Kurokane Episode 8

Kurokane: First Stand
Episode 8- Kurokane’s rage. The earned headband.
Orochimaru’s eyes opened wide as he stared at the boy who stood in front of him. The boy’s features had become somewhat beast like. Kurokane stared at Orochimaru with red eyes. The sword that the snake man had slashed Ryu with laid in pieces on the ground below.
“Oh my...” Orochimaru said in interest.
“I’m gonna... kick your ass!” Kurokane said with his hand locked around the wrist of Orochimaru, red chakra literally rushing out of every part of his body.
The rest of the group watched on in shock as this boy from the city of Konoha who had never had true experience with chakra was now overflowing with it.
With the force of a God, Kurokane made a fist, his knuckles cracking just from that action alone. In one swift motion he punched Orochimaru directly in his face, actually pressing the snake man’s face in. Orochimaru went flying away before hitting a tree. The man had no reprieve time though as Kurokane took a step, the soil sinking a bit below his foot while he growled viscously. In a second Kurokane would run over to Orochimaru with speed so fast that it created slicing winds that left cut marks on the surrounding trees.
“What speed!” Said Kurmi who stood on his feet only able to see the movement of Kurokane because of a genjutsu he was using to slow Kuro’s movements in his own eyes.
Orochimaru was on his hands and knees before looking up to see the boy kick him in the face, bringing him to just his knees. Immediately after that Kurokane would uppercut the sannin sending him into the air and above the trees.
“Is this really Kurokane?” Asked Miyabi who was astounded by the apparent strength boost Kuro got. This kid was literally just out cold by a tree less than a minute ago.
Orochimaru tried to regain his barrings but before he could attempt to Kurokane would appear over him and give him an over head ax attack with his fist, knocking him to the ground HARD. Debris scattered everywhere. The students covered their eyes. Upon hitting the ground Orochimaru allowed his body to take a snake like form and lunged forward wrapping around Kurokane.
“That’s not good!” Exclaimed Teva who could still see, using her newly activated Byakugan.
Ryu laid on the ground looking up with a smirk on his face as everyone else worried about Kuro.
Orochimaru would hiss as he tried to keep himself wrapped around Kuro but rushing red chakra would engulf him as Kurokane literally spread his arms outward FORCING the extremely strong man to release the bindings less he be torn apart. Orochimaru would slither away creating some distance between him and this boy who was obviously more than he bargained for at the moment.
“I was wondering if this would be the case or not.” Said Kurami while watching this transpire. “Kurokane has unlocked the power of the 9 Tailed Fox!”
“9 Tailed fox?!” All the students exclaimed in sync.
Kurami was equally as shocked when he saw Miyabi able to move as she slowly walked towards her brother.
“Big brother...” Miyabi muttered as she made her way over to Ryu who was still laying on the ground bleeding. If she couldn’t stop the bleeding, he would definitely die.
When it came down to it, Stone Chan who was seen as the strongest student there was the only one who was unable to move in any way and he realized this as he clenched his fists tightly.
Orochimaru stood up and looked at Kurokane. The boys slit engraved red eyes stared back at the snake man with extreme hatred. Orochimaru would then slowly bring his hands together for hand signs. (Boar, dog, bird, monkey, ram)
“That’s...” Kurami muttered as he slowly began walking over towards Kurokane wanting to save him from what was coming at all cost.
“Hm hm. Your sudden spike in energy was definitely a surprise but… I now understand what’s going on.” Orochimaru spoke as he kept his hands in the final seal for the jutsu. “You are just proving what I meant when talking to Kurami. You are a danger to The Leaf Village, not for this particular reason but this is a great example.”
Kurokane roars loudly and uncontrollably as the force of the air being released from his mouth alone was enough to cause Orochimaru to slide back.
“I will not allow you to harm anyone in the leaf! Fox Demon!” Orochimaru yelled as he slammed his hand down on the ground. “Summoning Jutsu!”
Did Kurami just hear Orochimaru right? Did he just say that he would protect the people of the village?! Miyabi provided cover for Ryu as smoke covered the field after escaping from underneath Orochimaru’s hand. A circular summoning seal would appear on the ground in the spot that Orochimaru slammed his hand down. After the smoke cleared a giant snake, the same size as the one from earlier today stood in Orochimaru’s place as the man himself rode atop the creature.
“Let’s see if you have the same strength as your grandfather!” Orochimaru screamed as the snake lunged forward.
Kurokane would surely be crushed if Kurami couldn't make it there in time. “Darn it, this is the last of my chakr-” Kurami’s sentence was halted by fire headed his way as Orochimaru used Grand Fire Ball Justu from atop the creature. Stone Chan and Teva appeared in front him though, using the force created from a fist from Chan and a palm strike from Teva to blow away the fire. Stone Chan’s hand had veins running all through out it. He literally powered past the Petrification Jutsu.
“Don’t tell me he can use the 8 inner gates! What are these children?!” Asked Kurami who once again was shocked by the students.
Kurokane balled his fist as tightly as he possibly could, his claws ripped into his own hand. Orochimaru fired off another Grand Fire Ball Jutsu towards Kurokane. The boy was engulfed in flame.
“Kurokane!” Yelled Miyabi as her hands glowed green while she used a Healing Jutsu to try and nurse Ryu back to health.
Orochimaru would smirk and lick his lips as the snake closed in on the position of where the surely toasted Kurokane stood. As it reached it’s destination, it was stopped in place. KURO HAD HALTED IT’S MOVEMENT WITH JUST ONE HAND, his other fist still clenched tightly.
“You hurt my friends… I told you… I would kick your...” Kurokane growled at the sannin. “ASS!” And with that, Kurokane punched the snake direly in the nose, his hand actually bursting through it’s skin.
The snake fell to the ground dead as Kurokane removed his hand from it’s insides, his eyes covered by shadow as his headband falls off of his head. Orochimaru hops off of the creature and kicks Kuro in the face sending him flying back and hitting the tree he was laying near when Stone Chan put him down.
Kurokane got back up as if he was never hit.
“I won’t be able to seal him like I did with Naruto so long ago… Not while he’s so enraged… Dare I say it… he is even stronger in this form than Naruto was around this time in his life. I should end this,” Orochimaru said to himself as he prepared to use another jutsu.
Kurokane began walking towards him, the ground giving way under the boys feet.
Soon Orochimaru would hop out of the way of mini fire balls. Ryu landed on the ground after having shot Phoenix Fire Jutsu at the snake man. The gash in his chest had been healed. Orichimaru had no time to rest as he soon did a back flip to dodge lightning that came his way from Miyabi’s Lightning style: Breaking Current. He then parried a palm strike from Teva and blocked Stone Chan’s Leaf Rising Rocket attack before getting punched in the chest by Kurokane. He spat out blood as the punch affected him. He wondered why these attacks where getting so close to hitting him. These were attacks from lowly genin after all. It turned out that Kurami’s genjutsu was now reversed and switched on Orochimaru. This caused all of their attacks to seem as though they were coming faster then they actually were. Orochimaru had a defense for pretty much everything but Kurami knew that the one thing a ninja can’t block is their mind. He placed Orochimaru in this genjutsu when Orochi turned to him to fire off his flame ball.
“This ends now!” Orochimaru yelled about to get serious. That’s right, this entire time he had been playing around and studying them all. He formed hand seals faster than anyone could even see. In his own head he uttered the words “Shine no justu” or Jutsu of Death. This move could kill any ninja and he aimed it directly at Teva. He wanted to make a statement.
Kurami noticed this began focusing the chakra in his body. It looked like he would have to release THAT techn-
Orochimaru’s jutsu was stopped by a stiff kick to the side of the face which would have broken the neck of a normal person. This move sent Orochimaru flying off yet again. Suddenly standing in front of all of the exhausted ninja was Dash with a serious expression on his face. He was normally silly but one thing he WOULDN’T allow is for someone to hurt Little Dash.
“Dash Sensei!” rejoiced Teva, happier than she’s ever been to see her sensei.
Orochimaru just sat back against a tree. ANOTHER Leaf Village ninja? Nope! Nada! He was done for today. Dealing with the kids was enough, Kurami made that harder than it needed to be. The fox brat was a bit much too handle when he only came out to preform a simple execution and now a fresh ninja appears and he’s a teacher at that? Hell no! Orochimaru had his fill of the will of fire for one day. The snake man stood up before looking at them all.
Dash stood ready to fight, surprisingly his stance was that of the gentle fist fighting style. Teva looked at her sensei confused. How could he know how to fight in the style of the Hyuga? Stone Chan just smiled, not surprised that Dash would know more than one fighting style, after all Stone Chan had seen Dash use Iron Crane fighting style as well, the very same fighting style he himself used.
“You… of all people...” Orochimaru said, looking at Dash. Orochimaru disappeared feeling that he was out numbered. The snake that he summoned disappeared as well. What did Orochimaru mean when he said “You of all people” to Dash. Had they met at some point?
Everyone except Dash and Kuro let out a sigh of relief. Kurokane calmed down. His hair went from frizzy to messing again, his claws becoming finger nails again. The slits in his eyes disappeared and the red whiskers on his face did the same without a trace. All of his wounds were healed.
“We’re alive.” Kuami said with a sigh of relief.
Dash turns to the group. “Is everyone okay?”
Everyone gave a nod.
“That’s great! I was starting to think I might have come too late,” Dash said with his thumb in the air, returning to his usual exuberant self.
After about a minute or so every one circled Kurokane, looking him up and down. Kuro narrowed his eyes, showing he was confused.
“The hell are ya all lookin’ at?” Kuro asked the group who was surprised to see that he had healed so well. Only Kurami knew exactly why the boy was fine.
Kurami and the other ninja gave Kurokane and Dash the story on what happened, through from their own perspectives.
Ryu stared at Kuro unable to believe that such a great power came from that loser. How could it be that Kurokane was stronger than he was. He felt that he needed much more training.
“Thanks Ryu.” Kurokane said with a half assed voice. “If it wasn’t for you I probably wouldn’t have woken up.”
“Yeah yeah, just don’t expect that to happen every time.” Said Ryu, trying to sound as harsh as always.
Though Kuro and Ryu would never admit it, this experience had brought them somewhat closer.
Stone Chan walked to Miyabi to check on her. “Are you unharmed Miyabi-chan?”
Miyabi blushed and bushed some of her hair behind her ear as she looked to Chan with a smile. “Yeah, I’m okay.”
“Orochimaru seemed to be very interested in you. Why do you think that is?” Asked Chan, worried that Miyabi could get attacked again one day.
“I actually have no idea why he came for me like that.” Miyabi said, taken aback by the realization herself.
“We’ll go over everything once we’re back in the village.” Kurami said before looking to Dash. “Did you deliver the package to the cloud village?”
“No, I was uhhh, distracted,” Dash replied.
-_- “He was probably wackin’ off somewhere” Kurokane stated.
O_O This remark shocked everyone.
“Why you little!” Dash said, pissed off at Kuro. The sensei balled his fist and prepared to hit Kuro to teach him respect. “Why I ough-”
Before Dash got the chance to even move into position to hit Kuro Teva had already punched the green haired boy in his face hard as hell. This sent Kuro flying… right out of the forest.
With a smile Kurami placed his hands behind his head. “Well Dash, it looks like the race is over.”
“What?” Dash asked confusingly.
“Kurokane just escaped the forest first. That means my team wins the race,” Kurami said, grinning.
Yup. They were all fighting directly at the edge of the forest. Right behind the tree Kuro was laying near before he got up was the exit of the forest. Kurami’s team had won, in a weird way but they won none the less.
“Good work Little Dash,” Miyabi remarked sarcastically before walking past Teva, laughing.
“Aww, we lost,” Stone Chan said sadly as Ryu walked past him followed shorty after by Kurami.
Dash and his group exited the forest with their heads hung low.
Kurami and Dash’s teams stood side by side with Kuro still on the ground. They had finally made it to the Village Hidden in the Clouds.
“We’re here guys,” Kurami said picking Kurokane up by his collar and carrying him into the village as they all walked in.
The Cloud Village itself was smaller than the Hidden Leaf and was interestingly cold, colder than the forest that they literally just got out of. This was made stranger when they factored in that it was the middle of summer but hey, what would you expect from a village named after clouds that is smack dab in the middle of Land of Lightning?
Once they were in the village, Kurami offered to take the package to the Kage of the village, the Raikage. Kurokane, excited as usual offered to go with him. Kurami didn’t actually want to bring Kuro along but he knew that if he didn’t Kuro would keep asking. Besides, it would be better to teach Kuro the proper edict to have around an official or higher up now than to wait for him to blatantly disrespect someone later on down the line.
“Okay, come on,” Kurami said with a groan.
“Yes!! Awesome! Let’s go!” Kurokane really wanted to meet the Kage.
“I’m not going. It doesn't take all of us being in one room to drop off a package. Just come get me when you are ready to leave Kurami sensei,” Ryu said walking off.
“Ryu,” Miyibi said following after her brother.
“I’ll be taking my student’s over this a way,” Dash said excitedly.
Poor Kurami had been left with the annoying Kurokane.
“Okay now Kurokane, we are headed to meet a Kage, that means you have to be on your best behavior.
“Come on Kurami sensei. I’m not THAT much of a burden. Danzen,” Kurokane said, as the two made their way to the Raikage’s office.
“If you only knew,” Kurami said with a look of pure annoyance on his face. He knew that he would end up saying lines like that to Kurokane a lot.
Over on a park bench, Ryu and Miyabi sat in silence, the latter just not knowing what to say to start a conversation. Ryu seemed lost in thought.
“What are you thinking about big brother?” Miyabi asked Ryu.
“…Back in the forest... Orochimaru only had a focus on you, Kurami Sensei and the loser.”
“I don’t know what he wanted with me,” Miyabi stated.
“My point is that he didn’t show any interest in me at all, why not? He went after grandfather when he was young didn’t he? Am I not as important as all of you?”
“Ryu, I’m not sure this is something that you want to be torn up over. It’s better that he doesn’t come after you,” Miyabi spoke, trying to convince her brother not to follow their grandfather’s path.
Ryu slammed his fist into his hand. “You just don’t get it.” Ryu said before standing up to face a blond haired boy who now stood in front of the siblings.
“Can we help you?” Miyabi asked looking up at the boy.
This brown skinned boy had yellow hair and circular bug like eyes similar to Rock Lee’s. He even wears the same green track suit as Lee.
“Yes you can. Would you come with me Miss Uchiha?” The blond asked.
“Hold on now. Just what do you want with my sister?” Ryu asked, holding an arm to the side to block Miyabi.
At the Raikage’s Office Kurami stood with Kurokane. The Raikage is a dark skinned man like everyone else in the village. He had white hair, including his facial hair and had a single grain of wheat hanging from his mouth. His eyes could not be seen from beneath his yellow and white hat Raikage’s hat. He was kicked back in his chair smoking a cigar.
“We are terribly sorry to interrupt you Lord Sixth,” Kurami said, bowing his head while at the same time forcing Kurokane to bow down with his hand on the back of the boy’s head.
“Ow, what the heck sensei,” I know it’s customary to bow but jeez, this guy isn’t a god!
The Raikage raised an eyebrow.
“Be quiet for now Kuro. You got that?” Kurami whispered to the young genin.
“Yeah yeah, I got it. Danzen,” Kurokane said taking a deep breath before speaking.
The two of them raise their heads as Kurami presents the item which was in a brown box to the Raikage’s female assistant. The woman checked the contents of the box before giving the Raikage a look that screamed “How could you”.
Neither Kurami or Kurokane knew what lied inside the box.
“Thank you Kurami. Excellent job keeping the contents intact.” The Raikage said with a smile while looking down at Kurami whom is actually shorter than Kurokane.
“No problem Lord Raikage. This was a gift directly from our Hokage after all,” Kurami said, smiling thinking that he might actually get out of there with no incident.
“And tell me, who is this boy you have with you?” The Raikage asked looking at Kurokane.
“This sir is Kurokane Uzumaki,” Kurami said holding his hand to Kurokane in a presenting manner.
“Hm. Uzumaki… Uzumaki… where have I heard that name before?” The Raikage asked tapping his chin.
“He is the son of the legendary Kurocane who saved the Lightning Land years ago.”
Kurokane looked at the Raikage trying to keep a smile on his face as the face of the Kage turned from joyful to one of anger.
“So you are the son of that rascal who destroyed my Make Out Mugen book?!”
“Make Out Mugen?” Kurokane asked recalling what the Make Out series is. O_O “Wait?! You read that pervy crap?!”
The Raikage’s eyebrow twitched before he snapped.
“It is not crap!!” The Raikage said using his forearm to break the table in front of them in half.
“Whyyy Kuro?” Kurami whined.
“Don’t get mad at me because you’re a pervert!!” Kurokane said, snapping back at the Raikage.
Both Kurami and the female assistant face palmed as the two hot heads minced words.
Back outside Ryu stepped up to the face of the boy.
“State your name,” Ryu said.
“My name is Tang Lee!” The Boy said.
“What kind of name is Tang Lee? Sounds Chinese” Miyabi spoke to herself.
“Well Tang Lee, I would suggest you back up… or else...” Ryu Warned.
“Or else what?” Tang tested.
Ryu clenches his fist prepared to fight. He felt this was perfect. Another chance to test out his strength and this time against a ninja from another nation.
Tang Lee walked away from Ryu and got into the iron fist fighting style. This is the same fighting style Rock Lee used to use.
Ryu was itching for a fight.
“Ryu, don’t fight him. I may have healed you but your stamina must still be low. We did just escape from a battle in the forest,” Miyabi warns her brother.
Ryu placed his hand over his chest, feeling the scar left behind from the slash Orochimaru gave him with the sword. Miyabi was right but he couldn’t back down now right? This was his chance. As Ryu mulled over his options Kurokane and Kurami would be seen running towards them from behind Tang. Correction, Kurami was running away with Kuro being dragged along as Kuro swore the whole way..
“What the?” Miyabi asked, wondering what the heck was going on.
Kuro and Kurami stopped near the others, out of breath, Kurami from running and Kuro from snapping.
Kurokane turned to see the stare down Ryu was having with Tang.
“What’s goin on here?” Kuro asked Miyabi.
“This boy came out of nowhere and asked me to go with him. Ryu stepped up to defend me but I don't think Ryu should be fighting” Miyabi explained.
“I think I get it. Hey Ryu, let me fight this guy” Kuro requests.
Ryu looks back at Kuro with a serious expression before closing his eyes and placing his hands in his pocket. “Go for it.”
Kurokane stepped forward as Ryu stepped back and sat next to his sister.
“This does not concern you. My only priority is getting the female Uchiha to come with me,” Tang said trying to get Kuro to shoo.
“I don’t care what ya priority is! Ya not touchin Miyabi, not while I’m around!” Kurokane shouted.
His sudden outburst and declaration of her protection shocked Miyabi.
Kurokane’s big mouth caught Stone Chan and Teva’s attention while Dash Sensei did dynamic poses.
“If you continue to stand in my way I will have no choice other than to take you down,” Tang declared.
“Let’s see you try!” Kurokane shouted.
“Just fight already!” Kurami shouted annoyed and not wot worried at all. He looked more surprised to see the blond boy than anything.
“Here I coooome!” Kurokane said as he ran towards Tang. Silhouettes of Naruto running toward Rock Lee during their first fight appears around the two shinobi.
Kurokane goes in for a punch to the face but Tang Lee ducks it and uses Leaf Whirlwind, a sweeping move. Unlike in the fight with Naruto and Lee, Kurokane hopped over Tang’s leg. When Kuro landed he kicked Lee in the chest sending him sliding across the ground. The yellow haired boy would flip to his feet and rush to Kuro engaging him in hand to hand combat.
“A Taijutsu fight. That guy’s fighting style is similar to mine,” Stone Chan noted.
Both Kurokane and Tang Lee had a hard time landing hits on one another. Tang tried to give Kuro a gut shot but the green haired boy grabbed his wrist and yanked him into a punch. As always, Kurokane’s punch was devastating, bloodying Tang’s nose and causing him to slide back on his feet. Tang wiped the blood from his nose.
“Wow, Kurokane is actually winning!” Miyabi said, impressed with Kuro.
Ryu just smirked, using this fight as a way to gauge Tang Lee and more importantly Kurokane who had shown more power than Ryu can even muster at one point. So far Kuro hadn’t shown anything special by Ryu’s standards.
“You are a formidable opponent,” Tang said pulling out a blank card from behind his yellow waist band. He held the card up in front of Kuro and suddenly information appeared on the front. The card now had a spinning holographic model of Kuro on it with stats next to the model.
“The ninja info card says your name is Kurokane Uzumaki. Age: 12. Blood type A. Specialty: Taijutsu. Rank: genin. There is no data on your mission success That is interesting. No other information known at this time. Usually the cards hold more info on ninja.” Tang noted.
Kurokane gave a cocky grin.
“You’re gonna need more than an index card or whatever you called it to stop me!” Kurokane stated pointing at Tang Lee Triumphantly! “I’m a complete mystery! The ninja world has never been able to track me!”
Tang Lee gulped, worried that he might have bitten off more than he could chew by fighting Kurokane.
Kurami correct Kuro. “There’s no info because this is your first mission.”
“Aww come on Kurami Sensei! Did ya have to mess up my awesome speech?!”
“This is only my second mission,” Tang Lee told them stupidly.
His second mission, Ryu thought to himself. Welp, fighting this guy would have been a waste of time. Ryu stopped paying attention to the fight.
“This guy comes here and gets in a fight with Ryu and has only done 2 missions? How lame,” Miyabi said.
“Even so… Kurokane here has only been on 1 mission. This means...” Tang hopped into the air and came down with a flying kick hitting Kurokane directly in the face. “I have the advantage.”
Before Kurokane could catch his balance Tang had over run over and was now punching him in this stomach continuously. Kuro leaned forward to hold his stomach and caught a knee to the jaw. Tang Lee finished with a jumping spin kick knocking Kuro off of his feet.
“Leaf Hurricane!” Tang Lee jumped into the air again and hit Kuro as he was falling sending him flying. Kuro slid across the ground and seemed to be down for the count.
Ryu’s attention was caught again. “Did he say Leaf?” Why would a Could Village ninja attack using a technique from another village. The Leaf Hurricane is a technique that Stone Chan uses.”
Teva busted out laughing. Stone Chan shook his head. When Kuro had that out burst earlier and saw Miyabi’s reaction he got worried but it turns out that Kurokane was all talk. This put Chan’s heart at ease until he heard Miyabi’s voice.
“Get up Kurokane!” Miyabi cheered.
Kurokane slowly stood back up to his feet.
“I haven’t lost yet. In fact I’ll beat you with my next attack!” Kurokane said lion heartedly.
Kurami smiled with a giant sweat bead on his head. “This kids stamina always surprises me.”
“A great attempt at a bluff but… I have you on the ropes and judging by your breathing, it would only take me one more attack to defeat you,” Tang stated.
“Shut ya trap and try me!” Kurokane snapped.
“Looks like this one is over” Ryu said, clenching something in his pocket.
Tang Lee looked Kuro up and down, sizing him up and trying to figure which side to attack.
Kuro placed his hands in the Shadow Clone jutsu hand seal. Before either of them could attack though Kurokane was blown back by a huge gust of wind.
“Whoa what the hell?!” Kuro yelled falling down.
“If you do not even wear the symbol of your village you have no chance at defeating a true shinobi!” Tang stated while running towards Kuro.
“Do not wear the-” Kuro felt his forehead and notices that his headband is gone. “Hey, what the?!”
“Here… catch!”
Ryu’s voice echoed in Kuro’s ears as Kuro held out his hands and saw his red headband that fall into them. Ryu had picked it up earlier after the fight with Orochimaru.
Kurokane looked back at Ryu who looked away and Miyabi smiled as did Kurami. With his eyes covered by shadow Kurokane would smile and ties his headband on. The usual grin of the new number 1 hyper active knucklehead ninja returned as he went back into the Shadow Clone seal. “I am a Leaf Village ninja and that means I don’t back down and I don’t give up! That’s what I believe! This headband is the symbol of my pride something you just reminded me of. Now I’m gonna use this pride to punch you in face!!”
Tang Lee who had been running over to Kurokane trips and falls onto his face. Everyone stops and everyone and I mean everyone around face palms except Kurokane. As Tang Lee got back up Kuro goes on the attack.
“Kagebunshin no jutsu!!” In a puff of smoke 2 clones of Kurokane appeared. The clouds above parted and the sun came through shining down upon Kurokane, the leaves in the trees around shake rapidly as the wind from before slowly stops. The clones ran over to Tang Lee.
The Raikage himself who had been watching from his balcony is taken aback as he remarks about the Shadow Clone Jutsu being a jonin level technique.
The clones ran in and one kicked Tang Lee sending him leaning back. The other slid behind the boy and kicked up upward with both feet, using his hands for support on the ground and as Tang flew upward Kurokane ran in and hopped into the air, decking him in the face. Tang’s mouth released some blood before he hit the ground defeated. Kurokane landed beside him and looked down at him, fist balled and his headband gleaming in the sunlight. The people around are shocked to see this loud arrogant and somewhat unsuspecting kid win a fight.
“My name is Kurokane Uzumaki!! Don’t any of you forget it!”
“Yep, he wouldn’t be Kurokane other wise,” Miyabi remarked about Kurokane’s roar.
Ryu stood up and walks to Kuro. “You’ve earned that headband.”
“Thanks Ryu,” Kurokane said grinning.
“Humph, that just means everyone can stop treating you like a baby.” Ryu teased.
“What?! I’ll kick you’re ass too ya know! Danzen!”
“Okay boy’s that’s enough” Miyabi said smiling and walking over to the boys.
“Tch” Somewhere in the shadows a person who watched everything transpire shook their head.”
Dash headed over to Tang Lee who was on the ground having woken up but laying flat.
“Hey there, how ya doing, good?” Dash asked the boy.
Tang sats up shaking his head.
“Seems like you could use some training. How about coming back to the Leaf Village?
“No, I am sorry but I cannot do that” Tang declined.
“Wait?! You said BACK to the village. Was he a leaf ninja?” Miyabi asked.
“Yes, in fact he was in the same class as you originally. His name is Tang Lee” Dash said, informing the students.
“He flunked the academy and disappeared one day without a trace. It was rumored that he ran away from the village. Some even said that he may have been kidnapped” Kurami said
“Wait, I remember you mentioning him when we first met Kurami Sensei,” Kurokane said.
Dash looks down at the young boy as Tang stands up.
“Why not come back with us?” Stone Chan says walking over. “There are people in the village looking for you and most of all I miss training with you. Judging from your fight you’ve become much stronger than the last time that we battled.”
“I have been training and training hard,” Tang said.
“With who? I-if you don't mind me asking,” asked Miyabi inquisitively.
“Well I-” Before Tang could give an answer the wind picked up again.
The blowing wind sent Kurokane flying up to the Raikage’s balcony. When the Ninja looked up they saw a massive steel fan flying over head. It flew into the forest. As they looked back down again, you guessed it, Tang Lee was gone. Who ever that was captured or retrieved Tang Lee.
Regardless of all that had happened, the Leaf Village ninja had accomplished their mission.
“All that’s left now is to head home,” Kurami said smiling at everyone.
Back in the leaf village.
Inside the Leaf Village’s main infirmary there was panic. Doctors and nurses seemed to be stumped about a certain situation. Inside one room the 7th Hokage Naruto had awakened, so that’s good but what wasn’t good was that there was a bubbling red cloak engulfing him.
“Raaaar!” Naruto roared, strapped down to the bed and trying to get free. The doctors scrambled trying to sedate him. None of their needles seemed to work, in fact it just seemed to make him angrier.
This tantrum of his continued literally for days. On the day Kurami and Dash’s groups came back a random ninja appeared and whispered something in Kurami’s ear.
“Oh no, guy’s I’ve got to go. Head to the Hokage’s office and pick up your earnings.” With that the 10 year old hopped off into the village, closely followed by Dash whom could sense the severity of the situation.
The kids were left there wondering what the hell was going on.
Kurami and Dash rushed to the hospital to find lord 7th in a state of rage.
As he is fairly new to the village, having just arrived and become a jonin about 3 years ago, Dash didn’t know about the 9 tailed Fox Kurama inside of Naruto, so he was understandably confused and scared.
“What set him off?” Kurami asked one of the doctors.
“We actually don’t know.” said the lead doctor. “I sent a nurse in to do a check on his condition and she reported that was it.
“We might just have to call the 6th Hokage to handle this. It’s said that he was the sensei of Lord 7th when during the time of the 5th rein. Perhaps he knows how to handle Lord Naruto when he is in this state.”
The entire infirmary began to shake as Naruto’s chakra became more powerful.
“If he releases himself from those bindings… we will all die,” Kurami said gravely.
The kids reached the 6th office.
“Then the mission was a success?” Kakashi asked, breaking from his book to address the youngsters.
“Yeah, we went in there and kicked all kinds of a-”
Miyabi placed Kurokane in a headlock. “Don’t be an idiot!”
Kakashi looked confused but then smiled seeing so much of his former students Naruto and Sakura in those two.
“We delivered the package to the Raikage. He sends his thanks.” Ryu said with his hands in his pockets and his eyes closed.
Kakashi takes a good look at Ryu and interestingly enough doesn't sense all that much of Sasuke from him, he seemed more like Itachi Uchiha in Kakashi’s eyes.
“Then great work.” Kakashi said with a smile. “Is that everything?”
All 5 of the children stopped playing around and looked at him seriously.
“There was one more thing.” Teva said seriously.
“While out we ran into a ninja more powerful than anyone I have ever seen” Stone Chan said in earnest. “This ninja attacked us and almost killed all of us.”
“Yeah! That snake guy Roachman or somethin’ like that!” Kurokane said, joining the conversation.
“It’s Orochimaru numb skull!” Teva said.
“Orochimaru?!” Kakashi asked now worried. He wondered why Orochimaru, someone who’s been working with the village for years would just attack random genin. Could he be planning to attack the village again?
“He attacked this loser here first and then continuously went after Miyabi,” Ryu stated while pointing to Kurokane with his thumb.
>_< “Loser?! I’ll kick ya ass! Bring it on Ryu!” Kurokane snapped before being taken out of the room by Stone Chan.
“Teva, I need to speak with Ryu and Miyabi privately. Good work on your job,” Kakashi said to Teva, closing his eyes showing he was smiling.
“Understood,” Teva said before bowing and leaving the room.
After Teva’s exit Kakashi placed his book face down on the desk. This alerted the siblings of the seriousness of what he was going to say. Kakashi never put down his Make Out books anymore as he is no longer a sensei.
“I need to tell the two of you something VERY important. I’ll need your cooperation with something,” Kakashi said sitting up properly.
Ryu and Miyabi nod, Ryu not paying too much mind until…
“It’s about Kurokane,” Kakashi uttered.
Hearing these words, Ryu opened his eyes.
Back at the Hospital
Kakashi walked into the infirmary.
“Lord 6th,” Kurami uttered.
“You’re a shadow clone right?” Dash asked.
Kakashi nods before stepping over to his former student. Seeing Naruto in this state brought back horrible memories.
“There maybe a way to slow this down, albeit a risky one.” Kakashi said seriously.
“What’s the way?” Asked Kurami.
“We need to bring in the one person who can seal the 9 Tails for now,” Kakashi said while turning to them.
“Who?” Kurami asked, sensing bad energy from Kakashi’s next words.
“Lord Orochimaru.” Kakashi spoke looking directly at Kurami.
Kurami tightened his fist, trying to contain himself.
“Orochimaru… really? Lord 6th, I really think that is a horrible idea. Me and my team were just attacked by him a few days ago and he told me that he wants to eliminate Kurokane.” Kurami said. “Letting him into the village would cause a lot of unneeded trouble!”
“I understand why you wouldn’t want Orochimaru anywhere near Kurokane, but while here he will be monitored at all times by Anbu Black Ops. Our choices are either this… or lose our village.” Kakashi said seriously. None of us trust him 100% either but he has been a great help lately. I’m going to have to pull rank here, sorry.” Kakashi said as Kurami looks away.
“As long as I’ve been here the 7th has been in this infirmary, was there a time where he wasn’t suffering from these rage attacks?” Dash asked.
Long ago Lord Naruto had great control over the power of the 9 Tails. As for what is happening here my guess is...” Kakashi spoke to Kurami and Dash alerting them of what was most likely going on.
At the Hokage’s office.
“Ryu and Miyabi… inside Kurokane is a dangerous power, a power which once threated to destroy all of The Leaf Village as we know it,” Kakashi said.
“Dangerous? You must be talking about that red chakra that was surrounding Kurokane a couple days ago,” Mayabi said.
“Yes, that chakra is from the 9 Tailed Fox,” Kakashi informed.
“9 Tails? You mean like in the legend? The one that tells of how the 7th Hokage was born with a 9 Tailed Demon Fox inside of him?” Ryu asked.
“That exactly. That tale isn’t something that was made up to make the Hokage seem cooler. Lord Naruto really does harbor that spirit inside of him. He tamed it long ago but… for some reason, lately the Fox has been going out of control within him.” Kakashi spoke gravely.
“But if he loses control won’t that mean the end of the village?!” Miyabi asked terrified at the thought.
“Sadly, yes it would.” Kakashi answered.
“Why tell us? What can we do? We’re just genin.” Ryu said, alluding to the fact that he knows he would have been powerless against Kurokane when he was in that raging state so there’s no way he’d stand a chance against Naruto.
“I tell you two because you are Kurokane’s team mates. Kurokane inherited the Fox’s chakra from his father and he himself got it from the 7th,” Kakashi explained.
The two Uchihas nodded.
“The reason I believe he foxes out is because...”
In the infirmary.
“Kurokane Uzumaki has the chakra of the 9 tailed fox inside of him,” Kakashi started. “Because of that he is granted healing abilities and extra strength as you have both probably witnessed by now. Kurokane also has almost 0 chakra running through his chakra network.”
“That can’t be!” Dash exclaimed. “If he had no chakra he would be exhausted not to mention unable to use… ninjustuuu” Dash said beginning to understand the situation. He thought back to when Tang Lee pulled out Kuro’s Ninja info card. It stated that his specialty is Taijutsu, maybe that’s why.
“The boy HAS chakra of course, it’s just that his control over the little bit that he can muster is horrible. If you combine that with the fact that unlike his grandfather, the 9 Tail’s chakra was never sealed within him, that means that he can access that chakra at will. I’m willing to bet that he believes that chakra to be his, when really he is using ONLY the 9 Tails chakra for all his jutsu.”
“That explains how he can spam clones even when his chakra is so low.” Kurami said trying to take his mind off of Orochimaru.
“Yes, on top of that, the Uzumaki clan have always been known for their extremely high vitality and endurance. As it pertains to Lord Naruto, this problem started not too long after Kurokane’s birth. My guess is that The Fox is reacting negatively to the surges in his own chakra from Kurokane. I’m not sure why. Kurami, I was told that Kurokane foxed out on your mission a few days ago” Kakashi said.
Kurami nodded. “Hm.”
“That coincides with when Lord Naruto went into this state. That means that he will become this way anytime Kurokane foxes out, no matter where Kurokane is as the 9 Tails can sense his own chakra anywhere. At any rate this means we cannot allow Naruto and Kurokane to be in the same place at least not until Orochimaru can seal the Fox’s chakra,” Kakashi informed.
In the Hokage’s office.
“The 9 tails power of rage comes from heightened emotions so I need the two of you to watch over Kurokane. There will be no stopping him if he foxes out so I need you two to calm him after a while. I don’t think his transformation will last for a very long time. I estimate that he can only stay foxed out for about 10 minutes.” Kakashi said.
“Watching over him, that’s what you want us to do? Then you can count on us Lord Hokage,” Miyabi said.
Ryu just stands with his arms folded. Again, things were about Kurokane. He started to wonder just how strong Kurokane was in that form and… if there was a way for him to become that strong.
“You’re dismissed” Kakashi said, going back to his book.
Ryu and Miyabi walk out of the office. Teva and Stone Chan had already gone home. Kurokane just sat down the hall from the office. Ryu and Miyabi looked at him now seeing someone completely different then they knew him to be just 30 minutes ago.
“Guys?” Kurokane looked up at his team mates.
“Come on, lets go home boys,” Miyabi said grabbing their hands and bringing them along.
As the team heads outside they met up with Kurami. Who was waiting for them. None of them knew they were talking to a shadow clone.
“You guys did great. Ready for your present?” Kurami asked with a smile.
“Yes!! I almost forgot! We won! Let’s eat! Danzen!” Kurokane exclaimed, happy as hell.
Kurami took his team to the store in Leaf City and treated them to Cheese steaks. It was the first time Ryu or Miyabi ever had a cheese steak. Miyabi wasn’t the biggest fan of them but Ryu thought they tasted good. No on ever found out that Ryu thought they tasted good. For the moment… all was well.
Kurokane’s first C ranked Mission has been completed. The Hokage has ordered for Orochimaru to seal the 9 Tails chakra. What else awaits Team 4 on their journey?
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