Kakashi has always considered himself to be someone who could outmatch and outperform most Shinobi of Jonin rank. He was the prime student of Forth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, a born prodigy, made Jonin at the age of 12, and allowed into Anbu at the age of 15, one of the earliest recorded Shinobi to be made an Anbu. His skills, multitude of powerful and strong Jutsu, coupled with a great deal of experience, have made him a fearsome opponent to deal with for anyone.
However, a crucial part of his reputation and strength laid with his possession of Sharingan, which Obito had given to him. With him, every battle for Kakashi was a matter of simply predicting his enemy`s next movement and countering it. But, yesterday Naruto had removed his Sharingan, right in the middle of battle and without much of help from outside, and any anesthetic for Kakashi, before shutting down his nervous system through a powerful influx of foreign chakra. Had Naruto still been his apprentice, he probably would`ve been proud of him, but he wasn`t. And to add to Kakashi`s injuries, while Shizune had patched him up, he still felt sore and sluggish after the overload of his nerves, not to mention a headache to add to this one.
All of that combined with the fact that Kakashi was now facing off agaisnt one of the few Kunoichi in the entire world that could contend for the title of the deadliest Kunoichi in the world, made Kakashi sweat bullets and regret his life at the moment. Pakura was relentless, merciless, and determined like hell to see Kakashi`s face in the dirt and her foot on top of his chest, and she was extremely effective agaisnt him now.
He had heard that she was Suna`s Mistress of Fire, but right now, she was taking him down with just Taijutsu, which could rival that of Gai for crying out loud. Just now, Kakashi had tried to punch her with his right fist, only for Pakura catch it easily, and pull Kakashi towards herself, before delivering a high kick to his face. Next up, she effortless threw him over her shoulder, landing the silver haired man just near the edge of her flame. Kakashi groined from pain, as he rose up, pulling out three of his kunai and throwing them right at Pakura. Former Suna`s Mistress simply ducked underneath them, before quickly rising up and dodging Kakashi`s next attack with his kunai in hand. Pakura was naturally more flexible in her movements, though she still had some way to go before she reached the level of Yugito, but right now it was enough to move like water and catch Kakashi once again with his hand in kunai.
A quick series of four punches in his stomach and ribs, followed by the finishing one in his only looking eye, was enough for Kakashi to lose his grip and drop the kunai, stepping backwards and covering his only eye. Pakura decided that this was enough of Taijutsu and without even weaving hand signs; she sent a concentrated torrent of Wind right towards Kakashi Hatake. It captured him inside of itself and carried him out of the self-extinguished ring and away from Naruto`s house and camp, before he was slammed agaisnt the tree, probably breaking a couple of his ribs. Spitting blood through his mask, Kakashi suddenly found himself unable to rise up, as if his entire body was completely paralyzed, but he was completely sure that he hadn`t been poisoned in any way.
"Don`t even try to move." With some difficulty he managed to raise his head and see Pakura right in front of him, and some kinds of inscriptions on the ground. "Four Symbol Paralyzing Seal. It may not be the strongest paralysis seal in the world, but this particular variant that Naruto had taught me is capable of holding in its place even someone of low-Kage level. That should be enough for someone like you."
"Okay… Listen, I know that you some kind of beef with me, but do you mind explaining what is it that you are so angry with me about?" Kakashi asked of her, with Pakura clutching her fist. "From what I understand, you were Naruto`s sensei, or is at the time, but this isn`t the only reason to be angry at me, is it?"
"No, it`s only half the reason, Kakashi Hatake. And the other half… 12 years ago, a small fishing village in Land of Rivers, supposedly massacred by Suna`s Nuke-nin Sasori. Your Anbu team was sent there to 'investigate' it. Do you remember what you did back there?" Pakura glared right at Kakashi, whose black eye slightly widened at the memory and realization.
"No…"
"Yes, Copycat…" Pakura glared at him. "That village… It was my home."
12 years ago. Borders between Land of Wind and Land of Rivers.
Pakura and her personal unit were running through the woods, as if they were racing against the death itself. The reason for their hurry was a the pillar of smock rising up from the east, close to the sea. Pakura`s eyes immediately widened, as she recognized where the smock was coming from, and without waiting around or any meddling, she leapt right towards the destination. Her unit wasn`t far behind her, and if they were to be questioned later on as to why they`ve abandoned their post, they could tell the truth and state that they were investigating. Land of Rivers was an ally of Land of Wind and Suna`s Shinobi would be the ones patrolling its borders as well, as per missions and contracts.
However, right now Pakura wasn`t racing agaisnt time because of a mission or something. No, she was leaping towards a small fishing village close to Land of Wind`s borders, the village that was her home and where most of her childhood had taken place, until she and several other members of her clan were sent to Suna, as a part of agreement between Rivers and Suna. Pakura`s Clan was a more independent one, not wanting to settle down in a Shinobi Village, but not stubborn enough as to refuse cooperation with them. Having settled down in the fishing village, heads of the clan established contact with Suna and created good relations with them, consisting of trade, protection and non-aggression pact from Suna, with clan providing its members as Shinobi in their ranks to serve.
They would later on be allowed to leave the service after a certain period of time, or continue to remain in Suna as official citizens with some privileges. Pakura was one of those Shinobi given to Suna as per agreement, and now she was heading towards her home, praying that everything was alright there. Unfortunately for her, gods and fate weren`t on her side today, as she and her unit reached the edge of the forest and saw a terrifying picture before themselves: a small village, less than thirty houses, turned into ashes and ruins, with the ground littered with bodies of men, women and children, killed by kunai, shuriken, stabs and Jutsu. Smell of rotting and burned flesh was present in the air, and some of the weaker Shinobi threw up, but not Pakura, frozen in place with a horrified expression upon her face. After several seconds of waiting, she finally spoke up.
"L-look… Spread out… And look for survivors, double time!" Pakura had finally composed herself and shouted out orders, with her subordinates immediately moving to execute them, while Pakura immediately headed towards the house of the elder, aka her clan`s main house.
Without any trouble, she broke through the burned door and went inside, immediately covering her nose from the smells in there. Blood, burnt flesh, smock and… ozone? Pakura was no novice and has carried out many missions for Kazekage and Suna, including the ones where she would have to deal with Kumogakure and its Shinobi. And from her experience, she knew that if you smell ozone in the air, it meant that Raiton Jutsu was used in here.
"It definitely smells like Raiton here… But why the hell would Kumo be even doing in here? It is too far away from them and even Iwa doesn`t let itself get so far south. Something doesn`t add up her. The only Shinobi Village in relative proximity to this place, aside from Suna, is… Wait, coughing?!" Pakura heard a distinct coughing sound and rushed on the second floor, where she found a great deal of smock and a distinct coughing sound, coming from what could only be a little girl.
"Futon: Great Breakthrough." Casting hand signs, Pakura unleashes the stream of wind that clears out the place and lets her see a small black haired girl, dressed in a simple dress and coughing.
Rushing through the ambers and small flames, Pakura grabs the girl and leaps out of the house through the wooden window. Once outside, she carefully seats the girl against the fence, letting her cough out the smock and giving her some water. After all this is done, Pakura looks at her and asks her.
"Don't worry, you are safe now. We are Suna Shinobi and I am Pakura, daughter of China and Jin." Girl seems to have recognized the names that Pakura gave to her, as she calmed down. "I`m from this village and a member of Akahi Clan. You can trust me, so tell me what has happened here? Who did all this?"
"I-I… I was w-with my mommy and d-daddy, wh-when suddenly s-some strange people a-attacked. Th-they were d-dressed l-like Shinobi, b-but had masks on them, a-animal masks." The girl said, as she coughed a little, with Pakura stiffening up more.
"Animal masks… Anbu Black Ops, no doubt about it." Having been an Anbu herself, Pakura knew that only someone of their level would carry out this atrocity. "Tell me, did you manage to see something unusual about them? Something that stuck out, like unusual jutsu, looks or something along those lines?"
"O-one of them, th-the leader o-of th-them… H-he had silver hair, spiky hair, and Lightning in his hand… And also a red eye, a blood red eye." Girl said to Pakura. "H-he… H-he killed my m-mommy, wh-when we ran t-to the head house and…" It didn`t take long until the girl went into a crying fit, with Pakura hugging her, trying to calm her down, while inside, she was boiling with fury and utter anger.
"Silver spiky hair with red eye, not to mention Lightning in hand… Konoha, damn you and your Copycat Ninja, Kakashi Hatake!" Pakura mentally cursed Suna`s supposed ally. "First you use us as shield agaisnt Iwa, then you steal our contracts and run us dry, and now this! My home, my clan and family… Lord Kazekage must hear of this, it cannot stand! I will make you all pay, you Konoha bastards! I`ll personally burn all of you away, and as for you, Hatake… I`ll drown you in depths of Inferno with my own hands for doing this!"
Flashback end.
"When Lord Kazekage has had heard of it, he refused to make any move against you, Konoha bastards. I demanded that Suna took actions, but he just wouldn`t do it. "It is too costly for Suna and unneeded, to risk lives of our people and resource to simply avenge a small fishing village."- that is what he had told me." Pakura said to Kakashi. "And soon after that, I was sent to Kiri as a sacrifice, but the bastard underestimated me and my skill. I didn`t get out unscathed, but I was still able to get out of Kiri and, understanding that if I returned to Suna I would be put to sword, I settled down on an island nation close to Whirlpool and Fire Lands. I`m sure you know which I mean, Kakashi."
"Wave… So Naruto went to Wave right after he was banished, didn`t he?" Kakashi asked of her. "Should`ve guessed, but who would`ve thought that he would find himself someone like you… As for your village, we`ve received information from our sources, that your village was starting to supply renegade elements within Konoha with weapons and resources. Evidences presented to us pointed out that it was true, so Hokage gave us the orders. It was nothing personal."
"My village lived off of trading with Suna and fishing, and the only weapons that it had were those in hands of my Clan, and those were not enough for a battalion of soldiers, much less enough to trade them." Pakura countered. "In Suna, I`ve heard that there was a war hawk in Konoha, hell bent on taking over Konoha and eradicating any supposed threat to it, and he also had a personal Anbu unit of his own. Danzo Shimura, is that the guy that gave your Hokage the information?" Pakura could clearly see that she was right in her guess. "Makes you wonder, if your Third really was a Hokage or not. Still, that does not excuse what you did back then, not one bit."
"Maybe, but here`s what bugging me: if you were in Wave all this time, why not take down Zabuza and Gato on your own?"
"I was away from Wave, visiting some old friends, and when Gato appeared, I decided not to draw any attention to myself and stayed in River for a bit, until I heard of his death." Pakura simply said to him. "I may`ve had been presumed dead, but it wouldn`t do if I were to be discovered. And as for how did I found myself my last and best apprentice…"
Flashback. 7 years and 6 months ago. Land of Wave. Town`s port market.
Pakura, dressed in civilian`s clothing, was walking around the trading stands, looking to buy herself some food and maybe some new cloths from other lands. Ever since the blockade of Wave had been lifted and Gato`s company effectively been taken over by Tazuna, now new Wave`s Daimyo, the trade has boomed like never before, with Wave quickly becoming a trading center in this side of the world. And all thanks to the boy in whose name now great bridge stood, connecting Wave and Fire Lands. While Pakura hated the fact that it was Kakashi Hatake`s team that did the deed, she would`ve liked to meet the kid, Naruto, as Tazuna called him, who saved the people here. From what she had heard, that boy was one of a kind, and to be able to bring back hope and will into the entire Land… It was something that Pakura could respect.
Going through the stands and buying herself fresh fish, rice and a new set of shoes with a dress, Pakura was right on her way home through the streets. That continued for some time, until she heard something that resembled a brawl in the back corner of the street. Curious as to what the whole ruckus was about, she headed to see what was going on. Once she was there, she saw an interesting picture for herself: about 7 sailors were attacking a kid of 13 or 14 years old, dressed in a horrendous ragged orange jumpsuit, with sun kissed blond hair and blue eyes and three whiskers on his cheeks, which was dispatching them seemingly without much trouble. It didn`t take long for Pakura to catch on that the kid was definitely a Shinobi, but it was strange for her to see him not wearing a headband of any villages. However, that little detail quickly left her mind, as her more professional side came out, as she picked up on something that really bugged her, namely, kid`s fighting style…
"What in Kami`s name is this… That kid`s fighting style is just horrendous, worse than this jumpsuit of his!" Pakura watched as he clumsily fought agaisnt the sailors. "Stance is rigid and without any mobility, foot work is not present and the punches and kicks are predictable… If I ever find out who had trained this kid in Taijutsu, I`ll have words about his teachings. Still, he does have some speed and strength behind his strikes, but such style… Ugh, if I didn`t know any better, I would`ve thought that it was designed just to get this kid killed… Okay, time to end this horror show for my eyes." Without a second thought, Pakura puts down her bags and goes to town with those idiots.
Having trained herself into a practically living weapon, Pakura was an expert when it came down to taking down enemies quickly and efficiently. And now she was going to see if she hadn`t lost any of her skills, as quickly closed the distance between herself and the sailors. The first two of her victims met heads with each other, as Pakura slammed them together. Next one received a quick punch to jaw, before kicking him into the dumpster, with his friend being followed soon, as Pakura struck at his groin and threw him in. As for the last three, Pakura did a quick series of signs, sending them flying to the wall through Wind Jutsu. A couple of seconds and all was done, with the blond kid looking in awe at his unwanted savior, who spoke up herself.
"Kid, are you okay there?" Pakura asked of him, with the blond snapping out of gazing at her. "You mind telling me what a Genin like you doing all the way in Wave? And just what in Kami`s name was it that you were doing here?" Pakura asked of him in full seriousness.
"Huh? Oh, I`m okay, no worries. And I`m not actually a Genin, not anymore…" Blond answered to Pakura, with the last part being half whispered with a great deal of sadness, making Pakura raise up her brow. "I mean I was, but… About a week ago, I was… I was banished from Konoha…" Pakura widened her eyes in surprise at this one, as she couldn`t even grasp at why would Konoha banish a Genin.
"You were banished from Konoha?" Pakura asked again, with the blond nodding at this one. "Why would your Hokage banish you? Usually, banishment is the second highest penalty for the crimes of treason, treachery and etc. Did you do something so bad that…"
"NO! No, I didn`t, I simply did what I was tasked for, and those bastards, th-they… th-they…" The blond`s sudden outburst and subsequent stutter shocked Pakura, as she could see a great deal of anger and fury inside the boy, but also… sadness, just like with her.
For a second, Pakura thought that she had looked at herself in the mirror, only not… The kid must`ve been simply doing his duty and in reward, his village decided to get rid of him, just like with her. Pakura`s features softened, as she looked with sympathy at the kid, placing a hand on his shoulder and calming him a bit, as she spoke up again.
"Kid, you wouldn`t happen to be hungry?" The blond looked up at the woman with a surprise. "I live not too far away from here, so if you help with my bags, I wouldn`t mind sharing lunch with you."
"Sure!" The blonde immediately agreed happily, going to pick up the bags of the woman and leaving the corner with her. "By the way, my name is Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki." Pakura looked with surprise at the boy.
"Naruto, the same kid in whose honor that bridge is named after?" Pakura received a nod, smiling to him back. "I`ll be… Everyone in this town and others are practically praying on your name for what you have done for them, with taking down Gato and his mercs. Tazuna wouldn`t shut up about what a great kid you are."
"You know the old man Tazuna? Wait, the way you fought back there… I don`t recall you in Konoha, and you don't have a headband… Are you a Nuke-nin, like Zabuza?" Naruto asked, after stiffening up, with Pakura answering to him.
"Neither, I was presumed dead after my supposed diplomatic mission to Kiri by my old village of Suna." Pakura answered to him, with Naruto perking his head up at this one. "The mission was just a setup, a way to sacrifice me to Kiri as to end hostilities between Suna and them. My killers underestimated me, and I`ve survived, and since then I`ve been living here as a civilian. Oh, and my name is Pakura, Pakura of Scorch Release, you may`ve heard my name."
"Nope, first time I ever hear it." Naruto simply answered to her, surprising Pakura once again. "Looks like your village isn`t better than mine… Well, hopefully Gaara can change things up there for the better. I hear he`s now a Kazekage there, so he`s bound to make things a lot better there for civilians and Shinobi alike."
"Yeah, I`ve heard that he is actually highly respected now in Suna. Who would`ve thought that the kid who was so hated by villagers, would become their leader…" Pakura said, catching a glimpse of sadness from the boy. "We are almost there. Say, you wouldn`t be against telling me what exactly happened between you and Konoha? I`m curious, why would they just up and kick you out?" Naruto simply nodded to Pakura and the two entered the house.
2 hours later.
Pakura had thought that there was nothing that Konoha would be able to do to make her hate it more than before. She was wrong, very wrong. After having a lunch with Naruto and listening to his story, Pakura felt horrified, disgusted and furious at the same time. For Konoha, to utterly destroy and banish it`s loyal Shinobi, just because he was doing his duty, and to make it worse, to reveal to the entire world that he was the Kyuubi, as the village had thought. Konoha, village that was always so arrogant and proud about its bonds of friendship and loyalty, it`s Will of Fire and all the crap, and to do such thing to a kid with a potential for greatness.
It took everything out of Pakura just not to lash out at the closest furniture and incinerate it in a fit of rage. Having been a teacher and sensei to students and Genins of Suna, Pakura has developed a protective nature, one that was now abhorred at how Kakashi Hatake had treated his own student. She silently swore to herself to kill that bastard if she ever got a chance, adding up to what he did to her. After calming down and thinking everything over, Pakura looked at Naruto and spoke up again, interested in learning what he was up to now.
"Are you going to settle down in Wave for now, Naruto?" Pakura asked of him, with Naruto shaking his head.
"No, I can`t do that, not now anyway. You see, there is this group of S-rank Missing Nins that`s after me, plus now that everyone knows that I`m Kyuubi`s holder, other nations will be after me as well, so I can`t stay in one place for long, or they`ll get a wind of it." Naruto said to Pakura, who nodded to him. "Plus, I doubt that Konoha would let me live in peace. A year or two, and they`ll be hunting me down as well, just to keep me away from others."
"Good point, kid. But in that case, what is your overall plan?" Pakura asked of him.
"Well, recently Kyuubi and I actually established a contact and it said that I should disappear, fake my own death and change my looks." Pakura looked surprised at this one. "So, I`ve got something of a plan on how to do it, so I`m heading to Suna, so that Gaara could help me. After that, I`ll be heading to Uzushiogakure, where Kaa-chan said is the legacy of my clan and Senju."
"Hm, I see…" Pakura couldn`t help, but admit that it was a solid idea, but there was also one more thing she wanted to do with Naruto now. "Naruto, you said that Kakashi-teme and Jiraiya hadn`t trained you in anything, safe for Tree and Water Walking, Summoning and Rasengan of Forth, is that right? And that your academy instructors were the only ones that even trained you in Taijutsu?"
"Yeah, Kakashi mainly focused on that bastard Sasuke, and Jiraiya was busy with peeping at women all the time…" Naruto grumbled at this one. "And as for instructors… They didn`t really train me, as much as they`ve beaten me to the pulp."
"That explains why your Taijutsu was so horrendously atrocious. All of those moves were fast and strong, yet with that style, you should be dead already. The fact that you even made use of it effectively just says what a gem those bastards tried to kill…" Pakura let out a sigh, catching Naruto`s surprised look. "Why are you looking so surprised? I`ve been an academy instructor and teacher in Suna for 8 years, right after I became a Chuunin, so I`ve got an eye for hidden talents and promising people. And you, Naruto Uzumaki, are one such kid."
"You really think so?"
"Definitely, but, much like any diamond, you need to shaped up by a professional, someone who understands, that just teamwork won`t get people anywhere and that individual skills in combination with natural bond of partnership between Shinobi is how a team fights." Pakura simply stated with a smile to Naruto. "I`ve trained over 50 students in the Academy of Suna, and made 12 Genins into Chunins… And now, Naruto, I would like to make you an offer: I want to train you, train you to be a real Shinobi for yourself." Naruto looked shocked at Pakura, who decided to explain myself. "Before you ask or say anything, let me tell you, that people like you are rare as rain in the middle of a desert. You are the kind of a person that gives hope to others, inspires and protects those that are down in spirits. I`ve always aimed to train my students that way, and you are already there, but your skills and training need to be right, if you want to survive out there on your own. Along with that, I would hate it, if a someone like you, a person with a heart of gold and will of iron, were to die because he was trained so irresponsibly. I know it sounds strange, but… If you want, Naruto, I will be happy to train you as my apprentice and teach you, what it means to be a Shinobi. Now, would you like that?"
"Y-yes, I do! I want it, Pakura-sensei! Thank you!" Naruto smiled, as he bowed respectfully before Naruto, with Pakura smiling at her new apprentice.
Flashback end.
"And, unlike you and those imbeciles, I`ve done my job right and trained Naruto in all I could give him and more." Pakura stated to Kakashi, as she took out her kunai and began to walk towards him. "Now, I know that Naruto has more than enough reasons to deal with you personally… But knowing him, he wouldn`t mind if I took care of a trash like you personally. To kill innocent and children en mass, to twist your sensei`s teachings for your own good and use his name as excuse, and to abandon your student when he needed you most… Scumbags like you do not deserve to live, Kakashi Hatake." Pakura said with hatred, as she was ready to slash his throat open, when…
"Severe Leaf Hurricane!" Hearing the coming of the Green Wild Beast of Konoha, Pakura instantly jumped away from her spot, which was immediately occupied by Might Gai, who immediately took up a fighting stance. "No one will kill Kakashi while I am around, his eternal youthful rival, Konoha`s Beautiful Green Beast, Might Gai! And you, the treacherous teacher of that demon, will learn the true meaning of youth, friendship and honor, through my fists!" Gai was ready to deliver divine punishment upon Pakura, who simply took up her own fighting stance.
"The infamous Beast of Konoha, Might Gai… Naruto had told me about you, specifically your obsessive idiocy, along with what you had done to him and his friend Yakumo." Pakura began to channel up her own chakra, as the flames began to appear around her body. "To hurt innocent children so much, to try and murder them out of blind stupidity and rage… People like you are one of the reasons why I had become a teacher, so I could see to it, that your kind doesn`t hurt children. And for what you have done, for what the sins you`ve committed… I`ll be sending you to Hell personally! Shakuton: Kagatsuchi no Yoroi!" A quick series of hand signs, and Pakura`s entire body was immediately engulfed in the bright red flames, covering her body and clothing in an aura of hot as hell flames, like with Raito no Yoroi.
"The flaming armor of Fire God… Well, if that is how you wish to do it, I must answer to this challenge with my own FLAMES OF YOUTH! Sixth Gate of View, OPEN!" And with that shout, an extremely powerful green aura around Gai was formed, as six out of eight Inner Gates had opened up inside of him, and he looked at Pakura. "Now, in this form, I shall personally make you regret ever meeting that demon and…"
"Gai, Kakashi, what in the fucking hell is going on in here?!" Suddenly, came the powerful booming voice of Tsunade Senju, drawing looks towards her, Naruto, Souji Okita, Hana Okita, Mikoto Sarutobi, Kushina Uzumaki and Jiraiya. "I gave clear orders as to not provoke anyone in here, and what do I find out when Naruto teleports us here?! Sasuke Uchiha had tried to hurt Naruto`s family, and you didn`t stop him?! And top it off, you`ve threatened my granddaughter-in-law!" Tsunade`s chakra spiked with her KI, while Gai closed all of his Gates back. "Gai, if I ever hear again about you calling Naruto a demon, or that you`ve attacked his family or friends, I`ll personally close those tenketsu for you permanently! And as for you, Hatake, I`ll have personal dialogue about those 'teamwork values' you`ve been preaching about, once we reach Konoha. Now, you are the one whom Naruto mentioned as his sensei, Pakura of Shakuton?"
"Yes, I am. I am honored to make your acquaintance, Tsunade Senju, and glad to finally meet you in person." Pakura made a small bow to her, dispelling her armor as well. "Naruto had told me a great deal about you, and I thank you for everything you`ve done to my former student. And it`s a great honor to meet the one who introduced medical education into schools."
"Well, I`m not one to brag, but it`s a pleasure to meet you as well, Pakura. I`ve heard about your experience as a teacher and sensei, and must say that I`m almost jealous of you." Tsunade chuckled a little. "Now, I assume you`ve been informed about Daimyo hiring Naruto as an independent aid to Konoha, and that you`ll be considered a part of his group, if you come with us?"
"Yes, Naruto`s clone was extremely detailed in his descriptions, so I`m well informed." Pakura confirmed it all. "It has been a long while since I`ve had my feet wet on a mission, plus I am curious about Konoha`s educational system, so I`m more than happy to tag along with my former student on this kind of mission, even if it means working with the likes of frog trash here and… traitors to one`s blood." Pakura glared at fuming Jiraiya and Kushina.
"Why you… Just who the hell are you to call me that?! A disgraced Suna Kunoichi who was so worthless, that Suna had traded her with Kiri for peace." Jiraiya shot back at Pakura. "I`ll have you know, that I have trained the Forth Hokage, and soon will finish up training the Sixth one too, while what have you achieved, hm?"
"Training 54 students that have become Chuunin on their first year as Genin, 12 Genins that are now respected Jonin Instructors, three of whom are in Anbu and one running Suna`s Academy. And I have trained one of world`s most famous Ronins and the man that had part in saving an entire country from collapse." Pakura answered simply, without missing beat. "I never aimed to train a Kage, or to become famous. My only goal was to properly teach children in arts of being a Shinobi, with hopes that they do not have to live with the sins of their predecessors, and make their own way in life. This is what a sensei and teacher must aspire to, not simply training one or two persons into being Hokage."
"And if you think that I`ll allow that disgrace of a Shinobi become Hokage, Jiraiya, you may as well be going senile." Tsunade glared at him. "Menma may be holding some of Minato`s talent, but his arrogance and that damned stubbornness is worse than yours, not to mention that pride of his and how he carries himself. Just looking at him somehow makes me glad that you didn`t raise Naruto, Kushina."
"Menma may have some small shortcomings, but he is just as genius as Minato was if not more, Tsunade. And you can`t deny him his rightful status as Senju and Uzumaki Head, no matter how you try." Kushina glared at Tsunade. "He holds Minato`s and my blood, blood of founders of his clans, so you have no right to
"Head of Senju is still me, and it is up to me to decide who will become the next head, not up to you or that damned Council." Tsunade reminded to Kushina. "And as for Head of Uzumaki Clan, or Uzukage, as it is traditionally called… I may not be a full blooded Uzumaki, but from Mito-baa-chan, I know that the sacred right of being an Uzukage rests with one who holds Zangetsu, one of Three Founding Sacred Relics of Uzukage. The two others were lost, but Zangetsu remains, and you know as well as I do who holds it, Kushina." Kushina stiffened up at the mention of it, with Naruto, meanwhile, dispelling the Four Symbol Paralysis Seal for Kakashi.
"Hatake, threaten my wife again, or if I see that Uchiha scumbag of yours near her or my family, I`ll be coming not just for your eye, but for your head." Naruto threatens his former sensei, before teleporting away from him and to his house.
In a flash of black and red, he stood right in front of his home, with Sasuke and Sakura again trying to break into the house, even though this time Guren and Karin were there to stop them. Motioning them to stand aside, Naruto made his way to his two former teammates, his KI practically flooding the entire area, drawing attention from those two to him and of the others. Sasuke smirked, with Sakura, who had healed her hand, already screaming at Naruto.
"Naruto! One of your bitches had hurt Sasuke-kun, so get her out of there, so that I can punish her! And those two other women, get them out as well, before I make you regret ever lifting your finger agaisnt Sasuke and stealing what is rightfully…" Without any words, Naruto grabbed Sakura by her throat and lifted her up without any trouble, shocking even Sasuke at this one.
"You are such an annoying bitch, Sakura." And without any trouble or hesitation… Naruto snaps her neck with simple move of his hand, ending the miserable existence of one called Sakura Haruno, whose body simply hit the ground before Naruto, Karin and Guren.
"I`ll be… I`ve been waiting to shut her up for so long." Karin said with satisfaction. "Naruto, give the time, I`ll rock your bloody world. Date and place, and I`ll bone your dry." Karin stated with confidence and determination.
"You do remember that you are cousins, right?" Guren reminded to her friend of that little fact.
"We are from two very distant branches, I`ve checked. We`ve got little in terms of actual blood relation, aside from being of one clan. In my eyes, after all he has done to me and saved me, he is the guy I would only be with." Karin simply stated, adjusting her glasses.
"Naruto, you monster! How could you just kill Sakura like that?!" Ino screamed at him. "You`ve loved her, and now you just…"
"Looks like you really have changed, Naruto." Shikamaru said coldly, standing up. "Naruto, that we used to know, would never kill someone just because they were troublesome. But you… You really are a demon, it would seem. To kill Kiba first, and now Sakura… You won`t get away with either of those, I can assure you. The Council will…"
"Shikamaru, if you haven`t noticed, I don`t answer to your Council, only to Daimyo and Hokage. And as for Kiba, that rabid dog had it coming for years, and Sakura had assaulted my wife for defending our family. Speaking of which…" Naruto turned his gaze at Sasuke, who was seething with fury, before he met the full force of Naruto`s KI, making him shiver in fear. "First you try to kill me, and now that you can`t kill me, you go after my children and wives? Was that something that Kakashi had taught you, or is this just how Uchihas fight their wars and battles, I wonder."
"Dobe, you think you`ll get away with something like that? Once Council hears of it, they`ll hang you up on the rope, and as for your whores, they`ll only be happy to give them to me, the elite Uchiha. And as for your little bastards, they`ll answer for their father`s sins once I breed your bitchs properly enough. I`ll even make them watch, witness how their mothers are brought down before the might of Uchiha and made to carry my seed instead of yours." Sasuke snarled with a smirk, not noticing how Naruto was channeling medical chakra in his left hand. "You don`t deserve to even breath the same air as I do, and you most certainly don`t deserve to have a family and children. Believe me, once we are back in Konoha, the Council will do just what I say to them, and you will pay for all this with your life, dobe!"
"Sasuke, Sasuke… You know what is funny?" Naruto suddenly asked of him. "You are the person I would love to kill the most, but if I were to do so right now, I wouldn`t be able to savor it… No, I`ll keep you alive, make sure that you witness your own destruction, how you are mixed with shit and dirt, made to beg for death. And once you are on your knees, begging for death, I`ll give you my permission to die. But until then… I`ll make sure that there won`t be any more degenerates like you." With that, Naruto quickly paralyzed Sasuke with his right hand, and his left hand went to Sasuke`s groin, pushing into Uchiha`s pride and personal glory the destructive energy.
Unable to move, Sasuke could only watch in horror how Naruto`s Iryo Ninjutsu went inside of his crotch and sack of balls, before he felt like he was being rotted from inside out. He screamed in internal pain, dropping onto the ground and holding onto his groin with his only hand feeling how the tool that he intended to use for repopulating his clan was rotting away, literally. Naruto cleaned up his hands with Water Jutsu, looking at the crawling Sasuke Uchiha, as he had tried desperately to hold his manhood together, but failing miserably. Karin simply looked away disgusted, while Guren was more curious as to what Naruto did to him.
"Naruto, what was that Jutsu you just pulled off on him? It looks… terrifyingly painful." Guren simply stated, with Naruto speaking up.
"This is something I`ve actually came up with, when I was just starting to learn Iryo Ninjutsu. You know why medics need to have a perfect chakra control, so that we can channel healing chakra properly into a body and accelerate regenerative properties of cells, right?" Guren nodded to this one, having learned a couple of things whilst being Tsunade`s bodyguard. "Well, whilst I was training on wounded and dead wildlife in Uzu, I quickly found out, that if you overload medically charged chakra into a body, the cells will not only begin to reproduce at an accelerated rate, but will mutate and reproduce at a deadly rate, before dying away in a matter of seconds. Think of it as a cancer on Red Bull and steroids, but with also on acid, kinda… Anyway, the important part about all of this, is that Sasuke`s reproductive system has experienced upon itself the entire process of being cancerous in a matter of a second, before falling rotting away due to cellular destruction. And they say Rasengan is dangerous, heh. Get something like this in between your legs, and you won`t be getting any fun from it." Naruto simply chuckled, looking at a horrified expression of Guren and Karin.
"Shit… And I thought Orochimaru was dark, but this… You know that you can be scary at times, Naruto, right?" Guren said to him, with Naruto simply shrugging it off. "Does Tsunade know about your…"
"I call it Hand of Corruption, since it does basically corrupt cells to its worst state. And yes, she knows. I even taught to her, which is easy to learn, actually. It`s a C-rank in difficulty, but one that can be as effective as the S-rank." Naruto simply stated, making Guren and Karin gulp. "Don`t worry, I would never use it on you two. You are far too beautiful for something as gross and atrocious." That one comment had gotten them red as tomatoes. "And as for Sasuke Uchiha here… Well, Karin, you can thank me later for this and effective end to Uchiha Clan."
"Oh, I`m sure I can think of more than just a few ways to thank you, cousin." Karin licked her lip seductively. "After all, I`ve been also studying the Iryo Ninjutsu… and how to prolong and enhance the act, if you know my terms."
"First discuss it with Kurama and others, then we can talk about it, Karin." Naruto simply stated, as he has had enough and went inside of his house, deciding to start making preparations for departure.
A short one, yeah, but damn if it was satisfying to make! I was actually thinking about adding fight between Pakura and Gai, but I`ll save him for later, for Naruto will deal with him. And as for Sakura… She was essentially worthless, so I decided not to wait around and deal with her.
And as for Sasuke, he doesn`t have the permission to die yet…
I decided to make Pakura more of a responsible teacher/mentoring type of a character, who`s focus isn`t in surpassing someone, lazing around or just fulfilling some sort of prophecy. She just wants to teach children the basics of living their life properly and let them make their own way in life, and she takes her duties extremely seriously, and all of her students are equal to her. For her, people like Jiraiya, who had focused just on Minato and Naruto (in canon), and Kakashi, with his open negligence of Naruto`s proper training, are the worst people ever. And I do make it clear: she and Naruto now see each other as equals and she is interested in him.
Now, Hand of Corruption… I think you get the gist of it. Iryo Ninjutsu is very handy and useful in Naruto`s World, but when it is weaponized, oh boy… Just look at Kabuto VS. Tsunade, and how terrifyingly effective their techniques are, with Chakra Scalpel and overloading the nervous system. So, would it be impossible to create an Iryo Ninjutsu that does cancer? Nope, quite the opposite.
Also, I`ve noticed that this story has dragged in one place, so next chapter, hit the road and what you all wanted to see: Kushina`s reaction to Naruto`s family and how everyone takes it.
See ya soon!