Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Darkness in Their Hearts ❯ The Training Begins ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4: The Training Begins

 

~~~~~~Last Chapter~~~~~

 

“Let's go guys, we are headed to the water country…the hidden village of the mist…”

 

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Naruto, Hinata, Gaara, Kogamaru, and Krymaru have been traveling for 2 days now, teaching each others Jutsu's they could specialize in, and trading taijutsu techniques, so even if their enemies knew their original techniques, they could surprise them.

 

It was well past dusk when the 5 set up their camp, they had been training for the last 5 hours straight. Naruto was exhausted, so as soon as Dinner was over, he passed out under the nearest tree, getting some much needed shut-eye.

 

Hinata joined Naruto under the tree. The two of them slept with their tails intertwined and hugging each other.

 

Gaara, still not used to sleeping, decided to be first watch, they didn't want any enemies to come kill them in their sleep, and right now, almost everyone in the world was an enemy.

 

Kogamaru and Krymaru fell asleep in the nearest trees. The two of them had set up the traps around the area, making it virtually impossible to even come near them, but experienced Nin's could sidestep them.

 

The next morning, everyone packed up their things and started waling toward the nearest town, they needed to get cloaks to hide their demonic features. Naruto was the one most covered, because to the jacket and its long sleeves, he walked into the town and got 5 different colored, long cloaks, and also stocked up on weapons. He didn't have much money, only what Kogamaru and Gaara had given to him…he knew he had to go to a Bank, but he would do that in the Water country when they got there.

 

Even with the very little money he had, Naruto bought 50 shurikun, 50 kunai, 25 smoke bombs, 20 feet of bandages, 50 blank small scrolls, 5 calligraphy brushes, 5 bottles of ink, and 4 canteens. He stored those in his pack, and they would sort out everything later.

 

Naruto left the town with everything he had bought and he went back into the forest, where his new family waited for him. When he found them, with his new chakra honing skills, he threw them their respective cloaks. Gaara got a sandy brown cloak, Hinata got a blue cloak, Kogamaru got a black cloak, Krymaru got a green cloak, and Naruto kept the red and black cloak for himself.

 

When they had put on their cloaks, they left the hoods down for now, and Kogamaru asked “what supplies did you buy?”

 

Naruto opened the pack he carrier everything in, and he put out the things he bought and the things he already owned, the things he owned were in a different pile, next to him. “get out what you have right now, we need to know what we have in our inventory and have the same amount of weapons and items” Naruto said as he made sure all his stuff was separate.

 

After Naruto had said this, the others got their items and weapons out of their holders and they sorted them out and counted their inventory.

 

Kogamaru had 20 shurikun, 20 kunai, 2 swords, 5 modified throwing knives, 5 feet of wire, 5 scrolls, and 5 exploding notes.

 

Krymaru had 25 kunai, 25 shurikun, a sword, 5 throwing knives made specially for him, 5 smoke bombs, and 10 exploding notes.

 

Hinata had 15 kunai, 20 shurikun, 5 smoke bombs, 5 feet of wire, and 5 exploding notes.

 

Gaara had almost nothing, he used only his sand as a weapon, but he didn't have enough time to prepare himself to leave his home, if he had, he would have had more than he did.

 

Naruto himself had the most. He had 40 kunai, 85 shurikun, the two giant shurikun on his back, 5 item scrolls that held anything but they were currently empty, 10 feet of wire, and a canteen.

 

“well, lets see here, lets put everything where they belong and then we can evenly distribute them, except for Krymaru and Kogamaru's specialty knives, or their swords” Naruto said as they all moved to put their items with the new items.

 

“ok, there are 200 shurikun, 150 kunai, 35 smoke bombs, 20 exploding notes, 40 feet of wire, 55 blank scrolls, 5 calligraphy brushes, 5 bottles of ink, 5 canteens, 5 items storage scrolls, and 20 feet of bandages.” Naruto said taking inventory of everything “that means everyone gets: 40 shurikun, 30 kunai, 7 smoke bombs, 4 exploding notes, 8 feet of wire, 11 blank scrolls, 1 calligraphy brush, 1 bottle of ink, 1 canteen, 1 item storage scroll, and 4 feet of bandages.”

 

After Naruto had told them how many items to get, they all split the items amongst themselves and put them in their proper places. Naruto then picked up what was left, he kept the two giant shurikun on his back, then he walked behind a tree and took the bandages and wrapped them around the bottom of his face, to hide the whisker marks, that were much more prominent now that he had fused, when he was done with that, he used the last of the bandages to wrap his hands.

 

The others used their bandages in a similar way, they hid their faces and they wrapped the tattoos that could be seen.

 

When they were done with that they started running again, toward the Hidden Village of the Mist…well at least to the place where they could get a boat…

 

~~~~~~The next day~~~~~~

 

The 5 Ninjas were running south through the fire country toward the tea country, where they could find a boat and head to the water country…

 

Naruto had them stop around 5 in the afternoon to rest, then they would train some more.

 

The group sat in a circle and discussed what they should do when they reached the water country

 

“I think we should go in as homeless nins, of course, and ask if we could join the ninja of the hidden mist, then we can learn their techniques and then we will leave, when we learn all we can” Naruto said

 

“that would be a good idea, Naruto, but that plan has flaws” Kogamaru said

 

“like what?” the Kyuubi holder asked

 

“well, the fact is, they will send out hunter nin when we leave, they will try to kill us for learning their secrets and running away with them” Kogamaru replied

 

“yeah, but we are strong enough to deal with them, even without their jutsu's, we could kill them and run” Naruto said to them

 

“true, but we should avoid bloodshed where we can, we don't want to be labeled as that breed of criminal, we will be criminals if we leave, but if we kill their hunters they will put the bounty up higher, and everyone will be looking for us, what would be best is if we go on a mission, don't come back, just leave a bloody shirt at the site where we leave and they will think we were killed and our bodies taken away by enemy nin's” Kogamaru said

 

“that plan works, we can fool them like that, then run away without a problem” Hinata said from her place of leaning against Naruto's shoulder

 

“ Then its settled” Naruto said “first thing in the morning we find a ship that sails to the water country”

 

After that was said, the 5 demonic ninja went to their regular sleeping arrangements and went to sleep…

 

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Unknown to them, Orochimaru and the Akatsuki were planning something…something that could finish them off…Orochimaru and the Akatsuki knew it would be very difficult to kill them. That's right, the Akatsuki can't extract the demons anymore, their whole goal has now been taken from them, they are planning to kill the demonic 5 when the time comes, but right now, they need to get stronger…

 

Orochimaru had a plan, but it involved the organization that he had abandoned…the Akatsuki

 

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Naruto and the others woke up early the next morning, and they walked towards the docks…

 

Naruto made sure everyone had their tails covered and their tattoos covered, along with their now elongated ears. When he was sure that their new assets couldn't be seen, they walked to the docks and talked to the man who oversaw everything that goes on. Naruto asked the man if there was a boat headed to the Water country.

 

The man looked at the 5 of them and said “yes, we have a boat headed for the water country, it leaves in 5 minutes…you can get on for free because while it is a ferry boat, it takes ninjas to and from the water country for free”

 

“thank you” Naruto said, the Kyuubi in his body now made him more respectful, and this whole thing forced him to mature faster than he wanted to, but hey, what can you do when you are in fear of your life and the demon inside you says to fuse with him and become immortal?

 

The demonic 5 walked to the ferry that would take them where they wanted to go, showed their ninja papers and walked onto the ferry.

 

The ferry was nice, it had meals for free, Nice rooms to sleep in, and a great view of the ocean.

 

Naruto and Hinata stayed in one room, Kogamaru and Krymaru stayed in the room to the left of them, and Gaara was in the room to the right of Naruto and Hinata.

 

The intercom came on and an announcement was made by the captain “we will be in the water country in 2 days, please enjoy the trip, and please, no letting children under 8 years old run around the ship, thank you and have a pleasant trip” the intercom turned off and the ship headed out of port.

 

Naruto and Hinata laid down on the bed and took a quick nap, they would meet with the other 3 in the next hour and a half, but right now was the time they normally took to regenerate their chakra, so they slept.

 

In the next cabin, Kogamaru and Krymaru were also napping to regenerate their chakra from the run, so they could do chakra control training during the trip

 

Gaara was also getting some shut-eye. After 14 years of no sleep, he was having the time of his life. He was much more powerful when he rested him mind, and actually got some sleep…he no longer had any fear of Shukaku taking over his body.

 

An hour later, Naruto, Hinata, Kogamaru, Krymaru, and Gaara woke up feeling refreshed and ready for anything. They all left their rooms at the same time, meeting each other in the corridor.

 

“lets go practice chakra control” Naruto said as he walked toward the stairs that led to the deck of the ship. The others followed Naruto to the deck.

 

The ship was pretty big, it had 3 sails, but only two masts. Naruto and Hinata went to the first mast and Gaara, Kogamaru, and Krymaru walked to the second mast. Naruto and Hinata walked up the mast at the same time, controlling their chakra perfectly. They reached the topmost sail and they separated, Naruto on the left, and Hinata on the right

 

At the other mast, Gaara, Kogamaru and Krymaru climbed to the topmost sail without using their hands, Kogamaru walked to the left, Krymaru walked to the right, and Gaara stayed in the middle.

 

The 5 looked out across the ocean, it was so peaceful…but at the same time, very dangerous. Naruto and Hinata looked at each other, smiled and looked back out at the sea. The salty air and sense of freedom making them feel perfectly relaxed.

 

All of a sudden, the demonic seal on Naruto and Hinata's neck started glowing. The seal opened a memory from the Kyuubi.

 

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Kyuubi was at sea, disguised as a human, and he was looking across the ocean while his friend, the 2 tailed coyote demon, was on the other side of the mast, like Hinata and Naruto were standing. They looked over the ocean and were in awe at the fact that the ocean was so big. The coyote looked at him and smiled…the coyote was always a trickster, just like he was, so they got along great. When they landed on the mainland, they ran peacefully through the forests…remembering the sea at its greatest.

 

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Naruto and Hinata snapped out of the memory and they looked at each other and thought `that was awesome' at the same time, they smiled again and vowed to remember the oceanic views.

 

Naruto, Hinata, Kogamaru, Krymaru, and Gaara stayed like they were for over 5 hours. Then they walked down the masts. It was after dusk and they had used a lot of chakra to stay on the rocking boat. They all went down the stairs to their cabins and said “goodnight” to each other and they went to bed.

 

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The next morning, everyone woke up at the same time, they were on a mental schedule with each other. Kogamaru got up, went to the bathroom, and washed his face to wake up. Everyone slept without their bandages and cloaks… and two of them slept without any clothes at all…

 

Naruto and Hinata spent most of the night love-making. After the memory they felt so good, they couldn't resist each other. Luckily though, they didn't wake anyone up, because one of the jutsu's they learned from Kogamaru was a sound nullifier barrier. The other jutsu they used was an anti-enter barrier on the door, so even though the sound barrier was up, someone could come through, but with the anti-enter, no one could even go near the door.

 

Kogamaru and Gaara had also put the anti-enter barrier around their rooms, so they felt secure when they took off the cloaks and bandages. Kogamaru brushed his razor sharp teeth with the complimentary toothbrush and he gargled some of the complimentary mouthwash. When he was done, Krymaru brushed his teeth and gargled some mouthwash as well…

 

Gaara, who had a room to himself, washed his face and brushed his teeth when he woke up…he loved the feel of waking up and actually being able to sleep, he had so much more chakra now, it wasn't even funny.

 

Naruto woke up, with Hinata next to him, they gazed into each other's eyes and Naruto said “good morning, my love” Hinata replied to him by kissing him on the lips “I love you, Naruto” Naruto smiled and said “I love you too, Hinata” They both went into the bathroom and took a quick shower, because they were sticky from the residue that they left behind…after they were done, they brushed their teeth and washed their faces, then they kissed again. They put on their bandages and their cloaks and went into the hall and they waited for their family.

 

Kogamaru and Krymaru were the next ones out of their room, they looked at Naruto and Hinata and said “good morning”

 

“Good morning” they replied simultaniously and they smirked, even though no one could see it with the bandages on their face.

 

Gaara was the last one out and he mumbled “good morning” to his new family, he knew that he was finally accepted by someone, and he was glad, now he was coming out of his shell. The 5 walked to the deck and they decided to go into the dining hall and grab some breakfast before training.

 

They walked into the dining hall and had a plate of eggs, sausage, bacon, hashbrowns, and pancakes. When they were finished eating, they walked out onto the main deck. The demonic 5 jumped away in different directions and landed on the edge of the railing, in 5 different places, using their chakra to stand perfectly still. They all walked around the ship 2 times, then they started jogging on the railing, the jogged 50 laps, not overlapping each other at all. Then they jumped up to the top of the mast, not caring what the other people on the ship thought. They stood in the same formation on the mast as yesterday, with their chakra holding them up.

 

Gaara was the first to jump down off the mast, them Krymaru followed, then Kogamaru, then Hinata, then Naruto. They smirked, but no one could tell because of the bandages. They had prideful gleams in their eyes, they knew they were the best, but they had to suppress their chakra as not to raise suspicions. Naruto walked back to his room, because that little training session lasted for 6 hours, and it was now 11 AM. Naruto grabbed his bag and walked out, knowing it was almost time to leave the boat.

 

The boat docked in the water country. The demonic 5 thanked the Captain and gave him the last of their money, for the hospitality, but when the captain saw how much it was, he tried to give it back, only to find they were gone, like they disappeared without a trace.

 

Naruto and the other 4 ran to the outskirts of the village hidden in the mist. The slowed their pace to a walk when they saw the gates.

 

The guard at the gates saw 5 people approaching the gate and he called out to them when they were close enough “I need to see your identification” when the 5 showed them their papers he asked “what is the nature of your visit to the Mist?”

 

Naruto answered the guard and said “we have lost our home, we were attacked by the sound…we were to only ones to survive the attack, and we are looking for a new hidden village to call home”

 

“what village are you originally from?” the guard asked, hearing news of the recent destruction of the vegetable country, knowing they had a small village full of potential ninja, only few of them had become stronger than the jounin of Konoha.

 

“we are from the village of the vegetable country, it didn't even have a name yet, but we were the only 5 nin to escaped from there alive” Naruto said in a voice that would make any person cave…the voice of someone who was alone, no longer a nin of a village, just a wanderer…

 

“I will talk to the Mizukage” the guard said as he teleported out of the area to the Mizukage's office, leaving the other ninja guard with the 5 candidates

 

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“Lord Mizukage, 5 homeless nin from the unnamed ninja vilage in the vegetable country are here. Their village has been destroyed and they have come to us to ask if we would accept them as our own nin” the guard said as he bowed in front of the Mizukage

 

“I'm not sure, send them to me, so I may look at them with my own eyes, I need to see how strong they are…prepare the initiation exam…if they truly want to be here, they have to beat 20 of or jounin….each in a gauntlet” the Mizukage said

 

“understood, Lord Mizukage” the guard said as he vanihed in a puff of smoke, leaving the Mizukage alone

 

`I wonder, did the Kami's think we needed the help, the vegetable nin are said to be fearsome beings…' he thought as he waited

 

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The guard re-appeared in front of the five and said “the Mizukage will see you, but he wants to put you through a test, speak to him first, follow me” the guard said as he jumped over the gate and ran toward the Mizukage's office….with the demonic 5 in hot pursuit.

 

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When the demonic 5 came into the Mizukage's office, the Mizukage felt the raw power coming from them, and they weren't even charging their chakra, they just oozed power and grace, like they were the perfect shinobi…and by the un-named vegetable country's ninja, they were legendary.

 

The Mizukage said to them “please sit down, make yourselves comfortable”

 

“thank you Mizukage-sama, we are humbled by this opportunity to learn from you and to serve you” Naruto said as all 5 of them sat down, careful of the tails that were wrapped around their stomachs ((AN: just think DBZ and Vegeta))

 

“It is an honor to have 5 of the legendary vegetable ninja in our presence…but before you become mist ninja, you must pass a test to see if you are worthy, and of what rank, you will be told the test right before you take it” the Mizukage said as he looked at Naruto's shocking blue eyes that were the only things visible

 

“thank you again Mizukage-sama. I have a request sir” Naruto said

 

“what is that…I'm sorry I don't seem to know your names” the Mizukage said

 

“how foolish of me, sir…these are my family members,” he pointed to Gaara and said “this is my brother Vincent” then he pointed to Kogamaru “this is my brother Bail” he pointed to Krymaru “my nephew, Sanosuke, but he likes to be called Sano” he pointed to his mate “that is my wife, Wind” and then he pointed to himself “and I am Neon…we are the last remaining clan members of the Ubikyu Clan.” Naruto said

 

“well Neon, What is your requst” the Mizukage asked

 

“I would like to ask if I could please access my bank account…I had it started in the hidden leaf village under a fake name, but it seems they wont let me change it…can I please withdraw some money…we need to buy new items, because our weapons are getting old, we don't have the time from running to take care of them properly” Naruto asked

 

“of course, Neon…you said you were from a clan, does the Ubikyu clan have any bloodline limits?” the Mizukage asked, enthralled by the tale

 

“yes sir,” Naruto answered “Vincent controls the sand, Bail controls all the elements, Sano, is his son, so he can do the same, My wife, wind, can see the chakra exit points and hit them, making someone lose control of their chakra, and I can control fire, and can make up jutsu's in a moments notice…before my father was killed I made over 500 jutsu's for him to use in battle…I'm sorry to say he was killed in an ambush instantly, not being able to use them”

 

“I see, well, you may go around the city, meet me at the main dome in the middle of the city in one hour, we will test you there” the Mizukage said

 

“thank you very much sir” Naruto said as he left the office with the other 4…

 

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AN: another chapter bites the dust, next time…the initiation test…see you next chapter…thanks again for the reviews