Chapter 27: Cold War Part 2
Shikaku sat at his desk pondering something that Kaioshin said to him a while back. He said that the descendant of the sage and a descendant of the Senju would visit him. He thought about his recent encounter with Nagato and Konan.
'Nagato had the Rinnegan. I understand that, but what of the Senju that the Supreme Kai spoke of?' Then he realized as it was the only answer
'That woman with blue hair! She was the descendant of the Senju!' he thought
"Well, I'll see them again at some point. I'll confirm my suspicion when I see them next." he thought out loud
As he did this, his secretary came in with more paperwork for him.
"Che, what a drag." he mumbled in dissatisfaction.
He picked up a document in particular and he saw the report his special ops got from the Land Whirlpools. They had to fight off an attempt to usurp the Uzukage. It was a faction known as Hikari, made from some of the top shinobi in Whirlpool.
"We might have a problem. This Hikari faction is worth looking out for in the near future." He sighed
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On Namek:
Naruto and Hinata had made their way back to camp.
"Good, you're back. We can get started on the second phase of the plan." Kenji said
"Yeah. We'd better hurry. I sense those powers moving around" Naruto said
"Ok, everyone remember. We can't fly and we've gotta conceal our power levels. More than likely they've all got scouters like on earth." Kenji said
"Right!" The other 3 chorused and they set out.
They moved through the forest with a strong tenacity while avoiding several grunt soldiers.
"Che, these guys rely on scouters too much." Naruto said
"Let's hope they keep doing that, because it's helping us right now." Sasuke said
"Hinata, can you see life up ahead?" Kenji asked
She had been turning her Byakugan on and off every 5 minutes to conserve her chakra.
"We're coming upon them right now!" She said as they slowed down and came upon a small clearing with the buildings of a city behind the forest foliage.
They stopped to peer through the aqua bushes to look into the village. They noticed several dead bodies lying across the village along with an elderly Namekian wearing a yellow vest, white pants and tan shoes. There were 2 children in white tunics with one wearing a red and a blue poncho. They went to look and listen in on the assailants.
The first being they saw was a turquoise humanoid alien, with short blond hair that is curled to the left almost like Trunks. He wears the same upper body armor as his comrades, and he dons a full-length bodysuit that is purple in color.
"Doré, stop killing off the Nameks. We need to leave some alive!" He said in irritation.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes in disgust at them.
Doré, holding a dead namekian, was a large, green-skinned humanoid alien with long black hair. He wears the same upper body armor as his comrades, a white helmet with a brown center, and he is equipped with a yellow Scouter. Doré does not wear any lower body armor, save for purple underwear.
"Bug off Salza, I'm not gonna kill them all. I'm just having a bit of fun with the locals." he said with an evil grin.
"Salza is right. Stop playing around so we can find the next dragon ball." Said a tall, brown reptilian humanoid. He has big yellow eyes, pointy ears, he wears the same upper body armor as his comrades, and he has a partial purple jumpsuit that covers his torso to his thighs. He wears a blue scouter that is connected to a head strap.
"If you cause us to lose the lead on the dragon balls it'll be a problem. Lord Cooler will definitely break his foot off in your ass!" He said
"Dammit Neizu! I get it already." He sighed as he looked around as he threw the dead body on the ground.
"Now, sir please give us some information on the next dragon ball." Salza said
Mori looked in fear as he looked back at the children behind him.
"He's taking too long. Just let me kill him!" Doré sneered
Neizu tapped his scouter and spoke into it.
"Hey, Boysenberry! Do you have a reading on another village of Namekians?"
Kenji's eyes narrowed as he realized they couldn't sense power levels, as did everyone else.
"On my signal we'll attack and save the children. But let's wait until their guard is down" Kenji whispered to everyone. Naruto heard him but he was losing his temper as he watched the ongoing events.
This piqued Mori's interest and he had to find out more so he gave them information.
"You want the dragon ball right? If I give it to you, do you promise to spare the children?" He asked
"You have my word." Salza said with a smirk.
He walked in a house not too far from them and got the ball they had. He walked back out with a large light orange ball with 4 dark orange stars in it. Doré smirked as he took the ball from Mori.
"This is Neizu, we have the 4 star ball. Have you located another village?"
'They can't sense us. So they need to rely on those machines'
Mori jumped back and shot finger beams at each scouter and landed.
"You! Fuck off!" Doré yelled and performed a spinning kick in Mori's chest causing him to spit out blood. He fell dead as his eyes rolled back in his head.
Naruto's fists tightened and he grit his teeth as he watched Mori die.
"El- elder Mori!" One of the children called out as he shook and dropped to his side to shake him awake.
The other Namekian child began to cry silently as he also went to shake up elder Mori.
"Don't cry, you'll be joining him soon!" Doré said
The green skinned man raised his hand and formed a yellow ki sphere. This caused the children to look up in absolute terror. And that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Naruto leapt out and punched him in his face. Then he grabbed the two Namekian children and flew off.
"What the-"
"Almighty push!" Sasuke yelled, cutting off Neizu's train of thought and blindsiding him, Neizu and Dore sending them flying momentarily.
The ground was torn through and uprooted along with the rest of the Namekian archipelago.
Naruto teleported back to their hideout and Sasuke used his banshō tenin to pull the dragon ball towards him. Next Hinata shot an air palm at Salza hitting him in his stomach, who tried to go for the dragon ball. Afterwards Kenji swiftly touched both of their shoulders and they teleported back to where they had sealing tags.
"You guys ok?" Naruto asked the two children
"Y-yes, thank you for stopping them." The boy in the red vest said
"Thank you" the boy in the blue vest said shyly
"Yo, Naruto, next time wait for the signal." Kenji sighed
Hinata smiled and leaned down to shake hands with the two small children.
"Hi, I'm Hinata. The one who saved you is Naruto, and the broody guy Sasuke, and this is Kenji"
"I am not broody." Sasuke said in a defensive tone
"Yeah, he's moody." Kenji said in a matter of fact tone.
"Not helping!" Sasuke said
"He's sensitive about that. But he knows we love him." Naruto said to the children, making them laugh.
Sasuke sighed as he changed the subject.
"Anyways, you two seem to be in better spirits. Were you close to that elder? I believe you said his name was Mori. What're your names?" Sasuke asked
"I'm Dendé and this is Jinsei. Yes, elder Mori was the leader of our village. But he was not necessarily a warrior. He was one of the few who could fend off invaders but those guys were different. We had fought off so many invaders but…those 3…they're terrorizing our villages!" The boy in the red vest said
"Have you heard anything about how many dragon balls they have?" Kenji asked
"No, the only one we had is this one." Jinsei said
"We need to get at least two and keep them away from here." Naruto said
"And we still need to keep our power levels down so we aren't found." Hinata said
"That power level we felt a while back…it was strong. We're gonna need to watch out for it too." Kenji remarked
"Um, if you all are worried about the dragon balls, only those who speak the native Namekian Language can summon it." Dendé said
This boosted the morale of their team as they spoke.
"Good, cause I think they got a good head start on us." Naruto said
"Yea, how long have they been invading?" Kenji asked
Jinsei looked in thought.
"Actually, this was the first time we saw them. Before that there was just our regular lives." he said
"Actually, elder Mori was looking distressed for the last 3 days. He would talk with 2 of the other elders as if they were speaking about what was to come. But I guess these guys showed up faster than they thought." Dendé said.
"Humph, so roughly 3 days to a week. That's how long this Cooler guy has been here" Kenji said
"Perhaps, they haven't found them all then." Hinata said getting everyone to take an optimistic point of view.
"She's right. I mean we just got one and saved them after all. We need to get at least 3 hidden." Sasuke said
At the highest tower on the planet, elder Guru sat feeling everything going on. He smiled at the presence of one of the powers. He held a great amount of potential that eclipsed the one presently stronger than him that was right next to him but they all had high potentials to be a force to be reckoned with. Guru decided to reach out to them and his antenna glowed a golden hue.
Soon he was able to reach out to Dendé.
"Little Dendé. Is that you my child?"
Dendé's eyes widened as he looked up to the ceiling of the cave and his antenna momentarily glowed golden.
"Elder Guru?"
"Greetings my child. Are you with the power levels I sense?" he asked
"Y-yes I am. How did you know?" he asked
"Who's he talking to?" Naruto asked
"Enter your sage mode and you'll be able to hear them. They're communicating through a combination of Ki and Nature Chakra." Kenji said
"Ok, got it." Naruto nodded and as did Hinata and Sasuke.
Sasuke and Hinata were learning to gather nature chakra as well for a few days on Supreme Kai's planet. They succeeded in learning to sense it and they were able to listen in as well.
"Interesting you all are able to tap into the natural proclivity of the natural energy of our planet. Incredible."
"Thanks Super Namek Gramps." Naruto said and Kenji chopped the back of his head in annoyance
"I am, elder Guru and I would like to thank you for coming on short notice. I would like to meet with you all and give each of you a gift as well as our Dragon ball." he said
"I'll go and bring you guys with me." Kenji said.
"What ever could you mean my boy?" Guru asked.
"We have the ability to teleport via a transportation marker." Kenji said.
"Interesting. Perhaps this could be used for the dragon balls as well. We can gather the remaining orbs and teleport them away from them." Guru said with interest.
"Dendé, come to me with the young lad." Guru said
"Right! Follow me Kenji." He said.
Soon Kenji and Dendé flew off towards the tower to meet with grand elder Guru.
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"What do you mean foreigners have interfered? They have the dragon ball as well? What the hell Salza? And you let the Namekians destroy your scouters? What do you plan on doing now? Because I don't have one! Fuckin fuck!"
Cooler said. He was a tall purple and white skinned alien around 6 ft. He had regular hands with 5 fingers each but he had web like feet with 3 long toes. He had circles on the side of his face for ears along with the signature red eyes of his clansman.
"We apologize my lord. We've made a grave mistake." Salza said bowing his head
"Enough of your excuses. Take: Dore, Neizu and Boysenberry and get the rest of the dragon balls. I'll be watching the 4 we have already. Have Squasha and Mangosia patrol the ship." Cooler said as he sat in his throne room.
"Y-yes sir! We will get them back!" Salza said as he about face and left to get the rest of his armored squadron.
Cooler narrowed his eyes.
"Who else could be on this planet? How did they get here under our noses?" He pondered
Then he gained a sneer on his face as he looked at the 4 dragon balls.
"Whoever they are, they will die! They won't get in the way of my immortality!" He said as his hands balled into fists.
Salza walked into the armory room where Neizu, Dore and the rest were and spoke.
"Neizu, Dore, Boysenberry! Assemble!"
"Piss off!" Boysenberry said, folding his arms.
"This is not the time to fuck around! Lord Cooler is pissed! We had better find these damned dragon balls!" Salza said.
"Humph! Little shits caught me by surprise!" Dore said remembering the punch he took to his face as he rubbed his jaw.
"Humph, those weaklings will die eventually when we catch them again!" Neizu said as put on his scouter.
"Can't believe you guys were ambushed. So much for Cooler's Armored Squadron." Boysenberry said.
Salza tightened his fists and scoffed.
"We will not fail this time. Squasha and Mangosia will do patrol with the other grunts and we will fan out in pairs to find these little pests!" Salza said.
Soon they got their equipment ready and made it to the deck of the spaceship.
"Alright! Time to go hunting for these foreigners!" Dore said
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Kenji and Dendé flew quickly to the elder Guru's palace. As they landed a tall Namekian walked out with a black vest, white namekian pants, red armbands and wooden clogs.
"I am Nail, leader of the warriors for the Namekians and guardian of elder Guru. You have been expected, please go in." Nail said as he opened the door for them.
Kenji walked in and looked to see that the elder Guru was a large Namekian that sat on a throne. He wore a white shirt with a yellow vest, a white toga and wooden clogs. His skin was dark green and his eyes were closed.
"Grand Elder Guru. It's good to see you." Dendé said
"It's good to see you, my child. You as well young one. Please tell me, what is your name?"
"My name is Kenji Namikaze. I am 3 quarters human and one quarter Saiyan." He said bowing to him
"You said you were able to bring the others here via teleportation?"
"Yes sir. Give me one moment." He set and he stabbed a kunai into the ground. He put one hand in the ram seal and teleported to the cave and brought everyone including Jinsei and the 4 star dragon ball. This caused Guru's eyes to widen
"Where did you learn such a technique my boy?" Guru asked
"One of the strongest warriors that passed away left it to my village. He was a distant relative and his name was Tobirama Senju. He was also our village leader at one point." Kenji said
"Do you all use Ki like we do on Namek?"
"Very few of us can use Ki, but we also have another energy that is similar to Ki called chakra. It is made of spiritual and physical energy. If harnessed correctly it can do more things than Ki as far as utility but not power."
"Oh, I see. Your world sounds interesting yet dangerous. Hopefully the gifts I give you all will be something you can take with you."
"Gifts! What kinda gifts?" Naruto said as his eyes lit up and he got a foxy grin
Kenji put a hand over his face in embarrassment but elder Guru actually laughed at his enthusiasm.
"These are my teammates: Naruto Namikaze, Sasuke Uchiha & Hinata Hyuga."
"An eager one he is. I sense the purity in his heart. But I must ask you all collectively a question. What would you all do when you find the dragon balls on this planet?"
"We would give them back to your children where they may watch over them." Kenji said sincerely
"We were told of the dragon balls power but we don't have any use for such power as we have all that we need." Hinata said
"Good. Good. And what would you do with absolute power?" He asked.
"We would use it to protect! No bad guys are gonna get past." Naruto said resolutely.
"Well also be sure to get rid of these invaders." Sasuke said.
Guru smiled as he nodded at the response.
"You have answered my only concerns for if any of you lied I would've been able to tell from searching your feelings. Now, Kenji, you come here first to receive the gift I promised." He said as he held up his hand over the taller blond's head.
He searched his mind and soon he found significant moments in Kenji's life. He saw him latch onto his father Minato's cape and teleport with him to see the 9 tailed fox, Kurama. He watched his mother and father die in front of him and his brother got the fox sealed inside of him. Then he fast-forwarded back to the day Yuji, his son was born and he looked at how precious his son looked in his wife's arms. Then he fast-forwarded to the battle with the Ginyu force when he thought Naruto died and then he saw everything he needed.
"I see. Your strength comes from your fear of loss. You must let go of your fear and grow into your will of fire." He said and suddenly Kenji's body was outlined with a blue aura.
"Whoa! His power is skyrocketing!" Naruto yelled.
Soon his aura died down and he Guru took his hand away as Kenji looked at his hands in astonishment.
"This…this is amazing. Thank you elder Guru." He bowed and stepped back as Hinata walked up next.
Guru put his hand over her head. He when through her memories in a similar fashion and looked into the chunin exams when Hinata wanted to protect Naruto more than anything. He looked at her fathers varying treatment of her as she grew. Then he fast forward to her training with the White Lotus clan, specifically looking at when she trained with Naruto and Sasuke during the training mission with the White Lotus Clan. Soon a white aura wrapped around her and her Byakugan activated and her irises turned into yin-yang symbols.
"Let go of your inhibitions young lady. You are stronger than you believe." Guru said
"Hinata your Byakugan! It changed!" Naruto said.
She pulled out a kunai and looked at her eyes in fascination.
"Wh-what is this? Um…oh thank you elder Guru." she bowed and stepped back.
"A new iteration of the Byakugan it seems." Sasuke said, raising an eyebrow in interest.
"We'll definitely be asking about that when we get back home." Kenji said
"Me next!" Naruto said as he walked forward.
Elder Guru put a hand over Naruto's head and he smirked.
The boy was rambunctious as he sifted through his memories. He was a wild card as he saw him as a boy pulling pranks on several people. He also looked at his memory specifically with Tsunade as he questioned himself on what he was capable of. Then he fast-forwarded to the moment he saw Fugaku Uchiha dead after he sacrificed himself. He felt the pain Naruto went through realizing what it meant to him. Next he looked at Naruto's memories of when he trained in the Hyperbolic time chamber with Sasuke. Then he looked at his conversation with Kurama and soon he reached out to Kurama.
'And just what do you think you're doing?' Kurama asked
'Relax young one I mean you no harm. I only wish to bequeath you a gift.' Guru said
'Tch, we're around the same age! Don't look down on me!'
'I do not wish to look down on you. If anything you are a protector. Allow me to unleash your potential. I come in peace.' Guru said
Kurama narrowed his eyes but he chose to allow him a chance as he did with Naruto. After all he wasn't human he was an elderly Namekian.
Soon Naruto's body began to glow golden as his Kurama Link Level 1 increased. His body was covered in 9 magatama with a large swirl on his back.
"Whoa! You unlocked Kurama's potential too! Thank Super Namek Gramps!" Naruto said and bowed
Kenji chopped him on the back of his head as his KCM chakra mode deactivated.
Sasuke walked up next and Guru felt perplexed. He felt the conflict in his mind as he looked into his memories. He wanted the power to destroy his enemies. He looked at his childhood and saw that he was compared to his father. Then he looked at his memories with Itachi and the experiences they shared. He looked into the memories he had with Naruto as they went from jealousy in the forest of death then admiration in the hyperbolic time chamber. Then he rewinded back to Sasuke looking at the gravestone of Izumi and Fugaku Uchiha. Then he looked at the conversation Itachi had with him after the funeral
Soon Sasuke's Rinnegan and Sharingan began to glow. Next his purple aura began to glow and and armor of Susano'o until he retracted it and bowed to elder Guru silently and walked.
"Do not cling to vengeance and hatred, my boy. Your heart is full of love. Use that instead of pain."
Sasuke nodded as he contemplated the words said to him.
Soon they felt two powers appear in front of their location besides Nail.
"It seems that the enemy has found our location." Kenji said
"I'll handle them. Don't worry" Naruto said.
"Don't be over confident. Make sure you don't attract a lot of attention." Kenji said.
Soon he walked out and stood next to Nail who looked at the two intruders in stoic confidence.
"Oh, looks like we found them Dore." Neizu said.
"Yes, it's time we show the wrath of Coolers armored squadron!" Dore said as a white hot aura bursted around them.
Naruto smirked as his Sage Mode activated and he floated towards them.
"Hey, Nail, stand down. I can handle them." He said
"Of course. You strength in particular has risen to a level I haven't felt in a long time since the war for Namek." Nail said as he smirked at his confidence
"You think you're tough huh? We'll see about that! I owe you for blindsiding me too ya punk!" Dore said
Naruto smirked and his chakra and ki released causing their spare scouters to burst.
"Fuck not again!" Dore said with anime tears.
Naruto floated towards them as he channeled his ki and an agua green aura surrounded him.
"You stupid little-"
Neizu was interrupted as Naruto smashed his Sage chakra enforced fist breaking his jaw and sending him flying.
"Neizu!" He said and Dore tried to attack and Naruto dodged a punch from him and smashed his fist into the stomach of Dore sending him flying.
"Arraaaagh!" Dore yelled as he was sent flying.
His aura expanded and he disappeared, smashing Ed a fist into Dore's face sending him crashing into the water and into the stomach of Neizu who was trying to fly towards him.
"Urgh! You're dead!" Neizu yelled as he flipped, regaining his balance in midair and shot a Ki blast at Naruto who dodged the attack.
Dore leapt out of the water and charged his yellow aura and created a large ki blast in both hands and shot multiple Ki blasts at Naruto who dodged his attackers. He skid across the water creating a rasengan in his left hand. Soon it became a chakra shuriken and it began to grow larger. He threw it at Dore who dodged as Naruto blurred out of sight and grabbed the Rasenshuriken and threw it at Dore who had to dodge again.
"This kid is ridiculous!" Dore said
Naruto grimaced as he moved into full speed and Dore matched him as they body flickered across the area causing swift winds and clashes through the area.
Neizu rose through the water and channeled Ki into both of his hands. Sparkling purple orbs of Ki formed in both hands and shot an electric blast at Naruto who dodged. He reappeared and kicked him away, sending him into a mountain.
Neizu burst out of the rocks and his aura permeated the area.
"Dore! Hold his dumb ass down!" He said as his purple electric aura radiated in his right hand.
He channeled purple electricity around his right fist and he leapt forward as Naruto palm struck Dore in his face and pulled him in front of him and he took the punch from him.
"Uraggh! FUCK YOOOOOUUUU!" He yelled as he grimaced and yelled out as the purple lightning coursed through his body.
Naruto kicked him away and spun into a kicking strike into Dore who flipped and rebounded in mid-air. He proceeded to get into a high speed battle with Neizu.
"You guys take them and get out of here. I'll watch his back and help him if needed." Sasuke said
"We cannot leave. There are many secrets in this tower. But please take Dendé and Jinsei away from here." Nail said
"Got it. Hinata come with me."
"Take this as a sign of trust" Guru said as he gave Hinata the 6 star ball.
"Ye-yes sir! We won't let you down." She said
Soon they teleported away with the 6 star ball gaining another away from Cooler.
Dore and Neizu looked at Naruto in annoyance.
"Time to kill these runts and get the dragon balls!" Dore said as his aura burst to life around him.
Neizu sparked with purple electricity humming around him. They stood sizing up their opponents.
"Don't worry about them! I'm more than enough to take you guys down!" Naruto said as he stood in his killing fist stance
"Dore we're making his death painful!" Neizu said
Then they disappeared and Naruto jumped back and dodged an attack from Neizu and caught a punch from Dore. The blonde threw a punch back at him and he dodged the attack. Neizu tried to grab him but he dodged the attack.
"Kaze no Shoryuken!" Naruto yelled smashing his fist into his chin sending the purple humanoid skyward.
Dore jumped back and channeled Ki in both hands and began sending out a barrage of Ki blasts at him.
"Dah, hah, hah, die, die, die, die, die!" Dore yelled, shooting out several explosive yellow Ki spheres. Nail and Sasuke defected several attacks away from the tower.
"Enough!" Naruto yelled as he created a Rasengan in his hands and it glowed even brighter.
"Rasengan Flash!" He yelled as it tore through the Ki blasts and hit the green humanoid in his stomach.
"Urgh! Dammit!" He yelled as he contained the Ki blast and threw it upwards.
Neizu flew back and spun to kick at him. Naruto brought up a right arm and a heavy pressure exploded from them clashing. The blonde jumped backwards and flipped, drawing two kunai with wind chakra. He slashed towards Neizu and the alien dodged a slash. He kicked at the blonde and pulled his leg back so as not to get stabbed in it.
Soon, Dore charged back in to kick at him and he brought up another arm to block. Naruto smirked as a forest green aura pulsed from him.
"HAAAAAAAGH!" He yelled pushing them away and then his body flickered and punched at Neizu who tried to dodge but the output of nature energy clipped him in his jaw sending him flying into the river.
Dore rebounded off the island and gathered a yellow ball of Ki in his left hand and shot a Ki wave towards his opponent.
"Haaaah!"
Naruto used a kiai to catch the attack and then he kicked the attack away.
Dore launched forward to throw a punch and Naruto blocked and they began a battle of lightning speed. They fought at an impressive speed. Neizu rose out of the water with a pissed off snarl and his fist tightened.
"OK! No more holding back!" He said gathering magenta ki into his right hand as it was raised to the sky. The orb manifested with purple sparks around it.
He shot several ki blasts in the sky and then he began to make gestures for them to follow the enemy.
"Blast Reiter Hail Storm!" He yelled and Dore jumped backwards with a smirk.
Naruto smirked as he dodged all the blasts and deflected some of them with ease.
Dore launched in and threw a punch at him. Naruto smirked as he dodged and smashed an elbow into his nose, breaking it with an audible crunch. He reeled in pain after his nose was broken grabbing it with his left hand. He tried to dodged a right punch from Naruto as he was hit by the Nature energy getting punched in his face anyways as he was sent crashing into a nearby mountain.
Neizu grimaced as he realized that he had to do something and he cupped his hands in front of him creating a large magenta ki sphere. The entire area began to shake from this up and coming attack.
"You're all going to die!" He yelled
Naruto looked serious as his aura flared around him. Dore pulled himself out of the mountain and dropped to his knees as he spat and blew blood out of his nose.
"F-f-fuck! This little shit is tough! Time to get sneaky." He said as he waited for Neizu.
Naruto created a rasengan in his hand. Then he channeled Kurama's chakra via yin release and it turned vermillion. His eyes became slit with the bars combining to make a cross.
"Dieeee!" Neizu yelled as he shot the Ki blast towards Naruto.
"Yin release: Rasengan Flash!" He yelled as he shot the attack and it burst out larger than the Ki blast engulfing it.
Neizu smirked as he intentionally lost the clash and side stepped. Dore launched forward with all of his speed catching Naruto off guard and he shifted quickly to block with his arm and leg as he was kicked. The attack sent him flying as Neizu reappeared behind him and threw a punch at him smashing into his jaw knocking the blood out of his mouth.
He tried to throw another attack but Naruto blocked the second punch. He spun around and blocked an attack from Dore.
"We got him now! Let's get rid of him!" Doré yelled and they began to throw multiple attacks at him.
He blocked several attacks from the two alien warriors. Surprisingly, their attacks are very coordinated.
'Teh, looks like I'll have to turn it up a notch' Naruto thought as he flipped backwards and his chakra elevated
"Fujin no Yoroi!" (Wind God Armor)
A mix of wind and lightning chakra combined to cause an explosion of power torrenting from him.
"Che, you gotta be fuckin with me! The light show doesn't matter!" Dore said and he and Neizu leapt forward causing Naruto to continue on the defensive.
He dodged both of their attacks as he got used to the speed of the battle. He had the two chasing after him and he made up a plan to get rid of the two as he formed two yin-release Rasengans in his hands. He jumped back and as soon as they attacked he faked like he would attack and caused them both to dodge. Then he leapt forward and slammed a Rasengan in the side of Dores rib cage and into the stomach of Neizu sending them flying into two nearby islands.
"Whew, those two were tough!" Naruto turns around to Sasuke and Nail.
"You're not done yet." Sasuke said with his arms folded.
"RAAAAAAGGH!" Dore burst from the water with rage in his eyes.
His aura burst out of him and his aura condensed around his body.
"You know, I never thought I'd get the chance to show my full power against anyone but lord Cooler." Dore said as his aura turned yellow and his eyes glowed.
"But you can take it right!" He yelled eagerly
He leapt forward with an eager devilish smile. Naruto narrowed his eyes and turned around disappearing and reappearing to throw a punch at Dore who dodged and spun around smashing the back of his fist into Naruto's head, sending him into the agua Namekian water.
"Humph! I know he isn't dead yet!" Dore said as he shot a ki blast in front of him.
Naruto leapt out of the river and was hit by the ki blast. Sasuke looked interested in this.
'Seems like he's more focused… so he's not as reckless and his battle instincts have improved.' Sasuke thought
Naruto had his arms in the cross position as he blocked the Ki blast. Doré's body flickered in front of him and he dodged. He narrowed his eyes as he leapt back and dodged a magenta Ki blast from an injured Neizu who floated out of the island he crashed into. Both he and Doré were injured with wounds and destroyed battle armor.
"So you're finally taking him seriously? Guess I should do the same!" Neizu said as he channeled purple Ki around him and his muscles expanded as a purple aura channeled around him.
Naruto smirked as he put his hands in the ram seal releasing his gravity seals.
"Ok, you wanna dance? Then let's dance!" He said as his agua aura burst around him.
He got into his killing fist stance and his wind armor flared to life.
"Ready for Round 3 then?" Naruto asked and he leapt forward with gusto.
"Neizu stay back and cover me!" Doré said as he leapt forward and clashed with him as their fists connected.
The two of them clashing caused the water around them to ripple and the island around them to quake. Then, they disappeared across the area and caused the clouds to ripple as well.
Mail looked at their battle in amazement.
"He's still holding back."
"So you could tell?" Sasuke retorted
"Yes. The power he holds far exceeds those two. As do you. Why do you not participate?" Nail asked
"Because, he can get rid of the two of them on his own easily. Besides that, I might tag in on this incoming power level." Sasuke said as he looked in the direction of the mysterious presence.
Naruto noticed as well as he backward and dodged a Ki blast from Neizu, then he blocked an attack from Dore.
"This is getting old." Naruto said as he kicked at Dore who chose to block instead of dodging as he knew he would get hit with the force of the attack anyways.
He countered by gripping his leg and spinning him around 360 degrees and throwing him into the island.
"Now you die!" Doré yelled as he shot a yellow ki blast into the island.
"This is for insurance!" The purple humanoid yelled.
Neizu participated and shot a ki blast alongside him. Following this, they both shot even larger ki blasts into the island causing it to explode. There were several sounds of the island collapsing onto him. They watched to see if he would get up until they felt at ease. Abruptly, there was an explosion of debris, wind and smoke as Naruto floated out of the rubble with ruined clothes.
"W-what? How?" Neizu asked
Naruto smirked as his aura fluctuated and body glowed golden with magatama going up and down his arms and legs and back with the 8 trigrams seal across his stomach. The pressure from his power made them quake in worry
"You two… need to get out of the way." He said as he sensed the incoming power putting his hands in front of him creating a Rasenshuriken with ki and wind chakra combining.
"Oh hell no!" Neizu yelled creating another Ki sphere in his hand
"Move!" Doré yelled as he got to the side
"Rasenshuriken!" He yelled shooting the Rasenshuriken towards Neizu who shot a purple Ki blast towards him.
The spiraling shuriken ball tore through the Ki ball and then it engulfed him.
"WHAAAAAAAA!" He yelled as his body was obliterated and burned away. As he was eviscerated the attack compressed, then it exploded sending out a vicious amount of pressure that caused everyone around them to brace themselves.
Nail put up a barrier around the perimeter so the tower and its perch didn't get destroyed. Doré looked in terror as the sky blue dome of chakra exploded. As the explosion's light cleared, he looked around for his enemy.
"Oh, sh-"
He was cut off as he felt a fist bury itself in his gut. He looked down to see a golden cloaked fist in his gut. Soon, Kurama's cloak disappeared and Dore spat out blood. Naruto removed his fist and Dore fell dead into the river.
Naruto turned to land back on the platform that Guru's tower was on.
"The next one is mine." Sasuke said as he floated and drew his sword.
Soon they began to feel a large power approaching. The air became tense and a powerful figure covered in blue appeared. He was roughly six feet tall, has light skin, a mohawk (similar style to that of Shin) of bright red hair, and something that looks like a golden headband that covers the bald surface of his head. He had a great sword sheathed onto his back.
"And who are you?" Sasuke asked
The figure locked eyes with him, then looked at Naruto, then at Nail.
"I am Tapion, a galactic patrolman. I've come here to investigate the fluctuations of power levels. What's going on here?" Tapion asked
"How do we know you can be trusted?" Sasuke asked as he held up his sword.
To this Tapion pulled out his badge. Naruto raised an eyebrow at this and he recognized the symbol. He remembered meeting the unknown Saiyan wearing that same symbol.
'Darn it…what was his name? Kurama, do you remember?'
'You never spoke with him. You only saw him' the fox replied
'Oh'
"That's the same symbol that Saiyan from whirlpool had on his armor!"
"So you know one of my squad members? You must be from earth." Tapion concluded
"You guessed it. We're from earth and we were asked to combat the invaders on Namek." Naruto replied.
"And here I was thinking it would be my turn to fight." Sasuke said as he sheathed his blade.
Tapion smirked.
"Well I'd be happy to have an exhibition once we've taken care of the invaders." Tapion said
"Good. I'd like to see what the swordsman of another world would be like." Sasuke said
"Likewise, but for now can you all give me a status update so that I may be of help?" Tapion asked
"We have two of the dragon balls in a safe area along with a couple of Namekian children survivors." Sasuke said
"And what of him?" Tapion asked
"I am Nail, guardian of Grand Elder Guru. We have just entrusted our dragon ball to them and I have decided to stay here and protect the grand elder myself." Nail spoke up
"I fear with the power level of their boss we might need you Nail" Sasuke said
"What about your friends elder brother? Kenji was it? His strength seems like it's a match for him." Nail replied
"He can only maintain his full power for so long. It might be a problem if he can't put him down in time." Sasuke said
Xxx
Kenji dropped off the dragon balls along with Hinata, Dendé, and Jinsei. Then he set out to explore the planet again via flight. He was looking over the skies of the planet when he suddenly felt Naruto and Kurama's chakra, causing him to stop flying and look around.
"Whoa, the planet is shaking! That's a lot of power!" He said as he felt the planet shaking.
"So much for subtlety. Guess it doesn't matter if they sense me now. Especially if they can see Naruto's power level on those scouters." He thought out loud
Soon he kept it moving as he continued to fly forward. Next he flew off as he sensed a Namekian village in distress. He took off as he felt the loss of life as he pushed forward in a series of afterimages. Then he slid across the ground as his feet kicked up dust and he looked up. He saw several dead Namekians and a few more running away as Ki blasts were shot towards him.
He saw Salza and Boysenberry shoot Ki blasts at several Namekians.
"Teh!" He yelled and he jumped into action kicking at Salza as he dodged.
Kenji then shot a kiai at Boysenberry pushing him backwards and he flew backwards and flipped to land floating in mid air. He looked at Kenji in annoyance as he assessed the situation.
"Humph, a meddler huh! Looks like I get to correct Doré's mistakes." He said as he drew a whip channeling Ki into it.
Kenji looked at the black whip with yellow spikes in it.
"Hehehe! Let's see you deal with this!" He yelled and he whipped his arm sending out the yellow spiked whip at him.
Kenji dodged while keeping an eye on Salza who stood watching the battle with interest.
"Salza! Find the dragon ball!" He yelled out
Kenji drew his tanto and used it to slice at the whip.
"Oh? You got a sword huh? Who cares?" He yelled as he drew his arm down sending the whip to wrap around the tanto.
Kenji smirked as he channeled wind chakra into the sword to tear through the whip. Boysenberry smirked as he channeled Ki into the whip causing the whip to strengthen. Kenji continued to combine the wind with fire chakra as he was trying to yank his sword away from the whip.
Boysenberry grimaced as he shook his left hand with a gauntlet on it and it grew two long claws and he leapt in to slash at his opponent.
"Ugh!" Kenji grimaced as he drew a kunai and channeled wind into it blocking the claw but to his surprise the long headed alien fakes him out and kicked his shin and slashed at him, grazing his chest.
"Tch! Why you!" Kenji stabbed forward piercing his enemies shoulder
"What?" Boysenberry leapt backwards and retracted his whip.
Kenji felt a sting in his chest and analyzed his chakra system as he felt the poison from the claw swipe. He began to use his Ki to isolate the venom from the slash. Eventually he had to dodge a slash from Salza who was using a blade of Ki.
"Che, cheap son of a bitch!" He called out as he slid back.
"Dammit Salza I got this!" Boysenberry said, ripping the kunai knife out of his shoulder.
"Nonsense you just got stabbed! Didn't you see that power level on the scouter? We need to get rid of him now and take care of the others!" He said.
Kenji smirked as he planned out his next moves. After placing a seal marker on the ground via his hand, he drew a tri-pronged kunai with his tanto. He leapt forward throwing his tri-pronged kunai as Salza smirked and dodged allowing the kunai to pass him. Kenji channeled Ki into his sword and teleported behind him and slashed deep into Salza's back, staggering him and then he kicked him further back.
"Salza! Damn you!" Boysenberry yelled as Kenji teleported back to his marker which was in front of Salza.
"What the hell-"
He slashed downwards cutting through his shoulder and collarbone causing the wound to spray blood, and he fell to the ground staggered
.
Kenji smirked but his victory was cut short as he coughed blood into his hand.
"Ugh!" He dropped to a knee dodging a whip from an irritated Boysenberry.
Salza struggled to stand as he was bleeding heavily.
"It seems like he can teleport!" Boysenberry said in annoyance.
"L-let's get rid of him..now!" He said in pain.
Kenji stood up as he felt the sting of the slash beginning to pulse across his chest.
"Oh, looks like the poison is working! It won't stop until you're paralyzed with pain! And at the end you'll die of shock!" Boysenberry yelled out with a shit eating grin.
Kenji smirked as sweat poured from his brow as he drew 3 more tri-pronged kunai and he threw out 3 of them. Salza and Boysenberry jumped back but Kenji threw his tanto at Boysenberry who smirked and struck out with his whip. Kenji smirked as he teleported to his tanto, grabbing it and slashing upwards across Boysenberry's back piercing through his armor. His victory was short lived as he grimaced in pain and staggered. The alien turned around and kicked him in his stomach, sending him skidding across the ground.
Salza grimaced as he held up his hand and shot a ki blast that Kenji rolled over and dodged. Boysenberry followed up and used his whip to lash at Kenji who used his left arm to take the lash.
"Urgh!" He yelled as his arm stung in pain.
Kenji grimace as he used his right hand to draw 3 tri-pronged kunai and throw them then he put his hand in the ram seal.
"Ninja art: Kunai clone Jutsu!" He called out as 3 turned into 30 and he teleported as he drew another Kunai.
"Ugh! Fuck off!" He yelled as he pulsed out a kiai sending the knives back.
It was too late as he stabbed Salza in his chest causing him to cough up blood and fall dead. Kenji felt the pain across his left arm and his chest pulsing as he coughed up blood.
"Hahahahah! You underestimated us brat!"
Kenji grimaced as he had to dodge another whip from his opponent. He started floating high above the ground to get away from the markers and he teleported to his tanto grabbing it and teleporting back to his flying raijin marker.
"What's the matter? Can't teleport in the sky without your knives?" He asked with a shit eating grin.
Kenji grimaced as he thought of what he could do as he had to dodge another whip from his opponent. He jumped to the side as he dodged another whip. He smirked as he placed a marker where he dodged and then he dodged a ki blast and placed a marker and his body flickered out of the way. Following this he appeared on a rocky outcropped platform placing another marker. He rolled over as another whip lashed against the graveled surface.
Next he smirked as he dropped his sword and put his hands in the seal as he grimaced in pain.
"Flying Raijin level 4: Time Dilation Field"
"What?"
Without warning, the world around him began to slow down as time distorted. Kenji created a Rasengan in his hand and leapt up high.
"What have you done?!" The alien shouted out
Boysenberry lashed out with his whip but it was too slow and Kenji spun out of the way, twisting around to slam his Rasengan into his collarbone sending him flying into the ground. Kenji teleported to his tanto and leapt to slam the pummel of the sword into his solar plexus. He screamed silently as his right lung was crushed and he spat up a glob of blood. The ground beneath his back smashed burst open, cracking the earth and soil beneath it.
Kenji flipped and landed on his feet but he hunched over in pain as he looked around. Soon he saw several Namekian bodies along the ground in the distance and then he passed out from exhaustion and pain falling to the ground. As he fell, several surviving Namekians stepped from behind the rubble.
Sajin, the young Namekian who informed Guru and the elders of the invasion, stepped out of the rubble with another young Namekian. They picked up Kenji and his weapons and carried him off the battlefield.
3 hours later:
Kenji woke up in a cave next to a campfire in a cave. His body felt heavy as he struggled to sit up. He looked around as his body was tired but… his pain was gone. He looked to see two figures walking back in with the light of the cave barely showing their shadows.
He noticed they were speaking in a foreign language for some reason. Then he remembered something. Everytime he could speak to the Namekians he was in Sage mode.
P.S. The Namekians Sage energy gives the user several abilities, one was the ability to be a universal translator. Other abilities include:
Enhanced Strength higher than the earth's boost
Universal translation
The ability to have high censor abilities like on earth
Lastly, it doesn't run out. It gradually recharges and stays constant.
Now back to the story.
He channeled his chakra and then he continued to sit up straight.
"Looks like he's come to. That poison was something vicious I tell ya." Sajin said
Sajin wore a purple vest, white obi, white paints and brown martials shoes. He was around 5 feet tall and his skin was light green.
"Yea, he's definitely a tough one" Said Chabo.
Chabo had a chubby figure, he was around 5 feet and 6 inches. He wore a white hooded vest with black pants and tan martial arts shoes.
"Who are you? Where…are we?" He asked
"I'm Sajin and this is Chabo. We saw your fight and we had been trying to hold out for help from our elder Guru for a minute. Since you beat those guys we figured you were one of the people that arrived yesterday." the young Namekian said
"Y-yea. I was brought here to help liberate the Namekian people from some guy named Cooler." Kenji said
"Thank you for coming! They've been terrorizing our people!" Chabo said bowing.
"Actually, I want to thank you guys. I'd have been done without you guys. I…got careless and …underestimated them." He said earnestly with a downcast face.
"Well if that was you holding back then I think you're a shoe in to beat the big bad guy." Sajin said with his arms folded and with a confident smile.
Kenji shook his head in the negative and sighed.
"No. Not as I am now… but, I'm getting close." He replied looking at the campfire.
"Well if that's close then what do you need to be above him?" Chabo asked
"I just need to fight. I just need to maintain my full power and he's toast. Honestly, I only used a third of my full power but I get the feeling he's prepared for that."
"Yea, he might be but he's not prepared for us. We'll heal you everytime as you fight your way up!" Chabo said.
"What're you gonna do now?" Sajin asked as Kenji was finally able to stand to his full height.
"First, I need to find a dragon ball before these guys. Then I'll teleport us back to where I have the other two hid-"
Before he could finish speaking Naruto reached out to the marker he placed on him and teleported to him.
"Yo, I didn't wanna intrude, but your energy dropped off the face of the planet for too long..." Naruto said as he looked around then back at his brother.
"I'm fine squirt. But thanks for checking. Oh, and these are the two little guys that saved me. Sajin and Chabo, meet my younger brother Naruto." Kenji pointed out.
"Whoa, you guys look so much alike!" Chabo said
"What's a brother?" Chabo asked
"It's a word used for siblings." Sajin said
"Wait hold on, you guys aren't brothers?" Naruto asked
"Well, we all descended from the Grand Elder and his line." Sajin said
"So like parthenogenesis?" Kenji asked
"Wh…What…is that?" Naruto asked as he scratched his head
"Parthenogenesis is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development of an embryo occur directly from an egg, without need for fertilization." Kenji explained
"Yes, we spit eggs from our mouths giving some of our life force and it hatches bringing another new Namekian life!" Chabo said
"Um…good to know…very interesting stuff…how about we continue this conversation back at our hideout." Naruto said and then he clapped his hands.
"Don't worry, I was just gonna say something along those lines. But first I need to see if there's a dragon ball here." Kenji said
"There was." Chabo said
"What do you mean, was?" Kenji asked
"Was, as in it's hidden away" Sajin said with mistrust in his eyes
"We have two already. Why not make it 3" Kenji asked
"What do you want with the dragon balls?" Chabo asked
"Nothing actually. We just want to hide them from the guy who's looking for them." Naruto said
"You saw me kill those two soldiers" Kenji shrugged
"Yea, but who's to say you're doing this for the right reasons?" Sajin asked.
"We know the pain of loss." Kenji said with a serious undertone
"What do you mean?" Chabo asked as he and Sajin looked at him with interest
"Back… on our home planet when I was just born our village was attacked and our parents lost their lives protecting it. We were able to move forward thanks to our extended family. But they weren't just there. Well…two of the most important people chose to be there the next day but, that was because they came when they saw we needed help. They didn't turn a blind eye to us. So why would we do that to you?" Naruto asked with a serious glare that held them all in place.
"Bless the elder, and thank you. I apologize for my suspicions. It's just… we've been told so many lies…" Sajin said
"No problem. We can go if you all want. We can leave it here if you feel safer that way as well." Naruto said
"It might not be a bad idea to keep one hidden here." Kenji said.
"If there ever comes a time we need it we can come back, and besides this is another good hiding place." Naruto said
"What do you mean?" Sajin asked
"He means we already have a base of operations." Kenji said
"Really? Are we going there next?" Chabo asked
"Right after we put some seals around this place to come back." Naruto said
"Oh yea, I really did just forget that you came out of nowhere…literally….. what the hell is going on with me today?" Chabo asked as Naruto began to explain their hiraishin for the 2nd or 3rd time today.
Xxx
Back on earth it was 1 o'clock at night and Sozu was asleep after watching the camp all night. Suddenly, he woke up as the shadow clone he sent out dispersed. He got up, rolled up his sleeping bag, sealing it and putting it in his bag, hefted it up and began to walk outside. Sozu was sure to be silent while his teammates were sleeping as he walked through the night and the forest foliage and the dark.
"Sensei, my clone found the 6 tails." Sozu said
"Are you sure?" He asked
"One of my shadow clones is still watching them." He replied
Iruka looked at him, and then he nodded and then they went to wake up their teammates. They all got ready, and they were up as the crescent moon shined.
"Alright, Sozu, lead the way." Iruka said
"Alright, follow me." He said as he leapt forward.
Soon they leapt into the night. Their footsteps were not heard as they crept on, using the shadows in the night. It was moist outside on this night as a very thin mist leapt through the dark. They all danced around moonlight sifting from branch to branch.
Meanwhile:
Utakata sat near a campfire looking at the stars in the night sky. He stayed calm as he heard a twig crack.
"You can come out now. I know you're there."
After a moment of silence several shinobi walked out in the open moonlight. He looked to see 3 Hidden Mist shinobi and they held 3 of the 7 swords of the Mist. It was Ameyuri Ringo, Suigetsu Hozuki and Chojuro wearing Hidden Mist attire with blue flak jackets, blue sweatpants, blue shinobi shoes, long sleeve blue shirts and blue headbands.
"So, the rumors were true, swordsmen of the Mist have been reassimilated." He said
Next to him, a long blonde haired woman with brown eyes, light skin and fair features wearing a sky blue shirt with a white obi and baggy blue sweatpants woke up next to him.
"As I live and breathe, Utakata, you really were alive!" Ameyuri said.
He looked at them all in recognition. He was 5 to 7 years their senior.
"What are you all doing here?" He asked as he stood up in a defensive position.
"We've come to warn you and escort you. There is an organization hunting jinchuriki formed of S class criminals. They will destroy entire villages and cause insurrections to get to you, just like they did with the Hidden Leaf and Sand" Chojuro spoke up.
Utakata twitched as he had recollected what passed through the shinobi grapevine of information.
"They were also the ones who brainwashed Yagura." Suigetsu said
"What? They were the reason… tch! Well, I'm not going back to the Hidden Mist! I'll kill all of you-"
"Relax big fella, we're just here to escort you wherever you're going. Though it sucks that you still don't wanna come back but… hey." Suigetsu shrugged
"Where are you going anyways?" Ameyuri asked
Utakata was silent for a moment as he wondered if he could trust them. Then he looked at the woman with him.
"Who's this anyways?" Suigetsu said looking at her
"I'm Hotaru, nice to meet you. Utakata is my sensei" She waved shyly.
They all looked at him in surprise.
"You won't be getting any explanation of her background. Mind your business." The 6 tailed Jinchuriki said.
"Alright, alright, fine." Suigetsu shrugged
"Sensei, are you going to tell them where we're going?" Hotaru asked
"We're heading to the Hidden Valley Village. I've heard that the reincarnation of the Sage of 6 paths is there. We should be safe from there." He said.
"Humph, the Boshoku headquarters. Makes sense." Chojuro said.
Soon they heard the bushes shift and they saw it was just a rabbit.
Suigetsu drew a kunai and threw it in the trees causing Sozu's clone to jump out.
"Leaf ninja?" Utakata said as he realized he couldn't sense him.
All of the swordsmen looked in astonishment and confusion.
"Sozu Kohinata? But how? You were reported dead!" Chojuro said as he went to grab his sword
Utakata felt the 6 tails chakra shifting as it gave off the feeling of fear and respect towards Sozu.
The clone raised his only hand to calm the enemy.
"Long story short, I'm hard to kill. But, I want to say that I was just here watching over the Jinchuriki until my original got here." He said
"What?" Suigetsu asked
Soon they tensed and had hands ready for their weapons as team 4 landed and the clone disappeared.
"Shadow clone! This all makes sense now!" Ameyuri said
Iruka walked forward to a safe distance with a scroll in hand.
"We are team 4 of the Hidden Leaf here to help on the co-op mission with the Hidden Mist per orders of the Hokage and request of the Mizukage."
Chojuro walked forward and took the scroll. He opened it, read the scroll and then he looked at them and nodded.
"Everything checks out. We should get moving soon. The akatsuki could have eyes on us at any moment." Chojuro said
Xxx
Zetsu rose from the ground in a Hidden Sound base to see Madara, Orochimaru and Sosetsu.
"It seems like Utakata has a small battalion of Leaf and Mist Shinobi to escort him." White Zetsu said
"How many does he have guarding him?" Madara asked
"He has 7 shinobi watching over him. 3 of them are from ten newly formed 7 swordsmen of the Mist." Black Zetsu said
"Is Giblet in place to ambush them?" Madara asked
"Yes, now you all just have to be ready to strike the Hidden Valley Village!" Black Zetsu said.
"And what of Sozu Kohinata?" Orochimaru asked
"He and his team defeated the 5 Sound Espada with a considerable effort. Specifically, when he eliminated Kimimaro with speed equivalent to the hiraishin. His cursed seal looked different as well." White Zetsu said
"What do you mean? That shouldn't be possible! Could he have cleansed the cursed seal of my soul?"
"He also was able to use the second stage of the seal with no problems." Black Zetsu said
'I must have him! His body will be mine!' The Sannin thought but he just nodded and kept his thoughts to himself.
"I'll leave him to you, Orochimaru." Madara said
"Of course." He said as he smiled evilly.
"Any word on Jashin and Kakuzu?" Sosetsu asked
"Not yet. And that's strange because Jashin's presence can't be found by myself or Giblet" black Zetsu said
"No worries, we'll find them eventually." Madara said with his eyes narrowing.
Xxx
Utakata was annoyed as he leapt through the trees with his large escort. He felt that he was already more than enough to defeat anyone but when Sozu appeared the 6 tails reacted. This has only happened with the 3 tailed Jinchuriki.
'I suppose I'll get rid of these akatsuki when they appear before me' he thought and moved forward
Sozu had his Sekigan active as he followed Utakata, Iruka and Chojuro. He and the others guarded outside in a diamond formation while Hotaru was in the middle.
'I can sense two chakras in the distance. When and where will they attack?' Sozu asked in his mind.
His mind was focused as he was determined to defeat the incoming enemies. But, life was a bitch sometimes.
Near the entrance of the Hidden Valley Village, Madara, Sosetsu and Orochimaru appeared.
"Orochimaru, you may go after Sozu Kohinata. We will distract Nagato and the rest of Boshoku." Madara said.
Orochimaru nodded and turned with a shit eating grin and his snake tongue slithering through his teeth. As he walked forward he trembled in excitement. Eventually he disappeared into the forest at night.
That night Giblet stood atop a rock with his arms folded. He was waiting for the 6 tailed jinchuriki and his company. His hair billowed in the wind and his brown eyes had a cold stare to them. He had been wondering about Madara and Sosetsu. Then he came across Jashin and Kakuzu.
Flashback:
Jashin and Kakuzu had ditched their akatsuki robes and gone off the grid. They were hiding in a safe house near the Valley of Hell. Giblet and another beige cloaked figure walked through the steamy mist and came upon it. Jashin walked out with a black cloak cleaning his new red 3 bladed scythe.
"Oh shit! Kakuzu, we got visitors!" He said with an evil smile.
Kakuzu came out with a few warning posters in his hands as he was tracking their next targets.
"And just what did we do to get this humble unannounced appearance?" He asked causing Giblet to smirk
"I have a proposition for you. I can't exactly trust Madara or any of the akatsuki. They've only gained trust through lies and manipulation. I fear that they plan to take my life as well. So, I came up with a better plan. We will kill them before they betray me and the rest of that organization with our own faction." Giblet said
"Our faction?" Kakuzu asked tilting his head
"Yea, why should we join you power hungry mortals? Gathering all the tailed beasts will only create more problems for everyone." Jashin said
"Frieza will be here soon! The Arcosian empire is going to be upon us! The descendant that killed the legendary Yamoshi! With the power of the 10 tails and the power I was given by the queen of demons will be enough combined to kill him!" Giblet said
"You'll need more if you plan to face him. Frieza is not the only Arcosian alive I'd imagine." Kakuzu said
"Our next plan is to gather the Tenka Goken." The black cloaked figure finally said
"The 5 swords of heaven? So you mean to create the Ten no ha (heaven's blade)." Kakuzu said
"Who in the fuck is this guy?" Jashin asked
"Pardon my manners." He said pulling his hood down revealed his long brown hair, purple eyes, light complexioned skin and delicate features making him quite handsome.
"My name is Amatsu Hyuga and I am a student of Orochimaru. I serve under him but his machinations have gone into a desperate attempt to cling to life for immortality." He said
"So what's your end goal in all this?" Kakuzu added
"We will use these powers to kill the up and coming invaders as well as neutralizing the akatsuki and Hikari. I also plan to get rid of the 5 great nations and restart the world not on ninjutsu but with ninshu." Amatsu continued
"So you want to destroy the system and you want our help? Will you double cross us too after you kill Sosetsu and Madara? What makes you different from them?" Kakuzu asked, folding his arms.
"Simple, once we've gotten rid of the 5 kage and any shinobi that is a threat to us we will destroy the Tenka Goken and seal the tailed beasts away in a different dimension." Amatsu said with a genuine smile
"That smile pisses me off. But fuck it. I'm game if I get to spill a bit of blood. None of you are strong enough to kill me anyways. I just retreated to save Kakuzu." Jashin said
"What do you say, Kakuzu?" Giblet asked ignoring Jashin's previous statement
"As long as I can stay paid handsomely I don't care. Just don't double cross me." Kakuzu shrugged
"Fair enough" Amatsu said
"And what will be the name of this group?" Kakuzu asked
"We will be known as Higure (nightfall)."
Flashback end
Soon, he turned as he saw Orochimaru walk up next to them as he wore a shit eating grin.
"I hope you don't mind Giblet. I have a prize that I need to claim from the upcoming group." he said
"Suit yourself. Just make sure we get the jinchuriki." Giblet said