I do not in any way own Naruto; that honour is Masashi Kishimoto's.
Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi were walking through the Hokage tower's corridors, Naruto was unusually frowning...He had this bad feeling in his gut since the morning
"Something wrong Naruto?" Sakura asked, Noticing her friend's frown.
Naruto shook his head "Nothing...I just got a bad feeling..."Before he can continue a young woman runs through them and almost trips them
"Move it, Move it!"
"What is wrong with her?" Sakura asked with concern
Naruto ignored his teammate's question; This woman was from the cypher corps...These corps studies relayed his clan's secret codes; just like the Sensory barrier that was created by Uzumaki Mito, these cypher corps were taught by Uzumaki; after all, Uzushiogakure and Konoha were the most perfect allies ever. But why they were summoned and the eagle that landed earlier...
Kakashi had the same thoughts: 'So the cypher corps was summoned. Huh...? Then what the bird from earlier brought must've been...'
Kakashi and Sakura blinked when Naruto ran after the same woman.
"Naruto! Where are you going?!" Sakura yelled but she didn't get an answer.
Kakashi sighed.. "Good grief, Let's g,o, Sakura...We can't let Tsunade-Sama wait"
Sakura turned to her Sensei "But Narut-"
Kakashi waved her away... "Naruto will follow us; let's go" Sakura nodded hesitantly and followed him.
'This is willa a he tiring day, I can fe, el, it' Kakashi thought with a frown.
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"You said there's a level-one emergency message? Are you sure?" The same woman asked the falconry.
One of them nodded and gestured to the message "Hai, It's right here"
She was ready to take a look at it, but she was interrupted.
"Tamika, I hope you don't mind if I take care of it", Naruto asked the woman who went with him on a mission a while ago. After he stole a scroll from Takiagkure, His Baa-chan, not knowing his skills, decided to send an expert to help him decipher the scroll. He didn't mind seeing one of his village's Shinobi, but to his shock, instead of a nerd or bookworm, a young, beautiful woman appeared to be the expert; it's not like there was a difference for him; unlike his Sensei, he took everything professionally. He didn't expect he would be idolized by her after seeing his deciphering skills, which led her to beg him to teach some of his skills, to which he agreed.
Tamika blinked when she heard a very familiar voice, She turned and couldn't help but gasp. "Uzumaki-Sensei?!"
The falconries were gaping at the person who is considered one of the most famous Ninjas in the world; during their job, they don't meet S-Class Shinob, I, so their reaction was very normal.
"Level-one emergency message...Where did it come from?" Naruto asked with a serious voice.
Tamika straightened up "Sunagakure, Sir"
Naruto's eyes widened, He felt colic after hearing this but pushed it away. He walked toward the scroll.
Naruto formed a Ram-Seal so he could remove the seal "KAI" After the seal was removed, he unrolled it but frowned after seeing the complicated codes.
Tamika frowned as well "This is a complicated matrix of letters but well-known"
Naruto nodded; he already started to see through it. "Let's work already...We should finish it in five minutes"
"Hai!"
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"So you are saying he just disappeared?!" Tsunade asked with annoyance.
Kakashi shrugged lazily. "Well, It's not like he will listen to me...Maybe he changed but he is still the same stubborn guy"
Tsunade scoffed at this "I think you are right"
Sakura frowned with concern "He ran after a woman...She was in a hurry too"
Tsunade blinked and turned to Kakashi, who had a serious expression on his face. "Woman?"
"She is from Cipher Corps"
'Why the Cipher Corps is summoned?' Tsunade thought with a frown. She didn't need a lot of time to know when Naruto burst through the door with a paper in his hand.
"It's a crisis, Granny!" Naruto exclaimed.
"What's wrong Naruto?!" Tsunade asked with surprise.
Naruto tried to calm down himself. He handed the letter to Tsunade: "A message came from Suna...The Kazekage had been abducted by Akatsuki," Naruto said, getting gasps from everyone.
"What?" Tsunade muttered while glaring at the paper.
"I never thought they would be this straightforward...We miscalculated them" Naruto mumbled.
'His growth is scary...Such steady nerves' Kakashi thought with respect.
Tsunade nodded in agreement.; She stared at the team, making them straighten up. "Suna asked for a backup team to collaborate with them; your mission will be simple...Find the Kazekage and save him!"
Naruto sweatdropped "Really Baa-Chan? Simple?"
--
"Temari!"
Temari blinked at Naruto's voice; She narrowed her eyes when Naruto, Kakashi and Sakura landed in front of her; all of them had serious expressions except Sakura, who was frowning in sadness.
She knew there was something, so she went straight to the poin.t. "What is it?"
Kakashi and Sakura glanced at Naruto, who sighed in agony; He wasn't good at expressing emotions; he blamed his shitty childhood for this. He steeled himself and decided to explain things to his friend's sister.
"Temari...Garaa have been abducted by Akatsuki; We are back-up from Konoha," Naruto explained.
Temari froze; she felt sweat rolling down her forehead. "W-What?! Garaa?!" She clenched her fist, No wonder she had a bad feeling earlier. It was like destiny was mocking her
Naruto saw it was time to get her out of her dilemma "No time for brooding, We need to hurry, Suna is still far"
Temari nodded and all of them jumped away.
After Team 7 left, Jiraiya asked Tsunade to drink together like in old times; of course, she refused drastically, saying that she was the Hokage, but in the end, she submitted. Now they both ended up sitting on a bench in a park.
"I wonder if this is okay...While Naruto is out there saving the Kazekage" Tsunade questioned her actions.
Jiraiya patted her shoulder "It's not like you can do anything and as you said, Naruto is out there so no need to worry"
Tsunade sighed; she knew he was right, but still... "You should've been the Fifth...Sensei always wanted you to be the Fifth"
Jiraiya scoffed at this, He stared at the Hokage faces with a sad smile "Being Hokage isn't my way and you are the perfect candidate for the Fifth position just like Naruto who will certainly be the Sixth"
Tsunade snorted softly and spoke with a sly tone "You have high hopes for him...You taught him the Rasengan after all"
Jiraiya smiled at the mention of his prized student; he always felt pride while speaking about Naruto, just like he used to do with Minat. o. "The boy just exceeded my expectations; I thought he was untalented with only a never-give-up attitude e, de, but after he learned the Rase, I knew I was wrong...He is just like his father"
Tsunade couldn't help but smile "Namikaze Minato...Naruto resembles him"
Jiraiya nodded in agreement "Naruto is a genius that appears only once in a generation. There won't be another genius like him; he is kind-hearted but also has nerves of steel; he rose to become an amazing Shinobi so swiftly. Even Minato wasn't like him when he was his age," Jiraiya said, shocking Tsunade. Jiraiya always used to brag about Minato, but now he casually said that Naruto had more potential than his father. Now thinking about it, Jiraiya was true; Naruto was just 16 and had already mastered Sage Mode, which Minato never mastered, not to mention his amazing Raiton and Futon, Katon abilities; his Fuinjutsu, too, was incomparable. He was simply a complete Shinobi at such a young age.
"You certainly have amazing students to brag about," Tsunade said with amusement.
Jiraiya nodded, A fond smile on his face "I've never been a parent, So I don't know much about these things...But if Naruto and Minato were my sons, I think I'd have been proud"
Tsunade smiled gently. "A son I never had, ha? I don't know what Kushina would think but to me, Naruto is certainly my son"
--
Naruto always loved silence during missions. That's why he liked to work alone so he could clear his mind and think about every opportunity, and it seemed Kakashi was just like him. Though Sakura was different, She was unnerved by the mission and facing S-Class Ninjas, And something was bothering her; she stared at her teammate, who was jumping forward.
"Say Naruto, Garaa have the Ichibi inside him...Right?" Sakura asked nervously.
Naruto spoke without turning back his face "Yes"
Sakura frowned "What will happen...If you ripped the Bijuu out of the container?"
Temari too wanted to know the answer, Naruto always had answers for such things "I'm also wondering Naruto"
Kakashi winced at the question; if Temari knew what she was talking about, then she wouldn't even say a word about it...Poor girl.
Naruto's face darkened a little bit at this, He wondered if he should tell them the truth or not. He shook his head, Lying wasn't his style.
"We should be realistic here, The life force of a normal human can't withstand such a thing. The Jinchuriki normally don't surrender, and his Chakra tries to save him unconsciously, but it's just futile against the powerful Bijuu's chakra...In the end, he dies due to the process," Naruto answered their question.
Temari and Sakura gasped in horror while Kakashi had the same apathetic face.
"There is no...Another option?" Temari questioned.
Naruto blinked "Actually there is" Temari had a glint of hope in her eyes.
"Lady Uzumaki Mito didn't die after the extraction, She died later due to old age...But Garaa isn't Uzumaki," Naruto said; he hoped he didn't give her false hope.
"Oh" Temari muttered lamely
"This woman is Tsunade-Sama's grandmother right?" Sakura asked, She froze when Naruto glared at her.
"She isn't This Woman, Her name is Mito-Sama!"
Sakura gulped "S-Sorry" She sighed in relief when Naruto stopped glaring at her and focused forward; it seemed she hit a soft nerve.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow at Naruto's actions; while Naruto might feel respect toward his ancestor, it seemed like it was more than respect; it was like he was attached to her.
'What are you hiding Naruto?' Kakashi thought with wonder.
Everyone fell silent continued traveling without uttering a word. They kept traveling for two more hours before the gates of Suna came to view. They ignored the guards and ran straight to the tower.
"Temari-Sama! Kankuro-Sama was poisoned..." The guard Ninja shouted.
Temari hold herself from groaning in anger and increased her pace to the tower. Sakura appeared beside her with a serious frown
"Take me to him Temari! I can take care of it!"
Temari as everyone ran to the tower, When they reached the room Naruto decided to check everyone.
'Medical Ninjas, Baki, Kankuro and...' His eyes widened when he saw the old woman and old man. He knew them due to the books he read. 'They are the Honoured Siblings...Interesting'
The elderly couple turned towards them, The man had a look of interest while looking at him while the old lady...
Naruto squinted his eyes when the woman snarled at Kakashi "The White Fang!"
"Eh?" Kakashi said in perplexity. Is this happening?
The woman jumped in the air as if she was flying surprising everyone, Saw her Ready to punch Kakashi Naruto decided to interfere. He grabbed her punch, He saw her ready to give him another punch with her other hand but he caught it easily as the first one. He lightly pushed her back so he don't hurt the old lady.
The room was silent as everyone watched them, Naruto sighed when he saw her fierce glare "Chiyo-Sama, this is Hatake Kakashi...Not Hatake Sakumo"
Chiyo didn't have any of this bullshit, She glared at him showing how much serious she is "Don't interfere Meiyo aru senshi! I will get my revenge for my son today!"
Naruto felt his eyes twitching, Is this woman senile?
Chiyo was ready to attack again but her little brother stopped her.
"Nee-Chan...Take a good look at him, The resemblance is strong but he isn't the White Fang"
Naruto grumbled "Of course he isn't, The White Fang died a long time ago"
"Huh?" Chiyo felt a bead of sweat running down her face seeing her brother is right...The embarrassment she was feeling was humiliating so she decided to improvise.
"Gotcha, I was only pretending to have gone senile." She said before she start to laugh like a goofy.
Naruto gave them a deadpan look, It seems the old lady had a comical personality, He amused.
Kakashi sighed in relief and slumped down in the chair, He wasn't interested in fighting the old woman.
Naruto sat beside him and watched Sakura with interest, He felt as if he was watching Tsunade. He wondered what type of hell Sakura lived in during the three years...From mere Genin to a medical specialist. It seems these Sannins are good teachers.
"I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who grew up tremendously" Naruto commented.
Kakashi gave him an eye smile "Well she always had great Chakra Control"
While Chiyo had an eye at the girl that looked like the Slug girl but she still watched the Konoha's Jonins with a critical eye. Copy Ninja Kakashi and Konoha No Raiki were Konoha's strongest Ninja besides the Hokage and Jiraiya of the Sannin, She wondered why Konoha sent their best Ninjas even after the treachery they did three years ago, Yes Orochimaru fooled them but this wasn't an excuse...
'Uzumaki Naruto...So that's him' Ebisu thought with interest, Even though he retired a long ago but he still keep an eye on the updates.
Chiyo addressed the blonde ninja who had a neutral expression "Uzumaki Naruto, I've heard a lot about you"
Naruto smiled politely at her, He didn't mind a conversation "I hope its good things, Ma'am"
Chiyo couldn't help but smile at him "I can't judge, Normally people would be scared when they heard that a 14-year-old kid defeated 200 Shinobi from Takigakure and yet didnt kill them...But I saw worse than this during the war" Chiyo muttered, War wasn't a nice experience especially since her son and daughter-in-law died.
Naruto nodded with understanding. He didn't answer her and turned back to Sakura who already finished extracting the poison.
He stood up and walked over to Temari who sank against a wall in relief "This was tiring"
"You okay?" Naruto asked with concern as he sat down beside her.
Temari waved his worries away "I'm alright"
Naruto nodded and decided to leave for her own devices. He watched with interest when Kakashi received a scroll more like a letter from one of Suna's Shinobi.
'Oh?' He stood up and walked to Kakashi to discover the letter's contents. His interest just increased when Kakashi sighed in relief.
"I hope it's good news?" Naruto questioned, Asking silently to read the letter.
Kakashi nodded and handed it to him "Gai Team was sent as a back-up"
A smile broke upon Naruto's face after hearing this "Last time we met was one year ago..."
"Baki-Sama! Kankuro has awoken!" One of the medics informed them. Kankuro said something about a piece of cloth, It seems Kankuro had another objective than just defeat his foe.
'Good Shinobi, No doubt' Naruto amused.
Kakashi took the piece of cloth, And nodded to himself. This will be enough "This will be more than enough, I will handle the rest"
Kankuro nodded with relief, He stared at another mob of blonde hair other than his sister, He smiled "Naruto...Sorry we met again in such an embarrassing situation"
Naruto waved him away "Don't worry about it, You should focus on resting your body. We will take care of Garaa"
"I know" Kankuro muttered in relief.
"Kuchiyose No Jutsu (Summoning Jutsu)" Kakashi exclaimed and slapped his hand on the ground.
Right dogs appeared in a puff of smoke "Eight Ninja Dogs, At your service!" The small dog said in authoritative tone.
"Pakkun!" Naruto said in a pleased tone, He cringed remembering the days they used to run after this dog, Which was teamwork training according to Kakashi.
"Oh Naruto!? Long time no see. I've heard you've become quite famous and you certainly grew taller..." Pakkun said in curiosity.
Naruto smirked smugly "I'm glad I had growth spurt"
Kakashi rolled his eyes "Enough speaking about Naruto's growth...You guys have work to do" Every dog sniffled the fabric and disappeared.
Chiyo and Kankuro were talking about his fight with a puppeteer named Sasori, Naruto recognized the name easily.
"Sasori you said, I heard he defected the village during The Third Shinobi war...He is your grandson, right?" Naruto asked the old lady who nodded without showing anything but Naruto can see something behind her eyes.
Shame.
He didn't know what she is feeling right now and he didn't want to.
Temari gaped at him "How the hell you know such things?! You are starting to scare me"
Naruto rubbed the back of his sheepishly "I made my clones memorize the Bingo Book, ey"
They didn't need to wait for long when Pakkun returned and informed them that he found Garaa so they left Suna immediately. Chiyo decided to hang with them saying she had unfinished business which Naruto didn't mind at all, They need some experts, Temari was stationed back at Suna, So she can take care of Kankuro.
"This is getting out of hand...Considering the Ichibi and Garaa's weak seal, The Akatsuki work will not take time" Naruto muttered with annoyance, Fucking criminals. Do they know what they are messing with?.
"You know About Bijuus?" Chiyo asked from behind, She sounded...Impressed?
Naruto shrugged his shoulders "I have one inside me so I'm expertise" Naruto answered easily shocking everyone. Kakashi and Sakura were shocked that Naruto was speaking about his status very casually, Isn't supposed to be a sensitive subject?
'His carefree attitude is intimidating, It's like he doesn't care about what people think...' Kakashi thought, Deep inside he was glad Naruto accepted his reality. Naruto was the Kyuubi Jinchuriki and nothing can change this.
Chiyo nodded, She now understood why he care this much about Garaa. "I didn't hear about Bijuus for a while...The last time was when I sealed Shukaku inside Garaa"
Naruto narrowed his eyes at her "I see...No wonder the seal is crap" Everyone was taken back by the blunt statement.
"Naruto!" Sakura glared at her teammate, She turned to Chiyo and apologized to her. Though Sakura was surprised when the old lady started to laugh.
"Don't think about it Sakura, Naruto is right. In the past things weren't easy like this so we couldn't ask for Konoha's help...Something about the pride of Suna" Chiyo muttered the last word with sadness, She wondered if Konoha helped them with the seal what would've happened to Garaa? He could've had a more beautiful life but The Fourth was an asshole and decided to make out of his son a weapon. Shame, She participated in such a thing.
Naruto didn't like it but agreed with Chiyo-Sama, Things like this was very important in the past 'If peace was established back then, Things would be different...This is what Jiraiya Sensei meant' Is such a thing possible? He wondered, But his job is to try at least. He promised his master.
No one noticed a plant sinking into the tree.
"Does this organization have someone other than you...Itachi?" Naruto asked with an amused voice, Though inside he was calculating what he is feeling, It was like Itachi felt...Weak
Sakura gulped 'This is Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke-Kun's big brother.'
Itachi spoke with a chilly voice, Showing nothing "I heard about your accomplishments, I see you grew up"
Naruto shrugged his shoulders, He stared at his eyes showing he isn't afraid of Genjutsu. His Chakra potency was too much, Mere Genjutsu would never work on him "Fools don't fit in Shinobi world, So I believed a change would be important"
Itachi smirked inwardly, He would lie if he said he isn't impressed. "Then show me"
With that, everyone snapped into action. Naruto dashed forward, engaging Itachi in Taijutsu. Itachi kept himself from wincing because his opponent hit hard and the speed behind these attacks was freighting. Now he realized the Bingo Book wasn't exaggerating, He can't believe how someone can improve this much. He was able to keep up thanks to his matured Sharingan, But he knew this will not last long.
'I need to change my style' Itachi thought before he jump back and then speeding through seals.
"Katon: Hosenka no jutsu!" (Fire Style: Phoenix fire technique) A bunch of small fireballs came towards them. Kakashi and Naruto jumped back to avoid them.
Naruto tsk'd, This took time, He turned to Kakashi and stared at his Sharingan, Kakashi took the hint and put him under Genjutsu.
Itachi narrowed his eyes seeing Kakashi putting Naruto under Genjutsu, He can't let them act "Katon: Gokakyu No Jutsu!"
"Let's do it Kakashi!"
Itachi shot a giant fireball made it's way right at them, his Jutsu was dispersed showing only a crater, His opponents were gone. Itachi easily saw Kakashi jumping out of the ground ready to punch him but he blocked it easily, Both glared at each other with their Sharingan but Itachi's eyes widened when he realized his Genjutsu isn't working.
"I see...You are a Shadow Clone" Itachi muttered.
"Now Naruto!" Kakashi yelled. He didn't wait for long when Naruto appeared in a spark of lightning with a Huge Rasengan in his hand.
(Flashback)
"While having a lot of different techniques is good but I think we need to improve Rasengan" Jiraiya said with a mysterious tone
Naruto raised an eyebrow "Improve it? Rasengan is already A-Rank Jutsu"
Jiraiya smirked "We will not only improve it... We will create a whole new variation"
Naruto's eyes widened, A whole new variation?! How powerful it will be?
Jiraiya raised his palm if he was holding the sun
"And we will call it..."
(Flashback End)
"Odama Rasengan!" said Naruto blasting Itachi with the ball.
Itachi's hologram opened its eyes in the cave where the Ichibi was being extracted, seeing that Kisame had also been defeated a short while ago.
Uzumaki Naruto was clearly on another level, The speed of his Shunshin and that Rasengan... No to mention how he executed the plan when Kakashi put him under Genjutsu. No wonder he was feared around the Shinobi world and at such young age...He didn't mind seeing Naruto's full potential, For the first since a while ago he felt excited.
Kisame smirked seeing his comrade have returned "So how that brat is doing Itachi-San?"
Itachi spoke with an apathetic voice as usual "Nothing different from his Bingo Book's entry...He is dangerous"
"Looks like me and my man Sasori will be capturing the Kyuubi jinchuriki, un" Deidara said.
"You are no match for him" Itachi retorted easily.
Deidara snarled at the asshole, He hated this punk "What you said?!"
"Silence Deidara" Pein silenced the blonde guy and turned to Itachi, He trusted Itachi analysis "You sure they can't handle him?"
"He is powerful lightning user...Deidara's weakness and also there is Chiyo of the Sand and Hatake Kakashi" Itachi explained.
Sasori's eyes widened, His grandma? This will be fun for sure.
Pein hummed in thought "Very well...Kyuubi Jinchuriki isn't a priority for now"
Deidara fumed in anger but kept it inside him 'I will show these bastards my art! Un!'
"No wonder it was easy" Naruto muttered, looking at the corpse of Suna Shinobi.
Chiyo was shocked when she realized the dead corpse "This is Yuura...This explains his disappearance"
Sakura was staring at her friend in awe, She can't believe how strong he became. To execute such Jutsu and win against opponents like this. 'How strong he really is? What happened with during the training trip'
"It was a delaying tactic and very good one" Kakashi explained the reason for this fight
Naruto nodded with agreement, He turned to Chiyo and saw her done sealing Yuura's corpse "If you are done Ma'am, then we shall move"
Everyone nodded and continued their mission. Naruto was deep in thoughts, Garaa might die at the end of the day and he wondered what he will do until then... The least he can do is avenging for him, His thoughts were cut when he heard Chiyo-Sama speaking with him.
"Say Naruto...Why do you think they are collecting Bijuus?" Chiyo wondered.
Naruto grunted "I don't know Chiyo-Sama, This is what me and Jiraiya were wondering...I bet even the members don't know"
Everyone blinked at this "What do you mean?" Kakashi asked.
"I don't want to speculate but I don't think the leader would tell some criminals about his plans...After all he is just using him" Naruto answered.
"This makes sense" Sakura muttered.
Chiyo was impressed by the explanation "Very intelligent from you Naruto,"
Naruto chuckled sheepishly,
He thought about Chiyo's earlier question, He shuddered when he thought about that Theory
"Kakashi! My youthful rival! Finally you are here!" Gai greeted as soon as they landed.
"We faced an obstacle during our trip" Kakashi said in a light tone.
Gai frowned "You too ha?"
"Naruto-Kun! I didn't know you returned to the village" Lee exclaimed in a usually excited voice.
Naruto smiled at his energetic friend "I came back yesterday, I couldn't even eat Ramen"
"We can eat Ramen after the mission, Naruto" Naruto turned and a smile broke upon his face. After going on a lot of missions with Neji they became great friends, Naruto realized that his relationship with Sasuke was toxic after befriending Garaa, Neji and Shikamaru.
"You are right...Now we have work to accomplish" Naruto said causing the atmosphere to turn serious.
Kakashi gazed at the seal with critical eyes, Studying it for a moment "This is a Gofū Kekkai (Five-Seal Barrier)" Kakashi turned to see Naruto's opinion but he blinked when he saw Naruto was staring at the seal Nostalgically?
"Naruto?"
Naruto shook his head hearing Kakashi call for him, No time for nostalgia "You are right Kakashi, I will take care of it"
Kakashi raised an eyebrow "You can disable it without releasing the other tags?"
"No need, When you know the secrets of the seal then you can do anything" Naruto said and leaped up to the boulder. Naruto reached into one of the ninja pouches on his back and bite his finger until a decent amount of blood was flowing down his finger. Naruto brushed his finger over the Seal tag in front of him, placing a seal over it.
"He is...Using blood?" Tenten muttered with disgust and fascination. All others nodded dumbly.
Naruto looked at it for a second and being satisfied with his work, put his hand in a Half-Ram seal. "Kai!" The seal turned blank and disappeared.
"Sakura, Smash the rock" Naruto ordered her.
Without wasting time, Sakura moved forward and smashed her gloved fist into the boulder, causing it to crumble into pieces.
Everyone entered the place hurriedly, Naruto froze when he saw Deidara and Sasori sitting atop a died Garaa. Naruto felt anger coursing through him but anger disappeared the moment he took a glance at the statue with eyes, Anger was replaced with shock and horror. He couldn't check it further because it disappeared in a puff of smoke.
'What!?' Sweat was rolling down his forehead. There was a statue with eight closed eyes and one opened
Kakashi narrowed his eyes, They are late...Now they only hoped that they can retrieve the Kazekage's body. He turned to Naruto and narrowed his eyes further when Shock clear on his face.
Naruto closed his eyes and tried to calm down himself, He already gave them an advantage, Do these people know what they are doing? He opened his eyes and glared at the two S-Class rouge Ninjas.
"To think someone would dare do such a thing..." Naruto muttered while glaring at these fools, If only they knew what are they participating at...
Everyone stared at Naruto quizzically wondering what the hell is wrong with him. But Deidara didn't have anything of this.
"Deidara, Leader-Sama forbid us to fight him" Sasori muttered in a grave voice.
"He will forget about it when he sees me bringing the Kyuubi Jinchuriki, Un" Deidara said arrogantly
Deidara stood up, a strange white bird seemingly made of clay moving forward and picking Gaara's body up. It swallowed Gaara, and then Deidara leaped on top of it as the bird took flight.
Naruto grunted "Kakashi, Follow me"
Naruto didn't give a chance to Kakashi to think and sprinted out of the cave. Kakashi sighed in agony. He turned to Gai and Lee and gestured them to follow him.
"Gai! Lee! Come with me! The rest take care of the puppeteer"
Naruto was following Deidara but his mind was still in haze by what he saw earlier. He growled, He needs to clear his mind or he will not even be able to bring Garaa's body back. He sighed in relief when Kakashi, Lee and Gai appeared beside him.
"Our objective is to save Garaa's body, the rest will be me killing the bastard" Naruto said in a chilly voice causing everyone to shudder.
"Good plan, but we need to distract him" Gai spoke with unusually serious voice
Kakashi made a hand seal and closed his Sharingan to gather his chakra. Everyone watched as the pattern morphed completely. The tomoe spun, connecting at the center to from a strangely connected pinwheel. "Leave it to me."
"Mangekyo?! This is even very rare between Uchihas" Naruto said with shock and respect, Kakashi was really something else.
"I should be used to you knowing everything, Now I will do my move, Be ready!"
Naruto nodded and focused.
Kakashi then turned to Deidara, He concentrated all his effort on using his Sharingan. "Kamui!"
Naruto stared with wonder as the space around Deidara started to change. The entire area twisted and morphed, inverting on itself. Deidara gets panicked and tried to free himself, He freed himself but the cost was losing another arm.
'Holy Shit! Is he manipulating space?!' This was certainly too much power for humans. Now it's time to move.
Deidara was panting, Horror clear on his face due to what happened, He can't believe the Copy Ninja had such a thing on his sleeves. He wasn't able to notice Naruto who appeared beside him with purple electricity and cut the bird in two half. Naruto sighed in relief when Lee caught Deidara, Now it's time to end the bastard.
Deidara was panicked, He didn't expect to be caught off guard like this but he shouldn't expect less from this guy.
"So this is your Shiden, Un" Deidara said trying to hide his fear, Lightning was his weakness. No need to mention his pathetic state.
Naruto just stared impassively at the Iwa nuke-nin "Your Kekkai Genkai Bakuton (Explosion Release), Is made of fire and earth which makes it weak against lightning, Even if you defeated me which is impossible. There is Kakashi who is just a great Lightning user like me, We were lucky that you are dumb to face us"
Deidara was fuming in anger, This bastard had nerves to make fun of him! He will show him his perfect ar-
He gasped and coughed out blood when he felt something plunged through his heart, His vision was becoming blurry...The last he saw was a purple lightning
'I will not use my ultimate art' This was Deidara's last thought before the soul leave his body.
Naruto removed his hand from the man's heart causing the body to fell to the ground "He died because he was dumb...What a comic death"
"So this is your Shiden, I'm honored to be the one who inspired you" Kakashi teased though inside he was wondering if this Jutsu is stronger than his Raikiri.
"Unlike your Raikiri it seems this Jutsu doesn't need Sharingan" Gai deduced
Naruto rolled his eyes but said nothing, He would lie if he said he wasn't inspired by Kakashi. He wondered how he knew it but brushed it away.
"Where is Garaa?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi frowned with sadness "Lee took the body to them"
Naruto just nodded and released a sigh "Let's go"
Naruto was kneeling in front of lifeless Garaa, Neji had a blank face as usual while Tenten and Sakura were frowning in sadness. Garaa didn't deserve this, Why do assholes stay alive in this world while people like Garaa die...Just when people started to accept him.
"Now you are Kazekage, What will you do?" Naruto asked his friend while gazing at the dawn
Garaa smiled, Which was very unusual "Now I must protect my people and cherish the people who saved me, From myself"
"DAMN IT!" Naruto shouted and punched the ground, Tears were sliding down his cheeks.
"Naruto..." Sakura said gently, Her heart broke when she saw her strong friend who always cheers them is crying.
"Meiyo aru senshi...The person who you should flee the moment you see him...Fucking bullshit! What is important about all this power! l-l can't even protect my friend" Naruto said between sobs.
Chiyo stared at the scene with sadness, Garaa didn't deserve such a thing. He was the perfect person for the Kazekage, He was kind, Loyal and strong despite his disgusting childhood. It was all because of her scum grandson, How she will look at herself in the mirror after this? She knew what she will do.
Naruto blinked when Chiyo kneeled in front of him and started to use medical Ninjutsu, He just shook his head.
"This is enough Baa-San, He is dead" Naruto muttered.
"Naruto...She is using forbidden Jutsu to bring Gaara back to life" Sakura explained to her teammate.
'What...' you can't do such things without paying the price...Just like Shiki Fujin.
Chiyo groaned, Her chakra wasn't enough for such Jutsu 'I can't even save the Kazekage...I'm really that old' She blinked when Naruto put his hands over hers and started to charge Chakra. She raised her head and saw him smiling sadly at her.
"I was always blessed with Chakra, I can help you"
Chiyo smiled at him and focused on helping Garaa "Amidst this Shinobi World created by us foolish old people...I'm glad a person like you showed up, Someone that might change this accursed world"
"And you Sakura, Don't throw your life away for an old woman like me, I'm sure you will become someone even greater than your master."
Sakura's eyes were welling up with tears, but she still gave a smile to Chiyo's back.
Chiyo felt her life slipping away but now she can die a worthy death for a ninja, Shd can rest in peace. The glow disappeared completely and Chiyo fell down before Sakura caught her.
Naruto stared at the old woman with reverence, This is what is called a worthy death...The one his Sensei always spoke about. "Shinobi life is measured at how he dies and what he accomplished during his life"
'You were right, Sensei' Naruto thought before focusing on Garaa who was twitching, It was like life was returning to him. He blinked when he sensed a huge amount of Chakra signs coming towards them, He realized Temari's sign immediately.
Garaa didn't know how to describe what he was feeling, He didn't know if he was dead or alive...Asleep or awake. It was like he was in a place where he can't realize his state. His eyes fluttered open and saw himself leaning against someone, He turned back and saw Naruto smiling at him.
"Garaa..."
"Naruto..." Garaa muttered when he saw Naruto and his sister kneeling beside him, though he was still in Shock-State.
Naruto wiped his watery eyes "Damn it, You worried us Y'know"
Kankuro walked toward Garaa with hands in his pockets "You're such a bothersome little brother, Making us worry like that"
Temari just stepped forward and pulled Gaara into a hug, She broke the hug and glared lightly at Kankuro "Don't forget he is the Kazekage, You still just subordinate Kankuro"
"Garaa-Sama!" Two girls merged on Garaa and almost hugged Garaa if they shoved Naruto away.
Naruto simply stared at them with annoyance "May I help you?"
Both gulped and chuckled nervously, Though their previous blush just deepened when they realized how handsome he is.
"S-Sorry, Sir, We got carried away" Both bowed apologetically before standing back.
After that, the atmosphere became sad when everyone focused on Chiyo. Sakura held Chiyo close while crying as her brother stood over them, looking silently at his dearly departed sister. Naruto just stood far away watching this, He wondered if the old man is proud of his sister or sad about her death, Well maybe the two options together.
He blinked when he felt Temari hugging his arm with a small smile on her face. "You are really something else, You were even able to change Granny Chiyo"
Naruto smiled at her "I did nothing, She just found herself at the end and died for the next generation...Like SarutobiJiji"
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