(Long Intro warning, skip if you want to get to the story, next chapter won't have an intro.)
A scene opens up with Atomsk waiting for TME to appear.
TME walked in while he was looking at his phone.
"Hey sorry Atomsk, was busy working on rereading some chapters in the past… still rereading the previous chapter and stuff… we will also need to replace the 17th chapter with this 17th chapter given what we have on FFN and maybe AO3 since its on your side and could be put there as well is that warning chapter…" TME said while he rubs his head since its been awhile and stuff in working on the formerly named Spider Sannin story now named Abnormal ninjas so TME was trying to catch up with the story.
"No worries man. Least you're here but yeah should definitely change. I'm just glad we're back to this. Let's just make sure not to let dumb hateful reviews affect us. We didn't care before and we shouldn't care now." Atomsk said.
"Yeah but lets keep the title change for Abnormal Ninja's for now… not sure why but people seem to have a hot button for this… honestly given how many arcs the Naruto series has all the way to the Boruto series… pretty sure we have yet to begin with really going wild with getting characters OP as hell… just to point out dear readers… this change will have the warning chapter replaced with this new chapter 17 so if your confused… mainly it was because of a few reviewers calling this story well… really insulting things or questioning A LOT of stuff… mainly before we start the story… 4 things I want to say… first off if things go well, Abnormal Ninjas, the story formerly known as Spider Sannin, will be continued but maybe slowed down given Atomsk and I have an adventure time and Sonic the Hedgehog forte compared to Naruto and stuff." TME said when he went over the first part of things.
"Yeah… So like I said before in the last chap, it's not gonna get abandoned. Not now or ever. And we're just gonna ignore you haters." Atomsk said.
"Well as long as I'm not reminded to look at reviews myself, honestly I'm abandoning reading reviews here, my second thing is that Atomsk and I write Abnormal Ninja's without any kind of payments used so honestly… were not under any obligation to listen to haters and stuff… you want your own Naruto story… write it yourself…" TME said while he went over the second thing and reminding many this was a free story, not a paid one so there was no way to enforce anything for requests and since reviews were banned here so to speak, mainly on TME's end who wouldn't read anything anymore for the sake of his own mental health, if there were suggestions and ideas that could be used in the story, may as well be ignored now.
"Yeah. Think you can do better than us, go right ahead. No skin off our bones." Atomsk said.
"Indeed, you got your own Naruto ideas… write them…. To my third thing… for the strength that Naruto has… currently until he learns things like the Rasengan… right now at best since the special Kunai he had with Rei in it was shattered… he is mainly a SUPPORT type ninja with poison as his main attack types… against a guy like Orochimaru… I don't care what you guys want… Naruto and pretty much anyone less than Kage level will get curb stomped by a Sannin… or are you saying that all ninja no matter rank are at Orichimaru's level?... if that was the case many arcs in this story would be either very boring or very interesting since it would mean having to outsmart who here… and pretty sure Sakura would be the MVP in that kind of story given her intelligence." TME said while he shrugs with a raised eyebrow.
"I mean yeah. We're not trying to rush things. Same with anyone's relationships in the story." Atomsk said.
"Yeah… this is for my final thing but mainly in terms of romance numbers, Naruto has 7 or so ladies on his end… Sasuke has 4 and Emerald has 3 if the list below is anything to go by… ladies like Sakura and Kurama are wildcards but they will be more or less having fun, make no mistake though, will have more Naruto lemons soon, given things may as well have them recover in the tower a bit before their matches happen like in canon or something… mainly considering things, should have more Naruto based lemons… but aside more Naruto in the lemons… more or less I disabled review alerts so even if you do review, PM, or whatever, I don't know it, so expect just pure chapters and no more review replies… mainly I just want to see if we can even continue Abnormal Ninja's… really don't get the hate since this is just for fun." TME said while he cracks his neck as he was ready to go over the recap now.
"Yeah… granted the canon matches will be different since Sakura and Emerald got the curse mark on their necks so… good luck to Ino if she faces Sakura unless someone else." Atomsk said.
"No kidding… granted won't have many issues given Ino and Hinata are with Naruto… but well thats just wishful thinking… for now though to the recap… whats the latest you remember?" TME asked while he looks at Atomsk..
"Let's see… Emerald got his ass kicked by one of the Jinchuriki's. Not Gaia and Gaara. Then even with some fire power, Orochimaru still won. He didn't bite Sasuke but got Emerald and Sakura. Naruto and Kurama were down thanks to the 5 pronged seal… I know Anko was heading in the woods earlier… the sound team showed up and only the female teammate lived. Not sure who will she go to but she will be involved in lemons. But unless someone says Naruto in the review… Kin will also be a wild card for the sake of things unless TME has a suggestion." Atomsk said.
"Well your call if Kin goes to Naruto then because I'll be avoiding reviews… and… yeah, in canon, Anko went to try and deal with Orochimaru, Naruo and Kurama are TKOed but should recover though Kurama may noticed her and Naruto's weakened states even if Naruto may not notice, and yeah Kin will be a wildcard since she may be a breeding bitch for Emerald, Naruto, and Sasuke, should keep her from getting killed or interrogated by Konoha… least until that seal on her tongue is removed since she can't exactly speak about Orochimaru's plans… still thats for later since we least will get the teams to the tower soon… from what I read, thanks to Kurama and Lillum, should have a spare heaven and Earth scroll… so while Emerald has 3 scrolls for safeties sake unless those two new scrolls are from Kurama and Lillum… I'm… having trouble thinking since I'm getting tired… been up since midnight so trying to remember things on important things like this." TME said while he rubs his head for a moment.
"Well there was a lemon after Emerald and Sakura stopped the sound team and team 10 and Team 9 helped before Ino checked on Naruto. Perhaps Naruto and Kurama wakes up finally given the time while Anko recovers, Naruto may caught wind of that since they have a… special deal hehe." Atomsk said.
"Uhhh… first off… I haven't reread the entire story so if its a literal thing… I'll need a chapter for that… second…. If that is from a romantic thing, could happen if we have Kurama and Naruto wake but they may not be able to do anything given their crippled state… and finally… I… was trying to think if Naruto and Emerald's teams had 3 scrolls total or 5 since I remember Emerald taking 3 scrolls for safe keeping but not sure if two of those three are the ones Kurama and Lillum brought before they met back up with the group." TME said while he sweatdrops as he now wondered if he forgot more then he thought.
"Good grief… I thought you cleared the scroll thing and I was trying to fill the rest of the gap. Guess I'll have to be the one to look then." Atomsk said as he looks at the last two chaps.
TME on his end had a twitching eyebrow as he kept quite while he waits for Atomsk to look up info.
After a bit…
"Okay… from what I see, Kurama said she and Lillum got the Heavens scroll and an extra Earth scroll. So 3 for them while Naruto's team… Naruto's team still needs a heaven's scroll. They were given some weapon scrolls from Tenten." Atomsk said.
"Ah… so given you said Heavens with an S at the end… looks like team 7 and team Emerald can get to the tower once they gather together." TME said when he calmed down after getting the info needed.
"Uh… no I may have misspoke. Emerald's team were able to get a Heaven scroll and an extra Earth scroll. Naruto's team are missing a heaven scroll… any extra scrolls would've been weapons or stuff." Atomsk ssid.
"Wait… is this because of Orochimaru?... because I think you said something about Kurama and Lillum having some heaven scrolls and an Earth scroll… Emerald took 3 scrolls with him… were they from Kurama and Lillum?" TME asked before he sighs.
"Know what, I'll check real quick, sorry for the issues." TME said while he rubs his head.
"Maybe we should just start since we may take more space for this chap." Atomsk said.
"Right… sorry for the issues, to make up for this readers, if we do another Abnormal Ninja chapter, can leave it introless land stuff." TME said when he looks at the readers as he jots down notes on the scrolls below the intro real quick so Atomsk and TME can keep track.
"No worries. Let's just be glad we're back at this." Atomsk said.
"Yeah… for now though lets get back to when Emerald and Sakura bring back Kin and Lillum and stuff… Naruto and Kurama maybe awake and stuff by now." TME said while the scene shifts to the Forest of Death…
Forest of Death/ Some time after last chapter/ Emerald, Sakura, Lillum, Kin
"Well that was interesting that's for sure…" Emerald said in a calm tone while he got Kin dressed though she was knocked out from all the fun she had with Emerald, Lillum, and Sakura… the others got dressed before Emerald dressed Kin and Lillum was looking at Sakura during this time.
"So… think you calmed down Sakura-chan?" Lillum asked, as a small small recap… thanks to the curse mark she got, Sakura had a more… different personality so Lillum wondered if Sakura would return to normal or not personality wise.
Sakura was quiet.
"A bit… still trying to get use to the fact that Emerald and I got bit." She said as she lightly rubbed her neck where the curse mark is.
"Well I will say… bitting aside… least you helped Sasuke and stuff… not sure what these marks did but you really kicked ass… should make people second guess on what you will do now… though… we should try and not use those marks… you really got unhinged and Emerald REALLY got cold… like he was back as a kid cold and that was when he was more or less emotionless… I… really didn't like that." Lillum said when she worried for Sakura and Emerald's health… these marks may have given them power boosts when activated but they didn't seem good in the long run given Orichimaru used them on Emerald and Sakura… Sakura wasn't even a target so the effect could be deadly to her if not careful.
Sakura did cringe a bit before looking at Emerald.
"Maybe we should go to the Hokage and get checked out."
"Maybe… for now we should get to the tower at least… we woke up but Naruto and Kurama-chan never woke yet… they could be up now given how long we were gone… we should focus on getting out of this forest and given that we could run into Orochimaru if we're not careful, best to look for proctors so we can tell them what happened." Emerald said as he picked up Kin and threw her over his shoulder and looks at Sakura as he spoke and gave a few points like if they tried to retreat now, it would take awhile to get out of the forest and with weakened teammates it would be a risk and Naruto and Kurama were TKOed unless they were awake and given what Orochimaru did, would be hard to tell if what he did to Kurama and Naruto was a buff or debuff type of situation…
Sakura did look concerned.
"You're right… We gotta check on them." She said.
Sure enough as the trio, with a still knocked out Kin, arrived, Naruto and Kurama were indeed awake before Naruto notices.
"H-Hey guys. Sorry that Kurama-chan and I were out. Sasuke told us what happened. You and Emerald, okay Sakura-chan?" Naruto said with a concerned look.
Emerald on his end looks at Sakura before he looks at Naruto.
"More or less after we vented with Kin here… good news, depending on how things go, could be a good lady for the CRA… Sakura and I really went wild with her with Lillum joining… how are you and Kurama-chan?... Orochimaru gave your stomach one hell of a five finger impact with some weird Jutsu and the two of you were knocked out longer then Sakura and I were." Emerald said as he approached the group… as he looks around, looks like Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru were here while Sasuke on his end was cooking some food with Choji helping with seasoning.
Kurama grumbles.
"That son of a bitch used the 5 pronged seal on Naruto that messed with our chakra. My beautiful tails disappeared."
"Really?... you look like you have 1 at least." Emerald said while Shikamaru on his end pinched the bridge of his nose.
"OK… ignoring the fact that it seems Choji and I had to be filled in on Kurama here being the nine tails and stuff since Ino knew and didn't tell us until recently when we saw the tail and ear… and the rest of you know… mind explaining some things before we leave?... still have to get to the tower and unless my math is wrong, your teams should be missing one scroll if you have two Earth and a heaven scroll…" Shikamaru said as Emerald moved to pass Naruto Kin.
"Got that covered… while Kin was out, I did a tally, seems that we have three Earth scrolls a heaven, and with this Dosu guy's scroll… we have a second heaven Scroll… team 7 and Team Emerald can head to he tower easily… got a spare Earth scroll for negotiations or for bartering here… given what you said, guess you have your own scrolls huh?" Emerald said since Shikamaru wouldn't phrase things like he did unless Team Ino-shika-cho was able to head to the tower as well.
"Yeah we do." Shikamaru said.
"Well great. Guess we can all head to the tower. Though what do we do with her?" Naruto said as he points to Kin wondering if they will hand her over for questioning to the Hokage.
"Well like I said, could hand her over or say she is part of your or Sasuke's CRA plan… unless we have Ino here scan her memories, actual talking won't work… she has a seal on her tongue preventing her from talking about a lot of Orichimaru's plan… look at her tongue and tell me if that is a seal you can get rid of… at best we would have to wait till we get a real sealmaster so they can undo it properly." Emerald said showing that they could do a lot with Kin but having her talk now could either be fruitless or bad if she dies from the seal keeping her from talking.
Naruto didn't like the sound of that despite the issue earlier before looking at Kin again.
"Well… despite what her team did… wouldn't be cool if she died like that. Guess we'll talk about the arrangements later… Will say she is cute."
"Yeah… for now though, can you and Kurama-chan move?... Sakura and I seem fine for now and if desperate can use these curse mark things on our necks… though seems to have a serious double edge type thing since Sakura may get serious power boosts… makes her more wild… as for me… I… start to revert back to being rather cold…" Emerald said while he rubs his head.
"Seriously?! Oh that is not good. I mean good Sakura-chan gets a nice boost but for you Emerald… that's not good." Naruto said as he and Ino were surprised.
"Well… can worry later but we will still need to head to the tower after we get our things." Kurama said before smirking.
"Though I like to see pinky being wild… even Naruto is curious." She said.
"H-Hey?!" Naruto said while blushing.
Sakura blushed from this as Ino shakes her head.
"No you do not… least in a fight… she went from being normal to straight up abnormal in strength, I'm honestly surprised she didn't break bones in her hand from what she did." Ino said while she didn't seem to care if Kurama insinuated Sakura being wild in the bed at least… given she was in a harem… probably had a tolerance to Naruto getting more women.
Sakura did remember that as Shikamaru sighs.
"This whole exam is troublesome."
"No kidding… hey mind doing us a favor Choji, Shikamaru…" Naruto asked as Shikamaru sighs again.
"Don't worry, I can keep quiet about Kurama and her real identity… its Choji you'll need to worry for." Shikamaru said as Choji had a demonic grin while Ino sweatdrops.
"Pretty sure you'll be at a BBQ later once this is all over to keep Choji quiet." Ino said when she chuckles a bit when Choji was like an open book right now as Naruto pales greatly.
"NOOOOO!... I would rather fight Orochimaru again!" Naruto screams in terror while he held his face like the kid from home alone.
This was a sweatdrop moment as Naruto had to bribe Choji to keep quiet.
Later on, Kin starts to wake up.
Though this had her realize she was being carried on someones back and as she quickly sat up.
"W-Whoa!... watch it otherwise you'll fall off!" Naruto said while he made sure to land on a tree branch while others like team Emerald, the Ino-shika-cho trio, and the rest of team 7 were around on various branches.
Kin collected her barings as Naruto spoke.
"Anyway, Kin right? Emerald told us your name and stuff. In case you don't remember, your teammates are gone and you're gonna be sticking with us instead of being stuck in a interrogation box. Names Naruto." He said out of the blue as he offered her a handshake.
"Naruto… don't give her false hope yet… not quite your call, its the third Hokage and others call… especially with this being in Kin's allies possession." Emerald said when he gave Naruto a half lidded look as he took out the scroll that had instructions for Kin's team from Orochimaru.
"Hehe, well given the scent on her and the stories I heard from Lillum on the way, pretty sure she would do anything to save her skin so I'm sure if that pesky seal on her tongue is removed and stuff… nice breeding bitch for Naruto or Sasuke here hehe…" Kurama said while she grins at Kin with a fanged grin.
Kin blinks a bit.
"Someone can get this seal off?"
"Well depends on if we can find a seal master, very least Naruto is studying to become one, pretty sure if you let him examine that tongue for a bit, pretty sure he could get it off… in a number of weeks… Orochimaru wouldn't use low level seals so Naruto has his work cut out for him but Naruto can already make various sealing barriers and stuff… even made a space/time seal of sorts that froze Orochimaru for a minute so should show his talent with sealing Jutsu is no joke…" Emerald said while he shrugs his free arm after he pockets the scroll he had.
Kin was surprised by that info as she looks at Naruto who rubbed his head.
"Hehe, they give me too much credit but it's true. I may not be a master at sealing… yet but if you let me see the seal and I can definitely help get rid of it. Would take time… if you can trust me."
Kurama smirks at this when she couldn't resist.
"Want the best results in the tongue exam… should help being on your knees with an open mouth, bet that would get his attention fast." Kurama said before she laughs a bit as Kin blushed at the image in her head.
Naruto blushes.
"K-Kurama-chan!" He said which amuses Sasuke as Choji snickers.
Shikamaru shakes his head as he looks at Ino.
"Seems your man as a thing for bad girls."
"You calling me a bad girl?" Ino said with a raised eyebrow as Choji laughs more.
Emerald though sighs.
"Enough… look… Kin for now just ride on Naruto's back or follow us… chances are pretty high if you cooperate you'll live if you have info for the Leaf on what Orochimaru is planning or if you join Naruto or Sasuke's harems… I won't lie since you probably know my Dad is Danzo but if not, my father is head of Root or was… its a complicated thing… nuff said while unnoffical given past issues… serious ones… he would do anything to keep the Leaf safe… that means torture of the extreme level… would probably make what happened to Ibiki, the proctor of the paper text we had, look like a pleasant thing since he just has to wear a hat to hide his torture injuries… I'm not saying it like a threat… its a promise that unless you follow us and not cause trouble, pretty sure there would be a good chance that if even part of what this scroll says is legit, pretty sure my dad would screw Konoha protocol and send Root Agents after you… and thats if he feels like you would be worth the effort… if not… well… there is prison and more for potentional war starters… even if you are just part of a plan for it…" Emerald said while he looks serious as he looks at Kin mainly.
Kin did jolt when Danzo's name was mentioned meaning she heard it from Orochimaru or something…
Either way, she quickly sticked with Naruto.
"J-Just get the seal off and I'll give you guys any info."
"Good… though stick too close and may as well tell the third in exchange for not making you a prisoner persay… may as well keep you as Naruto's lady." Emerald said as he looks amused now.
"On to a serious note though, we need to keep going… were nearing the tower so we will have to split up soon." Emerald said while he could see the large tower in the distance that housed the next phase of the exam.
The group nods their heads as they were ready to head out again, Naruto looks at Kin.
"Can you jump? don't mind carrying you."
Kin blushed but she jumped from Naruto since she didn't trust herself to speak as she hops after the others… given her teammates were dead, couldn't do much in enemy territory so to speak so may as well work with them and follow their lead.
Naruto just shrugs as he follows after the others but before that he saw a tiny spider web and told the small arachnid that was there to pass a message to Serina about what happen… just in case.
The Spider scuttles away as Naruto worked to catch up with the others…
In no time the group got near a large river to take a break… as they worked to set up camp for an hour, Naruto worked to use Shadow clones with Choiji to get a lot of fish as Lillum sat next to Kurama.
Mainly the group noticed Naruto and Kurama acting odd… hell Naruto's shadow clones didn't last long.
"Kurama-chan… whats wrong?... you and Naruto really are not doing well…" Lillum said as Kurama frowns.
"Honestly Lillum… I feel like I'm working with weights on if the idea makes sense… ever since that snake fucker hit Naruto, I've been crippled in strength… while I can fight well against those around Jonin level easily… I can only at best use a tail worth of energy… can't get anymore." Kurama said when she looks at Lillum seriously.
"Seriously?" Sakura said making Shikamaru look thoughtful.
"Guess that jutus not only messed up their chakra but… their connection too."
Kurama chuckles at this.
"You Nara's maybe lazy bastards sometimes, but when it comes to brains, definitely high tier… yeah… given I'm borrowing this shadow clone body so to speak though used it as a base so it doesn't have Naruto's DNA… well think of it like me being a summons… currently I'm running on borrowed time… once I'm gone if I run out of energy, I may not be able to be summoned again… unlike a shadow clone, this body is using my own energy and since that Orochi-fucker screwed with Naruto's seal, my access to the chakra I have stores is EXTREMELY limited… its like I went from drinking tea freely to having to strain to suck it through a straw if the idea makes sense… honestly aside one on ones… I'm useless in large scale fights at the moment… pretty sure Naruto would do better since he can fight for a time but even he has to admit that he can't fight like he used to." Kurama said when she and the others look at Naruto.
Naruto felt awkward.
"She's not wrong."
"I see… well guess that means that instead of you protecting us Naruto, looks like we have to protect you and Kurama-chan… pretty sure Kurama more since she may not come back until your seal is fixed… I mean its one thing if you're knocked out since you can wake later and stuff… if Kurama-chan goes poof, Emerald and Lillum would fail their exam." Ino said when she worried for Kurama a lot right now… same with Lillum when she hugged Kurama from the side.
"Well we can't let that happen." Lillum said.
"H-Hey I'm not that crippled. I Can still fight." Naruto said.
"Oh no doubt Mr. Trap master hehe… but seriously while its true Sakura and I gained double edged buffs… you got seriously debuffed… until we get to the tower and stuff, try and focus on using traps, poisons, and more and try and keep shadow clones to a low level, mainly its a case of fighting smarter now Naruto… not harder." Emerald said when he looks at Naruto seriously… Naruto would have to rely on his skills and traps and seals more then ever since he couldn't rapid fire shadow clones like he used to.
Naruto looks determined.
"You can count on me." He said.
"Good… lets wait here for a couple hours and after we rest, we continue on." Emerald said though he and the others look alarmed when they heard bushes rustling nearby.
"Whose there!?" Sasuke said as a couple hands were up from the bush.
"Wait!... Wait!... I come in peace!" A voice to Emerald was unfamiliar but…
"Wait… Kabuto!?" Naruto said when he saw a familiar face… the same face that some in the group recognized when they saw the silver haird Ninja with round glasses exit the bush as he held his hands up.
"Hey Naruto… didn't expect you to be in such a large group… got separated from my team some time ago so I was planning on meeting up with them at the tower." Kabuto said with a small smile when he looks at Naruto as Emerald got a good look at him.
"Kabuto?... why does that name sound familiar… it feels like I should remember… ugh… honestly I can't remember… for some reason he looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it… guys a Genin or seems like one… I'll keep an eye on him to be safe." Emerald thought since right now they had important matters to deal with then a stray genin in the exam.
Kin however saw the guy.
'Crap… he's here… but I can't say anything or else I'm dead.' She thought.
Naruto rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah… let just say mine and Emerald's teams hit a big snag but… we got our scrolls same as Ino-chan's team. You may as well follow us to the tower."
"Hehe, well thats nice, before some of you ask, I am not here to cause trouble… got my own scrolls since I was holding them for my teammates." Kabuto said when he showed a Heaven and Earth Scroll to the group showing that Kabuto really had no issues with the group.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow for a bit.
"Well alright. Make sure to keep up." He said.
Kabuto smiles at this as he pockets his scrolls.
"No problem, so you guys about to leave?" Kabuto said as Lillum looks at him.
"Actually Kabuto-san, were setting up camp and about to eat." Lillum said when she smiles kindly at the silver haired Ninja.
"Ah I see… allow me to assist then." Kabuto said with a eyesmile.
Lillum smiles as she led Kabuto to the fish and other provisions, in no time after a few hours, 3 to be exact to handle some matters, the group was leaving one by one with the group making sure not to be too far apart since a large group would make it hard for many to get close and risk attacks… unless they were guys like Orochimaru level, would be suicide to try and take on a large group of high level Genin.
Kin followed the group while looking nervous.
'That blonde guy better take that seal off or who knows what Kabuto may do.' She thought.
The reason for this was pretty simple… in canon Kabuto was a bloodthirsty spy and Orochimaru's right hand but right now he had a poker face that could fool even Emerald right now who could tell things thanks to training with Root from a young age… however seems Emerald may have met Kabuto in the past given some things in the past but looks like they were forgotten or repressed… either way as the group jumps more… they keep traveling but for an abnormally long time as Emerald felt something off with his left arm.
"What?... Shit everyone get on guard!" Emerald said when he looks to the others near him.
Everyone blinks before they got on guard as they wonder what Emerald sensed.
For a moment, nothing happened as Choji looks at Emerald who was looking around quickly.
"Hey Emerald, why did we stop?... I don't see anything." Choji said as Emerald looks at the group.
"Doesn't the surroundings look familiar?... Like we traveled to this spot before?... At this speed the Tower now that I look at it should be getting close… yet were not… I think we're in an enemy trap…" Emerald said while he held his left arm which was still acting up in the canister gauntlet he wore.
Sasuke narrows his eyes.
"He's right." He said before chuckling was heard.
This more or less has the group of Ninja look around and they saw an army of Clone like ninja that would make Naruto jealous of at the amount they looked to wear rain ninja headbands showing they were from the hidden Rain village… given how the group of clones looked, seems to either be one insanely big family of Ninja or clones of some kind since there were only 3 different kinds of Ninja.
"Clever Konoha scum… but won't save you now." Said one ninja.
"Yeah, we have you outnumber, just hand over a scroll and who knows… we may show mercy." Another ninja said as Emerald shrugs.
"Depends, need an earth scroll?, got a spare, we maybe in a rush but if we can handle things peacefully we can, if not… you really think just three of you with clones can take on the 11 or so of us?... Hell Sasuke here has the Sharingan so pretty sure he is already looking for your real bodies… our blonde haired friend here uses Shadow clones daily so Sasuke is used to looking for a real target to attack from training." Emerald said when he pointed a thumb at Sasuke who was indeed using his Sharingan to quickly look around.
Another ninja spoke with a feminine voice.
"This won't scare us." She said.
Emerald blinks at this, he could have sworn it was a trio of males… don't judge a book by its cover… still…
"Guessing from what your female friend said… guess you're after a heaven scroll right?, not Earth?" Emerald said while he wanted to make triple sure on the scroll the enemy team needs.
"Tsk… even so we'll still take whatever you guys have… or fight you all." One of them said.
Emerald rubs his head as he looks at the others and shrugs.
"Well… I tried being peaceful, considering things… does anyone want to volunteer to make an impromptu 3 V 3?" Emerald said though a Kunai being thrown his way did make him use Dosu's gauntlet to block the hit and Emerald narrowed his eyes.
"And looks like I'm the first to take these guys on." Emerald said while he looked ready to fight now.
The first rain nin narrows his eyes.
"Let's do this." He said before a few clones went to attack Emerald.
As this happened, Emerald got ready to counter but as he started to channel chakra when he starts one handed hand signs… the curse mark on his body starts acting up making him grit his teeth wnen he fell to his knee much to everyone's shock.
"Emerald!" Lillum said as Sasuke and Naruto rushed over to take out the clones before they could get close to Emerald, Naruto may not be able to do much right now with his control shot but he can still swing Kunai right now and he had a worried look when he looks back at Emerald who was on his knee as he struggles to keep the curse mark under control when it started to act up for some reason.
'Shit… that mark is really messing with Emerald. Now I need to find a seal that can stop it or something. For now… need to kick these Rain nin's asses.' Naruto thought.
This had Naruto and Sasuke look at the Rain ninja as Sasuke used his Sharingan… unlike in canon, he wasn't hindered by the cursed mark and he narrow his eyes as he drew his Katana.
"Found you… Naruto, cover Emerald with defensive seals and what not, these clones are not shadow clones… only three of these guys are real." Sasuke said while he got ready to charge into battle.
Naruto nods his head as he went to cover Emerald while Lillum covered Kurama.
This had Sasuke rush forward with serious speed by a number of Rain ninja… he used his scroll which had many of his one time use break weapons called out and he used 7 badly used Katana to hit particular trees for some reason as he circles the large group of rain ninja for some reason… and each Katana had an odd looking seal on it, not an explosive tag but looks like something Naruto made in advance for the exam.
The Rain ninja's widened their eyes before they tried to dodge the attack.
Though this was hopeless when Sasuke moved to get out of the circle and used some hand signs as he points his hand at one of the Katana.
"Lightning style: surging cage!" Sasuke said when he launched lightning infused Chakra at the katana and this more or less had the rain ninja trapped in a large cage of electrical energy when Sasuke had them in the dome of energy… there were seen openings but given Sasuke didn't enter, looks like it would be a bad idea to try and rush the openings.
Still Sasuke didn't hold back since he didn't want to waste time and he used a substitution Jutsu on a large rock and this happened to be behind the three real rain ninja.
"Really glad you fell for one of the biggest tricks in the book." Sasuke said when he moved to attack all three rain Ninja at once with one good slash of his Katana and though he seemed to not hit them with his attack thanks to him missing them by seemingly inches… they scream when their bodies start to emit large amounts of electric energy for a moment as some look confused by what Sasuke did as the three rain ninja looked burned when the effect wore off and fell to the ground in a passed out state.
"Uhhh what?" Choji said as Emerald, who managed to calm down, looks at Choji.
"Its… a technique Sasuke uses for non-lethal takedowns… the cage was to keep them distracted by the attack he just used just had to have metal near a person and well… you know the shock you feel when you just nudge metal in your home sometimes?... think that but… many MANY times worse for an effect like this… all Sasuke did was brush the tip of his blade against their skin and shocked them beyond belief… normally would be impossible but with Sasuke's sharingan, he can see a lot of things we can't and when I asked once… Sasuke says when he uses the Sharingan… unless you go a certain speed, times seems to slow down… probably how some Uchiha can mimic hand signs others use or something like that." Emerald said as he managed to calm down but was still bewildered on why the cursed mark on him acted up the way it did.
Naruto smirks.
"Guess hanging out with me a lot made him act more sneaky."
"No kidding… better watch out Naruto otherwise there maybe a new pranking king that I heard about." Kabuto said when he watched this happen while he adjusts his glasses… thanks to Sasuke and Naruto rushing in, he didn't have to help Emerald so he didn't get injured like he would have in canon.
Naruto felt an eye twitched and had this thought.
'No one out pranks me!' He thought.
Still he could deal with defending his prank pink title later… for now Sasuke got whatever weapons that survived the technique in his scroll as Lillum helped Emerald to his feet and he looks thoughtful since this cursed mark may have issues he would have to get over if he had to use this…
"Are you okay Emerald?" Lillum said with a concerned look.
"Yeah… I will be." Emerald said though he didn't sound so sure about that.
"We better get to the tower now and get some help." Ino said.
Many nod though Kabuto moved to look to see if there were some scrolls and he found a heaven and earth scroll.
"Huh… looks like these guys either wanted to take competition out or just wanted to go for Konoha Ninja, guys had both scrolls it seems." Kabuto said while he showed the two scrolls to the group.
"Well they won't be targeting anyone no more." Shikamaru said.
"Got that right." Naruto said.
"Well now that these guys are knocked out, lets get going and get help and stuff… one less team to deal with and my family won't let them die unless another animal comes to eat them… survival of the fittest and stuff." Lillum said when she looks at the group while hoping they get a lead on in the movement.
The group nods their heads and starts heading out to the tower.
Thankfully the rest of the trip to the tower didn't have many issues happen… in no time when they got to the massive tower like structure…
"So there you are Kabuto… didn't think you would come here with such a large entourage…" one of Kabuto's teammates said as Kabuto rubs the back of his head and chuckles since he did come with an abnormally large party.
"Well when split from you two, what can you do?... just surprised that there was this many people willing to bring me here." Kabuto said when he looks at his teammate wearing normal glasses like himself, a man named Misumi Tsurugi while the other one of his teammates, Yoroi Akado kept quiet as he wore special sunglasses that seem to stay on his face despite not seeming to have a frame… nuff said as he looks around, he saw Kin near the nine tails Jinchuriki but kept quiet… if Kabuto didn't end her, probably for a good reason… also showing that these two worked for Kabuto and Orochimaru.
Kin stayed quiet as she recognized the duo but was nervous as Naruto snorted.
"Well despite being in the same competition, we don't abandon our own."
"Try saying that when you have to deal with a competition like this… had to deal with a group of Konoha Ninja from another team who gunned for us… reason why we split and stuff." Misumi said while he shrugged his arms… chunnin exams was a dangerous exam after all so issues should be expected.
Naruto sweatdrops.
"Right…" He said as Kabuto likely chuckles.
"See you all inside." He said as Kabuto and his team went to one of the entrances.
"Yeah… see you… and looks like thats our cue to split since I'm sure we have to split up and stuff with the scrolls." Shikamaru said while he looks at Ino and Choji and gestures for them to follow him to a different door then the on Kabuto and his teammates went in.
Naruto looks at Ino.
"See you later Ino-chan." He said before he kissed her lips after hugging her.
Ino returned the kiss with a small moan and she left the group to catch up with Shikamaru and Choji.
Once this happened, Kurama looks at Kin.
"Well given things, best if you stick with Naruto or Emerald's groups, Team Emerald has Emerald, myself, and Lillum here… Team 7 has Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, so pick your poison since either way, you'll need to follow one of us inside." Kurama said when she had her arms crossed.
Kin was thoughtful and no matter who she goes, she will likely be detained.
She went to Emerald's team.
Kurama looks amused before she looks at Naruto.
"Don't worry, cripped or not, I'll make sure your newest bitch gets to you safely so you can do a more… hehe… up close inspection… after all once people know Kin is in your list of ladies, maybe Sasuke's as a well if she births a kid for him… pretty sure both the civilian and ninja council won't mind if she was trying to cause trouble." Kurama said while she shakes her head and looks at Kin with a half lidded look.
"I'm not kidding… you birth a kid or two for these two and pretty sure some clans both civilian and Ninja would be kissing your ass to butter you up… some clans are just wanting things for their own benefit after all… humans… their greed knows no bounds… no offense to humans here since some of you are cool… its just most are a headache." Kurama said when she rubs the bridge of her nose.
Kin blinks when she heard that as Naruto rubs the back of his head.
"Okay… well see you and your team later, Kurama-chan. You too Kin. Good luck though."
"Yeah… lets just make sure that there is no final test before we can use these scrolls though… for all we know… place could be booby trapped." Sasuke said while he looks at Sakura.
"Lets make sure if thats the case our personal trap master doesn't cause any traps to be activated by accident." Sasuke said before he chuckles and looks amused when Naruto has a tickmark on his head.
"One of these days Sasuke… one of these days." Naruto said as if he was quoting something old.
Funny though… if Naruto only knew that years from now… HE would be zooming to the moon…
After this happened… as Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura left after Sakura giggles at Sasuke's joke… the scene went to Emerald, Kin, Kurama, and Lillum as they enter the Tower and was in a large room… this had the four look around as Emerald watched as Lillum and Kurama pull out the scrolls.
"So… what now?" Kurama asked since she didn't see what was so special about this room.
"Maybe we open both scrolls and that is the key?... I don't see anything else here to show that." Lillum suggests since there was nothing else in the room to say otherwise.
This had Kurama shrug and as the duo opened the scrolls… well smoke starts emitting from them and they tossed the scrolls away… this made them land in an X over one another and well… the four were shocked when they saw that it was a summoning type method and… Helios was summoned into the room and she smiles when she gave the group a two finger salute.
"Glad you three have made it… though don't recall a fourth member." Helios said when she saw Kin.
"Well here's something you should know." Kurama said as she told Helios what happened.
After this…
"What!?" Helios said when she moved to pull Emerald's shirt collar aside and saw the curse mark on his neck to make sure Kurama wasn't lying or messing with her… not like Helios could be blamed given it would be weird for Orochimaru to be here at a chunnin exam of all things.
"And it gets worse as Sakura from Team 7 also received the mark. But seems Orochimaru was gunning for Sasuke. He also did a justu on Naruto that affected both him and Kurama-chan's chakra connection. Also that snake bastard tasked Kin and her team to attack us. Emerald and Sakura-chan did dealt with Kin's two male teammates but kept Kin alive as she stands here." Lillum said.
Helios on her end frowns and looks at Kin.
"And I'm guessing normal talk won't happen right?" Kin said as Emerald nods.
"Right… aside simple yes and no questions, anything too detailed she can't talk about when it comes to Orochimaru… on her tongue is a seal that prevents her from speaking about real details… either that or could blow her head off her shoulders for all I know… if we want her to talk, best to get a seal master like Lord Jiraiya if you can contact him first, don't worry… after Sakura and I ended Kin's allies… chances are unless she wants to be tortured and stuff by Konoha interrogators… chances are she may stick by Naruto, Sasuke, and I… mainly to try and join Naruto's CRA or become Sasuke's woman… either way to help out in birthing kids for a clan and may try something myself since Naruto has yet to knock Haku-chan up yet and stuff so she can help Naruto with having a kid and stuff… point is… trying to interrogate Kin here would be pointless since if Orochimaru put that seal… chances are he would have defenses and stoppers against even Yamanaka clan Jutsu to try and circumvent the inability to talk." Emerald said while he explained more.
Helios sighs.
"The Hokage won't like the news. Least you all are okay. Still I will have someone check on you Emerald."
"Better to work on Sakura first… unlike me who is used to being fucked with biologically… Sakura may be worse off then me and not show it… she hasn't fought much after the seal was placed on her so sooner you get her checked out the better." Emerald said while he looked fine for now so he could wait for Sakura to be checked on first.
"Alright. I'll also tell this to Kakashi. For now, you all need rest. Will be a day or two before the rest of the teams show up." Helios said.
"Really?... given the speed we were going especially after recovering from our encounter with Orichimaru, should be more teams here." Emerald said as Helios shrugs.
"Given things, and the fact that there are teams who broke the record in getting here like with those sand siblings and their two teams… the text here was extended a bit to take account for that in case of early birds or late ones… it depends on the numbers mainly." Helios said when she looks at the group.
Kurama though stretches.
"Well either way, let's get some grub and sleep on a nice bed."
"No kidding… I could use some food after all that travelling… home is home but not when you have to rush through it." Lillum said while she looks at Kin.
"May as well invite you to join us in eating Kin… since you'll be living with Naruto, Emerald, and Sasuke at the Namikaze compound… may as well at least try and get along… not sure how your allies treat you but being nice makes us Konoha scum like some say… pretty sure for the nice ninja here… should be good for you given you could be dead or worse." Lillum said when she looks at Kin with a smile.
Kin was a bit quiet.
"Well… my teammates never cared about my well being." She said in a truthful way.
"Really?... well thats a shame given how cute you look." Lillum said when she was surprised by that info dump.
Kin blushes a bit as Kurama snorts.
"Don't try to deny it. Despite what you did, you look good enough for some good fun. Even Naruto said the same thing." She said with a smirk.
"Well to put my two yen in, was definitely good for Sakura, Lillum, and I when we had fun with her, so you may like her Kurama… surprisingly flexible." Emerald said while he looks at Kurama.
Kurama smirks more making Kin blush more.
Helios looks amused before she shakes her head.
"Well I'll be heading to report to the Hokage and more… keep an eye on Kin you three while your here and you should be good… for now though go enjoy the food and rooms, here are some keys… given that Kin would be bunking with you… unless she goes to Naruto and Sasuke… well you'll run into them since I'm sure Iruka is telling Naruto that there is Ramen here… you can guess how fast he would run to the cafeteria here." Helios said while Emerald looks surprised.
"Oh boy… unless they were warned in advance… especially if Hinata is with him… I'm pretty sure the cooks won't know what hit them." Emerald said while Kin blinks at this reaction.
"I don't get it. What's so bad about that guy having ramen?" Kin said as Kurama has a half lidded look.
"Do you really want to know?"
Kin blinks more at this but she rubs her head when she would find out later… for now after Helios left… this left her following Emerald, Kurama, and Lillum as they followed directions to the cafeteria… while they did though… they ran into Gaia who was walking by with her teammates and she noticed Emerald here.
"So… seems you got here… looks like not without issues though." Gaia said when she noticed Kin and a sound Ninja being with Konoha ninja would be a strange grouping after all.
Kurama crossed her arms.
"You can say that." She said.
"Indeed, for now we're going to getting something to eat since we just got here… you look like you ended up getting here early from what I heard." Emerald said while he remembered Helios talking about sand siblings and the best he can remember was Gaia, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro being the sand siblings since they were from the village hidden in the sand.
"Indeed." Gaia said.
"Yeah… well see you later, for now need to fuel up before resting." Emerald said before he, Kin, Kurama, and Lillum start walking by Gaia and her teammates… as a reminder Gaia was not in Gaara's team so Gaia has two unrelated Kunoichi teammates more or less under her command.
Kin was quiet when she saw Gaia for a bit before following Emerald.
Two of Gaia's teammates did look to one another before one spoke to Gaia.
"All okay Gaia?"
"Of course… don't say something stupid… lets get going since I want to rest up for later." Gaia said before she starts walking from her team mates.
The duo did gulp a bit before following her since they don't want to anger Gaia.
As this happened, the scene went into the kitchen with Emerald shaking his head as he looks to see Naruto scarffing down Ramen bowl after ramen bowl… looks like the cooks were having a hard time.
"Good grief… looks like I was right." Emerald said while Kin looks shocked when she saw 10 Ramen bowls eaten already.
"Are you kidding me? Does he ever stop?" Kin said as she couldn't believe the appetite Naruto has.
"Not unless Naruto gains a sudden allergic reaction… and we have yet to see it… only one who can beat Naruto in eating Ramen is Hinata and pretty sure all that good stuff helps her figure hehe." Kurama said when she smirks at Kin.
Kin was again surprise to hear that someone can out eat Naruto.
Still this starts a short rest time unlike in canon where the next stage of the exam happens… first people were eating and stuff as Emerald noticed as Sakura was not here yet.
"Hey Naruto… Where is Sakura?" Emerald asked when he and Naruto were sitting near those like Sasuke and Kurama.
"She was called by Helios-sensei… said that curse mark would be worked on to make sure it wouldn't be an issue hopefully." Sasuke said while Emerald nods his head as he ate a sandwich he got.
"Hope Sakura-chan will be okay though." Naruto said as he was concerned for the pinkette Kunoichi.
Though like in canon… well…
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Sakura screams topless as Helios, using the Evil Sealing method on her, well… many symbols written in Helios's blood flow and warp around the place and markings around Sakura's cursed mark formed… this… more or less made Sakura pass out on the ground as Helios moved to get a blanket and covered Sakura in it for decency and wrapped her up before Kakashi and the third Hokage enter the room.
"Was the seal applied properly Helios?" Kakashi asked while he had his hands in his pockets.
"Yes it did. Hopefully it stays there till Lord Jiraiya shows up." Helios said.
"Well depends on Sakura's will… as long as she doesn't use this cursed mark, the evil sealing method will keep the mark from progressing in corrupting her." Sarutobi said while he rubs his beard while he frowns since he heard Sakura took the hit for Sasuke so if Orochimaru was after Sasuke, they would have to keep a close on on the last Uchiha to make sure Orichimaru didn't get bit as well.
"Indeed. But we should also hope Emerald doesn't use it as well." Kakashi said.
"Hopefully, we will have to apply the sealing Method on him as well… but maybe hard given that canister on his arm… honestly while twisted, I hope Emerald has a strong will thanks to his training from Danzo and doesn't rely on that marking until the proper time to put a lid on that thing… I'm surprised he is still standing like he is… Sakura looked like she was about to pass out a few times and put up a strong front." Sarutobi said while he looks at Sakura and closed his eyes in thought on what Orichimaru wanted if putting marks on ninja here…
"Well the only way to find out is to get rid of that seal on that sound kunoichi, but we should be careful." Helios said.
"Indeed… I'll allow this… Kin… to stay near Naruto, Sasuke, and Emerald, but I'll be sending some guards to keep an eye on her… they maybe working as hired help with Serina's workers at the compound so they will do things if needed if Kin shows any suspicious actions… for now we should get Sakura in a bed and let her rest." Sarutobi said while he looks serious as he got ready to leave the room.
Kakashi and Helios nod their heads.
"Good… now we should get Emerald tomorrow, for now will need to take a bit to set up another Evil sealing method and will need Helios or you Kakashi to use your blood to start prepping the room." Sarutobi said while he looks at the two since Helios used a lot of blood in this sealing so she would have to recover and Kakashi would decide to start prepping the room now or tomorrow before trying to get Emerald's curse mark sealed.
"I'll get it prepped, Lord Third." Kakashi said.
"Good… for now hopefully we can relax a bit… I'll have to make some changes to the next exam phase since some of the new chunnin's to be are abnormal in skills compared to past exams." The third Hokage said before he moved to leave the room leaving Kakashi and Helios alone.
Helios got serious.
"If I find that literal snake, I will make him pay for what he did."
"Kukuku… ask and you may receive Helios but you really should be careful of what you wish for." A voice said making Helios and Kakashi get wide eyes when they look to see Orochimaru of all people walk from the shadows of a pillar while he wore some Konoha ninja disguise though his normal head was seen…
Kakashi's lone eye widened at first before looking narrow.
"You bastard." He said.
"Kukuku… really want to try and fight with this knocked out Kunoichi in Helios's arms?... will say I'm a little impressed that she hasn't died yet… so I figured why not see if she can be like Anko or more though must be a bit too 1 to 1 to Anko since she looks like she needs a crutch for my mark… hopefully Emerald will be a better match with his… unlike with that… Sakura girl here who wasn't an intended target so she may not quite sync up with hers, given I was after Sasuke, will say it should be interesting to see how she grows from here but I've already sated my curiosity since it looks like your using a rather weak sealing method… for her… AND for Emerald-kun kukuku." Orochimaru said while he looks amused at the two Jonin before him.
Helios glares at the former Sanin.
"Why are you after Sasuke?"
Orochimaru looks amused now.
"My my my… and I thought you were one of the smarter Kunoichi… I'll give a hint… whats the one thing that the Uchiha have… and what Kakashi is hiding under his headband?" Orochimaru said when he smirks as Kakashi narrows his eyes.
"The Sharingan." Kakashi said as Orochimaru smirks.
"Bingo… the ability to replicate Jutsu just by watching them… with some caveats of course with Kekkei genkai or bloodline limits but one step at a time hmmm?..." Orochimaru said as he looks more amused.
"Anyway before one of you asks why Emerald-kun or Sakura here would use the cursed mark willingly… well… kukuku… I've been observing them… this Kunoichi may not use it at first but… given her weakness… she may come to rely on the mark like it or not if her allies are in danger… honestly Konoha standards are slipping since the war if Kunoichi like her are the new standard… takes more then just brains to be a Ninja after all… no use in that unless you can use a few lethal Jutsu… as for Emerald-kun… well… he IS Danzo's spawn after all… given I heard from the grapevine that he is supposed to protect Naruto-kun… well… given his recent losses and what not… while he maybe able to take it physically with the cursed marks effects given he has his own curse since birth… what about mentally hmmm?... I'm sure his confidence in battle is shot and if the mark reacts to his chakra or what is sealed in his canister on his left arm which may make a seal impossible if a part of him works to mess with him from the inside out… well… I'm sure out of the two… Emerald-kun would be MUCH more interesting… I can always come for the last Uchiha at any time… as you can see I'm standing here after all while Sasuke is resting… for all you two know… I could have bitten him in his sleep for a scary what if… but I haven't yet since I want to see where this unexpected turn goes… just know that I can do alot…" Orochimaru said as smirks at the duo darkly as Helios and Kakashi grit their teeth.
"You won't get away with this. Whatever you're planning, you will be stopped." Kakashi said.
"Hmmm… maybe… I will say this though Helios since you did say you wanted to make me pay…" Orochimaru said before he smirks when he looks at Helios with a twisted grin.
"Given I'm right here… what's stopping you and Kakashi from attacking me as one." Orochimaru said as he emits killing intent so intense for just a moment that Kakashi and Helios broke out into a cold sweat as Orochimaru turns when Kakashi and Helios saw their own deaths for just a moment… not even Zabuza in Wave gave them this kind of fear showing how outclassed the two Jonin were as Orochimaru walked away and went into the shadows as Orochimaru chuckles again.
"Kukuku… just remember… even if you do apply that evil sealing method… may not work with Emerald-kun like you may think… better get him stronger you two… same with the rest of your teams… because after what I did… they are in serious need of a training course from hell to adjust to their new states." Orochimaru said before his presence vanished entirely leaving Kakashi and Helios alone with a knocked out Sakura in Helios's arms while both pant now as they worked to regain their bearings.
"D-Damn… He is right… We have to train our team more." Kakashi said.
"N-No kidding… fuck… what was I kidding… me and my big mouth…" Helios said while she calms herself down while making sure not to drop Sakura.
"Lets get Sakura in a room to rest… I'll let you dress her… I'll get the Hokage to get Anbu to guard Sakura just in case." Kakashi said while he managed to calm down.
"Yeah… but need to keep an eye on Sasuke as well." Helios said.
"Indeed… least we know Orochimaru won't cause trouble for now… that's what worries me… not sure what he is planning yet aside putting curse marks on people here… something tells me that this is a B-plot type of plan for Orochimaru…" Kakashi said while he looks worried.
"Yeah… for now you should tell the Hokage of this while I take care of Sakura." Helios said.
Kakashi nods and he moved to leave Helios alone while she had her thoughts on what happened so far.
'This is not good. I remember hearing about the curse mark on Anko. Now Emerald and Sakura have it. Hopefully when Lord Jiraiya comes he may fix it.' Helios thought.
The scene then went to Naruto while he was walking out of the cafeteria with Hinata when Hinata's team managed to get to the tower recently and Naruto pats his stomach.
"Man oh man, I REALLY needed that…" Naruto said while Hinata giggles at Naruto's antics.
"Well Naruto, I'm just glad you made it to the tower with the others." Hinata said while she smiles at Naruto as she walked next to him.
"Same to you Hinata-chan. Will say this though, journey to the tower was no cake walk… especially with what happened." Naruto said.
Hinata looks a bit concerned now when Naruto looks worried.
"W-Well… you shouldn't worry, you're all alive and I'm sure you can help Emerald-kun and Sakura-chan… and… well… Kin-chan since she would be a new lady for you… must say you're getting lucky with attracting women to you Naruto-kun… how many ladies do you have again?" Hinata said while she smirks at Naruto teasingly.
Naruto blushes.
"Well… you and Ino-chan… Touka-chan granted I don't know if she'll leave for her village even though we got along… I think Anko-chan… not sure yet. I do have fun with her, along with Kiba's mom and Setsuna… but nothing is confirmed yet on them… think that's it. Not sure on Kin yet since we just met."
Hinata giggles.
"Don't forget those like Rei and maybe Kurama-chan if you have fun with her more, granted she may go for Haku-chan and other ladies if you're busy or Emerald-kun but honestly you got a lot of ladies already… still since we are still waiting and what not…" Hinata said as Ino, overhearing this when she was exiting the cafeteria smirks.
"Trying to get a 0ne on one time with Naruto-sama Hinata-chan?" Ino said making Hinata jolt.
"I-Ino-Chan… Didn't see you there." Hinata said.
"Hehe yeah well when I want to relax and stuff after a good meal, may as well have fun with Naruto-sama while I have the chance… but not before the three of us bathe… given how long its been since we were in the forest… the three of us reak and bathing in the rivers here do not help… no matter how much Naruto-sama objects since he practically lived here." Ino said while she rolls her eyes at the last part.
Naruto sweatdrops.
"Yeah… could use a shower."
"Well why not shower together hehe… can have some fun while we clean one another." Ino said as Hinata smiles.
"Y-Yeah… though… will you be OK in doing so Naruto?... heard from Kurama-chan as she was going to sleep that your seal was messed with and she was not as energetic as she used to be." Hinata said while she and now Ino look worried a bit.
"Hey don't worry about me. I'm still energetic." Naruto said with a grin.
"Really?... well Hinata-chan… lets test Naruto-sama out… if Kurama-chan is right his chakra may have gone down in control… but his physical stamina… hehe… should still be fine." Ino said before she licks her lips eagerly when she looks at Naruto.
Hinata also smirks
"Well let's test that out then." She said as Naruto blushes a bit.
"Good… lead the way to a room Hinata-chan… may as well leave our teammates alone so they can rest." Ino said since going to their own rooms would be bad for their teammates rest and what not.
Hinata giggles before she gestures the duo to follow her.
This had Ino smirk as she smacked Naruto on his ass when she walked by him and the two women had swaying hips while Ino gestures for Naruto to follow them.
Naruto blushes more before he has this thought.
'Really hope my stamina wasn't affected otherwise… I'll be having two disappointed girlfriends and no guy wants that.' He thought.
Naruto then followed the two ladies and as Kami as his witness he would impress them crippled or not… as he got to a room… funny enough this had Gaia and her two allies exiting it as they look to see Naruto, Hinata, and Ino looking around.
"Huh… what do you Konoha ninja want around here?" Gaia's teammate said as Hinata blushed.
"Oh sorry!... we were looking for an empty room." Hinata said while Gaia looked at her with a empty look in her eyes after she looks to Naruto and Ino.
"You can use our room if you want to breed or something if your body language is an indicator… won't be needing it for a bit… consider it a loan and as a favor to not get in my way when I speak with that ally of yours with a canister on his left arm… Emerald I believe he was called." Gaia said when she spoke in a calm way… honestly it was unnerving how empty Gaia looks emotionally.
"R-Right. Thanks. Just a word of caution, he may be in a foul mood so be careful." Naruto said.
"Noted…" Gaia said before she and her group start walking by though she did say this when she passes Naruto.
"By the way… did you get weaker?... because you don't seem to emit the same presences like you did… shame… if I have to kill you in this exam… may not be an actual fight since I don't feel the same strength you had when we first met…" Gaia said before she continues walking with her two allies.
Naruto did gulp.
"Okay… don't know how… but I need to fix this fast."
"Oh worry about her later." Ino said though… Hinata looks pale.
"Actually Ino-chan… we should worry… I saw her fight… and she was merciless like her brother Gaara… she and Gaara seemed to have an unbeatable defense with sand though while Gaara's had a more… defensive nature… her sand moved to just… break her opponent… it… was horrible from what I could see… thankfully Kiba, Akamaru, Shino, and I were not seen because… honestly if that was the case… I'm not sure if the four of us would even be at the tower if not for us getting lucky…" Hinata said while she looks visibly worried now.
Naruto really pale.
'Now I really need to up my training. Maybe I can try to undo the jutsu that Orochimaru prick did to me.' He thought.
Still he could worry about things later when Ino, though now getting how serious things are, sighs.
"Then we should deal with this AFTER the we get out of the forest… right now we can't talk with anyone, even if we do go to the Hokage and your sensei… what would be the most likely thing that would happen… you would have to drop out Naruto… and I'm pretty sure Sakura and Sasuke would kill you well before Gaia or Gaara or anyone else could… worrying about what to do far off now would be bad idea and I'm not saying this to help me get laid, worrying so much right now before we even hear what the next phase of the exam is could just make you worry too much… we have till tomorrow to really worry so we should try and relax…" Ino said when she now wanted Naruto and Hinata to calm down and help them relax.
"You're right. I can't be responsible for my team and I getting kicked out. Need to focus on the positive side." Naruto said.
"Right… come on, lets head in and have fun… may as well help wash your back before I wash Hinata-chan's back so you two can relax… may as well leave it to me to pamper you two." Ino said when she grins at Naruto and Hinata.
Naruto and Hinata did blush before the trio entered the room.
Though as they enter… most likely as a tease given how long the chapter went… the scene fades to black… looks like Naruto would be getting lucky with Ino and Hinata at the start of next chapter after a quick cleaning in the bathroom.