A/N: As promised to my girlfriend Carly. I have updated this fic. Anyway's I am considering on doing a rewrite for Beast Shinobi. The initial chapter was both surprisingly popular despite it being short and a rush job. I feel I could expand on it and maybe try and do better. Anyway, enjoy this chapter and please leave lots of reviews.
Chapter Five: Beware the Tanuki! (Part two.)
"Ohhhhhhhh. My fucking head." The blonde muttered as he cane to. He could feel his cheek pressed against cold steel, when his vision came into focus he surmised that he was on a boat, his hands bound by zip ties. Sitting in front of him was the Mercenary Quiet, her eyes staring down at him, filled with a sense of curiosity.
She crouched down and crawled over to him in a cat like manner. Her gaze never leaving his. When she got up close to him, she picked him up and propped him against a crate, then drew a knife and pressed the blade to his cheek. "..?"
Naruto swallowed hard, but replied calmly "No. I'm not going to beg. Who sent you?" She withdrew the combat knife and sheathed it. Getting up she began to make preparations to leave this accursed island. "Hey! The hell do you want with me?" he yelled at her to get her attention. She merely ignored him as she hummed a bit, checking to see if the gas tank on the ship was full.
See no other way out, he lunged from behind her, and used his bonds to try and choke her, instead she managed to flip him over her shoulders and plant him on the floor. When his back impacted against the floor, the wind was knocked out of him, blurring his vision. A small click sound occurred as she aimed her sidearm at his head.
"Can you blame me?" He asked simply, referring to his escape attempt. She blinked a few times then holstered her weapon and punched the blonde square in the jaw making him spit up blood and saliva. She picked him up and held him by the collar, looking him square in the eyes "…"
"Well aren't you a ray of sunshine? Sorry Quiet-san. But whoever your boss is… I'm not going. And you really think this is the first time someone tried tying me up?" The blonde asked while raising his hands, showing he was now loose from his bonds. A skill he picked up when escaping from various Chunin who chased him for his pranks. In one swift movement he ziptied Quiets hands and kicked her in the chest, sending her over the edge of the boat.
She flipped over and managed to grab hold of the anchor's chain, keeping her from falling completely into the water. But the Salt water was already burning thr skin on her legs, the feeling of suffocation setting in. Above her, the whiskered teen peered over checking to see if she had fallen. "..!"
"Help you? You tried to kidnap me!" the blonde yelled angrily. Quiet winced in pain, the burning felt horrible, her ability to keep her grip leaving her "..!"
"What? You can't swim?" he asked in mild surprise. The woman's pleading seemed… sincere. Almost desperate even. Quiet slipped slightly on the chains, more of her body falling into the water, the saltiness scalding her skin, forcing hot tears from her eyes. "..!"
In Naruto's head he felt a voice say 'Leave her' but his heart was telling him to help her. He could see in her eyes… that she didn't want to die. Cursing himself he tossed down a length of rope to her. The mercenary, let go of the chains then grabbed it, unable to pull herself up due to her bonds on her wrists. signaling to pull her up. Naruto grunted and began to pull her up from the water until at last she was back on deck.
Quiet's vision was blurry, her skin felt like it was on fire. She tried to reach for the bottled water she had stored away, but she barely had the strength to move. Her body was spent from having to hold onto the chain and rope. "…"
"Water? You want water?" the blonde asked as he searched and found a number of water bottles in a cupboard. Popping one open, he offered it to the Mercenary. She shook her head and gestured to her body "…"
"Pour it on you? Okay." He replied and did as she asked him to. When the cool water spilled on Quiet's skin a sense of relief flooded her as the sodium on her body was washed away. She blearily looked up at him, a small smile of gratitude forming. He could have left her to die. He could have just let her drown. But he didn't, he had saved her life.
"Color me curious. Why can't you swim?" he asked out of curiosity.
Quiet bit her lip for a moment, but saw no harm in telling him… in a manner of speaking. Pun very much intended. "…"
"You're serious? Lemme get this straight then, you were roasted alive, but somehow survived, then underwent a procedure which healed you but your insides are still barbecued. But now you breathe through your skin and being covered by clothes or being submerged in water will suffocate you? How do you eat?" he asked out of curiosity while becoming more and more fascinated by this woman.
She blinked her green eyes for a moment, finding his innocent curiosity and questioning… refreshing. "…"
"Ohhhh. Photosynthesis. You absorb nutrients through sunlight. That's neat. You… are actually pretty cool. And you have a nice voice." He commented with an innocent smile. This however made animated question marks blink over her head. How could he understand her? Why did he comment on her voice? She hadn't spoken a single word but yet… somehow… he listened.
"What's with the weird looks?" the Jinchuuriki asked since Quiet was looking at him rather oddly. A rustling of bushes was heard making Naruto duck down and take cover, peering over he saw that the Tanuki killer was walking out from the bushes. A baton in hand. The Tanuki masked killer walked along the beach for a few moments. Though for some reason he hadn't spotted the boat, Naruto and Quiet were on.
Pursing her lips, Quiet tapped the blonde on the shoulder to get his attention. "..!"
"You're going to… how can I trust you not to dart ME?" the whiskered teen whispered harshly. Quiet offered up her bound wrists "…"
"Fine! I'll put a little trust in you. I guess I don't have a choice then." He spoke and cut her bonds using her combat knife. With a nod, Quiet camouflaged herself. Smoothly walking over to the case which held the tranquilizer rifle she brought with her. She loaded it with a dart, then aimed and fired at the killer with pinpoint precision.
"OW! WHO SHOOTS A PERSON in… the … azzhhhhhzhhh." Spoke the killer in a mechanical voice before falling over onto the sand face first. After the killer had fallen into unconsciousness, the blonde and mercenary tied up the Killer against a tree. Quiet stood by with her rifle, which was now loaded with live rounds.
It didn't take long for the Tanuki masked killer to come to. Shaking his head the Killer spoke "Naruto! What the fuck? You shot me in the ass! Not cool dude! Not cool!"
"What the… how the hell did you know my name? Have you been stalking me to put on your hit list or something? Ya know… this is usually the big reveal part on who the Killer is. Time to remove the mask!" the blonde yelled as he yanked the large mask off the Killer's head revealing… Carly the Dyke?
"NOT COOL!" she yelled angrily while glaring at the whiskered teen. She then growled and whispered under her breath "Big boy never mentioned about getting shot in the ass."
"Carly! But… how..?" the blonde asked in complete confusion. Quiet merely stood by watching events unfold, as she observed her target… she found herself unable to finish this mission. She suddenly felt an… odd attachment to this boy. Could it be because he saved her? She shrugged and listened on what this 'Carly' was about to say.
"Oh yeah! You remember all those matching costumes in the cabin? I snagged one to impersonate the Killer and find whoever it was… but well… the zipper on my costume broke off." She explained with a sheepish smile making the Jinchuuriki sweat-drop.
He rubbed his temples then spoke while untying the Ebony skinned Dyke "Okay. New plan. We're going to find Kuroko, your girlfriend Kiana, and that little girl the killer had, and we're getting the Hell off this island."
"Sounds good. But what about killing the Tanuki guy?" she asked as she got up and cracked her stiff neck.
"We'll handle that if push comes to shove. But that's not really a priority. Besides… in horror films the killer ALWAYS comes back." The Blonde replied with a grimace. Both Quiet and Carly looked at each other for a few moments… and conceded that the Jinchuuriki had a good point.
Meanwhile. In Konoha.
Sarada Uchiha, self proclaimed Kunoichi from the future, was tossing large chunks of wood, into a wood chipper. The trees in the Uchiha compound's courtyard bad withered away from lack of care and needed disposing so new trees could be planted. She was humming away quite happily since she had been welcomed amongst her fellow Kunoichi… but she still received odd looks whenever she claimed she was from the future.
However, unknown to her, rumors had spread across Konoha that a female Uchiha had recently appeared and was staying in the former Uchiha compound, which was being converted into a private School for Class D. And better yet, the Kyuubi brat wasn't in town.
Outside the compound, Kizashi Haruno was looking through a Spyglass observing the Uchiha from the future. Standing next to him was Sasuke, his trademark scowl on his face as he asked "So that's her? How did she survive the Massacre? Where has she been all this time?"
The pink haired man shrugged "Most likely she wasn't even in the village when it happened. Rumors say she's the bastard child of a Uchiha during some mission gone wrong. But then, does it matter? You'll finally have someone worthy of an Elite Uchiha such as yourself." He praised the self proclaimed Avenger, hoping to get in his good graces.
"Hn. So long as she's strong I don't care." Sasuke spoke, this Uchiha girl would make a good Trophy to keep around, if nothing else.
"Don't worry. I hired professionals to capture her." The former Shinobi spoke with a large grin. Inside the compound a trio of masked men were hiding in the shadows, two were hiding across from the courtyard, watching Sarada as she chucked another piece of wood into the chipper. The machine buzzing as it mulched the wood and sprayed it out.
The third man was creeping up behind Sarada, he then charged at her with a syringe ready and lunged forward to stick her and pump her full of tranquilizer. However, Sarada leaned down to pick up another hunk of wood, causing her assailant to fly over her and dive head first into the wood chipper.
The machine came to life as the sounds of screams, and the grinding of flesh and bone came from the Wood chipper. With a yelp Sarada grabbed the legs of her attacker and tried to pull him out, not knowing he meant to kidnap her. "I'LL SAVE YOU!" she screamed as she pulled harder.
From Kizashi and Sasuke's position the two wondered what was happening. Kizashi looked through his spyglass for a few moments and turned green at the sight of Sarada being sprayed by blood as she held onto the kidnapper's legs. The Ex Shinobi believed that she was a psycho who intentionally shoved the kidnapper inside the machine to turn him into bloody mulch.
The two other men meant to kidnap Sarada gaped at what happened. The Machine blocked their line of sight, preventing them from witnessing their colleague carelessly dive into the Wood chipper. So they too believed that the girl shoved him in there. Blood sprayed out the chute which splattered the two men causing them to run away in panic.
They ran through the Compound's hall and ran headlong into Ino Yamanaka who was assigned Laundry duty at this time. The two accidentally tackled her to the ground, smearing her in the excess blood. "HEEEEELP! RAPISTS! THEY'RE GOING TO RAPE AND MURDER ME!" the blonde Heiress screamed in horror at the sight of the two men on top of her, covered in blood. Believing they had ill intentions for her and her body.
At Ino's cry for help, Ameyuri appeared and decapitated the second Kidnapper, causing a geyser of blood to spray out from where his head was formerly attached. The third man managed to scramble to his feet and rush into a random room, which turned out to be a kitchen area.
Mikoto and Hinata were busy melting down cheese for the main dish at dinner time. The two saw the final Kidnapper run inside… only for him to slip on his colleagues blood from under his shoes and slide along the floor, he slammed headlong into the stove… and the pot of melted cheese fell on his head. He screamed in agony as the hot and gooey cheese stuck to his face. The heat scalding his head, as the melted dairy oozed into his ears, nostrils and mouth. Finally… his cries became silent as he perished from the hot melted cheese.
"My goodness! What in the hell just happened?" Mikoto asked. Not understanding what occurred in Class D's private School. Sarada then appeared, her body and face covered in blood and holding a pair of legs… missing its upper half.
The Uchiha rubbed the blood off her spectacles and spoke "I have no idea. I was throwing that wood into the chipper like you asked, when this suicidal guy dove right inside. I tried to save him from himself… but I failed."
Ameyuri and Ino then showed up, the former holding up the head of the second man. And the latter spoke "Then this weirdo and his friend jumped me to rape me and then murder me! But Ameyrui-san saved me. What happened to the third guy?" the Blonde girl asked while pointing at the still twitching body.
"Erm. He slipped and then… the pot full of melted cheese… fell on him. And killed him." Hinata answered. Unsure on what to make of this bizarre turn of events.
"Should… we call the authorities?" Asked Mikoto while scratching at her head.
"And tell them what Ghost-chan? That a suicidal idiot threw himself into the wood chipper, his two friends tried to take advantage of a young heiress with intent to murder her after, then the third guy was killed by a pot of melting cheese? What the hell is this? Some kind of weird manga?" asked the swordswoman while crossing her arms.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh. Good point Ame-chan. So… what are we supposed to do with the bodies?" Mikoto asked. Though she didn't fancy the idea of burying them in the compounds courtyard.
"Oh! I got a great idea!" yelled One Anko Mitarashi, who appeared seemingly from thin air.
"WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM?" They yelled since the Snake Mistress just inserted herself into the bizarre situation of her own accord.
"Eh. I didn't see or hear much, but I saw the gory aftermath. Anyway, I have a great idea on what to do!" the purple haired proclaimed. The other Kunoichi were very much concerned about what she had in mind. But then, it wouldn't hurt to listen to her idea… right?
Back with Naruto.
"See anything?" Naruto asked his newest companion, the mercenary known as Quiet. The sniper was using her enhanced vision to observe the terrain to spot their remaining companions or the Killer. Whichever came first into her line of sight.
"Ooooooh. We shouldn't be here. We gotta track down Kiana and the others!" Carly spoke while fidgeting, her every instinct telling her to track down her girlfriend. Though the last time she tried that… her girlfriend mistook her for the Killer and beat her up a bit.
"I know. But in Horror films, when you're on the Killer's home turf, he has the advantage. He knows the area. We don't. So wandering around aimlessly isn't going to help us." He explained, forcing the Ebony skinned Dyke to nod in understanding.
Suddenly, the sounds of indistinct yelling came from a short ways off. Looking in the sounds direction, Quiet spotted Kuroko and Kiana staring down the Tanuki masked killer, who was holding the girl known as Shizukesa, hostage.
Naruto and Carly rushed to this scene while Quiet prepared her rifle, which was loaded with live rounds. She aimed down the sights and had a clear shot on the Killer. However, he was standing on the edge of a cliff, and if she fired now, he might fall and take the girl with him. She had to wait for an opportunity to fire on him.
"CARLY! Wha… why are you dressed like the Tanuki?" Kiana asked when she saw her Dyke girlfriend, forgetting the current situation for a moment.
"Later! We've got bigger problems." Spoke Carly with a scowl. Her eyes glaring at the Killer for taking the child hostage.
The crackle and static of a speaker came on, as the Killer spoke with a mechanical voice "Ah. The pieces are all here. Excellent. You want this little thing back? Then you boy, must take her place. You have ten seconds to decide." With that said, the Killer began counting down.
Naruto knew that this was the part, that the cornered Killer would take one or more victims in a last act of rage, desperation or insanity. Plus the Killer made no promises to release the girl, much less have reason to keep unmade promise.
Shizukesa stared ahead, with her unblinking crimson eyes. Not showing any sign of distress or emotion. Finally a small smile crossed her lips as she mouthed 'Goodbye'. The red eyed girl threw whatever weight she had against the Tanuki masked killer causing the two to fall off the cliff and into the ocean. Naruto leapt forward to catch the girl's hand… but he couldn't reach her in time as she and her captor plunged into the sea.
"She… she… sacrificed herself. To kill him? Why?" Naruto asked quietly. His mind reeling from shock. Kuroko appeared and placed a hand on his shoulder to answer him "Who knows? Maybe she was tired of being his plaything? Poor girl. She seemed to like you too. Still… you can't help the dead."
The blonde nodded, feeling only slightly better as he spoke in a somewhat shaky tone "Y-yeah. You're right I guess. Well, we have a boat on the other side of the island. We should probably head back home. I still owe the others a vacation. Carly-san? Kiana-san? Can ya make it back home when we reach the mainland?"
The two smiled and nodded, with Kiana answering "No problem. Our boyfriend will get us out of this weird Fanfic later." Carly screamed in outrage as she screamed "YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT! NOW BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN!"
Naruto and Kuroko had question marks over their heads, the former speaking "Umm. The hell is a Fanfic? Never mind. I don't wanna know. We'll get you to the mainland, and when we part ways… I hope we NEVER meet again." The two ebony skinned women chuckled nervously at that.
Off deeper in the woods, Quiet dismounted from her perch in the trees and decided to go with the boy. He genuinely interested her… plus it was nice to have someone around she could 'talk' with.
Later.
Shizukesa emerged with the Tanuki masked Killer from the Ocean. Her neck visibly broken as evidenced by the bone that was easily seen. With a sigh she snapped her head back into place with a sickening snap and crunch noise. At her feet, was the killer, the front of his mask had shattered. He rolled onto his back… revealing the face of Mizuki. Who escaped from prison some time ago. His mouth sewn shut by wire.
Shizukesa, was, in laymen's terms. An immortal being. Cursed by the Shinigami in an age long before Chakra ever existed. She was old enough to have seen the Rabbit Godesses' rise and fall, to have served as a nanny for the Rikudou Sennin and his brother, old enough to be godmother to the Sennin's children. And so on and so forth to this day. Despite being immortal and perpetually immune to harm, she was forever trapped in the body of a ten year old child.
Unable to age, and unable to grow and develop into the beautiful young woman she would envision in her dreams. Having no sense of purpose, she isolated herself on this accused island. Occasionally making sport of anyone foolish enough to mistake her island as a vacation spot. Which wasn't true, a miner some years ago lied about that when he discovered a diamond mine.
Mizuki made a somewhat entertaining puppet. Making the 'fiction' that the killer was an adult. While all along it was the poor 'sex slave' kept locked away. It didn't take very long to wear the Ex-Chunin's mind down, brainwashing him then molding him into a meat puppet for her amusement. Now… this island became boring for her. There was no more fun to be had. And the Chunin had long outlived his usefulness to her.
"M-m-mama?" Mizuki choked out, the wires binding his lips together having broken from the fall. The speaker in his mask crackling and making static noises, as prerecorded sentences can be heard. The red eyed girl sighed, the idiot was so far gone, he thought that she was his mother. It was quite endearing, but now she was through with him. Her fingers twitched slightly, which resulted in the Silver haired Chunin's head being severed from his body.
Shizukesa looked off and saw the boat Naruto and his cohorts were leaving on. She could sense the powers and spirit of her god child in him. He could prove more entertaining to watch and play with. Though, he seemed like a nice boy. She'd be gentle with him.
In Konoha.
"FALSE ARREST! FALSE ARREST! FALSE ARREST!" screamed one Jiraiya who had recently awoken in his motel after a night of drinking and banging two dollar whores. Then he somehow found himself surrounded by corpses, and then was arrested by the Anbu in an impromptu manner and without warning.
"Jiraiya if the Sannin. You have the right to remain silent." Spoke one Yugao who was aware if Anko's little revenge plot since the Sannin blackmailed the Snake Mistress with sealing away the Curse mark, in exchange for sex. Which was completely unacceptable.
While the Neko masked Anbu tried to maintain a tone of professionalism… she was deeply amused by this turn of events. Jiraiya had this coming for years.
Meanwhile, Kizashi was breathing a sigh of relief that the three 'professionals' he had hired weren't connected to him. He was shocked to see that Class D was a place for psychopaths and murderers. He'd need to try and handle this in another way. Fortunately… Sasuke was still very much interested in Class D itself.
End Chapter Five.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this little chapter. My next project will be providing a better and fuller start of Beast Shinobi. So keep an eye out for it. Please check out the original too if you like. Thanks very much, and please review.