What If Naruto Was The Master's Of Shadow's And Ice

Hello friends this is fanfic Adventure how are you all so in this video we will see what if Naruto was the master of Shadows and ice but before we start if you want more amazing stuff like this then be sure to subscribe to our Channel and like this video also if possible share this video with your friends now without wasting any more time let's begin the story it was a day like any other in konah the sun had been shining high in the sky people bustled to and fro about their business while Shinobi moved here and there amongst the crowd some were off duty some were performing routine sweeps to look for any signs of danger in the village and still others were gathering supplies to head out on missions The Village itself was busier than usual in preparation for the Annual Festival of the Yi most Shinobi who were not assigned to crucial missions had the day off to celebrate and mourn with their families this also meant that there were too few amboo to spare for so-called non-critical duties thus a young blond-haired child was left completely unguarded as he scurried to and fro on this most celebratory of days celebratory for everyone but this small child that is Uzumaki Naruto was kah's dirty little not so secret he was the Jailer of the caoi no Yoko though he himself was unaware of this fact and on this particular day his life was about to change irrevocably as the blonde boy scurried down an alley avoiding the big crowds with their angry looks and their cold shoulders four cloaked and hooded figures watched him from the rooftop each of them wore standard amboo gear but their masks all bore the markings of the elite nay division silently they watched the boy before their opening appeared moving quickly the four dropped into the alleyway the blonde boy barely having time to recognize them as U before one of the CET struck him in the back of the neck Naruto collapsed in a boneless Heap like a sack of potatoes as one of the Nay U lifted the unfortunate boy over his shoulder the commander of the squad reached up to his ear and triggered the radio communicator in place there target has been acquired sir shall we proceed to the rendevu with the snake there was a brief crackling over the line before a Gruff scratchy older voice came through proceed with the operation as planned as the four Ambu moved out heading for a secret tunnel out of the city danzo sat in his office and smirked for 5 years the sand Dame had been refusing to allow him to take the caou Jin shui into his nay program now he found a method to make the child useful to his own goals without risking the sand Dame's wrath after all it's not like anyone would be able to prove that he had been responsible for the boy being traded to one of the villages most reviled nuk nin two years later a squad of konaha U silently dropped into the wreckage of what had apparently once been some sort of secret underground facility the squad had been on their way back to konaha cutting through Tano Kuni when they had sensed a massive flare of chakra before a series of massive explosions rocked the forest even in the dim Moonlight they could see a massive cloud of smoke rising up about a mile to the east of them so they diverted to investigate when they had arrived they had stared in awe at the destruction before them an area of forest nearly a mile across was just devastated and from the looks of things some sort of underground facility had been blown outward before the debris collapsed back upon it as they looked they spotted dead and broken bodies scattered throughout the wreckage but no signs of movement knowing that there was a distinct possibility that allies of whoever had been behind this and base could arrive at any moment the team leader signaled for a quick inspection and then a retreat towards konaha the four figures dropped into the crater of Devastation and split up each speeding through while looking for any sign of anything that could indicate who had been here or what they had been up to one of the amboo a purple-haired young woman wearing a cat amboo mask was beginning to get frustrated the only clue to who had been here were a number of the Dead who wore hitti 8 with a musical note symbol that she had never seen before and a large amount of what looked like scientific equipment scattered throughout the debris just as the time limit for her Recon was about to give out she froze on top of a mountain of debris the purple-haired girl focused her senses tuning out all extraneous background noise crumble there is was again quietly she moved over the debris towards a pile of what looked like Smooth white bone as the Moonlight glinted off of it she realized that what had at first seemed like a pile of debris was in fact some odd flow it was sticking out of one of the piles of debris and was entirely comprised of bone encased in a shimmering layer of ice she was about 30 ft away when the Petals of the bone flowers suddenly began to Creek and slowly folded open Ice dusting off of them like snowflakes behind her mask the amu's eyes widened at the sight before her as the flower fully opened a young boy was revealed he couldn't have been more than six or seven she thought but with how Haggard and malnourished he looked she couldn't be sure his blonde hair was cut short with some sort of striped pattern it as well as his clothes what little remained of them were a dark red similar to the color of his skin suddenly the amboo realized that the boy was covered in blood she involuntarily let out a gasp as the blonde boy took a few hesitant steps towards her his small body shaking and his eyes glued to the ground making a decision the U took a few steps towards him wary of any possible danger but trying to be as non-threatening as possible slowly the boy approached until there were only a few feet separating the two his eyes still downcast they stood facing one another for several long moments before finally the boy raised his eyes to look at her what the masked ano saw there nearly tore her heart in Twain the Poor Boy's bright blue eyes were glistening from the tears that were filling his eyes and flowing down his cheeks creating two clear paths through the blood that otherwise covered his entire body she could barely make out three faint marks on each cheek under the blood and the stream of tears his skin so pale that they barely stood out at all they he coked out hely why did they do this to me they deserved to Die the U realized instantly that whatever this poor boy had been through it had traumatized him and that right now he was feeling a mixture of remorse and self-righteous Fury that were confusing him silently she knelt down and embraced the poor boy in a hug it's all right now no one's going to hurt you any longer she said as she held the crying boy her teammates found her 5 minutes later still holding the young child he had passed out after a minute or two of crying into her shoulder and she had lifted him into her arms while waiting for her teammates to converge I found one Survivor Tao we better return to konaha immediately the captain of the Ambu team nodded silently in Ascent before the four moved out the three other members arranged themselves in a defensive formation around the cat masked uo as she was carrying the child one of the U masked in an enu mask narrowed his eyes he recognized that child and he blamed himself in the Hokage for his disappearance for 2 years he had been requesting people be sent to find out who had taken him and for 2 years the council had blocked his requests when he got back to konaha he would have some hard decisions to make and by the end of it konohagakure would be short one Elite ambo none of the U noticed a pair of spikes sticking out of the center of the flower where the young boy had been standing covered in blood nor did they witness the ice begin to very slowly melt off of the flattened flower of bone for 4 years later the sun Shone High over konaha with ner a cloud in the sky to the young blonde boy who now stood before the entrance of the konaha Ninja Academy it was a momentary reminder of that day that fateful day 6 years ago shaking his head slightly he dismissed the memory taking Solace from the hand that rested lightly on his shoulder turning his head slightly he looked up at the purple-haired woman who stood beside him don't worry Udo you'll degrade I'm sure of it she said softly to reassure the blonde boy the blonde boy smiled slightly back up at the young woman before once again facing forward this time with determination clear in his eyes I'll make you proud Oni San just watch me with that said isuki Naruto took his first official steps in becoming a Shinobi of the leaf Amino aruka already had a headache and the new school year had only been in session for 5 minutes it was his first year teaching at the Academy and already he was wondering why he had accepted the assignment oh that's right I wanted an assignment that could let me stay in the village ARA's class consisted of 30 or so prospective Shinobi of the village and was one of four such classes preparing to take the Jenine exam in a year's time even though class had technically started the moment he had entered the room he had instead spent the time running through a mental roll call and preparing himself for this task that and he had been informed that his class was receiving a new student and he really didn't want to have his authority as a teacher undermined on his first day of teaching just then there was a knock on the door before it was slid open and a young woman with purple hair walked in she appeared to be about 21 years old and was wearing standard amboo Gear with an amboo tattoo on her right shoulder she regarded aruka with a calculating look for several moments as the brunette chunin stood before finally entering the room I'm isuki Yugo and this is my brother Naruto she said in a steady voice as the noise in the classroom died down the students were all curious as to who the new arrival was as Yugo took a few more steps into the room and held out her arm to shake his hand the students attentions were drawn by the shorter figure that entered the room behind her it was a short blonde boy who looked to be about their age his short spiky blonde hair had several red stripes in it and was controlled by a slim black headband with a golden konaha symbol on the front his eyes were a clear bright blue and his skin had a healthy tan drawing attention to three pale marks on both of his cheeks he wore a pair of black Shinobi sandals a pair of loose black cargo pants with lots of pockets and pouches a pair of fingerless black gloves and a tight form fitting black long sleeve t-shirt over this he wore a long black battle coat and had a chudo strapped to his back just like the woman who was obviously his sister as he turned and regarded his wouldbe classmates with an unreadable expression on his face many of the girls in the room felt their hearts flutter this boy was hot many of those who had spent the last five years of their lives chasing after a dark-haired brooding Boy by the name of iiha sasak began to wonder if maybe this new boy might be a better Target for their affections amongst the group that began to wonder this were a blonde girl with pale blue eyes and a pink-haired girl with emerald green ones another girl near the back of the classroom was trying hard to remain conscious her pale eyes wide as she felt her heart beating faster than she had ever felt it in her entire life Hokage Sama informed me that you would be bringing him today auki s I am however curious as to why he wasn't entered into the academy when he was six like everybody else aruka said obliquely asking his question he was ashamed to admit it but part of him wondered why he had to get stuck teaching the vessel of the caubi no Yoko almost all of the students were instantly alert curious to learn anything they could about this new student even a lazy ass Nara in the first row several of the students kept their focus on Naruto himself and thus noticed the way his jaw tightened and his eyes narrowed at ARA's question there were extenuating circumstances aruka San needless to say my brother has been fully trained by myself and several other members of U he is merely here as a formality so that he may take the Jenine exam in one year's time as such I would appreciate it if you not punish him for doing self-study when you are lecturing on subjects which he already knows particularly when it comes to things like history Yugo replied with the faint hint of ice in her voice aruka bristled at the way she had addressed him but kept a smile on his face Hokage Sama has informed me of the allowances that are to be made however I hope that your brother understands that he will be held to the same rules of conduct and behavior as everyone else and his grades will need to show that he fully understands the material don't worry about my grades T I can feel your disdain for me and it sickens me your logic is faulty and anything you would teach me anyway must be considered suspect the blonde boy thought Darkly youo not her Ascent of the conditions as she glanced at narut out of the corner of her eye she saw narut nod silently as well before she continued unaware of what her brother was thinking he will do quite well I assure you Amino San she said before turning and favoring the blonde boy with a smile as she ruffled his hair an action that caused him to growl in response as he tried to fight off the offending limb Yugo shot aruka one last stern look and nodded before she turned and exited the room Naruto watched her go with only a hint of apprehension on his face before he turned to face aruka he looked up at the brunette chunin and with a lift of an eyebrow questioned what was to happen next well Sensei are you going to prove my first impressions of you wrong aruka sighed and waved one hand lazily towards the rose and rows of students Naruto why don't you introduce yourself to the class and then take the empty seat in the back of the room next to Shino he said as he pointed towards an empty seat in the back of the room next to a dark-haired boy wearing sunglasses and a tall tall colored pale coat guess not Naruto nodded and turned to face the class as he stood at an almost ambo like attention my name is isuki narut Nar began in a steady voice informative but with a distinct lack of any clear emotion I am 11 years old and was born here in konaha I do not know who my parents were nor do I particularly care I have been well trained to protect myself and as my sister stated I am only here in order to attend the mandatory year required so that I may take the genine exam and become a Shinobi of konah I like training swords and learning new techniques I dislike those who hate people for no good reason and I hate with a passion those who would experiment upon the innocent for no reason than to produce weapons Naruto's voice carried a bite of Venom as he stated this last part my hobbies include sword smithing carving and taiichi there is nothing more to be said narut straightened slightly and looked to aruka for permission before he walked up the steps and took a seat next to Shino as he sat down and crossed his hands on the desk in front of him aruka had to Blink as he could have almost sworn that there were two shinos sitting there with how impassive Naruto's face was the rest of the class was looking up at Naruto with a mixture of Expressions plain upon their faces many of the girls were admiring Naruto's looks while a number of the boys were groaning at the thought of a new Target for the fan girls to whine about many of the boys were also eyeing Naruto as a possible rival in a zuka keba was sniffing the air and trying to make sense of the Myriad of odors that were coming off of Naruto dirt and sweat and blood and oil covering the faint scent of bone and foxes narish Shikamaru was eyeing Naruto lazily wondering just what this blonde would invariably end up doing to make his life more Troublesome and Uchiha sasak was glaring up at the blonde boy wondering what made him so special that he got personal training from an amboo officer isuki Naruto took their gazes in turn and ignored them caring more about getting through his time at the Academy so that he could truly begin his training the first day of class was relatively uneventful for the blonde Shinobi to be I say relatively uneventful because compared to his usual training regimen the academy was a complete bore to Naruto the morning's lessons were entirely on history and general theory behind the usage of Jutsu all stuff that narut had Mastered by the age of nine at the latest so instead of paying attention Naruto had unrolled one of the many Scrolls he had tucked into the many pouches in his coat and had begun to read the fact that he was allowed to not pay attention earned him the almost continuous glare of one Uchiha sake but he ignored it as far as Naruto was concerned it mattered not whether anyone glared at him or not chakra storage seals are the basis of all fuinjutsu they can be modified for almost any capacity and are often modified to develop new functions in SEALS or even to develop entirely new seals Nar read from the scroll however the young boy he was sitting next to kept glancing down at the scroll periodically intrigued by what narut was reading as soon as Nar had noticed this he had subtly shifted the angle of the scroll so that Shino could read as well earning an almost imperceptible nod from the stoic boy shino's interest in his reading material brought a faint smile to nark s maybe being stuck here won't be so bad after all the scroll Was A Treatise on fuinjutsu that had been written by the gamma sen and Jah one of konah has three densetsu noin narut had discovered early in his training with his sister that at some point while he had been in the custody of those foreign bastards who had experimented upon him a seal had been placed upon his stomach for some reason this disrupted his chakra flow causing it to periodically Spike and become more uncontrolled when he tried to use it as soon as he had discovered this fact something that apparently caused a great deal of worry for his sister although she would never say why he had begun researching everything he could about seals thus the tretis before him on Advanced ceiling techniques he still wasn't sure what the seal on his stomach was really designed to do but he felt that he was close to finding an answer as zuka droned on about the third great Shinobi War Naruto continued to read on the theories of the esteemed jayas San when it was finally time for lunch Naruto merely rolled his scroll up calmly and stood up from his seat as most of the rest of the class chattered excitedly about the inanities of their lives he nodded a thanks to Shino for being Pleasant company before turning and beginning to walk down the steps steps towards the front of the class to exit his coat billowing slightly behind him he only made it about halfway down the steps however before he was confronted by a glaring Uchiha sasak who was flanked by his army of adoring Fang girls narut paused and regarded the glaring boy before him with emotionless eyes yes he asked with a single- raised eyebrow is there a reason you have chosen to impede my progress fight me the ucha replied causing many of those who heard to gasp in Surprise SAS was after all the head of the class and the brooding boy was known to be dedicated to training and becoming the strongest Shinobi around there were many rumors that his dedication to becoming strong was to kill his own brother who was wanted by konaha for the murder of his entire Clan save SAS idiots all of them are illogical idiots narut regarded the dark-haired boy with the duck butt hair cut for several seconds before replying no I don't think I will Naro said calmly before stepping to the side and attempting to pass the uch his progress was once again impeded by sake grabbing his shoulder I said fight me Sake growled out louder than before this bastard did not just do that Naruto looked over at U with an annoyed look on his face as he reached up and brushed sas's hand off of his arm I see no gain for me in fighting you I feel that I have made this abundantly clear so I advise you to cease bothering me Nar said his annoyance creeping into his voice Naruto faced forward again and stepped forward as the Legion of fan girls moved aside in shock no one had ever disregarded sake like that no one behind Naruto sasak clenched his fists in rage before lashing out with a punch towards the back of Naruto's skull his actions shocked the gathered watchers into silence as his fist approached the back of Naruto's head but just as it was about to connect Naruto bent forward and planted his palms on the ground he continued his motion by kicking off of the ground with his legs and catching SAS in the chin with the back of his heel everyone gasped again as sake was sent flying backwards and Naruto completed his F over the heads of several of the shocked girls and landed firmly at the base of the stairs narut stood and dusted himself off ignoring the shocked looks of many of his new classmates he looked back over his shoulder at where SAS was slowly getting to his feet with bloody murder on his face and a bruise forming on his chin and narrowed his eyes he spoke steadily with ice in his voice I advise you to not try anything like that again I do not suffer fools lightly and the majority of my defense Maneuvers are quite lethal with that Naruto turned and stroe out of the room once again ignoring the shocked stares of his new classmates idiots they are all idiots after the incident on the first day of class things were pretty quiet most of the class with the noticeable exception of Shino one bruised Shin glaring uch and one or two fan girls who kept shooting Naruto GOOG eyes stayed out of the blonde boy's way and he in turn did nothing to actively interact with any of them save Shino during the Practical training he scored high but always seemed to be holding back Shino had noticed this and while walking back to class after lunch one day had asked Naruto about it all narut said in reply was only my scores on the Gen and exam truly matter I see no reason to reveal my true abilities except to my eventual teammates Shino merely raised an eyebrow and nodded in understanding after all he too was concealing the true extent of his capabilities like any good Shinobi would logically do sadly Naruto's peace and quiet was not to last at the end of that week aruka and his assistant Mizuki took the entire class out to one of the training fields on the academy grounds for the weekly Spar Naruto had been bored nearly to Tears by all the theoretical and practical exercises so far and was dreading spending another year in this place where people either glared at him or avoided him so the idea of finally seeing just what his classmates were capable of was remotely interesting to him at least he could determine which of his classmates had even half a chance of being a decent Shinobi very few of them I would calculate too many of them are still just children not yet cognizant of what it takes to be a Shinobi as the class trudged out to the training ground Naruto began to breathe slowly and deeply he knew that if he was going to spar with one of his classmates he'd have to keep a firm control so he didn't accidentally kill them silently he hoped that none of These Foolish children got delusions of grandeur and pushed him too far he had enough blood on his hands the first few spars were nothing impressive to Naruto it was just a bunch of kids play fighting with poor Tai Jutsu skills and blunted Kai the only matches he even bothered to watch with more than 10% of his Focus were when the boisterous inuzuka boy fought with Shino the Rough and Tumble style of the inuzuka presenting an interesting contrast with the steady and controlled style used by the abam boy and when the lazy Nar boy defeated a much larger Boy by turning his own power against him and defeating him in as few motions as possible it wasn't until Uchiha SAS was called forth that things got interesting if you can call the Arrogant heir of an arrogant Clan acting out interesting that is I want to fight Naruto sasak loudly declared interrupting aruka as he was about to announce sas's opponent aruka groaned he had been afraid of this all week ever since sake had challenged Naruto that first day sake I don't tea it's all right Sensei I'll spar with him Naruto interrupted calmly the blonde boy stood and cracked his neck before shrugging off his battle coat and handing it to Shino as SAS stepped into the dirt Circle that was used for training spars Naruto narrowed his eyes in Focus not noticing how many of the girls in the class were blushing at the way his T-shirt hugged his body and showed off his muscles after a few moments watching Naruto stepped forward into the ring and took a relaxed stance his hands were open and flat and his body relaxed but ready to react Shino and Shikamaru both narrowed their eyes as they noticed just how perfectly Naruto was balancing his weight over both legs his stance was Miles Ahead of any of the other students just what sort of training did he receive they both wondered SAS chuckled and Drew a pair of Kai as he took up his own stance narut narrowed his eyes and analyzed every detail of the 's Motions he noted the way sake was balancing his weight on his toes a clear giveaway that the uch Was preparing to launch an attack as soon as the match begun he noted the loose way SAS gripped his canai indicating that he was preparing to either throw the blades or to spin them into a reverse grip he noted the glint on the edge of the canai indicating that sake had replaced his D canai with sharpened ones sloppy just sloppy I'm tired of these childish games I'm going to finish this in one exchange so I can get back to studying this child presents no challenge to me narut adjusted the position of his right arm slightly chambering it for Action ready aruka said as he stepped up to the side of the Ring he clearly hadn't noticed sas's sharpened Kai though from the way Mizuki was smirking the silver-haired chunin hat and wasn't calling sake on it looks like Mizuki is one of those who hates me as well very well that's one more person to be wary of begin SAS immediately leapt towards narut launching the canai in his left hand at Naruto's head while bringing the one in his right hand around in a slashing motion narut narrowed his eyes and slashed his right hand upwards catching the speeding canai and tossing it towards the ground as he slid his right foot forward he bent over backwards as he turned and used open-handed strikes to deflect sas's arm over him causing the UA to overextend further than he already had reaching back towards the ground Naruto pressed his palms firmly onto the ground and pushed off with his feet into a backwards somersault catching sas's chest with his knee and lifting the surprised du into the air as narut completed the somersault he launched SAS out of the ring ending the match in one go winner Naruto aruka declared in surprise if he were to be honest with himself he had expected sake to win as he had always dominated the spars before perhaps Naruto's special allowances weren't simply favoritism after all he didn't win I demand a rematch SAS yelled as he got back to his feet two of his more vocal fan girls added their two cents as well children they are all a bunch of children Naruto turned calmly and narrowed his eyes the spars are until either one of us yields is knocked unconscious or is knocked from The Ring I sincerely hope that when you are defeated in battle you do not behave like such an immature child although with a showing like that you are likely to not survive sake glared and looked about ready to attack narut when the blonde simply turned and walked back to Shino accepting his coat back and sping it on before running a hand through his hair to straighten his red and blonde Stripes Sensei I grow weary of these childish Pursuits I'll return to class on Monday Naruto said calmly after such a tiresome week I require a spar that will actually test my ability these children are merely holding me back many in the class looked affronted at this as Naruto was their age and yet he acted as if he were older than them aruka regarded the emotionless blonde for several long moments before finally replying much to the shock of a smirking Mizuki very well narut as long as you have your homework completed before class on Monday you were excused everyone else continue stretching Naro for the first time since the class had met him actually smiled it was small and if they blinked they could have missed it but it was undeniably a smile thank you aruka Sensei Naruto said politely as he bowed rest assured that the work will be completed on time maybe you have some modum of logic in there after all Nar stepped away from his nearest classmates and the wind appeared to swirl around him momentarily before he suddenly vanished in a swirl of wind and leaves the entire class blinked momentarily before a pale blond-haired girl whose father was a Shinobi realized what Naruto had just done cool she cried out her heart beating fast as her crush on the blonde boy had just gotten stronger he can use shanin those students who had heard of the technique used by higher level konah Shinobi dropped their jaws in awe Shino adjusted his glasses as he filed this additional information away about his new friend Shikamaru muttered something about Troublesome blondes sake glared at where the blonde boy had disappeared how did that bastard get so skilled I will find out who trained him and force them to train me as well narut appeared a few minutes later in a remote training ground in a s of wind and leaves the lone figure waiting in the training ground staring silently at the paramal memorial stone turned slowly to regard him the only sign of his faint smile the way the corner of his one visible eye curved upwards you're early haki Kakashi said wondering if something had happened class was boring the ucha has ego problems and I refuse to waste any more time on their remedial exercises than I have to narut replied calmly as he stepped forward already drawing his chudo with his left hand come on Kakashi sene show me a fight worthy of the training you have given me narut thought as he took a stance very well Kakashi said as he drew his own sword then we shall begin come on little brother show me how much you have mastered Kakashi thought as he took his own stance the pair vanished in a blur and reappeared halfway between their previous positions as their blades clashed The Spar had begun one year later Uzumaki Naruto walked into his classroom like any Monday morning he had a text on some subject or other open and was reading it with half of his attention as the rest was focused on avoiding obstacles he walked to his usual seat near the back of the classroom and took a seat next to Shino perhaps the only person in the class he could relate to Shino had a similar Devotion to logic and knowledge as Naruto's own and the two had very quickly become friends he and Shino exchanged their weekly progress reports on their pet projects preferring the silent reflection of reading to conversation it was so much more efficient and logical and Naruto tried his level best to ignore the adoring gazes and googly eyes of the small group of fan girls he had managed to acquire over the course of the year they were a minor nuisance at best but he could usually avoid them outside of school although their resourcefulness at tracking him down at times was impressive it wasn't that he didn't like girls after all it was just that he hadn't met any who drew his attention then again he was a 12year old boy with firm emotional control so it's not all that surprising that he hadn't taken an interest in any girls yet especially since most of those he was exposed to were just flighty teenage fan girls most of the class was chatting noisily as aruka entered the room but the moment he stood behind the podium at the front of the class everyone quieted down there was an excited energy in the air and even Naruto closed his book and put it away almost through here he thought as he focused his attention on his Sensei you have all done well over the past year and everything you have worked towards has led to this day last week you completed the theoretical examinations as well as the major practical all that is left today is for your Jutsu examination those of you present today have scored high enough in the theoretical and practical to either pass without passing the Jutsu portion or will need to be able to adequately perform the techniques to earn the final points you require keep in mind that your ability with Jutsu can affect your team assignment so I advise you to do your best aruka said as he held up a roll sheet for the class to complete this portion of the test you'll have to be able to perform the hen no Jutsu and the bunchin no Jutsu we already tested your kaimi no Jutsu during the Practical examination with that said aruka called off the first name on the list in Naruto's deskmate Shino stood and followed the spiky-haired chunin out of the classroom rather than stressing out Naruto removed his book from his coat and began to read again seemingly oblivious to the admiring and nervous look several of his female classmates kept shooting his way they really should be focused on preparing for the exam not on me they are still such children when it was finally Naruto's turn he followed aruka quietly into the next room as aruka sat behind the desk next to Mizuki Naruto stepped forward and stood with his hands clasped behind his back before them he could feel the hostility radiating off of Mizuki despite the silver-haired chunin skillful attempts to hide it less than a day and I can be free of that teh and his hos ility okay Naruto aruka began as he crossed his arms behind the desk I want you to perform the henge first then the bunin no Jutsu Naruto nodded and brought his hands before him putting them in the correct seals he used the henge to transform into a perfect copy of aruka henge he said calmly after the fact Child's Play literally narut shifted his hands into a new seal and was Suddenly flanked by a pair of smoke Puffs the smoke cleared to reveal two more copies of aruka standing there bunin barely worth the effort aruka blinked in Surprise performing a bunin while maintaining henge was difficult enough but narut had managed to create bunchin already transformed into a henge that was impressive very good Naruto mazuki said with a false smile on his face you have successfully passed your genine exam congratulations right and pigs fly why don't you tell me what you really think sometimes T Naro thought Darkly Nar stepped forward and accepted his hitti 8 with a respectful bow he exited the room with it held firmly in his grasp a faint smile on his face as soon as his back was turned to his two instructors finally he could get back to real training at last free from these children in their Petty games finally I can get back to my actual training this delay has been bothersome enough as Naruto exited the room mizuki's eyes darkened damn I was hoping there would be an excuse to fail him he would have made a good Pawn now I have to rethink my plans when Naruto returned to his classroom there were cheers from his small following of fan girls which caused him to raise his eyebrow slightly still just children but perhaps I can enjoy the congratulations just this once If Only They knew my true power though would they really be so excited was there ever any doubt that I would pass he asked not really caring if anyone answered Naruto ignored for the millionth time that y a glare from muchha sasak as he walked back up to his seat he ignored the excited chattering of his fan girls in the boring stare of one lavender Eyed Girl and went back to reading his latest book when Shino glanced over to see what the book was he too had to raise an eyebrow this time at the title he had seen SAS reading the same book two years ago and had been wondering how long it would take Naruto to discover its existence how to deter and escape from rabid Fang Girls by uch saw Itachi no one could claim that Itachi never did anything great for the world later that evening Naruto was walking calmly through the streets of konaha on his way home after training when he noted a sudden increase in the activity of both U and standard Shinobi wondering what was up he put his hand in a distinct seal and vanished in a flurry of wind and leaves only to reappear on top of a nearby roof next to Anu that had stopped to look around there were amboo on most of the nearby rooftops but he had chosen this particular one because because he had recognized who it was what's the situation he asked calmly as he landed lightly on the rooftop already crouching and ready for action his nostrils flared confirming the identity of the purple-haired cat masked Anu beside him yugao isuki friend comrade sene Sensei sister family Naruto instinctively categorized the woman as he had every day since he had first met her when she had saved him from that place one of the students who failed the Gen and exam stole the Forbidden Scroll of ceiling from the hokage's office spoke a calm female voice from behind the mask all ano and other on duty Personnel have been sent out to try to find him how would an Academy student even know about that scroll Naruto's eyes narrowed and he flared his nostrils focusing the world around him seemed to shift for a moment before coming into a different sort of focus everything was clearer and he could see farther but the edges of his vision blurred as a result how shall we proceed Naruto asked as he slid up the sleeve of his shirt revealing a small storage seal on his right arm his expression was not a happy one Hokage Sama has authorized me to activate you for the duration of this crisis you are not to break your cover at any time as you are officially still a jenin the purple-haired U replied still looking around for any sign of the target narut nodded in understanding as he formed a hand seal and focused chakra into the seal on his arm there was a small puff of smoke and he lightly caught the object that appeared in the air above his open Palm it is time I can do this I've trained for this moment hon kitsun reporting for Duty Naro said emotionlessly as he placed the mask over his face special seals on the inside of it reacting to his chakra and sealing it to his skin there was a burst of smoke and chakra that enclosed Naruto and when it finished his hair had turned black as night and grown to several times its normal length and red markings had appeared all over his clothes the mask on his face was not the standard amboo white either but rather black the mask was designed to look like a fox and would certainly evoke Terror in the hearts of his enemies there were red triangles below the eyes that made it look like it was crying blood and three red rimmed white lines on each cheek denoting whisker marks the ears were filled with a deep blood red color and the edge of the jaw was lined with four glimmering white spikes on each side all in all it was a disturbing image n San I will Patrol the Forest watching for intruders or any attempt of the culprit to flee I sincerely doubt that any Academy student could steal the scroll without at least some help this just reeks of a conspiracy Naro said calmly his voice sounding deeper than before thanks to special sound altering seals inside his mask I bet Mizuki T was involved the N masked U nodded very well hone kitsun move out if you encounter the target you are to detain them by any means necessary if the target is in fact act upon you are hereby authorized to use lethal Force against the true culprit Naruto nodded and then vanished in a swirl of wind and leaves to the noo masked Ambu the atmosphere seemed to have gained a sudden biting chill hon kitsun reappeared at the edge of the forest bordering konaha in a swirl of wind and leaves as he stepped quickly into the woods to begin his hunt the moisture gathering on the ground behind him froze in his steps and the new red markings that covered his clothes glinted in the Moonlight as soon as he had entered the forest and was out of sight of prying eyes hon kitsun brought his hands together and formed a series of seals time to bring in some backup I'm glad Hokage Sama allowed Kakashi sene to teach me this technique he ended on a strange plus-shaped seal and was suddenly surrounded by 20 solid copies of himself you know what to do he said calmly all 20 clones nodded and then vanished in swirls of leaves and wind silently the fox masked boy took a seat and began to meditate in the center of the forest opening his senses fully to the nature around him hoping to catch any clue that could lead him to the culprit or his accompli silently he let nature continue on around him as he waited it was over an hour of Silence before Naruto had any clue as to his preise location one of his clones had discovered the boy a sandy-haired kid Naruto remembered as being loud and a prankster sitting on the ground near a rundown old shack reading from the scroll and attempting feudly to learn a technique from the scroll knowing that there there was no way the boy could possibly have done this on his own the Clone opted to hide and leave the boy out as bait as he dispelled another clone to send a message back to the original thus Naruto was currently racing silently towards the forest when he received a sudden burst of memory as one of his clones was dispelled he shook his head for a moment to clear the fog caused when a clone specifically sent its memories back to him and then his eyes widened behind his mask no he whispered softly as his eyes shifted from their normal blue to a dark red I won't let that happen the air around Naruto suddenly seemed to blur before he vanished in a swirl of Frozen wind and leaves he reappeared halfway across the forest high in the branches of a tree next to a pair of his clones report aruka showed up to confront the boy at first we thought he was involved but it turns out he was just sent to find the boy before three had a chance to react someone managed to strike him from behind dissipating him we just arrived a moment before you did boss and we must assume that it was Mizuki who dispatched our compatriot one of the Clones said his voice deep into the untrained ear emotionless however to Naruto it was clear that both of his clones were seething with rage one thing he had discovered recently was that his clones had a tendency to develop distinct personalities quickly and that if he focused he could draw those personalities out when he summoned new ones the fact that they were so easily dispatched Abel had of course led the Clones to develop a distinct hatred for any opponent who dispelled one of their own because of this Naruto normally only retained three of the Clone personalities which while not the limit of what he could do was the limit that he felt comfortable doing sounds like one is getting annoyed again sometimes I wonder about the viability of having more emotionally unstable clones at my dispensation however they do present a different Viewpoint that is at times useful dismissing his train of thought Naruto focused his Gaze on the clearing before him and had to fight hard not to snarl aruka was crouched over the shocked form of the child who was now clearly just a pawn of Mizuki there was a large windmill shuriken sticking out of ARA's back and Mizuki was smirking at him as he mocked the pair aruka may have been teaching mostly stuff that Naro already knew but the man at least had a passion for teaching for that alone Naruto respected him much less for the man's classified Ambu file don't ask how narut got his hands on that time to take out the trash 1 2 spread out and flank the Target when I give a signal I want two to distract him while one grabs aruka and the kid and gets them out of here once they are clear I will personally deal with this traitor mazuki was wrapping up his taunting of his fellow teacher and the poor Foolish Boy he had coerced into doing his dirty work for him when his carefully laid plans went to [ __ ] first as he had drawn his second windmill shuriken to finish the interfering chunin in the brat he had sensed a chakra signature and barely managed to dodge as a black and red garbed figure had come flying through the air where he had just been standing canai slicing for his throat then while the figure who was wearing a very intimidating Black Fox mask that looked like an inversion of the Ambu color scheme was busy attempting to strike him with a pair of Kai he had witnessed a second black and red figure swoop in and grabbed the injured aruka and the shocked brat and disappear in a leaf shunin Mizuki snarled and launched forward with his windmill shuriken as he saw a third black and red garbed figure drop out of the trees and grab the Forbidden scroll the shuriken caught the first figure causing it to explode in a burst of smoke that obscured the second figure for a moment Mizuki tensed as he heard a clanging sound and watched anxiously as the smoke dissipated when he could once again see through it he snarled who the hell are you standing on the other side of the cloud were three identical figures two of the figures had chuto drawn and crossed with the windmill shuriken hanging from them obviously the source of the clang behind them the third figure stood with the scroll held in one hand take the scroll all remain deal with the trash the figure holding the scroll said his voice deep and cold the other two figures nodded and let the windmill shuriken dropped to the ground as they sheathed their swords and leapt backwards one of the two grabbed the scroll and disappeared in a leaf shunin followed almost immediately by the second leaving only one of the fox masked figures behind I said who the hell are you Mizuki shouted he was extremely pissed that this unknown Shinobi had interfered with his carefully laid plans the figure merely stepped forward and cocked his head as if listening to something after a few moments he spoke it seems that I know enough of what you were planning thanks to my clones observing you it also would appear that no other Shinobi is near enough to us to interfere the figure said as he clasped his hands and cracked his knuckles which means I can take my frustrations with you out on your traitorous hide before anyone can interfere the black masked figure reached up and placed one hand over his mask shifting it to the side as the figure's face became visible Mizuki froze in Terror above a whisker marked cheek a single Ruby eye gazed out at him hello Mizuki Sensei miss me no one was near enough to hear Mizuki scream when Friday finally rolled around narut once again left his home as he did every morning hugging his big sister Yugo goodbye before taking out one of his books to read on his way to the academy however his mind was still distracted by the events of earlier that week having to deal with Mizuki had a expected him more than he had anticipated but he had to admit the disruption it was having on his mental state was not entirely unexpected after all it had been the first time he had killed someone since breaking free from orochimaru's laboratory and was the first time he had killed someone when it wasn't a matter of life and death well his life or death at any rate needless to say it had affected him greetings Nar Nar looked up from his book at the sound of shino's voice the sunglass wearing auam boy was standing by a nearby Bush and Naruto assumed that he had been watching the insects buzzing around the flowers good morning Shino Nar replied calmly only the slight curving of the edge of his eyes betrayed his emotions find any interesting insects this morning I wonder if he has discovered any new species that may have a use for him as a Shinobi Shino nodded his head silently and then held out his open hand Naruto looked and was surprised to see a colorfully winged butterfly with its wings spread sitting in shino's Palm she almost fell to the ground when she exited her cocoon Shino said in answer to Naruto's unasked question I saved her but it will be an hour before her wings are dry enough for flight or just an example that abame do in fact have emotions after all Naruto regarded the delicate Beauty for a few moments in silence before finally replying then perhaps we should carry her with us until she is ready to fly free Shino nodded silently in response before holding out his hand to nk's shoulder to the surprise of several people passing by who had stopped to watch the two Shinobi one with his HIIT eye at tied around his forehead with a blue band and the other with it tied around his right upper arm by a black band The Butterfly carefully walked across onto Naruto's shoulder and took up position drying its wings Naro smiled faintly before he and Shino turned and walked towards the academy at least Shino has good taste in insects when they arrived at the Academy the butterfly was still happily drying its wings on Naruto's shoulder and the pair of jenin walked calmly into their usual classroom most of their classmates were already there and chatting excitedly with the exception of a few late comers and one or two who had failed the final exam and Shino and Naruto presented a center of calm moving through that storm of activity they are finally shenobi and yet they still keep acting like children for their sakes I hope they grow up soon they sat in their seats calmly and quietly staring forward as they waited for their instructor to arrive to present the team assignments they didn't have long to wait and when aruka finally finished his end of term speech and had given a cleansed explanation of why Mizuki was no longer present Naruto returned his attention to the young chunin a faint look of curiosity on his face after all he might very well spend the next several years teamed up with whoever he was assigned to a team with today and he wanted as much time to mentally prepare himself for whoever he had to deal with since the only person here who doesn't act like a child is Shino and maybe Shikamaru when he isn't being lazy the first few teams aruka read off didn't interest him much as they were mostly students who had not managed to stand out to Naruto at all during the course of the year he knew about the true final examination administered by each individual team leader and he had those teams pegged as most likely to fail it was the seventh team that finally got his attention II sasak Naruto could tell from the dark-haired boy's body language that he was smirking that arrogant smirk of his inuzuka kba from the way akamaru growled and kba grunted Naruto could tell he was unhappy at being teamed with the uch Nar didn't blame him sasak was arrogant and had difficulty working with others and hyuga hanada from his position Naruto could not see hanada directly thus the blonde boy was unaware of the very disappointed look that graced Han's face at not being placed on a team with Naruto the girl had developed quite a crush on the stoic blonde since his appearance but she lacked the confidence to approach him not that it would have done her much good and your instructor will be haki Kakashi team eight will consist of abam Shino Naruto was the only person in the class who could tell that Shino was suddenly paying more attention isuki Naruto Naruto's eyebrow raised in surprise at this announcement they were putting him in Shino together he just knew that someone had to be pulling strings somewhere for him to be teamed with his only friend in the academy and Haruno Sakura narut had to fight not to let a grown out as the pink-haired Banshee finally started railing about how unfair it was that she was on a team with that bastard who hurt her SAS [ __ ] instead of on a team with her beloved sasak [ __ ] it was obvious that she still hadn't forgiven narut for showing up SAS each and every time they had sparred during the year damn it all to hell I had to get placed on a team with that childish idiot your instructor will be mitashi anko what the hell everyone in the class turned to look towards the back of the classroom to the surprise of absolutely everyone narut was standing and leaning over his desk with his palms planted firmly on the surface his face was a mixture of Fury confusion and fear showing more emotion than any of his classmates had ever seen on his face if they had only known just how much emotion it had taken to cause this Outburst in their surprise from his Outburst no one noticed a small colorful butterfly lift off of his shoulder and fly out the window to safety narut please calm down aruka said he was as shocked by all of this as his students were Naruto practically growled as his fingers dug into his desk that Maniac is my instructor before anyone even had a chance to wonder just what Naruto meant part of the outer wall of the classroom was shattered by a black blur two canai shot out from it into the ceiling and unrolled a massive black Banner while a single figure appeared standing in the center it was a well-endowed purple-haired woman wearing a mesh body suit and a tan miniskirt and battle coat of a different design from Naruto and the banner behind her declared in large letter ing midi anko single why and deadly oh no me narut muttered woefully as he dropped back into his seat his Outburst forgotten as all the females in the class were marveling at anko's bust and all the males were well something else at it Shino looked over at his new teammate and raised an eyebrow in question she is the single craziest Shinobi I have ever met Naruto muttered in response head still held in his hands and the only one is dedicated to the same goal as I am shino's curiosity was raised but he kept quiet for the moment he knew that if Naro wanted him to know then he would tell him at his own pace okay BRZ listen up a smirking anko said as she looked out over the sea of surprised envious and drooling faces where's my team Shino stood up immediately followed shortly thereafter by Naruto who had managed to return his face to an impassive State here midi Sensei Naro said calmly drawing a smile from the toab betsu junan pinky crying there is our third teammate anko looked down at Sakura and frowned the girl had no muscle and her outfit screamed fan girl to The Psychotic woman as Sakura looked up and gaped at anko's outfit the toab betsu junan chuckled and resolved that she was going to turn this little simpering fan girl into a true kunoichi okay you BRS get your asses to training ground 27 in half an hour you have one last test and I'm not going to wait to administer it I want to get you three working as soon as possible with that said anko leapt out of the window Shino and Naruto shared a look before the pair stood and walked down the steps to stand next to a shocked Sakura Sakura Naruto said calmly are you going to come with us or do you need to be carried Sakura looked at the blonde boy in Surprise I'm not going with you I reject this team assignment aruka Sensei I demand that I be put on a team with sasun she wine Naruto looked past her at sake and saw the boy who while he always seemed annoyed by Naruto at least respected the boy as a fellow Target for fan girls was mouthing a frantic no to Naruto the blonde boy sighed and refocused on the still whining Sakura idiots every single one of them Sakura I will not allow you to cause us to fail this last test we need to work as a team if we want any chance to pass and I guarantee you won't be able to impress your SAS [ __ ] if you were sent back to the academy Naruto said with a bit of force and faint annoyance in his voice Sakura looked at him the tone of his voice shocking her into silence good now since you've already wasted some of our precious time I going to carry you so that you don't waste any more of it before Sakura could react narut reached down and picked her up Bridal style the entire class could hear her begin to yell at him as the blonde boy leapt out the window followed closely by Shino in the front of the classroom still obscured by the banner anchor had left behind aruka groaned Naruto just had to spoil the final test didn't he when the newly minted Team 8 finally reached their destination they found anko standing on top of a post in the middle of a field of suspended posts the ground below the posts was one big mud puddle and promised an absolute mess to anyone who fell off of the posts Naruto set Sakura who had finally quit whining back on her feet before turning to look towards his Sensei Shino arrived next to him a few seconds later we are here midi Sensei Naro said calmly hiding his nervousness I told you to call me ano Chan anko whined as she tried pout Sakura looked at Naruto in confusion as the blonde boy let out one of his rare groans why did I have to get her for a Sensei I mean sure we have the same goal but she's insane she's the exact opposite of what a true Shinobi should be calm collected and precise she's loud crazy and wild Naruto thought as he remembered the first time he had met the psychotic junan he had only been seven at the time and had still been covered in the blood and gore from the Shinobi he had killed in his attempt to escape orochimaru's lab he would likely have been even bloodier he mused had he not accidentally seed a gas line and lit up the entire facility like the Trinity bomb test and as I told you before only my sister and whoever I end up loving will be called Shan even if you and I do share a passion for destroying a certain someone Sakura just looked even more confused while anko smirked and straightened on her post very well gaki listen up bronz this test is the true final test failed this and the best you can hope for is to repeat your last year at the Academy the exam has a 66% failure rate meaning that of every three students to graduate the academy only one is actually inducted is a Shinobi anko began now the test is simple you have until sundown to capture me if you fail to do so by the given time you will all be sent back to the academy anko smirked and Naruto tensed begin anko blurred and disappeared narut groaned and turned to face his two teammates okay guys I know she said the goal is to capture her but I've spent too long around experience Shinobi not to know when there is an ulterior motive to something we are put on teams upon graduation for a reason stands to reason the real goal of this test is to see if we can work together as a team he said calmly Sakura blinked and looked at him in confusion while Shino just nodded his head it would seem so auki San perhaps we had better assess one another's skills and Equipment before we make our plans we should make every effort to catch our new instructor if only to prove that we can work together as a team and impress our abilities upon her Naruto nodded and then to the surprise of his friend and his new teammate smirked you know this will be exhilarating it is the first time I've had cart blanch to loose around you children before I am not a child Sakura yelled at Naruto as the blonde boy stepped over to the nearest pole and pushed it testing its strength she's still just an idiot despite all her book learning Sensei chose this Battleground for a reason meaning she has the home turf Advantage this means that we should devise a strategy to draw her out and discover why she chose this particular site that is something that I believe Shino and my capabilities are best suited for narut turned back to look at at his teammates Sho what do you think the purpose of our team is given what you know about the three of us he asked Shino adjusted his glasses before replying my clan has always excelled as trackers and my logical mind makes me a skilled tactician Sakura has weak physical skills and chakra reserves but her chakra control is rated the highest out of anyone in the class and her intelligence when she applies herself Rivals even you you have extremely good chakra control perhaps better than so you are a brilliant and logical tactician preferring to avoid confrontations or to end them with a minimum of effort you have an immense chakra capacity and have shown an immense capability of utilizing the simplest of techniques to great effect Shino paused for a moment before finishing given this team setup I would venture the hypothesis that we were put together with a tactical support team in mind one capable of commanding large groups of forces with ease and skillfully routing enemy formations Naruto nodded and then SM worked again the amount of emotion he was showing was surprising to Sakura who hadn't thought of narut as anything more than that stoic bastard who beat her sasun not a bad calculation Shino but your logic is flawed through no fault of your own of course you just don't have all the relevant information my friend you're half right with that assessment sheo but the fault is not yours you do not know my full capabilities and thus you analyze the situation based off of what you know narut held his hand hands before him in a cross-shaped seal that neither of his teammates recognized welcome to a crash course in why isuki Naro should be a junan Naruto's smirk widened and his voice deepened slightly to a growl lesson number one cage bunch and no Jutsu the trio was surrounded by a massive cloud of smoke and when it cleared over 400 black clad copies of Naruto surrounded them Shino raised his eyebrow in Surprise and appreciation his teammate was even more formidable than his dat had indicated K's tsunami narut cried out again turning and pointing towards the field of PS with one arm all of the Clones responded with rukai before blurring and reappearing in two lines before the posts the front line knelt down and both sets of clones began to blur through hand seals when they had reached the final seal they all sucked in deeply before letting loose their attacks and battle cries Sweden Tama the front line cried out as 200 balls of water shot forth towards the posts merging to form a single solid wall of water that seemed to glisten on the surface futen Rankin the back line cried out as 200 balls of swirling air shot forth merging with the water to drive the wall into a chopping frenzy as it blew through the posts Naruto's two teammates duck to avoid the backlash from the technique while Naruto stood proudly in the wind his blue eyes twinkling finally I can cut loose no way can those bastards on the council do anything to me now that I'm officially a Shinobi of konaha narut waved his hand and all 400 clones dispelled themselves 20 at a time over the next several seconds when they had all gone Naruto shook his head as if to clear it before speaking again nay midi Sensei Naruto called out as the wind died down and revealed the mostly devastated training ground hope you aren't hiding under all that muddy water or you might have a chilly time of this in the middle of the Arena hiding just as Naruto had suspected anko's eyes widened she knew full well from her encounters with the brat that he was special and that he kept most of his abilities well hidden but there was one ability she did know about and she immediately put two and two together lesson number two Cory no Naruto cried out as he sped through a series of hand seals and then plunged his hands into the edge of the muddy water Sakura gasped and Shino raised an eyebrow inquisitively as there was a burst of chakra that spread out from Naruto moments before the field began to free over in one massive wave the air around Naruto began to chill as well and Naruto's breath became visible the field was half covered in ice when a massive purple snake broke through the center of the Ice Flow heading straight for Naruto and his teammates lesson number three hon Tate Sakura who had stumbled backwards in fear upon seeing the snake coming watched wide-eyed as Naruto his hands still held to the ice of the pond flared with power for a moment at first nothing happened as the snake got Clos Clos and closer but then suddenly massive white spikes shattered the ice before him Rising into the air like a massive skeletal hand to catch the incoming snake the look on anko's face as Sakura and Shino suddenly dissolved into clouds of Kai bugs was priceless so was the look when a pair of jenin appeared beside her with canai held to her throat I believe this should count as a winning Sensei as we have no desire to kill the one responsible for teaching us anko looked at Shino out of the corner of her eye and rather than looking angry she smiled I think I could get to like you gaki you are clearly no ordinary jenin anko looked thoughtful for a moment well Sakura still needs a crash course to really be any good but at least she can work with a team and I already knew narut was special just not how special anko looked down at narut and Ed her s wondering if his endurance matched his chakra levels bad anko he's too young maybe in a few years that's mitarashi Sensei narut said as the massive skeletal hand sank back into the ground when it had disappeared completely Naruto stood and removed his hands from within the ice there was a faint flare of chakra and suddenly a small cloud of white drifted off of his hands leaving them completely dry tell me gaki how did you manage to set up such a plan I was watching you the entire time and you never so much as used any hand signals behind your back anko said as Shino and Sakura stepped away from her and the snake began to lower itself to the ground narut smirked and tapped the side of his head midi Sensei the three of us have some of the highest intelligence scores of any Shinobi currently serving anko wondered how he had gotten into classified records to determine that I figured out the goal of this exam before we even reached the training ground I just had Shino create a pair of Kai bunions and had them act like him and Sakura while they flanked you that whole conversation was just a diversion to keep you occupied and distracted anko groaned and shook her head resignedly I'm never going to live this down beaten by a bunch of BRS barely out of diapers Naruto's eyes narrowed and suddenly he was standing right in front of anko's face don't ever call me a child again mitashi Sensei he whispered harshly you and I both know that I had my childhood stripped from me I haven't been a child since I was five and I take great offense at being called one anko the snake mistress of konaha gulped and nodded much to the confusion of Sakura and Shino as the pair of jenin had not heard what Naruto had said Naro stepped back and his glare was suddenly replaced with the biggest smile any of the three had ever seen good now shall we go surprise hokagay Sama by reporting our passing a day before the exam was supposed to be given then we can go grab something to eat as a team and get to know one another despite being in class with her for a year I will admit to knowing very little about Sakura Beyond her official records Sakura looked at him in Surprise wondering how the hell he had even gotten his hands on her records and despite R Mutual goal Sensei I do not know as much about you as I would like I feel it would be more advantageous to us working together as a team if I have as much information about my teammates as possible anko smirked and then put her hands on her hips purring iy at Naruto well then as long as you and I can grab Dango afterwards Naro [ __ ] narut groan I knew there was a reason hayate sene warned me about you he muttered as he turned and walked off followed shortly thereafter by his new teammates anko was the last to move and she smirked before dismissing her snake at least training the gaki won't be boring but you still owe me one Yugo Chan the Mist slowly faded away from the bridge revealing the Carnage that had been rot there Shino and Sakura stood off to one side Shino keeping a wary guard while Sakura was helping anko herself up standing near them was haki Kakashi who was busy patching up the wounds the idiot uch had receiving by rushing into things ignored by his other two students who kept staring down the bridge Haku knelt nearby cradling zaba's head in her lap the fact that his body disappeared at the hips didn't seem to be bothering the faintly crying girl on the Nami no Kuni side of the bridge an army of villagers had stopped in shock appalled at the devastation before them on the other end hon kitsun stood silently gazing down at the Sea of Blood and Guts that surrounded him he looked down at his right hand the hand he had just used to destroy gatu still trembling slightly around him Rose innumerable large spikes of bone each one coated in red each one with a bandit or nuken and impaled upon it he glanced back at his fellow konaha Shinobi gazing at them with the exposed right half of his face encased in ice covered red bone the left half still covered by his mask the mask of hon kitsun the bone devil Fox and was rewarded with seeing actual fear in the eyes of iiha sasak yes narut thought to himself that's right see the price of true power the pain and suffering noing G can you pretend that it is not garnered by destroying others wait anko Sensei where's Naruto Sakura's voice broke the silence anko blinked and looked around finally realizing that narut had disappeared during the fight damn it he must have gotten knocked into the the idiot she turned her head to where hon kitsun was slowly approaching his black and red clothes and pitch black hair soaked red with blood the right side of his face obscured in Blood Red Ice and Bone which had grown forth to protect his face when Zabuza had cracked his mask in half hon kitsun go search for Naruto and bring him back here no the blood soaked figure said as he stopped his deep growling Vos echoing harshly in the silence no there is no need anko Sensei I feel it best that they learn and come to terms with these lessons now Sakura and the rest with the exception of the junan and the Arrogant idiot child uch looked fearful as they misunderstood hon kitsun words understand all of you he continued harshly raising his voice the world is not safe and idilic what you have just witnessed and experienced is by far the least of the atrocities that exist in this world this is not the last time you will lose a teammate but neither is it the first remember this feeling in your hearts this pain you are ninja and you must learn to be able to fight even while feeling this pain pain is weakness leaving the body emotion is a weakness if not controlled only through logic can control be attained hon kitsun paused and raised one hand to grasp his mask what I am about to reveal to you is an s-rank secret to talk about it even amongst those who know without either myself or the hok present is treason and I will personally kill you for it only myself and the Hokage are allowed to reveal this secret to anybody hon kitsun removed his mask causing all but the two junin to gasp as the blood coated mask and blood soaked black hair of hon kitsun gave way to the cold blue eyes and bright blond red stre hair of isuki Naruto I am auki Naruto born Uzumaki Naruto on October 10th the night the caubi attacked konaha when I was five I was kidnapped and sold to a certain man to experiment upon he altered my jeans grafting genetic talents into me in hopes of creating the perfect host I was forced to train beaten and assaulted until I could barely move when I was seven something inside of me woke up and using the power it gave me I destroyed the facility where I was being kept a passing amboo Squad rescued me and brought me back to konaha it wasn't until nearly 4 and A2 years later that I learned what that power had been that cursed power Naruto paused and glanced at Kakashi a single tear dripping from his eye one of them adopted me as a brother and they all trained me encouraging the growth of my abilities when I was 11 and a half I discovered the source of The Power Within Me and the result of that on top of my traumatic childhood caused a split in my personality if you remember I was absent for several weeks last spring this was why in order to help me they had to stabilize the separate aspects harmonizing them with one another this affected my emotional control making it far harder for me to constrain my emotions as they were needed to power the harmony of my two aspects narut again paused taking a deep breath I am isuki Naruto I am also hon kitsun 6 months before passing my genine exam I was instated as anbu mat true identity known only to a select few and thus hon kitsun was born Naruto turned his mask to face him and stared down at it with narrowed eyes and here on this bridge this place of pain and suffering was born hon Akuma kitsun the bone devil Fox it is who I am something I must wrestle with every day today you saw why I wear this mask what I fight against every day of my life none of you could possibly imagine the pain and suffering that has created me and I hope you never understand there was a flare of chakra and Naruto's mask vanished into a seal on his right forearm without looking back the blood coated blonde stocked past his shocked comrades to where Haku was kneeling Haku it's time the dark-haired girl set zaba's head gently on the ground and stood her chocolate brown eyes meeting Naruto's cold blue ones they stood like that for several long seconds before she stepped forward and embraced Naruto her tears soaking his shoulder nay midi Sensei Nar said looking over his shoulder a leave the clean up to you hok sama's orders were for hon kitsun to return for debriefing as soon as the situation was under control at anko's silent nod Naruto and Haku vanished in a swirl of snow leaving behind the shocked and villagers his worried comrades and one very angry and very jealous uch 2 Days Later hokage's office sarutobi hiroin sandam Hokage of konaha and the legendary professor of Shinobi was just about to sit down to a nice cup of tea when the doors to his office were unceremoniously pushed open he was about to complain when he caught sight of the face of the person who had just entered a rather the seriousness of his eyes as his face was currently obscured by a mask part painted ceramic and part blood red bone and Ice hakuma kitsun reporting for debriefing Hokage Sama Nar began taking a seat before the hokage's desk with his partner mirroring him the woman who had joined the hokage's special operative in the office was wearing a blue and white kimono with Shinobi accoutrements but what serut toi most noticed about her was her mask it had obviously started Life as a smooth ceramic ovoid like most oin with slanted eyes and red markings but it had undergone an eerie transformation the spot where a village affiliation would be had been replaced a red grinning fox face the eyes had painted red marks making them look more like the eyes of a fox and there were now three black whiskers on the left cheek of the Mask finally and most Eerie was the creepy blue ice that coated the mask and flared off around it forming a pair of ears and four spikes along the jaw just like hon kitson's mask Hokage s may I introduce Cory kitsun my new partner Naruto said as he lent forward clasping his hands together we have much to talk about why don't I start at the beginning serut toi hin sandam Hokage of konaha and the legendary professor of Shinobi sat back in his chair and began to smoke his pipe as hon kitsun began to explain the events leading to the current situation the Mist slowly faded away from the bridge revealing the Carnage that had been rot there Shino and Sakura stood off to one side Shino keeping a wary guard while Sakura was helping enko patch herself up standing near them was haki Kakashi who was busy patching up the wounds the idiot ucha had receiving by rushing into things ignored by his other two students who kept staring down the bridge Haku knelt nearby cradling zaba's head in her lap the fact that his body disappeared at the hips didn't seem to be bothering the faintly crying girl on the Nami no Kuni side of the bridge an army of villagers had stopped in shock appalled at the devastation before them on the other end hon kitsun stood silently gazing down at the Sea of Blood and Guts that surrounded the red marked U he looked down at his right hand the hand he had just used to destroy gatu still trembling slightly around him Rose innumerable large spikes of bone each one coated in red each one with a bandit or nuken and impaled upon it and opening into a blood red flower of bone above their corpses he glanced back at his fellow konah Shinobi gazing at them with the exposed right half of his face encased in ice covered red bone the left half still covered by his m mask the mask of hon kitsun the bone devil Fox and was rewarded with seeing actual fear in the eyes of Uchiha sake the bone spikes rising from his spine Shook and filled the air with an eerie rattling sound yes narut thought to himself that's right see the price of true power the pain and suffering The Emptiness of the devil no longer can you pretend that it is not garnered by destroying others wait ano Sensei where's Naruto Sakura's voice broke the silence anko blinked and looked around finally realizing that Naruto had disappeared during the fight damn it he must have gotten knocked into the water the idiot she turned her head to where hon kitsun was slowly approaching his black and red clothes and pitch black hair soaked red with blood the right side of his face obscured in Blood Red Ice and Bone which had grown forth to protect his face when Zabuza had cracked his mask in half hon kitsun go search for Naruto and bring him back here no the blood soaked figure said as he stopped his deep growling Vos echoing harshly in the silence no there is no need mitashi Sensei I feel it best that they learn and come to terms with these lessons now Sakura and the rest with the exception of the junin and the Arrogant idiot child Uchi looked fearful as they misunderstood hon kitsun words understand all of you he continued harshly raising his voice the world is not safe and idilic what you have just witnessed and experienced is by far the least of the atrocities that exist in this world this is not the last time you will lose a teammate but neither is it the first remember this feeling in your hearts this pain you are ninja and you must learn to be able to fight even while feeling this pain pain is weakness leaving the body emotion is a weakness if not controlled only through logic can control be attained hon kitsun paused and raised one hand to grasp his mask what I am about to reveal to you is is an s-rank secret to talk about it even amongst those who know without either myself or the Hokage present is treason and I will personally kill you for it only myself and the Hokage are allowed to reveal this secret to anybody there was a burst of chakra as hon kitsun removed his mask causing all but the two junin to gasp as the blood coated mask and blood soaked black hair of hon kitsun gave way to the cold blue eyes and bright blond red stre hair of isuki narut I am isuki narut born Uzu Maki Naruto on October 10th the night the caubi attacked konaha when I was five I was kidnapped and sold to a certain man to experiment upon he altered my genes grafting genetic talents into me in hopes of creating the perfect host I was forced to train beaten and assaulted until I could barely move when I was seven something inside of me woke up and using the power it gave me I destroyed the facility where I was being kept a passing ambo Squad rescued me and brought me back to konaha it wasn't until nearly 4 and a/2 years later that I learned what that power had been that cursed power narut paused and glanced at Kakashi a single tear dripping from his eye one of them adopted me as a brother and they all trained me encouraging the growth of my abilities when I was 11 and a half I discovered the source of The Power Within Me and the result of that on top of my traumatic childhood caused a split in my personality if you remember I was absent for several weeks last spring this was why in order order to help me they had to stabilize the separate aspects harmonizing them with one another this affected my emotional control making it far harder for me to constrain my emotions as they were needed to power the harmony of my two aspects narut again paused taking a deep breath I am isuki Naruto I am also hon kitsun 6 months before passing my genine exam I was instated as Anu my true identity known only to a select trusted few that night hon kitsun was born Naruto turned his mask to face him and stared down at it with narrowed eyes and here on this bridge this place of pain and suffering was born hon Akuma kitsun the bone devil Fox it is who I am something I must wrestle with every day today you saw why I wear this mask what I fight against every day of my life none of you could possibly imagine the pain and suffering that has created me and I hope you never understand there was a flare of chakra and Naruto's mask vanished into a seal on his right forearm without looking back the blood coated blonde stocked past his shocked comrades to where Haku was kneeling the spines on his back still providing their Eerie Counterpoint Haku it's time the dark-haired girl set zaba's head gently on the ground and stood her chocolate brown eyes meeting Naruto's cold blue ones they stood like that for several long seconds before she stepped forward and embraced Naruto her tears soaking his shoulder nay mitashi Sensei Nar said looking over his shoulder I leave the cleanup to you hokagay sama's orders were for hon kitsun to return for debriefing as soon as the situation was under control at anko's silent nod Naruto and Haku vanished in a swirl of snow leaving behind the shocked and stunned villagers his worried comrades and one very angry and very jealous U two days later hokage's office serut toi heren sand Dame Hokage of konaha and the legendary professor of Shinobi was just about to sit down to nice cup of tea when the doors to his office were unceremoniously pushed open he was about to complain when he caught sight of the face of the person who had just entered a rather the seriousness of his eyes as his face was currently obscured by a mask part painted ceramic and part blood red bone and Ice hakuma kitsun reporting for debriefing Hokage Sama Naruto began taking a seat before the hokage's desk with his partner mirroring him the Hokage did not miss the Akuma added into the code name the woman who had joined the hokage's special operative in the office was wearing a blue and white kimono with Shinobi accoutrements but what serut toi most noticed about her was her mask it had obviously started Life as a smooth ceramic ooid like most oin with slanted eyes and red markings but it had undergone an eerie transformation the spot where a village affiliation would be had been replaced a red grinning fox face the eyes had painted red marks making them look more like the eyes of a fox and there were now three black whiskers on the the left cheek of the Mask finally and most Eerie was the creepy blue ice that coated the mask and flared off around it forming a pair of ears and four spikes along the jaw just like hon kitson's mask hok Sama may I introduce Cory kitsun my new partner Naro said as he lent forward clasping his hands together we have much to talk about why don't I start at the beginning serut toi hin sand Dame Hokage of konaha and the legendary professor of Shinobi sat back in his chair and began to smoke his pipe as hon kitsun began to explain the events leading to the current situation xxxxxxxxx 10 days earlier Team 8 was on the road on route to te country for their first C rank Mission a mere 4 months after becoming genin and beginning their training under anko's sadistic gaze when they heard a high-pitched shriek tcrr Team 8 stopped in the middle of the road as anko looked up into the sky shading her vision against the sun's glare as she looked to see what the course of that cry had been as she suspected she soon caught sight of a brilliant red and brown hawk circling overhead in a pattern she recognized well this was clearly a messenger hawk and if one had been sent for her team now then it means that something was up something important acting quickly anko pulled out a small black scroll and broke the seal on it channeling some chakra into it as her team watched her with a mixture of confusion and curiosity there was a small puff of smoke and a small whistle appeared in anko's hand hand the toab betsu junan put it to her s in blue the high-pitched shriek that came forth was very distinctive and within moments the hawk above had gone into a dive it pulled out of the dive just before it reached them and flew over to settle on anko's outstretched arm she took the scroll from the bird immediately and as soon as it was freed of its burden it flew off ostensibly to hunt and then returned to the Rookery in konaha after checking the scroll for any sign of traps or tampering anko unrolled it and began to read the message within moments she groaned nay mitashi Sensei what is it Naruto asked his curiosity getting the better of him when he glanced over her shoulder at the missive he almost wished he hadn't toab betsu Jun and midari anko leader of Team 8 your current mission is hereby suspended until further notice a rookie team assigned a simple C rank escort mission to Nami no Kuni has sent back an emergency message the client lied about the mission it is now considered at the very least a high B rank or low a rank Mission and outside what the initial team is ready to handle I am ordering Team 8 to redirect to Nami no Kuni to meet up with hitaki Kakashi and team 7 you are to reinforce them until their mission is complete and team s returns safely to konaha due to fears that Uchi sasak is in too great of danger the council has requested that a certain high ranking U be dispatched to assist as well however as this agent is currently on a training Furlow your team will have to pick them up within the seal on this scroll is a second scroll with this agent marching orders follow the map below to the designated location then wait there while isuki Naruto makes contact with Hon kitsun the Ambu operative Naruto has received training from this operative and is the only member of your team who the operative will trust once you have picked up hon kitsun make your way with all haste to Nami no Kuni good luck and may the will of fire be with you signed here is in serut toi looks like our mission is scrubbed gaki anko muttered as she took a look at the map on the scroll what why Sakura asked as anko rolled the scroll back up behind the pink at Naruto was already adjusting his clothes and gear because the Uchiha T has apparently gotten himself into a little trouble and we have been ordered to bail him out narut muttered Darkly as he braced himself for the inevitable outcome eek sake ks in trouble we need to go help him immediately we will Sakura just as soon as we swing by a nearby location saruto can make contact and carry orders to a special Elite anoo we are supposed to take with us anko shook her head to clear it of soccer as shriek before motioning for her team to follow her heading off into the forest towards the southeast in search of the mysterious ambo operative known only as H kitsun I've heard of this hone kitsun only in passing he's supposedly an extremely skilled agent whose real identity is not recorded anywhere and which only a very select few know if he was one of Naruto's instructors then that could explain the abilities he has that his other training can't account for but why would an agent that Elite and secretive train a brat anko thought as they hurried through the forest xxxxxxxxx Team 8 finally stopped a couple of hours later in a dimly lit Forest Clearing at first glance the place was pristine untouched and uninhabited but to the trained senses of a Shinobi the area told a different story first and most notable was the air of death and Decay that permeated the clearing as if the very Earth itself was saturated with blood second was the silence except for the faint Breeze rustling the leaves of the trees and the faint noises of animals moving in the low-lying brush the entire place was silent as the grave no birds chirping no Bees buzzing just the Eerie silence before a predator strikes now it's up to me to make contact Naro said calmly as he stepped forward into the clearing his hands h Palms down Sakura and Shino watched with interest as Naruto came to a stop in the middle of the clearing and began to crouch as they watched he lowered his hands into a pile of leaves and then went still for a moment all was quiet then it happened there was a flare of chakra and the members of Team 8 all except narut tensed suddenly the center of the clearing along with narut was enveloped in a burst of black smoke and a flare of reddish purple chakra Shino moved as if to go to Naruto's aid but a hand motion from anko stopped him as the trio watched large white spikes began to shoot up out of the smoke just past where Naruto had been crouched within moments a small ring of the spikes towered before them whoosh in a burst of wind the smoke cleared revealing Naruto kneeling before a ring of towering spikes a moment later and the spikes creaked before beginning to retract slowly into the ground Sakura let out a gasp at what a rather who stood within the Ring of Bones the figure stood maybe a few inches taller than Naruto his height and build indicating he was a teenager despite his face being obscured by a mask he had long spiky black hair that hung down to the middle of his back and what little of his skin was visible was Darkly tanned the figure wore an outfit similar to Naruto's but whereas Naruto's was simple and black the figures had rows of metal studs on it and dark red markings covering it including large swirling markings on his battle coat but what really shocked the members of Team 8 was the mask ever since the caues attack foxes had been anathema to the people of konaha iconography of them was all but banned within the city confines the local Fox population had been hunted almost to Extinction even shrines to Fox Spirits like Inari were no longer worshiped it and many had been defiled defaced or destroyed so anko had to wonder just what would drive this mistress Anu to name himself after the hated Critters much less design his mask after one the mask of course had to be the single most intimidating uo mask anko had ever seen unlike a typical uo mask which was white hon kitson's mask was black the hollows of the ears the mouth and the edging of the whisker marks were done in red while the whisker marks themselves were bone white each leading to a white Spike projecting from the side of the mask and the eyes oh the eyes anko shivered as the blood red orbs seemed to look right through her as if they could see to her very Soul just what sort of monster is he anko was jolted from her thoughts as Naruto began to speak hon kitsun Sensei we come bearing orders from sandam Sama The Mask figure continued to regard Team 8 for a long tense moment before stepping forward and placing a hand lightly on the top of Naruto's bowed head very well my Apprentice does your team leader bear the scroll hon kitsun asked his voice deep and growling she does Master Naruto replied his voice was calm but inside he was fighting to keep emotional control his team's reactions to the setup were just too funny very well step forward and identify yourself junan of konaha present the scroll and let us see just what sort of mess the old man has assigned us anko shivered slightly despite her training and stepped forward holding the scroll from the Hokage out toab betsu Jun and mirashi anko sand am Sama chose to redirect us as backup to team seven because we were the closest active team anko began as hon kitsun took the scroll and began to read apparently the council wishes to safeguard the Uchiha San and to Plate them sandam Sama has requested that you assist anko had to fight to retain control of her expression as the creepy U leted out a barking laugh uncannily like a barking Fox haahaha that spoiled brat needs saving this is priceless he remarked while laughing do those Council fools even understand just who I am just what my view of the world is my behaviors dreams desires goals and they request that I protect that privileged stuck up paon of a child have they gone insane behind anko she could hear the sounds of Sakura struggling probably trying to say something shifting her head slightly so she could see the remain of her team out of the corner of her eye revealed that Shino had clamped a hand firmly over Sakura's mouth good idea gaki we don't need the [ __ ] Queen mouthing off and pissing off this guy very well since my Apprentice will have to go on this Mission regardless of whether I accept the old mank request I will accompany your team hon kitsun said suddenly calm and his voice betraying no emotion except a dark coldness and disdain letun go at h kitsun word Naruto stood up and turned to face his team his face set in a mask of grim determination very well anko replied Team 8 move out within moments the Shinobi in the clearing had vanished back into the woods dot two copies of Naruto musing that while it was a childish form of entertainment borrowing and memorizing hayate's collection of movies had paid unexpected dividends a few moments after the clearing had been vacated the bushes began to rustle moments later a number of foxes some just kits small enough to fit in the palm of your hand others the size of large wolves the foxes slowly approached the center of the clearing and formed several Rings leaving the spot where Hong kitsun had appeared free the foxes sat silently save for all but a few rest less kits staring intently at the empty space of ground after several minutes a seal inscribed upon the ground in ice activated and in a swirl of purple and red chakra figure appeared there is little we know about our enemy that alone makes me wary head to the Land of Waves Beyond The Great River to the north seek signs of Shinobi Bandits and others stay secret stay safe do not get caught do not get hurt your safety is more important than the information never forget hon kitsun said his voice soft with care around him the foxes all yipped and ran off into the brush preparing to change locations as requested by their Master behind his mask the clone of hone kitsun smirked and vanished in a puff of smoke xxxxxxxxx late the next day how much longer until we get to see sasun Sakura whed for the eenth time during the journey to Nami no Kuni shut the hell up Naruto and anko shot back for the umth time as well Shino remained silent but the buzzing coming from him increased in Pitch momentarily at the head of the group hon kitsun gave a low growl of disdain nay midi Sensei have you ever been to Nami no Kuni before Naruto asked hoping to Forstall any further soccer a wine fests before hon kitsun kicked her ass only once when I was about your age my Sensei had a mission in Mizu no Kuni and chose to infiltrate from Nam no Kuni rather than ha no Kuni the place we passed through was quaint but developing however I fear it will not be anywhere near what I remember the scroll from the Hokage included information that the client who hired team 7even lied about needing protection from Bandits apparently a crime boss has seized control of Nami no Kuni and is using a force of mercenaries in nuk nin to maintain power Eno replied her face grimacing as she was forced to remember him by association this is why both a high level operative and a second team are being dispatched as backup the head of anoon kitsun snorted but the mysterious operative didn't say anything else I'm just happy I get to go rescue my sasak [ __ ] I'm sure he'll fall in love with me after I help save him Shino and Naruto shared a look both sharing effectively the same thought Sakura clearly has diluted herself into Living in a Dream World she's a still a in child I'm going to have to trick mitashi Sensei into upping her training regimen again maybe hard work can beat out of her what common sense seem unable to do we here hon kitsun said simply as he came to a stop at the edge of the tree line Team 8 came to a stop beside the strange young man and Sakura's jaw dropped before them was a narrow Beach leading straight down to where the waves were lightly lapping against the shore beyond that the water disappeared behind a massive fog bank now aren't you glad I made you learn that technique enko said with a grin as she adjusted the straps on her pack to ensure it was securely attached beside her Sakura and Shino both sweat dropped flashback Splash God damn it Sakura screamed around a mouthful of water as she stumbled out of the hot springs for the 300th time that afternoon this is in impossible anko looked up from where she was laying on a lounge chair munching on a stick of Dango and reading an issue of play ninja what was that gaki she asked I said you were in insane and this is in impossible to do Sakura screamed Back anko's Eyes narrowed NAA sicker she said coldly Sakura blanched and spun around chakra spreading from her feet as she attempted to flee across the top of the steaming hot springs from the small for a summon snake that began chasing her the pinket made it halfway across before she lost control of her chakra and fell into the boiling water to either side of where Sakura had fallen through the water stood her two teammates Shino sat in Lotus position in the center of the water working on an advanced version of the water walking his clan had recommended if an observer looked closely they would see the Myriad of Kai bugs sitting between Shino and the water creating a surface for him to float on while using his chakra to Shield themselves from the water narut stood on soccer's other side and was doing a handstand using a single finger to stay above the water proving once again how much he had learned from his family both boys were exceedingly grateful to their respective families for teaching them water walking Young flashback end we'll head straight across and then Naruto and I will Scout the area with our clones once we find a trace of the route taken by Kakashi and his team or their current location we will continue on Hon kitsun said breaking the trio of jenon out of their flashback right anko agreed Team 8 move out with the flaring of their chakra in order to Traverse the water the Shinobi moved forward disappearing over the light waves and into the fog heading towards Nami no Kuni and whatever danger awaited them in The Mists xxxxxxxxx a few hours later after several false leads a clone of hon kitsun met up with Team 8 as they investigated a small Lake that showed evidence of a battle this gash in the tree has a Tang of metal to it Hong kitsun reported after taking a deep sniff there are blood traces from hitaki Kakashi the Uchiha brat the inuzuka and an unknown likely an enemy the majority of the blood is from Kakashi and the unknown indic indicating that the inuzuka and the uch likely only suffered minor injuries there are no signs of bodies being buried or destroyed and there are scents of three other people following the information we have one can be assumed to be Kakashi's third student and one their client that means the second female scent is likely another enemy sir the Clone said as he came to a stop Team Alpha has located team 7 they are holed up in a house not far from here Team 8 stopped and gathered round as hone kits stood from where he was crouched tasting a blood stain on the ground any sign of enemy forces he asked no sir we smell seven Targets in the house five male and two female given the ages of the sense I'd say it's safe to say that the two uncounted for sents or likely relatives or friends of the client to replied his gaze drifting towards where his creator teammates were standing with Naruto and smirking as he thought about how much fun one must be having masquerading as their boss enoy it while you can brother it's not everyday the boss lets us pretend to be him hon kitsun stood and grunted have teams beta and gamma Converge on the house and take up station in the forest surrounding it then take Team Alpha and perform a thorough scouting of the surrounding area make note of any possible threats potential enemy bases and sites that could be used to mass forces for an attack used there help only if absolutely necessary I don't like putting them in danger needlessly hon kitsun said as he stood and began to walk over to anko to tell her the plan two nodded and saluted before Vanishing in a swirl of leaves or wind the faint icy Mist coating the ground where he had been standing going unnoticed in the evening fog meanwhile on the other side of the clearing the three jenon were investigating other signs of battle Naruto was crouched down and investigating a small blood stain smelling it to see if he could recognize the scent when Sakura knelt beside him and spoke softly hey Naro you've been trained by hon kitsun what's the deal with him he's kind of scary narut grunted and stood up his hands flaring with chakra for a moment before a light sprinkling of snow fell from them leaving his hands clean hon kitsun is the product of a great many tragedies resulting in a prodigy of great power and skill but who has suffered more pain than you can possibly imagine to get it narut replied watching across the corner of the lake as one of the many clones arrived to report to Hon kitsun although he was sure no one else could have noticed the difference he could see the slight flourishes of movement that telegraphed the identity of the Clone as two one of his Brethren before his first day of life was up both his parents were dead victims of the caues attack he suffered abuse for 5 years before being kidnapped on his fifth birthday the people who kidnapped him sold him to a man one of the cruelest to ever walk this world who used him for experiments by the end of those experiments he had been given great power and a great curse and and he was forced to destroy hundreds of lives to win his freedom all by the age of seven since then he has done little more than train and refine his skills until he was recognized by the Hokage as a great Shinobi and a loyal Soldier narut turned to look Sakura directly in the eye his cold blue gaze unnerving her just as much as hon kitson's red one did he has suffered pain immense pain to get the power that he has you would be wise not to underestimate the price that he has been forced to pay now uto closed his eyes and turned away walking off towards where anko was calling for them to gather after all he whispered softly too softly for either of his teammates to hear the price he has paid dot was far too high xxxxxxxxx about 10 minutes later Team 8 and hon kitsun stood in front of a decently sized house it looked a little rundown but otherwise it was a very nice place sitting next to a small dock on a small River Shino and Sakura stood nervously to one side of anko while on the other side Naruto stood with his arms crossed in front of all of them stood hon kitsun his red eyes narrowed behind his mask their faint glow Illuminating the slits in the descending Darkness so this is where Kakashi [ __ ] is camped out huh anko asked as she chewed on a senbon needle if one had looked closely at her hands they would have seen several more prepared to be thrown just in case hon kitsun was wrong about the occupants of the house doesn't look like much hon kitsun snorted the intelligence U has on NAMI no Kuni has indicated that a crime boss has set up shop here squeezing the populace for all he can it turns out that Kakashi's client is a bridge builder and the main man behind the push to build a massive Bridge connecting Nami no Kuni to the mainland of hauni so that Nami no Kuni can be free of Gus's control over shipping and is thus a major Target for gatu I'm impressed that the place they are staying is even in this good of condition H kid soon and anko both suddenly tensed causing two of the jenin to look around nervously narut just cocked his head up towards the top of the building come out come out wherever you are he chanted softly in a sing song voice a moment later a tall gray-haired man wearing a junan jacket and a konah haita 8 covering his left eye stepped out around the second floor of the building my my quite impressive to have detected me under that genjutsu I must say your skills have improved anko Kakashi said teasingly as he eyes smiled then he froze as he caught sight of who was standing beside the purple-haired tobetsu junan what is Naruto doing with Hon kitsun out I thought he was supposed to be kept as secret as possible something must be up ah hon kitsun to what do I owe the pleasure of your company Kakashi said his visible eye darkening as his face lost its smiling composure the council felt that the situation posed too much risk to The Heirs of of three prominent Clans read they wanted the ucha given special protection Kakashi thought and thus requested both a jenin squad and myself his backup hon kitsun said with a shake of his head causing his black man to flutter in a seemingly random action however all around the clearing clones caught sight of the signal and began to move in stealthily tell me there were signs of a battle back at the lake nearby who did you encounter and why do I smell weakness on you Kakashi chuckled Darkly and slumped down against the side of house I should have known not to try hiding that from you my friend he said with a coughing chuckle all right we discovered something was up with the mission a day after leaving konaha when we were ambushed by two misaku nukenin both Chun and rank no real threat that's when I made the decision to continue on and sent a message by bird back to the Hokage we reached Nami no Kuni and were ambushed by Zabuza the demon of the bloody Mist I fought him and nearly lost due to a foolish mistake however kba and sake were able to concoct a plan to free me from my prison and I almost had Zabuza When A Kar oin took him out with some sban to the neck however I had used Too Much chakra and collapsed from exhaustion my team carried me here 2 days ago and as you can see I'm still recovering Kakashi chuckled and coughed again but something he had said struck hon kitsun as suspicious you said it was a kir akirin who took him out at Kakashi's nodon kitsun growled and spun anko take Sakura and get Kakashi inside check out his and his team's wounds and set up some defensive traps and alarms Shino I want you and Naruto to circle the forest edge setting up traps and laying out Kikai bugs as sentries I'll leave a small number of clones as back up but I'll need all the help I can get for what I'm about to do He barked out before spinning back to Kakashi what sort of two bit U where yukashi San there was no trace of a corpse fire at the lake and Kar oin always destroy the bodies of their targets on site so why would the oin have moved the body Kakashi's one visible eye widened as he realized what hon kitsun was saying heun's still alive Hong kitsun nodded yes he most likely is and that oin was probably his ally that's why I'm going to Canvas this Forest hopefully I can track them both down before Zabuza has a chance to recover he said as he turned to face a clone that had just appeared beside him keep team gamma here have them henge themselves into objects around the perimeter of the house and order them only to reveal themselves if they have a chance to take down an enemy I'll be taking team beta with me when Team Alpha returns I want you to tell two to take them into the city under disguise and scout out the situation perhaps we can get a feel for how this gatu and his men operate dismissed the Clone disappeared as soon as hon kitsun barked his order and narut you know what to do back by anko Naruto narrowed his eyes as hon kitsun disappeared into the forest several of his clones following in his wake hone Hannah it is then that will tax my resources but thanks to the spark he gave me it won't be anything I can't recover from xxxxxxxxx the next day a fat pig of a businessman extremely short and looking decidedly bad in his tight fitting suit entered an odd structure suspended over a forested lake in the middle of the forest the wooden structure suspended by spars attached to the nearby trees was a feet of architecture a round structure comprised of several flattened discs and a Tall Central conical Spar the fat man was flanked by several bodyguards including two Ron and wielding old Katana and had another two dozen waiting outside the building just in case many of them were looking around nervously noticing heavy damage on some of the nearby trees and a strange flower made of blue ice sticking out of the water Zabuza where the hell are you Zabuza gatu yelled as he barged through the seemingly deserted building I paid you half Upfront for this job and what do you have to show for it nothing the old man is still working on his bridge and now he has Shinobi bodyguards what the hell are you playing at here as gatu barged through the large double doors into what was the master bedroom of the structure he came to a stop his eyes widening in fear What do the hell he whispered softly as his bodyguards stopped as well equally shocked before them was what had once been a bedroom but was now nothing more than a tomb the outer wall which gatu now realized faced away from where he and his men had approached from had been completely ripped away there were shards of bone embedded in many of the rough edges shards so large they could only have come from some sort of giant creature as well as smaller ones embedded in most of the remaining walls ceiling and floor laying in the bed still partially under the covers was Zabuza a very blood covered impaled and dead Zabuza there was a large Spike of bone shoved up through his chest coated red with dried blood drip drip plop gatu heard a dripping sound then something wet landed on his head he spun and looked up at the wall above the door drip gatu sputtered as a drop of red landed directly in his open mouth hurriedly spitting it out while his guards looked up at what their B had seen both of them paled in Fright impaled on the wall above GK head was zaba's Apprentice the strange effeminate boy in the oin disguise the figures hands and feet were spread and spiked through by what looked like human ribs reminding them of the legend of Jesus on the cross and run straight through his body causing the blood to very slowly drip down it and off the hilt was zaba's sword gatu had turned ghost white boys looks like we better hire some other Shinobi a lot of other Shinobi gatu hurried out of the room fighting with all of his might not to be sick xxxxxxxxx when hon kitsun returned to tuna's house he found Naruto and Sakura sparring in the learing out front he could sense several of his clones scattered around the house and Kakashi resting inside silently he dropped out of the trees and stroe towards Naruto and Sakura Sakura paused and retreated from narut as she saw him and he smirked behind his mask stupid pretty girl she really needs to pick up her game or she's going to get herself killed someday noticing Sakura's actions Naruto stood upright and turned giving hon kitsun a slight bow hon kitsun Sensei how did the hunt go one asked in his guise of Naruto very good my Apprentice hon kitsun said playing up the Star Wars undertones pleased to see Sakura shiver at his deep growling voice those two will be no threat to us any longer now we just have to wor about gatu and whatever forces he might have waiting in the wings Naruto nodded as H kitsun paused and made a show of looking around as he asked a question where are the others Sakura apparently having gotten her courage up beat Naruto to replying enko Sensei and Shino are at the bridge guarding tuna and his workers Naruto sent a clone with them so we'll know the moment something happens team 7even on the other hand is in the forest working on the tree climbing exercise Kakashi took them out and showed them it before returning here to rest I'm sure sasak [ __ ] has mastered it by now Sakura started getting excited at the thought of her precious sake [ __ ] that piece of [ __ ] I'll be surprised if he's even made it more than halfway up one of these trees that little [ __ ] has never truly had to work for anything Hong kitsun said causing Sakura to blanch and turn into fan girl banshe mode but sasak [ __ ] was the Rookie of the Year he's the greatest I'm sure that when we find some enemies he'll show you just how good he is then you'll have to acknowledge his greatness this time it was Naruto's turn to snort and as Sakura turned to look at him she was shocked at the coldness in his eyes after all these months of trying to make you understand you still don't get it do you sake isn't worth the dirt I'm standing on sure his brother killed his entire family and left him behind to try to hunt him down boohoo where Shinobi these things happen has he even once considered that his brother might have left him alive because he cared no everyone in the village bends over backwards to make him happy but is he happy does he enjoy his life and train to get better no he just Broods about his brother never thanks anyone and acts like he expects to be given whatever he demands someday he is going to get himself or a teammate killed Nar spun and stocked off into the woods lashing out with one hand to punch a tree as he tried to work off his anger Sakura was too too much in shock to notice that Naruto had subtly coated his hand with bone before his hand impacted nor to notice the faint red Aura of chakra he had emitted as he punched the tree but hon kitsun did just what techniques have you been experimenting with one no matter I'll find out when I reabsorb you xxxxxxxxx that stupid [ __ ] I can't understand how the boss can put up with her on a daily basis this is driving me insane one thought to himself as he strowed through the forest not really caring where he was going like Naro himself his special clones often had trouble controlling their emotions but unlike their creator they usually weren't in existence long enough for that to be a problem and they lacked the patience to practice Naruto's favored meditative techniques so one was currently getting very frustrated with having to deal with Sakura and sasak kba could at least be ignored and it was always funny to hear akamaru trying to chastise keba for being an ass what the hell are you doing here Doby SAS his derisive voice broke one out of his thoughts and caused the blonde clone to draw up short becoming aware that he had inadvertently crossed paths with the Jenine of Team 7 apparently not paying enough attention to where I was going one muttered as he turned to walk in another direction away from the crass and annoying kba the quiet and shy hanata and the very very annoying sake hey Doby I asked you a question sas's annoying voice came from behind him one stopped and growled slowly he turned around annoyance showing on his face and I gave you an answer now off T I have training to do one turned ahead of deeper into the forest seemingly unaware of the strike sake was aiming for the back of his head crack R sake cried out in pain as he pulled back his knuckles bloody and at least one bone broken in his right hand idiot child one muttered not even bothering to turn around out of his shoulder blades and spine Rose a flare bone Crest marked by Blood where sas's fist had impacted it if I've told you once I've told you a thousand times you aren't even close to being able to lay a hit on me you lack the necessary training but even more than that you lack the emotional control until you can control your emotions you won't stand a chance one's voice was cold the anger from a few moments before now restrained and cold kba shivered while akamaru whimpered and covered his head with his paws hanata turned pale having never heard such ice from Naruto before and SAS just looked up from where he was cradling his injured hand and glared at him whatever Doby I'll just ask that Ambu to train me Sakura told me that he's the one who has been teaching you I'll make him teach me his skills then I'll be able to kick your ass Doby one just narrowed his eyes his right hand twitching imperceptibly just aching to wipe the smile off of the uchiha's face just try it he muttered coldly I guarantee you'll have no success ignoring further comments from sake 1 stocked off into the forest once more xxxxxxxxxxx stupid Wham in Wham arrogant Wham Uchiha Wham T crack boom with his last hit on the 30ft tree one caused it to completely shatter his fist enveloped in what appeared to be bone gauntlets in a layer of flaming red chakra he knew that expending his chakra in this manner was wasteful but he could count on his spark to restore it besides working off his anger on an inanimate object ensured that he didn't accidentally kill the damn much Prodigy and get his boss in trouble in idiot thinks that whatever he wants will just be given to him and he doesn't even appreciate what he's got one muttered as he stepped back from the now destroyed tree Cuts caused by the explosive Splinter already healing but he doesn't understand the first thing about power like Narutos doesn't understand the pain the torment that he went through to acquire it doesn't understand that Naruto never asked for any of this he had his childhood ripped away from him and was left a monster slowly losing his Humanity who's losing their Humanity one spun in surprise to find anko leaning against a nearby tree sniff no not anko simply a clone her scent is too faint how in the hell didn't I sense her coming hon kitsun Sensei one replied immediately not missing a beat it's do not something he likes to talk about or to have known so I'd appreciate if you kept quiet about it everything he has gone through has left his Humanity slowly eroding away every time he uses his powers he loses a little bit more of himself he's worried that one day there will be nothing left and he will be left a true monster cut the [ __ ] Naruto I'm not a tobetsu junan for nothing I can tell something's been off with you since the moment we made contact with Hong kitsu one chuckled and adjusted his stance a feral work on his face I should have known that you would figure that something was going on midi San he said only problem is I'm not Naruto one closed his eyes as he heard anko let out a gasp of surprise if you aren't narut then who the hell are you one opened his eyes revealing red pupils with slit irises glowing just like hone kitsunes I am one one of nine let me tell you a story midi San let me tell you a story about a young child barely a day old who had the greatest of all tailed demons sealed within his stomach xxxxxxxxx the next day hon kitsun took to visiting the village that tuna was building his bridge out of under a henge of course joined by one anko had taken Shino and Sakura to guard the bridge again while Kakashi had his students training and hone kitson's hidden clones kept watch on tsunami and Inari just look at this place he muttered Darkly his disguise that of a sturdy and Tann Fisher with blonde hair and blue wearing patched clothing beside him one had used a henge to appear as a slightly older version of himself similar in appearance to Hon kitson's disguise except lacking his normal whisker marks appearing to be related was a good way to lower suspicion everyone is so impoverished they can barely buy what spoiled ADN crappy food is available Gus's squeezing of the people may have produced huge profits initially but in the long run he's only hurting himself the idiot has no concept of long term sustainability of Commerce when there was no reply from one hone kitsun paused and turned around he was surprised to find the blond boy helping a young girl to her feet the girl looked to be about 11 or 12 although through all the dirt and her ragged clothes and with her malnourished frame it was hard to be sure she had pale yellow blonde hair and eyes like green sapphires are you okay one asked as the girl tried to remain steady on her feet why yes she stammered back blushing faintly that such a cute boy had cared to help her when she stumbled you look like you haven't eaten anything in days here have this one said pulling out the leaf wrapped fish he had been given for lunch one didn't actually need to eat but they had to keep up the fiction that he was Naruto despite being in his H kitsun State even Naruto felt a bit of an attraction to this girl which confused him as with one exception he had never felt feelings like this for a girl before and no I couldn't that's yours you must need it for yourself one chuckled and favored the girl with a gentle smile no I've got plenty of energy but you look like you could use something so please take it I won't be able to sleep otherwise tentatively reluctantly the girl accepted the wrapped package a blush evident on her cheeks T thank you she replied hurriedly you um what's your name she asked this last part in a hurry blushing fiercely one smiled again Naruto auki narut the girl smiled and bowed hiding her blush thank you narut my name is Konami I will always remember this kindness as the blonde girl ran off hon kitsun frowned behind his mask what is this feeling I haven't felt like this since dot not since the pain the associated memories brought up was worse than any time before Naruto letun move on he bit out harshly one turned and walked over to him sured surprised by his Creator's mood what's with n oh understanding dawned on one as he noted how hon kitsun gaze was following the young girl he had just helped looks like he might have a crush on that girl this is a good sign he bundles his emotions up so tightly that we were starting to fear for his sanity maybe being unable to meditate for so long will help him as the pair continued to walk through the village they saw children and orphans in far worse shape than Konami had been but no matter what they saw what atrocities or pain they're witnessed nar's mind remained preoccupied by the blonde girl who couldn't have been more than a year younger than himself at most one on the other hand kept noting how the poverty and conditions these people were living in were worse than what Naruto had endured even as a child and his anger grew xxxxxxxxx 4 days later why are you all trying so hard gatu can't be defeated you're all just going to get killed Inari yelled interrupting dinner tell me boy just what do you know about hardship hon kitsun spoke up coldly from where he sat in the corner one eye on the conversation and one looking out the window just in case have you had to kill to survive have you killed simply because it was your orders or because you wanted to have you ever been starved to the edge of death beaten to it pushed so far to the edge that you are a redeemable a monster for what you have done to survive hon kitson's voice was cold and hallow lacking the rumbling depth it normally possessed slowly the masked figure turned his head to face those at the table fully his cold red eyes smoldering through the slits in his mask Sakura found herself once again shuddering and wilting under that stair that stare that felt like looking into fiery pits of Oblivion tell me just how old are you brat nine 10 when I was your age I had already killed many times over I had killed animals for food and for training I had been forced to kill humans during training just to survive I even slaughtered an entire enemy base single-handedly do you really think this gatu intimidates me the only reason I haven't simply gone to take him out already as because I am not an idiot he has Shinobi on his payroll nuk nin whose identities are still unknown to me this makes them highly unpredictable and engaging them without proper intelligence would be suicide everyone sat in shocked silence staring at the black and red clothed young man tuna tsunami and Inari looked like they had just seen a ghost sasak was glaring at the mysterious Shinobi who had refused his demands to train him while kba was trying to calm down a whimpering akamaru Sakura and hanada were both shivering and shrinking in on themselves while Shino appeared impassive with the exception of a faint buzzing and Naruto had his eyes narrowed slightly a thoughtful look on his face and his blue eyes narrowed slightly finally Kakashi had his eyes narrowed and ankko psychon snake lady herself was shivering from the chill hone kitsun was unconsciously or perhaps it was a conscious effort on the strange Buu's part admitting hon kitsun snorted you're all pathetic the Uchiha brat thinks he's hot [ __ ] but he's more likely to get himself and his teammates killed than to be any use likewise with the mut his dog might be some use in a fight though hon kitsun said ignoring the rage in sake's eyes are kba's Outburst the hyuga has no confidence and the pinket is a whining Fang girl of the Jen and only the abame and my Apprentice are of any use and neither of them is ready for a junin of Mimi zaba's skill much less for whatever Shinobi gatu has hired as well in short they are liabilities in a battle hon kitsun stood from his chair and turned to leave hon kitsun Kakashi said his voice cold and hard where are you headed hon kitsun paused his hand on the door jam and cocked his head so he could glance at Kakashi out of his right eye to get back up keep your senses peeled the enemy could strike at any time with that said hon kitsun disappeared out the back door and into the night his departure leaving his audience so stunned that none of them thought to question where he would be receiving backup from xxxxxxxxx several hours later in the middle of the forest a black clothed figure sped into a clearing he did no go unnoticed by the clearings occupants nor the guards hidden in the trees surrounding it it's about time you got here a deep voice growled from within a tent sorry but I had to create a fiction for why I was ditching the dead beats with the two junin none of those jenin would understand what it is I do here tonight or why and that idiot IA would probably just pick a fight and get us all killed the black clothed figure said as he stopped in the middle of the clearing reaching up a hand to remove his mask so cousin let us begin I strongly suspect that G's attack will come tomorrow so we do not have much time as a figure in a tight white armored vest a red hacka and an oin mask from kakir exited the tent the guards and the trees entered the clearing each one a copy of hon kitsun each without a mask lets Haku said with narrowed eyes as behind her a bandaged Zabuza watched with interest xxxxxxxxx team s and Team 8 arrived to the bridge early the following morning to find it shrouded in Mist an ominous and oppressive silence their only companion I don't like the feel of this Sakura muttered as the two teams spread out following hand signals from their leaders Shino hanada and Sakura surrounded tuna in a guard formation kba Naruto and sasak spread out while anko and Kakashi took point in rear wary of an ambush neither do I Naruto muttered and hon kitsun didn't return last night that has me worried as it should brat a deep voice bellowed from the fog before them as if on Q the fog before them began to thin and the sight that faced them chilled their blood on the end of the bridge stood ran after rank of Gus's men the farthest back were the uniformed and sunglass wearing goons who ran Gus's company and who protected him directly ostensibly the fat man himself was hiding behind them next were Gus's full-time muscle large goons armed with swords and wearing rough uniforms then were several hundred mercenaries hired cheap and costing even less if they get killed doing their job hired blades out for easy money and lots of violence but it was the group in front of even that who worried the Shinobi well luky what we got here looks like even more came than gatu promised us on top of the hyuga and the ucha we have a hottie a pinky who shows promise an auam and a blonde Ambu wannabe my my the raikage will be most pleased with this Hall maybe he will even let us end this little undercover operation and return home for a change the tall man at the front of the group said with a chuckle he stood almost 7 ft tall Li but with strongly muscled arms and legs he was wearing a tight fitting black tank top and long black pants he had a pair of long swords strapped to his back and was wearing a Kumo hitti 8 with a cut carved in it his hair was a dark green and his eyes glinted dangerously behind him stood two rows of 12 Shinobi each wearing an almost identical outfit they all had identical masks carved to resemble some sort of demon or Oni and with the Kumo symbol carved into the foreheads they wore amboo style pants vests and armor and their upper arms were uncovered on the right arm of each of them was tattooed a jagged lightning bolt bisecting a circle and on their left arms was tattooed the kanji for the numbers 1- 24 the first figures left arm bore the kanji for zero aachi R anko cursed as she recognized the man from a bingo book ex Kumo junan wanted for the murder of a cousin of the previous rage fled Kumo with six teams of elite U rumor abounds that the murder was actually a cover to save the rage the embarrass arment of having a traitor in his family and was used to allow your division to perform operations Kumo couldn't dare be connected to officially Rao chuckled deeply my my little girl it seems you know more than you should I guess this will just be one more reason to please the rage when we take you all in and turn you over that is he chuckled again oh don't worry cutie I can guarantee that you and the ladies won't be killed no after you are interrogated I'm sure you'll have your chakra sealed and be set up in a nice hotel after all you can breed lots of strong children for Kumo and satisfy the needs of our Shinobi while doing so behind the line of Shinobi a number of the mercenaries grinned lecherously at the thought of the voluptuous anko and the soon to Blossom girls being used in such a manner and just who says that you will be receiving them after this is all over another voice came from behind the konah Shinobi causing them to spin in Surprise team Seven's eyes widened at the sight before them standing there completely healed and looking as if he had never been wounded by kba's surprise gatsa was Mimi Zabuza Zabuza was flanked by a pair of teenagers both wearing masks one was the mizak oin who had taken zabuza's corpse from Team seven to be disposed of the clearly female figure was wearing a tight white vest with light armoring a red hacka and sandals like a monk she had several pouches on her hips and had long sleeves that left the tops of her arms and her shoulders bare this contrasted bright with the figure flanking Zabuza on the other side he was wearing black clothing with red markings and lines of metal studs he had on a vicious looking black and red fox mask and he had a long whip likee sword strapped to his back that almost looked like it had been made a bone most of the konah Shinobi had to fight to keep their surprise at H kitson's appearance from showing Mochi Zabuza I'd heard you died killed by this konaha scum Rao spat the name no just took a dirt nap courtesy of the mut and his dog tell me are you the best gatu could find on such short notice pathetic really I hope gatu didn't waste too much on your BRS oh and give my best to your sister Runk face switched from Amusement to anger in an instant I'm going to enjoy killing you bastard for what you did to her Rao roared as the Kumo Shinobi spread out the konaha Shinobi tensed are they fighting us or each other anko muttered as she and Kakashi moved back to back I'm not sure but since hon kitsun is with Zabuza I'd be willing to bet that he is the reinforcements he mentioned last night oh go to hell rato you know she liked it after all why would she want one of your fellow limp dick Kumo Brethren when she could have the shaft Zabuza threw back as he reached his hand up prepared to draw his blade there was no more time for any other comments as the whole situation went to pot look out Sakura screamed to s as he was suddenly surrounded by four of the masked enemy Shinobi as he had rushed towards Rao intending to try to kill him despite Kakashi's order to stay back Raiden rain three of the four Shinobi said as they performed hand seals the fourth interrupting sake's attack and knocking him up into the air the air around SAS condensed into a dark storm cloud that began to spark a moment later the last loyal Uchiha fell back to the ground writhing in pain as the lightning raced through his body sasak [ __ ] Sakura cried as the four enemy Shinobi turned and moved to Aid their brothers most of whom had engaged the true threats the four junan and the Mysterious oin I'll kill you you bastard Rao screamed as he engaged Zabuza in a whirling display of swordsmanship yeah I'd like to see you try limp dick Zabuza shot back laughing as he blocked Rao's strike and twisted his sword to Counterattack forcing Rao to back off you Kumo bastards are iy I going to love taking you down a peg or three anko yelled as she Whirled through a group of the enemies single-handedly holding off six of the masked Shinobi die in the center of the melee shino's bugs acted as a shield to deflect any projectiles that went astray while hanata tried not to faint and used her Bakugan to watch for an attempt on their lives Sakura was worse than useless as she kept screaming about her precious sasak [ __ ] nearby Naruto had his chudo drawn and was frantically fending off a hair of the Mask Shinobi not being given any time to try using his special abilities or techniques and in the center of it all stood hon kitun his hidden senses alert trying to find what was setting him on edge about this scenario something is wrong what is it where is the flaw the error he thought as he fought to contain the blood lust he had inherited from his one-time prisoner I must find the flaw or else everyone could die where the hell is it gatsa kba cried as he and his really just akamaru transformed using a special technique performed one of his strongest techniques to take down one of the masked enemy Shinobi who had let down their guard the Hitman fell to the ground with a thud before Vanishing in a puff of smoke that's when hon kitsun figured it out but it was already too late there clones midi San look out he yelled out but it was already too late the bridge beneath anko had suddenly dissolved as if it were a pit filled with sand and three figures lashed out each one's stabbing anko in the Torso the purple-haired ninja fell stabbed in the chest by three canai her asalan not bothering to give her a second thought well looks like one of the pathetic konaha scum was able to detect us the first figure said he was about 6 feet tall with long pale lanky yellow hair pale blue eyes and wearing what looked like a black bathrobe he had a long metal rod strapped to his back and was wearing heavy gloves and heavy boots he had an unmarked HIIT eye eight strapped around his right shoulder of all of those here he is the only one who might even be remotely interesting for our master's experiments the second figure said she was a woman about 20 years old with long green hair and wearing a red kimono she had a pair of black bladed commas strapped to her hips and likewise had an unmarked Hita eight strapped to her right shoulder yes but first we must complete the contract Orochimaru Sama requires the funds far more than he requires another research subject those he can acquire with ease after all the third figure finished she had pale blue hair tied in a spiky ponytail at the back of her head and two long locks dangling down to frame her face she was wearing a green tunic with black shorts and from where hon kitsun was he could see a white Lotus on the back of it Oro chimaru in that moment Naruto the real Naruto with his face hidden behind the mask of hon kitsun saw red all of his carefully crafted and maintained emotional control went out the window the proverbial restraints had been cut by these Servants of Orochimaru nearly murdering his Sensei who despite his complaints otherwise was still an important person to him someone who could understand what he had been through as the power he kept contained began to flow forth from within him the fog surrounding the bridge was dispersed the chakra he was radiating disrupting that which was maintaining it several of the Mask Shinobi attacking his allies vanished in puffs of smoke their destruction masking the destruction of the clone of Naruto a moment later a subtle genut no one had noticed vanished revealing a wall of pure crystals separating the konah Shinobi from G's men as the crystals were revealed so were the real Rao and his men all standing pleased and unharmed on the other side of the crystal wall as a result of this the ones that they had been fighting vanished as if they were after images projected by the Jutsu ho ho looks like that strange one is more interesting than I thought the blue-haired woman commented nonchalant even as her two comrades tensed up at the oppressive power radiating from Naruto why don't you tell me your name so I know what to write on your Tombstone no narut replied Darkly clenching his fists the blackhaired black masked narut doubled over slightly as his muscles bulged and the power flowed through him he could feel the change occurring but he could not stop it did not wish to stop it with a primal cry he doubled over in pain letting the transformation take hold as his chakra began to pour forth in a reddish purple spiral around him well then just have to make this quick the blue-haired woman said as her right hand blurred through a series of one-handed seals suddenly A Shard of Crystal burst forth from the ground before narut intent on shredding him in half no a deep voice cried out before anyone else could react Mochi Zabuza shoved narut out of the way of The Shard but he was too late to save himself The Shard nearly obliterated his lower body and completely sheared it from his torso as the tip collided with Naruto's mask shattering the right half of it he collapsed to the ground already dead before he hit Haku rushed to his side tears streaming out from under her mask hmm p no matter I'll just kill the brat the old-fashioned way guran the green-haired women muttered as she Drew her twin comma no narut growled his voice deep and feral no today it is you who shall die all of why you narut threw his head back roared as he stood up and the sight that all present beheld was frightening even the crowd of villagers who had been drawn by the commotion stood in fear and shock Naruto's body mass had increased by about 50% his arms bulking up his fingers and toes changing and becoming clawed and coated in a layer of bone his hair flowing down his back like a Wild Mane the shattered part of his mask covered in swirling red and purple chakra as he cocked his head to look at his enemies the part of his whiskered face revealed only to them you should run pretty little toy if you run I might just let you live but if not then I'll kill you just like I intend to kill all of this trash but know this you work for that traitorous bastard Orochimaru that means your life will still be forfeit someday maybe tomorrow maybe a year from now our paths will cross again and on that day Naruto lowered his voice his slitted red eye burning straight into GN I promise I'll kill you Naruto's voice was so cold it struck fear in gan's heart this boy is a monster we need to get out of here Shoji Mara Retreat we can't compete with him he's projecting more power than even they do the Three Strange Shinobi vanished in a swirl of leaves and wind in the crystal wall between Naruto and G's men suddenly looked a lot less intimidating behind it Rao blanched Naruto turned his attention to the crystal wall and roared again his bone soaked in his blood erupted from the right side of his face the bone quickly molded itself to the shattered edge of the mask and formed a blood red copy of what had been on the right side before slowly a layer of Red Ice crystallized over the surface causing it to Shimmer dangerously and causing the light from his glowing right eye to reflect eerily now all of you he roared as he flexed his muscles his bones creaking ominously prepare yourselves for death with another Roar Naruto's chakra flooded outward the sheer density of it forcing many of his allies to their knees and causing many of the weaker w mercenaries before him to [ __ ] themselves behind Naruto his teammates were nearly catatonic with fear and anko was frantically trying to fight off the unreasonable fear she was feeling at sensing a chakra so much like that Beast caob wh what the hell is he Rao thought frantically as the chakra washed over him he tried to turn to run and fell to the ground hard he looked down at his feet and his eyes widened in fear as he found them encased in dark red ice as if reading Rao's thoughts Naruto spoke stalking forward mercilessly inevitably like the path of a tsunami with each step a new Spike emerged from his spine segmented and Rising above him like some sort of Undead fin each Spike rattling with an eerie sound like a grave walking I am your death the Beast that Naruto had transformed into suddenly dropped to all fours and began to gallop towards the crystal wall as the fools on the other side finally realized the danger they were in and tried to run they all fell to the ground their feet encased in ice a couple of the Shinobi began to try to break free but the mercenaries had no chance whatsoever they were trapped in the killing field crash wrapped in a flaming spiraling field of reddish purple chakra that flared behind him like two entwined taals Naruto crashed through the crystal wall shattering it the shards from it flying forward and wounding many of the mercenaries as he bore down on Rao some of his men managed to break free and attempted to flee I don't think so Naruto roared and he drew the bone whip sword strapped to his back flinging it out using his power to control it and extend it as he swung it in an ark the poor enemy Shinobi didn't stand a chance as their heads were severed from their bodies by the razor sharp extremely dense chakra charged edge of the blade Rao closed his eyes and swallowed hoping that his death would at least be quick he needn't have bothered as Naruto stalked forward amongst the trapped criminals he lashed out randomly beheading or bisecting nearby Targets he passed Rao entirely not giving the poor junan a second though as he trudged towards the man behind all this the man responsible for so much pain and suffering in Nami no Kuni and around the elemental Nations the man responsible for putting him in such a position that he had no choice but to become a true monster a devil in man's flesh as he reached G's frantic bodyguards many of whom had realized how bad the situation was and were frantically trying to extricate themselves from the ice so that they could flee to safety he heard a sound from behind him cocking his head he focused his senses back back where he had come from able to hear clearly over the crash of the Waves upon the bridges pylons and the Frantic cries of the soon to be deceased the sound of his teammates bandaging someone up Dot and his Sensei directing them on how to close her wounds good she survives I do not believe I would care to live in a world without at least one person I trust who can understand just what I have gone through Naruto returned his Focus to the guards before him and smirked evily not that any of them could see it behind his fear and sighting mask he cracked his knuckles and raised his sword in the air retracting it to its shortest length as he focused on what he was about to do now let them see the face of a true monster compared to me gatu is nothing but I will at least do what I think is right to protect the innocent until the day I die hakuma sakur chiru shiiba with the sword surrounded by swirling red and purple chakra Naruto slammed it into the ground burying it all was quiet for a moment and then suddenly bone spikes began to shoot forth from the bridge spreading outward from where Naruto stood each Spike sprung forth and impaled a Target lifting them into the air their blood flowing down and coating it red as the tip of the bone Spike flowered open like hundreds of blood red flowers growing out of the bridge as the gathered mercenaries realized what was happening they began to scream and their efforts to escape were redoubled adding a frightening cacophony of sound to the birth of Naruto's New Garden only Rao remained calm having come to terms with his fate just as the last person between him and Naruto was impaled he spoke Lord have mercy on my soul with the sound of breaking bone and rening flesh amachi redo died impaled upon a spike of bone in nark execution ground his life ended by something more monstrous than he slowly Naruto stood leaving his sword behind and stepped forward until he stood over gatu the man who started all this the man who tormented the innocence of Nami no Kuni the man he had come here to kill PPP please spare me I beg you have mercy I'll pay you whatever you want just don't kill me the fat pig of a man before him begged for his life blubbering like the very animal he reminded Naro of like prey Naro growled the disturbing sound echoing off the field of impaled mercenaries surrounding him and sounding like an entire pack of predators had surrounded the fat begging Pig you were a monster a beast disguised in a human shell you deserve no mercy face your death like a man narut 's bones creeped as he suddenly moved faster than any of his stunned audience could track grabbing gatu by the throat with his left hand and hefting the fat man into the air on his back the long bone spikes he had grown rattled rapidly providing an eerie Counterpoint to The Dread silence that otherwise enveloped the bridge now you will know pain you will know suffering and you will know death Naro growled again and ignored the fat man's Cry of no as he pulled his right hand back as the Watchers shivered in fear Naruto focused the Aura of death and despair that his chakra had been radiating into his right hand the energy became visible as it grew denser until Naruto's hand was enveloped in a sphere of dark purple energy zenu Naruto whispered Softly As He plunged his hand forward and shoved it into G's chest as his fellow Shinobi and the villagers who had been drawn by the commotion watched in horror the fat businessman gatu was absorbed within a growing sphere of black and purple energy the sphere grew until it had completely enveloped both Naruto and his prey and it stayed that way for several long seconds when the sphere finally collapsed all that was left was Naruto his soaked right hand held before him in a fist and the ground around him soaked in blood Naruto looked down at his hand his eyes shadowed by his mask and he felt nothing no sorrow no regret no pain only emptiness every death every kill just makes me that more empty inside this is the price I pay for this power this destruction of what it is that makes me human Naruto thought Darkly someday perhaps sooner than I think I will kill someone and find that I have nothing left to give that day I shall cease to be human shall be nothing but a monster a devil in human guys around Naruto lay a morbid Garden countless mercenaries Bandits and nuk nin impaled upon Stakes of bone their blood dying their bone flower memorials read that day I shall truly become hakuma kitsun the next caubi xxxxx xxxxx and that is what happened over the last 2 weeks Hokage Sama I collected the bounties on aachi redo and the 24 Kumo Ambu who defected with him took a portion of G's Vault contents as my and konah made an agreement that would have allowed us to recruit Mochi Zabuza had he not sacrificed himself to save me and gained a partner hon kitsun said nodding his head slightly towards His companion Cory kitsun also known as Mochi Haku was zabuza's Ally and adopt to daughter she is also a relative of mine in a manner of speaking I have offered her a position as my partner as she can train me in one of my more unique abilities and because our skills are complimentary hirz and serut toi sat with his hands crossed before him musing for a few moments you say that the bridge battle occurred 2 days ago what took you so long to report back he asked the way the people of Nami no Kuni had been treated was worse than the worst beatings I ever endured as as a child I chose to raid G's Mansion to recoup our mission fee plus a bonus then I distributed the rest of the wealth to the people of Nami no Kuni hon kitsun replied also I was not 100% certain that the trio working for Orochimaru had truly Fed so I was keeping an eye on teams seven and eight just in case they made another move I left to return here as soon as my resources indicated that they had indeed left Nami no Kuni for the mainland serut toi nodded his head catching the under of what Naruto had said you didn't want to leave your teachers or teammates backs unprotected while they recovered from the battle and your friends track the enemy while they fled definitely not something that you would want in a report very well I will have iiki debrief both you and your new partner fully we will have him set up a legend for her so that she can be brought quietly into the village perhaps as a cousin of your sister to explain her closeness to you and prepare a test of her abilities assum uming she proves acceptable I will have her given the rank of chunin and have Cory kitsun instated as a special U assigned as your partner serut Toby responded now report to iiki at U headquarters dismissed xxxxxxxxx in a darkened non-descript room lit only by The Faint glow from a computer monitor an extremely Pale Man with long silky black hair sat deep in thought what was the result of the latest round of tests from a speaker beside the monitor of a female voice disrupted by Static came through failures my Lord all of them of 100 subjects 93 suffered death within hours of the seven that survived past the 12-hour mark five suffered continuing mutations that left them grossly disfigured and ultimately useless while of the remaining two one seemed to degrade into goo and the other went insane and committed suicide the blackhaired figure snarled and slammed a hand down onto his desk the metal surface ringing from the impact damn and after all that work to select subjects who appear to have complimentary genetic profiles why is this not taking in at least one of the subjects my Lord if I might offer a suggestion the woman whose face on the monitor was partially shadowed and hid behind her glasses and reddish hair spoke carefully at the blackhaired figure's slight nod the woman continued what about reacquiring patient zero he should be in perfect health given the Intel your spies have supplied on him and with fresh samples of the ated strain of the virus we may be able to determine why he survived and the others don't plus if the research done on him before his Escape is to be believed his body should be ready to accept several new strains if we can just solve the flaw the shadowed figure clasped his hands and began to smirk his smirk became a grin his grin became a chuckle his chuckle became a laugh his laugh became full-blown laughter excellent idea Karen marvelous of course he would be the perfect subject for the the experiments and if I can acquire a hyuga or a n for experiments perhaps their eyes can be transferred to him as well he would make a most excellent host and his appearance could be used to mock konaha before I destroy it yes cancel all further tests and begin preparations we shall acquire the subject the same time as we test the uch during the chunin exams the figure continued to laugh as the woman on the screen nodded her head in obeson As You Wish Orochimaru sama xxxxxxxxx translations zenu to destroy entirely to obliterate hone Akuma kitsun bone devil Fox hon Hannah bone flower Corey kitsun ice Fox hon Akuma shiiba bone devil execution ground hakuma sakuru shiiba bone devil scattering cherry blossoms execution ground n well there you have it thanks for being patient folks I've just been really busy in real life and not had anywhere close to as much time to write as I had 6 to 9 months ago however I have worked hard on this musling through even when inspiration was failing me and this is the end result even longer than the last chapter and unfortunately a lot more angsty however it has revealed a lot and left even more questions for you the readers I will fill in a few details for you one Naro had a deep affection for a girl before his Rescue by the U there is also a very painful memory surrounding this what that is I will save revealing for the next chapter two Konami was a character I came up on the fly but the more I thought about how I was planning her character the more I decided she was needed Konami is not an heir to a nation's Throne she is not a priestess with great Powers over demons she is not a highly skilled Shinobi she just is she is a young girl who has undergone living conditions worse than Naruto who has had to try to hide on more than one occasion to avoid being raped who has suffered but unlike Nar has managed to keep a bright and cheery Spirit she is going to be part of the story at least later parts and will present a foil to Naruto's slowly deadening Humanity three I think I've said it before but the pairing primary listed is for an important reason even if other of Naruto's girls are important as well likewise the title was chosen for a reason and before anyone questions I'd like to inform you all that there is no narx Haku in this fic they View each other as relatives due to Naruto's bloodline and now as partners however of all his girls her powers will be some of the most important to the events of the story and she shall serve as an anchor for his Humanity four what Naruto unveiled on the bridge as a state he normally fights to avoid using no it was not caoi controlled in fact all the rage and Ferness of that state comes form within Naruto himself for all intents and purposes caubi has been annihilated with one Remnant exception the nine 1 through eight are merely representing different aspects of Naruto's personality but nine is different I won't spoil all the details of how but needless to say that the last vestages of the mind of caoi reside within him you'll just have to wait and see five Shoji Mara and guran Shoji and Mara are just two characters of created for story reasons Mara was responsible for the Jutsu used during the battle using gan's crystals as her fosi I created them to have two original characters to utilize as gan's teammates important as they will eventually be sacrificial characters Gan has an important role to play later and it isn't with her death six the Kumo Shinobi were just an idea I had to fill zabuza's Place give some dark humor and emphasize the situation plus they made great fertilizer for Naruto's New Garden Seven perhaps next chapter perhaps merely later in the story but the ultimate fate of the bridge its name its appearance will be revealed needless to say it's going to have a few quirks to it that no one has quite thought of before to my knowledge and will be quite unique eight and if you've had the patience to read this far good for you I now treat you to a preview of chapter 3 sound of an Angel the precise scene may be edited by the time chapter 3 is written in complete but this should be enough of a spoiler to tease you all joh a zxxxx xxxxxxxx preview chapter 3 sound of an Angel a small blonde child sat in the center of a large chamber his arms wrapped around his knees and his head bowed his short blonde hair had been trimmed close to his scalp and was full of dirty red streaks many still dripping the once pale pants and GI worn by the young boy were now soaked red with blood although from the unblemished skin the boy presented and in his steady crying it likely was not his own surrounding the child were over a hundred dead bodies and a few live and injured ones most of the survivors were Breathing heavily and staring at their own hands in shock most too much in shock over what they had just done to take stock of their surroundings but one was she was about the middle of the pack in age judging by the 14 or 15-year-old boy in one corner of the room who was just staring dumbly at his hands turned Claws and several corpses that couldn't have been older than four she was about 9 or 10 years old with long black hair and wearing a pale white GI similar to the blonde boy she had a small harp held in her hands although the strings were useless for playing music now they were attached only at one end and all around the girl their ends were embedded in corpses and many corpses looked as if they had been shredded by a storm of them just like by the blonde child where many many of the corpses bore holes straight through the girl was also the only one who seemed to be thinking she could see the other survivors around the room she could tell that several of them were probably too mentally damaged from the experience of fighting their peers for the right to live to be of any use to the monster of a man who had taken them all in and turned them into weapons she could tell that several others would gladly kill the other survivors to ensure their right to survive and that they had witnessed what both she and the blonde boy could do and were wary of them as they should be she had become a prodigy of chakra control and begun to master auditory based techniques that many thought impossible she had also killed over 20 others with one attack the fighting around the room dwindling to a halt as she and the blonde boy simultaneously attacked her to win her survival and the boy from a primal desperate need not to be hurt she turned and looked at the young boy he looked so sad sitting there and crying when he should be cheering after all he was the youngest Survivor amongst those present and was the one most likely to be given special training and privileges he had single-handedly annihilated over half of the combatants many of whom had converged on him at first because they thought he was the weakest Target even now she could see his weapons still retracting from where they had slaughtered his attackers the many multi-prong shards of bone shrinking and retracting into the boy from up above the sound of clapping drifted down to her causing her to turn her head upward and gaze coldly at those watching from above monsters she thought to herself they have us fight each other to the death for their own Amusement then treat the survivors no better than dogs as they turn us into weapons above her four figures watched over the railing of the balcony the first was young probably no more than eight or nine and wore a white lab coat and had red hair and thin glasses she was taking notes on a c board and smiling to herself she stood next to an older man in a similar coat who was rubbing his hands together in Glee next to him stood an evil man with silky black hair eyes like a snake and wearing loose pale clothes with a purple sash around the waist this was Oro chimaru her master and the monster she hated the most next to him stood a young boy a teenager who couldn't have been more than a few years older than herself for a moment she wondered why he and the girl hadn't been down here fighting for their lives like the rest of the subjects before recognizing them the girl was Karen she realized the Proto of one of orochimaru's Chief bastards R researchers and possessor of several unique abilities that Orochimaru was loath to risk in battle the boy was kimimaru last of the kaguya and orochimaru's personal pet project but if he's the last of the kagaya then what's with that blonde boy she wondered as she watched Orochimaru turn and walk away from the balcony with a pleased smile on his face followed by the other three it was only her Mastery of sound that allowed her to catch the last of orochimaru's words as he walked away very impressive the boy has taken to the graphs well it won't be long before he can be trained in how to harness the abilities when not directly threatened grafts what is Orochimaru talking about as she turned back to look at the still weeping blonde boy her curiosity and her compassion got the better of of her putting her harp away on her back she approached the boy carefully keeping a wary eye out in case any of the other survivors decided to try to knock one of them off when she reached him she paused for a moment watching curiously as the last of the many bones shrunk and disappeared into the base of Naruto's feet hey why are you crying you're alive and they aren't none of them would have hesitated to do what you did so don't feel sorry for them my name's kin what's yours as she offered her hand to him the blonde boy wiped his eyes and looked up and at that moment narut got his first glimpse of the girl he would come to refer to as an angel and narut he sniffed his young mind in complete shock as for the first time in his entire life someone was nice to him who wasn't either hiding a blade behind their back or trying to get something out of him little did either of the young pair realize that her actions this day would have long-term and far-reaching consequences the end now we will see you in the next video

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