuriken and kunai blasting out her body and into all general directions. She then hopped to her feet and then pounced on the leader then slammed his face with her fist. "Fuck you! You know nothing about demons! You think you're not a demon like me?! Killing other for having different abilities. You make me sick!" Fu shouted as she continued to spill blood on her hands as she bashed his face into the ground. He coughed and the shinobi were awestruck while Fu stood to her feet. She huffed and turned to the others, but was once again surprised that her cloak dissipated leaving her vulnerable.
"Get her!" one of them shouted whole Fu cursed. She blocked her body before she noticed three of the men drop dead. She also saw a large blind demon drop to the ground and bash against it killing another five while she backflipped away. Fu looked up and then noticed Haku and Tayuya right in front of her. "Leave some of them for us dammit. It wouldn't be fun if you took them all yourself!" Tayuya said jumping down along with Haku.
"Oh you want to take them? That's all fine by me. Looks like I overdid it a little," she said while Haku shook her head. "No you didn't. Just focus on recovering the little chakra that you can get. We're going to need you Fu-san," Haku said determined while Fu nodded.
"Okay. Just give me a second," Fu said as she sat cross-legged behind Tayuya and Haku. "Whatever you're planning it won't work! You're both better off dead along with your jinchuuriki!" another male shouted while Tayuya chuckled.
"And who's going to take us down you limp-dick motherfucker? Is it going to be you?!" She snarled back excitedly while the male growled. Tayuya stood at the ready while Haku did the same. Both nodded to each other while Fu closed her eyes. The sounds of fighting drowned out from her ears. She quickly touched a pool of water and breathed easily. "Hiden no Takigakure: Mizu Shūshū no Jutsu( Secret Technique of the Hidden Waterfall: Water-Gathering Technique)," Fu said as she felt the water slowly absorb into her body through her skin and quickly began to take the place of her chakra. This was a very important technique that Fu had learned from Taki that they really, really, really didn't want her to learn. It was considered Taki's greatest feat. By touching the water and focusing chakra, they could absorb the water through their skin naturally and have that water enter their chakra system and take the place of lost chakra. It was a very useful skill, but the only setback was that once that water had taken the place of that chakra then gradually it would diminish since water was lost over time anyway and another setback...was that the user could only use Suiton techniques with the extra water-powered chakra that they were given.
Fu had learned it way back before she became a spy. She had stolen it from the head office of the village leader and learned it in one day before sending it back. She didn't know what the big deal was before the leader, being one of the only few people kind enough to her, explained it and told her to never show it to anyone, but that hardly applied now since that leader was dead and she was gone.
Fu could feel her chakra pathways fill with water-converted chakra. She could slowly feel her red cloak returning but she was far from finished. She hoped that they could last without her while she got her body prepared. "You're pushing it girl. While I really don't care as this is the most fun I've ever had in such a long time, if you do run out of chakra then you die and I will die with you. Think about others when you do that shit," her bijuu said, but Fu ignored it. She didn't have time for its ramblings.
Meanwhile Haku and Tayuya easily took out the other chunin level shinobi who had been around and quickly went back to guarding Fu. "So what are we going to do? Where is the shithead and his reinforcements?" Tayuya asked while Haku looked out at the hills to the far south. "They should be here. Also Naruto-san might have his hands full with Mei-sama in dealing with the Mizukage. We'll just have to be patient. We can't let the deaths that have happened here be in vain," Tayuya noticed Haku give a solid glare before she patted her shoulder.
"And we're fuckin' going to do that? Don't worry your pretty little head," Tayuya said while Haku just nodded slowly. They chuckled to each other before they felt the same malicious chakra as before. They turned their heads as they noticed two tails from Fu's red chakra cloak while she opened her eyes. "How long are you going to last?" Haku asked and Fu stood to her feet.
"Like this, I will last for the rest of the day and next morning. Fighting...half an hour, an hour at the most," Fu said while Haku sighed dejectedly. "In the end that is all we can ask for. Let's get back to the field," Haku said and everyone nodded before Fu twitched.
"What's the matter?" Tayuya asked while Fu narrowed her eyes. "Chakra. Very, very, very large chakra. It's bigger than yours combined. It's...just like mine," Fu said while Tayuya and Haku widened their eyes. They all quickly bursted away into a speed run and went to the battlefield. It wasn't true. It couldn't be true. Mei and Naruto were supposed to be dealing with him at this very moment. No one had as much chakra as she did, with the exception of Naruto.
"Zabuza-sama, please be alright," Haku said and the three young kunoichi busted through one of the flaming doors and as they did so they all gasped as they didn't even have a second to react as Haku was suddenly slammed in the chest by a water shot. Tayuya widened her eyes and so did Fu as they watched Haku fly back.
"Haku," they heard the rebels shout while Zabuza and Suiren looked back in surprise to see that the three had returned. "Fuck!" Zabuza growled out as he and Suiren noticed Haku drop to the ground. They widened their eyes before the rebels and Kiri shinobi looked up.
"I see. So that's how Mei Terumi and her associate passed the Mizukage Mansion. Suiren, you will be marked as a traitor and you will be given a most fitting...death," Came a voice that everyone trembled by. Suiren and Zabuza looked up, but Zabuza gasped he noticed a lone finger raise into the air along with a voice.
"Suiton: Mizudeppō no Jutsu( Water Release: Water Gun Technique)," the voice said and before anyone could stop it, Suiren was quickly blasted in the chest by another water shot the same way Haku was. She widened her eyes as she coughed and dropped to the ground. Zabuza turned to her in shock before the sounds reverberated through the air.
"Yagura-sama!" the Kiri shinobi shouted while Zabuza looked up to see Yagura folding his arms glaring down at the resistance. "Damn you Yagura," Zabuza said while Yagura snorted.
"You held too much confidence in your chess piece. Now she's gone along with the person I might have assumed to be somewhat of a threat. Now then I will put an end to this futile resistance against my leadership," Yagura said as his body was quickly cloaked in red chakra. Everyone looked surprised by the act and Yagura turned to Fu. She snarled at him while Tayuya held the fallen Haku in her arms. "So this is the person that offered you so much trouble. I will remedy that immediately," Yagura said before he blurred out. Fu widened her eyes before she was socked in the face. Tayuya quickly jumped back in surprise before Fu was sending flying across the ground. Fu slammed into the wall and coughed before getting to her feet.
"Something is wrong," Nanabi said while Fu stumbled to her feet trying to get them to stop trembling. "I feel like he nearly tried to break me with that punch. Looks like I'd better stop fooling around," Fu said shaking her head. Yagura took his staff and Fu took a kunai. She was ready to go before she noticed a sword blocking her.
"Sorry Yagura, but you'll be dealing with me right now!" Zabuza said in anger. "Also, all of you stop standing around! This is still a fight! So what if Mei Terumi is gone. You'd better leave this world knowing that you had no regrets!" Zabuza shouted to the downtrodden rebels looked at him. They all wiped their tears away before they nodded and stood to their feet to continue their fighting.
"Hmph useless. You will know your place Zabuza," Yagura said while Zabuza frowned. "Come on Mei, brat. You both better still be around or so fuckin' help me if you aren't," Zabuza thought to himself.
Bottom of the Mizukage Mansion
"*Cough*, *Cough* Come on Naruto-kun, I don't think Konoha would appreciate it if I got their jinchuuriki killed," Mei said as she continued to drag Naruto out of the raging waters behind them. Naruto squinted his eyes as he noticed Mei smiling at him before he coughed up some water. "Naruto-sama? Naruto-sama, are you alright?" Mikata asked sensing Naruto's body heat as Mei laid Naruto upon the ground. She looked at his left arm and noticed the blood wound that Naruto had slowly began to heal itself.
"Let's...not try that again," Naruto said with a cough while Mei chuckled. "It was your fault for being so daring, but at least we got some good information out of it. So you're sure that he's being controlled?" Mei asked seriously and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, I saw the signs. I can't tell you for how long, but I will say this, it's not...recent," Naruto said while Mei widened her visible eye. "So this...whole thing, are you telling me we've been fighting him and he has no clue about it?" Mei asked and Naruto slowly leaned up with the help of the auburn-haired female and sat back against the wall.
"I doubt he has no clue, but I think it's more that he has no means of stopping himself even if he wanted to. Mei-chan, there is a group out there...known as Akatsuki," Naruto spoke and Mei blinked. "The mercenary group? Yeah I heard of them. A group composed of S-rank missing-nin. Honestly in a few instances, I thought about hiring them for aid, but two problems stopped that. One, we didn't have the money to fund them, and two, was that I had no way of finding them. What about them?" Mei asked and Naruto looked up.
"Mei-chan, if you do kill Yagura then his bijuu is going to reform. That's what they do, or at least as I've been told by Ero-oji. Also Akatsuki's goal is to capture all nine bijuu which means they will go after the jinchuuriki. If Yagura dies then the Sanbi will die also until it reforms. Now the Sanbi is...unofficially Kiri's possession. Officially, it is its own person or being and isn't meant to be given to anyone like a slave. However if we do kill Yagura then we're going to have to find the Sanbi and seal it. That's plan one, the next one is for me to get close to him and dispel the genjutsu as fast as possible. That didn't seem to work last time. However it's your decision, what would you like to do?" Naruto asked and Mei frowned.
"Well for one I would like to get out of here," Mei said looking up at the stalactites on the ceiling of the cave. She sighed and they both noticed Mikata crawling to Naruto with his Kitetsu in her mouth. Naruto gave a light smile and took the Kitetsu from Mikata and sheathed it. "I would like to get out of here too, mind you. So, what are we waiting for?" Naruto asked and Mei gave a cute smile.
"Ara, aren't you energetic? Is this something to do with nearly dying?" Mei asked and Naruto turned around. "I don't know when I'm going to die, but I won't die down here! If I did then Samui-chan and Ayane-chan would be sad. Plus, I still haven't proven to Ryu who's really the strongest ninja out there," Naruto said while Mei arched an eyebrow.
"Ryu?" Mei asked before Naruto shook his head. "Oh nothing. Now let's go," Naruto said and Mei nodded as she noticed Naruto hold out his hand. She chuckled as she took his hand and stood to her feet.
The two quickly disappeared into the cave and continued walking its dark walls with Mei lighting a torch. Both looked at the dampness of it while Naruto began to dry his clothes. No need to be catching a cold when he was still ready to fight. His walking slowed and Mei turned around. "Are you alright Naruto-san?" Mei asked and Naruto looked up at the ceiling.
"Sorry, I was just thinking about that hour that passed that's all. It all went by so...fast," Naruto said to her and Mei nodded as she set her torch down. That's right, it did happen fast. A little faster than either of them would've liked.
One hour earlier
"Genjutsu: Kokuangyo no Jutsu( Illusion Technique: Bringer of Darkness Technique)," Naruto said and quickly Yagura found himself trapped in the darkness as Naruto and Mei disappeared.
"Yes, Yes YES! Show me your resolve Terumi Mei!" Yagura hollered while he stood in the darkness. He couldn't see anything, but he wasn't a Kage for nothing. Yagura closed his eyes while Naruto turned to Mei. He gave her the signal that his genjutsu was in place and Mei quickly, but silently arrived near Yagura and took out a kunai. Fast and easy then get back to stop the fighting.
That's how it was supposed to go as Mei swung the kunai, but watched as Yagura dodged under it. Naruto growled while Yagura gave a smirk.
"I can smell you both," he said while Naruto snorted. He turned to Mei and though his eyes were still cloaked in the darkness he still had his other senses. He grabbed his staff and swung it at Mei while she blocked it with her kunai. Yagura pushed her back and Mei backflipped through the air. She cursed and then noticed Naruto weaving other handsigns.
"Oh don't think that this is the limit to my powers shorty," Naruto said and Yagura suddenly heard hissing. His eyes were still closed before he quickly jumped out of the way as Mei noticed serpents fire from the walls and the water towards Yagura as he quickly maneuvered through them all. The Yondaime Mizukage landed on the walls before he noticed his leg was grabbed. It forced Yagura to open his eyes in shock and he turned around to see Naruto in front of him. "What?!" Yagura said. Didn't he dodge everything? How did the blonde get next to him so fast?
Yagura noticed Naruto hold up a handsign and the last thing he saw was a smirk as the blonde spoke. "Kai," Naruto shouted as the wall exploded. Mei narrowed her eye before she noticed the real Naruto on the floor. "You knew he was going to do that?" Mei asked and Naruto chuckled.
"Kaa-chan always taught me that you have to be ten steps ahead of your opponent to keep your control over them. I might not be as bright as Shikamaru, but I'll definitely give you the time you need," Naruto said and Mei gave an assured smile before they noticed Yagura walk down the walls unharmed. "A waste of time Konoha jinchuuriki," Yagura said twirling his staff around. Both Naruto and Mei felt Yagura burst his chakra through his body and Naruto instantly felt his control disappear as Yagura opened his eyes then stared at the blonde chunin.
"They say that Konoha is the strongest of the Five Great Nations. Let's see if their chunin can back that up," Yagura said as he suddenly appeared in front of Naruto shocking the blonde slightly. He was even faster than Lee when he had seen the green-clad genin fight. Yagura let out a punch while Naruto instinctively ducked underneath it. The blonde countered with a sweep of his leg and quickly, on the rebound, threw Yagura off-balance slightly before he backflipped away. "Your cowardice is great," Yagura said slamming his staff down. He then quickly went back to Naruto while the blonde was ready to take out his sword before he gasped while Yagura winced. Both noticed Mei quickly slam her heeled-shoes again Yagura's back sending him crashing against the mats and into the space between the water pools. Naruto took his hand away from his sword and looked back to see Mei land in front of him. She flipped her hair and smiled.
"I hope you didn't forget about me Yagura. I'm more of a threat to you than young Naruto-kun is," Mei said while Naruto raised an eyebrow. Somewhere he was annoyed by that notion, but he didn't say anything about it. He just settled for being shocked along with Mei as they noticed Yagura dissolve into water.
"Neither of you is a threat to my plans. You are barely worth my time. I hope you can survive!" Yagura said standing on one of the pools of water. He then clapped his hands together and two water pillars shot up into the air while Mei turned to Naruto and nodded. Naruto did the same and the blonde quickly weaved his own handsigns.
"Genjutsu: Magen Sekai Hakai( Illusion Technique: Demonic Illusionary World Breaking)," Naruto muttered while Yagura chuckled. "Suiton: Nidaime Suiryū Yaiba( Water Release: Double Water Dragon Blade)," Yagura shouted as he crossed his arms sending the waters rushing at Naruto and Mei before he noticed the two quickly disappear from his sight. The water crashed into the door and soon Yagura noticed the ground beginning to break apart. He gasped and he noticed the roof caving in. Did they set charges to the place before coming? No, Mei wasn't like that. This wasn't possible.
"This is annoying!" Yagura shouted as he dispelled the genjutsu and it was thanks to his instincts that he blocked Naruto's Kitetsu with her staff. The two glared at each other before Naruto grinned. Yagura widened his eyes before he turned his head and noticed a clone of the same blonde come behind him and quickly grab his attire. "Mei-chan, now!" Naruto shouted while Yagura turned to see Mei quickly finish what she was doing.
"Yoton: Yokai no Jutsu( Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique)," Mei shouted as she opened her mouth and poured open a thick blanket of lava over Naruto and Yagura. Both widened their eyes before Yagura noticed Naruto wink and then disappear out of sight leaving Yagura to take the blow as the blanket washed over him. Naruto landed back to Mei while the kunoichi sported a firm grin. "I must say that you work this out very well," Mei said while Naruto rubbed the back of his head.
"Though I didn't know that you'd shoot lava out of your mouth. Whoever marries you is bound to be lucky," Naruto said scratching his cheek while Mei turned to him confused. She just settled for a smile before both noticed the water on the ground quickly come into the air. They gasped as the water quickly began to bounce over the cornered wall and one slammed into Naruto's face sending him to the ground. Naruto grunted and Mei quickly took out another kunai and began to protect Naruto from the strikes while the blonde got to his feet. He held his hands together and sighed.
"Konohagakure No Jutsu( Hiding in the Leaves Technique)," Naruto shouted as, out of nowhere, came leaves that covered the area and intercepting the water shots while Naruto and Mei suddenly disappeared while water sprang from where Yagura's body was covered and quickly, in hot steam, washed the lava away to his feet making it surround him.
Yagura walked around and snarled at the sight, or lack thereof, of his opponents. However he quickly turned his head to the left. He heard the walls rumble violently and they slowly, but surely began to compress against him. Yagura turned before he noticed Naruto standing with a smile on his face while holding a handsign.
"So you did a Doton technique?! You plan to sacrifice yourself along with me to let Mei Terumi escape. Well it won't happen," Yagura said as he dashed for Naruto. He swung his staff at the blond before he noticed Naruto fade out of sight. Yagura turned around and noticed Naruto in the air.
"I just need to occupy you here teme. I might not be a match for a Kage, but you'd better be damn sure that I can stall one," Naruto said while Yagura raised an eyebrow. "You think that you're a match for me? Your pride will be your downfall," Yagura said as he and Naruto quickly clashed sword to staff as the sparks flew from Naruto's blade. Both stared at each other with cold eyes before Naruto let out a cough as he was kicked away and spiraled through the ground. Naruto quickly rebounded with a backflip and steadied his landing while Yagura stared coldly at him. He then noticed the walls coming all around them. Naruto chuckled while Yagura growled. Yagura then held a small smile while Naruto widened his eyes. He looked down and he noticed a kunai sticking from his chest. Naruto coughed up blood before he turned and noticed a water clone of Yagura with a solid look staring at him.
"Now fall!" Yagura said while Naruto dropped from the ceiling and to the ground. Quickly the walls stopped while Yagura grinned. He looked over Naruto's dead body before he felt large whips wrap around his body. They slammed Yagura to one of the walls getting a grunt from him. The wires dug into his skin and Yagura cursed aloud.
"Enough of this foolishness!" Yagura said before he turned his head upwards and noticed Naruto come out of the wall. "What?!" Yagura said before looking back at the Naruto who was on the ground only to see a puddle of water.
"Magen: Jubaku Satsu Kaihen( Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death Alteration)," Naruto said as he took his Kitetsu and held it near Yagura's forehead. "Say goodbye," Naruto said coldly as he lunged his Kitetsu, but the blond cursed when his arm suddenly stopped. Yagura smirked, but his annoyed look on his face was very clear.
"Your genjutsu is impressive, but it's not enough!" Yagura said and with a burst of chakra noticed that the genjutsu began to break apart. He noticed he was still standing on the mat and they were gone with the room returned to normal.
He chuckled before holding up a single handsign and then slammed his staff into the ground.
Instantly coral shot up from the ground and covered the area forcibly expelling Mei from where she was and the same for Naruto. They rolled on the ground while Yagura folded his arms. "Please tell me that you're not done," Yagura said while Mei and Naruto growled. They both then chuckled while Yagura widened his eyes. Out of the smoke came Naruto behind him while the blonde unsheathed his sword. "Just getting warmed up!" Naruto said and quickly stabbed his Kitetsu through Yagura's body.
"Yes. Nicely done Naruto-kun," Mei thought out while Naruto's cold eyes stared at Yagura's backside. He could feel his Kitetsu vibrating in his hands and he noticed Yagura's blood slowly seep into the sword. Naruto blinked, something was...wrong.
Warm. Something was warm for Yagura. The Yondaime Mizukage looked down as he noticed Naruto's sword sticking out of his chest. He could see some of his blood drip from the sword and slip into the ground. Yagura blinked before he closed his eyes. So many years. So many years since he had seen his own blood spilled upon the cold, hard ground of the earth. Here he was fighting this kekkai genkai demon and a person of the same status as him, Konoha's jinchuuriki. "Where...am I? Is that...me? Who am I fighting? Her, this woman is...Mei Terumi-san. The person behind me is...Naruto...Uzumaki, a Konoha shinobi. Why...are we fighting?" Yagura wondered these things before he felt a pull on his conscious. His eyes fell and his chakra spiked.
Naruto widened his eyes. He had heard those words that Yagura had said somehow. So did Kyuubi and Nibi since they were practically screaming to him about it. "So that's it. This...isn't Yagura," Naruto thought, but he couldn't think about it anymore. He noticed red chakra quickly begin to form over Yagura while Naruto widened his eyes.
"Brat move!" Kyuubi shouted taking Naruto from his thoughts. Naruto noticed Yagura grab his sword. With newfound strength, Yagura quickly flipped Naruto over his head and slammed the blonde into the ground on his back. Naruto coughed and widened his eyes while Mei cursed. She quickly began to go to work on another jutsu of hers while they both noticed Yagura slowly pull the Kitetsu out of his back. "You both have tried my patience for too long!" Yagura shouted as he swung the blonde's sword at his form. Naruto quickly jumped back away from the sword before he noticed Yagura quickly jump for him and slashed at his arm drawing blood in a small wound. Naruto growled while finished.
"Futton: Komu no Jutsu( Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique)," Mei shouted as she quickly blew a thick mist in front of Naruto and Yagura. The blonde quickly caught her drift and threw himself into the air. Hovering over the spot Naruto formed his own handsigns and quickly held out his hands.
"Fūton: Kamikaze no Jutsu( Wind Release: Divine Wind Technique)," Naruto as he swung his right arm sending a rush of wind expelling from his hands blowing more of the mist in Yagura's directions. Yagura snarled before both noticed him extend his chakra cloak towards Naruto as he grabbed the blonde. He swung him around before he crashed Naruto into Mei and both slammed into the wall while Yagura gave a grin. However it didn't last as he noticed two storage scrolls in their place. Yagura held the Kitetsu in his hands getting the sword to drink up the blood being offered to it and Yagura turned to Mei.
"You would go so far?" she asked and Yagura didn't answer. He just quickly dashed towards Mei while she held up a handsign. Yagura quickly did his own and took his staff in hand then swirled it around. "Yoton: Yotamari no Jutsu( Lava release: Lava Globs Technique)," Mei hollered spitting several shots of lava in Yagura's direction before she heard him hiss out.
"Suiton: Mizukagami no Jutsu( Water Release: Water Mirror Technique)," he said and Mei quickly noticed her reflection in a water mirror as it popped out of the reflective surface with the same techniques of lava firing at her before both canceled each other out. Mei frowned while Yagura grinned.
"Such is the power of the Mizukage, but you really shouldn't take your eyes off your opponent," Mei said while Yagura widened his eyes. He heard the sounds of swirling in the air and he couldn't even look up in time as Naruto came down above him. "Rasengan," a red chakra-cloaked Naruto shouted as he slammed the sphere into Yagura's back sending both crashing through the floor making it crumble before they saw the raging cavern rapids down below.
"Naruto-kun!" Mei shouted as Naruto and Yagura splashed down into the waters below. "No, Yagura has the advantage in the water. I have to get Naruto-kun out of there," Mei thought to herself before she quickly dove into the water after the blonde chunin.
Naruto coughed through the rapids as the water continuously slammed into his face. "Dammit, when I said I was going to take him down I didn't mean like this," Naruto thought to himself before he heard a loud roar. "Naruto, jump!" Nibi suddenly shouted and Naruto forcibly gripped his chakra to the stone he was using for leverage and jumped into the air. He looked and he noticed Yagura emerged out of the waters holding his finger out.
"Mizu...deppō," Yagura said and Mei watched as Naruto was blasted in the chest. The blonde coughed and flew back into the water quickly being caught by Mei.
"Naruto-san, are you okay? Answer me!" Mei said while Yagura landed down on the side of the wall. Mei and Naruto coughed against each other while Yagura held up a handsign. Unknown to him, Naruto did the same thing as Yagura spoke. "Disappear from my presence. Suiton: Eien Mizuka no Jutsu( Water Release: Eternal Water Grave Technique)," Yagura said while as the waters suddenly washed over Naruto and Mei, but not before the blonde muttered out something.
"Kai," Naruto shouted as Mikata quickly unfurled from his waist and grew in size. Mei, knowing that the blond was fine, huffed thankfully before grabbing onto Mikata as she slithered away through the water with Naruto in Mei's right arm while her left held on to the hard scales of Mikata's body.
Yagura watched them disappear before he turned to see the Kitetsu in his hand and held it over the water. "So ends your resistance," Yagura said dropping the Kitetsu into the water and letting it flow away. He stayed for but a moment to sense anything else and received nothing. He nodded and his chakra cloak dissipated.
"Now to end the last of your forces. Kiri will not be falling today," Yagura said as he quickly jumped back to the room where Naruto, Mei and himself had their fight. He grabbed his staff and quickly disappeared in a thick mist to go to the northern base. That's where the most fighting was going on. It was time to end things.
Present
Naruto looked down at the ground and sighed as he scratched his head. "So yeah, that really could've gone better, but we have to hurry. No doubt he's going to destroy them all if we're not there," Naruto said and Mei couldn't help but agree. Both sat against the walls, the only sound being the roaring rapids that they had just left behind them. "So what are you going to do when the war is over?" Mei asked and Naruto chuckled.
"I am going to spend some times with my wife that's what I'm going to do. Going to have a good sleep also," Naruto said and then turned to her. "What about you?" he asked and Mei sighed.
"No doubt I will be busy for the rest of my time so there probably isn't much I can say in the way of sleep. This will probably be the most actions I'll see in the coming years," Mei said while Naruto chuckled. "Well we can't let it last. So...wanna try again?" Naruto asked shooting Mei a soldier pill. Mei looked at it and smiled before turning to see Naruto having one in his hand.
"Whoever is married to you is indeed a lucky woman Naruto-kun. Treasure your people always. Now then, bottoms up!" Mei said as she popped the solider pill in her mouth and swallowed it. Naruto did the same and he then turned to Mikata. "Mikata, let's have some fun," Naruto said while Mikata grinned and flickered her tongue.
"I would love to," she said as smoke appeared in front of Mei. A loud hiss could be heard in the caverns below while the ground began to shake violently.
Northern Outpost
Fu groaned as she rubbed her jaw and stood to her feet. She looked out as she heard the shouts and screams of the rebels while Zabuza was quickly fending off Yagura. Fu shook her head and she noticed Zabuza panting heavily. "You aren't making this much of a fight Zabuza-san. Once this war is over I will make an example of you and all of your other forces," Yagura said while Zabuza dropped to one knee and huffed. He at least got Yagura to his bijuu which told him that the Mizukage wanted to end things quickly, but he was sure that he couldn't keep up with that. He lost too much chakra and it had stopped raining, but the lightning was still flashing in the skies above showing him that the tide was turning slightly.
"Shut your mouth Yagura. I will kill you, one way or the other," Zabuza said while Yagura snorted. "Foolish," he said before he heard the shuffling of feet. He turned his head and he noticed Fu looking at him angrily. Both jinchuuriki glared at each other before Tayuya quickly pulled Zabuza back.
"And what do you hope to accomplish?" Yagura asked and Fu narrowed her eyes. She then did something that Yagura didn't expect, she chuckled and then gave a light smile. "I might die to you today, but I can honestly say that the past months that I've spent on the road and with Mei-san have been more than the other years of my life back in my village. Mei-san, took care of me. Played with me, trained with me. She was like the mother that I never got to have. I wouldn't trade that for anything less. So I will protect her dream, I will protect her life, and I WILL protect her people. I. Will. Stop. YOU!" Fu shouted as she quickly charged at Yagura while two of her red tails disappeared and turned into green insect wings. Fu took flight and quickly shoulder-charged against Yagura's staff sending him flying back much to the surprise of everyone else. Zabuza raised an eyebrow while Tayuya gawked.
Fu and Haku sat together near the ocean as Fu sighed. "I really don't know. It seems that I really like hanging out with you guys. I appreciate this life that Naruto gave me. To have friends like Pakura-sensei and Maki-chan. To be friends with you and the others. I don't know, maybe I just feel like I had hoped my own village would have been like that," Fu said huddled up while Haku smiled.
"Fu-san, I would always protect you. You are right. We're friends, I never really had friends before my meeting with Zabuza-san. Now I have you, Chojuro-san, Zabuza-sama, Mei-sama, Naruto-sama, and many others. I don't care about your status. I think you are strong for holding out so long," Haku said while Fu turned to her.
Fu shouted at the top of her voice as she formed a water blade from her left hand coaxing it in red chakra before she noticed Yagura emerge unharmed. He watched her coming at him while he twirled his staff and charged at her. Both kicked up dust around them as the chakra radiated off their bodies.
"Sometimes I wish I was as strong as you. I can't move at the speeds you can, I don't have a bloodline, I don't remember my parents. I never had a real caring master before Pakura-sensei, and I don't have a clan that I know about," Fu said while Haku frowned. She wrapped an arm around Fu and both stood to their feet. "You wish to become strong?" Haku asked and Fu nodded.
Fu and Yagura clashed against each other as they traded blow after blow with each other. Their strikes coming off in radiating chakra that bursted in all directions as the sweat dripped from their faces. Punch for punch, kick for kick, they didn't stop at all taking the blows willingly. Fu didn't know why she was allowed so many hits against a Kage like Yagura, but she didn't think too much into it. Right now her resolve was resonating in her ears.
"Then protect your precious people. You sound like you have made a lot of friends on your travels. That is exactly it. Fu-san I believe that it is only when you protect those precious to you that you become genuinely strong," Haku said while Fu blinked.
"Protect my...precious people? What does that do for me?" Fu asked and Haku smiled. "Wanting them to live, seeing them happy, not wanting them to be gone from other people's lives. Knowing that you were the one to make it all come true for their dreams. When you protect your precious people then you will find a strength that you will never know you had inside of you. When you protect them then you will understand the strength that resides within your body,"
Fu cocked her fist back and endowed it with chakra while Yagura did the same. Both roared as they slammed each other in the face and both were sent flying back through the air before Fu rebounded faster. Yagura quickly jumped off the walls and glared up at Fu while she glared down. "If Mei-sama's dead then I'll make sure she torments you in the next world!" Fu shouted as she quickly formed her handsigns. Yagura took a hold of his staff while Fu shouted.
"Fūton: Renkūdan," Fu shouted as she blasted five large wind bullets at Yagura's directions while the Mizukage swirled his staff around once again. "Suiton: Mizukagami no Jutsu," Yagura yelled and Fu noticed the water mirror in front of her as her reflection came out with the same wind bullets and all canceled each other out while Fu widened her eyes. She huffed slightly while Yagura looked at her evenly.
"Foolish girl. You do not have the experience to defeat me. Seven will never beat three without experience," Yagura said before Fu gasped as he appeared behind her. Fu turned her head before she was grabbed by Yagura and sent spiraling into the ground. Everyone gasped before Fu cursed and quickly grabbed Yagura's arm. Yagura narrowed his eyes while Fu smirked and held a handsign. "Bunshin Daibakuha( Clone Great Explosion)," Fu shouted as Yagura widened his eyes when he noticed fu explode along with him sending him crashing to the ground. Yagura stood to his feet fast and wiped his chin while Fu felt more than a little out of breath at the moment. She dropped down to one knee before glaring back up at Yagura seemingly unfazed, but from the look of his semi-destroyed attire then she could tell that she had at least gotten him a little.
"I will make sure that you die here!" Yagura said as he swiftly went through his handsigns. Fu stood up and did the same. Both of their handsigns were a blur in each other's eyes before they quickly stopped. "Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu," Fu and Yagura shouted at the same time as the waters exploded next to them. The water bellowed out a mighty roar before they techniques converged on each other and exploded dropping down over Fu and Yagura. Both couldn't see the other, but Fu then gasped as Yagura charged through the water and suddenly came in front of her. He slammed in her the stomach with his staff getting Fu to cough.
"You are nothing before a Kage. I have indulged you long enough," Yagura said while Fu dropped to the ground and clutched her stomach. She coughed slightly before she looked up and noticed Yagura holding a finger to her forehead. Fu widened her eyes as did everyone else while Yagura gave a short sadistic grin. "Say goodbye. Suiton: Mizu...,"
"Hijutsu: Rekkū Jinpū Satsu," Yagura and the rest of the Kiri forces turned their heads as they noticed a sudden blast of lightning scar the ground as it drove in their direction. Yagura narrowed his eyes and then jumped back before he noticed a flash of wind. He stood unfazed by it, but it was who it was that got an annoyed look out of him.
Fu opened her eyes and she noticed that she was in someone's arms. She looked up and she noticed Genma holding her steady. "Genma-san," Fu said while Genma glared back at Yagura. Samui and Ayane dropped down along with Chojuro and Ao as they surveyed the damage. "Looks like we arrived just in time," Genma said while Samui turned towards Yagura.
"That's the Yondaime Mizukage. What happened to Naruto and Mei-san?" Samui asked outwardly, but inwardly she was gravely worried for her husband. Being a widow at her age? Not cool.
Ayane gave a firm glare to Yagura while the Mizukage snorted. "If they have failed their mission then we will have to deal with him. We...must grieve for Mei-sama when this is over," Ao reasoned and Genma agreed. He quickly set Fu down while Tayuya stood at their side.
"The lead bastard is exhausted. The ice user is injured and so is Suiren. I pulled the three out. Looks like Fu will have to join them," Tayuya said looking down at Fu panting. Genma quickly nodded, but he still saw the fighting going on. He sighed and scratched his head.
"Fu, you heard her. Get out of here. We're going to need you alive if we have even a shot of doing this," Genma said while Fu shook her head. "I can't do that Genma-san. I will protect Mei-sama's dream. I'm staying," Fu said nearly leaving no room for a retort.
Ayane glanced down to Samui's necklace and noticed the red gem quickly beginning to shine brightly before she turned back to Yagura. "That power, I have never seen anything like it before. I always that Naruto was exaggerating when he said that the bijuu were stronger than the fiends, but if he's telling the truth...then this is...," Ayane snapped from her thoughts as Yagura walked forward.
"I grow tired off all of you. I don't feel like expending anymore force than necessary to take you out. So I will end it now. You are worth this second form," Yagura said and everyone noticed his skin peel off. It wasted away while his chakra mixed with his blood forming a dark red shape. Ayane and Chojuro widened their eyes. Genma and Tayuya cursed while Ao and Samui steeled their gazes.
"Go Yagura-sama! Show those damn demon-lovers who is boss!" His supporters shouted and Yagura roared maliciously before everyone noticed water, blood and chakra form into a ball in his mouth. Genma and Ao paled instantly while Samui and Ayane raised their eyebrows.
"Get away from it. It's coming!" Ao shouted and without hesitation.
"Bijuudama," Yagura shouted as he shot the ball forward at a breakneck speed. Ayane and Samui quickly dodged to the left and right while Ao jumped over it and was then held by Fu's wings. Genma grabbed Chojuro and Tayuya then went to the ground and they all looked back to see the sea explode behind them in a devastating burst of power. The light from it lit the entire battlefield as they noticed the waters part and then rejoin together. "W-What was that? That is nothing short of the power of Dark Dragon," Ayane thought to herself and her kunoichi instincts were the only thing that saved her as she jumped away from a punch by Yagura. She slid under it getting Yagura to growl.
"Hiramekarei: Kaihō," Chojuro shouted as his sword quickly changed back into a large hammer and swung it forward slamming it into Yagura's body sending him flying into the air. Seeing the action, Genma weaved his own handsigns while Fu did the same.
"Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu," Genma shouted releasing a stream of hot fire into the sky while Fu held her hands out. "Fūton: Kami Kaze," she shouted expelling a burst of wind from her body as it converged with the fire driving it further to explode against Yagura's body. The only reason she had been able to use that jutsu instead of a water one was because she forced the remains of her chakra, that weren't water configured, to turn to wind for that one jutsu. It wouldn't work again.
Everyone covered their eyes from the explosion before they noticed Yagura's shinobi charging for them. Samui sucked her teeth before she noticed Ao and Tayuya race off.
"We'll deal with these fuckers!" Tayuya said quickly letting the curse mark take over her body. She grinned and, grabbing Ao's arm, quickly swirled him around and threw him forward while Ao opened his eye patch revealing the Hyuuga clan dojutsu. "Suiton: Mizu Yaiba no Jutsu( Water Release: Water Sword Technique)," Ao shouted slamming into the groups of shinobi as he began to disable them all with Tayuya at his side.
Yagura dropped to the ground and growled while everyone else cursed. Fu then suddenly dropped to the ground as her chakra cloak disappeared. She widened her eyes and growled. "I don't have anymore chakra to try to support a jutsu," she said Fu said while Genma growled. They noticed Yagura charge at them all while Samui panted, but held out her hands. Hey she was tired! She had been fighting all day, of course she didn't have much chakra to begin with. She wasn't her husband.
"Ranton: Rēiza Sanran," Samui shouted expelling laser blasts from her hands as they quickly covered Yagura's body, but to everyone's surprise he ignored it before he let out a punch in Samui's direction. She widened her eyes before she noticed her shirt pulled. She looked back and noticed Genma quickly lift her away from Yagura. He then grabbed Fu and they all rushed away as Yagura's fist exploded on the ground. His blood-red form snarled as he turned to Ayane. She cursed at that look before she noticed the ground under her feet rumble. She quickly moved back and she noticed the long red arms of Yagura reach for her. They went for her again and she jumped away.
"God what is with this idiot? How much power does he have to keep fighting?" Ayane asked aloud before she reached into her pouch and pulled out one of her own kunai. She threw it at Yagura and grinned when the changed Mizukage made no attempt to dodge. The kunai stuck to his body, but Yagura ignored it. That was, until he heard hissing. He turned his head to it and then the kunai exploded while Ayane huffed.
"Say goodbye bitch!" Ayane turned her head and noticed another enemy coming for her, but he didn't get far as Chojuro quickly cut him down. "Impressive," Ayane said and Chojuro scratched his cheek.
"H-Hai, thank you," he said meekly. Ayane shook her head at the boy's shyness. However both couldn't relax as they noticed Yagura once again rushing at them both. Ayane held up her kodachi while Chojuro held his sword.
"Doton: Doryūheki," They heard and turned around to see Genma land in front of them with his hands plastered on the ground. The earth rose up in front of them while Ayane quickly stuck a string of kunai to the walls. They all then jumped back as Yagura easily bursted through the wall. It then exploded from Ayane's kunai pushing him back. Chojuro then shouted at the top of his voice and slammed Hiramekarei into Yagura once again pushing him even further. Yagura slid back and bellowed out his frustration. "You have all bothered me for the last time!" Yagura growled out and opened his mouth.
The others knew what was coming and gasped. "There are too many people here! He's going to kill his own men," Chojuro said while Genma glared at the large black ball once again. "He doesn't care. So long as he takes us out in the explosion then it doesn't matter to him," Genma said and everyone paled as Yagura held his head down.
"Bijuu...," Everyone gasped as they heard a loud hiss. It went over the entire battlefield and everyone looked over their heads as they heard a shout. The only thing they saw was purple, scaly skin with black stripes. The things elongated fangs as it hissed violently and they heard a loud, but melodious shout.
"Dai Hebimaisō( Massive Snake Burial)," Ao, Genma, Chojuro, Tayuya, Samui, Ayane, the rebels, the Kiri forces, basically everyone, gasped out as they saw Mei riding a top of a large snake before the snake's body slammed into Yagura burying him underneath it along with his failed technique. Mei grinned out to herself and Samui suddenly felt the warm her necklace pulse through her body. Everyone noticed Mei jump down and the large snake dispelled. In the smoke they noticed Naruto and Mikata jump down next to them with a grin. "Told you it would work Mei-chan," Naruto said while Mei smiled.
"I admire you ingenuity Naruto-kun. But it looks like things aren't faring so well here," Mei said and Naruto could agree with that. Naruto then felt a warm presence behind him as arms wrapped around his body. The blonde turned his head as he noticed Samui smiling lightly. "You worried your wife. Not cool," the female blonde said while she gave Naruto a kiss to the cheek despite what was going on.
"I'm sorry for that Samui-chan. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere," Naruto said and he noticed his head get smacked slightly. "Damn right you're not going anywhere. You damn idiot. Appearing out of nowhere like that," Ayane said and Naruto chuckled.
"I promise I'll make it up to you both," Naruto said and they noticed his body quickly cover in red chakra. Naruto grabbed his sword before he turned around to Samui. "Samui-chan, I will need to borrow your necklace," Naruto said as he took the ruby from Samui's necklace. Everyone watched as Yagura appeared out of the ground. He also watched as Naruto fitted the ruby into the hilt of his Kitetsu. Everyone then gasped as Naruto's Kitetsu shined in the night in a white light and streaks of white lightning coursing through it.
"What is that?" Chojuro asked in shock while the influence of Kyuubi's chakra covered over Naruto's sword turning it light purple. "Why don't you ever stay dead?! One after the other!" Yagura shouted as he raced towards them all.
"Yoton: Yokai no Jutsu," Mei shouted as she poured the lava into the air. Yagura snarled and quickly dashed to the side while Naruto raced off. Naruto brought his sword back and shouted as he slashed against Yagura's body. Yagura bellowed out a yell while everyone else seemed confused. "What happened? He's hurt? Even when fighting us he never seemed fazed. Is it something to do with Naruto-san's sword?" Ao wondered while Naruto quickly drew his sword back coaxing it in Yagura's blood and everyone watched as the sword swallowed the blood into its blade.
Mei stood next to Naruto and quickly hoisted him into the air. "Genma-sensei, I need to get a little higher!" Naruto shouted and Genma nodded. He jumped into the air and Naruto landed on his foot while Genma kicked Naruto through the air.
Meanwhile Mei continued to dance around Yagura's assaults all the while trying to keep her balance from getting hit. She quickly blocked a claw strike with a kunai and flipped through the air. "Stop messing with me!" Yagura shouted bashing the ground causing it to break. "Yoton: Yogan no Jutsu( Lava Release: Lava Straight Bullet Technique)," Mei shouted blasting Yagura in the face with her lava shots. Yagura snarled before Mei was slammed by a tail. She coughed and Yagura smirked before he noticed Mei disappear in smoke with a scroll in her place. Yagura's demonic face cursed.
"Futton: Komu no Jutsu," Mei shouted expelling a mist from her mouth covering everyone in their entirety. Yagura cursed before he winced as the mist began to dissolve his body. "This mist is dangerous. Damn her for doing this to me. I'll make sure that she pays!" Yagura said in his thoughts as he quickly sucked in his legs, then pushed them to jump high into the sky over the mist.
"I will destroy everything. You and this outpost will sink to the ground Mei Terumi! Your resolve is not enough to stop me!" Yagura and everyone looked up. "What the fuck would you know about that? You're the one who doesn't have any resolve! You let yourself become controlled and led your village to this. You're the one who needs to understand!" Yagura widened his eyes and turned his dark red eyes to see Naruto with his sword power diving for his location. Mei grinned and nodded.
"That was the plan," she said with a smile while Naruto hollered. "I'll wake you up from that damn genjutsu. So just shut up and get hit!" Naruto roared as his powered Kitetsu suddenly shined in the sky along with a flash of lightning getting Yagura to cover his eyes before Naruto shouted.
"Kitetsu: Hageshi Sotatsu(Bewitched Demon Sword Splitter: Severe Twin Severing)," Naruto rammed quickly ripped his sword through Yagura's jinchuuriki cloak as Yagura growled out as the lightning from NAruto's sword wrapped around his body like the never-ending chain of a thunder current.
"Yagura-sama!" The Kiri shinobi shouted as Naruto and Yagura drove into the ground with a loud crash. It was a tiny crater, but they could see Naruto over Yagura's body with his sword still in his chest. Both their cloaks vanished as Naruto touched Yagura's forehead and closed his eyes.
Naruto opened them and twitched when he saw Yagura, but he looked bound by several chains that kept him in place to a stone slab. "Yagura," Naruto said as if to wake up the young man from a terrible nightmare. Yagura slowly opened his eyes and coughed when he noticed the blond in front of him.
"Who...are you?" he asked and Naruto gave a short smile. "I am Naruto Uzumaki. Jinchuuriki of Konoha. I suppose that we're enemies. Don't you know that we've been fighting?" Naruto asked and Yagura blinked.
"We're fighting? Why would we be fighting? What...have I been doing?" Yagura asked and Naruto frowned. "I don't know how to tell you this, so I'll just show you," Naruto said as he suddenly floated into the air. He placed his forehead to Yagura's and Yagura watched all the scenes in Kiri unfold in front of him. What he did to Naruto and Mei, what he was doing to Zabuza and the rebels. Even what he was about to do to his own men.
Naruto pulled back and Yagura grimaced. "I-I don't understand. I did all of this. How long have I...," Yagura stopped when Naruto held up his hand.
"I don't know, but I'm going to get you out of here. This is all a misunderstanding. You weren't in control. Can you tell me what you remember?" Naruto asked and Yagura looked down. "I remember...walking through my village. I remember seeing someone weird so I followed him. When I did I remembered a red eye...the sharingan," Naruto winced at that, but he kept hearing Yagura speak.
"Since then I don't know how long has passed since I've been aware. I think that was...seven, or eight years ago," Yagura said while Naruto twitched. "Whoa, you've got a lot of explaining to do man, but let's get you out of there first," Naruto said while Yagura shook his head.
"It's not use. I can never leave. They are too heavy to break," Yagura said while Naruto shook his head. "It's not too hard. You just haven't kept fighting. It's a pretty strong genjutsu that you're in. Let's get you out of that right now," Naruto said taking his Kitetsu. He stood to one chain while Yagura closed his eyes. Naruto brought his sword back and then slashed one chain. It popped and Naruto swiped through the others. Yagura dropped to the ground and steadily tried to stand to his feet. Naruto smiled and helped him up with one arm over his neck.
"Thank you Naruto-san. I will never forget this," Yagura said while Naruto chuckled. "Hey I gotta lookout for my kind," Naruto said and Yagura gave a dry laugh. The two began to walk before they heard another set of footsteps.
"Hmm it seems I underestimated the Ice Fox of Konoha for being the son of the Genjutsu Mistress. Not bad, Kyuubi jinchuuriki," Naruto and Yagura turned around as they noticed a man with an orange mask. His single eye staring at them both. "That's him. The one who locked me in this place," Yagura said while Naruto snarled.
"You think the bijuu are your damn playthings?! Do you know how many people have died here?" Naruto asked while the man chuckled. "What's one, or a thousand. Nothing that is what. Do you intend to fight me?" he asked and Naruto grabbed his sword.
"You know we can't do that in here. Besides, this is my and Yagura-san's shared space. You are not welcome here," Naruto said while Yagura glared at him. The man's eyes squinted before he chuckled. "Enjoy your life Kyuubi jinchuuriki. I will take you as well. It's a shame I couldn't at least get you to kill him. That would've worked out more in my favor if the Sanbi was released and then reformed later. Go take him, but I'll be back for him. You can be sure of that. I'll also be there for you Kyuubi jinchuuriki. However I think that is a nice sword that you have. Maybe I'll take it and when I take you both then neither your little wife nor your mother will be able to save you from...Ugh!" the man winced as he noticed Naruto's sword through his chest. He looked up to see Naruto snarling at him along with Yagura.
"Well I'll leave you for now. There are plenty of other ways to take care of you both," he said before he vanished away. Naruto and Yagura glanced to each other before white light overcame them both.
Naruto and Yagura opened their eyes and Yagura winced when he still felt Naruto's sword through his chest. "That...is painful," he said and Naruto nodded before he slowly took the blade out and let it drop to the ground. Naruto picked up Yagura and the two walked through the crater. Yagura could see the fighting happening and sighed. How much had been laid to waste because of him.
"ENOUGH!" Yagura's voice boomed to everyone and everyone suddenly stopped fighting. Mei blinked as did everyone else. "Yagura-sama?" someone asked before they noticed Yagura being supported by Naruto.
"Naruto-san, take me to Mei Terumi," Yagura pleaded and Naruto acquiesced to it. Both trudged through the ground and Naruto brought Yagura to Mei. Both figures eyed each other and Yagura, to the shock of everyone, bowed his head. "Forgive me, Mei Terumi-san, for all the things that I have done not only to this village, but to our lives as well," Yagura said and Mei widened her visible eye. She turned to Naruto and the blonde nodded his head while Yagura turned around.
"This war is over immediately! Kiri lays down its weapons to the rebels. I am still the Mizukage and you all follow my orders. Medic-nin take care of the injured on both sides in Kirigakure. We will not defile this village with blood anymore," Yagura said and Kiri men and women blinked. They all glanced to the rebels then without question laid their weapons down on the ground while medics began to take care of everyone.
"Everyone, head into Kirigakure. Move all our injured into the available houses and work with Kiri to put out the fires!' Mei shouted new orders and everyone blinked. "But Mei-sama, these people...,"
"I gave you an order!" Mei said and the rebels winced before they went off to collect their injured.
"So...that's it?" Ayane asked and Samui sighed. "That is it," she said and then fell to her knees. Everyone turned to her and they noticed Samui's close her eyes and then fall to the ground in exhaustion. Ayane felt winded, but she had trained herself to not pass out. Not like she would ever pass out. She had more dignity than that!
Everyone heard another plop as they noticed Ayane fall back to the ground with her eyes closed as well. Genma gave a light smile while Naruto chuckled. "Looks like they exhausted themselves. Looks...like...we...need...to...," Naruto fell to his knees on the hard, wet ground also and closed his eyes while Mei held Yagura. Ao shook his head and Chojuro chuckled softly.
"By the way, where is Fu-chan?" Mei asked and Chojuro pointed over to see Tayuya grumbling about carrying an unconscious Fu on her back. God, why did this have to happen to her?
Seeing the actions and the laughing, Yagura closed his eyes. "Mei-san," Yagura said and Mei turned to him. "I would like to talk with you, the rebels and the rest of Kiri about what happened with me. You all deserve an explanation. However I want you to know. I know you're better for Kiri than I am. I would like it if you were its Godaime Mizukage," Yagura said while Mei gave a small smile.
"I'll do what I can Yagura, but I would be more than willing to listen. I have a feeling that we...got off on the wrong foot," Mei said while Yagura nodded to himself. "So...who's carrying these three?" Genma asked while everyone sighed to themselves.
Three Days Later
Naruto, grumbling, opened his eyes and noticed that he was in a warm bed. His wet clothes were laid in a chair with only him in a t-shirt and black boxers. He had a headache, a very, very bad headache. Naruto could hear the sounds of people outside, but he made no attempts to move. He was tired, and yet mentally he didn't feel tired.
Shaking his head, Naruto tried to lean up, but he found it impossible to do so, he was strapped to the bed. Naruto fell back and noticed both his arms were taking individually. He looked to the left and raised an eyebrow when he saw Samui holding his right arm close to her chest. She slept peacefully next to him, her golden hair swaying slightly in the morning breeze. He noticed her clothes hung up near a door. Seeing her, she was wearing one of his t-shirts and based on how his fingers ran up her warm thighs and legs then was probably wearing nothing but white panties as well.
Chuckling to himself, Naruto then turned around and smiled when he saw Ayane over his left arm. She slept just as peacefully as Samui did, her purple hair also swaying in the wind like some purple flowers that he had seen when he had been on a relaxing day with his mother. Her light inhale and exhale of breath nipped his neck tickling the blond slightly. He could see her clothes hung on a closet door. Unlike Samui, Ayane was wearing a purple bra and matching panties to go with her hair. Naruto smiled lightly and closed his eyes. No need to wake up just yet.
It had been nearly another hour or two that Naruto opened his eyes again to the sound of the bed shifting. He squinted and as he and Samui locked eyes with each other. "You are awake. I'm glad," Samui said while Naruto smiled.
"How long was I asleep?" Naruto asked and Samui rubbed her eyes slightly. "Three days since the ending of the war. Genma-san told me that Ayane and I passed out as well, but we woke up two days before you did. Since then we've slept here waiting for you to wake up," Samui said while Naruto chuckled.
"I see," Naruto said before he noticed Samui staring at him. "When I saw Yagura-san on the battlefield, I was very scared. I was afraid I had lost you. I didn't show it to anyone, but I really was worried. The thought that you might be gone was unbearable, but I tried to remain cool about it. Don't...do that again," Samui said looking away from her husband with a light tint of pink on her face.
Suddenly Samui shifted as she felt Naruto tap her shoulder. She turned around and quickly felt Naruto give her a kiss which quickly surprised her. Samui settled down before she got into it and sighed blissfully. Naruto managed to rub one of his wife's shoulders while Samui's hand trailed down his whiskered cheek. Samui could feel Naruto's tongue dance with hers while she felt the warmth and security that only a husband could provide for a wife.
Soon both parted and panted while Naruto leaned his head close to Samui's forehead. "I promise Samui-chan. I'm not going anywhere. Much less am I going to die and leave you alone like that. You're my wife and I'll do anything for you," Naruto said and Samui gave a firm nod.
"Same goes with you Ayane-chan. I'll do anything for you as well," Naruto said as both blondes noticed Ayane twitch. She slowly leaned up and folded her arms. "Is that so? Well don't go passing out for three days worrying me to hell," Ayane said grabbing Naruto's T-shirt and quickly dominating his mouth. Samui twitched her eyebrow at the scene before rolling her eyes slightly.
Naruto gasped while Ayane smiled. "You're mine too," she said possessively taking another kiss from the blonde who still couldn't get over his surprise while Ayane took full advantage of that. Taking the time to taste his lips while he tasted her own, which oddly tasted like honey for the time being. Blue eyes stared into red ones and Ayane quickly parted from the blonde.
"Please don't do that. You're not invincible you know," Ayane said and Naruto leaned up. "True, but with ladies like you two who needs it?" Naruto asked while Samui and Ayane glanced to each other. Ayane covered her mouth and averted her eyes with a light blush while Samui did the same.
"J-Just so you know I still...think it's impossible," Samui and Naruto turned to Ayane looking for clarification while Ayane steeled her eyes at them both. "Peace that is. As long as there is human nature and human mistakes then peace is impossible," Ayane said and Naruto was ready to return her words before she held a hand up and both blondes experiences the warmest smile that Ayane ever gave.
"But I...care for you Naruto and if that's your dream then I will support you," Ayane said and Naruto widened his eyes. Samui smiled and noticed Naruto quickly lunge for Ayane and bring her into a hug. "O-Oi, what are you doing idiot?!" Ayane asked red from her blush while Naruto smiled.
"Thanks Ayane-chan," Naruto said while Ayane scratched her cheek. "Y-Yeah, whatever," she responded as she stopped resisting and
However soon a knock on the door came as the door opened to show Shikamaru. The Nara looked at the scene and blinked. He then sighed and scratched his head. "Umm...this is a bad time isn't it?" Shikamaru asked lazily.
Three sets of clothes, and a punch to the head from an enraged and embarrassed Mugen Tenshin kunoichi, later, Platoon 13 walked down the stairs with the laziest of them rubbing his head in irritation. They came down and they noticed Naruto's sword on the table along with Ayane's necklace. Obviously its lightning state was gone and so was its glowing property. Naruto picked up his sword and looked at it for a second.
"I withdrew the ruby from its hilt and place it back into Samui's necklace," Ayane said getting Naruto to turn to her. He nodded with a thankful smile while Samui picked up her necklace and placed it around her neck.
"Wait, you touched it? Why can you and Samui-chan it, but no one else can? One of the rebels tried to take it, but it only shocked him and severely burned his hand. It was stuck in that crater for two days until you picked it up nonchalantly. Everyone looked at you in surprise when that happened," Shikamaru said while Ayane shrugged.
"I don't know. What's it matter?" she asked while Shikamaru sighed to himself and Naruto placed his sword away. "So Shikamaru, how is everything since I've been out?" Naruto asked and Shikamaru smirked.
"Open the door and find out," he said letting it hang in the air and Naruto just shrugged and then went to open the door. Once he did he noticed people talking with each other as the sounds of hammers hitting nails into wood was heard from the rebels and the Kiri shinobi. Naruto blinked at the sight before walking out into the village from the house he was staying in. "What...happened?" Naruto asked while Samui decided she would rather explain it.
"Yagura-san stepped down from the Mizukage position. He is being looked over by medics along with Mei-san. Yagura named her the next Mizukage and so Mei-san has ordered to the reconstruction of the village. Ayane and I can't tell you the many times that medics came into your room to see how you were before leaving to work on others. Apparently after you, they went to work on Fu-san. She had a severe case of chakra exhaustion just like you did, but she should be awake later. Haku-san and Suiren-san are walking around...with effort. Yagura-san had incapacitated them, but lucky he didn't hit any vitals so they will be fine. Zabuza-san was the most surprising case. He was told about Yagura's condition and...he didn't take it very well. We're sure it's not Yagura that he hates, but that he was assuming wrong from his eyes. People prefer not to talk about it with him. He'll come to terms on his own," Samui stopped as they continued walking through the streets with Naruto hearing every word she said.
"And where is Tayuya?" Naruto asked while Samui pointed to the west. "Clearing the debris from the storm along with Ao-san and Chojuro-san. She grumbled about it, but not much could be done about that. Genma-san is...currently collecting our pay. No doubt when he learns that you've woken then we'll be going since it has been resolved," Samui spoke and Naruto nodded.
After some walking, he quickly came up to a tent and opened the curtain. He saw Mei sitting next to Fu's bed holding her hand with the green-haired girl's eyes closed. Naruto came into the room and he knew that Mei already sensed him and his team. Turning her head she smiled slightly. "Glad to see that you are awake and well Naruto-kun. Sorry I couldn't be with you myself, but...well," Mei turned back to Fu and Naruto chuckled.
"Oh no that's fine. Trust me I've had good people wake me up," Naruto said while Shikamaru turned to Ayane and Samui who did their best in looking at the walls of the tent while Mei just nodded thankfully.
"She is...a jinchuuriki," Mei said while Naruto frowned. Ayane and Samui steeled their eyes and Shikamaru folded his arms. "I believe the Nanabi because there were reports from Taki about a missing girl from that village fitting her description. I wonder how she got to Wave? Zabuza did tell me that he found her. Maybe her family took her away from Taki before she was caught up in this mess," Mei said while Naruto's eyebrow twitched.
"I wouldn't be surprised. They probably couldn't take the hate and left in the dead of night or something like that. It's what I would've done. Looks like she's just unlucky, much like I was and Yagura was," Naruto said while Mei stiffened.
"They told me that she actually took on Yagura trying to fight for my dream and my vision. That's more than I could ever ask for from anyone else. If that's the case then her luck will change now!" Mei said confidently. Naruto and the others raised their eyebrows slightly.
"How is that?" Naruto asked and Mei turned around. "She's...still young. She'll...be my daughter," Mei said getting Naruto to raise an eyebrow. Shikamaru gasped while Ayane and Samui stayed silent.
"Hmm that's big. Well we're all not at the age where we can't still have parents to show us things. I was lucky for that," Naruto said while Mei smiled with a nod of her head. "Ever since I met her, for some reason, I've cared more about her than anyone else. I can't explain it, but seeing her sleeping...I want to keep seeing that," Mei said smiling while Naruto nodded.
"I'm sure she'll like that. So...where is Yagura?" Naruto asked and Mei turned to him. "He's now apologizing to the country for his actions. He believes that he deserves to be banished, but I'm not letting him go that easily. No, he's going to stay as my advisor. Also this person that he told me you and he met, I'm going to make him pay for this!" Mei said dangerously while Naruto nodded solidly.
"Not before I do," Naruto told her and Mei couldn't resist the urge to chuckle before the blonde turned around and walked out of the tent with Mei looking back. "He's just like you Kushi-chan. I think I will tell him later. I don't think he's ready to learn about the Terumi and Uzumaki clans relation yet, but he's really an adorable cousin," Mei thought to herself with a light chuckle before going back to Fu's light sleeping.
Leaving that tent behind, Naruto noticed Genma walking the streets with a scroll in his hands and turned to see his team. "Hmm so you're all awake huh? Well that's good. We have no more business here. Since you're walking then I take it that you're good enough to move. Let's go platoon 13," Genma said while the others turned to each other.
"Just like that? We're not going to be doing anything else?" Shikamaru asked and Genma shook his head. "If we stayed any longer then we would have trouble. I packed all our things together so we'll be ready to leave. Ao-san gave me the money and the treaty scroll. Of course it's going to take tie for all this to be finalized, but I'd say mission successful. Is there a reason that you need to stay?" Genma asked and Naruto stepped forward.
"Just a little...note is all," Naruto said and quickly walked up to a random chunin. "Excuse me, but could you take this to Zabuza Momochi?" Naruto asked and the chunin blinked.
"Umm Hai. I will tell him that it's from Uzumaki-san," he said and quickly disappeared. Naruto smiled and watched him leave before turning around. "Alright we can go now," Naruto said getting the others to blink at him.
Nighttime
Zabuza quickly sat down with Fu, Tayuya, Haku and Suiren in the back of a small café with the scroll from Naruto in his hands. He glanced to everyone and they nodded while Zabuza held up his hand showing the spy seal. A small lit flashed and the seal on the scroll disappeared allowing Zabuza to unfurl it. "To everyone, sorry that I had to leave so suddenly. Genma-taichou's rather pushy about that stuff, but I'm glad things worked out for your village. Naturally I can't have you all leave since you're technically shinobi for Kiri now. Don't need you guys becoming missing-nin already hehehe. But jokes aside that was an excellent operation. Suiren, I want you to continue training Kin-chan for the time being. Tayuya, Haku I want you to work hard and, if possible keep me informed on meetings in the future along with Suiren-san. Zabuza-san as the most capable of everyone, no offense Suiren-san,...," Suiren pouted and held her head down while Tayuya, Haku and Fu snickered. Zabuza gave a light smirk underneath his mask before continuing.
"..., I want you to look into Yagura's case for me. Also please try to forgive him, trust me Genjutsu is one hell of a shinobi art. But I want you to learn of who took control over Yagura. If he can do that then he might do it again to another jinchuuriki. I'll want to prevent that. Inform Gaara, Temari and Kankuro of this. Also to the job for Fu, for the next few days...enjoy your Kaa-chan,"
The letter ended and Fu gave a chuckle of her lips as Zabuza furled up the scroll. "Those are our orders. Are we all in agreement?" Zabuza asked and the others nodded fast with their heads. "Still we'll have to keep watch for Fu-san and Yagura-san if this happens again. I'd rather not relive that event," Haku claimed.
"Then we'll just have to keep our eyes and ear open to everything. It's going to be some time before any civilians return to Kirigakure, but when they do then I will begin training Kin. The bulk of us is over here in Kiri because we're shinobi. There is Gaara-san and his siblings in Suna while Pakura-san and Maki-san are in the most dangerous places, Orochimaru's south and north bases. They are so far from each other," Fu said while Suiren placed a finger to her chin.
"They will be fine I'm sure, but then there are places that we still don't have a set up. We'll have to remedy that soon," she said and everyone else agreed.
"So is greeny here going to enjoy her new mommy?" Tayuya asked while Fu snarled. "Shut up. I've never...had a mom before so when she told me then I just wanted to hug her so...that's what I did. Get off my case!" Fu shouted to them while the others laughed.
"Well then, would you mind if I got in on that?" Everyone quickly turned their heads as they noticed Yagura, in some civilian clothes, looking at them all. "I'm more than a little interested," Yagura said sporting a small smile while everyone else paled. How did they not sense him?!
Borders of Tsuchi no Kuni
"Oi! Hang in there, are you alright?! Wake up!" A brunette girl shouted to Kin as she laid plastered across the ground. How many weeks had it been since she left Kiri while the war was happening to try to gain access into Iwa. It had taken a bit, but Kin just had the unfortunate luck of running into bandits. Yeah she took them down easily, bless Suiren's training, and managed to fight them off, but from walking all day she was tired and hungry. Damn she really should've worked a little harder. Stupid thieving forest animals.
Kin looked up tiredly and she noticed an Iwa headband. A girl with brunette hair the casual Iwa shinobi attire and three others behind her. Kin closed her eyes and fell while the woman turned around. "Tou-san!" she shouted and a large man came next to her.
"Kurotsuchi, calm down. She's just tired is all. We'll stop at the next to and take her with us. Understood?" the man asked and the shinobi saluted him. "Understood Kitsuchi-taichou," they said and the man named Kitsuchi nodded while Kurotsuchi picked up the sleeping Kin. She placed her on her back and nodded to her father while they all shot off. No one saw it, but Kin gave a faint smile as her saviors dashed off with her into the night.
Next Morning
Kin groaned as she opened her eyes to the sight of a ceiling and ceiling fan that was blowing her black hair. She blinked slightly before noticing her things were placed on a chair. She took note of a glass of water and what looked to be medicinal pills and the like before leaning up slightly. That's right, she wanted to go to Iwa for a little bit. Her boss had given her the two months to do what she wanted since Kiri was going to need more than a little time to get back in its feet. She had wanted to stay, but she suddenly got the interest in Iwa and decided to go there. Which was what she had done all that time while Tayuya and Suiren were off fighting. She really hoped that they were alright.
"Oh looks like you're awake," Kin turned her head to the newest voice a female Iwa kunoichi smiling with a towel over her head. Kin blinked at her appearance before shaking her head. "Who are you?" Kin asked and the brunette smirked and pointed a thumb to herself.
"The name's Kurotsuchi. What about you?" she asked and Kin chuckled lightly. "My name is Kin Tsuchi," Kin said and Kurotsuchi blinked before she snickered.
"I knew I was going to like you when we found you," Kurotsuchi said while Kin scratched her cheek. "Ummm thanks?" Kin said with a little uncertainty in her voice that Kurotsuchi noticed. She waved it off before sitting at the edge of Kin's bed.
"We found you in the woods. What happened to you?" she asked and Kin rubbed her head. "Bandits. I was lucky because they were weak. Good thing I took kunoichi training," Kin said and she noticed Kurotsuchi raise an eyebrow.
"Hmm is that right?" Kurotsuchi asked suspiciously while Kin raised her hands to placate her fellow brunette before she nearly died trying to get into said brunette's village. "But I'm not one really. I had a father who was an Iwa shinobi, but left the village. One day he disappeared and my mother told me that if I was to find him then I should go to his village. So...here I am," Kin lied with a sheepish grin. Oh thank Kami to Suiren for teaching her how to lie better.
That news seemed to surprise Kurotsuchi as she tilted her head to the side in confusion. "Your father was an Iwa shinobi? Who was he? Maybe I knew him!" Kurotsuchi said excitedly getting Kin to sweatdrop. Dammit what name could Kin give her? What was she supposed to say? She didn't know any Iwa shinobi other than this girl in front of her and the name of the Tsuchikage. Kin racked her brain, but she kept the façade up slightly. It had to be random, absolutely random. One that Kurotsuchi couldn't see coming or couldn't refute.
Leaving it to fate, Kin spoke and closed her eyes while she clutched the sheets of her bed. "His name was Han," Kin finally spoke to appease Kurotsuchi's eagerness. It was the perfect name. Not many people were called that, it could inconspicuous, and it was just an all-around unknown name.
For what seemed like hours only lasting as seconds, silence reigned. Kin gulped to herself and looked up to see Kurotsuchi looking at her with genuine surprise. Her mouthed opened slightly and Kin was ready for anything, but a pointed finger wasn't it.
"Y-Y-You're related to Han!" Kurotsuchi said while Kin blinked. "That's right. My father was Han. Is there a problem with that?" Kin asked in mock anger. Kurotsuchi shook her head before she turned slightly and looked down at the ground.
"Han-oji. He has been missing ever since I had been born. Tou-san only told me stories about him. He left our village because he came to loathe how we treated him," Kurotsuchi said and Kin blinked. There really was someone named Han? How had she not known about that? What were the complete chances of this happening?
"Is that why he left? He never told me why he had left, but he never pushed it. Why was he hated by his village?" Kin asked and Kurotsuchi scratched her cheek. "I-I don't know. Tou-san might know about but I was never informed about it. This is incredible! We have to tell my team!" Kurotsuchi said grabbing Kin's hand.
"I-I don't know," Kin said before Kurotsuchi hurried her to get dressed. Kin wanted to take a long time to think about things as she was only just now used to this 'thinking-on-the-fly' concept that Tayuya seemed to drive into her head...unwillingly.
With her clothes on, backpack attached, and her medicine taken, Kin was grabbed by Kurotsuchi and ran from the room closing the door. They went through the halls and down the stairs. Kurotsuchi seemed to be very excited while Kin didn't see what the big deal was. Obviously this guy Han that she was...associating herself with was a big deal, but it seemed that he really did leave. Why Kin didn't know, but she had the feeling that she was going to find out.
Exiting the halls and appearing in the open living room, Kurotsuchi spotted her father, Kitsuchi, along with his team enjoying some coffee or something like that. "Yo Jiji! Guess who got up!" Kurotsuchi said getting Kitsuchi to her to see Kin standing in front of them.
"Kurotsuchi mind her. She might still be very tired," Kitsuchi said while Kurotsuchi snorted and folded her arms. "Anyway, are you alright?" Kitsuchi asked and Kin bowed deciding to be on the good side of this man.
"Hai. I appreciate what you did for me," Kin said while Kitsuchi just nodded his head. "Yeah yeah enough of that. Tou-san, you'll never guess the most amazing thing right!" Kurotsuchi said rather happily while Kitsuchi raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? And what is that?" Kitsuchi asked while Kurotsuchi gave a wide grin. "Han-oji had a daughter!" Kurotsuchi exclaimed. Kitsuchi coughed on his coffee while the two Iwa shinobi who were sitting next to him quickly stiffened. They all looked towards Kin in shock. Very soon Kin found herself uncomfortable to these eyes. She then noticed fast that the one chunin and jonin glared at her. It was that same look that she received back when she was in Oto. Kitsuchi stood to his feet and towered over Kin.
"What is your name?" he asked sternly and Kin repressed the urge to run since it really wouldn't do her any good. "K-Kin Tsuchi," she said and Kitsuchi patted her shoulder.
"Kin-san, I know this is sudden, but we're going to be taking you to Iwagakure and Tsuchikage-sama," Kitsuchi said and Kin just felt like she was turned into an S-rank criminal going to her execution. Curse Tayuya and 'thinking-on-the-fly'. Dammit this wasn't good for her was it?
KG: I guess I'm done for now. Ummm, there isn't much I can say about this that would give away my intentions. I figured to let Yagura live because it serves a purpose later. Also you might think that what I'm doing it quite random, but it isn't. Trust. Me hehehehe.
Naruto: Not with that rape face you got going on there!
KG: And there goes my mood. On a different note, some of you asked me or rather questioned me on the Kitetsu's strength for Naruto. Like I said, it's not as strong as the Dragon Sword of the Blade of the Archfiend. I just think that if it was a cursed blade then it would be able to at least do some harm to a jinchuuriki or so. Though I guess if even Orochimaru's Kusanagi couldn't hurt Naruto then maybe I did overpower it a little. If I did then I'm sorry for that. It's not really meant for that. It's just as I see its uses.
KG: Well we're done here. Goodbye people. Stay Breezy, protect what's important to you, review, and SEND US...CREAM SODA! Also SEND US ICE CREAM! But most importantly, you are to all know this. If you wish to learn of it then you will RESPECT THE FUCKIN' CREAM!
