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Summary:

For an updated and Revised series of Naruto Shippuden, this fan work is made to go for other characters who didn't exactly get a lot of screentime, or in my words, suffered "The Tenten Effect".

Notes:

- Do note, this work generally has no plot, BUT the jinchuriki do live, and a lot of major characters live, as well.
- Also, I want to introduce my own OC's throughout this series.

Chapter 1: Family Matters

Summary:

When spoiled princess Kyoka finds her brother, Rito, planning to leave the Mamiya family and makes good on his word to never come back, her world slowly starts to crumble, especially when Rito leaves a rather permanent impression on her.

 

DEBUTING: Rito, Kyoka, Junpei

Chapter Text

“You’re a disappointment, Rito, having the gall to overpower your sister, making her look like a beginner, what got into you?” Neito Mamiya, the head of the “Royal” Mamiya family chided, looking at Rito with Disdain. It’s been a known thing that The entire Mamiya family prefers Kyoka, the daughter, over Rito. Fed up with the constant mistreatment, Rito didn’t hold back, telling them what he really thought of them. “You know, it’s funny that you treated me like shit all these years, but you choose to favor someone like Kyoka: Utterly useless, and spoiled. At this point, I see why most of Konoha can’t stand this cult you call “Royal”. I’m out of here, and I’m not coming back.”

Turning to leave for the door, he only shook his head in pity, and left. “That little shit, how dare he speak to me like that! I’ll kill him for that!” Neito declared, and chased after Rito, brandishing a Dagger. “For you to insult the royal family like that, you’ll pay with your life.” He uttered. Charging towards Rito, he found that Rito was too fast for him. “Hmph, what a shame, a father despising his own son for a girl with no future.” Rito insulted, evading Neito’s lunges, but not before Neito successfully backed him into a tree. “You are nothing but a failure, bound to be the black sheep, forever will I openly hate every ounce of your being, as Kyoka will see her own brother be reduced to pieces.” "Before that, let me give you a bit of an advantage." Rito replied, taking a kunai, and cutting his left cheek, deeply.

Unbeknownst to them both, Kyoka followed her father, and smiled as Rito looked as if he’d lose his life. “That’s right, big brother, once you’re gone, I’ll make sure everyone knows how much of an abuser you were.” she added on. Despite the circumstances, Rito pushed on. “Say whatever you want about me, but nothing will keep me down, especially since, well, let's just say, everyone knows everything, especially by your own mouth, Neito Mamiya!” he announced, as a kunai interrupted them. Appearing before them, was none other than Kakashi Hatake, who watched everything from the distance. “Hmph, so this is the real you, hmm? Abusing your own son, I heard everything, let him go immediately.” Kakashi demanded, furrowing his brows. Seeing that Kakashi’s saw everything, Neito turned, but forgot that Rito had gotten the family dagger from him. 

“You Konoha bastards think you can interrupt an execution, not if I have anything to say about it-” he spouted before he suddenly became unable to move.” “?!” “Forgot something?” Rito asked, as he forced Neito into a T-pose. “You little bastard! You dare turn on your own father, the one who gave you life, and all the glory of the Mamiya royal family?!” he sputtered. “Family? Glory? Don't make me laugh. After all the beatings, isolation, being told I was worthless, and being neglected for her?” he countered, turning his eyes onto Kyoka, and back to Neito, “I don’t consider either of you family. I hereby sentence you to execution, by burning.” He finished, snapping his fingers, lighting Neito ablaze. “That kid” Kakashi said to himself, “I see he’s a fire release shinobi, yet those flames feel as if he's been through so much at the hands of this man.”

Watching as her father became nothing more than ashes, Kyoka lost her mind. Intervening, Kakashi glared at Kyoka, and took Rito away, who’d passed out in the Jounin's arms. Walking over to her, Kakashi gave her a good slap to the face, and walked away. "One last thing, little girl, you might want to stay out of the public eye." He warned, before leaving her. Seeing that her entire family’s reputation was in pieces, she lost it all, and started to change, becoming slightly more mentally unstable, screaming uncontrollably. 

The next day, Rito woke up in a bed, wounds treated and bandaged. As he could only rotate his head, he turned to look at the digital clock, with the time reading 8:33AM. Raising up, he took a deep breath, and thought over everything that happened, while looking out the window. “Had a good night’s sleep?” Kakashi asked, head in the room. “Y-yeah, thanks for helping me back there.” Rito wheezed, remembering the events that transpired, and the image of his father being burned alive by his hands. “I’m guessing that girl was your sister, right?” he asked, “Yes, spoiled beyond rotten, she and my dad were behind my shitty childhood.” Rito explained, keeping it short and simple. "Once my mother died, the amount of hatred ramped up, once he found that she killed herself because of the mistreatment, and yet I believe she helped me destroy him." 

”I see, well...” Hatake spoke, “I guess that means you no longer have a home, hm?” “No doubt, especially since Kyoka’s now lost her mind. With daddy dearest gone, everyone wants nothing to do with them.” Rito answered, looking at his hands. An idea flew into Kakashi’s head, as the house he lives in has more than enough space to accommodate 2 extra people. “Well, your name’s Rito, correct?”  Rito nodded, “Just sit back and recover, I just got called into the Hokage’s office.” he instructed, and left. Back at the Mamiya estate, Kyoka was in hysterics, destroying whatever she could get her hands on. “Damn him, he’ll learn to never disrespect me like that, ever again.” She crazily muttered, throwing a picture frame, then a glass vase, onto the ground. 

Walking in, was Junpei, a member of the Mamiya family. “Hmph, forget him, he said he wanted nothing to do with you or this family, so why are you going crazy over it?” he gruffly asked, seeing her quickly deteriorating mental state. Meanwhile, in the Hokage’s office, Kakashi was talking to Tsunade about Rito. “I’ve looked into it, and the story matches up, I’ll make the arrangements for you to adopt him.” She said, and got to business. Coming back with the papers, it was official, Rito was now a Hatake!

Surprising him with the news, Rito’s eyes filled with tears, and hugged his adoptive father tightly, crying tears of joy. Finally letting go of his painful past, Rito could now move on, as a member of the Hatake clan, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. "I promise I won't let you down!" Rito exclaimed, tightly hugging his adoptive father.

Chapter 2: Work It!

Summary:

Rich girl Yuriko Kooridachi plans on entering the chunin exams, starting up in a couple of weeks, and finds that she has some loose ends to sew in.

Debuting: Yuriko
Returning: Gozu & Meizu

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

The Hidden Mist Village, Kirigakure (霧隠) Is a place that’s home to many rather infamous shinobi, or at least, that’s what I’ve been told. With the likes of the 7 swords of the mist, not a lot of shinobi make it out alive, let alone with a decade’s worth of PTSD. Oh how rude of me! I completely forgot to introduce myself, my name is Yuriko Kōridachi (氷ダチ ゆりこ), a Kunoichi of the mist. A lot of people say that I’m a princess on the ice, but I wouldn’t say that, explicitly. I am, however, close cousins with Yagura Karatachi, the 4th Mizukage, as my mother, Yai, is one of his 4 sisters. My family is very wealthy, I mean, what other Kiri family has 2 mansions?

As I was looking around town, hoping to find something appealing, it isn’t long before I hear voices behind me. “Oy, look whose here, laddie, the wee little princess, Yuriko.” “She looks she hasn’t changed in years, yeh?” Processing the accents, I turn around and surprise, surprise, it’s none other than Gozu and Meizu Horizaki, the demon brothers. Looking at them, I could tell they certainly changed over the years, having put on muscle, and growing their hair out. ”Oh hey, long time no see.” I say, walking, more likely skipping to them. Lowering their respirators, the two looked at me and grinned, showing their spiked canines.

“Oy, looks like ye’ve changed as well, eh, princess? Last time we saw ye, you were just a fledging rich kid. But to say ye actually want to be a shinobi and get your hands dirty, now that's somethin', yeh.” Gozu spoke. Apparently, the last time they looked at me, my hair was barely past my chest, though it’s now down to my hips. In all honesty, everyone was surprised when I stated my intentions of being a kunoichi. Even Zabuza of all people was like" But you're practically a princess, you'll be a target!" You know, I only thought that Haku was the only person he cared about, but I guess I am, as well. “Yeah, it has, but today, I’m thinking about registering for the chunin exams.” I explain, though I feel as if I just need to iron out my skills first.

”Ah, I see, so ye need us to train ya, eh? No problem, we have nothin’ else to do, yeh.” Meizu said, perking up. Taking up on my request, we head over to the training grounds, located Southwest of the Mizukage‘s (水影) office. Once we get there, all I really need is to hone my range attacks, since I’m more distance oriented. “Alright then, why don’t we do some target practice, then? You did say ye needed to work on that, lad.” Gozu opted, Getting 25m. away from me. “Alright. Water Release: Aqua Chain!” I summon, raising my pointer and pinkie, as a whip, made of water, materializes. Did I mention, I have Water release as my main affinity? Well, now you're aware of it.

Setting up targets, varying in range, I calculate how far each one is, and strike it. So far so good, until the twins decide to step it up a notch. Making multiples of themselves, they run around me, circling. "Try hitting the real one, Yuriko! Bet ya can't do that." Gozu taunts. Oh great, guess they picked up on my less than perfect accuracy rate when up close, this'll be more difficult than I thought. "Maybe this one's the real thing!" I suggest, and launch my whip, only for it to be a log substitute. I'll just get to the point, I struggle for quite a while, as I hit log after log. I have to admit, this is a lot harder than I thought, but everyone else makes it look so easy!

Just when I was about to quit, I decided to try again one more time, and to my surprise, I score a hit! Launching it once more, I finally manage to snag my targets, though I'm very well exhausted from it all, falling onto my rear. "Man, I never thought it'd took that long." I admit, struggling to my feet. "I'll say, you spent almost 10 minutes hitting nothing but copies." Meizu points out, as we head back into the center of town. Although it took quite a bit to get used to fighting up close, I feel like I've managed to get a grip on my skills, as I feel more than confident about the chunin exams. Going home, as I look out the window, I am excited, but nervous at the same time, just what will the Chunin exams be like? I've never participated in one, so I guess I'll have to find out, myself!

Notes:

Sooooo, Headcanon time!
- For some reason, I gave Gozu and Meizu Scottish accents. Guess I loved Brave when it came out, and obsess over Scotland's history, apparently.
- Yagura's family hasn't really been touched on all that much, so I plan on expanding that through Yuriko.

Chapter 3: No Ordinary Love

Summary:

Just when Koi felt like it would just be any other day, she ends up running into the ever so infamous Kirisame, who makes her his next target. Yet he finds that he starts liking her.

Debuting: Koi
Returning: Kirisame

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Koi Fudo, an Otogakure Kunoichi, was traveling home after working in the Ironworks, when she happened upon a dead Hidden Sand shinobi, throat and stomach sliced open. A hidden Rain shinobi, though bloodied and badly wounded, maniacally walked to a quivering Suna-Nin. “Heheheh, guess you and your little friend here managed to hit me a few times, I’ll give you credit, but now, I’ll end it here.” they uttered, chuckling madly. “W-wait, I beg you, please! We can work this out!” the Sand shinobi begged, but the Ame-Nin didn’t care. “Fuck you.” they spoke harshly, raising their sword, and quickly swung it down, cutting the Suna-Nin into pieces. Flicking the blood off the sword, and then drawing it in, Koi was about to move, when she stepped on a branch, getting the ravenous shinobi’s attention.

Deciding to risk it, she ran through the trees, and thought she was in the clear, until, “Well, well, well, looks like Kirisame Retsuya found his next target.” he uttered, pointing his sword at Koi’s neck. Getting back and summoning a giant wrench, Koi was nervous, but not scared. “Oh? Wanna fight, girly? No problem.” Retsuya challenged, lunging, immediately trying to kill her, or so he thought, as the strain. of his wounds were too much for his body, causing him to pass out from blood loss. Seeing the condition, Koi utilized a healing jutsu, managing to lower the severity of Kirisame’s wounds, picking him up, and carrying him to her place, where she proceeds to bandage the wounds, before trashing most of the clothing he wore, as they were too bloodied and torn beyond repair, making a pair of pants herself. Fitting him right, she patted his forehead, and hopped into the shower.

Calling it a night, she checked the time on her phone, seeing it was 11:50pm, and changed into an athletic top and shorts, getting into bed. The next morning, as she woke up, she went to check on how Kirisame was doing, only to find that he wasn’t in bed. Just as she turned to head for the living room, she felt steel against her throat. “One move and you’re dead, got it?” Kirisame threatened, much to a tired Koi not caring. “Good morning to you, too” she said, slipping underneath the kunai in Kirisame’s hands, continuing onto the couch, sitting back on it. Kirisame, walking up to her, sniffed her scent, and smiled. “I see you have a unique scent, but that’s not gonna prevent me from hurting you.” he said, before Koi, turning her eyes up to him, deadpanned, “My dad always said I attract the crazy ones, guess he’s right.” “Tch, aren’t you scared of me or something?” Kirisame questioned, getting on top of her, grabbing her hands, though her expression didn’t change.

"I’ve dealt with your type before, and let me say, they have a certain charm to that crazy side.” she told him, much to his anger at being called “charming.” “I-It’s not charming!” He stuttered, face turning red out of embarrassment. “Anyway, just why are you trying to kill me so badly?” she asked. Eyes turning to match hers, Kirisame tried to answer, but he couldn’t. Putting a hand on his bandaged cheek, she began to gently stroke it, letting Kirisame know she won’t hurt him. “Can you stop that? it makes… it makes me feel weird.” He demanded. “Feel weird?” Koi repeated, as her hand went down to his shoulder. Looking past his face, his big, very muscular body,  strong legs, and decently sized chest stuck out to her. In Kirisame’s POV, his definition of “Feel weird” was that secretly, he liked Koi’s soft yet blunt voice, her gentle touch, and that cute smile of hers, and it began to get him aroused. Putting her hand over his heart, she felt his steady heartbeat, expanding chest, and his warm body heat.

Blushing, it wasn’t long a little wet spot appeared on the crotch of the pants Koi made for him, and she saw it, making her smile and begin to tease him. “Grr, if I knew you did something like this the first time, I just might’ve stopped rampaging.” He responded, as his hands went straight for her breasts, fondling them. “You seem to want these, mmh?” she flirted, “Well, let’s see what daddy brought home.” And pulled Kirisame’s pants down, revealing his rather big, veiny, and hard penis. “Man, you know how to tame someone like me. Well, why don’t you strip down, and let me get a taste of those tits.” he said, pulling her bra and shorts off. Sans the bandages, Kirisame and Koi were completely nude, her bare breasts, and his swingin’ dick. “Looks like you’re quite the big boy, just the kind I like.” She teased, stroking the tip. Smiling, he flexed those muscles of his, and smiled. “Well, since it’s only us two here, why don’t we just do it here?” he said to her, before she put a finger to his lips.

”Actually, why don’t we take it into my room? It’s a lot more private for the two of us to do it, there.” Koi offered, taking the boy there. Sitting on the bed, she pulled out a condom, and gave it to Kirisame, because if he wanted to fuck her, he’s doing it her way, and there was no other way around it. Putting it on, he got on top of her, and using his left hand, fingered her a few times, before guiding his cock into her vagina, slowly thrusting back and forth. Koi, gripping the biceps, began to wrap her arms around Retsuya’s back, pulling him closer to her, as he fucked her a little harder. “Aw yeah, I know you like that, don’t you, babe?” He whispered, as he was fully turned on, every plop and squelch was heard, his balls slamming against the outside. “Ahh, just like that, big boy, give me a little more~” Fudo moaned into his ears. Looking directly in her eyes, he felt Koi’s legs crossing over his, and he started to go harder, leaning in, and kissing her on the lips, giving him a sense of intimacy, as he was closer and closer, to climaxing.

”Argh, shit, I’m nearly there” He grunted, as he kept going, until he got that feeling, like he was going to burst. Grunting more and more, he eventually stopped, dick fully inside Koi, and he came, shooting multiple loads out of that rod of his. Pulling out, he found that the condom remained firmly on his penis, though it was now filled with his cum. Panting, he kissed Koi once more, this time he was on the bed, and she was on top of him. “You sure do have quite a sex drive, it’s almost like you solely operate on it.” Koi told, rubbing his abs, and pinching his nipples. Fast forward to that night, and Kirisame, feeling his wounds had fully healed, sat on the bed, as Koi slowly peeled the bandages off. Seeing they had indeed healed 100%, Kirisame felt Koi hugging him tightly, and for the first time, he hugged her back. Falling asleep in his arms, Kirisame held her, as he went to sleep for the night. 

Feeling her hands gently on his cheeks, he began to blush, and refused to let go of her for the night. “It’s like she almost changed me entirely, and I can’t help but thank her for it. I guess she’s not that bad, once you get used yo her teasing you.” He thought, as he fell asleep. The next morning, Koi woke up to find him still sleeping right next to her, and ruffled his hair, smiling while doing so. When he woke up, and saw her, she kissed him on the lips, holding him tightly. Going with the flow, Kirisame smiled, as he couldn’t have met anyone better than her. Putting on the shirt and pants she made for him, he left the house, returning to the hidden Rain.

Notes:

Headcanon Time #2, expect this a lot!
- I have the thought that Kirisame sounds very close to Bryce Papenbrook, who voices Inosuke in Demon Slayer's English Dub
- I originally had Koi as a Kumo-Nin, but was changed to Oto at the last minute
- Kirisame will also look different compared to his main art, this will apply to characters who didn't show up in Shippuden

Chapter 4: Released

Summary:

Finding that Mizuki is scheduled to be released today, Iruka is given the task to retrieve him, though he’s very nervous upon doing so.

Returning: Mizuki

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Mizuki Toratsume. Age: 30, ht: 6’6, wt: 240lbs. Status: To be released from Prison.

 Was what the screen read on Tsunade’s computer, as the day had come for him to be released from The Correctional Facility in The Land of Iron. Having been sentenced for the assault on Naruto Uzumaki and Iruka Umino, time has flown by, and he was essentially forgotten about. Getting up, she called Iruka into the office, and presented them the news, much to the less than pleased expression on his face. “Oh yeah, him. I always wondered what happened.” he deadpanned. “Apparently, he somehow managed to get out on good behavior, surprising for someone as dick-ish as him.” the blonde stated, reading more of the news related to Toratsume’s release. “I guess you want me to retrieve him, eh?” Iruka guessed, and Tsunade’s eyes gave him the answer, much to his chagrin.

Leaving for the prison, he was feeling a mix of terrified, brave, and numb. Despite it, his feet kept moving, and eventually, he made his way to the CF’s entrance, where its tall, solid grey buildings were. Walking up to the gate, a guard blocked the entrance, “Name, village, and business you have being here.” they asked. “Iruka Umino, Konohagakure, and I’m here to retrieve Mizuki Toratsume.” he answered, and the guard went silent for a bit. “I see you’re here for HIM, proceed.” The guard announced, opening the way for Iruka to enter. Upon checking in at the front desk, he’s directed to wait in the release area, as Mizuki was released from his cell. “I just hope things don’t go south.” he thought, calming his shaky hands.

Startled a little by the door opening, he’s met with a man with low back-length Light blue hair, green eyes, thick eyebrows, light Peach skin, huge muscles, and had tiger stripes on his temples, cheeks, and down his arms. Hell, they even went down his backside, going down to his ankles. “It’s your lucky day, Toratsume, you’re done serving time. Now don’t fuck this up, understand?” the clerk firmly spoke, not moving from her place. Stepping forward, Iruka felt his body freeze up, as Mizuki stepped towards him, grinning. “Guess it is my lucky day after all.” he uttered, growling and chuckling at the same time.

Exiting the premises, Iruka couldn’t help but ask how his time was. “Hmph, boring as all hell, all I did was read the books that were in there, and train. After a couple years, you get bored in there. Anyway, what changed?” Mizuki answered, asking Iruka a return question. “Oh, uh, well, Naruto’s gotten bigger, And the chunin exams are coming up soon. That’s really all there is, nothing major happened since you went away.” He answered. Stopping, Mizuki remained silent, until, “Hey, look man. I’m sorry about everything that I did to you. I know that if you don’t forgive me, I deserve it.”

Unsure of what to say next, Iruka accepted his apology, hoping he learned something from all this. Returning to the leaf, Tsunade awaited Mizuki’s arrival, getting the place looking neat, before calling it a day and leaving the office. Stepping in the next day, Tsunade was sitting on the desk, feet crossed, waitjng for the ex-con. “Welcome home, Mizuki, Had a good catnap in there?” she joked, as he walked in. “Yeah, did some training mostly, but other than that, caught up on some much-needed sleep.” He answered, stretching. "Understood, as weird as it sounds, we're glad to have you back,." Tsunade Replied.

Notes:

HeadCanon #3
- Sooo, Mizuki, apparently, has a Canadian English dialect
- That's right folks! Mizuki is back in the series! Additionally, Mizuki's design incoporates the tiger cursemark further, giving him stripes and feline eyes

Chapter 5: Kiba & Goliath

Summary:

With Kiba sent over to the Hidden Grass village, the people he encounters will for sure be a big thing that’ll be imprinted in his head.

Debuting: Chiriko, Benichi, Torahiko

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

The Hidden Grass Villge is an expansive valley, surrounded by fields, greenery, and buildings with rich history to them. With a population of 100,000 people, a lot of people can say it’s rather “Old fashioned” and “Country”, since buildings are so spread out between each other. It boasts home to a lot of versatile shinobi, and it’s Hanakage (花影) is one of few to have successfully mastered Wood release. One morning, Kiba was sent over to help with the arrival of a machine, a part needed to fix the generator in the Kinzoku Ironworks. “The Ironworks, hmm? Sounds like it can be useful in a lot of ways.” he said to himself, when he arrived about 5 miles from the town’s main entrance.

Turning to his left, he could see the rolling fields, and the beautiful valley, with the river steadily flowing. “Woah, it’s so beautiful.” he responded, taking it all in. “You got that right.” A voice agreed, catching Inuzuka’s attention. Turning around, he was startled by the sight of a very big, tall, and strong shinobi. Looking them up and down, he looked quite young, yet has huge muscles, medium length Ginger hair, bright Green eyes, and freckled cheeks. “Oh? You’re one of those Konoha-Nin, the, uh, Inuzuka clan, right?” he said, but Kiba was too startled to respond. Seeing his face, the Kusa-Nin laughed, “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare ya! My name is Chiriko Asakura, and I work at the Ironworks in the Hidden Grass."

” he introduced, holding his hand. Seeing that Chiriko was pretty friendly, he shook it, though the huge Kusa-Nin had quite a grip. "So, uh, you’re needing my help for a part?” Kiba asked him, and Chiriko nodded. “Yep, the generator in the works broke, so my father asked the Hokage to send someone over to help carry it.” he explained. “There it is, now” he saw, as a pair of brothers, who were similarly built like the Ginger, albeit a little shorter, arrived, carrying the spare part. “So this is the Leaflet I heard so much about. Looks pretty competent, eh, Torahiko?” he asked his twin. “Sure thing, Benichi. Heh, compared to us, he’s practically fun-sized.” Torahiko joked, though Kiba didn’t understand not one word either of them said.

With Inuzuka at the front, the 4 ninja managed to get the part to the ironworks with no trouble. Curious about Benichi and Torahiko, he asked Chiriko about them and the way they spoke. “Oh them? They’re just a pair of ranch hands, who grew up on a farm, but they are probably the best users of wood release you could ever know about. Though, they do have a heavy southern drawl, so sometimes they confuse people.” he answered, Kiba nodding along. “I see, so they just mean well. Guess I’d take that with a grain of salt.” Kiba thought, as he helped the three men move machinery around, as they managed to fix the broken generator.

Tightening the last screw, Kiba looked in the mirror to find that he was greasy and grimy, but it didn’t matter, as that’s what hard work really is. Preparing to leave, Torahiko and Benichi stopped him. “Hey, I saw the work you were doin’, and man, you do move around quickly.” Torahiko commented, “Yeah, we’d like to give ya somethin’. Here, this is just a little parting gift.” Benichi said, handing Kiba a plaque with the ironworks logo on it. “Do come back and visit anytime, y’hear?” The two called out, as Kiba made his way back to the Hidden Leaf. “For the fact that I was called fun sized, I think I’ll definitely keep them in my memories, for now.” He said, and made it home.

 

Notes:

Headcanon #4
- Chiriko was an immediate thought when the Hidden Grass came up.
- Benichi and Torahiko are Jounin, but their southern drawls confuse people.

Chapter 6: Disorder In The Court

Summary:

Yusei, a Kumo-Nin, runs into unexpected problems when he is accused to attacking the Royal Sky Kingdom.

Notes:

Debuting:
Yusei (Kumo)
Jet (RSK)
Jessie (RSK)
Auburn (RSK)
Morton Gresley (RSK President)
Dylani (Kumo)

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Yusei Kodai, is a Kumogakure shinobi who is proficient in Lightning release, but is also a weapons user, wielding a weapon known as a "Variety Mallet", which has three settings: Mallet, Spear, or Rod. He is also known for being mistaken for a girl, in spite of the fact that Yusei is a guy, not that he takes it seriously. One cold Friday morning, he was doing his own thing, walking down the street to town, when he was knocked out by a Blue gas. "Well that was easy, aren't Kumo-Nin harder to knock out?" said a woman with White hair, and wore all black. "Jessie, you know shinobi in general are hard to knock out, this one's pretty weak, though." A man with Tan skin, short Midnight Blue hair, grey eyes, and wore a pair of red glasses, responded.

Not an hour later, Yusei woke up to find he was in a cell, where the three figures were staring at him. "About time, shinobi scum. Now, to put you out of your misery." Said the man, until Jessie put an arm up. "Jet, we are not supposed to kill them." She reminded, as Yusei found that he was not alone, as he happened to be stuck with the Three tails' Jinchuriki, 4th Mizukage Yagura Karatachi. "Okay, what the hell is going on?" Yusei asked. "You are going to be executed for attacking our kingdom." Jet harshly responded. "Kingdom? I didn't even do anything, unless it must be some history behind this mess." Kodai replied. "You don't deserve an explanation, nor are we allowing you to defend yourself. You shinobi are nothing but warmongers who crave destruction." Jet accused.

"Well, it's clear you don't have any evidence to back it." Said Yagura, only for Jet to threaten him with a Cutlass. "Quiet, you. You're both deserving no sort of leniency. A good shinobi is a dead shimobi." Jet insisted, forcing Yusei to take action. "I see, if you want us dead, then so be it." He retorted, holding his right hand out, summoning his weapon, which was his giant mallet. "Oh yeah, you might wanna get behind me." He said to Yagura, as he swung it twice, destroying the bars. "Well I hate to do this, but we got somewhere to be. Au revoir!" He excused, grabbing the Jinchuriki, and dashing off. "Get them." Jet angrily ordered, sending his soldiers after the Ninja. Seeing the incoming target, Yusei triggered Lightning Dash, which allows him to move very quickly.

"Not to be rude, but can you please put me down?" Yagura asked, simply. "Sure." Yusei obliged, setting the 4th onto his feet, finding that Yagura is quite fun-sized, being only 5 ft. tall. "So, Auburn, they escaped, hm?" Said the President, Sir Morton Gresley, to a soldier with spiky Auburn hair tied into a ponytail. "Yes, but what is it that you want them executed for?" Auburn questioned. "Not to execute them, but demand that the Hidden Mist and Cloud refrain from making any attacks against us, in the future." He replied, though he was too busy looking at himself in his personal mirror. Outside,  once the two were cornered, Jet came. "Looks like this is the end for you disgusting shinobi. Folks like you will feel nothing but undying hatred from the Royal Skies, especially you, Kumo bastard! I will never forgive you for what you did!" Jet spoke.

"Okay, just what did the Hidden Cloud even do to you, personally?!" Yusei responded. "You killed my family, leaving me as the only survivor. That damn 3rd Raikage instigated the attacks, and as a result, multiple lives were lost." Jet revealed. "That's why, with every Kumo shinobi I see, will be killed, in order to avenge those responsible." "My dude, doesn't that just cause the cycle to repeat itself? Killing people in revenge isn't going to make things any better." Yusei retorted, Jet going silent. Having the others return to the building, it left Yagura, Yusei, Jet, and Jessie on the floor. "You always say killing isn't meaning anything, but you're all the same. You only say that to abscond responsibility. Not a word from your inferior mouth will change a thing. But don't worry, once I'm through with you, your pathetic, outdated, and warmongering village will be destroyed!" Jet yelled, charging towards Yusei.

"I see, guess I have no choice." He sighed, switching to his weapon's spear form, and engaged. But beforehand, he put on Black and White gloves, just to help with the handling of his weapon. "So, Mr. Karatachi, I hope you're ready to face judgement for your actions." Jessie spoke, drawing a pair of long pistols. "You are called the White reaper, after all, but I'm not going, that easily." Yagura  replied, readying his weapon of choice, his scythe. As the fighting began, Morton was watching everything unfold, and he could only chuckle to himself. "My, my, it seems these shinobi are a lot more troublesome than I had thought." "You're damn right, they are." Said a deep figure, Gresley turning around and  finding Ay, the 4th Raikage, who wasn't pleased by Morton's actions, not that the latter cared.

"Impressive how my guards allowed you in. I'm not surprised you're here to rescue your pathetic ninja from punishment." Morton spoke, "Punishment? From something your father started, yes? Considering how it was your Kingdom who instigated the attack, what did you think we'd do?" Ay questioned. "I suppose you have a bit of a point, but if course, some muscle-head oaf like you couldn't understand how important it is for the royal skies to look good." Morton replied, but Ay didn't care.  On the field, once Yusei was cut on his right shoulder, it gave Jet ample time to point a Cutlass at the Kumo-Nin's throat.

"Right here, is where you will die, at my hands. Every innocent soul lost to a savage shinobi like you. I don't want to hear any pathetic excuse from you, or from your pathetic ninja village!" Jet yelled, though he was cut off by a jump kick to his side, as a Kumo Jounin, more specifically Dylani Muto, a friend of Ay's, arrived. "Wow, Yu, great job getting captured." She laughed. "Haha, very funny. But I have to thank you for saving my ass." Yusei thanked, as Morton saw with his own eyes, his forces, on the losing end. "This kid's powerful, almost too powerful." Jessie muttered. "I'm not exactly a kid, I'm the 3 tails' Jinchuriki, Yagura Karatachi." Yagura corrected.

Slicing Jessie, while it was non fatal, she was incredulous as to how she could be defeated. "I will present two choices: Call them off, or I will." Ay threatened, as Morton realized, to his horror, that his own forces would lose. "Jet, Reaper, cease all actions, immediately." He demanded. "Hmph, you've won, this time, but next time, will be different." Jet threatened, as he vanished, carrying an injured Jessie in his arms. "I condede this time, but do be warned, try any other shit like this, and pops' grave will be filled with what's left of you." Ay coldly said, as the shinobi left, and went their separate ways, Yagura returning to Kiri, and Yusei, Dylani, and Ay returning to Kumo.

Notes:

Headcanon #5
- This is the big one! So The land of the sky, or as I call it, "The Royal Sky Kingdom", a film exclusive country, will be made canon in my series, so expect a few episodes to be focused on them.
- The RSK is heavily based on the United Kingdom, so expect a lot of British, Irish, and Welsh accents and dialogue
- This episode was planned to be the series premiere, but got pushed back to episode 6

Chapter 7: Learning to Breathe

Summary:

Chōjūrō, who's struggled with breathing problems for a good chunk of his life, finally pushes himself too far, and the Kiri medical staff devise a way to fix this.

Notes:

TW: Muscle growth
- So I decided to change Chōjūrō's appearance in this work. I like his main design, but I want to add my own interpretation. Also, I tend to bounce between Chōjūrō, Choujuurou, and Chojuro, so please excuse this, as it takes a while for my laptop to get the proper accents.

Chapter Text

Chōjūrō Marino is what many often call "Half man, half fish", because he tends to spend a lot of time diving underwater, being group of specalized "Diver-Nin" within the Hidden Mist village. Thing is, he is also able to fight on land just as easily, as he is proficient in Water release jutsu, with the added benefit of wielding Hiramekarei, one of the village's famed "Seven swords of the mist." Unfortunately, he's often been seen as rather fragile, as he suffers from breathing problems, and tends to cough pretty hard, concerning other Kiri-Nin. Always playing it off as "Allergies", lately, he's been struggling to accomplish basic tasks without wheezing, concerning Ao.

"Are you alright, Choujuurou? You've been coughing and wheezing an awful lot." Ao questioned, but Marino denied anything being wrong with him. "D-don't worry about me, I'll be fine." He chuckled, but Ao wasn't so sure, but took Choujuurou at his word. Coughing pretty hard, Chōjūrō's eyed widened when he realized that he was coughing up blood, signaling that his disease was getting worse, and could lead to serious consequences if he didn't see a doctor. "Questo non va bene (This isn't good.)" He said in Italian, and quickly wiped his hand on his pants when he saw Mei coming around. As she walked by, he held in his spasms, but it proved to be a very bad idea.

"Chōjūrō, are you alright? You look kind of sickly." Mei asked, concerned for her Kiri shinobi, whose face was paler than usual, and had red bloodstains on his pants. But Chōjūrō didn't answer, unable to hear Terumi, as he fell to the ground, having blacked out from his illness. Turning him onto his back, he was gasping for air, a serious sign that something wasn't right. "Get him into hospital and hook him to breathing support, immediately!" She said, the Medical-Nin arriving very quickly. What Marino last remembered was being escorted to a Black and Light Blue room, and felt something being placed over the lower half of his face, glasses being removed.

The next morning, Chōjūrō came to, breathing from an Oxygen mask, vision blurred, and electrodes applied to his chest. "Whuh? What happened?" He murmured, the mask fogging up with every word he spoke. "Glad to see you've finally woken up, mister Marino." said Mei, who had came to see him, first thing in the morning. "It's because of what happened, isn't it?" He assumed. "Yep, and you've got quite a bit of explaining to do." Mei told him, as his eyes met hers, and began to explain. "I wanted to be a strong shinobi, like everyone else, but my internal issues threatened to hold me back." He sheepishly began.

Mei, hearing his side, shook her head. "Chōjūrō, I understand that you want to be a strong shinobi, what wasn't taught in the academy was to deny any illnesses, and downlay the severity. We don't know if it could be contagious or not, as well if it could be treated."Mei reminded him, Marino nodding. What lifted his spirits, however, was the revelation of Kiri working with Konoha to help with his condition, as it was proven to be Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD for short. A few dyas later, as he was cleared to leave, Chōjūrō found something waiting from him, signed from the KoMT. "We hope your condition doesn't impede your shinobi progess!" It read. 

Opening it, he found a Black and Indigo respirator mask, with connectors that can attach to the ear protectors he usually wears. Attaching the filters, which bore the Kiri village symbol on the center, he saw two blue pills. "Take them both, and feel the lost strength return!" The directions advertised. "Sounds easy enough." Chōjūrō wheezed, as he popped them into and mouth, and connected the respirator. Finding he could take a deep breath, he felt better, instantly, although he began to feel funny. "I feel as if I'm getting bigger and bigger." He expressed, as he looked into the full length mirror, and to his surprise, he was right. "What's happening, now? I must be doing a killer workout!" Chōjūrō panted, as he sure felt the effects of the pills, looking at his reflection.

Finding his muscles bulking up, pectorals expanding, thighs becoming larger, the glutes taking on a firm yet soft shape, Chōjūrō felt stronger than ever before. "Sporendente! I feel stronger than I ever had! And hello, this is a nice addition." He said, as he looked down at his manhood. "Guess a side effect is my dick having grown several inches, since it's all erect now." He spoke, until it hit him like a train, finding that his voice had deepened. "Now I sound like a real man. I wonder what Yuriko might say." He wondered, as he heard the doorbell ring, finding it was her. "Oh? Now this is something." She replied, feeling them. "You're probably a bit put off by what I look like. If you don't, then I accept it." He accepted, only for Kōridachi to laugh. 

"Silly! I like you regardless of the way you look!" She admitted, as she grabbed his hands. "It's funny, many thought I wouldn't want to be seen around you, considering you come from a working class background, and I being very wealthy. Yet, you've been so kind to me, despite your illness." This made Marino blush, as he thought she was way out of his league, yet, they've been close since they were kids. "But in the future, please listen to people, and don't try to play off any illnesses, okay?" She insisted. "No problem, princess." Chōjūrō promised, cheeks now a bright Red, as Yuriko made a request. "Why not join me and Amie as a team?" 

"Amie.... she has long pink hair, and is the sister of Ameyuri, right? I heard she's quite a terror when she gets going." Chōjūrō chuckled, as he decided to join the girls.

Chapter 8: Resentment

Summary:

When Naruto becomes the target of Hidden Stone ninjas Shinomaru and Genki, it shows that Minato might've accidentally created generational enemies.

Notes:

Debuting:
Genki Yubiwa (Iwa)
Shinomaru Okaya (Iwa)
Nia Ruskin (Iwa)

Chapter Text

Naruto Uzumaki, who everyone in Konoha knows and loves as the knucklehead ninja, has the distinct honor of being the son of the 4th Hokage. Minato Namikaze, who was a legendary, no scratch that, ICONIC, shinobi during his time. Ever wonder who was the figure between Tsunade and Hiruzen? Yep, that's him. That being said, Minato, on the night of the 9 tailed Fox, Kurama, attacking Konoha, made a very risky decision, deciding to seal the Kyuubi inside of Naruto, who was only recently born about a day earlier. This caused quite the controversy, and turned Uzumaki into the 9 tails' Jinchuriki, yet Naruto accepted it was only for the good of the village.

"So you mean to tell me that Naruto Uzumaki, who is essentially the walking definition of "Dumb Blonde", took down the Gaara of the hidden sand? Don't make me laugh!" Kurotsuchi Kamizuru, the granddaughter of Ohnoki, the 3rd Tsuchikage, flounced.

"I mean, the laddie's the son of Minato, yeh. if anything, he might be as powerful as the man." Nia, their Jonin, replied.

"If anything my ass, Nia, some dumbass like him knows nothing about Iwa." said Genki Yubiwa, one of the Iwa-Nin. "If we can't get Minato, we can go after his son. It's better we teach him just how hated Konoha is to Iwagakure."

"Genki, that wouldn't work, considering they also have the Uchiha, Hyūga, Nara, and other major families there to defend him." Said Shinomaru, who favored other methods of going after Naruto.

As the Uzumaki was going through the forest, he found himself joined by Rito, Kakashi's adopted son.

"Hm? What's that, over there?" Rito pointed out, as Naruto wound up triggering an explosive tag.

"Gotcha!" shouted Kurotsuchi, as she and the two boys apprehended both Konoha-Nin. Taking them to Iwa, they were soon placed in separate cells, until they were called to Ohnoki.

"The son of Minato Namikaze, yes? I am Ohnoki, 3rd Tsuchikage of the Hidden Stone." Ohnoki spoke.

"Okay, so, what was the point of bringing us here, again?" Naruto asked, Genki stepping out.

"To pay for your father destroying the village." He answered, even though Iwa itself wasn't touched, just their forces, which suffered heavy losses once Minato stepped onto the floor.

"Uh huh, that man was the biggest weakness against the Stone, if I remember correctly." Naruto chuckled, though it caused Genki to attack him.

"Think this is funny? You Blonde fuck, that Namikaze destroyed everything the village stood for!" He yelled, though Naruto got confused as to why they wanted him so badly.

"Basically, Naruto Uzumaki, you represent the sense of embarrassment, failure, and mass hatred that Iwa shinobi bear towards Konoha. If we can't get to Minato, the next best thing would be his family. Plus, you have the 9 tails sealed inside you, so it'd be killing 2 birds with one stone." Shinomaru coldly repsonded.

"I have to ask, why is it that you three have me roped into your hate speech?" Rito questioned.

"You are the student of the Copy ninja, Kakashi Hatake, who has caused us nothing but trouble. To get even with Konoha, why not take their most talented students out?" Kurotsuchi told him, though it made little sense.

"Oh, please, going after the students of the copy ninja instead of going after the man himself is quite cowardly, isn't it? If you hate Konoha so badly, why do you still come and go from our village as you please?" Rito retorted, leaving Kurotsuchi seething, silently.

"I do admit, the young man has a point." Ohnoki finally said.

"You agree with these morons?!" the Kunoichi spluttered.

"While Iwagakure was on the losing side of the 3rd shinobi war, let's not forget that the village attacked Konoha first, and they simply defended themselves." Ohnoki spoke, as it was true that Iwa went after Konoha first.

"That means nothing, Naruto being alive burns me to the core. I've been waiting to get revenge for my father being the victim of the Yellow Flash, so taking Naruto's life will even the score!" Genki justified. 

"If you want to kill me so bad, big guy, then bring it." Naruto replied, deciding to let Yubiwa have his way.

"Good, for revenge, YOU MUST DIE HERE!" Genki maniacally laughed, Shinomaru and Kurotsuchi outnumbering Naruto, 3 on 1.

"You just made the worst mistake of your life, 9 tails!" Kurotsuchi warned, casting a Fire Release: Flame Stream, only for Naruto to counter it with Water release: Water Bullet, though Shinomaru used Yin release to create hands, trapping Naruto.

"Seems three on one is a little much." Naruto thought, as out of nowhere, Rito came in, using Fire release to burn the hands away, and force Shinomaru on the defensive.

"You forgot one." Rito said, focusing on Okaya, as he proed himself to be exponentially stronger, thanks to Kakashi's training.

"Just because the other blonde joined in, doesn't mean you can easily defeat us! Hate will never be overcome by you two!" Genki growled.

"Oh? So this was what it was over." Said an unassuming voice, revealed to be Kakashi, himself, who was alerted of what happened, and popped up in a cloud of smoke, reading Icha Icha Paradise.

"So, by attacking my students to draw my attention, it seems you now want to get at me. Pretty bold of you." Kakashi summarized.

"So, you finally got here. Alongside your stupid Leaf ninja, you can die, too!" Genki shouted.

"Come at me, bro." Kakashi simply challenged, as Genki finally had his chance to kill the person who was associated with the downfall of the Hidden Stone.

Finding he's severely underestimated Hatake, he witnessed just how strong Kakashi is, even when he's not trying.

"This is the copy ninja? Pathetic! Just give up and die already!" Genki yelled, becoming focused on trying anything, without success.

"These Konoha shinobi are a lot stronger than I thought." Shinomaru thought, brought down by a simple attack.

"Just because I'm a girl, don't underestimate me!" Kamizuru replied, only for Naruto to hold a kunai to the back of her neck, making her stand in place.

"You were saying?" Naruto smugly questioned, as multiple shadow clones were summoned, leaving Kurotsuchi unable to move without getting hurt.

"Alright, everyone, cease this mess, immediately!" Ohnoki ordered, the Iwa-nin stopping.

"You want us to stop?! I wasn't done killing this bastard!" Genki insisted.

"I understand that, but notice that you are at a major disadvantage, so I would drop it if I were you." Ohnoki cautiously warned, leaving Genki angrier than ever.

"No, no, NO! I'm not letting this chance go away, after our village was defeated in the third shinobi war!" He yelled, Ohnoki understanding his motive.

"I hear you, but while I get that you want to avenge your family, it wouldn't look good for our reputation." Ohnoki told him.

After a while, Genki decided to let them go. "Fine. I'll you stupid Konoha ninjas go, but when I see you, it's all on sight." Genki threatened.

"I'll expect for you to keep your half of the promise, be seeing you!" Kakashi simply replied, the Konoha-Nin leaving Iwagakure. Punching a wall, Genki lost his composure, and Kurotsuchi was not happy that Naruto was able to get her surrender without hurting her.

"Argh, I can't believe that he managed to get me in that position! I guess it was him being smart, for once." She said, feeling utterly humiliated that the knucklehead ninja had managed to force her to withdraw without so much as touching her.

Chapter 9: Something Resurfacing

Summary:

Oboro, who'd been on his own since an accident took Mubi and Kagari's lives, finds that a group is planning to rise up and go after important figures, just as Naruto arrives in Amegakure.
- Oboro-centric -

Notes:

Returning:
Oboro Kuchiki
Hanzō
Murasame Kino

Debuting:
Asai Doshakuzure
Bunchu Tategami
Genpachi Norimasa

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Amegakure can be best described as very industrial-looking, yet gives off a feeling of haunting. The ninja of this village are unique for wearing rebreathers, respirators, and gear that best work with the seemingly endless rain that falls down onto the village. Many often ask, "Where does that rain go?", and the answer often remains unsolved. Lately, Oboro Kuchiki, an Ame shinobi, has been rocking it solo, since Mubi and Kagari, unfortunately, perished during a mission gone terribly wrong in the Hidden Smoke, about 2 years ago.

"I guess I don't mind going solo, but since I'm technically still a Genin, I do need to find some other teammates. Luckily, the Chunin exams are coming up, so that could be my chance." He spoke to himself.

The next morning, fastening his rebreather, Oboro was summoned to the head of Amegakure, Hanzō, as he had two shinobi who are somewhat equal to Oboro in skill, Asai Doshakuzure and old friend Murasame Kino.

"I see, seems to be something going on East of here. Go and investigate it." Hanzō ordered, as two Jōnin, Bunchu Tategami, and Genpachi Norimasa were waiting on them.

"Well, now that you three are together, let's head out." Bunchu nodded, the five going eastward. Over there, a group of men and women were conversing amongst each other. "I believe the 9 tails Jinchūriki should be coming this way. Once we ambush him, it will make our mission of capturing the tailed beasts a lot easier." 

"Gosen, be on the lookout for any approaching ninja, the last thing we need is a bunch of them causing problems." Said the leader, Miso Kabe.

"Neo-Akatsuki will have no problem achieving our goals by going after the strongest of the tailed beasts." Said Enma Iyo, until they heard a commotion. Walking out, Miso found Gosen dead, having been savagely murdered.

"Who dares to interfere with our plans?" He ordered.

"Howdy howdy, sorry about your little friend here." Murasame replied.

"Kid, do you have any idea what you've done? You've disturbed the meeting of Neo-Akatsuki." Miso chided, Asai launching a spiked fan, Kabe dodging it. "Hm? That's strange, a bunch of men and women gathered here in the middle of nowhere." Genpachi noticed. 

"We are Neo-Akatsuki, a group of former shinobi who seek to take power from those we deem "corrupt", and force the entire world to unite through fear." Enma introduced, as the group outnumbered the Ame five 25 to 5.

"Interesting, what is it you call corrupt?" Oboro asked, interested in what Miso said.

"The tailed beasts, more specifically, their Jinchūriki, who have caused nothing but trouble for everyone. Our village governments have enabled their deeds for far too long, and we have deserted them for this reason." Miso replied.

"And all those who dare to get in between our goals will be killed." He threatened, as a Blue ball of pure chakra came from seemingly out of nowhere. "Oh, it's him, the son of Minato Namikaze." Miso uttered, as Naruto walked up.

"I was wondering what I was hearing. What's with the weird getup?" Naruto found.

"Nine tailed demon, you have been accosted by Neo-Akatsuki, your price will be a one way trip to your death." Miso told him, before sending his followers to attack, only for Naruto's strength to very easily overwhelm Neo-Akatsuki's followers, and with the Ame-Nin destroying some, it easily reduced the numbers from 25 to 10.

"I see you are much stronger than I thought. We will retreat for now, but remember, nine tails, you and the rest of the corrupted demons will be captured and destroyed." Miso threatened, as he and the rest of Neo-Akatsuki disappeared.

"Running away, already? I wanted to kill the rest of them!" Murasame growled.

"What a weird group. What exactly did they even want?" Naruto questioned.

"It seems that you're a high target, Uzumaki Naruto. You and the other 8 jinchūriki are being threatened with capture and extraction of your tailed beast." Asai explained.

"Well ain't that bout a bitch, first I was taken by some Iwa-Nin, and now this. Guess I'm really popular, hm?" Naruto sighed, as he just so happened to be going through Amegakure, anyways.

"So, what exactly have you come to Amegakure for, anyway?" Oboro questioned.

"I came for some training on the western end. The Chunin exams are coming ip in Konoha, so I'm deciding to get some last minute work in." Naruto explained, though he found blades pointing at him, and at least 1 Ame-Nin watching him, everywhere he went.

"Oh yeah, this is just a standard for every foreigner that visits the village. Even though the "Surveillance State" era of the village is gone, and a lot of progress has been made, a lot of shinobi were brought up during that time." Bunchu explained.

"Seriously? Talk about paranoid." Naruto muttered, thinking of Ame's policies towards foreigners was crazy, but somewhat understandable, since Ame's population largely consisted of war refugees. But even then, he felt as if he'll never understand them

Chapter 10: Dog vs. Wolf

Summary:

Hinata ends up getting kidnapped by Koga Okaminomure, a Takigakure shinobi, who bears a grudge against Kiba, and it's up to Inuzuka to get her back. Plus, we see how Kyoka plans on entering the exams, next week.

Notes:

Returning:
Fuu Aika (7 Tails)
Shibuki
Debuting:
Koga (Taki)
Shea (Taki)
Rica (Taki)

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

"Hey, Hinata, have you seen Shino anywhere, recently?" Kiba asked, the Hyūga turning to respond. "No, but I did hear he left for a mission in the Land of Tea, yesterday, so he should be back, soon." She replied, and right on cue, Shino swarmed in. You see, Shino tends to keep himself concealed beneath the long sleeved clothing. As a result, he tends to be rather forgotten, yet at the same time, everyone knows him for popping up randomly, and for the Aburame insect jutsu. Startling Hinata, she accidentally gentle fisted Shino in the face, a bad habit of hers, though she's been working on it. "Speak of the devil, here you are, and, sorry!" Hinata said. "It's alright. You are getting stronger by the minute." Shino accepted.

Just as Hinata was going to say something, a shadowy figure, who had light brown skin, wild dark brown hair, and sharp canine eyes, appeared. "So, little Kiba's all grown up." He said, having a very thick accent. "But now's not the time, mate, Koga's found himself a mate." Koga introduced, attacking Hinata, easily bypassing her Gentle fist, and taking her away. "What was that?" Kiba wondered, as Shino found that Koga was a Takigakure shinobi. "Koga, he's your distant cousin, isn't he? You two seem to be very similar." Shino found, Kiba growling. "Yes, and knowing him, he seems to think he should have everything I own. I'm going to bring her back." Kiba replied, taking off.

In the Hidden Waterfall, Hinata was presented to the leader of the Ōkaminomure clan, Yama Ōkaminomure. "A Hyūga? She'll make a fine wife." Yama affirmed, though Hinata thought otherwise. "I don't think that will be accepted by the Hyūga main family, and I also happen to have someone else on my mind." Hinata refused, running away. On the other side, Koga was bragging about his find to Rica, a feminine yet athletic young man with Blue eyes, and very long Green hair, and a girl, Shea, who looked very similar to Fū, but had larger breasts, Grey eyes, and held her waist-length Mint green hair in a ponytail. "That's totally a cute thing, especially since Hinata's a Hyūga!" Shea gushed, whereas Rika wanted to know how they even met.

"I kidnapped her, mate!" Koga told him. Fuu, who was friends with Hinata, wasn't happy to hear this. "You did WHAT?!" She cried, "Man, I don't see the reason you're so up my arse about it." Koga scoffed. "Uh, you do realize that Hinata is a HYUUGA?! They know you kidnapped her, and are going to put a target on your Aussie ass!" Aika] warned, but Koga brushed these off, going away. "He's in for some real hot water when the Hyuuga do catch him." Rica sighed, shaking his head, as Kiba confronted Koga, as Hinata ran into them both. "What took you so long to return, babe?" Koga confronted. "What are you talking about? Hinata doesn't even know you!" Kiba shouted.

"Well, little pup, Hinata here, is to be wed to me, and be part of the Ōkaminomure tribe. Besides, why would she be with the inferior version of me?" Koga revealed, Hinata objecting. "Koga, I would rather have said inferior version of you than be wed to some man I don't even know. And as I said before, I have someone else in mind." She said, putting her foot down. "Well, if I can't have you... then no one will!" Koga growled, as he and Kiba began to fight, the dog vs the wolf. "Hinata!" Fuu called, carrying her to where she and the others were. "So, is it me, or do they have very similar fighting styles?" Shea noticed. "They're cousins, Shea." Rica revealed.

"Seriously?!" The girls shouted, in sync. "Yep, their fighting styles came from their grandparents Tashi and Yayoi Inuzuka, who gave birth to two kids, 1 of which happens to be Tsume Inuzuka, and the other being Mo Ōkaminomure. While they were close, once Tsume married Takumi Miyanose, and had Kiba, Mo changed, becoming rather jealous how much more grand Tsume's life seemed." Rica told them. "I see, and I remember Kiba telling me about him, but that was when we were Genin. But even then, he told me that Koga despised him for simply having a better life." Hinata remembered, as the battle between the boys got ugly.

"You just had to try and come save her, when she was perfectly fine with being mine. So, crikey little Inuzuka, any last words?" Koga angrily hissed, until Kiba stabbed his hand, forcing him to let go. "For you to say that, Hinata's said she doesn't want you. Just why do you obsess over her, and see me as competition?" Kiba questioned, Koga revealing why. "I've seen and heard how you had it all, whereas I didn't have it as good. I was taught the Wolf techniques, something stronger than your stupid doggy mechanics, and yet, I still felt like I had nothing." Koga replied, as he was driven by jealousy to kidnap Hinata, for himself.

"It was also because of what uncle Mo told you. How the Inuzuka had it better than the Ōkaminomure, and enabled you to act like this." Kiba told him, Koga staring at the ground. "I guess you're right." Koga quietly admitted, allowing Hinata to leave with Kiba, apologizing for getting her into this mess. "It's alright, perhaps there might be a girl who is interested in you." She assured, kissing Koga on the cheek, waving goodbye, as she and Kiba returned to the Hidden Leaf. "You know, it's pretty sad he feels like he got the short end of the stick." Hinata replied, "Yep. Hopefully, he can change things, and not repat them." Kiba responded.


While they're on the way back, let's check in on Kyoka, who seems to be collaborating with Melrose, who has a dead body with him, for some reason. "Okay, Kyoka, what I'm going to do is use this body for a technique called "Reincarnation." It involves sacrificing a person to bring someone else back." Melrose explained, as he had a bunch of Rito's DNA, from his blood from when the boy had blood work done, and strands of his hair, just from over the years. "Injecting the pieces of DNA here, and implanting the strands here..." Melrose said, he began the process of creating a copy of Rito, and a Sapphire Blue aura engulfed the body.

Seeing what was going on, Junpei walked in, and joined them. Seeing the body change color from grey to a healthy Apricot tone, the hair growing out, becoming Platinum Blonde and growing down to the shoulders, the physique matching Rito's 100%, and once the process was finished, the stasis tube opened. "Well, well, well, the process is a success. Now for one more thing." Melrose clapped, before using a spell to give the copy an identity of his own. "What do you want us to call you?" Melrose asked. Opening their eyes, seeing the sclera was grey, the pupils being Sapphire Blue, the young man chose the name, "Shida."

"Shida? Accepted. Now, Shida, the Chunin exams are next week, and we want you to take out a certain traitor of the royal Mamiya family, the name of Rito Hatake." Melrose insisted, as Kyoka left, to prepare for the exams. "Understood." Shida obeyed, as he was loyal to the one who created him. Changing into a Grey bodysuit with Green and Black accents, Black and Green combat boots, and donned a full face respirator, the eyes glowing Sapphire, Shida was ready to go. "But first." He deadpanned, turning to Melrose, then to Kyoka. "Kyoka, you're coming with me." He insisted, "I am, once Rito sees me, he'll go running scared." She grinned.

Notes:

Headcanon:
- Alright, given how Taki-Nin outside of Kakuzu and Fuu haven't been delved on, I'm going to introduce a few throughout the work.
- I gave Fuu the surname "Aika", whick means "Love Song". My headcanon is that Fuu sounds more like a certain Orange wearing Princess. Can you guess who?

Chapter 11: Chunin Exams - Day 1

Summary:

It's the first day of the exams, and w hole ton of villages are coming to Konoha to compete for one of 20 Chunin spots!

This will cover the entrances, first, no action, yet!

Notes:

Debuting:
Xochitl (Suna)
Uchiki (Suna)
Shida (Konoha)
Amie (Kiri)

Chapter Text

"Wow, I'd never seen the Hidden Leaf so packed!" Sakura cried, looking around, as it was the first day of the Spring 2025 Chunin exams. Finding Shinobi from villages, big and small, a bigger surprise was Auburn and Jet coming to compete, but for different reasons. "So cool, I wonder what everyone'll bring to the table!" Auburn squealed, as he was a HUGE fan of shinobi. Jet, on the other hand, scowled, as he, like Morton, is fiercly anti-shinobi. "Once I see you, Kodai, it will be your end." He said, before they left the Royal Skies. Being over 2,000 competitors, they were split into 5 groups, as Yuriko found she was the first in group A.

"The princess has arrived!" She announced, only to be the first one. "It's only right I'm first, a princess has priority." She spoke, as Amie, who was the younger sister of Ameyuri Ringo, walked in with Chōjūrō, who made up the Kiri three. "Wow, it looks so cool!" Amie expressed, looking at the modern, clean, and fancy room. "A step up from last time, this is great." Marino replied, as the next to walk in was... Yusei?, and Asai."They say imitation's the sincerest form of flattery." "Yusei" said, as he had an Ame headband around his neck. Later, Fū and Shea walked in, declaring "We're about to have a bitch fit!" Slamming the table. "I see it, do you?" Chōjūrō whispered, as "Yusei" sat down.

Finding some other shinobi walking in, all eyes turned to the entrance. "Who is it?" Yuriko wondered, as the woman wore a gold and Black long sleeved minidress, Black close-toed boots, and had a gold ? Block on their head. Taking the ? block off, her hair was done in wand curls, the makeup flattering her dark skin, and she looked beautiful. "Fuck salt, 'cause Peppa's here!" She announced, as the room whistled. "Hey, sinners, I see you met my body double!" She said, introducing herself as Yuhua, a familiar name. "Hey, you're Yusei's drag sister!" Fū recognized, Yuhua nodding. "Correct! I'm sure you guys know me." Yuhua spoke, Yuriko seeing she used quite the pricey fabric to make the dress. "I can tell you can sell a piece well. You look like money." She said.

"That's Miss Yuhua for you, expensive." Yuhua responded, before using transformation jutsu to turn back to Yusei, who wore a long sleeved Grey, Navy Blue, and Red athletic jersey, with matching shorts, wearing his forehead protector as a hairband. The biggest surprise was when Sasuke, Naruto, and Rito walked in, everyone absolutely losing their shit. "No way! Competition is so on!" Shea squealed, as several more shinobi walked in. So that's team Kiri, team Ame, team Taki, team Konoha, they really sent their best!" said Amie, as team Iwa walked in. "What's up, losers? Thought you wouldn't see us?" Genki shouted, making Naruto's jaw drop, then switch to a grin.

"About time you made it." Naruto said, as Kyoka and Shida walked into the room, making all eyes turn to the Mamiya. "Oh? She's also participating." Rito said, before Kyoka walked to him. "So, brother, you'll pay for what you did!" Kyoka shouted, only for Rito to laugh in her face. "Revenge is what you want? Well, I'm going to hold you to higher standards than everyone else." Rito proposed, as he saw Shida. "You're new, are you her bodyguard or something?" He asked. "Well, yes and no. I'm here to take you out for committing treason against the Mamiya." Shida explained. "Hmph, well I'm not surprised." Rito simply replied. 

As Oboro turned back from his copy, he counted who he knew was there. "So that's 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, man that sounds like a lot of people." He counted, as 2 Suna-Nin, a beautiful girl with tan skin, long curly Honey blonde hair with Brown lowlights, and a strong young man whose entire body was covered. "Uh, h-hello, I'm Uchiki M-mikami." Uchiki stuttered, as he sat next to Asai, noticing that the boy had a cat gas mask on, completely concealing his face. "Hola, I'm Xochitl, also a Suna-Nin!" Xochitl introduced, as the guys fell for her natural beauty. "Oh hey, Xo-xo, haven't seen you in for-EVER!" Shea shouted, the girls giggling with each other.

"Man, I swear if kingdoms hear about this, they'll be mad they weren't invited." Yusei joked, only for Jet to reply with, "We chose to show up, Kumo-Nin Yusei Kodai." Turning around, Yusei was startled by the soldier, as Auburn was busy chatting with the others. "Wow, I'm surprised you actually showed, I thought that you wouldn't want to be surrounded by shinobi." Yusei pointed out. "Hmph, I'm only here to take you out, Kodai. I hope you actually can survive." Jet insisted, as Yusei nodded. "I hope you can live, then, Jet. I wouldn't be happy if you died before you got even." Bumping into Chiriko, Zaku found that he was in the same room as the others.

"Whatever happened to your 2 buddies?" He wondered, "Kin and Dosu already got promoted, whereas I was too busy with missions." Zaku replied, as Tsunade's face appeared on the screen. "Welcome, challengers, to the 2025 Chunin exams!" She greeted, everyone cheering. "This year, things are going to be a little different, as there will be 20 of you getting promoted to Chunin by the end of the exams!" She said,  as there was more shinobi than usual, but there were also more chances for the amount to be promoted increasing. Now, then, to begin, the 5 groups will be taking round 1: The written exam." Tsunade explained, the Jonin handing everyone a certain color card: Red, to Asuma. Pink, to Kakashi. Yellow to Guy. White, to Ibiki. And Green, to Iruka.

"Now, go to the Jonin with the same card that you got." Tsunade instructed, as the Chunin exams officially got underway. At the same time that was going on, there seems to be some trouble brewing in the Royal Skies Kingdom.

Chapter 12: Interlude: A Poor Man's Revolution

Summary:

While the exams has started, trouble has started in the RSK, no thanks to King Morton being the instigator.

Notes:

Headcanon:
So, since I based the RSK off of the United Kingdom, the currency will be the pound, £.

Chapter Text

Picture this, the once Royal Skies Kingdom, now destroyed, over 95,000 deaths, & the complete collapse of the economy. Yep, that's what was threatening to happen, but first, let's actually go back 2 days, and that's where the whole event, titled "A poor man's Revolution", began. Enter Morton Gresley, King of the Royal Skies, which has the same level as a Kage, who is well known across the shinobi world, for all of the wrong reasons. A man who is very wealthy, being worth £25 BILLION, very strong and able to hold his own even against the most fearsome of adversaries, and yet, has a personality that makes people want to slap him silly.

You see, Morton can best be described as a spoiled royal brat, with an extreme superiority complex, a very narcissistic personality, an open hatred of the peasant class, with is 40% of the kingdom's population, the remaining 60% being rich and hogging most of the resources, and is a dictator. How so? He makes the poor fight for basic resources, kills them in an attempt to "discipline" them, and forces their children to enlist in the RSK Military, or their whole family goes bye-bye. With shinobi, he displays a very Anti-shinobi prejudice, openly calling them inferior, outdated savages who should be put down like the animals they are, yeesh.

With the other Kage, he pisses them off in more ways than one, examples being: Using threats if he doesn't get his way, talks down to everyone, even though they can hurt him badly, and doesn't offer any good strategies, while flying off the handle at any criticism aimed towards him. Yeah, Morton isn't exactly the most pleasant person to be around, ever. Hanzou and Rasa, two leaders of their own villages, Ame and Suna, respectively, could tell that this was inviting trouble, and tried to warn Morton, only for him to respond with, "Why should some poisonous inhumane freak and a father who abused his own son try to warn me about that?"

"Morton, I've seen firsthand what could happen. A revolution will change the fabric of your Kingdom's existence." Hanzou replied. "Yep, and I was born during one, and it wasn't fun at all. Mark my words, Morton, you keep treating the poor like shit, they will turn on you." Rasa warned, but Morton's anti-shinobi rhetoric was in full swing. "Then I'll manage with half of the population." He coldly said, leaving. "I could only wonder what Julian might say." Rasa sighed, face palming at Morton's behavior. "He'd disown him if he saw and heard what his son's been doing. Guess he'll have to learn the hard way." Hanzou agreed, as Julian Gresley, Morton's father, was a good king, and would be furious at what happened.

When Hanzou said Morton'll have to experience it himself, he was right, as the discontent citizens attracted a sympathetic ear from Miso and Neo-Akatsuki. "So, it's a revolution you want, yes? Okay, let's have one. But before we start, let's make some plans, first." Miso offered, as the poor class was finally going to get back at the rich people, who've treated them like slaves, and openly hated them for existing. So, let's go over their plans, shall we? Step 1. Hack away all of the wealthy folks' money, which was achieved by the Intelligence division of the Military, who were angry at their work being stolen and passed off as Morton's. Grand total? Oh, just a measly 20 Billion pounds.

"Good, good." Miso nodded, as the rich were soon in a state of panic, as their social safety nets were mysteriously gone. During this time, Morton, Jet, and Auburn left  for the Konoha Chunin exams, to see what the "outdated" shinobi do in their time, and wouldn't be back until Sunday, March 16. Now for step 2: Start rounding up the wealthy class, and force their children from them. Once night fell, once the signal was given, APMR started. Given it was the military who was mostly made up of the poor class, they'd been waiting for a chance to rebel, and happily assisted with the class' revolution, taking whole families, and rounding them up.

"Mum! Dad! What's going on?!" Multiple kids asked, crying, as their parents were being taken away from them, and the children being taken outside of town. "Well, well, well, this is the wealthy class, yes?" Miso smirked. "Who are you? What have you done with our children?!" Asked Hillary Miller, who was one of those types behind making the poor kill each other for resources. "You all have committed a crime of discrimination, hoarding, and encouraging classism. I am Miso Ono of Neo-Akatsuki, and for the future of this village, you are to be punished." Miso explained. "You, you're those filthy terrorists going around attacking villages! You won't get far with us!" The wealthy class argued.

"With what tools to defend yourselves with? The Military is tired of you lot treating them as disposable, as slaves for your own greed. You've grown so accustomed to having everything handed to you, you've never thought of what might happen when it's gone. With that, your punishment? Death." Miso spoke, berating the folk for abusing the military, and now that it was turned onto them, they're left utterly defenseless, with Neo-Akatsuki beginning step 3: SLAUGHTER THE WEALTHY CLASS. Starting with some who were brave enough to run head-on, once the blood began pouring, that's when things went to hell, as Neo-Akatsuki easily slaughtered multiple people in mere seconds. 

The next morning, the fighting had only just gotten underway, as Morton received a frantic phone call. "WHAT?! The kingdom's under attack by Neo-Akatsuki?! I'll be right there!" Morton replied, as he had to leave Auburn and Jet in Konoha. Getting on the nearest private jet, as soon as he landed on the outskirts of town, Morton's eyes widened as he saw the mass damage. "Oh, bloody hell." He muttered, drawing his swords, and running into town, as he saw bodies of his rich buddies, and body parts everywhere. "If it isn't King Morton Gresley, himself. I do say, you're exactly as I thought you would be." Miso replied, smirking.

"What the hell have you done to the kingdom?!" Morton angrily questioned. "What have I done? I am fixing it, but I must ask you, though, what have you done to the Kingdom?" Miso answered, simply. "Don't give me that shite smile, Miso! My people are being slaughtered by you, you bastard!" Morton said, going to combat him. While evading every swing, and Morton's ability to switch diffferent swords on the fly, Miso let Morton have it. "For you to become a dictator, slaughtering your own people, claiming "Discipline", how could you, Morty? I know Julian's rolling in his grave!" Miso confronted, Morton demanding he not mock him that way.

"Says the man who kills people because he hates them, treats the poor like dirt, and constantly kisses the rich folk's asses. I used to work under your father, and he told me he hoped you would continue to encourage a peacfeul future. But no, you just had to do the opposite, now you're going to pay for betraying Julian." Miso said, as he stabbed Morton exactly 6 times, the number of letters in "Julian." His shirt stained red with his blood, Morton found that as much as he couldn't bear to accept it, he knew, deep inside, that Miso was right. Try as he might, Morton found he was no match for Neo-Akatsuki's leader, who proceeded to give him a brutal beatdown, everyone watching.

"Is... is this what Rasa was telling me?" Morton muttered to himself, as Rasa's warning came back to haunt him, only fr 2 backside stabs to snap him out of it. "What's wrong? Can't fight, anymore? I thought you would fight to the bitter end. I guess I can see you for who you really are, a fraud." Miso taunted, stabbing Morton in the chest, but Morton, using the last of his strength cut Miso's hand clean off. "Hmm, that was on me, should've seen that coming. But I'll take that one." Miso sighed, but as he went for the kill, chakra strings came and got Morton out of there. "Holy shit, he's in bad shape. But don't worry, you're in good hands." Akira Gensou, a Kumo Jounin, surveyed, immediately starting.

"So, they have come, after all. Even after they were treated badly by the King." Miso nodded, as he decided the revolution was a massive success. Miso, call off the bloodshed." Rasa demanded, Miso nodding, and telling the rebels that they've won, but to wait for him. "Rasa Sabaku, the 4th Kazekage, like what we've done?" Miso smiled, showing Rasa everything. "Miso, what the hell is wrong with you? You just killed a ton of people! Even though they had to be called out for their msitreatment, murder doesn't make it right!" Rasa yelled. "I was aware of that. Anyway, our job is done. Here's a message I want you to give Morton." Miso responded, before he, and Neo-Akatsuki, left what was left of the Kingdom.

Chapter 13: Chunin Exams - Day 2

Summary:

It's time for the writing test, determined to weed out who's capable of cheating without getting caught.

Chapter Text

Now that everyone had the opportunity to get to know one another, it was time for the exams to begin. Starting with Round 1: The Writing test. "Test? I didn't study for it!" Naruto cried, until Yuriko reminded him it was something different. "I think it'll test our abilities to gain information." She guessed, Kurotsuchi overhearing. "Wow, the princess actually knows something, for once." She sneered, thinking of Yuriko as nothing but a spoiled, prissy, and vain wannabe Kunoichi. "Sigh What is your deal with me, Kurotsuchi?" Yuriko asked, getting sick and tired of the Iwa-Nin's constant remarks towards her, being completely unprovoked.

"You know why, I don't like rich brats like you thinking you can overtake a natural-born shinobi." Kurotsuchi replied, as the contestants sat down in the academy's desks, all facing one direction, and separated. "Now, the writing test has 2 simple rules: Cheat without getting caught, and if you're twice twice, your whole team fails." Ibiki bluntly listed, as the chunin passed out"You have 1  the test sheets. "Interesting, only 10 simple questions." said Auburn, as he wasn't a ninja, but knew enough about it to get a handle on it. "You have one hour, and it starts... NOW!" Ibiki said, giving the contestants one hour to complete it, the highest points getting something.

The main gist of this portion is to use a ninja's ability to gather information without getting caught. Unfortunately, several ninja had already failed, as they were asking what the answer was in plain view of the overseers of the exams, resulting in 10 teams being failed. Chiriko, who proudly wore his intelligence as a badge of honor, deciding to not use his abilities. For Yusei, he decided to use his electricity to form a hand, and subtley grab another contestant's paper to see the answers that he didn't get, copying them. Kyoka, who had no way of being able to be subtle without drawing attention, began to use ninja tools, some things not allowed in the exams.

As she used a scope to see the desk that had all the right answers, she gleefully copied all but the last answer, lucky that no one was onto her. 15 minutes left, people!" Ibiki alerted, as everyone was turning their tests in, as Chiriko got to the last question, and it read. "Would you sacrifice your own teammates for you to succeed?" "I think I'll say, no." He decided, as he finished and turned his test in. "And that's time!" Ibiki shouted, as everyone had finished, and handed their tests in. As the chunin graded the tests, there was results of the highest. "The top two are... Kyoka and Chiriko." Ibiki announced, everyone surprised at Kyoka's prowess.

"As a reward, you two get an advantage in the next round!" Ibiki said, though the advantage wouldn't be revealed until tomorrow. Going back to the rooms, they were talking about everyone that made it, as team Konoha made made it, and since Kyoka had one of the top two scores, she was the hot topic. "Well, seems you still got past round 1, good job." Rito said, as he was unaware that Kyoka didn't really use her smarts, she used outside help. With a good half of the competition being out, it was down to less than several hundred, the competition was getting real. That night, as Yusei and Rito were sharing the same room, the latter found that he felt weird.

"Hey, Yusei, why is it that whenever I'm around you, I get this feeling in my heart?" He asked, Kodai assuming that it was because he was nervous, only for Rito to start blushing when he got closer to Yusei. "It's not like that, it's more like I want to be rivals, yet I want to be very close." Rito admitted, the masked shinobi's cheeks a rosy red. "Don't worry, it's just you and me. Take your time." Yusei gently prodded, as Rito admitted, he liked him. "Your kind personality, calm nature, and honesty just draws me to you." Rito explained, dropping his serious facade. Yusei, hearing him, admitted that he felt the same, but in different ways. 

"I also like you, largely because I admire your story. In spite of everything your former family threw at you, you rose above it, and you're free of them." Yusei responded, causing Rito's eyes to well with tears, and he hugged the Kumo-Nin tightly. "Th-thank you so much. I really am free! I have a second chance at life." Rito sobbed. "I'm not crying out of sadness, I'm just so happy you can see that for me." Rito sniffled, as Yusei and Rito began to become close.

Chapter 14: Chunin Exams - Day 3

Summary:

It's now time for the forest race, and it seems there's a rivalry sparking between Yusei and Oboro.

Notes:

Debuting:
Hiroshi (Oto)

Chapter Text

"Good morning challengers, welcome to round 2 of the Chunin exams!" Ino and Sakura announced. "You've reached the dreaded forest of death, and your goal, is a race." Ino started. "But it won't just be any race, firstly, you have to carry two scrolls to the goal, where Hinata and Rock Lee will be waiting." Sakura finished. "Ooh, the scrolls part, sounds like fun." Fū said to Rica. "Now, half of you will be given an earth scroll, and the other half gets a wind scroll. But, the winners of the previous round get a reward!" Ino detailed, "Now, Sakura, what kind of reward do they get?" "Well, that's a secret." Haruno teased, as the scrolls were passed out. Chiriko and Kyoka, the top two of the last round, got their reward.

"Sweet, so I can just focus on getting to the goal." Chiriko said to himself, as he was still surprised to hear that Kyoka was in the top two with him. "Alright, people, ready, steady..." The girls counted down, and when the signal shown green, immediately, Yusei and Oboro got what they wanted. "Thank you, I"ll take that." Yusei said, "Pardon me, but this is mine." Oboro remarked, and the two shinobi jumped out to a lead. "You'll be lucky to even catch up to me." Oboro taunted, "As if!" Yusei responded, the two competing for the fastest time. So about that reward, it's very simple: Kyoka and Chiriko get both scrolls, giving them an easy way to round 3.

As Kyoka came up with the bright idea to bribe other shinobi into dropping out, she was fully aware that bribery wasn't allowed in the exams, as it falls under cheating. But she didn't care, as Kyoka'll do anything to get ahead, and had also snuck in several other banned items, such as multiplt Kote that pack powerful attacks only Jounin know, and multiple cases of Synthetic Chakra Fibres, SCF for short. Doing all of this, what she didn't realize that Kyoka was being recorded bragging about violating the rules, saying "It's not like Tsunade will do anything about it. If she does, her family goes bye bye." She said, a hidden camera catching all of it.

For Chiriko, he had an easy time getting ahead, but all that muscle means that he won't be going too fast, but he didn;t have to worry about other shinobi trying to catch him, as he hid both scrolls on his body. "Man, who knew people can't see that one of 'em is between my chest, and the others in my jacket hood." He laughed, as he swung from branch to branch. Auburn, on the other hand, suddenly got a feeling that something was wrong, and communicated with Jet. "I just got a feeling that something happened in the Kingdom. I gotta go!" He said. "Roger that, go and see what happened." Jet responded, killing a shinobi for their wind scroll.

As soon as they reached the "almost there" sign, it was becoming apparent that Yusei and Oboro were so competetive against each other, they left everyone behind, but Jet managed to catch up. "My man, I'm surprised you can actually catch us. I'm impressed." Yusei smiled, "Don't be cocky, Kodai, I need to make sure you aren't dead." Jet sharply replied. "Seems you have a rival in Yusei, lucky him." Oboro spoke, voice sounding robotic because of his rebreather. Making a dash for the goal, the two ninjas jumped, and managed to reach it at the same time. "Huh? A tie? AMAZING!" Rock Lee shouted, as Hinata made sure they both had each scroll.

"Congratulations, you two are the top of this round!" Hinata clapped, Yusei and Oboro hugging each other, Jet finishing in 3rd. "Top three, no competition for me." He thought, smirking. Later, taking 4th-8th, was Yuriko, Rito, Zaku, Chiriko, and an Oto-Nin, Hiroshi Hiryuu. "I'm impressed, you managed to get here before I did. But I'm still not thinking you can match my prowess." Kurotsuchi, who came in 12th, sniffed. "So much for saying I shouldn't be here." Yuriko responded. Remember how there were almost 1,000 competing? Yeah, those numbers got cut really fucking fast. Now, only 100 remained in competition, as round 3 was soon on.

Chapter 15: Interlude 2: Aftermath

Summary:

After the Kingdom's left a huge shell of what it once was, Morton's forced to make big changes.

Notes:

Debuting:
Q (Kumo)
Akira (Kumo)

Chapter Text

"It's a miracle you survived, had Miso actually punctured vial organs, you would have bled out and died." Dr. Winona "Nona" Bowman told him, as Morton, who was ultimately spared from death, was sitting in his bed, alive but crushed. Rasa and Hanzō, who tried to warn Gresley that this would happen, could only express their condolences as the kingdom was now in ruins, with only 5,000 people were left alive, and now there were a ton of orphans. "Honestly, these children will hate Morton for eternity." Dylani said to Q, a fellow Kumo-Nin, who agreed. "Mom and Dad are dead, their finances were taken from them, and now they are going to struggle." 

For Morton, who was recovering from his injuries, found that he received a letter, from Miso of all people. "How are you, Mr. Gresley? I hope you can read this. I have a goal for you. In the memory of your father, Julian, I want you to rule the Kingdom with a good heart, treat your people with respect, and actually be a good man." It read. "I've had to come and teach you a lesson because of your dictatorial persona, and I had the opportunity of igniting a revolution amongst the dis-enfranchised, poor, and ill against those you kiss up to. I want to ensure this letter gets to you, and you have the ability to read it. After all, you have the best education, do you not?" 

"Hm? There seems to be more." Morton found, though he couldn't exactly speak clearly, due to a punctured lung, and his overall current state. "As per the previous paragraph, I've sent a pair of guards who will keep tabs on you, and are to correct you every time you step out of line. With all of your wealthy folk gone, leaving nothing but the ones you looked down on for years, I've given them the knowledge to rebound, and give them a fresh start. Maybe if you treated them nicely to begin with, you wouldn't have had this happen, don't you agree? But the moment you are to receive this letter, change will be implemented."

Finding a tear drop coming out of his eye, Morton found himself speechless, but try as he might, not a word could escape his lips, continuing to read on. "The people expressed that they want to see you succeed your father as king, but they will rebel whenever you revert back to your ways. While they are willing to give you a second try, this time, they won't be as forgiving. Hope things recover and you can repair things with everyone." "I see you're finally up." said a voice, Morton looking up to see it was none other than Rasa, who was let in by Dr. Bowman. "I messed up, big time, didn't I?" Morton wheezed, as a tear came down his face.

"As much as I want to be petty and say "I told you so", I will be honest, Morton, you really did mess up. Judging by the state of the kingdom, it will be a long while before you can come back from this." Rasa answered, voice neutral. "You... you and Hanzō were right, revolutions are no fun, especially when it costs you almost everything you have." Morton responded, being helped upright. "Having spoken with some civilians, they are enjoying having shinobi around to help with reconstructing the kingdom, but they are heavily against the Military, right now." Rasa informed, Morton staying silent. "I have to wonder, why exactly are you so Anti-shinobi, anyway?" Rasa asked.

"...Being very close to one of the 5 major hidden villages, I wanted to establish that they will not try to annex our Kingdom and allow their shinobi to ransack it for its valuables. I also thought of them as outdated, too old, and worthless to compare to our kingdom's modern day military, but I guess I was wrong." Gresley replied, as it was Suna and Kumo who had to bail him out. "I... I'm so sorry that I didn't listen, Rasa." Gresley weakly apologized, sobbing. "It's alright, but now you understand how revolutions can affect everyone, yes?" Sabaku accepted, Morton nodding, silently. "I'm leaving now, but please take this chance seriously." Rasa said, leaving the Kingdom.

"I'll try." Morton sniffled, as he was left alone, crying at his current siuation, blaming himself for failing his father, and resulting in the kingdom being destroyed. For Auburn, the minute he saw the state of the Kingdom, he became so sick that he began to vomit. "No no no..." He repeatedly muttered, as there were bodies all around, and the reality that the people turned against the military, it was too much to handle all at once. "Man oh man did they destroy the shit out of this place." He said, looking around, before jumping in to help with repairs. Jessie, overseeing the children being watched, she got a feeling she didn't want to feel, like it was too personal.

"Why am I so uneasy?" She thought, as she felt like she hadn't eaten anything, even though she had lunch not 2 minutes ago. Suddenly, she just dropped, but Akira caught her in time. "You doing okay?" He asked, his quite attractive face, muscular physique making her snap back into reality, and back into her cold self. "I'm fine, just had a bit of a flashback to my childhood. The last few days haven't been well, not with the revolution, death and destruction. The military's under mass scrutiny, President Gresley was almost killed, it's just been insane!" Jessie detailed, as she let her icy white hair down, and before she realized it, was shedding tears.

"Something wrong?" Akira asked, kindly talking to her. "It hurts, seeing how these children are in this state, and the fact I couldn't do anything to shield them from the harshness. Now they're orphans, and set up to be blamed for their parents' decisions." She said, her icy demeanor going away, Akira gently holding her. "It'll be alright, I promise it will." He reassured, as Jessie exposed her own vulnerable side. 

Chapter 16: Chunin Exams - Day 4

Summary:

Now for a spin on an old classic, especially since the battles will be chosen by the top two of round 2.

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"I don't know about her, but I'm starting to think that Kyoka might not be on the same level as us. During the exams and race, she was blowing people out of the water, yet whenever she's asked about it, she seems a bit skittish, y'know?" Asai noted to Chiriko, who noticed that Kyoka hasn't been performing at her best like she claimed to be.

"Yep, lass might not be telling us everything, especially since she's only been a Kunoichi two weeks before the competition." Chiriko agreed, though they decided to keep it under wraps, so as to not make Kyoka think they were getting onto her. Somewhere on the other side, Jet, who made his personal vendetta against Yusei openly known, was hoping he'd get to finally be rid of that nuisance, once and for all.

"When we fight, I will destroy everything you stand for." He promised, as Jet turned in for the night. But he wasn't the only one who wanted a specific person, as Shida and Rito found themselves in the same room. 

"So tell me something, Rito, are you afraid of dying?" Shida asked, robotic in his speech, brandishing a switchblade, but Rito held one of his red swords, a gift from Kakashi, to Shida's throat. 

"We all die, eventually, but if you want to go so quickly, save it for tomorrow." Rito said, as everyone went to bed. The next morning, finding 44 competitiors left, Tsunade and the Konoha-Nin had decided to put a modern twist on an old classic, leaving the competitors in the dark. 

"Good morning, everyone, welcome to round 3 of the Konoha Chunin exams. Now, at this point, we always take it straight to battles. Today, we'll do jut that." She spoke, "This'll be fun." Shinomaru said to Genki, as he was wanting Konoha's finest, especially after the last time they met. 

"However!" Tsunade said, confusing everyone, "We'll do what we like to call, "Crunch Battles", and I should have one of our favorites explain." She said, Rock Lee coming down. "Hello and hello, Rock Lee here! Now, imagine this, you're in a battle, and you run out of chakra!" Lee began. "Don't tell me..." Hiroshi thought, "So the only thing you're left with, is Taijutsu!" Rock Lee excitedly announced.

"What are you on about?!" Naruto spluttered, "I am glad you asked! It means, you're being tested on physical combat!" Lee revealed, much to the surprise of the others, especially Kyoka.

"Now, the rules are simple, you and your opponent start with 50 points, and every time you take a hit, you lose one, and vice versa." Rock Lee explained. 

"Easy enough, right? Jutsu should work." Kurotsuchi assumed. "About that, Miss Iwa, you lose 10 points for using Ninjutsu, you fine with giving those up?" Rock Lee told her, Kurotsuchi replying with "WHAT?!" 

"Indeedee, you lose 10 points for using ninjutsu, and on top of that, you only get 3 minutes to battle, so you better be quick with it!" Lee added on, surprising everyone. 

"Question, do weapons also count or no?" Xochitl asked, "Can't use those, either." Lee quickly answered, as Tsunade took over.

"Yusei, Oboro, as your reward for being the top 2 in round 2, you guys get to pair up the matches, and choose your own opponents." Tsunade called, as Kodai and Kuchiki played rock paper scissors, determining who makes the first pair, Oboro winning. Choosing his opponent, he then proceeded to pair up Sasuke and Chōjūrō, with Yusei soon following. Settling things with Jet, he proceeded to pick him as his opponent, and paired Naruto with Genki.

"Perfect, I can kick your ass on your home turf." Genki chuckled, cracking his wrists. "Yeah, yeah." Naruto said, as the 22 pairs were all chosen. The first 5 battles went like this: Both sides take the 10 point penalty for using ninjutsu, and wind up killing each other. Wow.

"Ain't that something?" Rica said, as Hiroshi and Shinomaru battled. Now, it started off like the rules insisted, but it was beginning to turn in Shinomaru's favor, as he was starting to overwhelm Hiroshi, using his size against him, and do serious damage. 

"Man, guy is fast." Hiroshi strained, feeling blood coming down his head, dizziness, and a killer headache. Deciding to take the risk, he activated a special move, Fire Style: Hinoryuu, gaining wings, and claws. 

"Hmph, for some musclehead, I'll give you credit for keeping up, but here is where it ends." Shinomaru quietly said, as he jumped high into the air, and landed on Hiroshi's back, doing some serious damage, breaking a few of Hiro's ribs, giving Okaya the win, by a score of 35-1. Being carted off, Shea was saddened by Hiroshi's brutal defeat, as she began to develop a crush on him. But she nevertheless defeated her opponent, 42-27, and the minute she won, she raced after Hiroshi.

"How cute, they actually like each other." Yusei thought, as it was him and Jet. Stepping onto the field, he was relaxed, fully stretched, and ready to just have fun! Jet, on the other hand, couldn't wait to finally get rid of his biggest target, as he was ready to pay Kodai out for last time. The minute the horn sounded, the two rushed at each other, going hand to hand. 

"Man, they couldn't wait to get at it." Fuu said, having won her battle. 

"Y-yeah, b-but after this, it's Yuriko vs. Kurotsuchi, and Naruto vs. Genki." Uchiki stuttered. Even though he won his battle, he was beginning to feel as if everyone doesn't see him as a threat. In The second field, Rito, who was pitted against Shida, found that Shida was seemingly overpowering him, until he used a move Kakashi taught him, and took Shida out of the competition, angering Kyoka. 

Later, it was becoming apparent that in spite of the 50 lb weight and 4" height difference, Yusei was in total control, leading 48-40. 

"I don't get it, what is it with you wanting to take me out so badly?" Yusei asked, completely forgetting what Jet's motive was, considering it was 2 months ago.

"Why? It's simple, you savages always destroy everything, bragging about it, but it's Hidden Cloud shinobi that especially hold the most hatred. I could never forgive them for the shit they did to the Royal Skies Kingdom, attacking the townsfolk, murdering hundreds of people." Jet began.

"Ohhh, so he's from there. I heard they got blasted to Kingdom come by Neo-Akatsuki." Xochitl said to Zaku. 

"Yeah, they're now rebuilding it, but after all the shit that came out from it, they had it coming." Zaku replied, as Jet continued. 

"You Hidden cloud shinobi destroyed my family, and left me with a hate hotter than the sun. That's why, you being alive will never make my grudge against the Hidden cloud go. As if that wasn't enough..." He said, punching Yusei, but took more damage as 1:00 was left on the clock. "Once I'm done with you, ALL OF KUMOGAKURE SHALL BE DESTROYED AS PUNISHMENT! You'll see what I went through once I'm done!" Jet roared, as Yusei got serious, as the minute you threaten his family, he drops the relaxed facade.

"All that over something the Kingdom instigated. Fine, you want me to get serious, then I'll get serious." Yusei decided, taking the 10 point penalty, as began to look different. His hair being straightened, turning White, and changing into a suit made purely of lightning, he debuted his true battle form that he worked on, called "Diva de Foudre" (Lightning Diva in French).

"Talk about a reveal!" Amie cried, as it was elegant, refined, and ready to be showcased.

Chapter 17: Chunin Exams - Day 4, Continued

Summary:

Continuing from last time, once Yusei and Jet settle, it's time for the battle between grace and roughness. But let's also throw in revenge.

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"I'm ready." Yusei said, as Jet revealed that he took on wind release, something highly Ironic as he is very anti-shinobi, to create wings. "Let's settle this once and for all." Jet said, as the two rushed at each other, and clashed, culminating in a burst of light.

"Such works of passion, he really created clothes of lightning." Tsunade mused, as eventually, the floor cleared, revealing an injured, bloody, and defeated Jet, as Yusei was somewhat better off, a few scratches and cuts, but was declared the winner, as time wound down to zero, winning by a score of 32-10. Returning to his normal athletic clothing, he looked, and conjured electricity to help pick up Jet, and carry him off the field, in an act of sportsmanship.

"Now that's who deserves promotion. Even though they might be enemies, he still helped him up." Sakura said, as Rock Lee burst into manly tears.

"Such a manly and good thing to do! For the youth of the future!" Lee sobbed. Seeing the person he wanted to destroy helping him, Jet couldn't understand it. 

"Just why? Why are you helping me?" He asked.

"Because even though you made me your target, when it comes down to it, I'm what's called a decent person. Not all shinobi are the savages you claim, but your grudge put all of us into that box." Yusei explained, carrying him to the medics. After that, it was time for Yuriko vs Kurotsuchi. Seeing as they were at odds in skill level, everyone was hyped to see this battle.

"Ready to lose, princess?" Kurotsuchi taunted, but Yuriko smiled.

"Can you actually give me a challenge?" Yuriko asked, as the girls clashed, opting to use taijutsu only. At the same time, Naruto and Genki began their fight, as Yubiwa was waiting to get even for last time.

"I still don't get it, what was Kurotsuchi so against Yuriko for?" Rica asked Chōjūrō, who explained.

"On top of the Kiri-Iwa tense relations, Kurotsuchi doesn't like Yuriko for the fact the latter hasn't been a Kunoichi for as long as the former has been, accusing her of being a wannabe and vain." Chōjūrō replied.

"Yeah, Yuriko's family is filthy rich, being worth over $25 million, and being part of the Karatachi clan. Apparently, Kurotsuchi despises Yuriko for that." Amie added on. 

As the timer reached 50 seconds left, all Yuriko was doing was evading Kurotsuchi's attacks, as the latter began to grow frustrated at not being able to land a hit.

"What's wrong? Scared you might lose, princess? You can't outrun me forever!" Kurotsuchi taunted, successfully scoring a hit, leading 50-49.

"You saying I'm scared of you is nothing but peasantry. I live in the same village with a literal demon, so make of that what you will." Yuriko replied, taking the lead back from the Iwa-Nin, 49-48.

"10 seconds left, and they've actually followed the rules the entire time." Rock Lee said, as the buzzer sounded, ending the match. 

"And that's the match! The winner is..." Kiba announced, as Kurotsuchi thought she beat the princess, only to hear...

"Yuriko Kōridachi!" Inuzuka announced, surprising both ladies. 

"She really beat her by two points! That was the closest scoring match I've ever seen!" Rock Lee cried, though Kurotsuchi was in disbelief.

"You actually beat me?! That can't be right! I refuse to lose to such a wannabe like you, Yuriko!" Kurotsuchi angrily snapped, as she showed that she was prone to not taking losses well, at all.

"Well, I had fun, besides, you actually gave me what I wanted." Yuriko said, as she left the field.

As the battle between Naruto and Genki wound down, Genki was furious that he was losing to some knucklehead ninja, who clearly knew what he was doing.

"You done yet?" Naruto smirked, making Genki activate Lava Release: Eruption.

"You shut it! I'll kill you for just existing!" Genki growled, and launched a flurry of magma balls, though Naruyo destroyed every last one of them, and retaliated with Rasengan, defeating Genki, 22-14. But because of the other contestants offing one another, it made for Kurotsuchi and Genki to somehow stay in the competition.

"Alrighty, that makes 21 contestants left. An odd number of finalists. That'll do, however, there will be a 4th round to this, later this evening." Tsunade announced, as the remaining contestants left the stadium.

In the lobby of the house they all were staying at, Kurotsuchi, refusing to take her loss, furiously challenged Yuriko to a rematch. 

"Kurotsuchi, you lost, just take it and go, already! I'm sick of you always thinking you're better than me. After today, you really aren't!" Yuriko shouted, getting tired of Kamizuru's sore loser behavior.

"I'm a sore loser? Bitch, you have no idea who you're getting into it with." Kurotsuchi threatened, getting in Kōridachi's face.

"I know exactly I'm getting into it with, bitch!" Yuriko argued, pushing Kurotsuchi, forcing Chiriko and Zaku to get in between them. 

"Ladies, ladies, no need to kill each other after you already got through." Chiriko said, as Shinomaru took Kurotsuchi outside to cool her down.

"So, Zaku, how does it feel being the only Oto-Nin left?" Fuu asked, Abumi shrugging his shoulders.

"Sucks Shinomaru did him dirty, but as long as I'm here, I'm happy." Zaku answered.

Chapter 18: Interlude 3: Caught In The Act

Summary:

Upon being asked who should go home and why, it leads to quite a few low blows being thrown.

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"Seems rather antiquated, really needs a modern update." Kurotsuchi muttered, as they stood beside their villagers, outside of the Hokage building, as evening fell, and it was round 4.

"Good evening, everyone, welcome to round 4. Now, this won't be another set of battles, but I instead want to ask you all a question, but I won't be doing this alone." She began, Asuma taking over.

 "Basically, we're asking you lot "Who should not be promoted and why?" Since there's an odd number of you." Asuma revealed.

"Yes, and the two with the most votes fight in a Knockout match, tomorrow morning. With that said, I'll start with Kyoka, who should go home and why?" Kakashi expressed, eyes darting onto the girl.

"I say Yusei because he's been favored unfairly." Kyoka answered, as Yusei was dominating the exams, being in the top 2 twice. Asking Yusei, he said.

"Kyoka, because she's all mouth and no talent." "Interesting, Yuriko." Asuma called.

"Unfortunately, Fuu, when she meets someone who counters her, she doesn't know how to work around it." Kōridachi answered, as the Konoha-Nin tallied up the votes. Here are the final results: Kyoka with 10 votes, Fuu with 6 votes, Uchiki with 4 votes, and Yusei with 1 vote. Before the bottom two were announced, Tsunade asked Kyoka to step forward.

"It has come to my attention that many shinobi have told us of you playing unfairly throughout the exams." She started, sounding concerned. 

"What do you mean by that?" Kyoka asked, acting oblivious. "We have many saying you bribed some ninja into dropping out, and using illegal ninja tools. Is any of this true?" Senju detailed, Kyoka immediately denying it.

"Then I guess the cameras are lying." Tsunade hinted. "Cameras?" Kyoka repeated, as Asuma brought a portable screen out, and the minute Kakashi hit play, it showcased Kyoka blatantly bribing others, and audio footage of her admitting she does it.

"It's not like they can do anything about it, I get away with cheating all the time." Kyoka bragged, as she was fully aware of her actions.

"Wow." Shea whispered to Rica, as Tsunade revealed ninja tools marked with "Kyoka Mamiya." "I must say, I'm disappointed in you, young lady. I thought you played fair like everyone else, but I guess not." Tsunade sighed. But it was Kyoka who went off, for some reason.

"Okay, for you to sit here and accuse me of cheating, I feel you just don't like me because I'm rich, pretty, and young. So You know what? Fuck you, fuck all of you, I hope you all burn in hell for humiliating me, I don't need this, at all! I will beat the fuck out of you, you old bitch!" She said, everyone surprised at the threat.

"Guess we know who is in the bottom." Asuma spoke, as Fuu was crushed, but accepted her bottom two placement. Back inside, Yusei confronted Kyoka as to why she named him, though she really didn't have a reason.

"So you said my name because you were threatened by me." Yusei said. "As if some drag queen is a threat to me. Worry about your parents disowning you." Kyoka insulted, making the room go silent.

"Since we want to talk about parents, let's compare. My parents are both Jounin, have seen my shows, hell they've even come up with some looks. You're just mad my parents love me and will catch bodies for me when needed. And where are yours?" Yusei corrected, his entire family being supportive of him.  

"Bitch don't you dare bring up my family." Kyoka pointed.

"Bitch I will. Your own mother killed herself 'cause she was tired of you treating Rito like shit." He started.

"Dude..." Sasuke muttered, but he knew that Yusei was the definition of "You go low, I go to hell."

"Let's not even begin with your dead-ass daddy, who liked hitting children, but was  pussy when grown men gave him the same energy, and was also a genin at his big age. Where's he? Oh right, his ass got whacked. Frankly, you should've gone with him." Yusei scathingly insulted.

"Oh yeah? I don't wear wigs and try to scam people into thinking I'm a woman, you fucking transvestite!" Kyoka shouted, and then...

"My parents aren't dead and my dad's grave isn't being pissed on, bitch!" Yusei shouted, which was the one that caused Kyoka to lose her shit.

"WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT THE FUCK!" Kyoka screamed, as she flipped chairs, and lost her shit. 

"Okay, I'm mad at you. You didn't bring up the fact she was only rich because her family scammed everyone, and I think they are realizing this right about now." Yuriko chuckled, as Sasuke went to check on her.

"YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT DOES TO ME!!" Kyoka screamed, completely falling apart at Yusei bringing up her deceased parents, even though she technically started it.

"I hear you, but even then, you named him as someone who shouldn't be promoted to Chunin. On top of that, you brought up his side hobby as a performer, and said his parents would disown him, though I heavily doubt it, considering their support." Sasuke reasoned, as Kyoka calmed down, enough. 

"Welp, get ready for tomorrow, I don't think anyone's gonna be enthused after what the fifth exposed. I'll go speak to Yusei." He advised, going and seeking out the Kumo-Nin.

"Okay dude, you've gotta chill out on bringing up private info. As ironic as this sounds, you don't know how her mom's suicide affected her." Sasuke scolded, Yusei remaining silent. 

"I know, but the minute you bring up my family, I retaliate harder. I would like to apologize for bringing it up, but she needs to learn that no one won't turn it back onto her." Kodai replied

Chapter 19: Chunin Exams - Day 5

Summary:

It's the KO match that decides who will be the 20th person to get promoted to Chunin, and it comes between Fuu and Kyoka!

Notes:

Debuting:
Aji Sensai-sa (Suna)
Hen Myoga (Oto)

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"On the left, representing Takigakure, Fū Aika!" Hayate announced, as the Taki Kunoichi walked onto the floor, waving to the audience. 

"And on the right, representing Konoha, Kyoka Mamiya."  He deadpanned, as Kyoka walked out to almost no applause.

"Damn, no one likes her." Sasuke whispered to Naruto, who agreed.

"I mean, after yeseterday, who would?" Uzumaki asked, as the two girls saw Tsunade on the scoreboard. 

"Ladies, now is the time to show us why you deserve to be promoted to Chunin. We want a good, old fashioned, bitchfest, so good luck." Tsunade said, as Hayate began.

"And..." Hayate started, and as soon as he fired the starting pistol, it was time. Immediately starting off, Kyoka shot purple lightning at Fuu, surprising many, thought everyone quickly found out she was actually cheating.

"Even though we kill each other for sport, she's just playing herself." Kirisame said to Koi, who agreed.

"What exactly is she trying to prove?" She asked, as Fuu could very easily play her. Using "Hiding in Scale Powder", a move that blinds the target, Fū easily gained the advantage, opting for physical attacks. 

"Man she's good! Get it, girl!" Xochitl cheered, as Kyoka couldn't catch up. In the Jounin room, as Kakashi watched, a tall and buff Suna-Nin, Aji Sensai-sa, walked in, something in his hand. 

"Oh, you're Kakashi Hatake, right? I don't suppose we met, I'm Aji, Uchiki and Xochitl's sensei. I found something you might want to look at." Aji replied, producing some more of the illegal Ninja tools, as well as some empty syringes, all marked with "Kyoka Mamiya" on them. Just then, the other Jounin, Dylani, Nia, Yōrō, Bunchu, and an Oto Jounin, Henshin "Hen" Myoga. 

"No way, where did she get all of this stuff?" Kakashi asked, surprised at how Kyoka could sneak these in. 

"I had him investigate, as forensic evidence gathering is his major ability." Tsunade said, as the others sat down and watched the match. Kyoka, finally recovering from the powder, covered the floor in fire, forcing Fuu to use the tails of Chomei to fly up.

"Okay, so it's obvious she's cheating, but it's not like she'll win, anyway. Now, what to do." Aika said to herself, as Sasuke had found his parents, Itachi, Obito, and Izumi, completely in shock, as Kyoka had used fire release attacks exclusive to the Uchiha clan.

"How the hell does Blondie know that move?! We Uchiha don't teach outsiders our signature moves!" Obito shouted, outraged. 

"She's cheating, Obito, you weren't made aware of it?" Sasuke pointed out, as the scandal made the rounds all over social media, though everyone knew she did it. 

"Oh yeah, her threatening Tsunade went viral, and she'd totally beat her. Oh who am I kidding? She'll be dead before she does anything!" Izumi laughed.

"Hey, wonder where Shea is." Rica said, thinking that Shea would miss the fight. In reality, she was watching the whole thing from Hiroshi's hospital room. Finding him coming to, she gently put a hand on his forehead, as his eyes made contact with hers.

"Hey, baby." She said.

"H-hey, Shea." Hiroshi wheezed, being helped upright. "So the battle's started, who's winning, right now?" 

"Fuu is, and it looks like she's coming up with something." Kōhei briefed, finding Hiryuu standing up on his own, despite the bandages. 

"Well, wanna get a closer look?" He asked, Shea smiling like the morning sun.

"Yes!" She answered, grabbing seats next to Amie and Zaku.

"Man, she's been up there for quite a while." Ino said, as Fuu was making a fast plan. "Okay, if I hit her arm, then that should do the trick!" She said, as she got into a certain angle, and flew in pretty fast. 

"This might be the finisher, folks!" Hayate said on the intercom. 

"She's actually doing it! My little Fuu's gonna be a Chunin!" Yōrō sobbed, crying tears of joy, much to the other Jounin laughing.

"She's coming in a bit fast, I wonder what she planned." Dylani noted, and then there was trouble. Fuu had planned the perfect attack to take out Kyoka, but the problem was that she came in a little too quickly, and used more power than what she wanted. The instant the sole of her shoe made contact with Kyoka's right arm; a sickening CRUNCH!! echoed, making the whole stadium go silent. 

"Puta merda (Holy shit!)" Kidomaru gasped.

"Ditto." Tayuya added on.

"Aye, she won't be usin' that arm, anymore." Meizu spoke.

"Yep, lassie's gonna be permanently left-handed." Gozu agreed.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." Hiashi warned, while Rito could only grin.

"Well deserved." He said. 

"Atta girl, Fuu! Kill her, already!" Kirisame shouted, enjoying the bloodshed.

"MY ARM!!" Kyoka screamed, as her arm was mangled, and completely out of comission. 

"Ooh, looks like I don't know my own strength. Oh well, time to finish this." Fuu said, using Wind Release: Air Cutter, to cut Kyoka pretty badly, and chop her hair down to her shoulder, that part on accident. Walking up to her, all Fuu did was simply poke her, and Kyoka fell out of the ring. 

"And your winner, Fuu Aika." Hayate announced, as Fuu was now a Chunin.

"Yes, YES! I rule! I rule! Bam!" Aika celebrated, flashing the V sign, as she walked off the stadium floor.

Chapter 20: Taming The Beast

Summary:

Dr. Dan Kanzaki, renowned for being a prison doctor, and one of the best around, finds an unusual case with one of his "Patients", the infamous Benkei Urameshi. Elsewhere, Jeanne, a beautiful Jounin, gets tied into this case for some eason or another.

Notes:

Debut:
Dan Kanzaki (Iwa)
Jeanne Ume (Iwa)
Benkei Urameshi

CW: Sexual & BDSM content ahead.

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"Hellooo, how do you do?" Said a very pretty woman, with hip-length Titian hair don in crimps, Light Grey eyes, and a fair skin tone. The best thing about her, is her breast size, being an E cup, and yet, she's got the training to where she doesn't have any back pain.

"Man, Jeanne is a beautiful girl! Wonder if she has a man?" said a guy, who, like everyone else, was in awe of Jeanne. Wherever she went, her beauty is what drew everyone's attention to her, but she doesn't rely on just the way she looks, but she's a social butterfly, having conversations with literally everyone around her. 

"Thanky you, I'll be sure to add them to my collection!" Jeanne thanked, having been gifted some perfume that she'd been eyeing, lately. Walking to her rather upscale apartment, she got a text from Nia.


Merida: Oy, ye're being asked to come to the Tsuchikage's office, first thing in the mornin'

Barbie: Sure, what is it about? ❤️

Merida: There's a rather infamous beast in the Land of Earth's prison, and they're to be released, tomorrow.

Barbie: Ooh, sounds like a big thing! I'll be there, first thing in the morning ❤️

Merida: Can ye stop puttin' hearts after everything? It's annoying!

Barbie: Sorry, I can't help it!


Early the next morning, Jeanne arrived at the office, finding Dan Kanzaki, the prison doctor, there. Recognized his rather tall yet lean build, shoulder-length Lavender hair and rotated Grey eyes, he was the best Doctor in the Hidden Stone. 

"Well hello, Jeanne, nice seeing you up here." Dan greeted, eyes darting for her breasts. "I swear, your eyes don't ever seem to match mine. I'm not that tall, y'know!" Jeanne whined, though she was only teasing, knowing how much of a crush Dan has on her, and vice versa.

"You've known me for several years, just a force of habit. Anyway, I'm sure you're wondering why you're here. As Nia might've told you, the beast that is Benkei Urameshi, is scheduled for release, and since you know a thing or two about connections, you're the right fit." Dan explained. 

"I am the type that has connections, and yes, I've heard of that man, didn't he wipe out a whole village when he was like 13?" Jeanne replied, Dan nodding at the question. "Yep, he's known for being wildly unstable, but I am scheduled to perform inspections on him. So I suppose we go." Kanzaki said, as he had his medical instruments ready, and the pair left for the Land of Earth Prison.

"Guess I'll get the papers done, you go and deal with this particular inmate." Jeanne said, Dan nodding, and grabbed his things, being escorted to the 5th floor. Being taken to the furthest, and darkest cell in the back, it was like the size of a small 2-bed, 1-bath house. 

"Well, this is the right room." Dr. Kanzaki found, scanning his ID, opening the cell door. According to most reports, Benkei was responsible for murdering almost 1,000 people, and wiping out a whole village, as his beast form went berserk. It's documented he's wildly unstable, requiring to be restrained at all times, but Dr. Kanzaki is kind of an interesting case, as Benkei only listens to him. As he stepped into the room, he came face to face with Benkei, tightly bound, breathing sharply, and sleeping

"Morning, morning, Mr. Urameshi, Dr. Kanzaki here." Dan announced, albeit quietly. Benkei is in what's called a Restraint Suit, where the arms and feet are cuffes together, and the hands are put into round mitts, that have soft padding inside and out, to prevent Urameshi from hurting himself and others. He's also required to be muzzled, giving his history of biting out people's throats in his rampages. It's designed with a built-in tube gag, tightly secured over the head, and can only be removed with a key, something that Dr. Kanzaki has made a copy of.

"Mmh? Mmpphh." Benkei spoke, or at least tried to, the muzzle reducing him to incoherent muffles. "Yes, yes, nice to see you, again." Dan replied, somehow understanding whatever Benkei said, as he got the huge man up. For reference, Dr. Kanzaki is 6'3", whereas Benkei is 6'7", and those huge muscles Urameshi has makes him a freaking mountain. Finding Benkei unusually aggressive, it wasn't until Dr. Kanzaki checked the privates, that he found out why,

"This is something, you're rock hard. Is that why you're so aggressive with me now?" Dr. Kanzaki found, Benkei breathing heavily, refusing to let Dan do anything else until his big issue is fixed. "You want me to take care of this? Fine by me, I'm inspecting it, anyways." He replied, slipping on gloves, and went to check the spot, finding Benkei's fully erect 13 inch penis. 

"Holy shit you're a big boy. Well, let's get this thing under control." Dr. Kanzaki muttered, as he slowly began to stroke that massive thing, it being measured at 13 inches long, and 2.5 inches wide, damn. Just by touching it made Benkei super sexually aroused, moaning for more. 

"I see, you get erect, your stability decreases, but when flaccid, you're calm. How about you be a good boy for me, and I'll be sure to reward you by getting you out? Won't that be nice?" Dan offered, Benkei nodding immediately. Stroking and checking everything, it idn't take long for Benkei to have a huge orgasm, shooting bucketloads into a container. 

"Now, you feel much better after that?" Dan asked, Benkei panting but much more happier and obedient, having been fully restrained, and shackled out. 

"Thank you, we will gladly ensuer he won't be a threat to anyone else." Jeanne, who'd been filling out release forms, thanked, as the papers were done, and Benkei was soon free, being brought back to the Hidden Stone.

Chapter 21: Stolen Stars

Summary:

Mimi-Haru Wakusei, a Hoshigakure kunoichi, hasn't had the best life, with parents who favor her brother Zoshin, and treat her as an afterthought, finds a lot wrong when Zoshin goes missing.

Notes:

Debuting:
Mimi-Haru (Hoshi)
Zoshin
Hideyoshi (Hoshigakure)
Yoruichi (Hoshikage)

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"I swear, my own parents don't even see me, sometimes. All they think of is Zoshin." Mimi-Haru, or simply Mimi, groaned, as she, unfortunately, was neglected for her twin brother, Zoshin. Often times, she could be saying something, yet her parents don't even listen to her. 

"Mimi, would you just shut up, already? You don't need to always say something." Sayaka, her mother, demanded, as she was prone to mistreating her own daughter. 

"Maybe when you get up and do something, then I will." Mimi retorted, causing Sayaka to slap her, only for Mimi to punch her, hard.

"Mimi-Haru, why the hell would you do that?!" Hideyoshi Wakusei, Mimi-Haru's father, and a Hoshi Jounin, questioned. 

"Don't put your hands on someone unless you want to get hit back." Mimi-Haru responded, leaving the house. It's been public that Sayaka and Mimi-Haru never got along, as Sayaka always favored Zoshin, but treated Mimi as competition for his attention. Zoshin, who had moved out of that dysfunctional household, saw what Mimi-Haru was going through, and secretly sent her a letter.

"Words cannot describe how much I want to apologize for leaving you at their mercy. I promise that I will personally make things right, just trust me." 

"What is he planning?" Mimi-Haru wondered, worried that Zoshin would do something nefarious. That night, she sat in her bed, anxious about the possible things Zoshin could do to right the wrongs in the Wakusei family. The next morning, as Mimi-Haru was out on a mission, Sayaka went through her things, looking to take some things for herself. Picking up her diary, she read it, clearly violating Mimi-Haru's privacy.

"So this bitch has the audacity to say I'm only married to Hideyoshi because he feels sorry for me?! Wait until I see her." Sayaka growled, as Mimi-Haru returned, Sayaka confronting her. 

"Why did you go through my stuff while I was gone?! You know I have my diary locked for that reason!" Mimi-Haru shouted, angry that her privacy was invaded. 

"Shut the fuck up, you little slut. You saying I'm the worst in the world, I'll beat your little ass right here." Sayaka threatened, Hideyoshi having been searching for Zoshin, but while he was out in the forest surrounding Hoshigakure, Zoshin returned, but he wasn't exactly the same man Sayaka obsessed over. Just his presence frightened everyone, man woman, child alike, and drew the presence of Yoruichi, the 2nd Hoshikage. 

"Hm? No, that can't be him, my eyes must be deceiving me." Yoruichi said to himself, ordering all the Hoshi-Nin back home, immediately. "Well, hello, sweet sister." Zoshin waved, seemingly as nice as ever, but he donned the Beige and Blue robe of Neo-Akatsuki, a terrorist group.

"Zoshin my beloed, where have you gone all this time?!" Sayaka gushed, happy to see her favorite child. But Zoshin wasn't happy with her, especially after everything Mimi-Haru told him. Z

"You remember she is your daughter, correct?" Zoshin asked, but Sayaka responded with, "Oh, her."

"Z-Zoshin..." Hideyoshi said, Zoshin turning around.ere's my question

"Well, well, well, Hideyoshi Wakusei, man who won't be winning "Father of the year". How have you been?" Zoshin coldly spoke.

 "Why, why did you leave Hoshigakure? After all the training we gave you." Hideyoshi questioned, but Zoshin simply turned.

"Here's my question, and I want you to tell everyone the truth. Why did you hurt her?" Zoshin asked, pointing to Mimi-Haru.

"Why are you concerned with her? She;s just some shithead who doesn't contribute anything." Sayaka insulted, causing Zoshin to slice her legs clean off.

"Tell the truth, Sayaka." Ho slowly, and coldly, ordered.

"I-I hated her, because of her youth, beauty, and talent! I wanted to limit her choices in what she could do. I never wanted her, and resented her for existing." Sayaka admitted, but Mimi-Haru long knew that. Zoshin, after a moment, decided to spare her, only to kill her for hurting his little sister. 

"Now onto you, Hideyoshi. I wanted Mimi-Haru to train with me, because it was getting boring doing it, by myself, and what did you say?" Zoshin wondered, turning his wrath onto Hideyoshi, for neglecting her.

"I... I didn't want her to be hurt in the dangerous techniques I taught you. I also left her behind because I was unfit to really get to know her." He admitted, leaving everyone silent, yet furious at the same time. 

"I see, I;ve already put Sayaka out of comission, time for your punishment." Zoshin said, the look of fear on Hideyoshi's face saying it all. 

"W-wait, we can talk about this!" Hideyoshi yelled, but Zoshin responded with, "You had the chance, but you went and blew it." What happened next was something that'll haunt those that saw it for themselves, as Hideyoshi was bestowed a severe mental death, but was left alive.

"W-What did you do to him?!" Yoruichi confronted.

"I subjected him to a mental death, where he's been destroyed by his own vices. Now to add on a punishment for his neglect." Zoshin said, beating Hideyoshi until he was crippled, both arms and legs broken, bleeding badly. Giving Mimi-Haru the cure for his "Mental death", Zoshin proceeded to leave the village, having shown everyone just why he cut ties with the village. Taking Hideyoshi to treat the wounds, Mimi-Haru could only break down, that Zoshin fixed things, but it had to be done this way, for Hideyoshi and Sayaka to repay for their maltreatment.

The next day, Hideyoshi sat in bed, unresponsive, as the effects of "Mental Death" left him an empty shell of himself, as Zoshin declared "He was unfit for parenthood, he's unfit to be a Jounin." Looking at the cure, a Blue plant that endlessly reproduces drops to reverse the effects, Mimi-Haru felt massive pity for her father, but wanted to help him, yet was unsure if he'd return the gesture.

Chapter 22: Picking Up The Pieces

Summary:

Hideyoshi, having been crippled, is at his weakest, relying on the daughter he neglected, Mimi-Haru, to take care of him.

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It's been a week since Zoshin's attack on the Hidden Star, as he was taking revenge on Sayaka and Hideyoshi for mistreating their daughter, Mimi-Haru. Turning his wrath onto Hideyoshi, he proceeded to destroy him, mentally and physically, taking his biggest points, his strength, and ninjutsu.  

"This cure is what will fix it, but it only works when the affected has accepted any wrongdoings." Zoshin told Mimi, before leaving Hoshigakure. Having been left completely unresponsive and crippled, Hideyoshi had to rely on Mimi-Haru to take care of him.

"Hm? What's wrong?" Mimi-Haru asked, as Hideyoshi had refused to eat, one afternoon. As he was now needing to be helped, Hideyoshi felt equal parts humiliated and deeply regretful, as his reputation was in the toilet when he was exposed for neglect. 

"I..." He started, unable to really spit it out. 

"Take your time." Mimi gently spoke, as a tear escaped the elder Wakusei's eye. 

"I'm so sorry. It's all my fault, I did this to you." Hideyoshi whimpered, Mimi-Haru deciding to forgive him, even though he felt undeserving of it. 

"Please don't leave me, you're all I have left." He begged, as it was true that his daughter was the only thing left in the family. With the way he did her, Hideyoshi feared that Mimi-Haru would do the same thing he did, and neglect him. But she decided to help him, now that he was at his weakest. Just then, Yoruichi, the Hoshikage, walked in to check on him.

"Excuse me for interrupting, but I can see Hideyoshi's been asking for me." He said, as he sat down next to the man.

"I know I disappointed you both, and I can't apologize enough for it. Thank you for both taking the time to help me." Hideyoshi said, though he, again, felt he didn't deserve the help given to him.

"You now understand what you did was wrong, yes? You favoring one child drove him to villainy, neglecting the girl who's now the only one left close to you, and it got your wife slaughtered. Now let me ask, was it worth it?" Yoruichi called out, as Hideyoshi could only shake his head in shame.

"Now, this plant. It regenerates as many times as it takes, and it works after admitting all wrongdoings. What's it called? Oh, right, it's Shinjitsu Shokubutsu." Yoruichi explained, a he found that its aura turned blue when it was able to heal, but white when it wasn't able to do anything. Being helped onto his feet, Hideyoshi asked Mimi-Haru to go somewhere, as it was up to him to fix everything he did.

"Are you sure? You're practiacally unable to walk far distances without causing yourself pain." She warned, as Hideyoshi wasn't fully recovered. 

"I'll be fine. It's up to me to repair what I did." He responded, as he slowly walked off, somewhere. Journeying out west, Hideyoshi wasn't aware that he was secretly being watched by those of Hoshigakure, who'd followed him for revenge, as it was him who caused one of their best and brightest to turn against the village. It wasn't long before he started to get weak, as he pulled a piece of wood from a tree to use as a makeshift cane.

"There's something following me." Hideyoshi thought, though as he was without ninjutsu, he still had his keen senses, as he stomped the cane onto the ground its weight forcing those to come out of hiding.

"Say it ain't so." Hideyoshi muttered, as it was Ume Mai, Nishi Kanata, and Jiro Okayama that followed him from out of the Hidden Star.

"Hideyoshi Wakusei, you are accused of providing intel to an enemy, your sentence, is death." Ume declared, but Hideyoshi wasn't willing to hear it.

"Death for something that has no basis is worthless. Can't you see I've already been through it?" Hideyoshi balked, as his injured state was already death to him, but the three weren't convinced, attacking. 

"Not only is my strength gone, but I have no way of countering these idiots. Honestly, I wish I never did what I did, then I wouldn't be in this mess." Waku.sei thought, as he regretted neglecting his daughter for his son, who turned against the village, siding with the enemy. On top of his injuries, he couldn't do anything except pray for assistance, and surprisingly, it came, in the form of Mimi-Haru and someone else.

"Yoruichi told us you went this way, but I have no idea just how far you went." Mimi-Haru said, as the person next to her, identifited by his spiky Green hair, and Brown eyes, Hibiki Tendo, began to help Hideyoshi back home. 

"Hibiki, gaurd him, I'll take care of these losers." Mimi ordered, cracking her knuckles.

"Heh, what is the failure of Hideyoshi going to do?" Nishi jeered, but Mimi-Haru only smiled. Making a bunch of unorthodox hand signs, her hands glowed a Fuchsia, before taking the form of a Dragon.

"Want to know what it's called?" She asked, "N-no, it's the Love Dragon!" Ume stammered. 

"Correct." Mimi-Haru confirmed, sending the dragon to devour the three attackers, stealing their chakra and adding it to Mimi-Haru's own reserves, permanently. Quickly catching up with Hibiki and Hideyoshi, the 3 managed to return home, and help the man. 

"Hey, Mimi-Haru." Hideyoshi said, sitting upright in his bed.

"Yes?" Haru responded, making eye contact.

"There's no end to how much I apologize for not doing anything to defend you from your mother's abuse, and for my neglecting you in favor of Zoshin." He admitted. "I admit that I didn't know how to raise you well, considering that my own parents were the same way, but that wouldn't excuse me being a terrible father. I would rather give up my strength for you to break the cycle." He continued, as Mimi-Haru was lost for words.

"I will accept your apology. I just want to start over." She replied, finally, wanting to start their relationship over, as Hideyoshi decided to take a piece of the cure Zoshin left. Seeing as it seemingly did nothing, Hideyoshi began to glow, feeling his strength, ninjutsu, and health returning, much to their joy.

"I'm happy for you, Hideyoshi. I hope you've learned something fromthis whole ordeal." Yoruichi clapped, leaving the room. Overjoyed, Hideyoshi couldn't hide his emotions, tightly hugging his daughter, tears streaming down his face.

Chapter 23: The Demon Reveals Itself

Summary:

Hello to you, Yuriko here. Ever wonder why Zabuza is nicknamed "Demon Of the Mist"? Well, that's what some girl found out for herself after thinking she could do a shinobi's job better than they can.

Notes:

Debut:
Vanity (Royal Skies)

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Zabuza Momochi, age 29, isn't your average shinobi, as he's, for lack of a better term, not exactly human. Whenever he's in public, kids run at the site of him, and it's apparent that he sounds like a demon when he laughs at anything. "Pshh, that's just fiction. I came out of a human woman's vagina, so I'm as human as can be. Yeah I killed a bunch to become a chunin, but that's shinobi life for you." He would always say.

"Didn't those Konoha dogs kill him and Haku all those years ago?" Cee asked, as Yuriko was in the village on her off day.

"Nope, he's still around, you just think it makes no sense." Yuriko replied, though Cee still had his doubts. On the other side of Kumo, Karui had returned from a mission, when she saw Vanity Dawson looking at her with disdain.

"I swear, couldn't you at least come back a little cleaner, or have you always looked that dirty?" Vanity said. You see, when the Royal Skies massacre occurred, it left thousands of children orphaned, so while some stayed and were adopted by the remaining families, nearby ninja villages offered to take some off their hands. Let's just say, many complained about the conditions, but it's better than nothing.

"Dirty? That's just a hard day's work, something you wouldn't be able to do." Karui replied, as she thought of Vanity as nothing but a pain in the ass, always thinking she's better than everyone.

"Anyway, what's with the dress? Can't afford anything more modern?" Karui questioned, Vanity taking her wardrobe as an insult.

"I'll have you know this dress costs more than that lousy Raikage pays you. If anything, all of you shinobi are the outdated ones, just retire and try to look better!" Vanity insulted, as she, like a good chunk of the orphans sent to Kumogakure, looked down on everyone. Atsui, who overheard them, shook his head.

"I don't know why they think we're outdated, but I'm suspecting it's what Morton taught them." He sighed, having grown annoyed with the RSK refugees disrespecting shinobi. 

"I hear you, they should be thanking us for even saving them from being Neo-Akatsuki's many victims." J agreed, as the men saw that Vanity wouldn't see sense. As they argued to the Raikage building, Vanity, loudly, declared that she can do her job better than she can. 

"She... really... said that." Moroi slowly said, before he and Mabui burst out laughing, falling over themselves. Just then, an idea flew into Karui's head. 

"Alright, Van, since you think you can do my job, why not tackle the infamous Zabuza Momochi in the Hidden Mist in my place?" Karui offered, much to the others' surprise.

"Deal." Vanity smirked, the girls shaking on it.

"You tryna get that girl killed?!" Karai spluttered, as he may not like Vanity's superiority complex, but Karui was out of her mind having her going after the demonic shinobi.

"Actually, I think it's a great idea. You have training from the RSK Academy, correct?" Mabui replied, Vanity confirming the training she underwent. "Then it's settled." Mabui smiled, Vanity arrogantly smirking.

"Best I be off, watch how a real mission is done." She taunted, gaining a White forehead protector, and leaving the village.

"Karui, I need you and Akira to go after her." Ay instructed, though Karui refused. "Why should I? She can do my job better than I can, apparently." Karui coldly responded.

"I know you don't like the girl, but it was your idea, after all. If she gets killed, it'll reflect onto you." Ay responded, as Karui sighed, but decided to go. Vanity, on the other hand, was enjoying herself, thinking she'd be able to show the training she underwent. In the Hidden Mist, Zabuza had been acting rather strange, lately, as he felt he wasn't himself.

"Zabuza, what's wrong?" Haku asked, as Zabuza's voice began to become two-toned, signaling his demon soul taking over, right as Vanity arrived. 

"Who are you?" Haku asked, seeing the Kumo forehead protector. "Vanity Dawson, the ender of Zabuza Momochi. You, filthy demon on the Bloody mist, it is time for you to repent for your sins." Vanity said, summoning a White, light Blue, and Silver spear.

"Repent? Heheh, so you're the royal brat who's to try and kill me, yes?" Zabuza assumed, smiling, and turned to face Dawson.

"I guess I should introduce myself, then. I am Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Hidden Mist. Victims? Several hundred. Am I really human? Yes and no. You want the demon to come out? Then fine." He laughed, as he was engulef in a Black aura. Transforming, his muscles grew bigger, skin turning Grey, hair spiking up and turning White, and growing claws and fangs. 

"Now, make me repent for my sins." He said, teleporting right in front of Vanity. "You wanted me to come out to play, right? Now I'm out, honey bun." Zabuza grinned, his eyes completely blacking out, as Vanity took a swing, only for her spear to not do a thing but get stuck in his shoulder.

"Well look at that, those cheap sticks don't work. Maybe have something that can get rid of demons like me." Zabuza taunted, pulling the spear out of his shoulder, and tore it apart with his teeth. 

"You, you're no ordinary demon...!" Vanity trembled, falling onto her rear, backing away, woefully unprepared. 

"Excactly. Judging by the type of spear, what Royal Skies rookie fighter thinks they can take on a demon my level?" Zabuza asked, getting close, Vanity frozen in sheer terror, right as Zabuza grabbed her leg, making Vanity scream in fear.

"Now, now, where do you think you're going? I'm not going to hurt you, I'm going to devour you, instantly. Maybe the King can bail you out." Zabuza laughed, until a lightning bolt his his hand, as Karui came in.

"Whoa, now that's quite the demonic entity you've got there." Karui spoke, as Akira came to assist. 

"Reinforcements? Now this is the fight I want to have. More victims for me to kill." Zabuza demonically cackled, but soon found himself at a disadvantage, as Akira stabbed him in the abdomen with a dagger made to counter Zabuza's demon form.

"Grrr, you have those weapons I hate." Zabuza oozed. As he was about to attack, Ice chakra chains restrained him, mere inches from a terrified Vanity. 

"What is the meaning of this?" asked Yuriko, who was alerted of Zabuza's demon nature being released.

"Some little rookie's wanting to get rid of me. I don't mean any trouble, but do you know what happens to those who purposefully provoke me?" Zabuza explained. Seeing the three Kumo-Nin, Yuriko made an offer, especially learning of what Ay was waiting to accomplish.

"I see, so if I do this.." She said, taking a piece of Zabuza's shirt, and taking a fang out.

"Wait, what are you doing? YEEOWW! I may be a demon, but it still hurts me, regardless!" Zabuza exclaimed, as Yuriko had taken one of his demon fangs out of his mouth, though it hurt him.

"Well, here you go. But it'd be best to leave while you still can." Yuriko advised, the three Kumo-Nin returning to the Hidden Cloud.

The next day, Karui asked Vanity if she enjoyed her little mission, yesterday.

"As if! You can do all of that!" Vanity answered, having had a terrible experience with Zabuza.

"Now you see it's not easy, huh? Oh well." Karui chuckled, going about her day.

Chapter 24: In Front Of A Live Audience

Summary:

As Kyoka's trial for the things she did in the Chunin exams is watched live by everyone, it's quite a highly publicized event.

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"So, it's here, at last." Naruto muttered, as today was the day, Kyoka's trial for her actions in the Chunin exams was here. Finding that everyone was looking forward to it, and were selling tickets, it was clear that everyone hated her.

"No way, it's actually going live in a few minutes." Sakura found, as she messaged Yuriko.


Amy Rose: Is everyone watching the trial?

Elsa: Yep, the viewing party will be at my estate. Gozu and Meizu even made a betting pool of guilty or not guilty. 


"Man, she must've been doing heinous stuff for the trial to be live." Genki whispered to Akatsuchi.

"You said it. Apparently, fraud, abuse, scamming multiple villages, possession of illicit substances, and bribery are very serious crimes. It varies on how villages handle it." Akatsuchi said, as everyone had organized parties to watch the trial.

"Wonder what Yusei's doing." Karui mentioned, plainly, when Yusei, who used transformation jutsu to turn into his drag alter-ego Yuhua, came out.

"Hello, hello, welcome to the Kyoka Mamiya Trial!" She introduced, "Apparently, you hate her as much as Konoha does, since this place is packed!" She continued, as Yuhua caught up with Omoi and Yukai.

"This has been a success. We've got every ninja in here!" Yuhua rejoiced, as she got a call from Xochitl, stepping into the hallway.

"Hey, Xo-xo, how's Suna holding up?" She said, Xochitl telling all.

"Oh, everyone and their mom is in this place. Man, she must've done some crazy stuff for every village to be tuning in." Xochitl told them, as Uchiki and Junpei arrived.

"It's starting, everyone get quiet." Hanzō ordered, as the trial began. Coming in prison-issued clothing, Kyoka didn't look so good, as her arm was fully healed, but her face was the sign of some serious SCF addiction. 

"Kyoka Mamiya, you have been arrested for the charges of bribery, possession of illegal substances, multiple counts of abuse against family, defrauding many across multiple villages, and multiple accounts of fraud. How do you choose to plead?" Judge Musa Ie, a friend of Tsunade, and a very stern judge, began.

"Not guilty." Kyoka answered, clearly thinking these charges were a joke. Catching her smiling, Judge Ie didn't say anything, but kept going, right as RITO began to testify. 

"Well, let's just say that when our mother hung herself, Kyoka and her father thought it would be hilarious to abuse me, and from the evidence brought." He started, showing the pictures of physical abuse Kyoka and Neito committed, making everyone go silent.

"That's fucked up." Kankuro whispered.

"Very." Gaara responded, as the moment Rito also exposed the fraud she and several family members did, causing her to angrily object.

"He's lying! I didn't use his name on any loans!" She yelled, but Ie told her to be silent, as the loans were taken into consideration. As soon as her lawyer spoke, it was apparent that he didn't know about the loans, as Kyoka didn't tell him about it. Continuing on, once the video of her and several family members admitted to purposefully using Rito's name to commit fraud played, Kyoka went white as a sheet.

"Hmph, a pretender." Yuriko muttered, as she was right about Kyoka being wealthy via scamming and loans. After a recess, the judge asked SHIDA to testify, next.

"Man, they're brave as hell to do all of this." Hinata said to Neji, who agreed, as Shida told everything.

"It's really quite simple, Kyoka here seemed to love being the center of attention, which is why she uploaded videos of herself admitting to everything! From stealing the Kazekage's finances, though caught, making homophobic and outright anti-Amegakure comments, and now straight up allying with Neo-Akatsuki!" Shida happily exposed, and it was all true.

"So that's where the money went!" Rasa angrily spluttered.

"Dieses klein mädchen (That little girl)..." Bunchu growled, Genpachi calming his boyfriend down. 

"WE WERE BOTH IN ON IT YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" Kyoka yelled, though Shida revealed that he long had no use for her, secretly allying with Konoha the entire time. After it all came out, the verdict was given.

"After everything has been taken into consideration, we the jury find Kyoka Mamiya..." Judge Ie revealed, everyone waiting for the verdict. "Guilty on all charges, with a sentence of 100 years in Prison."

After the "Guilty" part was read, the rest was drowned out by the rejoice of everyone, as Kyoka began to break down. 

"Is there anything you wish to say? I'd lose all that smiling if I were you." Judge Ie asked, as Kyoka began to scream, clearly something snapped.

"FUCK ALL OF YOU! I WILL MAKE SURE EVERY ONE OF YOU BACKSTABBING BITCHES PAY FOR DOING THIS TO ME!!" She yelled, turning her wrath to the boys, wo where smiling at her. 

"I HATE YOU BOTH! YOU SET ME UP! YOU DID THIS! YOU DID THIS TO MEEEE!!!!" She screamed, as she was dragged away.

Chapter 25: Doing It In The Rain

Summary:

Bunchu and Genpachi take their relationship to the next level, resulting in some spicy alone time.

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Bunchu Tategi, age 27, is a big, strong, yet fast Hidden Rain shinobi, who is of the Jounin rank. On the job, he takes it very seriously, but when he's off, he's known to be very friendly, kind, shy, and soft-spoken. When people look at him, one obvious feature is his rather muscular physique, as he's quite filled out in the thighs and rear, and given he wears form-fitting attire, it's apparent. Genpachi Norimasa, a fellow Jounin of the same size, is Bunchu's closest friend and partner, many thinking they might be in a relationship. To no one's shock, both came out as gay to each other, and they've been dating for about 4 years.

"Hey Bunchu, why are you always blushing?" Asked a curious Koi, who moved to Ame from Otogakure, one day.

"Hm? They've have always been like that." Bunchu explained, showing her a picture of him as a kid, proving he's always had naturally pink cheeks, compared to his rather pale skin tone. 

"That's pretty cute, isn't it?" Genpachi said, wrapping an arm around Bunchu's waist. 

"Yeah, funny we've hated each other at first, yet now we're together." Bunchu chuckled, much to Koi's confusion at the show of affection, until she remembered that Bunchu is an openly gay man, and that Genpachi is his boyfriend.

"Well, I'll be going, see you lovebirds later." She said, leaving for a mission. Having the day off, Genpachi decided to take their relationship to the next level. 

"You know, the thing I just can't forget about you, besides those buns of yours, is that you're such a kind yet quiet guy. Almost like I get all pent up thinking about you." Genpachi ranted, as Bunchu offered to go there with him.

"Why don't we talk more at home? That way, if you want, we could accomplish that feat." Tategami offered, Genpachi agreeing to do it.

In the apartment they shared, once the wetsuits and rebreathers came off, Bunchu felt Genpachi's hands go from his  cheeks, down to the pectorals.

"You got some big tits, don't you? So bouncy and big." Genpachi teased, pinching the nipple and pulling on it.

"D-don't tease me like that, Genpachi!" Bunchu replied, finding himself getting hard. Pulling Bunchu in, Genpachi felt their members touching, and smirked.

"Seems mine is a little bigger than yours. Why don't I make you a little more comfortable?" Genpachi initiated, throwing his boyfriend onto the bed. Pulling down his thong, Bunchu found that Genpachi had quite a large penis, and when he pulled his jockstrap down, just like their bodies, they were the same penis length.

"This is a surprise, you and I have the same length." Genpachi found, as he got the idea to perform 69.

"Y-you sure? I mean, it's fine, but I never thought you'd come up with that." Bunchu replied, agreeing to do the deed, with him on top, and Genpachi on the bottom. Starting, it was apparent to Norimasa that Tategami was a bit shy when it came to sex, but rubbing those big, round buns, did he finally go all in, and perform it.

"Man he's warm, the tip of my dick in his throat, his tongue wrapping around it, god I love it." Bunchu thought, as before he knew it, he came, pretty quickly. 

"Look at that, you came, naughty boy." Genpachi said, as he was now on top. Deciding to go for anal, he grabbed some lube, applied a good amount, and when Bunchu turned around, presenting his asshole, Norimasa stuck it in.

"All of that booty you have, god it makes me horny." Genpachi teased, as he began to have sex with Bunchu, loving the sound Bunchu's asscheeks made. 

"Ah, ah <3, du bist so warm (You're so warm)." Bunchu moaned, switching to German, loving the dominance his man showed, as Bunchu felt his ass being slapped, and his neck being sucked on.

"Gefällt dir das? Du bist so ein Arsch (You like that? You're such a bottom)." Genpachi teased, as he began going faster than before, until eventually. 

"Take all of my seed, Bunchu. I fucking love you, man!" He said, as he came inside, filling that bun with creme, if you take our drift. 

"Oh fuck, I can feel it inside my belly!" Bunchu sighed, as Genpachi pulled out, cum leaking from Tategami's anus. 

"God, it felt so good. I love it when you breed me, Genpachi." Bunchu panted, as the two went for a round 2. Fast forward, the two were finished, cleaning up their love fluids, brushing their teeth, and jumping into the shower. 

"Did you like me breeding you?" Genpachi teased, as Bunchu blushed at the question, though Genpachi couldn't tell, but he didn't care. 

"I did, now come here, and caress all this muscle." Bunchu said, as he and Genpachi made eye contact, and began to hug and touch all on each other like real men. Later, once they were in bed, together, Genpachi asked Bunchu if they would last together, forever.

"I'll always be with you, because I love you, Genpachi." Bunchu admitted, as their lips locked, Genpachi reciprocating his feelings, as they hugged, felt, and 

Chapter 26: Prepping For Some Possible Threats

Summary:

As the Mamiya start making their intent on war pretty clear, the other villages start taking notes on what might happen if Kyoka isn't released from prison. Seeing how the villages start preparing, Yuriko is displeased to find that she and Kurotsuchi have to work together on a joint mission to the Frost Kingdom.

Notes:

Debuting:
Kaze & Hino, Rica's dragons
Kentaro (Ame)
Touriame (Ame)

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"People of the shinobi world. It is I, Melrose Mamiya, and we have a message to deliver." Melrose began, as the Mamiya hijacked the news station, and began to broadcast their message to the shinobi world.

"We have a request: Release Kyoka Mamiya, our princess, from her imprisonment. If you don't, in 3 days, we will declare war against all ninjas worldwide." He stated, as the Leader's Meeting was going on at the same time.

"Unbelievable. They demand we release her from prison, or they will threaten war." Rasa spoke, seeing that this was not something the Mamiya really wanted. Out in the Hidden Waterfall, it began to get attacked by some members of Neo-Akatsuki, only for Rica's Twin Dragons, Kaze and Hino, to tear the enemy apart, alerting Shibuki about the problems.

"Wonderful, that's the 2nd time Neo-Akatsuki attacked the village." Shibuki sighed, Yoruichi noting that Neo-Akatsuki might be partnering with the Mamiya, as the trial of Kyoka revealed that she had open ties with them.

"He's right. Evidence shows that she's partnered with them, from the Synthetic fibers and ninja tools she snuck into the exams." Tsunade agreed. In prison, given that even though she's only 17, she was tried as an adult, and it didn't take long for the downsides of synthetic chakra fibers to take effect. Her hair became stringy and weak, she began to look unhealthily skinny, and the mental effects destroyed her, making her go insane. 

In the rebuilt and much smaller Royal Skies, Morton became concerned that the kingdom could come under attack, so he turned to Ay for help.

"You're concerned the RSK would be a target? Perhaps we could train you guys to be more up to date." Ay responded, Morton accepting, even though his soldiers weren't on board, Jet being most vocal about it.

"I understand you don't like the idea, but they helped us in our time of need, and we know how Neo-Akatsuki can devastate entire towns and cities." Morton replied, as they left for Kumogakure. In Ame, Hanzō was busy analyzing areas that could be a bit of a target, as he heard a knock on the door.

"You may enter." Hanzō responded, as the door opened, finding Kentaro Ooame, a young man who looks very similar to Hanzō, and Touriame Regenwolke, the former being Hanzō's right hand man, and the latter being a chuunin.

"Well, hello so- I mean, Kentaro." Hanzō greeted, almost saying "Son", as Kentaro was, surprise, his offspring.

"Greetings, Lord 3rd." Kentaro bowed, presenting information on Neo-Akatsuki's whereabouts. 

"Hm, so they've set up shop in the land of Flowers." Hanzō replied, getting to business. In Kiri, Yuriko was tasked with going to the Frost Kingdom, located west of the Land of Iron, to assistance in royal affairs.

"Sounds like ye got fancy jobs, fitting fer a lassie like you." Gozu joked, as he, Meizu, and Yuriko hopped on the ship going to the mainland. What Mei didn't tell her, was that Kurotsuchi was also going there, as it was a joint mission between Iwa and Kiri.

"Oh, it's you." Yuriko deadpanned, as Kurotsuchi cracked her knuckles, smirking.

"Well look at that, the princess is here. I've been waiting to get paybackfor everything." Kurotsuchi pointed, Kōridachi not caring a bit.

"Let's just get this over with." She said, as the 2 made their way there. It was apparent that Kurotsuchi was not over Yuriko beating her, having trained harder than normal to finally even the score between them, all while claiming that "She just got lucky we couldn't use ninjutsu." 

"If anything, does it really matter, Kurotsuchi?" Yuriko asked her, wondering if the Iwa kunoichi would ever let it go.

"It matters a lot, Yuriko. Losing to a wannabe kunoichi like you is nothing short of infuriating. For everyone to say it was close makes me dislike you even more!" Kurotsuchi ranted, as the 4 approached the Land of Iron's borders.

"Man it's cold as all hell." The Iwa-Nin shivered, as Yuriko was fine in this weather, offering her a spare cloak, Kurotsuchi taking it, without saying thanks, not that Yuriko minded it. Going the directions stated, once they followed, they found themselves in the Frost Kingdom town square.

"Hey, you! Where's the castle?" Kurotsuchi demanded, though her rough speech didn't translate well.

"It's best I do this. Excuse me, do you by chance know where the castle might be? We're to speak with the King and Queen." Yuriko asked, respectfully and clearly.

"Dah, Друг (Drug, Friend), just go up North, you'll see it. But be warned, there's a Метель (Metel', Blizzard) up there." the man pointed, Kōridachi thanking him, nicely, as the two went Northward. 

"See? Maybe being nice would help you." Yuriko stated.

"Oh shut up! You think being prim and proper makes you better than me? It won't! I can do this by myself, you'll just get in the way." Kurotsuchi snapped. 

"Fine, have it your way. Don't expect me to help you." Yuriko sharply retorted, fed up with Kurotsuchi's behavior, as she continued up to the castle.

"What does she know? Yuriko thinks because she's rich, pretty, and has all those stupid Kiri-Nin on her side, that she can turn her nose up at me. She's just like the other rich folk." Kurotsuchi ranted to herself, as she made an alternate pathway, but wound up getting lost. 

"That Kurotsuchi, she's such a brat, sometimes. I bet her own teammates could barely stand her." Yuriko muttered, continuing on the right path. For Kurotsuchi, if getting lost in the woods was anything, she also wound up injuring her leg, after being attacked by a polar bear.

"Just great, guess I should've looked at the directions. No matter, this wound is only small, a shinobi of my strength can manage." She said, using some bandages to treat it, and somehow managed to get back on the right path, only to run into a Neo-Akatsuki member.

"Kurotsuchi Kamizuru, you have been chosen for execution." The member mindlessly said, as they attacked the injury, worsening it. 

"Fuck, it hurts, but oh well." Kurotsuchi groaned, as this got her in prime position to fire a lava release attack.

Chapter 27: Help

Summary:

Struggling to defend herself, Kurotsuchi begins to find that she has no real way of fighting on her own, not that she ever wants to rely on others.

Notes:

Debuting:
Princess Sasha
King Dmitri
Queen Tatiana

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Firing a an acidic shot at the opponent, the Iwa-Nin found that it surprisingly did no damage, only for her injury to be attacked, worsening the damage.

"Shit, this guy's got me in a corner." Kurotsuchi panted, as she found that no matter what she did, it didn't hurt the NA member.

"I have been made specifically to counter everything you can do, Kamizuru." The NA Member, Mizuno, replied, as they launched aqua balls, forcing Kurotsuchi on the defense.

"Well fuck me." She muttered, as Mizuno started really doing serious damage, leaving Kurotsuchi, for once, unable to do anything.

Getting a sense, Yuriko felt that something was wrong, and turned back, hearing something. Finding Kurotsuchi taking a lot of damage, she used her Ice release to create a thick sword, and plunge it through Mizuno's heart, revealing while Mizuno is good against Fire release, they were cripplingly weak to Ice release. 

"Seems you're not in good shape. Let me handle this." Yuriko said, as Kurotsuchi struggled to move. Just then, Gozu and Meizu arrived, and on her order, carried Kurotsuchi.

"Princess Yuriko Kōridachi, you dare to-" Mizuno confronted, only to be cut in half by the thick sword, destroying the Neo-Akatsuki member. 

"Yes, yes I do." Yuriko replied belatedly, catching up to the others. 

"How's that leg feelin'? Looks pretty bad." Gozu asked.

"I can still move it, but it hurts like hell. Can't believe I had to be bailed out by her, she's always showing me up." Kurotsuchi responded, as Yuriko could only laugh.

"Show you up? What are you talking about, Kurotsuchi?" She giggled.

"You think just because you have a bunch of money, and that everyone calls you a princess, it gives you the right to think you can do everything I can do, and you can't." Kurotsuchi started, Yuriko processing every word.

"You have none of the experience I have, the intense training, and that for most of us, we don't get the advantage you have.  You get to step out of the shinobi world whenever you wish, and I don't get that privilege. That's what I despise most about you." She admitted, as Yuriko revealed something.

"Yes, I don't have the level of experience as you, and I've been in this for only a year, but understand that I wanted to defend my village alongside everyone else. In all actuality, I wanted to reach your level of skill, as you have all the strength I don't know how to obtain." Yuriko admitted, Kamizuru's eyes widening. As the four got to the castle, once the gates were opened, out waiting for them, was a pale blue ball of light.

"You've come, we thank you for doing so." It said, before transforming.

"Whoa, this place is enormous." Gozu muttered.

"Aye, I dinnae think it would actually exist, but we're right in front of it." Meizu agreed, as the ball turned into a beautiful chocolate-skinned young woman, with white hair touching her tailbone, and lovely Blue eyes. 

"Welcome, I am Princess Sasha, the King and Queen have been waiting for you." Saina introduced, floating into the castle, the quartet following her. Spotting Kurotsuchi, Saina fully healed her, restoring the Iwa-Nin to full health.

"Th-thank you." Kurotsuchi thanked, as she leapt to her feet, going to meet the royals. 

"Glad to see you've made it in one piece. I am the King, Dmitri, and this is my wife, Queen Tatiana." Dmitri spoke, the four being as pleasant as possible, as Sasha walked in.

"I see you've met our daughter. Now, to get straight to the point." Tatiana said. "We called you because of the rising threat of Neo-Akatsuki, and I understand it is a prisoner exchange, yes?" 

"Well, no, it's because they want their "goddess" out of prison, or it means war. Given how much this "goddess" scammed and abused everyone around her, they threaten every living person on this planet." Yuriko corrected, the royals nodding.

"If anything, that means Ilya and that mad family will come attacking." Sasha added in, much to Dmitri frowning at the mention of that name.

"Seems that insanity has ran through that family for generations." He muttered, Kurotsuchi asking for more information about them.

"The Dunayevsky family were once rulers of the Frost Kingdom for over 50 years. But their last king, Ibiza, was really nothing more than an insane tyrant who killed his own people when they became threats to him." Dmitri began, detailing the turbulent history of the "Кровавые годы (Krovavyye gody, Bloody Years)", during which the Frost Kingdom was plagued by mass violence.

"Hey, I've heard that story! Sounds like the "Bloody Mist" era of the Hidden Mist!"  Cried Yuriko, who related the parts to what happened.

"I see, so it wasn't just for us, then. Anyway, Ibiza, was... well.. how do you say "born insane?" I'm struggling to find the words." Dmitri nodded.

"Product of incest?" The demon brothers asked.

"Now that you say that, incest did run in the family. Ibiza was as a result of his uncle impregnating his mother, who already had serious mental issues. So was Ibiza came into the world, he was insane from the beginning." Tatiana confirmed, continuing the story.

"Once he came into power, he pretty much wiped everything off the map, selling his entire life for all the power in the world, but ended up being killed by Dmitri's father, Dasha." She detailed, as Ibiza's power-hungry tyrant was slaughtered by Dasha, who finally began to right the wrongs, and begin the process of restoring the kingdom to normal.

"So, about the reason we asked for you. We are looking for the Mist and Stone to provide protection, and that we will agree to shinobi being sent here until the threat is eradicated." Dmitri revealed, as the four got what they were there for.

Chapter 28: Eikichi Hinoken: Tale Of The Fire Samurai

Summary:

Tenten, having heard of a famous Suna samurai, goes to the shrine that said samurai's spirit is said to rest in, in order to better prepare for a possible shinobi, er, clan vs everyone war.

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Tenten Moroha is a fan of all things weapons, being the best user of said items out of the Konoha 12, though some people always use the phrase "Tenten's across the board" to describe her skillset. One morning, as she was doing some cleaning in her house's closet, she found something unusual. 

"Wonder what this is." She said, picking up what looks to be a piece of a mask, it being Green with some Orange detailing. Thinking it must've come from the Hidden Sand, she went and asked Kankuro what it was, showing him the piece.

"Oh, that's the mask of Eikichi Hinoken. It's better you come here, so Granny Chiyo could tell you more." Kankuro detailed, as the instant he got off the phone, Moroha was right there!

"Heyyy." She waved, startling him.

"Damn you got here quickly, and it's almost a day's worth of time to get here!" He squealed, as Tenten revealed the flying hammer with wings that got her there in such short time.

"Dylani in the Hidden Cloud did it for me. The weapons she makes are insane!" She replied.

"Yeah, but her services are not cheap. Her girlfriend Zee will tell you that, and she hates price negotiating." Kankuro agreed, puzzling Moroha.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yeah, she loves women." Kankuro replied, as the two went to Lady Chiyo's residence, Tenten showing her the piece she found in her house.

"You've found a piece of Eikichi's mask. He's a legend in the Hidden Sand." She informed, lining up the piece to a picture in a book about this person, matching the piece to the center-right.

"I've heard about his sword, but I've never heard of him." Tenten said, finding Uchiki and Xochitl walking in, them both having a piece of the mask.

"Man, these things must've been all over the place." Xochitl said.

"Good, now let me tell you the story of Eikichi Hinoken, the Fire Samurai." Chiyo said, matching the pieces together, as she began the story.

"Eikichi was a Hidden Sand Samurai who was one of the influential fixtures in the founding of our village. Boasting light Orange hair, eyes that glowed like Alexandrites in the nighttime, and a tall, strong figure, he took up the art of swordsmanship from Iyoki Machida, and once the sword was in his hand, he was unstoppable." Chiyo started, describing what Eikichi looked like. 

"H-how did he g-get his nickname?" Uchiki stuttered.

"Funny you ask." Chiyo chuckled. "He used to be horrible at it, preferring to use ninjutsu. Yep, that was a thing, back then. When he decided to combine both things into one, he used his newly-christened "Fire Sword" ability to make a name for himself. Eventually, he got better at samurai work, and became strong enough to wipe out whole towns. However, Izumo Mairo, who used to be "friends" with him, began to become envious, and incited Konoha to declare him the enemy." 

"No way!" Xochitl gasped.

"Yep, that's what happened. But fear not, as Eikichi was strong enough to be a one-man army, fighting all 200 soldiers nonstop, for 1 day and 1 night. But, Izumo stabbed him in the back, and said, "This is for daring to be somebody. You will never be reunited with this mask.", all that hatred in him, and he broke the mask into 200 pieces, for each soldier killed, and spread them out. Eikichi, with his dying breath, killed Izumo, and cursed him to never go to heaven. With that, he let his fire consume him, and he disappeared." Chiyo finished, as she heard of a shrine that managed to gather all but three pieces.

"Maybe we can fix this mask, and put it back together." Tenten suggested, as the 3 Suna-Nin decided to make this a mission: Restore the mask of the Fire Samurai. 

"I approve, but be careful, Neo-Akatsuki is on the move." Chiyo nodded, giving them the directions. Being led northwest, once the 4 reached a temple, they looked around, and sure enough, saw Neo-Akatsuki out and about. Xochitl, using an attack called "Chain mail", a chain that can reach long distances, to incapacitate the guards, they entered, going through a maze. 

"Whoa, this place is dark." Kankuro said, as he soon pulled a torch from a wall, and went onwards. Looking at the many pictures, Uchiki was amazed at how this very place was the start of Sunagakure.

"So this is where it all began." He said, until suddenly...

"Behind you!" Tenten shouted, as Uchiki evaded the attacking member of NA, Sunani. 

"I don't suppose you're one of those types who are built for certain affinities, right?" Xochitl confronted.

"I am built for you eath-release shinobi. Be prepared to be punished for invasion." Sunani replied, as they began attacking, but as everyone knows, Earth is weak to Lightning, as Uchiki was a natural at the latter. 

"I-I guess I can handle this." He stuttered, unsure of himself, as that was something Mikami strugglled with.

"Tenten, put the mask back together! We'll handle this!" Kankuro ordered.

"Got it!" Tenten replied, taking the pieces, and running to the center, with an NA member behind her.

Now Uchiki is the guy that tends to hide himself, and unfortunately, suffers from self-doubt, as he kind of fades into the background, making him think he's just average. The Chunin exams taught him to be brave, be strong, stand on your own two feet, and have faith in yourself, as he took an attack head-first, shattering the mask he always wore, revealing what he looks like.

"Now that's more like it." Xochitl said, growing more infatuated with Uchiki's newfound confidence.

"I, I get it, now. Sunani is weak against Lightning." Kankuro pieced together, as he attacked with his puppet. Tenten, having lost the NA member chasing after, quickly put the pieces together, and something happened. Seeing the mask glow a light Orange, now that the pieces have been put together, it returned to its smooth texture, and began to become engulfed in fire.

"They've put it together, so that means his spirit has returned to life." Chiyo said to herself, as the mask began to form an individual, with tan skin, light orange hair, and eyes that glowed like Alexandrites at night.

"So you're the one who returned the mask in full. I am appreciative." a deep, booming voice spoke, as the NA member, was cut into pieces by the sword of Hinoken. 

"No way, you have a physical body?! But you have to at least be over 200 years old!" Tenten exclaimed, as her restoring the mask caused Eikichi to be revived, and he looked as if he never aged past 30.

"I suppose I prefer living than being asleep for so long." He said, as he opened his eyes, and shook Moroha's hand. Being led to the others, Eikichi quickly jumped into the fight, Lifting his trusty sword, once he made a single swing, Sunani was defeated with ease, before burning Sunani to ashes.

"Wow, you're actually real!" Xochitl gasped.

"I have been asleep the last century, yet I've been up to date on everything" Eikichi nodded, as the 4 returned to Suna, bidding Tenten farewell.

Chapter 29: Diving Into Shark-infested Waters

Summary:

In Oto, Shizuma Hoshigaki hears of a woman in Neo-Akatsuki seeking a rather powerful, but deadly, weapon, and is determined to get to it before she does. Partnered with the quiet killer Gogo Ikemono, the two forge quite a relationship.

Notes:

Debut:
Shizuma (Oto)
Konami "Gogo" (Oto)

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

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The Hoshigaki family are a clan of bloodthirsty, calculating, and deadly ninja that are unique in many ways, compared to the average person. For starters, they all have Shark-like traits, being black marks under their eyes resembling gills, even though they were still human, sharp teeth, and have light Blue to Grey Blue skin tones. Shizuma, one example, is like Kisame, but with a Grey tone, and mid back length Black wavy hair, with a muscular physique.

"So, I've heard of a particular weapon that is in the deepest part of Oto." He said, one morning, as it was 2 days before war would break out.

"Yeah, but many said that it sunk to the bottom of the lake, and to get there, it's kind of complicated." Hen responded, though Shizuma was thrilled at the idea.

"Sounds like fun, but I've heard Neo-Akatsuki has also expressed interest. Particularly Nuri, who seems to want it, for some reason." Shizuma pointed out, as he paid his tab, and left the bar, only to catch the eye of quiet but deadly Konami "Gogo" Ikemono. She's called Gogo because she seems to always be busy, killing or finding stuff, seemingly always on the go.

"Hello, Hoshigaki." She greeted, voice always deep and serious, her lovely Azurite eyes shining in the sun. For some reason, she always wears Black, even in summer, Shizuma thinking it must be her favorite color.

"Nice seeing you around, Gogo." Shizuma replied, as though he would never admit it, was scared shitless of her, as Gogo comes from a long line of assassins, and seeing she has a mastery of all killing moves, she's not to be taken lightly.

"I happened to overhear of Neo-Akatsuki going into the deep parts of Otogakure. Do you by chance need help?" She asked, as Shizuma only saw the top half of her face.

"Sure, if you want, that's your choice." He replied, as Shizuka decided to tag along with him, going into the underground. Now the underground is the gateway that goes under the Hidden Sound, and it connects Oto, Konoha, Ame and Kusa. Even though it hasn't been used, it's somewhat good enough to support life. Going deeper, the two saw that the deeper they went, it gradually filled with water, as it became more of a huge aquarium.

"Now this is interesting. There's water here, so it seems like the perfect swim spot." Shizuma found, donning a Grey breathing apparatus around his neck, goggles with a built-in headlamp, and began to wade the waters, Gogo just standing there.

"Well, aren't you coming in?" He asked her, as Gogo said she was, but was judging the ripples. Sensing there was no active danger, she used Water Release: Huge Bubble, a technique many water release users know, to breathe underwater, and conjured a bubble to protect herself. 

"It's good to descend." She replied, as Shizuma pulled the apparatus over his nose and mouth, lowered the goggles, and descended underwater. Finding it dark, he turned on the headlamp, and Gogo followed. Interested in the way he looked, Ikemono asked him why he looked like that.

"Well, us Hoshigaki are quite unique, as our DNA got spliced with a Shark's, and while we look like the fish, we're still human. However, when we want, we can transform into our fish forms, so we don't have to worry about clunky gear and stuff." He explained, until a fireball got in between them. 

"You're after "it", yes?" Nuri, fire member of Neo-Akatsuki, assumed. 

"And what if we are? We won"t let Neo-Akatsuki take it." Shizuma taunted, until Gogo put a hand on his bicep.

"Step back, I can handle this. Go after the weapon." She said, as Shizuma nodded, and swam away, Nuri laughing at such an idiotic decision.

"No you don't." She laughed, until Gogo launched bullets from a one-handed magnum.

"You're mine." Gogo said, as Nuri retaliated with Boil Release: Steam Explosion, only to find that she left herself open.

"How did you-?" Nuri spluttered, before her arms were lopped off.

"Simple, you leave yourself open, and Ikemono like me prey." Gogo quietly told her, leaving Nuri paralyzed in fear, as Gogo proceeds to slaughter her, catching up to Shizuma. Finding a Black sword with Crimson trim, Shizuma found what Hen revealed to be "Yami Gyakusatsu".

"Sounds like quite the weapon. I'm sure I'll take care of it." Shizuma nodded, taking the sword with him.

Notes:

Yeah, I introduced Shizuma Hoshigaki here, even though he's a Boruto exclusive. Expect this with a LOT of them.

Chapter 30: The Day Before

Summary:

With only 1 day left before a possible war breaks out, Chiriko hears of a story of an old warrior who gave his life to Kusagakure, and ventures to see if it could help. As the Mamiya become desperate, things begin getting wild.

Notes:

Debuting:
Daisuke (Kusa)
Kishin (Kusa)

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Chiriko Asakura, is 50% tech junkie, and 50% giant, easily towering over many people, minus his father, Clover, who stands at 7 feet tall. A Hidden Grass Chunin, he may be slow, but he's an utter tank, with decent power.

"The Mamiya must be growing more desperate by the hour." Said Clover, who surveyed the Mamiya family, before reporting to the leader of Kusagakure, Yonji. Seeing that the Mamiya have now openly allied with Neo-Akatsuki, the rest of the Shinobi world began to prepare for whatever they have planned. Journeying to Kyoka's cell, what they found was her, but she looked sickly, thin, and while she was given the bare minimum, she was fed three meals.

"This is unacceptable, what they've done to you, these thieving ninja will pay." Melrose promised, but found that Asuma had heard the whole thing, keeping himself hidden. 

"They just gave me everything I needed." Asuma smirked, leaving the prison, and presenting what he found. Back in Kusa, Daisuke Ie, a former Ame-Nin, having moved to Kusa, found Chiriko working on special gloves, and asked him to come with him. 

"Sure, but what might you be wanting me for?" Chiriko wondered, as he was shown fragments of a sword. 

"I can repair it, but what's so significant about it?" Chiriko accepted, as he got to work on it. 

"That sword belonged to Kishin Onmyō, a warrior that fought in the 2nd Shinobi war. Identified by his white hair, piercing Red eyes, and killer strength, he was the reason peace was achieved in Kusagakure." Daisuke told him, as Chiriko managed to put the sword back together.

"Funny, I also heard the story that Kishin's sword was cursed. The curse was that if it fell into the wrong hands, it would kill them, or the sword would possess them." Chiriko mentioned, grabbing the handle, putting it in a specialized scabbard. Going outside, what Asakura was unaware of, was that Neo-Akatsuki had targeted the sword, intending to revive Kishin, for their own purposes.

"Feels like I'm being watched." He muttered, as he turned his hands into solid iron hammers, something he can do, knowing the ins and outs of Steel Release. Suddenly, he felt his back being touched, and the sword was stolen from him.

"I'd expect the sword to be hidden somewhere, but kid, you just made our job much easier." Said Neo-Akatsuki member Ono, holding the sword with his bare hand. Swinging his hammer arms, Chiriko found that Ono's size meant while he was significantly faster, it was going to take a lot of hits to bring an Asakura down. Daisuke, using Lava Release: Corrosion, a move that shoots corrosive sediments at the target, to scrape Ono's shoulder, Ono grabbed the sword, and swung it.

"Wait, something's off about this thing." Ono said, as he found the sword glowing white, thinking it was a power boost. Daisuke, asking Chiriko about it being cursed, realized what the curse in question was.

"Don't grab it by the handle, barehanded." He remembered, as something happened to Ono, as he felt no control over his own actions, like punching himself. 

"The fuck's wrong with me?!" Ono shouted, as he felt a painful sensation, seeing his hands become pale, and grow in size. Lowering his rebreather, Daisuke saw that because Ono touched the handle with his bare hands, the sword turned blue, glowing a Red aura. 

"And I thought nothing would happen since he took it." He thought, as Ono realized all too late, that he should've heard what happens if he were to steal the sword, and hold the handle with his bare hands. Finding he was hallucinating, Ono swung wildly only to stop, and go through truly painful stuff, as if every cell exploded in his body.

"What, what is this thing?" Ono stuttered, as blood was coming out of everywhere, until he dropped dead. Then, as if like magic, his blood transformed into something else, taking the shape of a man with a muscular build, long white hair, and Red eyes. 

"What the actual hell was that all about?" Chiriko muttered, as the figure stood up, as it moved from the deceased Ono's withered, dried corpse. Seeing that its eyes were glowing light Red, Chiriko was ready for whatever.

"Was it you that fixed my blade?" The figure questioned, Asakura nodding.

"I suppose I should introduce myself. I am Kishin Onmyō." Kishin spoke, voice deep, and angry at being awoken.

"No way, you were inside that sword the whole time?! I thought you died!" Daisuke spluttered, as he couldn't believe that KISHIN was standing in front of them.

"Oh? Perhaps you might've only heard the alternate version. In reality, I sealed myself in this sword, and had my partner scatter the pieces around Kusagakure. I am surprised that such a man like you was able to find them." Kishin cleared, a little confused at how the people inaccurately told his story.

"Now that you're here, two things. 1. We have some really urgent things to speak with you about. 2. You might want to fund some clothes." Chiriko told him, grabbing Kishin's attention, as the man found he was rather nude, showing he's well-endowed parts. Snapping his fingers, he gained an Emerald skintight Ninja suit, and a dark Brown flak jacket, as the three returned to town.

"So, in about a day's time, war will break out." Kishin repeated, still sounding angry, until Daisuke pointed it out.

"Hm? Oh, forgive me, it's a force of habit. I'm actually a kind person when you get to know me!" Kishin laughed, as the three got back to business.

"So in the meantime, we need to begin preparing for the enemy to attack." Daisuke summarized, as Chiriko and Kishin nodded.

"Right, we'll start making weapons, and helping the tech department, immediately." Chiriko insisted, as the Hidden Grass had begun preparing for some mass fighting.

Chapter 31: Coming Together

Summary:

As the three days have passed, the shinobi form an alliance, in order to oppose the Mamiya and Neo-Akatsuki.

Notes:

Who's Who:
Yoyo: Yusei
Elsa: Yuriko
Hulk: Chiriko
Scubamon: Oboro
Sly Cooper: Zaku
Ninetails: Naruto
Mimimimi: Mimi-Haru
Shy Guy: Uchiki
Daisy: Fuu
Spider Girl: Natalie

Debuting:
Natalie (Iwa)
Taiyō and Tsuki, Kouga's pet wolves (Taki)

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

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Ninetails: GUUUUYYYYYYYSSSSSS!!!1!!

Yoyo: What's up?

Sly Cooper: Yeah?

Elsa: We need to form an alliance.

Hulk: Alliance?

Yoyo: Yes, alliance between ninja villages.

Scubamon: Well, the three days have passed, the Mamiya and Neo-Akatsuki have joined up.

Daisy: Totally! But uh, they also plan on going after all the tailed beasts.

Ninetails: Wut? 🤨

Shy Guy: Oh yeah, they are

Yoyo: I know the perfect person for this. Juste un instant...

Yoyo has added Spider Girl to chat

Yoyo: This is Natalie Sichou, an Iwa-Nin.

Spider Girl: Hello, fellow species.

Mimimimi: Uh, are you the girl that messes with spiders?

Spider Girl: Indeed. Yusei here told me that she wants us to go over plans for an alliance. 🕷️

Yoyo: Nat, uh, I'm a dude.

Spider Girl: I always thought you were a girl, you're pretty regardless of sex. 

Yoyo: I get that a lot. Now then, Yuriko?

Elsa: Right, all shinobi must report to Kumo, immediately.

Sly Cooper: Why not Konoha? That's where the majority of the Mamiya are located.

Hulk: You're right, but from what Rito said, the Mamiya are all over the place.

Sly Cooper: Well shit, I guess Kumogakure it is.

Yoyo: We'll see you there, au revoir!


Coming into the entrance of The Hidden Cloud, Koi could see the vibrant culture, and the many historic sights.

"Man, the place is so colorful during this type of time." She said to Kidomaru.

"Sim (Yep), reminds me of when Taki's founding comes around." Kidomaru agreed, as they met with Kouga and his pet wolves: Taiyō and Tsuki.

"G'day, nice of you to make it here!" Kouga greeted, as he jumped from Taiyō's back.

"Cute things you have there." Koi remarked.

"Thanks, doesn't take much to look good." Taiyō spoke, much to the shock of Kidomaru.

"They can talk?!" He cried.

"Never heard of talking animals? Honestly, mate, you don't get out, much." Tsuki said, bluntly.

"Yusei said this place is pretty big, but not this big." Shikamaru mentioned, the Konoha ninjas arrived at Kumo's entrance gate.

"Speaking of, where is he? He told us to meet him here." Chōji remarked, as Kodai texted Akimichi and the other Hidden Leaf shinobi, the night before to meet them in the entrance to town. Hearing leaves ruffling, a figure revealed itself.

"Bonjour hey!" Yukai Anciel, Yusei's younger cousin, greeted, hanging upside down from a tree, startling Ino.

"God you scared me!" Yamanaka yelped.

"Welcome to the Hidden Cloud, now let's get to business." Yukai, now right side up, welcomed, escorting the Konoha-Nin to the Allied forces HQ. Seeing the blend of various ninja villages, it didn't take long for old grudges to start getting brought, one example being Ittan and Kiri.

"What do you mean it's our fault two tailed beasts left Kiri? It's not like your village treated them any better!" Kiri argued.

"No shit, Sherlock! Kiri's government wanted them dead because of their destructive nature!" Ittan fired back, until Natalie Sichou, an Iwa Nin, spoke up.

"So both villages are in the same boat, correct?" She assumed, as Both men realized they were arguing over situations both Iwa and Kiri were in.

"Good, so let's save the chitchat for later." She said, as they went towards the Main building. 

For the Shinobi alliance, each ninja wears their village's flak jacket, but instead of the village symbol, they switch to the Allied Forces forehead protector, with this on it, 忍. Militaries, like the Royal Skies, wear Camo-patterned uniforms, and brandish various weapons, from guns to swords.

"This is the place?" Jet questioned, as the RSK Military had arrived in the village, catching Akira and Q's attention.

"Would you look at that, the kingdom has come to us. I thought you guys were above such outdated shinobi." Q started.

"Well, we're not so, after all. Our population is less than 5,000, and the remaining people don't like us, anymore." Auburn sighed, Akira seeing the military with far less manpower.

"I see where you're coming from, let's go, I'm sure the others'll be willing to work with you." Akira nodded, as the RSK began to interact with the shinobi around them.

"Hm? You seem to be pretty distant, by yourself. Something troubling you?" Jeanne found, as a Brown-skinned man with a muscular build, waist-length Dreadlocks, and a decently attractive face was off on his lonesome, looking at the others.

"Nah, just prefer to take in what's around me. I'm Eri, by the way, from the Land of Rice. You must be Jeanne, correct?" Eri spoke, Jeanne confirming.

"You're a pretty lady, you single?" Eri flirted, Jeanne laughing.

"I'm actually seeing someone at the moment! Heard of Kitsuchi? He's such a dreamboat, so funny, and surprisingly intimate." Chabert gushed, as she and Kitsuchi were actually dating.

"Sounds like he's finally found himself a girl. We actually grew up, together, so I know he's lucky a woman like you came around." Eri replied, as he joined everyone else. The one that really turned heads was Benkei, having been released on good behavior, was walking around, free and unleashed, pretty literally.

"Again?!" Samui said, as Benkei found that his clothes hardly fit, causing his nether regions to be exposed.

"Well, guess these will have to do." Said Akatsuchi, as Urameshi was fitted with Iwagakure's shinobi wear, which correctly fit.

"Guess this is something." He chuckled, as the remaining shinobi were gathered, and Gaara began to speak.

"We have come together to unite against threats that only plot to destroy the world, but ignite a forever war, against not just shinobi, but against every living thing in this world. Even though we've had wars against each other, we have to put whatever grudges in the past, and defeat this threat." He spoke, catching everyone's attention.

"With that said, let's defeat this threat not as individuals, but as a whole team." Gaara finished, as everyone was divided into 6 divisions: Darui's Mid-Range, Kitsuchi's Short-Range, Kakashi's Short-to-Mid, Gaara's Long Range, Mifune's Special Battle, and Military Operations, headed by Morton.

"Hm? That's odd, I don't see Yusei anywhere." Temari mentioned.

"Yeah, the Amegakure ninja aren't around, either. Perhaps they got caught up in something." Dosu theorized, until he saw thunderclouds in the distance, moving quicker than usual.

"If I know anything, that might be a sign that he's over there." Dylani said, as she ran in that direction, Atsui and Omoi following.

Notes:

Headcanon Time!!!!! Author's thoughts:
- My headcanon is that Kumogakure's population is 85% POC, 15% Everyone else.
- Its official languages are English, Japanese, and French
- I think of a lot of African culture when the Hidden Cloud comes up, for some reason.

Chapter 32: Storm Chasers

Summary:

As the last mission before the war, Yusei is sent to Amegakure to round up their ninja, and bring them to the Cloud, only for some unusually early roadblocks to get in the way.

Notes:

Returning:
Kandachi
Ajisai
Kigiri (relocated from Oto)

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"Wow, so it never stops raining. Question is where does it all go?" Yusei wondered, making it to Amegakure, and all of its never-ending rain. Conjuring a disk over his head to keep dry, he immediately went around town, carrying supplies for the Ame-Nin.

"I've been expecting you, Yusei Kodai of the Hidden Cloud." Said a deep, yet robotic-sounding voice, Yusei turning to see it was none other than Hanzō Sanshōouo, the Führer of the Hidden Rain.

"I'll say, didn't think you'd be out and about." Yusei replied, as he went around town. Oboro, noticing the Kumo-Nin, suited up, and followed.

"Howdy, lucky to see me?" He greeted, until he saw the 忍 forehead protector, immediately knowing something's up. As the two went, Yusei's presence attracted Kirisame, Murasame, and Koi, who immediately joined.

"So, the enemy's finally crossed the line, hm?" Kigiri, a man whose face was covered by a gas mask, spoke, as he was joined by Ajisai, Fuyō, and Suiren.

"So, there is war, yeah? Let's go, then." Kanadchi Morimo, one of Ame's Jonin, smirked, as he, Bunchu, and Genpachi, joined the large group of shinobi.

"Shall we?" Kentaro said to Hanzō.

"Proceed." Hanzō nodded.

"Now I bet you're wondering what I'm doing here. Well, the Mamiya and Neo-Akatsuki have joined forces, and declared war, threatening not only Kumo folk like me, but you guys are also on the massive hit list." Yusei detailed, as he unloaded the goods he was carrying, revealed to be the allied forces flak jackets, forehead protectors, and face masks with the symbol, 忍, on them.

 . "Hanzō Sanshōouo, and Kentaro Tokage, you have been selected to be executed, in the name of Princess Kyoka Mamiya." A member of Neo-Akatsuki, Schlammig, informed, until a Mouse Hairball struck her, disabling her movement.

"If you want to live, surrender peacefully." said a woman with long Blonde hair, and Dark Brown eyes.

"Yugito, the two-tailed Jinchuriki, you are not on my list-" Schlammig calculated, only for Yugito to use Fire Release: Cat Fire Bowl, to do serious damage.

"You say that, but you're not on my level. Anyway, everyone come with me." Yugito instructed, ordering the Ame-Nin to follow her, leaving Yusei, Oboro, Hanzō, and Kentaro.

"If I know anything, Schlammig might be related to something involving mud." Oboro spoke, as Yusei got an idea, pulling out his variety tool. 

"Hey Oboro, try using Water release on what's her face!" He said, Kuchiki following, finding it did nothing. Now knowing that Schlammig is an earth elemental, Yusei switched his weapon's makeup to a rod that has a thundercloud on top.

"What might that be?" Kentaro wondered.

"This, is the Bâton de tempête, or Storm Rod. It's a must-have for anyone that has the Kekkei Genkai, Storm release. Watch this." Yusei answered, as he lifted the rod above his head, and started twirling it in a circle.

"It doesn't look to be of much use, but I have faih you know what you're doing.." Hanzō said, but he trusted Yusei, as the Führer soon saw a huge thundercloud being created.

"Kekkei Genkai detected, must exterminate." Schlammig computed, immediately going for the Kumo-Nin, only for Kentaro to use heavy chains, restraining her.

"Schlammig, answer me this question, "Contre quoi la Terre est-elle faible? I'm sure you know the answer." Yusei spoke, asking "What is Earth weak against?" in French, activating Storm Release: Boule de tempête.

"You guys might wanna move, this is a big cloud." Yusei alerted the Ame-Nin, and threw it.

"Amusons-nous bien! (Let us have a ball!)" He triggered, as lightning and thunder rained down, as lightning was very good against Earth release. 

"ERROR error ERror ErOr EEEEEE-" Schlammig screamed, as Boule de tempête completely eviscerated her. Yugito, looking back, saw dark clouds forming overhead, and thunder rang out, startling the Ame-Nin.

"What was that, just now?!" Shigure spluttered, but Yugito only smiled.

"That's Yusei for you, it happens anytime Storm release is used." Nii answered, as Yusei, Oboro, and Kentaro decided to be Hanzō's bodyguard.

"Excuse me, but I don't think we've formally met. I'm Kentaro Sanshōouo, Jounin of the Hidden Rain." Kentaro introduced, as he and Yusei had never met.

"Okay, I'm Yusei Kodai, Chūnin from the Hidden Cloud village." Yusei replied, as he couldn't help but wonder something.

"Hey Oboro, what's with the rebreathers, anyway?" Asked the Kumo-Nin.

"Amegakure is on top of a huge lake, going several dozen meters down, and many of us use water and mud release. It's optional, but I think it looks pretty decent." Oboro replied, as he got a look at Kentaro.

"Is something troubling you?" Kentaro asked, as Kuchiki looked between Hanzō and Kentaro, stating that they looked very much alike.

"Well, Kentaro here, is my son." Hanzō revealed, much to their shock.

"WAS?! (WHAT?!?) Y-you mean to tell me you had a son this whole time?!" Oboro stuttered, as Yusei got a closer look.

"Oui, I see it. Same skin tone, hair color, and the same nose. Difference is Monsieur Hanzō having Brown eyes and that scar, and Kentaro's eyes being Grey." Kodai pointed out, as Kentaro couldn't help but start flirting with the Kumo-Nin.

"I'll say, back there, you made quite a presence. Maybe if you move to Ame, I'd be interested in talking more." He said.

"Hate to do you like this, but I'm actually a dude, and I'm already seeing someone else, but I don't mind being friends." Yusei replied, Kentaro settling for that, right as they made it to the Allied Forces. 

"About time you got here, you kept us waiting, Yu!" Dylani laughed.

"Yeah, some little roadblock, but the Storm Rod was a huge help. I gotta hand it to you, D, this tool is super handy!" Yusei replied, as the 4 joined the other shinobi.

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