3 days later
Kenji and Jiraiya sat on the back porch of the Senju compound as they watched Naruto struggle to get the 3rd phase of the Rasengan. A blue sphere was within his palms and it burst, sending him flying backwards but he flipped and landed on his feet. He grunted as he looked at his senged hands with a grimace on his face.
"I've almost got it" he spoke lowly
He knew he needed to compress and rotate the chakra at the same time into a single point. The manipulation of the power was destructive but he knew he was on the cusp of mastering it.
'Brat, you need to break this down into two steps. Try using a shadow'
Naruto nodded as he created a shadow clone. Kenji raised an eyebrow as he wondered what Naruto was up to. Jiraiya, on the other hand, had an idea and smirked at his student and adopted son.
"I see" he said
And they watched as the clone began to rotate chakra into his hand as he focused on molding it first. Then as the sphere began to form, he grasped onto the shape as the pressure inside of the sphere began to stabilize. A spiraling blue sphere shaped into his hands as it clearly rotated between the two clones' hands.
"Yea! I did it guys!" He yelled, causing Kenji to smirk.
"Heh, you're pretty clever bro. Now you just have to do it until you can make it with one hand." Kenji said
"Don't forget, you have to use it in mid-battle against us too" Jiraiya chimed in
Naruto nodded as he went to make another Rasengan. He created 11 shadow clones and they all paired up one for himself included and they began to make shadow clones.
"What do you think about him learning sage mode?" Jiraiya asked
"I doubt it would be that easy for him. Maybe he could learn it after the exams. But, not now. Besides, he hasn't lost control of the 9 tails chakra yet. If anything he said it's been cooperative with him" he said
"While I do agree with that, something tells me things won't be the same in the coming invasion. I have an ominous feeling about it" Jiraiya said
Kenji nodded in confirmation as he continued to watch Naruto.
"I feel the same, but we'll have to be ready. We have no choice" he said
They saw the blonde and his clones create Rasengans but he still couldn't do it by himself yet. Still, creating a one handed Rasengan was a milestone that he was close to.
Meanwhile
Son Wukong, Han the 5 tails Jinchuriki and his two close friends Krillen and Yamcha who were also his teammates and part of his royal guard stood at the hidden Stone village entrance. Onoki and his daughter and wife of Wukong Seireitsuchi stood at the village gave along with Roshi the 4 tails jinchuriki.
"Be careful on the way there ok?" She said to Wukong
Seireitsuchi looked a lot like an older and more mature version of Kurotsuchi. She wore a red top with a black obi and black pants with black shinobi sandals. Her hair was black reaching to her neck. She was a beautiful woman with a c cup bust and had an hourglass figure with cream skin and luscious pink lips. She was also holding her hand over her stomach as she was expecting a third child.
"Of course. I'll let them know you're cheering for them. And I'll make sure we all make it home in one piece." He said with a warm smile
"Don't worry hehe, he's got us and master Han to watch his back after all" Krillin said
Krillin was a short monk with six burn mark dots on his forehead. In this story he had a nose. He wore an orange shinobi shirt with black shinobi pants and had black boots, black wristbands with his forehead protector wrapped around his bicep arm.
"Yea, the 3 of us aren't easily beaten," Yamcha said.
He had short spiky hair, a cross scar on his right cheek, an orange gi, a blue obi and orange gi pants, wristbands and blue martial arts shoes. He wore his forehead protector loosely around his neck.
Han was silent in his red and black steam armor with his red ronin hat, red geta sandals with his black ninja sock on. He was a tall man standing at 6 foot 2 with a steam tank on his back.
"I know but I can't help but worry" she said as she got on her tippy toes to kiss her husband.
"The 3rd, Han and I trained him up well. But I know he can make some risky decisions as his master." Roshi said
Onoki floated up to Wukong wordlessly and handed him the Tsuchikage hat.
"I'll watch over the village while you're away. Take care of my Grandchildren. And you'd better not make me have to put this hat back on!" he said with a grin on his face
Wukong nodded, then he put on the hat and waved again at his family as he turned to join his peers and one of his masters.
"Alright guys, lets get on to the leaf village."
The rest of them nodded and they leapt into the mountains and the forests surrounding the hidden stone village. They began to leap through the forest as another platoon of hidden stone anbu followed after them. Wukong and his platoon moved through the forest fast as he began to build up a bit of excitement at seeing his son and daughter again. He heard his son was the only one to make it to the finals and that he was fighting a Naruto Namikaze.
'Hmph, well my old rival, I'll be see which one of our sons is up to snuff' he thought
He remembered when he first met Minato during the 3rd great ninja war.
Flashback:
Minato had just teleported his team away from Han and Roshi, the 4 and 5 tails jinchuriki.
"Damn, if it wasn't for the Hiraishin, we may have been in trouble. Thanks Minato" Dekai said as they were making heads way from the battle field
"Yea, big ups to Minato, that battle really went sideways fast" Said Suzaku Uchiha
Jiraiya was ahead of them, staying vigilant for enemies.
"This is too easy. I know Minato's Hiraishin is good, but they know of it already and probably have a contingency plan" Jiraiya said
"Let's hope they don't" Dekai said
They continued to run for a mile until they saw a red blur move in between them and attack them all with super speed. Team 6 regained their balance and looked to see a young shinobi with palm tree-like hair, a red jacket, black pants, yellow ankle bandages and closed toed martial arts shoes. He held a long orange staff horizontal as he floated between them all. Jiraiya had a bad feeling about this person. He looked him over carefully and he recognized their attacker.
"You…you're Bardock the destroyer…but how?…he died in the betrayal of the saiyans from the hidden cloud"
Wukong smirked at him as he floated to the ground.
"Bardock…was my father…I am his son, Kakarot, but I prefer non-saiyans to call me Wukong. The name that old man Roshi gave me."
They were all shook. This was the son of one of the most feared men in the 5 great nations and, judging from his speed and the intensity from his attacks, he was following in his footsteps.
"Get ready!" Jiraiya said
Wukong raised a hand to stop them
"What do you want?" Suzaku asked
"I don't really like killing. Honestly, I plan to bring peace to this world, but,-" he turned to look at Minato
"I've heard you're pretty fast. I'd like to spar against you for a bit" he said as he pulled out a brown pouch a tossed a green bean to Minato
"Eat it, it's a senzu bean. It'll bring you back to full strength" Wukong said with a true smile
Jiraiya was a bit perplexed but he had heard of Senzu beans, and if what he heard was true about Wukong wanting peace and no death, then he'd stand down for now. After all, he was a bit worn down. Minato looked at Jiraiya who gave him the ok to take the bean.
"Why wouldn't you kill us? We are your enemies after all" Dekai said
Wukong shook his head.
"No, you're not….I don't know the full story but…My father and King Vegeta told me that the one who has all of the warring nations at war with one another is not among any of us"
They were all shocked at his words and Suzaku spoke up
"What kind of fools do you take us for? Your village-"
"Was framed, just like the Saiyans were framed of treachery because we made peace with the Uzumaki and it was twisted to say we were corroborating to attack the hidden Cloud. I don't expect you to believe me, but, I only want to spar with Minato to see how strong he is hehe. Personally, I think a world without wars would be better"
Minato got a smile of his own as he looked at Jiraiya then back at Wukong.
"Sensei, I believe him. He speaks like you do when you talk about people understanding one another. Fine Son Wukong, I will battle you, but afterwards, will you let us go?" he asked
Wukong got a childlike grin on his face and gave a thumbs up.
"You bet. Alriiiight, I get to fight the Yellow Flash, this is getting exciting" He said as he got into his battle stance with his staff.
Minato got into his stance while the rest of team 6 stood back with Suzaku not believing Wukongs words until he saw that Minato was healed
They got into their stances, Minato in his Flying Raijin level one stance, while Wukong got into his Dragon fist stance.
Flashback end:
Wukong had a nostalgic smile on his face as he leapt through the trees. He had to jump high as he avoided an energy blast shot at him, causing the anbu following him and his team to land in front of them as well.
"Hohoho, the saiyan has a regime does he?" Dodoria said as he floated in front of them.
"Wh-what is he?" One of the hidden stone anbu with a leopard asked
"Who cares, he dares to attack Lord Tsuchikage!" Another anbu with a bat mask said
"Stand down" Wukong said as he floated in front of them, taking off his Tsuchikage hat, handing it to a beaver masked anbu
"I was wondering how I could deal with you. The lifeforms on this planet have decent attacking power, but I've dealt with several already"
Wukong tightened his fists
"So you've been killing innocent people while waiting for me to leave my village?"
"Yes, my colleagues and i have come to this planet Hunting Saiyans. Afterwards we will perge this planet of all life and sell it in the land of our almighty Lord Frieza!" Dodoria said in sadistic glee
Wukong had a bead of sweat roll down his face
"Frieza? But how, he shouldn't know where we are?"
"We've been getting high power levels on this planet with our scouters for the last 100 years! You couldn't hide from his majesty forever"
"What makes you think you can have our world?" Han asked
Dodoria looked at the steam giant then back at Wukong
"Lord Frieza and his empire is the most illustrious in the galaxy! You all pale in comparison to me alone! How can you ever hope to beat him!"
Wukong got a serious look on his face.
"You know… I don't like to kill, but you come to my home threatening my family, my friends, innocent lives. Regardless if I like everyone on this planet, I know one thing, you cannot be allowed to live"
Wukong pulled his power pole off of his back and twirled it over his head then he aimed it at Dodori with his right arm pointed towards him.
"What do you plan to do with the measly staff Saiyan? HAHAHAHA Poke me to death?"
Wukongs aura began to pulse around him in a blue glow.
"Nyoibō Extend!"
The orange pole extended towards Dodoria who barely dodged, as the staff drew blood from his cheek. He looked up to see Wukong's ninja platoon, but no Wukong. Han, who stood on a branch leaning with his arms folded, did an uptilt to his head. Dodoria looked up too late only to receive a dropping knee into his face, sending him crashing through the forest. He began to lower himself to the ground to see Dodoria standing up, out of a heap of dust and dirt as he created a crack in the ground.
"Urgh! Dirty Saiyan, he got lucky!" he said as he tried to locate Wukong through his cracked scouter only to see him in from of him
"Oh really? I'm standing in front of you, now make your move" Wukong said
Dodoria grimaced and held out both hands with a smirk. He created an energy ball in each hand and started shooting out multiple ki blast attacks at his opponents. Wukong put his staff in front of him and began twirling his staff to slap away the ki blasts causing them to fly all over the place and the 4 anbu, Han, Yamcha and Krillin began to dodge and swat the attacks with ease.
Dodoria began to charge up a giant ki attack and shot it out at Wukong. The Saiyan swatted the attack to the side and saw Dodoria was missing. He ducked low and pointed his staff between an opening in his left arm,
"Nyoibō Extend!" he said with no hesitation and the staff crashed into his armors chest plate sending him flying as the staff pushed him through multiple trees in the forest until he smashed into a boulder.
The staff retracted and he turned around to look at Dodoria. He disappeared towards Dodoria who was holding his chest and got out of the rubble.
"Grgh! Who is this saiyan? Is he the one of legend?" He looked up to see Wukong leaning on his staff with a nonchalant look on his face.
"You mean the super saiyan? Nah, but old man Yamoshi made sure he and his kin were up to snuff when they fought alongside the warriors on this planet to save it. Only he achieved that state. And he died in the battle he achieved it in"
"Wh-what, the Super Saiyan was once upon this earth? Preposterous!" he yelled as he launched himself to began throwing punches at Wukong who weaved and blocked with his staff against the assault.
"YOU WILL NOT MAKE A MOCKERY OF ME!" he yelled
Wukong sighed and elbowed him in his fat gut, and kicked him back into the boulder, causing a bigger crater in the boulder.
"You're not even worth using a fraction of my full power."
He began walking up to the pink warrior and put his hand up to create a ki blast.
"I'm ending this" He said with a bored expression upon his visage
Suddenly his scouter began to beep, and Dodoria's facial expression got a gleeful smile
"W-wait, I bring a message from my Lord! He wishes to speak with you" he said, taking off his scouter and tossing it at Wukong's feet.
"Oh well, you won't live to hear it" he said as the blue ki ball in his hand began to expand and launch towards him obliterating him with ease. His scream was silent as he was burned alive by the intensity of the ki.
He took a deep breath then picked up the scouter and placed it on his left ear.
"Talk" he said in a no nonsense voice
"My, my, so our saiyans have big britches now do they?" a sly voice asked
"You must be Frieza, what do you want?"
"What I want is that planet you stand on. I will give you 3 years to cleanse it, then I will be making my way towards you to collect it. I also plan to add what's left of your race into my ranks, and or kill those who rebel against me. And I do not make empty threats, Saiyan!"
Wukong felt a sense of fear enter his mind. He remembered King Vegeta speaking to Frieza. Only Yamoshi was able to defeat the first Arcosian as the Super Saiyan state, with the help of Hamura and Hagoromo Otsutsuki. But then he thought of what and who he fought for: his family, friends, the world, the peace he's strived for. His fear evaporated and he smirked
"Neither do I, and if you think any of us will bow to you, then you're insane. We can already defeat your soldiers with ease, what do you think we'll do to you?"
"Hahahahaha, you're a funny one. I will have fun killing you. Then I'll ask the other saiyans if they want to join you afterwards"
"If that's all then-"
"Oh no, I want to let you know I'll be on my way to your pitiful planet soon. This was inevitable but now, I will take pleasure in watching your world burn. I'll be bringing insurance to make sure all of you are taken care of. Be prepared for the wrath of the Arcosian Empire!"
Wukong took the scouter off and pulled out a scroll, opening it and sealing the scouter. He turned around to see Krillin and Han standing with their arms folded.
"We need to get to the leaf village Asap, I believe the other Saiyans there need to hear of this."
"You think they might know about this already?"
Wukong shook his head
"Hard to say, but it's possible. Either way we need to be ready"
They nodded and continued towards the village with a serious message.
As they left a plant like create rose out of the ground and grimaced.
"Lord Pain may find this development interesting" Zetsu said
Back in the leaf village:
Sasuke sat in a tree waiting for his opponent to attack. He had been training all day and now he was putting his residual strength to use as he looked around for any sign of his opponent. He had an eyepatch over his Rinnegan to act as a challenge to push himself as a shinobi. He only had 1 dimensional vision with his 3 tomoe sharingan. He closed his eyes and began to feel for the ki signatures around him. He opened his right uncovered eye and ducked to dodge a hail of shuriken, causing him to leap out of his hiding position. He drew his tanto and blocked an incoming parallel tanto swipe from his brother Itachi.
"You're getting better little brother, but-"
Itachi leaned back and performed a leg sweep, causing Sasuke to dodge backwards. Itachi pulled out a volley of shuriken and threw them at Sasuke who used his tanto to dodge them all. While he did this, Itachi leapt towards him and they engaged in physical combat. Their swipes clashed and they blocked one anothers punches, elbow strikes and kicks. Sasuke over-extended his body with a tanto swipe and Itachi took advantage and hit Sasuke below his armpit on his right side.
"It's not enough"
"Urgh! Dammit!" he jumped into the bushes, leaping through the bushes.
Itachi smirked as he disappeared in a murder of crows.
Sasuke was ragged on breath as he began to slam paper tags on trees throughout the forest. He normally wouldn't do that, but they were in training ground 20 and no one really cared as long as the damage was restored. He could sense Itachi's presence moving towards him and so he put his hand in the ram seal.
"Kai!"
A myriad of explosions tore through the forest as he left the bushes and he turned around to see burning trees, dust, smoke and debris.
"Maybe I overdid it" he sighed
Suddenly Sasuke felt a blade up to his neck. He looked down to see a tanto held in reverse grip.
"Perhaps you did."
"How did you get here so fast? I literally left you on the other side of the forest!"
Itachi showed a ghost of a smile as he took his tanto away from Sasuke's neck. The younger Uchiha saw a crow land on his elder brother's shoulder.
"Call it a trick of the trade for the crow summoners" he said stoically
Sasuke sighed
"Well, are you ready for another go-round"
"Actually, I, have something planned for today" Itachi said as he looked away
Sasuke smirked
"Lemme guess, you're going to take Izumi on a date" he said folding his arms
"Possibly. And besides that, you need to rest as well. It's evening and we've been training sense 5 this morning. Surely, you'd be willing to pick up again tomorrow" Sasuke folded his arms and huffed
"Sure, guess I'll go bug Naruto for a bit"
"Actually, he might be with Hinata. I saw them earlier this morning when I went to get our lunch"
Sasuke sighed as he rolled his eyes
"Perhaps you should get to know some of your other peers"
Sasuke sighed as he looked at the evening sunset.
"Maybe after the exams."
"What about those who didn't pass, like Sakura Haruno who seems to be fond of you" he said as he smirked back at Sasuke.
This time it was Sasuke who turned away blushing and they both began walking back to the village.
"Fine, you might…be right
Xxx
Naruto sat with Hinata in a booth at a bakery in the high end district of the clan compounds.
They were sharing a parfait and a plate of cinnamon buns. Hinata had a blush on her face making her red as a tomato, while Naruto had a calm cool smirk about him.
"Hey, Hinata, you don't have to be so nervous" he said as he took a sip of the neapolitan ice cream beverage
Hinata hands her index fingers connection as she looks into his azure blue eyes then back at her fingers.
"It's just…I…feel like I'm in a dream. I've…always wanted to go on a date with y-you and…I"
Naruto nodded in understanding as she spoke and put his hand on the table to rest. Hinata looked at it and relaxed.
"I like you too, Hinata. I just feel kinda slow for not noticing sooner" he said with a goofy grin on his face.
"N-no, don't feel that way, it's just…I'm, sh-shy" she said meakly
Naruto waved it off
"Don't worry about it. All that matters is that we're here now"
She began to smile through her nervousness as she inched her hand over towards his throughout their conversation.
"So, when is your birthday?"
"D-December 27th. And when is yours?"
"October 10th."
"So, what's it like growing up in the Hyuga clan?"
"W-well, it's a bit much, m-my father has h-high expectations of me and m-my sister. He was proud to hear that I fought equal with Neji"
"Well that's good right? I think you've grown a lot. You used to be so shy, now you're more confident than ever.." he said in a cheery tone
"S-so, how does it feel to have your clan come join you in the leaf village?"
"It…felt like my family just got bigger. Honestly, my adoptive parents, big sis Shizune and my big brother Kenji were their sense I was born. My clan combining with the Senju clan really filled up our compound heheh. It's like a big happy, goofy, battle crazy family. And I wouldn't trade them for the world."
"That's wonderful. I'd…love to meet them sometime…I mean not soon…if you don't want to" she said nervously
"Well, let's take it slow…I…I think the way we're going is fine and before you know it, you'll meet them in no time." he said
Soon, he felt Hinata's hand hold his. He looked down and she blushed and made to separate but he held her hand and she relaxed
"It-It's ok Hinata…your hands are so soft. I could hold them forever"
Her blush intensified and she looked away.
"Um…sorry if that sounded corny hehehe"
"No no. I'm glad" she said as she took a swig of the parfait.
She then took a cinnamon bun and began to munch on it. Naruto smiled at her as he grabbed one of his own and they happily ate in silence.
Xxx
Frieza sat in his empire before his subjects
"It seems that the FUCKING Saiyans take me for a FUCKING joke! RAAAAAAGGHHHH! Zarbon, Boysenberry!"
The two warriors appeared in front of him
"Gather the ginyu force and get in contact with my father and Cooler. We are storming the planet earth!"
"Right away sir!" Zarbon said
And they both disappeared.
"You think you can stand up to the might of the Arcosian Empire! We'll see!" Frieza said
He remembered how his grandfather Chill died at the hand of the Saiyans. He knew he would need to up the ante as a fear of the Super Saiyan began to spread through his mind.
"It'll take me 3 years to get there. Who knows what that bastard can achieve. I must act quickly"
He was aware that he was one of the most powerful in the universe, but he knew he was enough to take care of anyone with 100% of how power so he chose to bide his time and wait for his father and brother to respond.
Xxx
Kenji sat on his father's head with Hana Inuzuka. They were holding hands as they looked at eh sunset shining on the village as it set.
'I'm doing the best I can dad, things are ok right now, but I need to fill your Shoes now. Will the hiraishin be enough? I have to make it enough' he thought as he took a deep breath
His hair looked like his fathers as he began to look like his twin. He smirked as he looked down at his village. Abruptly he stood as he felt a great power at the gate.
"What's wrong honey?" Hana asked as she stood up with him
"There's a dangerous presence approaching the village gates. I'm gonna check it out. I'll be be back in a flash he said as he kissed her on the cheek and made her blush.
He let go of her and had a stoic visage as he teleported away from his fathers head. He reappeared to see a man with palm tree-like hair with 7 other ninja behind him at the village gates.
Son Wukong froze for a moment as he looked at the man in front of him.
"Minato?"
Kenji's eyes widened as he stood down recognizing the 4th Tsuchikage.
"No Lord Tsuchikage, I am his son, Kenji Namikaze" he said as he bowed in respect
Wukong and his entourage looked at Kenji with a bit of awe at his resemblance to his father, but his face was a bit more rounder and his hair was a bit darker. Soon 3 more presences appeared behind Kenji: The 3rd Hokage, Noridasu Namikaze, and Vegeta.
"Kakarot, it's been too long, old friend" Vegeta said with a sly smirk
"Vegeta. I'd heard you relocated here. Good to see you. And you as well Lord Hokage"
He looked at Jiraiya and smirked
"Long time no see Lord Jiraiya, and you must be the head of the Namikaze clan, Lord Noridasu. It's an honor to meet you as well" He said as he bowed to all of them with his entourage doing the same.
"Greetings Lord Tsuchikage. It's an honor to meet you" Hiruzen said walking for and shaking the hand of his fellow Kage
"Yes, we have a few things to discuss, but there's something I want to talk to you all about with less ears around" Wukong said with a serious face
"Very well, we shall make our way back to my office at once."
"Actually, you might want to call a council meeting. It's…that important"
Hiruzen nodded and they began to walk through the village. As they did, multiple ninja and civilians looked at the Hidden Stone shinobi with a mixture of apprehension, respect and fear. But, they felt comfortable with 4 of the strongest Shinobi with them. Kenji's eye's widened as he spoke with a sheepish grin.
"Lord 3rd, I'll catch up to you, I have something or someone to take care of 1st."
The Hokage nodded with a knowing smirk. He had been watching the boy with his crystal ball after all. While waiting atop the village gate with Jiraiya awaiting the 4th Tsuchikage.
Xxx
Hiruzen sat with the 4th Tsuchikage, the stone entourage and the Shinobi side of the council as the civilians weren't necessary. Danzo looked at the Tsuchikage with a careful and suspicious gaze.
"What is the meaning of this Hiruzen? Why do we sit with Stone shinobi in our council meeting?" he asked
"Lord Tsuchikage said that he had something of the utmost importance to discuss. I would like to hear him out." The Hokage spoke back firmly
Danzo had a bit of a grimace on his face but he sighed and looked at the Tsuchikage waiting for him to begin. Son Wukong walked to the podium in the middle of the council chambers with a scroll in hand, unrolled it and channeled chakra into it and a damaged scouter popped out. He held it for everyone in the room to see. All the clan heads looked puzzled except for Noridasu.
"A scouter, then that can only mean-"
"The Arcosian Empire has set its sights on earth" Wukong said cutting off Vegeta
"Arcosian Empire? What is that?" Danzo asked
"On my way here, my group was confronted by some form of creature claiming to be from outer space. I only believed him because he had the classic battle armor my people wore and this scouter, a power level detector that some of the first Saiyans used. He told me he worked for an old enemy of my race that enslaved part of my race. Yamoshi came to earth with several other saiyans who had planned to escape planet Vegeta. Unlike myself and Vegeta, not all saiyans are descendants of Yamoshi. Some of them hail from other sides of the galaxy. We don't know who they are related to because of the little knowledge we know of before Yamoshi, but we do know that he, the Sage of 6 paths and his Brother the Sage of the moon fought against the Arcosian empire when they attacked our planet after the creation of ninjutsu. Now they threaten us again and they plan to strike back after so many years." Wukong said
"I see, that would explain the aliens that Trunks came across on his missions as well" Hiruzen said
The elders, and clan heads except for Noridasu were surprised. Shikaku Nara noticed this and spoke up.
"Lord Hokage, I've noticed that neither Lord Noridasu, nor Kenji and Vegeta are surprised about this. Would you care to let us in on what you know about this as well"
Hiruzen nodded
"On their first C-rank mission turned S rank, team 7 fought two soldiers from the Arcosian empire. I wanted to keep things under wraps until we knew where the enemy was located, but Trunks brought their heads to me and said that they were hunting down Saiyans to exterminate them"
"Doesn't look like they had any luck" Vegeta said with a smirk
"Be that as it may, it seems that the enemy is a foreign empire that may or may not have more agents on this planet. We don't have a location of the enemies bases but for what Son Wukang has worked out, we've eliminated all threats for now, but there are more to come"
" Won't we need to gather forces to defend the planet? Should we speak to other nations then?" Chouza Akimichi asked
"I actually have a plan for that" Wukong said
"Well out with it then!" Danzo said sternly
"There is a place that trains in the art of ki and balance, known as Korins Tower" Wukong said causing Danzo to pale
"You–you found Korin's tower? How? You must be lying!"
"Danzo! Calm yourself!" Hiruzen chastised
Wukong shook his head in the negative
"Master Roshi the 4 tail jinchuriki found it and brought me and Lord Han there
when I was a teenager. He and Han were already perfect Jinchuriki, but they achieved an even greater symbiosis with their tailed beasts there. I myself have become much stronger from there as well. Their is also another Dojo that teaches kung-fu and ki training near Korin's tower under the White Lotus clan as well"
"W-what? The W-white Lotus clan exists? They were only supposed to be legends!" Hiashi said in an out of character tone
"They're both very real. That's how myself and my comrades, Krillin and Yamcha were trained." Wukong said
Hiruzen was taken aback by the knowledge he was receiving today. He couldn't believe that the Hidden Stone hid so much strength and chose not to strike the Hidden Leaf when they could've done so easily
"So do you plan to reveal the locations of these places to us?" Danzo asked
"I was thinking you could select your graduating chunin after the exams and send them and their teams with me and Master Han and my comrades to train. There is no deception in my motives. Also, perhaps you could send all the Saiyans as well, because, like it or not, they'll be hunted as well" Wukong said
"So will you be taking any genin of your village as well?" Hiruzen asked
"Of course, I'm taking Han sensei's team which includes my own children as well. Master Roshi and Lord Tsuchikage also will be more that willing to train our forces for the upcoming battles"
"Speaking of upcoming battles" Jiraiya said
"There are people hunting jinchuriki as well. They are a mercenary group made up of S-rank criminals known as the akatsuki. They've been gathering information on the tailed beasts as well. Do you think they might know where these places are as well?" he asked in worry
Wukong smirked
"Actually, we've been watching them as well. I have a special team of jonin and chunin set up for any of them with anbu as back up."
"You think sheer numbers can defeat S-rank criminals?"
Wukong shook his head.
"There is a member of the Akatsuki who can hide himself amongst nature itself. Only those who can sense ki will find his life-force. When my clan was betrayed, we were led into a trap set by him and the Raikage. He only wore a hood but he posed as a messenger and worked with the Raikage for a while to make us believe we would finally bring peace between us and the hidden lightning. But we were betrayed! And one of the reasons we were betrayed is because we held ties with the Uzumaki clan and befriended their nation. We called ourselves trying to bridge the gap and start a union of peace, hoping the other nations would follow. The Hidden Cloud pretended like they were, then they betrayed us. My father, Bardock the destroyer and King Vegeta fought him to a stand still, but ultimately, the son of the 3rd Raikage, Ay, dealt them their finishing blows! With that, the Saiyan race was brought down to maybe 10 percent. That same presence of that man has been felt around our village several times and he knows that we can find him so they're careful not to stick around us too much"
"A being who can blend with nature's energy itself. Quite a dangerous opponent for even an S-class shinobi who can't sense ki" Jiraiya said
"So you want us to send only our chunin graduates of the upcoming exams with you?" Tsume Inuzuka asked to clarify
"Actually, it would be wise to send all of the Saiyans in your village with us as well, because they'll be hunted in the upcoming invasion." Wukong said
"I would like to send some of my clan with you as well if possible! My son Sasuke has been training in the are of ki with his sensei who Saiyan as well" Fugaku Uchiha said standing up
Vegeta smirked
"Yes, I'd recommend sending all Saiyans and potential ki wielders as well. But I also assume these masters don't want to many students either, so I will take it upon myself to teach a few shinobi the usage of ki" Vegeta said, surprising everyone in the room
"I volunteer as well." Kenji said with gusto
"While these plans are fine and dandy, we still have the upcoming invasion of the Sand and Sound" Danzo said
Wukong looked at him, then Hiruzen with a smirk
"We'll help in whatever way we can. I've sensed some great power levels all over the village for a while now. Some do have a sinister feel, but it's nothing my forces can't handle, we'll do what we can to help you when this war"
"Though you are strong, I do believe in Orochimaru has planned for you as well Lord Tsuchikage" Hiruzen said gravely
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Fugaku was sitting in his office going over notes from a meeting of the clan heads with the Tsuchikage and the Hokage. He realized there would be some big changes. He had been slowly learning that the feelings of contempt that he held towards the village were not needed. After speaking to the council about his clan woes and Danzo's unexpected cooperation and changing of heart, something he didn't trust, things were changing. He didn't expect his peers to give him such understanding. He took a deep sigh as he looked out of his office window. He felt a dark feeling looming over the village but he also knew he would be ready to face whatever came towards the village. But he also knew that he would have to train for the looming threats of the Akatsuki and the Arcosian Empire.
With Mina
She was walking with her hands in her pockets through the sun kissed leaf village. She was looking for her father and wanted him to train her. He said he would teach her his newest attack he developed with Trunks, the Big Bang attack.
As the female half saiyan walked up to the police station she huffed as felt her father's hand touch her shoulder.
"Really dad? You hid your presence to make me come out here?"
Vegeta smirked as he patted her shoulder.
"Don't worry, child. I concealed my presence for a reason. There is a great battle coming soon. Greater than your up and coming examination. Your brother and I will be training you into the ground" he said
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you once your exams are over. Now come along, we must prepare you for your battle."
Xxx
Kabuto and Jinsuke sat in the underground laboratory of the forest of death.
"So, the time draws near" Jinsuke said
"Yes, I believe the members of the Crane School are posted on the outskirts of the village with the team making the summoning circles" Kabuto said
"Good, and what of the Fuma clan?"
"They will at least be able to exterminate half of the Uchiha clan. The Kurama clan will also be dealing with the Hyuga."
"And what of the Namikaze?"
"The Sound Espada will deal with them." Kabuto chirped
"Excellent. And the Tsuchikage and his entourage?"
"The reanimations will deal with them" Kabuto said
"Good, and I'll deal with my father and his personal guard" Jinsuke said
Suddenly the door opened in the middle of their conversation.
Orochimaru and a blond haired man in a mask walked in.
"So you've brought him here eh?" Jinsuke said
"Kukuku, of course. I aim to kill several high ranking figures and my remaining students" Orochimaru hissed through laughter
Xxx
Later that night:
Naruto sat on top of the Senju compound with a sullen gaze looking at the moon. He heard footsteps and looked up to see Tsunade looking at him with a hand on her hip.
"What's keeping you up son" she asked as she sat next to him
"I was thinking about what happened in the forest of death. I wasn't able to be there when Orochimaru attacked my team" he said in a glum tone
Tsunade looked at him in understanding as she ruffled his hair.
"I understand that. Not making it there in time for your teammates. That happened to me during the war and many of my loved ones died during the 2nd and 3rd Shinobi war. But, your teammates are still here" she said
"I know but, Orochimaru marked them both and-"
"Actually, Sasuke's mark is gone and replaced by his rinnegan. So perhaps he fought off the cursed seal with his own will power. Sozu Kohinata is still alive, Mina and Hinata are still alive along with team 10. You can't talk about what could've been only what is" she said
Naruto looked at both of his hands and saw that they looked so small to him now. But he knew he could grow stronger with determination in his thoughts.
'She right brat. You should listen to her. Your friends are alright and you won't always be there to save them' Kurama said as his voice echoed through Naruto's head
"You're right. I need to get back up and keep moving forward. No one died and I need to keep my eyes towards my goals. If I want to become Hokage then moping around won't do anything" he said
"That's my boy. Remember, your thoughts are powerful and what you think is what you will become"
Naruto nodded as he smiled and hugged his adoptive mother.
"Thanks mom. I needed this" he said
She hugged him back
"You're welcome. Now lets go inside" She said with a big smile and they got off the roof and went inside
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Authors Notes/Comments:
Please give some constructive feedback. I know I have room to grow so let me know where I can improve.