I am going to start placing the first word of any scene change in bold so you know when the scene changes.
Chapter 6 Around the World
The rain was coming down in a down hard and fast as the massive storm headed east toward the village hidden in the leaves. Near the center of the storm Sasuke was running at full speed jumping from tree branch to tree branch all the while trying to avoid the downpour of rain. Each drop of rain felt like a bee string, that fact would have sent almost everyone under cover. Sasuke just keep going as the trees started to thin out as the great Afon river appeared though the trees, that river marked the border between the mostly rocky desert climate of wind and Earth country and the moderate forest climate of Fire and the lesser ninja countries. Normally the river was only a hundred yard wide but now all the rain had caused it to grow to almost double its normal size.
"How do you want to play this one Sasuke?" asked Katsu as Sasuke picked up speed as he neared the last still standing tree. Then using chakra to enhance his strength he pushed off the tree branch and jumped the nearly 200 yards between the tree and the far bank of the flooded river. Sasuke could help but look down at the fast moving flood water which would be impossible to stand on. For what seemed like forever he hung in midair before finally landing in the water a mere step away from the dry land.
"Impressive." stated Katsu as Sasuke stepped onto dry land. For a moment he moved stopped under the protection of one of the trees for a breather.
"What did you expect?" responded Sasuke as he took a drink of water from a black canteen located on his hip. Once he had gotten his fill he checked his watch, he had to do a double take as he checked to make sure the time was right.
"Yes, you really are making that good of time."
reassured Katsu before Sasuke moving back into the trees to carry on his journey.
Back in the Leaf village hungry scared people where moving into the cafeteria l of the Leaf village main hospital.
"Alright everyone remain calm we have food and we will explain everything." Stated Ino as she stood near the entress of the main cafritira as the crowds of scared people moved past her. Suddenly she noticed a new face in the crowed as yet another member of the Konah 11 walked toward her.
"Kiba you have a demon too?" asked Ino as the next head of the Inzunikia clan stopped infront of her. Ino looked into Kiba's eyes but since they where naturally slitted she couldn't tell if he had a demon or not.
"No." admitted Kiba "I came to talk to Naruto and the others."
"But this area is on lockdown because they think this is some kind of infection." added Ino
"Well if this is an infection, I am in good company if I get it." laughed Kiba "Now where is Naruto?"
"Last I saw him he was talking with Konohamaru." explained Ino as she took a breath.
"Something bugging you?" asked Kiba
"It's personal, nothing to worry about." explained Ino
"Care to share, I mean sooner or later Naruto will come to check up on you." explained Kiba as he crossed his arms over his green jonnin jacket.
"What does that mean?" asked Ino
"It's just Naruto is the type of guy to check in with his girlfriend or in this case girlfriends every so often to make sure they are ok." explained Kiba
"Then maybe you should go find forehead he will check in with her first." explained Ino
"Well she is first." added Lydia inside Ino's mind.
"I mean until last night he showed almost nothing more than a passing interest in me. I mean every once in a while he would flirt with me but not much." Explained Ino "This is something I normally would share with forehead."
"I wouldn't say just a passing interest." explained Kiba as Ino looked at him.
"What does that mean?" asked Ino
"You know Naruto he may be one of if not the most bad ass ninja in the world but he isn't the type of person to hurt anyone feelings." explained Kiba "I would have to bet he didn't flirt with you as much because he felt that if he did it more he would be hurting Sai."
"Sai, I haven't been on a date with him in years." Explained Ino as she placed her hand under her chin "Then again, that does sound like Naruto not to ask out the ex girlfriend of one of his best friends even if the women wants him to."
"That's Naruto for you, he thought of you as Sai's girlfriend and Sakura as Sasuke's." explained Kiba "I mean just last night he told me had had thought about being with you multiple times."
Ino couldn't help but smile at the news.
"Thanks Kiba." answered Ino
"Now how he will balance you and Sakura I don't know but if anyone could it is probably him." explained Kiba
"Well Hinata has a demon who wants to become Naruto-kun's third." explained Ino as Kiba's eyes narrowed a bit before lowering his head. "Sorry Kiba I thought since you knew about Naruto, forehead and me I thought you knew about Hinata."
"No I didn't." explained Kiba "I just can't check a break can I?"
"Sorry Kiba." apologized Ino
"It's alright." said Kiba before moving off "Well I am going to go find Naruto."
"I feel like shit." thought Ino
"Well there isn't anything you can do about it besides if a demon doesn't pick him then there really isn't anything that can be done." explained Lydia
"What does that mean?" asked Ino
"Well we are joined which means everything is joined. Demon chakra has weaved it's way though all your cells including your eggs." explained Lydia "Which means unless you mate with someone who has demon chakra then no children can be born."
"But Naruto was born and Kushina had the Kyuubi?" asked Ino
"First she was a female with a male demon so there couldn't be a true joining even if the Kyuubi wanted too. So her reproductive cells remained totally human." Explained Lydia "Also the Kyuubi was sealed away, we are joined not sealed."
"Oh, I see." answered Ino
Meanwhile in Sunagakure the Kazekage Gaara of the sand had all but skipped breakfast and it soon became clear that lunch would pass with nothing to eat. The former jinchuriki was busy looking over the latest numbers of those who now had demons within them; unlike other villages Gaara had ordered his ninja not to treat it as an infection. The only thing they were doing the same as other villages where putting all those who where now jinchuriki in the same part of the village. Those moved there weren't even under guard they were just asked to stay there for the time being. However over the past half an hour the number of new cases coming in had slowed down but not stopped.
"Here is your lunch." said a soft voice as Gaara looked up to see dark eyes of his long time girlfriend and commander of his jonnin core, Matsuri.
"Did I miss it again?" asked Gaara
"Yes." answered Matsuri as she watched her boyfriend take the sandwich.
"You know there is one thing bugging me." Explained Gaara as he leaned back in his chair before turning to look out of the window at the village he was sworn to defend with his life.
"Just one thing, we have demons joining with humans all across the village and around the world making thousands of jinchuriki. You only have one question?" asked Matsuri
"One major one." clarified Gaara as Matsuri moved to stand beside her sitting boyfriend.
"And what is that?" asked Matsuri
"Why I am not one of them?" asked Gaara as Matsuri blinked "I had a demon within me for years and if Lady Tsunade reports are true most of Naruto's friends are now demons, you would have bet given that information I would have a demon within me now."
"Well I don't really know." Answered Matsuri as she turned and started looking at some of the reports sitting on Gaara's desk, her eyes locked on the transcript of an interview of one of the first people who had gained communication with their new demons. "Wait a second."
"What is it?" asked Gaara as Matsuri moved to get a better look at the report.
"This man's demon said that the Kyuubi is their Kage." explained Matsuri before she smiled "There is your answer right there."
"What are you talking about?" asked Gaara
"Well think about it, if the Kyuubi is their Kage that makes Naruto the Kage of all Jinchuriki." explained Matsuri as Gaara nodded his head. "I see, so if a demon had joined with you then they would have to treat the Kyuubi like a Kage."
"And I am already a Kage so that wouldn't work." said Gaara "Yes, that makes sense."
"That would also mean that all the Kages are safe from becoming demon." added Matsuri "I'll make sure to send that to the other Kages."
"Thank you." answered Gaara as suddenly Kankura stormed into the room causing both of them to look up at the legendary puppet ninja.
"Gaara we have a major riot brewing." explained Kankura "Some of the villagers are preparing to kill some of the new jinchuriki."
"Of all places here?" asked Matsuri before looking at Gaara "You where a jinchuriki and Kage at the same time."
"We don't have time." stated Kankura as Gaara stood up throwing on his Kage robes, maybe the sight of him in his official uniform will cause them to back off.
"On the way." said Gaara "By the way, where is Temari wasn't she suppose to be suppose to be here nine this morning?"
"I saw reports about bridges being flooded out due to the heavy rain fall." explained Matsuri as they headed out to deal with the rioters.
Back in the Leaf village a family was sitting around the table for a late lunch.
"When will this heat wave break?" asked a little girl as she looked out the window at the sunny day she couldn't spend outside running.
"Heard there is a massive storm heading our way, that will break the heat wave." explained her older brother as he poured himself a glass of water.
"But then I will be stuck inside because of the rain." Added his sister as his mother placed their lunch in front of them.
"Dad is there any word about the infection?" asked the boy to his father
"No, but we have one of the best medical units in the world everyone will be fine." added the father as suddenly their front door came smashing down. Causing the family of four to jump up as four masked ANBU ninjas stormed their home with weapons drawn. Soon all of them has swords placed to their necks.
"What is going on?" asked the father
"You all are infected you will come with us now." ordered the masked ANBU
"We aren't infected." yelled the son
"You are come with us now." yelled the commanding ANBU
"Or we could just kill them now. Stop the infection by killing the infected." stated a younger ANBU
"Never say that again." ordered the commander
"Yes. Sir." answered the younger ANBU as two others started restraining the family. All around the village ANBU teams where storming houses and restraining families and taking them to the Boschi housing addition.
Only a few miles away Kiba was pushing though the crowds of people getting their lunch finally he noticed a tall blonde hair man leaning against the wall with a small grill cheese sandwich in his hands.
"Naruto." yelled Kiba as Naruto titled his head up a bit at the sound of his name. His now slitted eyes scanned the crowed until he noticed Kiba moving toward him.
"Kiba?" asked Naruto
"Yes, and before you ask no as far as I know don't have a demon in me." Stated Kiba
"Then why are you here?" asked Naruto
"I came to talk to you." explained Kiba
"So when are they going to let us out?" asked Naruto as he took a bit out of sandwich.
"Soon but they are going to move you to some another part of the village until everyone is settled down." Explained Kiba
"Another part of the village?" asked Naruto
"I don't know where but at the moment there are teams of ANBU searching the village for people who have demon chakra and taking them there." explained Kiba "They are probably going to move you within an hour or two."
"I don't like the sound of that." stated the Kyuubi
"Me neither but I don't see any other way." added Naruto
"Alright, I'll tell the others and prepare everyone to move out but it will take time." explained Naruto "We are still trying to explain everything to the people."
"Alright but you don't have forever, they are running the sweeps like a military operation. Using Hyuuga clan members to search every house as they move." explained Kiba
"So we have about four hours." said Naruto
"How could you know that?" asked Kiba
"I am next in line to become Hokage, I know what the village is capable of." explained Naruto with a grin. "I know how many Hyuuga clan members are in the ninja core and given that there is thousands of buildings to search though it will take time."
"Alright I'll head out then." explained Kiba as he started heading his way out of the hospital as he neared the airlock he was stopped by two ANBU dressed head to toe in bright yellow biohazard suits.
"Where are you going?" asked one of them.
"Don't worry I just took off my suit when I came in here." explained Kiba
"Well then you're doomed to stay here for a while." stated the second "Because you're infected."
Kiba's eyes widened at the news before he smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" asked the ANBU
"Because I am in better company in here then you are out there." explained Kiba as he turned back around and headed back inside.
Far to the north in Lightening country in a small roadside hotel Killer B, the adoptive brother of the fourth Raikaze A was finally getting up after spending most of the night on the move.
"Lord Jinchuriki is up and ready to take on the day." rapped Killer B as he got dressed only to stop as he put on his glasses. He turned toward the bathroom mirror only to confirm what he saw, his eyes where now silted. "What is going on?"
"I believe it would be best if I explain it to you and your teammates." said Gyuki the 8 tailed
"Alright." said Killer B as he put on his dark glasses before leaving his hotel room and moving across the hard wood floors until he reached the door of his squad commander Samui. He quickly knocked on the door, after a few moments the doors opened to revile the busty blonde hair ninja. Killer B's eyes widened as he noticed that Samui was dressed only in a white shower robe and her normally well kept hair was messy as if a pair of hands had run though them. On top of all that her light blue eyes where now silted like his.
"Let me guess you know something about what is happening with our eyes?" asked Samui
"Yes now get dressed and meet in my room in ten minutes. I'll wake the others." explained Killer B as Samui lowered her head.
"Don't bother; there is more to it than that." stated Samui as she opened her door a little bit more and stepped aside to reviled her two other teammates, the red haired woman Karui and the white haired man Omoi in the process of getting dressed. "I woke up with them."
Hours later the air was tense as Lady Tsunade sat down at the council meeting room, it had been such a long day that the last of the sannin had lost track of time so much she was amazed to realize that it was already five thirty at night.
"We have finished our sweep and the last movement of infected from the hospital is completed." reported acting ANBU Captain.
"And how many are we dealing with? 900 or so right?" asked Homura as the ANBU captain took a deep breath.
"Final count is 4,558 people are infected." reported the ANBU Captain as every council member's eyes widened.
"That is almost 1% of the total village population." exclaimed Koharu
"At least now they are isolated in the Boschi addition." added Unkai Kurama
"But that addition was suppose to be torn down and it was only suppose to hold 2,000 people at most." explained Shikaku "We are trying to fit way too many people in that area."
"We have to get them out of there." ordered Lady Tsunade
"It is only temporary." explained Koharu "They can spend a night or two there while we solve this issue."
Outside the halls of the main Hokage building Naruto along with Ino and Sakura stood looking at the place where their village had sent them to live. The heat was still there but the dark clouds on the horizon and the sound of thunder meant that the massive storm which they had been expecting was on its way.
"You have to be fucking kidding me?" asked Ino as she looked at the massive complex of buildings with rusting metal gutters and flaking paint coming off the sides.
"The Boshi addition, I thought it already was destroyed?" asked Sakura as she looked toward one of the buildings only to see that half the roof was gone. Another building had only a tin roof. "All these buildings are unsafe. Lead paint, toxic mold, floors giving out and electrical fires. Half of the civilians injured in homes accident that came into the hospital came from here."
"You can't keep us here." Yelled a voice as Naruto turned to see a man yelling at jonnin standing on top of a concrete wall which was the only structure which looked safe in the entire area. Naruto looked around to see that all around him where giant concrete walls, the only opening was the road they had just walked down and that way was now being blocked off by a metal gate. Everyone was packed around the buildings like sardines in a can. At first No one wanted to go into the buildings and risk having them fall down on them.
"Listen up!" yelled a voice over a load speaker as everyone turned to look up at a masked ANBU captain. "Under order of the Village council you are all on lock down until we know what is happening to you all. If any of you try to escape we will use any force needed including death to stop you."
"It's a prison." stated Naruto as the gate closed as the crowed began to yell back. Suddenly rain started to come down light at first but soon it was overpowering as people headed into the builds choosing to risk staying in the unsafe buildings then in the rain which was now falling hard. Soon almost five thousand people where packed together in buildings which had been hurried built to house two thousand people after Pain's attack.
Hundreds of miles away the rain was still falling was now joined by almost inch size pieces of hail.
"You impress me human, most would have ran for cover by now." stated Katsu
"Believe me I have thought about it." admitted Sasuke as a large branch broke off from above him. The branch smashed down toward Sasuke who had to jump out of the way a second before it smashed the branch he was on.
"That was close." said Katsu as Sasuke took a breath under the cover of the thickest top cover he could find, however each drop of rain and hail which fell down though the cover hit with the force of bee sting. "I think it would best if we find a place to rest while the storm moved past."
"I agree." stated Sasuke "But not here, not enough cover from the rain."
"Agreed." added Katsu as Sasuke started jumping from tree to tree again. Minutes passed as Sasuke jumped from the thickest tree cover to tree cover trying to stay out of the stinging rain. Suddenly as he jumped between two tree branches a kunai passed within inches of his nose. Sasuke came to a stop as two more kunai hit the trunk of the tree.
"It appears that we are under attack by someone who has really good aim." said Katsu
"There are only a few people in the world that could do that." thought Sasuke "Not even dead last could have gotten that close to me. I was moving too fast and with the rain and hail effecting the course of the kunai, a person would have to run though hundreds of calculations to aim the kunai right."
"You have it narrowed down don't you." asked Katsu
"It's one of two people." stated Sasuke as another kunai landed with a paper tag on it. Sasuke jumped onto another nearby tree as his eyes focused on a blonde hair kunoichi standing on top of large tree branch. She was dressed in skin tight black pants with long sleeve black top, with covers over her hands. Her tan jonnin jacket meant she was a member of the strangely core. Her green eyes where now silted marking her as a jinchuriki, she spun her giant fan behind her back as she prepared for another attack.
"Temari, she is just smart enough and skilled enough to cause me a headache." groaned Sasuke
"Don't kill her, it will prove most troublesome to explain it to my brother." stated Katsu as Sasuke disappeared reappearing on a branch just above and to the right of Temari.
"You're smart enough to know I could kill you where you stand." stated Sasuke as he gripped the handle of his sword "Just like I am smart enough to know that you weren't aiming to kill me, because you would have hit me in your first attack."
"The rain threw off my aim." explained Temari
"No it didn't, you wanted my attention and now you have it." explained Sasuke "So let me guess your demon wants to talk to mine demon."
"Depends which demon do you have?" asked Temari
"Katsu." answered Sasuke
"The brother of the Kyuubi." answered Temari
"Correct, and you?" asked Sasuke as the two enemies stared at each other.
"Anita." Answered Temari
"Demon dog, a moderately skilled warrior skilled in range fighting but that wasn't her main job." explained Katsu "She is the head ambassador of my brother, skilled at making deals with other nations which help the village."
"I am assuming you are heading the Leaf village." asked Sasuke as Temari nodded her head "If memory serves right there is roadside rest station about half a mile up the road, how about we grab something dinner and wait for the rain to pass."
"Why should I trust you? You're a monster." stated Temari
"Because killing you doesn't benefit me." explained Sasuke as he turned around "Besides it's the only safe spot out of the rain for miles and running in this rain in the dark isn't wise, so you don't really have a choice."
"Fine." stated Temari "But one move and I will kill you."
"I would like to see you try." laughed Sasuke as the two of them moved off.
Well I hope you liked this chapter and little skirmish I had between Sasuke and Temari. Now until next time I would ask you all to keep reading. Thanks Wilkins75.