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"I'm Minato Namikaze."
The hunter nins were in shock. Konoha's Yellow flash, the 4th Hokage, was alive. The nins who didn't know him thumbed through the bingo book. His name had a black slash, indicating death. The info in him was terrifying.
"Boss, maybe we should go?" one nin said.
"No, this is a henge. The Yellow Flash died when the Kyuubi attack happened. Attack him." The leader said. Before any on them could move, Minato was behind the leader.
"Now, I'll give you a choice. Retreat and act as if you saw a ghost or die. Your choice." Minato said. The leader nin replied.
"You'll be the one to die!" The leader nin said.
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"You can't fix stupid." Minato said as he plunged a kunai deep at the nape of the nins neck, killing him. The group then began to attack. One was making hands signs to create a fireball but couldn't complete it when Minato appeared in front of him and cut if his hands in a flash. The nin then dropped to his knees, unable to fight. Two others charged at Minato from different sides only to impale and kill each other when Minato disappeared at the very last second. The last nin was the one who had asked to retreat. He hadn't moved at all.
"Are you going to attack me too?" Minato asked.
"N..No, I'm not. I just want to go somewhere where I won't be treated like a monster. They promised me that when they bought me in Carg." The nin said.
"Why would anyone treat you like a monster?" Inochi asked. The nin removed his mask to reveal three long diagonal scars across his face, one green and one blue eye, and ice blue hair. He was around 15 years old. Minato smiled.
"Come with us to the West, then. No one over there would care if you are different. If anything, you'll find that your difference makes you unique." Minato said. The boy looked at him, his eyes full of tears.
"Really?" The boy asked.
"Yes." Minato said. The boy cast off the hunters clothing to reveal a tunic and leggings of blue cloth. He smiled.
"My name is Henith." The boy said. Minato understood then. The boy was from a land far to the south that was plagued by war and despair. As most people there are very tan, the boy was an outcast.
"How did you end up here? Your homeland is to the southwest." Minato asked.
"My parents loved me but they died when famine struck. As the villagers believed I was the cause, they wanted me dead. My uncle tried to protect me but one crippled man against many is not fair. The Elder couldn't bear to kill me so he sold me as a slave. The traders brought me to Carg, teaching me the language that is spoken here, and sold me. I was 12 years old when that happened." Henith said. Minato shook his head. Hiashi and the others were quiet.
"Um, Minato, if you are alive is Kushina alive as well?" Tsume asked. Minato smiled.
"Yes. We know what happened with the village. Hiw they treated Naruto. I don't know what I was thinking." Minato said. Shikaku spoke.
"You made a choice that most people couldn't make. We never hated Naruto and tried to help him until the Civilians and Danzo stepped in. We helped as much as we could from the shadows but even then we had to be exceedingly careful." Shikaku said.
"How about we talk more once we are over the wall?" Minato said. The group began moving when ROOT nins dropped from the trees.
"You are traitors. We have been assigned to return you for retraining." one nin said. (Danzo has sleeper cells that he activates)
"Like hell you will." Choza said. Flash bombs start going off.
"Restrain them. The Master has requested it." the nin said. As the nins moved to attack, a figure dropped soundlessly from the trees. One nin was taken aback.
"Huh?" the nin said. A hand ran across his body, rending him immobile. He could breathe but not move. Silently, the figure moved to the other nins.
"Who are you?" one nin called out.
"My name is of no concern of yours. Just know that my Queen has ordered the safety of these gathered here to be in my hands." The man said. The nins scoffed.
"A nobody. Pressure points can render anyone useless." The nin said. The fog cleared and the group saw a man with white and black hair standing there. More slender than muscular and his aura spike of power.
"I'll take you back to my master! He will use your body for the greater good." The nin said. The man smiled.
"You can try. You can fight but I will guarantee that you will die. You are nothing more than a speck of dirt beneath the fingernails of the the snails that live in the dirt." The man said.
"We are the Master's greatest warriors!!! Hiw dare you speak to us like that! Kill him!" the nins charged the single man. Hiashi made to help him but was stopped by Minato.
"He's fine. He can handle it." Minato said. Hiashi stared at him. The man merely smiled.
"Take this." one nin said, throwing alot of kunai at him.
"If thats your best, this will be easy." The man said. Another nin grabbed him.
"You're dead." the nin said. The man smiled and spoke.
"Dark mist illusion." The man said. The nins were suddenly covered in a dark mist, making it difficult to see. The kunai attack hit the other ROOT nin killing him.
"What? Where are you?" One nin said. A chilling laugh came from within the dark mist.
"I told you. You will die." The man said. One nin charged the voice.
"You are in my world, my domain." The man said.
"Who are you?" the nin said as another of his geoup fell dead.
"Seeing as you dying soon, I'll tell you. I am Jack the Phantasm King." Jack said. The ROOT nins were surrounded by black mist but they felt fear.
"The Phantasm King? Impossible! Those were tales told to children to make them behave." one nin said.
"Oh, I created thise stories but the truth is much darker. You see, I was betrayed by those who asked for my help. They left me for dead because they feared me. My queen found me, have me a second chance, and I destroyed the evil that was in those itpeople. They died as they lived like trash. And now you will join them." Jack said.
"We'll see about that!" one nin yelled.
"It's over." Jack said as he cleared the mist and descended into the remaining three. They attacked him but he sliced them in half with one swift sword swing. Only the immobile one was alive. Jack turned to the nin.
"Now you will carry a message to your leader." Jack said, his eyes going white. The nin screamed as dark tendrils of powers surrounded and entered his body. Soon, he was quiet.
"Go to your master. Give him the warning." Jack said. The nin ran off quickly.
"Should we be concerned?" Inochi said. Minato smiled.
"No, Jack is one of us. He's from the west." Minato said.
"Forgive the rude introduction. I was sent to make sure that anyine coming to the west is allowed to do so." Jack said, bowing. The group looked at each other and nodded. Minato smiled.
"Lets go home."
Konoha
"So the hunters can't find them? Shoukd we place a bounty on their heads?" One civilian asked.
"The Hokage is holding a meeting with the Damiyo as we speak. Perhaps the Damiyo will do so?" Another said. Danzo smiled as he heard this. All I need is one minute to make the Damiyo mine to control. Danzo thought. He knew he had to get close.
"Is the Damiyo here? I didn't see the red carpet roll." Another civilian said.
"No, he sent a special orb so he could talk. There was a break in at the Damiyo's home so he is not leaving." Another said. Danzo scowled at that remark. Damn. Danzo thought. In the Hokage Tower, Setsui reported everything that had happened.
"So all the clan heads left?" The Damiyo said.
"Yes."
"So as of right now, the clan heads are only figureheads. I'll allow them to be appointed after one year of working in the nin corps. No one in or out without a mission. All missions are to be approved by you." The Damiyo said.
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"Of course. But, about the clan heads, should we place then in the bingo book?" Setsui asked.
"Hm, no. If the other villages see that we have lost so many, they may try to start a war." The Damiyo said. Setsui nodded.
"Setsui, I also have another request. It involves Danzo ." the Damiyo said.
"I'm listening." Setsui said.
West
Merlin smiled as she snapped her fingers at the group. One man was covered in a black inky goo.
"Wha...AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" the nin said as his body begin to burn where the black stuff touched him. The others were stunned cause they saw nothing. Merlin smiled.
"A new development. The black goo burns you bit the others see nothing. Interesting. However, all of you are my toys." Merlin said. One nin turned to her.
"Shut up, bitch! You are mine" the nin yelled. Merlin smiled.
"Oh my. You can't be serious." Merlin said with a smile on her face. The nin all rushed her. She snapped her fingers and long, silklike strings wrapped around the nins bodies. Merlin smiled.
"Once a puppet, always a puppet. These strings are tied to you because they are from you..Your own chakra formed into strings. Basically, you are my toys." Merlin said as she snapped her fingers. The nins were frozen in place. They all were giving off the scent of fear. One nin wet himself.
"Well, well. Not so great now. As of today, you belong to me. I have some experiments to run ans i need some lab rats. This is your life now." Merlin said. The nins were scared.
"You won't get anything out of us! The seal protects us!" One said.
"Seal? Can I see?" Merlin said. The nin opened his mouth and showed a seal.
"Oh, I see. Well then, lets see what happens when I do this." Merlin said, as she grabbed the nins tongue and shoved a metal rod in the seal. The seal hissed and burned away.
"Oh, so thats what it is! Well then, you showed my exactly what I wanted so I have no more use for you." Merlin said. The nins began to fight the strings. Merlin smiled and snapped the lines that held the nins. Bones broke as the strings tied to their bones shattered as the chakra that was being restricted was released all at once. The nins exploded in a mess of blood and bones. Merlin smiled as she eyed the tent where the prisoners were.
"Well, well. I'll see if I can be of some assistance." Merlin said as she watched the blood and bones from the nins be absorbed into the ground. She looked to the village.
"Oh, look's like Captain is having fun." Merlin said.
West Village
"FULL COUNTER!" Melodias said. The cannibal monster was engulfed in his own attack.
"Kill...Kill...killllll!" the monster chanted even as he burned with his own power. The monster was soon nothing more than a gelatinous puddle.
"What the hell?" Yusuke said. The villagers had long since fled. Melodias smiled.
"My thoughts exactly. I better get a sample for Merlin." Melodias said.
"We better get to camp. This is needs to be reported." Tengen said. The group hurried to the boar hat where the girls were.
"Brothers!" Ume said grabbing them in a hug.
"Its ok. We meed to get to camp. If they attacked here, they'll attack them too." Ban said.
"Merlin's there." Elizabeth said.
"Ok. That's good. Where's Gil and Howzer?" Melodias asked.
"They sensed something off to the north. Escanor ans Gowther went with them." Elizabeth said. Gulia was behind her.
"Some of the attackers from the village?" Ban asked.
"No, these seem different." Gulia said.
"Hm, probably from over the wall then. We better hurry to the camp." Melodias said. Suddenly, a loud boom was heard and man, barely alive, landed in the path. The others were going to help the man until Kahani landed beside them.
"Don't." Kahani said. Another figure landed on the man. His blue hair was somewhat askew ans he had prominent blue lines running up and down his arm.
"You tried to hurt my master. I hope you are still alive. I would hate for you to die without apologizing." The man said.
"Grut..," the man said as his eyes rolled back.and his body became ash.
"Oh, well. I guess i over did it." the man said. Ban smiled.
"Really, Tsugaru*?" Ban quipped.
"Well, I owe master for not letting me become a monster and this one tried to steal her. I left them with Gowther." Tsugaru said. Gowther walked up with a birdcage and a girl in a maid uniform.
"Hello, Lady Ayo Rindo.*" Melodias said.
"Hello, Melodias. Tsugaru, it is alright." A voice spoke from the birdcage..
"Of course, Master, I am your assistant and protector." Tsugaru said.
"Indeed." The voice said.
"Hey, Tsugaru, don't you think that Lady Ayo would like it if she could see us?" Ban said.
"Oh, that might be better. What do you think, Shizuku?" Tsugaru asked. The maid glared at him. The two were like brother and sister after all they gad been through with their master.
"I agree but inside might be better." Shizuku said. The group headed inside. Once inside, Shizuku sat the birdcage down and removed the lace to reveal a young girls head.
"That's better, master?" Tsugaru asked with a smile. Ayo smiled.
"Yes now I can see everyone." Ayo said. Tsugaru suddenly went very still.
"Tsugaru, what is it?" Ayo asked. The Oni killers face was completely cold now.
"They're here."
*Ayo Rindo, Shizuku and Tsugaru are from Undead Girl Murder Farce"