2 story updates in one week! I'm HIM! If I am one thing, it's consitent. You get a chapter every week. I don't know what I was on this week, but I was just in the zone when writing the chapters this week. It was probably that lil wayne. (I don't own anything)
Also, I thought about adding Shion to the harem. I really did like her character, and I did say I would use her in a story somehow. But I won't add her if you folks don't want her and just want to stay with Mira and Satsuki. If I did add her then it would mess up things, I already have planned for the story so that is also a factor I would have to think about. Plus, what would I even do with her. She is a princess who has a country to run. Gasp!
She could become some Uchiha priest and live in some kind of shrine. I'd just rebuild the naka shirin somewhere and put her there while making her country allies to the Mist. Let me know what you think about it and I will see what I can do.
Chapter 4- Escape
In the middle of the night a group of figures traveled in silence. The group was large and moved like trained soldiers sneaking into an enemy camp. They were dressed in black and blended in with the night like camouflage.
"How are we doing on time?"
"We have been traveling for 3 days while counting the 4 times we stopped to allow our non-ninja rest."
"Are we getting close to our goal?"
"We will reach Wave in a couple minutes where we can take a boat to the Mist."
The two people who were talking were Naori and Saito Uchiha. A former officer of the Uchiha police force. The man stood at 6 feet tall. Possessing a lean and fit frame, A long face with pronounced cheekbones and tear-troughs. His eyes were piercing and coal black with his short black hair slicked back except for the 4 bangs over his forehead. Saito was considered the lone wolf of the Uchiha, not because he was an outcast or anything but because he preferred to run solo missions and looked like a wolf with his fierce gaze.
"Okay, the leaf no doubt has sent anbu out to search for us in some hope of bringing us in or killing the last of us." Naori's voice was uncharacteristic, her normal soft tone was gone and replaced with a cold tone that could freeze hell. Naori spoke like this when she was in the wars and had to lead a group of ninja off into battle.
"I have come to the same conclusion. We have done a perfect job at covering our tracks. If they bring the Inuzuka, they might catch the smell of the baby's, but by that time we will be in Mist and the leaf wouldn't dare go there since they refused to help the rebels." Saito said with a cruel smirk on his face. The man was a genius at hiding his emotions and followed the ninja code to the grave. 'A ninja should not allow his emotions to control them.' However, he was an arrogant man. These characteristics did not restrict him from being a powerful ninja.
Naori looked back and saw Naruto running a little back next to Mira and the other kids his age, leading them like some kind of messiah to the promised land which was the Mist village. The boy had a calm gaze giving nothing away, face keeping his emotions concealed. But she could read her son like a book and knew he was troubled and hurting. There was no doubt a hurricane of emotions going on inside his brain.
Next to him Naori could see MIra looking at Naruto with worry, it seemed the young girl also knew something was troubling Naruto. MIra was a great friend and she really appreciated that about her.
The group then stopped when they arrived at a port which had multiple ships docked and people walking around trying to catch a boat.
"All we need to do is catch a boat to Wave and then another boat to the Mist village and our goal will have been reached." Shisui told the group of Uchihas with a smile. They would have cheered out if it wasn't for it being nighttime and some being too tired for all of that.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's get us a boat!" Mira proclaimed happily. This was some of the best news they had gotten so far and the little girl couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
Everyone smiled at the girl's contagious happiness. Even Naruto let a small smile graze his lips which was noticed by his mother and MIra.
"I'll go fetch us a boat." Saito said and left in a body flicker.
This let the others relax until Saito returned with good news. Many sat down and let out happy sighs at everything going smoothly. Many had expected that they would be caught by the anbu and killed or forced to return.
Naruto sat down and leaned up against a tree. The boy let out a deep breath. Things were really tense for a few hours after leaving the village. He closed his eyes and relaxed, getting a few seconds of peace and mind.
"I'm tired."
That was until Naruto felt something fall on his shoulder and opened his eyes to see Mira laying her head on his shoulder. The girl was wearing a black high collared shirt which had long sleeves. Dark gray pants with black tape on her ankles and black ninja sandals.
"You can rest on the boat ride to Wave." Naruto told her and closed his eyes again in an attempt to meditate. He read that this could keep you calm and increase the balance of physical and spiritual chakra inside your body. The boy hoped to be able to use the Yin and Yang release in the future. If he could mix Yin release in with his genjutsu, that would place his genjutsu level even above Madara and Itachi. The same could be said if he used Yang chakra. It used physical energy so this could possibly make his punches hit harder and strength to rival Tsunade Senju. If he covered his whole body in Yang chakra he could be almost indestructible while also using Yin release to cast unbreakable genjutsu and slicing them to bits with his scythe.
"But I want to rest now!" Mira whined like a baby while shaking his arm.
"Why are you acting like a baby? We have to stay focused right now." Naruto angrily told Mira while giving her a stern gaze. Annoyed that she was acting so carefree and childish in a situation like this.
Mira pouted at Naruto being so mean to her. On the inside she was shocked that he would snap on her like that. His eyes were filled with anger towards her and not the usual calm and happy gaze he gave her. "You don't have to be so mean to me, and we are only six." Mira rested her head on Naruto's shoulder with an angry pout on her face.
"Come on Naru-chan, don't be so mean to Mira-chan." Naori said and sat down next to Naruto and placed her head on his other shoulder.
"I won't get any piece of mind with you two around me." Naruto said annoyed but his heart felt a little lighter and a small part of the darkness in his heart was put to rest. Naruto would not allow the darkness to take over him but he would not shy away from it or try and push it away. It was his own darkness and he would not fall to his own hatred. He was well aware of the curse of hatred that the clan always fell to. Naruto read over the notes left behind by Madara along with the tails of his father and how Naka considered himself a bad person for what he had done in the past, even if he was forgiven by his wife and clan.
"Yea, don't be so mean to me." Mira said and smiled happily with her head on Naruto's shoulder.
Time went by and Naruto kept his eyes closed with a sense of peace in his heart. He was able to meditate while Mira had fallen asleep and his mother was just resting but still fully aware.
"I am back with good news." Saito alerted everyone with his statement. This caused all of the Uchiha's to wake and pay attention. "I have gotten a boat for all of us. It will only be us on the boat."
Nobody asked how he managed to get a boat for just the Uchiha clan in the middle of the night. Most of them got the answer in only a matter of seconds. He used his sharingan and placed a genjutsu that made the boat captain do whatever they wanted.
Everyone had gotten up from their seats or tree branches and started following Saito to the boat. Naruto shrugged his shoulders in an attempt to wake up Mira, but she was out like a light.
"MIra-chan, we are leaving." Naruto said quietly to MIra who only mumbled in her sleep. He sighed and picked the girl up in a bridal style carry causing the sleeping Mira to get a red tint to her face but tried to hide it by turning her head into Naruto's chest. Her plan had gone to perfection.
Naori seeing this, giggled into her hand. She had made sure Naruto knew how to treat a lady. Her son would not be a dense fool like her husband. The thought of her now deceased husband made her frown just the slightest.
They all made their way to the large boat that looked similar to a small yacht. Some marveled at the luxurious boat in front of them before snapping out of it and climbing into the boat. Everyone took seats and relaxed while others went out to guard the boat and keep everyone safe.
Naruto went into one of the rooms and laid Mira down in the bed. He pulled the covers over her and walked out the room and under the light of the white moon. Naruto leaned on the rail of the boat and looked at the waves crashing against the side of the boat. Naruto activated his sharingan and gazed at the stars in the sky which twinkled and gleamed their holy light on him.
Naruto pushed his dojutsu further and looked into the reflection of the water and saw his 3 tomoe. Naruto pushed more chakra into his eyes and watched as his tomoe's combined into a 3 pointed pinwheel. The pinwheel had a hole in the middle showing the blood red of his iris and black pupil. He really had it, The mangekyo sharingan. It was then the heavy weight of reality came crashing down on him.
His Dad was dead. Naka Uchiha didn't walk the earth anymore. Naruto couldn't go into his mothers room and see them cuddled up anymore.
Naruto's vision filled up with tears and he began to cry. All the things he had been holding back finally came bursting out. He had killed, and half of his family died to a traitor nonetheless. Naruto was then turned around and brought into a warm embrace.
"It's okay, Naruto-chan." His mother hugged him tight while her own tears fell from her face. The sight of her only child in so much pain was just too much.
Naruto clinged onto his mother like a lifeline and sobbed into her chest. It was comfort for both of them. Naori also needed this just as much as Naruto did. The mother and son just stood in each other's embrace. Naori pulled away and wiped the remaining tears from Naruto's eyes with her thumb and gave him a brilliant smile. "Momma's going to be here for you every step of the way, okay?"
Naruto brought his hand up and wiped away his mothers tears allowing her flawless pale skin to shine brightly under the moonlight. "I'll be here for you as well." Naruto did something he didn't really do and gave his mother a kiss on the forehead since she was crouched down.
Naori smiled happily. "And I appreciate that." She then pulled Naruto inside to the bedroom where Mira was sleeping and left Naruto while she went into the bathroom to change. Naruto took off his black mantle showing his form fitting white shirt underneath. He kicked off his ninja sandals and laid on the sofa with a blanket. The bed would be for his mother and friend.
Naori came from the bathroom in a purple form fitting shirt similar to Naruto. It hugged her generous bust perfectly while showing her slim and fit figure of a kunoichi. Naori had on mahogany thigh high shorts.
"Naru-chan, why are you on the sofa?" His mother asked with her hands on her hip.
"So you and Mira can sleep in the bed." Naruto replied to the question while fixing his pillow and got ready to go to sleep.
"Nope, You are going to sleep in that bed."
"But it won't be enough room with the 3 of us." Naruto complained.
"It will be fine, just get in the bed. I don't want to hear you complaining about how your back hurts in the morning." He would have complained some more but his mother gave him that look. So he got in the bed and like magic, Mira was on his arm.
"Why is she such a wild sleeper?" Naruto said and tried to remove his arms but Mira had a tight grip.
"You were the same way when you were 4. If it stormed you wouldn't let go of my hand for the whole night." Naori laughed at the embarrassment on her son's face.
"Did not." Naruto retorted.
"If it helps you sleep at night." Naori then got in bed and wrapped the two kids up in her arms. "Sleep tight you two, and I love you."
"Love you too." Naruto said and closed his eyes for a peaceful sleep in the embrace of his mother.
Next Morning
Leaf council chambers
"Hiruzen, The body count for the Uchiha's is not adding up. I think most of them escaped." Danzo told Hiruzen with a little worry hidden in his tone.
Hiruzen blew out some smoke. "That could cause a problem."
"No, It is a problem. Their clan was killed by their own up and coming prodigy. They no doubt realize Satsuki is still here." Choza said to the members of the council. "They will come back and try to destroy our village or cause some kind of damage in the future."
"I know." Hiruzen said tiredly. "Our anbu have found nothing while the Inuzuka said they could smell the trail of babies."
"That is proof that some of them escaped. But we lost the trail somewhere on the borders of the land of fire." Tsume, the leader of the Inuzake, spoke up, a little angry that those traitor's got away. In her clan, if you abandoned the pack you were asking for death.
"What are we going to do about the last Uchiha?" Hiashi questioned.
"I say you give her to me, and allow me to make her a loyal leaf ninja." Danzo quickly said.
"No." Hiruzen shot that down with a clear and stern tone.
"The girl said that Itachi told her the clan abandoned her. She plans to eventually go and kill them along with her brother for leaving her to die." Inoichi said, bringing up some intense news. "This girl could easily turn into a flight risk if we handled this wrong."
"What a drag, why don't we just give her what she needs while she is young so that way in the future she will keep us close to her heart." Shikaku said with a bored look on his face.
"That might work, Our standing against the villages has no doubt dropped. We must keep her loyal and keep the sharingan in the leaf." Inoichi said with a smile.
"We will keep looking for the Uchiha's and hope to bring them back as a form of repentance." Hiruzen said. "Treat Satsuki with respect and kindness." Hiruzen ordered everyone in a steely tone of voice. He was looking at the ninja clan heads along with the civilian heads.
Danzo would definitely keep looking for the Uchiha, even if they were no longer in the land of fire. Hiruzen underestimated their hatred. The Uchiha's would not want to come back, they would rather burn the place down. If he found the clan, he would force them all in his root program and have a whole army of the strongest ninja clan.
Water country
The Uchiha's were running through the misty forest of the Mist village. Many were on edge in the unfamiliar territory. Many were just itching to pull out their weapons and slay whatever was in front of them.
Naruto had his head on a swivel while his sharingan was activated. Even with his dojutsu on, it was hard to see which limited the effect of his sharingan ability. This would also be a good training method though, since it could help his vision and not make him depend on his eyes along with the rest of his clan.
Naruto had two standard katana's on his waist horizontally like his mother. He was not a master in the sword arts and still a novice if he was being honest. The story was different if he used his gunbai and scythe. They were taken from Madara's hideout so in a way they belonged to Madara but he was dead and they weren't doing anything but collecting dust so Madara would never see these weapons again.
The group came to a quick stop when Naori held up her hand and stopped. They watched the woman look around with her black eyes. Naori pulled out one of her swords and got in a stance. She then spoke up.
"We have people closing in on us." The woman then deflicted a hail of kunai with her sword with ease.
Everyone pulled out their weapons and protected the kids and elderly. They were not fighters and must be protected since they were not capable of protecting themselves.
Naruto looked around ready for anything. He pulled out one of his swords and got into the stance his mother had taught him. It was called the Butterfly Dance and the two swords symbolized the two wings of a butterfly which could be majestic and beautiful like a butterfly but also deadly and sharp like a dance of death.
Something shot towards Naruto at great speeds, the boy turned around and put up his sword to block but would not be in time. It was a mist shinobi with a kunai in hand.
The mist ninja's head was cut off in a quick slice. It revealed Saito Uchiha behind Naruto in his Isshiki stance. His right back and holding his sword in a position that looked like he was about to lunge at his opponent. While his left hand rested on the tip of his blade and his black eyes sharp.
"Watch your back in this mist, It will be our greatest weakness along with our fire nature chakra. The mist ninja no doubt are well equipped with water techniques." Saito told Naruto while speaking loud enough for everyone to hear.
With the death of their comrade being slain in front of them. The mist ninja jumped from the trees revealing it to be 20 mist jounin and chunin. Their mist headband on their foreheads while their own swords were drawn and ready to spill blood.
"What are you doing in Water country?" One of the mist ninjas asked. Not like it mattered anyways, they had just killed a mist shinobi.
"None of your business." Naori told them coldly. If she revealed they were looking for the rebels it would only end bad for them and make things worse.
"It is our business when you kill one of our ninja!" Another mist ninja said and lunged at Naori in an attempt to take the women out in a swift move.
Naori's hair blew in the wind allowing her milky white eye to show. This caused the mist ninja to freeze in his tracks and take a good look at the person in front of him.
"Y-you are N-naroi Uchiha!" The man's shout caused the other mist ninja to gasp in shock. They began to whisper among themselves about the one eyed empress and what she was doing in Water country. It was then they remembered she was an Uchiha, which meant she had a bloodline, which meant she was an evil devil.
"You are an Uchiha, and that must mean the rest of you guys are Uchihas!"
"What are Uchia's doing out here?"
The mist shinobi asked multiple questions while their minds rambled on about possible reasons they could be here. Until a complete ludicrous idea came into their head. They were here to help those damn rebels.
"You are here for the rebels, right?"
The mist ninja received no answer to his question. This could either mean that they were here for that reason and just didn't want to say anything. Or they were just confused and had no idea what was going on.
"No matter, you die here!" The same mist ninja charged back in with his sword ready to slice Naori down the middle. Naori without even using her sharingan predicted her opponents movement using her many other battle experiences easily sidestepped the attack and quickly went behind her opponent so he could not see her. The mist ninja looked around but didn't see her until his vision went black and his heart stopped beating.
Naruto looked on with a little surprise at seeing his mother take a life. It was his first time seeing his mother actually fight to kill. Naruto did know his mother was in the third war and won countless battles in her time. It was just different when seeing her actually do battle. It was then anger took hold of him at these mist ninja's trying to take his mother from him. Black eyes quickly turning red and mangekyo blazing, Naruto gave out an order in a cold tone.
"Kill them all." Naruto used surprising speed and rushed at a mist ninja who was not expecting the explosive speed from such a young child. The ninja paid for this and quickly felt a sword go through his heart and strange red eyes staring him down.
With the young master's orders being given, the Uchiha's who could fight quickly took out their weapons and got ready for battle and charged in to do battle allowing their warrior blood to take over.
Naruto feeling incoming danger, looked to see angry mist ninjas coming down ready to pierce his body all over. His eyes tingled once again and the swords simply fazed through his body and pierced the already dead mist ninja. Naruto using their surprise to his advantage, quickly moved and stabbed the man in the heart. It seems he was able to use this ability on instincts alone right now.
"What was that? They simply fazed through me. And what is this name, Kamui? Must be the name of the move." Naruto thought about what just happened and made the fatal mistake of taking his eyes off the other ninja to gaze towards his bloody sword.
The mist ninja went to capitalize on this and would have if it wasn't for his sword being blocked by another. It was Mira who was struggling with her blade against the stronger ninja.
"N-naruto-kun, p-pay attention." Mira was being pushed back and the older shinobi managed to open up Mira's guard and left her wide open.
The older shinobi went for a chest slash but had his blade interrupted once again by Naruto who was using both of his swords. Making the ninja have to struggle against 3 swords. Mira stepped on the guys foot causing him to lose his footing and Naruto to slide one of his blades down the mist ninja's blade and land a slash on his abdomen.
The mist ninja stammered back and grabbed his bleeding waist. "You brats! I'll kill you for that."
"Hmph, You won't be breathing much longer. Worm." Naruto retorted in a cold tone of voice while his eyes gleamed like two shining jewels.
"Yea! Worm!" Mira copied Naruto and readied her weapon for her first real battle.
"You really think you can beat me, a jounin?!"
The two kids charged in without saying any words and weved in and out in an attempt to confuse the jounin. Mira went for a slice but was blocked and Naruto appeared from behind and stabbed the man. Mira had her sharingan activated and the man, who turned into water. A water clone was a popular jutsu of the mist shinobi and was of no real surprise to the two. Mira copied the jutsu but didn't use it since she didn't have the chakra for that.
Naruto also saw the jutsu but did not attempt to use it since he had no use for it right now. Naruto turned and put his swords up in a X pattern to block the overhead slash meant to split him in the middle.
Mira then appeared over Naruto and fell down with her sword ready to stab the man in the shoulder. Mira saw with her sharingan the man would be able to react to her so she altered her sword swing from a stabbing movement and a slashing movement.
Naruto also predicted the man would dodge so he placed his foot behind the man's leg and caused him to lose balance once again allowing Mira to gain a perfect slash along his chest. The blood splattered on the girls face and she froze
"Good job Mira-chan, that was a clean cut." Naruto said next to her. He was expecting the girl to answer back with her usual boastful attitude. He received nothing and noticed that she was shaking and reaching up to feel the blood on her face. "Mira! Snap out of it!"
Mira jumped from the shout and gripped her shaking blade. "S-sorry, I am good now."
"You kids…are really getting on my nerves!" The mist ninja went through hand signs and Naruto also went through hand signs to counteract the jutsu.
"Water Style: Water bullet!"
"Fire Style: Fireball jutsu!"
BANG!
The two huge constructs of chakra connected with a loud crashing and immediately filled the area with a thick steam that already made it harder to see.
"Damn! Now we can barely see." Mira frantically looked around with her sharingan, attempting to find her enemy and ease her nerves. She was starting to freak out and the stress was getting to her.
"We need to try and stay calm, We won't be able to think straight if we are frantic." Naruto said in an attempt to calm his friend down.
"R-right." MIra said and calmed herself.
The two were on guard and got back to back ready for anything. Naruto pushed Mira's head down while also ducking, evading a slash that was going to take their head's off. Mira rose up with a vertical slash at the mist ninja coming.
He was able to block it and push the girl back but Naruto was on him like white on rice not allowing the man to rest. They traded blows causing sparks to fly from their blades and the dangerous dance of death to take place.
MIra was feeling left out and joined in putting the odds in the favor of the two Uchiha kids who were caked in sweat at this point with the battle starting to take its toll on them.
"Copy my moves Mira-chan!" Naruto took the lead and began to display great sword work for a novice. He was trying his absolute best to perform the first move of the Butterfly Dance. Mira used her sharingan to copy the moves of Naruto and mimicked him the best she could with her 1 tomoe sharingan.
Naruto used his two swords and delivered quick slashes to his opponent. He took one step and jumped into the air while his swords were outstretched to his sides. Mira also took a step and jumped into the air and did the same things with her blades.
Naruto then brought his swords and got ready to fall but seemed to float in midair for a second. In a rapid series of slashes enhanced with chakra. Naruto fell to the ground and moved forward with elegance.
"Falling wings." Naruto whispered calmly and executed the technique.
The mist ninja received cuts all over and glared down at Naruto with hatred. It was then he made a fatal mistake and locked eyes with the young boy. Naruto let a ruthless smirk cross his face and casted a paralyzing genjutsu on the man who froze.
Mira did the same move that Naruto just did and performed the same slashes just to a less extinct but it didn't matter as she had managed to cut the man's head off his body with her volley of slashes.
Mira looked on with horror at what she just did and dropped to a knee and began to shake.
"Mira-chan! Not now, we have to finish this battle first. Save your tears." Naruto said and pulled the girl back to her feet.
Some appeared behind Mira ready to slice the girl. Naruto was about to block the attack but someone was faster than him and sliced the man's chest open with a flaming tanto. It was Shisui who had his mangekyo activated and walked over the screaming man who was grabbing his burning chest and screaming bloody murder. Shisui sliced the man's neck, putting an end to his screams.
"I had that handled, but thank you." Naruto said while getting on guard for the next attacker.
"No need to be ready, we finished the rest of them off." Shisui ruffled Naruto's hair and had a smirk as if he did not just kill someone in front of his sister. Naruto looked from his battle and saw that all the mist ninja were laying in a pool of their own blood. They had won and a sense of achievement filled his body at having won such a large scale battle for the first time. He also felt better that his enemies were now laying dead at his feet and cursing him in the afterlife.
"They were nothing compared to us." Naruto said with a cold tone and look in his eyes.
"I like your style, young Master." Saito said with a smirk of his own.
"You shouldn't let this go to your head. This was only a small unit and the battle ahead will be much tougher." Shisui told Naruto in a stern tone. "Arrogance is a ninja's downfall."
"Not arrogance, it's just confidence in myself and us." Naruto said.
"Let's get moving on! We shouldn't stay here too long." Naori said and swung her sword, getting the blood off her blade before sheathing it. With her words being spoken, everyone collected themselves and began to run off on the misty road, leaving the bloody road behind.
Naruto looked to see Mira on Shisui's back while she shook a little. He hoped his best friend would get over it. Naruto would be there to help her like she was for him. He couldn't bear to see his normally lively friend in such a sad state. Naruto ran alongside his mother at the front of the pact with serious faces. This was just the beginning and they would face many other struggles in the future. But even if the path became challenging, Naruto would not sway from the path. He would only savor the feeling of accomplishment he got at the end of the path.
The Uchiha continued on their path. They had no idea where the rebel camp was but assumed it would be somewhere on the outskirts of the country since they didn't want to be caught. The group would have continued if it wasn't for a kunai landing in front of them along with someone else.
"Move no further."
Saito is from Ronin Kenshin