Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Fox and Boar ❯ Kakeru ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or make any money off of writing this story.

 

A/N: I told you an update would be up soon. Here's chapter 6. Thank you for being patient with me in the last few months. December's been stressful but now that it's the winter break, I can relax and write some new chapters. And I appreciate so many reviews. It really helps. I wanted to post this the other day but I had some bad writer's block and had to rewrite most of it…Anyway, enjoy.

 

` ' - summon speaking

 

 

Kakeru

 

Naruto went to the South Gate, bag over his shoulder, small frown on his face. He didn't know what the enemy had in store for him and now Kyuubi had decided to take a vow of silence. At least that would make the next few days easier for him.

 

“Yo, Naruto. You ready?” The silver haired jounin asked as he dropped from a tree branch.

 

“Yeah, now we just need to wait for the last member of the team. Who is it by the way? I didn't pay enough attention in the Hokage's office.” The blond asked without looking up.

 

“Yamanaka Inoichi. He's a jounin, like me, and he has mastered his family's mind techniques so he'll be a good asset for interrogation if we manage to capture any high ranking Oto-nins. Ah…here he comes now.” Kakashi pointed at the tall blond man walking down the road towards their direction.

 

“Hello Kakashi-san, Naruto.” He nodded and then waited as Kakashi gave out orders.

 

“I'll take the lead. Inocihi-san, take the middle. Naruto, the back. Understand?”

 

Both nodded in the affirmative. Kakashi disappeared in a cloud of smoke, the other two following suite.

 

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Inoichi looked over his shoulder at the young genin. He noticed that unlike himself or Kakashi, Naruto wasn't near exhausted. He looked fine, like this was part of a leisurely paced walk or just another day. His stamina was unreal, even for a ninja.

 

“Hold up.”

 

Inoichi and Naruto both looked at Kakashi on this one. They had been running for nearly eighteen hours with only three breaks. Naruto tried to do the math to find out how far they were from Konoha but gave up after forgetting how fast he had been moving.

 

“The enemy scent is everywhere.” The blond looked up then noticed that the stench was indeed all around them. “The report said that they were fifteen kilometers from Kakeru…yet we are only three. Something's not right here.” He pulled a kunai from his bag and nicked the flesh on his finger. Kakshi's hands moved at a blinding pace to form the seals. “Kuchiyose no jutsu.”

 

Pakkun appeared next to him.

 

“Search the area. I need to know what exactly is going on here. Can you do that for me?”

 

“Of course.” The small brown dog leapt into the air then jumped to a tree, quickly blending in with the surroundings.

 

Something reached Naruto's nose. Something all too familiar. Blood.

 

“Kakashi-sensei, do you smell that?” Naruto asked with a bit of apprehension in his voice.

 

“Yeah…be on your guard.”

 

By now Inoichi was definitely confused. They had just a little bit left to go when he was told to stop. Now these two were talking about smells? Something must be ready to go down. He pulled out a fistful of shuriken and a kunai. Naruto just grabbed a scroll.

 

Pakkun returned several minutes later, reeking of blood. “There was an ambush. There aren't any enemy shinobi all around here, though. I couldn't make it to the town …but from what I could tell…it doesn't look good. Sorry.”

 

He disappeared, a small puddle of the red liquid right under where he was standing.

 

“There are traps all around here, and from Pakkun said, the villagers may be in trouble. Let's go.”

 

They all took off running towards Kakeru. The smell of blood was intensifying. That was never a good sign. Naruto noticed that Inoichi placed a soldier pill in his mouth. Both jounin were preparing for battle.

 

It was a little over six minutes later when they arrived just outside of Kakeru. It looked deserted from where they were.

 

“Something bad happened here, we should go and take a look, right sensei?”

 

“Yeah, you two go around the side and wait. I'll go in and survey the area. If it looks clear, I'll give you a signal. Go.”

 

The ex-ANBU entered the town, shocked at what he saw. There was blood everywhere. On the city walls. On the ground. On the houses littered about the village. Everywhere. And in the middle of it all, there was a pile of…corpses. The streets it sat on were flowing with the crimson substance. Had he not been trained by the finest Konoha had to offer, Kakashi would have vomited right there.

 

His hand reached up, unveiling the sharingan, his pupil as red as the scenery. Both eyes scanned the area. There was nothing except blood. But there wasn't a person he could see. A live one at least.

 

Naruto watched from a distance. The sight before him was repulsive. This was a civilian village, a town for non ninjas! Why would the Sound do this? What reason would they have for committing such a heinous act? Then the boy remembered that it was Orochimaru who commanded them all. His blood began to boil.

 

Inocihi, who sat not four feet away from the genin could feel the hatred rolling off of Naruto. He could see his anger rising up. There wasn't going to be a single Oto-nin left to interrogate if this boy had his way. Inocihi thanked the gods that he was on this Jinchuuriki's side.

 

Naruto watched patiently as his sensei gave the signal. There was no waiting for confirmation from his other teammate however before he jumped down. This boy was out for vengeance.

 

All three of the Leaf ninja stood in the middle of the desolate town, surveying the area for survivors. There were none.

 

An explosion went off in distance, pulling all of their attention towards it. There stood at least a hundred Oto-nin, being lead by a gray haired man with glasses, Kabuto. If Kakashi had not placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder to calm him, he would seen the boy charge the enemy head on, decimating their numbers, one by one.

 

A feral growl escaped Naruto's lips. Both men felt the murderous intent coming form the boy. It blew over them like a harsh summer wind, washing away any sense of comfort or peace. There was going to be even more bloodshed today. That much was certain.

 

“Hello. Do you like what we've done with the place?” Behind him, several Oto-nin chuckled, remembering how they killed all the villagers. If only they knew what their punishment was, they wouldn't be laughing…

 

“This was a peaceful village. You had no reason to destroy it!”

 

“Oh yes we did. It was an ally of Konoha. That means it was an enemy. Generally people are supposed to kill the enemy in battle, so that's what we did.” Kabuto replied with a smirk, only adding fuel to the fire for Naruto.

 

That was the last straw. There was no reason to hold back any more. Kakashi let his hand off of Naruto, granting him permission to fulfill his hatred's desire. He whipped the scroll up from his side and streaked a small bit of blood across it in a long trail. In front of him, three frogs appeared, fully dressed in combat armor. This was going to be a long fight.

 

“Gamakichi, follow Kakashi-sensei. You two go with Inoichi-san. Do exactly what they tell you to. Understand?” There was no nice tone that he usually kept. This was a dead serious mission and he expected them to follow his command.

 

“Yes, Naruto.” The jounin were amazed at how well Naruto was handling himself, especially when he called forth the toads.

 

“I'm taking Kabuto. Now go!” Kakashi could sense that Naruto had just taken control of the mission. For some reason, this was very personal for him.

 

Both jounin went the sides, Kakashi left, Inoichi right. This left Naruto to take the front lines. This was about the time when Naruto let all his previous inhibitions go. He rushed at the five chuunin ranked Oto-nin that had placed themselves in front of their commander. They were dead instantly. Kabuto just looked on with amusement as two jounin took their place. Both stood strong and dodged the swipes that Naruto made at their throats easily. The first one however didn't see the barrage of kunai that had managed to lodge itself into his chest. He fell with blood oozing from his uniform. By now, at least a dozen enemy shinobi had surrounded the blond boy.

 

His fingers crossed in front of him, creating an equal number of Kage Bunshin. Then he pumped chakra into his legs, only to release it a split second later as he jumped twenty feet into the air. He landed just as the last Oto nin fell from the circle. A Rasengan was forming in his right palm. It was filled with the deadly chakra. He lurched forward; nearly hitting Kabuto had an enemy not stood in front of him. The ball of energy collapsed into him, destroying his innards in milliseconds. There wasn't even time for the man to grunt in pain as he fell into Naruto, dead.

 

The next round wasn't as stupid. They knew when to dodge the lethal blows, which only infuriated Naruto more and more. Red chakra, burning in the twilight, began to make its presence known. Kakashi looked up from the last man he had killed long enough to see his student glowing. His attention was diverted again by an idiot of a ninja who decided to charge him head on. Big mistake as his head was lopped off.

 

Inoichi also noticed the demonic aura that formed around his teammate. It sent chills down his spine, forcing him to remember the night over fifteen years ago when the Kyuubi attacked. Both toads were fighting nicely, taking the strain off of him. His body wasn't meant to run over 200 kilometers then take on a small army. He never received ANBU training or had a near limitless supply of energy. That soldier pill was helping, just not enough. Three days was a huge exaggeration. Damn advertisers…

 

Meanwhile, Naruto and his clone army had slain over forty ninja. Kabuto was still unscathed, only watching as his subordinates threw themselves at death. That was all about to change though. Naruto created twenty-five more Kage Bunshins, each forming a Rasengan in hand. It was time to end this. They rammed their hands into the nearest Oto-nin and killed them instantly. Now there was only Naruto and Kabuto on their side of the battlefield, his chakra tail waving fiercely in the night sky.

 

The silver haired medic nin knew he was out of options, why not toy around with the little bastard before retreating? He channeled some chakra to his hand and began running to Naruto. Two quick slashes and a clone puffed away. Another jab and all the others vanished. Each time a pressure point was hit, Naruto lost more control of his clones, soon enough, his chakra system. He reached down and grabbed the glowing hand, smashing his other into the man's face.

 

Kabuto looked at the blond genin through broken glasses. He smirked once more as he jumped into the air. Naruto appeared behind him, punching him in the back. Kabuto fell down into the ground, opening his eyes long enough to see an enraged Naruto pumping chakra into his hand for a Rasengan.

 

“Shit.” The ball hit the ground, exploding in a cloud of debris and dust. Both of the Leaf ninja looked at the mayhem before turning their attention back to their share of the enemy.

 

“Is that all you got, Naruto-kun?” Kabuto asked casually from behind a kneeling Naruto.

 

Naruto looked down and saw the heavily mutilated corpse of an Oto-nin he killed not five minutes ago. A burst of chakra fired freely from Naruto's hand, aimed directly at Kabuto. He was flung back at least two hundred yards into a tree. Said tree cracked and groaned before snapping.

 

Someone cried out in pain. Naruto looked over and saw Inoichi being stabbed in the gut by an Oto-nin. Both of his toad summons were being held down by an endless assault while Kakashi and his toad were trying to escape a fire jutsu.

 

Naruto ran to his comrade, freeing him from the attacker. The Oto-nin fell to the ground, his neck snapped. An explosive kunai was thrown in their direction. Naruto picked up Inoichi and hurled him into the arms of a waiting Kage Bunshin. The explosion went off, killing the wounded Oto-nin in the area. Naruto escaped, just barely. He ran into another group that was preparing to attack Inoichi and his summoned toads. The four, including the Kage Bunshin, were concealed in a mass of gray. Naruto ran in, Rasengan in hand and pounced into the middle of the circle, right on top of an unsuspecting Oto-nin. His skull fell in with the chakra ball.

 

Naruto could feel his body getting weaker, so he released the tail. Now there were only ten men around Inoichi, the toads and the pair of Narutos. Inoichi could only stare in awe at this boy. Not only had he destroyed over half of the army, he had saved his ass twice and the fight still wasn't over.

 

Naruto kept glaring at the supposed leader of this band of shinobi. He would be the next one to die. Faster than imaginable, Naruto appeared behind and surged chakra into his spine, melting the flesh into a gelatinous blob below him. After that, he fell to the ground, howling in pain as his bones were melting in on themselves. The other ninja began to back up, away from this…monster. And they thought that Orochimaru was someone to fear…

 

Naruto smirked slightly at this display of cowardice. This would be memorable for any survivor who managed to escape his wrath. He glanced at both toads; they just nodded in response as Inoichi was grabbed from the ground. The toad duo jumped into the air as Naruto's clone joined his hands around his creator's. Chakra began spinning wildly in Naruto's palm. Then both boys jumped high into the air. Only one returned as Naruto purged his Oodama Rasengan into the dirt. The explosion was phenomenal. Any man near him died instantly as the genin walked away from the cloud. The crater was easily six feet deep and twelve in diameter. Yet Naruto seemed unfazed at his destruction. There were only two things he was concerned with right now: the safety of his teammates and Kabuto's death.

 

He jogged over to the toads and Inoichi. They all looked fine, except a gash here and there. Then his view shifted to Kakashi. He was managing to fight off the enemy fairly well. “Someone go join Gamakichi.” A toad got to work, moving swiftly amongst the devastation and bodies. Naruto brought his hands to his chest, creating another three Kage Bunshins. “You three stay here and protect this man. I'll be back soon.”

 

The genin turned and ran to where Kabuto had been left. He knew he had smashed him into a tree around here…just where? Then he saw the man on top of a house. “I thought Konoha would have taught you not to leave the enemy unwatched, Naruto-kun…oh well.”

 

Naruto lunged at Kabuto who just stepped to his side. His chakra tail was forming again, this time paired with another. “Now Naruto-kun, you should learn to play nice.” Kabuto teased.

 

Naruto narrowed his eyes, revealing a deadly glare, then twisted on the rooftop, his orange chakra casting an reflection on the pale shingles. Naruto created two clones, each with two tails as well. They looked on then disappeared. The first struck at Kabuto from behind. The man easily deflected the hit and knocked the clone in the chest. The second appeared from the cloud then attacked. During this, the real Naruto rushed to Kabuto who only jumped in response. Big mistake. A tail grabbed the man who could only squirm in its grasp. His chest was being squeezed to the point where it nearly collapsed.

 

The clone swiped at the man, trying to finish him off easily. Instead Kabuto pulled a hand free and jabbed it into the impersonator's face, causing it to disappear in another cloud of white smoke. Naruto growled at his opponent's craftiness. Then again, he wasn't Orochimaru's right hand man for nothing.

 

“Katon: Hosenka no jutsu!” A stream of fireballs whizzed past Naruto's head, forcing him to drop his prisoner. An Oto jounin ran up beside Kabuto, firing off another round of fireballs. Naruto retreated back ten feet, just out of reach from a close ranged attack. He brought forth the chakra necessary and called upon another Kage Bunshin. Both sprinted towards the Oto-nins, each breaking off into separate directions four feet before them. The clone went around and left a huge wound on the newly arrived jounin while the real Naruto punched Kabuto square in the face.

 

His face burned a bit as the demon's chakra singed his flesh. Kabuto cast a green aura around his hands and cleansed his face of the scar that was trying to form. Before he had time to stand up, Naruto was behind him, aiming another punch at his collar bone. This one was deadly.

 

Naruto saw his clone mercilessly beating the surprised jounin as Kabuto managed to flip them around. “NOW!” he called out to his subordinate. The jounin whirled around, as if oblivious to Naruto's clone and sent a fireball towards them both. The fire raced all around Naruto as it burned his skin, leaving several marks along his back and legs. The clone, taken aback by the downright refusal for his opponent to acknowledge him, ripped his side with a particularly long claw. Blood poured freely from the fresh wound as the jounin roared in pain. The chakra made its way into his blood stream, cutting off feeling to much of his torso. That was actually a good thing as the Kage Bunshin began to pound him into the severely damaged roof once more.

 

Naruto released Kabuto again, focusing his chakra to the new burns on his back. It was healed faster than any medical ninjutsu could ever hope to but by the time his vision returned, Kabuto had vanished. “Damn it!” Naruto cried in anguish. He had really hoped that this was the last time he had to deal with that prick. Slowly, he let the chakra dissolve into nothingness. The night breeze moved over his skin, cooling him instantly. At least he got to let out some rage today.

 

Kakashi was still outnumbered twenty-two to three, but he still held strong. The toads now looked exhausted at the sight of some many enemy ninja but they continued to fight. Suddenly they both leapt away from the scene of battle, leaving a bewildered Kakashi. A kunai lodged itself in an Oto-nin's face just as two more fell from shuriken wounds to the chest. Kakashi glanced back to see his pupil with two clones pegging down enemy ninja with assorted weapons. The one in the center whipped a scroll out from his pocket and brought out an array of kunai, covered in explosive tags. Kakashi knew instantly what he should do: get the hell out of the way. Just as he landed behind Naruto a huge cloud of smoke filled the sky as fire enveloped each of the surviving Oto-nin. Both clones puffed away as the charred remains of the building they were fighting near became visible. That may have been a little overkill…

 

Naruto watched as his sensei picked himself off of the ground, whipping the dust from his pants. They both made their way to Inoichi, who was propped up against a toad while the Kage Bunshins that Naruto created stood watch around him. Naruto released the clones quickly. Then he turned to the toads. All three of them were resting against each other.

 

“Thank you guys, you have a great help to me today.”

“Anytime, Naruto,” Gamakichi said, “It was…fun.”

 

“I'll be sure to pay you all back some time, bye.” And with that, the summons left.

 

“Okay, now that that's out of the way, let's look for survivors…”

 

 

 

A/N: A little dark, I know. I plan on making it a bit more…intense later on. Let me know what you think. If you have any questions, let me know. And should I do too many more action scenes or not? I'm not sure how good I am at writing them and I was just wondering if I should keep it a minimum…