Still don't own Naruto
Chapter 20: Meetings
The land of wind was a dry desert land, sand dunes surrounded it, there was very little vegetation apart from what is seen around the various small oasis that scatter the landscape and for someone who had never been there before and was use to forests or tropical climates like Naruto could be considered harsh.
"Why the fuck did I bring this Trench coat!" Naruto yelled out to nobody in particular as he arrived on top a sand dune getting his first taste of the desert heat, a small frog giving him a wave goodbye before returning to there mountain paradise
The heat in the middle of the day was too much for Naruto who soon decided enough was enough and cast a Fuuton jutsu to circulate the breeze around himself to cool him down as he walked towards the giant sand walls of Suna.
The walk took Naruto longer than he thought, the sand was not helpful for traction or speed 'if it wasn't like a thousand degrees out here this wouldn't be a bad place to train for speed the sand would act like my restriction seal's' the blond thought as he slowly stalked closer to a large opening in the sand wall.
Upon arriving at the stone wall he was stopped by two chunin with turbans on there heads and slightly covering there face, one was tall and had a long face with dark green eyes, the other was smaller and wore sunglasses they both wore the standard Suna uniform. "State your purpose and business here in Suna" the pair demanded almost at the same time
"Naruto Uzumaki Chunin of Konoha have come here ahead of a squad that should be arriving in between two and three days to aid in the search and rescue of the Kazekage Garra" Naruto said formally
"do you have any papers" the taller of the pair asked
Naruto thought for a minute and nodded pulling out his Konoha ID "here this should suffice as we are an allied nation and my border privilages are accepted here" Naruto said handing the guard his ID
"Woah Check this out" the taller guard said handing the ID slip to his shorter companion
Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze
Village- Konohagakure
Discription- Blond Spiky, Hair Blue eyes, height: 6 ft 1 in
Rank- Chunin and full time Apprentice to Jiraiya of the Sannin
Skills- Classified information held by Jiraiya of the Sannin and current Hokage Tsunade Senju
Other Note's- As the Apprentice of a Sannin Naruto Uzumaki has an open passport to leave and return to Konoha as he pleases and has been cleared for entrance to all of Konohagakure's allies as part of the free trade Agreement All parties must sign.
"So I take it I can go in then" Naruto inquired
The guards just nodded dumbly still finding it hard to believe that Konoha would allow a young ninja the right to come and go as they please as long as they remained loyal and certainly not one with Namikaze blood, even if he was the apprentice of a legendary ninja.
'hm nice guys remind me of Izumo and Kotetsu,bet those poor bastards are probably sitting at that gate right now' Naruto thought as he walked into the city
(Meanwhile at Konoha)
Izumo and Kotetsu were indeed sitting on guard duty trying not to fall asleep, there only highlight of the day had been when young Konohamaru and his team had yet again been given Tora duty. The Konohamaru Corp's as they liked to call themselves thought it would be a good idea to directly chase what has become to be known as the 'Demon Cat of Konoha' instead of trapping it.
Finally catching the cat by there guard hut the pair found the commotion of the villagers fixing the wreckage quite amusing.
"Hell yeah we finally caught her" Konohamaru said in between having his face turned into a scratching post
"why do we keep getting this mission" Moegi asked her teammates
"Its punishment for getting the top time by asking for Yugito-Neechan's help" Udon summised
"How were we supposed to know this evil cat cant leave Nee-chan alone, ever since she started coming to the village Tora has become worse, escaping multiple times a day, its almost more trouble than having her around" Konohamaru complained.
"How can you say that Konohamaru, Yugito-Neechan is so nice and she lets us know how boss is doing" Moegi said scalding her scratched up friend
"Yeah your right... I wish Nii-san would come back soon though its just not the same without him" Konohamaru said sadly getting nods from his teammates.
While all this was going on Izumo and Kotetsu were taking bets on how long it would take for Tora to escape again and the Konohamaru Corps to come charging back trying to catch her.
"It is going to be today, it just has to be that cat is becoming more and more cunning over the years... its like a cat version of Naruto, it does what it want's and half the village wants to kill it" Izumo joked
"well that does sound an awful lot like Naruto" Kotetsu said thinking about the blond fondly when something brought him out of this revelry.
A tall man well over six foot with a long white mane of hair flowing behind him and red markings under his eyes was walking towards the village.
"hey isn't that"
"yeah"
"but where is"
"I don't know"
The eternal gate guards continued there process of unfinished questions and answers as Jiraiya proudly walked through the village gates and slowly made his way to the Hokage's Tower silently hoping the beating he was about to receive was not as bad as when she caught him peek- perv- researching her.
(Hokage Tower 30 minutes later)
"So Gai that is your mission you will leave tomorrow and will be back up for Sakura and Kakashi in Suna" Tsunade said slowly moving her hand toward her saki cabinet that her predecessor used to store his questionable literature
"YOSH we will help my eternal rival save our most youthful ally the young Kazekage or I will run 500 laps around Konoha blindfolded" Gai spoke giving his famous nice guy pose.
"Ok Gai you are dismissed have your team ready to move out first thing tomorrow morning" Tsunade said as she watched him go.
After the man in the green spandex had left Tsunade quickly went for her saki but froze when she felt a presence behind her.
"Hey Tsunade-hime. Miss me?" Jiraiya asked hopeful he could defuse his friends violent temper
"JIRAIYA!" Tsunade screamed so almost half the village could here before sending him flying with a punch
(One concussion later)
"Well I see your as fiery as ever Tsunade" Jiraiya said jumping back through the window to talk this time.
"Where is he Jiraiya" Tsunade demanded looking around expecting to see a familiar tuft of spiky hair appear any moment.
"He isn't here" Jiraiya said plainly
"What" WHAM Tsunade yelled as she hit Jiraiya again.
(A Second Concussion later)
"Now tell me where he is Jiraiya" Tsunade ordered.
"Suna" was Jiraiya's only reply.
"What is he doing there" the blond hokage asked her rage not yet subsided.
"What, do you think he would let his friend be taken by the Akatsuki and he would just do nothing" Jiraiya asked
"Well no, but you let him go without back up on his way to Suna. If the Akatsuki find him then" Tsunade couldn't finish the thought of loosing Naruto that way
"Heh if the Akatsuki run into him there going to be it trouble and it will talk a whole lot more than Itachi Uchiha to defeat Naruto then again thanks to Naruto's sealing work Naruto is Itachi's worst nightmare" Jiraiya said confidently
"What do you mean Itachi is a genjutsu specialist Naruto has no abilities in genjutsu at all so how is fuinjutsu going to change that" Tsunade questioned
"Thanks to some rather unique and genius seals of his own design Naruto is now immune to all genjutsu, the only genjutsu we believe might work against him is the Tsukoyomi but Naruto is smart enough that if he faces Itachi he will be in sage mode long before that damn Uchiha has a chance to use that damned genjutsu" Jiraiya said proudly
"These seals what do they do if we could use them for our main ninja force it would me a massive boost to our strength" Tsunade said
"Well it would be, but those seals are far to dangerous for anyone other than Naruto and myself to use. I only have one as I am not as good at balancing the types of chakra as he is... You see Naruto made two seals the first one he just thought up as a detection device, he placed it over his chest and it glows red and lightly burns him when a genjutsu is detected to save time so he doesn't have to spot the genjutsu himself, this would be safe enough to place on most shinobi. The second seal he came up with was to solve a problem he had with Sage mode, you see Naruto cant fuse with the Toad elders because of the fox... Now he first got around this by using clones to gather nature energy, but eventually decided it wasn't practical enough, so he designed a seal to hold and store his nature chakra at his perfect level for him to enter sage mode, he had four of these seals tattooed onto his arms one is used to first enter sage mode and the others are to recharge if he needs it" Jiraiya said with a smirk seeing the stunned face of Tsunade.
"Yes the kid is that good with sealing wouldn't surprise me if he figures out the Hirashin by the end of the year... He still has a very long way to go to reach that point but his brain is always thinking outside the box which is exactly what you want when designing seal's. Anyway as you may be aware when a person is in sage mode they are immune to all genjutsu because your body is constantly fluctuating levels of senjutsu out from the body this is how we use our Frog Ku and extend the range of our attacks. What Naruto did was make the genjutsu recognition seal trigger his senjutsu storage seal so that when his body is effected by a genjutsu he will enter sage mode immediately" Jiraiya finished his lecture by taking out a scroll and showing Tsunade what the seals look like and explaining the inner workings as best he could.
"While that is amazing work you still sent him out there to look for the Akatsuki without backup" Tsunade said after finally reining in her shock at the complex seals Naruto had
designed.
"No I haven't I ordered the gaki to wait in Suna until the team from Konoha arrives" Jiraiya stated.
"Very well, how did you know Garra was taken and we would send aid anyway" Tsunade queried.
"Oh that's simple I have had toads around this office for months now waiting for the akatsuki to move, that way I could keep Naruto hidden until the time was right to return, the toads could easily get him where he needed to go a lot faster than if he was here but seeing as Garra is already taken he can gather some information before your team arrived... who did you send?" Jiraiya said calmly.
"I sent Kakashi and Sakura, told them to offer what ever help they could Sakura is a fantastic medic and Kakashi is one of, if not the strongest in the village outside of us" the Hokage said and took out her bottle of saki at last calm enough to take a swig.
"Ah good Kakashi was never one to sit around when an ally was in danger and he has a much calmer head than Naruto I swear he is just like his mother even though he looks just like his father" Jiraiya proudly said
"Well he better get back soon, I am tired of waiting to see the gaki again" Tsunade sighed taking another swig of saki before handing the bottle over to Jiraiya.
The two remaining loyal sannin sat and drank long into the night before Shizune finally put a stop to it dragging the saki away from the two who were to inebriated to stand much less put up a fight.
(Unknown Location)
In a cave the figure with rippling eyes appeared looking very businesslike and exuding an aura of power and grandeur.
"Zetsu... Have you found the kyuubi jinchuuriki yet?" He asked the half plant being.
"No I regret to inform you that we have failed Leader-sama, we can not locate him anywhere it is like he has vanished" the black and white half both informed there leader
"This is disappointing news indeed Zetsu, we need you for the sealing shortly, you can begin your search again after we finish" the leader said
"As you wish Pein-sama, we will be waiting for your summons for the sealing" the split personality plant said as he dissolved into the ground.
(Suna Two Days Later)
Kakashi, Sakura, and Temari were just ariving at the gates when a group of Suna ninja ran out to greet them.
"Temari-sama it is truly good to see you again, and Konoha ninja your comrade is waiting for you at the hospital" a random jonnin said
Kakashi and Sakura looked at each other in confusion, Tsunade had told them she would be sending a back up squad, but for them to arrive before they did was hard to believe.
"Are you sure they are waiting for us?" Kakashi asked
"Positive, arrived here two days ago said he was here to help in the rescue of Kazekage-sama. Told us that he would be waiting for a group of Konoha ninja to arrive and you are the only team that has shown up" the jonnin replied. "Like I said just go to the hospital he's there waiting for you helping Chiyo-baasama with healing Kankuro, he was poisoned going after the Akatsuki"
"Very well it seems like we will need to go there anyway to gather information" Kakashi said giving the jonnin a formal bow before heading off towards the hospital.
(Suna Hospital)
Kakashi and Sakura arrived and were given directions to Kankuro's room. Walking in the door Kakashi saw a lage cloak like trench coat just like his sensei used to wear.
"Ahh it's the 'White Fang'" an elderly lady screamed charging at the silver haired cyclops. She was short and stocky with gray hair tied up in a bun.
"Wait Chiyo-baachan that's Kakashi sensei he is an ally" Came a voice from behind a tall elderly man
Kakashi was to relieved at not being attacked to register that the voice sounded familiar. "Uh I think your mistaken, I'm Kakashi Hatake, the 'White Fang' was my father" Kakashi said still looking wearily into the angry face of the old lady.
Suddenly Chiyo's expression changed from angry to happy and joking one "Ahaha I know your not the White Fang he died years ago it was just a joke... and you Konoha brat what did I tell you about calling me that"
"Aw man why dose everyone hate being called Baa-chan" said Naruto stepping out from behind the other elder.
Naruto's appearance shocked Temari and the two leaf ninja, "hey aren't you the little midget that beat Garra?" Temari questioned trying to suppress the blush that was slowly creeping onto her cheeks.
Sakura was having a similar reaction, but her shock was far more obvious, "Naruto what are you doing here"
"Oh you know, I hear my friend needs help and I tend to offer it, even if there wasn't much I could do except use a stasis seal on Kankuro so the poison wouldn't spread... im not a doctor and even if I was Chiyo even said she cant cure it, and she is like a poison expert or something" Naruto sighed.
"He's right even if he doesn't show much respect, if only the slug queen were here she could always heal any poisons I invented, it became rather frustrating" Chiyo said
"Well I am Tsunade's apprentice I could take a look I think I'm rather good at poisons I just need to extract a small amount" Sakura said nervously walking over to a sleeping Kankuro and extracting a small vile of black liquid.
"Ok Sakura go work on getting Kankuro healed we need to know where the Akatsuki are heading Naruto have you been able to gather any information on what members they are?" the one eyed ninja asked
"Oh right a report, um lets see... the Akatsuki member who attacked Garra used clay explosives he shaped into animals before exploding, from erosennin's intelligence I would say it was Deidara the bommer, from Iwa. The other member Kankuro was able to supply us with all he said before I was able to put him into stasis was 'The Red Sands' and 'Sasori', hes a puppet master and Chiyo's grandson I believe" Naruto finished receiving a nod from Kakashi.
"That old Toad hermit is just as well informed as ever it seems" Chiyo said with a small hint of annoyance in her voice.
"I have to go analyze this poison then prepare an antidote do you have a medicinal garden I can get herbs from" Sakura asked and was pointed in the direction to go.
She quickly waved goodbye saying the process would take a few hours to get the antidote ready so Kakashi and Naruto spent the time chatting about what he had been doing and how the village was until Sakura returned.
When she completed the antidote it only took several minutes to take effect and Kankuro began to wake.
"Egh, where am I" kankuro asked in a daze
"In the hospital you were attacked by Sasori, we need to know which way they took Garra" Temari asked.
Pulling himself together he immediately became serious. "Yeah they were heading for River country, but I was also able to get this." Kankuro answered his sister pulling out a bit of a black fabric. "Its off Sasori's Akatsuki cloak"
"We need to go, Now!. Kakashi can you use your dog summons to follow the scent we can catch up to them and find Garra" Naruto said jumping up excited to finally be doing something.
"Ok lets move out" Kakashi said and he and Sakura picked up there things and began heading for the door.
"Wait!... I am coming to, I have some things I need to discuss with my dear grandson" Said Chiyo grabbing several scrolls and following after the ninja from Konoha.
(That Night Border or Wind and River)
The group were sleeping so they had energy to fight tomorrow, the only two that were up were Kakashi and Chiyo.
"That boy.. the blond he seems to really care about Garra... why?" Chiyo asked.
"Hm well Naruto can understand Garra in a way nobody else can, he knows what it is like to be avoided hated and to have nobody care about him, he see's himself in Garra and is happy he was able to change him, because when he looked at Garra as a boy he saw what he would have become if certain people were not there for him, he saw what he would be like without his friends... and probably most importantly Naruto cares because that is who he is and would do anything for a friend in need" Kakashi finished and looked over to the tent the blond slept in.
"Understand him in a way nobody else can? …. You mean hes a jinchuuriki as well" it was a statement not a question "Then that boy hold's the" she didn't get to finish when Kakashi cut in "He holds the Kyuubi inside him, and it has not made his life easier"
It was quiet after that, both lost in there thought's until there shift of guard duty was over and Sakura work up, allowing the two older ninja to sleep 'maybe I was wrong that boy has shown me there can be true peace and cooperation between other villages, I can not let there dream die' thought chiyo as she slowly faded off to sleep.
End Chapter.
Sorry about another filler promise action next time.