The Meka Shinobi
The Meka Shinobi
The Elemental Countries existed in the continent known as Gensō (Elemental). However, in the western side of their wonderful planet exists the continent known simply as Meka (Mecha). What made Meka stand out in difference from Gensō was the land focused more upon technological advancements alongside the shinobi lifestyle, and that Meka had a staggering ten Kage, plus a royal family that lived in Tantei no Kuni.
There was: Metarukage from Sanībēru-shi of Kane no Kuni (Metal Country), Hitokage from Nekki City of Hibatake no Kuni (Fire Fields Country), Sazanakage from Ripurugakure no Sato (Village Hidden in the Ripple) of Hamon no Kuni (Ripple Country), Tenjinkage from Kōdō-tai City of Tantei no Kuni (Celestial Country), Netsukage from Nijiiro City of Niji no Kuni (Rainbow Country), Arashikage from Sandā City of Suto-mu no Kuni (Storm Country), Tomokage from Takogakure no Sato (Village Hidden in the Corn) of Tsubu no Kuni (Kernel Country), Kyokage from Kyoukokugakure no Sato (Village Hidden in the Canyon) of Nikeikoku no Kuni (Red Canyon Country), Masshurukage from Kinoko City in Haratake no Kuni (Mushroom Country), and the Yashikage of Toropikarugakure no Sato (Village Hidden in the Tropics/Tropical) of the tropical Angel Island.
In Kane no Kuni (Metal Country), the largest city there was also the country's shinobi/military establishment: Sanībēru-shi (Sunnyvale City). The largest building was indicated by the obstruction set on the very top of the tower's roof that resembled a black gear or some sort of sprocket. This was also the location where Sanībēru took care of its military and ninja affairs, the top floor belonging to the Metarukage (Metal Shadow).
"What?"
Apparently, Ishtal Malik's morning was getting interesting.
"It's true, Metarukage-sama," reported one of his kunoichi.
She had waist length spring green hair and her ears were pierced with two cherry blossom petal earrings. Her eyes however are what made her a wonder and seemed to give her a sense of beauty mixed with mystery; the left eye was a brilliant crimson while the right was emerald. She was dressed in a pair of cream-colored silk harem pants, and worn two belts in an X formation with a fitting black tank top. She wore pink gloves, with the image of a fully bloomed rose on the back of the hands, and her hitai-ate was tied firmly on her forehead. The symbol of Kane Ninja was the symbol's etching of a top-half gear. She had a long flowing pink metal-fiber silk with kanji markings for "Protection" printed on the translucent fabric. The specially-made fabric was attached to bracelets which she wore on her wrists. As for her shoes, they were simple slip-on full black sandals.
The Metarukage was part of the small, but powerful family, the Ishtals. He was a tanned young man in his early 30s (some would say he looked ten years younger), with sand blonde hair in thick spiky locks, with violet eyes and black sideways L-looking marks under his eyes, some would assume would be tribal markings of some sort. He wore black leather pants, a thick belt, and a sleeveless sand white shirt. His Kage Coat (an orange trench coat with black and purple flame designs around the coattails and the edges of the sleeves) was hung on the coat rack by the door. He wore gold jewelry on his forearms, gold earrings, and a gold band on his right bicep, plus he wore a type of golden necklace with a pendant on the bottom that resembled a strangely-shaped eye symbol.
"You do know, Serenade, that Uzumaki Kashia will want to go all the way to Gensō's Hi no Kuni just to see if her niece's son does exist."
Serenade gave a curt nod. "I know. I came to tell you first before she caught wind. While I had been in Gensō for the month tracking down the traitor who sold secrets off the internet about our military applications that is when I had went to Hi no Kuni's ninja village, Konoha, to rest after I had slain Nueg Asigara. That's when I picked up the rumors."
Malik nodded, as the Hunter Division had sent a notice that they had received the head of Asigara, and his name was blackened off their citizenship list prior to Serenade reporting to his office upon arriving back to the city she had missed for the past two months.
"Very well... ever since the destruction of Uzushio, the surviving Uzumaki Clan has left and the majority of the survivors migrated here to Uzu, and then eventually moved to Kane. Kashia's niece, Kushina, however left to follow after Mito..."
"What do you plan to do?"
"While my Advisors are well enough to keep an active check on shinobi business while I am gone, I want you to round up the best Jōnin and ANBU operatives, and then meet me back here in the main lobby. I'll go and see Kashia and let her know that her niece left behind a son."
"Yes, sir..."
She left through the door, while Malik sighs. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" he murmurs.
=0=0=
Uzumaki Kashia was the current head of the rebuilt clan. Her husband had passed long ago, and she had made sure that their clan was back to its strength as it once was back in Uzushio. She may be getting there in her old age, but she was still a tough woman and a tough kunoichi.
"So... Serenade discovered that an Uzumaki still lives in Konoha?"
"Yeah, although she heard this from a bunch of angry drunks, muttering the clan name in a negative manner."
Kashia merely stares straight at Malik, although she was indeed angry at her clan being talked about in a disrespectful way.
"So when do we leave?"
"In a few minutes. I had told my son to prepare an airship from Sanībēru Airport, while Serenade is gathering the best Jōnin and ANBU Operatives to come on this mission greeting to Konoha in the east."
She nods. "Very well. I'll get ready, and let the clan know of what's happening. I'll meet you there."
"Hanger 9 is the destination," he responds, standing up with a bow, and then leaves the clan house.
As he exited the Uzumaki Clan Lot, his cellphone began to ring.
"Yes?"
"Father, the airship's been fueled up, and all weapons have been accounted for, along with the defense weapons."
"Good. I'll meet you there once I have acquired my ANBU and Jōnin. Son, you and Rin wait at the hanger for Kashia."
"Sure, father."
There was a click, and Malik snaps his cell shut and pockets the device. With a quick Shunshin, he disappeared from the neighborhood. The few civilians that went on with their daily routines gave no heed to the used ninja technique.
He reappeared in front of the busy intersection of the front lobby's pond and fountain. The somewhat tone-downed silence of Kashia's neighborhood was replaced with the bustling community of Sanībēru's citizens going about their business. The occasional school delinquent skipping school, Genin doing menial D-Ranked Missions, the Sanībēru Police Department doing their jobs, and the sounds of the automobiles and the occasional traffic behind him...
"Metarukage-sama?"
An ANBU operative emerged before him, kneeling. While his face was blocked by a white ornamental fox mask, his outfit was crafted after the styles of Sanībēru's ANBU Ops.
The outfit consisted of an Octocamo bodysuit. The colors were an urban setting of blues, grays, and blacks. Large knee pads secure around the knees, and the same for the elbows, with black leg straps secured to large military combat boots of a dark gray color with steel-toed caps. A criss-crossing black belt adorns the waistline of the ANBU. A combat vest, also camouflaged with urban colors is worn, with triangular-padded shoulders. However on the right breast of the vest was the patch emblem of what resembled a Combat Serrated Knife, gripped in a black hand that was crossed over a silver-tinted sprocket or gear. He was armed with the Combat Knife at both his hips, two Glocks holstered at his backside of the belt, and he carried the Shinobi Material of explosives, shuriken, Flash Bangs, and carried a full Med Cassette.
The highlighted features of the masked ANBU were that his hair was exposed, a ruffled swept style in locks of dust brown. The mask was held secured not only by black straps and half the lower part of his face blocked by a black face mask, he wore a red, blue, and black bandana, which was also used as a security device to keep the mask held in place.
"Fox?"
"Jōnin Serenade and other Jōnin she gathered are waiting in your office, sir," Code-name Fox reports.
When Malik returns to his office, he looks over at the assembled Jōnin, and the extra two ANBU that joined alongside Fox; Ushi, and Hebi. Ushi's mask was that of an octopus, however on the center near where the agent's eyes would be, was a single red-orange eye. Ushi was also bald and wore a full-on face mask behind his ANBU mask. Hebi's mask was that of a Diamond Rattlesnake, with her waist-length hair held by a high ponytail.
Serenade was standing next to one of his most trusted Jōnin. He went by the name Blackjack. Half his face was covered by his locks of thick white hair. The left area of his face was loose by black hair with several from both sides uplifted at the back, his left crimson-colored eye left exposed. His left elf-like ear was pierced with the four card suits. The clothing worn was black and a long-sleeved vest-like coat with a white undershirt and cuffs, a red silk tie, black slacks with a leather belt holding up a pair of black pants. The coat vest worn had coattails lining the back, and he had four small metals pinned to the right fold, all designed after the four card suits. His pointed shoes worn are black with white laces, and topping his head was a short-height top hat, black with a white border rim. Sharper eyes can clearly see the sharp black metal ring under the rim of the hat. He was concealing a pocket knife, and clipped to the right and left of his hips was his signature weapons Lady Luck; Lady was the red-tinted gun and Luck was the black gun. Both were custom-made semi-automatic pistols. Lady was made for fast draw-time and rapid-fire, and Luck was customized for long-distance targeting and comfort.
The twenty one year old young man by Blackjack was Kudoh Ryoji. He carried a gunmetal gray bo-staff topped with a razor silver and gold ring, which had four small chains with dangling small crystal bells pierced to the crystal ring. The weapon was an unusual one, for it was capable of firing bolts of stinging ice-blue chakra, aside being used for direct close-quarters combat. He wore ice blue hakama pants, a silver sash tied around the waist, and black oriental boots. His chest was completely bare, but he wore a white cape-like coat with the coattail ending at his ankles. His white hair was long and in unruly tussles with ice blue-tipped fringes, crescent bangs framing along his face cascading down his neck and shoulders, and three large locks between his ice-blue colored eyes. The turtleneck collar of the coat was stitched up using his hitai-ate headband, the blue-tinted plate showing the city's iconic shinobi symbol from the back. The sleeves of the cape-coat were short.
"Metarukage-sama, what are we doing here?" she asked. The young woman, Ikari Koto, wore a lavender battle-designed komodo which hung off around the shoulders, with light red honeycomb prints along the lower sleeves, a light gray undershirt that also hung around the shoulders and a lavender fuku at knee length. She wore fishnet stocking and lavender and pink sandals. Her hitai-ate was wrapped around her waist like a sash belt. The pouch on the back of her sash belt contained Senbon needles. As for her hair, she had a decorative hair broach styled after the full bloom of a white lily. The curls of pink flowed down to her lower back, some curled locks tucked behind her ears. Her eyes were an amethyst pink, with pink eyeliner and rosy red lips. Her jewelry which she wore was gold bracelets and anklets, and ocean blue teardrop earrings.
The tall man beside Koto was Taosu Sanosuke. The man's clothing consisted of a pair of white hakama pants with a belt sheathing six daggers, three each hip, and a dark gray tank. The strap-on black sandals were plated with metal around the toes and heels. Overlapping was an open white kimono with the sleeves decorated with the intricate design of a Chinese dragon around the right sleeve then curled around the back of the neck and the head reaching off to the right elbow of the sleeve. His forearms and the palms were wrapped in white tape, as were the legs around the back heels to two inches below the knees. His black hitai-ate tied to his forehead gave his short, yet thick locks of chocolate brown hair an up-drifted style, with long bangs crossing along his sides; some would say his hair resembles a scarecrow. His was the tallest of the group, being six feet easy. On his back, was a leather sword sheathe that is designed to hold such weapons like a large halberd. The halberd itself looked like a straight-edge type, with the handle made for two hand movement; however at the bottom was a crescent sharp blade attached, which would at times catch overzealous enemies off guard.
"Good. You have all been gathered to be mine and Lady Uzumaki's escorts as we head to Gensō."
"What for, sir?" Sanosuke asks.
"Lady Uzumaki's niece had left behind a son who Serenade had overheard when she made a quick rest stop in the village of Konoha tracking down now-deceased Asigara. However the mentioning's of this unknown Uzumaki was said in negative words."
"I can see why you are cautious, Malik," Blackjack spoke up, tipping his hat up so that his red eye can be seen.
"We should head to Hanger 9 at the Airport. Lady Uzumaki should be waiting for us there along with my children," Malik said.
As the group all quickly traveled by rooftops towards the Airport, Lady Uzumaki had arrived through escort.
Her long salt and pepper hair was pulled into a wrapped double bun, held by long needles. She wore the traditional clothes that Uzumaki Mito once wore, complete with ornamental headdress.
"Lady Uzumaki," the son and daughter of the Metarukage greet the elder woman, with flourish bow.
"Hello Rin, Sekai," she greets warmly. In quick bursts of speed, Malik and the entourage arrived.
Malik's son, Ishtal Sekai: He had shaggy unruly sand blonde hair in untamed locks, with several locks in front of his forehead dyed a fire red color. The rest of his hair was pulled into a thick braided ponytail that reached to past his buttocks, tightly reinforced with tape wrappings. He had a large scar on his face, shaped like an X; a scar received from an unprovoked attack during the last war with Nikeikoku. The central point of the scar rested above his nose. His eyes were an unnatural shade of violet, much like his own eyes, and his left ear had a small gold ring earring. He wore a pair of cargo pants, strapped heavy-duty boots with a black tank top, and carried an O-Katana weapon with the usual shinobi weaponry, and on his hip rested a long-barreled Desert Eagle crafted with black metal instead of silver. He had good bit of muscle on him, wears a leather trench coat that acted like a billowing cape when he would move. The symbol for Sanībēru's shinobi is proudly displayed on the back of the coat, and was also stamped on the hitai-ate tied to the left bicep.
As for his daughter, Rin's hair fell into long curly locks of sand blonde, a few tucked behind her ears, and her eyes were a grass green, the eyes of his deceased wife. Unlike her brother and him, her skin complexion was three shades lighter. The outfit she wore was a one-piece straight jacket-type suit, all white and fitted her womanly curves. The ends of her pant legs and the sleeves however were floral-bloomed and a size larger, with five slits buttoned with rectangular deep purple tags in the wrists of the sleeves. Purple leather straps are wrapped around her thighs, and her biceps. The jacket teeth that kept the suit zipped lined starting from her left hip curving up and around the front of her left breast to the front of the deep purple-colored turtleneck collar, with two purple snaps over the left chest holding them in place. The shinobi symbol's plate was displayed over both shoulders, stitched directly to the fabric. As for the footwear, it was white, thigh-length shinobi boots. Her purple hitai-ate belt which was stitched into the suit contained three expand-sealed pouches holding kunai and shuriken. Her weapon she carried on her back was a specially made weapon fit for shinobi use; as for the third pouch, it was an arrow case, situated sideways like a scroll to the back area of the belt also written with expansion seals. Finishing the state of dress was the image of folded wings on the back of her purple Jōnin vest.
"Ah, Metarukage, your airship Highwind, is ready for departure. Pilot Cid is awaiting commands," said a mechanic who saluted the ninja leader.
"Well now, let us get going, then," Malik said with a grin.
After the boarding of Lady Uzumaki, the Jōnin, ANBU, Malik and his children, the man named Cid set the engines to green, and the mechanical ship begin to gain altitude. Soon it flies away from the hanger, propelled by large blade propellers and back-up chakra turbine thrusters. Many in the city watched as the Highwind flew over the city, children from the civilian and shinobi schools looking out windows, watching it pass over Mount Hakurei.
Off it goes, heading east towards the ocean.
Their destination was Konohagakure no Sato of Hi no Kuni, Gensō.
It was midnight in Konoha; however it was lit with a festive atmosphere. It was the annual Kyuubi Festive, where Konoha celebrated the Yondaime's Sacrifice and Defeat of the Nine-tailed Fox Demon. All but one child... He was an orphan, and unknown to him, was the Yondaime's son and daughter of the Red Demon chosen to imprison the Kyuubi in him when it attacked the village. He was trying his best at hiding from a group of attackers, civilians, and some ninja. His latest hiding place was inside an abandoned sewer in a small section of the village that was ruled condemned. This is where he had spent his night, sleeping in fear. The time came when the fireworks would be released, and bathe the skies with colorful lights, that the very lights highlighted the Highwind's descent from the sky as it slows upon reaching the village perimeter. Everyone saw the large flying airship, and most of the civilians began to panic, while more seasonal shinobi whom been in the war with Sora no Kuni believed it was Sora-nin returning.
"Hokage-sama!"
"Yes, I see it too," the old man said.
"Sir. The thing's landing outside the village! ANBU are already en-route while others are taking precaution in evacuation to safe areas."
"Gather your best men. If they are Sora-nin, we'll defend."
"Hai!"
"Kakashi!"
A Jōnin wearing a dog mask drops down.
"Where's Naruto?"
"He... he disappeared, Hokage-sama. Cat, Snake, and Bull are trying to find him as we speak."
"I trust them in handling Naruto," Sarutobi said with a weary sigh, "if any villager or shinobi under my command stupid enough to not obey my law attempt to kill Naruto, end his or her life on the spot."
"Hai." The dog-masked ANBU vanish in a blur.
Sensei... the white-haired young man thought, you and Kushina would be so disappointed in the village if you were both still alive...
Kakashi steeled his thoughts, and went to find Naruto, and keep him safe from any idiot that would disobey the law.
=0=0=
The airship landed outside Konoha's borders, as the underside of the airship departs, and a mechanical platform began to lower itself to the forest ground.
"Almost like home," Sekai said, looking at the forest.
"No doubt the Highwind's presence alerted the village. Expect ANBU to emerge."
The three ANBU keep guard around their leader and Lady Uzumaki, while Malik's children and the other Jōnin also stand guard as they walk away from the airship. They just broke past the foliage and saw a path leading to the gates, when ANBU attacked. Sanosuke used his Kinzokuton (Metal Release) jutsu to generate a metal steel barrier to wrap around like a wall, blocking all thrown kunai, shuriken, and even a metal hammer for some odd reason. Since it was night, Malik's aura flared, and the steel wall shatters into metal filings as a black mass of darkness spreads from his body, and ensnares all the ANBU that hid in the trees. He wouldn't' see them, but he knew that they were surprised at being caught easily.
"Stop! Who are you? Are you Sora-nin?"
An aged man emerged, wearing the Hokage's clothing, and the Kage Hat. Malik also saw battle armor worn under the outfit.
"Command your shinobi to stand down, or my shadows will break their necks," Malik said.
He's using a Nara clan technique? Sarutobi thought, as Jōnin and Chūnin came to his side. Sarutobi lifted his hand, and Malik released the jutsu, all ANBU return to the Hokage's side, as his Advisors also appear, with Danzo, and several Clan Heads.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"I am Ishtal Malik, Godaime Metarukage of Sanībēru City, Kane no Kuni, Meka," he said.
"A ninja from the west?" Homura whispered.
"It is rare for a shinobi to come from the western continent, much less a shinobi leader, I take it," Sarutobi said, though the wizened leader of Konoha did not let his guard down. No one knew of the military strength difference between east and west. But he had an inkling to their strength of they arrived via a mechanical airship more advanced than the flying machines crafted by shinobi of Sora no Kuni.
"We are here on a mission," said the old woman by Malik, "My name is Uzumaki Kashia, and I am here to see if the rumor of my niece's son alive is true."
"Uzumaki? Your name is Uzumaki?"
"Clan Name, yes," she responded to the man with pale lavender eyes.
Judging by the lack of pupils, he must be of the Hyuuga Clan, the woman thought, sizing the man up.
"It's been awhile since I last saw anybody with the Byakugan... you of the clan?"
"I am the head of the clan," he responded in a no-nonsense tone, face etched like stone showing no emotions aside his stern glare.
"Hm... interesting. They get younger and younger every generation," she mused to herself.
"You are of the Uzumaki Clan, of Uzushio?" Utatane questioned, hoping that this was some sort of trick, but he would be disappointed.
"Former, yes. Ever since our country was attacked and completely devastated by Iwa, we have left Gensō and headed to Meka. However, my niece Kushina followed after Mito here to your village. I believe Mito was married to your Shodai, if I am not mistaken..."
There were several whisperings from the younger Chūnin and some Jōnin, who weren't that knowledgeable about their village's previous relationship with Uzushio, but Sarutobi held a hand up, causing everyone to silence themselves.
"Your niece... Kushina... I remember her well. Hot-tempered, but a wonderful kunoichi, and wouldn't give up."
"Yes, that would be her."
"And... your niece's son?" Sarutobi asked, feeling that dread that would erupt into chaos.
"My niece's son... Jōnin Serenade here heard of a boy that had our clan's name. I believe he went by the name Naruto. An Uzumaki Naruto..."
Sarutobi was right; once the name of the boy was uttered, the Jōnin behind him erupted into angry shouts, some even saying that the "demon child" had a family. The Kane-nin couldn't believe that most of the ninja of Konoha would erupt into something resembling an angry mob. A heavy force of emotion flooded the area, silencing all and it even made the Konoha ANBU sweat. All attention was back on Lady Uzumaki, whose aura was even beginning to manifest itself. Her face was void of all emotion but one: anger. Her lips were tight, and her eyes furrowed into an intense glare, as she bore down upon the Konoha shinobi.
"You dare mark negative remorse about my clan?" she asked in a near whisper. But it was heard clearly.
She may be old, and her once bright red locks have grayed, but her radiant ocean blue eyes still sparkled as bright as ever. And right now, her ocean eyes were now like a violent churn of a hurricane whipping the waters into a frenzy, cold, unforgiving...
"Although, if I recall correctly, I was a younger lass back then when our way of life was assaulted by Iwa, and we had sent envoy for help from our once former ally of Konoha, and no one emerged... I also find it highly insulting that to this day, you would dare bore our clan insignia on your Jōnin and Chūnin Flak jackets, when you never helped save us from the attack by Iwa. I may be old, but I am not a pushover..."
"P-please... Lady Uzumaki-sama, if we could just-"
Kashia's eyes turned at Homura, and the old man instantly silenced himself.
"Metarukage-sama, and his entourage will be allowed access into your village, and we shall go and look for my niece's son... if this Naruto child truly is of the Uzumaki bloodline... then he will be brought back to be groomed to be the next Lord Uzumaki."
"Yes... you may enter Konoha," Sarutobi said, hoping the woman would stop projecting her ire upon them. He did not want any bloodshed to erupt.
Granted, Kashia's aura dissipated, and the Konoha shinobi felt it easier to breathe again.
"Agent Fox, Agent Ushi, Agent Hebi, go by the rooftops, and check every corner and crevice."
The three "agents" in question salute and vanish in blurs.
"Metarukage-sama?"
"Serenade, Blackjack, check the residential areas. Sanosuke, Koto, check the surrounding forests and rivers. Son, daughter, come with me."
"Metarukage-sama, allow me to be of assistance."
"Very well," he said with a nod. Sarutobi assigned some ninja he knew he trusted close to help the Kane-nin.
An ANBU with a dog mask suddenly appeared.
"Hokage-sama, I found Naruto and took him to the hospital," he reported.
"Hospital? Near-rape?" Kashia questioned with a thinly-veiled edge of sharpness in her tone.
Malik pulled out a walkie-talkie and spoke into it, ordering his ninja to negate previous orders and report to the village's medical facility as quickly as possible.
"You will take me to see the child at once," she barked.
=0=0=
After some failed negotiations by Danzo, which had resulted in him getting slapped firmly across the face by Kashia, she had been led to the hospital, where upon entering, two ANBU were being barred from getting Naruto medical treatment. The boy looked to be four or even five years old, malnourished, with locks of blonde hair kissed by the sun itself, and wearing such clothes that said he was a beggar on the streets.
"That demon will not enter my hospital!"
"Then you shall die."
The man turned, but all he saw was the Hokage's kunai before darkness. Sarutobi killed the Hospital's Head Doctor with a kunai to the brain. Kashia walked over, her aura of death veiling around her again, as she plucked the injured child from the man wearing a bull mask and wore green spandex.
"Yes... it is confirmed... this injured child your hospital refuse to treat is my grandson... all male Uzumaki within the clan are always born with these birthmarks upon their cheeks... some woman say they are like a fox."
Her eyes lit up with rage that Konoha would dare abuse her grandson.
"I am taking my grandson back home," she said.
"My father once told me that in the East, Konoha was said to be one of the best villages of the Great Elemental Nations. He was wrong, for I see nothing more than a cesspool of child abusers and rapists," Malik said, he too was angry at what he saw.
No child should ever be subjected to such inhuman torture.
"You shall not take the child from the village," Danzo spoke up. He had since healed the bruise from the firm bitch-slap he received by the angry Uzumaki Clan Head, "he is a citizen of Konoha."
"He is a citizen of Meka, as my clan resides in the west. You try and stop us and we'll level this village to rubble," Kashia threatened. And it was a liable threat; she doubt Konoha could survive an assault from the Highwind's Chakra Cannons.
"Besides, your village dare attempt to murder the future heir of the Uzumaki Clan... that is more than reason enough for Clan Feud upon your pathetic village. You never helped us when Iwa destroyed our lives, and now you insult us by raping and abusing my grandson!"
"He's a demon child, the Kyuubi reborn!" one of the nurses shouted.
She ended up with a spike of ice to pierce her throat, and also pin her to the nearby wall. Kashia's hand was still glowing with a frosty aura.
"Retreat!" Malik shouted, detonating the Flash Bangs. The blinding lights stunned everyone, but he had pooled his shadows, and shadow-ported them from the hospital to the outside, where they re-board the Highwind.
"Cid, get us out of here! This village is nothing but lying sacks of shit! Get the medical crew down here now! We have an injured child!"
Cid was airlifting the ship back up to the sky, when the ship creaked and groaned.
"We're being attacked by Doton jutsu. Looks like earth dragons firing mud projectiles."
"Fire the cannon. Target a random spot in the village. Show those bastards what we can really do," the Metarukage commanded.
Cid did just that, as the weapons helm decided to target their mountain that had faces on it. Outside, the Hokage was shouting at Danzo and his Advisors, when he, the Clan Heads, Danzo, and the Advisors heard a thrum in the air. They all ran outside of the hospital, and saw the airship fire a large beam of pure chakra. It zipped through the sky, lighting the village with its brilliant flare.
BOOM!
The beam of chakra had struck the Hokage Monument, and completely destroyed the mountain-side. Everyone was stunned into horrified silence at the destructive potential of the ninjas from Meka.
"The civilians!" Sarutobi shouted, "Send all available ANBU and Jōnin to check on the Safety Bunkers inside the mountain, and ANBU HQ as well!"
The airship then rocket to life, as chakra blasts from the deployed turbines and it zips away through the night skies, heading west. The beam was so powerful, that it had even penetrated the safety bunkers in the mountain's faces and below. There were few survivors, and an untold amount of death tolls, from most civilians, to those in the Shinobi Academy, and even some of the Genin that were ordered to protect the civilians with some Chūnin. Several hours later, as the airship finally left land and was flying across the ocean, Kashia entered the Highwind's Medical Wing.
"How is he?"
"Rough shape, but he will make it. And also... we discovered this."
The woman lifted the blanket down to expose Naruto's lower abdomen. On his stomach was the same seal used when Mito was a Jinchuuriki.
"A Jinchuuriki... you don't think..."
"Yes... judging by the seals used, the main seal frame is the same used on the Kyuubi no Yoko; however these extra seals I am unsure of what they do. But we have detected the youkai within Naruto-sama was extracted away, purified somehow, and then used to excel his healing rate. His bloodline is also adding a contributing factor in his healing rate, although... excessive tests also show a prolonged history of excessive and even brutal abuse by the hands of Konoha. Broken and re-mended bones, tissue scarring and healing..."
"And his frame?"
"Scurvy," she replied, "we had him hooked to medical IVs that would slowly feed the needed nutrients into his body. And he also has scarring of the anal tissues; he's been raped more than once. His latest rape is current as from the rape kit; we collected a bit of semen, and collected some hair follicles."
"That village will pay for this injustice one day," Kashia whispered, "for now, Tonks, I need you to make sure Naruto is fully healed, and continue to monitor him. He'll also need a psyche evaluation... I wish to know just how deep Konoha jaded his soul."
"As you wish, Lady Uzumaki," the woman, Tonks, said with a courteous nod.
As Kashia eventually left the hospital, the old woman broke down into tears. Malik eased the poor old woman into his arms, as she cried, swearing Konoha's name with curses. Deep within Naruto's psyche, a benevolent presence shifted behind a large cage held by a simple paper seal on its surface. The towering fox shifted, slowly opening an eye, looking around.
He's free... but only temporary, the fox thought with a malevolent grace.
The Kyuubi closes its eye again, shifting around to get into a better sleeping position, ignoring the subtle grasps that the seal made in taking the chakra.
I'll repay you soon, Naruto... one day...
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When the airship had finally reached Sanībēru's Airport, Cid had already radioed in for emergency paramedics. Lady Uzumaki went with her grandson as Naruto was immediately taken straight to Genesis West Hospital, where Naruto was placed in the Intensive Care Unit.
"Father?"
Malik looked up. It was night (again) in Sanībēru, and he was still in his office checking over mission reports from several of his ninja that have done missions during his brief absence. Aside the city's nightly lights aglow across the city, the only other light was the desk lamp.
"You haven't responded to any of my calls," Sekai said, closing the door quietly behind him.
"Sorry son, I was just a bit stressed out since what had happened in Konoha..." He pulled out his cellphone, which he had turned off so he wouldn't get distracted.
"Yeah. I know, poor kid. No child should ever suffer that way."
Malik smiled grimly. "They won't be able to take Naruto, anyway. We western ninja operate different than eastern ninja, not to mention we're more modern in our lifestyle."
"I doubt they'll even be able to get to Meka. They wouldn't risk sending their shinobi into a foreign continent where the laws may differ from Gensō."
Sekai's father agreed. He doubts they ever fought against a skilled assassin or bounty hunter who had an extensive use of firearms, either. After all, firearms weren't all that used in Gensō, except for warding off pirates from raiding ships at sea; the only firearms used on ocean tankers/cargo ships are Kunai Rail Guns.
"Father, you can finish this tomorrow. You need your rest, too."
Malik sighed, before he sets his pen down. "Of course, son. Listen, I'm going to stop by Genesis West to check on Kashia. You head home."
"Okay, father," he responds with a reflected smile.
As Sekai left, Malik was filing the finished work away, and setting aside the rest he would complete tomorrow. Turning the lamp off, he grabs his coat, keys, and leaves the office. As the man took to roof skipping towards the hospital, Konoha was changed completely. First off, it's not hard to spot a large concentrated beam of chakra fired and destroying Konoha's Hokage Monument from quite a distance. This was how Jiraiya and Tsunade were drawn back to the village immediately after the firing of the Chakra Cannon from the Highwind.
Next was the population of Konoha. Not many survived the collapse of the bunkers in the mountain. ANBU HQ was destroyed and not much that was very important to the village remained intact, and the total death count was at a percentage of 45%; the civilian population was cut at that number, including the odd numbers of inspiring Genin, and some unlucky Chūnin. Among the dead was his grandson, crushed under a large collapsed wall. His life was just devastated. He had believed the Uzumaki Clan was extinct, but he was wrong.
He had Danzo executed when he had discovered that the distress signal years ago was intercepted by him, and the messenger hawk killed, leaving the Uzumaki Clan to suffer by Iwa's hands. Of course, Danzo's death caused half his shinobi rank to retaliate with a coup forcing everyone else to defend against the rogue shinobi and kunoichi. Those that died were discovered to have been in his Ne Unit, a unit he had demanded to be shut down. The village was at an all-time low, now. For once he followed after one of his student's habits and drank from a bottle of sake, as he gazed at the framed image of the Yondaime.
The glass had cracked right down the center. He shudder to think what Minato would do should he find that his son had been taken away by shinobi from Meka. "There is no way in hell things can get worse now," he whispered to himself, sipping his cup of the last ounce of sake, before refilling it. He woke up to a bad headache three hours later, when an ANBU told him that "Master Jiraiya found a bloodbath in the Uchiha Compound" and that "The Uchiha Clan has been massacred".