A/N Well this story just wont leave me alone and its a blast to write, so for fans of me other stories i do apologies but right now im have inspiration for this story so i have to go with my gut and which story to focus on. It will come though I promise. Anyways for all of those with questions if you really want to know pm me and I will share some of the hidden plot pieces im trying incorporate into this story. I'm going to be going big with this one, so hopefully I will do right by you all.
updated: 3/25/13
I would like to say thank you to griffin blackwood and chazman. Unfortunately i do not have a beta so sometimes my eyes do not catch all the grammar mistakes. I have tweaked a few things and for the most part made it flow better. So to fresh readers Enjoy! and please review!
Her first thought, coming through like an ancient memory from far away, was that whatever she currently lay on, it was soft. Than her mind started churning and thoughts and memories came faster until they reached a feverish pitch and simply would not be stopped. A scream tore itself from her lips as her brain throbbed with the pain of so much knowledge hitting her at once. She sat there, curled up in a ball gripping her head, eyes clamped shut for what seemed an eternity. Slowly, oh so slowly, the pain started to ebb away until it finally dissipated, even more slowly she eased her eyes open, flinching when the light slammed into her retina with force. When her vision cleared she found that she lay on the soft grass of a glade, surrounded on all sides by jungle with the sounds of nature providing musical cadence.
"Thou survived the merging, I'm a little impressed. Thou're still pathetic, just a fraction less so." Anko whipped around, laying there behind her was a white tiger the size of a Clydesdale, its deep emerald eyes boring directly in to hers.
After her brain registered the message her old self kicked back in full force. "Tch, I wouldn't waste a breathe trying to impress the likes of you. Kicking your ass couldn't even be called practice, it'd just be slaughter." Sticking her tongue out was just for her own childish entertainment. The jeer worked though, maybe a little too well. The tiger leaped forward with a swipe of her claws. Anko jumped up, curling her legs up above the swipe She retaliated with a hard kick that hit home directly on the creatures nose, subsequently launching her away from the reach of said predator. With a smirk she threw out a withering hail of kunai.
With a roar the tiger morphed, becoming longer and scalier until she was a golden dragon once more. The kunai bounced harmlessly off her now thick and armor like skin, the golden creature let fly a projectile of her own. The hyper powerful raw energy tearing up the landscape as it whizzed by, yeah Anko wasn't stupid enough to get hit by something like that. She sprang out of the way and into the trees where she would have more cover.
Ayane morphed back into her human form, a smirk adorning her exotically beautiful features. "She dare think that my jungle is safe? Well we just can't have that." The goddess mumbled to herself. In a louder voice that projected throughout the entirety of their shared spirit realm. "RUN AND HIDE AS MUCH AS THOU WANT PEASANT! THOU AREN'T SAFE ANYWHERE!"
"How fucking old are you hag! Besides learn to sense your enemies than fucking call me a coward!" Anko returned, her voice also echoing everywhere. To add emphasis to her statement about twelve, twenty foot long snakes, charged out of the jungle like a living wave of water about to crash down on the goddess. There at the head of the largest snake stood Anko flipping her off with one hand and the other in a one handed seal. When she was about ten feet away the Kunoichi opened her mouth and spat out a giant fireball easily capable of destroying a small house that was on a one way ticket to Ayane's face.
"Fire and snakes? Real original." The goddess chided, clicking her tongue. She would weather the fireball just to show this bitch of a woman what was what. The fireball exploded and as the flames wrapped around her body, she just smiled. Fire could not harm her. The large smoky cloud left in the fireballs wake made for the perfect getaway smokescreen. Only she couldn't move her legs, looking down she found a pair hands gripping her ankle with the strength of iron. Before she knew what was going on she was buried head deep in the earth with Anko now standing where she had been.
"Big attacks like that are always a diversion, that's ninja 101. Word to the wise when dealing with Ninja's don't fucking underestimate us. Especially me, or you'll wind up dead. Now talk, what the fuck is this merging you spoke of? Where the hell are we? And finally who the fuck are you?" Anko demanded, her tone no nonsense. The smoke having cleared showed that the goddess was surrounded on all sides by those same snakes, their hissing and spitting filling the air and putting Ayane slightly on edge.
To the goddesses confusion Anko seemed to be in two places at once, one being directly in front of her whilst the second was still on top of the snake flipping her off. "Yeah answer bosses question bitch, or else you'll get the evil side! The side we use for interrogation of enemy ninja's, believe me you REAAAALLLLYYYY don't want that." The purple haired woman said gleefully seeming to want to watch said torture.
With a roll of her eyes Anko looked back to her shadow clone, "Dispel yourself already, or ill come do it my fucking self."
"Go fuck yourself bitch! I was just helping!" The clone huffed before obeying dispelling with a puff of smoke. Anko mumbled something about disobedient bitches but returned her attention to the buried advisory at her feet. "So start talking, because I just went through hell recently and am not in a particularly friendly mood." The glint in her eye adding a slight edge to her statement.
"We are in your subconscious mind, honestly how stupid do you have to be to not realize that?" it seemed that she had learned modern lingo in the time of their battle. Intrigued Anko let the insult slide as the woman was not done yet. "I go by many names; filth such as yourself may call me Ayane Goddess of the hunt. The merging I spoke of is the effort your blonde friend Naruto Uzu-fucking-maki took endeavoring to save your life. Which he did, by merging our souls, your spirit being fractured in the absence of whoever's spirit rested here before me. You really should mate him, though you are not worthy of him. He shall become king of this world." The goddess explained as if she were talking to a child.
Anko bent at the knees till she was only a foot or two off the ground. "Listen here, I run this show, remind me again whose in the ground? Secondly, Its Uzumaki not Uzu-fucking-maki, bloody moron, and thirdly I wouldn't molest a fucking teenager you creep."
The goddess scoffed, "Pure idiocy, age means nothing, especially to the two of you. Power like his has not been seen in the mortal realm for centuries, he may currently use it as well as a baby holds a sword but in time, with the right training, he could be unstoppable; for you to pass that up simply because of age is no excuse, and just adds to my loathing of being merged with one so weak minded."
If possible Anko's eyebrows would have flown off due to the height they reached following the goddess little speech. "You have a fucking crush on a teenager, oh my god that is just ridiculous!" She couldn't help it she burst out laughing, she laughed so hard she fell right on her ass and started to roll. Tears leaked from the corners of her eyes.
Ayane merely shook her head. Yes she did, throughout all of history the gods had mated with many humans. All of them being the best examples of humanity in some fashion, whether it be beauty, strength, wisdom, courage, wealth, charisma, or strength of character. Age was a boundary set up by mortals. Gods and Goddess had no need to shackle themselves with mortal laws. This woman would clearly not understand, not yet. Ayane was both patient and subtle when she had need of it. The Kunoichi may have won the battle but the war was on and in a battle of wills Ayane would not be denied.
After Anko got a hold of herself she had one more answer to extract from the goddess. "So Ayane how the hell do I wake up?"
Ayane grinned. "You already know the answer, all you need to do is access it. That head ache you had when you first became conscious was our minds linking and our memories bleeding into each other. Surely you figured this out by now?" She enjoyed the satisfaction of at least being thousands of times more knowledgeable about a vast range of subjects Anko had no clue about.
Rather than fire back any of the handful of comebacks that hopped into the forefront of her mind, she closed her eyes and focused on trying to wake up. Taking a few calming breaths and clearing her mind. Shortly after she felt a strange pull and the ground gave way beneath her, she plunged downward until suddenly with a jerk it stopped and she could feel her stomach churning after experiencing such a fall. The second thing she sensed were her eyelids. After that came the bed, than the sheets, followed by the pillow her head rested on. The sound of birds chirping outside, a window must be open, Anko thought. Lastly as she tried to move she realized she was bound, there was something weighing in at roughly eight pounds on top of her hip.
Wait…. The human head weighed about eight pounds. Her eyes couldn't have flown open faster they took in the sight of a mop of blonde hair that was using her as a pillow in a most intimate place. "Why Naruto I didn't know you were such a pervert." She called loudly a dangerous grin playing across her lips.
Naruto stirred, yawning and stretching, eyes still not open as his pillow squirmed. Naruto clamped down on the pesky pillow only to be confused at the texture. It felt soft and smooth but hard, the pillow bucked again and Naruto, finally realizing his pillow was alive, his hazy mind clearing instantly as if splashed by cold water, Sprang backwards as Anko's statement registered. "I-I-I'm not a pervert I swear! I don't know how I got there!"
She didn't believe him judging by the expression she was displaying. "Uh-huh" She drawled slowly, "tell ya what. I'll forgive you and mention nary a word of your perverseness if you get me out of these fucking binds. Seriously do you know how fucking uncomfortable these are?" She queried annoyance paramount in her voice. Naruto rushed forward quickly undoing the bindings. Big mistake, with lightning speed she clamped down on the collar of his jumpsuit with a grip that would make even the Shinigami cringe and with such speed Naruto wouldn't even have time to shout for ramen, he was slammed onto the bed, Anko straddling him and the cold steel of a kunai pressed against his neck. "So you think violating a woman's sanctity is such a small think you can just brush it off by calling it a mistake?" Okay maybe it was unnecessary but damn it she enjoyed fucking with people's mind. "Now bring your extremely sexy friend Anko up to speed on just what the fuck you've done to her before I castrate you and hang you up by the skin of your balls. Oh and if your thinking about getting a hard on, I warn you for every inch I feel another inch this kunai is going to go into your throat. MMMKAY?" Her voice being sadistic and crazy topping out at the end with a fake, creepy cheerfulness that promised nothing good.
Yeah while he had brought her back from the brink of death, saved her life and made her soul whole again, he really didn't think about what would happen to her conscious and subconscious mind when he had merged them together. With a deep breath to steady his nerves he launched into an explanation of the past twenty four hours hoping that she just might spare his life.
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The night had been a long one for the four adults that had stayed up waiting for Naruto or Anko to come through that door. Jiraiya had struck a conversation with Hiruzen, an urgent matter needed attention. It was Akatsuki, they were on the move and apparently didn't care how big a city they targeted. There had been sighting of their trademark cloaks in almost every major shinobi village. It was significantly worrying; Tsunade had also had something to report on. Apparently more and more of their Shinobi were getting injuries that were unlike anything they had ever come across and what was worse was that the wounds simply would not heal.
Their conversation had lasted well into the night, Yugao had hung around stating that she would wait until her friend came out of that door alive and still herself. So she was a silent witness occasionally putting forth her opinion on a few topics. It was a waiting game really, all four of them were waiting for that door to open and none of them were going anywhere till it did. With nothing left to do but sit around the option had easily been to hunker down and talk about what needed to be done and just what was going on.
flash forward to the current conversation, Jiraiya trying to convince Sarutobi to let him take Naruto on a training trip, the reasons being many fold, to help give the citizens a chance for their passive aggressive attitude towards Naruto a chance to cool, for Naruto's safety against Akatsuki, to give him uncounted miles of space to train him in the art of handling the Kyuubi's power, as well as to give him travel experience while simultaneously trying too warn the other Jinchuuriki what the S ranked criminal organizations' actual goal was. Only a very very select few outside the Akatsuki knew they were after the Bijuu, to most of the world they were the best mercenary team out there, in terms of skill and skill only, coming extremely high priced but getting whatever job you need done no questions asked.
"Think about it sensei, if Naruto stays here he'll be a target and no one would be able to keep him safe. We wouldn't even know they had captured him before we became aware of their presence. They're that good. This way we'll keep Naruto and the village safe from their wrath and put a monkey wrench in their plan." Jiraiya coaxed. Hiruzen was not keen on letting Naruto roam around the Elemental Nations for a number of reasons. Especially when all these omens of war seemed to be creeping up. Sarutobi could almost smell it hovering in the air like an unwanted companion.
"If it is not too bold Hokage-sama I happen to agree with Jiraiya, under a number of conditions of course." Yugao popped in. Leaving a stunned Jiraiya, throughout their talks and as long as he'd known the purple haired woman she had never once agreed with him on anything. While Kurenai may hold the title of ice queen, it was Yugao that was the queen of scathing remarks. Purely among certain individuals of course, but it was also mighty hard to get on her good side. To most people she just seemed a bit stand offish.
Hearing her actually concur with Jiraiya sparked the curiosity of Hiruzen, "Very well Yugao present to me your reasons and conditions as to why I should allow Naruto, a teenager with more power than he knows what to do with at his fingertips, to leave the safety and subsequent font of knowledge this village provides him?" He queried more than just a little bit of edge coming out of his voice. It had been a trying few days. Now it seemed like two of his shinobi were trying to tell him how to run his village and how to direct his shinobi. Needless to say the reason had better be good or his patience would soon come to an end.
"Well my liege, Naruto does need training, and Jiraiya is right that these people, Akatsuki, seem to be very skilled at getting in, getting what they need, and getting out, before anyone is aware. Thus if he were to constantly move around he'd be even harder to track." She had to spin this just right. While it was true that it might just be safer for Naruto to travel she had other reasons as to why he specifically needed to travel across the world. Besides she didn't have a choice in the matter, she was under orders and despite what she believed it wasn't her decision in the end. "As to my conditions well, Jiraiya is a well known prevent, gamble, and drunk across the nations, to say nothing of his skills as a Ninja of course." She explained ignoring Jiraiya's shout of complaint and causing the Hokage to smile slightly, good her plan was working, now for the hard part. "It is my belief that he will need a good role model, as well as someone who could teach him the more... subtle... ways of the Shinobi, someone to show him finesse over the barbaric and far too straightforward way he currently uses what he's been taught. While Jiraiya is a great teacher, I can teach him when and where and in what manner to use his powers." Now for the finishing touches. "Besides if left entirely up to Jiraiya he'll just abandon the kid every few months and tell him to fend for himself, leaving nothing but a scroll saying, have guts!" Yugao finished offhandedly. While Jiraiya cried out in grievance, the Hokage thought about what to do with the blonde.
She did indeed pitch her idea in a well thought out manner and he could see the merits in what she proposed, insults to Jiraiya notwithstanding of course, Yugao's push seemed to be the straw the broke the camels' back, with a heavy sigh the Sandaime Hokage made a decision. "Very well after the chunin exams, whether he makes Chunin or not, he shall leave with both of you ." He concluded continuing before Jiraiya had a chance to comment for the man looked about to protest. "No Jiraiya you don't have a choice, Her help will only make Naruto stronger in the end and give you a chance to still maintain your spy network, or do some spying yourself if the need arises and you must leave to gather information. It will ease this old man's heart, so please work together, for me. Oh and try not to fight." The wryly Hiruzen finished, a pipe somehow finding itself in the clutches of the old Hokage, doing a wonderful job of calming the situation while providing merits to both parties. Such was his skill with people.
Jiraiya was now furious though he knew better than to be vocal about it. Somehow this 'CU Next Tuesday' found a way to tag along on the training trip. That wasn't in his plans at all, not only that but even though she had declared the idea, Jiraiya knew body language enough to know there was more than she was letting on about why she wanted to come too. Beyond that she didn't seem to like the blonde much to begin with so what her reasoning was he sure as hell didn't know. Come hell or high water he was gonna find out though.
Before any other words could be spoken the door flew open, and Anko strode out laughing heartily, with what seemed to be a brain dead Naruto following her, literally, his eyes were glassy as hell. Either he just had sex, or got totally mind fuck and was so far gone he was more of a shell than anything. With Anko it could go either way. "So Anko, did you rape the brat or just fuck his mind so hard he's mentally insane?" Jiraiya asked with a chuckle.
Anko grinned at the Sanning as she put a finger to her lips, "If you really want to know want I could show you." She cooed as she licked the edge of a kunai.
"You know that shit only turns me on right?" The old sage retorted.
"Oh you wouldn't have to worry about that for long if I got a hold of you." The way Anko said it made a shiver crawl up every male's spine in the room, and not in a good way. If there was even the tiniest bit of good intent in that statement it was only a dark intent hidden in a mockery of kindness.
~a few minutes earlier~
Naruto had just finished with his explanation, nervously waiting for a reaction from the very hot but very scary Kunoichi currently mounted on top of him. Speaking of said Kunoichi, Anko was currently a little dumbstruck after all that had happened to her. Orochimaru, that fuck bag, had left a soul fragment in her that Kabuto had used to revive him, and probably would have killed her right then and there had Naruto's team not saved her ass. Than hearing about exactly what they did with the seal that she never even asked for but was slowly killing, she was forced yet again to deal with her body and mind being forcefully invaded and changed without her consent. Only this time it was only to try and repair the damage that was already done.
She already knew about the fight between him and Ayane and just how hard he had fought for the victory that she now bore on her person, the memory having come to her as if she had been the one fighting Naruto, she figured it must be part of the merging process. Naruto had gone above and beyond to do all he could to save her. For what reason? He didn't want anything from her as far as she could tell. He did it purely because she was in trouble and he had to the power to save her, he had done more for her than anyone had done before. This was something she couldn't just brush off, no matter how much she may have wanted too. Appearances were everything after all, and her personality just would not let her be all mushy gushy about her thank you. So Instead of saying thank you and have a big long heart to heart that would only be agony for her, she chose to raise the kunai high overhead, obviously making naruto think he was about to die, and slammed it down right next to his ear.
In one fluid motion her hand slid off the handle and grabbed a handful of Naruto's shirt and pulled him toward her, locking lips with the blonde and giving him her best steamy kiss. Ten seconds passed, and Naruto slowly started relaxing into it, twenty seconds and his arms were around her waist, thirty seconds, and she used her hands, still gripping his shirt, to push him down forcefully. "Thanks shit-head. That was your one." She said not even breathing heavily. quickly snaking her way off him before laughing to herself at the dumbstruck look on the boys face. He numbly got off the bed and they exited the room.
~back to the present~
"Well I'm glad to see your still with us Anko-san." Sarutobi smiled, as Yugao rushed over and hugged Anko fiercely, much too said Kunoichi's displeasure.
After, the YAY your better time, as Anko called it, she turned on the Kage in the room, "No need to worry sir, I've been brought up to speed and am still entirely the one and only me. If it pleases you however may I have something to wear other than this fucking hospital gown! it's just not lady like!" Sarcasm coating the end of her sentence.
The Hokage chuckled and signaled for one of the hidden Anbu to take care of it. Within moments plain white pants and t shirt were provided. "I'm sure you are tired as it is late. Or early as it is four in the morning. You are all dismissed. It's high time me and my bed had a reunion."
With bows they all left, leaving a very weary Hiruzen Sarutobi behind. Things were getting worse and the unnatural more common. Overall things did not bode well for Konoha.
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While sleep would be more than welcome to Jiraiya he had more important things to do, like tail Yugao. There were too many questions she had arisen in his mind; and he was going to get the answers to them. While she was an incredibly skilled Ninja, being one of the best in the great city of Konoha, she was just not in his league. So when she arrived home she was none the wiser that Jiraiya currently had eyes honed in on her every move.
She lived in a rather large estate, on the outside far western corner of Konoha. The portion closest to the forest of death, not too many citizens wanted to live near that place so the price of the property must have been lower than normal. It was truly an elegant home branching out in a formation reminiscent of a large tree with water carving through the center of every walkway all meeting together in a large pool in the middle, housing what looked to be quite a number of different fish, from coy fish to gold fish, it was truly a colorful array to be certain. This all gave information to the observant man. Despite the lower pricing a place like this was still too much for one person, she had to live here with someone or as more likely the case, in his mind anyway, a few someone's. One of them probably being the one issuing orders to the others in this complex. Staying well hidden he silently and invisibly followed the young woman.
Yugao walked to the southern end of the complex, what would have been the trunk of the tree that her home slightly resembled. Here lay the largest house in what could have been a church, or a council chamber, which one Jiraiya could not say. She went in though and that meant he had to find some way in as well. If he was caught it would look really bad, an old man spying on a hot young woman. That thought gave the old man an idea, he might make that into one of his books, only it being a young man and the woman gets flattered instead of angry. from there well... you know... let nature take its course.
After some searching, to his annoyance he found there really was no way in but there was a window on the backside of the house and he could see what looked to be a man, the age he could not tell due to the lack of good lighting, and he seemed to be sitting lotus style with his back to him. In front of him Yugao leaned against the wall talking to him. Again he cursed the lack of lighting for he could not see sufficiently enough to be able to read her lips. Whatever the case he was certain he had found the ring leader.
~Inside the building~
"- lastly it seems I am to be accompanying Jiraiya and Naruto on a training trip for an extended period of time." Yugao uttered, anger coloring her words, finished reporting to her personal leader.
The leader took his time in responding; thinking on the news he had just finished receiving. "Hmmm things are stirring quicker than I expected. It seems that the prediction by the ancient text was true, the seal is slowly weakening and things are escaping. It will be more difficult with Jiraiya accompanying you but his tendencies and some of his contacts meeting places will make it possible. We must unite once more if we are ever to have even the slightest chance. Do not be so bitter about teaching the lad. He has true potential and it would not due to squander it."
"Why the fuck do I have to it though? Why do we even need him! He doesn't even appreciate the power he's gifted with!" She snarled. Obviously deep seeded anger resided in this woman's heart.
The shadowed man sighed. "I truly thought you had forgotten your anger Yugao. It is up to him to change you as well I see. We need him because he's the only one that can! He was born to greatness. Not only being the son of Minato Namekaze but also Kushina Uzumaki! That boy has senju and Uzumaki blood coursing through his veins! He's going to change the face of the bloody world, and you sit there, holding a petty grudge because you don't see him as worthy yet!" At this point the man slammed his fist down making Yugao flinch. Making this man angry truly wasn't what she wanted and she never found pleasure in arising that particular emotion out of him. It meant she had failed and she hated failure above all else. "I have tried the best I can to set your mind at ease. Just wait and see, he will unburden you as he will the rest. Remember when making contact, make sure your not overheard. When taking the trials, and there will be many, let no one follow him. They must be done by him and only him."
Yugao rolled her eyes unconvinced. "Alright alright. It's not like I can back out now anyway. Before you bark at me more yes I will teach him to the best of my ability. I won't fail you Kai-sama."
Kai smiled, "You never have Yugao, and you'll have more fun than I think you will. For now rest you'll need it."
She chuckled and waved him off saying good night on her way out, yawning loudly as well. Kai stayed seated there amidst his own thoughts. 'Naruto's growing faster than I expected, sly fox, keeping the knowledge of that book a secret till now. Well that can only mean good things for our future. Less teaching to be done, more time to focus on other subjects. Though all the training and preparation in the world would not help if his will is not up to it. That boy could save the world, or grip its throat in his menacing claws. I wonder Naruto, what path will this world turn you on? In time we will meet, and on that day the face of the world will change as you know it.'
Outside Jiraiya had discerned a few things from watching that meeting, The first was, whoever he was the two of them close very close. If he had to hazard a guess he'd say the man had not been intimate with her, but had cared for her. He seemed to be a fatherly or grandfatherly figure to her. Which could bode well or very bad, if he was more inclined with Sarutobi's way of thinking it could be good, if he was more inclined with his ex teammate a bastard who treated people well only to get their undying loyalty than sent them off on suicide missions with a smile, enjoying the fact that you were going to die for his goals. It could bode very very bad. He was going to have to visit the Konoha property sales bureau.
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While more than a few members of Team ten would have loved to have slept in that morning, the village still called, therefore their sensei did too. Currently on their way to receive their mission for the day. It was a bright morning with fluffy white clouds dotting the sky contrasting the bright blue of the sky and the golden blaze of the sun. The sun beaming down on the world spreading warmth and revitalizing the plants with its energy. They walked in comfortable silence not really feeling the need for conversation.
This was not to last though, as once arriving at the tower, they ran into Sasuke's team who was just leaving, and what appeared to be an old drunk following them. At seeing them Naruto called a greeting "Yo Teme!" his voice loud and obnoxious causing several to flinch.
"What dobe? I just received what promises to be one hellishly annoying C rank mission so it better be damn good." Sasuke called in a bored tone, with a heavy undercurrent of annoyance flowing through his voice as well. They were on what promised to be the most boring assignment of all assignments. A drunken old bridge builder who needed protecting from bandits.
"Awww don't be like that Teme, be happy joyful Teme!" At this point Naruto ignored Sasuke's glare that if looks could kill, he would have burst into flames, preferably the black variety if Sasuke had anything to say about it, and continued undisturbed as if it were entirely normal. "Remember our bet! And ill add a little something extra too, a challenge if you will. If you do a good deed while on your mission I'll teach you a jutsu that made many Ninja famous. People such as the legendary Sannin, or Salamander Hanzo, or any number of high quality shinobi. Don't think you can just lie and say you did it either. I think Neji or Lee here wouldn't mind being my eyes." He asked looking at the two, and receiving nods from both of them, having met those two when Tenten had drug Shikamaru and him to meet her old teammates on what used to be her teams day to get together and just hang out. Coincidentally they hung out at the same spot every week thus they had run into them along with Sasuke, much to said boys chagrin.
Sasuke just rolled his eyes. "Whatever dobe, just be ready to teach me that damn jutsu. It better be as good as you say. Let's go."
"So just to make sure what types of things should we be looking for Naruto-san?" Lee clarified eager to help his friend out and eager to help his teammate learn a jutsu.
Naruto smiled, "To put it in your lingo lee, just tell me if Sasuke does anything extremely youthfully splendid!" that hit home as the light went on in lee's mind and the team and builder, now glaring at the Uchiha, went on their way with Lee exclaiming how his eyes were going to catch all the youthful things Sasuke would do on their mission. Describing more and more wild and imaginative youthful things Sasuke could end up doing over the course of their mission. Naruto swore he heard his rival groan in agony. What sweet vengeance for Sasuke always calling him a dobe. As if in an idiot could set up that kind of wonderfully embarrassing agony for the duration of a mission he wasn't even going to go on. 'He'll learn. Or he won't. either way I'm so going to enjoy every moment of torturous embarrassment.'
"What jutsu are you going to teach him Naruto?" Tenten asked, all three teammates looking at him as well as they headed in side. Hiruzen had an idea as to what it could be especially after he named Hanzo. If so he could only have gotten the idea from his book unless he was holding out more information. After today's mission he was going to pry every single iota of information that shit head had stuffed in his monkey addled brain.
Naruto just smiled, "Well it's one that I learned from my book. I haven't practiced this jutsu yet but when I learn it my bad ass level is going to rise through the roof. Letting Sasuke learn it won't be a problem because the end result will be different for him." he knew he was being cryptic but he figured since adults did why the hell shouldn't he? He had quickly found that he thoroughly enjoyed it and decided to keep with it and label all information as a need to know.
"Not good enough Naruto, if you're teaching one of my shinobi a high level jutsu you're going explain it to me." Sarutobi was not going to have his team keeping secrets from him. Especially not ones that had the potential to kill them.
Naruto's pout was obvious but he fessed up. "Alright alright, I was going to teach him the summoning jutsu, and yeah maybe I was gonna draw the seal for him too." His lost enthusiasm making him look more gloomy than anything as they walked into the Hiruzen's office, currently being headed by two loyal Sannin.
"Naruto, you realize how dangerous that is? Sasuke could get himself killed or he might never return did you think of that?" Did teenagers these days really not think about the consequences of their actions?
"Sensei I don't understand I thought that in order to summon you had to have already signed a contract. I didn't think it could be taught." Tenten spoke up again, confused, Shikamaru likewise confused listened on silently.
"Very well, time for a quick lesson, tell them Naruto just how you were planning on doing this and what happens when you do." He said with a slight smile. Enjoying Naruto's grumble of annoyance, ah the blessing of rank.
Naruto rolling his eyes at the antics of an old man explained. "That's one way to achieve a summon, you're correct there. There is another, more ancient, way. First you draw the seal of summoning with ink that has a drop of your own personal blood and then activate the jutsu, which summons you to the realm of the summons, a land shared by all the sentient creatures we know as summons today. From the slug, toad, and snake summons that the three Sannin use respectively, the salamander contract being owned by Hanzo, considered one of the most dangerous men on the planet. For each and every person that uses it they are sent to the part of the summon world containing creatures that they're connected to spiritually. From what I can tell at least." Tenten seemed a little awed by that statement while Shikamaru just shook his head and grumbled about troublesome blondes and their damn air headed ideas.
"I like the idea quite frankly. That's how we achieved ours sensei, plus it'll be humbling for the Uchiha shithead. I don't like that kid, he's too freaking cocky." Jiraiya idly commented, standing and heading to the door, continuing to talk on his way. "Anyway let me call in your next mission that is… if you accept. I'll let her do the talking herself." He finished right as he opened the door. leaning his head out he shouted "LET HER IN" his voice echoing down the hall. Closing the door he went back to the desk as the woman entered.
She wore a simple blue cloak that covered whatever she wore underneath, but her face was extremely beautiful with ruby red lips and dark auburn hair too accent her emerald eyes that added a touch from heaven and ensured that she stand out amongst her peersl. Tsunade idly wondered how Jiraiya wasn't slobbering over the desk. She curtsied to Hiruzen introducing herself in the process. "Mei Terumi lord Hokage, I see the rumors were true about your reduction of physical age." If he seemed to care about her comment he did not show it, still she came here with a purpose and she would fulfill that purpose. "The reason I am here is because I am in dire need of your help, if you don't I fear my nation shall be lost. You aware of the state that Kirigakure finds itself in currently. I am the leader of the resistance, at one time the Mizukage was once my best friend. However with his declaration of the mass man hunt for those with bloodlines, an atrocity your village would understand better than any other, he then became my worst enemy. My forces have pushed far into the heart of the enemy but for the final push we need more than we currently have. If we lose, Kirigakure will lose what made it one of the five great villages. Hiruzen Sarutobi, God of Shinobi I beseech thee Help me in my time of need and you shall most certainly be rewarded once the Mizukage is overthrown." She stayed curtsied, bent low, staring into the eyes of Hiruzen, as well as showing her more than generous bust.
"Come on Ji-ji we have to do this." Of course it was Naruto that had to speak up. The blonde idiot had a very large hero complex.
"Naruto, you're a moron. You don't know what your agreeing to do you?" Shikamaru fired back.
"Yes I do asshole, if we accept, we'll be plunged into a chaotic land far away from home in the midst of one of history's bloodiest civil wars and she's asking for our help to end it, which, if we accept, we are than in a very strong position in regards to Kirigakure, in other words they'll owe us. She knows it but has no choice, regardless of the fact that it's the right thing to do, there's the fact that whoever goes on that mission will take part in actual history and be remembered for it eternally. Lastly it's not very smart to refuse just in case she manages to find some way to end the war on her own or worse help from a rival village and risk her holding a grudge in the future." Honestly Naruto was extremely observant and made sure to keep up to date as best he could on current information. Spying in on gossiping Ninja was one of Naruto's favorite past times after all.
Sarutobi glanced over at his blonde student, that boy was too damn smart for his own good. Even if he had a point and he was going to accept anyway, his team had proven that they were ready for this but he wasn't stupid enough to go without back up. This would be a great chance for his team to grow as ninja. "Jiraiya, Tsunade, Send for Anko and Tenzo, tell them to meet me at the gate in an hour." Turning to his blonde student he gave him a calculating glare, before turning back to Mei, a kind smile adorning his face. "Well my student has volunteered his team for this mission and we accept. We'll help you. We'll talk reward once we've won. Along the way you'll brief me on the situation and the capabilities of the men under your command and the capabilities of the enemy we're up against." The way he talked it was as if they had already won. Such confidence inspired the travel worn woman. It was not an easy trek to Konoha.
With their path set before them, each member of the team wondered just what this mission had in store for them. "Naruto if I ever fucking hear you say 'it's the right thing to do' again so help me Kami I'll strangle you myself. You always get us knee deep in shit!" Shikimaru growled,
Naruto just laughed, "Whatever Shika' that demented spear you have will probably enjoy all the violence."
Tenten sighed and shook her head, "Idiot boys."
Sarutobi smiled, "Give them time, give them time."
Tenten chuckled "Yeah but how much time is what I wanna know!"