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Chapter 5: Reunion
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It was a quiet day in the village of Ginko, a village of mainly farmers located on the border of the country of grass, the town itself was not usually considered on the routes of merchants or customers going to Kusagakure but today in the vicinity of the same a small group of individuals patiently awaited their moment to enter it.
Hidden among the trees of the surrounding forest was a group of anbus from the leaf village, they had been chasing their target for 3 days when he had been seen walking in the direction of this town, according to the information gathered their target had just finished an assassination mission against a merchant who tended to inflate his prices too much, this really wasn't a reason to kill him but well, what would they know about the ethics of a mercenary like him.
The afternoon fell over the village and they saw him walking calmly through the outskirts of the village towards a bar of dubious reputation that was located on the outskirts of it. Without a doubt, the habits of all mercenaries tended to be recurrent among them. The leader of the group, a man with a dog mask over which his gray hair could be seen, saw white and confirmed his appearance.
Blond hair and blue eyes, he wore black shinobi pants and a plain light brown shirt under which a well-worked torso could be seen from a distance, his equipment seemed to consist of his case that he carried on the right side of his waist and that katana hanging on the left side, they waited for the right moment to attack after all they had heard stories about what happened when he was attacked head-on.
The guy entered the bar and the team decided to wait. After all, they didn't know what they could find in that place and an unnecessary fight wasn't really what they wanted at the moment. The night was warm and in the sky, a full moon was hiding behind the small clouds that tried to cover it.
-(I would prefer it to be a new moon, that would help our mission, no way, we will have to wait to see when it rises or until it gets later to go through it, well at least I will be able to read a little more)- thought the anbu leader somewhat happily while taking out a well-known novel with orange covers.
The night continued its course, it must have been almost one in the morning when the door of the bar opened and the blond man came out of the place with a huge smile on his face and still fixing his pants –(that girl sure knew how to pamper a man)- thought the subject oblivious to those who were watching him or at least that's what it seemed, the streets were empty and the blue-eyed man was walking towards his current residence, of course, he could have stayed in that bar, it wasn't that he didn't like the idea it was just that he preferred to go somewhere cleaner to sleep.
Among the shadows the figures of the anbu moved stealthily waiting for the signal to attack and learn the blue-eyed man, who walked carefree but without stopping smiling inside - (I wonder when these guys are going to attack me at this rate I'm going to have to take the first step) - he thought maliciously while mental images of what he could do paraded through him, drawing a smile from him.
He stopped in the middle of the street suddenly, the bewildered anbu expected some movement but they never imagined that - I'm fed up with you following me, right now I'm going to kill you all! - he shouted to the wind as he moved in the direction of the nearest anbu.
Everyone rushed after being discovered only to find themselves in front of the scene of their companion pierced through the chest by the katana of that mercenary, his broken mask revealed his eyes open in shock while his murderer smiled, with one movement he pulled out the sword and the bleeding body fell to the ground.
-One less, I need 4, isn't that right, anbu-san- he said cruelly while the anbu launched themselves at him
It was a fierce battle and incredibly the guy was handling them like a bunch of rookies using only that sword that seemed to cut everything they threw at him, whether it was a weapon or jutsu, almost as if they were nothing to him.
In the small alley on the other side of the fight an anbu lay unconscious on the ground with profuse bleeding flowing from the cut on his right side, beside him a smiling blond looked at the blood-stained blade of his sword, -bunch of incompetents, that's why you should never chase me or one of my genjutsus will take care of you I wonder how long they will last before their minds lose themselves and they start attacking each other, well what does it matter I love this jutsu hahaha now I see why it was something forbidden although I had expected more from my captain don't you think anbu-san - he turned his gaze towards the unconscious Ninja and raised his sword, seconds later the alley was covered in blood behind the severed head.
With the other Anbu, the leader noticed something strange, no matter how much they attacked his opponent, he simply did not get tired, in fact, now he seemed to be stronger, suddenly everything seemed to become blurry and after blinking he noticed that they were all still on the street right where the mercenary had been a minute ago.
-What the hell just happened Taichou?- asked an Anbu with a bear mask to the leader who seemed somewhat confused like everyone else.
-It must have been that genjutsu we were warned about- he said at last, clearing up some of the confusion -Damn, that jutsu really works, hey, where's Usagi (rabbit)?-, Everyone noticed the absence of their partner and fearing the worst, they ran to his position before the attack.
In front of them was a rather disturbing scene, one of the walls was bathed in blood that was still dripping to the ground while his anbu partner lay on the ground with what appeared to be a wound on his side.
-Tori (bird) check it- ordered the captain to which the medical specialist Anbu immediately came to the aid of his companion.
-It's okay Taichou, the wound on his side seems to have been closed with some kind of unknown medical jutsu, for now, he's just unconscious- he said giving the diagnosis while continuing to examine the now scar on his side.
-I knew Usagi was tough but look at surviving this loss of blood-,- this blood is not from the uma (horse), no one will survive such a loss of blood- said the medical Ninja again while his partner remained unconscious.
"tumb" (what a sound effect, right?)
The Anbu turned around expecting an attack but instead, they came across a body in the middle of the street, a headless body lying on the ground, blood still dripping from the neck where the head had been severed – Yamanaka Shigo, renegade Ninja from Konoha village… dead or should I say murdered hehehehehehe- said a voice coming from everywhere almost like an echo resonating in a cave.
That laugh at the end had turned out to be somewhat chilling and the anbu were now back to back before the appearance of this possible enemy -ne... are they scared anbu-san or are they just upset because I got ahead of them- said that voice calmly now coming from a rooftop.
The anbu immediately turned towards the stranger, running into him, the light of the full moon began to filter through the cloud that now opened before her almost as if it wanted to illuminate him, he was a man of almost 1.70 m who wore black pants with a purple line with a fire-like pattern along the outside of each leg, with a wide belt with a smooth buckle and no symbol whatsoever, with a short-sleeved shirt also black only this one had a red line that started at mid-chest and went up towards the neck becoming wider and heading to the shoulders, it was appreciated through the clothes that he was in good shape, on his left side hung tied by a chain to his belt a katana at least a meter long with a black handle adorned with red lines that flowed from the base of the gold-colored handle to the top of a hexagonal shape also in gold, the sheath seemed to be adorned with an elongated red figure of what could be a wolf or perhaps a fox.
The anbu's eyes scanned him carefully not seeing any other visible weapon not even the classic kunai holder, his face remained hidden under a scarf and a somewhat old and broken straw hat, the wind blew calmly feeling strangely cold as if the mere presence of this stranger lowered the temperature of the environment, the stranger's scarf swayed in the wind to the right, it was long and blood red showing its equally purple edges, in the eyes of those present this subject was somewhat creepy, that was clear since the chill on his back refused to disappear, the eyes of the dog-masked anbu opened wide when he saw those cold blue eyes with slit pupils recognizing him instantly.
-(It's him, after so much time we finally find him again we have to catch him and take him to Konoha)- he thought quickly but tensed instead when the right hand of the now recognized "demon" rose in the air revealing the head of his target.
His eyes were wide with surprise, a clear indication that he hadn't even realized when he had been killed. More than one of the ninjas could have sworn that this guy (well if whoever reads this hasn't realized it's Naruto then they have a problem) was smiling under that peculiar scarf - I think this is yours, here you have it, catch it - and without further ado, he threw it into the air.
The Anbu focused their attention on the head that fell next to them a little more than 3 meters away, splashing a little blood on the ground, they shouldn't have been distracted for more than 5 seconds but when they went back to look for the assassin they found nothing, -I just want this- he said behind them and they turned to see him picking up the sword of the now dead Shigo along with a small bag that he calmly tied to his belt, he turned back to them, without warning he became a blur as he rushed towards the group of the leaf.
He stopped suddenly right in front of them and with a cheerful voice he simply attacked. His hands moved quickly, they were almost out of sight, and before any of them could respond he let go of his technique.
- Ninpo: Kurai shin'en (Ninja art: dark abyss) - and everything for the Anbu turned black.
They felt themselves falling into the void and then found themselves surrounded by nothing but darkness. It was clear that it was a genjutsu. If that was the case, then why were they unable to undo it? They tried everything but it was useless. They were simply trapped and at its mercy.
Back in the alley, the Anbu remained motionless in their position behind their masks, their eyes open staring into space. Naruto calmly walked towards the leader and looked at him for a few seconds before plunging into the darkness.
In the midst of this darkness, the silver-haired man tried to understand why he couldn't see through the genjutsu or undo it and the truth is this was becoming quite frustrating, he understood very well that what the Yamanaka was using was a genjutsu mixed with the mental manipulation of his clan sent directly to his brain, which was why it was so difficult to distinguish and break but this...this was impossible.
-Hello again anbu-san or should I say Hatake Kakashi- said the voice relaxedly coming from everywhere again it was like being in a cave only this time it really felt like being in one.
-Don't even think you're going to get information out of me. I'd rather die than betray my village- said the silver-haired man firmly, waiting for the attack.
-Who said any of that huh... well that information isn't what matters to me right now and the truth is that killing you isn't what I wanted to do either- he said calmly as he materialized in front of Kakashi.
-If you're not going to try to get information out of me or kill me, then what do you want?- I asked after remaining silent for tense minutes.
-I know very well that you want me to return to the village, why don't I, but I'll tell you this, I always wanted to be a Ninja, that and some pending matters make me have to go home, tell your Hokague that I will soon visit and that I send him my greetings and best wishes, tell him that you are from Naruto Ishura, and don't worry, this genjutsu only serves to immobilize, it will dissipate in a few minutes but by then I will no longer be here, see you later Kakashi- and without further ado, he disappeared into the darkness.
It took a few moments for the group of ninjas to finally move, they were somewhat bewildered, this was the first time something like this had happened to them but the most thoughtful was the aforementioned silver-haired man - (what kind of genjutsu was that, not even my sharingan could see through it, I think Kurenai would kill to know something like that, now it must be true that she's going to come back and what are these pending issues, damn it, I have to tell sensei this soon) - he thought somewhat dazed, his body still looked as if he had slept for a few hours in a bad position.
-Taichou… I don't see any trace, it's more like he's never been here- all the Anbu barely believed it, Kuma (bear) was supposed to be a great tracker and he didn't seem to perceive any trace of that guy – maybe he used the sunshin-, -I also thought that but there are no traces of chakra, rather I think he left on foot- the Anbu whispered about how that was possible, that guy had made them look so bad, almost like simple rookies, finally Kakashi decided that they were wasting time
-Well, enough of this, it will be better if we take the body and leave for the village, the road is long and we have to take advantage of the night so as not to attract the attention of the Kusagakure patrols-, - Hai Taichou- they responded in unison and after sealing the body the group of anbu began the way back to the leaf village.
From among the shadows of the alley, a body seemed to materialize. It was none other than Naruto who emerged from the shadows as if he had melted into them. He was happy, it seemed that he had finally mastered this espionage technique. He smiled and walked slowly towards the bar from which the renegade had emerged a while ago.
-(Well, I was finally able to master this, thanks for helping me develop these techniques Kurayami-chan)- said the smiling blond in his mind to his second tenant.
- It was a pleasure to help you in your learning Naruto-sama- the white-haired woman answered happily, slightly blushing at the gratitude of her bearer.
-(again with that thing about sama that I told you about, I don't like you calling me that, it makes me feel weird)- he said again as he continued walking in the night
- In no way are you my Master and you deserve to be treated with respect from me- she replied solemnly to the blue-eyed man's argument
- Leave her alone Naruto-kun, I don't think you're going to be able to make her change her mind, not unless you're willing to "punish" her - said the vixen, finally joining the conversation, saying the last thing with a certain lust in her voice while sending a couple of mental images of her jailer and the white-haired woman in certain "edifying" situations, as she said.
-(damn Kyu-chan stop sending me those images)- the blond claimed only to receive the same images again only this time instead of the white-haired girl it was a certain red-haired demon -(Kyu-chan!)- he screamed in his head to receive only laughter from the redhead while the other tenant, now known as Kurayami, was strangely blushing.
He decided to ignore the jokes of his inner demon and set out to complete his little last-minute job. The truth is that the Anbu had made this something interesting but other than that it had been a pretty boring job. He walked a few minutes and finally, he was in front of his destination, the same seedy bar that his target had come from.
He entered the bar calmly, attracting the attention of more than one of the customers who looked curiously at the boy who was carrying two swords with him. He didn't pay much attention to the guys who were throwing greedy glances at his belongings. He walked determinedly towards the bar where a tall man of 1.80, somewhat bald and sullen, greeted him with a smile on his face when he saw what he was carrying with him.
-You're back soon Ishura-san- said the man happily as he saw the blond boy take a seat at the bar
-It wasn't difficult at all Taeko, he was just a conceited guy with a good jutsu, nothing more, by the way here you go- and he put the sword he took from Shigo in the bartender's hands
-Thank you very much Ishura-san, since I saw this sword I knew that it was the one my uncle carried with him, it was a shame that he died on that mission but even more so that that guy kept his weapon, did you know that it is a family heirloom- said the man happily while he put the weapon away behind the bar
- You already mentioned it to me when you asked me to get it back for you- Naruto replied relaxedly as he took off his hat and scratched his head. He really liked this hat but it was so old that the straws that fell out of it were starting to itch his head.
-By the way, as for what I was going to pay you, you'll have to give me some time. I'm a bit short of cash, there are a lot of parasites who never want to pay their bills- he said loudly, making more than one of those present cough, who simply ignored him.
-You don't have to worry about that, good old Shigo did me the favor of paying for you- he said happily while showing him the guy's bag full of precious stones -That guy must have stolen some jewelry-, the blond finished saying while putting his bag back in its place.
More than one of those present felt more than attracted by it, it was surely worth a small fortune, not only were they looking at him, but one of the "waitresses" looked at the blond with a blush on her face when she saw him without the scarf that he had also just taken off, one could swear that a couple of them had hearts in their eyes.
-Well, fine by me, I guess, but I still have this little present for you- and he placed on the bar a small steaming bowl full of…
-RAMEN! Gosh Taeko, you really know me- with a big smile the blond took his chopsticks ready to eat when he was abruptly turned around by someone –Hey, what's wrong? Don't you see that I was going to have dinner-
-Listen, kid, give us those jewels, the sword and nothing will happen to you- said the guy, a muscular behemoth of 1.90 with a goatee and a handkerchief tied around his head. Behind him a group of about 8 guys were looking at the blond, all of them armed with bottles, sticks, and one of them with a chair.
The blond looked at them and a dark smile spread across his face as he gently snapped his fingers, with one movement the guy flew out and fell on his back against a table. The others looked at the blond with his right fist extended forward and a sadistic smile on his face.
-Hey Ishura-san, everything tonight is on the house as thanks for getting the sword back, okay, just don't overdo it- said the bartender, already resigned, to which Naruto just turned to look at him while his smile spread further across his face.
-Thank you very much Taeko… ok bunch of imbeciles come on, let's have fun!- and he prepared to receive them with his arms outstretched, ready for anything.
Too late the subjects realized that they had made a mistake and that this would be a very, very, veeeery painful night, after all, they had decided to attack Naruto Ishura...
The Kuro shippu (black hurricane)
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