Chapter 12 The Changing Field Part 1
"It's every home? Every business?" asked Naruto for the sixth time as he sat down at a small wooden table in the basement of one of the buildings. Before it had been turned into a makeshift command and control center the room had been a boiler room, dozens of leaky water pipes had caused mold to grow which was one of the reasons why the building had been condemned in the first place.
"Yes." reported Shino as he along with his most of his friends stood in the windowless basement.
"Question how come we didn't know about this sooner?" asked Sakura as she looked at her classmate. "I thought with your insects you would be able to find out what was going on."
"One can't be in every room." explained Shino "I was focused on the command center and the movement of the council."
"But Kiba said you both saw the fires." added Neji
"That is true, however I believed that the best place to find out information was the jonin headquarters." explained Shino as he defended his actions "However they the ninjas in the field didn't report the actions until the morning."
"Shino did nothing wrong." confirmed Naruto "If anyone did anything wrong it was the councilors who didn't do anything to stop it."
"They were not alone." added Shino as his friends looked at him "The reports say that ninjas stood back and watched as homes burned. Only stepping in if the flames threatened human homes."
"Are you sure?" asked Shikamaru like almost everyone else he had assumed that the reason why the fires had gone for so long was because of all the ninjas guarding them.
"I am sure." stated Shino
"This changes things." added Tamari "Word about what happened is already around and in time there will be riots."
"That is what the council wanted me to make sure didn't happen." stated Naruto "They wanted my promise as a Namikaze that there would be no riots."
"Did you give it to them?" asked Sakura
"I hope you didn't because at the moment I want to kick some but." added Ino
"I promised them no violence." said Naruto
"But that was when they said there were just a few disturbances." added Kyuubi
"I was thinking it was nothing a few drunk villagers throwing bricks through windows, not this." Added Naruto
"Best we can do right now is allow people to go get whatever they can from the remains." added Naruto "At the same time try our best to improve the situation here."
"And how do we do that?" asked Shikamaru
"We have wood from Yamato and also tell people that they need to stop at the store and get supplies when they head back home." ordered Naruto
"I wish I had thought about that." added Sakura "I could really go for some fresh coffee."
"I personally want white chocolate." added Ino
"Then you will get your chance." responded Naruto as he looked at the two of them. "I need to stay here to keep everything in control, can you two head to my apartment and recover what you can."
"There will likely be nothing left." explained Ino as Naruto nodded his head "I was only able to save about half a dozen outfits and you know how big my closet was."
"Believe me that is a big closet full of cloths." laughed Sakura as Naruto turned his gaze to
"What about you did you recover anything?" asked Naruto
"A few things but most of my things where either destroyed or stolen." explained Sakura "However they didn't get my medical tools. After we are done here I plan to go help Shuzine, we are setting up a small client."
"Great." said Naruto before looking around at his other friends "Shikamaru I want you to work on surviving the construction of new buildings."
"No problem there." confirmed Shikamaru as Naruto took a deep breath before turning to Temari.
"Temari I need a list of all the jonin ninjas we have including their skill set along with those of their demon." ordered Naruto "We may need them if we have to control a riot."
"No problem however Naruto we should consider the fact the ninjas on the wall will attack us." Added Temari as Naruto blinked at the idea "Sorry Naruto but it isn't that big of a step from standing by and watching homes burn to attacking people."
"These are our fellow members of the ninja core they wouldn't betray us." Added Naruto before lowering his head
"But then again I never expected them to just stand by and watch as homes burned." Admitted Naruto as he stood up "Alright work with Kakashi-sensei to form a plan to defend our position if needed."
"Alright." Resounded Temari
"Shino just keep the information coming." ordered Naruto as Shino nodded his head.
"Of course I live for the job." Confirmed Shino as Naruto stood up before slowly heading up the stairs toward the outside word leaving everyone behind him.
"You all realize that if the situation doesn't change soon our best chance of having any life outside of these walls is to leave the village behind." Stated Temari as everyone looked down.
"I know but Naruto-kun will never agree to that." explained Ino as she rubbed her temples "Hell I don't want to believe this is happening either and Naruto-kun is more diehard life than anyone else. It will take a force beyond any of us to change his mind."
"Agreed, he may know it is the best move to pull out to a different village but he will never leave." Confirmed Sakura "Also what village would take us, I don't see any of the other villages being that happy with a bunch of demons?"
"To address your first point, I think both of you are underestimating Naruto, if he has too he will leave the village but there is only one reason why he would." added Shikamaru as he looked at Sakura and Ino who both had a confused look on their faces "If you two are threatened, if your lives and happiness is threatened he will leave."
Sakura and Ino couldn't help from blush as they each of them thought about the fact that they were the only thing that would get Naruto to leave.
"As for the second point, we will have to wait to see if there is any village that will take us and what the daimyo's do." added Shikamaru "They could easily make this better or worse."
"Odds are they will make it worst." confirmed Temari
"If there is any village that would take us now it is the sand wouldn't it?" asked Sakura "Gaara was a demon after all and he and Naruto-kun are almost like brothers?"
"True but the Sand village can hardly support its own population." stated Temari as she crossed her arms over her chest "It can't support double its population."
"It is in the middle of a fucking desert after all." Added Ino before raising her hands to the other blonde hair ninja in the room "Sorry if that offends you but I was never a fan of the desert."
"It's takes a rare soul to see the beauty of the sand." explained Temari
"It's pointless at the moment." added Shino "We all have work to do."
Hundreds of miles away from the Leaf village on the road to Kumogakure four people were busy getting their camp together as they prepared to move out.
"Are we ever going to talk about what happened?" asked Omio as the Kumogakure ninja looked at his two female teammates, just days ago they had woken up side by side in the same bed.
"If it was up to me never." ordered his blonde haired leader Samui as she moved off toward the river.
"I mean it was our demons not me." explained Omio as he held up his hands in frustrations.
"Still doesn't excuses you for taking advantage of us." stated his red haired teammate Karui as she stormed off following her teammate toward the river leaving her male teammate and their sensei behind.
"I don't understand women, sensei." admitted Omio as he crossed his arms over his chest before heading back to his work of packing up the camp. "I don't even remember the sex but it is still my fault."
"That was your demon taking over it happened to all three of you." explained Killer B as he looked down at the small notebook in his hands.
"But if it was the demons taking over then why is it my fault?" asked Omio
"Simple answer, you're a guy." answered Killer B as he finished writing the next lyric of his newest song.
A few yards away hidden from the view of the two males the two women were using washcloths to clean up a bit. This was a common trick used in the field when showers where not available both women had stripped down to just their shorts and bra so that they could get as clean as possible.
"Are we going to talk about it what happened amongst ourselves at least?" asked Karui as she looked her teammate who was ringing out her towel before putting it away.
"Our demons already explained things to us they were both looking for some sex after thousands of years sealed away." Explained Samui as she put her top back on "Your demon isn't even the same race as ours. Sensei, Omio and I all have demon oxen within us just like Killer B."
"Ya, but she also said that though humans they can have kids with other races." added Karui worried about what could have happen.
"Don't worry about it." said Samui as she reassured her teammate "Danae told me that they used protection when they had control over our bodies."
"Still we must have been stupid." explained Karui
"Has your demon, Cloe is it told you what her job is?" asked Samui as she went digging for information.
"Not yet, I am still having trouble talking to her." lied Karui as Samui nodded her head.
"Well let's hope yours is more useful than mine, Danae is a banker." Stated Samui as she crossed her arms over her chest. "A banker isn't that useful in the field."
"Well you were always great at math." pointed out Karui
"Are you two ready to go?" asked Omio from the camp. "Killer B-sensei wants to reach the village by nightfall and I don't know about you two but I don't want to spend another night in the field if I don't have too."
"Coming." said Samui as she left Karui standing by the river.
"You could have told her." said a female voice inside Karui's mind as she tried to shut the voice out but it was hard to keep her out. "There is no reason to be ashamed of my job, I owned and operated a bar."
"With a brothel on top of it." added Karui as she closed her eyes only to come face to face with a she wolf with deep blood red fur with white highlights around the muzzle and shoulder blades. "You're a prostitute and a madam, which is why you just jumped into bed with Omio."
"It takes all types to build a village." added Cloe as the demon wolf looked at her partner.
"Are you coming Karui?" asked Killer B
"Coming." confirmed Karui as she cut the link with her demon before packing up her stuff and heading back to the camp.
Back in the Leaf Village Hinata Hyuga along with her cousin Neji where standing in a rather small room located by the gate. The room had been built just that day as an addition to the wall which was being reinforced with more watch towers. The room was only 12 by 12 with two doors, one leading into the prison camp and the other heading back out to the village. Two guards stood by the door leading out and likely more stood on the other side preventing them from escaping.
"Any idea why they called us here?" asked Hinata as she looked at her cousin.
"No." answered Neji as suddenly the door leading out into the village opened up as an older man with long black hair stood out against his pure white robes. He had a black belt around his waist and a small short sword tucked into the belt.
"Father." Said Hinata as she bowed her head to the head of the Hyuga clan.
"Uncle." Said Neji as he bowed as well.
"Hinata, Neji please we are all family here." ordered the almost fifty year old Hiashi Hyuga as both of them looked at the man. Hinata couldn't help but look back and forth between her father and Neji. Neji's father was the younger identical twin brother of her father so it was a common mistake to see them as father and son, with Neji looking like a slightly taller copy of Hiashi.
"Are you two alright?" asked Hiashi with concern in his voice. The once distance man had grown close to his almost disowned daughter and his nephew. He had gotten so close to Neji that there was talk inside the clan that Neji might be named the head of the clan and have his birdcage seal removed making him a full member of the main house.
"We are ok father." answered Hinata "How are things out there."
"Not good dear daughter." admitted Hiashi "The clan as moved to remove you and all other Hyuga members inside these walls from the clan."
"Can they do that?" asked Hinata stunned at the idea of being kicked out of the clan. The only time people left the clan was when women got married and even then they still had a voice in the clan.
"Yes, they can." Answered Neji "If all of the clan elders along with a majority of the clan vote for remove the person is then stripped of the Hyuga name and if they don't have one a birdcage seal is placed on them."
"Well then it will not happen, father is a clan elder so they can get all the elders to vote for our removal." Stated Hinata with a smile as her father lowered his head in shame.
"I am sorry daughter but since the vote was about my daughter and my nephew I was not allowed to vote." explained Hiashi
"But you were allowed to vote when it involved the marriage pack?" pointed out Hinata as she remembered what happened.
Flashback (1 year ago)
Hinata sat in the main meeting hall of the Hyuga council in front of her was the main members of the Hyuga main house council.
"Let us call this meeting to order." Ordered Hiashi as he called the meeting to order "We are here to discuss the possible marriage of my daughter the heiress of our clan."
"I do not know why we are even having this?" asked one of the elder as he turned toward Hinata with his per white eyes. "She is twenty years old and no suitor for marriage as heiress of the clan it is our duty to find her one."
"I have a suitor." stated Hinata
"We all know about your love for the Last Namikaze but he hasn't shown any interest in you." added a female council member
"Naruto-kun has his mind focus on the war, he hasn't dated anyone and has said he doesn't plan to until the war is over." explained Hinata "Please don't find me another man, I have found the love of my life."
"I would like nothing more than give you the space to find love but we need to look at the good of the clan." added another male council member "Marriages traditional happen when the bride is 23 or 25, given the time needed for courting our time is running low."
"Also the Namikaze clan is a lower clan, not the equal of any of the any major clans of the village." Stated the female councilor "They are not equal to the Nara clan or even the Yamanaka clan."
"True the Namikaze clan is a lesser clan and in the past they were not our equal. However within our life time they have produced our greatest Hokage and his son is already a war hero and is on the fast track to be the seventh Hokage." added another Council "Having our heiress be his girlfriend and then his wife would give us a great advantage over the other clans."
"I move that we cancel this meeting and give my daughter the room she needs to court the Namikaze boy." offered up Hiashi
"But some of the other clans have already asked if we plan to marry the heiress off?" asked an elder "We have even gotten offers from other major clans in fire country, it would be rude not to inform those clans of our decision."
"Tell them that the war with Madara is taking too much of our time and we will visit the issue of marriage six months after the war is concluded." explained Hiashi as the other councilors nodded in agreement "With a war going on no clan will be offended that we are focusing on it before marriage."
End Flashback
"The clan felt it was too important to allow me to vote." explained Hiashi "I am sorry but you are not in the clan anymore. The clan is already planning to put the bird cage seal on you daughter."
"I see." Said Hinata sadly as Hiashi pulled out two small scrolls.
"I was able to get your things from the clan homes." Explained Hiashi
"I guess we should consider ourselves lucky others had their homes burned, ours is behind the walls of the Hyuga compound." explained Neji as he took his scroll "Thank you uncle."
"I am just sorry I couldn't have done more, I failed both of you so much while you were growing up I feel that I have failed you again." Explained Hiashi
"You did all that you could, father." Answered Hinata as she hugged her father as suddenly a buzzer went off.
"Your time is up Mr. Hyuga." Stated one of the guards "We have all the other clans to go through today."
"All the clans?" asked Hinata as her father nodded his head.
"We aren't the only ones being kicked out a clan today are we?" asked Neji as his uncle shook his head.
"No, from the news I heard all of them have expelled any clan members who are now jinchūriki." explained the head of the Hyuga clan as he hugged his daughter before walking out.
"The bird cage seal." said Hinata sadly as she started walking out with her cousin.
"Don't worry about the Seal Hinata." ordered Neji as Hinata rolled her eyes.
"Ya, I will not worry about having a seal which can destroy my mind placed on me." Answered Hinata.
"The seal will not take." explained Neji as he lifted up his forehead protector to show that the birdcage seal on his forehead had disappeared "Demon chakra destroyed the seal for me, it will protect you too."
Up at the base of one of the new buildings going up in the prison camp Kakashi Hatake was taking a break from carrying construction material up dozens of floors by hand. He had found a spot which was partly in the shadow of another building.
"You can come out now." Stated Kakashi as he turned toward one of the nearby shadows only to see his old friend and rival the green beast of the Leaf village, the mighty Guy.
"Greetings Kakashi." exclaimed Guy as he did a fist pump expecting Kakashi to do the same. "How are you this youthful day?"
"Let's see, I just got back from my apartment to find it totally burned down and almost everything I own stolen. I have had better days." Explained Kakashi as Guy lowered his arms.
"I am sorry my friend, if Lee or I had been on duty we would have stopped them but even we require sleep." apologized Guy
"It isn't your fault Guy." Explained Kakashi "And truth be told I am not focused on my stuff right now."
"What is the matter my friend?" asked Guy as he studied his friend's masked face "Let me guess you are worried that I will surpass you in the ninja field while you are locked up in here."
"No, I am not worried about that." explained Kakashi "Just a problem every male has sometime in their life."
"Running out of time to train?" asked Guy as Kakashi fought the need to slap his forehead at his friend's comment.
"I am talking about women." explained Kakashi as Guy nodded his head as it dawned on him.
"Well you have two women don't you, Rin and Shizune correct?" asked Guy as Kakashi nodded his head. "What is the problem? I remember how you and Shizune would always laugh and joke together while we were in the field together, there was even talk that you two had already slept together. "
"Well we didn't." snapped Kakashi as Guy took a step back.
"What is it Kakashi, you aren't normally this defensive?" asked Guy "You have Rin back along with Shizune, most guys would be happy."
"Most guys would only see two women that he has all to himself." Explained Kakashi "And truth be told until recently I would have probably thought the same thing but I have too much to deal with before I have any real emotional relationships with either Rin or Shizune."
"Like what?" asked Guy
"Like the fact that Rin spent 16 years of her 32 years on this Earth in coma? She has lost almost everyone she has ever known and has woken up to all this shit." Explained Kakashi
"So help her." Pointed out Guy
"But when I spend my time with her helping her learn about what happened to all our old friends, Shizune gets upset." Explained Kakashi "It is likely she thinks I am picking Rin over her."
"Well it would be easy to see it that way, even though Rin spent all that time in coma she turned out into a lovely women." Explained Guy "Lovely enough for most men including myself to stop training."
"You would never stop training." Correct Kakashi as Guy nodded his head a bit.
"True but I would think about it and that is saying something." Added Guy "While Rin is lovely Shizune also has her beauty."
"Yes she does." said Kakashi as he closed his eyes "And for a while before Rin came back from the grave, she actually made me forget about her and everyone else I lost. I am just having trouble balancing both of them."
"Well all things come if you train hard enough." pointed out Guy "You just need to find ways to make both of them feel conformable."
"Which is why Rin-chan is helping Shizune-chan at medical tent, maybe they will bond over medicine." Added Kakashi as he realized he had added chan to both their names. "God I have been hanging around Naruto too much, that is his habit not mine."
High above them sitting on top of the same building which he had meet Shino on earlier in the day was Sasuke Uchiha. Apart from leaving for food and shower he hadn't left his perch, he had watched as the people below head out to their homes in hopes that it would still be there only to return with nothing more than the burnt remains of their lives. Form this location he could study the movement of the guards on the walls as well as they went around reinforcing their positions and improving the conditions in their guard house.
"They are building these for the long run." thought Sasuke as he watched a pair of ninjas caring a full size refrigerator toward the guard house.
"Sasuke-kun, I am home." said a female voice as Sasuke fought the need to roll his eyes as Karin rushed up to him and wrapped her arms around him hugging him tight. Slowly Sasuke returned a half hearted hug.
"Maybe it is because of the sex but I am actually somewhat happy to see her." admitted Sasuke
"Well sex is always good." laughed Katsu
"Sasuke I brought you some stuff." Said Karin as she pulled back and showed Sasuke a scroll before shoving it into his hands. "I sealed this away for you as a gift for when we next meet."
"Thank you Karin-chan." Said Sasuke as Karin smiled as wide as possible when she heard Sasuke add chan to her name. Slowly Sasuke unsealed the scroll to see a series of different outfits and some of his favorite food.
"Thanks." said Sasuke as he picked up the blood red t-shirt before setting it back down.
"I know you normally go shirtless but thought you would like it." explained Karin before thinking to herself "Besides I don't want any of those other whores trying to get you…you are my man."
"We do need a change of clothes." thought Katsu as Sasuke nodded his head before putting on a deep navy t-shirt with black pants on.
"They took all my stuff and it is unlikely I can get my stuff back any time soon." Thought Sasuke as he picked up the large pure black trench coat. It had a high collar with blood red highlights marking the seams and it went down to his knees. It had small amounts of metal on the shoulder giving it extra support. (I must admit I am modeling Sasuke's new outfit after Kirito's from Sword Art Online, what can I say when I watched that show there where points when I said that is Sasuke when I saw Kirito.)
"There is a lot of pockets on the inside for you to store any equipment." explained Karin as she pointed out some of the pockets which lined the blood red interior of the jacket"I remember that you hate jonin vests. I am just sorry I couldn't get your clan seal on it. They wouldn't have made it if they knew it was going to you."
"Seams a heavier than normal." stated Sasuke as he felt the jacket.
"It along with the shirts and pants are is made out of Aldhard." explained Karin as Sasuke's eyes widened before looking back at the jacket with a new found respect.
"What is Aldhard?" asked Katsu
"It was developed during the war, its fabric that is pound for pound 1,000 times stronger than steal." explained Sasuke "The average sword blow would just bounce off it and the person under it wouldn't even get a mark."
"Impressive." stated Katsu "This will make great body armor."
"I once saw fifty kunai simply bounce off Naruto's Aldhard uniform as if it was nothing." explained Sasuke "The fabric is so controlled that not even Madara was able to get it."
"If it so good then why isn't it standard issue?" asked Katsu
"Because at the base of Aldhard is a mineral so rare that a pound of it costs almost fifteen pounds of gold and that is before you go through the possess of making it" explained Sasuke "This jacket alone probably costs more money than Karin makes in a year, how she could afford it I don't know."
"Well this will go great with that new skill you have been working on before I arrive." answered Katsu
"Thank you Karin-chan." said Sasuke as he put his hand on Karin's cheek, before gently loving stroking it. Karin looked into his dark eyes and saw the most love she had ever seen "How can I repay you?"
"By putting a baby in me." thought Karin out load before she blushed up a storm as she realized what she had said. "Sorry I didn't mean to say that out load…."
Karin never finished her sentence as Sasuke pressed his lips against hers, before pulling back but remaining close enough for their foreheads to touch.
"I can do that for you Karin-chan." answered Sasuke
I hope you liked this chapter, I wanted to focus on some of the other people apart from Naruto. Now I would like to thank everyone who reviewed and I ask that you keep reading. Now I have gotten a few PM saying they want more action and fight scenes in the story and trust me those are coming but I believe that fights mean more if you understand what is at state. Also I have to introduce and explain at least basic backgrounds of the main demons. Thanks Wilkins75