Chapter 27: "All I see is a storage seal and a broken lock"
The next day...
I just came back from the Hokage Tower after a meeting about the Chunin Exam. Apparently I'm going to assist Anko in becoming the proctor of the Second stage of the Chunin Exam. I met Naruto and Hinata walking together on the street, the former has a certain Demon Fox sleeping on his shoulder. Since I have nothing better to do, I decided to become the third wheel along with the Kyubi.
"Oi! Boss!" A voice called out suddenly. I turned around and saw three little kids running towards us. "Hey, I thought you were going to play Ninja with us!?" He asked Naruto.
Naruto grinned sheepishly at them. "Sorry, Konohamaru, but right now we're uh..." He glanced at Hinata who blushes a little. "Going to train, believe it." He lifted the fox out of his shoulder and handed him to me. Then he pushed me towards the little kids. "Ne, why don't you play with Haios chan and Fox?"
I looked at the sleeping fox in my arms and put him on my head. Then I looked at the three kids who were staring at me in confusion. I smiled and nodded at them. "Yeah, they're dating. Come on, let's not disturb them." The kids suddenly start pointing and laughing at Naruto and Hinata the second I said that.
Naruto and Hinata disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving me alone with the trio. I turned around towards them. "So, what's your name?" I asked them.
The boy in the middle folded his arms in front of his chest with a confident look on his face. "I am Konohamaru!" He exclaimed.
The brown haired girl smiled from beside him. "I am Moegi!" She exclaimed.
Then the boy with glasses waved at me. "I am Udon!" He exclaimed.
I smirked a little at them. "So, you wanted to be a Ninja huh?" I asked them.
They all nodded at me. "Yeah! We'll become the greatest Ninja ever and I will beat my grandfather so I can become the fifth hokage!!!" Konohamaru exclaimed.
Oh! So this is Hiruzen's Grandson? "Well Konohamaru, I am quite certain that you will someday become the Hokage." I told them. "But first, I have to ask you something..." I snapped my finger and the trio suddenly floated a few inches up. "Are you scared of heights?"
"Whoa!" Konohamaru yelped in response when he found himself floating in the air. He looked at his friends and found them flailing around helplessly in midair. "Hey! What are you doing?"
I giggled a little and soared up into the sky. I brought them close with me and pointed at the village below us. "Don't tell me you're scared of height Konohamaru!"
Konohamaru shook his head defiantly. "We're not! Am I right guys?" He looked behind him and saw Moegi and Udon closing their eyes in fear. "Aww, come on! Don't embarrass me in front of a Jounin!" Konohamaru exclaimed.
Suddenly Moegi opened her eyes in surprise. "Jounin?" She asked. "You're a Jounin?"
I nodded at her. "Special Jounin, my surveillance and spying skills turn me into one." Then a bright idea appeared in my head. "By the way, you said you wanna play Ninja right?" I asked them.
They all nodded at me. "Well, how about we play I spy? But from the sky." I looked at the village below me. "Let me go first, I spy with my little eye... Something green and fast."
The trio looked down at the village, trying to see what I spied. Suddenly, they saw Maito Gai running through the village. "Ah! Found it!" They all exclaimed at the same time.
"My turn!" Konohamaru exclaimed. "I spy with my little eye..." He looked around for a moment. "Two weird guys?" He said with slight confusion in his voice.
I looked down and saw two young shinobi I've never seen before walking through the village. Then I noticed their headbands and I realized who they are. "Okay Konohamaru, pop quiz, who are they and why are they here?" I asked him.
Konohamaru looked at me. "Eh? How should I know?" He asked.
"Well you want to be a Ninja don't you? Figure it out! It's your job's description." I told him.
The three of them huddled together in a heated discussion. A few seconds later they all nodded and looked at me. "They are Iwa Shinobi who came here for Jounin Exams!!!" They all exclaimed.
That was pretty close. "Actually they're from Suna and it is Chunin exam, not Jounin Exam." I told them. "Now why don't you go down and find out more about them?" I told them.
I lowered them back to the ground and watched them closely. This is actually a part of my plan to see if the Genin of Suna has anything to do with the invasion or if they're just a decoy. If they are innocent I might just gonna bring them in our little plan.
"Hello! Shinobi san! I am Konohamaru, the soon to be Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village!!!" Konohamaru exclaimed towards them in a Naruto – like fashion. "Who are you? Are you here for the Chunin Exam?"
The one with painted face and black clothing just grunted at the boy. "Out of my way brat, before I beat you up!" He said grumpily.
This time, Moegi stepped forward with an annoyed look on her face. "Hey! We were just being nice!" She exclaimed. "Besides, you're the guest here! At least show some respect!"
The black hooded Shinobi balled his hands into fist. "Brat, I told you, get out of my way..." He grabbed Konohamaru by the scurf of his neck and lifted him up. "Or I will beat you up!" He raised his fist and was about to beat the little kid up.
I sighed and decided to make an appearance. "Sorry, but no..." I slowly floated down from the sky, enjoying the priceless look on the Suna Ninja. "First of all, my apologies, I was just training my genin student about interacting with a foreigner..." I told them.
Then I gripped Kabuto's hand with the force, immobilizing him. "Second of all, I don't take too kindly to people threatening my students." I glanced at the girl beside him and saw her inching her hand towards her giant fan.
"Girl, I can snap your friend's neck without lifting a muscle so you better be thinking of using that fan because it's hot out here." I threatened with a dead serious look on my face. The girl gulped and moved her hand away from her fan.
Suddenly, I felt a tremendous amount of menacing aura. A red haired boy with a huge gourd strapped behind his back walked up towards them. "Kankuro... You are a disgrace to our village..." He spoke with a threatening tone on his face. "Put the boy down..."
Kankuro gulped a little and I can feel him struggling erratically in my grip, trying to put the boy down. "Ga-Garra, I-I'm sorry..." He looked at me and I can see him begging at me to free him from my grasp. "Pl-please..." He whispered.
I let go of him and Kankuro quickly put down Konohamaru. I swiftly made a force field around the children and landed in front of the Suna Shinobi. "Hello, perhaps we went off a wrong start. My name is Haios, what's your name?" I asked them kindly.
The girl studied me for a moment before nodding in respect. "My name is Temari..." She pointed at her friends. "These are my brothers, Garra and Kankuro." She told me with a wary look on her face.
Garra glared at my direction, or more specifically towards the fox sleeping on my head. I can feel the Kyubi yawning a little on my head before blearily open his eyes. He glanced at Garra and groaned a little. "Oh great, it's you..." The fox muttered. "Why can't it be Matatabi? Or heck, at least that lazy turtle is better than this mad Tanuki..."
"Kyubi, have some respect, the one tail is your brother." I told him after realizing who the red haired person in front of him is. "Besides, don't you miss your family?"
I looked back at the Sand Siblings. Kankuro and Temari have lost all colors in their face. Garra on the other hand is muttering something under his breath. "So... You do know that your brother is a Jinchuriki right?" I asked them.
Temari gulped and nodded nervously. "Y-yes, and you are..." She looked at the fox. "The Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox..."
"No I'm not, my friend is the jinchuriki. He just asked me to take care of little Kyubi here while he goes on a date."
The look of utter confusion and disbelief on their face almost outweigh their fear. "A date?" Kankuro asked.
I nodded a little. "Yeah! Naruto asked me to take care of the Kyubi and play with his friends." I pointed at Konohamaru behind me who were enjoying the terrified look on Kankuro's face. "While he went on a date with his girlfriend."
Suddenly, I can see a look of hope flashes inside Temari's eyes. "Are you saying that it's possible to take out the tailed beast without killing the host?" She asked.
Kyubi answered her question. "No, I am still stuck in that cage. I just use this shadow clone vessel as a connection to the outside world..." He explained. "Mind you, this is only possible because we have a ridiculously skilled Seal Master here in Konoha and I was caged using the Eight Trigrams Seal in the first place."
Then the fox walked towards Garra and looked at him closely. "Now, I know that there are certain types of Jinchuriki who has a good connection with their beast to the point they don't need a seal anymore..." He sniffed the boy in front of him. "But I highly doubt that Shukaku has it in his head to work together with anyone... That Tanuki is downright insane."
Temari looked at Garra warily. "What are you talking about? The One Tail is safely secured..." She muttered.
Kyubi gazed at Temari with a flat look on his face. "Are you fucking kidding me? All I see is a storage seal and a broken lock." He deadpanned. "The only reason why Shukaku is not out yet is probably because he's too stupid to find his way out of a paper bag."
"Wh-what!? But the Shukaku was contained by Chiyo Sama, the greatest seal master in our village!" Kankuro exclaimed in disbelief. "Are you saying that Garra's seal is flawed?"
The fox snorted after hearing that. "Flawed seal? There's no bloody seal here!" He turned around and walked back towards me. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna have a nap." He climbed up to my head and made himself comfortable. "Shukaku... For old man's sake, don't do anything stupid..."
I blinked owlishly after watching the encounter transpire. "Okay then... We've learnt a lot from all this and..." I coughed a little and looked at Temari and Kankuro with a stern look on my face. "What is your purpose here in Konoha?"
"For the Chunin Exam." Temari replied almost automatically.
They lied... Should've known they're in this to. "All right then, I say good luck on the Chunin Exam and may the Angel and the Doctor have mercy on your soul." I told them, smirking a little at the oblivious look on their face.
"Who's the angel?" Kankuro looked up and realized that I am already taking off into the sky. "WAIT! Who's The Doctor!?!?"
Sakura, duh! Who else? But I don't think they should know about her for now.
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Meanwhile, in a certain rainy village...
Vida sat in front of a small wooden house while looking at the puddles of water below her. A long brown haired woman gazed back at her from the water with her bright green pair of eyes. She has a serene and relaxed look on her face while listening to the rain all around her.
Suddenly, a flapping sound appeared from the sky. Vida looked up and saw a blue haired woman flying towards her with the huge pair of wings behind her back. "Hello Vida... I hope you're enjoying your stay..." The woman said.
Vida smiled at her. "Don't worry Konan, I like this place... The rain might need a while to get used to, but this is quite relaxing..." She told her.
Konan landed right beside Vida and looked at her. "So... Chunin Exam. Should we interfere or should we prepare some more?" She asked her.
The brown haired girl shook her head. "No... I don't think we should be too hasty..." Then she sighed and a cup of coffee suddenly appeared in her hand. "You want some?" She asked the angel.
Konan looked at Vida's cup only to realize that she's holding a cup in her hand. "Hmm... I prefer tea..." The second she said that, the cup of coffee was replaced by tea. "Not bad... No wonder you call yourself a witch..." She said while sipping on the tea.
"I prefer the term Sorcerer..." Vida smiled at Konan. "Angel sama."