Chương 87: Naruto Real Mission Part 1
Author note: This chapter post in the wrong spot. This is the reposting. Autocorrect has messed it up. Will proofread in 24 hours. The next chapter will follow around that time.
"Alright team, listen up. This is Tazuna, the bridge builder we are escorting. The priority is making sure he lives and completes his bridge project. That understood?" Kakashi said serious for once. The question was rhetorical.
"Of course." Naruto and company said together.
"Due to some circumstances, another team will be going with." The Hokage added. The door opened to reveal Kai, Arianna, Nines, and the Quints.
"Hi there." Kai said politely. "I will just be around so to speak. Kinda going on a family outing." Nines and Arianna were smirking. "They have never been, so yah know. Good as time as any."
"We are gonna travel all over!" The Quints said togethor." They were the most excited to leave with Kai.
When Tsume came with, things were always boring. She took care of any danger before they could act. Tsume was protective of them more than people knew. Much more.
The fact she let them travel with Kai, was to give them a little independence. To the village, the Quints were just rambunctious 6-year-olds. In fact, they were about that age. Until they grew a bit more, Kai and Tsume thought it best to keep them in the current time setting.
After this mission, however, they would go to a special dimension the same as some of the others that had a faster timeline. War needed a little more maturity from them.
"Yeah big cousin Naruto, you better not screw up your first big mission. If you do, I am telling TenTen on you." Nines pointed to Naruto with a grin. "But Sakura will keep your booboo all healed I bet." She made a kissy face at the two.
"Heh!" Sasuke smirked to keep from laughing.
"Why you little stinker." Naruto grumbled at his little cousin. He didn't say anything else as he folded his arms.
"Hehe," Sakura chuckled. "See Naruto has grown up. He won't take the bait that easy."
"Uh-huh, he has gotten a little kooler." Nines smiled agreeing.
"This is the group that is going to protect me? A bunch of kids?" Tazuna grumbled. "I need better than this!"
"Tch." Nines jumped over and held her hand at his throat drawing blood. She was supported by a small sting to make her chest level. "Ara ara, what a stupid old man. Grumbling despite not knowing things."
"Gulp!" Tazuna took a swallow as he then wet his pants. 'Those eyes are dangerous.' He stared at Nines blue eyes that shined with malice. "It was just a joke is all. The humor of an old man."
"You didn't even notice you were in an illusion. A man of your age should be more careful. You might lose your head." Nines dropped down and stepped back. "Even a non-ninja can detect some traces with enough willpower. Your willpower happens to be lacking old man."
"An illusion?!" Tazuna watched as the area turned wavy before returning to normal. "When did that happen?"
"You should not underestimate our ninja." The Hokage said with an edge in his voice. "We would not assign kids as you put it. Everyone that is going, is from a strong clan. As well as top in the fields."
"Right. I am sorry, forgive me." Tazuna bowed in apology. The rest of the conversation went smoothly afterward. They took time out for the man to go change his pants as well. Gathering togethor was easy after that. A heavy feeling in the air. Both teams left to go to the main gate and move out.
"So what can we expect on this mission?" Naruto asked Sasuke.
"A few rogue ninja I imagine. Maybe two or three ambushes at best." Sasuke said thoughtfully. He reached in his bag and pulled out a book. "Let's see.. ah yeah, there are a few rogue ninja that operate around this area till our destination. The lowest is around chunin. Highest is anbu."
"Haa sounds like a difficult mission." Sakura sighed. "Ah well, more practice." She was the closest to Tazuna with Naruto in front of her. Shino remained a good bit off the path communing with bugs getting info as they moved. To the side, was Sasuke about even with Naruto. "I will do a little recon." Going through the hand signs, she created a shadow clone to scout the area up ahead.
"Wait, let me send some with." Naruto went through the signs and created 4 clones. The clones then turned into 4 random ninja with Mist headbands. "That should help."
"Oh, you have been studying." Sakura smiled. "That is good."
"Humph, he still needs better attacking skills." Sasuke added. "You should come over and learn some. We can make a bet out of it."
"You gamble too much." Naruto waved his hands in front of his face. He was tired of losing his money and the new skills he picked in wagers. "No thanks."
"Woosh!" The clones then took off to do recon.
'Leader,' Gemini transmitted from Kai's shadow. '..we are finally going to destroy that smuggling operation and drug facility?'
'Correct. With Tazuna coming for aid, it is the perfect chance to go in officially.' Kai answered back. 'As well see what has happened in the Mist Village. For some reason the fog that covers the place is way thicker than normal. And talks of strange chakra beasts in the area leave much to be desired.'
'Do you think it has something to do with the disappearance of the Mizukage?' Gemini asked skeptically.
'I do not know. But we will find out.' Kai said as he stroked his chin. He felt a pair of eyes on him and looked down. "What is it Nines?"
"When do I get put on a ninja team?" She had her hands on her hips. She tried to look demanding but it failed. "I mean, I know the Quints are having to wait, but why do I have to."
"Because I rather you wait." Arianna answered. She stared at her daughter intently. "Right now the only ones I feel comfortable on the same team as you are the Quints. The rest not so much. And they have a good cohesive unit already. You cannot join TenTen's squad. They are mile's ahead of the others."
"But it would be great to be with them." Nines said with a pout. "I just think I could provide a lot to their team."
"No." Kai said sternly. "The difference in skill would be to much. You just learned to become a ninja really. Your first kill was supervised and against a chakra beast at that. Killing a person is different. If you have not grasped that yet, then maybe you should not be a ninja just yet?"
"No! I understand!" Nines yelled. Covering her mouth she realized she should not have done that. "I.. am going to join them on recon to make up for the outburst just now."
Her mother gave her a nod and Nines made 12 clones then shot off.
"Thank you for that." Arianna grabbed Kai by the sleeve. "Always playing the bad guy. It makes things so much easier. She is so different from Arietta. So eager to prove herself."
"Yeah.. I can not understand why though? We have given all the support we can, as well as restricted from things she is not ready for mentally. Hmmm..." Kai wanted to be sure of something. "Jaws go ahead and tail her. Gemini keep an eye on the Quints."
"Woosh!" A blur left his hair and shot off.
"Bwoom!" Gemini left his shadow and shot off towards the Quints.
"Expecting trouble?" Arianna asked.
"No. But never to careful." Kai assured her. Everything went smoothly for the next few hours. Once they stopped to make camp, Kakashi came up to Kai. "Yes?" He asked the young man.
"So about Hana..." He rubbed the bottom of his neck. The man was nervous. Despite thinking of several ways to break it to Kai over the past few weeks. "We have been dating awhile. A few years to be exact and.. Ugh. This is harder than I thought. I wanted to let you know we got married on the mission we took to the Land of Tea."
"Ok." Kai said flatly.
"Ok? That is it? You are not angry?" Kakashi asked to make sure. He was expecting the man to at least yell at him. "Well.. I don't know what to say."
"Me neither." Kai said disappointed. "You are both grown and she definitely did not trust me enough to tell me. No matter, it is done now. Best of luck with your marriage." Turning to the side and peering into the distance, Kai saw a few Stone ninja. The Quints had a few traps not too far from the location. "I wonder if we will have to eliminate all of them?"
"I hope not." Kakashi said. His voice was grave as he spoke. Something about what was going on bothered him. Only time will tell though. "So the reports are true. The Stone Village is trying to take over the Land of Waves in its entirety. With the leaders mostly missing, the place is ripe for the picking."
"Yeah..." Kai droned out. "But it is fine. It is not the Leaf Village's concern. Anyway, I have something to do."
"Tut!" Kai kicked off the ground and disappeared into the distance. He went about 30 miles in one direction then 200 in another. His target was waiting for him.
"Hum?" A Rain ninja was there waiting. The man's build was quite the thing to see. A very buff ninja with long hair that was jet black. In his mouth was a rebreather to prevent others from taking in his toxic fumes. "Back in the day, no one could sneak up on me."
"It is not sneaking up Hanzo." Kai landed right in front of him. "It is just speed. Sneaking requires skill. I used none of that." Kai stretched his hand for a fist bump.
"Pat!" Hanzo tapped it creating a small shockwave.
"Good, the treatment has made you even stronger. Well worth the investment."
"All I had to do is give up my village position." Hanzo lamented. "Small price to pay. For my health and the return of my sanity. To think the poison sac I placed inside was slowly changing me."
"Well... who the hell told you to do that anyway? Some crazy cockamany shit right there. But it worked. Kind of." Kai gave a quick check over Hanzo's body. The man was ok and brimming with chakra among other things. "How goes your test and infiltration."
"Good. The poison I developed can destroy those cell samples you gave me with ease. I am also making another higher tier one." Hanzo passed over some papers to hand over. "Most of the data is there to make a few techniques with the medical info you gave me."
"Thanks. You have finished everything I have tasked you with. " Kai said simply. Hanzo slightly flinched as his heart sped up. "You ok?"
"Well, usually is when the betrayal happens. I rather not kill you my friend, or you kill me."
"Ummm you are safe. Why the hell would I kill you? Never mind that nonsense. The intel on that brat Nagato, what do you have for me?" Kai shook the idea of killing Hanzo away. Why do that, when the man worked hard? He even taught Kimimaro some things about peace. Helping to get the child away from the idea of total pacifism.
"Right. Embedding myself as a Jonin after faking my death work better than I thought. Nagato has met with a masked man more frequently. From what I understand, the man is injured. If what you said is true, I really wish I could have tried my new poisons on him." Hanzo gripped his hands tightly in anger. "But the intel was more important. They have located a few promising ninja to recruit. As well as a wandering samurai from the Land of Iron."
"Hmmm, that is more than enough." He grabbed the scroll and dropped it into a pocket dimension inside his pocket. "I am pulling you out from there altogether. Change yourself up and help with some things. The Village Hidden in the Mist may be under attack soon."
"Eh, so you are going to do what exactly?" Hanzo gave a nod and changed his attire. His clothing resembled that of someone much younger. Sporting a chunin vest with the Senju symbol on it. "These clothes are very comfy."
"Haha, yeah. Hold on to your lunch." Kai grabbed him and sped off. It took only a few seconds to make it back to the others. "Not so bad right?"
"My ears hurt you maniac!" Hanzo yelled. "Is that brat one of yours?" He pointed to Nines. "She looks dangerous." Even slightly disoriented, he was able to spot the immediate threats in the area.
"Because I am." Nines gave the man a smile. "I am a ninja, therefore dangerous. Don't let the cuteness fool you." Kai gave a look around and noticed a few of the Quints were missing. "Where are your brothers?" Nines gave a shrug in reply.
"They are at the lake filling up the water supply." Arianna said. "We found a few merchants fleeing. The biggest thing, they said was the country was doomed. They were heading to the Leaf Village from what I gathered."
"I see. I will go check on them. This is odd to say the least. I did not pass anyone when I ran through earlier. Either I completely overlooked them, or they are really good at disguising themselves from us." Kai scanned the direction of the boys. They were playing in the water with Shino on the lookout. Peering furthur he saw people badly injured heading towards them. People dressed like those from the land of Waves. They were pretty far from the border still.
"I thought so to. I let a clone follow them to check them over in detail. It has not vanished so it may be fine." Arianna said while tapping her chin. She thought over the people again and did not find anything that stuck out. "They were just in a rush, it may be nothing."
"Yeah." Kai nodded and moved towards the lake. "Han, try not to get in a fight with my daughter. She is a bit of a scrapper."
"Fwoosh!" In a burst of speed, he arrived just in time. The boys had weapons at the ready and were getting ready to strike. Sasuke and Naruto were standing over the water watching.
"Ok ok, stand down boys." Kai said firmly. "They are not hostiles. Well not all of them."
"Fwip!" Kai threw a kunai directly at a woman in the back. Effectively ending her life.
"Shino, take the body back to Kakashi to look over. Be careful of any traps on her." Kai said as a command. Shino nodded and picked the body up. "Naruto, Sasuke guard him." They both nodded and took off.
"Lord Senju, terrible news." The mist civilian said in front. The entire group worked for Kai. How the woman snuck into their fake refugee group was to be discussed later. "The Stone Village has made their move. What do you want us to do?"
"We begin the operation." Kai said. He looked at his sons and smiled. "Try to curb your excitement for now. It will be slow at first. As for the rest of you, are your families ready for this? Speak freely Shibati."
"No. The elders are hesitant." Shibati said almost defeated. "They want to find another way." Kai looked at them incredulously. If they did not fight for their freedom, then he surely wouldn't. Seeing their leaders' face, the "refugees" grimaced. "Do you still intend to help?"
"Haaaa!" Kai sighed. "I gave a few people my word, so I will. We will provide evacuation for those who want it. The rest are on their own. Try to convince them in the next months. It will only get worse from here."
They nodded and sprinted back to the various towns at full speed. No need to disguise anymore. From Kai's facial expression, they knew it was serious this time. They would receive no more help after this.
"Pops!" Runt called. out. He wanted to ask what was on his brother's mind. "Did you send the others away since it is a family affair?"
"Yes. As you know, Kari told me to stay alive no matter what. This is just one of the methods I have chosen." Kai said to them. "Just training my own forces would not be enough. I can recruit people who have a lot at stake. They have what they call heart. Fighting with a resolve that is hard to train up. Another village that is under my control or helping us, is for the best."
"Hmm ok." Runt nodded as well did the others. "I think we are going to have trouble on our hands. A lot of trouble. The history between the Stone Village and our family is not something small. Should we get the other surviving Uzumaki's involved?"
"No. They have their own problems. Also, they have appointed a new Kage to lead them. What happens to them now, has nothing to do with us." Kai shook his head in dismay. The Uzumaki had banded together and restarted their own thing against his advice. He told them to arm themselves better than before. They refused his advice adamantly. Setting up in the Land of Iron, they thought themselves safe. "Time to head back."
-Land of Iron-
"Are you sure about this?" A chunin asked. He was speaking to the Lord Of Iron and his Kage Karsu.
"Yes." The Lord of Iron said. "A small group of you will participate in the Chunin exams. You will show the techniques you have perfected here. If you do well, a larger division will be allowed to join the ranks."
"Hehe," Kage Karsu chuckled. "The way of the Samurai supplemented by Whirlpool swordsmanship. A beautiful combination I say."
The man was very flamboyant looking. Chest exposed from his robes and a devilish look in his eyes. He unnerved a lot of people, but the skill with the sword was quite something. It earned him all the respect.
"But to fight against your cousin's forces, are your people up to it?" The Lord of Iron asked.
"They will be. They know Kai-La is to blame for the massacre of our people. Saving a few of us was not enough to wipe away his sins." Karsu's voice was laced with chakra as he spoke. A weird power in his words that helped boost his charisma. "We have given out enough information to fool the masses. The chunin exam, we will shine."
"The methods better not embarrass the Land of Iron!" An aide said from the side. Next to him, a very stoic man gave a nod agreeing. "This is already borderline problematic."
"Oh, should we withdraw our support for your clansmen in the outer areas then?" Karasu threatened. "Far be it from us that your honor is blemished."
"Enough!" The Lord of Iron said sternly. "We are in this togethor. With those villages fighting amongst themselves, there is no telling when they may turn this way. We need to be prepared. Everyone is dismissed."
Sending them all out, The Lord of Iron thought about his backup plan. In his hand was a kunai that he kept close. 'Kai-La told me to be careful a decade ago. Maybe I should have sent them away?' Grabbing his drink, he took a small sip. "Haaaa, these old bones cannot take much more of this."
"Crash!" Throwing his cup down, he sneered. Another poison attempt to kill him. It did not work the same as before. This was the 37th attempt.
"Fools! If not for me they would be dead already!" As he fumed, the poison exited his body and burned away. 'A little longer and I will not wait, I will just finish the work the others did against your people. Karasu, you are just another little upstart waiting to die.'
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-Uzumaki Compound Land Of Iron-
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"Achoo!" Karasu sneezed and felt a shiver. Next to him, his aide smiled. "Do not say anything Daseo. It is not the way I dress that is the problem."
"Whatever you say." Daseo was a pure blood Uzumaki. A direct member of the founding group of the Village of Whirlpool. In other words close to the Senju bloodline. His parents were part of the first seperating from the clan. "It is not to late to change."
"No. I will prove to them they should have let me command the forces during the attack. Father was wrong as well as the Council." Karasu said. "Soon with the help of my Ally, things will change for us all."
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