Naruto: Eroninja

Night Terrors: Part II

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Chapter 69: Night Terrors: Part 2

Naruto watched as sections of the village burned, but his attention was focused on the massive tree jutting out through the roof of the Hokage Mansion. It also by chance happened to be where most of the chaos engulfing the village happened to be originating from. Not that Naruto was completely mindful of it as he was also feeling a great deal of concern for Tsunade. He was blaming himself for not saving her, but he wasn't the only one as he heard behind him.

"This is all my fault. If not for me, then Tsunade wouldn't be in danger right now."

Despite having been echoing the sentiment in his head except directed at himself, Naruto turned towards the sitting Shiho and gave her a reassuring smile said, "This isn't on you."

She looked up from her lap and he could see the tears running down her cheeks which originated from behind her thick glasses, "But if you hadn't needed to rescue me from Yur..."

As she spoke Naruto crouched before her placing a reassuring hand on her knee as due to the number of people around he was mindful of making a more overt gesture. He cut off her complaint stating, "Shiho, don't blame yourself. The person behind this is to blame, and no one but her. Tsunade is the Hokage, and could take care of herself in most situations. She would have been annoyed if I had abandoned you in favor of aiding her."

Shiho did smile softly, but it faded as she said in a soft whisper, "But I shouldn't need you to rescue me either."

Naruto wasn't sure what to say that would help so stated, "We might all need rescuing before the night is out. Don't forget Yurika took a Rasengan to the chest and was healed moments later. I might have underpowered it, but she shouldn't have been able to bounce back so quickly. Something must have been done to her."

Shiho nodded recalling how her friend Yurika had suddenly attacked those of the Cryptanalysis Team. She had perhaps been one of the more accomplished kunoichi of the group having actually been on several A-ranked missions unlike most of them, like her, who had taken desk jobs after making Chunin. Yet still, Shiho found it hard to believe how easily she had decimated her fellow Cryptanalysis members, until Naruto had appeared sensing the danger she had been in. Even Naruto had struggled as Yurika had seemed to shrug off most of the taijutsu blows that he had landed. He had finally resorted to using an underpowered rasengan when she had caught him by the throat which had forced her to let go and sent her flying. She had smashed into and over a desk, but even as Naruto had been rubbing his throat, Yurika had leapt over it with her shirt ripped to shreds and the swirl patterned wound already closing up. Naruto had then opted to teleport both Shiho and himself away rather than continue to struggle against the strangely resilient woman. Furthermore, he hadn't wanted to have to resort to using more powerful jutsu until he knew what the situation was as it also appeared the entire Aburame Clan was turning against Konoha as well.

A fact highlighted as a Chunin named Sukima, who had been among the test participants when Naruto had taken his Chunin exam, and was one of the Shinobi gathered at the temporary staging area stated to a group of like-minded Shinobi, "I always knew there was something off about the Aburame, but to think they would all turn traitor like the Uchiha."

Unfortunately Kiba heard the comment and rounded on the man stating, "What did you say you mother-fucker?"

Naruto quickly moved to block Kiba's path saying, "Let it go, Kiba."