(Chapter 25: Some Team Training is All)
It would be the start of August as things were going rather well for Team 7 given that with the combination of combative training, physical condition, and intensive D-ranks that Kazushi put them through, that their overall synergy as a unit was improving by leaps in bounds. Furthermore, the only thing that did put a damper on the overall mood of things was after Sakura had 'interrogated' Gamakichi on why he'd been spying on Naruto, in concerns to the new prophecy which pissed off Naruto to the point he heavily considered turning the small toad into frog legs on the spot.
(August 2nd, 997 S.E, 12:16 Pm, Forest of Death)
It was after 12 in the afternoon as our trio were currently engaged with Kazushi as part of their training regiment to work as a combative unit…via an idea she 'borrowed' from Kakashi in using the bells.
"Alright you guys, how're we looking?" Naruto asked as he used Heal Pulse on his companions
"Other than your cousin hitting almost as hard as Raian…Then I'd say we're doing great." Sakura said as she popped her shoulder back in place
"That's the understatement of the year, Sakura…How about you, Sasuke? How're you holding up?" Naruto asked the swordsman who spat out a blood molar
"Other than a sore jaw and cracked ribs, then I will be fine. That is the first and last time that I will not have my Sharingan ready against her." Sasuke answered back having paid for not having done so when she roundhouse kicked him in the chest
"Great to hear…anyways, you guys. What bright ideas do you guys have to try and get back at her? Because even doing a sneak attack won't work against her." Naruto asked
"I feel that it is obvious of what we should do; given that a sneak attack against a kage-level jonin won't cut it." Sasuke replied as it didn't take a genius to read what Sasuke was implying
"You want us to take the fight to her?" Naruto asked as Sasuke nodded
"Not necessarily, but that being said we're going to need to meet in the middle for what I have planned. Seeing as how this is going to take one part brute force, and one part precision timing to get this done…That's why I'll need our connections running at full strength for this to work, Naruto." Sasuke answered back
"That being said, we will need to be smart about how we do this, and we will need to go at this hard and fast…Sakura that will require you to raise your Removal rate to higher than 50% if you can manage that." Sasuke further spoke to the pink-haired assassin
"I'm way ahead of you, Sasuke." Sakura spoke as she increased to 68%
"So what's the big plan, Mr. Swordsmaster?" Naruto questioned
"Alright, now listen you two, here's the plan. And we must be quick about it, for we only have so little to do so before time runs out." Sasuke said as he began to tell them of what he had in mind to get the bells
Meanwhile, Kazushi was waiting in seeing if her 'dumbass kids' were as she had to give them credit where it was due in having tried to launch a sneak attack to distract her long enough so that Naruto could try and use his super speed to swipe the bells off of her person. But unluckily for them, she was leagues above a trick like that…even if it was a good one to her admission, and as such before she could go to track down where they'd holed themselves at…she soon saw a large shadow appear overhead.
The Wood Release user quickly snapped to face the rapidly approaching shadow descending towards her; as a large dire bear flying towards her at speeds so fast that it would've been an imperceivable blur to a lesser shinobi, and as such was left with the only option she could think of…which was to roundhouse kick it in half…This however, was a distraction for Naruto and Sakura to come charging at her from either side and Sasuke from behind; with Naruto coming in with a Wild Charge and Sakura speeding toward her with an Adamantine Cherry Blossom cocked and ready; while Sasuke was dashing at full tilt with a Boar's Stampede aimed at her spine.
Despite being surprised by them all attempting to bum-rush her, still had the wherewithal to block the attacks from all of them at once; with her having to use an application of her Wood Release: Briar Whip to act as a makeshift tail to block Sasuke's swords, as the resulting forces colliding with her caused a mighty shockwave of lightning and concussive power to erupt. Yet as she smirked once the dust settled of having caught the combined bum rush and was even proud of them given that her arms stung from having tried to catch the assassin and superhuman, and Sasuke's blades having nearly pierced through her jutsu.
However, something was amiss given that they were all smirking as Naruto grinned before fading away as though he were made of some thick orangish-black vapor, causing her to raise a brow at even where her cousin was; if not with his teammates…Yet her answer was soon given as the ground beneath her began to crack and rumble, as in her brief moment of distraction from the sneak attack, she was too slow to see Naruto burst from the ground like a groundhog on cocaine, and it that moment did Sakura slip under her guard to deliver a vicious Ironbreaker-enhanced knee at full strength that managed to connect cleanly enough to her liver to stun her.
All the while Naruto used his Dig attack to land a brutal jaw-cracking right hand that was followed by a powerful Sky Uppercut to the kidneys that pushed out all the air that was in her body, as she virtually folded in half from the attack; whilst Naruto grinned in using every ounce of super-speed to grab the bells on her waist before teleporting away. Meanwhile, Kazushi who felt like she got sucker punched by Gamabunta was sent hurtling through the forest and sailing through the skyline as she was rendered quite literally breathless but also proud of her 'dumbass kids' for having come up with a tactic like that.
"Well, you guys we pulled it off...Nice work, you guys, and thank Kami that Sasuke came up with that plan." Naruto spoke as he tossed the bells to his teammates
"Hey, if it wasn't for you turning into a glorified groundhog and sucker-punching the shit out of her. Then we wouldn't have been able to get the win off on her." Sakura replied as she powered down to normal
"Considering how it's thanks to Sasuke coming up with the idea of using my Double Team technique to fool her, and give me an opening. Then none of this would've really worked without him timing everything perfectly…Like seriously man, your an ace when it comes to planning and shit." Naruto said back as he looked over toward said Uchiha
"Regardless, we were all able to come together and come out on top." Sasuke said with some amount of pride in his voice
"...So what do we do now?" Sakura questioned
"Well, you guys can go on ahead and celebrate us getting a win on Kazushi…I'll go see how she's doing after I punched the absolute fuck out of her." Naruto told his two companions
"Alright, well will see you later, Naruto." Sakura said before Naruto teleported to Kazushi's location
"...Hey, Kazu…So how ya feelin' right now?" Naruto asked his cousin who was still dealing with getting gut punches from hell and a jaw-buster to the face
"I'll live, but man can you dumbasses hit hard." Kazushi groaned as she rose to her feet after shaking the cobwebs from her head
"In our defense, we had to get creative after you kept smacking us around with your super strength and Wood Release powers. So can you really blame us for having to get you how we did?" Naruto replied as he used Heal Pulse to help speed up the healing process
"Nope! I can't say I can, and if anything…I'm proud as hell of the three of you schumucks coming up with what you did." Kazushi said as she felt her wounds stitch back together
"Thanks, it was a lot harder to pull of than what you'd think...Your not exactly the easiest person to get one over on." Naruto replied as the soft orange glow of healing dissipated to signify she was back at full health
"I don't doubt it, because that type of coordination is something that takes years to pull off; on someone like me." Kazushi said as she hopped to her feet
"By the way, with how busted you are…You and I are definitely having a go-around at the end of the year." Kazushi added offhandedly
"Alright, fine by me. But we can definitely discuss it after we grab something to eat…Akimichi's on me? I get a half-off employee discount." Naruto offered
"Sure, why the fuck not, I could eat." Kazushi replied as the two sprinted off toward said restaurant
(Training Ground 3, 3 days later, August 5th, 997 S.E, 2:10 Pm)
It was a few days later as Kazushi was overseeing her dumbass kids training, from Naruto and Sakura practicing taijutsu, and Sasuke training against multiple dopplegangers created from Naruto's Double Team…All going well except for when Kazushi felt the presence of Kushina soon appear.
"What do you want, Kushina? My dumbass kids are busy." Kazushi asked while sitting in her wooden reclining chair she created to watch everyone
"I just wanted to say hello and talk to Naruto was all…I even brought snacks for everyone." Kushina replied holding up a modest-sized basket full of food she made
"You can leave the basket here, and they can have it after they're done." Was Kazushi's immediate response her eyes didn't leave her genin's sight for a moment
"Look, can't you just look the other way and say hi to everyone?" Kushina requested as she saw everyone training at a ferocious pace
"No, I won't, I am not Kakashi so try it somewhere else. Also, I'm trying to make everyone here an assault squad that can run with the best of 'em…Which means they need little to no distractions when I'm training them." Kazushi replied wanting nothing to distract from her charges being the best they could be
"Besides, don't you have to go be with the 'chosen ones' or something? I'm sure they need your attention a helluva lot more than Naurot or my other dumbass kids do?" Kazushi added causing Kushina to look down at the ground at the well-dressed barb in Kazushi's words
"I know that I've messed up, and hard with Naruto…But I want to at least try to make up with him. Between this and whatever else he does in his free time, I hardly have enough time to see him, and I just want to at least start." Kushina replied
"If you knew that you fucked things up with my little cousin, then you would've stopped being a dumbass when you listened to Jiraiya of all people for parenting advice…I mean seriously Kushina, what the quadruple fuck were you thinking?" Kazushi retorted her green-eyed gaze locking
"The only thing I could think of at the time was trying to make at least one single thing better for my children…It wasn't much after the 9-tails attack when it happened, and something that I saw as the only one good thing at the time; to make things go right after that day." Kushina said back
"You know how bad things were during that time. The village was still in shambles, hundreds of our forces dead, and thousands more of civillians, children, and even shinobi who'd retired died in that bloodbath…And here comes Jiraiya with a game plan that seems like its too good to be true, to make sure that nothing like this can happen again, and there won't have to be another bullshit war for my children to fight in. So of course I listened to him when he gave us the best option at the time!" Kushina further spoke in her reasoning for having followed through with the prophecy
Seeing as how from her perspective at the time in mere months after the cataclysmic event of her former tailed beast having ravaged the village, and nearly brought it to its knees, then hear comes Jiraiya with not only a prophecy for peace on an unprecedented scale. But he also had what seemed at the time to be a game plan to ensure that neither her children or her children's children would ever have to know war or strife in their life time; that seemed as untouchable as teflon, and as such to a newly made mother of 3 was something she jumped at immediately.
"...You don't need to remind me, Kushina. I was there when shit went sideways; when that bastard fox fucked things up. Who do you think nearly went into a coma from chakra exhaustion to hold that fucker down so Lord 3rd could split in half and seal it in your kids…As say what you want, but doing that shit at 15 is pretty epic." Kazushi reminded Kushina
"Don't remind me…Your mother was a nervous wreck after you pulled that stunt." Kushina replied knowing how stressed Tsunade was when Kazushi went under
"...How could I forget about that after I woke up. She gave me the biggest hug ever, and yelled at me until she was hoarse for doing something that stupid." Kazushi spoke remembering the day she came out of her coma all too well
"However, that being said on dope memories past. Just because it seemed like a good idea at the time, doesn't mean you shouldn't have wised up to seeing it being a shitty idea…I mean seriously, at some point you should've seen the red flags cropping up everywhere when Toshiro and Mizore were turning into twin dickheads." Kazushi further spoke knowing that with all the fuckery the O.G prophecy caused that their were bound to be red flags aplenty
"Like I just said, Kazushi. I…I was so caught up in this stupid prophecy that I didn't notice until it was too late…J-Just what else do you want me to say?!" Kushina questioned in irritation
"Nothing, I don't need or want you to say anything else, Kushina. Just get the hell away from my dumbass kids, leave your shit, and get the fuck out of my sight." Kazushi answered back
"But…" Kushina tried to say
"Alright, I'll make this even easier on you…Hey Naruto, do you want you're bitch-ass mom here to talk to you?!" Kazushi called out as Naruto stopped practicing with Sakura as they were in the middle of grappling with each other
"Nah, I'm good, Kazushi!…Actually, what the fuck is she even doing here, ain't she supposed to be with my dickhead brother and sister?" Naruto called back
"I dunno she brought you guys snacks, and I'm trying to get her to fuck right off!" Kazushi yelled back
"Then tell her to leave already, and leave the snacks! I'm gonna need it after I kick Sakura's butt!" Naruto said before he was promptly powerbombed into the ground by Sakura
"You're gonna eat those words, Naruto!" Sakura said as she went for a follow-up elbow drop
"There you have it, right out of his mouth. So go on and leave already, your interrupting their training and there's a whole helluva lot to do today after this." Kazushi told Kushina
"But Kazushi can't you at least say something?" Kushina said but the glare from the daughter of Tsunade said otherwise
"What part of leave aren't you getting? I don't want you here, and neither does Naruto. So drop the goodie basket and get to steppin' already. Because, unless you want to start something in front of your kid when he already said his piece. Then I'll need you to start moving, and quick..Unless, your ready to start something that is.!" Kazushi said back and while her voice still remained is boisterous tone there was an undercurrent of readiness for ultraviolence should she refuse to leave
"I'll leave, but…at least tell…" Kushina tried to say
"Yeah, yeah, I'll tell him you love 'em or some malarkey like that…Now scram, I gotta make sure my dumbass kids do there shit right!" Kazushi replied as Kushina without much options left the basket and shunshined elsewhere
'Thanks for making sure she fucked off, Kazu. I really appreciate it.' Naruto said through their 'mind radio' as Naruto and Sakura coined it
'No sweat, Naruto. As your sensei, I am here to make sure nothing or no one fucks with you.' Kazushi said back to her cousin who was Mach Punching Sakura in order to defend from her ground-n'pound
"But on the other side of that, as you're sensei, I wanna see you keep that defense going…Come on Naruto, get her off the top mount and fuck her shit up!' Kazushi ordered to her cousin as he was busy blocking a vicious ground and pound from Sakura
'Yes mam!' Naruto yelled back as he used Headbutt to knock Sakura off of him
"That's my little cousin, now show 'em what else you got." Kazushi said to herself as she watched Naruto re-engage the assassin in another exchange of blows
Meanwhile, Kakashi was looking on in disappointment at yet another team-building exercise having gone to the wayside; given that while Sai was more than compliant to work together with his teammates Mizore and Toshiro were not on the same boat; given that between Toshiro deciding to be a solo act in thinking he could do it all himself, and Hayase's controlling attitude trying to force the others to do everything her way down to the last minute detail...Suffice to say, Kakashi out of irritation and almost flabbergasted that in the 2 and a half hours of what should've been a half-hour if not 45 minutes long exercise decided to call it for the day, and go about his business or at least he would have had he not been surprised by the sudden presence of Danzo Shimura as he stood looking up at the Memorial stone.
"I take it that things are going well with your genin, Hatake?" Danzo questioned the sole remaining student of Minato
"Lord Danzo, I didn't see you there...What can I do for you?" Kakashi answered back somewhat startled by the warhawks' sudden appearance
"I merely wanted to check-in, and see how things were going with your genin so far...After all, you are the master of one of our villages' most important assets." Danzo said reminding said jonin of his duties
"So be honest with me, Hatake, and sugarcoat nothing. Are they performing well as expected? Because I am inclined to believe otherwise if your current state of being is anything to go by." Danzo further spoke in seeing Kakashi's exhausted stature what with his somewhat hunched-over form, bags over his visible eyes, and even his hair looking a bit more messy
"To keep it short. It has been frustrating to deal with so far...I figured that when I had the twins in my genin squad that I had hit the jackpot, that I would be able to be a great sensei like Minato was to myself at that time, or Lord Jiraiya was to Minato-sensei...Then it was when I started training them that I realized how in over my head I was." Kakashi said with an exhausted sigh at how what was his dream team was turning into a living migraine every time he went to train them
"What did you expect, Kakashi? Those two were raised with egos unchecked and had it instilled into them; that they are meant to be the greatest shinobi in the village since the 1st Hokage himself. Then add that in conjuncture with all of the advantages afforded to them since birth, on top of the village and their parents albeit unknowingly feeding their egos every step of the way...Then what you get before you are a genin team that is built to self-destruct." Danzo replied knowing that Toshiro and Mizore were the absolute worst of what you'd want on a genin team
"I still have hopes that I can make them work well enough to be an outstanding genin team...We still have time before the Chunin Exams to make sure they can work together." Kakashi spoke still having hopes that his genin could come together well enough to be applicable for the Chunin Exams
"Hmmm, that is quite the tall order you have Hatake. While I am sure that you are capable of forging them into a respectable trio of genin, that will be ready for the Exams. The task at hand is still a daunting if not near-impossible one at that...Especially with how prideful and self-absorbed those two are." Danzo replied knowing full well that Kakashi was attempting the near-impossible in getting his team ready for the Chunin Exams
"If Minato-sensei could make sure that Obito, Rin, and myself were able to function as a genin cell. Then I'm sure I can make things work, with them...At least with Sai I know that he will be the least difficult." Kakashi said back confident but still weary of his ability to make such a thing happen
"Then the best of luck to you, Kakashi. There is an incredible amount riding on making sure that they perform admirably, not only as your genin; but also becoming Chunin. So my advice to you is to do whatever you deem necessary in order to ensure they become what they are meant to be to the village." Danzo told Kakashi as the warhawk turned his one good eye to the remaining student of Kakashi
"Don't worry, Lord Danzo. You have my word that they will become splendid shinobi of the village." Kakashi replied still confident of his chances to an unmoved Danzo
"See to it that you do, Hatake. While Iwa may be sundered and in a critical state, after what befell it weeks ago. We are still at a disadvantage in comparison to the other villages' jinchuuriki. So I am telling you this as your superior, whatever you have to do to get them ready to become shinobi and not spoiled brats with power beyond their comprehension, then you are to do it. We cannot have our jinchuuriki make us the laughingstocks of the other villages, because they have behavioral issues that YOU failed to correct...Am I clear?" Danzo said with a level of steel and grit to his voice that outright told Kakashi 'If you fuck this up, I will have your rank faster than you can blink'
"Crystal, Sir." Kakashi replied knowing not to cross his former leader
"Good. Now, enjoy the rest of your afternoon, it seems you will be needing it for what is to come...And remember, I am watching your progress with them." Danzo said before walking/hobbling away on his walking cane
'I don't know whose worse Danzo when he's serious, or Minato-sensei when he's angry.' Kakashi said to himself finding either to be terrifying in their own rights
(August 6th, 997 S.E, The next day later, Ichiraku Ramen, 12:20 Pm)
The next day had come as Team 7 who after the seemingly nonstop regiment of training, had a break day on their hands and as such were currently eating at Ichiraku's with hardly a care in the world.
"Alright, guys what's next on the agenda? Besides, more team training?" Naruto asked as he finished his bowl of miso pork ramen while Sasuke pulled out a small notepad from one his pockets
"Let's see, the first order of business is helping Sakura with the Redirection Kata of her Niko Style. After that, there is a list of D-Ranks I have mapped out across the village for us to accomplish in our downtime. Following that we have team meetings at Sakura's to discuss team tactics to use against Kazushi-sensei, and what to do should we face our peers in the Chunin Exams." Sasuke listed off
"...Wow that is pretty detailed, Sasuke." Naruto remarked
"As Team leader someone has to keep the three of us on track. Given that out of all 3 of us, I will most likely remember to keep us focused on tasks at hand; that aren't chaos involved." Sasuke replied
"Touche/Fair fucking point." Were Naruto and Sakura's replies
"By the way, Naruto. How have you been adjusting to things since your latest increase in power?" Sasuke questioned the superhuman blonde
"Honestly, everything's been pretty good to be honest…Granted, its still a bit to get used to. Since I feel like I could stomp the shit out of almost anybody right now." Naruto answered back regarding to the immense power that constantly flowed through him
"I'm telling you guys, I feel on top of the world with what I can do!" Naruto further added
"No shit, Naruto. Because at the rate you're headed, then your a slam-dunk to fight match for people like Raian and our sensei in no time." Sakura remarked as she ate out of her bowl of shrimp ramen
"Your not wrong, and hell, I could stomp the shit out of Kurenai and maybe Kakashi if I went all out." Naruto replied in great confidence in his powers to carry him to victory
"I can understand you having to go all out against Kakashi, since its Kakashi Hatake of all people. But against Kurenai…yeah I have no doubt you could wipe the floor with her." Sakura said back
"That woman is barely a jonin, if at all. Even her so-called 'prowess' in genjutsu is nothing for show when you have not only my clan but the Kurama clan, that surpass her outright in terms of genjutsu...Otherwise, that woman is nothing but walking cannon fodder plain and simple." Sasuke spoke in derision of Team 8's jonin
"Now your DEFINITELY not wrong about that, Sasuke. Because other than some punkass illusions, she really ain't shit. Since she can get clapped by anyone whose decent in taijutsu, get obliterated by anyone who has some good ninjutsu on their belt, and anyone whose worth their salt at kenjutsu…forget about it." Sakura replied in full-blown agreement of Kurenai being absolute garbage for a jonin
"Honestly, whose bright idea was it to promote her of all people to being someone's sensei?" Sakura wondered as to who in their right mind would do so when her ass should've stayed a Chunin
"You are asking the wrong guy on that one, all I know is…" Naruto said before his Aura sensing radar went off and frowned in recognition of whom it was
"Everything all good there, Naruto?" Sakura asked as she saw Naruto rise from his seat
The superhuman blonde in question continued walking until he was about a good several or so feet away from Ichiraku's, before he reared his fist back and unloaded a brutal Mach Punch to the air…which soon revealed itself to be Jiraiya who was nursing a couple of cracked ribs after nearly flying headfirst into Sakura who luckily evaded the dazed Sannin.
"You know, I thought that you would leave me alone; when Kazushi told you to piss off and away from me. But apparently, you just won't get the message." Naruto said glaring harshly at the Toad Sannin
"So let me say this to you in person, so that you'll get it through your thick head…I don't want to be involved in whatever dumbass shit you have going on, so fuck off out of my life!" Naruto yelled at Jiraiya who was beginning to rise from his dazed state
"Look kid, I came here to talk with you and I'm not leaving until you do." Jiraiya replied after taking a few moments to right himself
'Also, when did he learn to hit that hard...That was almost as hard as Kazushi or Tsunade when she gets mad.' Jiraiya remarked as he briefly clutched at his bruised if not cracked ribs
"Did you not just hear my brother, he doesn't want anything to do with you. Now go take a hike." Sakura said to the Toad Sannin glaring daggers at him as well
"I must agree with Sakura here. Naruto has made it quite clear to us, and our sensei that he doesn't want anything to do with you, given the influence you've had on his personal life…So with all due respect Lord Jiraiya, please leave." Sasuke chimed in a more polite but nonetheless stern tone of voice
"I get that the two of you are his teammates. But this is between me and him, so stay out of it." Jiraiya told them
"Now as I was saying, you're coming with me, as we have a lot to discuss…" Jiraiya said before getting a Mega Kick to the nuts
"I've got a better idea, how about you get fucked old man. Because, there's no way I'm going with you anywhere!" Naruto said as the Toad Sannin fell over prone to the ground and proceeded to curbstomb and punch out the Toad Sannin
"Hey, you guys wanna get in on this?!" Naruto asked as he got to work on beating the crap out of Jiraiya
"Ehhh, Fuck it he's already fucked with you after Sensei told him to piss off, so I'm game." Sakura said as she jumped in on the fun
"We did warn him, and technically its his own fault for not listening to you and Kazushi-sensei. So I see no point in not joining in." Sasuke replied as he followed suit in seeing no reason not too
From there the Toad Sannin found himself getting beaten and curbstomped by the 3 genin who did not let up in the slightest given that they pummeled him with a relentlessness akin to pack of starving wolves. The stomping out of the Toad Sanning continued for nearly 2 minutes before Naruto ended it off with a Brick Break to the temple, with Naruto slinging the Toad Sannin over his shoulder, before telling Sakura and Sasuke to meet him at the hot springs for something he had planned special for Jiraiya…with the superhuman telepathically telling Sakura to grab a few things special from the Kure Compound.
To which they all obliged and with an almighty quickness as the genin squad eventually regrouped at said Hot Springs with Sakura having all of what Naruto requested, and Naruto grinning like mad as he instructed his teammates to help get to work for his get-back against Jiraiya for bothering him…Which took all of several minutes to do as thanks to Naruto's superhuman speed and use of telepathy they were able to get everything setup, for when Jiraiya woke up as they eventually teleported once Sakura drug the unconscious Sannin into the ladies' side of the Hot Springs.
With somewhere close to 45 minutes to an hour passed before Jiraiya woke up his body bruised and surprisingly his ass burning as he tried to move, but found himself bound and gagged, and his clothes gone as he stared up to see a pissed-off Anko, Kushina, Tsunade, Kazushi, Mebuki Haruno, Hanabi, and Hana Inuzuka glaring daggers at him. Seeing as how to them Jiraiya was semi-naked in a gimp outfit with a ballgag in his mouth, a medium-sized buttplug in his rear, his legs tied up, and a note saying 'step on me fat-ass bitches, I came here prepped and ready for the pain' in his handwriting.
So before Jiraiya could say anything given how to add insult to injury and disgust the women saw him with a rock-solid erection at the semi-nude forms of the 7 standing around him, they proceeded to do what made sense given that Jiraiya was displayed in front of them like some sick joke from a BDSM hentai…Which was proceeding to further wail on said Sannin given how by their standards this was a new low for him…and yet unknown to them as they proceeded to beat him down; Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura sitting across the next building over with binoculars watching the vicious scene unfold.
'You just gotta love to team-building exercises.' Naruto thought to himself with a small chuckle as the trio watched Jiraiya get his ass-kicked by the assortment of angry half-naked women
(The next day later, August 8th, 997 S.E, Haruno Residence, 3:30 Pm)
It would be the following afternoon later as Team 7 minus Kazushi were having a free day, given how Kazushi stated via wood clone that after seeing Jiraiya's current antics at the Hot Springs that she need a day to herself to purge the image from her mind…as such let her genin have the day to do whatever.
"I'll say this much you guys, Pervy-Sage got what was coming to him yesterday...That guy just does not know when to quit." Naruto said with a devious grin
"While I would normally feel bad about us having orchestrated his being sent to the hospital. He was told firsthand by our sensei not to bother Naruto, and the fact that he pushed his luck once again, on top of his actions in ruining Naruto familial life sealed his fate." Sasuke spoke in having little to zero empathy for Jiraiya
"Well, if this doesn't get him to piss off and leave me alone. Then I don't know what will…Because, I am making it clear firsthand that he is not gonna get me involved in any of his prophecy shit." Naruto replied
"I agree with both of you, about that lecherous fuck. That guy has no business bothering my little brother when he doesn't want fuck-all to do with him…If he can't see that Naruto doesn't wanna be near him, or involved with his shit. Then he deserves everything we do to him and more." Sakura said back
"My only question is, is he gonna bother Naruto again after the shit we just pulled, or is he gonna go for round 3 of fucking with my brother?" Sakura wondered
"Well, if this is Pervy-Sage we're talking about and it is. Then I'm pretty sure that after he licks his wounds from being at the hospital, and being made a jackass by my kickass teammates. Then its gonna be matter of when and not if he'll be crawling back to bother me about the prophecy." Naruto replied knowing full well that this wasn't the last he'd see of the Toad Sannin
"If that's the case, then at least one of us will need to be around Naruto at all times…I do not trust any of this prophecy nonsense from what Sakura informed the both of us about, concerning her interrogations with Lord Jiraiya's summons." Sasuke said back in wanting either him or Sakura around just in case Jiraiya tried something
"Oh yeah, and by the way I've been meaning to ask you this since you captured the little shit? How did you make sure he didn't get away?" Naruto questioned
"Well let's see…It was one part using seals to make sure his popping back to his family didn't work, and one part torture and putting the fear of God into the little turd." Sakura answered back
"Since its one part making sure they have no way to escape, and making them plead and cry for their mommy and daddy that guarantees they'll sing like a goddamn canary...Honestly, for the son of a boss summon, he was not that hard to make spill his guts." Sakura added
Considering that being trained since she could walk to be an efficient assassin also meant learning how to torture and interrogate her targets if needed, and as such getting the information about the prophecy that she needed out of Gamakichi was relatively light work.
"Well, I'm glad you got it out of 'em. Because now that I know what that's all about, and the fact he's trying to set me up to be like Toshiro and Mizore…I'm not gonna fucking have it at all." Naruto said
"Now that brings the question of what to do about the little turd? Since if we let 'em go, then he'll probably squeal to his papa and then we'll have all of the toads to worry about." Naruto questioned
"I feel as though the only thing we can do is tie a loose end. After all, if we let him go then we risk the Toads finding out along with Jiraiya, and neither will be too pleased about having one of their own tortured and beaten for information. Meanwhile, if we kill him off then we make sure that we are in the clear and nothing is traced to either of us." Sasuke suggested as their best plan of action
"Alright then, if we're going to do this then how do we do it?" Sakura questioned
"Simple. Just make it look like he got caught up in the crowds in the village and someone squished him a little too hard. After all, happy hour is a thing at the bars around the village, and there are quite a lot of drunks who could wind up trampling someone of his size from being too inebriated." Sasuke replied as to how they werre going to do this
"Damn, Sasuke. That's actually a pretty smooth way to give us an alibi." Naruto said back
"When your entire family is the military police for the village, and your older brother is an Anbu Captain. Then you learn rather quickly of how murders are set up, and how people are framed for them as well." Sasuke replied having seen from experience on 'ride-alongs' with Shisui and his father on how to do such things
"Sometimes I forget that your one cold motherfucker when you wanna be...Remind me never to see you in a dark alley" Naruto spoke in regards to the cold almost detached way Sasuke spoke about setting forth Gamakichi's murder
"We are shinobi after all. As such planning and plotting someone's murder is a standard of our profession…So why should I or any of us feel guilt over it?" Sasuke stated with an almost unnerving amount of casualness to his voice
"Fair enough, so the other question is when are we gonna kill the little shit? Because I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of keeping a half-beaten toad whatever-the-fuck in a storage scroll under my bed." Sakura questioned as to when this was all gonna go down
"We wait until Friday or Saturday night to make this happen. That way no one will see the body when we kill it." Sasuke answered back
"Sounds fine by me, you guys. The faster we get this shit done and over with, the better. Because, the last thing I want is anything of his in mine and Sakura's home…Just thinking about the fact that he keeps peeping in on me, when I'm trying to have a life is enough to make me hurl." Naruto said glad to be rid of Gamakichi A.S.A.P
"Trust me, I'll be glad to get rid of him too…Every time I take him out he starts stinking' up my room, and even air freshener isn't starting to cut it." Sakura replied
"...Well, as fun as planning to murder a punk-ass toad, and Pervy-Sage being a dickhead is. I think that we could do with a change of scenery…So how about we go out to eat somewhere, on me?" Naruto offered
"Sounds great, where do you want to go eat at?" Sakura questioend
"The Akimichi's? It isn't too far away and I can get us a discount while we're there." Naruto suggested
"Sounds like a reasonable place for lunch." Sasuke replied
"I'm all for it, Naruto. Just let me get my shoes on and we can head out." Sakura told them as she hopped up from her seat
"...You think that even if Pervy-Sage gets to talking to me about all this, that he'll stop?" Naruto asked the swordsman beside him
"As much as I would like to say yes on the subject. I sincerely doubt that he will…Especially, when you consider that fact that if he was so dedicated to his plans for the prophecy that he did not care to have sundered your family. Then I doubt that even if you say no to him, even when you hear him out that it will change anything whatsoever." Sasuke answered back in having a sneaking suspicion that Jiraiya would not quit until Naruto complied
"Well, I guess that no matter what, I'm gonna have to keep my guard up...'Cause I am not trying to play chosen one to some bullcrap prophecy. Especially, when it has anything with Jiraiya's name written all over it." Naruto said before letting out an exasperated sigh
"Then either you show him the true extent of your power, and force him to realize that you cannot be tamed by a mere prophecy. You wait for the lecher to kill over from old age, or the worst option yet. You kill him and be rid of him forever, but at the same time bring down a mountains' worth of problems down on your head." Sasuke spoke on what Naruto's 3 options were concerning Jiraiya as it stood.
"Shit man, and here I thought being a genin and making my way in the world was gonna be easy." Was the only reply Naruto could give
"If anything you should've known that the moment we put these headbands on. That things as we know it, would become far, far more complex than what we could imagine. So what we're dealing with now is only the beginning of what is to come." Sasuke said back as he put a hand on Naruto's shoulder
"Which is why as your leader, and your friend. My advice to you is to be ready for any and everything to come at you…Because as it stands things only grow harder from here." Sasuke further spoke
"Fair enough, man…Anyways, how about we continue this somewhere else? Since all of this is starting to bring my mood down." Naruto requested
"Sounds fine by me, Naruto." Sasuke said as he and Naruto rose and eventually met with Sakura outside to go to the Akimichi's
So with Team 7 having done some team bonding here and there, and even moreso at the expense of a Toad Sannin; Naruto is now starting to realize that with his becoming a genin that things only go uphill from here. Now then, how will things go for our resident genin from this point onwards? Find out next time on the new installments of Naruto: The Pokesage!
Alright everyone that will do it for this one, as I hoped you enjoyed this bit of 'team bonding' from everyone's favorite genin and everything that went on in it. Also, with this I'm back in action and ready to rock for what's coming down the pipeline for future chapters, so I hope y'all are ready!
Furthermore, I am glad that people are continuing to enjoy Part 2 to the story as there's still more to come, and I'm happy to share everything that I have planned for what's to come. So please and thank you to everyone that's supported the story and helped get it out further into the ether.
That being said this is Pravus666 signing off until next time, as the next chapter will have Isane and Tayuya duking it out and Orochimaru meeting up with the Mist Rebels on a possible alliance. So stay tuned for all of that.
Part 2 Theme Song: To the Pain by Nonpoint
Random End Song: Praise by Sevendust
Now then onto some of the reviews from the previous chapter.
Kourtney Uzu Yato: Oh and trust me I am not doing that stutter, as everytime I see it I almost nope out of a new story, because of how frustrating it is to read a story where Hinata is doing that for X amount of chapters, to the point it becomes less endearing and more annoying and frustrating to read in a story. Also, yeah, Hanabi and Mizuki are the duo you call up when you want to have shenanigans and fuckery about on a mission. And I will be writing more on Team 7's feelings on getting their butts handed to them by Naruto and Team Kazushi later on, considering that there's a lot more of what to dive into when that all goes down.
God of Wind 200: While that won't happen until around Part 2 of the story, that will happen because the thing is that Orochimaru in this story is one of those people who has had life and its circumstances continuously crush them to where all it took is a few bad days and spiraling by their lonesome to eventually become how they are. And yeah, as I've written Orochimaru not only are they much more threatening in what they can do, but their also one of those people that you want to root for, and who knows if things are in the cards then them joining together could happen...but its one of those things that's up in the air at the moment.
Skull Flame: Yeah, Gaara is a girl in this and due to her having had Pakura and Maki in her corner in this story as a actual constant support system, she's actually more mentally and emotionally stable than in canon, and as such isn't as psychotic as her original counterpart. And yeah I did like it, since Rampardos out of all the Dinosaur Pokemon is in my top 10 behind Tyrantrum. Furthermore, Naruto's sundering Iwa with his latest power-up is gonna start having consequences given that with Iwa in the critical state it is now...that means that its now easy pickings for other villages to come in and start taking chunks out of it, to put it down and out.
Obsidian Nova Arc: For the golem idea that actually isn't a half bad idea, and in fact I'm gonna put that on the list of things to make happen down the pipeline. Although that won't be applicable for awhile given that doing so and making them sustainable for reasons I'll get into later is gonna take some time.
Ryu Wolf: Oh he'll summon those eventually, but he will need to get the Splash, Icicle and Sky Plates to make that happen. Given that in order to summon a Legendary Pokemon he needs to have absorbed the Plates with their corresponding plates to make that happen.
