Demons, Snow And Kunai

Sorry about this lateness but recently my PDA was stolen, along with any progress of my work. Fortunately I hand write my chapters now. Unfortunately that means having to retype everything all over again.

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The group frowned at them and they’re reactions, concerned and confused “Who?”



“Wait” Chaos frowned then spoke after a thoughtful pause “you mean that criminal group that was hunting my children to use, do you not? The one my son’s mates brother joined to spy on for your village.”



The pinkette jerked in shock and horror “Itachi Uchiha WAS A SPY?!”



“Yes” Jiriaya nodded “for his safety I was never told who the spy was among them, only the council knew that. And apparently somehow Kabuto knew.”



“But...” the young woman started, the other two young people looking just as shell shocked “the clan massacre? He hurt Naruto! And Sasuke!”



“I suppose with no village anymore to protect, you can know the full truth” the blonde woman sank into her chair with a sigh “the truth is Itachi DID murder his clan, but the council ordered it.”



“Why?” the pinkette looked betrayed, as if the council had personally turned on her.



Tifa decided to explain to her what Sasuke had told them, she learned by questioning the Sanins’ and the cyclops and she had figured out by herself.



“Have you heard of Madara Uchiha?”



The girl frowned “He and his brother were two of the founding Uchiha’s, Why?”



“How much do you know of him?”



“Just he wanted to be the first Hokage but was rejected, why?”



“Apparently something happened and he tried to take it, but was stopped, his brother was killed and he fled the village with his brothers eyes. You know why?”



She nodded “the Sharingan. Kakashi sensai got his from Obito-san. Overuse of the Sharingan starts poisoning the bodies chakra system, killing  the bearer, blinding them or at worse burning them out from their chakra pathways. By transfering eyes or transplanting other Sharingans, they can slow the progress down or outright stop it, why?”



Excuse me” Rufus interrupted politely “Sharingan?”



Kakashi raised the slouched headband to reveal the red eye that spun before he covered it again. “Because Kakashi’s wasn’t a birth trait but a transplant and he’s not an Uchiha, he can’t turn it on or off. So since it’s an eye ability, he has to cover it.”



“Go On” the pinkette looked at Tifa.



“Well apparently he decided to get revenge on your village. He’s responsible for everything from the Kyubbi’s attack, the clan murder and the criminal organization, not to mention Sand’s attack on you.”



“But Sand was Orochimaru!” Sakura protested.



“And who do you think was responsible for Orochimaru?”



“WHAT!” the blonde woman jumped to her feet, slapping both hands on the table “how is he responsible for him? Explain!” Tifa blinked at her in surprise “didn’t Sasuke explain it to you?”



The blonde visibly grit her teeth in anger and frustration “No” she managed to get out evenly “Just tell me how a guy 200 years ago managed to do all that.”



“Haven’t you ever wondered why your ex-teammate wanted Sasuke so badly? Badly enough to attack you to get to him. He could have gone after his brother...”



The woman snorted and sat back down “he already tried that, but had his ass handed to him. He wanted the Sharingan...”



“Yes but why? He couldn’t copy it and to use it either in Sasuke’s body or transplant like Kakashi would just mean the same problem. So either he had found a way around the problem or....”



“He wasn’t after the Sharingan, someone else was,” she breathed.



Tifa nodded “what if this guy KNEW Itachi was already sick or even on his way to blind, so couldn’t use him, who better than an teenaged boy, young and strong, who has barely used his own?” The blonde breathed in awe “so knowing our ex-teammate was obsessed he convinced him he could give him the immortality he sought, in return for Sasuke and aiding his revenge on Hidden Leaf.” She frowned “but where does the fox attack and clan massacre come in?”



“He wants something from the village, Sasuke didn’t know what. It turns out that other than the first, only one thing in your world can control an the demon.” The Sanin woman’s eyes widened “the Sharingan. And there were none of the First’s clan left with his abilities to stop him, or rather HER.”



Tifa nodded again “it also helped decimate your ninja forces, making you vulnerable to him, to future attacks.”



“It also means less who possibly know about him inside.”



“The clan massacre?”



“He convinces the current clan of their superiority, that it is their RIGHT to rule. He convinces them that a show of force is needed to prove it. So they corrupt the Police Force and start threatening to move against the village if they can’t get their way.



Meanwhile the clan leader is raising his eldest son in violence and corruption, turning him into a spy and weapon, moving to get him inside the the personal guard of your leader so that if their threats fail their spy can assassinate him.”



“NO!” Sakura exclaimed in shock and horror.



“Only no matter how evil and corrupt, no matter what they do to eldest son, he remains loyal to the village, the darkness gathering in his soul held at bay by the pure love and acceptance of one person, one child, someone he loved and was able to protect and soothed him against the pull of his clan.”



“Sasuke!” the pinkette gasped and Tifa nodded “he was able to convince himself that if he let the clan destroy the village he would ruin his happiness and innocence. So he kept the truth from his little brother, letting him grow up in a child’s idolation of his father, never knowing just WHO and WHAT he idolized.



Instead he went to the Hokage and told him all. For a while the clan and Hokage were in peace talks, but it was just an act, they continued their plans and the older playing double agent, giving his clan false information but the Hokage the true ones.



Until that faithful day...”



“What happened to cause it? Why did he do it? The Hokage wouldn’t....”



“...Wasn’t there. He went to some annual summit of the rulers of all the Hidden villages, leaving the council in charge. THEY didn’t want to negotiate or make peace, so they called the older son to them. “Kill them all” they said “they are all traitors to the village, and traitors to the village, and traitors are to be executed, least we look weak to the other villages for allowing it so. Prove to us your loyalty to the village anf kill every last one of them. Any failure will deem YOU a traitor to your village as well. Remember, you’re a Kohona ninja and as such are a weapon we wield and nothing more. Do as we command. Go.”



“So he did.”



“But...” she looked at their faces “he didn’t kill Sasuke!”



“No, no matter what it meant he couldn’t kill his little brother. So he choose a day he would be gone all day and did so. However Sasuke decided to come home early to see his beloved big brother. Itachi told him not stay out of the house, but he didn’t listen. In those few seconds the door was opening, he had two choices. Tell his brother the truth and destroy his innocent love for his parents and family by the betrayal of those he loved, watch it turn to hate at his family and clan, or...”



“Make him hate HIM” Sakura’s eyes widened “make him hate HIM and keep believing in the purity of his family, that they were a loving and dedicated clan.”



Tifa nodded “he returned to the council and told them what he had done, they demanded he go back and kill his brother, but he refused. “If you do anything to harm him, I will return to tell the entire village what you made me do, my brother is innocent of the clans crimes. Harm him in any way and I will slaughter you all as you made me do my clan” then he left to join the criminal organization as a spy.”



Tifa looked at the pinkette “can you imagine what it felt like to risk your own life to save your brother, only to have to continue saying hateful things to him every time you meet? Yet never once killed him, did he? He probably had plenty of opportunities, but didn’t once take them.”



Eyes wide she nodded “you’re right, he did.”



“He was already ill from using it too many times, probably already going blind, all he wanted was an honorable death at the hands of the one he loved so much, but Sasuke wasn’t strong enough yet to protect himself from the council and himself. So they kidnapped Naruto after learning of their becoming mates.



It was on the way back to the village with his mate that Madara approached him and told him everything. He thought if he did then Sasuke would join him in his revenge on the village. But Sasuke recognized it was all his fault that his mate was hated and his brother ended up as he was and attacked him. He was loosing until Naruto awoke and killed him for threatening his mate.”



Kakashi grunted and looked at the woman “Tsunade-sama, ALL Akatsuki members are dead. Except for the onces killed earlier, I SAW the bodies, I cremated them myself. There is NO WAY they are alive, let alone here.”



“Could someone from our world have found one of their cloaks and be using it?” Sakura suggested “I mean what if it was a prisoner of them who escaped and took the cloak to keep warm after finding the bodies? Before Kakashi Sensai cremated them.” She suddenly lit up “like one of the other Jinchuuriki! They could have had one captive already when they took Naruto and he or she escaped after Sasuke took them out! That’s why it’s here and wearing the cloak!”



“It’s entirely possible I suppose” Jirayia stroked his chin “We know of only one other survivor after Gaara and Naruto, a guy from Cloud Village called Killer Bee” he looked at Chaos “Gyuuki. He was the eight tailed, just below Kyuubi for power, but VERY smart. It’s possible another escaped, but was hiding. We know of four definite, but two others were not confirmed. And my spy....” he took a deep breath “...Itachi, never was able to tell me for sure.”



“Who were the two unconfirmed?”



“Nii Yugiro and Utakata.”



The blonde woman frowned “the two tailed and the six tailed?” When the Sage nodded she looked thoughtful “well it couldn’t be the two tailed.”



“Why not?” they asked.



“Because Nii Yugiro was a woman and the figure in the photograph is male.”



“So it’s Utakata” Jirayia said.



“Or it COULD be Killer Bee.”



“I don’t think so, he’s bid and muscular, like Asuma-san was. This guy is built differently.”



“The trouble is we just don’t know. There is only one way to be sure, go and find HIM and see.”



“I will go” Chaos said “if it IS one of my children, I will be able to control them.”



“I’ll go too” Tifa answered.



“You’ll need one of us to identify the person” the blonde woman said “Kakashi, you go.” Kakashi nodded.



“Reno will go as well” the blonde man in white said “he can transport you all by chopper there and back and provide back up or distraction. Besides, Reno is the one who took the photographs, and so is the only one who knows where it’s...HE has been sighted and where he last was seen.”



They had no choice but to accept this.



“I also have an newly restored apartment building I was going to lease to Reeve and the WRO. It has eight floors with three apartments each. It is yours to use to house your people. You all will need somewhere to live while you find the rest of your people. You can pay for rent by doing odd but dangerous jobs for Reeve or my company, however food, clothes and other necessities are YOUR responsibilities.”



As Reeve-san said, these are MY ninja’s, so any missions is given to me first to look at. I will give them out to who I think fits and no trying to contradict me or learn our secrets of jutsus if we’re not willing to give them. We’ve heard about your company and I WILL NOT tolerate any abuse of my ninja’s. If you cross me, your forces will never stop me.”



“Of course” Rufus nodded, motioning to Reno who took a large ring of labeled keys out to hand over to the woman, followed by two copies of a bundle of forms, one he handed to Reeve, the other to the woman as well. “each apartment is two bedrooms as well as all the normal-bathroom, kitchen, lounge, dining room. There is a laundry room in the basement for tenants. The top floor has only two apartments, both three bedrooms....” he motioned at the set of keys “...T1 and T2. I suggest you, Lady Tsunade, take T2.”



“Why?’ she frowned at him suspiciously.



 “T2 is for an business person. It has an large officestudy plus an open sitting room. If you are going to handle all the ‘missions’ for your people, you’ll need the large office, and the open sitting room will let you....entertain any clients others than myself or Reeve, should that happen.”



She nodded reluctantly “I’ll take that under advisement.”



“All apartments have basic furnishments such as beds, dining tables and chairs, sofas, but the rest is up to you if you want anything suspisific. As the cases I will request your help from will be dangerous past what my forces and the WRO are capable of, not only will it count as rent, but you will also receive an large gil payment on completion as well.”



The head of the Turks by his side spoke next “as this figure is obviously dangerous past either organizations skill, this will be your first case. Think of the apartment building as the deposit, the payment will be paid on completion, whatever the outcome.”



“I think we should go to the apartment first, Hokage” Kakashi said to her “we have two pregnant shinobi we need to get to bed as well as a wolf demon who after all THIS...” he motioned at the earth dome “will be exhausted. We also need to get our 'base of operations’ established before we look for the others.”



“Quiet right, Kakashi-san” Tseng spoke out “after all, if you have nowhere to put them, why even look?”



“Fine” the blonde woman said grudgingly, turning to Reeve “if you can provide me with a map of the town so my ninja’s can learn their way around here if this is to be our home-at least for now....”



“Of course” he nodded “I will get you all the important information you will need. Plus your friends will need their own PHS.....”



“We will be ready to leave tomorrow morning, if that is convenient” Chaos looked at the silver copy-nin. The man nodded “it is still early yet, we should have everything done by then. Where and how do we meet?”



Rufus spoke out “there is an helipad on the roof. I had it installed in case Reeve needed any people picked up directly. Reno can meet you all there at about ten am. Is that acceptable?”



Chaos and the silver haired man nodded.



“Now, what is this I hear about certain Nibelheim employees keeping things from me?”



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When Vincent arrived at the apartment block the next day he found what appeared on the outside to be a run down old building, but the INSIDE.....



“Wow” the word slipped out of his mouth before he could stop it.



First he had to be buzzed in, so security wasn’t a worry. Second there was TWO sets of doors, the entrance and the ones between, allowing access to the mailboxes for postal workers and the intercom and inside the actual building he went through to get in. They were not only baring tinted glass, but were obviously mirrored, you could see out but he had been unable to see in.



Third the lobby was large with cushioned seats, so people could sit while waiting on tenants.



The walls were papered, gold lining just under the roof, a fresh white then a medium blue about a little less than half the base, with medium blue chairs and sofas and gold end tables. The carpet was white with a gold runner leading from the doors all the way back to the emergency exit stairs door and an alcove of a series of elevators.



Against the wall of the entrance was the mailboxes, labeled for each apartment-only six labeled.



Heading over to look, Vincent chuckled darkly, Chaos echoing it in his head, when he saw it.

Obviously their son had been their recently.



While the six labeled held the surname of those who had claimed them, they each also bore an sticky post-it in a flowing almost childish hand, with comments on each owner.



They were Know-all Nara and a slug, a toad and a witch and added an artist obsessed with the size of certain male body parts.  An shy water nymph and a silver scarecrow who belongs in a field and lastly A fox, a wolf and a pregnant banshee.



Vincent was just starting to chuckle again when a voice came from behind him, speaking his name softly in confusion. He spun to find Tifa there, behind him and unsure at his humor.



Without a word he moved aside so she could read it. Tifa laughed remembering the fox-boys prankster nature. She looked at Vincent “I wonder if the others know yet?”



“Doubtful” the demon vessel said “or they would not still be here.”



“True” she laughed, taking note of the silver haired man’s floor and apartment number and joining the crimson gunners’ walk towards the elevators, changing the subject as she did “you think  with eight floors and twenty three apartments they would have spread out, giving themselves room and a place of their own instead of boxing together all on the top floors.”



“They are ninja’s, they live constant lives of danger. On the top floors there is less chance of intruders or assassins entering from the outside, and close together means easier to hear and get there should someone need help.”



“And Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura sharing an two bedroom apartment together instead of the three or two separate?”



“Naruto and Sasuke would share the master bedroom, so Sasuke and he can mate whenever the urge hits them. Who else can live with them than someone used to living in close quarters with them, especially during a highly dangerous time such as a mission?”



Tifa realized he was right.



Another voice spoke “Naruto and Sakura are both pregnant, it’s better we put them both together in a place one person can keep an eye on both, just in case.”



They had been talking so long they hadn’t noticed the emergency hatch in the roof of the elevator was open and someone had entered through it, hanging upside down just by his feet, head buried in an book with a glaring orange cover.



Vincents gun was pressed to the figures forehead before Tifa could blink, however not once did the man flinch or put the book away.



Over the last couple of days Tifa had come to read the man in many ways. Being a genius he did things like Naruto that may seem foolish or even foppish, but in reality he was constantly testing those around him. And Tifa had learned one outside sign of his, when he thought a situation was important he tended to put the book away. When he was confident he could handle it easily or had a plan, he buried his head in it.



She didn’t know if he was actually reading it at all, because he had never seen him turn a page, but she DID notice the title changed. Like currently he was reading one titled “An Geisha and A Ninja-An Icha Icha Paradise Love Story.”



She was positive the one he was reading at the meeting yesterday was called “Smooching In The Snow-An Icha Icha Paradise Story.”



Vincent seemed to be thinking along the same lines because he slowly replaced the hammer and took his finger from Cerberus’ trigger, replacing the tri-barreled gun in the holster on his leg. “You were almost shot, scarecrow” Vincent murmured, “I almost shot before I checked.”



“Sorry” the silver haired ninja grinned as he replaced the hatch and walked across the roof, down the wall and to their sides “the Hokage has us checking the air ducts and so on, so when I felt you coming, I decided to meet you.”



“Why are you checking the air ducts?”



The man counted off on his fingers as he answered, WITHOUT putting the book down or away. “Security, possible escape routes, places to hide in case of an enemy getting into the building, Naruto prank sites....”



Tifa imagined Naruto filling the air ducts with some sort of stink gas and shuddered “we get it.”



They reached the cyclops’ floor and the doors opened just long enough to allow them to see Naruto go tearing past, peeling with laughter, followed by his pissed-off mate. Tifa frowned “what was that about?”



“I mentioned Naruto’s pranks for a reason” the cyclops said.



“Naruto PRANKED him?!”



“Let’s just say pregnancy hormones, an Uchiha that is not easy to rattle, an kitsunes prank and trickster needs and a bored Naruto definitely DO NOT mix.”



“I can imagine” Tifa had to choke back a laugh.



Two more floors and they reached the roof to the noise of a running chopper.



Heads down and running against the wind, the two Avalanche members leading the silver haired ninja to the open cabin door. Once in they grabbed headsets, put them on, strapped in after Vincent closed the door  and Tifa told Reno they were ready.



They were then off.



It didn’t take long for everyone to relax, Tifa and Vincent talking in low tones about what to expect when they landed and Kakashi up front in the copilots' seat chatting with Reno. Ever since the silver haired ninja had asked the red head about the helicopters inner workings, the Turk had been so excited, bending the cyclops ear off about the mechanics of a chopper like this one.



And the silver haired sensai seemed to understand every word, for he was constantly asking questions during, which excited Reno all the more.”I had no idea you were so...mechanically gifted Reno” Tifa spoke out.



“Oh yeah!” the red head gushed happily “I mean Tseng like his swords, Elena has her cooking, the Big Boss likes his crosswords and training and Rude likes his explosives, But me, give me a tool kit and a broken engine and I’m in heaven! In fact I take pride in maintaining all the major mechanical items the five of us use every day!” Reno glowed in pride “in fact this baby right here is one of my projects!” Reno stroked the console in front of him like a lover.



He continued to enthuse all the way to the chosen landing site just outside the forest.



Gathering their gear they made their way inside, Kakashi looking around them, stunned “what is this place?!” They told him about the Ancient City there centuries ago and the lake where Cloud had returned Aeris to the lifestream.



“I’m not surprised” the man said “if these trees are anything to go by.”



“What do you mean?” they asked.



“The trees surrounding Kohona were specially bred and had a dual purpose. They were laced through with chakra, meaning any weapons made from them were stronger and harder to break. Secondly they would hide our village from anyone of ill will who had been unallowed entrance. Anyone looking for multiple chakra signatures would confuse them and make it difficult.”



They understood.



The ninja looked around “but here, these trees, they are pure chakra! I’ve never seen or felt anything like it before! If your ancients could commune with the planet, this would be the perfect place to do it.” They had never considered it before and realized he was right.



 “It also makes it the perfect place to hide or plan an ambush for someone like the Akatsuki. Someone like me would be unable to track or trace them by their chakra due to the interference of them.” That’s when they noticed the book was away and the eye exposed and spinning and they realized the man was unnerved.



This in turn put them on edge as well, Vincent withdrawing Cerberus, Reno his MagRod and Tifa pulling on her pair of  Tiger Fang. “Lead us Reno” Tifa said “show us where.”



“I just know roughly where it was” the red head said “I mean it was near where Stryfe left Aeris so I assumed....”



“He’s using the last standing structure as a base, as the clones were” she supplied to which the red head nodded.Vincent, now knowing where he was going, suddenly disappeared ahead of them in a streak of red. Reno yelped “what the....is Valentine doing?”



“Decoying” Tifa said before she took off after him, the silver haired ninja keeping pace with her.



Looking around at the chakra trees around them, unnerved by their glow and the knowledge there as an possible enemy somewhere inside, Reno yelped “Wait for me, yo!” and took off after them.



By the time he had caught up to them, a full-blown battle was going on.



The cloaked and hidden figure was moving as if injured, but still was a force to be reckoned with. It was using some sort of ice attacks and was obviously protecting the entrance to the ‘house’.



“I know this guy” Kakashi frowned “and he’s NOT Akatsuki, no Akatsuki had ice element attacks. But why he’s wearing Akatsuki robes, I don’t know.”



“Do you know who he is?” Tifa asked as she ducked a kick to the head “maybe he’s an allie who doesn’t remember you, he’s injured, maybe when he got the injury he hit his head as well. Something similar happened to Cloud years ago.”



“I don’t know” the silver ninja said “I have an idea” he brought both hands up to sign and then slammed both hands on the ground with “summoning jutsu-dog summons!”



In a puff of smoke a pack of at least six dogs of various sizes and breeds appeared.



“Yo boss” the smallest, a pug, wearing one of those bands Yuffie called a hitate-around its head and a blue vest said, the pack separating to circle the man. “Pakkun” the man said “the woman in black, red head in black and white and man in red and black are allies. The one in the Akatsuki robes is an unknown. We need to identify it. It is familiar but still unknown. Also it is protecting something in the structure. That needs to be identified also.”



“You got it, boss” the dog ‘saluted’ with a front paw and the dogs moved, spread out with various growls. Tifa raised a brow at the man “dog summons?”



The cyclops looked embarrassed “they’re inherited.”



“You can inherit summons?”



“Summon CONTRACTS. Inherited summons and a general summons are two different things.”



“How so?”



“Inherited summons are passed down and are only with a set family or group of summons. I can’t call on any other dogs then Pakkun and his pack. General summons are open, if approved by the big boss, the user can summon ANYONE listed in the contract. For instance, the toad summoning contract Jirayia-sensai shares with Naruto allows them to call ANY of the toads they want. From the big boss Gamabunta to his weakest son.”





“What about Sasuke? Those wolves he used earlier?”



“Ah, that’s a general contract. Sasuke has a few of them. However I am unaware if he inherited the Uchiha clan contracts before the massacre.”



“CONTRACTS?! You can have more than one?!”



“As many as you want. A lot of people have more than one. For instance, Naruto has the toads and just after merging with the demon, he gained a fox contract. Although I have no idea how he gained that, whether it was through the fox like an inherited, or he just knew where to find it after the merge. Sasuke gained the wolves after he mated Naruto, through Orochimaru he gained the snake summons, but his clan had two inherit, crows and cats. Itachi himself had both clan summons but he also had a weasel summons.”



“Ah boss” the pug called “you may want to look at this.”



The man spun back fully to see one of the dogs, the largest of the lot, had caught the edge of the cloak and was yanked it back, forcing the figure to loose the cover or be pulled off balance with it, which revealed the figure almost fully to them all.



A young man it was, about a year or two older than Naruto. He was very beautiful in a feminine way, long black hair and black eyes with pale skin.



With the cloak gone they saw the injury that was hampering him, an fist-sized burn mark on the chest, obviously old but infected, the blisters and raw flesh bleeding blood and puss down his front from the wound.



The sight of it horrified them, Tifa especially, but jogged the cyclops’ memory. His eye widened slowly and the pug spoke out “hey, isn’t that the kid you guys fought on the kids first mission? The one who killed the Uchiha and caused the blonde to freak out and go fox?”



“Haku” the cyclops murmured.

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