Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes piercing the darkness ❯ Tragedy the wound that never heals ( Chapter 5 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

The next chapter is finally getting fired up and I warn you now that this one will be exceptionally violent because of three simple words; Gaara no Subaku. Gaara's past is going to be intense and I will put more emphasis on his relationship with his siblings as well as some character changes for some of them. Now for the references of the last chapter.
X-men: I'd be a liar to say that Ishi's powers weren't a little inspired by Jean Grey. I've always liked X-men and it was actually my brother who pointed it out. I kind of did it subconciously.
Hancock: This movie was awesome and I kind of borrowed the whole "asshole" thing from that movie. Will Smith rules. My opinion.

I have kind of slowed down on the writing tip. I kind of just didn't feel like it for a while. But I'm finally getting back to work. The thing that killed my mood was that I was reading a story and I atually liked it, until something happened that killed the whole thing for me. One word, SasuHina. 'shudders'. There have been no words created in the english language that can describe how much I hate that pairing. Hinata's entire role in the story of Naruto was to be the one girl in the village that wasn't hanging on Sasuke's nuts. Then people take her and make her a Sasuke groupie. I mean, if she liked Sasuke, she had plenty of chances to say something, but she barely even talked to him on the show, if at all. Even accidently seeing that pairing can fuck up my whole day. Not that I hate Sasuke or anything. I think he's cool too, kind of because he's like my brother, except for the betrayal part. Truthfully the only person in Naruto that I don't like is Sakura. I like Orochimaru more than her. But as I said in Resident Naruto, I bet you won't notice that in the story. Anyway, my next chapter begins and I hope people enjoy. Sorry but this kind of a flashback chapter as well as a plot setter for the next chapter. To make up for it though the next chapter will be packed with action. Let the chapter begin.


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Tragedy : The wound that never heals.



Mika: What are we suposed to do?
JJ: I don't know.

He replied to his teammate on their first B rank mission. Naruto sighed across from them. Currently the trio was at a restuarant somewhere on the outskirts of the land of waves. The restaurant was filled with people, mostly husky looking men who all appeared to be dangerous in some way. He also noticed that their was a man wearing a large cloak over his face who seemed to be sitting with a woman in a beautiful pink kimono across from him. He seemed to be the most dangerous, especially since he had brought along something that appeared to be as large as he body and covered in cloth. Their teacher had left to speak with the a man in the V.I.P. section of the restaurant the genin were beginning to grow inpatient.
Naruto: I'm bored. What are the mission specs again?
JJ: I don't know, Claire-sensei never told us. All she said was "hide your headbands and don't use any jutsu. We don't want them to know who we are or where we're from."
Mika: Why would we need to hide something like that?

All three sat back and thought until they all came to the same conclusion.
Mika: It's an assassination isn't it?
Naruto: Seems like it.
JJ: So we're here to assassinate somebody and we don't even get to kill the guy ourselves. This sucks huge donkey balls. This is all your fault.

He said pointing at Naruto. Naruto jumped back at the excusation and said.
Naruto: Hey you wanted a good mission too.
Mika: Hey, keep your voice down, am I the only one who noticed that this place is full of made men?
JJ: Of course not.
Naruto: Yeah, we have'nt lost track of where we are.
Mika: [For, those who don't know; it all started like this.]

[Flashback]
It had been two weeks since the adventure in the kingdom of flowers. Naruto's team had finally been able to join together and learn from how to work together. However, all of their missions were extremely weak considering their skill. Naruto stomped through the village until he came across the man he was looking for.
Naruto: SARUTOBI!!!!

He shouted as he pointed at the hokage. The said man turned to him with a smile.
Sarutobi: Whatever is the problem Naruto?
Naruto: You know what my problem is. What's the deal with all these bullshit missions?

At this point Claire was looking apologetically at the man as the entire village seemed to have gathered around them. All of the genin silently watched. Sarutobi smiled once again.
Sarutobi: I have no idea what you mean.
Naruto: I have the power to do so much more, but I've been sent on missions to walk dogs, pick leaves, catch cats, which I swear if I have to catch again I'll break it's legs. My talents are being wasted on such tasks.

He wasn't the only genin that felt that way. They all looked away and whistled.
Sarutobi: Well, you did say that you wanted to start from the bottom.
Naruto: I'm tired of you using my words against me. That's it old man. You, me right now, if I can beat you without once throwing a blow then you give me at least a B rank mission.

One ninja from the hokage's side stepped forward, but Sarutobi extended his arm in front of him. Konohamaru ran up to the side and decided to watch. If Naruto had a technique that could beat his grandpa without hitting him, then maybe he could teach it to him.
Sarutobi: Alright, if you can somehow manage to pull off such a feat then I will give you a B rank mission, but only if you can beat me.
Naruto: You might as well get the papers ready old man.

He said throwing up a seal and materializing twelve clones by his side. They all ran around Sarutobi and threw up a sign along with the real Naruto. All Narutos opened their mouths and shouted the same time.
Narutos: Harem Jutsu! [A/N: Yes, he still knows it.]
Sasuke: What jutsu.

What resulted was thirteen girls decked out, with nothing, but clouds to cover their naughty parts. The blonde haired beauties with their mast of exposed flesh winked at the hokage and half of the village' male population fell to the ground with the most massive nosebleed to ever grace the leaf village. Sasuke and Neji's nose erupted with blood and they quickly turned around. The only male in the area who remained indifferent was Shino who had quickly turned away.
Tenten: Lee, Gai-sensei!

She shouted to her unconcious allies. The lead girl pulled her hair from her pig-tails and let it fall to her back. She swiftly grabbed her hair and pulled it to her front before gently stroking it.
Naruto: Please hokage-sama, may I please have a B ranked mission. If you give me one, I'll be ever so grateful.

She said in a seductive voice, causing some of the other men, even Shino this time to have yet another nosebleed.
Konohamaru: Grandpa would never fall for something like that!

He shouted before looking at Sarutobi who had his head down with his hat covering his eyes. One of the cloned girls blew a kiss to the stunned hokage and blood erupted from his nose as he fell to the ground unconcious. The lead girl smiled and put both hands forward with both index and middle fingers held up together before dispelling the jutsu.
Naruto: I call that my sexy jutsu.

He said with a serious expression on his face.
JJ: How can you look serious after that!?

He shouted to his teammate while covering his nose with one hand.
Neji: Shameful.

He said while also covering his nose.
Naruto: That may be so, but it gets results.

He said looking at all of the passed out men on the ground, leaving Hinata and Hanabi too stunned to even speak.
Yubiki: Oh my Oni that was good.

She said on a roof across from them.
Yubiki: All those countless hours modeling for that boy to learn that, but it was so worth it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

She laughed loudly for everyone in the village to hear. Over one thousand nose plugs and ackward moments later, Naruto and his team found themselves in front of the hokage who seemed to be hiding his face. Naruto had his hands on the back of his head with an arrogant smile on his face. Sarutobi handed the mission slip to Claire and said.
Sarutobi: Just go.

Claire once again shot him an apologetic look and walked out, however, only she was allowed to look upon the mission's directives.

[Flashforward]
JJ: That was funnny though.
Mika: That it was. What do you think she's doing in there?
JJ: Claire-sensei's smooth, that guy is probably going down right now.

[Flash]
Noryuga: I'm glad that a woman as beautiful as you has entered my little establishment.
Claire: I'm glad that you invited me back here.
Noryuga: It's strange that you came with three children, though.

He said as cups of tea were placed in front of them. Claire smiled at the waitress and picked up her cup. She took a sip of it and Noryuga smiled slightly.
Noryuga: It's a shame that someone as beautiful as you had to try and trick me.
Claire: What do you mean?
Noryuga: I'm a very famous man, do you really think that you are the first ninja that's come for my head?
Claire: Oh, so you've figured it out?
Noryuga: Yes, and the cup you've just drank from is laced with a very potent poison. In only mere seconds you will be over taken by it and you will die a powerul and horrible death.

He said with a smile apparent on his face.
Claire: I don't know what ninjas came after you before, but I'm not them. My clan dabbles in dark arts that were believed to be lost. Many called it necromancy; the art of re-animating corpses. My ancestor created a serum that he himself tested. Because of that serum, our entire clan is immune to the sicknesses of normal people.
Noryuga: What?
Claire: And if we do somehow catch one of the these diseases we can concentrate it and re-direct it into a different form.

Claire placed her hand in front of her mouth and breathed slowly. The air hit Noryuga right in the face and the poison took immediate affect. The man's body began to react and everyone in the room jumped to alert. Noryuga started to cough blood before he grabbed his neck and puked blood onto the table and collapsed into the puddle of his own blood.
Claire: Game over big boy.

The waitress behind Claire ran up to her and tried to drive a knife into her back, but Claire leaned out of the way and grabbed the woman's arm before slamming her face first down into the table. Claire pulled a kunai and slammed it into the woman's back before she lifted her and spun her into the chest of a man that charged at her. Once the man fell to the ground, Claire walked over to him as he laid on the ground and slammed her foot into his neck before bringing her leg back up into the chest of the mob member that closed in on her. She flicked her leg to the side and kicked the man so hard that he went spinning back. Once he did she ran to his back in one fluid motion and snapped his neck. The wall behind her opened and men started to descend a large set of stairs after her.
Claire: Alright, come at me. I'll take you all on.

[Flash]
JJ stopped and looked at the door that seemed to have weird sounds coming from it. He was going to investigate, but something else caught his attention. It was an unruly man forcefully pulling on a woman down on the floor below them.
????: Hey baby come with me.
????: Sir, I'm sorry, but I can't go with you.
????: Com'n what's your name?
????: Haku.
????: What a beautiful name, I'm Bishi, and I want to get to know you better.
Haku: I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't want to know you better.

Haku looked slightly back at Zabuza who was sitting with his face slightly covered by the long brown cloak around his neck. He silently gave her a nod and it gave her a message. It meant that if he didn't back off, she had the permission to do away with him. Haku slipped a senbon needle between her fingers from her wristband and prepared to launch it at the man, but before she could she found that someone had grabbed the man's hand. JJ stood in front of the man and had gripped his hand so tight that it caused him to release Haku's wrist.
JJ: I believe she said she wasn't interested. Take a hint prick.

Mika looked down from their table and smiled.
Mika: Should we help him?
Naruto: No, he can handle it.

Haku hid her senbon needle and JJ squeezed tighter on the man's wrist. Naruto turned around as order seemed to sweep the room. He queited his mind and listened carefully to the people.
Naruto: ["The boss has been killed. The woman who did it was with those kids, kill them." Heh, not very subtle are they?]

He thought to himself as he smiled at Mika.
Mika: So much for the queit.
Naruto: Yeah I guess.

They said as they watched men slowly walk up behind the them. JJ had heard the orders well and he smiled.
JJ: Finally.

He pulled Bishi's arm and kicked him into the ribs before sending another kick to his head and sent him flipping sideways to the floor.
JJ: Com'n.

[Music que: Ante up-by MOP]

Naruto spun to the side and grabbed one of the man's heads before he slammed him face first into the wooden table and shattered it. Mika leaned forward and kicked his stool up behind her before she spun around and kicked it into the face of the man behind her. Naruto jumped with a back kick before he landed with a fierce spinning backhand the a different man's face. Mika peeked back as a man ran up behind her and she stomped down on the ground and caused a floorboard to fly into the man's jaw. She leaned down and kicked back into the board causing it to fly over her. She reached up and placed it on her shoulders before she spun around and smacked it into two men on each side of her before she tossed the plank in front of her and kicked it into another man's face and sent him falling back over the balcony of the second floor. He hit the ground hard and JJ smiled up at the girl before he ran over and jumped onto a table. He jumped off and kicked a man in the face before he landed on the ground with a low kick, that tripped the man to the ground. JJ flipped back and kicked a man in the chest before knocking him into the corner. JJ smiled and punched into his stomach and started to rapidly punch him before he jumped up with a spin kick that level the man to the ground. Naruto flipped away from a punch and rolled down under a table.
Lacky: We've got you now.

Naruto smiled as two men ran on each side of the table and he kicked the it up into both of their jaws before he did a hand stand and split kicked into both of their guts. Naruto waited until the right time and he kicked into the table causing it to go flying across the room. Mika looked at it and she ran toward it before she slid on her knees and leaned back under it. It continued on it's path and collided with the chest of the man behind her before it fell to the first floor. Zabuza looked over to Haku and said.
Zabuza: Those kids are good. Should we head out?

Haku just turned and looked at him with determined eyes.
Zabuza: You wanna help them don't you?

Haku nodded and Zabuza sighed heavy.
Zabuza: I should've known. I don't know how I let you talk me into these things.

Haku smiled before she ran to JJ's side and threw two senbon into a man's neck. She smiled and flipped over the crowd before tossing her senbons in various areas. When she landed she placed her hand back on the ground and flipped back with a kick to the head of the man behind her. Another man ran up at her side and Zabuza towered over her before he placed his entire hand over the man's face and lifted him in the air. Zabuza slammed the man back to the ground and kicked back into the stomach of a man behind him before he spun with a vicious right hook that sent the man spinning into a wall. Mika ran over to the banister and leapt down toward JJ and he caught her in his arms before he dodged a knife slash that came at him. Mika rolled to the ground and JJ spun with an upward kick to the man's neck and Naruto jumped down on top of a table before he flipped off and grabbed a man's neck in an underarm head lock before he span himself to the ground. [A/N: DDT] Naruto flipped back to his feet and kicked a broken table leg over to JJ. He caught it and smiled, it wasn't as good as his sword, which he had to leave because of his mission, but it was good for now. JJ charged forward and slashed down and man's chest before kicking into his stomach and continued with a sideslash to his stomach. Haku jumped in front of him and punched three times into a man's chest before finishing with a snap side kick. JJ ran under her and finished the man off with an upward slash. Zabuza kicked one of the mobsters back and slammed his face into a counter and flipping him back onto the floor. Zabuza reached over and grabbed the shirt of Bishi before he pulled him to his front and dropped down into a stance. Zabuza hit him with three hooks, an uppercut, and a vicious haymaker to his chest that sent him flying back into a wall. JJ dropped his wooden sword and ran into a man's face before he quickly uppercutted him and kicked his foot back causing him to go into a diving tackle. Naruto noticed a blue light cover his body for a second before he landed the hit. When he landed he rolled along the ground to dodge a knife that came flying at him. JJ stopped himself in front of the man who had thrown it and formed his hand like a claw before he jumped up with a clawed uppercut. He landed back on the ground and spun under another man before he formed his hand into a fist and jumped with a spinning uppercut into the man's chin that knocked him through the table behind him. A man ran behind and and Naruto intervened as he threw a chair at him and shouted.
Naruto: So this is what a bar room brawl is like! I love it. Come get some!

He said as he kicked a man across the restaurant and elbowed back into another mobster's neck before he high kicked back into the man's forehead. Mika charged forward and punched the man back before she turned with a sideways spin kick to the next man's chest. She flipped onto a table and slammed both of her elbows into it, causing it to collapse from it's foundation. When she hit the ground she rolled back and grabbed a large piece of wood before slammed it into a man's chest. JJ turned back with a straight kick to a mobsters chest and Zabuza punched him to the ground before he spun with a bone-breaking backhand to another one. Haku placed three senbons between her fingers and slashed across a man's chest before she punched into another. She turned with a spin kick and lifted her foot higher before crashing it down into the next man's head. JJ rolled into front of her and opened his palms like claws once again. He scratched across the man's chest four times before he spun with a kick to his face. He kicked a long staff like pole into his hands and spun around a knife before he slammed it down into the man's head before he spun again slapped it into the chest of the man to the side of him. He placed the tip of the staff onto the ground and proped himself for a strecth kick that connected with a mobster's chest before he pulled himself back and pulled the staff to his side before he launched it into another man's face. Zabuza looked back and grabbed the object he had covered in cloth and pointed it at all the fighters.
Zabuza: Let's begin.

He said as his quick movements caused the cloth to slip off of the object to reveal a large gullotine sword. Causing all of the mobster to sweatdrop as they all thought the same thing.
Mobster: Shit.

[Flash]

Claire slowly acsended the stairs as people ran down after her. One woman ran down at her, but she grabbed her arm and punched her in the stomach before sending an elbow down to the back of her head causing her to go rolling down the stairs. A man ran down at her and she kicked him in the stomach before she placed her hand on his face and slammed him back onto the stairs. She walked up higher and then kicked back into his head, causing him to roll down the stairs. One last man came down at her and he made several attempts to cut her, however, all these attempts failed. She ducked under the last slash and kicked back into the back of the man's knee before lifting her leg higher and crashing it down into the back of his neck. Finally she reached her destination. She opened the door and found pounds upon pounds of gold. She pulled a scroll and placed it in front of the gold before she sealed it into the scroll.
Claire: Mission accomplished. I hope the kids weren't too bored.

She said as she walked down the stairs and opened the door to the V.I.P. room. She sweatdropped once her eyes fell upon the site of the entire restaurant being torn apart.
Claire: What the hell!!!!

All of the still concious people in the restaurant turned to her. Which was only the group that fought alongside Naruto.
JJ: Hey Claire-sensei.

Zabuza folded his arms and let his eyes wonder the body of the woman walking toward them. Haku fowned at him and at the new woman who appeared on the scene.
Claire: What happened here?
JJ: You killed the leader of the gang and they came after us. So, we took care of them.
Claire: I'll say. Who are you?
Zabuza: Drifters. We had a little help from your kid here and we decided to repay the favor.
Haku: You're from leaf, right?

She asked while assessing the people in front of her.
Haku: [The girl is from stone, but the other three, I can't tell where they learned to fight. They have a different feeling about them, they're not normal. I know it.]

Zabuza could tell that Haku was thinking same thing as him, but he decided to speak on a different subject.
Zabuza: Do you know someone named Raizen.
Claire: Raizen Aname?
Haku: Yes, so you know him. How is he doing?
Naruto: He was injured during an attack on the leaf and he was paralyzed from the waist down.

Haku showed obvious concern, but Zabuza's eyebrow only flinched slightly.
Zabuza: Is that so? Haku we have to go.
Haku: Right.....wait what are your names?
Naruto: I'm Naruto, he's Norugi, she's Mika, and she's Claire.

Zabuza looked back slightly and said.
Zabuza: I'll make sure to remember those names. Who knows, we may meet again.

He said as he and Haku walked off in their own direction.
Claire: [They know Raizen?]
JJ: What is it Claire-sensei?
Claire: I'll tell you as we walk.

Claire said as she led them away from tattered restaurant.
Claire: I discovered something about Raizen after doing a little digging. Raizen has a second name.
Mika: Really?
Claire: Yes, his father's name was Aname. His mother's last name was Uchiha.

Naruto turned over to her with a look of interest.
Naruto: Then, that means that he's related to that Sasuke kid right?
Claire: Yeah.
Mika: Does Raizen know that?
Claire: Yeah, however he can't tell anyone.
JJ: Why?
Claire: Because the person who killed his family seemed to really want him dead. If anyone knew that he might come back for him. The hokage let me check some of his records when I had to operate on him. It seems that someone else exterminated the rest of the clan as well. He's probably the same one who killed his family. According to the records, including Raizen there are there Uchiha living. Three in the village and another who is responsible for their clan's death.

She put her head to her chin and finished.
Claire: The scrolls said that he didn't live in the village prior to the incident and he was found at the village gates on the brink of death.
JJ: That must mean that that Sasuke kid is alone in the world too. Raizen must feel horrible, he has one relative left, but he's forbidden to tell him.
Naruto: Telling him could put them both in danger.
JJ: The world is full of stories like that. You just have to know where to find them.
Claire: Besides, from what I read, Sasuke isn't the only known Uchiha in the village.

She said as he looked up to the sky.

[Flash]
The skies above the sand village were a ominous red sun, shining down on the village and it's people. Kankuro looked over to the newest member of his team with an extrememly heated glare. Temari walked over to him slowly and shot a sad look at her little brother. Gaara smiled over to them and asked.
Gaara: You got something to say to me?
Kankuro: You know damn well what I want to say!
Gaara: Then go ahead and give me a reason to kill you.

Kankuro shot up and ran over to Gaara before he fiercely grabbed onto his collar. Much to his surprise however he found that sand was all around him.
Gaara: Try to attack me. You of all people know how futile it is.
Temari: Kankuro! Gaara! Stop it!
Gaara: Since when could you order me woman!?
Temari: Kankuro you're older act like it!

Kankuro dropped Gaara and grabbed his own left arm.
Kankuro: How can I forgive him? My entire left arm is made entirely of puppetry because of him. Train by yourselves, I'm out of here!

He said as he stormed off. Temari looked over to Gaara who seemed upset himself. He stood to his feet and turned around.
Gaara: I have no desire to train with any of you either. Just because we've been put on the same team doesn't mean that we are allies.

Temari leaned back against a wall ready for tears to escape her eyes at the sight of her youngest brother. She looked up into the sky and remembered.
Temari: He used to be such a sweet kid.

Gaara walked through the hallways of the kazekage palace and refrain from killing those he saw. He walked to his room and collapsed to the ground, holding his head tightly. He hadn't seen his siblings in years and the sight of them made the memories of old flood back into his head.

[Flashback]

Gaara's fate was always pre-determined. However, until his fourth birthday he had been allowed to live freely in the village. Temari remembered that day, it was the day that he was taken from her. Gaara sat on her lap happily giggling as Kankuro dangled on of his puppets in front of him. Gaara reached for it and laughed as his brother and sister smiled. Suddenly the door swung open and their father stared down at them with the coldest of eyes. He reached down and lifted Gaara into his arms, as a father would hold his son, and walked from the room. Gaara didn't know why, but he was scared. His father pulled a gourd of sand from the desk and placed it on Gaara's back before he locked him in a room. Kankuro and Temari saw the whole thing and they screamed in protest against their father's act.
Kankuro: What are you doing to him? Why did you put him in there?
Temari: Let him out.

Their father leaned down into their faces and smiled as his men sealed the door. He said to them.
Kazekage: You're free to release him if you desire. If you cannot then he will remain there.

Both children ran toward the door and tried their best to open it, but found that it was a harder task than they thought. After a while of trying their father laughed at them and walked to the door.
Kazekage: Gaara has a purpose to fulfill, until then, he is not needed.
Temari: How dare you do this to him!

Temari frowned until a hand came across her face. She fell to the ground and Kankuro ran over to her before shooting a glare at his father.
Kazekage: You all belong to me. I will use each one of you as I see fit. That door will not open for you. Maybe I'll allow you to see him. But he will never be released from that room.

Temari stood to her feet and screamed.
Temari: I hate you!

Her father smiled and walked away before saying.
Kazekage: Like I care.

Kankuro looked over to the door and tried once again to open it. Both him and his sister were haunted by the memory of Gaara called out to them as he cried. Five years passed by and like their father had said, he allowed them to see Gaara. He smiled every time he saw them, however, this time he didn't have two visitors, but one. He smiled as his sister sat down in front of her.
Temari: Hello Gaara.
Gaara: Hi oneechan, is oniichan with you?
Temari: No, he couldn't come today.
Gaara: He hasn't been here in a long time. Is it because he hates me like father does?
Temari: No, of course not. He's just busy training, he'll visit as soon as he can.
Gaara: Okay, oneechan. Um, what's that?
Temari: It's a teddy bear. It's yours if you want it.

Gaara smiled and grabbed the bear from his sister. He smiled at her and she sat down in front of him as he looked down at the bear.
Gaara: Thank you Oneechan. Uncle Yashamaru came to visit me, he told me about mother again.
Temari: Really?

She asked as she looked at the gourd behind him. It seemed that as the years passed it grew with him for some reason. She looked at her younger brother's eyes and noticed the dark rings around them.
Temari: Gaara are you feeling okay?
Gaara: What do you mean?
Temari: Those dark rings, what are they?
Gaara: Oh, I can't really sleep anymore. Every time I close me eyes I see these strange things. Now I don't even get sleepy anymore. Is that bad?
Temari: Gaara.

She said to him in a voice tinged with worry. She smiled at him and said.
Temari: I hope you can sleep again soon. Please just try okay?
Gaara: Yes.........Oneechan, will I ever be able to get out of here?

Temari paused for a second and looked away before answering.
Temari: Yes, you will.

Gaara smiled and asked.
Gaara: You promise?
Temari: Yes.

She said without turning to him.
Gaara: Thank you.
Temari: [Please don't thank me.]

She thought to herself as she stood up.
Gaara: Goodbye Oneechan.
Temari: I'll see you again soon.

Before she could leave Gaara added one last part.
Gaara: I love you Oneechan.

Temari stepped back and smiled sadly before she replied.
Temari: I love you too Gaara.

Gaara smiled at Temari and she turned back to the door. She opened the door and walked away from it as the gaurds closed it and sealed it up once again. She looked up and said.
Temari: You will let him out won't you?
Sand ninja: Not for us to say.

He replied with a smile. Gaara wasn't really looked upon well. Unlike Naruto, his existence wasn't a secret. Many people of the village were aware of Gaara and his curse, as such they all hated him the same. Temari frowned and walked away from the cell as Gaara looked to the ceiling. She walked down the hallway right passed her brother who leaned against the wall.
Kankuro: How is he?

He asked causing her to stop in place.
Temari: Why don't you go see. He's waiting for you.
Kankuro: I-I can't.
Temari: Why!!

She shouted at him.
Kankuro: I just can't okay.

Kankuro looked down at his hands and said.
Kankuro: I don't know why, I want to go see him, but I can't make myself go. My feet won't take me there.

Kankuro returned his eyes to his sister and caught a slap to the face. He leaned down and placed his hand on his cheek. She looked down to him and shouted.
Temari: Gaara isn't a monster. Are you seriously standing here telling me that you're afraid of your little brother!?
Kankuro: I don't know!!!!! I just don't know anymore.

Temari looked down and walked away from him with only one word.
Temari: Pathetic.
Kankuro: I know.

He said silently to himself as he rose to his feet. night had fallen on the land and Gaara sat in his cell holding tightly onto his sister's present.
Gaara: Haha, the first present ever. I promised that I'd try to sleep, but I don't know if I can. Oneechan asked though so I will.

He said right before he paced his bear in the corner of his room and laid back against the wall. Gaara closed his eyes and prepared to sleep, but a sound caught his ear. The door in front of him was opening he moved slightly closer and saw someone wearing a mask to cover their face. He moved back against the wall.
Gaara: Who are you?
????: It doesn't matter. An order has been passed.

Gaara noticed the door behind the man close and the light of the seal was set once again.
Gaara: What order are you talking about!?

The ninja said nothing, he just pulled a kunai and threw it at Gaara. Sand rose from behind him and stopped the kunai from reaching him, but he finally got the point.
Gaara: What are you doing?
????: My mission.

He man spread his arms and caused kunai to line up at his sides before he launched each one at Gaara, while all were stopped by his sand. Gaara crawled into the corner and made his sand cover his body.
Gaara: Why do you want to kill me!?
????: Your father ordered it.

Gaara's eyes shot open when he realized that the voice he heard was familiar. He looked at the man's face and asked.
Gaara: Uncle Yashamaru?
Yashamaru: I guess that this mask is no longer needed.
Gaara: Why?
Yashamaru: My sister gave her last breaths to give birth to you. A monster who took her life for his own. I tried to care about you Gaara. Thinking that maybe she would have wanted me to take care of you, but I found that I could never love you Gaara. One one can love you.
Gaara: What? Oneechan, Oniichan they, they-
Yashamaru: Are afraid of you. Kankuro hasn't been here recently because he fears you.

Gaara eyes shot wide open and his image of his brother shattered in his mind.
Yashamaru: Why do yu think he hasn't come to see you?
Gaara: Oneechan, she gave me.
Yashamaru: Only to stay on your good side. Do you think that she really cares about you?

Gaara's image of his sister shattered as well and he backed slowly away from his uncle.
Gaara: Why? You told me that-
Yashamaru: That no longer matters anymore Gaara. Can you do me a favor?
Gaara: What?

He said as he slid back against the wall.
Yashamaru: Die for me Gaara.

He said as he slashed at the boy only for the sand to protect him. It covered the boy in what seemed to be a shell as Yashamaru angrily slashed away at the sand, failing to reach the boy. Gaara laid against the wall as his mind tried to piece back together the images he held dear, but suddenly an arm grabbed his hand. Gaara looked up at a man with light brown hair and dark rings around his eyes just like him. Gaara pulled his arm away and back from the man.
????: So you finally learned the truth.
Gaara: Who are you?
????: My name is Kushuka. Most called me the fearsome one tailed raccoon Shukaku.
Gaara: Why are you here? What do you want with me? Are going to kill me too?
Kushuka: No, in fact it's quite the opposite. I was always here. I am you and you are me. Unfortunately that is why you are feared.
Gaara: What?
Kushuka: You grew on me kid, so I want to help you.
Gaara: Help me what?
Kushuka: What do you think? I'm going to save you. Do you really think that you deserve to die? What have you done to deserve being lied to and imprisoned? Did you hurt anyone?
Gaara: What do you mean?
Kushuka: If you want to live kid, I can give you the power. Then again, you've always had it. You've just never used it.
Gaara: I've always had the power?
Kushuka: Yes, sand anywhere is under your control. However it is up to you whether or not you use or ignore this power. My choice however, heheh, well choose your own fate.

Kushuka walked away into the darkness that surrounded Gaara's mind and he was left there staring at the pieces of the images in front of him. He felt tears flowing down his face and he desperately tried to piece the puzzle together, in frustration he slammed his fists against it and roared and looked up.
Gaara: Why me? Why me? Why me?

Gaara opened his eyes and an image of himself stared back at him.
Gaara: Because you are the only one who is strong enough to do it. The only one with the hatred bred into him. This is the monster they wanted you to be.
Gaara: I'm not a monster!
Gaara: Aren't you? We no longer deserve to be sealed here, and we never did.
Gaara: I'm not a monster.
Gaara: We are what they made us. We will decide their fates from now on, and take control of our own.
Gaara: I am what they made me.
Gaara: That's right, and we are better than them.
Gaara: I'm better than them.
Gaara: If they want a monster.
Gaara: Then I'll give them one.

He said as he stood to his feet and stomped down on the fragments in his mind. Yashamaru stopped slashing the sand as it started to move. Suddenly a sand covered arm with jagged nails grabbed him by the neck and slammed him into the wall. The shell of sand that covered Gaara melted and he emerged with his arm covered by the monstrous sand arm.

[A/N: Warning, for all those who have never read my Resident Naruto 4 story, I will warn you that it was very violent. I reverted back to the me that made that when I came up with this scene. Not for the weak stomached, if you have one, you might want to skip to the end.]

Gaara: Uncle Yashamaru. I'm sorry that you could never love me. And I'm sorry that it has to end like this. Can you do me a favor Uncle?

He said as two sand pikes arose behind him.
Gaara: Die for me.

The pikes shoot into Yashamaru's stomach and changed into fists before they began to rip him from the inside out. The man's scream during his vicious disemboweling was ear piercing, but it caused Gaara to smile. He finally ripped both pikes to the side and split the man's body in two. Gaara lashed his arm back and slammed the man's upper torso into the wall. Gaara stood in front of the door and smiled widely. The men outside had heard the screams and turned toward the door, but their eye's caught the sight of sand seeping through the bottom of the door. The sand turned into a small ball and shot through both men's hearts and then the blood that now covered the sand was wiped on the door. The blood seals binding the door shut fluttered to the ground and Gaara was now free. Gaara slammed his hand into the door and blasted it back into the wall behind it. Gaara walked out and peeked back as a ninja stood over him. The man slammed a kunai into the back of Gaara's head and his skull split in two. The ninja's eyes went wide as Gaara's body melted into sand and fell to the ground. The man's eye were soon shut as sand covered his entire head. Gaara turned his back to the man and said the last words the man ever heard.
Gaara: Sand burial.

With the command the man's head was crushed by sand and his body fell to the ground littering the entire hall with his blood. Gaara slowly walked around the the halls looking for one person, the one who had cursed him. His father, and he was going to kill everyone on his way there. He smiled once again as Ninjas ran at him from both sides and waited for them to come after him.
Gaara: [This feeling, it feels good. It's...exhilerating! More! sing that song again!] Sing the song for me, make me feel aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive!

He shouted as he stomped on the ground, causing a sand pike to rise from the ground and split up threw the ninja directly in front of him. He stretched out his arm and grabbed a man by the head before slamming him into the ground rapidly until the man's skull shattered and his face collapsed into it's self. He lifted the man and looked back at the men behind him. The sand covering his arm slowly began to spread on his body, crawling up his neck to his face. He toseed the corpse of the man back and ran after the men behind him. The ninja quickly realized what they were dealing with and tried to escape, however, it was a failed attempt. Gaara swung his arm into the back of the men and slammed them against the wall. Gaara twisted his arm so that his claws faced the wall and he smiled as he dragged the claws across the wall and through the men's bodies. Their bodies were cut into three parts and they fell to the ground twitching as the organs slid from inside of them. Gaara turned once again and streched his arm onto another ninja's face. He slammed the man to the ground and made the arm spill sand down the man's throat. He retracted his arm and smiled as the man stood and weakly ran away from him. Gaara slowly walked after the man and watched as he ran to his allies.
Sand nin: Koji, what's happening?
Koji: Help Me!

He said as he held his stomach. Gaara turned the corner and shouted.
Gaara: Sand bullets!

Koji's stomache burst open and the sand inside shot of his body in all directions, spliting his body in half from the force. The ninja's bodies were ripped to shreds as the sand hit them and the sand that hit Gaara reformed on his body. His entire upper body had taken the form of the Shukaku. Sand arms sprouted from the boy's back and latched onto the ceiling.
Gaara: Die for me!!!!!!

He shouted as he began to walk across the ceiling.

[Flash]
Temari felt restless. Her dreams were haunted with disturbing images. In an attempt to calm her mind she ran to the roof of the kazekage tower and stared at the night sky. Suddenly Kankuro ran behind her and shouted.
Kankuro: Temari! We have to get out of here!
Temari: What's wrong?

She said clearly uninterested.
Kankuro: Gaara's escaped, he's killing everyone!

Those words, however, caught her attention.
Temari: What are you trying to say!?
Kankuro: Just what it sounded like, we have to run.

Temari hopped from her perch and charged through the tower.
Kankuro: Where are you going?

He shouted before he ran after her.
Temari: [It's not true! Gaara's not like that! Gaara where are you?]

[Flash]
Gaara stood over his prey and continually bashed down on the corpses of the ninja. Gaara stood to his feet and launched bits of sand back into ninjas as they came after him. One grain of flew into a ninja's mouth. Gaara slowly opened his hand and made the small grain grow in size until the man's head bursted onto the walls of the hallway. He formed a small ball of sand and walked down the hallway before he tossed it down in the middle of a crowd of ninja.
Gaara: Sand Explosion.

At this command the ball exploded and crushed the bodies of the ninja against the wall. He walk passed one ninja and smiled as the man's body slowly peeled from the wall. He slowly walked away and smiled at the ninjas running away from him. Temari had finally reached the hall that Gaara walked through. She and Kankuro froze as they heard the screams coming from around the corner. Suddenly they saw a ninja ran from around the corner, but the second he did a large arm grabbed him by the head and pulled him back. Both Kankuro and Temari's eyes went wide when they saw it. And their fear held them in place. They heard the scream of the man right before silence fell over the halls. Suddenly the man's upper torso flew through the hall and richoeted off of the wall and directly in front of the two. Their eyes shot wide right before a monster walked out into the the hall with them. Gaara's entire upperbody had taken the form of the shukaku. He smiled and walked closer as the sand over his body melted away.
Gaara: It's been a while Oniichan.

Kankuro couldn't even speak, his eyes were at their widest. Gaara walked to his face and continued.
Gaara: I've opened my eyes brother, I can see everything. The fear that's always been there, the hatred you've always held. You've always hated me haven't you.

Kankuro took a step back away from him and Gaara continued to walk closer.
Kankuro: That's not true Gaara.
Gaara: STOP LYING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He screamed loud enough to shake the very hall they stood in, obviously because of the power the shukaku held, being channeled through him, even without him taking his original form.
Gaara: I'm tired of your lies. I was never anything, but a weapon to you and now that you're afraid of me you decide that I'm expendable. I won't die for any of you.
Temari: Gaara what are you talking about?
Gaara: You know Oneechan, I really meant what I said. I love you, and sometimes love can hurt you. It can wound you deeper than any blade. That's what uncle told me.

He said as he slowly walk toward her. Kankuro tried to reach out for Gaara, but sand grabbed his left arm.
Kankuro: Gaara, what-
Gaara: Sand burial!

Kankuro's arm was crushed and with a flick of his wrist, Gaara ripped off the husk that was left. Temari covered her mouth in shock and Kankuro screamed out in pain. He fell to the ground and held his stomp of an arm as he rolled on the ground.
Gaara: Oneechan, can you sing the song for me?
Temari: What?

She asked with tears filling her eyes.
Gaara: The song Kankuro's singing right now, sing it for me Temari.

Her eyes went wide, not only at the fact that she understood what he meant by that, but because she heard him call her by her name. He had never done that before. She couldn't move her feet anymore.
Gaara: The sweet song of agony and lamentation.

Gaara lifted his hand and caused the sand beneathed him to wrapped around Temari's neck. Tears freely flowed down her face and she whispered.
Temari: Please Gaara.
Gaara: Goodbye, Temari.

He said as he slowly lifted her into the air and began to close his hand.
Gaara: Sand buri-

Suddenly his sand collapsed and Temari fell to the ground. Temari caught her breath and looked up at her brother's slouching form. She looked to the ground and noticed a seal below the boy's feet. Her father walked out into the hallway and grabbed Gaara as he looked down at the two under him.
Kazekage: Pick up the boy and get him medical attention, he still has use to me.

Temari's glare met with her father's cold eyes and he smiled.
Kazekage: I guess you were a success, Gaara. You did good at buying me time.
Temari: I wasn't buying you time! What have you done to him!?
Kazekage: Nothing.

He said as he turned away and and carried the semi-concious Gaara with him. Sand followed and prevented any harm to befall him. The kazekage turned back and stared at his daughter.
Kazekage: I merely placed the rage inside of him.

He finished seconds before turning back. Temari never understood that, but days later the pieces fell into place. She had heard that her father's plan was to provoke Gaara and shatter the kind heart that he possessed. Gaara's cell was gaurded closely and he was locked into a seal that prevented him from control his sand properly, however, it still protected him. Temari had visited him after that, but she couldn't get a response from him, save for the one statement he said to her. It brought tears to her eyes. His words were.
Gaara: If I ever get free from here. I'll kill you Temari, I promise that I'll make you sing that beautiful song for me.

He said to her with the coldest of eyes. At that moment, for the first time ever, she feared him. She turned around and ran from the cell with tears flowing behind her.

[Flashforward]
Gaara's head stopped shaking and he stood tall, cursing those memories that haunted him. He looked over to the corner of his room and looked at something. It was a stuffed bear, Gaara walked over to it and sqeeuzed it tightly. He reached for the head and tried to rip it off, but he couldn't. His hands shook and he set the bear back down and walked over to the corner of the room as he stared at it. To him it was a symbol of the lies he was told, but he couldn't bring himself to destroy it. Gaara closed his eyes; thinking silently to himself.

[Flash]
Hinata ran through the Hyuuga compound in a hurry to meet up with her team, for training. In her hurry she bumped right into Neji's chest and fell back to the ground. Neji looked down at her and she slowly stood her feet before she placed her hands together and looked down.
Hinata: I'm sorry N-Neji-niichan. I w-w-wasn't looking w-w-where I going. Please forgive m-m-me.

She said shaking furiously, awaiting his wrath to come down upon her. Neji's mind however was somewhere else. He saw her and thought to himself.
Neji: [Why is she shaking? Is she really afraid of me?]

In his eyes she took the form of Ishi at the moment she had to face down Loni. Hinata's eyes appeared as if she was going to cry. Neji looked away and said.
Neji: It's okay. Just be more careful next time.

With those words he walked off. Hinata was shocked to the point she coudn't move herself. She shook it off and slowly walked out into the halls. With her head lost in the clouds. Her sister however, had a busy day in the academy. Her best friend talked her ear off again. Her name was Yukari and she was one of the last remaining members of her clan. She had made a new friend as well, his name was Konohamaru. He mostly just asked her if she could get Naruto to train him though, but he seemed like a nice boy. Hanabi in her desk practically counting the seconds that Naruto was gone. It had been a while since he left and she was starting to miss him. It also didn't help that she hated sitting in class, they only thaught her things that she already knew. It felt like wasted time.
Mizuki: Class is dismissed.

Hanabi's head shot up and she gathered her things and watched as the other children rushed from the building. Yukari stood up and looked toward Hanabi.
Yu: I'll see you later Hanabi-san. I have to go home and make sure that Oniichan has something to eat. [A/N: If you've read RN 4 or RNAC you may know who this is and who her brother is.]

Hanabi simply waved her off and sighed before saying.
Hanabi: That girl spoils her brother.

Before she could leave however, Mizuki called out to her.
Mizuki: Lady Hanabi, may I speak with you for a second?

Hanabi stopped and walked over to her sensei.
Hanabi: Yes, Mizuki-sensei?
Mizuki: What is the fox-boy like?
Hanabi: You mean Naruto-kun?
Mizuki: Yes Naruto.

He said taking a hint from her tone and correcting himself.
Mizuki: What is he like?
Hanabi: Why do you want to know?
Mizuki: I still find it kind of hard to except him, but I want to learn more about him.
Hanabi: Like what?
Mizuki: His weakness.

Hanabi backed away from him slowly and asked barely above a whisper.
Hanabi: Why would you want to know that?
Mizuki: I have a friend who really wants to know. Someone who has a benefit in it.

Hanabi backed into something and when she turned around she saw a sound ninja towering above her. The ninja grabbed Hanabi and held her back.
Hanabi: I'll never tell you something like that!
Mizuki: It doesn't matter, because I already know his biggest weakness.
Hanabi: What are you doing?

Mizuki reared back his fist and drove it into Hanabi's stomache before he threw her over his shoulder.
Mizuki: The trap has been set. Let's deliver our little gift to lord Orochimaru.

He said wearing a bright smile.

[Flash]
Yubiki sat back reminescing with Ichiraku as she ate the ramen placed in front of her. She smiled as a voice rang behind her.
Yubiki: How are you Iruka? Did you come to speak with me?
Iruka: Actually, yes, I did. Can you come with me?
Yubiki: If you'll excuse me Ichiraku-sama?
Ichiraku: It's alright see you later.

Yubiki stood from her seat and walked over to Iruka.
Yubiki: Should we go somewhere private?
Iruka: Follow me.

Iruka turned his back to the woman as she folded his arms in front of her and smiled before following. Iruka led Yubiki to a secluded rooftop at the far edge of the village. He stopped in the center of the roof and stared into the sky.
Yubiki: I think I can guess why you brought me here.
Iruka: You always were sharp Yubiki-chan.
Yubiki: The why are you playing the role?
Iruka: Why did you do it?
Yubiki: I've told you that already.
Iruka: I understand that. I always wondered why my best friends disappeared after I lost my family, but it was you who took them.

He said balling up his fist. Yubiki looked down at it and stared at his face. Iruka charged at her and pinned her back against one of the roofs many walls.
Iruka: Why did they have to die? Why did you have to kill them?
Yubiki: Because they were there.
Iruka: What type of answer is that!?
Yubiki: I didn't intentionally kill your parents because they were your parents, but because they were ninjas, and they attacked me.
Iruka: They were nly doing their job. They wanted to protect their home.
Yubiki: And at that time I wanted to destroy it. We were opposing forces that clashed with one another.
Iruka: You didn't have to kill them Yubiki!
Yubiki: It was their fault! Any warrior how steps on the battle field prepared to take a life must expect that their life may be taken as well. Anyone who goes into battle without that truth in their mind is a fool.

Iruka grabbed Yubiki's arm and twisted it before he slammed her once into the wall again.
Iruka: You're a monster.
Yubiki: Yes I am.

She said with an errie smile before she quickly spun around and kicked Iruka down to his knees. She grabbed both of his arms and placed her free hand on the back of his head.
Yubiki: Do not forget whom you are speaking to. You don't have the teachnique it takes to deal with me.

Iruka frowned before he twisted his arm and spun into a low kick that knocked Yubiki off of her feet. Iruka slid back and pressed her on the ground before he squated to hold her down.
Iruka: I'm more skilled than you take me for.
Yubiki: Who do you think you are?

Yubiki pushed her arms down and she lifted herself from Iruka's grip before she grabbed his arm and slammed him to the ground and held his arm up behind him. Iruka flipped to his feet and kicked at Yubiki, who only blocked it and countered with a straight punch. Iruka ducked under it and sweep kicked for Yubiki's feet only for her to jumped over it. Iruka spun again and kicked higher. Yubiki smiled and grabbed Iruka's foot before she landed. She held his leg up and kicked the leg holding him up. Iruka spun and kicked into Yubiki's chest before he fell to the ground. Yubiki slid back and Iruka flipped to his feet. Iruka ran after her and she smiled at him as he nce again charged her against the wall. He held her still and placed his left forearm on her neck.
Iruka: Now I've got you.
Yubiki: Wow you're pretty forward aren't you?
Iruka: Shut up. I've waited years for this moment.

He said as slowly pulled a kunai from his the holster on his hip. Yubiki dropped her eyes to his hand as he slowly raised it to her throat.
Yubiki: So you're going to kill me.
Iruka: Yes, right here, right now.
Yubiki: You do know that I was only playing with you right? If I wanted to kill you, I could easily push you back right now.
Iruka: Not if I kill you first.
Yubiki: Then do it.

Yubiki said as she flashed him a devilish smile.
Yubiki: Kill me Iruka! Slit my throat. Kill me now!
Iruka: Shut up!
Yubiki: Make me! Shut me up Iruka! As a matter of fact-

She said as she grabbed his hand and pulled the kunai closer to her neck.
Yubiki: I'll help you then.

Iruka tried his best to fight her grip and pull his arm back.
Iruka: Stop it.
Yubiki: What's wrong? Don't you want me to die? Then kill me dammit! Do it!

Iruka finally pulled his arm back and he fell to the ground while holding tightly onto the kunai.
Yubiki: Coward.
Iruka: No, I just-
Yubiki: Never wanted to kill me.
Iruka: Please just tell me, why them?
Yubiki: Because, they fought me. Apparently they decided that protecting their village, and their son, was more important than their own lifes.

Iruka's eyes went wide and Yubiki turned to the sky.
Yubiki: What would you have done if I decided to kill you for what you just did? You're not stupid, you know that kunai could never kill me. Don't throw your life away.
Iruka: Why didn't you kill me?
Yubiki: Because Neko would never forgive me if I did. You were the only friend he had.

Iruka looked down to the ground and Yubiki walked over to him.
Yubiki: You have grown Iruka.

Yubiki bent down in front of him and gently kissed him on the lips. Iruka's eyes went wide and he stared into space.
Yubiki: I'll be on my way now. I guess I'll see you around.

She said before she flipped from the roof, leaving the dazed Iruka by himself on the roof to stare blindly into the sky.

[Flash]
Mika: How long is the walk back going to be.
Claire: As long as the walk here.
JJ: That'll take forever.

He said dropping into a slouching position. He shot and pounded his fist into his palm.
JJ: I know, Naruto and I can transform and take you both back.
Claire: Yeah, why not annouce to the entire world that dragons exist.
JJ: Oh yeah.

He said once again dropping his head. Mika lifted her head and placed a finger to her chin before asking.
Mika: What was it like in a village of such powerful people. Can you two tell us what happened there.
Naruto: I agree, it'll also allow me to compare the guy who snuck into the village with the one I'm looking for.
JJ: Why now?
Naruto: Mostly to pass the time.
JJ: Well, can you start the story Claire sensei?
Claire: Alright, I guess.

Claire took a deep breath and began.
[Claire: It all started on a day that seemed to forebode a dark omen. The land of darkness is named becasue it is hidden in the darkest recesses of the world. For that reason, many people can't find it and have no knowledge of it's existence in the least. Anyone who had known of it was someone the Yamikage trusted, however, on this day someone else found us. Even for the people of our village he was powerful.]

[Flashback: Thirteen years ago]
????: Chris, what's going on?
Chris [Age 14] : I don't know Claire.

He said standing to his feet.
Chris: Stay here.
Claire [age 9] : No you can't go out there.
Chris: Dad is out there, if I don't go, who knows what will happen to him.
Claire: But, you'll be in danger too!

Chris quickly shut the door and locked it before he quickly grabbed his signature combat knife. In size, it was long enough to be a short sword. It was something that made Chris a feared opponent. His knife was better than any sword it had ever come across. The boy ignored his sister banging and screaming and continued on his trek outside. What saw shocked him. A man with an extremely long sword was holding his father in the air by his neck. The words the man said couldn't be made out by the boy's ears, but what happened next was imprinted in his memory. The man pulled back his sword and drove it through his father's heart. Chris stood in a moment of shock and screamed out in anger. The man saw him and smiled. Chris started a series of handsigns and slammed his hand on the ground.
Chris: Fuganu style: Ultimate summoning #1 Tyrant!

Once he removed his hand a giant creature emerged from the smoke his technique produced. It's heart was clearly displayed on the outside of its body and it's right hand had a five large claws coming from it. Chris swung his hand out and commanded it.
Chris: Kill him!

The man's smile was ecthed into Chris' memory. The man lifted his arm and dispelled the tyrant charging at him. Chris' eyes went wide as the man walked closing to him and lifted his hand.
????: I find it amusing that you actually believed that you could defeat me.

Chris held out his knife was again and slashed at the man who seemed to have materialized a sword from no where. Both weapons clashed and Chris managed to push the man back. Chris charged at him once again and slashed across the man's chest before he followed with an uppercut. The man flipped and landed on his feet before he showed the wound on his chest regenerate.
????: Looks like your hit failed.
????: Hadouken!

The man turned back just in time to catch a blue fire ball in his chest. The man slid back and recovered from the attack before he looked over to a boy dress in a white karate gi.
????: Shouryuken!

A blazing uppercut came from behind the man and connected with his chin, sending him into the air once again. A boy in a red karate gi landed on the grround after his attack and said.
????: You picked the wrong village pal.
Chris: Guys. You came.
????: What are teammates for? Ready Ken?
Ken: Yeah Ryu.

Both boy jumped next to each other and put their hands together.
Ryu/Ken: ShinkuHadouken!

Both boys' blasted collided with each other and formed an even larger fireball. Once it hit the man's body it seemingly incinerated him. Ryu jumped back to Chris and smiled. His smile dropped though once they felt the presence of the man return.
????: That was impressive. But, I'm afraid that I'm not that easy to kill.

Chris hopped in front of the boys and pulled his knife. He lifted it into the air and started to do a serious of handsigns.
Chris: My own original technique. Knife style: Dark wave cresent!

Chris' knife was enveloped by a dark glow that collided with the man's body. The wave was large in size and it was the most devastating thing that the man had ever felt. The wave blasted him back into a house and he slowly lifted himself from the floor.
????: I usually try to keep myself out of the affairs of mortals, but it seems that you have exceeded that.

The man looked up to a man dressed in a blue tuxedo, with a red undershirt. He was sitting in an elegant chair while reading a book. When he stood his brown hair seemed to light ablaze.
????: My name is Demetri. I will be the one who kills you today.

Demetri grabbed the man by his neck and lifted him in the air before he changed into a form that struck fear into the powerful man's eyes. The man vanished and appeared outside of Demetri's house. He smiled and said.
????: Maybe some day, but I have other matters to tend to.

He said shortly before running down the streets looking for the village's treasure. Suddenly two children jumped in his path. Bothh had silver hair and wore a wicked smile.
????: Hey Vergil, is this the guy that they were talking about?
Vergil: It has to be Dante, I've never seen him here before.
Dante: Well, then guy, I guess this is where you stop. Ready Vergil?
Vergil: Yeah.

Both boys pointed their hands at the man before their eyes flashing red and their hands lit up.
Vergil/Dante: Checkmate!

A blinding light shot from their hands and blasted the man through the trees behind them and crushed through a wall. Once again though, the man just rose to his feet. He looked with shock as he tried to catch his breath. What was wrong with this place? Ever since he stepped foot in the village he'd been getting beaten by mere children.
Vergil: Did we get him?
Dante: No, I think he survived.
Vergil: Well, then let's fix that.

They said as they walked after the man.
????: I was trying to saved my strength for entering the void, but I guess I'll have to fight back.

He said as he stood up once again. Suddenly a man wearing black robes stood in front of Vergil and Dante.
Dante: Norugi-sama.

Norugi stood in front of the man and stated.
Norugi: I don't know why you're here, but I suggest that you leave as quickly as possible. Or, I will not allow you to leave alive.
????: I have no time to deal with you!

The man tried to retreat, but before he could he found Norugi standing in front of him.
Norugi: Nores style ninja art: Great Aura jutsu!

The man looked down as a giant blue aura shot from the ground and grabbed him before it took the from of a demon. The aura threw the man into the air and opened it's mouth before it launched an extremely powerful blast at the man and sent him flying back into a building. Norugi's eyes went wide when he realized where the man had flown and ran at breakneck speed as the two demi-human brothers followed him. As Norugi ran many people joined in his pursuit, including the three boys who had entered combat with the man earlier. Once the man stood to his feet he looked down as his wounds began to restore themselves. He smiled and looked around.
????: Those fools think they can kill me.

When he scanned the room his eyes fell upon something. A baby crying in a cradle. The Yamikage had just slammed him into the Yamikage tower. The man smiled and walked toward the crying infant. When Norugi slammed into the room he found the man sitting in his chair holding the baby. He looked over to Norugi and said silently.
????: Take me to the void.
Norugi: You wouldn't dare.

The slowly lifted his finger and cut the boy's arm causing him to begin crying once again.
????: Try me.

Norugi's eyes filled with disgust as he slowly turned around and said.
Norugi: Follow me.

The man stood up and followed the Norugi. Norugi led him to what appeared to be a giant black hole.
Norugi: This is it. Now release my son.
????: Thank you, but because of the damage I've taken since coming here, I think I deserve a little something as compensation. Right, kid?

He said looking at young Norugi. The man jumped back into the void while still holding onto the baby boy. Norugi tried to chase after him, but entering himself would be the same as what the man had done. He fell to his knees in defeat.

[Flash]
The man fell down into the black abyss as his body started to get ripped apart. The baby's cries were loud, but after a while the crying stopped all together. Much in the story beyond that part was missing.
[Claire: No one knew exactly what happened after that except, that Ryu came walking out with the crying baby days after his journey into the void. nothing about the baby had changed except, that he could no longer be effect by the harshness of the void. He lived a normal life after that until the signs of his body's alterations had started to show. At moments he would completely lose himself in a homicidal rage. This fact led Norugi to believe that his son needed to be as far away from people as possible. He ordered that his five year old son be sent into the wild. Many people believed that it was a harsh judgement.]
[JJ: But, I still left without a fight. I was left in the harsh elements for four years until.]

[Flash]
Claire [age 18]: Hurry up Leon, we're gonna be late.
Leon [age 19]: Whatever. You act like now that your brother is the Yamikage you can boss people around.
Claire: No I don't. We haven't had a mission in I don't know how long and you want to drag your feet.
Leon: Trigger isn't even here yet. Why the rush? I think you just like to mess with me specifally.
Claire: No I don't.
[Claire: I so totally don't.]
[JJ: Sure you don't.]
Leon: Alright I'm ready, let's go.

He said walking outside and closing his door behind him. They looked to the side as a brown haired boy ran in front of them and paused to catch his breath.
Trigger [Age 17]: Sorry I'm late.
Leon: Well Claire's been chewing me out about it so you might-
Claire: It's okay, let's go.

Leon's jaw dropped and he watched her walk off.
Leon: Wait you were just.
Claire: You don't get to be late. You have to be early.
Leon: Why is that?
Claire: Because you're older.
Trigger: Did I miss something.
Leon: Claire's treating me like dirt because she has a crush on me.
Claire: No I don't! Stop lying!
[Claire: I totally don't!]
[JJ: Sure you don't.]
Trigger: What's the mission anyway?
Leon: Something out in the forest is killing the wildlife out there.
Claire: So it's our job to stop it.
Trigger: I understand.
Leon: Don't act so stuck up Trigg.
Trigger: I have to be serious whenever I enter a mission.

He said as they stepped through the gates of the village, which promptly disappeared after they did. They looked around and gazed at the massive forest.
Leon: So, do we check it all?
Claire: When you put it like that I don't feel like doing it either.
Trigger: Please don't say that senpai.

All three looked into the forest, it was part of the reason that the village was well hidden. Not only the forest, but the mountains around them. Not to mention that the entire area was covered in a dark mist, hence the name. They all sighed and began their search. For what seemed to be forever they wandered the forest looking for the signs of the creature that their mission entailed. The entire day left them with little success, and the sun was beginning to fall. The three jounin set up camp for the night and went to sleep. One of them had little success doing that as well. Claire sat up and walked out of the tent before she walked deeper into the forest. Her eyes caught onto something, it appeared to be a boy drinking from the pond like an animal. The boy lifted his head and turned to Claire in a quick motion. His eyes changed from deep brown to golden in a flash. He looked at her while croutched down on all fours.
????: Who are you?
Claire: You can speak? My name is Claire, what's yours?

She said taking a step closer. The boy snapped and shouted.
????: Don't come any closer human! Take another step and I'll kill you.

Claire stopped herself and looked at the boy with concern.
Claire: Norugi-kun?
Norugi: Ah, how do you know my name!?

He shouted as he began to change slightly.
Norugi: Stay away from me.

He said before changing completely into a tiny dragon and sprinting off into the forest. Claire slightly lowered her hand and ran back into the tent before she tried to wake her teammates.
Claire: I found the monster!

She shouted shaking them until their eyes opened.
Leon: What, where?

He said as he stood to his feet. Trigger groggily sat up and looked over to her.
Trigger: What is it?
Leon: Yeah, what are we looking for?
Claire: It's Norugi-kun.
Trigger: The twentith's son.
Claire: Yes, I found him.
Leon: And he's the monster?
Claire: Yes.
Leon: You know what that means right? Our mission is to kill the monster.
Claire: No.
Leon: I knew you'd say that. What do you plan to do then?
Claire: I don't know, but that doesn't mean I give up. Let's go.
Trigger: But we didn't get to sleep.
Claire: You've slept enough.

She said pulling the cover from over him and yanking him from the tent. Leon slowly stood up and stretched before he wrapped up his own stuff. He pulled his luggage onto his back and said calmly.
Leon: Let's go, he'll be close if we go now.

Claire smiled and walked off into the forest.
Trigger: But-
Leon: Give it up, this is a fight you won't win.

He said shortly before walking after Claire. Trigger dropped his head and walked Leon. Claire ran around the forest frantically looking around for the boy. Little did they know he was also watching out for them and leading them away from his trail. Leon was the only one who had picked up on the fact and was leading them back on his trail. Eventually Norugi got tired of it and rested, allowing the team to catch up to him. He sat back on a tree branch and looked up to the sky as Leon slowly walked under him and looked up.
Norugi: Why are you following me?
Leon: Because you're our mission.
Norugi: What's a mission?
Leon: A job that someone is assigned to do.
Norugi: Oh, is that it. Well, I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about your job.
Leon: Have you been murdering the wilife out here?
Norugi: I have to eat don't I?
Leon: I guess, but you've been killing them at an extreme rate.
Norugi: That ain't me.
Leon: Then what is it?
Norugi: That.

He said pointing at something behind Leon. When he turned he saw a giant snarling warthog looking creature.
Norugi: It calls itself an orc and it says it rules out here. I've been fighting with it for a while now, but I guess that's your job now.
Leon: Shit.

He said as he jumped to the side as the orc slammed down a large tree trunk at him. Leon rolled along the ground from the aftershock of the hit and stopped himself with his feet before he flipped over another swing that came at him.
Trigger: Mega buster!

He shouted out as a yellow energy ball flew at the orc and blasted him back into a cliff. He stepped out of the forest in a shining blue armor composed completely charka. Leon pulled out a glove and locked it onto his hand. He charged at the orc and sent a powerful straight punch right into it's chest that caused an explosion to result after the hit. Norugi jumped down from the tree and tried to walk away before Claire stepped in his path.
Claire: You could understand that thing?
Norugi: Yeah, now if you'll excuse me I believe we longer have anything to discuss.
Claire: I still want to speak with you.
Norugi: Shouldn't you be helping them?
Claire: They can handle themselves.

She said right as another explosion went off behind her.
Norugi: You're not going to leave me alone are you?
Claire: No.
Norugi: What do you want?
Claire: I'm going to bring you home.
Norugi: What do you mean? The people there already made it clear they don't want me there.
Claire: That was an order from the Yamikage.
Norugi: Yeah, and I'm sure he didn't recede that.
Claire: He's dead?

Norugi's eyes shifted slightly and he smiled.
Norugi: So he kicked the bucket? Good, now I can sleep at night at least.

He said as turned around, Claire suddenly appeared in his path and he looked around.
Claire: I'm going to bring you back.
Norugi: Why do you care?
Claire: Because I want to help you.
Norugi: You're barking up the wrong tree lady.

Norugi's took the form of a dragon and he jumped into the air before he slashed at Claire and she simply side-stepped.
Norugi: See ya.

He said before he quickly made his way into the forest and Claire looked down as the shadow of the massive orc appeared below her. She gazed up at the falling giant and flipped sideways into a kick that knocked the gargantua into the cliff wall behind them.
Claire: Inconvience.
Leon: Where's the kid?

He asked as he threw the giant onto his back.
Claire: He ran away.
Trigger: Then I guess this is where we leave.
Claire: No, you can go back if you want, but I'm going back for him.

Claire ran into the forest and Trigger reached out his arm. Leon placed his hand over Trigger's and lowered it.
Leon: Once again, this is a fight you won't win. Burn this and let's go.

He said before throwing the corpse of the orc to the side. Trigger's armor turned red for a second and he set a flame onto the body of the orc that completely incinerated it. He lifted his arm back and walked behind Leon.
[JJ: It was weird, a woman I've never met before followed me high and low in that forest, seaching desperately to find me. She followed me for two whoe weeks until finally I got fed up.]
Norugi: Why won't you leave me alone!?
Claire: I'll follow you forever if I have to.
Norugi: I will kill you.
Leon: Claire, he's all yours.

Claire smiled at Leon and opened her arms to the young boy.
Claire: Please, come with me.
Norugi: Are you crazy?
Claire: Please.

She said taking a step closer to him. The boy took the form of a small dragon once again and charged at her. He threw a blow at her and expected her to dodge, but this she didn't. She took it full force as the boy's claws ripped at her side. Claire, however, didn't even flinch.
Claire: If it makes you feel better, please take your rage out on me.
Norugi: What's wrong with you!? Stay away from me.

Claire only continued to walk forward. The young dragon found that he could no longer throw a blow after realizing that she wouldn't move anymore. Claire pulled Norugi close and held him in a comforting motherly hug.
Claire: It's okay now. I'll take you home.
Norugi: Why are you doing this?
Claire: I don't need a reason do I?

She asked she gently stroked the back of his head as he cried silently. Ironically, on that exact day, a boy was filled with rage and massacred his people, while two girls found their was into the tomb of a demon. Three boys tied together by fate. The next morning they were all once in Yami. Claire decided for Norugi to stay with her until she could talk to her brother about it. When she awoke she checked around for the boy, but she failed to find him. She ran out of the door and frantically looked around. Trigger and Leon were locked in a heated game of checkers as two girls stood behind Trigger should looking down at his side of the board.
Trigger: Roll, Tron, can you please not look over my shoulder.
Roll: Oh sorry.

She said backing up a little as Tron only moved to the side. Suddenly the door shot open and disturbed the two playing as Claire looked at them with pleading eyes.
Leon: What's wrong?
Claire: He's gone!
Trigger: Who?
Claire: Norugi-kun!
Leon: Relax, he's probably just looking around the village.
Roll: The twentith's son?
Leon: Yeah, we found him.
Claire: Help me look for him. What if he left again? We'll probably never find him.
Tron: Don't you think you're over-reacting?
Claire: NO!!!!

She practically roared.
Claire: Help me look for him.

She shouted and left the room.
Leon: Looks like her Maternal insticts kicked into overdrive.

Trigger turned his attention back to the game board and he finally saw a move. He lifted one of his pieces and jumped it over Loen's.
Trigger: King me.

Leon looked down at the board for a second and then paused before he flipped the board onto the floor and stood up.
Leon: Didn't you hear her? We have to go find Norugi.

He said leaving the stunned Trigger behind. Tron couldn't help, but chuckle at it.
Trigger: Sore loser!

He shouted before he walked out of the room.

[Flash]
Like Leon had said Norugi was just looking around the village. He came across a girl with an extremely long brown ponytail, who seemed like she was just waking up. He stopped in his tracks and she bumped into him. She finally opened her eyes wide and looked them onto the boy in front of her. She looked about 13 years old, and her eyes were two different colors. While one eye was brown the other was red.
????: Who're you?
Norugi: Uh? I'm Norugi.
????: What? The twentith's kid?
Norugi: Yeah, I guess.
????: The Name's Jubei Yagyu, nice to meet you.
Norugi: Isn't Jubei a boy's name?
Jubei: My real first name is Akane, but the strongest person in our clan has to take the name Jubei.
Norugi: Oh?
Jubei: So what are you doin' back Norugi Jr.?
Norugi: Please don't call me Jr..
Jubei: Oh, sorry. Blue!
Norugi: What!?

Jubei waved to a man in a shining blue armor as he also grogily walked down the path. He looked up slightly and progressed toward Jubei.
????: Who's the little guy?
Norugi: I'm not little.
Jubei: He's the twentith's kid.
Norugi: Is that how everyone is going to refer to me?
????: Oh, my name's Soki. Welcome back.
Norugi: [This guy, this girl, they're both incredibly strong, I can feel it.]
Claire: Norugi-kun.

She said as she finally found him. She ran over to the boy and hugged him tightly, so tightly in fact that he was losing sight. The boy tried his best to breathe, but found that he couldn't. Claire quickly pulled back and looked down at the boy as he took a sharp intake of air causing the two behind him to laugh.
Claire: I was looking all over for you.
Norugi: Sorry, I guess.
Claire: We have to go see my brother about something.
Norugi: What wait.

He cried as she dragged him off.
Jubei: Something tells me things are about to get alot more interesting around here.
Soki: You said it.

[Flash]
Chris: Enter.

Claire pulled Norugi into the Yamikage's office.
Claire: Oniichan, I wanted to introduce you to-
Chris: Norugi Suzaku II.
Claire: How did you know?
Chris: It's my job to know everything about this village.

Norugi's eyes went wide in Chris' presence. He was almost crushed by the sheer power the man was emitting.
Chris: Jill.
Jill: Yeah Chris?
Chris: Can't you please call me the Yamikage for once.
Jill: I will when you at like it.
Chris: Whatever.
Claire: Morning Oneechan.
Jill: Please don't call me that Claire.
Claire: You and Chris should get married already, why do you-
Chris: Business at hand.
Jill/Claire: Oh right.
Jill: What is it you wanted?
Chris: The Nores scrolls that the twentith left behind.
Jill: I'll go retrieve them.

She said shortly before leaving the room.
Norugi: So you're the guy who succeeded my old man huh?
Chris: Yeah, I am.
Norugi: I have a request.
Chris: That is?
Norugi: Can you teach me to control my powers?
Chris: Why do you want to know how to do that?
Norugi: Because I want to take that seat from you someday.

Claire and Chris seemed amused by that statement and the boy still wore a serious expression.
Chris: It sound good to me, but I can't teach you to control your powers. Only one person in the village can do that. Plus, if you want this seat you have to know more that just know to use dragon powers. I know just the people to teach you. Can you introduce him Claire.
Claire: Sure.

Jill returned shortly after that with four large scrolls that she handed to Norugi.
Jill: These will teach you all about your clan and their jutsu. Study hard okay.

Norugi held up the scrolls and Claire escorted him from the room.
Claire: Let's go, I have some people for you to meet.

She told him as they walked.
Jill: What do you think?
Chris: He's got what it takes, let's see if he uses it.

Claire walked up to a house and pointed Norugi towards it.
Norugi: So what do I do.
Claire: Knock.

Norugi shrugged and knocked on the door. It was opened by an elegant and sufistacated looking man. He had long blue and white hair and he looked down at Norugi.
????: What do I owe the honor?
Claire: Remeber that favor you owe me.
????: I remember.
Claire: I'd like you to train this boy for me.
Norugi: He's the one who can teach me to control my dragon powers?
Claire: No, but he can teach you how to fight while I go ask the others who I intend to teach you. This is Jon Talbain, he will be your first teacher. Jon this is Nourgi, the twentith's son.
Jon: Interesting. Another dragon.
Norugi: No offense, but he doesn't look that strong.
Jon: Looks can be decieving my little friend. I will except this job of yours Claire-san.
Claire: Thank you, I'm going to find some other people to enlist their help. Be good okay.
Norugi: Sure.

Claire gave Norugi a smile hug and walked off.
Jon: Follow me.

Norugi looked up to the man and walked behind him as he looked at the many beautiful sights in his house.
Jon: I'm a collector of sorts.

He told him as he caught attention of the boy's admiration. One thing that Norugi noticed was the many wolf decorations about the manor.
Jon: Here we are.

He said gaining the boy's attention once again as he opened the door to a large empty room.
Jon: I often use this to train, and we will do the same.

He said as he began to un-button his tuxedo.
Jon: Do you like wolves.
Norugi: Yeah, they're really cool.
Jon: That's good, because I myself have a rather special bond with them.
Norugi: What?

He turned to the man as he started to undergo a strange transformation. His entire body started to become cover in fur and his jaws extended. Soon after the man stood in front of him as a werewolf.
Jon: Now let us begin.

Jon charged at the boy and scratched right above his head. Norugi soon found himself trying desperately to dodge the wolf's attacks. He jumped over a low kick and Jon smiled before his body became covered in a blue light. He charged fiercely at the boy and rammed him into the wall behind him. The boy slid down and opened his eyes shortly before realizing that the man hadn't stop coming at him.
Norugi: Damn!

Norugi rolled to the side and dodged the attack. He crawled away from the man's attacks and covered his face as the man ran at him with his claws pulled back. Norugi heard the impact, but didn't feel anything. When opened his eyes the man was standing over him with his claws beared before he pulled his arm back and said.
Jon: This is the wolf style, are you ready to learn?

Norugi turned back and gazed at the wreckage behind him. There were deep crevices in the floor, left behind by the slash Jon had unleashed.
Norugi: Master.

He said bowwing down in front of the man. Jon smiled and said.
Jon: First, you'll need to work on your balance. I have just the person to teach you.

Jon opened his hands and led the boy out of the room. Jon walked up the stairs and found the person he was looking for, or more accurately the animal he was looking for. He looked down at a sleeping cat curled up in a basket.
Jon: Felicia.

The cat opened one eye and looked at the two above her. She sat up and meowed.
Norugi: So, I'm going to learn balance from a kitty.

The cat suddenly began to get taller and and her body started to resemble a human. Her body was incredible and there was only fur to cover up her most feminine parts. Norugi, stared blankly at her as she and Jon talked. He couldn't hear anything more from them at the moment.
[JJ: And then I discovered breasts.]

[He said with a goofy smile. Causing all in the area to sweatdrop.]
[Naruto: Back on subject.]
[JJ: Oh yeah.]

After a few hardy minutes of staring blankly at Felicia he finally tuned back into their conversation.
Felicia: The twentith's son? 'Sigh' Fine even though today was my sleep day.
Jon: I promise I'll make it up to you.

When she turned back to him he stood at attention.
Felicia: Alright, can you follow me?
Norugi: Yes, ma'am.

He said as she walked off and he blindly followed her. She led him to a roof top and she stepped out onto a thin line before she flawlessly crossed it. She started to do flips and even landed on her hands before she tossed herself all the way back to another roof.
Felicia: Alright, I want you to cross this for me.
Norugi: Right.

He said before looking all the way down toward the ground which seemed to be miles below them. He took a deep gulp and walked onto the line. He tried not to look down and slowly walked along the line until someone seemed to have landed on it. He grabbed tightly onto it and tried to stop himself from falling, and crying.
????: Felicia, today we have our rematch.
Felicia: Not today Sonson.

She said rubbing her temples.
Felicia: And today was supposed to be my sleep day. I'm doing something right now, go away.
Sonson: Not until we settle.....what's with the kid?
Felicia: I'm training him, can you please go away.

Sonson looked down and figured what they were doing.
Sonson: You're doing balance training, huh.

Norugi finally looked back at the girl. She had a tail and a lot of her body had fur on it. She seemed to be part monkey from what he could tell. Also, which he had suddenly found himself accustomed to doing, he looked at her breasts and he inwardly nodded. Then he thought why he would be thinking of such things seconds away from death. Sonson held out her staff and placed it on the line before she herself sat at the top of it.
Sonson: Balance is easy, you just have to focus. Hehe, focus hard.

She said before she flipped from the line and to where Felicia was.
Sonson: Hehehe, it's easy move.

Norugi slowly tried to rise up and stand on the thin line once again. He slowly stood to his feet and tried to move once again, there was no way he was about to lose in front of two hot girls. Felicia looked over to the boy and Sonson gave a goofy smile before she lightly tapped the line with her staff. The boy's leg was thrown off balance and he started to fall. Sonson hopped over and grabbed the boy's collar as she wrapped her tail around the line.
Felicia: Why did you do that?
Sonson: Sorry, sorry, I didn't think he would actually fall.

She looked down at the boy who was tightly holding onto her hand as he gazed down at the ground. Sonson looked down at him and asked.
Sonson: Are you afraid of heights.
Norugi: N-No, just pull me up.

He screamed with tears flowing down. Sonson smiled and released her tail's grip on the line and went plummeting down to the ground, causing Norugi to scream out in fear. She landed perfectly on the ground and held the boy up. Norugi stood tall and raised a finger before he fell back to the ground in a loud thud. He awoke hours later and looked around before Sonson peeked down in front of him.
Sonson: I'm gonna train you, too.
Norugi: Huh?
Sonson: I'm going to teach you monkey style.
Norugi: Why?
Sonson: I like ya kid, you're funny.

She said throwing him a staff. Norugi fumbled the staff before finally getting a good grip on it.
Sonson: Now, let's begin.

She said as she readied herself for the attack. Norugi held up his staff and prepared to defend against it. Norugi walked around the village, beaten and bruised until he finally stared at Claire's home, his home too at the moment. He opened the door and found himself once again locked in a furious hug.
Claire: Welcome Norugi-kun.
Norugi: Claire you-

Suddenly boy relaxed in her grip and began smiling.
Norugi: [Boobies.]

Claire pulled the boy back and said.
Claire: How was your first day?
Norugi: Painful.
Claire: Heh, I expected that. I've got something for you.

She as she lifted her jacket from her back and placed it on the boy.
Norugi: What is this.
Claire: My father started this craze between me and my brother. This jacket is the symbol of the Fuganu clan. The powerful phoenix, that rises into the sky. You're now an official Fuganu.
Norugi: What? Why are you so nice to me?
Claire: Do I need a reason?

She asked with a warm smile.
Caire: I noticed something else.
Norugi: Huh?
Claire: You don't like being associated with your father do you?
Norugi: No.
Claire: So calling you by his name must be just as bad huh?
Norugi: Yeah.
Claire: When my father created that jacket he called it "Jumper". He said that the brand would catch on, it never did. Do you like it, "Jumperjacket"?
Norugi: What!?
Claire: "JJ" for short.

Norugi just looked down and said silently to her for the first time.
Norugi: Thank you.

Once again Claire gently hugged him and he once again thought one thing.
JJ: [Boobies.]

with a goofy smile. The next day was introduce to his next teachers all of them were almost overpowering with their presence. Dante taught him the art of sword fighting, Ryu taught him taijutsu, and Ryu-o taught, him the ways of the dragon and also become the person he created the strongest bond with. Two years had passed and the boy had grown much through his training, however he could never get a heads-up on any of his teachers. Ryu-o knocked the boy to the ground and shook his head as he turned around. The winged girl ever by his side shot the boy a concerned look at the boy before she turned around to Ryu-o. She
Nina: Don't you think you're ebing to hard on him?
Ryu: No.

He said with a stern look. Ryu-o never spoke much, but when he did it was always important. He turned to JJ as he slowly lifted himself off the ground.
JJ: I swear!

He said gaining the attention of both people in front of him.
JJ: I swear I'll become stronger than you. I'll become the strongest dragon and Yamikage to ever live. I'll show you, I'll show you one day, Ryu-niichan.

He screamed while weeping at his own weakness. Suddenly something fell in front of him and he looked up at it.
Ryu: That is the Ryu-o-jinn. It will grow along with your powers. The stronger you become, so will it. Take it, and grow stronger than me Ototo.

He said before walking off. JJ reached out to the sword and grabbed it before he wiped his eyes and stood tall.
JJ: I also swear on this sword to become strong enough to protect Claire-sensei. I will not lose.

After that day he completely changed, he had become strong enough to be placed in Claire's own team as well as to recieve training from the Yamikage.

[Flashforward.]
JJ: One year after that here I am.
Mika: Wait, what rank are you Claire?
Claire: A jounin.
Mika: Then how were you in their team?
JJ: I was a jounin in the village.
Mika: What?
Naruto: I'm guessing a different system right?
JJ: Yeah, there people of young ages can become a certain rank based on their skills, not age.
Mika: So when you came here, you had to be demoted?
JJ: Yeah, weak huh?
Naruto: Tell me ab-

Naruto stopped in his tracks. You see they had just arrived at Konoha. It wasn't something he saw or felt, but something he didn't. He ran into the village and sniffed around. Suddenly his eyes were red, catching the attention of the people around him. Naki walked closer to him and said.
Naki: Naruto, what are you doing? You can't transform in the village.
Naruto: Where is Hanabi-hime?
Naki: What's wrong?
Naruto: I can't get her scent!
JJ: What? Hold on.

He said as he ran to the highest ground he could find and activated aura eye. He found that Naruto was right, he couldn't see Hanabi's aura.
JJ: I don't see her.

Naruto ran through the village and looked around for his mother. He found her sitting against a tree lost in the clouds.
Naruto: Mom.
Yubiki: Huh? You're back?
Naruto: Have you seen Hanabi-hime?
Yubiki: No. Now that you mention it, I don't smell her either.

Naruto turned around nd saw Hinata running toward him.
Naruto: Hinata-hime? Have you seen Hanabi-hime?
Hinata: No, I've been looking all over for her.

Naruto's team gathered behind him and suddenly a ninja appeared in front of them.
Raido: Can you come with me. We have something to show you.

Raido quickly led everyone to the hokage's office and when they got there Sarutobi looked down trotten before he said.
Sarutobi: I have something disturbing to show you.

He pointed to the T.V. and Raido pressed the play button at the bottom. The screen was momentarily filled with static.
Sarutobi: We recieved this tape a few minutes ago I assure you, you will not like what you see.

The tape finally came into focus and a face displayed that filled both foxes with rage.
Orochimaru: Hello Sarutobi-sensei. I'm sorry, but this message is aimed at someone else I assume you are showing this to. I hope you're well Yubiki-san, and you to little Naruto-kun. Norugi-san I hope that forest wasn't to harsh on you.

Both boys flared at his words and Claire frowned at the mention of JJ's name. He was the one who invaded the village and killed her father.
Orochimaru: I didn't contact you only to say hi. You see, I wish to play a small game with the two boys I just mentioned. I will be in the area for two days. In that time I want you to find me, and only you two. When you find the place I'm waiting only you two can enter, however, you enlist help before that. Do not forget that only you two are allowed to enter. Your prize for winning is one princess.

Everyone in the room grimaced at that and Naruto and Hinata were suddenly on the verge of transforming.
Orochimaru: Did I forget to mention, the time limit isn't just how long I'll be here, but how long she'll hold out, you see I gave her a little gift.

He said as the camera showed Hanabi completely zoned out. The shot also showed that he had given her the curse seal and she was in an extreme amount of pain.
Orochimaru: If you don't get here within two days, she might not make it. Remember, no cheats in this game, or her life will come to an ubrupt stop. Hehehe, I look forward to playing with you. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

After that the taoe ended, leaving only the growls of three people. Naruto frowned and roared out loud enough for everyone in the area or near it to know that the fox was pissed!

Chapter End.

Preview:
Naruto: I'll kill him.
JJ: I'm with you, we'll take him down, but how will we remove the seal?
Naruto: I'll handle that, but first we have to get to her. Hanabi-hime I'll save you!
JJ: Orochimaru, prepare to die.

Next time on Eyes piercing the Darkness: Hanabi's screams and Naruto's rage!
Naruto/JJ: Orochimaru, this is unforgivable!








So....who all want Mizuki to die? Anyway, I kind of had to rush near the end and I promise that the next chapter is going to be an adrenaline pumped thrill ride. I'm serious too, while I plan to show what some people were doing before Naruto erupted The rest is going to be a giant fight scene. I hope you enjoy it. Yeah for those who don't feel like looking up Resident Naruto, Yu's whole name is Yukari Uchiha and her older brother is Sasuke, as well as Itachi. Raizen is an Uchiha as well, what a twist. Anyway, the whole jacket thing is actually how I got this name. I wore a jacket brand called jumper all the time and eventually people stated calling me Jumperjacket. Anyway, this is it for now til next we meet always shine.