Alright! Managed to write and finish this story earlier than planned! Don't expect it to be released so fast, though. I was lucky I had some time to spare and managed to have a brain to write this. Hope you enjoy this chapter. Reviews are very appreciated, except for straight upflammings. Now to answer some random reviews!
Kunoichi of the Moonlit Night -Thanks. I enjoyed writing that scene.
frankieu -Oh, they will see him again for sure.
Vulkhanos -A select few people. I did mention in the first chapter that Yusuke was stronger. I don't plan on writing anoyne from DBZ because let's be honest, anyone from the Frieza arc and on are on par or stronger. Almost all the Saiyans and villains all have the ability to wipe out a planet, whereas the Bijuu's don't have that ability (I think?) Pretty sure they can destroy cities, though.
Guest #1: Don't worry, some of them will show up for sure :)
Guest#3: Sasuke is meant to be bashed on this. Plus I've seen even more cruel versions of Sasuke from other stories. This version of Sasuke has been spoiled by the civilian council.
Beowulf- I don't really plan on Kakashi to fight too much, and you'll see why on this chapter. I might give him something to replace that eye, but that's in planning stage. Maybe a cybernetic eye?
Rest of the Reviewers: Thanks for reviewing! Any encouragements helps out a lot, and criticism is welcomed. Just remember, straight up flamming is a no and just annoying.
As of 10/24/2016, this chapter has been revised and editted. No major change on plot, just a small change on a certain jinchuriki.
After the incident with the Uchiha, nothing much happened after. Anko saw that Miu didn't wear a bra like her, but asked what else she didn't wear. When Miu told her that she felt like any lingerie was too constricting and didn't wear it, Anko left with a nosebleed and muttering about leaving her underwear behind. Rock Lee felt crushed that the only spandex wearing girl was already engaged, but didn't allow it to dampen his Flames of Youth. Rather, he worked even harder for the tournament that was to come. Sasuke was forbidden from even seeing the envoys until they left. The elder advisors tried to argue against that, but Tsunade was adamant about it. They needed to be able to talk to the West in good terms, and stealing and forcefully raping one of the envoys was not a good way to start. Morning arrived, and the envoys gathered at the gate. Tsunade decided to say farewell in person, along with Hiashi and a few others. Kenichi shook Tsunade's hand before leaning in and whispering something in her ears. They left shortly after. If they paid attention, they would have noticed that Ayame and Teuchi had left with them, but all eyes were at Kenpachi, who was flaring his chakra for amusement. Everyone left to attend to their own business except for Tsunade, who was standing there, shocked from what Kenichi had just told her.
"Hiashi, Asuma, come with me," she commanded. Puzzled, the two of them followed her into her house. Tsunade would have chosen the Hokage's office, but didn't feel like it was secure enough for this. Inside her house was a private room where the Shodaime Hokage built personally, preventing any type of seal or eavesdroppers from listening.
"Alright, Hokage-sama, what's this about," said Asuma as he chewed on his unlit cigarette. After marrying Kurenai, he stopped smoking for their baby's safety. She was born two years after Konohamaru left to chase Naruto. His action devastated him and his brother and felt like they had failed their father. Kurenai helped him from his misery and married shortly after.
"It's about the Konohamaru and your children and nephew, Hiashi. They're alive along with Naruto in the West."
Hiashi stood still at this announcement. He had prayed that they were safe, but always feared for the worst. Soon, his stoic visage shattered, he fell to his knees, crying all those tears he had not allowed to show in front of anyone. Asuma wasn't holding back either and was crying. Tsunade felt a huge burden being lifted off her. Naruto was still alive!
After tears were shed, Tsunade told them her plan.
"I'm going to go see the tournament. Konoha can last without me for a little. No doubt the other village's Kage will also attend. There's no way they would miss out on a chance to see the West without any danger. I'm taking Shizune as part of the escort, and I'm extending the invites to you two."
"I will attend. Anything to see my children and nephew again," stated Hiashi.
"Is it possible to invite my wife and child? I was planning to participate in this tournament, and I don't feel safe leaving them here alone without me," asked Asuma. Tsunade thought about it before accepting his conditions.
'Naruto,' Tsunade thought, 'I failed you once already. I won't let anyone prevent me from seeing you again.
At Akatsuki Base
"The West has sent invitations to all the major villages and has decided to invite Oto, too," reported Orochimaru. Everyone had summoned shadow images of themselves to the base to plan for the future. It had been hard to grab the bijuus now they all went missing except for Gaara and B, who were well-protected. Several times, they cornered some, but they all managed to escape due to mysterious circumstances. Gaara managed to defeat them in his own village, although not without some sort of mysterious help. Deidara's bomb suddenly fizzled at the last moment, allowing Gaara to recover and push them back. Next time, Gaara was well prepared for the bomber. It didn't help that Itachi and Kisame suddenly went MIA. Even the Sanbi jinchuuriki, the one Tobi hypnotized, mysteriously disappeared. He had been overthrown, and was about to be killed when something intervened. The end result was he was gone with the wind.
"They have also asked the Kages to come visit. If Konoha's Kage does leave, this could be our chance to strike. They are desperate for the prize money." continued Orochimaru.
"To be honest, I wouldn't mind entering myself," said Kakuza. "That much ryo, plus the chance to collect a few worthy bounties would be worth it, especially what happened last time."
"You think too much of money Kakuza. Jashin does not like those who worship money. Although the tournament would provide many sacrifices for Jashin, too," yelled Hidan, before he started to praise Jashin over and over again.
Pain muted him, to the relief of everyone. They had finally figured out how to mute someone if they got too noisy, and used on Hidan most of the time. Hidan was never told about the mute button and so never noticed that nobody was listening to him.
"Orochimaru, you will also go as Kage to the tournament. We can not allow the Konoha to have the chance to gain so much ryo at once. This can also serve as a good time to spy on the West while gaining money for our cause," commanded Pain. "Take Zetsu with you. He will remain hidden and be useful for spying."
Orochimaru nodded, pleased to be able to see the West. He had heard many things about them and wanted to explore and exploit them. If he was lucky, the Emperor would be a fool and allow him to possess his body. Then he would become Emperor of such a large nation and perhaps become Immortal.
"Continue as planned. Earn money, and locate the bijuus. Do not attract attention to our group. Dismi-"
"Actually, there's one more thing the envoy's mentioned to me," interrupted Orochimaru. Konan coldly stared at him for disrupting Pain and not bringing it up earlier.
"They told me that I was allowed to bring Akatsuki members as part of the visiting group and/or participants. It seems their spy network extends farther than I thought if they already knew I'm part of this group."
Everyone blinked. They were all S-class missing-nins, and they were getting invited to participate in the tournament?
"Alright then. Deidara, Hidan, Kakuza. You three will participate in the tournament. Hidan will go for the weapons only tournament while the other two will be in the last one. Dismissed."
"Alright! I can sacrifice more people for Jashin!" yelled out Hidan. Nobody heard as the mute button was still on him.
Back to the envoys
"So, how are we getting there?" asked Ayame as she was carried by Kenichi. Miu gave her dirty looks but understood that they needed to get to their location fast. Kenpachi was carrying Teuchi.
"We're not running all the way back, if that's what you're thinking," replied Kenichi.
They stopped at a spot before Yachiru took out a gun and shot a flare up into the sky. Soon, a loud rumbling noise could be heard. Teuchi and Ayame looked up in awe and shock at the sky before it came down.
"We're going back in style," grinned Miu before they all got in and went back to the West.
At the palace
Naruto was at his usual council meeting. His council was actually quite uncorrupted, for each one had to be tested and pledged loyalty to help the people, not themselves. He had a clone back in his office doing paperwork. He sighed. Oh, how he loved to abuse the crap out of shadow clones. It was so useful. It didn't make sense why none of the other Kages ever used this jutsu. He made a slightly perverted grin. Hinata and he would use it during their "activities" in their bed. There was just so many different ways they could go at it, and it would seem Hinata was more perverted than him. It was always the quiet ones, wasn't it.
"Naruto-sama, you're doing it again Fufufufu," scolded Ou Ki, one of Naruto's greatest general. Naruto shook his head out of his daydream. Ou Ki seriously scared him sometimes. His personality and the way he acted around people creeped him out sometimes, but as a general and friend, he was irreplaceable.
"I will admit, kit, your vixen does certainly keep you entertained and wanting for more," said Kurama.
"We have received word of that all the villages have accepted and will convene at the Land of Spring," announced a counselor. Naruto grinned. This would be soo much fun to see.
One month later
After receiving invitations to the tournament, every village held their own mini-tournaments and made decisions on who would go. Soon, their decisions were made and the list was sent to the Pekara Merchant house. Everyone was surprised that the merchant house that had made such an impact on them, bringing foreign goods, actually belonged to the West. They were a bit cautious about them but decided it wasn't worth attacking in fear of angering the West. That, and they had high-level seals in each of their stores that it was not worth the manpower to break in. The list was as followed.
Leaf: Taijutsu: Sasuke, Lee, Kiba, Gai, Hideki, Chouji, Sakura (forced in by Asano)
Weapons: Asuma, Yugao, 3 random jounin/chunin
Mixed: Sasuke, Kiba, Shikamaru, Shino, Anko, Sai, Tenzo
Visitors: Tsunade, Shizune, Hiashi, Kurenai&child, Hana, Ino, Homura, Ebisu, Iruka
Suna: Taijutsu: 5 random jounin/chunin
Weapons: Temari, Matsuri, 4 other random jounin/chunin
Mixed: Temari, Baki, 5 random jounin
Visitors: Gaara, Kankuro, Chiyo, 2 civilian council members
Kumo: Taijutsu: C, 4 random joinin/chunin
Weapons: Darui, Bee, Samui, Atsui, Karui, Omoi
Mixed: A, Bee, Darui, C, Samui,
Visitors: Mabui, Jay, 3 civilian council member, 2 shinobi council member
Kiri: Taijutsu: 4 random Jounin/Chunin
Weapons: New Seven Swordsmen group, led by Chojuro and Suigetsu
Mixed:Chojuro, Suigetsu, 4 random jounin
Visitors: Mei, Ao, elder advisor
Iwa: Taijutsu: 6 random jounin/chunin
Weapons: 4 random jounin/chunin
Mixed: Akatsuchi, Suzembachi, 5 jounin
Visitors: Fourth Tsuchikage (naming him Tsutomu), 3 random members of council, 4 shinobi bodyguard
Oto: Taijutsu: 5 random Jounin/Chunin
Weapons: Hidan, 3 random jounin/chunin
Mixed: Shiin, Kotohime, Orochimaru, Deidara, Kakuza
Visitors: Karin, Arashi, Zetsu Black and White, Kabuto
Tetsu: Weapons: Mifune and his 4 top samurais.
Around 120 people traveled to the Land of Spring, wondering how they would get to the West. They imagined that several ships would be waiting for them. Each of them could not wait to see what the West had for them, and of course, were ready to show how superior they were. They couldn't see how wrong they were.
At the Land of Spring
Soon, everyone had gathered there around noon. There were, of course, sparks of anger and restlessness among all the shinobis. Seeing their enemies so close, and yet unable to do anything about due to their Daimyos agreeing to a ceasefire made them nervous. Tsunade certainly growled when she saw Orochimaru smirking at her. The Iwa ninjas were staring at Konoha's with hatred.
"Troublesome," said Shikamaru, "If the West doesn't do something, a fights gonna break out."
"Agreed," rang a voice. The Konoha group turned around to see Gaara leading his.
"Kazekage-sama," the Konoha group bowed. Gaara was furious at Konoha when he heard that Naruto was banished, and broke off all alliance with them. He tried to send his shinobis after Naruto to offer sanctuary as Suna-nin, but was too late. Naruto had disappeared, and Gaara was depressed. He made it his dream to become Kage for himself and Naruto. Every time Gaara saw Sasuke now, he had to resist the impulse to Sand Coffin his body.
"It's been a long time, Gaara-dono," said Tsunade. Gaara merely nodded. He was also still mad at Tsunade for not being able to do anything.
While Konoha and Suna mingled for a bit, with Shikamaru flirting with Temari, a weird sight to see, the rest of the Shinobi villages and the Samurai kept to themselves. Soon, a loud ringing noise could be heard, and everyone looked to the source to see Koyuki standing in front of them all with a loudspeaker.
"Attention, Attention. The ride to the West will arrive in approximately 10 minutes. Please be prepared and take all you items with you. Do not cause trouble, or you will be escorted off my land and miss the tournament."
"Man, that's the Daimyo whose also the actress who starred the main character in the latest and hottest movie ever, Icha Icha Paradise! That's HOT!," said Atsui.
"What if the ride doesn't come in 10 minutes, what if it's a trap? Then we'll all be stuck here with no allies, and the..." Omoi kept continuing until Samui hit him on the head to shut him up.
"10 more minutes, huh. Hopefully, nothing will happen," said Shizune, until she looked up at Koyuki. "Wait! Isn't that?" she pointed at the person next to Koyuki. The Suna and Konoha group, as well as Kumo and Kiri all, looked to where she was pointing. Gravity-defying silver hair, a bandanna that covered his left eye, wearing a facemask that covered everything but his eye, and carrying the trademark orange book, everyone recognized him.
"KAKASHI!?" yelled out the Konoha group. He turned around to the voice, looking at them, before turning his attention back to his book. Everyone face faulted at his attitude, while Gai was moaning about his ex-rivals hip attitude. Tsunade was about yell for him when he noticed another person, someone she had not seen in seven long years. Long white hair, red lines on his face, a horned forehead protector with the kanji Oil. Jiraiya was also here! Her heart leaped. Maybe she could convince him to come back. Maybe she would have the chance to finally date Jiraiya, even if it meant dealing with his perverted personality.
Jiraiya noticed the Konoha group and gave a small wave before noticing Tsunade. In her eyes, he noticed that she had not slept well at all. Even though she kept continually rejecting him, Jiraiya always cared for her no matter what. He was surprised to see that within those brown eyes, a glimmer of hope had been brought back in, as well as... love? Shaking it off, he tapped Kakashi on the shoulder, signaling him to come with him to greet Konoha at least. Sighing, Kakashi put his book away, but not before pulling his mask down and giving Koyuki a peck on the lips. Koyuki giggled and blushed, but kept her calm. Putting back his mask, he shunshined down to where Konoha was with Jiraiya.
"What's up?" he asked casually. Everyone who cared except for Sasuke, Hideki, and Homura, were staring or pointing at him, stuttering. Finally, Ino was able to talk first.
"YOUR KOYUKI-SAMA'S BOYFRIEND?!" she shrieked. Everyone automatically looked at the person who was supposedly Koyuki's boyfriend.
"Nope," said Kakashi, causing everyone looking to facefault. Clearly, he had kissed her, so that didn't make sense.
"Baka-Kakashi! Your playing with her feelings!" screeched Sakura, who Kakashi ignored.
"How unyouthful, my ex-rival. You shouldn't play with a maiden's feeling!" shouted Gai, with Lee supporting for him.
"Did you say something, Gai?" Kakashi asked, causing Gai to cry crocodile tears.
"If you're not dating her senpai, then what are you doing?" asked Tenzo.
"She's my fiancee," said Kakashi nonchalantly. Everyone froze at that announcement. They just noticed that Kakashi was actually wearing fine silk robes, like Koyuki.
"Yep," confirmed Jiraiya. "He and Koyuki-sama will be getting married soon. He even starred as my male cast in my movie, too!" he said with a perverted grin.
"What! That's so not Hot!" moaned Atsui.
"That man got good move, you've already lost. To get a gal like her, needa be smooth, like groove," rapped Bee, who was instantly subjected the iron claw from A.
"Well, it was good seeing most of you. I have to get back to escorting my fiancee," said Kakashi before shunshinning back to her. Jiraiya was about to do the same when he felt a pull on his clothes. Turning around, he was surprised to see Tsunade holding on to his clothes. Except for this time, she was like a child who had lost her way and was now clinging onto him like a lifeline.
"Tsunade-hime?" Jiraiya asked.
"Please, don't leave me," Tsunade wept. "I didn't know how much you meant to me when you left. I finally get to see you after seven years. Don't leave me so fast now."
Seeing her in this state broke Jiraiya's heart, and so he hugged her, surprising Tsunade. Usually, Tsunade would be punching him for being so affectionate, but this hug felt warm and comforting.
"Don't worry, my hime. Everything will be alright. I promise to be back again soon. I'm coming to the West with Koyuki's party. They were invited, too," whispered Jiraiya before letting her go. Tsunade wanted more hugs but knew that she had an image to maintain.
Jiraiya shunshinned back to where Kakashi was to see Koyuki with a teasing smile.
"So, after so many years, you finally got the girl of your dreams, eh?" teased Koyuki. Jiraiya just turned around, not letting her see his red face.
A beeping noise could be heard from her watch all of a sudden. She looked at it quickly before grinning.
"Attention everyone." All chatter ceased at this announcement. "The ride to the West has just arrived!"
All the attendees turned their attention to the sea, trying to see if there was a boat or ship arriving. They saw nothing and were about to yell of she was playing a joke when she merely pointed up. A humming noise could be heard from the skies, so they looked up and jaws dropped everywhere. A large airship was descending from the heavens themselves right in front of them. As the airship landed at the sea in front of them, a platform popped out from the ship to allow them in. A man with yellow hair and a stubble came out of the ship. He had goggles and a spear in his hand, and his whole aura spoke volumes of him. Here was a man who had been into many wars and fought in them. Everyone became slightly scared of the West at this airship. It was common tactics that if you had the higher ground, you had the advantages. Here, the West could always have the higher ground now.
"Alright punks, my name's Cid. This beauty's here name is Highwind, and I'll be your captain today," the man introduced himself. "I've got a few rules to go over with you, and I don't wanna be your babysitter for too long. One, don't fight in my ship. Two, don't annoy me. Three, don't mess with my crew. Four, don't go into areas your not allowed to. I have guards there and notification seals, so don't think I won't know. And the Fifth and important rule, DON'T ANNOY ME! Anyone who doesn't follow these rules while in my ship gets booted off immediately."
"You mean kicked off after we land?" asked Karui. "So we would need to find some other way back home?"
"No, I mean booted off my ship literally, while the ship is still flying" clarified Cid. "It's gonna be about 10 kilometers from the airship to the land, so I hope you guys know how to fly if you don't follow my rules."
Everyone paled at this. Nobody wanted to fall off from that high of a distance, even if there was water below them.
"I think it might be best if we don't try to spy on the ship for now," whispered the Black Zetsu to the White Zetsu, who nodded.
Soon, everyone got onboard the ship to what seemed to be a storage room. They were amazed that there was enough room for all of them. Omoi was worried that the ship was a trap, or that they would all fall while falling, and continuing off his list of extreme worries. Cid got very annoyed at him, and duct-taped his mouth shut, deciding it wasn't worth kicking someone off... yet. The Kumo group actually thanked him for doing them a service.
Soon, the airship's engine started, and everyone could see and hear the blades on the ship to rotate, making a chopping noise before it became a hum. The platform was closed, and the airship lifted off back into the air. Everyone was nervous and amazed at this. Then 20 minutes after launch, a melodious ringtone could be heard, followed by a voice.
"Attention everyone. This is Shera, your vice-captain of the ship. You are now free to move around the ship. If you take the stairs up, you'll be able to enjoy the view from above. Please do note that any room that says staff only, do not attempt to enter. If you do not, then-"
"You'll be booted off the ship, and I'll be the one who gets to enjoy kicking you off. Even got a plank for you to walk off before I kick you in the ass," interrupted Cid.
"Like he said, you will be forced off the ship in an unpleasant manner. Please do enjoy the view, though," continued Shera, "That is all." Another ring tone followed it, signifying the announcement was over. Everyone looked at each other before scrambling up the stairs to get a view from above. Even if most of them were trained assassins, they couldn't help but want to enjoy a view from above. To be able to fly was many people's dream. Sasuke merely brooded in the storage room, among with a few others.
Tsunade enjoyed the view, but her first priority was to find Jiraiya. After searching high and low, she finally found him talking to Mei. Her hands shaking, she quickly walked over to him. She could see that the woman was flirting heavily with him, and didn't to lose her chance. She grabbed Jiraiya and stormed away with him apologizing and being dragged. Mei pouted at the loss of her chance.
"Don't worry, Mi'lady," said Ao. "That single moment won't happen again. I'll be sure to always delay anyone who interrupts your conversation. The "
'Moment. Won't Happen, Always, Delayed, Single,' Thought the Mizukage. It interpreted to 'That moment where you won't be single will always be delayed.'
"Shut up Ao, or I'll kill you," said Mei, causing Ao to cry.
Jiraiya finally got tired of being dragged and heeled, stopping Tsunade in her path.
"Tsunade-hime, what's wrong?" he asked. He didn't get an answer because Tsunade whirled around and kissed him, hard. Jiraiya was surprised at this sudden movement but didn't complain. Instead, he kissed back, pushing her into a wall. They stopped when they needed to go up for some air.
"I missed you," muttered Tsunade. "Don't get used to this, though. I have an image to maintain, still,"
"I wouldn't have it any other way," replied Jiraiya. They would have kissed again, and perhaps find a room to explore further when a commotion took their attention. They looked to see an Iwa ninja harassing one of the crew members, trying to get into a restricted zone. Many of the shinobis looked with interest to see how this would be handled. Then, a slim woman with brown hair and glasses came by.
"Please sir,do not try to cause any more trouble and we will overlook this incident," said the woman.
"Ha, you think you can order me, an Iwa Jounin, around? Go back to whoring yourself slut," said the Iwa-nin, not knowing he had just sealed his doom.
A spear came flying right into his shoulder, lifting him off the ground and making him fly about 10 feet before being pinned onto the wall. Everyone looked to see Cid had thrown it, and he looked very pissed. Nobody dared to block his way, and a direct path was formed from him to the idiotic ninja. Cid yanked the spear out and dragged the Iwa-nin with him. Everyone followed him, interested to see what would happen.
"Get the plank out. I get to use it again," stated Cid. The crew members happily agreed, and soon a door was opened with a plank sticking out. Cid forced the shinobi onto the platform. The shinobi did his best to not fall off by putting chakra on his feet and sticking onto the plank.
"Alright you've broken all six of my rules," announced Cid. Everyone looked confused, he only said five and repeated one of them for emphasis.
"Ummm, what's the sixth rule?" asked a random Kumo-nin.
"Don't insult my wife Shera," replied Cid, causing the Iwa-nin to freeze. He knew he was screwed, but he wasn't going to go down without a fight. Before he could do anything, Cid said, "Say this is madness if you wanna live for 4 more seconds."
Confused, the Iwa-nin said "This is madness?" not knowing he was just creating his own death scene.
"THIS. IS. HIGHWIND!" shouted Cid as he recreated the kick he saw from a movie about Spartans. Obviously, he didn't use the same line, but he didn't have any good ones, so he thought his ship's name was appropriate. The Sparta-kick sent the Iwa-nin over the edge and tumbling down off the ship. Everyone looked in horror to see Cid wasn't joking about his threat as the poor Iwa-nin disappeared from sight.
"He's not gonna live through that," said a crew member.
"That's the 4th one this month right?" asked another crew member. "Pay up, I win." It was interesting to see that the crew members were already used to their captain's antics.
"Least he didn't make a mess last time some idiot insulted his wife," said the third crew member. Everyone decided it might be safer if they didn't go near any of the crew members.
"Cid always backs his threats," chuckled Jiraiya.
"You've been to the west before?" asked Tsunade sharply.
"Of course," he chuckled. "They have very good connections with Koyuki-sama. Its a shame that wasn't Sasuke. Would've made life soo much better." Tsunade had to agree on that.
After two hours of flying, the same melodious tone rang out again, signifying another announcement.
"Attention. This is Shera, your vice-captain speaking. We will be arriving at the Imperial City within 15 minutes. Please remember to bring all your items with you when you get off the Highwind. We will not be responsible for any lost items. If you look through the windows now, you should be able to see the Imperial City coming into view."
Everyone scrambled to see the city. Soon, the clouds parted, and everyone could see the city in its glory. It was huge, much bigger than Konoha or any of the Shinobi Villages. So many buildings and streets, and there were towers all over. And yet, its busy streets were well organized and beautiful. The scenery was breathtaking. At the center of the city was the Imperial Palace in all its glory. On the far right, they could see a huge Colosseum, where they would fight. The Easterners couldn't wait to test their skills against the West, hoping to show them what it meant to use chakra. It would be a painful lesson for those who were not ready.
Thanks again for reading! As college has started, It'll definitely eat up my time to write. I'm not too sure when the next chapter will be up, but I will try to do it before 3 weeks maximum. Also, you may have noticed, I have absolutely no talent in rapping, so if you don't like how I tried to have Bee rap, sorry! I will accept help from people who want to help me write out Bee's lines, though.