Chapter 29 A Plan
"It was just lying there under a cart?" asked Naruto as he, Sakura and Minato sat around the in the second level sitting area. Kushina and Seth where doing the dishes upstairs while Adria had to do her duty as a guard for the village.
"Ya, some idiot probably dropped it and was too lazy to pick it up again." explained Sakura with a smile.
"Sometimes luck is all you need." said Minato "Now we just need to get to the human world.'
"We have an idea for that." said Naruto as his father looked at him "We go with the army."
"And escape then? To risky they will have us watched there more than here." Stated Minato
"But we will be in the human world and keeping a watch on someone is hard in a battle." Said Sakura
"They may not assign all of us to the same area." said Minato "They will assign Naruto that is for sure, to test his loyalty but not you Sakura. They will keep you or another member of our pack here so they can keep an eye on them."
"Still it is easier to slip out when they are focus on the humans." said Sakura "We can slip out and meet up."
"I know wind country almost as well as fire country." said Naruto "I can lose any tail we may get."
"They will attack the Leaf when we leave." said Minato
"They will attack the Leaf no matter what." correct Naruto as he looked at his dad "What is the problem."
"It's just it seems too good to be true." said Minato as he looked toward Sakura "What are the odds that someone drops a sample of the transformation agent and you happen to find it?"
"You think it is a fake?" asked Sakura
"I think it is a possibility." said Minato "During the war, Rock ninjas did something like that. Let us find some of their top secret attack plans and our ambush team was ambushed."
"Can you study it here?" asked Naruto
"No…I got only the basic medical equipment I had on hidden scrolls from the Leaf." Said Sakura
"You brought a scroll from the Leaf?" asked Naruto
"It is standard pracites of all medical ninjas to hid scrolls with medical supplies along with the weapon scroll that everyone carried." Said Sakura
"I know but they found mine." said Naruto
"They found my weapon scroll but not the medical one." said Sakura
"Where did you hid it?" asked Naruto
"Inside the lining of my bra." answered Sakura
"I guess that is better than the lining of my coat." said Naruto as Sakura shock her head that was probably the most basic place to hide it.
"Did you learn anything else?" asked Minato "See anyone else in long term hold?"
Sakura thought for a moment as she remembered what Jiriaya asked her to do but she knew she couldn't keep it to herself.
"They have Jiriaya." added Sakura as Naruto and Minato looked toward her
"Jiriaya's alive?" asked Naruto as Sakura nodded her head.
"I figured they couldn't get to him or his injuries where too great and he subcome to injuries." said Minato
"You thought he was dead." said Sakura as Minato nodded his head.
"Jiriaya is one of the best ninjas the world has ever seen but he was getting older and that means he is less wanted by the demons." said Minato "He has to be almost sixty now."
"And they killed Onoki." said Sakura "So the aren't keeping around just because he is strong, there has to be something else."
"Doesn't matter we have to save him." Said Naruto
"He doesn't want it." Said Sakura as Naruto looked at her with a stunned look on his face "Well maybe I should be clearer he didn't want you to know he was alive, my bet is he wants you to save the Leaf not him."
"That sounds like something Jiriaya would do, that pervert can be self sacrificing if he had too." said Minato
"We can't just leave him?" asked Naruto
"We kind of have too, we can't get to him and save the Leaf." said Minato
"And he would want us to save the Leaf first." answered Naruto
"How did the general assembly go?" asked Sakura
"Basically we freaked out the entire village with Naruto being a twelve tailed and our promotion to the high council." said Minato
"And their next target is the Sand village along with some of the smaller nations sit between the land of wind and fire." added Naruto 'I think their next target after that will be the Leaf."
"When will they attack?" asked Sakura
"A week." said Naruto
"So we have a week to prepare." said Sakura
"And during that week we have to act normal." said Minato
Far to the East of the demon fox village the sun had almost entirely disappeared below the horizon as Itachi Uchiha stood on his night guard duty by one of the many gardens between the outer walls of the inner royal city and the outer city. It was tradition that once night fell over the village the gates to the inner palace would be sealed to anyone who wasn't a member of the royal family. While this tradition had been broken in the past such as when the last king died during the night and doctors were called in, even then it was frowned upon.
"How are things going, Itachi." said a voice as Itachi turned to see the crowned prince of the demon cats.
"Gamba." said Itachi
"You know most would bow toward their future king." said Gamba as the young lion moved to stand beside him.
"And you know why I don't." said Itachi
"Yes….you still feel your loyalty toward the humans and that is why I find your council the most useful." said Gamba "You don't care about telling only things I want to hear. Not like the councilors who keep hiding every little bit of bad news."
"What do you want to know?" asked Itachi
"We plan to take the sand village next and the first large group of turned humans will be arriving in the city in a few days." said Gamba "How do you think they will take becoming demons because the cats who report to me say around 85% of the people who turn will enjoy being demons. What do you think."
"Honestly….the numbers you gave are a pile of bullshit." stated Itachi "Yes, after a while the people who turned will embrace demonhood, but you have to understand you are attacking them. Killing their elders and grandparents, you split apart families and trade them amongst the races. That isn't something people forgive very fast. True some will just go along with the flow because they are afraid of being destroyed by your armies but there will be a lot more turned demons then pure demons in the end."
"True….have you gotten over us turning you?" asked Gamba
"Yes, and no." stated Itachi "I like my life now but that is because I fell in love and I already thought my clan was dead. In the end unless you change how you go about turning then you will likely have war on your hands."
"How would you go about saving our race and yet be nice to humanity because we can't be both." stated Gamba "We need at least three-quarters of the population to bring our population back to a safe level."
"Ask them to join the demon race; some will join just to have a longer life." Stated Itachi
"Wouldn't work, we believe humans will be gone in a few thousand years at most a million years." stated Gamba "And it there is a good chance we will not get enough humans by that time but maybe there is a way we can make their transition better but I need to talk to the other leaders."
It had taken them a while but the surviving members of the ninja core from Iwagakure lead by the granddaughter of Onoki had finally crossed safely though enemy controlled country and made it to Sunagakure
"Here." said Kankuro as he handed something to drink to Kurotsuchi
"Thanks." said Kurotsuchi as she took the glass of water "We ran out of water a few hours ago and in the desert that is a long time."
"It's just nice that someone made it out of your village." said Kankuro
"Are we the only ones who made it?" asked Kurotsuchi as she looked at her dozen ninja all of whom were getting treated for dehydration.
"From Iwagakure yes, we heard nothing since we got that message that your village was under attack." said Kankura "A few civilians from the land of mountains got pass the boarder but your group is the largest."
"So they only hit us?" asked Kurotsuchi
"So far, Temari thinks they will move on to another target, it is only a matter of time." said Kankuro "Any idea how they got though your defenses."
"A little, one of the demon groups…they looked like ants they dug though the walls like it was made of sand." said Kankuro "They where though are defenses faster then we could set them up, they knew all our weak points and where we would make our stands. It was like they were inside our command and control center."
"Alright, now let's get you all inside the walls and get you some sleep." stated Kankura
Meanwhile Asuma and Kurenai where sitting in a cell, unlike the long term cell which had multiple rooms including a private bedroom and living room the cells was a single room with a side bathroom. Their daughter was playing with some blocks that a nurse had dropped off. While she seemed worry the four year old was enjoying playing with the simple toys.
"She looks like you." said Asuma as he looked at his daughter. They had just finished being processed and inject, the whole process took hours during which there was almost no time to talk. "What's her name?"
"Jaci" answered Kurenai "After my grandmother and her middle name is Buwako after your mother."
"Jaci Buwako Yuki." said Asuma with a smile 'Beautiful name for a beautiful girl."
"Jaci Buwako Sarutobi." Correct Kurenai as Asuma looked at her "I got permission from your clan so that she could have her father's name."
"List Kurenai I am sorry that I couldn't get back to you and Jaci I tried but they had us locked down tight and I had no idea where I was." said Asuma
"I am sorry that I surrendered but Jaci needs her father and I need you even if we are demons and not humans." said Kurenai as suddenly her daughter ran up to her.
"Mommy look." said Jaci as she showed her arm to Kurenai. Her parent's eyes widened as they looked at the thin line of black fur which ran around her wrist like a bracelet. "What is that mommy?"
"Well things are going to happen in the next few days and we are going to look different." explained Kurenai "But no matter what happens we are a family."
Later on in the night in the Leaf village Ino Yamanaka was breathing heavily as she lied on her back with her hand on her chest. She looked to her right to see her lover and her boyfriend lying on his side just looking at her.
"How was that?" asked Sai, maybe it was because of the fact Sai grew up with almost no social interaction but he always asked Ino if he was doing something right. Ino responded by kissing him as she pulled him close nuzzlings into his chest, enjoying his smell and the smell of their love making.
"You did great like always." answered Ino as she began to close her eyes.
"Maybe after a little rest we can go another round our three." thought Ino with a smile "Then again we are having breakfast with my parent's tomorrow morning and walking in with afterglow over our faces is never a good thing when parents are involved. Why Daddy thinks I am still a virgin is beyond me."
It was an early morning in the demon fox village as Sakura woke up in a practically happy mood as she remembered what she had done the night before. However something was missing, there wasn't that warmth of another body beside her. Slowly she turned over to see Naruto's spot was empty apart from a single lily which lied on the bed. Slowly Sakura picked up the flower and took a deep breath inhaling the flower's sent.
"He left my favorite flower, how romantic." thought Sakura as she also noticed a note
Had to leave early to get some things for today, you where too beautiful to wake up.
Love you Sakura-chan
"Romantic.' though Sakura "Most guys would have left a rose, how did he know I love lilies?"
Flashback
"When I get married to Sasuke-kun we will have roses everywhere." said the ten year old Ino as she sat beside Sakura just looking at her dream boy only two rows ahead of them in school.
"Lilies, they are my favorite and I will have them all over mine and Sasuke-kun's wedding." said the ten year old Sakura.
End Flashback
"Naruto-kun was a row behind us.' said Sakura as she looked at the flower with a smile "Somehow after a decade he remembered."
"We have to do something special for him." added Inner Sakura "His birthday is in three days."
Sakura and Inner Sakura grinned as they thought about how she would make his 21st birthday something neither one of them would forget.
An hour later Seth Namikaze along with the eight other members of his class gathered in the grand hall of the war college. The room used to hold at least fifty students every year now nine students was the largest class they had in a million years.
"Congratulation on getting to become members of the Fox army." stated Kado as he stood before the class "Now your pack trainers will meet you at the training fields."
"Team 1 will meet their leader on field nine." said Kado "Team 1 will be made out of Cade Olvir, Seth Namikaze and Vail."
Seth looked around at his teammates, Cade was the one the top student in the class he was the first to have his second tail grow in, he was also from one of the most antihuman packs, his ancestors had been the source of many mates to packs from the high council. The last member of his team was a vixen with only a single tail; she was from among the poorest packs in the village it was rumored that her parents had spent almost all their money to get her to the war college. Her deep blue fur made her stand out against the reds, browns, black and blonde fur which was common place. Slowly the three of them left as they started to walk across the village toward training field nine. This was one of the many wooded areas of the village, with multiple large trees and small open areas of grass.
"Why did I have to get on the team with two filthily mutts." stated Cade as he looked at Seth and Vail "One not worthy to be a demon and the other who shouldn't have been allowed in the halls of the war college.'
Vail lowered her head as Seth glared at his teammate as they crossed a footbridge and entered the training field.
"Do you have any idea who are pack trainer is?" asked Vail in a soft voice
"Wow you actually speak." laughed Cade
"Be nice, we are a team now.' growled Seth
"Only in your mind." stated Cade "I am better then all of you, my blood is pure demon and my pack is has been an important member of the General Assembly since the end of the revolution war against the wolves."
"None of that matter here." stated a voice as Seth, Cade and Vail looked behind them toward a large rock. Sitting there dressed in orange and black, his blonde hair moving in the air as he blue eyes looked at the three fox.
"Naruto?" asked Seth
"Who where you expecting Seth." said Naruto as he stood up in his human form.
"Why are you disrespecting us be appearing as a human." stated Cade
"Now…I have been told that normally you just introduce yourself and then go home but I want to do something different. I want to see how strong you are." said Naruto as he ignored Cade's question.
"I have two tails and I am pure blood what more do you need." snapped Cade as Naruto grinned.
"Then this little test will be easy." said Naruto as he reached into his bag and pulled two small silver bells. "Your goal is to take one of these bells before lunch time. If you fail this test I will send you back to school and see if another year will make you ready."
"There are only two bells." said Vail
"Yes, there are only two bells." stated Naruto as suddenly Cade lunged forward to grab the bell only to have Naruto side step him which sent him falling face first into the dirt behind him.
"Face us as a demon not as a human." snapped Cade
'You will have to deal with humans when you fight them on the battlefield." said Naruto "Might as well get used to it."
"But you're a 12 tails we can't beat you." said Vail
"I am not asking you win in a fight, only take a bell." stated Naruto as he looked at Seth "And don't think that the fact you're my brother means I will let you have a bell."
Naruto then slowly pulled out a book and started reading it.
"What are you doing?" asked Vail
"Reading a book." answered Naruto
"Why?" asked Vail
"To find out how it ends." answered Naruto as he flipped the page "You can begin."
Well I hope you liked this chapter, I couldn't find the name of Asuma/Kurenai's child name so I made on. I also hope you like Naruto's new genin team. Now until next time please keep reading. Thanks Wilkins75.
