The Son of Two Heroes

Chapter 32

The sounds of battle and the smell of blood filled the ruins of the destroyed fort. Naruto found himself and his platoon now defending the ground instead of assaulting it. They were currently fighting tooth and nail, outnumbered ten to one. During their assault on Kumogakure's Typhoon Fortress, the last few Kumo shinobi had managed to activate a self destruct system that had been built into the Fortress to prepare for an attack. This had been done in direct response to the destruction of the Storm Fortress.

The explosions that had ripped apart the fort caught many of the Konoha shinobi in the blast, leaving the group with more incapacitated nin than combat capable ones. As they tended to their wounded, and prepared to move, Naruto had suddenly ordered them all to dig in. The sensor had caught wind of the rapidly encroaching enemy, and their force was large.

Now the battlefield saw Yuta, Mikazuki, Kenji, and Juzo standing tall in defense of their comrades over half the fort. On the other half Naruto, Kiba, Neji, and Suigetsu held their own. Tenzo meanwhile, had been sent back to the cove before the attack, and likely had no idea what was occurring.

"Naruto! I don't know how long we can keep this up!" Yelled out Kiba.

"I know, just hang in there!" The blond called back. He showed no fear or worry to his comrades or enemy, but his mind was racing. They were trapped behind enemy lines. Most of his nin were wounded, and moving as a group would be impossible. There were few options left for the jounin.

Miraculously, the fighting soon died down and the Kumo nin pulled back slightly, giving the Konoha shinobi a small reprieve. Naruto knew however; that this was no miracle. He felt the strong chakra signatures of a new group of enemy shinobi arriving on the battlefield.

Something else worried the man as well. When the chakra signatures arrived, he quickly felt each of his marked kunai suddenly disappear off the battlefield. Unbeknownst to Naruto, the new arrivals had blasted high amounts of electrical current into each of the kunai, enough to cause the metal blades to explode into fragments, ripping apart the sealing formula they held, and rendering them useless.

A few minutes passed, and finally he noticed the strongest two chakra signatures moving close to the fort. "Yellow Flash! Come out and speak!" Called out a tough voice. They obviously wanted to have a chat, and Naruto knew not indulging their desire would spark a new assault.

Slowly, the blond hero stood from his cover, waiting for any sign of attack. When he found no ambush, he stepped out slightly, to get eyes on the newcomers. At the same time his eyes grabbed hold of his enemy, he felt Suigetsu take place by his side. When the "ex" Kirigakure shinobi caught sight of the two who had called for Naruto, he muttered three words. "Oh fuck me."

Naruto didn't give Suigetsu a response, instead choosing to answer to his opponents. "What can I do for you...?" He asked, while also implying an inquiry as to what their names were. Of the newcomers, their were about twenty large and strong chakra signatures, with the two before him being the strongest of the group. He took in the appearance of the two tall men and their strangely wild but familiar look. The people they seemed to resemble were long dead however; confusing the blond slightly.

"I am Jinkaku." Spoke the first man, who had large long headdress styled gold hair.

"And I am Minkaku." Spoke the second, who had the same hair, but it was silver. "Honestly you don't stand a chance. Surrender now, and your deaths will be painless. A few of you can live if you are compliant and give us intel on your village."

Naruto stared back at the men, seeing the whisker marks all three of them mutually shared. "Let us think on it?" He asked, hoping against all odds for a possibility to stall for time.