Like the previous chapter, it'snot much of a revision was necessary. I did extend some scenes, especially towards the end, in order to have a better flow. Anyway, on with the chapter.
chapter 10 Sapphire village part 3 resolve and hatred
They were detected, Karui wasn't surprised the Konoha ninja weren't as dumb as they seemed (12 versus 12). She thought it was overkill bringing Killer B with them, since he could solo all of them. The Raikage wasn't taking any chances, due to Konoha having a jinchūriki among them. She was eager to test her abilities against the Konoha Ninja. They all looked prepared. It seemed they had a Byakugan user amongst them. Karui was eager to test her strength. She was disappointed it was against a bunch of inexperienced kids, but that's to be expected in this line of work."My team will take on the one with the fat one. Everyone else scatter; you know what to do." Karui ordered, hoping they wouldn't contradict her orders. B didn't care; he just wanted to get it over with. He focused on his wrapping and coming up with new lyrics.
"I'm disappointed I have to fight a kid I want to get this over with so I could focus on my real passion,"B said as he searched for the blonde-haired jinchuuriki. She had her eyes on the team with the fat kid, and her team was waiting for her orders.
"Go now, damn it! Let's beat these guys and get this boring mission over with." Karui saw the other Genin scatter; her team ran towards their opponents. She was eager to get this over with.
Choji was anxious when he was anxious. He usually snacked on something it was a bad habit of his whenever he was scared. He wasn't a coward, he didn't knew how to cope in any other way. He felt like a disappointment compared to his father. He was not brave and strong. "This mission is such a drag" said Shikamaru, annoyed. "Yeah, I can't wait to get this over with. I can't stand being in that girl's presence" said Ino who was sad about Sakura's passing and to how insensitive Kagome was to her passing.
"Did you hear that?" Asked Ino Shikamaru signaled for everyone to be quiet."There are enemies approaching, we better get in formation now."they did not argue the point they got in formation Choji looked and saw a dark-skinned redhead girl who had a sword on her back. Her teammates were two other boys who looked around the same age as her. "Do you got a plan Shikamaru?"Choji asked nervously."Of course I got a plan you take on the red-haired girl I will take on the silver haired one that seems to be the smartest of the group and Ino you use your ability to take out the dumb one"Shikamaru was very good at analyzing his opponents. Out of all the opponents, why did he have to fight a girl?
"What getting cold feet fatty?" the girl said insultingly. This pissed off Choji; if there's one thing you don't mention, it's his weight. "I'm not fat, I'm big-boned." He yelled. He did his hand signs. "Human Boulder!" He turned into a ball, which caught the girl off guard; she was barely able to dodge in time. He did another jutsu. He did a strong punch which the girl barely blocked with her sword. The sword was about to crack; she was surprised by his immense strength. "Out of all the fat people, have to fight, it has to be one with a clan that specializes in jutsus that burn calories. Great." Choji didn't listen; he just heard the word "fat" and got pissed off. He stretched his arm again. The girl dodged out of the way.
He didn't let anything slow him down; he wasn't going to let the girl get away. The girl took a stance and unleashed a lightning-style sword attack. "Lightning-style, lightning-sword strike" He ducked, knowing that if he was hit, he'd be cut to pieces. Despite the sword being cracked, it could still do damage. He wasn't like Shikamaru when it came to brains or Ino. He had to come up with a strategy on the spot: how could he counter a style he wasn't equipped to deal with? He couldn't think for too long or else he'd be cut to pieces
He decided to use one of the techniques he was going to use in the Chunin Exams. The girl looked horrified; she couldn't have blocked it, it was too fast for her. She used her sword to protect herself, but the sword shattered by the time he was done. He undid the technique and looked at the girl; she didn't look as injured as she could have been. He looked around him for any buildings he may have damaged; luckily, he hadn't.
His friends looked defeated already. Apparently Choji fought the toughest among them. The girl looked at Choji confused on why he didn't kill her. "Why won't you kill Konoha ninja?" the girl asked him, confused. "I have no reason to kill you. You were only doing your duty; you didn't harm anyone in this village, and I don't like killing people." The girl laughed like he was telling a joke. "You're a ninja and you're showing mercy. That's funny?" They were silent. "Why are you here?" Choji asked her. "Because you're infringing on our territory. We don't believe for a second you are here to do anything to help this village that you had a hand in harming in the first place." The idea that his country would do such a thing angered Choji.
"That's outrageous! My team is here, along with everyone else, to help the people. We're not here to make things worse for them." The girl looked confused. "That's not what I've heard." Choji had no idea what to say. "If we're both here to help and one party is guilty, then who was truly behind what happened here?" Choji asked himself.
Before he can indulge in his thoughts further, Shikimaru approached him and the defeated girl he looked Disturbed."What is it Shikamaru ?"asked Choji."Our mission has gotten far more complicated. We got inform the others quickly before it's too late" Choji did not like the sound of this at all.
"What is it why do you have that look on your face like something has gone wrong?"asked Choji."I don't got time to explain. Ino will relay the message to everyone about what happened. He didn't know why but he had a bad feeling like this mission was not going to turn out the way he expected it would.
"Stop fighting everyone, danger is intimate"Choji looked in the direction he was horrified same thing with the girl that he fought earlier whatever grievances they had meant nothing compared to the disaster that is vastly approaching
Sasuke saw a white haired boy. There were others but he went towards him. Sasuke was curious about this person he carried his sword on his back. Sasuke went towards his pouch and took out a kanai and got in a fighting position. He wasn't going to waste any time he knew this was not the kind of opponent that would attack impulsively. He had to be cautious."so this is the Uchiha. I'm not going to lie, I'm disappointed said Omoi not impressed.
"I wouldn't underestimate myself if I were my clan's reputation, which is well-earned."
The man still didn't look impressed with Sasuke, but spoke.
"Your clan mustn't be that impressive if it was wiped out by one person."
Sasuke was going to lose control; this was bait he couldn't let anyone make him lose control of his emotions; he couldn't lose focus.
The two combatants stood there, Sasuke was waiting for him to make the first move. Omoi was doing the same.
"Lightning Style: Thunderbolt Slash"
Sasuke's opponent took his sword from his back and slashed lightning, headed right at him. Sasuke did a somersault and took another tool from his pouch and did hand signs.
"Fire Style: Demon Phoenix Jutsu"
A barrage of shuriken's he nearly dodged all of them. Sasuke knew he wouldn't be able to hit him but that wasn't the plan; he ran towards him. And kicked him in the gut he knocked his opponent over who jumped to keep his distance. He did it another jitsu.
"Lightning Release: After Image"
Sasuke felt like he was seeing multiple Omoi. He was moving at lightning speed; he was hit once, not twice. Sasuke couldn't keep all of them; it was like fighting five of them at once.
This opponent was far stronger than anyone he'd ever fought up to this point, not even Haku in the Land of Waves was this fast with the ice mirrors. Sasuke had to figure out how to defeat him. He didn't want to use his Sharingan so soon; it took up a lot of chakra. He wanted to use it only in situations that were necessary because he hadn't mastered it yet. There was no choice but to use it if he did, he would lose. He activated it, and the after-image made more sense; it was easier to find the real target. He waited for the right opportunity and when he was about to hit Sasuke again, Sasuke did a somersault kick and hit him at his face.
The terrain that Sasuke was in gave him a disadvantage if he were fighting in a forest, his jutsu at his arsenal would be far easier to utilize. He was not trained to fight an open terrain that was mostly stone. His opponent he couldn't use his techniques again because the sharingan. He was going to be a lot more cautious, but Sasuke couldn't let him come up with a plan of counter-attack. He had to beat him and he had to beat him quickly. His Sharingan wasn't complete; he has difficulty activating it at will. He has to win now.
He charged as fast as he could. He took another kunai from his pouch, dual wielding two knives. Charging at him like the wind and the night sky were propelling him, he tried to counter Sasuke's weapons with his sword. Sasuke pressed his attack, jumping as his opponent tried to counter. He did a lightning-style jutsu that hit Sasuke. He screamed in pain.
"It's a shame that your sensei wasn't Kakashi of the Sharingan. He could have taught you how to properly utilize your gift, but you're stuck with that woman instead. Doesn't that anger you?" Said Omoi, disappointed that he wasn't the opponent he was hoping for. Sasuke thought about Hinata. She wasn't the kind of sensei he would have chosen, but she isn't a bad teacher; she helps her students. Sasuke has seen benefits since she started teaching him. She may not be able to teach him the Sharingan, but no teacher can. That's something he has to learn on his own.
"My Sensei killed Zabuza, one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, she is called the Lioness; she is one of the strongest Shinobi of Konoha. I will not allow anyone to disrespect her, especially you, considering your village almost started a war in a failed kidnapping attempt on her nine years ago. His opponent didn't take the bait; trying to dig up the past won't rattle me. Up. I can see that your Sensei's reputation precedes her, and I will not comment about what our village tried to do to her. This is not what this is about. You have trespassed on what is rightfully our territory. You are responsible for what happened. Konoha ninja were responsible for the national disaster. He pointed at Sasuke accusingly.
"Enough talking! I'd rather settle this right here, right now."
Sasuke resumed his fighting stance; he didn't think he'd be able to last much longer. He had one more gambit at his disposal; could he really afford to use this move yet? No, he had to. He couldn't afford to die yet; too much depended on it. Before Sasuke could make his move, he heard a voice from Ino.
"Stop fighting everyone, danger is imminent." Both Sasuke and Omoi looked in horror at whatever was happening. Sasuke jumped into action, whatever grievances he may have against his former teammate at that moment didn't matter; a disaster was about to engulf Konoha, and it didn't matter who was friend or foe; the only thing they had in common was saving the people of Konoha. If Sasuke were to deal with his former teammate after they saved the village, he assumed they wouldn't fail.
Kagome has never been involved in a real battle before, so she has to be careful; otherwise, it could easily lead to her death, and she can't afford to die. Her mother depends on her, so she will do whatever is necessary to win, even if it involves dishonorable or underhanded tactics. Nothing is off the table. She looks at a girl with black hair who has a sword on her back. This gives her a chance to find an opponent who uses the same kind of weapon as she does. She takes her father's sword out of its sheath.
"So you're a swordsman too. This should be interesting. I wonder if your swordsmanship skills compare to mine. I was trained by Killer B himself. I would be disappointed if you were to be defeated so quickly. After all, it's not every day I get to test my skills against a Konoha ninja." Emiko was clearly older than Kagome and likely had more experience. She had to be careful of this opponent, who couldn't be underestimated.
"I wouldn't underestimate myself if I were you. I don't care who your teacher is. Unlike my peers, I don't care about things like honor because there is no such thing in this line of work."
She got into a fighting stance. The girl looked at her disappointed as if she was expecting someone like her as an opponent.
"You have no soul; that stance." This confused Kagome. Why would she say something so ridiculous?
Her opponent withdrew her sword from its scabbard; his sword was longer in length than Kagome's. He had greater reach, and from what she had gathered, her opponent had probably more experience and more arm strength at his disposal. He had come a long way since the academy; she wasn't the same girl anymore. She was way stronger.
"You better not underestimate me, it would be a big mistake," Emiko advised. The two said nothing. was waiting for her opponent to make the first move. Kagome noticed that her opponent was impatient she was going to make the first move. She wasn't disappointed as she made her first move she blocked what would have been a lethal blow. The clash was intense. She knew she couldn't match her opponent in upper body strength. She had one advantage over her but what Kagome had that was different was the ambush of surprise. She did a hand sign. "Water style: Water Blade" Another sword appeared on her other hand and she hit her opponent with it who was knocked back. It was not sharp like her metal blade but a sword made of water was deadly nevertheless. She didn't possess the ability to turn it into ice yet she didn't have that kind of mastery over the jutsu but had she done the ice variation her opponent would have been dead on the spot.
She knew it wouldn't kill her opponent. She got up and looked at her almost as if she were amused.
"Interesting Jutsu! You've got a weird style, but it's a shame you didn't train with it for a few years; you could have won this battle instantly."
She did her own hand sign and a lightning sword appeared in her other hand. This was bad; she knew she couldn't counter her lightning with water. She undid the jutsu. She made a fatal mistake. She ran in order to keep distance from her opponent, but her opponent was faster than she was. She did a hand sign, "Wind Style: Wind Barrier." The lightning blade dispersed immediately. She was fortunate; she managed to undo the jutsu on time. The girl looked impressed with her quick thinking.
Then she noticed the girl as if she had five extra hands and withdrew all of her swords and held them all like she had claws as blades."you didn't think these were just for show did you? Big mistake you should have known better than to underestimate me"the girl charged at her it wasn't just the additional blades that was different her speed if she wasn't careful she could be cut to pieces. She was not equipped to deal with a person with this kind of fighting style now there's always situations in this kind of life to expect the unexpected. She had to come up with a strategy and quick if she didn't want to go to an early grave.
She had to think what her instructor in the Abu told her when it came to encountering a more experienced swordsman than herself."always look for an opening in their technique, don't strike prematurely, always look for openings if you have to run"said Kakashi. She ran knowing that's what her mentor in the two months prior to ending up on her team told her to do. She ran the girl was not too far behind her.
She wasn't as good at this technique as Naruto, but it was the only way to get her some distance. "Shadow clone jutsu"; she created three Shadow clones and dispersed. She hid in one of the buildings she had a technique she could use, but if it missed, she could die. She was told by Kakashi never to use this technique unless there was no other choice. She hasn't mastered it yet, but it was dangerous because her opponent had lightning and it could be countered, but what choice did she have? She did all the hand signs and jabbed her sword to the ground and did a nature release. Her sword had wind and water properties for a short time; she would have faster swinging speed, but if it missed, it would be over.
The girl charged at her shadow clones, which served their purpose. This was it; she charged, cutting off her opponent's guard. She was about to defend herself, but then she heard a voice that caused both of them to stop. "Stop fighting! Danger is imminent!" said Ino.
Kagome looked and realized what was happening. Her opponent didn't need to say anything to know that there were bigger priorities than their battle. They put their swords away and, without thinking, jumped. She couldn't help but think that, if it hadn't been for Ino, she would have been killed. She lost, and the only reason she's alive is because of luck.
Hanabi was staring down at her opponent who is a redhead boy. There was nothing special about him in terms of his appearance; he was light skinned. He didn't waste any time in attacking her one thing she was taught during her training with her father, always end a fight as fast as possible. The gentle fist was the greatest taijutsu style in Konoha. She had to end this fight fast; she couldn't delay her teammates need her. Her opponent didn't give her any chance to come up with any counter-attacks he pressed on he attacked her left and right it took everything she had not to get hit by a killing blow.
Despite being talented despite being chosen over her sister as the Heir of the clan she was nowhere near Neji's level her cousin. would have made child's Play of the opponent that she's fighting all she is doing is dodging. Her father would be disgusted with her. She knew why she felt fear this opponent was after her for her Byakugan. "Is this all you're going to do, you freak is this Dodge? Apparently you Hyuga's are not what you are made out to be."the boy said mockingly Hanabi wasn't going to take the bait. That was one rule in combat you do not engage in with the gentle fist never lose control of your emotions.
"18 trigrams 64 palms"she struck with lightning speed the boy couldn't Dodge any of it. She hit him at all of his chakra points which completely knocked him over. The fight was as good as over. If there's one thing she agreed with with Shino, always end a fight quickly and never underestimate your opponents, always go all out. She agreed with that philosophy. But she noticed something off the boy smiled then she realized why she looked behind her and barely defended herself when he was about to strike her in the eye he was aiming for her eye he was aiming to steal the precious Byakugan.
"You think I wouldn't know anything about your precious Byakugan? Even if the corpse that was given to my family turn out to be useless because we couldn't use the Byakugan because it was sealed doesn't mean we didn't learn something about its limitations. That's the thing with you Hyuga's you think you're so Superior because of your precious eyes."the boy smiled thinking that he had one she couldn't waste her time worrying about how he found out how to find weaknesses in the Byakugan she had to find a way to defeat him.
This technique she was going to use she was playing on saving it for later but she has no choice if she doesn't use it now she could potentially die and the Byakugan falling into the hands of the enemy she couldn't let that happen it was her responsibility as the next Heir to secure at all cost even at her own life. She got in her own stance and activated her nature release something that was discouraged in her clan but she wasn't going to take any chances."lightning style 1.8 trigrams 64 palms"she charged that lightning speed even faster he couldn't keep up he fooled her once but he wasn't going to fool her a second time he tried to protect himself but to no avail she hit him in every possible place possible the boy screamed in pain and then when she did the final blow he tumbled over.
The fight was brief but it took a lot out of her she was breathing heavily she looked at her teammates who already finished their fights. Their opponents were knocked out. When she looked at her opponent she was horrified by what she saw. Her opponent was dead, his corpse was mutilated, it was barely recognizable, it was hard to tell he was even human at all. She didn't hear the voice that told her of the danger that was coming; she screamed and screamed and screamed.
"What have I done, what have I done?"she cried, this is not what she is supposed to do, she's supposed to be stronger than this supposed to be better but she killed someone. Did she really have to go that far she could have simply knocked him out she didn't have to kill him her teammates tried to get her to move but she didn't hear anything they were saying. She was a killer now nothing anybody told her would change that she looked at her hands she was shaking. She didn't want this, she didn't want to go on missions like this, she didn't want to kill anyone, she just wanted to be a normal girl. She continued to scream before she could do anything she felt someone hit her at the neck and everything went black.
He was advised not to fight, but what choice did he have? This person standing before him is a threat to his team. He had to protect them. Just think that there was someone else like him out there."I think you should run, you're not ready for this." Kyubi advised. Naruto knew he couldn't run away.
"You should run away kid, I'll look the other way, I'm not interested in killing boys" the man advised him. Naruto. He didn't know why, but for the way he said it, he was sincere. He didn't want to fight him anymore than Naruto did.
"You're just like me, aren't you? You have something inside of you. Is there any way we can resolve this without fighting each other? Don't we both have the same goal?" Naruto asked him.
"We're here to help the people in this village, but I have orders to make you leave by whatever means necessary. This is nothing personal, kid."
He didn't want to fight him. Naruto knew that."Then what is it that we're doing wrong? Can you at least tell me?"
The man looked at him like he was baffled that he was asking what seemed obvious to him.
"My brother doesn't trust Konoha because he believes your village was responsible for what happened. We are here to help the people in this village."
Naruto was conflicted. Something was off. He was telling the truth.
"Kit, I have a bad feeling that there are other forces at work here trying to make your mission a failure." Kyubi said to him, concerned about what was happening. Naruto turned around, then saw the source of his concern, and he was horrified.
"The disasters happening to Hinata-sensei and everyone!" Naruto jumped, not going to bother with this person who he had no grievances with the village, had to be saved, but how? His power was limited; he was nothing.
"I need all the power you can give me. I'll save this village by whatever means necessary."
Naruto did hand signs.
"If I do this, your secret will be out. Are you sure you want to do that? You owe these people nothing."
Naruto looked at the people of the village and his friends. He couldn't call Sasuke a friend, much less Kagome. But Hinata was there, and she was in danger. If he didn't stop this, she could die along with everyone else.
"I don't care. I can't let any of my friends die. I can't let Hinata-sensei die. Give me all the power you can give me. I beg of you."
Kyubi was surprised at Naruto's resolve and was impressed.
"As your body stands now, you cannot handle more than one tail. I will give you this much power; it gives you a chance to prove that I was right to trust you and do a leap of faith. Naruto, no other host before me, not even your predecessor, has ever done what you have done. I will believe in you, show me your resolve kit."
Naruto felt his body engulfed in chakra; he never felt this much power. Even the power he had when he fought Haku seemed insignificant by comparison. It felt like drinking from a fountain of water. This was the equivalent of an ocean.
He ran as fast as his legs could take him to the landslide. Could he really stop it with just one tail? No, Naruto couldn't think that way; he had to try. He couldn't let these people die; so much was at stake. If he didn't stop it, all his friends would die.
Killer Bee was seeing a stranger without hesitation, risking his life for the village even if he was accused of being responsible. Even if his village was accused, he was still risking his life.
He doesn't disagree with his brother often, but he knew the boy had no malicious intent. He didn't fight him; he abandoned the fight and went straight to saving the village. Instead, he was the first to see it.
He knew the boy would fail without help, unlike him. He doesn't have the ability to use the full capabilities of his tail beast yet."As it stands, he's going to die. "We should be helping him. Whatever light that boy has, it cannot go out so soon. He is way too young. He could be something that could help change the world one day. I sense it in him. He is different from the other jinchūriki. His and Kyūbi have a connection. It's not as strong as ours yet, but it could be one day. Shouldn't we help him?" Hachibi asked him.
Killer B couldn't help but admire the boy's resolve; he had no desire to fight him. No, he was going to help the boy. There was no reason not to. He was going to do what was right. He was going to save the people in the village, even if he had to do it with an enemy. He would figure that out later. The landslide needed to be stopped.
Naruto was trying everything to stop the landslide. It was too much even with the power of one tail; it was impossible to stop a landslide that was too big. "Damn if only I was stronger."
Naruto said he couldn't stop even if his hands were melting; he couldn't stop, he had to stop it. "What are you waiting for, kid? Get behind me and let's stop this landslide together." Killer B said
"Long time no see," Hachibi said to Kyubi. "Don't get all familiar with me; we're only doing this because our host has a common goal—nothing more."
Naruto didn't understand what was going on. "Oh, you've become soft. Have you taken a liking to this kid? I know I have." Said Hachibi
Kyubi was embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, but can we not do this in a life-and-death situation? We're trying to stop this damn landslide; remember?"
Naruto screamed.
"We haven't forgotten that," Kyubi said to him with annoyance.
"Let's focus on saving the people. We'll talk later after this is over." The man from earlier said.
Naruto focused all his energy. He couldn't explain a beam shot out from his mouth along with the person assisting him, which blew a hole in the ground, causing the entire landslide to collapse inside of it. It was slowed down to the point where barely any of it got past them. They stopped it.
Naruto collapsed in exhaustion. It took everything, but with help he stopped the landslide. Then he heard footsteps and saw his peers along with others shocked that Naruto and Killer Bee had stopped the landslide.
"You stopped it, how is that even possible?" asked Sasuke.
"I couldn't have done it without him" said Naruto pointing at B.
"I couldn't have done it without you either" said Naruto seeing him with a closed fist.
Naruto didn't know if it was a cultural norm or if he was offering him a congratulations, so he put his fist against B in acknowledgment.
"What the hell are we doing? These are our enemies." said one of the Genin. Naruto looked and saw a dead boy who was being held. The situation was tense.
"No one's going to kill anyone, I will not allow any further hostilities and neither will you, is that agreeable, Naruto?" asked Killer Bee. Naruto was tired from all the fighting. "I agree" Not everyone was satisfied, but before anything could be they heard a loud explosion. Naruto looked at the direction where Hinata was. What was going on over there?
Hinata knew there were three potential enemies nearby, but she couldn't help feeling like there was someone watching them. She could have pinpointed it. She couldn't understand why she was feeling that way, but someone was watching them, and it wasn't any of the three chakra signatures she saw with her Byakugan.
The place where the first disaster happened, she put her hand on the ground, feeling it. Some say the Byakugan is the all-seeing eye, but that's just an exaggeration. She has the ability to glimpse into the past and the future; however, she can't control it, and she can't explain it to anyone.
As if time itself had stopped, Hinata looked at her ability. It happened again that she was able to take a brief glimpse into the past. Was this the day of the disaster? She couldn't explain how she had this ability; it frightened her. She saw four figures: one of them was a masked woman with a fox mask.
"Things are going to according to plan no matter how this mission ends. Don't worry, Danzo-sama will benefit."
The woman's voice sounded distorted.
"We will let you take it from here. We will go to the other side, while those fools investigate this side. They will be oblivious to our true plan."
Before they dispersed, the woman made sure to give orders.
"Danzo-sama specifically gave an order for the boy to be alive. Make sure he lives at all costs, or we will all face the consequences. Do I make myself clear?"
Her colleagues nodded in agreement and dispersed.
Hinata was horrified. It was a trap. She looked across the landslide and saw that it had already collapsed on Naruto and her students. She took off without hesitation. She was not going to fail again; she couldn't fail again; she hadn't gotten very far. A brown-skinned man with white hair stopped her in her tracks.
"You, Konoha ninja, have been caught red-handed; you deliberately caused the first disaster and you have caused the second one. Even at the cost of your own soldiers, you would do this to the people of the land of Sapphire. You make me sick. You, Konoha dog's."
She looked around her and saw Kurenai and Asuma. Also being approached by enemies, so she had to fight her way through them. She didn't have time for this. Her students could die. Her friend Naruto could die. Her sister could die.
The enemies in front of her had no time to waste. She got into her fighting stance. She couldn't fail, not again. Despite the pain on her neck, she wasn't going to lose. She couldn't fail them. She couldn't repeat the failure in the Land of Waves.
"OUT OF MY WAY!" Hinata shouted, she wasted no time. She instantly activated her Lion Fist, it was not a technique she used lightly, but this was an emergency. Her opponent took out his sword; he calmly took her attack head-on. This opponent was nothing like Zabuza. He was many times stronger; she pushed him back. "Lightning Style: Lightning Palm" she shot a bolt of lightning out of her hand; her opponent countered with a black lightning bolt. It bounced, almost incinerating her colleagues along with his. This wasn't an ordinary battle.
She struck with fury, not only was her student in danger, but also her sister. She was fighting a ninja from the land of Lightning. She hated everyone from there. It didn't matter who they were to her; they were murderers. Barbarians that killed her mother and tried to kidnap her. Everything that went wrong nine years ago was because of filth like him. This man she was fighting.
"Out of my way, you cloud Ninja scum!"
Hinata screamed.
The man barely was able to defend himself, thanks to her quick and fast reflexes, making it difficult for him to deflect any of her blows. He was barely able to keep up with her speed; she was faster than any he'd faced before. Hinata didn't care if she'd killed every single one of those Cloud ninja to protect Naruto; she would do it.
He calmly deflected her blows, she didn't have time to toy with him; there was no time to play around.
"What is a Konoha ninja doing here?" Darui asked Hinata calmly.
"I owe you no explanations, Cloud ninja scum." Hinata said with hatred. She pushed him back; she was determined to kill him and everyone of his comrades. The only good cloud ninja is a dead cloud Ninja.
The masked woman saw a perfect opportunity to use the jitsu, a powerful genjutsu that would trigger something in Hinata's memory and cause her to go berserk. She opened the scroll. She placed her index fingers in her nose region on her mask and cast the berserk genjutsu. She would observe the results as she tested the jitsu, not thinking her first guinea pig would be Hinata.
she wondered what kind of horse the woman would experience her nightmares and PTSD regarding what happened the day her mother died was no secret to the root organization what kind of things would she see she does not know.
It was a nasty Genjutsu that could potentially drive the person mad. Barely anyone understands the dangers of Genjutsu, it's often underestimated and considered an inferior form of combat compared to its counterparts Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. That's why it was potentially the most dangerous kind of jitsu. most can't deal with it.
She waited for the jutsu's effects to take effect on Hinata Hyuga. Regardless of the results, she would report to her master about it, whether its success or failure of a potential weapon that could be used against Konoha's enemies in the future.
Hinata wasn't fighting rationally; the man blocked everything. The lion Fist, which were Blue, it was turning black. The color of the Lion Fist represented the mental state Hinata was not fighting with a calm and pure heart. She was fighting with hatred in her heart. Hatred for the enemy. Hatred for the country that try to kidnap her as a child and murdered her mother.
Her opponent did another jutsu to try to counter, but it didn't work. Hinata effortlessly destroyed everything he threw at her.
It didn't matter anything, she didn't hear anyone's voice except for the voices of the people who died the night her mother died. Her father's hateful words, her mother's dying scream as her life was ending, she heard nothing, nothing mattered at that moment. Her opponent, who was no longer fighting, he was just trying to survive. Anger and rage were the only things she had. She didn't care about anything. Nothing else mattered but the death of every ninja from the Land of Lightning. If she killed every single one of them to avenge her mother, she would do it.
"Avenge me Hinata."her mother said to her.
Kurenai couldn't believe what she was seeing. Hinata was consumed with rage; her opponent didn't understand why she was stopping. "We both know if we don't do something, your comrade is going to die. Are you okay with that?" She asked her opponent, who seemed to be the more rational member of the group. "We're enemies, yet you're trying to help my colleague. Why should I believe you?" The blonde-haired woman asked calmly, "Because my friend is going to make the biggest mistake of her life. I can't stop her alone, but you can help me get your comrade. Also, help me. The four of us together can stop her. I'm begging you: don't do this for her, do this for your comrade." She didn't know if this would work. She couldn't bear the thought of Hinata killing someone in a fit of rage. She had not completely gotten over her trauma just seeing the forehead symbol of the Land of Lightning was enough to set her off.
"C stand down"her comrade looked confused, same with Asuma "you better give a damn good reason we should help these Konoha dogs?"C yelled at his comrade in disbelief not believing she was talking him into standing down."if we don't stop her Darui will die all of us together can stop her"he looked at everyone and reluctantly stopped.
"What do we do?" asked Samui, wanting to know what Kurenai had in mind.
"She's under the influence of a genjutsu. Someone used a Genjutsu on her to trigger a PTSD episode. We have to undo that jitsu or we're all dead. None of you have any idea how powerful she is." Everyone looked at her and understood completely her reputation; it was well-earned.
"I will be the one that will dispel the jitsu cuz I am an expert on genjutsu and its applications but you must help your friend in order to make that happen all of us are risking our lives here if we don't do anything she will kill us all make no mistake I'm not doing this for any of you I'm doing this for her. I don't think you're doing it for my friend either"she knew this was the most reasonable thing that could happen they all got in their fighting positions and went straight to their friends aid.
To Hinata nothing mattered, only the enemy everyone that wore that forehead protector form the land of lightning was her enemy, every citizen every person was an enemy. They would all pay for what they did to her mother; they'd all pay for what happened the man was on the verge of collapsing."what's wrong cloud Ninja is this all you got or you used to butchering civilians?"she said with righteous indignation.
Before she can deliver a killing blow, she was blocked by C and Samui, along with Asuma. She felt an even greater sense of rage."THE ENEMY! WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING THE ENEMY?"Hinata screamed, her sense of reasoning gone.
Asuma had never seen Hinata consumed by rage; they couldn't couldn't' believe what he he was was seeing seeing...
That's not the only thing he saw: the markings started appearing on her face. Her eyes went from lavender to a yellowish color, which more resembled a snake than a human.
"Hinata, I'm your friend, don't you remember?" Asuma asked, trying to reason with her.
"You betrayed me for them. They are the enemy. They are the enemy."
Hinata attacked him, but he was barely able to defend himself. She was way stronger than he was, especially with the curse mark, which covered more of her face.
Hinata, snap out of it! This isn't you; you're under the influence.
Kurenai pleaded.
"You betrayed me, too, for the sake of my mother's killers. You're even willing to side with them." Hinata said, filled with sadness and betrayal.
"We have to defend ourselves; she can't be reasoned with." Asuma said to Kurenai.
"She cannot be reasoned with; she's too dangerous. We will have to do what we have to do; it's unfortunate, but we do what we must." Asuma said with a melancholic tone, knowing that he had no choice.
Hinata couldn't be reasoned with. This genjutsu was powerful, indeed. He didn't want to hurt her, but she was way too strong for him. Not to use whatever abilities he had in his arsenal. He activated his windblade on his weapons. The blades were like too-short swords.
He was hoping he wouldn't have to cut Hinata with them, or hurt her. But he had no choice if he didn't; everyone would die. She charged at him; he tried to cut, but the blade wouldn't go through. The Lion's Fist was way too powerful. He was knocked back, along with the people who supported him. What the hell was this? He saw purple chakra. She stared down at her fallen foe—the one that she was about to kill before him and Darui. Where was Kurenai?
Naruto did not know why but he ran as fast as his legs can take him he ignored but everyone was saying the one-tailed state gave him lightning speed he was running as fast as his legs would take him he smelled Hinata's sent but he felt emotions he never felt from her anger rage hatred. She was going to kill someone and she was going to do it in Cold blood he couldn't let her become a killer he couldn't let her become the very thing that she despises he had to stop her. "I need more power is there any way you can give me two tails or three?"Naruto asked Kyubi "your body can barely take one tail I will not suffer fools Naruto"he warned."Hinata needs me if I can't protect her. What good, is this power?"Naruto asked him.
"Tell me, Kit, what are your honest feelings towards this woman?" Kyubi asked him seriously.
"She's important to me, the most important person to me I would die for her. Why do you ask?" The fox was thinking deeply.
"Show me your resolve then, if you're determined to protect her with the power that I'm giving you right now. If you show me that your resolve is strong, I will give you permission to use more than one tail. But know this: if your resolve is weak, I will not give you more than one. Do I make myself clear, Kit? This is my life I'm risking; it's not just yours. We are partners. You and I. What one of us does affects the other. Remember that."
Naruto knew without him, he would be nothing.
He ran as fast as his legs could take him. He finally got to his destination and when he saw Disturbed him Hinata everyone looked beaten. Was she really going to kill everyone?"Hinata sensei stop"all was silent.
She heard a voice. It was Naruto, one of her students. She looked at everyone then she felt someone put her arm around her. It was her friend. "Genjutsu release!" she shouted, but nothing happened. She threw her onto the ground. She looked at her with hatred, she looked at everyone else, they were all traitors, all of them, they were all working with the people who had killed her mother.
"Hinata-sensei, stop! This is not who you are. You are not a killer." She heard the same voice. "Don't listen to him. Avenge Mama! Those Cloud ninjas deserve it, and so do those who get in your way of vengeance. They took away everything from me. My dear Hinata, every single Cloud ninja must die. All of them deserve it. Your uncle died too because of that bastard who murdered me." She heard her mother. That's sweet voice she hadn't heard in so long.
"Mother"Hinata said like a child who was lost.
"Hinata sensei stop you are not a cold blooded murderer this is not who you are" she heard that same voice it sounded so distant."don't listen to it he's lying just like the others"she heard him again louder this time."Hinata you are not a murderer you're one of the first people that ever truly value me as a human and accept me despite having Kyubi inside of me you are the first true friend I've ever had please I'm begging you stop"she turned around and saw the boy.
She saw two people behind him his parents Kushina Uzumaki, her parental figure and Minato, the closest think she ever had to a father. This boy was their child."Please look after my boy Hinata. He's not likely going to be good with girls, he's going to probably be really bad at eating his vegetables and please make sure he goes down the right path. If there's anybody I trust with my son it's you."she cried at that memory she was 6 years old then her mother was right next to her when she said that."My daughter will be a good friend to Naruto. I know she will, she's a good girl Kushina'"she heard the two women laugh. It was a happy memory. It was the last memory of them together before the night of the attack before everything changed.
"Don't ever change who You are, kindness and gentleness is a strength not a weakness"said Itachi."How is it my strength? I don't understand Itachi Kun. How is it my strength it has given me nothing my clan looks at me with contempt my father hates me what good is my kind and gentle nature when it doesn't give me the respect that I need to be the Hokage."she shouted at him
Itachi got up he looked at her with the saddest look."those people don't deserve your time you will have people someday that will appreciate you for who you are you will have someone who will even love you for who you are that is the Hinata I would want to be the Hokage with this village needs is a kind and gentle Hokage the kind that Minato was. These fossils they think true strength is being ruthless and punching down it those who are weaker than them but they are wrong those who are kind and those who are gentle those who choose to do kindness to others and to show Mercy to others they are the strong ones"Hinata didn't want to believe what Itachi said but she wanted to believe him.
"No matter what happens Hinata you will always be the most important person to me and even if you someday hate me that will never change"he turned his back on her. That was the last time she would ever speak to him someone she loved.
"Ignore those memories, they're just trying to confuse you, my daughter, your enemies are in front of you, kill them now only then will I rest in peace and only then will I forgive you because you failed me, my dear daughter, my pathetic daughter"Hinata cried.
"Hinata sensei I know you're strong I believe in you stop"looked and saw Sasuke who caught up to Naruto. The boy her friend Itachi, no former friend. Both Naruto and Sasuke we're watching her she was horrified when she was seeing no this is not what she wanted to become she's not a murderer then she heard her voice of her mother again.
"avenge me my daughter if it weren't for your weakness I would still be alive."she said with that kind voice that had a coldness to it.
"Hinata sensei this isn't you please stop fight it."she heard Naruto say.
"don't listen to him he's with the enemy kill him."the woman said to her.
"no I won't I made a promise to Kushina San"she said resisting her voice.
"YOU STUPID WORTHLESS GIRL, YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS avenge me,"her mother screamed at her with hatred.
"You should have died instead of your mother, you worthless wretch." said her father.
"I had a bright future, but you're the reason I died. You worthless wretch! Mother was right: If only you had abandoned that mission and not played hero, I would be alive. You worthless piece of garbage." Sakura said spitefully.
"a worthless coward." said one of the elders.
"Please stop." Hinata said, tears falling. The voices got louder and louder, and louder they wouldn't stop. She wanted to silence them; anything to get them to stop.
Hinata screamed. "NOOOOOOO!" She took a Kanai, she wanted to silence the voices; anything to keep them silent. They got louder and louder. She stabbed herself again and again in the abdomen. She stabbed in other parts of herself as well. She cut her wrist anything to get the pain to stop; to get the voices to stop. She was about to cut herself in the eyes and jab her Kanai in her brain until she was knocked out and all went black.
Naruto didn't want to do that but she would have killed herself it took him everything he had to do. He used two tails in order to make it happen. She fell to the ground in a heap. Naruto looked at Sasuke. He was shocked that he caught up to him then he saw his other teammate Kagome and the others. Kurenai approached Hinata and checked if the jitsu was still in effect. It wasn't whatever Naruto did, it ended the jitsu.
"What happened to the village?" Asked Kurenai Naruto answered. "It's been saved but I can't take credit neither of us can I'm afraid without"he looked at Killer Bee." "I'm sorry I don't know your name"the man answered for him."the name is Killer Bee, but you can call me B"Naruto, in spite of the situation, smiled boyishly."thank you if I had to be honest I would not have been able to save Sapphire village without you we make a good team. It's a shame we could not have met under different circumstances"the man couldn't help but agree.
"I was almost killed by your Sensei and we're all friendly whatever"Darui said not really caring."regardless we are as invested in finding out who caused a disaster as you are" Asuma said to the other ninja around them."what if it was a Konoha Ninja what are you going to do then?"asked C."then we will do what's right and leave,"Naruto answered, which shocked everyone.
"That's not your call to make Naruto" Asuma reminded him."no, that's Hinata sensei's call and speaking of which, what the hell happened?"Naruto asked everyone of the Jonin."I don't know she was under the influence of a powerful Genjutsu nothing I've ever experienced before every one of you are not to tell anyone understood this is a S-ranked class secret"all of the Genin nodded in agreement.
Naruto despite the day being won he it didn't really feel like much of a victory. He couldn't properly protect Hinata. He had to hurt her; he felt powerless and weak. Why couldn't he protect her? Why can't he protect his teammates? He wants to be stronger. He feels weak; he was sick of being a pathetic boy. He wishes to be a man so he never is hopeless again without Kyubi Hinata would have killed herself because she couldn't defeat the genjitsu.
The masked woman was pleased the jitsu worked it was a powerful weapon a little flawed but powerful indeed turning allies against each other. She would report to Danzo the success of her mission. When she looked at the boy she couldn't help it no that was impossible she disregarded the thought as soon as it entered but she couldn't help but feel something familiar about him. She disregarded the thought the only thing that mattered was the mission and Root she was going to bring the success of her mission the next phase of her Masters plan would begin soon.
"What do we do? Our mission was to ensure the destruction of the inhabitants that mission has failed"asked her colleague who wore the mask of a oni"the mission has succeeded no matter what happens our masters agenda has been going according to plan there's no need to be concerned what happened those Genin whatever they succeeded or failed is of no consequence the missions objective has been fulfilled Hiruzen will look even worse which will only justify his replacement in the near future this mission was a disaster with Konoha's fingers attached to it he will pull out in good faith which will only make his position weaker everything works beautifully that's the beauty about long-term plans is it not?"asked a boy who wore a fox mask.
"It matters not Danzo Sama will get rid of the weeds in due time we will finally have destroyed anything in our way to bring prosperity to Konoha" said a men by the name of Tanuki Shigaraki."The group headed back to their destination the masked woman did not care one way or the other but something about Naruto Uzumaki. Why was he familiar to her why did she feel something towards him? She put that thought aside emotions was not the Way of the Ninja ninjas are tools they were weapons and nothing else. She had to be the perfect weapon for Konoha.
Another revision, another chapter. The next chapter will be the conclusion of this arc. Things will start to slow down after the chapter after the next one. Because I plan on writing another chapter for better flow, the transition from this arc to the next. Anyway, the next chapter will be the aftermath and the introduction to one of the primary antagonists of this story.