Tsunami was standing at the stove cooking dinner, all the while looking back at the door, praying Tazuna would come home. Her father had left over a week ago to get help from a nearby shinobi village. But she heard rumors that Gato's thugs were not the only issue he would have to face…she heard that Gato had hired shinobi.
She had heard how expensive shinobi missions were, and knew that even with all the money everybody had managed to scrounge up to purchase a mission, with enemy shinobi as a variable, she doubted they would help them.
'Knock…knock' Tsunami turned to the door as she heard somebody knocking. She ran to the door hoping it was her father…but before she could open the door it was kicked open, "AHHH!" Tsunami was about to grab a knife…when her eyes landed on who was in the doorway.
A tall white haired man that was panting from exhaustion, a pink haired girl, a black haired boy with an incredibly odd hairdo, and a blond haired child who was scarred worse than anyone she had ever seen before.
"Tsunami…" Tsunami looked further back to see her father pushing past the shinobi, "Sorry, but this kid needs to get inside fast so they can work on him." The shinobi quickly headed over to the couch and laid down on the couch as the white haired man began to perform hand seals.
Tsunami looked at her father, "Tou-san, what is going on?"
Tazuna sighed as he grasped Tsunami's shoulder, "Come in the kitchen, I will explain it there." He guided Tsunami to the kitchen while the shinobi worked on Naruto.
Team 7 POV
Kakashi finished his hand seals and a green glow came to his hands. He quickly pressed his hands to Naruto's chest and slowly began to shift them around.
Sakura was about to speak, only for Sasuke to grab her arm and shake his head, indicating that it was a bad idea. Sakura reluctantly agreed and stepped back as Kakashi went about doing…whatever it was he was doing.
Kakashi began to sweat as he kept charging chakra into Naruto's coils, 'Damn, how much chakra did Naruto use in this damn genjutsu?' he watched as parts of Naruto's body began to shimmer as his scars were hidden away by the genjutsu. Finally after twelve minutes, Naruto was completely covered in his genjutsu.
"Sigh…" Kakashi slumped back and panted as he reached for some chakra replenishing pills.
Sasuke looked between Naruto and Kakashi before he finally spoke up, "Kakashi…what the hell is going on?"
Kakashi sighed as he sat up, "Naruto has his secrets Sasuke, just as you have your own. If Naruto wants to tell you…he can."
Sasuke growled and stormed out of the house, Sakura following close behind.
Meanwhile in the Kitchen
Tsunami stared at her father in shock, "Y-you mean…th-that boy was…beaten by…oh my...Kami-sama." Tsunami sat back and looked at the table, "How could…how could people be so cruel as to beat a child? Not even Gato has gone that far…yet."
Tazuna sighed, "I know how you feel Tsunami, believe me, after hearing what that one kid went through I was shocked."
Tsunami looked at her father, "If his life was that bad…then why did he remain in the village?"
Tazuna sighed as he sat down, "I wonder that myself Tsunami…I truly do…"
Later
Naruto groggily opened his eyes and rubbed the sediment that had gathered on his eye lids. He threw his legs over the edge of the couch he was laying on. Cracking his neck, he groaned, "Damn…what hit me?"
"Hello…" Naruto snapped his head up and saw a beautiful young woman in front of him. She had on civilian clothes and had beautiful black hair. She was carrying a tray with tea and steaming bread, "My name is Tsunami…you're name is Naruto right?"
Naruto nodded his head, "Yes, how do you know me?" Tsunami smiled gently as she set the tray in front of Naruto and walked around the table as she sat to his side.
"My father is your client…thank you for keeping him safe. If he had died, I don't know how we could have survived." Naruto sighed as he grabbed a biscuit.
"I don't know what to say, as I have never, nor will I ever be in that position." he bit into the biscuit and chewed, whilst Tsunami poured a cup of tea.
"So…uhm…" Tsunami sighed and placed the teapot down, "Naruto, my father told me…how you were treated in Konoha. I was just wondering, is it true?" Naruto glanced at Tsunami and looked down, "The beatings…the glares…the mobs…was it all true?"
Naruto sighed as he placed the half eaten biscuit down, "Yes…it is." he stood up and walked to the door, "I will go patrol the area. I will be back later." Naruto closed the door behind him while Tsunami sighed as she looked at the floor.
With Kushina
Kushina sighed in annoyance as she paced, mumbling to herself, 'Where is he, he should have been here by now.' she growled as she sat down, 'He had better have a good excuse for making me wait this long.' Kushina reached to grab a cup of tea…when she heard knocking on the door of the inn, "Enter!"
The door opened to reveal Zabuza, who was worse for wear, with Haku following close behind, "Namikaze-sama…we are here to report."
Kushina looked at them, "Well then…report." Zabuza sighed as he sat down, Haku stood at his side as he looked at Kushina.
Zabuza leaned forward, "Alright…I will start from the beginning, you told us to capture and retrieve one Uzumaki Naruto, a blond haired blue eyed genin who had whisker marks on his face, and to kill anybody that got in our way. Gozu a Meizu had managed to disable him with a special drug that knocked him out…but Sharingan no Kakashi, an A-rank Jonin in the bingo book, managed to subdue the two of them. After they left, they came and reported to me on what had occurred with the group."
Kushina nodded, "Yes, go on."
Zabuza sighed, "After we discussed a plan where my apprentice Haku" he indicated to the one standing at his side, "To subdue the target while Meizu, Gozu, and myself would keep the others busy…however." he gave Kushina a stern look.
Kushina raised an eyebrow, "However?"
Zabuza stood up, "However…you failed to mention that our target…was a Jinchuriki!"
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Kushina looked at Zabuza, then grabbed a cup of tea she had set aside, "Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?" Zabuza released a shit-load of killing intent as he shouted.
"That brat, which you said was a brand new genin, killed two B-rank Chunin ninja's in a single strike! If I had known he was a Jinchuriki I would have…" Kushina stood up and glared at him.
"You would have what? Killed him, maimed him, finished him off quickly? Do not forget Zabuza that I hired you to CAPTURE HIM ALIVE! If he is killed, I will make sure you pay for it."
Haku stepped between Kushina and Zabuza, "How dare you threaten Zabuza-sama you…SCHING!" Haku silenced himself as Kushina suddenly pulled out a Katana and placed it at Haku's throat.
"Shut your mouth brat…this is between me and your master." she removed the sword from Haku's throat and placed it in her sheath, "Now…" she looked at Zabuza, "I will make this clear, I want him caught ALIVE…if it becomes necessary to cripple him, then do so without making it a risk to his life, just get him to me alive, and not at risk of death." Zabuza was about to speak, "If you can accomplish this…I will give you twice what we agreed on."
Zabuza's eyes widened…she was basically offering him a daimyo's fortune, the entire bank account of the Namikaze clan, "Why do you want this brat so badly?"
Kushina turned away and walked towards the other room…but stopped and looked at Zabuza, "What more reason do I need than to hold my baby in my arms?" she quickly slinked into the other room, leaving a shocked Zabuza.
'That Jinchuriki brat is her son? No wonder she is willing to pay as much as she is offering.' Zabuza turned away as a grin traced his features, 'Oh well…doesn't matter to me, so long as I get paid.' he walked out the door with Haku close behind…
At Tazuna's Place…Two Days Later
Team seven, Tazuna, Tsunami, and a young boy, Tsunami's son, Inari, sat at the table as they ate a well cooked meal. Naruto ate the food slowly, as he had injured his hand a bit earlier that day. He had spent the last two days training in Taijutsu, as well as chakra control.
Inari looked at the shinobi, and slammed his fist into the table, "I can't stand you people, you walk around all happy and care free! Gato is just going to kill you, so why do you try so hard?!"
Naruto glanced at Inari before he looked back at his food, "I try because I don't want to end up a whiny little brat like you who can't even stand up for himself."
Inari shouted, "Shut-up, you have no idea what it is like to suffer!"
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CLANG…everybody turned to see Tsunami drop her utensils and walk towards Inari, "Inari…come with me…now." Inari steadily stood up, as the look in his mother's eyes was terrifying. He followed her into the other room, where she closed the door…then smacked him across the face.
Inari stood still as he felt the stinging pain run through his face…he looked at his mother, "K-Kaa-chan…wh-what…?"
Tsunami snapped at Inari, "I can't believe how ungrateful you are, how narrow minded you are thinking! I know Kaiza did not raise you to be like this. Those shinobi are risking their lives to help us, and you are spitting in their faces! They didn't have to help us, they could have gone right back to their village as soon as they found out that we had lied to them. If it wasn't for them…especially that boy, who you so carelessly insulted, your grandfather would be dead, and likely, either you, or I would follow soon."
Inari trembled, "B-but Kaa-chan…it's true, Gato will kill them…look what happened to Tou-san because he opposed Gato!"
Tsunami shouted, "So what you are saying is that we should let Gato trample all over us, degrade us, lower our morale even further?! Is that what you are saying?!" she looked at Inari with disappointment; "Kaiza would be ashamed of you…" she turned and walked back into the kitchen, leaving Inari to his thoughts.
Next Day
Team 7 walked towards the bridge, with Tazuna following close behind. Naruto kept darting his eyes around, 'Those two were after me…what do they want?' Naruto had become incredibly paranoid in the last few days. First, two Kiri missing-nin attacked him with full intentions of capturing him, and then they were joined by two more ninja that were infinitely better than he was. The only reason they had managed to escape was because he used Kyuubi's chakra…but he was pretty sure they would be back…and soon.
They were about halfway across the unfinished bridge…when they were suddenly surrounded by an incredibly thick mist.
"Kukuku…looks like it's my lucky day." everyone turned around to see Zabuza and his accomplice appear in a swirl of water, "Both of my targets are here…a green as a grasshopper's ass genin, and a drunken old man." Zabuza swung his sword out, "Easiest payday of my life!" he charged forward with his accomplice following behind.
Kakashi pulled out a kunai and used it to block the sword…only for the blade to be cleaved in half as Kakashi jumped back in time to avoid being sliced in half.
The other ninja attacked Naruto, who quickly peddled back as Haku began to engage him in a Taijutsu battle.
Sasuke and Sakura were about to assist him…but were stopped as a wall of ice suddenly appeared and surrounded Naruto and Haku.
Haku turned towards Naruto and removed his mask, "Now…time to finish this." he charged at Naruto and smashed his fist into the blonds face, making him spin into the wall of ice. As Naruto fell down, Haku grabbed him by his throat and smashed him back into the wall.
The ice wielder pulled out a syringe, "This elixir will render you unconscious, then upon your awakening, you will find you will not be able to move your arms and legs. It is my most prized creation." Haku squeezed on the syringe for good measure, showing the liquid ooze out of the tip.
Naruto groggily opened his eyes as he saw the syringe coming towards him, 'No…I can't…I won't…'
Drip…Naruto's eyes fully opened where he found himself inside a sewer…Drip…he stood up and looked around.
'This way boy…' jumped at the sound of the dark voice. But some underlying feeling made his feet move in the direction he heard the voice, 'That's it…closer…come to me…come to me…' Naruto continued until he was standing in front of a steel wall.
Naruto slowly reached for the door handle and pushed it open…revealing a sight that was both astonishing…and terrifying.
In front of him was a massive set of iron bars with a piece of paper holding it completely shut. The bars looked like they had been carved out of the darkest of metals…the thing that terrified him…was beyond the bars.
A massive crimson fox with nine long tails behind it was grinning at Naruto as its blood red eyes set their gaze upon him, "It's about damn time you got here brat…" Kyuubi laid down and began to speak, "Now, onto business…you are currently being captured, and soon to be crippled for life by an enemy, I am not certain if I will be able to remove the toxins…so I believe it will be best if you use my power…now!" Kyuubi shoved his Youki through the cage bars and watched as it wrapped itself around the blond…
Outside
Haku was about to place the syringe in Naruto's neck…only to cough up blood as Naruto suddenly shot his arm out, claws extended, and drove it into Haku's sternum.
Haku stumbled back as he dropped the syringe and looked up as the same crimson chakra began to wrap itself around Naruto…only now, it began to take a physical-like form.
It grew two large pointed ears on the top of its head, and a log bubbling tail at the end. It also formed giant demonic claw shapes at the end of each limb.
Naruto's eyes shot open, revealing them to be red and slitted as he swung his head back and let loose a guttural roar, "RAAAAAGGHHH!" he shot his arm at Haku, sending a long limb of crimson chakra that wrapped itself around the effeminate male.
Naruto snarled as he began to squeeze the life out of Haku's body. The boy coughed up blood as he felt his already broken ribs crush into his lungs and heart…he took one last look at Naruto…before he felt as if his body was being ground into mush as his insides shot out between Naruto's ethereal hand.
Meanwhile
Kakashi and Zabuza were staring down Gato and his thugs, who had explained that he never had any intention of paying Zabuza before he orders his thugs to attack. Kakashi and Zabuza are about to charge and attack…when they feel a massive killing intent as they hear the noticeable sound of cracking. They turn around to see the giant wall of ice Haku had constructed begin to falter as cracks were stretching across it's surface…the poundings on the other side of the ice wall stopped for a moment…before a massive roar was let loose as the ice was blown all over the place.
Zabuza barely had any time to dodge, and ended up with ice shrapnel getting lodged in different parts of his body.
Out of the fog created by the explosion of ice, a figure walked through, radiating malice the likes none of them had ever seen.
Kakashi's eyes widened as he saw Naruto walk out being covered by a one tailed fox cloak. He looked across the bridge with a look reminiscent of a predator searching for his prey.
Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna were practically trembling at the feel of the killing intent as Naruto's gaze passed over them…
Finally, Naruto's gaze stopped on Gato and his thugs…and he let loose a howl of bloodlust and fury before he crouched on all fours and charged at the army of thugs.
Gato peddled back and shouted, "Kill him!" the thugs ran forward, thinking that their numbers would be able to take the blond down…it was the last mistake they ever made.
Naruto drove his clawed hand through the throat of one thug while he used his chakra tail to smash another thug into the ground. He tore his clawed hand out of the thug's throat and buried his claws into the skull of another thug as he swung him around like a bat as he smashed the lone thug into his comrades.
Gato watched at the end of the bridge as his thugs were being maimed and mutilated by the demonic blood crazed genin. In a last ditch effort he began to beg, "Please, don't hurt me…have mercy, I will give you anything! Money, women, anything!"
Naruto had snapped the neck of another thug as he stalked towards Gato, hunched over like a predator ready to pounce. He snarled out in a deep guttural voice, "Die…" he thrust his arm towards Gato, "Gato…SQUELCH!" Naruto had buried his claws in Gato's throat as he kicked the man in the chest, sending his body spinning towards the water as the river of blood spurted from the hole in his throat.
Naruto turned around and surveyed what he had done…
The entire end of the bridge was covered in pools of blood and body parts. It would be impossible to distinguish if a body part went to one person or another…
As the Kyuubi cloak fell, Naruto's eyes began to droop as he fell to his knees. Just before he fell face first in a pool of blood that was not his, Kakashi caught him and hoisted him over his shoulder. Sighing as he looked at the blond, 'This is going to be a lot of paperwork…'