Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing things continue from the last chapter as those in the loop learn what's happened to the Curse Seal of Hell, along with Tayuya showing up to start helping Kin with her mission to seduce Naruto. So, without further ado.
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Naruto, Satsuki and Sakura met with Kin and Karin as they exited the arena, the two Kunoichi having been waiting outside since they were no longer in the exams.
"So what's the Third Exam going to be?" Kin asked, curious of what they'll be doing for the Third Exam.
"It's going to be a tournament held in one month, giving us time to rest, train and prepare to face our opponents. It's also so the dignitaries that'll be watching have time to arrive in the village." Replied Sakura, still nervous at the idea of fighting Satsuki, but also determined to do her best.
"That makes sense, they already tested our knowledge and ability to gather in information in the First Exam, then our ability to follow orders and complete a mission in the Second Exam. Now they're wanting to see exactly what you can all do in a fight. And yeah, it wouldn't be very entertaining if you all had to fight each other while you're exhausted. Who are you all fighting?" Said Karin, wondering who their opponents will be.
"Naruto's fighting Shikamaru Nara, another Ninja from Konoha and part of Team Ten. While Sakura and I will be fighting each other." Satsuki said, surprising Karin and Kin that they'd be fighting.
"But we're gonna be doing our best, no matter who our opponents are." Stated Naruto, smiling at the girls with Satsuki and Sakura nodding in agreement.
"That's good to hear, Naruto. Though it also means all three of you will need to train as much as you can for the next month if you want to do your best." Kakashi said as he walked up to his students, getting the five Genin's attention.
"Kakashi-sensei. Are you going to be helping us train for the month?" Asked Sakura, wondering how they'll be training, doubting they would train together given they'll be going against each other.
"We'll work out how you three will be training once we're out of the forest, tomorrow. But for now, I'd like to talk to you three about…these." Said Kakashi, looking at Naruto specifically and gesturing to his own face, making the Genin tense.
"Kin." Orochimaru said, causing the group to look at the disguised Sannin with him motioning Kin to follow him.
"That's my sensei. I guess I'll see you all later, then." Kin said, making the whiskered ravenette frown.
"Are you still going to stay for the finals?" Naruto asked, hoping she wouldn't be leaving already.
"We will be staying for until the exams are over. After all, I'm sure the Third Exam will prove to be quite…entertaining. Especially being able to see one of the last Uchiha and one of the last Uzumaki fighting. An opportunity not many would pass the chance on witnessing." Said Orochimaru, smirking as Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly while Naruto and Satsuki regarded him warily.
"Uh…thank you. We'll make sure we give it our all and try to beat whoever we go against." Satsuki said, making Orochimaru chuckle lowly.
"I'm sure you will and look forward to seeing how strong you'll have gotten in the next month. Until then, let's go Kin." Orochimaru said, with the Oto Kunoichi nodding in response before looking at the four Genin.
"See you later, then, and nice meeting you. And thanks, Naruto, Satsuki, for the help in the forest." Kin said, with the Uzumaki smiling while the Uchiha nodded in response.
"You helped us first, so thanks for showing up when you did." Said Sakura, knowing it would've ended much worse if Kin hadn't shown up.
"Yeah, thanks for your help, Kin. Oh yeah, and here." Naruto said before taking out a pen and paper before writing down their address and handed it to Kin.
"So you know where we live and can stop by when you want." Said Naruto, making the ravenette's lips twitch up and nod.
"Thanks, I'll be sure to stop by later." Kin replied, waving to the Genin before she left with the disguised Orochimaru.
Once the two were out of sight, Kakashi pulled his students aside with Karin joining them before Kakashi looked at them.
"Now then, Naruto can you please explain why you have those markings on you?" Kakashi asked, with Naruto frowning before tensing when someone put a hand on his shoulder.
"Yes brat. Please explain why exactly you not only broke the Evil Sealing Method, but you're using the Curse Seal in public like this!" Said Anko while narrowing her eyes at Naruto, having been following them to get answers as well.
"What's with you and getting behind me?!" Naruto said, moving from Anko with annoyed expression, not liking how she keeps appearing behind him all the time.
"Work on your awareness and ability to sense anyone approaching you. Now tell us, why you're using the Curse Seal?!" Anko demanded while crossing her arms.
"I'm not! I just woke up and was covered in markings!" Said Naruto, making Kakashi and Anko frown while Satsuki, Sakura and Karin nodded in agreement.
"He's telling the truth. Naruto was just as surprised as us when we woke up and he had the markings covering his body." Sakura said, knowing if the Curse Seal was actually active then it would've been a lot worse.
"I'm also sensor. When Naruto's and Satsuki's Curse Seals activated in the Forest of Death, their Chakra became much darker and chaotic. And while Naruto's Chakra does feel darker, it's nothing like it was before, along with him still being in control of himself." Added Karin, making the Jōnin look at her.
"You're a sensor?" Kakashi asked as the redheaded Uzumaki nodded in response.
"Yeah, and a powerful one. For example, I can sense that eye you have under your headband isn't originally yours since the Chakra in it feels and looks different. I'm also guessing it's a Dōjutsu since it seems to have more Chakra in it than a normal eye. And I know you have a Curse Seal too, one that feels the similar to the one Satsuki has, but it doesn't seem to be sealed like hers. You just choose to not use it." Karin said, shocking Kakashi and Anko that her sensory skills were that powerful.
"O…kay. Then what about you, is yours suddenly breaking free too?" Anko asked while turning to Satsuki, wanting to know if her Curse Seal broke free as well.
"No, mine is still sealed. Whatever kind of Curse Seal Naruto had, it's different from mine, stronger and more dangerous. He did say that while Kakashi-sensei was performing the Evil Sealing Method, it was trying to activate on its own." Replied Satsuki, showing her Curse Seal was still held back.
"She's right, I actually needed to use more Chakra just to complete the Evil Sealing Method since the Curse Seal seemed to resist it." Kakashi said frowning deeply while Anko looked at them in disbelief.
"That's impossible, Curse Seals can't just activate on their own unless whoever has them wants to activate them. Show us that thing again brat." Anko said, looking at Naruto, wanting to see the Curse Seal.
Sighing in annoyance, Naruto pulled down his collar, only for the Jōnin to be shocked when they didn't see the Curse Seal on his neck.
"What the hell?! Where'd it go?!" Said Anko, pulling Naruto's collar down further but didn't see the Curse Seal anywhere on or near his neck.
"…Naruto, take off your shirt." Kakashi said, knowing this became a lot more concerning.
"You mean before the crazy lady just rips it off." Said Naruto while removing his shirt, seeing the purplette looked ready to tear it off herself to find out what's going on.
"Don't think I…won't…what…the…fuck…" Anko said before her eyes widened in shock at the sight of the rest of markings covering Naruto's chest, arms, and back, with all of them connected to the changed Eight Trigrams Seal.
"Damnit. It's somehow integrated itself into the Eight Trigrams Seal. This…this is really not good." Kakashi muttered gravely, not believing the Curse Seal was capable of something like this.
'Just what the hell did you create?' Thought Anko, unable to believe her old teacher created…she honestly wasn't even sure what this thing was anymore, only that it wasn't a normal Curse Seal.
"Uh…Kakashi-sensei, you know what that other seal on Naruto is?" Sakura asked, having been curious about the Eight Trigrams Seal, but had been more focused on what the Curse Seal had done to him.
"Does it have to do with that red Chakra, he can use?" Questioned Satsuki, remembering the red Chakra Naruto used in the forest to transform.
With the whiskered ravenette tensing slightly while Karin frowned at her cousin, feeling his nervousness at the mention of this red Chakra.
'Red Chakra? Does…does that mean…' Karin thought, having heard of only certain Ninja having Chakra like that, before realizing what the Eight Trigrams Seal was for.
"That's a secret, one that you'll need to ask Naruto to learn about. Though right now, all of you are dismissed and can return home. And tomorrow, head to Training Ground Three where we'll go over the training you three will be doing for the next month." Kakashi said, knowing it'd be Naruto's decision to tell them about the Kyūbi.
Satsuki and Sakura frowned at this, before looking at Naruto, only to see him quickly put his shirt back on and grab Karin's hand.
"Come on Karin, I'll show you where we live!" Naruto said as he began walking fast, hoping to avoid any questions his teammates would have about the Eight Trigrams Seal or his red Chakra.
"You know…I can still sense the Chakra inside you, even when it's sealed away and I know what that red Chakra means." Stated Karin quietly, making the Uzumaki tense and look at her worriedly, only to see her smile reassuringly at him.
"And it doesn't change anything, we're still family Naruto. I'm sure it also won't change anything for Satsuki and Sakura if you tell them." Karin said, with Naruto relaxing slightly, relieved that she didn't care about the Kyūbi.
"…I will, later." Said Naruto, not wanting to but figured it's better if they learn about the Kyūbi from him rather than if he ends up losing control.
"Okay, take however long you need. It's your choice." Said Karin, though frowned in concern when Naruto looked away, glancing down at the seal.
'But why does it feel like it's changing?' Karin thought, beginning to sense that the Kyūbi's Chakra was changing, wondering if it was due to the Curse Seal.
The redhead only hoped whatever is happening inside the seal, it won't negatively affect her cousin.
"Satsuki, Sakura." Kakashi said, stopping the two Kunoichi before they could follow the two Uzumaki, with them looking at him in confusion.
"What is it, Kakashi-sensei?" Questioned Satsuki, wondering why he stopped them.
"I want you both to keep an eye on Kin for the next month. Even if she's unaware of Orochimaru's connection to Otogakure, that doesn't mean she's not spying for him. So, just make sure to watch her in case she's up to something." Said Kakashi, with the pinkette and ravenette nodding in response.
"Don't worry we will. In fact, we're already making sure to watch her." Sakura replied, making the Copy Ninja nod in approval before letting them leave.
*With Kin*
Meanwhile, after getting to a deserted part of the tower, Orochimaru had himself and Kin reversed summoned to a temporary base they're using for the invasion.
"Now tell me, Kin, what is your status report?" Said Orochimaru while peeling off his fake face, wanting to know the progress Kin's made in seducing Naruto.
"It's going pretty well, he's already treating me like we've been friends for years despite us having just met, even inviting me to move in with him and his teammates. I've also started getting him interested in me as a partner and I could likely have him in bed before the end of the month." Kin replied, not doubting if she really tried, she could get Naruto to have sex with her in a week at the longest.
"Good, then it won't be long before he's joining us willingly." Orochimaru said with a smirk, pleased that he could have Naruto joining Oto before the exams are even over.
Kin frowned at this, thinking again of just how easy the mission is, unable to help herself in wanting to know just why she was chosen.
"Orochimaru-sama, why exactly was I chosen to seduce Naruto? He's only known me for a few days and barely knows anything about me, yet he acts like we're already best friends. It just seems…a lot easier than I expected it to be, since you wanted me and Tayuya to seduce him, I thought it'd take longer. And then those marks on him and Satsuki, those Curse Seals, what are those supposed to be exactly? And what was the purpose of the mission you gave me, Dosu, and Zaku before? That we were supposed to kill Satsuki?" Kin asked, unable to help herself in wanting to know the full truth.
"The Curse Seals are one of my creations, which I developed after studying the body of one of my followers. Who possesses a special Kekkei Genkai, allowing him to passively absorb Natural Energy along with secreting a special fluid that triggers a transformation. I was able to isolate the enzyme within their body that absorbs Natural Energy and transforms him, using it to develop the Curse Seal. While I usually give Curse Seals to my strongest followers or those I intend to take as host bodies to gain their abilities and Kekkei Genkai, such as Satsuki's Sharingan. Though not everyone who receives a Curse Seal survives, those that do I like to have them tested to see how they handle the new power." Orochimaru casually explained, causing Kin's eyes to widen before she scowled in anger.
"So we were never meant to kill Satsuki, we were just meant to test her! You sent us on a suicide mission!" Said Kin, angry at realizing they had been meant to be killed by Satsuki when she woke up when the Curse Seal first activated.
"Yes. It's only because of my newfound interest in Naruto that you were spared such a fate." Orochimaru said without remorse while keeping it to himself that if by some miracle she and her teammates initially survived, he was simply going to use them as sacrifices for the Edo Tensei as by then they'd have outlived their usefulness.
Kin's anger only grew at this as she clenched her fists, wanting nothing more than to lash out and attack the Snake Sannin. That the only reason she's alive is because she's a pawn that just became slightly more useful. Though she restrained herself from attacking, knowing that if she did it'd only get her killed or wishing she was killed. Since even with the protection she gets from Tayuya's friendship, there are three people it'd be meaningless to.
Kimimaro, who'd never tolerate any sort of threat to his master.
Kabuto, who always feels like he can easily shake someone's hand while holding a kunai behind his back, ready to slit their throat. Along with always looking at everyone like they were simply test subjects to cut open.
And Orochimaru himself, with Kin knowing death would be a mercy compared to what he could do to those that betrayed him or ran out of use.
Thankfully, Kimimaro's only concern was how useful he could be to Orochimaru, not even caring to look at anyone so far beneath him. While Kabuto was hardly ever in Otogakure, given his role as a spy.
"But you shouldn't feel so disheartened Kin, after all I still considered you important enough to give you this mission in the first place. You see, unlike anyone else that receives a Curse Seal, Naruto won't just be another follower or host body I would take. He has a far more important role as should the worst happen; I intend for Naruto to be my successor." Orochimaru revealed, much to Kin's shock.
"Your…successor?" Kin asked in disbelief, not expecting to hear that, or even contemplate the idea of Orochimaru actually dying.
"That's right. The Curse Seal I gave Naruto is one he alone has, the Curse Seal of Hell or I suppose with its recent evolution, the more appropriate name would now be the Eight Trigrams Curse Seal of Hell. With it, Naruto won't only have access to the full power of the Kekkei Genkai used to create the Curse Seal, but I empowered it with Chakra gathered from all nine Bijū and five immensely powerful elemental dragons called the Genryū. More than that, the Curse Seal of Hell is capable of constantly adapting and evolving to grow stronger, it's why the Evil Sealing Method failed. It evolved past it and became stronger, putting Naruto in a permanent Stage One Form that all other Curse Seals need to actively enter." Explained Orochimaru, with Kin's shock growing further.
"And when he joins Oto…you're going to train him too." Kin stated, unable to imagine how powerful Naruto would become with the Curse Seal and then being trained by Orochimaru.
"That's correct, after all if he's to be my successor then he must know everything I do. So you see now, Kin, the amount of trust and faith I am placing in you and Tayuya. You aren't just bringing a new recruit to me; you both will be helping me create potentially the most powerful Ninja to ever live." Orochimaru said, making the ravenette feel a large amount of pride and honor, now realizing just how important this mission is.
"And of course with the loyalty you are showing so far, I believe soon it will deserve a proper reward. Say…receiving a Curse Seal of your own." Orochimaru added temptingly, which made Kin definitely perk up.
"You would give me a Curse Seal?" Kin asked, feeling eager at the idea of getting a Curse Seal if it meant getting the same strength Naruto and Satsuki had.
"Indeed, it only seems fitting to receive such a gift for your help and loyalty in recruiting Naruto. Perhaps even…letting you sign one of the Summoning Contracts I've collected over the years." Orochimaru said, smirking at the excited gleam in Kin's eyes, knowing any negative feelings she had were completely gone.
"Yes! I mean…it would be an honor Orochimaru-sama and I'll do my best to fulfill your orders, ensuring that Naruto joins Oto." Said Kin, bowing to the Snake Sannin, making Orochimaru's smirk widen.
"I'm pleased to hear that. Now stand up, your partner in completing your mission will arrive shortly." Ordered Orochimaru, with Kin quickly rising from her bow, just as the door opened getting their attention at who entered.
With it being a fourteen-year-old girl with fair skin, brown eyes that were accentuated by her eyelashes extending into the corners of her eyes with her distinctive feature being her long, untamed, red hair. Her attire consisted of a black shirt under a tan tunic with elbow-length sleeves and bore the symbol of the Sound Four on the hem, black skin-tight shorts, black arm-warmers, traditional black Shinobi sandals with calf-length leg warmers covered by bandages, and a purple, rope-like belt tied in an inverted bow around her waist. To keep her wild hair out of the way, she also wore a black hat with pipe-like stripes and bandaged sides, keeping her bangs in place while the rest is pushed back behind her ears to trail down her back.
"Tayuya!" Kin said, smiling brightly and unable to stop herself after learning of what she could gain from completing her mission and now seeing her friend again.
Making the ravenette rushed forward and hug Tayuya tightly, much to the redhead's annoyance as she caught herself from falling back.
"Yeah, yeah, glad to see you're still breathing, Kin." Said Tayuya, rolling her eyes in annoyance while patting Kin on the back, despite the fact she didn't hesitate to return the hug and likely would've snapped the neck of anyone else that'd try hugging her.
"I'm doing even better than that, I was given an important mission from Orochimaru-sama. One that you'll be helping me with." Kin said proudly, with Tayuya raising brow before looking to the Snake Sannin.
"What mission do you need us to complete, Orochimaru-sama?" Tayuya asked, curious of what kind of mission he'd have her and Kin work together on.
"You and Kin will be working together on seducing Naruto Uzumaki, a member of Team Seven and teammate of Satsuki Uchiha. Both of whom have been given a Curse Seal and have taken to them nicely. But your focus is only on seducing Naruto and having him join Otogakure." Said Orochimaru, causing Tayuya to repress the urge to scowl and curse.
'Are you fucking kidding me?!' Tayuya thought, not believing sent to seduce some damn brat.
"I've already met Naruto and started getting close to him. While he may not look like much, he actually is surprisingly strong even without the Curse Seal. And he's also really nice, I've only spent a few days with him and he already trusts me, so we don't have to worry about that when you meet him." Kin added, with the redhead relaxing slightly at this.
"Then at least, it's not some annoying fucker." Said Tayuya, glad that she'll not only be working with Kin, but the guy they have to seduce is treating her well.
"Good. Then both of you gather your belongings and go meet him, Kin will explain further details." Orochimaru ordered, with both Kunoichi nodding before exiting the room.
"Alright, what can you tell me about the shithead and what I should expect?" Tayuya asked as they headed to their room, the two having shared one after setting up in the base in preparation for coming invasion.
"You already heard his name, Naruto Uzumaki. For starters he's really nice, though also far too trusting for his own good. I only had to help save him and his teammates from being attacked by a Kusa Team, and he already acts like we've known each other for years. He even invited me to live with him and his teammates. Their sensei bought them a house to live in as a means to promote teamwork." Replied Kin, adding the last part at Tayuya's confused look before the redhead snorted in disbelief.
"I'm failing to see what's so difficult about this mission that we both need to do it, if the shithead already trusts you." Said Tayuya, wondering why both of them needed to do the mission.
"I wondered the same thing, but before you arrived Orochimaru-sama told me how important Naruto is. Apparently he's the first person to survive getting the Curse Seal of Hell." Kin revealed as they entered their room, causing Tayuya to actually stumble in shock.
"He fucking what?!" Tayuya said, having heard of the Curse Seal of Hell, not a lot, but enough to know that anyone that was branded by it barely lasted an hour afterwards, no matter who they were.
"Yep, even more than that, Orochimaru-sama said that if the worst happened, he plans to have Naruto be his successor. And he wants us to be the ones to have him join Oto." Said Kin with a proud smirk, while Tayuya was further shocked to hear this.
"…Well fuck." Muttered Tayuya, now seeing just why this mission was so important, knowing the brat had to be really special if Orochimaru was planning that for him.
"Yeah, it shocked me too. Also one other thing, do you know about the Uzumaki Clan?" Kin asked as they started packing and sealing away their things.
"A little, a bunch of redheads on an island that the rest of the world was apparently scared shitless of, enough that a lot of villages and nations wanted them gone. But clearly they were smart to be scared, but not enough to leave them alone, wiping out the Uzumaki, but still getting their collective asses kicked. With it being one of the primary factors that allowed Konoha to come out on top in the Second Shinobi World War." Tayuya replied, before they began changing into more casual clothing, given neither of them would be fighting for a while.
"Yeah, Naruto's part of it and we also encountered another Uzumaki in the Forest of Death, Karin. I told them about you and that you might be an Uzumaki as well, given you have red hair like all of them are supposed to. So the both of them will be excited to meet you." Said Kin, much to the redhead intrigue at the idea of having family outside of the Shiin Clan.
"I guess this mission won't be bullshit, after all." Stated Tayuya, now feeling intrigued to see this mission through.
*Later*
After packing up their belongings and changing into more casual clothes, Kin and Tayuya left the base, with them heading to Team Seven's house.
With Kin now wearing a black sleeveless double buttoned, collared shirt and a black belt, a short grey pleated skirt and black boots that reach her mid-shin.
While Tayuya was wearing a dark red tank top that exposed her abdomen, a black leather vest, ripped black leggings, dark blue jean short shorts, and black ankle boots. With her hair falling freely without her hat, making sure it covered her Curse Seal.
"You sure this is the right way?" Tayuya asked, given that they're now on the outskirts of the village.
"Yeah, I'm guessing the house is on the outskirts to help them bond more and give them some space to train." Replied Kin with a shrug, knowing that'll make things easier for them if they didn't have to worry about being seen much inside the village itself.
Before the two stopped in surprise when they reached what they guessed was Team Seven's house, only to see it was actually a western-style, two-story manor surrounded by trees.
"They live in this fucking place?!" Said Tayuya, not expecting them to live in a manor like this.
"I…I guess so." Kin said just as surprised before they went up to the porch and knocked on the door, with it not taking long before Sakura opened door smiling politely.
"Glad to see you didn't get lost along the way, Kin. And I'm guessing you must be Tayuya." Sakura said, with the redhead nodding slowly.
"Yeah, nice meeting you." Said Tayuya, the pinkette smiled at her before stepping aside.
"You too, please come in." Sakura said, allowing the ravenette and redhead to walk inside, looking around in amazement.
"I'm honestly surprised. When you said your sensei bought you a house, I didn't expect…this." Stated Kin, motioning to the interior of the manor, making Sakura nod in agreement.
"It was surprising for us too when we arrived. Kakashi-sensei probably made sure it was really nice to help encourage us to stay." Said Sakura as she lead them into the living room, where they saw Naruto, Satsuki, and Karin were sitting around.
Only for Tayuya to stumble slightly in shock at seeing Satsuki only wearing her underwear, not knowing about her lack of shame.
"Why the fuck aren't you wearing clothes?!" Tayuya said in shock, getting the others attention before Naruto grinned at seeing Kin.
"Kin! You made it!" Said Naruto going up to the ravenette.
"Yeah, nice seeing you all again. My sensei just wanted to learn what happened in the Forest of Death before letting me go. Though if I'd known you all lived in a place like this, I would've come here sooner." Kin said, smiling slightly at the whiskered ravenette.
"It was definitely a surprise, but a welcome one. And is this Tayuya?" Karin asked while looking at the other redhead with Naruto looking at her as well, at their potential cousin.
"That's right. Everyone this is Tayuya, Tayuya this Naruto Uzumaki, Karin Uzumaki, Satsuki Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno." Kin introduced, with Naruto and Karin smiling at Tayuya.
"Hey, it's really nice to meet you. Kin told us a little about you, before." Naruto said holding out his hand, which Tayuya shook still looking at Satsuki.
"Yeah, nice meeting you too. And seriously, why the hell isn't she wearing clothes?! And why aren't any of you surprised?!" Questioned Tayuya, still not wanting to know why Satsuki isn't dressed.
"That's just how Satsuki is, she doesn't exactly have much shame about being in her underwear or naked. You'll get used to it, eventually." Sakura replied with a shrug.
"She's right, she even did the same thing when we finished the Second Exam, just started taking off her clothes once we were in a room." Added Kin, smirking slightly, much to Tayuya's annoyance that she didn't mention this.
"I don't know why you're surprised; you've seen the same thing plenty of times in the mirror." Satsuki said, annoying Tayuya further.
"Excuse me for not expecting to walk in and find a damn exhibitionist." Retorted Tayuya as she took a seat before looking at Naruto and Karin curiously.
"So…Kin told me you two are Uzumaki. And that they're apparently known for having red hair." Tayuya stated, making Naruto and Karin.
"Yeah, we were really excited to meet you when Kin told you had red hair, that you could be an Uzumaki too." Replied Karin, with Tayuya nodding while grabbing a strand of her hair.
"It's certainly not a common color in the Land of Sound, I had to deal with a few annoying fuckers that got on my nerves because of it." Said Tayuya as she smirked wickedly, having been made fun of a few times due to her unique hair color.
One of them even called her a tomato, something that just pissed her off more than anything else they said, so she crushed their heads like tomatoes. After that, no one said anything about her hair again, aside from the occasional new recruits that needed to learn their place.
"Well the assholes deserved it then, since you and Karin both have really cool hair. And even if we aren't related, we can still be friends." Naruto said while smiling at Tayuya, much to her surprise.
'Kin wasn't kidding.' Tayuya thought, not expecting him to suddenly trust her this much.
"Thanks, Shithead." Tayuya said with a smirk, much to Naruto's annoyance.
"Oi! I said your hair was cool!" Said Naruto, wondering why she insulted him.
"Oh relax, Shithead, I'm being nice. If I was really insulting you, you'd know." Said Tayuya, making Naruto grumble, which only grew at seeing the amused looks on the other girls' faces.
"So Tayuya, Kin told us you specialized in sound-based Genjutsu by using a flute. Is that just for your Genjutsu or do you like playing the flute?" Karin asked, curious to learn more about their potential cousin.
"I always liked playing the flute, it helps me relax whenever I get tired of dealing with dumbasses for too long. Then I started using it in my fighting style with it helping that the Shiin Clan practices sound-based Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, since not a lot of people expect a flute to be used to cast Genjutsu. Making it fun when I play my melody of death." Tayuya replied with a smirk.
"That sounds really cool, being able to use Jutsu with an instrument. Can you do anything else with it?" Questioned Naruto.
"I also use my flute to control my summons, three giant Doki. I can direct them depending on the melody I play, either to attack enemies or defend me since I usually have to stay still when playing, so I can focus on casting Genjutsu. I also have some decent talent with seals but I haven't really done much with them." Said Tayuya with a shrug.
"I could teach you more about Fūinjutsu, along with you Naruto. Since it is a really useful skill to have no matter what." Karin offered, surprising Tayuya again while Naruto grinned.
"Thanks Karin, that'd be really great." Naruto said, liking the idea of learning Fūinjutsu.
"Why not, I guess it won't hurt to learn something new." Tayuya said, not turning down the chance to learn something new.
The three continued talking until Naruto, Satsuki, and Sakura offered to give them a tour of the house, showing them where everything is and where they'll be sleeping.
"So downstairs is living room/entertainment room, through that door is the kitchen/dining room. And through that door is the downstairs bathroom. We also have a basement through the door behind the stairs, but we don't really use it." Sakura said as they showed the room downstairs.
"There's also a pretty big backyard we us for training, you three can use it too if you want." Said Naruto while showing them the backyard, making Karin, Kin and Tayuya nod seeing it would be a good spot to do some training.
"And then we have upstairs, which is where our rooms are and the second bathroom. Sakura and I share a room, Naruto has a room to himself and then the third bedroom is the guest room." Satsuki said as they went upstairs to see the rooms.
"Are all three of us supposed to stay in one room?" Kin asked with a raised brow, seeing while the room was big enough for two people, three would be cramped.
"No, you and Tayuya will be staying in here together." Said Sakura, making both girls nod.
"Karin, you can have my room. I'll stay downstairs on the cou-" Said Naruto, not minding if Karin took his room, not wanting her to sleep on the couch.
"No. While I will accept the offer to stay in your room, you'll stay there too." Karin said, cutting him off, refusing to have her cousin give up his room.
"It's not really a problem, I'm fine with-" Naruto said only for Karin to cut him off again.
"Naruto, you will be staying in your own room with me, understand." Said Karin giving him a warning look, making the whiskered ravenette gulp before quickly nodding.
"O-okay." Said Naruto not wanting to anger Karin, with the redhead smiling happily.
"Great! I'm sure it'll be fun for us sharing a room." Karin stated with Satsuki's and Sakura's eye twitching slightly, unbeknownst to the latter, at the idea that she'd be sharing a room with Naruto.
"Just try not to keep any of us awake while you're having your fun. Unless that'd be an open invitation." Tayuya said, causing Naruto and Karin to blush brightly, the latter though gained a clouded look in her eyes.
"Okay! Let's keep moving!" Said Satsuki motioning everyone to keep moving before anything else was said.
With the tour ending soon, leading to Team Seven preparing dinner after seeing the sun was beginning to set, wanting to prepare a good meal for their new house guests. Finishing everything before they all began eating and making small talk.
Once everything had been cleaned and put away, six Ninja said their good nights before heading to their rooms and falling asleep.
*Hokage's Office*
Meanwhile, within the Hokage's Office, Kakashi and Anko had just finished explaining what happened to the Curse Seal of Hell and how it's integrated itself into the Eight Trigrams Seal. Something that worried the Sandaime more than anything.
"This is…truly concerning. I honestly never expected that Orochimaru would have been able to create something like this." Hiruzen said, unable to guess just what Orochimaru had created.
"No kidding. Hell, I didn't even think he could make something like this, and I trained under the bastard!" Said Anko, wondering how her old teacher was able to make a Curse Seal this powerful.
"Yes. Even more concerning is that it's integrated itself within the Eight Trigrams Seal, and there's no telling what kind of affect it could have on it." Said Sarutobi, worried that the Curse Seal could end up weakening the Eight Trigrams Seal or letting the Kyūbi further influence Naruto.
"What should we do Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked, knowing they couldn't simply seal it away again, doubting it'd even be possible at this point.
"For now, simply train your students in preparation for the finals. Though I'll have Anko and Tenzō joining in training them as a means to ensure the Curse Seal can't continue influencing Naruto and in the event it begins releasing the Kyūbi's Chakra." Said Hiruzen, knowing he couldn't take any chances now until he's sure the Eight Trigrams Seal would still hold.
"Am I going to actually train the brats or just there to watch them?" Questioned Anko with a raised brow.
"You will help in training them, I'm sure they will benefit from your experience and lessons, especially young Sakura." Hiruzen replied, feeling that Sakura would be good in being trained by Anko.
"In that case Hokage-sama, I'd like to request that Kurenai assists in training Sakura as well. With her Chakra Control she'd already have a high affinity for Genjutsu, something she'll need to learn as much as she can for her match." Said Kakashi, wanting to make sure all his students had an equal chance in the exams, even if two of them would be fighting each other.
"Granted, I'll make sure to inform Kurenai of everything so she's prepared in case anything happened. I've also recalled Jiraiya back to the village." Sarutobi revealed, surprising both Jōnin.
"You're bringing Jiraiya-sama back to the village?" Kakashi said, not expecting him to summon the Toad Sannin.
"Yes. Originally it was meant to just prepare the village for whatever it Orochimaru has planned. But with the current circumstances, I'm going to have Jiraiya assisting in Team Seven's training, as well as keeping an eye on Naruto and Satsuki." Replied the Hokage, making Kakashi nod in understanding while Anko frowned.
"Great, having to deal with the "Super Pervert". If he even so much as tries peeking, I'll have my snakes rip his balls off. That is if Kurenai doesn't mentally scar him with a Genjutsu first." Said Anko, annoyed that they'll have to work with the self-proclaimed Super Pervert, knowing Kurenai will feel the same.
"Don't worry Anko, I'll make sure Jiraiya keeps things strictly professional and understands the gravity of the situation." Sarutobi said, not wanting his old student to get distracted when he needed him to remain completely focused.
"That will be all for now. I'll send Tenzō to meet with you both at Training Ground Three to help with the training. Dismissed." Said Sarutobi, making both Ninja bow slightly before exiting the office while hoping that things don't get any worse than they already have.
So, what did you think, good. Yep we see Kakashi and Anko learning what's happened to the Curse Seal of Hell, though first getting a brief, and unknown, reunion with Team Seven and Orochimaru disguised as the Oto Teams sensei, showing interest in how Naruto and Satsuki will do in the finals. While Kakashi and Anko are them shocked to see how the Curse Seal has vanished from Naruto's neck and integrated itself within the Eight Trigrams Seal. Before Kakashi dismisses them, while telling them when and where to meet to begin their training for the month.
Then we see Kin giving a status report of her progress to Orochimaru, and is unable to help herself in asking just why she was chosen for the mission, as well as her teams original mission to kill Satsuki. Only to be angered when Orochimaru reveals just what the Curse Seals are and that they were meant to simply test Satsuki and how she handles the Curse Seals power. Before he removes any negative feelings by revealing just how important the mission is, the faith and trust he's putting in her and Tayuya, as well as the rewards she could get by completing the mission, restoring Kin's loyalty.
Before Tayuya then arrives and learns about the mission, getting more details from Kin about Naruto and what to expect, as well as learning what Orochimaru has planned for Naruto. With them then heading to Team Seven's house (which is modelled after the Tohsaka Residence), meeting Team Seven and Karin already there, with Tayuya initially being shocked to see Satsuki in just her underwear.
Finally we see Tayuya learning more about Naruto and Karin, and telling them more about herself, curious that she may have more family outside of the Shiin Clan. Before she and Kin are given a tour and where they'll be sleeping, leading to them soon having dinner and then going to get some sleep.
We also see Kakashi and Anko telling the Hokage what's happened to the Curse Seal of Hell, much to his concern, while having Anko and Tenzō join in training Team Seven, along with agreeing to Kakashi's request to have Kurenai help as well in teaching Sakura Genjutsu. While also revealing he's recalled Jiraiya to help train them and keep an eye on Naruto. So, for those that like the story, thanks for your support. For those that don't or at least don't like the direction taken, you're more than welcomed to drop the story. But thanks for giving the story a chance anyway.
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