Chapter 40: The Rising of Makoto Heffner
Part 3: Breaking Bread
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Sometimes, I think my Earthling memories would be randomly updated out of nowhere.
For example, I was pretty sure that I had never watch Naruto fillers. The only filler I ever did watched was the Sora the Faux Jinchuriki filler. My predecessor was a manga-only reader and had only watched the actual anime for either fight scenes animation or leeching off the wonder of first time audience doing react videos on YouTube.
Then, when this arc starts, I randomly get an update over the Fuma Clan arc. Dear god it was trash. Not the most trash of fillers as far as I know but it sure did was a waste of my time to watch. I can only assume the reason I suddenly get a memory update was because The Writer need to watch it just to get the gist of the Fuma clan characters.
What a waste of time. Kotohime just randomly appears, tried to commit double suicide with Jiraiya and then randomly she was saved and settle back with Hanzaki and the clan?
Should have just read the fucking wiki.
Anyway, Kotohime is a high ranking member of Fuma. High chuunin possibly. Based on her stature I am guessing she is 14 or something.
Meanwhile, since Sasame was fucking useless in the filler, I guess she got an upgrade by being turned into a medic-nin. She stabilized Hanzaki and saved his life from death via cardiac arrest.
"You came into our town, make a ruckus, nearly killed one of our esteemed member and now you want to collab with me for music?!"
Man, it sounds so dumb to hear about a town within a Village.
"Yep, Kotohime. I was thinking a fusion of japanese and western classical. It will be neat."
She waved her hand and suddenly I am wrapped with hundreds of chakra strings.
Oh yea, Fuma has this unique Hiden right? One where they have special chakra strings technique? Man, they must be so salty after getting rejected by the Uchiha clan. This reminds me how Sasuke use a lot of wireworks back in Kid Naruto.
"Make a move, or I will tighten the strings and shred you into a thousand pieces."
"Ooo, scary."
"Makoto!"
I glance back to Kabuto. While I had been more friendlier with him, I still dont trust this 4 eyes motherfucker, not even with my locker combination.
On a second thought, maybe Kabuto is a motherfucker. He looks suspiciously chummy with his foster mother. I dunno, I wasn't into mama fetish but she is sorta a nun, so that's pretty neat.
"Relax." I test out flowing my chakra through the thread. However, becoz the Fuma has strong Wind affinity, their chakra strings are resistant to electricity even when it's still in the neutral form.
Well shoot, this is problem. Well good thing all ninjas were taught of this near ninja trick.
[Raiton: Kawarimi]
I latched to one of my Mini Raiju and trade my place with it. Its fucking weird that they teach a fucking A-B Substitution Jutsu to every ninja kid ever. Sure, you need to pre-prep your switch item, but it really hilarious how many sike a ninja can do.
"Sealless Kawarimi?!!"
"I know right?", I draw out my pistol and start shooting. "It was so much fucking pain in the ass trying to make a Raiton version of it, but hey, now I can do a poorman imitation of Flying Raijin! Raiton is real handy when it comes to Space-Time jutsu!"
I rapidly perform five handseals combination and slammed my hand to the roof where I had Kawarimi to.
[Raiton: White Death]
A swarm of a hundred rats made out of lightning is conjured and following my will, it spread out over Yoshiwara. Connected to my Electromagnetic Sense, which is now span over 250 meters, the lightning rats rushed to the hidden Fuma ninjas and electrocute them.
"Kabuto, you either join me or get out of my way! I'm waging a gang war tonight."
"Okay. I'm going to dip."
I give Kabuto an okay sign. Whatever, I don't need you anyway.
(((Kabuto)))
I sealed the items Makoto had me carried into a scrolls and get out of Yoshiwara. Then, I seek a high vantage point to spy on him. With a spyglass, I observe the ongoing battle.
Due to not being an active ninja clan, despite their talents in Taijutsu and Bukijutsu, the Fuma clan only has a single Jounin in their rank. The rest of the members are high Chuunin at most powerful. They had neglected their training because they had grew complacent for being a big fish in a small pond.
Whatever it is, this is a boon for me. Due to not being an active field ninja, Makoto Hotaru had rarely fight anyone. He also trained in the secret Uchiha training vault, preventing me from observing his current strength. However, it proves that Makoto is indeed an idiot, because out of nowhere he decide to fight a whole clan by himself.
Lord Orochimaru, here I will summarized the feats Makoto had did in his battle against the Fuma clan.
The beginning of the fight
Makoto had draw out a scroll and he summoned four clones. Knowing the nature of his Kekkei Genkai, I believe it is the Raiton Shadow Clone. He then split with the clones, each one of them facing the four strongest ninja in Fuma clan while the original seem to go straight to the Fuma mansion. Below I will summarize the battle with the four Chuunin level ninja of Fuma with Makoto's clones.
Fuma Kamikiri
Kamikiri is a Bukijutsu specialist who used a giant shear as his weapon.
Makoto had engaged him by the north of Yoshiwara. Both of them had dueled with weapons.
Kamikiri skill with his giant shear is adequate but it is nothing interesting. Makoto had maintained his distance and parry any of Kamikiri strikes with his sheathed katana.
The fight had only lasted two minutes. It had seem like Makoto was simply observing how does fighting with a giant shear works, possibly for his personal curiosity. However, it looks like he got bored midway and knocked him out with electrocution through the the his blade which locked in contact with Kamikiri's shear.
Using uninsulated metal weapon against a Raiton swordman? That's just stupidity.
Fuma Yagumo
Yagumo is rather interesting. He breed and control a swarm of spiders which has wind affinity.
He proves to be a more of a... nuisance toward Makoto, for lack of a better word.
His spiders weave intricate traps with silk strings that is infused with wind chakra. Through that, he denied most of Makoto's advantage via Raiton.
Makoto, a clone he may be show a remarkable ability to use Kawarimi to switch with one of the many Raiton rats that's scatter across Yoshiwara. Based on my observation, not only he does not need to perform handseals to Subtitute, it also cost less than normal Kawarimi. This result to Makoto to Kawarimi around Yagumo's Futon Webbings to avoid being captured. It was as if I was observing the legendary Flying Raijin being performed in front of me.
Eventually, Makoto got into an opening and he used some sort of projectile contraption that launch small projectile at high speed and it pierced through Yagumo's legs. I couldn't even see the projectile, albeit I was far away from the battle.
A Raiton Rat then sneaked behind Yagumo, who was unaware as he is tending his wound. Makoto Kawarimi himself with that rat and he electrocuted Yagumo with the palm of his hand.
Fuma Kotohime
Kotohime was a nuisance to Makoto the same way Yagumo did, although instead of using spiders she can conjure chakra strings by herself.
She weaved her chakra strings into a whip, and using that, he kept Makoto at a distance.
However, the issue lies in that Makoto has a long range weapon of his own.
Makoto would dodge the ligtning fast whip, while he shoot his weapon to Kotohime, who in turn dodge by gauging the path of the projectile and well timed dodging.
Being tired of this, Makoto throw a smoke bomb.
This is where Makoto proves to have the advantage over her. According to the report, Makoto has somesort of sensor ability where no one can hide from him even after suppressing their chakra. Makoto then use the cover of smoke to close in to Kotohime before she got the idea to blow it away with a Futon Jutsu and he electrocuted her to unconsciousness.
Fuma Kagerou
Kagerou is the second strongest member of the Fuma clan. Based on her data, she hold several Kinjutsu.
It looks like Makoto know this too as this clone of his is far more serious than the others.
Kagerou opened the battle with Doton: Antlion Pit and sunken the area into a quicksand. This dispel most of Makoto's Raiton Rat in vicinity.
However, this does not deter Makoto on the slightest. He draw out a longer version of his unique projectile weapon and take aim.
Kagerou realized that she was a sitting duck in the center while Antlion Pit is active but before she can cancel the jutsu to get away, Makoto had shot her through her abdomen.
Whatever projectile weapon Makoto used is very accurates the projectile pierced through her abdomen with minimal damage to her internal organ. Side note, Makoto is extremely accurate with the weapon.
I sent a shadow clone to provide treatment to Kagerou as I observe the final showdown.
(((Narrator)))
"Yo, Arashi!"
Makoto Hotaru has reached the Fuma Mansion and immediately casted another Raiton: White Death to summon another swarm of Raiton rats to take down the rest of the Fuma minions.
Arashi had come out of the mansion, furious.
"Who are you and why are you attacking us!"
"Howdy. I'm Makoto Hotaru, a Genin Corps member."
"A Genin?! From the Corps at that?! I don't believe you! How can an academy reject beat the entirety of Fuma Clan in just 15 minutes?!"
Hotaru just shrugs. "Fuck do I know. You guys just sucks. I wasn't even planning to attack you to begin with."
"You what?! Then why?! Why are you attacking us anyway?!"
"Oh.", Soren then take out a manuscript copy and passed it to Arashi. "yea, I want you guys to publish my works."
Arashi then looked over him, then to the doujin. To him. Doujin. Him. Doujin.
"YOU ATTACKED US JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT US TO PUBLISH YOUR DEGENERATE SMUT?!!"
[Futon: Gale Palm]
Arashi released Gale Palm and throw Hotaru away from him, shredding the manuscript copy of Terumi Mei and her Harem Boys in the process.
"Hey, it's not smut, it's art!", Hotaru replied, offended that his artwork is insulted as mere smut. This Terumi Mei doujin he worked under Konami's editing is one of the best work he made, combining the scandalous nature of reverse harem and clasical romance and churning it into a wholesome brotherhood story of a group of Mist Ninja bonding over sharing a woman.
Konami said Zabuza x Bowser made a great couple. Hotaru doesn't like Yaoi but eh, he can stomach drawing some guy to guy action as long as they're bi and also doing a woman in the middle, he guess.
He just can't fathom what is up with girls' fascination with gay dudes romancing each other.
[Futon: Gale Claws]
With clawing motion, Arashi send out a barrage lf wind blades that cut through everything in his vicinity.
Hotaru clicked his tongue in annoyance. Arashi is a Jounin, alright. He can afford throwing AOE spells all over the place, and Wind AOE is the best counter to both his swordmanship and guns. And he doubted Arashi is an idiot that only know how to throw Jutsus and nothing else.
[Futon: Wind Gattling]
"Holy shit!"
Hotaru kawarimi with a Raiton rat as the spot he was standing before was peppered with hundreds of wind bullet.
However, Arashi had anticipated this and closed in to his new spot.
[Futon: Windblade]
Arashi hold his right hand in a katate chop form and an invisible wind blade formed over his hand.
He then traded a few slashes against Yamato Mark 5, which immediately chipped as it clashed against the more superiorly sharp blade.
Realizing his mistake, Hotaru channel his chakra through Yamato. While not perfect, it protected the blade somewhat despite the disadvantage of affinity.
Hotaru backed away, then ran into the mansion to disengage.
"You fool! That is my mansion! Bold of you to think to take advantage of my turf!"
Arashi followed him inside toward the basement. He scoffed. Sure, the Genin Corps brat may had been a bit of a prodigy but he's still an academy reject. He will flay him for this insult!
He reached into the basement and laughed.
"A dead end! How fitting! I will end you to the death right here!"
Makoto Hotaru just scoffed.
"yea, I know. Pretty stupid of me to go into a basement while having a Jounin on my tail. Well, Jounin in terms of pure strength. You're not an official ninja. You never gone outside doing actual ninja thing."
"So what?", Arashi smack his chest proudly. "While you official ninjas bust your ass for this trashy village, I have used my power for my sake , on my own terms! As if we, the Fuma Clan will ever trust this village ever!"
Hotaru had instead smirk condescendingly. "All in exchage for you to do the villages dirty works. Extortion of the surrounding settlements. Kidnapping outsiders to fill in the Genin Corps. Assassinating target that Konoha deemed too innocent for their public image. I'm maybe an expendable pawn, Arashi, but you? You're just a dog, wagging your tail for your master while thinking you're hot shit."
"Oh?", Arashi glared, his Killing Intent permeates the room, but it doesn't affect Hotaru at all. "Still, you are a genin corps brat that's trapped in a basement with a very angry Jounin. If you beg for mercy, I may let you live. Without limbs that is."
"Oh silly Arashi.", Hotaru answer him in return. "I'm a ninja. Powerscaling doesn't mean shit against cheating."
Alarmed, Arashi backed away but that turned out to be a mistake, as four of Hotaru's Raiton clone had out of nowhere teleported by the exit door and the real Hotaru form a one-handed Tiger Seal to activate a trap.
"Lightning Breathing First Form: Thnderclap and Flash"
Or it's actual name.
[Raiton: Bunshin Daibakuha]
Arashi last memory was bright light and loud thunder.
(((Hotaru)))
Sheesh, thank lord that Arashi is a hack Jounin. You couldn't see an obvious trap coming?
Hell, he would have avoided the direct blast of my imitation of a flashbang grenade if he didn't bite my taunt and try to escape.
I told you, paranoid ninjas. Even if they think I'm bluffing, they still will be paranoid enough to bite it just in case.
And that resulted Arashi to get a point blank blast of lightning clones exploding right in front of him.
Sheesh. You better be grateful that I needed to control you in order to use the Fuma Clan. This whole takeover will be pointless if I muddy the water with bloodshed.
Alright here we go.
[Legilimens]
I hold Arashi's temples as he laid on the floor and rapidly access his Mindscape. Typical filler mooks. Not even a single basic mental Barrier.
I take out Arashi's latest memory and modify it. In this new memory, I surrender to him and he graciously accepts my whiteflag. Then, he thinks my hentai and anime ideas are totally great and he will take advantage of my artworks to his advantage. Tho in actuality it is to my advantage.
I then for lack of a better word write a series of programming codes into his subsconcious. Long story short, I split his consciousness into two. One is the real Arashi, bound in now 50 layers of Occlumency jail to serve as the source code for the new second personality I crafted to obey me and my orders.
Alright, now to test the ON and OFF function in the real world. I get out of Arashi's mindscape. Now in the real world, i took out a smelling salt from my pocket and woke Arashi up.
Or rather, Arashi2.
"Greetings, master."
It kneeled to me as I stand up and dust off the dust from my pants. Sheesh, its so dusty in here.
"Alright, let's test it out. Shatter, Kyouka Suigetsu."
Arashi2 shutdown and Arashi real personality surfaces. However he is frozen in the kneeling position, unable to move even a finger. For convenience sake, I programmed the Occlumency Jail to allow Arashi to emote his face and talk when I turn off his fake personality.
"W-What have you done to me."
I spread out some Mini Raiju to monitor the outside. It wouldn't do if fucking Kabuto or some idiot barge in while I'm gloating. Based on my Electromagnetic Sense, there's no one in vicinity to hear me gloat, but as extra caution, I just broadcast my evil monologue into the receiver I built into his Neuron Pathway. I cant remotely control him from afar yet, the technique being still in development , but I can broadcast to him with radio waves to convey my thoughts and therefore, commands.
[Oh that, this is the ultimate genjutsu, Kyouka Suigetsu. Fuck you Shisui, you're not the only brain programmer here now! Hahaha!]
"ksjdbjsje? Wait, why can't I say anskdkebeje? Huh?!! Huh?!?"
[Yea, for security reasons, I remove certain words from your vocabulary just in case you rat me out. Not that I will summon out your real personality much. If ever.]
"Why?! What did I ever do to you?!!"
[Your crime was being a boring filler villain and lose to fucking Kid Naruto of all people. Goddem you guys sucks. You got parried by Sakura! Sakura!!]
"Sakura who?!!"
"She is the Most Awesome Character you never seen. I heard that she and Team 7 went to Moon Island, and Sakura had saved Prince Hikaru and his father Michiru from the machinations of Shabadaba, a noble of Moon Island.
Shabadaba hired three ninja from some no name village. What a cheap bastard. Anyway, Sakura then fight Ishidate, the leader of the three no name ninjas with bad character designs. Ishidate has this lameass technique where if he grabs you, you turn into rock.
But jokes on him, in that case, just don't get grabbed. Using her encyclopedia knowledge, she gathered the poisonous herbs in Moon Island and turn it into a smoke bomb. Like an idiot, Ishidate thought its a normal smoke bomb. But actually its a poison smoke bomb. Seriously, ninjas for some reason rarely use poison.
Well, Sakura then kill Shabadabaz and saved Moon Island. Michiru learn from Sakura that there is more to this world than money. Family. Family is the true wealth one can own. So Michiru become king, taken a 100 concubines and now busy making family. Becoz family is important. He probably should worry a about Hikaru though. Princes tends to be salty over his half siblings. And take out their shitty father.
Sakura return home, but not before signing the plaque for a statue built in her honor. As for Team 7? Well, Kakashi just send his clones to take out the other two no name ninjas while he and the boys going to the beach and swim with the ladies. Sakura can handle that bullshit coup that no one noticed by herself. She's that awesome.
And that concludes the Moon Island movie."
Arashi has this incredulous look on his face, and the only thing he could say is,
"Whaaaa?????"
"Reflect, Kyouka Suigetsu."
With that command, Arashi2 personality turn on and takeocer control over Arashi's body.
[First, beat me and tie me up. Then you will forget that you are a fake until I activate the Shatter, Kyouka Suigetsu command. Then, you will subsconciously follow the directives I programmed into your background processing. Till next time.]
Arashi2 nodded, and then I grit my teeth as he beat the shit outta me.
))))))))))))))
"We should kill him, boss!"
Kamikiri demands my head. He's so pissy over how easy he got beaten compared to the others. Fuck off, Kamikiri. Its not my fault that your skillset is so basic that The Writer has no idea what to bullshit to do with your giant shear. Oh look at me, I have a big scissors! I'm totally not overcompensating.
"Now now, Everyone, let's calm down. I have beaten down Makoto for his crime toward us. Let us make amends in the spirit of a new business."
"Business?!! You mean these degenerate drawings?!? You want the Fuma clan to sell this?!"
I clapped my hands to take the attention to me. After Arashi had presented them my captured ass, I was released under Arashi's assurance that we have reached an agreement for a new venture.
Fuma clan will now become the first producer of weeb content under my auspicious vision. Arashi has been inspired by my work of art, and believe that it has the potential to take Land of Fire entertainment sector by the storm! A new cultural revolution is on our hand!
I of course, willing to take minimal cut for the trouble I caused to the Fuma clan. I sincerely apologize for the trouble I caused. I will be paid in pennies but at least my vision will spread across the continent.
Wink wink.
"Please, you guys are sex traffickers. You scammed cute girls from nearby towns and forced them to be prostitutes. My doujins is pure compared to that crap."
Kotohime raise a fist to me. I just wink at her to annoy her further.
"Lord Arashi.", Kagerou spoke. "I can see the value in this new artform in entertainment, but do we really need this kid?", Kagerou then motion her hand in a slitting throat manner. Gee, subtle.
Arashi however presented them with a big smile, and pat me on my shoulders.
"No can do, Kagerou! There's so much more ideas we can pick out from this little guy! Come on now, let bygone be bygone! Let us unite in the spirit of a new business.", Arashi assures her.
Kotohime, Yagumo, Kagerou and Kamikiri begrudgingly raised their glass and clashed it together with mine and Arashi's. Then, we drank the sake together. For fucks sake, can I get an actual pepsi now? Also who the fuck give sake to a 12 years old?
Well whatever. Now the hard part is over. Now it's time to start training my padawans.
Heh, padawans. Don't know why I used that reference. I don't even like Star Wars.
Controversial opinion, I know.
(((Sasame)))
Sasame had always feel useless in the Fuma clan.
She doesn't have the Wind Affinity the clan was famed for, and she doesn't do well in combat like her relatives. Some of her peers called her as the Squib of Squibs. She failed to inherit even the Fuma talents for Taijutsu and Bukijutsu, it seems.
Thus, she had relented and become a mediocre Medic-nin. Nothing amazing, she can only do some basic healing jutsu that heal minor cuts and bruises.
She thought the clan was finally kicking her out when she was sent to this nondescript building. As she enters, she found several other Fuma clansmen, those that the top brass deemed as useless.
"Sasame, you're fucking late!"
"Sorry, Director Makoto!"
"Just take a seat."
Apparently, after Lord Arashi had beaten this hoodlum, they came to an agreement for a new business venture. Its called, Anime. Apparently its somekind of a movie but instead of filming real people, they will make a series of pictures that will make the illusion of movement, which afrer that they will add voice acting and music and therefore produce an animated movie.
"Okay, now, I will teach you how to create the illusion of a moving background."
Well, whatever it is, Sasame quite enjoy this new job she is getting into. Currently she and her co-workers are learning the principals of animation under Director Makoto and being trained to learn to draw fast which thankfully at least she inherit the Fuma's talent for copying.
Previously, she was scared off Director Makoto whom while he had been defeated by Lord Arashi, he did beat all four of the Fuma Executive. However, she came to admire Director Makoto's passion for his art. He is a busy man who aside from training the Animator Department, he also train the Copy Department which is now producing his mangas and doujins in mass, while also working with Lady Kotohime for the Music Department, much to the Koto musician's chagrin.
Sasame would admit she had a bit of a crush for Makoto, but she didn't dare to let it bloom any further. Not only she is just Useless Sasame who doesn't fit at all with the competent multi-talented Director Makoto, she also heard that he is married.
Better not be a homewrecker. Someone as amazing as Director Makoto must have an equally amazing wife.
Ah, she is getting distracted. Gotta focus, Sasame! This is your chance to really contribute to the Fuma clan!
(((Orochimaru)))
"So in the end, he lost, huh?"
Orochimaru read over the final summary Kabuto's report of Makoto Hotaru's assault over the Fuma Clan, which ended up in failure.
"He is performing well, but he is not you, Itachi."
Orochimaru talks to the comatose body of Uchiha Itachi floating in the tube filled with saline and medicine to preserve his life.
"Still, he did beat those chuunin ranked opponents, so I suppose he does have potential. And besides, I think I can make his talents truly flourish under my guidance."
Orochimaru caress the tube which Itachi resides in tenderly.
"Konoha is no place for geniuses, Itachi. They squandor our intellect, our battle prowess, our talents for nonsense such as patriotism and unity. Hah! And what do that get you Itachi? A blade to your back!"
Orochimaru eyes glinted with hatred.
"Konoha had killed Tobirama for discovering the truth. They have destroy Uzushio for surpassing them. They drove Hatake Sakumo to suicide for daring to question their orders. They brainwash his son, Kakashi to suppress him. They drove away Tsunade for trying to help the people. And..."
Orochimaru throw away the report papers to the air dramatically! The papers falls to the ground, swaying die to air resistance like the feathers of a fallen angel.
"And they killed poor Minato! I don't know why but they killed him! He had always been brilliant. I always seen him like my own son! Jiraiya might be his Jounin Sensei but I was his Mentor! And when they took him, I am done serving Konoha!!"
Orochimaru smiled with venom.
"Or rather should I say... The Nara clan. Those mad bastards... I failed to see their true colors until its too late! But fret not, Itachi!"
Orochimaru looked over Itachi with grim determination.
"I will make them pay! I swear!"
(((A/N)))
Oh no, Orochimaru is the good guy all along??? No way~~~~