Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Life for a Life ❯ Chapter 75 ( Chapter 75 )

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Chapter 75

Hokage Compound, Konoha

Two and a half weeks before Chuunin exams...

Shikamaru was busy poring over a book alongside his new friend Sasuke Uzamaki. The events of that night unusual to say the least, the youth was brought in for a multiple group of reasons.

Number 1: Shikamaru, was the strategist in charge of security for the Chuunin exams. Although he was technically considered a Jounin by the council and both Hokages it was not widely known for one main reason.

Who would ever suspect a lazy ninja for being that strong? Or even that smart despite his I.Q.?

Number 2: It was he who had designed the plans for security at the exams and when news of Danzou's betrayal was brought forth to him. Shikamaru stepped forward to begin baiting him out into the open....

According to his spy already in the ranks of ROOTS....

It was working...

Number 3: The Shadow Ninja could read between the lines with ease. A proficient code breaker and understanding of most literature, the youth was known for seeing the hidden meanings in everything

Number 4: He cared... Naruto was someone who accepted him, he was the reason, much like Hinata and others of the Rookie 9 as well as Team Gai had gotten stronger and more confident in their abilities. Even his spy in ROOTS was doing so because of Naruto's influence.

So when Sasuke had approached him with a book, and started speaking of this supposed story of the Biju. Shikamaru was indeed interested in what was going on. Temari beside him, the young woman from Sand was curious as well. Here to work on security plus keep an eye on the Sand ninjas here for the exams, she was a busy young ambassador.

For a variety of reasons, she stayed close to Shikamaru as well as the others. But the main reason she was helping out Konoha alongside Kankuro at times was simply her way of saying thank you....

Even though the events with Gaara being kidnapped was months ago. The young woman knew that there were times when her brother seemed far older than his 18 years. He had gone through so much, that if it wasn't for a certain knuckleheaded blonde youth here...

She wouldn't have the relationship she has with the red head as she does now...

So both her and Kankuro had sworn blood oaths to each other, that no matter what. They would help Naruto and Konoha for as long as they live. It was the only thing they could think of to thank the blonde youth for saving their small family.

When Shikamaru invited her for not only lunch, but to pick her brains relatively speaking on what she and the Sand people knew of the Biju....

She was ready to help.

Therefore, that is why others find a blonde with four pigtails a dark haired youth with one, and another with a bright gold streak at his temple, they just shake their heads in puzzlement as they halfway listen.

Finding themselves staying to do so even more. Some out of fear...

And some out of curiosity....

The man looked at the figure sitting calmly in front of him. The Vessel of the greater spirits smiling at him pleasantly, he looks at him in befuddlement.

“Why are you so happy?”

I am happy because the story of how we came to be here will be told. Maybe preventing him from arising ever again....

“Who?”

“D'Eskel....someone you really don't even want to mess with. Even the Kyuubi doesn't want to either....”

“The Nine-tales is afraid of this guy?”

Of course! Wouldn't you be afraid of the Ultimate Demon God?

Startled by this, the human trembles before the vessel who seems almost amused by his reaction at the sounds of this monster...

“How...”

According to someone very dear to me, there is a prophecy from eons before even I was born concerning D'Eskel's coming.

In a time to come

When destruction threatens us all

Nine shall walk the Earth

Not as beasts nor as spirits the nine

Shall take human form and one by one

Be forced to rejoin with one another

To weaken and break the seals

At this time all hope will become lost

Then there are those who shall rise

One is a hero by birth, but treated like death

The other is death, but treated like a hero

Two opposites, yet alike are the ones born with

The abilty to stop him...

One with the power of Resonation

The other with the power of Manipulation

They will be balanced by the one of Examination

When the fourth one returns, he alone will be able to summon

Their strength of heart

To bring forth the tenth of Hope when all lights go out....

Puzzled by this at first, Temari looks at Sasuke and Shikamaru. One of which is as pale as a ghost as he seems to back away...

“Sasuke?”

“The Ninth tail....” Sasuke whispers. “When I was still in Sound, Sasami had found a temple. She took me there, where a mysterious woman said that of the Nine Biju there was a reason why the Akatsuki was after Naruto and it was because of the Ninth tail.”

“Why specifically the Ninth tail...” Temari says in confusion.

“Because the Ninth is the fail safe device should the seals be broken...” Shikamaru states as he reads. “I will have to read on further but something tells me I don't have to eh Sasuke?”

“No...From what the woman told me, each of the Nine tails the Kyuubi has represents an aspect of the other 8. It is the ninth that is gift from the gods as well as a fail safe device because of its ability.”

“Which is...”

“Resonation.” Sasuke worded softly. Looking at the blonde woman, he begins to remember about the battle he had witnessed between their brothers years ago. “When Gaara and Naruto fought, I noticed something odd. Even though it should be a given that the Kyuubi vessel should be stronger, by skill alone Gaara should have won.”

“That's true...” Temari whispers as she thinks about it. “But instead of getting weaker...”

“Naruto got only stronger...in fact he was matching Gaara move for move eventually was he not.” Sasuke states as he looks to Shikamaru.

The genius and lazy ninja laying his down upon the counter, he realizes immediately by what Sasuke is saying and that Naruto has stumbled into something far older then even they as humans are.

“Naruto was using the Ninth tail during that battle....he was resonating with the Shukaku within Gaara.... Almost exactly how an Uchiha would use the Sharingan, the Ninth tail has to be a passive and immense version of it.”