Return to The Past : Naruto Fic

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Chapter 11 – Waves of Change Part II

It had been a week since the Konoha shinobi, Fū and Tazuna had their encounter with Zabuza and Haku. Throughout the week, Naruto had the genin train while the jōnin took turns watching over Tazuna at the construction site.

Everyone was sitting having finished their evening meal when Ino saw a family picture with the face of one of the members torn off. Being the inquisitive young kunoichi she was, she turned to Tsunami and asked, "Tsunami-san, who is that? The one with the face torn off?"

Tsunami looked at the photo with a melancholic expression and sighed before speaking, "That's was my second husband, Inari's stepfather, Kaiza. He was executed for standing against Gato. When Inari was younger, he saved Inari's life and ever since, Inari had idolized him. His death hit all of us hard, but Inari was the most devastated."

Everyone turned to look at the young boy drop his head in sadness. After a moment of silence, Chōji spoke up, "He reminds me of the Yondaime Hokage, Naruto's father. The Yondaime sacrificed himself to defeat the Kyūbi. There are very few heroes like them."

"I always like to think that he did it for me and not the village!" Naruto said with a grin causing Inari to look at the blonde with anger.

"Sensei was a true hero, just like your husband was. No matter their reason, they sacrifice themselves for their loved ones and their beliefs." Kakashi said with a melancholic expression.

Inari exploded in anger, "There are no heroes! Only fools who end up getting killed and leave their loved ones to suffer! And why do you all try so hard? You all will only get killed in the end. Gato's too strong! You don't know what we suffered! So stop trying to understand us!"

Chōji, Ino and Sasuke bristled in anger as Naruto stood up. Sighing, Naruto was engulfed in a yellow cloak of energy. Beside him, Sakura had stood up as well, the seal on her forehead activating, spreading down her face and hands. Each took out a kunai before plunging it into their guts before harshly pulling them out in a flood of blood.

Everyone watched in horror and amazement as the wounds smoked and healed up in moments. Before anyone could voice any questions, Sakura spoke up, "Listen kid, we are shinobi. It means we are walking with death. Death is a part of our profession. It's either kill or be killed in most cases. Unfortunately for our enemies, the technique you see me using now makes me practically immortal. I would like to see some one kill an immortal!"

"And my power is shared between nine individuals. With proper training, Fū will achieve the same ability. It's something common among proficient demon containers. That's right both of us contain demons within us. The energy you see surrounding me is the full power of the Kyūbi no Yōkō. I would like to see a normal human handle an imperfect jinchūriki, let alone a perfect one like me. And suffering, we jinchūriki are treated like the demons and outcasts. Don't try to tell me your suffering is at the same level we jinchūriki suffer! Kakashi-sensei, I am out of here!"

"Naruto! Wait, I am coming with you." Sakura said before rushing after he blonde teammate.

"Should we send someone after them?" Asuma asked with concern only for Sasuke to snort.

"After the show they put on, I doubt there is any fear of them dying. Hell, I didn't even know that Sakura had such a technique. With that alone, she would be S-class. I always thought the seal on her forehead was a chakra store. I didn't realize it could be released to activate such a powerful technique."

"Sasuke has a point. Not only does Sakura has her monstrous strength, she also has a instant regeneration technique. I really don't want to fight against her. Besides, their team work is scarily proficient. Together, they both have the skill and power to take down most jōnin and Anbu." Kakashi said with nonchalance. Asuma nodded in agreement before turning to the frozen family.