Blind Ninja Part 2
Kakashi's POV
That was a strange, but not unwelcome nap that I just took. Not to say that I didn't need it, but, a little warning would be nice.
I can't exactly stay angry at them though, I would probably do the same thing to any potential enemy shinobi. Stretching out, I carefully testing to see if anything is off, and find that nothing is amiss. I carefully slip my hand into my thigh pouch and do a tactile inventory inspection. 'Let's see here, my 50 shuriken, good, my 25 kunai, good, I can feel that my 10 paper bombs have not been disturbed, and that the sealing scrolls were not interfered with.' I think to myself, 'what are they going to do?'
"Ah, you're awake, good. I'll let High Summoner Yuna and Master Guardian Tidus know." That was a man that seemed to be a doctor, yet could probably double as a priest. He's gone before I could do anything though. Pity, I would have liked to find out more about what that man was talking about.
"Hello there'" the girl from before, Yuna, says. "I am sorry we didn't get introduces earlier, my name is Yuna, my titles include High Summoner, and Sphere Hunter. This is my boyfriend, Tidus, who had the titles of Master Guardian, and Star Blitzball Player. How are you feeling?"
"I am feeling better than before, Lady Yuna, may I ask how you got those titles?" I ask. First thing about finding out people is finding out their history.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you the basics for the High Summoner, and the Master Guardian. For a long, long time, there was a creature known as Sin. Sin was a massive creature capable of such destruction. Summoners would make a pilgrimage to Zanarkand in order to defeat Sin for a time and bring about what was called Calm. However, in order to do so, they had to sacrifice a Guardian to become an Aeon, at times their only Guardian to quell the beast, which would be overcome by another force and kill the Summoner. I broke the cycle with my Guardians at the time, and defeated Sin once and for all, bringing about the Eternal Calm, and I am the only person in history to have ever received the title of High Summoner without dying."
This is all fascinating, such a history, and such sadness. If I recall correctly, the Summoners had a shinobi like view of life, if it needs to be done, do it. But, to die for others? The Will of Fire to extreme. But to actually break the cycle of death? Very impressive.
"That is all very impressive. I can't wait to hear the full story at a later time if possible." I say while giving an eye smile. "In the mean time, do you think that I can explore a little bit? If it's not too much trouble of course."
"Not really, I'll just need to go with you though, you are still recovering." Tidus says, holding out a hand to help me up. I take it, and can't help but wonder, what is with he watching for?
Harry's POV
It's been a day, and I've already snuck home to collect a couple of things from Mom, and boy, I'm glad I did. Showing Naruto Force of Nature and Iron Duke, well he wanted to have me use both of them while he went without.
"No Naruto, you misunderstand," I pull out another pair, they are for the both of us. "I said we'd be together, and we will be." I say to him, pressing the two into his hands.
"Dukadran, ihdem dra aht?" (Together, until the end?) Naruto whisper asks.
"Yes Naruto, these two items will help keep us together. Force of Nature means elemental based attacks heal is, and Iron Duke helps soften the blow of every other attack." I explain, before giving him a smile, "Now, how about some Black Magic practice? We won't hurt each other, remember that." Still, Naruto shakes his head no, before pointing outside.
"Still worried about that person?" I ask, and recurve a nod, "He would have no reason to hurt me, do you want me to take a look too see where he is?"
"Bmayca." (Please.)
"You have full permissions to go Berserker if I'm not back in half an hour, or haven't sent a message." Naruto smiles at that, and I know that's an accomplishment, he rarely smiles when he's nervous, then I remember, he had the Berserker in The End, the ability Finale.
"Yes, you can also use Finale as well, just be careful alright?" I ask.
"E cruimt ycg oui dra cysa drehk." (I should ask you the same thing.) Naruto whispers before giving my a small smile.
Let's just hope that things go well.
Tidus'' POV
Walking with Kakashi, I am reminded of Kimahri, Rikku, and Lulu. Just the way he watches everything reminds me of Kimahri, while the way he walks reminds me of Rikku, while Lulu in terms of abilities known. I can already tell that if things were different, Naruto might just warm up to him.
"Tidus, if I may ask, do you and Yuna have any children?" Kakashi asks, and I can't help but wonder how to answer that.
"By blood, no, but through circumstances beyond our control, and beyond control of the birth parents, we have taken on two children as if they were our own. Everyone in the village and beyond considers them family. The Ronso on Mt. Gagazet are always honored to have them over. The Al-Bhed on Bikanel adore them, people in Luca love having them around, people in Bevelle fawn over them. We almost had to fight our way out of Guadosalam because they were almost kidnapped, but it was all with good intentions. I honestly don't blame them." I think that surprises Kakashi with his slight falter.
"Really? Could you explain why?"
"Well, it has to do with our oldest being very quiet by nature, so when we tried to sequester him away from the farplane entrance, he tried to resist, and that didn't really go well with the locals there. Especially the Leblanc Syndicate. They had kidnapped our other child, and our oldest was trying to warn us. We get it all figured out in the end, but needless to say, the Leblanc Syndicate is really hated by most of Spira." I explain, all the while seeing that there is a fiend sneaking up. "Do, excuse me a minute." Pulling out Caladbolg and equipping Endless Road, I make quick work of that fiend.
"Those creatures do that often?" Kakashi asks.
"Depends on the fiend that tries. Most of the time, I can take them on by myself, However, there are times when a bunch of fiends will decide to gather together and try to rush the village. We call those instances Fiend Waves. Typically they hit every few months, and thanks to a few key people, they never really hurt anyone bad. Nothing that a few White Mage spells couldn't handle at least." I explain.
"That must be nice, who technically runs the village of Besaid?" Kakashi asks.
"That's a tough one, the current mayor position is actually up for debate right now. Even after two year of Yevon's deceit being exposed, there are still many things that must be changed. Normally I would say Yuna, but Lulu actually would be the best person to talk to about that. Yuna is kind yes, but she is not actually much of a leader. Don't get me wrong she can lead if she needs to, but she has no desire to. Lulu is practically guaranteed to be the next mayor though." I explain, before asking a question of my own. "What about your world? Your religion? Your abilities?"
"Some of what I can say I am under oath not to talk about unless you have clearance. I can give an overview that anyone can know, is that alright?" He hedges. I nod, and he starts, "Well, about my world, it is known as the Elemental Nations, and there are five great Nations that have a Hidden Village. Each Hidden Village has a Kage that leads over all of the Shinobi, or Ninja activity. I can say that each Shinobi has a rank, from Academy Student where they learn the basics, to Genin who take on the lowest missions, Chunin, they are higher ranking and can take some more difficult missions, Jonin, some of the best that a Hidden Village has to offer, and finally the Kage, the highest ranking Shinobi in the Village. There are also, at least for Hidden Leaf, where I come from, ANBU, which is special security that can technically be of any rank, but because of their unique position, they need secret identities so that they are not so much of a target." Kakashi explains. "As for religion, it depends from Shinobi to Shinobi, and I don't think I've ever really thought about it to give a concise answer. As for abilities, I use an energy called Chakra, which is the combination of the physical energy my body creates, and can be gained through physical training, and spiritual energy that is gained through experience and studying. I can use chakra to create Fire, Water, Air, Lightning, and Earth Style Jutsus, or technique. They are in a cycle, Water which is stronger than Fire, which is stronger than Wind, which is stronger than Lightning, which is stronger than Earth, which is stronger than Water. Now when I say that I mean that if a Fire technique is against a Water technique of the same size, skill, and chakra consumption, Water will win, but if the Fire technique is stronger than the Water technique, or has more chakra behind it, it can overpower said technique and beat it." Kakashi explains more.
"Ah, I understood that quite a bit, honestly, I can see the cycle you describe," I take another look around and see that there are many more fiends. "Kakashi, we might want to start going back to Besaid, we need to warn them about the incoming Fiend Wave that is forming."
"Then let's go.
Harry's POV
Walking around, keeping an eye out for the person that sets Naruto off, I find that they went for a walk outside of Besaid, which causes me to sigh in thankfulness. I don't want to deal with that right now, when suddenly there's a Fiend Wave. I go to my Trainer Sphere and use Shika to help herd the kids to safety inside the temple, before switching to Lord Luck and use my ability Two Dice and Four Dice to help cull the numbers. My Lord Luck outfit is a red button down shirt with a black vest, black pants, black shoes, black gloves, with a red heart over the left breast pocket of the vest. my four cards that I keep passing from hand to hand, almost as if the cards are shooting out of one hand into the other and back again.
I keep doing my best, but even with my luck, my accessories, I still am overwhelmed. It is only a few seconds later when I hear a howl and the fiend in front of me dissipates as it reveals Naruto. He is in his Berserker Sphere, which is him with fox paws for his hands and legs, a fox like head piece, fox fur shorts, and a fox tattoo on his chest. I can't help but smile at him. "Nice timing Naruto, knew I could count on you! Let's help Mom and Lulu, Shika already lead the children to the temple." I receive a nod and soon were back to fighting. I keep using my different slot reels, stopping them precisely to get the effect needed and sometimes not needed. A few times do I wince when I stop when I didn't mean to, and yet we still keep going. I can tell Naruto is slowing down, but still, we keeps putting himself in harms way to keep me safe. I keep tossing him potions left and right, but still, I can't go on much longer. I need more power.
A scream draws my attention as I let loose Four Dice, and I see that Naruto is held down by two fiends. I attack as well as I could, but soon I am surrounded. I need help, if only Dad, or Mom could come. Mom could probably change into Floral Fallal and wipe the floor with these fiends before they knew what hit them. Just as a fiend was about to deliver a finishing blow, when all of a sudden "Raikiri!" is yelled through the air, and the fiend in front of me is defeated. I look behind the unknown man to see that Naruto is also freed, presumably by the same ability that he used. "I am thankful you two are alright, get going!" He yells at us, before throwing what appeared to be a double sided knife to a fiend, killing it instantly. I for one, grab Naruto and high tail it to the temple, not wanting to fight anymore, Naruto stubbornly stays behind me, insisting on protecting me, and right now, I just don't care. Switching to my Trainer Sphere, (come to think on it, where did that transformation come from?) and have Shika guard his rear.
Did we really just dodge death there?