Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing Ai and Mai arriving at Tenjin College, seeing the kind of reputation they have there. Before also seeing Naruto training to create his new Jutsu, as well as an unexpected encounter. Also for those that don't know, chapter three's been edited. So, without further ado.

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"I can't believe that…that little deviant! Using a technique like that in front of us! He should consider himself lucky, all I did was hit him!" Ai said while scowling as she and Mai made their way to Tenjin College, still angry over Naruto's Sexy Jutsu.

"I-it wasn't…so bad, Ai, and it looks harmless. B-besides, i-it could still be useful in…certain situations." Said Mai as she tried to appease her sister, along with trying to avoid thinking of Naruto's Sexy Jutsu and the…other uses she thought of for it.

"Don't you dare start, Mai! We already have to deal with that perverted deviant, I won't have you start acting like him!" Ai said, giving her twin a warning look, much to Mai's embarrassment.

"N-no, no, no! I-I m-me-me-meant l-li-like it…it could help him hide in plain sight, or turn into someone completely different o-or even into animals! I-I didn't mean it any other way!" Mai said while shaking her head, only Ai to look at her with narrowed eyes.

"Then explain why you kept staring at the deviant while he was transformed?" Questioned Ai, with the younger twin lowering her head in shame.

"…I'm nothing but a dirty freak, no one will ever want me as a bride." Muttered Mai, thinking of how she really enjoyed how Naruto looked using his Sexy Jutsu, along with thinking he looked handsome with his current young appearance.

Ai rolled her eyes at her twins antics; having gotten used to it any time she thinks her chances of being bride were ruined.

"Just try to control yourself around him, Ai, so he doesn't corrupt you any more than you already are." Ai said, which only further depressed Mai that her sister thought she was corrupt.

"Ugh. Don't…worry, I'm sure you'll…find someone that will still…want you as a bride." Ai said reluctantly while patting Mai on the back.

"It's too late, Naruto already saw everything and I've seen him naked too. I have no choice but to be his bride now, then everyone will think I'm a Perverted Shotacon." Mai muttered in despair, believing her only option is Naruto, now that they've seen each other naked.

"Absolutely not! You won't go anywhere near that deviant alone, again!" Ai immediately said, refusing to even entertain the idea of her sister being with the Hanyō.

"Then what about you? He saw you naked too and you saw him, now responsibility has to be taken." Stated Mai while looking at her sister, making Ai blush in embarrassment and mortification.

"Th-th-th-tha-that will never happen!" Ai said, mortified she'd even suggest that.

"Oh…then at least we'll still have each other, if we're doomed to be alone." Mai said, smiling hopefully at the older twin, while Ai could feel her eye twitching.

Thankfully, they soon arrived at Tenjin College and headed inside, being greeted by several of their classmates as they walked through the halls. With several students look at them with happy smiles and admiration shining in their eyes at the sight of the Amatsu Twins.

"Mai-senpai! Ai-senpai! It's nice seeing both today!"

"You both look as amazing as ever!"

"Ai-senpai! Do you think you could help me with my archery?!" A student asked, looking hopeful at being able to learn from Ai.

"No, help me with Senpai! I would love your help!" Said another student, wanting Ai to help her instead.

"I should be tutored by Ai-senpai, I want to be just as good as her!" Another girl said, refusing to let the other team members get Ai's attention.

"I would be happy to help anyone in archery that needs, there's no need to fight over it. But if you wish to train with me, then I expect nothing less than your best, understood." Said Ai, willing to help anyone that asks her, as long as they put in the work.

"We'll do anything you say, Senpai!" The girls said, looking at the older twin in adoration, eager to follow any orders she gives them.

"The same goes for anyone on the naginata team. I'll be happy to help any of you improve your skills and I'm always open to sparring with anyone that needs a partner." Mai offered while smiling at everyone, wanting to show she's willing to help anyone train or spar with them.

With the twins offer for help only making the students look at them with even greater adoration, some of them even openly looking at them with desire.

"They're so kind and beautiful!"

"I know, they're really the best!"

"It's so hard to decide who I love more!"

"They're both perfect, I wish I could have both!"

"Mai-senpai is so generous, it'd be amazing to be with her!"

"Ai-senpai is even better, so stern and strong! I'd be anything she wants me to be!"

"I want them to come back, but I want to keep watching them walk away!"

Hearing what they were saying, Mai smiled and waved at everyone, much to their excitement, while Ai only rolled her eyes. Having gotten used to how many of their classmates looked up to them, along with several desiring them as well. Ai had seen plenty of them openly staring at her and Mai whenever they're in the locker room or showers.

'Ugh, perhaps the deviant would fit in here. He'd get to be around so many other shameless perverts.' Thought Ai, starting to think Naruto would easily fit in.

Unknown to the twins, one of the students wasn't looking at them in adoration or desire, instead looking at them in contempt at the attention they were getting.

The student is a nineteen-year-old girl with fair skin, light brown eyes and long black hair with hime bangs and went down to her waist. With her wearing a long-sleeved white, sailor-style shirts with blue collars and a small red bow over her chest along with blue around the ends of the sleeves, a pale yellow turtleneck underneath, a blue skirt that stopped just above her knees, cream colored socks and blue mary jane shoes.

This is Saeko Takamochi, the former top girl at Tenjin College and former head of the archery and naginata teams. Until Ai and Mai arrived, getting everyone's attention along with taking the top spot in both teams respectively, much to Saeko's anger at having the spotlight taken away from her.

Saeko couldn't help but scowl at how everyone fawned over the Amatsu Twins, giving them all their attention, attention that they used to give her.

'What's so special about them?! I'm just as beautiful and much sexier! I'm better with more than just one weapon! But now everyone only cares about those twin bitches!' Saeko thought, wanting to have the attention back on her rather than Ai and Mai, to be the one the students desired and wanted.

It made her wish that she could find something, anything, she could use against the "supposedly perfect" Amatsu Twins.

*With Naruto*

Meanwhile, after leaving the shrine, Naruto had wandered around Kyoto until finding a place where he could buy what he needed for his training. Getting a couple boxes of rubber balls and balloons, which he sealed away, knowing they'll make good mediums to use in developing his new Jutsu.

'Okay, now I just need to find a good place to train and…' Naruto thought as he sealed the balls and balloons away, only to pause when his stomach began growling, making him grimace as he held it.

'Guess that apple didn't last long. So, find something to eat first, then find somewhere to train.' Thought Naruto, sniffing the air to see if he could smell any food nearby.

Only to be surprised when he smelled something really good before going to where the scent was coming from. With the whiskered blonde soon arriving outside of a ramen stand, making him look to see it was called "Ramen Ichiraku". Frowning when he saw there were other people inside, Naruto sighed before going in, intending to eat and then leave as soon as he could.

"Welcome to Ramen Ichiraku, what can we get started for you?!" The chef asked when Naruto entered and took a seat.

Seeing he was a middle-aged man with lightly tanned skin, greying black hair and his eyes squinting making it impossible to tell what they looked like. With him wearing a white robe, white pants, a dark blue apron and a white cooks hat with the kanji for "Ichiraku" on it in red.

"Uh…just a miso ramen." Naruto said, with the chef nodding in response.

"Coming right up!" Replied the chef as he got to work on making a bowl of miso ramen, before Naruto noticed someone coming out from the back of the stand.

With the person being a slender girl, who looked to be seventeen-years-old, with fair skin, long, dark brown hair and large black eyes. She was wearing a white robe with the sleeves folded up past her elbows, a dark blue apron with ribbon ties at the top and a bright white bandanna.

"Hey, you're a new face. Have you recently moved to Kyoto?" The girl asked while smiling at the Uzumaki.

"Uh…y-yeah, just yesterday." Said Naruto, not expecting the question.

"Well then let us be the first to welcome you. I'm Ayame and this is my Tou-san, Teuchi." Introduced Ayame, making Naruto blink in confusion at the introduction.

"I'm…Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto replied, with Ayame's smile growing.

"It's nice meeting you, Naruto." Said Ayame as Naruto simply nodded slowly in response while Teuchi chuckled lightly.

"Let the kid relax a little, Ayame, he's probably still getting used to being here. But whenever you're feeling hungry or in the mood for ramen, feel free to stop by here any time." Teuchi said, confusing the Hanyō at the offer.

"O…kay?" Said Naruto, unsure what else he could say, not used to anyone being this friendly to him.

It wasn't long before Naruto's ramen was ready and he began eating, surprised when he took a bite and how good it was before he began eating faster than expected. Though he stopped for a moment when he heard some of the other customers talking.

"You heard? There's been more and more rumors going around lately of people disappearing." One of them said while sighing as he took a drink.

"Yeah, I've heard about them. But no one's found any actual proof they're disappearing. And from what I've heard, it's a bunch of kids and it always happens at night. My guess, it's some big prank all the kids are trying to pull, trying to freak people out. I actually heard one rumor that it's aliens that are behind it. Aliens!" Said another customer, annoyed at how ridiculous some rumors can be.

"That's definitely one of the crazier ones I've heard. Another said it's some Evil Spirit coming back for revenge or a Demon hunting and devouring those that stay out late. Honestly, you'd think some people would try and come up with something more original." The first one said, with the second nodding in agreement.

Hearing this Naruto frowned slightly as he went back to eating, thinking over what he just heard.

'Rumors about people disappearing huh? I haven't heard anything about that before.' Thought Naruto, wondering if these rumors are true and people are disappearing.

Though if it was true, then he figured Ai and Mai would have gone to investigate the claims to see if it was something supernatural. Or he would've heard something from the Miko's or Genshū back at the shrine, but this is the first he's heard anything.

'Well I guess it's worth investigating just to be safe. If it is something supernatural, then it needs to be dealt with and if it's just rumors then there's nothing to worry about. Either way, no one can I say I didn't try.' Naruto thought, knowing if he has to help Ai and Mai protect the city, then he has to at least check it out.

"Thanks for the ramen, it was really great." Naruto said once he finished his ramen, drinking the last of the broth and noodles, before pulling some money out and setting it on the counter.

"Glad you enjoyed, stop by again any time you're in the mood for more." Said Teuchi as he smiled at the Hanyō.

"See you next time, Naruto!" Ayame said while waving at him as he left, with Naruto merely nodding as he exited the stand.

'Okay, now to find somewhere secluded to train without anyone to disturb me.' Naruto thought as he began wandering around looking for a spot to train in.

*Later*

It took Naruto a while to find a spot to train in, eventually finding a large park where he was able to locate a good, open-spaced area that was hidden away. Allowing him to train without worry of anyone stumbling onto him. Before he unsealed the balls and balloons, blowing up one of the balloons enough to fit in the palm of his hand.

'This should work. Now, to concentrate and focus.' Naruto thought while holding the balloon in his hand, knowing it'll help him visualize the shape he wants his Jutsu to be.

Holding his hand out, the Uzumaki focused on the balloon, channeling his Chakra inside it and focused on keeping it in the shape of an orb. Only to grit his teeth when he saw the balloon begin moving around, something he didn't want to happen.

'Come on, focus! Keep it contained in its shape, contain it! Control it! Just-' Naruto thought, only to yelp and cover his ears when the balloon began distorting and expanding until it soon exploded.

Wincing at the loud pop, Naruto waited until the ringing in his ears faded before going over and getting another balloon which he blew up.

'Okay, maybe I should start with a smaller amount of Chakra and gradually add more until I have enough.' Thought Naruto as he started over.

This time he only began using a small amount of Chakra, allowing him to better focus on keeping it contained in the shape of an orb. Waiting a few moments until he was sure he had it controlled before he began slowly adding more Chakra to it. Only to frown in annoyance when the balloon began rocking until a small hole burst in it making it deflate.

Tossing aside the ruined balloon, Naruto got another one to repeat the process, believing he had gotten close to getting it by starting out with a small amount of Chakra.

*Later*

"So much for that." Naruto muttered while tossing another ruined balloon away, joining the other ten he already used.

No matter what he tried the result was always the same, if he used too much Chakra from the start it'd pop, but if he used too little and built it up a hole would open up. He even tried holding the balloon between his hands to better concentrate and contain the Chakra. Only for that to end up making the balloon explode again from Chakra being channeled into it from different sides.

'Just channeling Chakra inside it doesn't work. It does last if I use a little, but fails once I start adding more. But maybe…maybe if I had the Chakra continuously moving I wouldn't need to build it up. If it's moving around in the balloon then there'd be no built up pressure inside. So if I…rotate my Chakra, then maybe it could work.' Naruto thought, getting a new idea for what to do.

Getting a new balloon and blowing it up, Naruto held it out and began concentrating again, channeling Chakra into it. But rather than having the Chakra remain in place, Naruto focused on having it start rotating around inside the balloon.

The Uzumaki frowned when he saw the balloon began distorting again, but rather than explode it simply started getting really flat. Condensing to the shape of the Chakra rotating around inside of it.

'Not…really what I was going for.' Naruto thought, stopping as the balloon returned to normal.

Looking at it for a few moments, Naruto went over and grabbed another balloon, but rather than filling it with air he instead filled it with water.

'There's nothing but air inside the balloon, so there's nothing in it for my Chakra to move around. But maybe a water balloon will work better.' Thought Naruto, believing a water balloon will serve as a better medium for his Jutsu.

Channeling his Chakra into it again, Naruto could feel the water inside moving along with the rotation of his Chakra. But other than that nothing happened as the balloon kept going in whatever direction the water went.

'Maybe if I…rotated it in different directions.' Naruto thought, holding the balloon between his hands and focused on having his Chakra rotate in different directions.

Watching as the water balloon began distorting from his Chakra's constantly changing direction, Naruto grinned when soon the balloon began expanding in different spots until it finally burst.

'That's what I need to do! Rotating my Chakra in multiple different directions at the same time!' Naruto thought, pleased at the progress.

'But rotation isn't enough, I also want it to be powerful. So, I also need to make sure to use enough Chakra that when I hit someone with it, it'll actually hurt.' Thought Naruto while looking at the rubber balls, believing they'll be what he need to decide how much to put into the Jutsu.

"Rotation and power…then I need to make sure it's contained." Naruto stated before looking at the regular balloon, knowing if he can keep his Jutsu contained without popping the balloon then he'll have succeeded in creating it.

But before the Hanyō could grab one of the balls, he stopped when he noticed the sun was beginning to go down, much to his surprise at how late it's gotten.

'Huh…guess I was out here longer than I thought.' Naruto thought before going over and sealing away the balloons and balls to continue his training tomorrow.

'Now to…figure out where the hell I am…great.' Thought Naruto, prepared to return to the shrine, only to realize that he had no clue where he was or which direction the shrine was in.

Sighing in annoyance, Naruto shook his head before wandering off to look around, knowing he'll either find the shrine or get even more lost. Either he was likely going to have to deal with someone that tries finding him.

*Later*

'First chance I get, I'm getting a map of this damn city.' Naruto thought sighing as he wandered around Kyoto, having no luck in seeing anything familiar or find the Amatsu Shrine

With the sun having now fully set leaving the only lights being the street lamps and the occasional stores that were open late. Making it even more difficult for the Uzumaki to find his way around with how dark it was.

Even worse was that he hasn't found anyone else out either, having hoped that after it started getting dark to just find someone to ask them for directions. Only to find everyone had already returned to their homes for the day, leaving him wandering around alone.

'Maybe I could try heading back to one of those stores and ask for directions there, if I don't get myself even more lost by backtracking. I could…also try flaring my Chakra to see if that'd get Ai's and Mai's attention so they could find me, though that'd also be pretty dumb. Ugh, I'm stuck walking until I-' Thought Naruto, shaking his head at the situation he's now in.

Before the Hanyō stopped at the entrance of an alley when he heard what sounded like crying coming from in it.

"Please! Please don't! You're pretty, you're very pretty! The prettiest person I've ever seen! Just please leave me alone!" The person begged, making Naruto tense when he sensed whatever was attacking the person wasn't human.

'Guess those rumors turned out to be true.' Naruto thought before rushing down the alley to deal with whatever creature was attacking the people, here.

Going down the alley to see what he was dealing with; Naruto soon saw what looked like a woman pinning a teenage girl to the ground while trying to force a large pair of scissors into her mouth. With the girl showing surprising strength as she did her best to hold the scissors back, only for them to keep getting closer despite her efforts.

Though looking at the woman, Naruto saw she had very long dark black hair that hung over her face and deathly pale skin, along with sharp black nails. With her wearing a blood red rain coat, black leggings and matching blood red heels.

"Hey Demon!" Said Naruto, getting the woman's attention as her head snapped towards him, showing her pale grey eyes, but what had the whiskered blondes attention was the slits on either side of her mouth.

'Kuchisake-onna?!' Naruto thought, recognizing the Onryō, knowing the legend surrounding her and what she did to anyone that encountered her.

"Or I guess you'd prefer Onryō." Naruto corrected, as the Kuchisake-onna got off the girl and approached him while twirling her scissors around.

"Do you think I'm pretty?" Questioned the Kuchisake-onna, tilting her head with a deranged smiled, causing her mouth slits to open up revealing her pointed teeth.

"No. But does this hurt? Wind Style: Air Bullet!" Naruto said, going through handsigns before shooting multiple air bullets at the Kuchisake-onna.

"Then die!" The Kuchisake-onna shrieked while rushing forward with surprising speed, even more surprising when she moved around the air bullets.

With Naruto quickly jumping back, narrowly avoiding being slashed with her scissors, only to grunt when the Kuchisake-onna's hair shot towards him, wrapping around his arms and legs. The Onryō then threw her scissors straight at the Uzumaki, impaling his chest. Only to scowl in anger Naruto was replaced by a log, before she stumbled as the ground beneath her feet suddenly turned from a solid into a fluid.

"Earth Style: Subterranean Voyage!" Said Naruto, jumping up from the liquidized ground, slamming his fist into Kuchisake-onna's chin and launching her up through the air.

Though she was able to catch herself as her hair elongated and stabbed into the ground, with the Kuchisake-onna then suddenly vanishing from sight. Making Naruto look around warily for where she could be, but didn't see any sign of her. Before his eyes widened when he saw her scissors come flying right at him, forcing the Hanyō to jump out of the way.

Only to see the scissors suddenly stop and change direction, following after him making Naruto curse as he used a Substitution Jutsu, switching places with a discarded box. Naruto then sniffed the air, smelling that the Kuchisake-onna was still here, but he couldn't get a lock on where she was exactly.

"So, invisibility huh, okay. Hazy Genjutsu!" Naruto said as he cast a Genjutsu around the area.

Looking around for where Kuchisake-onna would be, the Uzumaki soon saw a discarded bottle rolling across the floor.

"Wind Style: Gale Palm!" Said Naruto while thrusting his palm forward, releasing a powerful, compressed gale of wind at where Kuchisake-onna should be, smirking as he managed to hit her, forcing the ravenette to reveal herself as she slammed into the wall of the alley.

"Die!" The Kuchisake-onna hissed behind Naruto, much to his shock before he quickly turned, grabbing her scissors just before they could impale his head.

'How can she be that fast?!' Naruto thought while gritting his teeth at how strong Kuchisake-onna was, feeling himself start being pushed back from the force.

"Am I pretty now?" The Kuchisake-onna said while leaning in closely, Naruto seeing she's now wearing a black surgeon mask over her mouth, but he could still see the bloodlust and glee shining in her eyes.

"No, but thanks for the help!" Naruto said before rearing his head back and slamming it into hers, making Kuchisake-onna grunt as she stumbled back from the unexpected hit.

"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!" Said Naruto, making a handsign as a thick mist began covering the alley.

"I don't need to see you to kill you boy!" The Kuchisake-onna said, looking around for any sign of Naruto.

"Just like you killed every one else that's gone missing, here?" Naruto demanded, making the Kuchisake-onna frown.

"What are you on about?! I haven't killed anyone, yet, but I will once I find you!" Retorted the Kuchisake-onna before dozens of pieces of garbage began floating around the alley.

The sight making Naruto's eyes widen as he quickly got out of the way, when the Kuchisake-onna began flinging it all over. The whiskered blonde jumped up into the to avoid being hit, only to grunt when her hair launched up at him, ensnaring him in a cocoon.

'What I wouldn't give to use Fire Style, right now!' Naruto thought, knowing he couldn't use his Fire Style Ninjutsu in such an enclosed space, especially with that girl still here, he couldn't even use his stronger Wind Style Ninjutsu.

"I have you now!" The Kuchisake-onna said, yanking Naruto close and stabbed her scissors right through his neck before scowling when the Uzumaki vanished in a puff of smoke.

"No, I got you! Na!" Naruto said, emerging from the ground underneath the Kuchisake-onna, slamming his foot into her chin and launching her into the air before another Naruto appeared and jumped after her.

"Ru!" Said the second Naruto kicking the Kuchisake-onna even higher up, with a third one appearing and using the second as a springboard.

"To!" The third Naruto said, delivering an uppercut that threw the Kuchisake-onna much higher, her eyes widened when she saw another Naruto on top of one of the buildings before he jumped down at her.

"Uzumaki Barrage!" Naruto said, spinning around before dropping his heel down on the Kuchisake-onna's head.

Only for the Onryō to act fast enough, gathering her hair around like a shield, managing to lessen the blow only to still be sent crashing into the ground.

"Now try dodging this again! Wind Style: Air Bullets!" Said Naruto going through handsigns and firing multiple air bullets down at Kuchisake-onna.

The Hanyō frowned though when the Kuchisake-onna turned invisible as his air bullets impacted the ground, making him look around for where she went. Before he grunted in pain when multiple tantos, knives, scissors and short swords were suddenly launched into the air at him, slicing him across his body.

"I'll carve you into pieces boy!" The Kuchisake-onna shrieked as she turned visible, revealing her holding numerous short, bladed weapons with her hair which she launched at Naruto.

"I'd say you don't do that, but you also aren't known for making people disappear, so I'm not surprised!" Naruto said, managing to grab a tanto out of the air and block the weapons, while the Kuchisake-onna scowled at him.

"I don't know what you're talking about! The only one who's encountered me here is that girl, and I wasn't even going to kill her! She called me pretty, so I was going to make her as pretty as I am!" Said the Kuchisake-onna, having no idea what Naruto was talking about or accusing her of.

"Right, sure you didn't! Like I'd believe that an Onryō, known for killing and mutilating people, is telling the truth! Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld!" Said Naruto, going through handsigns before slamming his hands on the ground, turning it into a swamp beneath the Kuchisake-onna as she began sinking into it.

"Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Jutsu!" Naruto said, casting a Genjutsu over the Onryō with her eyes glazing over.

"N-no…no…NO! NO! Go away! Stay away from me! Leave me alone, please! I didn't do it!" The Kuchisake-onna screamed as she desperately tried crawling away from whatever the Genjutsu was showing her.

"Wind Style: Air Bullets!" Said Naruto, making a handsign before shooting a barrage of air bullets at the Kuchisake-onna, with her crying out as they crashed into her and sent the Onryō crashing into a wall.

Groaning as she slid to the ground, the Kuchisake-onna cried out as the Genjutsu was still affecting her, making her try moving further back against the wall at what she saw.

"G-go-go…go away! You're not here, you're not! I killed you! I killed you!" The Kuchisake-onna cried while waving her hand to try and ward off the illusion, while desperately searching for one of her weapons.

Managing to grab one of her scissors only to scream in pain when Naruto threw the tanto, impaling her hand before she could lift them up, pinning her hand to the ground. Before he grabbed one of her discarded knives and threw it through her other hand pinning it to the wall.

Breathing heavily at being trapped, the Kuchisake-onna screamed as she launched her hair at Naruto, only for Naruto to grab another tanto and slash it, cutting her hair before it could grab him. Making the ravenette quickly bring her hair back, not wanting to have it cut away.

"There, now to end this." Naruto said while making a handsign, knowing he'll be able to use a Fire Style Ninjutsu with her pinned down.

'I…I'm going to die…I'm going to die! I…I don't want to die! I don't want to be hurt again! Don't kill me, please! I…I don't want to die!' The Kuchisake-onna thought, terrified at the chance she could really die, that she was going to be hurt and then tossed aside again, just like she was centuries ago.

Back when she was still human, when she was still happy and with someone she loved, who she thought loved and trusted her.

*Flashback*

The woman who would go onto become the Kuchisake-onna smiled happily as she walked through her home village, waving to anyone she passed by as she did her shopping. With her either not noticing or ignoring the looks of envy she was given by several women when they saw her.

All of them feeling envious of her beauty and that even though she was a commoner, she still caught the eye of the local samurai lord. With him choosing her to be his mistress, much to their envy and hate that she gained such a position, especially the samurai's wife.

While she didn't personally care about being just a mistress, she was perfectly happy with her position. Living in a nice home, a warm bed and being with the one she loved and was loved by. It made her want to do everything she could to show her samurai how much she cared whenever he returned home from battle.

Unaware of what the envious women of the village and the samurai's jealous wife were planning to get rid of her.

*Timeskip*

"Please! Please believe me my love, I would never be with anyone but you! You are the only one I have ever wished to be with, no other has touched me!" She begged as she crawled backward until her back hit the wall.

Looking up at her samurai as he stood over her, holding his bloody sword, glaring hatefully down her as she held a hand over her face with blood dripping down it.

"You lying whore! You have betrayed me, turned me into a cuckold while I was away! And you thought I wouldn't learn of your betrayal?!" Demanded the samurai, with her crying at his words.

"I would never! It's lies, I swear it to you, I'll swear it before any gods you wish me too! I have not betrayed you! I love you; you are the only one I have ever loved and been with! You must see the truth!" She pleaded hoping he would see that any rumors he's heard of her having an affair are nothing but lies.

"The only truth I see is one I was blinded by until now! You are nothing but a lowborn, common street rat that thought she could manipulate me with pretty words! Only to laugh behind my back at thinking you could make a fool of me! Begone from my house and never return you worthless harlot or I will finish what I started! Go now and may you be cursed to always be seen as the hideous creature you have always been!" The samurai sneered, with her feeling her heart shatter at his words that he would say such things.

"Y-you…you said y-yo-yo-you lo-lo-lo-loved me." She said having believed him when he said he loved her, despite her social status.

"You will leave now or be given another scar!" Said the samurai, holding his sword up, much to her fear that he would maim her again.

Before she shakily stood up and ran out of the house, running the past the samurai's wife and missing the smug, satisfied smirk on her face at finally getting rid of the peasant whore.

While out in the village, she stumbled around feeling faint from the wounds the samurai inflicted on her and the blood she's lost. Looking around desperately for someone to help her, only for everyone to immediately turn away at the sight of her face. Except for the woman that had once envied her, now snickering and pointing her, much to her shame and despair.

Covering her face, she tried finding somewhere she could rest, crying in pain and sadness at how she's lost everything in a single moment.

*Timeskip*

The samurai and his wife were backed against the wall, neither of them able to move as they were paralyzed with fear at the sight of the Onryō before them. Covered completely in blood of the rest of the villagers she had killed and mutilated, saving the samurai and his wife for last. While in her hand was the tanto she used, with it already beginning to show signs of being chipped and rusted from how much it's been used already.

"Pl-pl-p-pl-please wa-w-w-w-wa-wait, my love! Th-th-th-th-thi-th-thi-this i-i-i-i-i-isn't you! I-I swear I-I neve-n-n-ne-ne-nev-never meant a-a-an-anything I-I said! I-I di-didn't know of the treachery, I swear I never knew! B-by the t-time I did, I-I se-se-se-searched e-e-eve-everywhere f-f-for-" Said the samurai, only to fall silent when the Kuchisake-onna held the tanto up to his face.

"Just. Stop. Lying. You never searched for me, you never even gave me a look when you passed me on the street, where I was left alone, cold and starving until…I died during the winter. Do you…have any idea the kind of pain it is, to feel as your body fades away, the agony of every waking moment. It was a relief when death finally came…but it didn't last." The Kuchisake-onna said, having felt nothing but pure hatred in her final moments, hatred and the all-consuming desire to have revenge on all those that ruined her life and then took it away from her.

"You showed me a truth too, my love, one I was blinded by. You are no different from those that hated me, you showed me you are the same as them, all those that mocked me. And why, because they were jealous a common woman caught the eye of a samurai? Even if it was just to be his mistress? I had been…so happy and content, never asking for more than I was given, but now…I'm taking everything I want. And I want you to scream." Said the Kuchisake-onna with bloodlust and vengeance shining in her eyes.

Before the samurai screamed loudly as she stuck the tanto in his mouth and sliced his mouth open all the way to his ear on one side, then doing the same to the other.

"I always did prefer you smiling, now…you'll always be smiling." The Kuchisake-onna said before grabbing one of his hand and slammed it against the wall.

Then to the samurai's horror and agony, when stuck the tanto beneath his fingernails and tore them off, removing them one at a time. Before she grabbed his other hand, tearing the fingernails off of it as well, with the samurai only able to scream in pure agony.

But the Kuchisake-onna didn't stop there, as she then cut along his wrist making a circle of blood on his arm, as the samurai's horror only grew as she then forced her fingers underneath his flesh. Then with a single pull, the Onryō ripped away the flesh from the samurai's hand like it was a glove.

With it taking the samurai a moment to register the pain, but when he did he fell to his knees letting out a silent scream of complete pain. Pain that only grew as the Kuchisake-onna cut away and ripped off the flesh from his other hand as well.

"There, now you can never again raise that sword you were always so proud of. And now that I've taken away one of your swords…allow me to take the second on as well." Said the Kuchisake-onna as she slashed the samurai down the middle of his chest, cutting away his clothes leaving him completely naked, much to his horror at what she was planning to do next.

While the samurai's wife remained frozen, paralyzed with fear, unable to do anything as she watched the Kuchisake-onna torture her husband. Sliding down the wall whimpering and crying as her husband let out a blood-curdling scream as his former mistress castrated him.

"Aaaahh, I would be sad at having to remove your "mighty sword", but I'll be honest…I always had to finish myself once you were done." The Kuchisake-onna stated while dropping the samurai's genitals in front of his face as he laid on the floor.

"Don't worry, it's almost over. There's just one thing left." Said the Kuchisake-onna, placing the dagger against his back before dragging down his spine as she cut him open, pulling away his flesh once she reached the bottom of his spine.

"I read that this punishment is used a lot by those far to the west, I believe they call it…the Blood Eagle. It'll be my first time doing this, so I do apologize if it gets…messy." Said the Kuchisake-onna before she grabbed one of his ribs and snapped it off his spine.

The ravenette repeated the process with each of his ribs until all of them were broken and sticking out of his back, with the samurai unable to even scream anymore. Only able to flinch and whimper at the indescribable pain. Before he couldn't handle the pain any longer and welcomed the sweet relief of death.

"How lovely, you have your very own wings." The Kuchisake-onna said as she placed the samurai's lungs on his broken ribs creating the image of grotesque, bloody wings, only to frown when she saw he was already dead.

"Ooooh, how disappointing. Even now he still doesn't know how to let a woman finish her fun before he's done." Said the Kuchisake-onna before turning to the wife, making her choke in fear that she was next.

"Pl-pl-pl-pl-ple-pl-please d-d-d-d-do-d-do-do-don't k-k-k-ki-ki-ki-kill-" The wife stuttered, only to fall silent when the Kuchisake-onna caressed her cheek.

"Oh sh, sh, sh, sh. There, there I'm not going to kill you. All I want to do is ask you something…do you find me pretty?" The Kuchisake-onna asked while tilting her head.

"Wh-wh-wh-what?" Said the wife fearfully, whimpering when the Kuchisake-onna slowly dug her claws into her cheek.

"Do you think I'm pretty? I really want to know if you do. Do you think I'm pretty? Even after I have slaughtered everyone in the village. Do you think I'm pretty? After seeing me torture and mutilate your husband? Do. You. Think. I'm. Pretty?" Questioned the Kuchisake-onna her tone become more malicious and poisonous each time she asked.

"Yes! Oh Kami yes! You're pretty, you've always been pretty! Far more pretty than me! Yes. I do think you're pretty, I've always thought you were pretty-y-y-y-y-y-y!" The wife cried, breaking down in fear with tears streaming down her face.

Only to cry out as the Kuchisake-onna brushed away her hair from her face, revealing her slit open mouth pulled into malicious grin, pointing at with her tanto.

"What about now? Do you still think I'm pretty?" The Kuchisake-onna asked, with the wife crying as she rapidly nodded.

"Yes! You're still so pretty, even like that! No matter you'll always be the prettiest person!" Said the woman, hoping and praying that it will save her life, only for the Kuchisake-onna's grin to become much more wicked.

"Thank you, I'm so happy to hear you say that. In fact, if you think I'm so pretty…I'm sure you'd like it if you looked like me." Said the Kuchisake-onna while sticking the tanto into the wife's mouth, much to her horror.

Before cried in pure terror and agony as the Kuchisake-onna slashed her across the mouth from ear-to-ear, then tossing the wife to the ground.

"There…now everyone will think you're as pretty as me." The Kuchisake-onna stated, watching as the wife crawled away crying in pain and agony.

Soon getting outside where she collapsed to the ground crying, surrounded by the bodies of all the dead and mutilated villagers. All of them having one thing in common, their mouths being slashed open from ear-to-ear.

By the time anyone arrived at the town, the only thing they found was everyone dead except for the samurai's wife, still crying and curled up on the ground. While the Kuchisake-onna was nowhere to be seen.

*End Flashback*

'I…I'm going…to really die…again…I…I don't…want to die…again…' The Kuchisake-onna thought in despair, not wanting to die again, to die alone and broken like she did before.

With Naruto looking at her, preparing to unleash fire at the Onryō, only to hesitate when he looked her in the eyes. Seeing the pain and sorrow in them, pain and sorrow that she was actually going to be killed by him. The sight reminding Naruto too much of when he'd see a similar look in his reflection, of being alone, hated and feared by everyone.

'I…I don't want to die…I don't want to die…I…I refuse to die! I won't let anyone hurt me ever again!' Thought the Kuchisake-onna, feeling rage and vengeance filling at her at remembering how she suffered at the end of her life as a human, refusing to ever suffer like that again.

Naruto's eyes then widened when he senses the Kuchisake-onna's power suddenly growing, before she shrieked in pure rage, tearing her hands free from the tantos. Before lunging forward smacking the Hanyō aside as she fled out of the alley and into the night.

'Damnit! Why…why did I fucking hesitate?! Idiot!' Naruto thought, cursing himself at how his hesitation let the Kuchisake-onna escape, doubting he'd be able to catch up to her, already losing track of her signature.

Before he looked back to the girl she had been trying to mutilate, seeing she had moved to the back of the alley and pressed herself against the wall to avoid being hit.

"Uh…hey, are you okay?" Naruto asked while going over to the girl, noticing that she's wearing the same uniform Ai and Mai were wearing when they went to Tenjin College.

"Y-yes…yes I-I…I am now. Th-thank you f-for…saving me. W-was…was that really…the Kuchisake-onna?" The girl asked, having been terrified to encounter a genuine Onryō.

"Yeah, it was. You were lucky I was here when I heard you, otherwise things would've been a lot worse than they were." Said Naruto, with the girl nodding shakily as she took several breaths to calm down.

"R-ri-right. A-anyway…you have my thanks for saving me. My name is Saeko Takamochi, a student of Tenjin College. What…what did you mean before that the Kuchisake-onna was behind some disappearance?" Saeko asked once she regained her cool.

"Just some rumors I heard when getting lunch, about kids that have been disappearing at night. I wasn't sure if they were true and planned to investigate, but it looks like they were true if the Kuchisake-onna is here." Said Naruto, knowing he'll need to tell Ai and Mai this when he gets back to the shrine.

"By the way, if you don't mind me asking, you do know where the Amatsu Shrine is?" Naruto asked while looking at Saeko, with the ravenette scowling at the question before quickly schooling her features.

"Why do you need to know where that is?" Said Saeko, annoyed he was asking about those annoying twins home.

"I…uh…I'm actually staying there with Ai and Mai Amatsu, they go to Tenjin College too. Since my guardian's an old acquaintance of their grandmother." Replied Naruto, making Saeko narrow her eyes slightly before mentally smirking.

'It seems my wish is being granted.' Saeko thought, believing she just found the perfect opportunity she was looking for, before she smiled "kindly" at the Hanyō.

"I see, well that's certainly kind of them. And you're in luck, just leave this alley and start going down the street until you reach a more forested, suburban area, then turn left and you should arrive at the Amatsu Shrine in a few moments." Saeko explained, much to Naruto's relief.

"Great, thanks for the help. Now you should get home soon where it's safe." Naruto said before he took off, with Saeko smirking once he was gone.

'No, thank you for what you've just given me.' Thought Saeko before she left the alley and began heading home, walking faster than she normally would, not wanting to risk any other unwanted encounters.

*With Kuchisake-onna*

Meanwhile the Kuchisake-onna fled through Kyoto with a murderous gleam in her eye at how she was nearly killed, forced to relive her past pain and tragedies. In addition to being blamed for causing disappearances she didn't even know about!

'Whoever's really behind them, I'm going to carve them up into so many fucking pieces!' The Kuchisake-onna thought, swearing to find the one really responsible and make them pay for getting her targeted for their actions.

So, what did you think, good. Yep we see Ai and Mai are admired, and even lusted after, by nearly all their classmates, admiring their looks, skill and kindness. Only for one of them to hate the Amatsu Twins, being Saeko Takamochi, who hates the twins for taking her place as top girl. Wishing she could find something, anything, to use against them.

We then go to Naruto who's gone out to train, buying some balloons and rubber balls to use as mediums, before going to get some lunch at Ichiraku where he meets Teuchi and Ayame. Along with hearing some rumors about people disappearing, making a note to investigate the rumors when he can.

Before he goes to find a secluded spot to train, with it taking some time but he's able to start getting the basics of his new Jutsu down, beginning to understand what he needs to do to create it and keep it stable. Only to stop when he notices how late it's gotten and prepares to head back to the shrine, only to also realize he's gotten lost and has no idea where the shrine is.

Leading to Naruto wandering around the city hoping to find something familiar or manage to get back on his own, only to get further lost in the process. Luckily though this leads him to stumble onto someone being attacked by the Kuchisake-onna herself, with Naruto fighting the Onryō off. Having some difficultly with her abilities and being unable to use all his Jutsu due to the enclosed fighting space.

Though Naruto's soon able to gain the advantage and defeat the Kuchisake-onna, preparing to finish her off much to her fear and despair that she could really die. Leading to a flashback of her life as a human, being the mistress of a local samurai only to lose everything when the samurai's jealous wife and the envious women of her village spread rumors of her having an affair. Leading to her being mutilated and cast out, dying sad and alone on the streets during winter.

Only to return as the Kuchisake-onna, getting revenge by slaughtering the entire village, torturing and mutilating the samurai, with only the wife being spared but not left intact.

We also see Naruto hesitate in finishing her off after seeing the pain and sorrow in her eyes at the idea of her dying. Something that helps give Kuchisake-onna the chance to escape after being empowered her rage and vengeance, making Naruto curse himself for hesitating.

Finally we see the girl he saved is Saeko herself, who sees her opportunity to have something to use against Ai and Mai after learning Naruto's staying with them and why. Before she "kindly" gives Naruto's directions back to the shrine.

While we also get a look at the Kuchisake-onna running away, swearing to find those actually behind the disappearances and make them suffer for getting her blamed and targeted for their actions. 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.

Storm out