What If Revived Naruto Got Harem | Part 3

hi welcome back guys this is your Sensei back with another fanfiction this is the third part of what if revived Naruto got harim now before starting please give this video a like And subscribe to the channel if you want more videos like this now let's get into the fanfic nuda woke the next morning with a pounding headache and the taste of sake lingering in his mouth every fiber of his being achd his muscles throbbing in places he didn't even know he'd had it felt as though he'd been put through a meat grinder carved up and put back together at some point since his sleep groaning he opened his eyes till every 's wet dream he had to Blink multiple times to clear his vision almost unable to believe what he was looking at the taste of sake still lingered on his tongue suggesting he'd done a fair bit of drinking last night after he'd crushed monado's Spirit go there was again the reminder of what Kash and by default he himself had done to that poor boy the look in his eyes had been completely Soul [ __ ] in one moment then full of Venom the next he was almost certain he'd made an enemy of his father last night but try as he might he couldn't think of a way to undo it not without giving Kusa to him and he wasn't willing to do that not no nor ever it was so strange the reborn AA still wasn't all that certain when he'd gone from viewing her as his mother to a separate person but it was impossible to make a distinction between the two now Kash was Kash and that was that not his mother just Kash ah but he digressed back to the coffin of Flesh in which he found himself in other words he awoken to find himself surrounded by women Kos Mikoto P pakura hosi at some point he must have gone home because here he was in bed and so were they that was the problem he must have been exhausted because he didn't recall anything other than turning the doorknob and walking in on Makoto with a bottle of sake doubtlessly there had been some drinking done to resolve his guilt he really shouldn't have bothered him that much th laps in his memory but somehow it did the idea of missing even a few seconds was truly quite Troublesome way back during the fourth Shinobi War when he'd still been in Uzumaki something like this often meant someone was trying to put him under a jinjutsu or Worse the moon ey plan was starting to affect him he very much doubted that this was some trick of the mind but just to be safe T he muttered pulsing his chakra and trying to dispel the jinjutsu just in case nothing happened kashana was still taking up firm residence on his right arm and Makoto his left whil carara and pakura had not but taken up residence lower on his body his legs to be precise coupled with a certain Huga the five of them barely fit on his bed so much for trying to take things slow what baffled him was thus why were they naked more importantly why was he naked G and when the hell had hosi gotten here he distinctly recalled parting with her back at aaku but here she was D crosses like fine silk her cheek nuzzled against she was surprisingly light he realized soft too gust stop that do own boy City stay the reborn had chastised himself for that mental slip realizing he was actually relishing in the feel of her beess against his own the fact that he was still inside her what what what oh dear sweet Kami have mercy on my misbegotten soul and take me from this world Naruto tried to slam a lid on that train of thought before it could run off the tracks but it was too late he realized exactly what had happened last night what was still happening he'd gotten drunk last night and tossed aside all inhibition anded and not his mother and probably everyone else in this room if their naked bodies were to be believed he could already feel a migraine coming on he tried to move and swap himself with a clone and the Cotto stirred irk one more move and I'll Jing jetsu you into next week she said sweetly her words surprisingly coherent despite the fact that her eyes remained firmly closed if she hadn't been speaking in her sleep he was almost certain she would have done it too he'd been compartmentalizing her as of late it was really only natural that she'd want some more time with him still those words sent a quick tingle of dread shooting up his spine at the thought of what this woman would to him if he disobeyed was certain he could Escape but she'd probably tear strips out of his high before he did not a risk he was willing to take under normal cence but given the severity of this one take his chances Yes dear 3 seconds passed then poof n are that was how the meet and greet started just like that Naruto's impromptu Escape caused Makoto to stir almost immediately the moment she realized he wasn't in bed [ __ ] hit the fan needless to say she decided to enact her promise to jinjutsu him into next week that woke hosi up her cry of surprise and turn roused cushion of the ladder shouting leaving pakura and Cara wondering what on Earth all the Ruckus was about and so they Rose as well by the time Makoto finally caught in nagato and the others were awake as well though thankfully everyone was wearing something by then in Naruto's case it was mostly bruises a powerful Shinobi he might be but even the mightiest of men were powerless before the righteous Fury of the female race Makoto had been unable to place him under an illusion thanks to his Superior eyes but she'd certainly carved her retribution out on his hide it would have been funny if he could heal as it were he had to forcibly suppress what little of kiram Checker remained he didn't know thankfully they were all clothed before nagato and the others woke nuto ushered them off to the kitchen with a clone and gathered everyone else in the bedroom he'd been dreading this moment trying to put it off for the longest time but it seemed that Faith had other plans this even had been a long time in coming and now it was finally here the talk soy are all all right with sharing him ho she asked disbelieving despite her best efforts she was a very forgiving and loving person by nature but even this stretched the limits of her credulity he had three Clan heirs in the room including herself and two delegates for from sunna their situation shouldn't been volatile tenuous at best and yet it wasn't the girls seemed to get along just fine with one another readily welcoming Kash as well as herself into the fold there was no argument or squabbling they simple deferred to Naruto's judgment in this odd matter so very strange while I was his first nakoto proclaimed proudly visibly preining under the stairs that followed Naruto face bombed here it comes first what poor Cara looked like she just been scalded W what did we do last night like I said I was first first to get a very nasty jinjutsu of she keeps talking all eyes shifted back to Naruto the male aia's eyes were flaring and Eerie Violet I've already had all I can stand of bickering from last time just the sight of those rimmed orbs was enough to stall the argument that only moments ago had threatened to billow out of control just like that one wouldn't think it was possible but he'd done it again kashana quietly shook her head in amazement there was just something about Naruto that Drew you to him made you want to fight for him perhaps even die for him face to face with his Steely resolve for the first time she found she could understand just how easily he inspired people so apparently some sake was involved last night lots of sake he continued turly now black eyes passing over each of them I'm probably to blame for that if you want me to apologize now is the time Makoto looked away guiltily cushion at coloring recalling his earlier words of wanting to take her out before anything truly intimate occurred between them near as mine and hoshi's eyes can tell we all got wasted last night and she's the only one who lost her ID because of it I want you all to understand that I never planned this he paused in silence allowing those words to sink in however it doesn't change the fact that and I'll say this as many times as I need to that I care for each of you in equal measure there is no favorite here there never will be understand hey you excuse me are you fighting everyone turned toward a very confused Conan having wandered into the den her bright Amber eyes regarded them with just a touch of confusion bafflement prevalent in those shining orbs there was a long moment of silence and then the inexplicable occurred she's so cute ho she salled Naruto face bombed so hard he nearly broke his own wrist Conan blinked baffled to find herself in the Huga arms H High all right discussion over he sighed with an air of finality time for breakfast and to hoshi's Great Delight she learned that Naruto was enable cook him anach cook his clan didn't know what they were missing one hearty meal later k Jutsu Naruto nodded barely able to keep the solemn smile from his face as he finished stretching admittedly been looking forward to this since the moment he'd woken up well he hadn't known he'd be waking up to this situation but nevertheless it was an opportunity he wasn't going to let slide he become too reliant on the fancy tricks that so defined his new clam if he were ever denied them he'd be in a pinch no it was time to go back to basic see just what his new skills were when they extended Beyond mirin Jutsu and jinjutsu time to see what this body of his could really do he' assembled them all in the backyard just outside his apartment own of the few redeeming features about his new quarters it was a bright sunny afternoon behind them if one were inclined to listen you could just barely hear the sounds of his clones setting to work on the apartment Renovations were long since overdue if he was going to be raising three orphans and look after his girls he'd need to radically renovate his entire living Arrangement if he hoped to accommodate them at all thankful he knew a thing or two when it came to building but none of that was on his mind now my physical skills have been getting a bit Rusty the past few days he continued rolling his shoulders wincing in appreciation as he felt the joints pop into place need to keep them sharp besides his gaze turned to Conan and the rest this will be a good chance for the kites to see what a Shinobi can do kushin nooked he' taken on an army almost single-handedly and he called that Rusty she wasn't sure she wanted to see him in top form it certainly didn't help that Naruto had dawned his ancestors old armor for this particular occasion he wouldn't save where he had gotten the dull red plate armor but it contrasted sharply with the black garments he wore beneath in that instant he looked almost exactly like his ancestor minus the hair but you didn't need long hair to strike fear Into the Heart of an enemy Kusa knew that for a fact after all she'd only kept hers long because Naruto had mentioned admiring the Crimson Tresses and she loved the way he ran his fingers through it and bad bad cussa save those thoughts for later I'll say it again Naruto continued shouldering his War fan I won't use Ninjutsu or jinjutsu only T Jutsu you're free to use whatever techniques you want finally a rare smile graced his lips even then you won't be able to touch me impossibly he smile grew becoming almost childlike in its intensity whoever does gets a pre I a bold claim nakoto replied sharing and flaring at the challenge you're not even going to use your line nope oh she seemed to agree with that statement You Won't Last a second we'll see Naruto replied in a Singsong voice Hara gulped sightly of everyone present she was the only one who hadn't seen what Naruto could do in the realm of physical combat even hosi had gotten a glimpse of his skill she felt like the odd duck out in this strange little flock he was forming nuto noticed this biting back a ruul sigh as he watched her fidget time and time again he tried to help her work on her confidence but it was terribly slow goinging the Scorpion still refused to accept her because of it and he Daren have her try to sign any of the other contracts it would mean the world to her if she was accepted by her family's summons if she wasn't well have to do something about that now wouldn't he all right go as one the kenoi Blurred forward and as one they were unable to harm him for all their skill they simply didn't know how to work as a team it was a weakness one Naruto instantly capitalized on eban hair danced wildly in the air as his body spun fed at them issuing smooth kick and flowing Swings with nothing more than practiced Grace fighting enemies coming from every side the reborn a has shot his arms out impeccable Poise and precision behind every strike for a seemingly simple Kata it was amazingly complex flowing from punch to kick and vice versa with maximum force and no energy wasted it was in a word incredible it was also chillingly familiar Makoto didn't know what to make of it but her eyes did not lie his fighting style wasn't purely AA as it should be yet she recognized it somehow she could see elements of the Huga juukan style as he warded off hosi traces of Uzumaki as he bobbed and weaved amidst cushion his chains and fists even a smattering of the sun Jutsu as he held back both pakura and Cara that wasn't the AA style what was it this wasn't anything she'd seen before she glimpsed it during their first Spar but now whatever it was it was unsettling like a stone firm upon the shore he took wave after wave of punishment weathering their strikes where he could deflecting when he could not and then he stopped defending Makoto nearly cringed in disbelief as one of her hands did the unthinkable striking him hard in the face and passing right through the after image oh it was her last thought before she saw Stars nuto was seemingly in three different places at once blurring over kash's head to strike at her neck driving an elbow into hoshi's solar pexus headbutting Makoto when she tried to close the gap before sweeping her clear off her feet he was a human Whirlwind moving like wind never pausing once in his assault even as pakira turned to face him the Shinobi whispered away in a swirl of movement flowing over and around her scorching jetsu while not as lethal as it ought to be it would still sting to be struck by one of the Searing fears but they never hit the raban suddenly lashed out with an arm the side of his hand knifing into the kono's neck right beneath her left ear taka's eyes immediately rolled up into the back of her head as her knees gave out her body crumpling limply to the ground Naruto took a step towards her Cara who stood there mouth a gapy a small curve of amusement leaping to his lips as he approached her kashana and the others were down and out the poor girl was was Frozen with fear and gogged unable to take so much as a single step forward in the face of what she' just witnessed I give up she squeaked what he asked in disbelief is that it with a blink of surprise kashana forced herself to sit up and look around her Bright Eyes searching for the unexpected Victor her mouth curved down into a frown as she saw the dark-haired Shinobi Still Standing off to the side his pale face focused firmly on Cara then she smirked an opening launching herself forward she had the satisfaction of her fingers brushing his back of hearing him laugh then she only a blur suddenly she was face down in the dirt her stomach screaming from a seemingly unseen blow to the solar plexus there had been no transition of motion Naruto simply moved and she went down whatever he did it was effective and that he said to nagato and the orphans is T Jutsu any questions if their ostri faces were anything to go by he'd succeeded in proving his point now why don't you go inside with Cara and get changed I can't very well train you in your pajamas quietly they allowed the kenoi to Usher them back inside where fresh clothes awaited hav been washed only the night before he'd leave a clown behind to train them and the rest of his students for now his attention was fixated firmly on the four maidens laying prone At His Feet a gentle chck rang juice nudg to pira's neck helped the crippled kenoi to stir though not without a good deal of swearing on her part well now try as he might Naruto couldn't keep the smile from his face what have we learned today wait we were supposed to learn something kashana winced what did you think I enjoyed beating the tar out of you Makoto groaned struggling to stand on legs she still didn't quite feel and failing miserably never underestimate your opponent close but no cigar are always watch your blind spots ho she was the next to take a stab at it cradling her stomach tenderly a valid point but wrong Naruto shook his head in over Alliance on lines also important yet incorrect teamwork kusher realized it as soon as the words escaped her mouth teamwork nuto nodded affirming her point if you'd all worked together from the very start the five of you would have stood a fair chance of overwhelming me as it stands you were sloppy his eyes flashed in a rare emotion disappointment permeating those charcoal orbs only one of you touched me and even then just barely which brings me to my next point and the winner is kha he sounded quite pleased with himself she realized if you count poking me in the back as a hit kashana groaned and flopped onto her back again visibly heaving for air that Washo did you do that you weren't this good last time she could already feel the bruises forming upon her body by this time tomorrow she was going to be incredibly sore if not sooner when he offered her his hand she wearily accepted it cringing as she was hoisted to her feet on some level she supposed she ought to be proud that she'd been able to hit him at all but the level of speed with which he' moved told her it had been luck not skill that allowed her to touch him at all that thought was wiped away when she found herself in his arms God why did he have to be so tall she knew he'd been adamant about things such as public affection but in this moment she simply didn't care there were only the strong joints of his limbs wrapped around her waist cradling her what the hell was going on here narudo usually wasn't so open with his feelings not that she was complaining about this sudden lap but for each instant that he held her she could feel herself growing more and more agitated she knew that the others were watching knew she shouldn't be doing this in front of them of course I wasn't he murmured lowering his face to hers in reply I wasn't holding back this time you should count yourself lucky you don't have any broken bones um she flushed well aware of her heart hammering in her ears you said there was a prize I did his lips quirked ever so slightly what is it this fire filled her belly spooling uncomfortably between her legs as his lips claimed hers it was a surprisingly chased All Things Considered but one that left kush's whole world Wheeling nonetheless when he began to pull away she grabbed him roughly dragging his mouth back down to hers once more he didn't exist your real jerk sometimes tban she murmured pulling away nuto laughed love you too you're looking awfully chiper today soon A's voice was suddenly there piercing both his mind in the midm morning Hast she finally reached the training grounds wake up on the right side of the bed H Naruto was feeling chipper after remembering that morning but her words also reminded him of the place and time of why he had left the girls behind with yet another of his clones and come here to the grounds he had a very important promise to keep train a medical core in 3 days as per his bold boast it was no mean feet but he remained confident in his ability to pull it off after all he had an ace up his sleeve one even old man SAR toai had failed to account for [ __ ] yummy snorted you just thought it up this morning yeah but they don't need to know that I think it's quite inspired given the cences using your eyes to imprint information a lesser scale of what I once did you again you again laughter rich and amused resounded in Naruto's mind it sent a subtle shiver shooting down his spine thought I went away did you not Madara definitely not Madara Madara didn't sound like that it felt like fingers of ice were digging into his brain making it hard to think what was this he tried to pin it down but the precence was wet oily it slipped through his grasp even as his fingers closed around it hold and clammy it Dei itself around him threatening to stifle all thought with all his might he resisted pushing away to the deepest darkest corner of his mind who in the hell are you I suppose you could say I'm an unwanted guest it purred softly the words dripping into his mind like sweet Frozen honey someone who was dragged back with you a party who has a vested interest in your little scheme for peace whether it fails or notice simply up to you and then it was gone it she whatever it was it had sounded like a woman but something in that voice made him quiver whatever this thing was it was worse than Madara wiser and infinitely more powerful Earth to Naruto the AA started violently sunate was peering at him her face dimpled in a slight frown spacing out she asked something like that crap it took every fiber of his being to school his face into an expressionless mask and not flush in remembrance both of that and of the future hackage had said to him the last time sunade had him alone then there was this strange voice in his head mocking him this sinking feeling in his stomach was beginning to grow all over again and he wasn't sure how to deal with it at all all right I'm sure you're wondering why I dragged you here precisely how exactly do you plan to train an entire Medical Corp in 3 days when he told her of his proposal to the old man she'd nearly cracked him across the head without thinking but he clearly had a plan of some sort so she was refraining from further violence now still Sun remained doubtful he'd assembled a small core of Shinobi before him as a demonstration 10 in total a series of Gan and chunan who according to him weren't afraid of a little pain all of them were AIA but why did he have a row of clones facing them do you remember what I showed you in soona he asked in his head with my eyes sunade shuttered how could I forget I was sick for nearly two whole days after you gave me that message well I'm hoping that these will be more resilient in essence I'm going to mentally imprint all my knowledge and skills related to Medical Ninjutsu with luck they'll be able to mimic them at her reluctant expression he quickly clarified don't worry Makoto and I handpicked them yesterday right after I spoke to the old timer surprise surprise some people in my clan aren't complete [ __ ] these 10 are more than willing to try their hand a medical career they simply lack the skills so this will work then Sun reiterated frowning she had to admit the prospect was intriguing but the sheer incredulity of it boggled the Mind threatening to call her enthusiasm before it could even take flight if he could pull this off if Naruto could do this it would make him even more of Legend than he already Was Not only would he be responsible for saving lives instead of taking them but he would be effectively culling the constant casualties they suffered without a medical ninja in each Squad if it doesn't send them into a coma Naruto Shrugged but hey nothing ventured nothing gained right that's completely Reckless aro's only response was to activate his main jakayo Sharingan as one his clones mirrored the motion instinctively sunun Drew back not wanting anything to do with those dreaded eyes sukii sunade frowned then cringed as every Shinobi went ramrod straight their eyes turned glazed pupils dilating she knew full well what it was like to have your mind violated but this was different nuto was cruy carving information into their minds no doubt years of experience into the brains of his fellow clansmen it seemed to last only a moment mest sliver in time then two then 4 6 8 10 12 by the time 13 seconds had passed they were sweating she didn't like it Nudo he didn't answer when she turned to face him she saw why his face was set in a Rus of concentration eyes branching with strain for each second that it passed his expression became more and more intense as though he were physically fighting to imprint the knowledge into their minds by the time a full minute inched by he was trembling Naruto soon a nudged him once more he didn't respond another Shake equated little more than a Mumble not yet Naruto still nothing a snake of dread coiled in her gut n rut with an AG grieved gas the powerful AA had jerked back to reality Crimson orbs fading back to black as one his candidates also slumped with him they were pale and Haggard soon a noted idly but otherwise looking no worse for the wear Naruto didn't give them time to recover with a flick of the wrist he indicated one of them and beckoned the youth forward at chunin if the vest was anything to go by his thin reed-like features were almost entirely eclipsed by his dark hair a long curtain that looked as though it belonged more on a young woman than a man named nuto asked she sir sunade nearly choked at the soft tenuous voice that emerged from the boy's mouth she was a girl she a nod do you remember what you just saw there was a pause I believe so Naruto Sama can you replicate it one way to find out Naruto answered in a Flash he summoned a conai to his palm and wided the cold Edge biting deep into his wrist sunade gasped at the suddenness of the motion a g cast is weld up from the Grievous slice in his limb Nudo didn't so much as bat an eyelash instead he looked at the tune unexpectantly well he asked where are you waiting for he waved the wide hand in front of the lass's face awaiting treatment I'm going to bleed to death if you don't do something soon at esit are you insane not at all Naruto replied at sunate she if you will gulping the lass laid her hands over his wrist her brow furrowed in concentration almost immediately green chakra stemmed from her fingertips flowing up through her palm and over the wound within minutes the gaping cut had been reduced to little more than a paper cut a second later an owl that remained was pink skin Naruto lefted crowing in Triumph nine more attempts were met with equal results with the weakest a mere second slower than the others in sh case it was Tade realized with baited breath a unilateral success well he grinned a couple more of those and without thinking her body reacted she grabbed him you bastard you actually did it Eric Naruto grunted as her arms closed around him in a brutal bare hug ribs threatening to crack under the pressure sunate arms can't breathed Camp his words died off into a strangled gurgle as her lips claimed his soon was inim inam his mind imploded that chase touching of the mouths wiped away all sensient thought she did him without thinking he realized it two beats later and so did she with a strangled Yelp the blonde jerked backwards as if she'd been burned I damage she sputtered a hand flying to her lips that wasn't I didn't mean to whatever else she might have said died as a shadow detached from the nearby forest and forcibly made itself known as they looked on it slowly assumed shape and form the darkness inexorably dripping away to expose a trim figure clad in a dark cloak their face hidden behind the ceramic mask of a rat AIA Naruto the whis amboo inquired yes your request has been approved came the muffled reply Dan Asama will see you now nuto risk a glance back at sunade it can wait now there was no questioning the tone or not at all Aro felt his mouth curve into a small smile very well finally Nado was grappling with himself half of him was filled with hate brimming with violent anger for the man who had wronged him the other wallowed in self-loathing and Pious sighing wondering where it had all gone so wrong ever since the AA had arrived nothing had been the same it had all seemed so minor at first but by the time he realized kashana was drifting out of his grasp it was already too late everything was going horribly wrong and he couldn't see a way to stop it not without ending the one responsible for it all but that would mean betraying the village and no matter how much he might Lo the upstart AA he couldn't do the deed the idea of betraying his village trying to take a Kanai to all that he'd known and loved was as much foreign to him as the idea of not breathing so he resolved to ignore him he would not think of the man who had stolen khaa from him would not try to kill him would not turn a knife against him yet so focused was he on ignoring Seda that he wasn't watching where he was going he rounded the corner perfectly content to spend the rest of his day brooding he train and perfect his new technique until the Jutsu was without flaw nothing else would distract him and when he had perfected it he would prove once and for all who was Superior then kashana would see then she would know un biddens he realized his jaw had clenched while he locked muscles locking painfully yes he would show him he would show them all fate had other plans something somon collided with him as as he rounded the bend he went down in a tangle of arms and legs he up a very feminine squeal greeted his ears shaking the stars from his eyes he willed himself to look at the one who had felt him it was a girl who and Nomi she stuttered out her cheeks coloring prettily under his gaze my name's Nomi nado's jaw dropped pale eyes stared back at him from a round oval face framed by dark brown Tresses auga angry as he was he almost dismissed her completely out of hand but something made him pause something he knew not what caused him to take a closer look she was slim little thing in that lavender colored kimono filling it out rather well despite the fact right he chided himself definitely a Huga he'd always known them to have long hair but hers was ludicrously so trailing past his shapely waist she was well his brain took a moment to restart rebooting itself as he looked on Kash who was Kash maybe life didn't have to be so bad after all AO eyes slid lazily to the ambo accompanying him in the room two for the door through which he'd already entered three for the wall and five more gathered around him in a loose semicircle of which there were more than strictly necessary they smelled wrong root kind of wrong these weren't the guards hen had assigned him for his personal guard he knew each and every one of them by their scent and these were not them that and there were too many he could see it in the way they held themselves that in the fact that they were armed with more than just their standard Katana and the odd shuriken Fama might have left him for good but the kit yun's latent ability to sense negative emotions still remained and these Ambush stank of it they weren't here to guard him until he met with danzo they were here to kill end him before he ever met with the old war hawk of course it all made sense now albe it in a twisted sort of way danzo wanted him dead gone and why wouldn't he after that business in Rain he'd long since been affiliated with Hanzo long enough to make a militant move like this once it became clear he was at risk of being exposed Naruto strongly suspected the man wasn't the one pulling the strings from the Shadows simply wanting to end him before his treachery against sarutobi could be revealed Naruto nearly face bombed at the thought and he would have too had he not been in such rigid control of himself I honestly did not see this coming but hey at least it gives me a chance to test something out slowly he began to exude chakra hardening muscles and tensing ligaments for the conquest that was to come they thought they could kill him in this body they had a better chance of defeating the shaame hackage in his prime sighing he rose from the couch before we get started he began the words low and deep in his throat I have just one question Naruto allowed the smallest of smiles to Grace's Visage as he spoke the last words a touch of killer intent suffusing his voice as though he were talking about something vaguely unpleasant not contemplating the mass murderer of kano's most Elite Force a tur silence accompanied those deceptively commi words almost a dozen masked faces turning towards him in eie unison does anyone want to get out it's nothing personal one of them murmured drawing a katana arudo left is that so feels kind of personal scarce had he spoken then the world dissolved into a blur of motion then he gloried in the Majestic art that was his T Jutsu the first ambo saw little more than an orange blur before the AZ waren smashed into his face shattering his mask and the face beneath like so much glass he swirled onto the second before being arrested from behind by a third but scarce had he been restrained then he flowed forward bodily tossing the hawkk mask amboo over his shoulders and into another of his compatriots then there was no time left to discern any of their individual motions his body a glorious streak of black and red as he effortlessly carved through the remaining root standing between him and the door his hand slapped out and caught the flat of a blade Levering himself upward just as a katana Whirled underneath impossibly maneuvering up and over his attacker in a twirling roundhouse kick The Sweet Sound of odd bones snapping was music to his ears as he reposted and danced amongst them offering no sound safe for the occasional grunt of exertion or scornful scof when his opponents proved to slow to comprehend his moves at even the slowest of his speeds he was destruction born a new made death incarnate as he slipped between the elite solders sent to kill him Bones snapped like Twigs muscles were torn and Twine nothing and no one was spared and just like that it was over the last of them a fox masked man offered only a wet gurgle as he slid off his own blade and slumped to the floor his last sight was that of those overwhelming Onyx orbs then as he looked on they snapped into pure Scarlet a trio of tamos swirling within them then growing larger still as he activated the mangi no that wasn't possible Yuta had laid waste to them without using the infamous orbs of his line but that wasn't posy Wasson toing Sharingan danzo he spoke putting the man in his thr with a blink of those hypnotic eyes where is he I where is he why I'm right here youngster Naruto was already turning whirling even as his ears detected the sound of the trap door slitting open it was nowhere near his feet but an all the wall slid up to expose a slim Fray looking man his body leaning heavy on a cane for support his lone unbandaged I squinted sourly at the a standing in in the wide remains of his men his lips turned down in a slight frown as he shuffled forward limping with some effort but his adversary wasn't fooled this old veteran could give him one hell of a fight if he was so inclined the question was would it come to that he knew for a fact that danzo didn't have the stolen sharing and yet nor did he have any counter in place that wouldn't involve some sort of hand sign he would have to be quick it seems we have much to discuss he rumbled Naruto knew there would be no talking the old man wanted him dead had since he'd set foot in the village there was only one way this would end they circled one another for a terrifying moment young and old inspired and corrupt abruptly the former reacted eyes widening harshly t a widening before danzo could raise so much as a finger that mikayo sharing and held him in his crushing grip the Kan clattered out of his grasp rattling harshly to the floor in a cold clatter of sound aruto permitted himself a small smirk eyes line orb still spinning slowly as he held the older man in his thall Checkmate or satisfaction flooded him like a river swamping his stress in a sea of relief oh yes there was much to discuss indeed we do nuto knew something was wrong the moment they locked eyes it was too easy he just didn't realize it then they circled one another for a terrifying moment young and old inspired and corrupt abruptly the former reacted eyes widening harshly t a widening before danzo could raise so much as a finger the Maino sharing and held him in his crushing grip the Kain clattered out of his grasp rattling harshly to the floor in a cold clatter of sound Naruto permitted himself a small smirk eyes line orb still spinning slowly as he held the older man in his thrw Checkmate her satisfaction flooded him like a river swamping his stress in a sea of relief oh yes there was much to discuss indeed we do his mind was ticking trying to figure out what was wrong even as he spoke now he began slowly start talking danzo had made his first and last mistake never look into the eyes of Ana that bothered narudo he knew the Wy old war hawk was smarter than that even in his crippled State he should know better that he had made such a rookie mistake meant one of two things either he'd underestimated the old Manor this was a trap renan and Sharingan both told him the man standing before him was no mere cage bunchin to fool the eye his chakra was read to him like an open book so what then he saw the paper bombs lining the walls only a few days ago the explosion might have actually been enough to harm him or that very least cast him in a suspicious light not now now he hunkered down and spread his chakra outward in an aggressive pushup pull following seconds later ripping them from the walls and ceiling aim the smoldering notes together Susu extended outward from him a massive blue hand clamping down on the blast mere moments before it would have consumed the entire room Its Ribs circling outward to Shield him the akr the subsequent detonation shattered the chakra bone hand into a thousand tiny pieces sending both Naruto and his captive staggering backward a few steps the former hissed staring down at the severed stump of a limb his left arm shredded into pulpy mess just above the elbow [ __ ] Panic threatened to seize him then he felt the pain of new bones growing saw a skeletal limb emerging from the charred stump that should have crippled him for the rest of his life within moments muscle flowed out over it followed by fresh pink skin and with the Regeneration he felt the last of kurama's chakra Reserves strength to almost non-existence inwardly he heaved a heavy sigh of relief despite the loss of his apparent invincibility that many tags might have proven problematic spread out as they were but beyond the accurate sense of smoke and charred bone there was no proof to be found out of the corner of his eyes he saw danzo freed from the fierce jinjutsu that bound him and making for the door darting in and out of sight like a Wraith in the smoke when he saw that his trap had failed to eliminate the threat the fight seemed to drain right o of the old war hawk wh where are you Yi had turned his eyes back on the council member sharing in GLE bafully in the Smoke he carefully reached down to retrieve the severed limb and destroyed it with a quick burst of flame then he gave a low snarl sounding to danzo's ears very much like an starving animal death he said simply da danzo Drew back as he started forward drawing chakra to his lungs Nudo no no no little pig don't you dare Scurry away a quick step placed him firmly between the council member and salvation he was probably regretting sound proofing this room now nuto towered over him in the Smoke his murderous expression becoming painful to gaze upon as the last of the smoke cleared when he smiled danzo was once more reminded of a wolf let's hear you squeal he said little pig before danzo could reply clenched Knuckles barreled into bandages covering the left side of his face Naruto struck out at him yet again driving him down to the ground as he groaned in agony it was a good place to hit the wrappings would conceal the bruises and what couldn't be concealed could always be healed yummy growled in agreement sneaky little devil I'd say he deserves to be punished for that little transgression there was again the mysterious voice thankfully he was too angry to think about it it not when danzo had tried to kill him for a second time just like he'd killed Sai all those years ago just the thought of it made him growl in pure Fury here was a man who was s of the earth who tried to make his life a living hell in the future he'd allied with Hanzo and ruined neato's life pushed to have the AA exterminated rather than continue the Talks Of Peace but this went deeper than that the man had called him here lur himman with the intent to kill him if he had been a little slower on the draw he'd be the one lying there in a pool of he'd be fooling himself if he said he didn't feel a trickle of satisfaction that came with breaking it the fist came down on his head once more with a crunch on twice three times each blow Jarred his hand sent pain shooting up his arm but a lot less pain shot up danzo one hand reached down forcing his lone eye to meet the Sinister glare of the mango now where were we meanwhile in the southern training grounds warning lemon incoming yes yes yes yes the Zen gasped out a Litany of other words that would have put the Huga Elders to shame had they heard them hips swaying and grinding against his as she had loudly you'd never guess that she was a the namazi thought to himself once the pain passed she seemed to take an almost visceral Delight in the ACT riding him on and into Oblivion hot steamy Huga and the training grounds hadn't been on monado's agenda this evening if anything intimacy was the furthest thing from his mind he wanted to train get stronger the zomi had offered to help in the only way she knew how by tending to his overtaxed muscles with a gentle application of Jukin and medical chakra exhaustion was something he could ignore but he couldn't practice when his body gave out he appreciated her efforts he told himself but even he knew an obvious Crush when he saw one he'd no interest interest in a relationship or women they hurt too much indeed manado had learned that lesson the hard way and resolved to keep the eager Huga at arms length for the duration of what see metto him at least it'll be a short-lived friendship but as many things often do in this world it simply happened an innocent touch led to one thing and then another and then he learned that the Huga wasn't all that shy when they were alone and their clothes came falling off they were after Alo teenagers and they had their desires for Naomi it was the gratification that the object of her affection for all these years was returning her feelings and way she'd hadn't even dared to imagine his hands wandering over her body mouth molding against hers with a hard hunger that seemed to wipe all the world away for her it was Bliss for manato it was more the act of release than anything else to be purging himself of the dark brooding emotions that had consumed his mind for the past few days here now he felt like himself AIA Naruto was far from his mind the slight he' commited against him pushed to the back bracket of his brain there was only the Here and Now with a war on the potential to die shot Skyward causing the Denis to adopt a rather philosophical approach to the chaos raging just outside take what you could while you could he wasn't sure what had caused his sudden lapse of judgment but he wasn't regretting it now his mind ceased its wandering as she quickened her Pace at top him placing her hands on it so she could make more of an up and down motion those perest bouncing with each motion skin slicked with a fine Sheen of sweat under The Starlights her s began growing louder as she bounced above him he could feel her legs begin to quiver as she moved the muscles and her body reacting to then tightening with the pleasure of her oncoming orgasm as he thrust up into her with Reckless abandon and then without warning she came n toan the future hackage gasped quietly as released within her commenting Naomi's Cry of climax to memory seemed she was a screamer after all one final thrust of his own and then his niece finally betrayed him his bare back falling hard against the grass Naomi came tumbling after slipping out of him as she collapsed into his his arms curled around hair instinctively holding tight to his Huga Beauty thei whispered quietly to him but he barely heard the words only a few moments after release and his mind was already elsewhere kashina three days had passed since he'd first laid eyes on Nomi Huga run into her literally what he' thought to be a chance meeting quickly became something more something that skipped past the shallows of mere platonic friendship and Dove straight into the deep end he was hesitant to quantify just what that something might be because try as he might his mind still lingered on kashana he tried hard to push her from his mind in the last 7 to two hours he really did but it never seemed to work Nomi was distracting yes but the moment she was gone thoughts of The redhe Returned Vado was baffled with himself the zomi was everything anyone would want kind sincere and a Helen Between the Sheets any man should be happy to have her and manado was happy really he was but his mind wondered what it might be like to have kussa on top of him beneath him crying out his name wasn't over her his feeling she's hunger for her still burned like a brand in the back of his mind it wasn't gone just ignored always present he wouldn't be rid of it perhaps he never would be somehow that frightened him hours later so I heard danzo confess to corruption this morning then he offed himself nuto turned his head a fraction of an inch at the sound of her voice looking up from the report in which he pretended to be engrossed he scooted aside as sunate approached making room for her on the wall beside him she took her place to his left wordlessly and folded both arms across her they both knew what truly happened nuto had mined the man's mind for all the manner of information he could then quietly issued a command to his brain telling him to write down all of his less than sanctimonious acts on paper then he ordered his heart to shut down even to the trained eye and with no other injuries glaringly apparent it looked as though he'd simply willed his heart to stop beating war was such a stress ful thing after all who knew where one's loyalties might lay explaining the bodies would have proved more difficult had he tried to cover their deaths up in the end he elected to tell the truth they'd attacked first on danzo's orders the rest had been as simple as showing the interrogating amanaka the memories of shamir's own attack on his person as well as the attempt to blow him Skyhigh thank Kami for the powers of a selective memory they couldn't pull the real information out of him even if they wanted to and besides the bodies in the lobby added weight to his story the death of danzo as they were calling it had circulated for a few hours before his reputation was in tatters men spat At The Mention Of him in his once proud legacies women wouldn't dare speak his name in the end the demise of danzo and his you is chocked up as another casualty of War Naruto Earth to Naruto yes unfortunate thing that heide at last uncrossing his arms languidly it is so tragic when we lose our elders to the ravages of treachery but at least there won't be anyone to stand in the way of the medical core Now find it convenient don't you think perhaps what that's it sarcasm is one more service I offer equipped compassion costs extra ass she elbowed him Naruto battled back the urge to smile at Sun's retort his gaze drifting back to the door once more they' both been summoned to the council chambers so that Naruto might present his new medical core for the council to inspect comprised of mostly a although that hadn't been his design at all mentoring them with the mikayo had proved to be an invaluable tool his new clansmen were more resdent to the painful prowess inflicted by tukomi than most even so he tried to recruit the more humble of the Lord anyone not of a strong mind would wind up in a hospital bed no doubt about that news of danzo's death was only just now beginning to trickle into the public here no one was shedding any tears over his death save perhaps koharu and Amira sarut toai might be a little saddened as well given that danzo had once been a teammate hopefully that grief wouldn't sway his decision hopefully he hoped to God he'd be able to convince them that the medical core was a viable option for the war it would either make or break his plans in the future I hope this works if it didn't a lot of things could go wrong hundreds could die in the war worse after all the changes he'd brought not having a medical core might cause some bizarre Ripple in the timeline or it might not Goan travel confused the hell out of him so did women he wasn't trying to build himself a harim not by any means but fate seemed to have other plans he risked a glance of scance at sunade daring to stare at her out of the corner of his eye only a few months ago the blonde would have broken his arm for coming within 3 feet of her now her shoulder was brushing up against his and she made no attempt to pull away she'd been like a grandmother to him when he was young but without the distinction of time between them and after several missions it was difficult not to see her as a woman a very attractive woman down boy backhanding his mind did nothing to smack the thought back into the pit it had crawled out of he had enough women on his hands but that niggling idea still persisted regarding sunade with a Keen Eye now he willed himself to look at her through a practical lens framed by the evening torch light the Shadows seemed to EB and flow across her face writhing like a thing alive that expression of intense concentration on her face only heightened the illusion what did he think of her she was a teammate an ally someone who confided in him trusted him to have her back while in truly a far cry from the woman with the fear if he'd once convinced to return to conoa his sun was unfettered by the burdens of guilt and loss and wacky and Dan weren't dead wasn't even sure if she'd met the latter ye hand or a chimaru hadn't betrayed her Jia wasn't depressed all around them the hidden Leaf flourished in spite of the war raging Beyond its borders its citizens proed from the danger of I and Kumo and now Shinigami willing he was about to help her make her greatest dream a reality his feelings were decidedly murky All Things Considered I don't know the blonde began to fret pacing what if this doesn't work what if the old man won't change his mind don't doubt he muttered softly following her every step doubt kills his black eyes shot back to the door with that statement suddenly intensely grateful he discarded the Armor after practice with kashana and the others wearing madara's old armor made him feel too much like the man himself and he didn't want that he'd take this old John in uniform over that red plate in day it'll work the words were chanted softly to himself now almost a mantra as if they could somehow dispel the shadow of his own doubts it'll work he'll listen and if he doesn't Naruto felt his eyes flare at the thought sunade must have seen it too because she swatted him on the arm oh no no no no don't you even think about it hey I wasn't her glare said otherwise whatever you say well I do say nuto blinked momentarily taken aback by his own words tell me he'd actually considered it putting Sor to by under jinjutsu just like aam Madara had done to another cage he shivered what the hell was happening to him lately what was he becoming only a year ago such a thought would have shocked and all but appalled him doing the same thing that had been done to igura the mizukage he seemed to become more and more like that man as the day by day went on the thought was troubling and yet there it was lingering in the back of his brain already he saw less and less of himself his real self every day when he looked in the mirror sometimes he couldn't see uzimaki Naruto at all cracks were starting to appear in the facade he'd worked so hard to erect around others what would happen when it finally broke the Shinigami had warned him against telling the truth of his existence saying that it was fruitless but living such a secretive life was beginning to wear him down sometimes he lay awake at night and wondered did kashana and the others care about him because he was an AO or did it stem from the kindness that he'd shown them he didn't know anymore and that frightened him just who are you anyway soon a sudden question caught him flat-footed in midth thought but he was quick to recover his head had a side like a dog listening to a new sound why a Naruto who else would I be no I mean who are you really the former ginu Ricky nearly face paled but not in relief not this [ __ ] again Tade don't you Tade me I'm serious she pressed or curiosity remaining unsated you roll on up in here like a tornado a couple months ago rescue that kid kashana and all all of a sudden the old man then the whole village starts tripping over its own two feet to stay in your good graces don't believe me listen holding up a hand she began to count off upon her fingers you walson and the AA start worshiping you then you crisp one of your own clan members and they don't bat so much as an eyelash how am I doing so far well you didn't mention what happened after soon a shriek of indignation was his only warning then her face turned scarlet and he narrowly missed having his head clobbered clear off her shoulders we're not mentioning makotto bakashi yelped whatever you say he raised a soothing hand in the absence of his words she dared to press on you help Forge a pivotal alliance with sunna acquire not one but two concubines secure a Summoning contract that Kumo's been searching for for the last century wind up a Johan in record time with three runs under your belt and deer yourself to the ays of the Huga Clan kick the ass of handso the salamander adopt three orphans who would have had no place to go if I hadn't done anything I might add the look she shot him could have sent aam Madara running for the hills screaming for his mother okay okay I'll let you finish good she huffed then there's the odd matter that you're the best damn healer I've ever seen you're like a brother to Jia or a chimu actually talks to you and don't even get me started on the eyes then her cheeks burned a hot pink and her mouth seemed a snapshot of its own valtion preventing her from adding the effect he did on her seeing an opportunity the AA cleared his throat to speak if it's the M jao you're worried about I have it under control Hot technically true NAU I thought I'm not going to ask how you knew about it to begin with sun a glowered folding both arms before her ample bosom sure thing Mr renan Naruto had the good sense to blanch at those words how how long how long did I suspect you had those eyes the Healer snorted not long at all jier got a good glance but now I know she thrust a finger into his her voice dropping to an almost furtive whisper and now in conclusion this whole danzo de bous I miss anything or did you go and start another War when I wasn't looking now I know you're not a spy you've already done far too much in too long an amount of time for us to be any decent sort of Espionage so I'll ask one more time just who are you there was a moment of silence Naruto considered telling a lie considered it again eventually he decided to risk it hell it might even feel good to tell the truth for once stealing himself he spoke quickly saying the words before he could regret them I'm imitated ninja from the future sunade kept his straight face for all of seven complete seconds then she started laughing so it was true then the Shinigami had been right even admitting the truth did nothing without proof and there was none he could show her nothing by which he might convince the kanoi For Better or Worse no one would believe him a wave of bitter cold resentment burned in the back of his throat he was well and trollied Naruto yuzaki didn't exist to these people a and Naruto did it was still a humbling thought wow you really almost had me there fine you don't want to talk about it I get it then that smile vanished replaced by that same Grim Stern expression once more but you can't blame me for being curious any same person would be you've done so much for everyone yet no one really knows you yeah hardy har har seriously can you please spare me the 20 Questions his eyes shot back to the door wondering why it Still Remains shut I have a mission to lead tomorrow and you're starting to stress me out a little another one those hazel eyes narrow narrowed in confusion it's only been 3 days since we got back from Aim the old man must really be set on you if he's throwing you back into the thick of things when he looked away she moved closer are you sure you're ready to lead as his silence persisted so did she where are you headed anyway Tory he said at last soon it hissed you're leading that mission the one to recruit the Clans the very same what can I say he Shrugged I'm a hot commodity then he caught her inquiry at the tail end and of course I know how to lead I took charge back in sunna remember that was against a squad you'll be Sheltering civilians this time on combatants not to mention commanding your own allies narudo felt his brow draw down in a frown he knew the risks that came with the territory painfully so during the closing days of the war he'd been tasked with escorting refugees away from Madara and abid's wrath and even with Shadow clones it was no small task trying to fight an offensive and defensive battle at the same time few if any managed to escape from the Wrath of the AA but this was different he wouldn't be fighting against two Godlike beings but average Shinobi something well within his League of expertise at the worst he'd have to deal with gura himself he'd be on guard he could have told soon ate all this but he elected to remain aloof all he said was thus I know what I'm doing I certainly hope so she murmured peering back out into the MC she must have noticed the apprehensive look on his face too because those hazel eyes focused on him a new with diamondesque scrutiny what are you so anxious about if not that Naruto squirmed as the kenoi continued to peer at him finally he caved I've got a hot date after this her expression could have melted Crystal hey now Jay just because we had doesn't mean cool your jets it's not you he replied cooly this time sun a flushed but quickly regained her Bluster you're impossible you know that running around with a harim like that some might even call you indecent she seemed surprisingly calm given the knowledge of his recent exploits really I don't know what I see in you insufferable bastard you she sniffed turning away and there it was awkward as hell but they cleared a hurdle she made an admission cleared the air between them he didn't know whether to call her mature or not Naruto side pinching his nose hey it's not like a plan for it he fumbled for the words this just happened in a eye nuto found himself yeling as the blonde took hold of his right ear and yanked hard after a moment's struggle she released him good thing you're cute ba I'm sure you say that to all the boys she eyed him crossly only the ones who get on my nerves like Jia he snickered Sun jerked as though she'd been struck what know he's like a brother to me why would I even know I see what you're doing I'm not doing anything he fed indignation you're trying to distract me she hummed eyeing him so I won't ask another question and not who's the Unlucky lady then she asked okay that hurts his hand clutched at it is you say that like I'm cursed or something it's Kash isn't it Burk Naruto clamped his mouth shut with a resounding pop just be careful she warned her voice dropping it's not forbidden but student teacher relationships have a tendency to blow up in your face I'll take that into consideration he'd already considered it a thousand times a thousand different ways it hadn't changed his answer he promised her a date and by the log he was going to keep his word that drunken night not withstanding he promised he was going to do things properly it just didn't feel right screwing her suu many reasons to ignore there without getting to know her first he was determined to do this thing right he'd seen the mission roster and knew would' be under his command just as he knew he'd have most of the mission to Kiri to reconnect with Makoto assuming no last minute changes were made time much needed in his opinion pakira and Cara would stay behind to watch over nagato and the others hosi was off on another mission to the border which left him with his favorite AIA on what could quite possibly be more than a month-long mission to a foreign Nation if he didn't fuul his promise to kashana he was fairly certain she'd clobber him into next week just one thing he blinked redirecting his attention to Tsunade him after this mission of yours I think we should have a drink nuto nearly broke out laughing Tade was legendary in his time for her love of sake look sunade I don't think I could keep up I wasn't asking she waved his words off as the door suddenly swung open admitting them at last he couldn't help but to smile at that challenge accepted success aruto wanted to jump for joy as they Departed the chamber an hour later the only thing stopping him from doing so was the knowledge that it would break his cover Sor to by had surprisingly seen the wisdom of his plan when presented with seven squads of capable healers he would have been a fool to refuse the medical program would be instated immediately each medic would be integrated into a team and learn to work within that unit before setting out into the field it might cut back on missions for a week but it was done for the first time he felt like he'd made a real impact one that would save lives instead of take them don't think I've ever seen you this happy yumy quipped Darkly how can I not be a off danzo and did a good deed he very nearly skipped at the thought as he swaggered down the street towards his destination people alive because because of what I've done here today go your idealism is making me nauseous I thought you lost it in the war not all of it Naruto sings song Back narrowly fending off the urge to whistle whilst he walked it felt nice to discuss the day's events with someone after all he'd been through even if that someone was just a voice in his head he' take what he could get at this point murdering and cold unimpressed you again and then there was this mysterious voice that seemed to crop up with increasing frequency as of late she actually sounded pleased it worried Naro a bit that he'd stopped referring to the entity isn't it rather than labeling its dlet tones with an actual gender but what truly bothered him was that she seemed to be actively endorsing his actions as of late rather than condemning him faceless though she might be there was a distinct smile there in her words what can I say came the hottie reply I'm a woman of refined taste Slaughter and deception often went hand in hand in my era it's so pleasing to see that they're still at work in this one so you are in fact a woman than yummy sniped not some wrinkled old prune right hey hey just clarifying the last thing we need is another guy in here total sausage festo despite his trepidation at conversing with a relatively unknown entity Naruto smiled as she clobbered yummy into silence what exactly are you a ghost in the system if you will I'm no tail beast if that's what you're thinking I'll be watching you a while longer wami was me and then just like that she was gone again pushing the thought from his mind he kept walking ao's path led him on a winding circuitous route through the no empty marketplaces hakira and Cara might dwell with him but Mikoto and the others had homes of their own so too did Kash he was only just beginning to accept the ready idea that the Feist t y redhead was no longer his mother in this timeline but asking her to move and straight out of the gate not that ready yet he stumbled suddenly realizing that he'd reached his destination he was staring at the door a few steps and he cleared the porch clearing his throat he reached out and knocked once the door swung open almost before his knuckles even left the wood hey nuto stepped back into the night to avoid getting smacked in the face and saw Kush waiting for him her small body framed against a lone light shining from the stairs arms folded across her he knew in an instant that he wasn't on time why you ask because she wasn't smiling you're late tan sorry he apologized raising his gaze the shobai counsil kept me we waoa his jaw came unhinged she'd chosen a Scarlet dress that matched the color of her hair a slim little number with a nice Plunge at the one that outlined her beautiful body in all the right ways yet not enough to be seen as a scandalous piece or something worn by those awless reputable behaviors she was better than that hending just above the knees at straps flared out at her shoulders causing the fabric to hug her just so in a way that hinted at what lay beneath it and the shaw she wore Sheltering the smooth white skin of her shoulders and were those heels his jaw dropped even lower and you're wearing a dress so she Shrugged the motion doing wonderful things to her dress do I need an excuse to look this good you do know we're just going out for ramen right he gestured to his own fatigues a simple pair of black slacks and the long sleeve blue shirt he often wore when in uniform sanss the flak jacket it hadn't occurred to him that he might want to change outfits he was regretting the decision now when faced with that scintillating dress he found himself wishing he'd bought a tux or something anything was better than looking as fool in front of her again so Naruto barked out a laugh amused by her bullish Behavior I suppose not there was another moment of tension between them Naruto SED his student all right I get that you're angry what do you want from me those Bright Eyes sparkled mischevious Tommy kashana was enjoying this she liked watching him squirm him she shut the door at her back and stepped forward standing on her tiptoes with the heels she had just enough height for her mouth to brush his without him leaning down Naruto shuttered he smelled something on her a subtle scent blown on the Wind perfume he had plenty of time to contemplate it as she twirled away and took hold of his arm dragging him down the steps and into the street arm in- arm they walk it as silent as the grave broken only by the quiet click of her heels Naruto stole a glance out of the corner of his eye she was smiling suo how much Ramen are you buying me Naruto fought a smile knowing at once that the ice between them had been broken as much as you want her gring grew best die ever crep then she stumbled her once confident gate turned wobbly almost pinwheeling for balance Naruto arched an eyebrow as she clutched at him as the Poise facade she'd worked so hard to erect crumbled around her in an instant she swore like a sailor and kicked the heels off sending the red shoes clattering down the street like twin missil of crimson death kusher raised a fist and spat at the G I hated those things I never should have let mkon talk me into wearing them he couldn't help hold himself back any longer after that he burst out laughing aloud mirthful cackle that seemed to draw even more eyer out of the tiny red head as he looked on her face slowly turned the color of her hair and the Crimson curtain seemed to risee behind her like a thing alive she looked all of 3 seconds away from flaying him alive poor thing she was really giving this dating business her all the rambunctious tomboy that he'd taken under his wing was doing her damnedest to impress him and it showed khaa it's not funny datab ban she stopped her tyde and looked at him Tears glimmering In Her Eyes I tried so hard to look the part and you laugh it's not fun Naruto's mouth smashed against kusas in mitp claiming her lips in a way that he'd never dared to do before the redhead shock such as it was didn't last very long her wide eyes slid shut a forced its way from between her lips muffled by his mouth over hers her arms went around his neck pulling him close forcing their bodies together as pushed up against his his masculine arms went around her waist and helped keep their bodies as close as physically possible while still in their clothes the amount of time they spent there in the middle of that darkened Street lost in each other's arms and the warmth of the other's mouth was utterly indeterminate nuto couldn't begin to figure how much time must must have passed nor did it really matter all that he cared about was the woman in his arms the feel of her lips soft and supple and warm and her amazing body as it pressed into his they only stopped in when oxygen became a problem tashaa pulled back gasping her face flush shoulders and heaving as she tried to regain her breath yuzaki woman's body glistened with Trace am mounts of sweat caused by the heat Building inside of her Aruda watched as one adventurous little droplet traveled down the notorious gap between her cleavage he would have felt jealous but knew that he would be experiencing something much more pleasant with her eventually I like you better without the shoes he said but I'm short she protested feebly he bent down and at her again there's nothing wrong with being short think of it as fun-sized deciding to Just Go With It Naruto reached out and slid his hand into hers Kash almost tripped at the sudden feel of skin contact but he managed to keep her upright he fought down another laugh she tried suo hard to be someone that she wasn't now her true likable self was shining through he loved her even more and Naruto on her around in larged eyes stared at him in disbelief you don't mind do you asked Naruto holding their conjoined hands up for inspection he laced his fingers through hers his light tan contrasting with her Fair colored skin and not at all Cushing a squeaked her face coloring further still Naruto smiled making her blush that much harder thank you hasha was incapable of speaking further so she just looked away Naruto snickered again after that the dated aaku went off almost without a hitch they ate Ramen like Grand Champions each determined to best the other Kash beat him by a single Bowl 40 to his third n she would have gone for more too but poor chuchai ran out of ingredients good thing too Naruto's wallet was beginning to feel dangerously light and so nearing midnight they departed silence was their guide for a time and Naruto tried to content himself with that until they reached kash's doorstep well she began dithering at the door would you like to come in Sensei G just that one word reminded him of how horribly wrong this war Naruto grimaced well oh stop Fring she dragged him inside before he could protest further he barely had time to take in her Ram shle one-bedroom apartment must have been what that door led to in the light before those lights went off he was almost grateful for it her room might have been neat but the state of the apartment was something else entirely the tiny confined space no kitchen to speak off an even smaller fridge that looked like it could could barely hold a few quarts of milk much less that empty Carton on the counter damn thing kussa swore flicking at the light switch to no avail Powers always on the fritz how the hell do you live here she shot him a bamus look in the dark we can't all live in uptown Naruto you should move can't she remarked hanging up her coat on a nearby rack on the wages I make this is all I could afford hell even this dress was a loner from mkon Naruto said nothing to that what could he say moveing with me the words came from out of nowhere kashina spun around disbelieving anything's better than living in this squalor thatdan she seemed to consider his offer for a moment I'd need some convincing to just move in with you Sensei I could persuade you you think so she challenged planting a hand on her hip Naruto didn't give her the time to answer see Mir she flung the door to her quarters open and swiftly dragged him inside pulling his shirt as she went they almost didn't make it to her room she was too busying him her hands running over his muscular torso ghosting along his biceps his hands were equally as explorative as they struggled to remove her clothes tashna grabbed at Naruto's oblong the pels and pulled them towards her as she walked backwards into her room she clawed his clothing trying frantically to remove them his fingers had already expertly loosened up the clasps of her red dress the sleeveless garment sliding down around her shoulders and biceps he pushed her back onto the bed and restrained a chuckle at her blushing face while she was an extremely talented kanoi Kash Uzumaki was still where the concept of intimacy was concerned after disrobing Naruto slid on top of the red-haired Shinobi his mouth slithering away word winding line down her collar bone to her S no control R he'd held himself back in her precence for far too long now he gave himself away entirely his tongue began circling her left nipple before he took it into his mouth nipping down with his teeth he heard kashana inhale sharply above him at this sudden intimacy making him smile widely as he began move to her right to repeat the action once more his tongue slipped out of his mouth this time garnering a small cry from his intended victim and his mouth found hers again pinning her to the bed he felt his heart against her slit kussa pressed up against him in need I want you she said in s this time there was no hesitation no lapse between thought and action maruto simply slid back spread her legs and slowly lined himself with her sheath this might hurt Kush a bit her lip and nodded inch by decadent inch he sank into her claiming her branding her when at last he was all the way in he stilled strain branching from the corners of his eyes he felt rather than saw those orbs flash Crimson searing like the chakras he so desperately held in check the sight of them did not seem to disturb kashana in the least she chose that moment to smile and it was the most beatific thing he'd ever seen he could barely bring himself to speak gasping softly over the pain um she purred narut toen the Black Death had to forcibly clench his jaw to keep it from falling off his face did kashana have any notion how damned why she'd sounded just then his lips found hers their tongues meeting in a tangled Clause of intimacy his hands rediscovered her as needing you feel so good yes but more please like this he moved slowly at first uncertain HTI to hurt cussion is shuttered quivering with delight yes please yes yes yes yes exactly like that he moved faster faster still finally all she could do was wrap her legs around his waist and hold on he chanted her name over and over a prayer a curse a shuttering he couldn't quite contain she groaned with sheer pleasure every moment every movement was perfect utterly Soul changing a small whimper escaped from her throat despite her eyes still being closed and her head remaining tilted back in pleasure nuto held on to the moment a tad longer his eyes sweeping over her body as it heaved up and down with her breaths despite his anxiety he really enjoyed her she breathed heavily as she moved on top of him her hips grinding against his pelvis he pushed back against her his hands sliding across her flaring hips and grabbing onto her ass she had in pleasure at his touch pushing herself further down upon him the action caused him to react with his lower body thrusting upwards and deeper into her kashana leaned down and Ed him passionately enjoying the feel of his tongue against hers as she continued to wriggle above him she rolled away and lay next to him her smaller hands tugging at him to roll on top of her with a slight sigh he obliged and they resumed making love under the cold Moon of kanoa Tash I'm I'm going Toto have to everything she gasped her voice building into a keen of utter ecstasy give me everything a roar left him his entire body bowing he hit her as deep as he could possibly go so wonderfully deep and yet still she arched up and tried to take him deeper as he shuddered with completion satisfact found her and she cried out holding him tight holding on forever even minutes later when he fell upon her heavy and LAX she refused to let go when he rolled over he took her with him and she ended up sprawled on his that was he began but lack of breath stole the words from him wow she breathed sounding surprised wow her cheeks darkened her face flushing a shameful Pink as her mind finally caught up with her body's reaction to what they had done she squirmed not to get away from him but closer to him burying her head in his she stayed like that for a long moment as though she could somehow shelter herself from scrutiny so long as she refused to look at him Aruda was suddenly struck by how adorable she was felt his lips curling in a small smile he had the top of her head but instead of slumping against him the redhead gave him a pattery grin I'm not done with you yet the two Shinobi were soon moving again as kashana straddled Naruto taking him in her hands and slowly lowering herself into him once more nuto didn't get much sleep that night he was weary the next morning but it was a good kind of tired instead of meeting in the hackage office as per the original mandate that morning he'd been redirected to the Eastern Gate instead so he packed his belongings dawned his uniform gave the sleeping Kush and set out to do the impossible once again funny how one man could grow used to such a thing nice of you to join us inoi and shikaku were present to greet him though the latter's wife was not what happened to Yoshino he called caught the flu a lazy Nara admitted with a relieved grrip Naruto cracked a quiet grin at that thought sounds like you got lucky Makoto was the first to greet him the arys all but darting forward to claim his attention she looked oddly elated he thought as though some great and terrible secret were Weighing on her mind her arms wrapped around his neck as though she were drawing him in fur she stopped halfway her nose brushing his strands of midnight hair tickling at the bridge of his nose she grinned a delighted terified look dancing on in those charcoal orbs she'd stopped him aways from the others and he wondered why why what she said next answered that question there's ah some something I need to tell you Naruto tilted his head aside yeah I gathered as much I'm pregnant H H Naruto's jaw dropped snap shut with an audible click then popped open all over again his mind did the math it made sense he'd been with Makoto first and given all the time they'd spent apart first and sooner than in a weeks of traveling in either direction it made perfect sense even to him that didn't make him any less uncomfortable about it though his mind refused to comprehend it yet he knew it was true pregnant a child dear sweet Kami Almighty and above she was having his child I he began slowly knees wobbling I think I'm going to faint Oh no you're not Makoto grabbed him shaking him like a rag doll listen Mister you are going to take responsibility for this so help me God the hero's head LED aside a whisp of smoke sticking out of his mouth how long a week or two I suppose her pretty pale cheeks colored a hand drifting down to her stomach I only noticed because my chakra flow was off this will probably be my last mission for a while those dark eyes became decidedly Misty this is all your fault you know I thought about getting rid of it but I just can't yes we'll have some figuring to do when we get back father will probably want to speak with you about this she'd made up her mind he realized but even so the admittance that she was still going with them rocked the former blonde back on his heels what no way in hell am I letting you go with us or sharing and flared boring holes through him was I asking you for permission no dear in noi snickered aside whipped I'm sorry did you say something the arys asked demurely irk so is this it is anyone replacing Yoshi that'll be me Thea started as a new voice came from behind him sakim Mason Naruto inclined his head respectfully toward Kakashi's father judging by the scathing look he received the Heche remembered their conversation from a few months back Naruto silently prayed that he wouldn't have to come to blows with him over that gray eyes narrowed still further scrutinizing him Makoto edged away from him as the senior John and Drew near his mouth set in an inscrutable line neither spoke for a long moment each man holding their tongue finally the ladder broke it extending an arm an olive branch you know what you're doing I trust more than you know Naruto glanced down at the offered limb for a moment that he reached down and clasped it the two men shook briefly gauging the other's grip aruto refused to Flinch pushing still his shock at Makoto's admission to the back of his brain fair enough just like that the tension was broken between the two of them and with that they set off meanwhile in the land of Earth anoki steepled his fingers stifling a long drawn out sigh he felt old his tired old bones achd with every movement his back threatening to spasm as he looked over the paperwork he wasn't that old he told himself sternly but the stress a the stress of his work threatened to prove otherwise that day mucha did he never rested this Onslaught never ended had taken an intolerable amount of time for him to learn of kano's actions and aim another Ally gained in the war for fear of their black death wiping them out they were flocking to the leaf one by one all thanks to that man and now if his spies were to be believed he was heading to the Mist no doubt to find another Ally his relations with the culas were troubling true but the way this war was turning it was being pressured on all sides as if the man anticipated his every move Wind and Rain were already pressing at their borders and then there was grassau if this continu they'd be cut off from their supply lines or worse they needed to strike before the leaf stifled the Earth leaving them to suffocate never he muttered crossly I will never allow them to defeat us with a weary growl he pulled out another piece of paperwork this was war after all sometimes exceptions to the rule need to be made glancing down at his new edict he bit a courier carry it to the four corners of his village it was no mere statement it was a reward for the death of that metal somach that wretch for the good of iwa action must be taken a Naruto must be eliminated humid that was Naruto's first thought about the land of water when they stepped off the boat the mess seemed to close around them like a physical precence tendrils of foggy water grasping insubstantially at their legs as they waited through the Merc his squad leader Naruto found himself taking point trying to banish thoughts of Makoto from his mind she hadn't spoken to him since they' left the gates he was beginning to think that their earlier argument had wrinkled her somehow but he couldn't dwell on that now his Focus needed to be on the mission anything else could be shoved aside until later all right he began turning to face his team just so clear this is a Recon and retrieve Mission we'll keep to the Border towns to avoid enemy Shinobi and try to recruit some of the outlying Clans without drawing attention avoid combat if you can if any of us get made it'll be that much harder to complete the mission shikaku stifled the sonorous yawn and if we do get made as he looked on the AA seemed to Shimmer with tongues of black flame a touch of dread stole up the nar's spine until this very moment he hadn't thought much of the newcomer he seemed rather High Strung clashing with his own laid-back attitude but now looking at him he felt something he hadn't experienced since his Jen and days fear geering into those soulless black eyes watching them turn the color of it gave him a dark chill the Wrath in those eyes would have put poor yino to shame I'll take care of it he said simply how simple you'll learn how I got my nickname he answered the Y orbs of his D Jutsu fading from sight once more pray that you never see it it took a physical effort for him to focus after that but using disguised Shadow clones nuto is just finishing up as he came back to himself I've already sent out three to scout the perimeter with any luck we'll findo he jerked and speak spasming Makoto was at his side in an instant what happened they took out all three he murmured to himself I wasn't expecting that Who tya Silence stole over the group The kaguya noi gulped shattering the seemingly impassible void as in that group of bone welding battle Maniacs it was impossible not to know of them nearly every village had a file on the craze line bone Benders supposedly they were isolated to the land of water constantly causing trouble and strife along the border of the village even son one had expected to encounter them finding that kagua should have been like finding a needle in a hay stack wholly impossible yet here they were as if fate had just thrust them in front of his face the very same in the ends sakumo decided to speak what do you want to do let them come to us nuto said stifling his immediate urge to confront the bone wielders purely out of curiosity all right disguises use henge only if necessary we don't want them detecting any chakra pulses or the like tugging up his cloak he started forward leaving them to follow pressing on they soon left the dock behind then the road itself it wasn't long at all before they came came to the first of many towns a ramle assortment of buildings that looked a little more than HS and in great need of repair posy and noi remarked shut your trap and move seumo Bart we're an enemy territory here they entered something of a shanty town decrepit and falling apart Naruto felt something in him wrench as he gazed upon the Beggars within absently tossing them a few rayu as he passed their cries of thanks were all the more made painful by the knowledge that he couldn't do anything for them Tomy Makoto whispered behind him fist eyes is the Black Death fought down his Gorge and reached reflexively for his coin purse stay on track he told himself you can't save them all not with coins at any rate there will be time for these once he is gone so easy to say so hard to practice ignoring the pious crease which only became louder once the Beggars realized he was watching them Naruto studied each face in turn he tried switching his emotions off it didn't work not at all y excuse me mister he glanced down his tiny hand closed around his pant leg the feeble tug was just enough to attract his attention he found himself staring down at a fair-haired little girl perhaps all of 10 years old his heart broke into a thousand pieces at the sight of her the thin Rags she wore didn't even deserve to be called such they as they were little more than scraps of clothing her hair might have been black or maybe a very dark purple but he couldn't tell beneath the dirt caking her Tresses or face her skill was dark but what held him were the eyes they were a deep Soulful saffron much as his own were when he used Sage Mode something broke inside of him do you have any food she asked quietly I haven't eaten in a week B yummy snorted she'll survive heartless hey don't and know what you began s sh Makoto hissed swatting his hand let him be too late nuda was crouching down almost before he knew what was happening he let his eyes flash red sharing and searching the girl for any sign of chakras or weapons he found none if she was an assassin sent to kill him then she was a damn good one behind him he could hear shikaku Fring quietly they must have looked quite the sight five cloaked individuals standing in one place who knew what kind of attention they must have attracted Naruto didn't care in that instant he only had eyes only had concern for the poor child staring up at him what's your name you're witchy the child answered staring unflinchingly at his eyes wow those golden eyes of hers were positively Eerie where are your parents don't have any she replied slightly lisping the words my mama died when I was little my DG was a Shinobi he drank a lot one day he didn't wake up Naruto that did it yes Naruto pulled off his cloak and threw it aside in a whirlwind of motion exposing the Kno fatigues and the headband beneath the effect was immediate the little girl stared up at him goggly remarkably she didn't run her hands seemed to be frozen her mouth hanging open in a wide roundo of surprise what are you doing sukumo his the right thing that's them just like that they were surrounded dozens of faces some Shinobi others not glared back at him nuto wasn't surprised yura's paranoia was legendary he'd known all about the shobai watching them from the moment they set foot into town what he hadn't been expecting was their expressions these weren't the faces of proud shobai these were the faces of exhaustion he saw men women and children who' been browbeaten into following orders depression etched into their icay their very Souls they saw jenon chunin even a few Jan amongst them none of them looked like they wanted to fight hell all the fight had probably been kicked out of them by their mad mizukage well there Naruto Rose and held up his hands in a plating effort you which he ducked behind his leg and an arm moved instinctively to shelter the little girl we're not here to attack you we come in peace why would cono Ascend the Black Death on a mission of Peace a young boy shouted you're here to wipe us out aren you the response was deafening A Chorus of angry murmurs greeted those words Jay the Cotto muttered under her breath sharing and flicking from one end of the angry mob to the other I hope you've got a plan dear because this isn't looking good it would have been fine if someone didn't have a bleeding heart sakumo grumbled you just had to fall for the teary eyes didn't why Naruto decked him the sudden blow sent the Whitehead stumbling back and silenced the crowd and the whitee head as well Naruto stepped forward his hand closing around the man's jacket I will never ever turn my back on those in need he hissed sharing and G flaring those who break the rules and abandon their friends are s those who ignore the weak and helpless are worse than S with a disgusted grunt he shoved the older man away Troublesome Chicago muttered eyes narrowing Naruto frowned remembered where he was quietly stealing himself now was not the time for Action he needed words to Plate these people not fists but first I'm here of my own valtion in case you all haven't noticed folks he suppli quately burning holes into the first agitator with his eyes I know you you're udata when the youth bristled his own smile grew the container of the rokubi a wager you don't much care for your own life being a loyal Shinobi of kirek here and what not so I'll say it again I'm not here to cause trouble boo if you try and go B you on me I'm going to Stomp all six tales off you faster than you can say San understand before the baffled boy could dare to speak out again the AA Whirled away from him now then he clapped his hands together producing a loud pop of sound anyone who'd like to leave the Mad mizukage's rule is welcome to come and leave with us just raise your hand and I give you my solemn vow no harm will come to you there was a silence and noi side pushing a hand through his hair look I appreciate your enthusiasm and all but these people aren't like those koui are planning to meet you can't just promise them something like a good battle and then expect them to listen his words trailed off a lone hand stuck out of the back of the crowd either Vindicated Naruto's gaze snapped to that hand please step forward yukina one of them protested you can't trust them anything's better than living like this a quiet voice supplied almost read like in quality stand aside Naruto nearly barked out a laugh as he watched a young amist the Bakugan ey helped the girl to the front of the crowd it was impossible to miss the difference there was D brown eyes that heart-shaped face raven black hair he almost did a happy little jig right then in their Becka he was looking at haku's mother the resemblance was too uncanny for it to be anything else but a direct relation part of him crowed happily yukina was it I as well he spotted a shock of Auburn in his peripherals and his heart leapt May tery the woman who would one day be mizuko a great deal younger stood across from him Jaden eyes bored into his hard unflinching she wasn't yet the calm woman he remembered from the Warth eyes girl was all Edge in Anger there was a gleam in those green orbs that he didn't remember though her blooming figure still drew a light flush to his cheeks and who might you be he asked School ring his face into an impassive mask my name isn't important she answered the way she continued could use your help what do you need from me edora needs a cure I fail to see how this involves me nuto replied suddenly realizing what she wanted now that he remembered it she'd fought to establish order in the midst after e fell it made sense that would still be among her primary goals police lift the curse that is ailing our mizukage Naruto stared at her for a moment this girl who would one day blossom into the beautiful flower of the Hidden Mist his eyes traced her outstretched hand narrowed his hand was sudden in hers shaking reminding him just how much he had admired this woman in the future nothing more could have made Naruto's day I will good her tone left no admission that she might have ever thought otherwise then I hope for your sake Black Death that you live up to your title as an army killer what and then something answered him a deafening crash shook the town right down to its very Roots sending soft subtle Shivers of fear shooting through the Earth in the distance a roar reverberated a terrible whale of undiluted Fury that promised pain and suffering for whatever hapless Soul found itself trapped in the creature's path it sounded as though hell itself had been Unleashed upon them a deafening Rumble That Shook both Heaven and Earth shikaku gulped what was that that may smiled is the sound of the sandby in O's response summed up Naruto's thoughts quite nicely the tiniest of changes alter everything even the smallest Ripple the mest of thoughts can change the world Paradise or predition peace and War Heaven hell when one seeks to alter the past they must be prepared for such things not just a change in the life of one era but the lives of many and when those changes are many well let's have a look at them shall we whilst Naruto and his men fought and died in the land of water in koha the changes he had wrought began to bear fruit all those Earth [ __ ] in changes silent for so long began to move once again some of his seemingly inconsequential decision simple acts of kindness bore fruit in his absence lives were lost alliances were gained bonds bound and Unbound some might call this an interlude the Cal before the storm that Dreadful moment of peaceful complacent silence before the plunge into the abyss call it what you will dear reader but it is nevertheless an integral part of the story every fiber of her being told peura to run run flee get away from here she wanted to bolt she'd face down assassins distant envoys from foreign Nations she'd gone toe-to-toe with enemy Shinobi been wrangled into an unexpected marriage as a consort and impossibly Found Love in the very strong possibility of a child if she judged her courses corrector in the hidden Leaf her life had been laid out on the line countless times and each time she had done her Duty without fear without hesitation run run run run run run run yet the prospect of this of walking into unfamiliar territory was enough to make her Shake like a leaf itself sending anxious Tremors shooting up and down her spine she wished nuto were here to comfort her but no he was often the misplaying hero taking some of the Leafs bestand Miko with him pakura didn't begrudge him his actions far from it she admired his determination and dedication to the Village he was fierce as a tiger when it came to keeping their home but she would have sincerely appreciated a little of that heartfelt sincerity for herself right about now the thought of going in there without weapons not being allowed to use her line to defend herself it was terrifying pakura fidgeted nervously at the thought this is a horrible idea she muttered to herself clutching the book to her absolutely horrible we did I agree to this she felt strange enough in her new Flack jacket and cono a tired hiate resting quite uncomfortably around her neck like a noose but the reassurance that she was now officially as a gallant Jura had put it part of the family did precious little to quell the nauseating butterflies fluttering about within her indeed the D of entering a Hot Zone like this threatened to send her breakfast lurching back you perk she leaned against the wall for support stubbornly stealing herself that better not be Mourning sickness no it's too early it shouldn't even be possible having second thoughts a startled gasp forced itself between her lips hakira spun around with a start startled to find that she wasn't alone haked Sama Soro by herzen divested of his hat and robes smiled pleasantly at her I thought I'd see how you were doing you're going to be late you know without the vestments of his office he looked very much like a simple civilian peura thought though she knew in her heart nothing could be further from the truth so I just have to tell them what to do not too much he advised you have to smile and wave at them too she graned in horror and sarutobi hearing this chuckled in grandfatherly Amusement you'll do just fine with all her might she fought the urge to hiss at the chuckling old man and he was the one who suggested this in the first place tricked her Bamboozled the memory was not a fond one just thinking about it was enough to get her hot and bothered all over again if she'd know this was to be her fate she'd never have stepped in that blasted office to begin with slowly his gaze shifted to pakura the kenoi looked back blinked and asked what sarutobi began to smile really smile understandably pakura was somewhat nervous at this sunade looked at them and suddenly had the same thought well I can't do it I'm busy with the medical core and she's the only one who has any real knowledge of sunna and their techniques that were allies now they gave her a stern look but for how long soon a pressed once this war ends that aside she would make a fine replacement the hackage agreed ebly pakura was horrified but she couldn't see an escape now just a minute I understand congratulations are in order in that regard pakura bristled drawn back to Bitter painful Reality by those easy words did he know about the impending wedding or the fact maybe just Mayes was with child no that wasn't possible not even Naruto knew a thing about that who knew Naruto venerated the old man regardless though she couldn't fathom why she supposed the least she could do was Fain a smile for him why thank you hen glanced at pakura who was still watching the door like a cat at a mouse hole a foreign kanoi was not easy to manipulate and pakura had proven surprisingly resistant to the idea but now that she was here she seemed to be just looking for an excuse to bolt thankfully the Bell ran before she could do just that well go on then hate this hate hate this hate this so much Gathering her materials and hands she pushed open the doors and stepped inside painfully aware of them swinging shut behind her as she stepped into the classroom heartbeating like a jackhammer she mentally willed herself to calm down unless she Panic once there she faced down the horde of little monsters Ed in a breath and began hello my name is pakura she gazed out on the sea of young faces and forced herself to continue before they could start asking questions about her or the infamous Black Death that would soon be her husband one never knew what manner of questions a child would ask after all and as of today I will be your instrutor in the art of ninjutsu quietly she prayed that kashana was fairing better with her assigned task than she he did what Kash was not in fact fairing better she was fairing worse much worse well I may havo that's my ear ear iiko had the good sense of mind to cringe as Kusa dutifully dabbed at his cheek savagely scrubbing away the dirt and grit and pain off his face he was also smart enough to keep his yapper shut when she frog marked him off the porch and into the living room away from the ambo who had just so rudely shown up with the orphans in toe neither at the Galler the lack of common sedo snap with a ginu Ricky when she kicked the door shut in their faces stop struggling kid ibaki called from his perch on the couch glancing up from his book just long enough to catch the boy's eye you'll only make it worse on yourself and wacky barked a laugh of his own glancing up from his garden out back where did they do this time he called that's what I intend to find out tban khaa spared him a glance and a ruul smile with only a few weeks of practice under his belt he was coming into his own and making excellent use of his Mok and towering tree in the back certainly bespoke to his blossoming skills their current living arrangements were still woefully small for her liking considering that Naruto was temporarily forcing them to share an apartment with yiko and the others while he was gone at least it was better than the AAA compound ug she shuddered at the thought mikoni was like a sister to her but the way some of her clanmates looked at her behind her back calling her demon [ __ ] and the Lish simply didn't feel comfortable there despite Naruto and Makoto's efforts to make it to the contrary not too much longer she reminded herself Nudo until he'd left for the Mist had been hard hard at work constructing a home for them all this strange little family of theirs even with his absence he'd hired a number of capable Craftsmen to continue his work Tana had been Sworn to Silence promised that she would not Peak but in the end she like hosi and the others had given into temptation she'd seen the grand manner taking shape it was glorious she couldn't wait to move in with him around her she still heard the occasional SE of a saw in the distance the pounding of a hammer and the shouts of the foreman the finished product would be a sight to see indeed but for now stay she called it nagato and Conan seeing them slinking off out of the corner of her eye I'll deal with you too later then her eyes locked back on the hio the poor boy ped he and his fellow orphans were indeed noticeably absent from class today not because of the respective age gap between them and their fellow students nor simply because Naruto wasn't there to supervise them but due to the Trio's most recent misadventure without the aia's watchful eye on him yiko seem to get into all sorts of Mischief often times dragging poor nagato and Conan along for the ride ordinarily this wouldn't have been too much of an ordeal for those tasked with watching him today how however Kash intended to find out just what he'd done post haste tell me or what he challenged grinning when nagato opened his mouth to answer he shot him a glower quiet you just because she's your cousin or whatever or I will bite you kashana continued looming over him now as her hair seded in some unseen Breeze eyes a glint with wrath not with my teeth though that' be rude with my fingers how do fingers bite you ask she asked grinning at his questing look simple chump the resulting squeal of laughter nearly sent Conan and Neato giggling as well Nadi hio oow w w w okay was just a little prank and what does that mean kussa asked grinning as she continued to tickle him stubborn to the end the orphan resisted guess no tell me she insisted her smirk growing at the mere mention of Mischief I hate guessing besides I'm in charge of you while Naruto can is away you have to unless you want me to keep tickling after what felt like an eternity of this the boy's resistance crumbled all right all right I give I shouldn't have to tell you though come on yiko smirked triumphantly I painted the stone faces kushion AED you did did not did too did not did not did not aashan and Conan intervened gently trying unsuccessfully not to laugh he did she pointed out the window for emphasis there was a blur of red in cyan as everyone scrambled out to see the boys work a moment of terrible silence punctuated by the sound of suong tring and finko stifle her glorious Giggles a that was pretty good yiko grinned at them resplendent with joy what can I say I'm brilliant Cara also felt that she was quite brilliant every step felt as though she were walking on cloud n upswings of confidence boosting her normally pitiful self-esteem to wondrous New Heights she felt as though she could sing shout from the rooftops perhaps it had something to do with the tiny creature perched upon her right shoulder the wholehearted knowledge that she'd finally finally finally gotten the Scorpions to accept her at long last months of painful training and agonizing anxiety had paid off in Full made visible by the little black scorpion known as curo a fitting name all things considered seated firmly on her back she could have chosen to ride on a larger summons like a sashy but that would have been rude all of her hard work had been paid back in spades she like her mother before her was now the proud successor of her family a full-fledged Summoner Against All Odds she'd successfully summoned the Scorpions andonly just yesterday forged a contract with their leader she was now worthy to summon them as she wished words alone could not hope to express the extent of her Joy her Bliss the knowledge that she was making something of herself someone oh this is so wonderful a little Twirl in the aisle nearly sent poor kirao spinning off her shoulder and flying into a bookshelf the tiny summons hissed his indignation as he clung to her for dear life hey watch it he jabbed at her with his Stinger eliciting a tiny twinge in her cheek even the pin prick of pain wasn't enough to deter Cara sorry she grinned resisting the urge to jump AA raise her voice in The Quiet Halls she couldn't wait to tell Naruto to show him all she'd learned but that would have to wait until he returned from the mist and until then he'd assigned her a terribly important task he claimed to trust no one else with this a task uniquely suited to her what some might have once called unimpressive hasco sets why you ask because Cara loved to read it was such a silly thing really and it had seemed so unimportant at the time ever since she'd been a little girl she'd loved books more so after the death of her mother B indeed history itself were a safe haven into which one might retreat in books you could Escape leave behind the world for another happier one even she retreated into them seeking sanctuary and Solace when none were to be found in the real world it could even be said that she loved them she loved kano's Library even more there was so much knowledge here Tales of time long past in the village immemorial photographic memory was something prized by in Kano aan Cara's mind was right up there with the best unlike most she had but to read something once and then it was forever burned into her brain naturally it wasn't a perfect process she could only memorize so much in a single day but for the mission assigned her she was certain a day was all she would need maybe two Naruto had ask could pleaded really as they lay in bed one morning after a rapturous spout love minger to research kano's history as well as any pertinent information related to Clans with unique lines though she may have been the most softspoken of the group this was where her other talents sha with that thought she returned her attention to the shelves adding another volume to the ever growing stack she had H in her arms she was determined to read them all before Naruto returned so fixated with she on said task she almost failed to notice when someone else rounded the bend until off hey not again kirao squealed a startled cry as in the books went flying out of her arms launched Skyward Hara instinctively braced herself but a feminine grunt answered her followed by several muted thuds when she dared to open her eyes at her Intrepid attacker she found herself staring up into shockingly bright green eyes framed by shockingly Pink locks and there nestled firmly in either hand held like massive seing platters were books her books actually but her eyes were soon drawn elsewhere clearly atuned by her Garb the Intruder seemed almost bemused by her accident now that it had ended a small smile playing at her otherwise pale face her figure was almost boyish enough to make Cara feel well endowed by comparison in her simple blouse and skirt her jaw clicked open a bit her neck flushing at the thought athy's yours the kanoi asked at last oh yes thank you ever so much Miss aruno the pinkette grinned setting the books down on a nearby table and offering a hand Arun mauki Cara beamed happily accepting the offered palm and Cara pleas to meet you cara the Pinkett's head tilted considering then Revelation dawned oh it's you NE the brunette blinked momentarily baffled yeah you're the one with the Scorpion contract right her eyes shifted to the minute KIRO still perched on her shoulder got as she swiftly withdrew her finger when the Scorpion took a stab at the digit oh you're a feisty little thing you'd think I could learn to summon one of them I've always been fascinated with summoning Jutsu but we've had so few contracts until recently Cara blinked again momently taken aback by the inundation of words quite the Chatterbox this girl she seemed amiable enough though and The Gleam in her eyes was sincerely Earnest Cara beamed suddenly inspired I suppose I could teach you she'd never felt so confident in all of her life confidence there was a time when hosi had quailed at such a word the first time she ever saw Naruto her heart caught in her throat and her stomach dropped faster than one could say love at first sight she'd been captivated a and knocked sideways by the depth of her feelings for this strange man in many ways it felt as though she knew him as though some small part of her soul were rejoicing at seeing a long lost friend of lover come back home perhaps it was when the first seat of her Newfound confidence had truly been planted or perhaps much later whatever the case confidence felt good damn good hos she had never understood the concept of such a thing until recently because before she'd met Naruto she'd had none a life of high expectations and constant ridicules had worn her down over time grounded both her mind and spirit until she felt like little more than an ant in the eyes of the elders yet in the space of less than a year he build the tiny antle of her self-esteem into a towering Mountain tall and implacable she felt no shame in admitting that she needed the encouragement someone to believe in her encourage her just one person was all it took indeed she felt proud now strong confident not arrogant mind you like other members of her house but enough for her to brush off the dust on her skills polish them up spread her Wing sand soore that was why today haishi found himself eating fist for breakfast he'd come into The Spar expecting a Swift and decisive Victory before the watchful eyes of the Huga Elders he was completely unprepared for the right hook that came screaming out of nowhere to Wi his nose it was the second happiest day in Hoshi hua's life the first being when nuto had offered to better instruct her on her T Jutsu she thought it odd then that he knew so much of the gentle fist style and still did now but that tiny worry was overshadowed by the dull c a r r r r r r n CH of broken cartilage hi she screamed staggered stumbling backward and clutching at his wide face ww what is the meaning of this his voice emerged as nasal wine angry and harsh that was not the traditional style a haze of discontented murmurs rose up from the as MBL Elders H she scoffed the elders could go hang because she wasn't here to prove herself for them or the right of succession she was doing this for herself that shy stuttering girl was no more and today she would show them all of course it wasn't she replied primly bouncing on the S of her feet it's a new style my style why you he sputtered lunging too slow ho she flowed like water Rippling around the blow and driving her outstretched Palm deep into the man's solar plexus high as she dropped with an audible whis that was all it took there was no need for a follow through indeed the second attack wasn't even necessary it she truly hit him that hard surely she must have for her opponent lay curled into a fetal position upon the floors emptying the contents of his stomach onto the ground she nudged him with her foot and was completely prepared when he lunged up and struck out at her Titan What followed at high as she wishing he'd stayed down oh she spun blindingly fast expelling chakra from every pore at such range the rotation cut ribbons of Flesh from him smashed him into into the ground and all but launched him into the compound wall with a harsh crunch then she waled right up to him and did it again the Elder Huga gave a truncated half grunt half squeal as he was propelled into the air a good foot and a half before being flattened a moment later just outside the compound ohh she calmly stepped out after him his swaying the slight tactic teack of her footfalls eliciting a sharp Flinch from the male he was afraid of her she realized she could see it in his eyes this knowledge gave her just the slightest bit of pleasure it did the man who in a different age might have once been her husband barely managed to raise his head at her approach I won't kill you unless it's absolutely necessary oh she had her head aside like a dog listening to a new sound an innocent smile breathing her pretty face will it be necessary ha she tried to reply but all that his body would surrender was a small squeaking negative where had this confounded confidence come from I'm waiting Hai blanced and none not at all then concede YK the words died in his throat as her foot crushed down on his groin all the men and a few of the women winced as the ensuing crack hayashi's voice jumped three octaves then he collapsed upon himself like a snail into its shell every man in the courtyard with the exception of hosi herself winst a knew that stomp would have dropped a bear con she smiled sweetly he did in fact he conceded All rights to her and forfeited his potential claim as head before the venerate the eyes of the elders themselves a stretcher was brought out to carry the disgraced Huga away and that as they said was that that was amazing Nama oh she felt her first real nonthreatening smile of the day Bloom as Nomi squealed leaping to her feet oh sister you look wonderful he didn't hurt you at all did he let me see she hurried over to examine her best friend and most cherished sibling from all angles even going so far as to run a quick hand over her ass oh she startled her pale face flushing at the Bold behavior from her normally shy sister thus embattled she swatted the hand away Naomi her sister giggled her cheeks pink with delight sorry sorry I don't know what's gotten into me I've just never seen you like that it was so inspiring say then her eyes narrowed oh she gulped you ho she knew that look it was the look that look was nothing good sure enough when Nomi spoke again her normally quiet voice had dropped to a lustrous purr I hear you and narona were spending an awful lot of time together before he left though I hear wedding bells um H she sputtered D don't have a mission with minasan in a few hours thei brightened oh right I do I simply must get ready she watched her go noticing the slight spring in her little sister step the zomi was practically glowing such was her Glee and outgoing now too ho she wondered about that she'd known for some time that the last namazi was wooing her sibling though she suspected they were for reasons UNT but this was different aded manado finally her eyes bulged slightly tingling with the Bakugan he had hoshi's jaw open to tell her sister then closed again thinking better of it no it was not her place to tell her sister that she was with child it was still very early and likely wouldn't be noticed without undue scrutiny until a few weeks the clan would likely not approve any more than they did of her soal delance with the rising star of the Yia Clan maker that was going to a bitter battle once she broke the news to them the thought made her sigh not just for herself and Naruto but for the agony she knew her sister would one day have to endure to get what she wanted that of course assumed matato wouldn't break her heart I wonder how he's doing Jia was waiting for manado when he reached the training grounds he'd meant to get in a bit of a warm-up before his mission this evening fate had other plans a cold knot of dread wound itself up inside the tunin gut when he saw his old Mentor approached upon the log he hadn't been expecting the recently crowned snon to Simply appear out of thin air worse his face was set in a non-nonsense frown a sure sign trouble was a foot idly he noticed the older man had a large scroll unfurled in hand he seemed to be reading it but at the sound of his approach he snapped it shut and placed it firmly against his back he was not smiling sit on kid but sit it was not a question nor was the finger stabbing at the log lado reluctantly complied taking a place beside his mentor for a long moment both master and student were silent a chill Breeze pushed through the Browning grass of the field heralding winter the blonde bit back a shiver despite his long sleeves for the chill bit to the Bone but know so much is what came next we need to talk about what that look he reminded him that his Sensei was more than a self-proclaimed super pervert who enjoyed writing dirty novels and watching Hot Springs he was an accomplished ninja and when he was serious enemies fell before like weak from chff that deadly intense glare lasted at all of a moment longer before collapsing on itself lado Jia looked briefly miserable and then determined I understand that you're banging the Daylights out of that Huga girl I understand that you're still pining after kuso despite that fact I understand that you don't like Naruto not yet he swiftly held up a hand to forall the imminent argument but look I suppose what I'm trying to say is this you need to ease up whether you like him or not he's done a hell of a lot of good for the village you know it I know it and so does Kash see there's the look again you do still care about her don't you yet you don't see any problem and playing with someone's heart thenada waffled choosing silence over an answer Jia pressed on he's good for her you know he doesn't seem to care about her situation and that's good for her odd Jia thought his Apprentice sounded oddly calm for everyone he answered trying to ignore the sudden unease he'd just felt he's not a bad person damn I don't think he has an evil bone in his body but these inquiries you're making all these missions you've been taking from koharu and Amira this trouble you seem so intent on stirring up I need to know that it'll end here we can't afford the division now I can forgive you for what happened that one night but trust me when I say you need to put this behind you this kind of anger it'll eat you up inside until there's nothing left Al manado drawled dangerously you forgive me joria stiffened something awful was going to happen forgive me hey he exploded like an elemental grenade well your forgiveness and you too teach manato screamed out as he leapt up from the log gesturing explicitly with both hands none of you understand he's nothing nobody yet after only a few months most of the village worships the ground he walks on how he laughed then and it was an ugly sad bad bitter thing he just swooped in and cushion a change she wouldn't even give me the time of day after that you don't understand all she wanted was him I was nothing to her now too can't stand it I hate it and no one thinks to question who he really is what he's up to in the first place the sandon's mouth dropped open in shock he' had no idea so off manato shouted I don't give a [ __ ] about your forgiveness you or anyone else I don't need it I don't want it you can take it and shove and then he was there closing on his student before he could spout treasonous things the air rushed out of manado and a whise replaced by the pain of the knuckles pressing into his stomach he doubled over against the limb gasping for breath and finding none I see I've been too gentle with you the sage side with all his remaining strength manado raised his gaze to glare up at his Sensei what does that mean the man's sweet Sinister smile was possibly the most terrifying horrifying thing he'd ever seen it means your new training begins now web jury's hand descended mercilessly knifing into the boy's neck with such force that the boy only saw a blur the sand inside softly above him tisking like a disappointed parent then manato felt himself being lifted as though he weighed no more than an impertinent child slung over the man's shoulder a series of faint admonished words Rose Vanishing like a dream you weren't ready after all we'll have to work on that don't worry I'll leave a note for nazin manado groaned in sensate where he lay where are you ding we're going on a bit of a trip you and I came to reply don't worry I'm going to bring you back to your senses or die trying I owe your paw that much at least another groan got him it leave it to Jer and say to lead him into another training trap it's a trap those words felt like the understatement of a lifetime but they describe the situation perfectly in the land of water don't just stand there move move move move get behind me now water users in the back Earth in front Makoto you two command people M at Naruto barked out orders even as the forest around them bristled with enemy ninja puddles vomited kirek your Shinobi like watery roaches others bounding in from branches and boughs with startling speed just as swiftly Naruto created two dozen clones of feet that got him his fair share of stunned looks and directed them to her the civilians and other non-combatants to the South anyone not willing to fight stay back he shouted we'll hold the line and just how do you plan to do that sakumo drawled I rate we can't fight an army nuto rounded on him eyes flashing I'm not going to let these people be massacred if you don't like it you can s off anoi shikaku slow them down I don't care how you do it thankfully both men said about doing just that without questioning him Kakashi's father proved more muish than most this is suicide sakumo pressed shoving forward you know that we need to retreat now then kill me and take command black met silver and for a terrifying moment neither yielded finally the White Fang back down the man uttered a Litany of foul words but held his ground and did not flee damn kid in that case need to take out as many of them as we can before fa gets here I hope you have a plan Naruto grimaced oh I have a few ideas yumy chirp Naruto nearly backhanded him for his tarity no we're not using that if I bring down a meteor here it would kill everyone for once I'm inclined to agree came the strange smoke railing through Hony voice we're here to save lives not in them B you're no fun either of you with those unhelpful hints nuto was left alone in his mind to face the oncoming hoorde in the distance he could sense their Master thundering forward unseen but very much heard Yura the sambai damn but how is he going to fight that bju versus bju was one thing but he hadn't perfected the susanow up to the point where he was confident and taking on a tailed beast but it seemed that decision was about to be taken from him he'd be on them soon assuming his men didn't finish the job he was just beginning to wonder how on Earth he was going to fight and avoid that many without casualties when hold Koo asob by a stringent voice called I would speak with you head snapped around in alarm interestingly enough the clamor of the sambai in the distance appeared to have stopped so too did shikaku and ano's sabotage the enemy Force had clamored to a halt much to their surprise instead of swarming them which would have been easy given their considerable numbers the kiraki Shinobi had halted a few Paces out even from this distance Naruto counted at least several dozen perhaps even a hundred his stomach sank killing such a force was well within his power but he was loathed to risk losing anyone and he would lose some of them of that much he was certain a figure stepped out from the sea of angry faces before things could get out of hand please he began aloud arms spread and mollification there's no need to why our hands let us be civilized about this Naruto frowned they drew him aside and hissed angrily in his ear her green eyes Fierce be careful that sugu of the Swift release get gor's right hand man if he's here then he's the real deal do you let your women speak for you black death the man called come let us speak as equals in another life Naruto would have Rose to the challenge and started shouting ears of War had tempered him however all that emerged from his Stony facade was a frown DME argued grabbing his arm as he stepped forward sugu is a snake rotten to the core just kill him and be done with it ordinarily he would have granted such a request but with so many eyes on them the fate of so many Innocents hanging in the balance sorry that's not my way they met in the middle Naruto with Makoto on his left sakumo at his right they took a moment then with a quiet curse of baka hurried after them the Ambassador as it were came forward alone with no one at his back either this was a sign of supreme arrogance or sugu was exceptionally skilled hands at either side he held no weapons his eyes took stock of them each in turn lingering on the women just a touch longer than was necessary Naruto thought if sugu was at all aware of the killing intent he did precious little to show it then he seemed to notice Naruto as the waking from an AFF firmalar with Intrigue Naruto's first impression was that he seemed quite ordinary nice even he was tall clad in the signature kiry uniform of most Jan with frameless glasses resting on his long face the eyes behind the lenses were narrow lines which made it seem as though he were smiling all the time he was quite young not yet 30 by Naruto's estimation sugu extended a hand to him and so we meet at last I'm sugu nabuki you must be the Black Death we've heard so much about your repuation precedes you the pleasure is mine nuto made a point of accepting the offered Limb and shaking much to Makoto's dismay interestingly enough there was no poison dagger to greet him let's get down to business we have no intention of going to war with you we just want to get these people and here he glanced back to yukina and the others out of here safely they looked as though she were about to protest but a harsh glare sent her words packing I see sugu frowned and you've Allied yourself with this Rogue his eyes cut to May that makes things between complicated then Such a Pity terar Me I rather enjoyed working with you the feeling isn't Mutual reist whatever you say sugu rubbed his fingers together audibly as though imagining a strand of her hair between them something about the gesture filled Naruto with revulsion but let us get down to business shall we surrender yourself to me and you won't be harmed into the shocked silence that followed he smiled as though this of his request were the only sensible thing for them to do I'm sure we can learn fascinating things from those eyes of yours what do you say Naruto can your life for all those refugees over there for a horrifying moment Makoto thought he was actually going to do it then he got that look in his eye the one that promised trouble and she felt the burden lift itself from her shoulders nope no deal py he raised his head and stared into Naruto's eyes in that inant Naruto realized his first impression couldn't have been more wrong those narrow eyes featured Bey pupils that gave him a wicked glare both corners of his mouth curled upward into a grin that could not be described as anything other than Dev the chill ran up his spine wrong there was something fundamentally wrong about this man he hadn't encountered an oily Aura like this since his first fight with Ora chimaru all those years ago I have an army sugu sneered sticking his face up close to Naruto's still wearing the Demonic smirk what do you have him we have a Naruto nikotto snarked well then sugu huffed annoyed I see it is pointless to treat with you any longer his eyes lingered headily on Makoto and may the facade of Civility dripping away as he licked his lips as for you ladies I'll be sure to take my time with with you once I've disposed of your protectors they snarled Makoto made a noise of disgust and in that moment all hell broke loose sakuma's Tanto flashed out like lightning blindingly white within the Mist at first Naruto thought the man had done something incredibly stupid and attacked but no his Tanto had caught the edge of a knife meant for Naruto himself parrying it away [ __ ] he really was fast was this the Swift release then did it enable the man to move at unbelievable speed faster than the normal I could see nabuki turned aside just a little frowning his satisfaction turning to anger then made indignation as he realized he'd failed to assassinate his chosen Target he snarled filthy commoner so sorry to disappoint you sakumo smirked deeping behind the mask but I can't let him die just yet several glacial seconds passed when sugu moved again this time he saw it enough Naruto grabbed his hand without thinking hissing slightly as a dagger is one meant for sakima punched through his fingers and pulled away from the White Fang he felt his voice turn horse with anger his eyes flashing a dangerous ominous Violet lever will be forced to kill you kill me sugu leared as he snatched his hand away with surprising strength you can't fight me any attack on my person will bring the Wrath of the Kiri down on your heads I'm strangely okay with that Naruto replied with a sneer of his own die now fool sugu blurred black words even as the blackette started forward and Aon Kanai leaping into his hand you don't stand a crunch a giant blue and skeletal hand closed around him before he could make use of his Superior speed when that filthy stare dared to meet his Naruto didn't Flinch instead he looked sugu Square in the eye mikayo spinning a veritable pin wheel boring itself into his vision ision the smile put paid to his expression in the words that followed I'm sorry what was that about me not standing a chance the Bony hand squeezed as he spoke cracking the man's ribs because from the way I see it my odds just got a little more equal sugu sputtered his face turning blue as he failed to draw a breath no wait I can help yor his words died as the giant fist squeezed even harder I don't want your help you little [ __ ] ya you'll be starting a war Then This Is War the poor fool he didn't even have time to beg for his life before susanow crushed him to a white pulp spattering Gore in every direction the man's broken body was still falling when the Kiri forces burst out of their complacency charging forward and Bing for the tech Naruto side biting his lip looks like it's a fight after all allow me he hadn't seen Makoto step up but he certainly heard the intake and subsequent exal that for told her favorite attack captain gaku no Jutsu it was a good fire in Naruto's opinion a really good one it was the sort of fire that not even sasu would have criticized even Madara himself would be impressed so bright that it dazzled their eyes the fire exploded a little further back than she aimed the Vanguard dissolved in a Roar and a flash spars and splinters from the shattered trees lethal as a thousand arrows loosed by Master archers men were tossed into the air like toys many were already dead before they struck the ground the enemy formation sagged and swayed in place made uncertain by this sudden and Savage Display of pyrotechnic Power more Timber ignited despite the humidity tongues of fire licking up and spreading into a sheet of flame the entire Forest shuddered and shook tortured screams came to them over the plane refugees whooped and cheered at the sight even the shobai cheered at the impact only naruta watched in silence inscrutable his scores of men perished by the power of chakra while they managed blinking as she brushed a few stray Embers from her short hairs that's redo it again massin she added with careful courtesy at the woman's glare aim at the trees this time Kent she gasped out I used up a huge chunk of my chakra on that one I'm still good to fight but I'll need time to recharge before all eyes fell on the shards of ice materializing in the air tiny slers like senen re hovering around them taking form and shape from the thick Mist alark a warning telling them to stand aside several heads turned toward him in response and beheld young yukina her face taut with concentration aruto felt a small upswing of nostalgia watching haku's mother weave through one-handed signs she was much more powerful than her child however even as he looked on more and more needles formed until the air resembled something of a pink cushion as the man says then move away yukina breathed out in a wispy gasp and the ice needle stilled points directed at the recovering enemy flank her hand swayed in an angry Savage gesture and the deadly shards flew forward still disorg ized by the Flames somewhat most were unprepared for the ensuing shower of icy death some unfortunately saw the attacks coming and managed to avoid having their vitals pierced some but not all Nudo estimated that a third of the enemy Force had been eliminated by now not counting the chaos shukaku's Shadow and an know's mind destruction rought on the ranks but the shock of the elemental Onslaught had worn off now and even from here he could see some producing hand signs and oh that was a large one and noi shikaku back now Naruto called out recognizing the Jutsu I'm up sakuma with me and noi and shikaku wheeled back towards the group discarding their cloaks in the same movement as they fell back into the ranks sakumo alone chose to retain his hold on the Garment though the foul look in his I said it was purely to spite the enemy more than anything else a Tanto flashed in his hand gleaming a gristly white oh so that was how he'd acquired the moniker of the White Fang and the White Fang and the Black Death had a nice ring to it but that was a thought for another time now it was time for defense nuto stepped forward hands weaving the signs needed and sure enough the White Fang joined him a heartbeat later D doraki rather than simply vomit the mud needed as sakumo did Naruto instead slapped both hands down upon the ground and channeled a massive amount of Checker into his palms the Earth itself responded springing up in buttress of stone and soil towering High over their heads bathing them in Misty Shadows Naruto leapt up over it shooting Skyward as the Earth and ramper carried him up through the Mists and not a moment too soon no sooner had the Earth wall reached its full hay than it shuttered shaking his massive missile of hardened water collided against it five Shinobi had worked together to create that massive watery missile but despite their cooperation the twin earth walls held on the East and western side this bird's eye view was precisely what he needed he could see them down there foolishly grouped together and they could see him timed all but ground to a halt as the main jakayo sharing and flared in his eyes my turn susano bristled around him knocking an arrow on its Longbow then two three four five AO took aim with the deadly blue black Spectre sighting down at the Quint ENT of jonan with intent the chakra string of its massive twine bristled stretch taut he held it for a moment longer reading the tiny bodies below predicting the directions in which they would scatter then he let the missiles fly twang like Heavenly javelins Five Arrows flew straight and true the first three were skewered almost before they realized what was happening and by the time their comrades realized what was going on Naruto had brought havoc on them he didn't bother to stay and watch as his arrows found the fourth ninja then the fifth he l a sixth fly for good measure scattering the enemy Shinobi still further and that was when he saw the large large very large shape surging forward in the distance somehow he couldn't bring himself to feel any fear at the sight of the sandby gaining though it was on enance playtime was over he needed to wrap this up now droping back to the Earth Naruto let the Earth wall crumble and flared the renan in his eyes ignoring the odd Whispers the legendary D Jutsu stained his eyes Violet and he inhaled Makoto hissed recognizing the technique by the time she had the warith all to cover her ears the reincarnated AA had already let loose a volley of heler Kat Goa mechu this Blaze made the last one look tame a veritable wall of molten death exploded from Naruto's mouth lacking restraint and flowing outward in a massive sea of flame some of the enemy tried to deflect him with water walls of their own but the blaze was a life of its own now plowing through their feeble defenses to imilate any who stood before it another third perished in that cruel conflagration the flames and Mist were just the cover Naruto needed to finish the rest he had no way of knowing that that tsuchikage had a hand in this dropping hints to the mad mizukage that Kano shobai were in his territory of course yakra as he was would respond with Force attack any who dared to trespass on his lands Naruto didn't care there was no time to care scooping up your witchy in one arm he unceremoniously tossed the dark-skinned girl towards shikaku with an audible grunt the tiny girl shrieked in Surprise before the Nar caught her by the look on shukaku's face you might think he'd just been handed a poisonous snake what the hell am I supposed to do with her keep her safe may and the precious few ninja he'd recruited closed and around him not bearing knives to stab him as he'd suspected instead they did something miraculous they closed ranks forming a defensive perimeter H it all made sense now a girl had sent the core of the denters here to this Village those who might be to leave Kiri behind in search of a better life too many there too many of them and not enough of his allies looking closer he could see solders militia amongst them as well infantryman armed with Pikes swords and the like he was going all in bile Rose in the back of his throat it was going to be a massacre just like like that day fire flashed before his vision nuto shook his head but the memory persisted regardless the smell of sulfur filled his nose Ash on his skin the sky burning no this wasn't happening this was the past he'd been here before it was the same only a few miles east from here he'd watched madora Slaughter May in the kakure resistance and it was about to happen again this time at the hands of igura no he couldn't let this happen not again n no no no sakumo must have seen the look in his eye because he tried to grab him instead his fist closed around empty air idiot don't you dare without thinking he jumped one launching himself through the air in a wide Arc he began to count down the seconds until he would be able to push again the air boiled around him like a thing alive the Mist writhing and shifting before the pressure of his sudden ascent and then and his descent violently resisting as he streaked up out of village and towards the forest he needed to reach the enemy before they hit the vagino he would there was no room for any of the doubts that plagued him here do or do not there is no try two nuto bellowed a challenge in midleap calling all eyes unto him enemy Shinobi looked up pointing Kanai sure I can and a few hastily fired water jetsu flew at him in a storm of water and Blades yiha burned susano in his right arm and swatted them aside shattering them as though they were sticks with his other hand he formed a bow of bone and Fire knocking back an arrow in its arm one ey squinted shut sighing down his Target targets blue fire brimmed at its edges snapping forward now as he released the string Earth cratered bodies burned perforated and ulated someone screamed three sucking to gravity at last Naruto landed directly in the enemy Center the last Embers of susano smoldering softly around him as it faded there was a quiet moment as the soldiers and Shinobi turned in Surprise Naruto crouched amid them pieces of shattered steel and smoldering Flames raining down from the sky the countdown on his head reached a as the shock of Landing race through his sandals the very Earth shifting beneath his feet as he took the chakra and molded it within Gathering it compacting it four then he pushed five he flared chakra with a yell standing and thrusting the full might of the shimra tensei outward in a dome of pure spite the burst of Godlike power hurled Shinobi Away by their Flack jackets tossing a dozen men into the air sending some crashing into trees and their companions reducing others little more than gory smears on the ground he had just enough time to shout out an order to his allies then those far back enough to resist the almighty push swarmed him in a sea of elements and Blades mostly blades wow those were some large shuriken his hand latched onto the nearest kir nin he could find and yanked hauling the startling man off his feet The Savage headbutt rendered the poor fellow insensate rendering his back little more than a fleshy mean shield for flying projectiles he quivered once cried out and was still nuto didn't bother to wait tossing the corpse aside into one of his attackers before drawing a knife the larger warin was all but useless at such ranging flinging himself into The Fray what followed next was little more than a staked blur this close there was no room for any of his larger Airy effect Jutsu and with so many bodies pressing and around him it was nearly impossible to tell friend from foe he fought slashed and killed as he never had ever done in his life he fought until he was covered in some of own some that of the enemy and kept fighting breaking necks snapping bones always killing crushing dismembering eviscerating rational thoughts ceased to be replaced only by the blinding urge to protect to protect everyone to make sure not a single soul left this place alive the Black Death heran carried him amidst the the enemy like a y wraith whomever he touched became a walking Target a mark for him to use as he pleased within the first few seconds he branded nearly the entire enemy force on his own and countless more had fallen to his deadly T Jutsu others brutal crosscuts from aanai in the back of his mind Naruto began to understand just how Madara had laid waste to most of the Allied Army by himself so long ago it was the Sharingan even here in the thick MC of the Mist everything seemed to move in slow motion with these eyes he could see everyone everything their moves were painfully obvious telegraphed to him by by these Unholy orbs coupled with herin well it gave him a sizable handicap so this was how his dad had become so deadly so Infamous heri wasn't just a teleportation jetsu was a damned Army killer and he took full advantage the kunai shot past with an explosive tag attached momentarily breaking the iron chain of his thoughts scoffing he caught the note and peeled it away even as the knife flew harmlessly by then slapped it onto a nearby Shinobi before kicking him shrieking into his fellows the ensuing blast of fire and Flame that followed after was particularly satisfying one shobai managed to fire off a water bullet laruto simply flared the renan's power and absorbed the Ninjutsu adding to his well of chakra strengthening him revitalizing him more than ever before despite his best efforts to the contrary Naruto felt himself sneering at the man's hopeless expression he raised a hand fingers sped Tommy this was almost unfair for him sorry he whispered a knife of real guilt stabbing at his as he saw the terror of their own death in each of their eyes I wish it didn't have to be this way in the next instant a wall of solid invisible force roared forward to meet the enemy Shinobi flattening him and his fellows to the ground then another and another and another until there was nothing left on the forlorn field but broken bodies and wi paste no one rose to fight him all was silent save the ever closing clamor of the sandai in the distance Naruto lowered his palm and listened feeling wretched in the silence he really was a murderer now it weighs almost anti-climatic he'd killed them killed them all a small gobble of lava whizzed overhead snapping him out of his self-imposed Sorrows the WBY sassin closing at his flank shrieked in agony clawing furiously at himself as the the jetsu caught him full in the butt to no avail burning through Kevlar and flesh in short order he was gone Naruto risked a glance over his shoulder smiling in relief they shot him a saucy wink and then she was gone stalking towards one of the bodies still twitching on the ground Naruto realized what he was doing and called out for her to spare him leave that one alive he snapped pointing I want answers the rage was fading now replaced by an icy calm yukina and I were doing their level best to settle the startled refugees somewhere behind him little yor witchi was crying the steadfast shikaku stood near her his strangling Shadow slowly slipping from the corpse of the man who tried to do her harm sakumo stood over a prone yukitaka who it seemed had tried to make trouble after all and noi looked as though he'd seen the reer itself and Makoto was furiously kicking suu's corpse not caring for the on her sandals a why cut on her cheek told him she'd seen fighting as well bastard prick as she shouted the rest of her rant nearly unintelligible not so smug now or you not so tough now huh nuto heard and saw it all and with steal in his heart he stalked toward the Lone Survivor gripped him by the collar and in his most calm incable voice snarled you are going to tell me who informed you of our precence here how much pain you endure before him that is up to you he said emotionlessly no then we'll be doing this the hard way Tio when the man refused to answer he flared his sharing and then forced the truth out of him a mere minute in the hell of suomi had the poor prisoner singing like a song bird it was such he bleeded choking on his HH he sent our Lord a letter that was how we knew you'd be here P please don't kill me we didn't know anoki lovely which means we have spies in our Villages why is it always spicy snarked annoyed sneaky dirty backstabbing eye now we're all should know by here but it's just sound civilized when the baffled men refused to answer him Nudo mercifully cut his throat sparing him the slow Agony of suffocating to death with the all that fluid in his lungs turning back to them he opened his mouth to speak he didn't have long to wait no sooner had he settled his stance than the sambai Came Crashing through the forest Nudo nearly bed at the sheer size of its remembering the creature he'd faced down all those years ago it was not an experience he cared to revisit but he would if he must like a giant Warrior straight out of ancient times the perfect susano Rose around him a silent Sentinel of Bido its wings flaring wide blue and black chakra flickered around him as he conjured up a blade and hand a sword capable of slicing mountains in twine he stepped forward ready to meet the Beast blow for blow and then everything went peer- shaped attacking aiju headon was Reckless uzimaki Naruto had done many such things in his life even before his rebirth as it were he challenged the odds time and time again always coming out on top no matter what fate threw at him with this taking on a giant turtle with nothing more than his eyes and Susan to protect him thigh went beyond Reckless even further Beyond it was stupid and foolish and just damn arrogant but with dozens of people in shobai at his back he didn't have a choice in another life what felt like nearly an age ago now he'd once witnessed Madara laying waste to nearly all nine BIDU with a blink of the eye but limbo wasn't something he mastered just yet nor was it a technique was eager to use with a village of people at his back his first instinct was to use his Newfound Wings to take flight but he couldn't do that either not without seriously RIS risking the lives of his comrades so with that singular thought in mind he dug susano's feet in spread his arms and braced himself for the charging tortoise Victory isn't always certain sometimes we trip sometimes we stumble sometimes we fall sometimes sometimes the best of us burn in this case it was a Bama the sudden swirl of energy exploding into life a mere moment before isabu collided with him behind the armored Helm of susano Naruto blanched Crossing both arms before his face a heartbeat too late the detonation roared over him Split Second later oh crap Naruto didn't bother exclaiming his intentions he simply flared the renan and pushed with all his might for a moment just a moment he met resistance but it held wait where was the turtle that was all he had timed for before said creature burst out of the soil from behind Susan poured on a burst of speed tucked Inward and roll driving him headlong into the burent explosion yep he'd forgotten it could do that its armored shell ground against Susan's cheeran bone like one giant greater chipping Pieces away until he was physically forced to drop the giant body for a moment allowing the blast to all but shoot by harmlessly below by the time he' reconstituted it the turtle was already there tackling him into the forest th ground and soil entire Acres of trees pushed against the Giant's feet as he shoved the enraged demon away okay okay ohow I've forgotten what it was like to actually be pushed in this body he glanced down just now noticing the on his hands as CI bear in reflection of his own injury a grim parody of a once Pleasant smile stretched across his face as he focused his attention on the Titan before him pearly white teeth flashing on the Mist you know for the first time I think I'm actually starting to enjoy myself yep sometimes we fall down and sometimes we get back up dust ourselves off and keep moving Saku the oneach meekly raised his head in the darkness as his master called to him tring and failing utmost to keep his scars hidden in the black he knew he shouldn't be ashamed of the marks that had claimed most of his face on the contrary his master insisted that he should be proud he was a true AA a Survivor the only one worthy to be mentored by his great ancestor but how could he be proud when he was forced to live like th here in this underground lair cut off from the world how is he to fulfill his Destiny a subtle pulse of chakra reminded him that his master still required his attention you called Master humbly he approached the wooden Throne debasing himself before him a wet cough answered the impostor is fighting the sambai even as we speak you must make certain that he does not suddenly that withered figure at his head considering no it's too late he already has it in that case I am sending you to I I believe you know what do after which your destination is conoa you may do whatever you wish there settle old grudges I do not care but you must bring me the Q by giny you cannot fail me in this fugaku my time is running short fugaku barely heard him his mind had seized upon a single fact locked on the knowledge that he was free to do as he pleased two can burn it to the ground the entire Village yes my boy by contrast the man's smile was almost fatherly you can burn it all fugaku nearly cackled with Glee then I will have my revenge on that brat Nudo yes no that took the crippled AIA back no mosama no the shriveled aih her replied resting his chin upon a bony hand I will be the one to kill him ever since he'd merged with this black zetsu creature he'd become infinitely stronger true but no matter how much he might wish otherwise his scars always remained not just on his body but in his mind his psych he still Savaged by the deadly Flames that had nearly claimed his life it was those eyes those awful horrible eyes they gazed upon him and found him wanting consigning him to defame and defilement his clan had been there and they had abandoned him the Cotto had abandoned him all because of him that man traitor impostor but no no it is time isabu was angry he did not understand why he was losing or how for that matter only that it was and that made it angrier still its mind was a jumbled mess from years of jinjutsu and pain and suffering all Jagged and sharp edges in no mood to heat its opponent's mental cry that it had to stop that it knew him if only it would listen but it was not listening its mind was broken and Shackled by his master branded with but a single order alone command that it couldn't defy even if it wanted to kill and Naruto for all his powers was having a very difficult time bringing himself to do that oh youan ofek stopped running around and hold still Naruto choked in Surprise as his blade met empty air forcing him to spin and assume a ready stance once more three water bullets followed contemptuously cut down by the Blazing Azure blade in his grasp but when he tried to strike out and cut down their own isabu proved to be deceptively fast watching it all Mikoto sweat dropped it's like they're playing a giant game of wacka MOA she wins slightly laying a hand against her deceptively flat stomach hissing softly at it why you little stop that don't come out now by the time she'd raised her gaze most of the Koo a Shino and even a few car were giving her looks of varying disbelief what she gulped a Pang of almost comical dread overtaking her it isn't anything that was my quiet voice you had no right to listen Makoto sakuma began slowly how far along did you say you were again a few weeks she lied without the jinjutsu I have no idea what you're talking about you haven't let anyone see you since we left the village shikaku pointed out the arys was growing progressively redder by the moment her face Burning Brightly beneath the dark Halo of her hair ARA may blinked now that I look it's obvious you're not the best at jinjutsu at the moment are you not with a bun in the oven at any rate m i wonder if he's a onew woman kind of man Makoto's flush had now reached uninvented nuclear levels how bucked lady May are you serious what if he kills hura I'd be more than happy to open relations with the leaf nikota wanted to die she wanted a meteor to fall from Heaven and strike her down now and send her to the afterlife cuz anything was better than having her dirty laundry aired here before complete strangers May's not a simple comment certainly didn't help matters any either Mo kill me now God shikaku in an noi dead Pand nope look it's not my fault if the little goer wants to come early I thought thought this would be an easy Mission open and shut one last harah before I pop out a kid and get regulated to diaper duty not that she had an offense to bearing a child or anything she simply hadn't expected the mission to take this long what with the traveling and concealing her pregnancy from prying eyes through subtle then increasingly blatant misuse of jinjutsu the collective sigh arose from the men then you better pray your fiance wins growling Naruto Advanced on the sandai again readying himself just as the turtle threw itself into another dizzying spin this time it seemed he was ready for its Unstoppable assault a harsh shout echoed out from the giant amatarasu for the first time since the brawl had begun the beast shrieked in pain its charge fell short as the black Flames erupted against its eye tearing into its cornea like a rusty knife the massive Beast went careening past the lot of them with only a few feet to spare showering them in dirt as it spun and tried to roll again seeking its Target it never made it all right here goes nothing he Sid stepped the assault and swung as quickly as he dared bowling the giant turtle over with one swipe of his blade and sending it skidding back through a mountain crushing the edifice under its massive bulk however it quickly red itself and clamored back to its feet as it were unharmed H tough little bastard that sit in a herido unseen move he banished the Ethereal blade and spread his arms wide Susan's wingspan flaring behind him seumo boed is he nikotto grinned I think so come at me bro shikaku sweat dropped as Naruto's resonating shout snarled down at them yep that sounds like him bide so manly oi o ooi isabu did just as the AA had demanded cannoning into the giant with the force of a small typhoon AO held his ground and the giant with him giant hands closing around the massive Abomination and grinding away slowing almost an unseen thing at first barely perceptible but their Sparks isabu kept spinning but slowly its momentum grinding to a painful halt until it stopped all together realizing its mistake the three-tailed turtle began to try every trick its adult mind knew to have to escape Desperately Seeking the safety of the water it Ry and thrashed bucked and braided determined to be free but Naruto refused to let go a thundering snarl Rose from Susan Alo damn it isabu I know you're stronger than me you damn D nothing but I can Willet Los o r ah with a final Monumental howl he gripped the creature's soft underbelly and heaved with all his might hurling it away it was a very good throw everyone thought freed from the earth the BIDU went sailing up up upen then down down down the giant hand placed itself in front of the town as the shrieking monstrosity crashed down into the water the massive limb blocking it from the ensuing tidal wave all around them the land splintered and torbit the little fishing Village remained thanks to the impenetrable Blue bull workk thrust before them when at last the smoke and thunder had died the giant simply picked itself back up and lumbered towards its prey isabu offered a Meek wine from where it lay on its back lacking the means or the wilto right itself well it was anticlimactic nuto staggered upright balanced the Giant's weight on his right foot and cut down I'll take it from here to his surprise the creature flowed right up his blade physically drained away as though it had never existed it flowed right up the arm into the A's disbelief into him his stomach he felt his chakra coil strain just a bit twitching as they swelled to accommodate their new tenant aura's body was left behind emptied of its BIDU still and dead as a shattered landscape behind it Naruto felt a passing twinge of regret for the life he'd unintentionally taken then came the confusion this didn't make any sense none a what he supposed he still had a ghost of the reaper death seal placed upon him but he hadn't been trying to draw anything into it more than that it was empty he'd run out of the last vestages of kurama's chakra a long time ago nearly a month now he hadn't been the one to pull the Sand by inside of him something soo's head well that narrowed the culprits to two don't look at me partner Yami Nar n cried as Naruto turned his attention on him blame the the who my thanks for the meal sure enough the woman's voice purred back at him leaving him with the distinct sensation of someone smacking their lips after a well-finished meal that wash them delicious well done that only eight no seven I suppose given how much of the fox's chakra I took more to go I suppose returning in a diminished capacity is better than none at all keep up the good work there was a silence as Naruto's brain processed what hell did you do oh many things she replied flippantly and in a sudden moment of Clarity he saw white hair in his Mind's Eye I modified your seal cleared away a bit of clutter used it to take in the essence of the sandai and make it my own now I need not fear wasting away while you work it has made you several times more powerful as well you may thank me if you wish Naruto felt his eye twitch he wasn't feeling very thankful at the moment within good reason all right enough's enough who are you I'm terribly sorry dear but I'm afraid I don't feel like telling you that just yet you might react poorly just like that the pressure abated leaving him to wer at its source oh don't pout I suppose I'll leave you with a hint I am a ghost someone who once was and still May yet be once again great now his dead pen was barely concealed so I have a ghost of some dead Lady In My Head Sue oh comforting and are you so different white I stared back at him from the abyss a pair of full lips quirking in a smile oddly familiar you who have come back from Death itself and become more than what you ever were in a now in body and yes but still in Uzumaki and in the soul do you not realize how close you are to me seven steps will make you a God the world will be yours to do with as you see fit if you do not want war then there be no war none of this meaningless trivial illusions that Madara wanted peace genuine actual peace and if I don't want to be a God he replied he knew first and the kind of corruption power like that could bring she huffed put out by his reluctance you have no say in the matter it is to be you're awfully pushy anybody ever telling you that yes but worry not suffice it to say we share a common goal I only desire to see you succeed in that very goal which is mine as well and who knows you just might find yourself in the favor of a goddess by the end goodbye for now made of mine we shall speak again it was impossible to tell but in that instant he could have sworn he felt lips brush his ear then she was gone her presence slipping through his hands even as he tried to pin her down he was really beginning to wonder who she was ah but there were other matters to attend to banishing susanow he dropped down into the water effortlessly lighting upon its surface igora stared back at him laying a drift in the Deep once more Naruto felt his heart Lurch he'd only met igora briefly but it's still hurt knowing he'd essentially kill the fellow Ginger Ricki just a reminder that yuzaki Naruto still existed inside him not the AA everyone thought he was what he was about to do made that heart turn to ice and shatter but he knew it had to be done long time no see he said dropping his haunches no offense but you look like [ __ ] thewi sorry Naruto felt just a prickling of pity as he reached down for the dying mizukage I didn't mean to kill you it just happened I know you think I'm heartless but this is the only way to figure out who did this to you to find out who keeps pulling the strings rest in peace old friend before the half dead igur had a chance to wonder what he meant by that the AA placed a hand to his head and pulled r and flaring he reached down deeper than most men dared found the furring Essence that was once heur a soul and pulled ah yes his mind was quite forthcoming what there must have been a mental block of some sort in his mind because he instantly found his attention sucked inwards into a place that was neither here nor there in a dark cave in the black of night he stared at his age- all enemy I knew it was you narudo the old man's voice was like an amplified whisper if a knife could talk this would be what it sounded like he pointed one long bony finger at him chuckling dry I have my suspicions but this irony truly does hate the two of us dozen and I cast back into this withered shell and you wielding all my strength all my Powers he wasn't surprised not really it stood to reason that Madara of all people would find some way to claw his way back from the Reaper's stomach assuming that was the case care to tell me how you're here death is a two-way streak for beings Like Us boy came the mysterious reply he paused considering then he nodded you make a fine AA I can see the death in your eyes it stains your very Soul tell me how many have you killed using my gifts and does it make you feel proud the blonde bristled at the the accusation revulsion Waring with spite I am not a NAA these abilities are a means to an end nothing more the withered Warrior leaned back with a creek of bone perhaps not yet but you will be in time it makes you dangerous that's why you have to die save me the speech a glove hand shot up waving through the watery image what do you want want that actually got a blink from The Wanted cajer I want what I've always wanted a world where there are no losers where there is no W please tell me you're not going to start the moon's ey plan again when the latter refused to answer Naruto nearly laughed oh oh my God you're pathetic you're still living in a fantasy world ignoring reality says the fool parading around as an NAIA came the Thundering reply I didn't ask for it that's the difference yet you don't hesitate to make use of a Madara sneered admited Naruto you enjoy it he shambled down off the wooden throne with a dark chuckle and hobbled towards him looking him Square in the eye all the power The Prestige the entire Village down on bended knee in your boots sit what you always wanted everyone has an eye out for you now everyone either wants you to be their shining night or their darkest fear and you it all this attention the agulation you never had lies nuto didn't let it show didn't reveal just how closely those words had struck to home exhaling he spun away pushing past the block and probing deeper into Yura subc conxus I don't need to justify myself to you Heavens no of course you don't I don't care if she has chosen you use macki you will fail and I will succeed this time there will be no death God to save you ignoring the inane urge to ask just who she was the former blonde glared white red daggers at the ancestral AA refusing to back down I could say the same this time you won't succeed he poor fool you don't even know do you y will die last for that impostor and with that the vision was gone Nudo jerked back to himself scowling Yura knew nothing less than nothing even pulling out his soul seemed to have distanced him even further from his goal yes he knew that Madara was back and yes he knew that the man was still gunning for him and yes he was being a gigantic prick about it but that did nothing to tell him where he was what he was doing or what he was up to knowing the final outcome was only good as long as you knew how to stop it at all in madora why can't you just stay dead Ladora Naruto spun around so fast he was almost certain he'd given himself Whiplash sakumo hatche stared back at him his expression questioning how much of that had he heard none of it was particularly damning but it could still bring up all sorts of unwanted questions and he didn't want to go around poking that particular Hornet's Nest just yet you might want to get back to the Village the white head jerked a thumb over his shoulder Makoto is going into labor wait what faster than a speeding kunai and ignoring the Snickers of his two occupants Naruto bolted back towards the village the small tent had been erected on the outskirts in his absence near which he could see a number of Kiri Shinobi gathered he sped inside somewhat alarmed to find Makoto within shikaku and anoi as well as a very baffled your witchy the young girl standing guard over her prone gasping form and may oh a greeney vixen blinked the Conquering Hero returns just in time narudo brushed past her hurrying to the blacket side your witch he at her head aside daddy oh that was a kin of worms he did not want to open right now what in blazes is going on the AA stuck out her tongue grimacing yeah remember that bit about being pregnant distantly he felt the beginnings of a frown pulling at his lips yes I might have used h and a bit of Jing Jutsu to make it seem like I wasn't that far along uh and she grimaced as another contraction hit do I need to spell it out for you somewhere in the back of his brain wires crossed oh all kinds of duck language sorry dear and as for you she poked Naruto in the reaching up to grab him by the collar of his Flack jacket you put this thing inside of May or going to be here when I deliver it sakumo had never seen Naruto so flustered before in all his life well never heard really seeing as Naruto had yet to leave the tent Makoto's crease and his Yelps of pain however rang quite clearly through the gathered Ensemble of guards and allies truth be told it was the first time he'd heard the annoyingly little bugger be anything other than smug truth be told he rather enjoyed it immensely AR hate you hate you so much right now sangaru Clan head of the kaguya arch to Bright Eye his white brow nearly brushing the twin red dots in his forehead that is the wife of the Black Death is it not she certainly seems to have a loud voice if nothing else tell bonee head to shut it her eye will and him and possibly the man wasn't offended by the ais's angry shout if anything he seemed excited by her vitrio I like her she has spurt I pray her husband is as strong as the rumors claim hadock managed to faint a look of summary nervousness at that yes well you'll see soon enough now as you were saying Kono ah yes I was saying something wasn't I we would be honored to fight beside someone so mighty as the Black Death his head bobbed sagely the white curtain of his Tresses jerking sharply from the motion I have only one desire beforehand to witness his strength for myself oh that'll be no problem he led the eager Mano of a battle freak really asside from the speculative Kiri Shinobi here why don't we formalize it in writing B I always hated paperwork negotiations with the Kya were well underway the clan having been drawn by the conflict against the sambai to what the leader was even now calling a battle for the ages but alas Naruto was not there to conduct or formalize the treaty no he was busy tending to other matters push I'm pushing you insufferable bastard I blame you for this you put this thing in me come on mkin don't be like tho w w w that's my hand oh I'm so sorry that hurts and fine came the strangled cry I'm not going anywhere all right an equally pained whimper followed as a head of black hair peered out of the tent don't squeeze I'd rather not have an arm and a cast push with a final agonizing scream Makoto did make C out seconds later it's a boy sakumo gulped at the silence that followed he could only imagine what was taking place in the tent right now a dad I may dead well this feels weird don't faint dear nikotto cred I'm trying Naruto stared down at the time pink face cing slightly the child High's child stared back up at him with wide dark eyes the valiantly fought off tears but to no avail the poured from him like a leaky Dam as he bit hello to the small life he'd unwittingly helped bring back into this world he gazed down at the small face that little body swaddled in white cloth his heart lurched a kid had been born ear live very early in fact it he looked perfectly healthy Makoto beamed her sweaty face looking like sunshine to his eyes welcome to the world she CED nestling the small bundle In Her Arms even if you did decided to come a little early Naruto fed a thought at one of his clones setting the doppelganger to tending her delicate exhausted body inoi and shikaku had fainted dead away evidently unaccustomed to witnessing the birth of a child and Naruto silently resolved to remind them of their lack of fortitude at every turn wait the baby why wasn't he crying and they leaned over him just a moment he has just a little fluid in his lungs are there RI well Naruto jumped startled by the vment of the boy's cry wo he's a loud one Makoto murmured just like his father wow your witch he peaked over the bed her golden eyes shining he s me does it make me a big sister Makoto shot Naruto a dangerous look a look that said you will be explaining this later before returning her attention to the caramel skinned girl well since it seems my husband does have a habit of picking up Strays and little sisters during his travelo I suppose it does you wly Naruto found himself sputtering it's not my fault I have a soft spot for kids a very soft spot K the pouting reply liable have you thought of a name May asked restraining a smile just like that Makoto perked up the baby's cries having quiet while she rocked him gently to and fro as a matter of fact yes nuto felt his ears prick standing at attention oh you never mentioned that before what will it be then please tell me we're not naming him Sask that got him a strange look actually I was thinking aachi aachi huh I like that name you better she huffed it's your turn to hold him whyo I'll drop him there's no way IO his protest died away as Makoto offered him his son pulling the small infant into his arms he dared to smile his first true smile since coming to this time period the infant in his arms Bur red happily it seemed impossible but he thought he saw a gleam of recognition in those small dark eyes and just like that he was lost ship sunk floundering on the shore and he fears he might have had it being a father all but withered away replaced by inly he wasn't sure what it didn't seem possible to love someone at First Sight but this boy his son Gods my son hey Hatachi it was he decided the greatest moment of his life and it would also be one of the last all around them konoa burned a candle in the night Naruto spun away from the masked man biting back a low growl as yet another bruise formed on his arm fast solid too even blows from the incomplete Susan who seemed to bounce off of him almost as if he were physically thick D somehow in this reality grabbing him was near impossible it was the complete antithesis of aidid's power and that worried him he' worked so hard to make certain that abido never became the masted man but it seemed fate had other designs for him if this stranger was any indication he didn't understand it at all they'd come back to find the village in Flames but instead of an army attacking it was just one man one man who apparently commanded the ywn they'd come home to find the Beast rampaging within their very Wells and though it had been easily beaten back thanks in part to the [ __ ] waiter and lava not mixing well and what not true threat still remained an irritant and he was tearing through their forces through him as though they were ranked genen in that there was troubling who the hell are you Naruto growled ducking an unwieldly thrown tree branch what do you want don't remember us do you the mask stranger merely laughed his lone eye twinkling up from a whole the Black Mask opposite the one aido should have worn how you humilated us to mean has shamed us well now we plan to do the same to you that's right a scarred hand thrust forward pointing at him imperiously we know who you are boy we know and we will have you pay for what you did to us ice ran up Naruto's spine to the base of his skull that voice you're insane he countered they circled one another two Predators waiting for the right moment to strike and you're an imposter the masked man said a fake fraud how does it feel Black Death to know that after coming so far you are about to lose everything you once held there nuto reached behind his back his hand already forming the seals that would punch a hole through the madman I won't lose anything if if I kill you but can you I wonder before he could blast him to pieces the man pulled something out of his voluminous robe Scarlet hair flashed in the Moonlight a chain rattled no not something he realized someone Naruto froze a soft voice reached his ears her voice narut Torin in that instant running was the last thing on his mind Kusa put her down oh no no no the madman tittered softly wagging a finger you're not the one giving us orders not anymore growling the Mast duy had jerked his victim back on the chain drawing her closer to to him Shackled as she was to his arm the woman snarled violently and kicked at him only to Yelp in pain as he backhanded her cackling madly a feisty the things we could do to ya but first your B ah her head snapped backwards producing a thin crack in his mask Theo arched an eyebrow a vulnerability he could be caught off guard so foolish he cred stroking her face so full of fire we will enjoy breaking you go yourself traitor she snapped back traitor that lone ey blinked indignant you're wrong my dear he another jab at Naruto he is the traitor [ __ ] she is important to you no he sneered roving eyes sweeping back to Naruto yes we can see it in your face perhaps we should make you feel what we felt when we lost everything that day yes A Knife appeared in his hand its naked Edge pressing gently against the pale flesh of her jugular she went still maybe you should lose her and then you will know pain then perhaps you will understand Nudo jerked half a step forward a muscle jumping in his jaw if you touch her I'll tear you apart if he could just cut the chain we do not fear death the masked man answered quickly moving so that his victim was between him and the reborn a but yaoi wouldn't hurt her we know this you're soft weak but if you do not care if she dies we will remove her quickly he began to move the knife fug Aku the name tore from his throat in a snarl evoking the man's name do it see what happens do not call us that the Mas man shrank back pulling his hostage with him that is not our name anymore we are pain we are more we are greater we are better than you if you believe that drop her and face me like a man never Venom colored the man's tone we will not be fooled by your tricks not this time there was a silence we are all of us the some of our parts Naruto said at last his shoulders slumping only a coward hides behind a hostage fugaku jerked the knife eliciting a gasp from his victim Naruto flinched lowering his head to Glow At His Feet the kunite clattered out of his grasp with a resounding clang all right when he raised his gaze there was resignation in his stare put her down I'll do what you want the crazed AIA grinned behind the mask his grip slackening just a bit yes we knew you would see it our way sorry Eli's head jerked down boring into kush's Furious gaze forcing her to look at him come qby Kash spasmed no h now you will know he never got to finish that sentence because the world imploded renbo hengoku the next thing fugaku knew he was flying back his head now adorned by something better described as a dent than a face the next thing he knew he was knocked upwards a blinking blue light was growing larger at the end of his vision the next he was knocked back down and the next thing fugaku Traer to kanoa knew for quite some time after that was pain when he finally recovered when he finally realized where he'd been flung when his broke broken mind finally scrabbled together enough sense to see what was happening he found himself staring into the Unholy eyes of the renan he'd been flung clear out of the village he realized his body impaled upon a series of pointed tree roots far beyond the outskirts of the Savage kanoa then to his dismay those roots bent trapping him to the ground beaing him Mo when had he talk about irony Nudo Al lighted only a few feet away looking like death there was nothing in those eyes like death they swept over him finding him wanting you his voice was like ice Jagged and cruel cutting him to r with words alone you die slowly W what are you doing through his blury eye he could see the impostor biting his thumb making hand signs even as he dragged himself off the roots staggering upright he was preparing something some massive Jutsu that drained his reserves by half but to what purpose he had to know his body was immune to such you've done it now he rumbled I never wanted to bring this out I never wanted people to see this side of me wh a boot shot out catapulting him into the forest it's like I live in a world of cardboard always taking constant or not to Breaking something here in the past to break someone U will break KY snarling fugaku surged upright luto blurred and he found himself down again the Earth cratering beneath his back shattered spine broken pelvis the wounds healed almost instantaneously but even then there was no respit to be found in the onslaught th the Earth cried out as the reborn AI has fist summoned Susan and obliterated half the forest in a single swing sending the severed halves of fugaku tow by sprawling nuto stomped after him without so much as a care in the world alone racing shiken circling in his hand with f of his fingers he let it fly lobbing it at the already reforming hybrid Shing fugaku shrieked as he found himself torn into a thousand pieces and forcibly reconstituted broken reform and broken again chains of chakra shot up from the earth tethering him in place shackling him against what new Horrors the blonde had prepared for him but you can take it can't you big man his voice was a sneer crackling like a whip what we have here is a rare opportunity for me to vent to cut loose and show you exactly what I can do the atrocities I can commit the beings I can summon like th Coos no Jets a great towering shape rose up out of the ensuing plume of smoke its great black bulk rearing back streaks of jagged blue adjourned his massive bulk seeming to wri and shift as he looked on slavering Jaws gave way parting to explosive massive teeth as large as he was tall a throaty rumble gusted from its throat blasting away the smoke with a single snort what what was this creature only devil demon at Kuma he tried to find some word to classify the Phantom being of death hovering over him its wings blotting out the very Stars themselves as and found nothing herey golden eyes regarded him and found him wanting hello little man Naruto raised a finger and uttered two words acknowledge a destroy in the hell that followed those two words fugaku realized something he knew pain but this Dragon was pain tossing him about like a ragd doll teeth piercing him breath puncturing his formerly impenetrable height as if it were made of wet Driftwood he was torn and mangled and torn again ripped apart by the Lord of all dragons until what felt like an eternity later the creature was finally satisfied then and only then did he experience death a trembling hand closed around his face lifting him up shadow bettering The Mask like glass odd something was pulling at him now no Wade was looking at his body from the outside which mean what did that mean anyway are you satisfied now bastard distantly he heard the impostor voice broken and angry you sick mothering piece of [ __ ] are you happy she's dead you killed her fugaku chuckled wearily savoring the look of Anguish in his opponent's eyes good now it was done now he would know now he would experience the soul-wrenching agony of losing something Soo fate Fu no pain an Unholy Roar answered him your soul is mine what felt like an eternity l The Village finally some semblance of order the morning sun peaked its head out amidst the Carnage peering down into a village that was beaten but not broken one man felt as if he were AIA Naruto stood in the wreckage fingers holding kash's wrist straining in vain to catch her fluttering pulse the screams and wailing drifting up to him from the street the pops of sparking wires from the telephone poles he heard it all tried to breathe and yet he couldn't it was the sound of what happened when you thought you knew better than the people who wrote the rule books it was the sound of consequences and someone had paid the price unbidden the words came back to him you could be a God I don't want to be a God he growled forming the signs I want her back hands outstretched towards her fingers clenched rense say no before he could even finish channeling the chakra before the Jutsu could even be enacted she stirred Naruto froze no that was impossible he'd put kirama back but the strain had killed her she'd been dead so it had to be impossible there was just no feasible way that she should be here without a sacrifice of some sort on his part without you're welcome the woman's voice fluttered in his ear a butterfly Taking Flight I just spared you losing half your lifespan Bright Eyes fluttered open hey kushna groaned in his arms what did I miss tan nuto coughed quietly fighting back a sob oh nothing Tio I love it when you say that just just don't talk for a minute he rushed down and embraced her fearing she might evaporate if he let go her cussa cried what happened what did I miss did I die what th she badgered him with questions but he didn't have the strength to try and answer any of them he simply kissed her and she melted against him like lava brushing his tears away she was bad she was alive and that that was all that mattered they stayed like that for a very long time kill murder destroy thein rate Naruto Makoto sighed patiently as she nursed a hungry attache at her that last one wasn't a word you know it took everything she had and more to restrain a grim Smile as Naruto bustled past her muttering crossly aloud as if he had only one focus in the world wreaking havoc on those who had struck at the Village his reply certainly lent credit to that then I lame one wait can he do that may asked looking up from the paperwork she was filing green eyes flecked with concern initially she'd been more than a little wary of staying with this disorganized band of Rogues until proper housing Arrangements were contrived but thus far she had to admit it didn't lack for entertainment with all the influence he has now peura scoffed they'd Nam the Y Village after him if he asked I'm sure they wouldn't Cara didn't even Dain to look up from her meal odd she'd had the strangest Cravings lately right hos she frowned speaking of asking slowly and painfully her pale benevolent gaze swiveled to him and Makoto brimming with an oo subtle Aura of Menace in place of her normally St St confidence it seems someone got a herd start when we weren't looking danger danger Ander alert all such was the price of caring for so many people he'd learned a great many things about the Beauties who surrounded him he amongst them some did not take challenges to this strange little relationship kindly even if that challenge was something as unexpected as having a son I hope so kash's smile remained fixed in place from where she lounged on the couch quietly combing a Twitchy your witch's hair but the Arora of doomed didn't debate still leaking from her like a crack siiv otherwise we won't be held responsible for what happens you're not helping nuto swore and resumed his Furious Pace back and forth in the den room hands clenched behind his back trying not to unleash susanow and level the entire Village distantly he felt the warm Hearth of the fire against his back a bombed to the otherwise immutable chills racing up and down his spine he wasn't Ill Mind you far from it he'd never been more hail and healthy the Medics told him his wounds had healed at a ridiculous rate no surprise there and he would be back in fighting shape in no time at all try telling that to the terror gripping him however and it would have laughed a cold Frid rope of dread had tied itself into painful knots in his gut ever since he'd slain fugaku last night no you no pain those words rang in his mind even now because it wasn't over it wasn't it was only beginning Madar was lashing out at him now actively seeking to interfere in what he was doing No Sleep No Rest he hadn't even eaten every waking moment had been spent making sure others were already ready clearing away the debris with his powers hoisting this beam helping noaki begin the Reconstruction reassuring civilians and towns folk like that no they weren't being invaded no it what hadn't struck at them it was relentless an endless series of shapes and blurs and sounds that had long since ceased to have any proper purpose that wasn't even the Crux of the matter in a matter of hours his Stellar reputation in the village had gone from legendary to outright worship and that bothered him immensely for the life of him he couldn't figure out what to do about it oh he may have saved the village may have driven off and subsequently slain the one responsible but he still felt the guilt for the destruction that had been caused most keenley he had brought with him a horde of refugees in new shobai that not only required food and shelter in a now damaged Village but needed to be integrated as well Nudo in short chaos the dawn had come now and with it a demand for answers Nudo Saku may not have been able to reveal his secret but in the chaos before his return the madman had leveled entire blocks of the village the yambi had been devoured much like the sambai by that strange presence within him but that did nothing to answer the questions where was it why had it struck what were they going to do about it summoning a dragon a top only added more questions Naruto despite this recent influx of Goodwill every fiber of his being shrieked for him to take his love ones and get the hell out of Dodge but to do that was madness he couldn't just appro so many lives on a whim where would they even go soon and not a good idea for raising a newborn he will wanted his head on a stick so nope that wasn't happening fumo was out of the question and trekking all the way back to warart torn Kiri wasn't exactly wise either so no not a lot of options in that regard which meant crap crap crap crap narutu what spinning about he fixed Makoto with a glow she returned it in Spades not moving from her chair is cush alive it was not an inquiry but a statement ASU the redhead saluted merrily from across the room and kicking the rage in his eyes clouded yeah are the others alive she pressed standing crossing the room to him yes and if you would just why let me am I alive she stepped to him yes is your son alive his eyes flitted down to the muing Babe In Her Arms her child his son theirs tenderly he reached down to poke the tiny cheek of his son of get used to fat and smiled softly your witch he thrust her head up at his elbow eager to get another Glimpse at her little brother giggling she held out a finger cooing Softly As the puny fist closed around it kashana and the others took that opportunity to crowd and as well always delake to see baby attach his face wow we really are one big crazy family seeing their smiling faces Naruto felt the last brick in the wall of his resistance crumble yes then relax darling humming softly the aais nuzzled her cheek against his own kissing Him Softly we won she said drawing away there will be other battles other foes to face other children too color leeched out of his face as though someone had dumped bleach on his head your witchy laughed delighted really I Lord Naruto before he could reply to that particular landmine and Ambu thrust their head through a window their batlike mask startling everyone present hak s requests your and Lady mizukage's presence in his quarters at once right away the AAL but bolted thankful to escape that catastrophe so as nettled Conan inquired glancing after his fading form super nettled yiko grinned your wit he blinked but fugaku is dead why would he be yes and the one behind him will just find another Pawn kushna shook her head watching his retreating back as May hastened after him he can't abide by that arura looked like he was about to bolt the moment the ambo dragged him into the office oi what's this about saruto by didn't blame him he' called him here to deliver a mission report but for orichimaru to be here well it killed two birds with one stone he had a mission to give him and at the same time he could gauge his reaction to the news he'd just given the AA his reaction would be crucial in determining his position down the road so he came right out and said it awaiting his reaction you want me to be hackage by contrast or chimu looks stricken when the war is over of course her and stifled a cough behind his hand you've done much for this Village and its people the recent attack notwithstanding their trust in you runs deeper than ever and I understand that congratulations are in order how is little attache the man sputtered coloring well sir I trust his grandfather looks forward to seeing his new Heir Naruto colored right talking with the clan heads there was a discussion he was looking forward to so there we are unless you have another recommendation yeah no I refuse the sudden and abrupt denial nearly gave h a heart attack w what this is unexpected nuto glanced to the Shinobi at his side looking back the decision was obvious the Ora chimaru of his day would have been a terrible hackage but the one standing beside him was different he'd stepped off the path of power and taken more than a few steps toward the light the man standing beside him was one he'd gladly call friend he'd share a drink with him any day and with that he knew what needed to be done I nominate orim Maru in my place what wh a t the paale man practically exploded such was his surprise Naruto can where are you zip it let me talk Naruto didn't need to look to feel those golden eyes burning into his back assessing him as he stepped forward laying hands on the old man's desk regardless he made his case look I really appreciate the honor but let's face it I don't deserve it I haven't even been here a full two years yet and I really really suck at paperwork I belong in the field not behind a desk I don't have the trust of the people anywhere else let all R I hear he nudged the pale sandon beside him he has all the experience I lack he's been a cono shobai for years the people know him trust him more importantly they're not Terri fight out of their wits by him and Yi were certain of this sarut toai frowned yep they would love him as he is now now W I need you to go to iwa all right sounds doable just let me get a team to alone dark eyes narrowed want to tell me why you're going to assassinate the tsiic for the first time since they' met Naro visibly recoiled in shock I beg your pardon I believe I should take my leave or chimaru said suddenly speaking abruptly I'll see you later Naruto Mason all right wait wait wait Naruto felt a cold weight of lead Dro into his gut as he was left alone with May and SAR toai you mean to tell me IA had a hand in this we're not entirely certain but the signs point to it fug cow obviously had help and that the yanai was present also points to their involvement since its attack we've caught several spies trying to leave The Village at best they're simply Gathering Intel at worst an invasion is imminent in our weakened State our enemies could easily take advantage great because that's all we need right now but killing a cage B you or not isn't that a little Ido his hand gestured wildly overboard speaking of the Four Tails a thick pause fell over the room thick and clawing as herzan steered the subject back on track you never mention it in your reports how did you drive it off Naruto looked away almost as though he were ashamed in the end he decided not to pursue it if the young man was capable of taking down Buu on an almost daily basis then who was he to question how it was done I'd understand if you refused given what happened he provided when the silence continued to pervade the room but if you agree it happens now may nearly shouted him down at that only narrowly restraining herself Lord hackage you can't just Naruto exhaled mightily it grumbling he spun and stroe Away darting out the window they bed hurrying after him wait where are you oh the usual just going to kill an ancient evil AA wipe out a village that sort of thing I'll be home for dinner biting his thumb he slapped his hand down on empty air all the stops every last one he was determined to do this before his better judgment got him in another bind before Madar could strike again with that in mind he reached deep and summoned a force that made the world quiver a deafening War greeted his summons his feet alighting on a great broadback come all doing just like that he went to war and everything fell apart alive pain equals fire equals Death regeneration no sleeping pulled yanked awoken death dream words noise sound sleep everything's jumbled like thick angry knots can't think no Focus I'm tired sleep need sleep floating voices and then and then pain I can think now a little tiny thoughts small thoughts not unlike those of a child there's more of me now for lack of a better term or is it I whatever I am I don't know or if I do don't remember remember it's warm here wherever here is safe like a cradle I feel my eyes open only to close again chakra flows through me warmed by the distant exhalation of breath it burns through me and for a single moment of blessed Clarity I hear a voice g o k a m e k k y a k sleepy now rest my mind is clear now distant Sensations come to me muted faint but still there I feel the sand against my skin Hear Voices see things like a waking dream one that I might stir from at any given moment I have no voice no form nothing beyond my own thoughts I have learned how to speak yet I cannot find words strange my soul is like a jigsaw puzzle slowly being pieced together one part at a time I know not what or who I am only that I exist a parasite in this body I draw strength from him and he draws that strength from me the feedback empowering us both I owe him much somehow my mind knows that I am bound to him we are intrinsically tied together he and I without him I would die and had he not my strength he too would perish once more perhaps someday I can tell him of this perhaps someday I can tell him thank you but for now my eyes see what he sees and so I watch and I learn I watch him and I wonder why does he fight what compels him to go to such lengths as these to prolong his own Agony if this is life then life is a cruel bitter thing better to dream than live in such a wretched World in dreams one cannot be harmed you cannot suffer you cannot die in a dream reality is yours to shape as you see fit but in the waking word we are all slaves to reality I sense that my hos no no I will not call him that any longer I sense that Naruto knows this as well as I he has even conveyed as much to those who ask and and yet still he smiles still he seeks to change the future why why why why why why would not it be better to dream why fight why flail why struggle so when the world itself stands against you what does it take and yet perseveres I see him take comfort in those he cares for Perhaps it is they who give him the strength to continue Perhaps it is I who am wrong I remember my name now but I am afraid to speak it names have power and I fear that if I dare speak mine aloud I will remember I do not want to remember in truth I want these idilic days to continue forever I who once deemed this man a Savage fool have come to see the error of my ways strange as it might sound I can see the Merit in his actions he fights not just for himself but for those he loves past present and future in a single being no less my thoughts turn now to myself wondering how I came to be trapped inside him what am I my memory still eludes me I want to talk to him I want to understand I need to understand him he is of light and dark a lover and Warrior both gentle to those he cares for and a terror to those who would harm them he cares not for the curses he receives nor the blame when he makes a mistake he simply does what must be done and strives ever onward not an evil man but a necessary one he is the hero that this world deserves just not the one that it needs right now many will curse him damn him for what he does but still he presses on still if not him what does this world need then family is this what it means I did not think it possible for one man to love so many women and yet at the same time care for them in equal measure there are no favorites no singling out of those who are weaker stronger or the like he devotes himself to each of them in equal measure and they love him for it just as he cares for those three children in his own way he holds nothing back Beyond his secret this I can understand were were to get out the results would be disastrous I cannot help him but my Powers have grown enough to give subtle nudges where necessary a push here a forgotten fact there a slip of a tongue suppressed these are the only things I can do for him for now I have dared to speak to him at last but he is hostile towards me demanding answers answers I do not feel I can yet give it is my hope that in time this attitude will change strength I feel reborn empowered nating with the usaki girl did something to me I feel different not better but not worse either strange yes I suppose that would be the word I had long since devoured the last of Naruto's BIDU chakra but this like comparing a puddle to a lake what a difference even now I feel myself thrumming with energy buzzing with chakra and possessing no outlet for it my might is returning but I worry what will I become on see if I remember who I'm supposed to be every day I grow stronger the return Journey from Ki takes weeks and in these weeks I feel my strength begin to return in Spades absorbing the sandai was an active Instinct on my part I canot truly say what compelled me to do so only that I did like a child taking their first tottering steps I instinctively knew how to make the three-tailed turtle a part of me and that that frightens me badly ao's chakra is becoming separate from mine to the point where I seldom feel its warmth any longer we are no longer so tightly bound as we once were and in that upsets me does it have something to do with absorbing the sand byar was our separation a slower more gradual process when I failed to noticed what else have I missed my psyche Once In Pieces is returning will it be for good or ill he nearly lost lost the Uzumaki girl today I helped him I saved her I who absorbed the yanai during the chaos of that fool fugaku's assault used most of its power to bring the girl back from the brink I did so without thought and it was then as I nearly pushed myself into Oblivion that I realized what I had done I am not whole but now I am even less than what I once was all for the point of seeing him smile of sparing HIM Tears why why did I do that why do I care for him he is my cradle my Nursery his body has nurtured Minal bait unly as I recovered what is he to me I know I have no claim to him n he does not even know me Beyond a disembodied voice in the back of his brain he owes me no loyalty indeed I don't think he would even understand if I admitted I had designs on him it would be like a ghost trying to interact with the living a fractured Soul trying to find a place in a world that rejected it with no guarantee of finding happiness that I truly do that would you I am a piece a shadow a ghost a whisper of something that was once Mighty I am utter hubis what am I I was is am no one whatever I once was I no longer am I think I understand now I am a piece of something A Shard broken off from the greater hole now this Shard has its own Consciousness broken as it is I know my name I know what I like and what I do not and I know that unequivocally have fallen head over heels for this buffoon am I content with this merely watching never interacting a silent Pawn on the chess board of Life am I truly content to live out eternity like this I wish it were so bones are these the things that drive him his morals are my morals his goals my goals emotives that drive him now my own any pretense of impartiality on my part can no longer be maintained I know who I am but not what I suppose I never will after all even a broken piece of glass can still show one's reflection I suppose it is my fate for so long I have stayed my hand out of fear fear or breaking this delicate balance sustained by he and I by the world but I will not lay here unnoticed while he risks his life no for too long my eyes have watched as he sacrificed and sweat and swore but no more my name is kaguya utsuki and I will be silent no longer the scariest man out there is not the psychopath who feels nothing it's the man who knows the meaning of pain for he is d to cause hurt truer words have never been spoken now I want you to think about that for a moment before you condemn me men what pray tell would you do if someone tried to take your love and butcher them and women if someone tried to take your beloved from you by some cruel the begotten means would you stand there and let them let them pry the light out of your eyes take the person that part of your soul to whom you've devoted your light your love life and happiness of course not you'd March right up there and kill that her or borrowing that why them so badly they'd never think to do it again that is the reason for my Deeds today I will be known as a monster after this a man's Slayer the black death in its purest form violent chaotic cold unfeeling it does not pause to give Mercy it does not stay a hand out of pity it simply strikes and Strikes and strikes again until there is nothing left to kill I write these words now as my Memoir in case this should go south so that I will be known my methods my motives my Deeds I am AA narudo and I am a fraud I don't expect to be understood only known and to my enemies I say thus suffer me now well that ought to do it humming softly the Black Death closed his jour journal and sealed it away in his back Nudo was silent for a long moment staring down at the quill in his hands then he sealed that too knowing that this might very well be his last entry was a sobering thought one he had no desire to dwell on but alas his mind was not something so easily tamed he raged in countless Direction even as he sought to re them in a bucking stallion as wild and fierce as ever refusing to obey are you satisfied and then there was the matter of his partner Mount even at this altitude he found he could hear aldwin the Lord of all dragons most clearly the most dreaded of all summons the price for calling whom could only be paid in Def perhaps he'd summoned him in a show of resolve for once released the word eater would not so easily return from whence he'd come I've made peace as best I can the an former blonde muttered remember our deal welp I know he sighed morosely a village is yours do with it as you will well said riding at top the back of an Almighty World eater was a feat few could lay claim to L A man writing in his diary amidst the writhing winds he knew he was breaking his edict but it couldn't be helped aldwin would not be satisfied with the death of one man nor in truth would he if he killed anoki and left IR would seek Vengeance there was of course a remedy for that a foul bitter pill one that he was loath to swallow but do so he must even if it meant going against orders tonight the Earth burned he could see the sun just beginning to set as they swoop down upon the outskirts of the village Jagged rays of red and orange painted the sky red heralding the coming of night Naruto felt something twist inside of him as he gazed upon the scene committing it to memory by this time tomorrow there would be only Ash and dust what have I become that I would do this he muttered where have I gone wrong steal your heart once more that ghostly voice see a woman's voice trailed in his ear the end comes the Final Act is nearly at hand what you do here today will shape the fate of nations with that Naruto felt the last string of his patience finally snap in the last week alone he had been pushed almost non-stop constantly being sent on missions tasks never once having a chance for peace and quiet now he was in no mood for games with a roar he reached in deep inside himself found the presence and plucked it out forcing it to the surface even as it struggled to rle away enough games what are you very well in a swirl of blue white light she was there nuto stared at her for a long moment this pale horned woman ghostly almost ethereal and frowned she looked little more than a ghost to his eyes a wraith her pale white orbs burning on him a long deceptively weak-looking hand pushed through white hair as she gazed upon him smiling I am a whisper I am Shadow I am a ghost what men fear most you nurtured me raised me helped me to grow inside of you until I became aware her white eyes cast him a long loving look I owe you much I say again what are you he ground his teeth a piece of something she hummed the sound like a faint Symphony just a small one her delicate fingers pinched together in emphasis for days I dwelt within you you were my savior my protector my guardian I have been with you this whole time every act of kindness savagery brutality and mercy I saw it all ah but I'm getting ahead of myself aren't I to answer your first inquiry my name is loto leaned forward in anticipation Kya is that name supposed to mean something I suppose not she demurred with a sigh even I don't truly know what it means I believe it is important however ah but we are here he stared into the brush below frowning there's nothing down the look again you will see the scouts oi no the woman smiled just like that he could see like the Bakugan only 10 times more effective the world was suddenly laid out before him Nudo saw it all every enime troop position well even where they kept their armaments this was Vision that defied even the Sharingan allowed him to see everything as if he were a God not a man the scouts were entirely vulnerable as the watch staled them in the dark and they didn't even know it wordlessly he dropped from the back of aldwin a lighting nearest the southernmost man see through my eyes the white wraith murmured no your enemy then in an impossible move she stroe forward and whispered to the Sentry words in his ear he's behind you she said the poor sod started who me that was his last thought before a hand closed around the Scout's face forfeit your mind night Duty they called it every Soldier had to take his turn whether they liked it or not standing in the storm with a sputtering torch someone had to watch had to stare into those shifting deceitful Mists and wonder if anyone was out there it was a cruel thankless task but someone had to do it watching fearing whatever might be lurking just beyond their Vision waiting to strike Shin knew there was he knew it but never spoke anoki laughed at such superstitions of course he did he was the suage he was used to it with his years of experience he knew better than to fear it supposedly oi his partner hicki said stepping up to the edge of the wall she do you see anything out there she scoffed loudly annoyed of course he didn't they stood with several dozen and others on the perimeter of the village wall watching from the outer keep Walla low fortification perhaps 20 ft tall that surrounded the grounds their job was to look for anything suspicious in the night which when you thought about it staring at an Endless Sea of black was incredibly boring who would be fool enough to attack you on now anyway after what had happened to koha no one had dared challenge him hence when you gave the strongest Village a black eye everyone tended to back off oh everyone expected a reprisal sure enough but that was she's job they were the first line of the defense ready to sound the alarm at the slight sign of danger still suspicious that was the word that they used it was all suspicious it was night that shifting Mist against the black that void made of darkness and stone he had never trusted it he was out there he knew the thing that was in the employ of kanoa the Black Death the man who had forced sunna and kir to Ally with them the mans whose Village they'd attacked solely on the word of that masked man really it was only a matter of time before it came here to the land of Earth the thought made she whimper no no no he was getting ahead of himself sending one man to assault a village even someone like a black death that was suicide no sir not happening something moved in the darkness she stepped back staring into the void his heart beginning to flutter hands beginning to sweat as he raised his blade wait what was that noise a distant flap flap flap of a sound like wings beating on the far Horizon like an eagle or a bird but that was impossible for them to hear it at this range it must have been a massive Beast gargon to an O he ran a hand through his flat black hair bright dark eyes growing wet with a sudden fear tears oh no oh no oh no no no no no no no no there there something yeah hicki said squinting I swear I see burned he came as she had always known he would on a bastial demonic Roar of a howl on the back of a in Dragon like a thousand gats on a hot day like a hail of burning blue arrows shot by an entire Army a shower of Burning Flame and death sprayed across the battlements chring stone and Bone a wall of shimmering death hundreds of fiery Trails zipping through the night metal rang against Stone and his fellows cried out in pain everywhere wherever as he looked he saw it red red red and endless stain of red and then he saw it it swooped over the battle like a cloud blown on the wind a dragon larger than any Beast or summons he'd ever seen whatever it was it drove people mad sending them shrieking and gibbering like lunatics scratching wildly at their faces as they burned a flame clawing out their eyes yipping madly in aain beasts and truder Ricky bellowed out someone get hand we need the five tales we need she stepped back again away from the clouds of Shadow and Flame retreating as II yelled out an alarm he died halfway through the call a Cai snapping wetly through his mouth throwing out a chip of tooth as it preceded out the back of his head he collapsed and she stumbled away from the corpse knowing that it was too late to run he was going to die here he realized he was going to die here at the hands of the black death and it was going to hurt and no no no no no no no he wasn't ready and yelping he ducked down holding his head between his hands daring to Peak through them abruptly the rain of con stopped silence in the air soldiers Lay Dying or groaning at his feet then it came whoosh with a dull thud aldwin crashed down onto the battlements nearly flattening him as it were the sheer force of its Landing drove Shion to his back a clawed hand crushed down to his right preventing him from leaping off the wall and into the village then it happened Black Death a dark shadow of death in the night a demon in the Mist he leapt neatly off the dragon's back with a rustle of cloth Landing neatly before him in a gymnast Crouch a harsh thud resounded in shs and he looked you at it and immediately wished he hadn't because he the damn adaa was here he straightened slowly and he found himself staring at a face set in stone a Rus of a scowl learing furiously down at his behind a half mask covering his jaw Eerie blank eyes peering down at him heer down at him raising a hand considering and then he spoke tugged down the mask his words like rolling Boulders stand he said she squeaked and thrust at him with a knife desperately an angry hiss issued forth from his Enemy at the weak effort I said stand die on your feet HEI terrified and crying he scrambled backwards on his hands a drunken crab struggling to get away from F's thing but the Black Death reached down and grabbed him forcing him to look into those blazing cold red eyes a low growl snake through the air between them as he was hoisted up up up forced to look into those deathly eyes an noi where is he I don't know he cried no one does he hasn't been seen for weeks she squeaked softly ducking down as the black deaths Beast leaned forward noxious fumes of napom spraying his face two final words issued forth from That Hideous ma too bad just like that he spread his arms and left him behind alone amid the corpses of what had once been a squad of nearly 100 men his knees gave and he collapsed into a boneless Heap sobbing oh thank heaven he was safe he never noticed the kunai in his gut until he bled out finally blessedly the terror left him thank you Naruto paused glancing at his victims as he sailed over the village interestingly enough these men and women almost seemed to be expecting him fascinating was anoki ready for him had someone tipped him off or was he simply unwilling to lower his guard in a time of War such as this whether it stemed out of negligence or incompetence it mattered little to him he needed to find a way to the cage without being detected or things were sure to go a Miss in any case leveling The Village as bitter a task as that was came later like that guard he' killed why had he done that the man had been terrified yet he died like the rest some pills must be swallowed no matter how bitter kaguya quoted frowning and I track toward a nearby window to conquer fear you must become fear you must bask in the fear of other men and men fear most what they cannot see you have to become a terrible thought kaguya's voice rang in his mind the words from before echoing in his skull like a Clarion call like your surname your tiltle you have to become an idea Terror Cloud their senses feel its power to distort to control and know that this power can be yours embrace your worst fear become one with the darkness Focus concentration master your senses you cannot leave any sign then he got an idea an awful idea the AI had got a wonderful awful idea what are you suggesting surrender I you wish to draw the cage out give up after all this he will almost certainly come to you and so he did oi y with a loud shout the AER raised his hands laughing as ald and swoop past raining hell on a nearby Homestead I Surrender when he woke it was almost a surprise he was sitting up tied and bound feeling as if someone had picked him up and slammed him against the wall a few times like he'd been shove through a storm of blades he groaned sitting up in the darkness in the dim light everything seemed almost unnaturally dark and he achd he achd oh how he achd his head pounding okay guess it worked he sat up further it made his body feel even worse but satisfaction dulled the pain to a slight Edge as he sat there blinking the terrible agonies he'd suffered during his sleep instantly became apparent gradually being replaced by the cool sensation of the cooled cobblestones beneath her legs aches and old pains resolved themselves and blessedly his mind came back to him he flexed his arms flinching slightly well mission accomplished now let's see if it paid off ah and he's awake he was not disappointed nuto looked up and sure enough there behind Barry seal reinforced glass anoki was learing at him really that was almost too easy so here he is the great black DEA he looked younger Naruto realized but that was to be expected did you really think you could kill me yes anoki looked down at him and spat why are you here brat because of that attack it was just in family silence rained enough dispose of him scoffing the old cage turned to storm away Nudo exhaled softly anoki slowly angrily like the breath of a great Dragon preparing to Exhale the entire room fell silent just a family it was a whisper slithering through the silence in my darkest hour they gave me hope they reminded me that life is more than just necessary precious something to respected preserved offended at all costs and Y on something as stupid as a wimu you when he looked up those eyes weren't red you they were white no eyes no irises just the blank slits of an Angry God pure and enraged you bottomless you the pits to Hell y Tred to take that from me a pair of red dots blossomed on his forehead fingers sharpening into claws steel that from me his voice deepened as though another were speaking with him no threw him kill that from me despite his best efforts the tsuchikage anoki actually flinched back those eyes what were those eyes people have been asking me what I'm going to do to those responsible Naruto snarled his soaked hair bleaching itself white as the helpless cage looked on and until now I really haven't had an answer for that what am I his head had a side fangs flashing murderously as the last of his Ebon loock stained themselves in Eerie Ash and gray the color of Dead Snow a savior killer murderer of men has bound arms strained against the shackles and chains holding him digging viciously into the barbed wire horns sprouted in his head twin points of scarlet relief standing up amidst the white however in a single movement he sced his legs out from under him shattering the chair into splinters I've realized something it doesn't matter who I am what I am a trapped hand pressing against the floor twisting upright against the blades uncaring for the barbs that bit into his flesh I'm here and you you're in my way he half of his wrist was all it took to sever the bindings entirely the moment his hands were free bodies began hitting the floor in Gore why succession his face shoved up against the glass of the interrogation room and splintered it eyes of Blaze the angry newborn horn God stalked towards anoi Eyes Of Glow twin coals in his skull when he spoke his voice was like rolling Boulders scraping together so you can tell me where the Madara is or you can die screaming alongside him rationality deserted on Oki him monster Noy and the devil I have heard that was all he could think even as a glowing blue hand burst through through the barrier and closed around his face burning him his flesh his mind his very Soul stripping it bare nut's eyes no not his eyes the eyes of a being overshadowing him acting through him bored into his soul searing him like the brand on that hand three words ripped through him flaying him apart as it sought for his knowledge suffer me now and then he was gone okay sadly the chapter is over and if you enjoyed just leave a like And subscribe with post notification so when the next chapter is ready you will be notified okay see you in the next video bye

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Published: Sat Apr 13 2024