Chapitre 90: Chapter 90 A Fond Farewell
Deidara had returned later than normal, due to using his clay dragon he had to take a path that while it was longer, had the lest likely chance of him being seen. He landed in the center of Whirlpool village where several clones surrounded him to take away his prisoners. His dragon turned into normal clay and was placed in the hatch on his suit. He stretched his arms glad to be back.
Naruto walked up to him.
"I take it everything went well", asked Naruto.
"Well enough, those two were the sea monsters. The man was running a scam to sink boats and collect gold. The girl was an experiment that he was using", said Deidara.
Naruto nodded.
"Good job, speaking of which I have a gift for you", said Naruto.
He took a scroll from his jacket and opened it. Applying a bit of chakra a small cloud of smoke appeared and he now held a strange bulky club made of metal. One side of the weapon had a narrow cutting edge, the other side had a bulky slab. Naruto grabbed the slab and unrolled it to reveal numerous explosive tags. Deidara's eyes widened behind his mask.
"The Shibunki, the blast sword. You got another of mists swords, and you are giving it to me, un", asked Deidara somewhat dubiously.
"This sword incorporates explosions into swordsmanship. Who better to have it than a master of explosions", said Naruto.
Deidara took the blade giving it a quick swig. He rolled the tags back up smiling all the way.
"I have got to test this", said Deidara.
Naruto nodded.
"By all means, enjoy it. Until you die that sword belongs to you", said Naruto.
Deidara ran off to practice with his new toy. Naruto chuckled somewhat as he turned to the prisoners who were now in chains.
"Take them to the cells. I'll interrogate them later. Right now I have some important work to do", said Naruto.
The clones nodded as they lead the two prisoners to the cells below.
Back in Konoha at the Hokage tower Hiruzen and Jiraiya were speaking to Tsunade on locations where ROOT bases could most likely be hidden as well as how to get into contact with Naruto so he and the others may return home. Durring their discussion there was a tap at the window. They looked to see a raven tapping it's beak on the window with a parchment in it's mouth. The Raven winked at them, this made Hiruzen smile as he walked over to the window to open it. The raven dropped the parchment on the ground ad flew away. Hiruzen cursed slightly at having to bend over to get the parchment with only one arm and a stiff back. He walked back to the chair and sighed as he sat.
He opened the parchment slowly to see a seal on it. Hiruzen looked at the seal with interest before a flash appeared to his side.
"Hey old man"
Hiruzen looked to the side and smiled to see Naruto standing next to him. With his arm he brought the boy into a hug.
"You're back. Oh I am so sorry for everything Naruto", said Hiruzen.
"It wasn't your fault. But right now we have to talk", said Naruto.
Hiruzen let go as he sat back down. Naruto turned to greet Jiraiya with a nod before he turned to the Hokage desk. He saw an elderly woman with fading blond hair. He raised an eyebrow.
"Tsunade I assume, funny you don't look like how Jiraiya described you", said Naruto.
She glared at the boy for a second. After a moment Jiraiya began laughing. All attention was turned to him.
"Ha ha ha, I forgot, Naruto cannot see genjutsu, oh thats good ha ha ha"
Tsunade threw a book on her desk at Jiraiya before turning to Naruto. Naruto looked at Jiraiya as he lay on the floor still laughing.
"Am I missing something", asked Naruto.
"Allow me to explain Naruto, Tsunade hides her age with a genjutsu. Seeing as you cannot see any genjutsu, you are the first and most likely only person to see what Tsunade really looks like", said Hiruzen.
"Ah, I see. I fail to see that humor however. People age, t's a fact of life. If you want to hide it then who am I to judge", said Naruto with a shrug.
Tsunade smiled a bit at that.
"Ignore Jiraiya. You must be Naruto", said Tsunade.
Naruto nodded.
"Yes, that I am. I have been busy since I left the village, I have a lot to talk to you about", said Naruto.
All attention turned on him. They waited patiently as he thought on what to start with.
"Well first, I have some information on a group known as Askatsuki", said Naruto.
Jiraiya shot up. His face completely serious.
"You know of Akatsuki", asked Jiraiya.
"I have two ex members of Akatsuki as allies. Sasori and Deidara respectively, they are good ninja, though Deidara is a bit headstrong", said Naruto.
All eyes widened as they looked at the boy.
"What", deadpanned Jiraiya.
"It is not important, what is important is I have information on Deidara's and Sasori's replacements, as well as identity on their leader, or at least a high ranking member", said Naruto.
"How did you manage that", asked Jiraiya.
"I ran into them when I helped liberate the Hidden mist, incedentily in return the Hidden Mist has agreed to ally with Konoha in return for my services", said Naruto.
Eyes widened again.
"How the fuck did you pull off that shit", asked Tsunade.
"I won't bore you with details, but Zabuza of the seven swordsmen is another ally of mine, I encountered him during my first C-Rank mission, he died but I resurrected him and his apprentice. They explained the mist situation and I agreed to help, the New Mizukage is a woman by the name of Mei Terumi, she is quite powerful, possesses the ability to command lave, possibly a bloodline trait", said Naruto.
"Thats impressive and everything, but what about the Akatsuki leader", asked Jiraiya.
"While in the Hidden Mist I encountered the previous Mizukage, he was the Jinchuriki of the Three Tails. As it turns out he was being controled by the Akatsuki leader, who possesses the Sharingan. However only one sharingan, through manipulation and deductive reasoning, I found his identity to be one Obito Uchiha..."
"What, Obito, but he died", said Hiruzen.
"He got better, at first he claimed to be Madara Uchiha, but I knew that was a lie seeing as I am in possession of Madara Uchiha's body. I believe that Obito was rescued by Madara, After some study of Madara's body, it showed he was dead for about a decade, he survived his battle at the Valley of the End for quite some time. I do not know Obito's plans, but I do know it is driven by however his teammate Rin died. I don't know much else, but I can confirm the masked Akatsuki member known as Tobi is Obito", said Naruto.
The room fell silent. Naruto watched carefully.
"Obito, was Kakashi's teammate, Rin was kidnapped by the Mist and made the Jinchuriki of the Three tails, their plan was to have her rescued and brought to the village where the beast would awaken and destroy us. She killed herself by jumping in front of Kakashi as he used his Lightning Cutter", said Hiruzen.
"That explains Obit's hatred of the hidden mist. I think he may have saw her die based on his knowledge of this event, it is possible he views Kakashi and Konoha as an enemy, meaning he is beyond our help", said Naruto.
No one said anything.
"He must have snapped", said Jiraiya.
"The other two members of the Akatsuki are Wilbur Whateley, he is a threat in and of itself. He is the one who killed Tsumes partner. He is the son of a human woman and Yog-Sothoth, Outer God of time and space. He can pull up to four versions of himself from alternate timelines to call aid, and commands forces that are alien in nature, some of which cause insanity just by looking at them. He has other abilities but that can wait. His ambition makes him one of the most dangerous men on the planet, and his powers will continue to evolve. His partner is someone named Hiruko, he uses multiple blood lines and summons strange hybrid monstrosities", said Naruto.
At this Jiraiya and Tsunade shot him a look. It did not get past Naruto.
"I take it you know him", asked Naruto.
"Hiruko was a leaf ninja, he was once our friend, until we found him experimenting with his chimera technique", said Jiraiya.
"I see, either way they are both very powerful, other than that, I cannot think on anything else with the Akatsuki, but I am not finished I have very Important information on Orochimaru and Danzo", said Naruto.
"Orochimaru first", said Hiruzen.
"He is in Demon country, he had become a Yig Worshiper and has started a cult around the serpent god. His cult is joined by two others, the Jashinists, and more dangerously the Cthulhu cult", said Naruto.
"What is this second cult", asked Tsunade.
"I never planed on revealing Cthulhu to you so soon, but circumstances being what they are, I have little choice. Cthulhu is a Great Old One, a creature more powerful than any of the tailed beasts, he sleeps under the sea in a sunken city that only raises to the surface when the stars are right. He is massive, to give you perspective The nine tailed fox is smaller than one of his fingers", said Naruto.
"Such a creature could not possibly exist without being found", said Hiruzen.
"To learn to much on Cthulhu, or to see him, Is to forefit your sanity, you lose your mind and more likely kill yourself. He is stronger than every ninja to exist or ever will exist, and he rises in less than ten years. Even if he was found, you would dismiss any who seen him as maniacs speaking in insane babblings", said Naruto.
"Ten years, is there any hope", asked Hiruzen.
"Maybe, but for now we should deal with his cult, they could make the situation worse. Finally this village may be in great danger", said Naruto.
"What do you mean", asked Jiraiya.
"Danzo took my reagent, the world is not ready for the power to resurrect the dead, and he used it on more than five hundred corpses. Unfortunately his formula was ineffective, he made them little more than mindless walking corpses fueled by hunger and rage. They are within one of his bases, if they get out, then they could destroy the village. And they cannot die without being obliterated. Ripping them apart does little more than create new problems considering that anything ripped off animates, the reagent if overdosed resurrects individual organs into it's own creature and they will attack anything alive. Damage the body to much, and you could have to fight off animate lungs or a moving heart that try to kill you, even the skin will start to move on it's own if able", said Naruto.
Tsunade was green as she heard this and shaking slightly. Narto turned to her a bit confused.
"Are you ok Tsunade", asked Naruto.
"I'm fine, just a bit sick. Do the walking dead still... Do they bleed", asked Tsunade.
"The reagent does not resurrect the body perfectly, only the brain, nervous system and muscles are fully functional, the Cardiovascular and digestive systems also function but are not needed for the thinking undeads continued survival. Destruction of the brain of those who regained their memories may turn them into the violent rage filled monsters. However that is only true with the completed reagent, and only if the correct dosage is injected into the upper spine, if it isn't then mindless undead things walk around rather than thinking undead people. Though Zabuza has shown he can somehow control his arm when it detached from him, but was reattached simply with a brace and some stitches, the dead cannot regenerate so there is that, but it isn't necessarily a good thing. The undead with a wrong dosage or imperfect formula will also continue to decompose even while they move. With that being said they can bleed and do so constantly if they hve wounds, but their blood is thick with coagulation", said Naruto.
Tsunade began to slowly return to her normal color and she stopped shaking as much but it was still there. Naruto filed that away for later, she seemed to have issues with blood for some reason. odd considering her profession.
"Are you telling me there are more than five hundred of those things under my village", screamed Hiruzen in anger.
"Yes, Danzo kept them for further study, a foolish idea, I even burn the mice when I finish, Of we do not take care of them then the village could fall should they escape. They may not be ninja, bu they are vicious and cannot die easily, you can never be sure one is really dead until there is nothing left", said Naruto.
"I will send an order to the ANBU to burn all ROOT bases, it's to much of a risk not to", said Tsunade.
"Good idea, but we have to make sure none of the ROOT agents accidentally unleash them, and we don't know how many are out there, and unlike us they know exactly where the base could be, it might already be to late", said Jiraiya.
"If that is the case then I suggest you plan evacuation routes, a lot of them. Who knows where the undead could come from. And burning hem will not kill them all. Either way I have to return to the others", said Naruto.
"Wait Naruto, I thought after the Danzo situation you and the others could have come back", said Hiruzen.
"I am safe, I have an army of Shadow clones, two S-ranked shinobi, and more allies, weapons, technology, and connections than most, I will be safe. I may return but I need to be away from the village to prepare. You have your goals, I have mine. I need to stop Cthulhu or the entire human species will cease to be. I will however keep in contact, I have taken Danzo's spy network on my own, and have access to Sasori's spies so it will not be difficult", said Naruto.
Jiraiya was about to object when Hiruzen raised his hand.
"Very well Naruto, with all you have given us we owe you that much. I will remove your missing nin status, as well as the missing nin status of your teammates. I cannot do anything about Sasori or Deidara. I will issue the three of you a traveling license similer to Jiraiya, just promise me you all will come back. That is if the new Hokage wills it", said Hiruzen. to Tsunade with a smile.
"Fine, I have a feeling I am going to regret some of this, but damn if this kid isn't smart, and he sounds like he knows what he's doing", said Tsunade.
Naruto nodded.
"Naruto, I must ask, how is Konohamaru", asked Hiruzen.
Naruto froze, this was an awkward situation. Best to leave a few things out.
"He is fine, he is helping me in the labs. I'd say he may be as smart as me. He stays out of fights, in the safety of the Shinigami, that's the name of the floating skull I left in. When I visit, I'll bring him", said Naruto.
Hiruzen nodded.
"I am going to trust him in your care. For now, but if something happens to him, or you. I will find that reagent of yours bring you back and kick both of your asses until either I die or your asses fall off and move on their own, and stomp them into dust", said Hiruzen.
His tone made Naruto gulp nervously, he had never heard the old man talk like that.
"I promise he will be safe, I'll be back, Oh before I forget I have one more request", said Naruto.
He pulled out a scroll and aplied Chakra to it. A massive pile of money appeared on the scroll. Everyone stared at the pile, Tsunade's mouth began to water.
"I wouls like to pay for an S-rank mission, I wish for Team 8 and Team 10 to be trained by me, I have a few gifts for them as well. I can transport them to my village instantly", said Naruto.
Tsunade took the money with a smile.
"Where did you get that much money, that is enough to pay for at least five S-rank missions", asked Hiruzen.
"Sasuke split the Uchiha funds among me and Sakura, this is not even a hundredth of my funds alone, the Uchiha were very wealthy", said Naruto.
"Well seeing as you are paying for both teams, I suppose this could be allowed, how long do you want to train them", asked Tsunade.
"Indefinitely, at least for the next few years", said Naruto.
"I cannot allow that", said Tsunade.
"I have obtained several lost summoning contracts for them, with my help They will be as powerful as Akatsuki, I myself am an S-rank ninja, and I am running my own hidden village. They will be safe. Do this, and the heirs to all those clans will be More powerful than any of their ancestors. The Leaf would only become more powerful, they will not stay forever. Like me they may return whenever they wish, and with my fathers technique it would be instantaneous. There is little downside other than a smaller force, and even after the Suna incident, with the mist and suna alliance, you officially are the only village with two allies. You can afford the risk", said Naruto.
"You have put a lot a thought into this havent you", asked Hiruzen.
"I never lie Old man, you know this. Right now I am the only one who knows about Cthulhu with the power to stop him. It may fail, but I am not giving up without a fight, but I cannot do it alone", said Naruto.
"I trust you Naruto, but you need to trust me, this Village of yours where is it. I need to know", said Hiruzen.
Naruto sighed.
"I know I am asking for a lot Old Man. I cannot tell you where the village is, not yet. But I can say it is in Water Country", said Naruto.
Hiruzen smiled.
"I see, very well then", said Hiruzen as he nodded to Tsunade.
"Fine, you get your genin, but I want notes on their progress, and I want a way to contact you at any time", said Tsunade.
"Done, we have long range communications set up, I will get you a radio that cannot be tracked. Do we have a deal", asked Naruto as he held out his hand.
Reluctantly Tsunade raised her own hand and shook. Naruto smiled before he flashed out of sight. The three in the room just looked where he once was. Hiruzen sighed.
"Should we tell Kakasi about Obitio", asked Hiruzen.
The room fell silent.
Naruto reappeared in a rather rich part of the village. He walked the area until he made it to the home where Danzo lived. He smiled when he looked at it. It was time to get the Baku summoning contract.
Sasori walked into the cells where the prisoners were kept. He had wanted to speak to this prisoner for quite some time, and now was his chance. He sat in the chair and activated the microphone.
"Hello Kabuto", said Sasori.
Kabuto looked up at the red haired man before him. His face emotionless like a puppet.
"Who are you", asked Kabuto.
"After all you have helped me with, and then to betray me I am surprized you do not remember me. I am Sasori"
"Impossible, you are much to young to be him", said Kabuto.
At this Sasori undid his robe to reveal his puppet body. Kabuto stared at him wide eyed as he subconsciously took a step back.
"I do not age Kabuto, I am immortal. Forever a living puppet, I will not age, and I will not die. All thanks to Naruto", said Sasori.
Kabuto did not speak. He only looked at the puppet before him with eyes betraying his fear.
"You know, you were always loyal, or so I believed. Then yo run off with the snake. I'm disappointed Kabuto. Either way it is not important. I no longer require your services. I have better spies than you could ever hope to be, and I no longer require a medic ninja, but I wonder if a new puppet would be an excellent edition to my collection, unfortunately Naruto has found you of use, pity but I owe him so much that I will forget old grudges, I just wanted you to know that should you find some way to escape, I will show you the greatest show you could possibly imagine, before I make you apart of it", said Sasori.
And like that the Puppet left, leaving Kabuto to his own devices.
After finding where Danzo hid the Baku contract Naruto immediately returned home. With this final contract he could give one to every genin from his class, they were the few people he could trust. Though now with that done, it was time for Minato and Kushina to leave. They had long passed the original month they were ment to be here, and the wound in reality would fester if they did not leave soon. So Naruto went to their room. Once at the door he knocked.
"Come in", said the voice of Kushina.
Naruto opened the door and looked at them. He sighed.
"You know you cannot stay here any longer", said Naruto.
Both flinched. They looked down to Naruto for a moment.
"You both knew this day would come, I won't lie these months have been great and I am glad to have met my parents, but you have your own universe to return to. I do not know how time passes between the two, you could arrive after you just left, or thousands of years from when you left. But you have to go back. Eventusally something will find the wound in the universe, it wont heal unless you leave", said Naruto.
Kushina sighed as she walked to Naruto. She got down on one knee and hugged the boy.
"We are going to miss you, you know", said Kushina.
Minato wrapped his arms around both of them. Nothing more was said during the embrace.
"I'm going to miss you as well, but the dangers are to high, I hope you two find solice", said Naruto.
"Don't worry we will manage, just know that even though you are not Menma, you are still our son", said Minato.
"And don't you forget it", said Kushina with a tearful smile.
Black tears fell from the eyes of Azathoth once more. Naruto took a deep breath and did his best to will the tears away.
"Thank you, it was nice to have a mother and a father, I will never forget you", said Naruto.
"I know you won't Naruto, just try not to lose yourself, I have seen everything you are doing and I know it has to take it's toll on you, but you have friends to help you along the way", said Minato.
Naruto nodded.
"Naruto I don't know what the future holds for you, but. Just be careful", said Kushina.
Naruto smiled and nodded. They returned the gesture before Minato pulled out several of his kunai. With a deep breath he held them outward spinning them in his hands. Yellow sparks lead off the Kunai.
"Flying Thunder God Jutsu: Redux", said Minato.
And they were gone in a flash. Naruto stood looking at the spot they once stood before he turned around and left.
Run, jump, tackle, leap, bite, Feed. The Kabuto snake like clones worked like pack animals, five of them remained, hunting game. They tore apart a boar and feasted. Hissing to themselves as they did. It was late, very late, but the night was there ally. They still hungered after feeding on the boar. That's when they saw it. Lights in the sky. The experiments hid as the lights approached them. When the lights passed them they thought they were safe untill a spotlight shone on them. There was a buzzing sound, as it neared it turned into flapping, followed by the appearance of lights shifting colors as they made their way to the snake men.
The bugs made little sound as they swooped down grabbing the clones and injecting them with venom to lull them to sleep. They then flew to the light in the sky, toward a living ship. The Mi-go found these snake like creatures interesting. They would be worth study.
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