Chapter 6: "Can you please assassinate me tomorrow whoever you are?"
I walked from the bushes towards the entrance of Hokage Tower. Two ninja guards the entrance and I walked towards them nervously.
"What business do you have in the Hokage Tower child?" the guard asked.
I faked an innocent look on my face. "Uhm... Iruka sensei told me to meet the Third Hokage. Can I go meet him?" I asked with a tone of a genuine twelve years old girl asking for help. "Please?" I asked for extra measure.
The guards looked at each other for a moment before nodding. "What's your name?" One of them asked.
"I'm Haios..."
One of them flickered away from existence while the other opened the door for me. "The Hokage is in the top floor. Go talk to his assistant before entering." He said before letting me enter the building.
Sweet! That was much easier than I expected it would be. Now I just have to make my way up and talk to the Old Man. This shouldn't be hard, just gotta make sure I don't raise any suspicion at all.
After a few minutes of walking, I made it to the top floor of Hokage Tower. I knocked on the door once and familiar voice came from the inside. "Come in Haios San..."
I opened the door, revealing The Third Hokage sitting behind a huge pile of unfinished paperwork. He smiled at me kindly before motioning me to come closer. "What do you need Haios san? Do you have any problem?" He asked.
"Not really, I just have some questions; mainly about my neighbor." I noticed that his expression turned grim and serious after I mentioned that. "Okay, so Naruto is definitely not your everyday ninja. What is he?"
He gazed upon me for a moment. Judging me, observing every inch of my body, trying to decipher any hidden agenda I have regarding Naruto. But seriously, I'm just doing this out of curiosity and concern of my friend.
After a few minutes, the Hokage nodded. "I suppose you deserve to know about this." He stood from his seat and walked towards the wall beside him. He pressed his palm on it and a glowing pattern appeared all over the room. "Be warned that this is an S Rank Secret. The penalty for breaking it is death."
Oh dear...
I gulped and nodded nervously at the unrelenting gaze he gave me. "I understand Sandaime Sama..." I said, trying and failing to sound confident. "I promise I won't tell anyone." I added.
The Hokage nodded and sat back down on his seat. "About twelve years ago, the Nine Tailed Fox attacked our village." He began his story. "The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze defeated the Demon by using the Death God Seal at the cost of his life." Then he looked at me with a knowing look on his face. "That's what we wanted you all to think."
"However, a powerful demon such as the Nine Tailed Fox cannot possibly be killed. It can only be sealed on a living host such as an infant." He paused a second even though I already realized what's actually happening here.
"Are you saying that the Nine Tailed Fox was sealed inside Naruto all along and all citizens of Konoha were sworn to keep it a secret so he can live a normal life? Although in the end most of them still harbors their grudge against the demon and by proxy Naruto even though he has nothing to do about it? And does that mean Naruto is kind of special because it can't be any infant to be able to contain something like the Nine Tailed Fox that it's said to be the strongest of all Tailed Beasts? Then who is Naruto really? I mean, where's his family? Why isn't he in the orphanage? Is he part of a clan? I think so, the name Uzumaki should mean something. So I just gotta find out about Uzumaki Clan, Iruka Sensei should know about it. But whoever Naruto's parent is, they must be very close to the Fourth Hokage which means..."
I gasped in realization. "Oh my goodness, it can't be... Naruto is..." I looked at the Hokage and saw the look that says it all. "He is, isn't he?" Suddenly a small giggle escaped my throat, it slowly turned into a full blown laughter as seconds goes by. "HAHA!!! Oh I can't believe it! He's the Son of The Fourth Hokage!!! HAHA!!! Oh just imagine the look of the whole Konoha Village when they heard about this!"
"And they won't..." A sudden feeling of dread struck my chest as the God of Shinobi suddenly stood from his seat. "Naruto's identity as the Son of The Yellow Flash is an SS Rank Secret... You must swear on your life that you will never tell anyone about this." I tried to meet the Sandaime's gaze and found myself staring into the face of death himself.
Note to Self: Always Analyze Stuff when you get back home preferably in Complete Silence.
I froze and shuddered in terror as I tried to form words. "Y-yes, Hokage Sama... I promise I won't tell anyone about this. Our encounter never happened and please stop looking me like that..." I whispered in horror.
"Very well..." He sat back down on his seat and the aura of death slowly dissipates. "You are dismissed."
The door opened behind me and I wasted no time flying out of the room. I located the first window I can find and just jumped off of the tower. Priority number one is to make as much distance between me and the Hokage. Priority number two is making sure I don't say anything about our encounter.
A few minutes later, I soared down towards the streets of the Konoha Village and landed on a building. I sat down there and tried to regain my composure. "Holy mother of cheese sandwich..." I whispered myself. "No wonder he's called the God of Shinobi..."
After a few minutes I finally calmed myself down and stood up from the roof. I looked at the direction of the Hokage Tower and I almost thought that I am currently hallucinating out of sheer shock and horror from earlier.
The faces on the Hokage Monument are now decorated with paint. The First Hokage has bright pink blush on his pink and a smiley face. The Second Hokage has bright red nose and a very colorful hair. The Third Hokage looked like a very old and hairy monkey. The Fourth Hokage has whisker marks on his cheeks and has a very close resemblance to a certain blonde.
"Oh my god Naruto..." I looked up and saw Naruto jumping towards me with dozens of ninjas chasing him from behind. "You have got to be kidding me..."
Naruto looked at me and waved his arms around. "HAIOS CHAN! YOU GOTTA HELP ME!!!" He exclaimed while pointing at the incoming Ninjas. "Use your powers! Make them go away!"
"Eh? Don't bring me into this! I didn't do anything!!!" I exclaimed, not wanting to get into trouble with the Hokage again.
Naruto pouted before looking at the ninja who just landed on the building. "She was lying! She helped me getting all those paints all over the mountain!" He exclaimed, trying to frame me.
They can't possibly believe him right? A hand tried to grab me and I instinctively rolled away from them. Okay, they believed him, I'm part of this now. "Naruto, you are in so much trouble when we get home." I took his hand and push away the ninja around me.
Naruto watched in utter amazement as I knocked all ninja's around with an invisible force just by waving my hand. "You're awesome Haios chan!" He exclaimed.
"Don't get used to this tough guy!" Naruto and I jumped into the air and I used the nature chakra around me to push me upwards. I knocked down the pursuing ninjas as I took off before flying towards the Apartment.
"SEE YOU LATER SUCKER!!! HAHA!!!" Naruto taunted the Ninja below him. I just rolled my eyes and hoped that they don't resort to throwing projectiles at me. "Man! Think of all the pranks you can do with this power!"
I rolled my eyes and soared further up into the sky. I looked down and realized that the ninja are still chasing us down below. "We need to shake them off, any ideas?" I asked.
Naruto thought about it for a second before pointing at a dense wood in the village. "There! I always lose them there!" He exclaimed.
I soared even higher and concealed ourselves inside the clouds for a moment before soaring down towards the woods and slowed down. I landed on a small clearing that's concealed by dozens of gigantic trees and took a deep breath to regain my strength.
"Okay... I think we lost them..." I muttered with bated breath. I trudged towards a tree trunk nearby and sat down in exhaustion. "Naruto, come here for a second..."
The blonde walked towards me with a concerned look on his face. "What is HAIOS chan?" He crouched down to my level and looked at me closely. "Are you..."
'SMACK' I slapped him across the face before he can finish the sentence. He yelped and rubbed his cheek in agony. "Aww... That hurts HAIOS chan!!! What was that for?"
I glared at him for a moment. "For pulling me into one of your stunts you bloody idiot!!!" I exclaimed in annoyance. "I just had the most nerve wracking experience with a pissed off God of Shinobi and you just had to make my day any better!" I threw up my arms in frustration. I let out all the fears and anxiousness I felt throughout the day to the person in front of me. "Can you be any more tactless you idiot?! Defiling the Hokage Monument, Framing me, and put me into YOUR PROBLEM!!!"
With a sharp breath I calmed down for a second. I waited for a witty comeback or childish retort from the blonde, but there was nothing. I looked up and saw Naruto looking down on the ground with his eyes closed.
"Naruto?" I gasped a little after realizing what I just said to him... "L-look, I'm sorry for yelling at you... I just had a very bad day and I had to... You know, blew off some steam?"
Then, Naruto opened his eyes and gazed at me. He has the most determined look on his face. It was as if a fire is raging beneath his eyes. "Hit me again!!!" He exclaimed, his voice unwavering and full of confidence.
"Say what?" I asked in confusion.
Naruto put both of his hands on my shoulders. "You want to blow off some steam right?" He gripped my shoulder and lifted me up. "Let's fight! Hit me, beat me up! I don't care! Just don't hold anything back!"
I think I hit him a little bit too hard...
"If you win, I promise I will never take you on one of my pranks. But if you lose, you will help me on my next prank." Naruto exclaimed.
Well, there's really no getting out of this one. "Fine, you wanna get beaten up?" I held up my hand and smirked at him. "Let's see how you like that tree over there." I pointed at the tree behind him.
Naruto turned around to look at that tree. 'Whoosh' I let out a strong force towards Naruto and launched him towards the tree. He soared for a few seconds and spun his body midair so that his feet can break his fall. "Nice one HAIOS! But I'm not gonna go easy on you!!!"
I watched him running towards me with both of his fist raised up into the air. I weighed my options and decided to make this over quick. With a swipe of my hand, I launched Naruto to the right and sent him tumbling on the ground. "Give up! You are nowhere near my level!"
Naruto gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground. "I was just warming up!!!" He ran towards me and jumped up to the air before I can knock him away. "Take this!!!"
I side stepped and grabbed his feet before it can hit me. Then I used it as leverage and slammed him straight to the tree trunk behind me. 'CRACK The whole tree shook as his head and body impacted the tree.
The blonde slumped down on the ground below him and groaned in agony. "I did warn you..." I muttered to myself. "You want me to take you back to the house?"
"No." Naruto's arms shook as he slowly lifted himself from the ground. "You haven't won yet, cuz I haven't given up yet!" He glared at me and took out a blunt kunai out of his pocket. "If you wanna defeat me, you gotta have to try harder than that!"
He lunged towards me with all his might with a kunai in his hand. I grabbed his hand and slammed him back down to the ground. "Give up!" I exclaimed, trying to stop him before he can hurt himself.
Naruto stood back up and wiped off a trickle of blood from his cheek. "Never! I'll always win no matter what!" He exclaimed stubbornly.
I dodged his next strike easily and tackled him to the ground. "Look Naruto, I'm worried about your overall health. Please, just stop!" I exclaimed in slight frustration. I mean seriously, this guy is ridiculously stubborn.
"I... will...stop... If you forfeit..." He muttered between his breaths.
Either this or he will seriously get hurt. "Fine, you win, I'll help you on your next prank." I muttered in annoyance.
Naruto grinned and chuckled a little. "See? Told you I'll beat you... Believe it..." He dropped down motionless on the ground and it's pretty obvious who's gonna take him back home.
I rolled my eyes and walked towards him. It was then that I noticed that his cuts and bruises are already healing. "Wonder if it's the fox..." I muttered to myself while picking him up with an invisible force. "Or is it his genetics? Wonder if the fourth has regenerative power."
I walked into Naruto's apartment with the unconscious blonde floating right beside me. I gently put him on his bed and put on his penguin hat on his head. Then I exited the room and closed the door behind him.
As I walked towards my room, I couldn't help but think about Naruto's future. It's pretty obvious that he is the main character of this story. I just gotta make sure no unexpected BS appeared out of nowhere and ruined everything.
Speaking of unexpected, I found a little note lying down on my table. I picked it up and exhaled a deep breath of exhaustion after reading the content. It is a semi-formal invitation for training at the Uchiha Training Ground.
"Later..." I muttered to myself before plopping myself on the bed.
Not a minute after I closed my eyes, knocking sounds came from the door. I groaned in exhaustion before sitting up on my bed. "Who's there?"
I can hear the clinking sound of metal coming from the other side of the door. "Oh my god, no! Can you please assassinate me tomorrow whoever you are? I just had one of the worst days in my immortal life and I really want to have some shut eyes."
A kunai blade burst out of the locked door and I sighed in frustration. "You know what? If you keep pressing on, I am going to use the cheapest, most dirty tricks up my sleeves. You hear me?" I threatened.
The door burst open and I can see a masked shinobi standing on the other side of the door. He tried raised his sword and lunged at me, but I just sidestepped and held out my hand.
I smirked a little when the shinobi suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Yes, I can do this, oh so easily. So if you don't want me to..." I slowly made a gripping motion with my hand and the shinobi curled up on the ground in agony. "Well, you get the idea. Now get out before I destroy your bloodline. Got it? The shinobi flickered away out of existence without any resistance.
I just strangled his crotch if you couldn't tell. It's always effective against male opponent.
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A few hours later...
Asuma and Kurenai stood in front of the Sandaime Hokage. The former is looking down in embarrassment while the latter is struggling to hold back from laughing.
"I see... I have to admit that was a very clever use of her power." The Sandaime said with an amused smile in his face. "We all know that it is a very... delicate and important part of the human body. I don't blame you for retreating." Then he looked at Kurenai. "Even so, I tasked two jounin for this mission for a reason. Why didn't you take his place?"
Asuma sighed. "Kurenai was stationed outside the building near the window." He gave Kurenai a deadpan look. "She fell from the window laughing and blew her cover. We had to retreat or else Haios will spot us."
Kurenai giggled a little after hearing that. "Asuma, you were beaten by a twelve years old girl, who strangled your manhood with telekinetic power." She laughed some more. "Oh how I wish I have that kind of power!"
Hiruzen rubbed his forehead in slight exhaustion. He was just trying to send out his trusted jounin to see if Haios will keep Naruto's identity as the Son of Yellow Flash under the threat of death. But it seems like actually threatening Haios isn't going to be as easy as he thought.
"In all seriousness," Kurenai cleared her throat. "I tried to capture her on a Genjutsu. Unfortunately, it appears that her... unique biology makes immune to Genjutsu," she folded her arms. "I would need to do further research on this matter."
"Let me know if you find anything. You're both dismissed..." The Sandaime said before exhaling a deep breath of exhaustion.