Naruto Fan Fiction / Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Dolphin's Five ❯ Duo's Past Revealed and Meet the Dolphin! ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Don't own and only basic editing.

 

Warnings: Mild swearing, Masculine Iruka, only minor editing (I figured I've left you all waiting long enough. I'll come back and re-edit it later.)

 

AN: Read the AN at the Bottom!

 

Chapter 3: Duo's Past Revealed and Meet the Dolphin!

 

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“Kage Bushin no Jutsu!”

 

Suddenly instead of one shinigami possessed Duo there are give of the fox grinning bastards. The sudden standstill in the fighting, resulting immediately after the Duoes appear, is all he needs. /'This is too friggin' funny! Oh look, Wuffers looks ready to piss himself.'/ The grin on the Duoes faces take on a wider and toothier cast that causes our favorite ex-pilots to quickly start contemplating recent sins against Duo. With a quick flick of his wrist the kage bushin disappears and reappears in front of their opponents with a fast and hard hook to the jaw (two Duoes for Kakashi, one of whom buries his fist in the masked jounin's gut). The resulting free-for-all was low down, dirty, scratching, biting, clawing perfection Duo would later assert. However, all good things must come to an end…

 

Four swift kunai out of no where `poofs' the kage bushin Duoes out of existence and effectively ends the pseudo-bar-room-brawl, /'After all, we are technically in the middle of a forest, heh…'/. Separating into their two respective teams the ex-pilots look up where the kunai came from only to be confronted by an old man in red and white robes and hat. Duo's jaw drops while the other four pilots notice a man with a scar across his nose, one man with a heavily scarred face and black headband, and a large number of other jounin scattered around. Duo finally manages to croak out, “Hokage? The Hokage of the legendary village of Konohagakure? How the hell did I not notice the flippin' Hokage's chakra signature?! Damnit, I'm glad Pestilence is dead because otherwise he'd kill me for this.” The other four ex-pilots glance askance at Duo while all the jounin present (Scarecrow included) sweat drop.

 

Smirking, the Hokage pulls out his pipe from the folds of his robes and lights it. Taking a deep lungful of the pungent smoke he quickly scans the strange teens before him then motions with his hand for the surrounding jounin to stand down. Turning back to the purple eyed youth, he chuckles at his landed fish impression. Flushing lightly, Duo snaps his jaw shut so quickly his teeth click. “Seeing as you seem to be the most informed of your companions, I hope you can shed some light on why you are here, fighting one of my genin teams?”

 

“Just answer one question for me and I'll be bale to answer yours. Which Hokage are you?” /'Please don't let him be who I think he is, please, please, please! I may be an atheist bastard but surely you can't hate me that much?! Right?'/ 1

 

“I am the Third Hokage Sarutobi. I came out of retirement 15 years ago after the Kyuubi no Kitsune attack.” Legs suddenly jellied Duo drops to his ass (not recommended without pants in the middle of a forest) with a dazed expression. Quatre grabs onto Trowa to keep himself from imitating Duo while his head reels from the sudden onslaught of emotions from the braided teen.

 

“02, 04 status?” Heero barks at the dazed pilots. “Not good, not good, very Not Good 01.” Duo mumbles. “02?” Heero asks gently, or as gently has possible for him anyway. Turning his glazed up to concerned Prussian blues, Duo haltingly explains.

 

“Long ago back in history, specifically Japanese, you'll find reference to ninjas. What you won't find id reference to a second, elite group of ninjas able to wield chakra. These ninjas were faster, stronger, able to unleash devastating elemental attacks or crippling illusions. However, they prized secrecy above all else, and survival was immediately next. When war broke out in Asia, threatening their very existence they did something and disappeared, destroying all evidence they ever existed.”

 

“Wait Duo. You can't be suggesting what I think you are?” Quatre interrupts incredulously. Pushing away from Trowa's supportive frame, he kneels next to the sitting ex-pilot. Purple locks on teal and nods grimly. “Oh Allah…” the blonde mutters faintly, dazed as the implications. “How?” he croaks out. Smiling grimly, Duo takes up his narrative again.

 

“Time passed and memory turned to story, story turned to legend, and legend turned to myth. On the streets of L2 a small gang of young street rats led by a protective older rat fought to survive. One street rat was faster, agiler, and sneakier then the rest and could usually be counted on to bring in just enough for those who missed their mark. He became Second to the older boy. When the child was five a plague hit the slums and the older boy and most of the gang died and the few left looked to the Second for leadership. A few months later a mark went bad and the small pack of survivors was packed off to a charity Catholic orphanage. A year passed and again Death spread his wings. Rebels took over the orphanage and demanded a mobile suit or else everyone inside would die. The Second turned First offers to get it in exchange for everyone's safety even though the Sister begged him not to. Successful in his mission he returned only to find the church in fire and ruin; OZ had bombed the church to destroy the rebels, ignoring the orphans inside. After all, who would miss them?

 

“He scrambled inside to look for survivors and was only able to accept the Sister's cross before she died in his arms. Second turned First turned back to Shadow and a few months later Shadow was caught stowing away on an off colony ship by Pestilence. Pestilence was impressed by Shadow's ability to infiltrate the ship he personally designed the safeguards for and offered Shadow the chance to get revenge on those who hurt him. Shadow agreed and turned back to Second.

 

Turned out Pestilence was part of an old and secretive crowd. Although history lost all track of them the chakra wielders were still around, keeping as close as possible to the old ways while going out and marrying and breeding with the normal populace. Time passed and the numbers dwindled to a few hundred masters and apprentices throughout Earth and the colonies. If you can't figure it out Pestilence was one of them, a shinobi, and I became his apprentice. Not only did I train to pilot a Gundam, withstand interrogation, and shoot, I was trained to be silent, pinpoint accurate, and deadly. I was trained in the three basic disciplines of shinobi and how to wield my chakra. Eventually it was time for the Meteor to hit and with Pestilence's help, Second turned into Shinigami and became the death dealer.” Duo finishes off tonelessly, eyes dead. The jounin surrounding the ex-pilots exchange confused glances except the Hokage and Scar Nose who exchange commiserating looks and sadness and pain. Quatre's gasp draws everyone's attention. Face pinched and pale with pain, right hand clawing at his heart, he lunges at Duo and half sprawls half hugs the pained pain in the ass. A twig snaps under an approaching jounin and the other three teens snap into defensive positions around their two downed comrades with a “try and die” killing intent rolling over the Konoha nins. Rolling his eyes, Scar-Nose steps toward Heero, just out of arms reach (he wasn't stupid. Part of being a teacher requires some brains), and snaps “That's great and all but now will you explain what you and your group is doing in the middle of Konohagakure's training grounds?”

 

Duo's head snaps around so fast his neck cracks and his braid would have followed if Quatre wasn't pinning it between their bodies. Duo chuckles and a grin, albeit weak and sickly, appears. Scar-Nose scowls and barks, “Now!” “Jeez who the hell are you? A friggin' teacher?” Scar-Nose's smile is distinctly predatory as he tilts his head yes. “Umino Iruka, sensei at Konoha's Shinobi Academy, chunin.” Duo blinks, temporarily speechless, before he grins a true Duo fox grin and retorts, “Maxwell Duo aka Shinigami. I run, I hide, I never tell a lie. And what the hell are you doing as a chunin? You easily match or exceed half these bozos with you.” Iruka twitches while Sarutobi muffles a snicker behind his pipe and the surrounding jounin, once again, exchange confused glances. Mood successfully lifted, Quatre let's go of Duo but still leans on him in silent support and he can't help but feel extremely grateful for the little blonde's presence. Taking a steadying breath Duo finishes, “During the war Pestilence died but he didn't leave his apprentice without instruction. Even after his death he had his lessons sent to his apprentice, history, jutsu techniques, taijutsu regimens, etc. until the final lesson. Hiraishin no jutsu.”

 

Duo looks up at the gasps to see the jounin looking varying degrees of shocked, the Hokage looking thoughtful, and Iruka looking scarily calm. Killing intent was slowly permeating the air around the Academy sensei. “Let me guess,” /OK, way the hell too calm! Beware all calm teachers! /, “You performed it without supervision and someone,” Iruka gives a pointed look at the other four teens, “interrupted the sequence.” He pins his brown gaze on Duo who involuntarily shrinks back. /Hells…And I thought Zero Quat was bad…/ Duo starts twiddling with the end of his braid and gives a weak “Yes.” Killing intent explodes out in a shockwave and as quickly as it arrives it's gone, leaving about half the jounin on their ass, the other half shocked, the Hokage outright chuckling, and the misplaced teens crouched and wary. Iruka growls and turns to the Hokage who calms to smirking around his pipe. “Iruka you will escort our…misplaced young guests and watch them while I talk to the council, of course?” “Hai Hokaga-sama.”

 

Signaling to the rest of the jounin the Hokage disappears in a `poof' of smoke followed seconds later by the jounin. “Follow me; we're about 30 minutes outside the village.” Duo shrugs at the others and follows Iruka into the forest. The other four follow suit and the pilots quickly fall into formation behind the chunin.

 

“Maxwell will you explain what the hell is going on?” Wufei snaps. “Your comrade has shinobi training, possibly chunin level. Shinobi, unlike outsider ninja, have the ability to use their chakra. Chakra is a system of energy everyone is born with but it is whether you can wield it or not that separates the would-be shinobi from civilians. Your comrade tried to wield a high level technique called the Hiraishin no jutsu, a technique created and made famous by the Yondaime Hokage, Konoha's `Yellow Flash'.” Giving Duo a pointed look over his shoulder, he glances at the tohers who have varying degress of disbelief (one stone-faced version, one blank faced version, a contemptuous version, and one confused version). Sighing he stops and waits for the boys to settle around him. “Alright, what don't you understand?” Wufei, Trowa and Quatre look at Duo who looks pointedly at Heero. Grunting, Heero focuses on Iruka. “In our, time?, there is no concept of chakra or shinobi. Duo seems to be the living exception to every rule applicable.” Sighing and thanking Kami for being an experienced Academy sensei, he barks for them to sit while gathering his thoughts. Blinking and staring at each other the collective thoughts of the now sitting ex-pilots break down to /When the hell…? Damn, he's good./ Heero's confused expression leaves Duo and Quatre quietly snickering. They were ex-terrorists, not suicidal. All five focus back on Iruka when he coughs.

 

“Alright, I already explained the basic concept of chakra. Chakra is the basic energy of life, all living beings contain chakra, not just humans; however, humans are the only ones with the potential to use it. This is done by concentration your chakra into your hands and using a combination of different hand seals. The hand seals are: rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar.” Iruka flashes through the seals as he names them. “Your chakra can be molded in different ways, three of them being genjutsu,” Iruka quickly henges into an exact replica of Heero, “ninjutsu,” Iruka creates four bushin and they henge into one of the four other pilots, “and taijutsu.”

 

The henged pilots all move to a nearby tree and swiftly walk up them and hang upside down on tree limbs of various heights. Heero-Iruka hangs over the five pilots from a low branch. Trowa blinks and unfolds himself from his cross legged seat to stand. He moves over to each of the four bushin's trees and inspects them before coming back to Heero-Iruka's tree and rubs his hand along the tree. All he finds is natural bark. “How?”

 

Heero-Iruka smiles and drops from his branch into an easy crouch in the middle of the pilots. The other four bushin pilots arrange themselves around the seated pilots and Iruka. Quatre-henge starts and the pilots jump because he sounds exactly like the real Quatre. “Just as I can bend my chakra to create bushin or henge-,”

“-I can layer the chakra along different parts of my body, in this case my feet-,” Trowa-henge steps in before Duo-henge interrupts,

“-To climb solid surfaces, like these trees. Basic technique used to practice chakra control-,”

Wufei-henge continues, scowling at Duo-henge, “-The more advanced version is Water Walking, quite a bit harder because it is constantly fluctuating.”

Heero-Iruka nods and finishes, “I can infuse different parts of my body to gain extra speed or strength for taijutsu; however it can be very draining if you don't have a large chakra reserve like Naruto-kun or no real gift for it like Sakura-chan.” Blinking, Trowa sits back down and nods. “I see.”

 

Quickly signing `kai' the bushin and henge `poof' out. Smiling at the group, Iruka picks up his lecture. “Now, the ranks for shinobi are these: Academy student, Genin, Chunin, Jounin, ANBU, and Kage.” “Shadow?” Heero tilts his head slightly, messy brown hair covering his eyes. Iruka nods, “Hai. There are five Hidden Villages and each Village is lead by its strongest ninja or Kage. Konohagakure lead by the Hokage, Sunagakure and the Kazekage, Kirigakure and the Mizukage, Kumogakure and the Raikage, and Iwagakure and the Tsuchikage.”

 

“Village Hidden in the Leaves has the Fire Shadow, Hidden Village of Sand has the Wind Shadow, Hidden Village of Mist has the Water Shadow, Hidden village of Cloud has the Thunder Shadow, and Hidden Village of Rock has the Earth Shadow?” Heero asks and Iruka quickly confirms before continuing.

 

“Now- to explain how you got here. Your friend is chunin level at most and attempted to use a Kage level jutsu, which his not unheard of but requires extra care and concentraoin in the casting. The Hiraishin is a transportation jutsu, if not done correctly you could A) Suffer chakra burnout, B) Serious crippling injuries, C) Lose limbs, D) Die slowly, painfully, messily or any combination there of.” Guilt and delayed `Oh-shit' looks cross four of the five faces and they suddenly become interested in anything but the chunin's or the braided pilot's faces. “Don't worry, your friend is as much to blame as you lot,” Iruka grins at Duo's sheepish look and the group continues to Konoha.

 

 

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1- Duo doesn't believe in a heavenly God, he only belives in Shinigami or the God of Death. As for me, I happen to believe in reincarnation and think God and the Bible (all versions) are nothing but overly harped upons pieces of fiction. And I don't give a damn if you like it or not, all Flames will be ripped to shreds and leave me feeling vindicated in my beliefs.

 

Pretty much all info comes from Wikipedia- what info I didn't bastardize from my general knowledge (ie: The Villages and their Kages plus Hiraishin came from Wiki.)

 

Oh, and for you folks wondering about Iruka-lemme rant here:

 

Iruka teaches a hyperactive bunch of shinobi wannabes every day from some god awful AM to the Afternoon, all of whom have access to sharp pointy objects, basic chakra concepts, and the evil imagination of kids. I love reading Kakashi/ Bishie!Iruka but honestly, I don't see Iruka rolling over and playing dead for anyone, brats or jounin. He's a guy and damnit, I'm giving him balls! That doesn't mean he doesn't have his aniki or paternal side and I do plan to eventually pair him with Kakashi (Iruka/Kakashi, not Kakashi/Iruka!) but it won't be the main focus and it won't be him falling swooning at our silver-haired jounin's feet. Trust me, just wait for the next chapter; I am establishing Iruka's masculinity for all to see damnit!