As promise, I present the newest chapter! Please enjoy, like, and review.
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Violet eyes peered around the room in wonderment and curiosity. A whirlwind of thoughts flew inside her already aching head and she reached up to grab her head in pain. She glanced down at her body, unable to see below the waist due to white medical sheets.
She clenched both of her hands into tight fists as she turned her gaze at the ground with a blank look.
Soft footsteps broke them out of their thoughts as hands grabbed her shoulders gently. Her eyes locked on with chocolate ones.
"Do you know who you are?" The feline-like blonde woman asked softly.
Her violet eyes focused in deep thought as the occupants in the room waited silently.
'Who am I?'
"Yes…" She started to say but yelped in surprise, as if shocked by her own voice. "I'm…. Kushina Uzumaki…right?" She looked at the group with a small frown before being engulfed in a tight hug by a busty blonde woman.
"That idiot actually did it!" Tsunade said tearfully as a few escaped down her face. "I've missed you Kushina!"
Kushina paused hearing the Kage voice as her own eyes watered. She quickly returned the hug as she pressed her face into the blonde's arms.
"Tsunade-nee!"
The two women cried in each other's arms as the group looked on sadly.
Yugito turned her head to the side with gritted teeth as a tear escaped her eye. 'I'm so sorry Sakuya. This is my fault. If only I had been stronger.'
"It's okay kitten." Matataabi purred softly, feeling her jinchuriki's grief and anger. "You did all-"
'No!' Yugito interrupted her angrily. 'She's a victim to what we are, Matatabi. She already lost so much and then to sacrifice herself to save me and all I could do was just stare! Stare as that bastard spared her no grace! I was too wea ..' Yugito stopped and sighed heavily to herself. She turned around from the group. Sticking her hand s in her pockets, she walked towards the entrance of the tent.
"Yugito?"
The blonde woman sighed again and turned her head to see the group and…Kushina looking at her. Tsunade looked at her with a raised eyebrow while Kushina lowered her gaze hoping not to meet Yugito eyes and gripped the sheets. "Are you okay?" Tsunade asked
"Yeah." The jinchuriki lied before fake stretching. "I just need to get some fresh air." She frown slightly as she looked as Kushina. "Nice to meet you." She said before turning back around and exiting the tent.
Sakura raised an eyebrow as well before scratching her head in confusion. "What was all that about?"
Tsunade shrugged before looking down at Kushina with a wide smile. "Well in other news, how are you feeling?"
The newly awoken woman signed tiredly, "Like Tou-san made me travel with him to Yugakure on foot." She whined out.
Tsunade flashed the woman a worried look. 'Tou-san? Kushina was an orphan before coming to Konoha?'
Tsunade looked at the woman, taking in the new features. Her face looked years younger compared to the portraits she found while being the Hokage. Her figure was slimmer than a kunoichi's normally athletic build and her assets were more pronounced. Her violet eyes were a little light but slightly darker than a Hyuuga's. The once dark red color that once aided in her famous alias Aka Shi (Red Death) was now decorated with silver.
Two cracks of thunder echoed around the tent, bringing Tsunade out of her thoughts. She turned to see the grinning demons. "About time you showed up." She said with an eyeroll.
"Hey! I was on a very very important mission!" Naruto said before taking a shot from his flask. "I had steal more booze. Would've been here sooner but Kurenai-chan had to show me a new technique."
The demoness giggled next him before licking his cheek. "I'm not even halfway done."
"You don't say?"
Sakura groaned loudly. " I rather keep my lunch please." She bowed to her master and Shizune. "I'll take my leave, shisho and Shizune-sensei" The Pinkette said poliety before turning her teammate and throwing him the finger. "Behave."she warned.
Naruto scoffed as he jokingly began shaking his legs. "Oooh I'm shaking in my kneecaps!" He pointed at legs as the he laughed.
Sakura sighed. "Prick" She mumbled and left the tent.
Naruto stood up straighter and walked up to the three women. He glanced down at Kushina, his eyes softening for a brief second. He bent down slightly to get eye leveled with the woman. A pink tint appeared on her face as she can feel his breath on her lips.
"Who am I speaking with?" He asked, causing Tsunade and Shizune to raise both their eyebrows. Kurenai looked them with a slightly confused face.
'I wonder who that woman is?' The demoness thought. She tilted her head in wonderment as she looked at the woman on the cot. 'Why do I sense two energies in her? Is she a jinchuriki like Yugito?'
"I.." The woman said shakily as she gazed into his blue eyes. "Sakuya." She mumbled. And Tsunade gasped.
"But you just said Kushina!" The kage shot back. The blonde woman felt like she got her adopted little sister back and she was not going to give her back up. She placed a green chakra covered hand over the woman's forehead. "You must be still recovering. Once you've recovered you'll remember exactly who you are!" she exclaimed happily.
"And there's a chance you might not." Naruto said with a shrug as he turned to Kurenai. "Kure-chan," She perked up hearing her name. "Tell me, what do you see?"
The demoness crossed her arms. "She has two energies within her. Also did Tsunade say Kushina? As in Uzumaki Kushina?"
Naruto rocked his head side-to side in quick thought "Eh yeah cause she is but also isn't." He then grabbed that woman's hand. "Sukuya-chan. What do you remember?"
Violet eyes narrowed "I-I remember running to h-help Yugito-chan." Her eyes widened as she then whipped her head around "Wait… wait where's Yugito-chan?" Visions of the blonde woman pierced through the ground ranged through her head. "Please tell me that man didn't take her!" she fell into Naruto's arms as tears threatened to fall down her face.
Naruto pressed her into his chest. "Hey, it's okay. Kitty-chan is alright." He then looked up at a surprised Tsunade and Shizune. "Where did she go anyways?"
-(Elsewhere)-
A lone figure stood at the entrance of a cave as rain pelted down on its form. Its lone eye widened in disbelief from the information be told.
"Shisho?"
Tobi focused back to Zetsu as a fist clenched, hidden by his Akatsuki robes. "Nagato was defeated?" He said as he teeth clenched. 'Defeated by the Kyuubi brat?! I knew I should have captured him when was a little child! What he did to Sasuke was impressive but to take down Nagato…'
He trailed away from his thoughts as Zetsu continued.
"Yes, though he merely finished off Pein." The white half started. "But those women he has around him especially the Nibi and the Genjustu Mistress were the ones who weakened him. The Nibi had this power that wasn't from its biju…it was quite interesting to say the least." Black replied with a grin that caused the white half to frown. "She was like the element fire, quite literally! And that Konoha Jounin who was at death's door and revived by the Kyuubi-"
"Ahh, this suppose demon." Tobi interrupted with a chuckle. "Well he knows how to be a real thorn at my side and with those women, my utopia is moving away from me." He walked forward into the cave they were outside of, Zetsu silently followed him.
As they walked further into the cave Tobi chuckled. "I never was a believer, you know. The Gods didn't exist for me after allowing my one and only light to leave. I assumed the opposite side was just as fictitious."
They came upon a chamber covered in candles aflame yet were not melting the wax. "And yet here we are."
The room held scriptures and photos engraved in the stone around the chamber. At the end was an entrance blocked by a large circular stone. Scriptures were engraved all over the stone and a single seal laid in the center with the Kanji for 'Gluttony'.
Tobi and Zetsu walked up the circular stone and Tobi placed an hand on the stone. "Casted out of Heaven, Welcomed as a Prince of Hell, Lord of the Flies." He said as he read the scriptures. He lowered his hands as Zetsu grinned.
"This place has not seen a human since the days of Otsutsuki Kaguya" The white half chuckled. "We are definitely not here for sightseeing."
"It was Kaguya who gave this world chakra and to her from a demon. The power granted was told to be legendary enough to to be on a higher footing than even the Bijus." He grinned under his mask. "The energy, they call it demonic energy or yokai, made her, for the time she was alive, a true god-like being in this world. That energy is what I need and if the Kyuubi, Sanbi, and Yonbi are truly gone then I will need find a suitable alternate."
The plant-like shinobi raised an eyebrow. "And you do know what entails if you were to do the ritual?"
"Kukukuku." The masked man laughed. "You think I'm offering myself? Demons are negotiators and I am a business man." He began to walk away from the entrance back into the cave.
"Besides I have something it can't refuse."
-(With Yugito)-
The blonde kicked a pebble as she walked through the ruined village. Her hands were in her pockets as her eyes remained glued on the dirt. Her Biju was quiet, not wanting to further upset her container.
'Weak.' She thought as her sandals glided across the dirt. 'Why I'm so weak compared to them.' Kurenai's bloodthirsty smile and Naruto's smug grin popped into her mind. She clenched in teeth in frustration as she walked through one of the tattered training grounds. 'There has to be more I can achieve….this is not my peak!'
Unbeknownst to her, a fire quietly swirled around her feet, slowly burning the green foliage.
'No!' Yugito thought angrily to herself. Fists were clench tight to her side as the fire snaked up her body covering her arms and hands. She felt a buildup in her gut and quickly turned around to let loose a torrent of white hot flames from her hands. The flames covered a group trees before topping down from the intensity. "HAH!" Yugito yelled as the area grew brighter and brighter…
BOOM
An explosion rocked the training grounds as Yugito was pushed back until her back connected with a tree. The jinchuriki gasped in pain before reaching for her stomach and gasped again in shock as her show her arms replaced by white and light yellow flame tendrils.
"W-what the hell?" She said in surprised before looking down to see everything from her waist below covered in flames. 'M-Matatabi! What is all this?!'
The cat demon purred softly. "This is not my power. Rather this is from you, Kitten." The Biju stated with a small frown. "You unlocked it, when that freak attacked-" She stopped quickly and Yugito grunted as she shakily stood up. "This power has laid dormant for generations. You are the first human to have shown the abilities of the Fire Elementals."
"Fire Elementals…" Yugito whispered.
"So you finally tapped into to your real energy?" An amused voice called out and Yugito turned to see Naruto staring at her with a smirked as he leaned against a tree. "About damn time!" The demon replied with an exaggerated sigh. "I thought you were a lost cause."
Yugito shot a glare at the demon. "Oh yeah asshole?!" She rushed at Naruto leaving a trail of flames behind her. She jumped and swung her leg, sending a wave of flames at the demon. He grinned as he swiped a single finger down, effectively slicing the wave in half. She appeared behind him, a flaming right leg in the air as she sent down an axe kick.
Naruto quickly caught her leg, the smirk still on his face. "Too slow!" He teased before tightening his grip and swung her away like a rag doll. Yugito quickly righted herself in the air before crossing her arms and sending out another torrent of fire. The demon grinned as he held a hand up, stopping the attack in its place. "Come on Kitty-chan, you know damn well fire is my element." He taunted out before dissipating the attack.
Yugito huffed as she landed on her feet and crossed her arms. "You're lucky I'm still tired. So what do you want?" She asked with narrowed eyes. "I thought you would be down Kurenai's throat by now."
Naruto laughed as he walked up to the blond woman. "Oh I had my fun with her after we exterminated a huge pest to my side." He smiled as he remembered showing Danzo a first class trip to hell.
Yugito pouted. "Aww you guys left me?"
Naruto rolled his eyes. "If I remembered correctly you decided to unlock some ancient demon shit and went psycho on the man responsible for practically destroying the village. I took care of him too."
Yugito looked down with guilty eyes that Naruto caught. "Do you know what that was?" She asked timidly, something out of the blue for her type of personality. "Matatabi mentioned something about Fire Elementals?"
The Blond demon grinned as he nodded. "Yep the strongest fire users in Hell."
Yugito jaw dropped. "S-strongest!? You think you could be exaggerating there?"
Naruto shook his head as he pulled out a flask and sipped the contents. "Fire Elementals are literally that, the element fire all the way down to its core. They were children of Kami created to aid humans and maintain the elemental balance of nature….well on paper that's what they were."
"What do you mean?" Yugito asked as she grabbed his flask. Ignoring his glare she took a few sips before wiping her mouth. Naruto quickly snatched back his drink.
"Well for one they enjoyed destruction…way to much and considering they were made from Kami's energy, they were able to be huge thorn to angel and demons alike. Once they started attacking the human and wildlife, Kami banished them to hell, where they could be as wild as they could possibly dream. Seeing your new found power shows not all of them left Earth."
'Wow energy made from Kami herself…Wait-' Yugito eyes widened. "Wait! Does that mean-"
Naruto chuckled as he nodded."Yes, you are technically a hanyou."
Yugito clenched her fist. 'This means I can get stronger. I can protect myself, my friends, and-' Her face fell and her eyes slowly dropped to the ground. 'I was too late.'
"Alright spit it out!" She jumped a little at his voice and rose her eye to meet his blue eyes. "What's your deal Yugito?" His eyes softened and he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Something's off and you don't want me to get to diggin." He jokingly said.
Yugito bit her lip nervously before takign a deep breath, knowing the man wasn't going to leave her alone. "Back when the akatsuki attacked, he had me and Kurenai pinned. I thought it was the end for us, well at least me. Even with Matatabi I was too weak to stop him. Then…"
She paused as her fist clenched and she turned her head so he couldn't see the single tear slide down her face. "Then S-Sukuya-chan appeared like an angel. She stood in front of me, she fought for me until her dying breath."
She slowly slid to the floor as tears fell down from her eyes.
"Me? Some jinchuriki! The reason why we are in war, the reason those assholes destroyed this village! I'm the reason she died!" She screamed as the area heated up and her clenched fist caught aflame.
She stopped as her face was pressed against a muscular chest causing a small tint of pink to form on her cheeks. A hand gently brushed her back as the heat slowly dissipated.
Naruto chuckled as he held her. "You know the hell I would've unleashed on this Earth if I had lost you, Kurenai-chan and Sakuya-chan. And at the same time? This place dodged a big bullet." He pulled away from her slightly to see her tear streaked face. "Luckily I didn't lose anyone." A big fanged grin widened across his face.
Yugito looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean? You placed the soul of that woman, who apparently is your mother, in Sakuya-chan."
Naruto took a deep breath as a single eyebrow twitched in annoyance. "She's not my mother." He grumbled.
Yugito rolled her eyes. "Whatever, point is Sakuya-chan is…gone." She finished softly.
"No, Sakuya-chan is here and so is Kushina." Naruto said as he brought them both back to their feet and walked towards the direction of the tents. "Sakuya and Kushina are harboring the same body, two souls in one." He paused. "Honestly it was the best option for both of them."
Yugito eyes widened. "Y-y-you placed a soul into a body that already had one and now that body has two souls?" Yugito asked and Naruto nodded.
"In simplistic terms, yeah."
"Ok how, and I cant stress this enough, the fuck were you able to do that?!"
Naruto shrugged as they past by the villagers organizing theoigh the rubble. Some gave the two shinobis wide smiles and waves. A few of the ladies blushed as the looked at the handsome demon while the men turned their heads from the sight of Yugito with goofy look.
Naruto caught this and growled as he moved closer to Yugito and wrapped his arm around her waist.
'She is mine!'
The men quickly sweated and scrambled away from Naruto's gaze.
Yugito noticed the spike in power and elbowed the demon. "Oh stop it." She Ignored his grumbles. "You are still not answering the main question. How do we know which one is who?"
Naruto sheepishly chuckled while scratching his head. "Um I do not know. I suppose she'll let us know who's awake at the time."
Yugito shook her head. "Idiot."
-(A Week later)-
Naruto whistled a random tune as he walked up to newly built Hokage Tower, courtesy of the village's only Mokuton-user.
The demon had on his fishnet tank and black shinobi cargo pants, his headband hung lazily out of his pocket as if it could drop any minute. He held his hands behind his head.
A chuunin stood on both sides of the huge door of the tower. They both paled as they saw the demon heading towards them. "As if this day couldn't get any worse. I heard what he did to the anbu guarding our North Gate." One whispered to the another who paled even more.
"Didn't your mothers teach you to mind your own business?"
They both froze and slowly turned their head to see blond man staring at them with a slightly amused look. "Do you need a lesson as well?" He said with a grin and cracked his knuckles before stopping and scrunching up his face. "Actually she should've potty train you first."
One of the chuunin's face turned to one of confusion as the other looked down at the ground shamefully.
"Sorry….I panicked."
Naruto rolled his eyes and walked past the scared men into the hokage tower.
"Weak little bugs." The demon muttered as he trudged through the hallway and towards a reception-like desk. A familiar face caused an annoyed look to form on his face. "Jeez don't tell me Hokage-chan down-graded assistants. I miss Shizune-chan already." He wiped an imaginary tear from his eye.
Sakura groaned as she looked up from a the report she was reading, already knowing which pervert that voice belongs to. "For one, you are so lucky I can't punch you through a wall anymore. And two I'm just filling for Shizune-sensei. She and Shisho are going away on a trip to Suna."
Naruto chuckled as he leaned against the desk. "And you know why that is right?"
The pinkette rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid asshole. I know we are in a war." She looked down at the report. "Never thought I would live through one." She mumbled.
"Well you're not." Naruto replied with a fanged smirk. "You're living though two."
'Two?' Sakura took a deep breath before looking at the demon and crossing her arms. "Alright spill." She demanded which Naruto raised an eyebrow at.
"Well first I have to ask. What do you feel for the Uchiha now?" He started seriously and Sukura eyes widened as she nervously bit her lip.
"W-What does S-Sasuke-kun have do-"
Naruto growled slightly. "A good bit. Now answer."
She flinched before looking down 'What do I think of Sasuke-kun?' She began toying with her skirt. "I feel like I haven't given it my all. I haven't exhausted all my options to bring him home." She looked her teammate as his face flashed to one his younger self.
A face with a goofy smile that she missed.
A sigh escaped Naruto's mouth. "Sakura, and I say this in full seriousness, he is too far gone." He said seriously 'And can only use his right hand. Ooops.' He thought darkly to himself enjoying having his thoughts back to himself. "He tried to attack our beautiful Kage, you know I couldn't let that happen."
Sakura breath hitched. Her eyes widened in horror. "He attacked Hokage-sama!?" Naruto flicked her forehead causing the girl to yelp. She reaching up and rubbed the area, tossing a glare at the demon.
"Tried. Come on keep up." Naruto grumbled out, annoyance in his tone. She blushed and muttered an apology. "He was only able to breach the summit with the help of an Akatsuki member, a strong one at that. Hell he could've been the reason why half the village looked like something Akamaru would throw up."
He reached over and grab the same report Sakura was reading over. "Over six thousand casualties and counting?" He read out before whistling. "That must be alot right?"
Sakura sign sadly before sitting back down in the chair. "I over heard the hospital staff say we lost at least ten percent of our entire population." She paused before looking at the demon intently. "You are saying Sasuke-kun did this?"
"I'm saying he might've had a hand in it. I mean how else did that akatsuki dickhead know when and where to hit to cause us the most damage?" Naruto handed her back the report and looked back her with cold blue eyes. "He is royalty fuck up if he thinks I'll let him get within an earshot of Tsunade." He growled out. "Point is, those akatsuki fucks declared war on us because they think they can actaully win against me. Your little Sasuke too. What I do know is that they will all die whether or not it's by hand. Regardless on how you feel about Crybaby, I do not want you in my way."
He got off the desk and started walking towards the main door to the office.
"Naruto!"
The demon turned around to meet Sakura's fierce gaze. Her fist were clenched tight. " If…If Sasuke really betrayed us…betrayed me…then I will be the one to stop him!"
Naruto smirked as he turned back around and gave her the finger. "Not if I find him first." He sang out jokingly.
A tiny smile graced Skura face as she watched his retreating form. 'A part of me wants to believe Naruto is wrong but…if he is trying to attack Hokage-same and if he did help in the destruction of Konoha, I will stop him. '
'And this time I will succeed. I will give it my all.'
-(Tsunade's office)-
Naruto walked in to see Tsunade bored in her chair as she watched Shizune rummaged through boxes of what seemed like debris and random junk from the intially ruined tower. "Well you seemed pack and ready." He started with a grin.
Tsunade's right eye twitched before reaching for her trusty paperweight to toss at the demon. Her hands felt nothing but empty space and the Kage sighed exaggeratedly before slamming her head on her desk. "Damn those fucking Akatsuki!" She whined out.
Shizune giggled from her spot and Ton-ton oinked happily at the sound of her caretaker. "Im sure it is in here somewhere Tsunade-sama. We have a lot to get through once we get back from Suna." She slowly got from her knelt position and looked at the demon expectantly. "Will you be joining us Naruto-kun?"
Naruto smirked. "Of course Shizune-chan, I can't let you two beautiful ladies travel without me this time." Both ladies blushed at the demon words.
'Such a flirt.' Tsunade thought as her mind drifted. "You'll leave Kurenai and Yugito here?" Her eyes shown with a little hope and Naruto chuckled before nodding. 'YES! I HAVE HIM TO MYSELF!' Another person came in her thoughts. "What of Kushina...I mean Saku-"
"She'll be okay," Naruto cut her off. "She needs more time to process herself and to settle on at least who'll be the primary personality." Tsunade nodded albet dejectedly and Naruto brought a finger under her chin and brought her amber eyes to his blue ones. "Kushina and Sukuya are fine. These are things that sort with time." He said softly before giving her a quick peck on the lips.
The Hokage blushed again and Shizune pouted with a small grin on her face. "What about me Naruto-kun?"
The demon smirked as he leaned against the desk facing Shizune. "You already know what you want." He looked at Tsunade as he felt Shizune pull the zipper down his pants. "So Tsu-chan when do we head out." He growled lowly as he felt Shizune warm mouth wrap around him.
Tsunade looked at the scene with lustful eyes as grabbed the demon's face. "Soon." She whispered before mashing their lips together. They pulled away as Tsunade moved around the desk and knelt down with her apprentice. Naruto grinned as he leaned back on his elbows on the desk.
"Lets make this quick then?"
-(Oto no kuni)-
Hidden within the land of sound were numerous bases once own by the infamous Orochimaru. Most were either ransacked by bandits, shinobis of other villages, and even some of the subjects that fell under the Sannin as they were looking to destoy, retrieve and, for others, indulge on the snake ninja's treasures and secrets
Tobi appeared through swirls and landed on a branch as Zetsu phased out of the trees's base and walked next to the mask man. They looked from their perch to see what seemed to be a ruined bunker of some sorts. "And you are sure he's here?" Tobi looked at the plant like man.
The white half smirked as the black half frown. "He is somewhere down there." The white half mused and the black half grunted annoyingly. "He knows he can't hide."
"And who says I need to hide from you." A cloaked figure said underneath them. Both Nins jumoed and landed on the ground. "I never thought you would ask for my help." The figure chuckled out and Tobi narrowed his eyes at the figure.
"Lets get one thing straight snake, I do not need your help. This isn't a negotiation. You do as I say and maybe I'll think about sparing you." The Akatsuki member said plainly.
The figure chuckled again "Mai, mai so serious. Well we are in a war. I suppose some things can't be helped. But what do you need from little ole me?"
Tobi reached up and took off his mask. The left side of his face was horribly disfigured and his lone Shringan eye shined with pride and arrogance. "Tell me, what do you know of demons?"
The cloaked figure hummed in thought. "Enough to know you have one that seems to be a serious rock-in-the-sandals." They paused before getting serious. "Mythical beings of great power who gave humans chakra. Some were created from darkness and sin itself and others were fallen children of Kami. In different religions each demon can provide it subjects with great power or, for most, torture anything within its grasp."
Tobi nodded and smirked. "I want you to summon a specific one for me."
"Oh?" The figure slowly pulled down the hood of his cloak revealing white hair and a scaled face.
"I want you to summon Beelzebub."
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Annnnnd done!
Not alot of a action in this one but I can assure you it will be coming soon. Just had to dip my toe back in if you will.
Until next time.
