Chapter 174: 167. Uzumaki Hundred Combo Smash
"Fine…"
Naruto frees Fu from her bindings and searches the place he is imprisoned in.
"Looks like those shinobis aren't hanging around here. I must grab my stuff and run away from here."
Naruto fumbles through the place and finds his wallet and weapon holster on a nearby table.
"Whew… Gama-chan is fine."
He picks up the Gama-chan and shakes it.
"Gama-chan is so thin."
Naruto pockets his belongings and turns to Fu.
"We have to hurry and get out of here before those bad people tie us again."
'If only my chakra wasn't sealed. It is so annoying… Dattebyo!'
Naruto bites his lips.
"Fu will follow you because you are Fu's friend."
Fu follows Naruto as both of them search for a way out.
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"So… Mr. Shibuki… or should I say village head Shibuki?… You seem to be in a hurry."
Izuna stops the man wearing the yellow kimono jacket man. Shibuki stops in his tracks and turns around and notices Izuna.
"You are… you are Izuna Uchiha."
He immediately recognizes the former as the memories of the past incident flashes through his mind.
"Ten years… it has been ten years since that incident. Sigh…"
Shibuki sighs as he reminisces his past.
"I am sorry for your loss."
Izuna consoles him.
"It's fine. Father died from the side-effects of the Hero Water and the poisoning of the Radiation Release Jutsu. He did his best to save everyone."
Shibuki closes his eyes as a small teardrop trail from one corner of his eye.
"Ahem… Anyway, I guess you are the person Konoha sent for this mission." Shibuki asks him.
"Yes, and I have a lead on the mission. I was about to meet with you, but I noticed you searching for someone."
"Ah… yes… Fu, I have to search for Fu. I don't know where that girl ran off to." Shibuki frantically searches around.
"Fu?" Izuna question Shibuki.
"Yes… yes, Fu is my disciple. She was cooped in the village and when she heard about my departure; she insisted on following me.
So, I brought her with me. But I never expected her to get lost in this small village. My people are also searching around here for her." Shibuki explains to Izuna.
'Fu… Fu… so the jinchuruki of the seven-tails is also here. I never expected to meet her so soon. This solves most of my troubles.'
"Very well, I will help you with your search." Izuna proposes to help Shibuki.
"I would appreciate that."
Shibuki describes the appearance of Fu to Izuna and Jiraiya.
'Hmm… looks like I was correct. It is indeed the jinchuruki of Seven-Tails. I wonder how Takigakure even managed to captured the Seven-tails in first place.'
Shibuki nods to both of them and flickers away.
"He seems to be very cowardly by nature. I wonder what made him so eager to risk his safety?"
Jiraiya accurately guesses the cowardly nature of Shibuki.
"He is indeed cowardly… ten years ago. during a mission, I met with his father… his father protected the Takigakure village with his life on the line and died shortly after.
I guess the trauma from that incident shaped him into a coward."
Izuna explains the circumstances of Shibuki to Jiraiya.
"I wonder how he became the head of a village with such a feeble personality."
Jiraiya shakes his head and turns to Izuna.
"Kid… now give me the intel on Orochimaru. I am sure you know something."
"Fine… fine…"
Izuna takes out a scroll from his pocket and tosses it over to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya opens the scroll and reads through its content.
"So… after his defeat at the hands of the Itachi; Orochimaru left the Akatsuki, and he has perfected his Forbidden Technique."
Jiraiya's expression turns grim as he reads the description of the Forbidden Technique.
'Living Corpse Reincarnation… it allows Orochimaru to transfer his soul to someone's else body while retaining their abilities.'
"Such a sinister technique. That Orochimaru he completed it."
Jiraiya clutches the scroll tightly.
"Well… well… ain't this description reminds of you something."
Izuna interrupts Jiraiya.
"What?"
Jiraiya frowns and turns to Izuna.
"Looks like you have forgotten about your childhood friend, Hiruko. He was the one who came up with this idea. Orochimaru just changed the technique to suit his needs."
Izuna chuckles as he walks away from the place.
"I have marked the location of last known hideout of Orochimaru. As for Naruto, don't worry about him, he can take care of himself."
Whoosh…
Izuna flickers away from the spot. Jiraiya tightly holds onto the scroll as he reminisces his past.
"Orochimaru… you broke the taboo. The matters of life and death aren't something to which anyone can have access to. I still regret my decision back then, if only I could have been a better friend and helped you back then."
Sigh…
Jiraiya takes a deep breath. He flips open the scroll and notices the location of Orochimaru's last hideout.
'I hope… it will lead me to some of his trails.'
Swoosh…
Jiraiya's body turns into smoke as he disappears from his place.
Whoosh...
'I am sorry, Jiraiya. I have prepared a contingency for you. You are as stubborn as ever. I guess, it is what makes you the protagonist of your novel.'
Izuna takes out a scroll from his pocket as a sealing formula appears on it.
'I hope it would help you in some dire situations.'
Izuna walks towards the location of Naruto.
'Time to check on Naruto. I sealed his chakra earlier, but I guess he is in a much bigger pinch than I thought. He still lacks the experience of a proper fight.
I grew up during a war and took part in it at the age of eight. Most of my classmates during that time are either dead or retired as shinobi. Peaceful times sure are good.'
Izuna shakes his head and flickers towards an old abandoned building.
'I wonder how every village or location has such abandoned buildings, which are an ideal spot for kidnappers.'
He activates his Sharingan and looks through the building. He locates Naruto and Fu fumbling out from the building.
Hmm…
Izuna senses two chakra signatures approaching the building.
'Looks like Naruto picked up a pretty bad timing for an escape. I would like to see. How would he perform against these fellows?
These fellows seem to be rogue ninjas from Takigakure. I guess someone from the Takigakure village leaked the news of Shibuki's departure. But why did they target Naruto? Guess, only one way to find out.'
Izuna hides his presence as he witnesses the entire incident.
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"Did you tie them properly?"
The silent rogue ninja questions his violent partner.
"You don't have to worry about that? They won't be able to escape… with their level of abilities. We just have to bait the Village Head Shibuki and negotiate for Hero water for the life of this Konoha kid.
This way, we could get our hands-on Hero water and we would become ninjas of the Otogakure."
"True… I deserted the Takigakure because the current Village head is a coward and incompetent. I won't be able to pursue my dreams under his rule. My ambitions are far beyond the boundaries of Takigakure."
The silent rogue ninja clutches his fist.
"…"
Izuna eavesdrops on their conversation.
'Is he some kind of Shonen protagonist? The kind who is too adventurous and ventures out in the open world to pursue his dreams? He is more of a chunni than a protagonist.'
"We are finally out from this place."
Naruto walks out of the dilapidated building and stretches his body.
"Ano… Fu thinks that it is still too early for that."
Fu weakly points towards the two rogue ninjas.
"Oh… kid… you sure are gutsy. Planning to flee from our grasp."
The violent ninjas lick his lips and take out a kunai.
"I need to rough you a little to hammer some sense in your brain."
Whoosh…
The violent ninja flickers towards Naruto and attacks him.
Bam…
Naruto blocks the attack and counterattacks with his kick.
'Hmm… he is still far from Rock Lee's level but at least he is not slacking on his Taijutsu practice.'
Izuna nods his head.
'I guess the idea of Sasuke leaving him into dust bolstered him for more training. But sadly, Naruto's physique is still weak. He needs more physical training.'
Bang…
The kick lands on the rogue ninja who blocks it with his arm.
"Kid… I don't know where are you getting your confidence from?"
Bang…
The rogue ninja punches Naruto squarely in guts.
Bleurgh…
Naruto spits out a mouthful of saliva and clutches his stomach.
"Damnit… if only I had chakra." He yells in frustration.
'Hmm… seems like Naruto has learned his lesson. Flashy Ninjutsu techniques aren't always the way to go.'
Izuna makes some hand signs and releases the seal on Naruto.
Whoosh…
Naruto releases a burst of chakra from his body.
"Finally… I can use my chakra again."
He turns to the rogue ninjas and yells at them.
"Let's see who will beat whom."
'Multi- Shadow clone jutsu'
Naruto makes multiple shadow clones.
"You ready boys… let's show this bastard the power of our Taijutsu technique."
"Yes… boss" all the clones yell simultaneously.
"Naruto Uzumaki: Secret Technique: Uzumaki Taijutsu Hundred Combo Smash"
Around a hundred shadow clones attack the rogue shinobis from all directions.
"…"
Izuna silently stares at Naruto.
'His naming sense is as terrible as Minato.'
"I think it is a good name for such a technique."
Minato remarks from the Grimoire.
"Go… go… Naruto… beat them up." Kushina cheers for Naruto.
"…"
'Like father like son."
Yin Kurama grunts before closing its eyes.
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Chapter 175: 168. The Four- Tails
"Thanks for your help, Izuna-san."
Shibuki thanks Izuna as he rebukes Fu.
"Fu next time… don't run away on your own. You would be grounded for the next month."
"But… but Fu wants to make some friends."
She points towards Naruto.
"He is Fu's first friend."
Sigh…
Shibuki sighs and apologizes to Izuna.
"I am sorry for the trouble."
He turns towards the badly beaten rogue shinobis.
"The Takigakure village will take care of these traitors. After that incident ten years ago, Takigakure has been short on manpower."
Shibuki orders his subordinates.
"Very well… then we will be on our way."
Izuna nods his head and signals Naruto to follow him.
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"Our next destination is the Land of Earth followed by the Land of Medicine."
Izuna and Naruto walk through the forest as Izuna summarizes the destination of their journey.
'My next target is 'Four Tails'.'
Izuna enters his mindscape as he releases a wisp of chakra from his hand.
'Together with this… I have amassed the chakra of the Nine-tails, Eight-tails, Seven-Tails, Six-tails, and three tails. I am only missing the chakra of Five-tails, Four-tails, Two-tails, and One-tail.'
The chakra wisp floats in front of him, together with other chakras.
'I got lucky with the Eight-tails chakra. That snake Orochimaru was harvesting Eight-tails chakra in one of his secret hideout labs.'
Sigh…
Izuna sighs and continues to move towards the Land of Earth.
'It seems to be almost impossible to harness the power of Sage of Six-Paths without the chakra of the Nine-tailed beasts.
I will use the chakra of the tailed-beasts as a catalyst to form the Six Paths Chakra.'
"Nii-san… can you remove the chakra seal? It is getting harder to catch up with your pace. Huff… huff…"
Naruto breathes heavily as he follows Izuna.
"Naruto… that's my normal pace… you need to train more if you want to become the Hokage."
"I will become the strongest Hokage… Dattebyo!!"
Naruto clenches his fist and raises them in the air.
Izuna takes out a scroll from his pocket.
"Pride located the jinchuruki of the Four-tails. Now it is my turn to get the chakra."
Izuna inspects the map on the scroll.
'Roshi… the jinchuruki of the Four-tails is the oldest jinchuruki of all. He has been a jinchuruki for over thirty years and can harness most of the powers of the Four-tails.
It would be a tough battle to fight without revealing my identity. My other alias as Yuito Yuki is still there. Kirigakure doesn't want to lower its reputation by revealing my identity as a shinobi of Konoha.
Their pride won't let them do so. So… they requested to keep my alias of Yuito Yuki as a secret and declared Yuito Yuki as a hero of the Mist.'
Both Izuna and Naruto continue their journey through the Land of Earth.
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Huff… Huff…
Naruto is breathing heavily as he is carrying a giant boulder on his shoulders.
"Not bad… Naruto… you improved a lot in these three weeks."
Izuna praises Naruto as he rests against a tree.
"Nii-san… in these past few weeks… you only trained my body, when would I learn a cool new jutsu. I am tired of this training."
Bam…
Naruto places the boulder on the ground and lies down.
Haah… Haah…
"That's too difficult with these weights on my body."
"Listen… Naruto… the chakra in our body is the spiritual energy through which we could communicate with Nature, elements, and even other living beings.
This chakra is stored in a vessel, which is your body. Now… in your case… the chakra reserves of your body are enormous as an Uzumaki. On top of that… you are also the jinchuruki of Nine-tails which increases your chakra reserves even further."
Hmm…
Naruto nods his head as he tries to understand the explanation.
"But Nii-san… what does it have to do with a new jutsu? Teach me a new jutsu instead."
"…"
Sigh…
Izuna shakes his head as he continues.
"Naruto… you need chakra to release a jutsu. You have plenty of chakras… but your body can't handle this much amount of chakra. Wait… I will show it to you."
Izuna takes out a water balloon from his pocket.
"Naruto… pour some water in this balloon."
"Yes… Nii-san."
Naruto pours some water in the balloon and stops after the balloon is at full capacity.
"Keep pouring…" Izuna orders him.
"But… but… the balloon will explode… if we fill it with too much water." Naruto hesitates.
"Exactly… it is like your body… your body is weak. If you use Nine-tails chakra with such body, your body will suffer grievous injuries."
Izuna remembers the incident from the original where every time Nine-tails took control of Naruto; he would be badly wounded.
'The chakra of Nine-tails might be able to heal him… but the process is similar to the Hundred Seals of Tsunade. It just speeds up the division of cells… cells can only multiply a few times in their life.'
"Huh… I understand little but I get it. If I want to use that cool power, I would have to train harder."
Swoosh…
Naruto jumps with a new resolve and starts his training.
"This Naruto…"
Izuna shakes his head and continues to instruct Naruto.
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Another week passes in the blink of an eye.
At the borders of Land of Earth, in a distant village,
A middle-aged man with red hair and a tapered mustache and beard is chopping woods with an ax.
"Found him."
Izuna stares at the middle-aged man from a distance.
'I doubt he will happily offer me the chakra of the Four-tails. A fight is inevitable. I can't use my identity of Izuna Uchiha and Yuito Yuki to assault the jinchuruki of Iwagakure since it may create some political conflicts.'
Izuna makes some hand signs and changes his appearance.
'There are multiple Ronin from the Land of Iron wandering the world. I could change my appearance to one of them.'
Whoosh…
A heavy plate Armor covers Izuna's body. His appearance changes to that of a Samurai as he wields a sword.
'Roshi had some feuds with Samurais in his past. It won't be strange for a samurai to seek revenge on him.'
Izuna swings his sword as he walks towards Roshi.
'I have no prior experience with the Samurai way of the sword. I only saw a glimpse during the Ninja war.
It seems that Samurais are quite feared throughout the shinobi world. It would be a foolish decision on a shinobi's part to engage in a confrontation with a Samurai.'
Chop… chop… chop…
Roshi is chopping some firewoods.
Hmm…
He lifts his head and notices Izuna. A frown appears on Roshi's face as he grips his ax.
"What is the Ronin (Rogue Samurai) of the Land of Iron doing in the Land of Earth?"
Swish…
Izuna swings his sword and releases a crescent blade of energy at Roshi.
"Sword Style: Crescent Blade"
Swoosh…
Roshi jumps up in the air and dodges the chakra blade. He makes some hand signs.
"Lava Release: Scorching Steam Rock Jutsu"
He expels multiple blobs of lava from his mouth. The blobs solidify into multiple molten rocks that track Izuna.
Bam… bam…
Izuna dodges the molten boulders as they slam into nearby trees. The boulders hit the trees with a tremendous force and set them on fire.
Wham…
Izuna infuses chakra into his sword to increase its reach.
Swish… swish…
He swings the sword multiple times at Roshi.
"Kenjutsu: Iaido"
Izuna swings his blade with smooth, controlled movements and attacks Roshi. The sword knicks a bang of Roshi's hair.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Roshi performs a backflip and creates some distance between them.
"You are quite skilled with the sword. Looks like I have to get serious."
'Here it is.'
Izuna clutches his sword as he waits for the transformation.
"Lava Release: Chakra Mode"
Roshi claps his hand together. Four-tails appear behind him and his body gets covered in lava. The ground beneath Roshi melts.
Bam… bam…
Roshi kicks the flaming boulders towards Izuna.
"Kenjutsu: Raiden Slash"
Izuna infuses lightning chakra through the sword and slashes the boulders.
Whoosh…
Roshi flickers in front of him.
"Lava Release: Scorching Armoured Fist"
He punches Izuna with his lava coated fist.
Clank…
Izuna blocks the fist with his sword.
"Lava Release: Flower Fruit Mountain"
Roshi slams his legs on the ground and creates a volcano beneath him.
The volcano explodes violently, sending molten rocks flying in all directions. The volcanic shards bloom into a giant flower whose petals rain down on the ground.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Izuna dodges the flame petals and stares at Roshi.
'This old man is quite hard-headed. He sure is a tough nut to crack. But my job here is done.'
Izuna enters his mindscape where he releases a wisp of chakra from his hand.
'I guess… it is enough. The rest of the jinchurukis are hard to come by. They are too deeply secured within the bounds of their village.'
Swish…
Izuna sheathes his sword and bows before Roshi.
"I am sorry. I mistook you for someone else."
Hmm…
"I could see so. There was no killing intent in your blows, otherwise the sword of a Samurai is sharp enough to slice through a mountain. Better watch out next time."
Roshi scoffs at him and returns to his wood chopping.
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A/N:- People who are wondering why Roshi behaved the way he did is because I did some research and found that in past Roshi had some feud with Shinobi with Land of Earth being close to Land Of Iron and all. He was guilt-ridden by one of his act and thus left the village. Samurai's would often attack him and he would spare them if there was no malicious intent.
Some people could even remember when he first fought with Kisame he saw the bloodthirst and pointed out 'it doesn't seem to be the case of a mistook identity'.
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