Author's Note: Hey everyone! Here's Chapter 18! Enjoy this chapter!
Bijuu talk/think or Jutsu
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Summons talk
====At The First Phase of the Chunin Exams Hall====
'What a bunch of crappy questions they are, I'm a ninja not some mathematician or physics scientist,' thought Naruto.
====Already 40 Minutes Had Passed of the Exams====
'Hmm, Sakura wrote the answers by herself, Ino used her mind transfer jutsu to get hers while Sasuke used his sharingan to copy them. Ibiki and chunin didn't react but they knew how the cheatings are working, if i had Haku then his ice mirrors could have helped me, well,' Naruto looked at his left side to see the examinee had no panic or anything from the beginning then his eyes widen slightly, 'He is a chunin, I have seen him before, what is a chunin doing here? If it's from another village then I would be suspicious that they entered to kill someone, but the old man would never do something like that, I get it, they are giving us information, it's an information gathering test like dad told me.'
The moment Naruto yawned then cracked his knuckles before slamming the chunins head on the table rendering him unconscious. The whole class startled looking at Naruto who just took the paper of the chunin and put his name in it.
Ibiki was having an urge to facepalm knowing what Naruto did, 'When you have brute force you don't need stealth, that boy would never be stealthy but destroy everything in his path like Tsunade-sama,' thought Ibiki, who then spoke, "Okay, times up, put your pens down."
Seeing everyone followed his order, Ibiki was going to continue until he heard a screech that covered the hall.
"THAT BAKA CHEATED, HE FAILED!" screeched Sakura.
Ibiki frowned to see the pink kunoichi then looked at Naruto who was impassive about the outburst, "Now it's time for the tenth question and if you don't want to take the question then your score will be zero and you fail."
"Of course we will take the question, what type of silly option is that!" shouted Kiba from his seat.
"Oh, there's a catch, if you take the question and answer it wrong then you can never retake the chunin exams again," said Ibiki with smirk at all the shock faces that he saw on some genin's faces.
"BUT THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE GIVEN IT MULTIPLE TIME," shout Kiba loudly in anger.
"They became lucky that I wasn't there to make that rule but I'm here now," said Ibiki, before looking at Naruto, "You Uzumaki, your previous actions already gave me a bad impression on you, you should not push your luck."
"WHY ARE YOU NOT THROWING HIM OUT? WE ALL SAW HIM CHEATING!" screeched Sakura.
"Did I ask you to speak genin? I will do whatever I want with my test," Ibiki harshly shot back.
"Ibiki-san, I know of a genin who kill 4 of the Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shū (Seven Swordsmen of the Mist)," said Naruto, "If I remember correctly, he was from Konoha."
Ibiki smirked knowing whom the blonde was talking about, "To think someone from this generation still remembers him, but you're not him so it's your last chance."
"In the Sengoku Jidai (Warring States period) there was no rank like genin or chunin existed though that era has past I still believe rank never judges your true strength, although, I'm not some crippled old man wi8th an eye and a hand who fawns over rank," spoke Naruto.
Ibiki with a few jonin and the Hokage who were watching this by camera or present there were trying not to laugh knowing whom Naruto was referring to, 'He is one funny kid, looks like his jokes gave some of the candidates some confidence,' thought Ibiki, who then spoke, "Alright, does anyone want to quit?" Seeing everyone was determined, Ibiki sighed, and the exams ended, "You all pass."
"Where is the 10th question?" asked Ino.
"There is no 10th question," Ibiki talked about the importance of the test and the surprise which could be in their future chunin missions.
"IF IT IS ALL ABOUT STEALTH THEN WHAT WAS THAT THE BAKA DID IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!" screeched Sakura.
Ibiki sighed, "When you know about your enemy and you're surrounding, and you have the upper hand then you can just break in. You can see hard things but sometimes things might be easy but your experience can stop you from rushing in and preparation might give your enemy an upper hand so you have to do what would be right by your situation. It's not like you have to follow the rule with a blind eye, you have a brain and your presence of mind, so you have to use them. Well maybe some people might not have them though that is not my problem," Sakura sat down in embarrassment with the whole room laughing at her knowing that those insults were directed at her, then Ibiki continued, "Anyways congratulations on-" Ibiki was stopped as something crashed through the window and knowing what he groaned, "Ank you're early."
"No, I'm not, I was waiting until you ended your speech because the kidos will need it," then Anko looked towards all the genin in the room, "Holi shit you let this much genin pass through you, you're going to lose your job soon."
"Maybe this year's batch is an interesting batch," said Ibiki.
Anko snorted, "Anyways, fuck it, I'll cut this number in half, you kiddos already saw me, so follow my lead and come to Training Ground 44." With that Anko left, leaving her banner with breaking another part of the window.
Ibiki sighed, "Anyways, I was going to say the best of luck because you'll need it."
Naruto joined with his teammates, "Well now things will get crazy."
"Yeah," Nier slightly shivered at the name of Training Ground 44.
Haku noticed that Nier was uncomfortable and glanced at Naruto who was also giving her a worried look, "Don't think about the first time, me and my blade will not let you be harmed."
"Things have changed Nier, we don't have to protect you since you are a strong kunoichi, but we will have your back if something goes wrong," said Naruto in a comforting tone.
Nier let out a small sigh before placing her hands on her teammates' shoulders, "We are a family," seeing her both teammates smile she led the way towards the next part of the exam. Team Kushina reached the entrance of the forest of death with Anko explaining how the second phase of the chunin exams. Taking a heaven scroll Naruto reached the designated number for the team.
Naruto looked to one side and found the Sun team on the left and Tayuya's team on their right. His head stopped working when he felt something crawling up his feet. He looked down with cold seat running down from his forehead to see a small white snake slowly crawling up to his head.
Naruto's teammates went to react, but Naruto stopped them with a, signing them to wait. The snake slowly came to Naruto's neck and wrapped itself around his neck and slightly hissing.
"I'm not here to harm you Uzumaki Naruto," a low voice came from the snake.
'A summons?' thought Naruto, "Whose summon, are you?"
"Orochimaru-sama," said the snake.
"What does Orochimaru want from me?" questioned Naruto.
"To warn you about Code 9," said the snake.
"What is it?" asked Naruto. In the meantime, Anko started the 2nd phase, and the teams entered the Training Ground to survive for 5 days.
"Do you two have any plans of just assault everyone in front of us?" asked Nier.
"It wouldn't be a good idea," said Haku.
"We'll wait, let me hear what this snake is saying, I'm having a bad feeling to run into there," said Naruto.
"Code 9 is a perfect solider created from you and Uzumaki Kushina, you can simply say it is your clone. 9 means the nine tails, it was created to counter and subdue the jinchuuriki which is you, Danzo and Orochimaru-sama created it," said the snake.
"So why are you telling me this?" asked Naruto.
"Because Orochimaru-sama was betrayed by Danzo and he was forced to leave Konoha, Danzo came to Orochimaru-sama for those inhuman projects by saying it will strengthen Konoha's military force. Orochimaru-sama accepted that for good of his village but when the Sandaime caught him Danzo put its blame to Orochimaru-sama, my lord wanted to do better for his village and he got no chance to explain since no one supported him," explained the snake.
"Okay, so Danzo betrayed Orochimaru even though Orochimaru wasn't innocent, he was kidnapping children," Naruto was paused by the snake.
"Correction, Danzo used to supply bodies not my lord. After being exiled from Konoha he is protecting the village from outside like threats of Akatsuki for years," said the snake.
"You half convinced he wanted good, but Danzo twisted him so tell me about Code 9," asked Naruto.
"It is waiting for you somewhere in the forest since Danzo wanted to subdue both you and the Uchiha. Dozens of Root ANBU is waiting for your arrival though you don't have to deal with them since Orochimaru-sama is here to protect you, but you need to fight against Code 9. Since you can subdue Code 9 without letting it destroy itself because Code 9 is basically you with a new personality and brainwashed," explained the snake.
"I get it, though enlighten me how to subdue the Code 9 because I don't want to overuse my brain here," said Naruto.
"Like I said Code 9 is you and it is made of your cells," said the snake.
"My cells will react to me and that's how I can subdue him without killing him," said Naruto.
"Her, Code 9 is female since Danzo wanted to reproduce more soldiers from Code 9," said the snake, "Also it's a female to counter because only male and female can counterpart each other."
Naruto blushed slightly knowing what he has to do to subdue his female counterpart, "Okay guys, let's go, I have to fight myself."
"What was that?" asked Haku.
"I'll tell it on the way," said Naruto.
Team Kushina travelled for 3 hours at a medium pace with a high alert of their surroundings. Learning what the crippled elder set for their team all of them were worried and Naruto was worried, and Naruto was worried more than other two since Kushina was also in Danzo's target nation. This time Danzo don't want them so their death will let him loose since the disappearance of the jinchuuriki, the last Uchiha and the next Hokage will cause an uproar for the current Hokage.
Naruto knew it will give Danzo a chance to become Hokage though he stopped those thoughts because he has one thing to do. Only if Naruto subdued his counterpart Code 9 then it will jeopardize Danzo's plans for sure and from what Orochimaru knew Danzo didn't know Code 9 strength is also her weakness.
"Naruto we are surrounded," said Haku.
Naruto came out from his thoughts and looked at the darkness of night. Haku also took out his blade with Nier positioned herself weapons. In a blink they were surrounded by four dozen of Root ANBU.
"Danzo really didn't take us lightly knowing one mistake will be is downfall but it's really his downfall," Naruto saw a female ANBU wearing a mini black skirt with an ANBU vest and mesh stockings, she threw herself towards him and he spun around, grabbing the ANBU's hand and threw her in another direction then went behind her to fight.
"Looks like it us only until Naruto is done with code 9," said Nier.
"You're not going to say something about Naruto's confrontation with Code 9?" questioned Haku.
"Why should I? He is doing what is right," said Nier.
"But you want to stop," said Haku.
"Maybe, but it will be selfish of me, I know that I'm wanted by someone, and he will not discard me," said Nier.
"Well, I hope both my brother and my teammates will be happy," said Haku.
"You two youngsters should watch your enemies, you're distracted," said a voice.
Haku saw a pale skinned man formed from the ground immediately recognized who he was, "Orochimaru."
"I hope I don't have protect you from them because I won't," said Orochimaru.
"We can protect ourselves just don't throw your enemies towards us," said Haku.
"Kukuku, suit yourselves and don't die on me because I won't take any responsibilities either," said Orochimaru.
====Meanwhile With Naruto====
Naruto made enough distance between his team and him with Code 9 but looked at the female and frowned.
"Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, I have come for you," the masked female said.
"Hey since you're my counterpart then how are you taller than me?" asked Naruto.
She didn't reply but charged at Naruto. Naruto made a cross with his hands to block the kick but saw she raised her other leg to kick Naruto's head. He was about to make distance from her, but a flash of her purple underwear made him blush and he took the full force of the kick on his head.
"Ouch," Naruto didn't get another moment as he felt another kick on his chest and crashed into a large tree. Code 9 threw a bunch of shuriken she did the handseals for Shuriken Kage Bushin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu) and her 6 shuriken became 40.
"Crap," Naruto jumped up and made some handseals, "Fūton: Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough," his wind release scattered the incoming shurikens as she eyed the kunoichi for her next movement, "How much does she have?"
"Kage level charka, seems like when she was created some jutsu was encode into her that her skills, chakra will increase when you come near her. The stronger you are, the stronger she will be," explained Kurama.
"Seems like some sort of lost puppet jutsu," said Naruto.
"Yes, you are right, she is making a mind link contract with your mind and trying to take my chakra," said Kurama.
"I get it," Naruto flashes through some handseals, "Raiton: Furasshusuteppu (Lightning Release: Flash Step)," he disappeared in a flash.
Code 9 began doing the same hand seals she activated the same jutsu to disappear. For some next minutes two flashes of lightnings collided with each other leaving only sparks behind. Naruto stopped his jutsu and panted slightly though he had a mask in his hand and saw Code 9's face which resembled to him in a feminine way. Code 9's legs were bleeding due to the usage of the high speed jutsu though she didn't show any emotions on that.
"Kurama, do you know what she is feeling?" asked Naruto.
"She is in pain though she doesn't know what pain is, all she knows is how to carry her mission and if she failed then she has to destroy herself," said Kurama.
'Okay ley's fight first,' Naruto throws a bunch of hiraishin kunai.
Code 9 dodged all of the kunai and threw some kunai at Naruto. Naruto took out another kunai to deflect them, but his eyes widened as he heard some sizzling sound. Without wasting a moment, he teleported to the furthest kunai to save himself from the exploding tags.
"Kage Bushin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Jutsu)," Naruto created 30 shadow clones and all of them attacked in coordination. Code 9 used her taijutsu skills to destroy every last of clone to meet another horde of clones. It took her 4 minutes to disbatched every last clone to see a beam of fire coming towards her.
"Katon: Meteomasshu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Meteor Mash Technique)," said Naruto.
Code 9 backflipped many times but then saw a beam divided into 5 with those divided into 25 then those divided into more. Seeing no escape, she flashed some hand seal then slammed her hands on the ground to create a Doheki (Mud Wall). Naruto slightly smirked knowing her Doheki (Mud Wall) would collapse. Like Naruto thought the very small beams of fire penetrated the wall and her behind the wall.
Code 9 didn't wince in pain though the ANBU vest of her burned showing her belly with burn marks. Naruto didn't waste any moment but hiraishined at her courtesy of the seal mark he gave her when he touched her for the first time. He was surprised when her eyes followed his movement and created the same rasengan her created. Code 9's rasengan was about to clash with Naruto's but Naruto disappeared, and she hit the air.
"I win," Naruto reappeared at the same spot and slammed the jutsu in her gut. Code 9 coughed blood before pinned on the ground by the blonde jinchuuriki.
"Kurama now," when Code 9 struggled in Naruto's bind he quickly mouthed 'sorry' before his lips crashed onto hers.
Code 9 didn't know what was happening with her body when a foreign chakra entered her body by the blonde locked his lips with hers. She may not know her body knows how to react as her body heated up and her legs became weak, and she wanted to stop resisting. She got an idea that it was her defeat, so she needed to activate her seal to destroy herself like she was programmed to but found her hands unconsciously locked with the blondes. Naruto licked the counterpart of his lips while rubbing her exposed belly slowly and her burn marks and rasengan mark started to vanish.
"Mhmm," Code 9 moaned at the soothing charka disrupting her system but she let it go in her and opened her mouth to let the tongue entered in her. Naruto looked at her and the moonlight fell down upon her face looking like an exposed goddess.
When the kiss ended, he sat on Code 9 and said, "What is your name? What is purpose?"
Code 9 struggled to stay quiet and opened her mouth, "I'm Code 9, my purpose is to," her voice stopped when she wanted to speak.
Naruto knew what was stopping so he stripped her naked with a small blush and found a seal under her right breast, "So it is blocking you," he grabbed a scroll and pointed it on the seal before making some hand seals, "Fuinjutsu: Shīru kyūshū (Sealing Technique: Seal Absorption)," Naruto touched his fingers on the seal and dragged it out from her to the scroll. Code 9 moaned with a blush at the moment with a shiver when the cold breeze touched her exposed body.
"What is your purpose?" Naruto asked again.
"My purpose is to capture the Kyuubi jinchuuriki and become it's jinchuuriki to make Danzo-sama's dream true," said Code 9.
"What are you to Danzo?" asked Naruto.
"A puppet," Code 9 knew she was a puppet to her master, but she didn't know many words, emotions or actions so she never complained.
"What are you feeling?" asked Naruto.
"What is feeling?" asked Code 9.
Naruto was silent for a moment before taking off his jacket and mesh shirt he pressed his upper body with hers and their forehead touched, "You felt cold when you were exposed, now you have calmed down because you felt warmth through me, when I kissed you, you felted pleasure."
"I don't get it," said Code 9.
"It will take a time, but from now you're not Code 9, you're not a puppet," said Naruto.
"Then who am I? What is my purpose?" Code 9 said in a slight frustrated tone.
"You're looking beautiful under the moon; you hid it in darkness, but the moon shows your true beauty so you're Taiyō. I name you Taiyō," said Naruto.
"Taiyō," Code 9 repeated.
"We'll find your purpose together," Naruto again locked his lips on hers.
Code 9 squirmed under Naruto when his hand roamed on her upper body. It's not the first time she was exposed in front if a man but before this many men touched her body though she never felt that because her only goal was to complete the mission she was given. This time is different, she first felt uneasy but then his warmth stopped her and let Naruto do whatever he wanted with her.
The moment she started to feel, she wanted to feel everything, at her early age she questioned about many things to her master, but she was never so her questioned stopped. Then she forgot about questions just to mindlessly do her job but after years she questioned again. Naruto ended the kiss to see Taiyō was in many thoughts, and he smiled at her.
Taiyō slightly blushed then spoke, "What were you talking about counterparts?"
"I'm Naruto, I'm Naruto, I'm you, Naruto is Taiyō and Taiyō is Naruto, we're counterparts, we're each other," explained.
"You love me?" asked Taiyō.
"Do you know what love is?" asked Naruto.
"No, whenever I was like these men used to say they love me before they put their genital in me," said Taiyō.
"Why did you let them?" asked Naruto.
"Because I was needed to collect their sperm or assassinate them," said Taiyō.
"Did you feel something in those time?" asked Naruto.
"Pain," said Taiyō.
"I see, do you know what friend is?" asked Naruto.
"Friend is a person close to you," said Taiyō.
"Where did you learn this?" asked Naruto.
"My friend told me when we were training," said Taiyō.
"What happened to your friend?" asked Naruto.
"We were tasked to kill each other so we fought, and I killed her," said Taiyō.
"She said she gave up on her life so I can live, I can live like I want with freedom, I didn't understand what she wanted to tell, I didn't learn them," said Taiyō.
Naruto was silent for a moment, "Taiyō, what was Danzo's order for if you failed the mission?"
"I have failed to complete my mission, I have to destroy myself," said Taiyō.
"Do you-do you really want to destroy yourself?" asked Naruto, "You said by yourself that your dead friend wanted you to live long with freedom, do you really want to end your life?"
"I have to, it's my master's order," said Taiyō.
"No master want their assets to die, if he wants that then he is not your master, he doesn't want you," said Naruto.
"Then what should I do? How can I live?" questioned Taiyō.
"You will, from the next morning you will not be a cold-hearted assassin, do you want me to hug you to sleep?" asked Naruto.
"Y-yes, that would nice," said Taiyō.
"Aright," Naruto said as he hugged her to sleep. For the rest of the night, Naruto hugged Taiyō to sleep, Taiyō enjoyed the warmth and lovingness from Naruto. Eventually Nier and Haku joined sleep next him, with Nier hugging the back of Naruto.
====The Next Morning====
The next morning everyone had woken up.
"So, what happened last night," asked Naruto as he helped Taiyō up and put his shirt back on.
"We got the heaven scroll so we passed, we should get to the tower soon," said Nier, a little upset that Naruto hugged Taiyō instead of her.
"Let's get to the central tower," said Haku, and they raced off.
End of Chapter 18
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