Naruto rises from his sleeping bag as sunlight pours into his eyes. Naruto blinks to get use to shining sun and notices the room is empty. "Must be training. I guess I could help out." Naruto said getting out of the sleeping bag.
Naruto headed down stairs and is brought to the sight of Shijo and Tsunami kissing. "Wjat are you doing Shijo?" Naruto asked. Shijo widened his eyes as his face paled.
"Uhh...well you see...uhh." Shijo said nervously.
"What did we discuss on picking up woman while on missions?" Naruto asked.
"You said you would cut my testicles off." Shijo said nervously backing up towards the door.
"Well I'm glad you remember. Now do me a favor, and remember the pain of what I'm about to do so this won't happen again." Naruto said walking towards him.
-Backyard-
Kakashi is teaching Saskue, Sai, and Sakura a Taijutsu move when they hear a loud bang. They see Shijo flying towards them holding his crotch.
"My balls. My poor balls!" Shijo yelled flying off into the distance. Naruto walks up behind the crowd.
"Need any help Kakashi? I'd be happy to." Naruto offered.
"You mentioned Taijutsu last night and Saskue really wanted to train it, so if you could give a couple of lessons to him. That would be nice." Kakashi eye smiled.
"Sure. Come on emo." Naruto said walking away. Saskue grew a tik mark and followed.
-Near the ocean-
"Ok Saskue. Do you know any specific Taijutsu styles?" Naruto asked.
"No not really. A lot of the Uchiha Taijutsu scrolls where ransacked by thieves." Saskue said. Naruto smiled, but didn't let Saskue see it.
"That Uchiha! If only he knew you took most of them. Haha. You know how pissed he would be!" Kurama laughed. Naruto couldn't help but chuckle.
"Look. I'm familiar with a Taijutsu style the Uchiha practiced." Naruto said.
"How do you know that. Matter of fact. Just who are you anyways, and why wair that mask?" Saskue asked.
"My face is horribly disfigured. I also forgot my name." Naruto replied quickly.
"What about the Uchiha Taijutsu style?"Saskue asked.
"I found a scroll about it in some bandits camp." Naruto responded again.
"Then I demand you give it to me. It's my birth right." Saskue demanded.
"Sorry. Lost it." Naruto chuckled. Saskue grew even madder. "I'll still teach you the style though. It's called Rageing Cats Fist." Naruto said.
"Yeah. What's it about then?" Saskue asked.
"You shouldn't ask so many questions. Just let me finish. It mainly relies on strength and speed. You also need a little flexibility and fast reflexes witch your Sharingan can help with in the future." Naruto said.
-7 hours later-
Kakashi, Sai, Sakura, and Shijo see Naruto dragging back a limp worn out Saskue. Sakura is the first to get to him.
"What did you do to my Saskue!" Sakura yelled.
"Can it." Naruto said shoving a sweaty headband in her mouth to silence it.
"So...how did training go?" Shijo asked. Naruto looked at Saskue.
"It went how you would expect. All bark no bite. This Uchiha relies way to much on his own last name and birth right then actual power. It's kind of sad." Naruto said.
"Kakashi. You have a Sharingan. I guessing this kid will draw a lot of attention from you." Shijo said to Kakashi who was reading a book.
"Well. It's seems to make the most sense I train him. I do have a Sharingan after all." Kakashi said. Gaara then walks over to them with the use of crutches.
"Tazuna said he would be ready to go to the. ridge tomorrow. I sadly won't be able to make it." Gaara said.
"That's ok Gaara. Someone will have to stay back and protect Tazunas family anyway. I wouldn't put it past a scumbag like Gato to use people as leverage." Naruto pointed out. Gaara nodded.
The group walk in the home with Sakura yelling at Naruto for the headband incident. He responded by putting a sweaty sock in her mouth. Sakura then screamed at him more only to be silenced by Kakashi.
"I hope you enjoy." Tsunami said handing out bowls of ramen.
"I use to eat ramen a lot. Teuchi and his daughter where the best. I wonder what they're doing right now." Naruti wondered. His thoughts where interrupted by Sakura basically shouting about how Saskue finally woke up.
"Saskue. What happened?" Sakura asked. Saskue looked at Naruto. Saskue sat silent with eyes as deep as an ocean.
"He a monster. He is a training monster." Saskue said silently.
"We I wouldn't say alm that. I'm just doing to you what Shijo did to me and Gaara." Naruto said stuffing his face.
"Do you train really excessively?" Kakashi asked. Shijo smiled.
"I do, and so do my little underlings right here." Shijo said. Naruto and Gaara roled there eyes.
"You and Gai would probably get along if you ever met." Kakashi said eye smiling.
"Gai? Who is that?" Shijo asked. Kakashi just waved it off.
"So. Are all of you coming tomorrow then?" Tazuna asked.
"Yes, well except Gaara." Naruto said.
"Does that mean we'll have to pay you to?" Tazuna asked worried.
"No. We are doing this for free. We just ask that we get Gato." Shijo responded. You could see the relief in Tazunas eyes.
"It's getting late. I'm going to bed." Naruto said. The rest followed as night finally set in.
-Next morning-
As Naruto rose from his sleeping bag he saw that the others where waking up to.
"You guys ready?" Shijo asked, getting a slight nod from Naruto and Gaara. Team 7 soon got up to and then they where ready to leave.
"Alright daughter. We'll be leaving now. Be safe." Tazuna said.
"Hey Gaara. Keep them safe. I know even with that broken leg you can do it." Naruto said. Shijo agreed. Then they where off.
-Bridge-
Tazuna walks to see a group of dead bodies. Some had there neck slit while the others had ripped limbs and squashed bodies. Naruto had and ideas of who that could be and sighed.
"I think meat head is here." Naruto said.
"Meat head? Who's that?" Kakashi asked.
"His names Shinoto. He's the dude I talked about last night." Naruto clarified.
"I'm glad you remember me brat. Say where the red head?" Shinoto asked. He walked out of the fog. He had a huge bandage across his chest. He also had a prosthetic leg.
"He sends his regards. In fact he asked I take your other leg." Naruto pointed to his other uncut leg. This angered Shinoto.
"Brat! I'll tear all your limbs off and bury you!" Shinoto yelled.
"Duck!" Shijo and Kakashi yelled. The rest did so. A very large blade flew past the along with some senbon. Zabuza and some hunter ninja looking woman landed next to Shinoto. Naruto knew who it was.
"Haku. It's been how long. Like a day?" Naruto asked. Haku then removed her mask.
"Naruto. I'm impressed you knew it was me right away. I'm sorry, but I must kill you." Haku said.
"Come on. I know you don't want this. I can tell from your eyes. You to Zabuza." Shijo said.
"Shut up. You know nothing" Zabuza responded.
"I can to. I can tell you don't want this. If so why work fo Gato? Zabuza your a missing ninja from this country. Why risk doing any mission here if your just after money? Haku. You had a chance at attacking me and you held back. Why is that?" Naruti asked.
"Enough! Lets get to killing!" Shinoto yelled.
"Naruto, you take meat head. I'll take Haku. What about you Kakashi?" Shijo asked.
"I'll take Zabuza. Sakura, Saskue, and Sai. You back up the masked kid. Don't get to close unless he tells you to." Kakashi ordered.
"Let's Go!" Shijo yelled as the two groups charged.
-Kakashi-
Kakashis kunai and Zabuzas sword clash. After no one gains an advantage over the other Zabuza jumps back. "Hidden Mist Jutsu!" Zabuza yelled as mist entered the battle ground.
Kakashi pulls up his head band to reveal his Three Tamoe Sharingan. Kakashi looks around. Not able to see to far into the mist.
"Kakashi of the Sharingan. I will kill you and take Tazuna. I will win. Why try?" Zabuza asked. Kakashi remained silent.
Zabuza jumps from behind. Kakashi side steps and goes to stab Zabuza put blocks with his sword. Zabuza jumps back into the mist.
"Summoning Jutsu!" Kakashi said summoning a group of dogs. "Can guys find him for me?" Kakashi asked the dogs. The dogs nod and dissapear into the fog.
"Was that a summoning? It doesn't matter what you summon or waht you do. You will not find me." Zabuza said. His voice echoed through the mist. Kakashi looks carefully through the mist.
Kakashi hears a grunt and then a bunch of growls. He looks behind him to see that the dogs have caught and currently have him captured.
-Shijo-
Shijo blitzes Haku. He shows up behind her as he kicks her in the back. She's sent flying. She turns while in the air and launches senbon at Shijo. Shijo unsheathed two swords and started to deflect the senbon. Managing not to get cut.
Haku lands on her feet. "He's tough. He's gonna be to fast for me. I must end this quick." Haku thought.
"Hello. You thers. You don't seem like your paying attention." Shijo asked.
"Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals." Haku said. Soon mirrors of ice surrounded Shijo. Trapping him inside. Haku walked up to one and merged into it.
"What the hell. You have Ice Release. That cool." Shijo said. Haku didn't respond, but instead sent senbon towards the now frowning Shijo. Shijo dodged and blocked the senbon with his sword.
"Hey. Can't we talk about this? We can be friends can't we?" Shijo asked dodging a senbon that was aimed at his lung.
"I'm sorry, but I must do what Zabuza tells me to." Haku said.
"That's ok. I forgive you." Shijo said. Haku started flying from ice mirror to ice mirror faster than before. Shooting twice the amount of senbon then before. Shijo sighed as he started reflecting and dodging again.
-Naruto-
Shinoto jumped at the group. Naruto through a kunai at the man. It hit him, but didn't go through the muscle. Naruto pushed Saskue and Sakura out of the way as he also jumped out of the way.
"Hey dumbass. How about you pick on someone who can actually fight you!" Naruto yelled. Attracting the mans attention and anger.
"I'll kill you!" Shinoto yelled. Shinoto rushed Naruto. He tried to squash Naruto only for him to dodge. Shinoto hit the ground making a hole.
"Hey. Over here!" Naruto antagonized the man. The man jumped for Naruto. Shinoto was hit with four kunai in the side. They also didn't go through the muscle.
"Haha. Puny brats. I'll rip all of you apart!" Shinoto yelled. He ran at Sakura wwho wasn't fast enough to react. He grabbed her by the head. He started to squeeze. "I'll squeeze until your head pops like a berry." Shinoto said. He looked away for a second only to look back to see Sakura was gone, and so where his fingers.
-Kakashi-
Kakashi charged towards Zabuza. He pulled out a kunai as he charged the restrainted man. He went for a throat slit, but was stopped when an arrow was sent right by his face.
"Dammit! Almost hit him!" Kakashi looked to see the voice was coming from a small man. It was Gato.
"Gato?What are you doing here?" Kakashi asked.
"Doing what he's failing to do. Kill you!" Gato yelled aiming his bow and arrow to hut Kakashi. Kakashi easily dodged the arrow sent flying at him.
"You aren't here to kill me. You where here to kill off your hired help. Weren't you." Kakashi asked. Gato laughed.
"Well yeah that's true. I expected to see dead Shinobi and worn out Zabuza and Haku, but instead see this. Guess you'll all die now." Gato laughed. Kakashi blitzed him and karate choppes his neck.
"Wow. That was surprisingly easy." Kakashi said walking up to zabzua.
"I guess we are no longer enemies then Kakashi." Zabuza said. The eight dogs poofed into smoke.
"I guess. let's stop the others." Kakashi said. Zabuza flowed.
-Shijo-
Shijo dodged another senbon while also cutting three others in half. "How much longer are you going to keep this up?" Shijo asked.
"I could ask you the same." Haku said.
"I guess forever." Shijo said. Dodging thirteen more senbon. Shijo had no damage to his body. He only looked tired do to the amount of dodging and weaving he has had to do.
"I will have to kill you now." Haku said going back and forth between mirrors while sending twice the amount of senbon as before. Shijo dodged and deflected. While Haku was moving back and forth she felt a a pain 8n her gut. She looked to see a foot coming towards her.
It hits her sending her through one of the ice mirrors. Shijo jumps out and lands next to her. "Ok. Now that the warm up is over. Let's start the real fight." Shijo looked at Haku who was out cold. "Shit! Did I accidentally kill her?" Shijo asked. He hears a faint breath. "Thank goodness!" Shijo said relieved.
-Naruto-
Naruto dodges another fist aiming for him. Shinoto goes for another punch, but stops when someth9ng getsbin his way. It was Saskue.
"Come to join the fight brat?" Shinoto asked.
"I am Saskue Uchih, and I'm going to kill you." Saskue replied.
"Haha. Try it." Shinoto mocked. Saskue runs at Shinoto. Saskue draws to kunai and his jumps on his back.
"Finally. Time to show my true skill, and to show Naruto I'm just as good as him." Saskue thought stabbing a kunai into the back of the mans neck with a smile.
"Is that all you got." Shinoto asked grabbing Saskue and slamming him into the ground. "I rather fight the blonde." Shinoto said turning towards Naruto.
"Turn around you coward!" Saskue yelled. Shinoto turned and hit him again sending Saskue flying and landing by the edge of the bridge.
"You know what. I'll kill you, then I'll go for the rest." Shinoto laughed as he rose his foot. Only to be stopped by being blasted away from Saskue.
"Sorry, but he's under my watch so you can't do that." Naruto said. Shinoto grew angry.
"First you keep me fro. killing the red head and now this one. I'm really going to make you experience pain now! Shinoto said running at Naruto. Naruto rose his hand and did a karate chop sending a wave of air. Shinoto dodged at the last second.
"Haha. Old tricks. Well now I'm ready for it." Shinoto said. "You took my fingers when you saved that girl, but that's all you'll be taking." Shinoto said. Naruto blitzed him. Naruto was above as he made an x on his chest with his arms.
"Wind Armour Technique: Divine Wind Wrath!" Naruto yelled spinning in a circle so fast that it was starting to cause a miniature tornado as he flew towards Shinoto in blinding speeds.
Shinoto picked up a rock to throw at Naruto, but was attacked by a tiger made of ink. He smashed it into that instead. It was to late to deal with Naruto as he flew forward him going into his chest. Naruti dug his way into his chest as he started going through it.
"Wind Armour Technique: Minature Boost!" Naruto yelled. Naruto directed wind chakra into his feet causing him to get a boost in power. It was enough as he went straight through Shinotos body where his heart usually would be.
Naruto stood up in a bloody mess only to see that Saskue, Sakura, and Sai also had quite a a bit of blood on them. "Sorry." Naruto said before falling over due to exhaustion. Sakura through up while Saskue stood there shaking a little bit, but soon calmed himself down.
Kakashi, Kakashi, Shijo, and Zabuza who's was carrying Haku met up with them. "So Gato was gonna betray you?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. He came to finish us off, but was stopped when he realized we where still fighting. Stupidly he tried to do it himself." Zabuza said.
"I'll be taking that." Shijo said taking Gato from Zabuza.
"I still have buisness with him." Zabuza said.
"So do I. You can have him later. Naruto. Let's go." Shijo said. Naruti turned to Zabuza, and handed a piece of paper.
"Meet us here. We'll give you Gato and I have a proposal for you." Naruto said soon following Shijo.
-Some back alleyway-
Shijo held Gato against the wal punching him in the face. "Hey Gato. Now either you listen, or you die. What do you got to say?" Shijo said holding a kunai to his cheek.
"I-Ill do whatever you want. Please. Don't kill me." Gato responded.
"Naruto." Shijo said. Naruto walked over with a clipboard with some papers on it.
"Sign here and here." Naruto ordered. Gato complied and did it,, not knowing what he was completely doing.
"What was that for?" Gato asked.
"Oh that. It was nothing. You just signed every valuable asset you had to us. Including the docks you have outside of Wave, so thank you." Naruti said.
"What!" Gato yelled. Earning a punch in the face.
"Now now. Everything goes as long as you get to live right?" Shijo asked. Getting a slight nod from Gato. Shijo punches Gato in the the jaw knocking him out.
"Follow me. We have somewhere to go." Naruto said. Shijo just followed.
-A field-
Naruto and Shijo stood in front of Zabuza and Haku. Shijo through Gato to the ground in front of them. Along with a bag of cash.
"We where at my estate and thought why not." Naruto said.
"Estate?" The two questioned.
"We made Gato sign everything he owned over to Naruto." Shijo said. Gato rose his eyelids and looked around. Almost pulsing himself when he saw Zabuza and Haku.
"Y-you promised I would live. You said you wouldn't kill me!" Gato yelled.
"You right. We won't. They will." Shijo said as Naruto pointed towards the other two. Gato started crawl away, but was stopped by a kunai be thrown into his neck by Zabuza.
"So Zabuza. What are you two's real goal?" Naruto asked.
"Are goal is simple. We are going to a small village and starting new lives. To live peacefully and with this much money. It finally possible." Zabuza said.
"Well let me offer you a deal." Naruto responded.
"Well. Let's here it then." Zabuza said.
"I'm starting my own village and rebuilding my clan. With the new assets I acquired. I finally will be able to fulfill my life long goal. My prop6ianfor you two to live there. It's the only place with a Daiymo that doesn't own it and it's my property by birth right. It's one of the only places where you'll truly live peacfully." Naruto proposed.
Zabuza and Haku though about it for a minute. "Ok brat. We'll do it, but do you even know how to run a buisness?" Zabuza asked.
"Yes. I've put a lot of studying into this. Not all of it clearly, but a lot." Naruto responded.
"We will go. I guess we can also thank you for delivering this money and Gato." Haku stepped in.
"Great. Let's go now. We already set up Narutos bank account so all the money from now on will move into that, so let's go." Shijo said. The group moved.
"I wonder what I'll do with all this money." Naruto wondered.
"Well after you rebuild your village. You'll raise and army of shinobi. Then you'll rage war on the Leaf and then-" The Kyuubi was interrupted.
"No. I'm not going to war with The Leaf. I will need shinobi. This group should be fine for now, but I will have to put is out there for other shinobi to notice us. I believe the Chuunin Exams are coming, so maybe we could attend." Naruto thought.
"I guess that could work." The Kyuubi responded.
"I wonder who's hosting this year." Naruto wondered.