Happy Holidays! Okay here's the next chapter, sorry it took so long.
Broken Angel
Chapter 40: Dear Konoha: Fuck You.
Riley stared out at the burning field. Her eyes alight with manic glee as the scent of roasted corpses filled the air.
"Naruko… Sweatheart! What happened?" Lily asked as she tried to get her sobbing daughter to focus.
By now, Minato and Dumbledore were next to the crying girl, with Madam Maxine trailing not to far behind. Minato's eyes kept switching between his daughters. Naruko now sported darker hair, and eyes. Those eyes… they were the Rinnegan. The seal over her genetics had been released, but why? He had wanted to wait until she returned back to the Leaf before he removed that seal. His eyes then drifted back to Narumi whom was watching the fire burn. He knew that Narumi had known of the attack. She was the one whom set the fire, and slaughtered Iwa's army.
Her trap had killed hundreds of enemy ninja in a few moments. This would guarantee her an S-ranking in the Bingo book for the rest of her life, and while a part of his felt pride at the thought, another part dreaded the idea of her having that label.
"Naruko… what happened?" Dumbledore inquired.
"He's back! It was Voldemort! He's alive… he tried to kill me! I tried to fight him… but he was too powerful! Dad! My magic is all fucked up… they did something to me!" Naruko cried, her eyes filled with manic fear. Much like with Riley, Naruko's Rinnegan reflected her feelings almost perfectly. Her fear and despair, it was heartbreaking to see.
"Voldemort? Are you sure?" Minato asked as he knelt next to her, and cupped her cheeks, focusing her attention onto him.
"Moody… someone was pretending to be Professor Moody. He did something to me… and then it brought him back!" Naruko told them as she showed them her sliced open forearm. Minato looked at it for a few moments, noticing the mark, taking a snake-like shape. He then had to wonder, why wasn't the fox healing her?
"Naruko, sit back, let me see the Fox's seal." Minato ordered. Lily gave him a frightened look, but helped to pull Naruko back from Diana.
"Amelia, get these people out of here. I think that girl has been killed, and we have no clue if there are more enemy ninja running around." Fudge ordered Madam Bones.
Bones nodded and began to instruct her aurors in guiding the students back to the castle.
Riley glanced back as that was happening, she noticed a wall of sand surrounding the section of the stand where her friends had been sitting. She spotted Gaia standing not to far away, watching Riley intently. Riley locked eyes with her and smiled, offering her a nod of gratitude for protecting her friends.
Gaia simply smiled in return and pulled her sand back towards her.
Naruko was still crying loudly as she was pulled back. Lily unzipped her jacket and lifted her shirt to reveal her stomach. Minato placed his hands over it, and channeled his chakra into it. The Fox's seal appeared, however it took only a moment for Minato to realize that most of the Fox's energy was gone.
Minato's head dropped and he swore loudly.
"Dad?" Naruko asked noticing her father's look.
Minato swore again and punched the ground at his feet. He then looked up and locked eyes with his daughter. "They got it. They took the fox. Voldemort has the Nine Tails now."
Naruko's eyes widened in horror. She tried to focus and enter her mindscape, but found that she couldn't anymore. Lily simply held her daughter, and hung her head… this was terrible. That evil monster, now had one of the nine tailed beasts.
Dumbledore was livid… Voldemort was back, and he had the Nine Tails. No wizard had ever possessed a Tailed Beast before. Dumbledore could barely fathom the kind of destruction that Voldemort would unleash with it's power.
"What happened to Diana?" Maxine asked.
"Killing curse… it was the Moody Imposter. He must have been the one to take the fox… I'm so sorry dad… I didn't even know it had happened. I could barely think straight… I only had my wand… but he was so much more powerful than me." Naruko cried, feeling shame at losing the fox, and being unable to put up any sort of fight against the dark lord. In fact now that she thought back, she couldn't even consider it a fight at all. She had only used two Reducto, and at the time, her only thought was getting Voldemort off balance. She couldn't think clearly then, and she barely could now.
"It's okay, Naruko… you'll be alright. I know it." Minato replied as he hugged her close.
"Dumbledore, what happened?" Fudge asked.
"Voldemort, it seems, has returned." Dumbledore replied with a sigh.
Fudge was frozen in shock for a moment, before he shook his head in disbelief and started to back away. "No… the girl must have seen things… it must have been a trick by Iwa. They must have tried to capture her while she was in the maze. They came here to kill the Hokage."
"Are you calling my daughter a liar?" Lily asked giving the man a dark look.
"She doesn't know what happened. Look at the state she's in. What seems more likely? That a previously dead, Dark lord of magic, has somehow returned from the dead? Or some Iwa ninja, the same ninja whom tried to kill us all, managed to get their hands on her, and tried to kill her?" Fudge reasoned.
Lily looked ready to strangle him, but she was cut off, when she heard Riley reply. "I think the Minister is right. She doesn't have the fox anymore… which means someone breached your seal, Minato. That could have only been done by a seal master, and none of those exist outside of the Elemental Nations, and Asia. More then likely this was a play by Iwa, or Orochimaru. A man whom utilizes snakes, and possesses a lot of qualities that the dark lord does." While she said that, Fudge had been shouting something to Amelia, so he missed the part about the Fox.
"You think I don't know what happened? You think I didn't fight him? He nearly killed me!" Naruko argued.
"You're still alive aren't you?" Riley asked back, her gaze cold and hard as she stared down at her twin.
"Ye-yes." Naruko muttered quietly as she glanced down at her hands.
"And you claim that you can't think straight. That you're in pain. Who's to say you weren't under an illusion? Who's to say your memory isn't faulty? Regardless. Someone else now possesses the Nine Tails. And that leaves Britain in danger." Riley countered before turning to the minister, whom had just finished giving more orders to the Aurors, when he noticed Riley staring at him.
"Yes. You are right. Lord Fourth… I am canceling the rest of the exams. And the mixed tournament. I'll give you and the rest of the ninja three days to rest and collect yourselves, but then I want you out of here." Fudge stated. He didn't know what Riley had said, but he could see that she was urging him to say something to Minato, so he did.
"Cornelius I don't think..." Dumbledore began to try and dissuade him, but was cut off when Fudge snapped in reply.
"He and his ninja are the cause of this! Orochimaru and Onoki didn't attack us, because of you or I! They wanted him!" Fudge shouted pointing at Minato, whom was glaring back. Minato held his glare for several moments, before dropping his head. He knew that Fudge was right. This attack and attempted invasion had been on him. Onoki and Orochimaru wanted him dead… he put all of these children at risk by being here, and now they needed to leave.
"Thank you for the time to recuperate Minister. We gladly accept the three days. We'll be gone in the allotted time… and… for what it's worth… I am sorry this happened." Minato stated, sounding truly genuine.
Fudge simply stared back for several moments before nodding sharply and turning to walk away.
Riley simply stared at them for several moment before turning and walking towards her mates, who were waiting not that far away, doing their best to stay away from the Aurors whom were corralling everyone back towards the castle.
As she walked, Riley raised a hand, and held it up for several moments. Everyone saw the fire die away. Confirming beyond a shadow of a doubt that Riley knew of the invasion and was the one who countered it.
"Narumi!" Minato shouted after her.
"Tomorrow!" Riley shouted back. Knowing that he intended to talk to her about this.
Minato simply let out a sigh and nodded. Knowing he couldn't force her.
Riley simply walked past her mates. They quickly followed, intent on questioning her about the invasion. It was as they walked that Luna took notice that Riley's eyes were blue. She had substituted with a clone. The real her had ran off somewhere.
"Where's the real Riley?' Luna inquired as they walked. The question earned looks from her fellow mates as they all shot looks at Riley.
"She's gathering their souls." Riley's clone answered.
Meanwhile, the real Riley was in Ralael form floating in the dark plume of smoke. She had her arms outstretched as she absorbed all of the souls of the shattered army.
"Four thousand, one hundred, and twenty six. I don't think you or furry ass, will be hungry for more any time soon." Madara noted with a chuckle.
"Ah… my old power back, four thousand souls to feast on… today was a great day." Kurama stated with a happy smile. He was still busy absorbing all of his old power. It would still take him several days, and since Riley wasn't actually in Kamui, time moved at regular speed. Still… he didn't mind. What was a few days to an immortal demon?
After absorbing all of the souls, Riley returned to her younger form and went back to Slytherin Dorm. She sat waiting for her friends and fellow snakes to arrive, as she knew that they were all planning to question her about the invasion.
There were a few people already there, just sitting around or reading, or chatting with each other. These were some of the few whom hadn't seen what had happened, or been there to watch the final part of the Triwizard Tournament.
Eventually her fellow snakes began to enter. Her friends and mates immediately made a beeline for her, eager to figure out what the fuck just happened.
"Riley… was that you? The one who set the fire?" Draco asked, as her friends and mates surrounded her.
"Yes." Riley answered simply.
"So you knew of the attack before hand? Why didn't you tell any of us?" Daphne questioned.
"You guys may be skilled, but you are still Genin level. You aren't capable of keeping your emotions under full control during intense situations. If I had informed you of the invasion before hand you would have instinctively been on guard, and thus would have hinted to the enemy that you had known of the attack prior. I could not allow that to happen, so I remained silent. I knew you would all stick together, and keep each other safe. And in the end it all worked out." Riley explained to them.
"You think we would have tipped them off?" Draco asked.
"I know you would have my friend. Shinobi are trained to look for certain things. If I had told you beforehand all of you would have kept your wands in your hands, or you hands on your holsters. You would have instinctively been scanning the crowd trying to locate the hidden threat. Your combat abilities may be High Genin, however you all have little experience in the field. Something I wish to change in the near future." Riley informed them.
Many of her friends grumbled under their breath, or gave her dirty looks. But none of them said anything back. They knew she was right. It takes a higher level warrior to remain perfectly calm, when literally sitting amongst a crowd of enemies. If they had been told beforehand they would have been on guard, and thus would have given away that they knew something was up.
"How did you know about the invasion?" Katie asked.
"I have eyes everywhere." Riley answered plainly. They all knew what that meant. Riley had spies in Iwa.
"What was it that you used to defeat them. I didn't see you use any jutsu or magic?" Blaise inquired.
"Bomb tags and a massive storage seal, that was filled with magical fire. I detonated the bombs first, then released the fire. It was super condensed within the seal so it spread quickly and consumed the maze." Riley answered.
"How long have you had a dragon?" Pansy asked.
"Since after the first task of the Triwizard Tournament." Riley replied.
"You said you were planning to have us get more experience. What did you mean by that?" Draco asked, eying her closely.
"Over the summer, I plan on having you all register as bounty hunters. Then I'm going to take you in small teams, on hunts. You'll get experience hunting down evil wizards and other troublesome entities." Riley answered.
The group shared looks before nodding. They all knew that in order to fight alongside Riley, they needed more experience. And to get that, they needed to start putting their skills to the test.
"What about… him?" Draco asked after a moment.
The group became quiet as they stared at her intently. Riley had told her friends that the dark lord's return was imminent. Draco couldn't think of a better time then now.
In response Riley simply smiled. It was a devious and cruel smile. One that meant that things were about to change. The group shared looks and began to smirk as well. The dark lord had finally returned.
"Now… get some sleep. I'm sure you all have more questions, however I have a very difficult meeting to deal with tomorrow, and need to get some sleep. Wake me if someone comes looking for me." Riley told her friends before vanishing into her room.
"Well?" Pansy asked as she looked towards Riley's mates.
"Well What?" Katie inquired, in return.
"Go after her. We want more answers, and you four are the best at getting them." Pansy answered.
"Hey… we are not spies." Katie fired back indignantly.
"You're right. But I do want more answers, so let's go." Daphne stated and turned to walk after Riley.
The rest of Riley's mates found her in her room. She was currently in the shower, standing under a steady flow of warm water. The four of them stood at the door, momentarily entranced by her appearance. There was a fair amount of blood on her hands, that was slowly coming off under the cascading water.
"Ladies?" Riley intoned as she ran her hand through her long hair.
"Um… Hey Riley… we wanted to talk to you about what went on today." Daphne finally stated as she shook her head and sat down on the edge of the toilet seat.
"Alright. Talk." Riley responded.
"How did the revival of the dark lord go?" Katie asked first.
"Fine. He is back to full health, and seems stronger then I assume he was last time." Riley answered. About now she remembered that she hadn't told her mates, that Voldemort was actually under her control. She'd have to get around to that sooner or later.
"What happened to Naruko?" Luna inquired.
"I took back Kurama's power while she was being held. She's no longer a Jinchuriki. She may have a tiny morsel of his power, but not that much." Riley answered as she turned to face them and let the water cascade down her chest.
'She's busy thinking.' Fleur realized as she saw what Riley was doing. Her fellow mates didn't see it, but Fleur was experienced enough to understand that kind of body language. Riley was intentionally displaying herself in a provocative manner in order to distract them while she thought of her replies. Even though she was aware of it, Fleur still found it difficult to keep her eyes from drifting across Riley's chest.
"Um… What… What kind of meeting were you going to have tomorrow?" Daphne inquired as she found herself ogling Riley's chest. She shook her head, and earned a smirk from Riley.
"Well… The Hokage, and Dumbledore are sure to know by now that I was the one whom destroyed the invading army. Not to mention Minato probably plans on chewing me out for putting Naruko in so much danger. He'll think that I didn't have any clue that she would be safe within the maze, and he'll try to berate me for so casually sacrificing her. What an idiot." Riley answered with a shake of her head.
"You don't think you'll get in trouble, do you?" Katie asked with a bit of worry.
"No… Dumbledore and Minato can say what they want, but I destroyed an invading army, and through my actions, the Tsuchikage is now dead. The minister and the Wizengamot will praise me as a hero." Riley answered with a shrug, as she tilted her head cutely at them.
"Well… once again it seems you have saved the school Riley. Good job." Luna stated with a smile.
"Do I get a thank you kiss?" Riley inquired.
Luna smiled brightly and quickly advanced, her lips and Riley's met in a passionate kiss. The two held the kiss for several moments before Riley pulled back and shared a look with her fellow mates. Riley didn't need to say anything, they all could tell from the look in her eyes that she was horny and wanted them.
So without putting too much thought into it, the girls quickly stripped and joined their lover, each one knowing that soon, they'd be separated for a month or so, when Fleur returned to Beauxbatons.
-The Next Day-
It was early in the morning. Riley was striding through the halls of the ministry, Sirius at her side. A Wizengamot meeting had been called, and Riley was asked to attend. She knew why they wanted to talk to her, they wanted an accounting of her actions. She suspected, elements of the Leaf government would be there eager to hear what she had to say.
Sirius had picked her up in the morning to take her to the meeting. She wasn't at all nervous, if anything she was more anxious to get this meeting out of the way so she could get back to Hogwarts. She still wasn't finished saying goodbye to Fleur yet. While they would still see her on weekends, up until break, there would be a few week period where they probably wouldn't see her at all, since she was a seventh year, and thus was required to take her NEWT's this year. Luckily since she partook in the tournament, she was being granted an extension and thus would have the rest of the year to focus on her studies and then a week after the end of the school year she would be required to take her tests. Needless to say that still only left about two months for her to ensure she had everything she needed to score well.
Katie was in the same position and it was OWL's year for her, and thus she would be busy cramming up until the day of the test as well.
Anyway, Sirius led her into a large round room. He quickly stepped aside to take his seat amongst his fellow members of the Wizengamot. Riley spotted Fudge, Dumbledore, and Umbridge overseeing the meeting but as she suspected, she also spotted elements of the Leaf Government present as well.
Minato, the Sannin, the Elders minus Hiruzen, Lily, and Shikaku Nara were also in attendance. Riley guessed the Third Hokage had remained behind to take care of the village while Minato dealt with the situation here.
Surprisingly, there were a few Suna ninja there as well, perhaps members of their government as well.
After a few moments the room quieted and Dumbledore stood and addressed the Wizengamot. Riley could already hear the scribbles of the reporters as they hurried themselves with notes, and questions while they waited for the minister to speak.
"Thank you all for coming to this meeting on such short notice. We are here to discuss the blatant and unjustified attack by forces of Iwagakure no Sato, and Otogakure no Sato, against Britain, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Dumbledore began. The Wizengamot was tense, they knew about the attack, word had already leaked of it, but since it was the previous night, no one knew just what had happened.
"Yesterday, Four thousand Iwa and Oto ninja, attempted to attack Hogwarts. They were led by the Tsuchikage, Onoki, and the Snake Sannin, Orochimaru. Our allies in Suna and Konoha, alongside our own brave Aurors, and our friends from distant lands united to repel the attack. We are very lucky to have escaped with minimal loss of life on our side." Dumbledore explained to the crowd, earning many optimistic and enthusiastic nods.
"Now… the reason for Ms. Uchiwa's presence, is to explain her role in defeating the enemy. There has been speculation that it was by her actions, that the enemy army was stopped before it could bring harm to us or our allies. We wish to hear your side of the story, if you may." Fudge took over, addressing Riley.
"Well… what do you wanna know?" Riley asked. She had been given a chair to sit in, in the center of the chamber. While Riley didn't like being so focused on by these people, she was also able to keep her emotions in check, and was thus, perfectly calm.
"Well… Madam Bones?" Fudge addressed the head of the DMLE.
"Ms. Uchiwa… Many believe that you were the one whom caused the explosions and created the fire that destroyed the enemy force. Is this true?" Amelia began as she rose from her seat.
"It is." Riley answered. Her reply earned chatter from those whom had heard exactly how the enemy was defeated.
"So you had prior knowledge of the attack?" Amelia asked.
"Well…. Yes and no." Riley answered.
"Could you clarify?" Amelia inquired.
"I had no knowledge of the attack before entering the maze. However, once inside I was confronted by an Iwa nin whom attempted to capture me. Instead, I captured him and used some of my abilities to extract information out of him. I learned of the invasion and the make-up of the enemies attack plan through him." Riley answered.
"And how did you extract this information?" Amelia asked in reply. She had a look of curiosity about her, and Riley could see all of the Shinobi, lean in ever so gently, eager to hear her reply. She could also hear the scribbles from the journalists as they got down every word.
"I used Genjutsu to do it." Riley answered simply.
"Genjutsu? You mean an illusion? What exactly did you do to the man to get information out of him?" Amelia asked, eying Riley closely.
"I utilized a unique and powerful ability that my eyes possess. This ability is known as Tsukuyomi. It's a powerful illusion that allows me to condense the time felt by the victim and trap them within my own illusionary world. After I had him trapped, I 'Persuaded' him to give me the information." Riley answered.
"What do you mean by that, Ms. Uchiwa?" Dumbledore asked.
"I do believe we are all smart enough to know what she meant, Chief Warlock." Danzo stated suddenly, earning a sharp look from Minato, however Danzo was unaffected. His gaze was locked on Riley.
"You tortured this man?" Amelia asked. She knew ninja were cruel and violent, but to think one as young as Riley would be capable of torturing a man, that was a bit of a shocker.
"Indeed." Riley answered. Her reply earned startled looks from many within the Wizengamot. Mostly those from the 'light' side.
"You do realize that torture is highly illegal and frowned upon by the ICW?" Amelia stated.
"The ICW and it's laws played no part here. I was free to do to the man as I pleased. He attacked me without justification. I defeated him and by right of conquest could do anything to him, that doesn't skirt outside of certain guidelines or rules set in place by the ICW. He attacked me. I defeated him. Tortured his reasons out of him, and then I killed him. I am not holding him against his will. I have not declared any sort of feud between myself and him. And your insinuations, Madam Bones are unwarranted, and unjustified in these proceedings." Riley answered with a bit of bite to her tone.
"How do you suspect?" Amelia asked, detecting the challenge in Riley's words.
"Well… you intend to bring up some sort of grievance against me, by insinuating that torture is against the laws of the ICW… the problem with that is, that your earlier statement is completely true except for the part about torture being illegal. The ICW only 'frowns' upon torture. It isn't a punishable crime, 'if' used against enemies of the state in question or against those taking part in a blood feud. My actions fit into both cases, as the Triwizard tournament is an international event and thus fall's under the ICW's laws and not Britain's. Also I own half of Hogwarts, and am heir to another fourth. By attacking the school, Iwa and Oto declared war on my houses, and thus I am free to torture and slaughter them freely. And besides all of that, Hogwarts is a recognized establishment of Britain. Attacking it was an act of war, and thus Iwa and Oto became enemies of the state. Anything that I did before hand, can easily be described as self defense and then later justified under the rules of engagement set by Britain. So… unless you intend to try and charge me with war crimes, Madam Bones, do not take that tone with me, and do not insinuate that I was in any way unjustified in doing what I did… or is the life of your niece less important then the piece of Iwa trash that had to suffer so that I could save her and the rest of the bloody school?" Riley answered, her tone hard and cold. As she spoke, her gaze grew more intense and the room itself almost seemed to darken, making her eyes appear brighter.
The whole Wizengamot was silent. No one had ever so effectively put Madam Bones in her place before. And Riley was hitting her where it hurts, by pointing out her niece, and stating that she had zero power to bring Riley up on war crimes, and thus her insinuations meant precisely dick.
Before Madam Bones could reply she was cut off by Umbridge. "You are very much correct Ms. Uchiwa. You were indeed justified in your actions as it turned out. And you have saved the school and all of it's denizens. What I would like to know, is why you didn't tell anyone? You were seen exiting the maze of your own free will, long before the attack began."
"After I learned of the attack, I dispatched clones to set the bombs within the maze, along with a storage seal that I possessed, which had a massive amount of fire sealed within it. I searched through the maze and tracked down as many of the participants as I could. I incapacitated most of them, and drew the guards into the maze to retrieve them. I was eventually able to find the cup, but I left a shadow clone to watch over it. A short while after I exited the maze, my clone dispersed and informed me that Naruko, and Diana had reached it and disappeared. With the cup gone, and the tournament over, I knew the enemy would attack then. The only person I couldn't save was the grass ninja Oboro, by the time I found him, he was already dead. Murdered by a few Iwa ninja." Riley explained the story to them.
"Why did you not seize the cup yourself?" Madam Bones inquired, having regained her bearing after the verbal lashing she had gotten from Riley.
"Because I didn't care to win. I was entered against my will into this tournament. Besides, my girlfriend was a challenger, you think I was just going to seize the cup and beat her like that… yeah right… then I'd have a pissed off Veela to deal with. Eternal Glory can take a back seat to that shit." Riley answered, earning some amused chuckles from the Wizengamot.
"Though in truth, I didn't take it because I suspected that taking it would be the trigger for the attack, and I wanted to find the other contestants and get them to safety first." Riley added after a moment.
"Okay, but you left a clone behind to oversee the cup. You waited until the last second before you activated your bombs? Why may I ask did you not inform the Hokage or the Minister or headmaster Dumbledore?" Amelia inquired.
"Well at the time I only knew of Onoki, but still, the three people you mentioned were sitting in the same booth as the Tsuchikage, and a shinobi's sense of awareness and hearing are immense, especially a kage's. If I had entered the booth for whatever reason, Onoki would have suspected something was up. So I had to remain quiet and react accordingly." Riley explained to them. Many members of the Wizengamot nodded in understanding.
"I have a question? Why didn't you retrieve your sister from the maze as well?" Homura asked. At that, Minato and Lily focused on Riley intently.
"Simple… I couldn't find her." Riley answered.
"But you said that you had a clone waiting at the cup? Why did it not say anything to the two of them?" Minato asked.
"I knew the cup was a portkey. I knew the second one of them touched the cup, they would vanish. As soon as they did, I would grab the other and leave with them. It just so happens that both touched the cup at the same time." Riley explained.
"And do you realize what happened because of your inaction? If you knew the cup was a portkey, then why didn't you warn your sister?" Minato demanded, sounding furious with her.
"You make it sound like I knew that the damn cup wasn't supposed to be a portkey! All we were told was to find the thing and claim it. We were never told what would happen when we did. Why wouldn't the cup be a portkey? You know, grab it, teleport out of the maze before a crowd of cheering onlookers? It made sense to me at the time, and I didn't want to win, so I let someone else do it. Had I known that the cup would take her somewhere it wasn't supposed to, I would have stopped both Naruko and Diana." Riley replied giving Minato a glare in reply.
"Yes… we had heard rumors of what had happened. I've even heard the dark lord's name muttered a few times. What is this all about?" A member of the Wizengamot asked.
"Naruko Namikaze has stated that she was captured by Lord Voldemort, and bore witness to his revival." Dumbledore stated before Fudge could stop him. The Wizengamot exploded into chatter and people began to mutter and whisper to each other.
"This is all nonsense. The girl was indeed attacked by someone, but she was just frightened. I have no doubt this was a ruse by Iwa to throw us off our game, just in case the invasion failed." Fudge stated, trying his best to calm everyone down.
"Cornelius… you saw the mark yourself… the mark on her arm looked just like the dark mark. This has to be connected to him." Dumbledore argued.
"No! He is not back! This is all a ruse to get us to split our attention. Iwa and Oto are the enemy. We need to focus on what to do about them." Fudge fired back.
"My daughter is a shinobi, Minister. She may have been shaken by the attack, but she remembers it clearly. She says that it was him, and I believe her." Minato stated darkly.
"You-Know-Who is not back! I will not have more of this drivel strewn about. You just want us to divert our attention away from the real problem." Fudge accused.
"And what would that be Cornelius?" Dumbledore inquired.
"That the only reason that Iwa and Oto attacked us was to get at him!" Fudge nearly shouted as he pointed at Minato.
Riley watched the argument begin to grow in intensity, a smile growing behind her stoic mask of aloofness. Watching these once close allies, now argue with one another and knowing the role she played in it, it definitely made her feel powerful.
"Now is not the time for finger pointing Minister. Iwa is as much your enemy as they are ours. Lord Fourth may have been a major target, but I guarantee that the enemy was after you as well." Utatane stated, earning some nods of agreement from the Wizengamot.
"She's right Cornelius. We were all targets in this attack. We cannot place the blame on just one man. Besides, I do believe this meeting was to discuss the attack, and right now I don't believe young Riley wishes to waste her time listening to us argue." Dumbledore tried to move the meeting along, and away from the finger pointing.
Fudge nodded reluctantly, while he and Minato continued to glare at each other.
"What do you think happened to miss Namikaze?" Lucius inquired, all eyes focused on Riley as the question left his mouth.
"I think that the Minister is on the right track. The man I got the information from told me that Naruko was one of the main targets, since she was the Leaf's Jinchuriki at the time." Riley answered. With that said, many in the Wizengamot shared looks while those in the Leaf government either looked taken aback or shot looks of warning at Riley.
"The Leaf's Jinchuriki is not a matter for discussion." Homura stated.
"Yes, let's move on." Minato added.
"No I don't think we should move on. Iwa and Oto have declared war on Britain with this attack. Therefore the Wizengamot deserves to know the truth." Riley fired back, sensing an opportunity to strike out at her old home.
"No! This is private Leaf business. Speak of it and I shall personally report you to the Daimyo." Utatane growled at her, knowing that if people realized that Konoha had lost their Jinchuriki, they would be in big trouble.
"Hmph… like I care. The threat of the Fire Daimyo's intervention is a bluff. The man holds no power here. And if you do intend to do anything, then I will simply resign my position as a Fire Ronin. Since I haven't taken an active part in the Fire military, I hold no secrets that they could possibly claim would endanger the country if I left with them. Besides, Britain is probably at war right now, and I will not leave my country in a weakened state of preparedness, because they lack the truth." Riley fired back as she shot to her feet.
The people of the Wizengamot shared looks with one another wondering what this could be about , meanwhile the Leaf ninja were furious.
"Narumi. The information you are intending to reveal is an S-Class secret of Konohagakure. If you speak another word I will be forced to stop you." Minato stated as he to rose to his feet.
"Minato." Lily whispered, slightly surprised that Minato would threaten their daughter like that.
Riley stared back and for a moment, she felt as if this may be getting out of hand. After a moment of thought though, she decided she wasn't going to back down. If Minato wanted to fight, than she'd show him how much she'd grown. Had she fully surpassed him yet? Well if he wanted to find out, than she'd be happy to oblige.
"Secrets of Konohagakure, are theirs to share Ms. Uchiwa. It is not your place to reveal them." Dumbledore added, seeing the growing frustrations, as well as the aggressive stance that Riley was taking. She was very much ready to meet whatever challenge her father issued, of that he had no doubt, and the idea of her doing so, terrified the ancient wizard.
"I am a loyal citizen of Britain. The information I possess would reveal an immense threat. I will not hide it, just so a foreign nation can feel better about it's own failures." Riley hissed.
"She's right. If Riley possesses information vital to the safety of Britain's populace, it is vital it be shared with those in the government." Sirius agreed, earning nods from the rest of the Wizengamot.
Riley was about to say something else when she felt an idea enter her mind. If was a simplistic thought, that she should just cease speaking and leave.
For a half second she felt it settle in her head, but something about it didn't sit right with her. Suspicion welled up in her, and she heard Kurama let out a growl as he too felt the presence of something foreign. It took a moment, but Riley finally realized that this thought, this idea, she knew that it wasn't her own. Her eyes snapped to the one man who could implant such a thought without needing to physically interact with her. Her eyes settled on Danzo as she shattered the Kotoamatsukami.
Riley glared at him for a moment, her eyes glowing red in rage. Danzo knew he had been discovered. He knew that Riley had seen through his technique.
Many of those in the room noticed the hellish glow of her eyes as they changed color. Even Minato was slightly taken aback when he saw her eyes go from metallic purple, to blood red.
"The Leaf has lost..." Riley began but was cut off as a kunai snapped into Minato's hand. He knew that if this information got out, Konoha would be in grave danger. He knew that regardless of their loses, Iwa would invade since the Leaf no longer had a Jinchuriki to fight off their own, and Kumo, probably wouldn't be far behind.
"You put all of the Leaf in danger by speaking of this Narumi. I can't let this information out. The damage it could cause would be catastrophic. I will stop you..." Minato warned her as everyone in the room tensed.
Riley however, only smiled cruelly. "The Leaf's Jinchuriki..." Riley began and with that Minato whipped the kunai at her, the blade moved faster then most could follow, it was intentionally aimed off center, and would casually pass by Riley, but Riley knew that, that was the point, Minato intended to flash to the Kunai's location. Her smirk still present, Riley sent a glance at the kunai and it vanished into Kamui.
Minato was slightly surprised when the kunai vanished from the air, but before he could think of a follow up, a massive pain struck him in the stomach and a hand grabbed the collar of his flak jacket.
Moving at impossible speeds, Riley had shot up off the ground into the stands, driving one hand into Minato's stomach while the other seized him by the collar.
"You would betray Britain just to leave it in danger? Just so you can hold on to what little power you have left? You are worthless. Nothing… and in the end… you're done for..." Riley stated as she activated Kamui and began to draw Minato into it, knowing that the man couldn't beat her in there, if she managed to get him there.
Minato felt the familiar pull of that space time ninjutsu had had faced so many years ago. He knew if she held onto him any longer he would be drawn into it. He needed to escape. In a flash, he disappeared to his nearest active kunai, which happened to be in Hogwarts, with Kakashi.
"Coward. The Leaf has lost it's Jinchuriki. The Nine Tails is in enemy hands." Riley stated. The Wizengamot was currently busy however, most were gaping at her, amazed at how she had forced the fourth Hokage to flee.
"You should not have attacked your father Riley. That was unwise." Dumbledore stated.
"Shut it, Dumbledore! She was right to tell us. Now the enemy has the Nine Tailed Fox! We must inform the ICW immediately. Tailed beasts are weapons of mass destruction. The fact that our ally has lost the most powerful one does not bode well. Thank you, Ms. Uchiwa. You have saved Britain from invasion and protected Hogwarts numerous times. I do believe you have done enough to earn our most prestigious award. The Order of Merlin. We'll discuss this more later. For now, we must confer on these matters. You are free to leave. Leaf and Suna representatives please leave. I do believe your attempts to confound the truth have put a great enough strain on our alliance as is." Fudge ordered, in full leader mode.
Riley simply nodded her head and turned to leave. She was followed by those from Suna and Konoha. Outside she was approached by the Leaf representatives.
"What do you fuckers want?" Riley asked as she marched away.
"Narumi… I'm sorry for what your father tried to do, but you know he was just trying to protect Konoha. If… no… when this information gets to Iwa, they will attack us without mercy. We had no intentions of putting Britain in danger, we just needed time..." Lily tried to explain to her daughter but she was cut off by Riley whom spun towards her and snapped.
"Does it occur to you fucking people that no one in that room, cares for your fucking village or it's failures? You fucked up. You allowed Naruko to come to Hogwarts this year, because you wanted your precious golden girl to make Chuunin. You just had to show off how great she was. Instead, she got pulled into the Triwizard Tournament. And because of that, you idiots lost the Nine Tailed Fox." Riley fired back with a snarl, her eyes still red. Every few moments she shot a look at Danzo, knowing that she was finally free of the tournament, meant that she could finally kill the fucker.
"We had no clue that this would happen! How were we supposed to know that Naruko was in danger? We only wanted her to take the exams like every other shinobi her age." Lily replied.
"Well… you seem to forget that she is nothing like any of the other children her age. She's a Jinchuriki. A weapon forged for the villages. I hate it. I wish it weren't true, but I do understand the point. You people decided it was a good idea, to allow Naruko, the Girl-Who-Lived, the fourth Hokage's daughter, and the Leaf's Jinchuriki, to spend several months away from the village just so she could try for chuunin. You people are fucking stupid. You just wanted to show her off… and guess what? It backfired big time." Riley countered.
"Regardless of whether it was a good idea or not, you had no right to reveal that information back there." Tsunade stated boldly.
"I had every right. Under the mandates of the ICW, the location and position of the Jinchuriki MUST be known at all times. The only countries this does not apply to are within the Elemental Nations, outside of them, a Jinchuriki's presence must be revealed to the government of said nation, otherwise you are sneaking a weapon of mass destruction into said country illegally. The second she lost the Nine Tails, I was duty bound as a citizen of the ICW and Britain to inform the authorities that a Bijuu has changed position." Riley countered.
Tsunade grit her teeth in frustration. Riley had the law on her side, and soon the whole country would know of her part in stopping the invasion. Riley would soon be seen as a hero of the country, and when word got out of Minato's attempt to stop her from speaking, their alliance and reputation with Britain would suffer greatly.
"Look kid… I understand. And the information would have been released eventually, once we had a handle on the situation, and knew of it's location. Revealing it now, will just insight panic. And… Naruko claims to have been attacked by Voldemort, which means that he may have the fox… did you consider that?" Jiraiya stated, in a stern tone.
"Pff… Voldemort. The man has been dead for years. I am a master of illusion, something which Naruko sucks balls at. I know a trap when I see one. The enemy just wants us to think old snake face is running around again. Make us all shake in our little boots. You have fun pampering the princess, I'm sure she'll be getting hell for losing the fox… then again she does now have the Rinnegan… I wonder if she'll ever learn to use it." Riley stated and then finished with a chuckle.
"Speaking of the Rinnegan..." Jiraiya began.
"After Minato's reaction today…. Fuck no." Riley replied knowing exactly what he was going to ask. Before he could reply, she activated Kamui and vanished from sight.
"Not only will word of the fox's loss hurt us… but Minato's girl just proved something to Britain's leaders." Danzo stated, only the barest hint of worry in his tone.
"And what's that?" Tsunade asked, with a bit of annoyance.
"She sent Minato running. She can protect them from him." Lily finished for him. She felt pride well up inside of herself. Narumi was so strong now. She could even force Minato to retreat. And now… now she was a hero to a whole country of people. Lily couldn't help the feeling of pride that welled through her as she thought about that.
"Yes… that will be a major problem." Danzo added.
"Damn… we lost a truly amazing shinobi. I can't imagine where we'd be right now if she had stayed." Jiraiya stated with a hint of sadness.
"We wouldn't be here. We would have been destroyed. If she had stayed, she would have been forced to endure more of our neglect. Eventually it would have consumed her soul and she would have struck out. She destroyed an army of four thousand yesterday and killed the Tsuchikage with her summon. Imagine what she could do with even more time to prepare?" Lily stated as she removed a deactivated kunai of Minato's and channeled magic into it. She then tossed it to the side and in a flash he returned.
Lily walked right up to him, stared at him for several seconds, his head held in shame. She then shook her head. "You're an idiot."
With that said Lily turned and marched off leaving the Fourth with his advisers and the Sannin.
"So she told them?" Minato asked with a defeated sigh.
"Yes. I think we should leave Britain immediately, we need to prepare for war with Iwa." Homura stated as he corrected his glasses.
"I know." Minato stated.
"Do not worry lord Hokage. Britain cannot fight Iwa on it's own. And Orochimaru will surely want revenge. They will come to us for help, I'm sure of it." Danzo added.
"I'm not worried about that." Minato stated, obviously upset.
"You did the right thing as Hokage. She shouldn't have said anything until we were ready." Jiraiya told him, as he placed a comforting hand on Minato's shoulder.
"I did the right thing as Hokage… but not as a father. She'll never stop hating me for this. I've confirmed her worst fears, that I'd be willing to fight her if necessary. How will she ever forgive me for that." Minato stated with a sigh.
"She will, if you admit fault and apologize. You did what you had to as Hokage… but you're right, that was a stupid thing to do as a father. If you ever want back into her life, you'll need to apologize." Jiraiya agreed.
"I doubt that will be enough. I have a lot to apologize for." Minato replied.
"You'll think of something. You always do." Tsunade told him, and with that they all left. Eager to return to Konoha and put this all behind them.
-A few Moments Later-
"What is this… this satisfaction? She feels, almost like she's having sex… but there's so much rage..." Katie asked. Her, Luna, Daphne, and Fleur were all sitting in Daphne's room, when they felt the massive torrent of emotions slam into them.
"She's killing someone… someone she truly hates." Luna stated.
The others knew she was right, all they could do was shiver with a horrible feeling of lust as Riley took immense satisfaction in murdering whomever it was she was with right now.
-Elsewhere, a few moments earlier-
Two Anbu with blank masks stood guard in a large central chamber. They had been there for hours, but weren't complaining. They had been trained not to. These warriors… no, these drones, felt nothing. No rage, no happiness, no boredom, or worry, nothing at all.
As the two stood there, they felt a cold dread seep into their bones, it was something beyond their conscious emotions. It was a primal fear, something ingrained into man's mind since before he could walk upright.
The two men spun around right as they were pierced through the chest by long whip-like appendages.
Out of the shadows floated Ralael. The two men could do nothing, as their life blood spilled out onto the floor. From the shadows emerged about a dozen clones of Ralael.
"Danzo will regret what he has done. Kill every living thing within Root. Slaughter them all." Riley intoned to her clones. They all dashed away into the labyrinth of tunnels, and soon the carnage began. Ralael would enjoy this, enjoy the chaos and blood shed. She would destroy everything Danzo had built before he too would join his precious ROOT in death. When he returned, Riley would truly take pleasure in finally having her revenge.
-To Be Continued-
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