Last time, Naruto had found out on what was inside the chest they found in Uzu no Kuni. It was also then that he found both his clan's summoning scroll and sword. He was then given a challenge from the summoning on wielding the sword which he was now trying to master. Well he masters it?
Tsuki no Kuni
It's been 3 days of traveling since team 9 left Kumo for their 1st B-rank mission. As they traveled, Naruto was thinking on how to wield his sword which was still eluding him. Samui saw how Naruto was thinking and not really paying attention to what's going on around him.
As they continue on, Karui had this hopeful look on her face like she was eager about something. Omoi looked at Karui and knew what she was hoping for when she 1st heard of Naruto's family summoning contract.
The next day after Naruto and the others saw the summoning creature, Karui met them at their meeting place to find out on what has happened to them after Karui went back home to Kumo with Cee. They explained on what happened in Nami no Kuni, as well as what happened in the Raikage's office.
When Karui heard on what happened in Nami no Kuni, she was, of course, upset since she could have had fun kicking Gatous' butt and stuff. However, what made Karui completely upset was the fact that she didn't get to see what Naruto's clan summoning creatrue was. Omoi told her what was Naruto's summoning creature was which made her completely jealous.
Flashback
Omoi, Naruto and Samui had just finished explaining to Karui on what happened in Nami no Kuni and the Raikage's office. It was then that Karui began to just whined about it.
"What!? You mean to tell me that out of all the summoning creatures, Naruto's clan summoning is that summoning creature!" Karui whined
Everyone nodded to answer her question. Karui then looked at Naruto and put her hands together and pleaded with Naruto.
"Naruto… can you summon your summoning creature, pleeeaseeee...? I want to see it since its completely awesome to know you have that summoning." Pleaded Karui with puppy dog eyes on her face.
Naruto shook his head no then said, "I won't Karui since it would be inappropriate for me to summon it for such a silly and selfish reason." He stated with his arms crossed and eyes closed.
Karui whined more saying that it wasn't fair. Omoi could at least understand on what Karui wanted to see, since Omoi was surprise to see that creature come out.
End flashback
Ever since that day, for the pass month Karui has been trying to convince Naruto to use his summoning for anything that could be used for, which Naruto denied since Naruto could have done the same thing without summoning. He even beginning to question her on sanity a bit since she had tried to get him to summon his, possible, summoning for silly reasons like;
"Why would I summon something for this since all I need to do to get the kid's kite down is just leap up and get it myself?"
Right now, they were already a few hours away from the mining village where they well get the blood rubies and to deliver the mining and other supplies to the village.
Late Afternoon
The sun was beginning to set when they arrived in the village. The village was located at a canyon area just past the forest area of the country. Team 9 went and found the person in charge of the mining village, where they met up with the crew and such. Killer Bee gave Naruto the scrolls with the supplies which he unsealed it.
Once the crew had confirmed the supplies that team 9 brought, they took them to the secure vault for them to pick up the payment as well as the saving for the country's economy. Kumo shinobi help guard their savings from anyone who wants to steal it, which is why the Tsuki no Kuni also pays for their serves.
Naruto was given all the payment and savings together, then seal it up the payment and all the necessary stuff with a blood seal using Samui's blood, which she secretly gave to him. This was a perfect way to protect the items since the people around them were seeing Naruto bite his thumb, which he didn't, to create the seal with his blood. This way, anyone who was a traitor or thief that was inside the village would think that they needed Naruto's blood to unseal the jewels instead of Samui's blood, this way keeps the lock and key close but separate and secretive at all times.
Since it was getting late, the team decided to stay at the village for the night since it would be better to start going back home at dawn. They went to the closes inn to rest for the night. Once they found the village inn, they all ate dinner and left to do what they want from Killer Bee.
Omoi went to rest in his room that Killer Bee, Naruto, and he are staying in. Karui went to look around the mining village to see if they have anything worthwhile here for her to buy. Killer Bee stayed at the dining area to try and write down some more rhymes. Samui decided to see what Naruto was doing since he left after he finished dinner and Killer Bee said it was alright.
Samui walked just a bit outside the village to see that Naruto was sitting in a secluded hill that overlooked the village. She saw him meditating with the Excalibur sword in front of him. She was curious as to what Naruto was doing.
Naruto was sitting on a boulder with the Excalibur sword in front of him, meditating on solving the mystery on wielding the sword by solving the riddle. He figured that if he can calm his mind then he'll be able to use it but every time he tries, he starts to remember bit and pieces of his past which was also a problem since his time during Konoha, he was always given that dark piercing eyes that the citizens always give him, the eyes that were so cold that it felt like he was on a summit on the coldest night.
After trying to figure it out, Naruto stopped meditating to try something else. It was then that he notices that someone was watching him which he knew who it was.
"Hey Samui …. How long have you've been standing there watching over me?" asked Naruto without even turning his head
Samui came up behind him, "Oh I just came here about a couple of minutes ago. I was curious on what were you doing, but I see now that you were trying to figure out on wielding your sword. Any luck so far?" She asked
She came up to him, took her seat next to him and watch the night sky with him. As they sat quietly together, Samui was curious on something which Naruto sensed she wanted to ask.
"What is it Samui?" asking her
She replied, "What do you mean?"
"Don't play around with me… Don't forget Samui, I know you better than anyone in Kumo, even more than your brother, especially since our time during the academy." Stated Naruto
"Well… I'm just curious on how exactly wielding this sword going to help you since all I see is that this sword is nothing more than a liability. Why are you putting so much effort on learning to master it, especially when you can't pick it up?" question Samui
"I don't know…" Naruto said, which he then turned to Samui, "… but I'm not the type of person who would give on a challenge. Plus, this is a challenge from my clan's summoning. Even if I don't know the purpose of weilding this sword, I'm not going to let the chance to find out more about my family pass me by. They're past is the only legacy that my clan has left, beside me so I want to keep that alive at least." Which Samui looked at Naruto
She couldn't help but have this warm feeling growing inside her heart or the fluster that was inside her stomach right now as she looked at him. Currently, under the night sky, Naruto features were handsome looking. His eyes were sparking, bright from the night stars, his confident features already add more to his handsome face along with the smirk on it. The whisker marks on his face just added cuteness to his already good features. Samui couldn't help but have these weird feelings everytime she saw him like this, which made her question herself on why she was having these feelings for him in the 1st place.
"I see… well I hope you succeed in conquering your challenge since there is only a few days left for you to try." Samui said
"Thanks Samui." Naruto said
It was then that Naruto was looking at Samui, who wished him luck. He felt like his heart skip a beat since Samui looked divining to him right now. The stars that sparkled in her eyes, the wind blowing across her face a bit making her look majestic to him, especially since a bit of her hair bleach blond hair help framed her beauty as some of her hair locks blew a bit across her face.
Both of them were now just silently looking at each other. It was then that both of them started to lean closer to each other. Both of them were just staring at each other's eyes, being drawn closer to them. It was then that they were a breath close to touching each other's lips when they heard, "Oy… Naruto! Samui! Come on! You guys need to sleep now so we can leave at sunrise!" which they both heard Karui yelling at them from the distance.
This shock the both of them which they then separated from each other. Both of them got up, were Naruto balance the sword behind him and sealed it up. As they walked back to the inn, both of them were wondering on what was just about to happened on the hill they were just on.
"Wh-what just happened… I…I … I almost kissed Samui… but why? I see her as just my bestfriend…. Do I?" thought Naruto, but started to wonder about his own feelings.
"That was uncool… why did I just try and kiss Naruto. Sure I like him and I think he's cool and all, but… why did I feel like it would be cool to kiss him." thought Samui as she felt her heart beat slowdown from what just happened.
As they walked back, they were unaware about the pair of eyes that were on the other side of village that were overlooking the village. As they hid in the shadows, one of them said, "So when do we strike and get the jewels from this village." Asking his leader
"Later on tonight… if anything well not only give these villagers a good scare, but also get our hands on the boy, which our accomplice have informed me we need in order to get the jewels unsealed from the jounin that is guarding it." Answered the leader
"Good, I can't wait until we have all that money for ourselves." Said another one
"Well, let's go and get ready since our little operation begins in 3 hours. Get the men ready for the attack." Said their leader
Later
As the village slept peacefully, some of the guards that watches over the village at night started to feel uneasy right now. They looked out over the horizon to wonder on why they were having this uneasy feeling. They even told them about this to the other guards that were near them, but told them it was just the quiet night that was making them feel uneasy.
While the guards were having their uneasy feeling, a couple of shadowy figures moved around the village, keeping their presents hidden from anybody. These figures moved silently through the village, heading towards the inn that team 9 were staying.
It was near 2 at night when Naruto's alert seals started to tingle him awake. As he woke up, he wondered on what's going since it was still night. Naruto decided to check the area since there could be something wrong going around if his alarm seals woke him up. He decided to wake up Killer Bee to keep an eye out.
"Hey Killer Bee-sensei…" whispered Naruto
At 1st, Killer Bee just mumbled, which Naruto then tried again. Killer Bee just continue to ignore him, which Naruto decided to try something extreme, but before he can do anything, Killer Bee just unconsciously knock his head with his fist, which Naruto just leaned back in forth in a circle motion with stars over his head.
After shaking the hit upon his head off, Naruto just got annoyed. He then spoke softly at Killer Bee and said, "Hey Hachibi… if you're listening to me try and get sensei to wake up and give him this message 'There is something going on outside that might be trouble. Keep an eye out for everyone as I look around" ok.'" Whispered Naruto
After that Naruto silently left the room. While Naruto was going outside, the Hachibi starting to try and wake up Killer Bee, which he yelled at him with everything he had.
Naruto walked outside the inn to see what's going on. As he did, he notice the village was pretty quiet, which was good for him since he can hear if anything is going on around him. As he continued to walk a bit of distance, he heard silent movement going around him.
It was then that Naruto prepared his bow and arrow in a ready fire position. He carefully walked along the closes building to provide hiim with some cover. He continued to move around until all of a sudden a loud explosion was heard that came from outside the village.
Outside the village, the guards were taken by surprise as they heard the explosion coming from one of the guard post. It was then that many bandits came out of hiding from the surround area to the village. It was then the alert was sound for the village that they were under attack.
As the alarm was going off, Team 9 woke up from the ruckus and wondered what was going on. Omoi got his katana on him and went to Killer Bee to wake him up, but found him still asleep. Samui and Karui quickly went to into their room to see what's going on.
Omoi pointed out that Killer Bee was still asleep which Karui fix that by grabbing the vase, with flowers inside it, and threw the water on their sensei's face. It was then that Killer Bee woke up from his sleep.
"Yo what's with water… what's with the noise yo?" asked Killer Bee
Samui explained to Bee on what's going on, which they then looked outside the room window to see that the village was in a panic. It was then that Killer Bee heard the Hachibi yell at him.
"About time you woke up. I have been trying to wake you up for the past couple of minutes." Yelled the Hachibi
It was then that the Hachibi told Bee about Naruto and his message. Killer Bee quickly informed his young genin to get ready since they may have to fight since the village was an allie to Kumo.
As Killer Bee was giving out his orders, Naruto was outside running around the place to see if anyone was sneaking around or anything like that, as well as to insure the village citizens safety. It was then that something came flying towards him, which he dodges in time.
He looked behind to see that it was a woman, between 25 to 30 years old, with a small scar on her left eye that starts below her eye and ends on her lid and short bleach blond hair with dark highlights. She wore dark clothing similar to his but more stream like, like she was wearing tights that had belt straps coming down across her chest. Along with her clothing, she had a Kusarigama that had a long, thin chain rope that could reach 15 yards long. She also had a kunai and shuriken holster on her legs.
Naruto only narrowed his eyes as he saw the older looking woman front of him. He was on guard for anything else that might happen. Before he got his bow ready, Naruto heard her say, "Hey gaki… you wouldn't happen to be the kid who did the blood seal on the gems, right?" with a smirk
Naruto widen his eyes a bit since he figured on what this woman wanted. But before he could do anything, he was ambushed from behind by 2 more enemies. He turned to see 2 men with dark hair, one with a buzz cut, while the other with a short haircut with a bandana on his head.
Before he can do anything, Naruto heard the swing of a chain. He turned to see the woman using her Kusarigama chain end to capture him. Naruto used his bow to block and deflect the chain rap from him. Naruto tried to move away from the center but the other 2 blocked his way, which they each drew their own weapons. The buzz cut one had wakizashi while the short hair had staff blade.
Naruto used his bow to block the staff blade, while also using his arrow to deflect the katana. Naruto did his best to get some distance, but 3 on 1, Naruto was overpowered when the chain rope caught his leg and trip him. The buzz cut one use the blunt end of his wakizashi to knock out Naruto. With that, they quickly tied him up. The woman told one of the men to carry him. It wasn't until he tried to pick up Naruto that he said, "Hey, how much does this kid weigh since he feels like a ton. It feels like I'm picking up a boulder."
The other one also picked him up and also agreed. The woman told them to stop playing around and just take him, which both men used all of their strength to carry him out of the village, but not before finding his jounin sensei.
Till next Chapter
P.S. Sorry for the wait, but i got college to attend to 1st. I'll still keep on updating, but it would be slower since I need to focus on school 1st. Kay, till then, hope you enjoy.