With Tsunade giving Danzo a warning, Naruto was confident that Danzo won't do anything for a short period of time, but that was all it did. Danzo will certainly begin acting out of line after some time passes, so Naruto began thinking of ideas to keep him in line.
An idea soon came to his mind when he was reminded of his argument with Kurama earlier, and a smile crept to his face.
"That's it..." His smile was twisted and cold
"I need to go visit Orochimaru again" Naruto licked his lips
"Kimimaro, get over here" Naruto called out
"Yes?" Kimimaro walked over and asked
Naruto grabbed Kimimaro's arm and teleported away with him
-Inside Orochimaru's hideout-
Naruto teleported into the lair, and he landed right in front of Orochimaru, who was stunned by his sudden appearance.
*Bang*
Before Naruto even got to say a word, Orochimaru grabbed his head and shoved him under the desk, while Kimimaro stood behind Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru, what is wrong with your curse mark!" At this moment, Sasuke walked in with a deep frown
His eyes were red from anger as he stormed over
"Have you found the problem? It's been so long already!" Sasuke shouted, under his eyes were dark circles, seemingly from a severe lack of sleep.
Orochimaru scoffed at him
"If my curse marks were not experimental, would it have such a flaw?" He said with a hint of annoyance, it was clear that Sasuke has asked him about the curse mark for a long time now.
Naruto was a little confused at first, but then he remembered what he did to Sasuke's curse mark when he was improving it...
'So he's losing sleep because of those memories entering his mind after he uses the curse mark...is he that aware of his brother as a girl?' Naruto chuckled in his heart
'I should make some aphrodisiac at some point, and use it on him after he uses the curse mark's second form, I wonder if he'll be able to see his brother the same after that' A wicked smile crept onto Naruto's face at the thought of it.
"It's your curse mark! Why do I keep seeing Itachi as a woman after I use it!" Sasuke yelled
"How would I know! My curse mark brings out your desires, especially your desire for power, have you ever thought that this is your inner desires?" Orochimaru was so fed up he came up with a random reason.
!!!!
Naruto gasped, what a good setup from Orochimaru!
"Nonsense! How could I have such thoughts of him!" Sasuke rejected that idea immediately, how can he possibly think of Itachi in such a way?
It was absolute bullsh*t!
Naruto changed his appearance to the one he used last time, and teleported to another room.
"What's the issue with the curse mark?" He walked out and asked
Sasuke turned to see who it was, and when he saw that it was the 'assistant' from last time, his anger rose again. He remembered clearly that this person knocked him out before altering the curse mark!
"You!"
"Me? But I'm not the curse mark, how can I be the issue?" Naruto asked with a perplexed look
"Enough messing around, how dare you knock me out last time!"
"Oh~, that's what you meant, yeah, I did do that" Naruto nodded with a smile
"Tss, do you dare fight me in a fair fight" Sasuke growled when he saw that this person was looking down on him so much.
Naruto smiled
"Oh, I wouldn't fight me if I were you" Naruto's words were laced with mockery as his eyes curved into a crescent shape.
His disdain made Sasuke's anger flare even more, as the curse mark on his beck began to squirm around.
Naruto lifted a brow, but a vicious smile soon appeared on his face
"Oi Orochimaru, it should be fine to beat him up a little, right?" He asked as he gazed towards Orochimaru.
Orochimaru had a rather interested look
"I am quite curious about both your strengths" He responded
"Didn't you see me fight already?" Naruto asked
"Indeed, but I had to focus on the enemy at that time, so I could not gauge your strength properly" He said
Sasuke clenched his fists as the curse mark covered half his face, and spread down to his arm. It carried an ominous aura as the look in his eyes became colder and fiercer.
"Wow, he has no patience" Naruto muttered
As he thought about this, Sasuke already leapt at him, pushing forth a kunai towards his neck.
Naruto took a step to the side, and raised his knee up to counter. To his surprise, Sasuke twisted his body, and avoided the knee that was aimed at his stomach, before slashing the kunai at Naruto once more.
His reaction was much better than when they last fought, but even so, Naruto's expression remained relaxed.
"Tag, you're it" Naruto slid to the side and slapped Sasuke's back before he jumped backwards.
Sasuke stumbled forward when he was struck, but strangely, it didn't even hurt him. On the other hand, Orochimaru saw the fight clearly, and saw Naruto slap a seal onto Sasuke's back.
He wondered what the seal did, as he didn't recognise the symbols.
"Die!" Sasuke roared as he threw the kunai at Naruto
Naruto simply swatted the kunai aside
"Boom" Naruto smiled as he muttered
Sasuke didn't know what he meant by that, but soon....
*Bang*
A purple mist suddenly burst from his back, where the seal was slapped on. The mist covered his vision, and made his head spin.
'Oi Kurama....why don't we fulfil our deal now?' Naruto chuckled
[Fuahahaha, well, don't mind if I do]
Kurama soon gained full control of Naruto's body while Sasuke was still in a daze from the mist's effects. Naruto's eyes became red, but to make sure he isn't caught, Kurama restrained his chakra as much as possible, so no other visible changes occurred.
Sasuke shook off the feeling at this moment, and escaped the confinement of the mist before being face to face with Kurama. He didn't realise the slight change in Naruto's eyes, but Orochimaru noticed.
'Why did the nine tails take over?' He thought to himself
"Sharingan" Sasuke activated his sharingan, and what surprised everyone was...it had three tomoes!
'Damn, how much did he hate me' Naruto gasped as he observed from the mindscape
[Rather than you, I'd say the nightmares brought by your little alterations to his curse mark was the real reason]
'Bah, I only made it so he saw his brother as a woman, it's not even that bad? Next time, I'll change it even more' Naruto scoffed
Kurama rolled his eyes, he had to admit, Naruto is simply too shameless compared to before he awakened his memories. He had some shameless aspects beforehand, but after his memories merged with another life, he was shameless on a whole new level.
*Bang*
Sasuke suddenly appeared before his eyes, with his fist clenched, striking towards his face.
Kurama smirked, and remained still, allowing the fist to strike his cheeks. Upon impact, his body remained firm and unmoved by the strike.
!!!!
Sasuke's pupils shrunk when he saw his foe smile at him despite being punched by him with all his might. That person didn't even tremble when he was struck, he took it with the intention to show him the difference between them.
Kurama reached out on hand, and grabbed Sasuke's wrist
"My turn" He chuckled
*Bang*
He used his other hand to punch Sasuke's face
*Poof*
When he was struck, Sasuke burst into a puff of white smoke, before a crushed log fell to the ground. Meanwhile, he appeared a few metres away, staring at Kurama warily.
'Hey now, did you really just fail to hit him?' Naruto's mocking voice entered Kurama's ears
[Hmph, I'm just playing around with him] Kurama huffed proudly
He crouched down and bolted for Sasuke, whose eyes remained on Kurama's movements the entire time.
'This time, I will not fail' He had experienced the crushing defeat at Naruto's hands before, and came to realise, no matter how well his eyes can track the opponent, it would be useless if he cannot react physically.
Thus, he pushed himself to the limits, and began focusing on taijutsu.
As a result....
*Bang*
'I blocked it' His arm was raised, and his eyes lit up
However....
Sasuke, despite blocking the hit, was sent flying back, and crashed into the wall.
"Be careful inside my lab" Orochimaru hissed
"Sure, sure~" Kurama scoffed
He then jumped at Sasuke again
"Bwahahaha, take this you little sh*t" Kurama appeared in front of Sasuke, and threw another punch.
The last punch left him a little dizzy, and when the second punch came, he could no longer react like he did before, and was punched into the ground.
Much like the first time, Kurama sat on Sasuke as he began punching his face with a look of glee, laughing maniacally as he did so.
"Take this, f**k you Madara! Bwahahaha!" Kurama's laughter rang out, following by the sound of his fists making powerful impact on Sasuke.
'...'
Orochimaru paused when he heard that...
'Don't tell me...the kid let the nine tail take over because the beast has a grudge against the Uchiha bloodline? He...He won't take it out on me when I take the kid's body, will I?' Orochimaru was secretly worried that Kurama would attack him in the future after he takes over Sasuke's body.
Just the thought of it alone made him shiver...
What also went through his head was...
'What a petty beast'
Kurama is easily one of the oldest entity alive in the entire Shinobi world, yet here he is, pummelling a thirteen-year-old boy purely because he holds a grudge against his ancestors...
But he quickly snapped out of his thoughts, and ran over
"Stop, you'll kill him!" He exclaimed
"Ah" Kurama stopped the beating, and looked down at Sasuke, who was beaten black and blue.
Warm blood soaked his fists, while Sasuke's face was unrecognisable. If not for his weak breathing, Orochimaru would have thought he had died.
"Fufufu, I had fun" Kurama chuckled as he wiped his hands
"You had fun, but at what cost? You lost your dignity as the calamity fox by bullying a kid" Naruto took over and sighed as he got off Sasuke.
Orochimaru's lips twitched, so he wasn't the only one who had such a thought.
"Kid...when I take the Uchiha's body, that fox won't come after me, will he?" He asked
"Him? Nah, he knows a real Uchiha to a fake one, once you take over his body, you're no longer an Uchiha" Naruto shook his head and said
"Oh? Care to elaborate" Orochimaru's interests were piqued when Naruto said there will be a differentiation.
Naruto pointed at his own head
"This part, the mind, is different, what the nine tails detests is the absolute arrogance and pride of an Uchiha, their stuck up attitude is unbearable, so once you take over, the traits of an Uchiha will be gone" Naruto said calmly
"I see, so that's the case" Orochimaru muttered
"Of course, if there are no other Uchihas for him to vent on, he may still go for you" Naruto added
"..." So what he said earlier didn't mean sh*t!!!
Naruto grinned
"Anyway, I'm here to see if the puppets are done?" Naruto grinned
Orochimaru's lips twitched, so he dropped bad news on him, and proceeded to gloss over it?
"I made some adjustments so it took a little longer than expected" He said as he took out a scroll
"There are four puppets in here, as well as a formation that can be activated when all five puppets are used together, these four, as you requested, are all balanced in all areas, and are a bit smaller than the first" He said as he handed Naruto the scroll
"Awesome, hook me up when you want to improve the curse mark on Sasuke" Naruto winked
"Sure, also, where is Tayuya, I could have sworn she needs to be near you for the experiment to work" Orochimaru asked
"Her? She annoyed me, so I left her behind as punishment, don't worry, it won't delay the experiment since we barely started" Naruto waved his hand and laughed
"...don't do this again, it was bad enough that I had to part with two members of the sound four, do no waste their time like this" He spoke in a low voice as his gaze became colder.
Naruto smiled
"I cherish my experiments more than you think, do not think for a moment that I am casual with such things" His tone had a hint of threat in it as he spoke, as a sharp glimmer shone in his eyes.
Orochimaru stared back, he knew how enthusiastic Naruto is about experiments, so what he said was only to remind him. But hearing what he said now, it made a smile rise on his face.
"That is what I like to hear"
[Gay]
'...'
Naruto tolerated Kurama's little remarks, and called for Kimimaro
"Yo, Kimimaro, we're leaving, say your goodbyes" Naruto said as he tucked the scroll away
Kimimaro nodded, but before leaving, Orochimaru approached him
"Your injuries..."
"Naruto had requested lady Tsunade to heal me, my physical injuries should be healed soon, and he said my tangled chakra points will gradually heal as I absorb the nine tail's chakra" He responded
!!!!!
Orochimaru's eyes widened
"You had them meet Tsunade! Are you out of your mind!" He exclaimed
"Wha~t? No~....you sound just like your men when I said I'd have them meet" Naruto said with a cheeky grin
"That's not the point! They could have died, they were nutured by me with great difficulty, do not get them killed so carelessly" Orochimaru growled
"Don't worry, they're doing just fine, in fact, they even have legal identities in Konha now" Naruto said
!?!?!?
He pointed at Kimimaro
"Him? Legal identity??? Tayuya as well???" He questioned, utterly perplexed
Never in his life has he been this shocked! He is one of the most wanted man in Konoha, yet Naruto is saying his subordinates have legal identities there!?
"H-How did you manage that?" He asked
"You really underestimate the bond I share with Tsunade, she is like a big sister to me, our trust cannot be-"
"He bribed her" Kimimaro interjected
"...oi, don't go spilling the truth, I helped you" Naruto clicked his tongue and said
"..." Orochimaru was left at a loss for words
But then, his lips began to curve upwards, and soon, he burst into laughter.
"Kid...no, Naruto, I admit, you are amazing! I wish you were born sooner! Hahahaha!" He laughed
Narut began laughing with him
"Hahahaha...what are we laughing about, hahahaha"
His strange words caused Orochimaru to stop laughing, but a smile remained on his face
"Naruto, if the village ever mistreats you, I will always welcome you with open arms" He said
"Pfft, well, I'll take you up on that offer if that does happen" Naruto chuckled
He realised that Orochimaru corrected himself when he called him 'kid' earlier, and said his name instead. Though he didn't know why bribing Tsunade made him so happy, he accepted that enthusiasm nonetheless.
Naruto then remembered another reason why he came to find him.
He took out a scroll and passed it to Orochimaru
"Help me on this matter, I'll owe you one" He winked
Orochimaru opened the scroll, and his eyes curved with curiosity as he rolled up the scroll with a smile.
"This will be fun" He smiled
"Hahaha, of course" Naruto grinned
"Hit me up when there are fun experiments, cya" Naruto grabbed Kimimaro and teleported back to the village.
When he returned home, he was immediately greeted with Tayuya's thousand mile glare....
"Oh, you made it back, congrats" Naruto clapped his hands and smiled
"Grrr, you brat, fight me!" Tayuya yelled fiercely
"Wow, you are the second person today who asked me to fight them, but I won't say no" He smiled
Tayuya's eyes lit up as a ferocious smile rose on her face
"I'll crush you with an inch of your life intact" She gnashed her teeth and said
"Hahaha, sure you will, but not today, we'll do it tomorrow" Naruto waved his hand and said
"...tch" Immediately, Tayuya's eyes dimmed as she clicked her tongue
"By the way, you're coming with me now, I need to find someone" Naruto said
"Hah, I just got back!" Tayuya shouted
"Aw, is that so? That's too bad, we're leaving now" Naruto smirked and said
"You! Argh! Dammit, nothing can stop me from giving you a beating, you brat!" Tayuya pulled out her flute and was prepared to fight Naruto on the spot.
Naruto gasped
"Oh my~, how can you resort to violence? Oh no, what will I do~" Naruto made a few playful remarks before jumping behind Kimimaro
"Kimimaro, as my bodyguard, you are tasked with protecting me, don't worry, if you suffer physical injuries, I will have lady Tsunade heal you back up" Naruto gave him a thumbs up, as if he was trying to reassure him.
Kimimaro was stupefied, and so was Tayuya, how can anyone be this shameless! He knows damn well how frail Kimimaro is at this moment, yet he has the galls to pull such a stunt!?
Who's the real villain here? They thought they were bad people when they worked under Orochimaru, yet here they find themselves bowing to this shameless human garbage!
"G-Get out here, don't hide behind him!" Tayuya yelled
"Bleh, why should I? I'm shameless and unscrupulous, what can you do about it?" Naruto stuck out his tongue and said
"Gaaaah! Dammit, you damn trash, immoral, selfish, dishonourable, son of a b*tch! I swear I will one day hang you upon your entrails, drink your blood and eat your flesh" Tayuya scrambled her hair as she glared daggers at Naruto
"Wow....in the end, you still can't touch me" Naruto covered his mouth as he let out a faint 'pfft'.
Suddenly, as if something snapped inside her, Tayuya stopped screaming as she stared at Naruto
"....Kimimaro, I'm sorry, I will avenge you afterwards" Tayuya placed the flute to her lips and stared at Naruto wth a dead pan gaze.
!?!?!?!
"Wait, hold on, WHAT!?" Kimimaro was stunned, Tayuya was actually prepared to attack!?
"Tayuya, how can ou be so unruly, to harm someone else just because you're angry! He's innocent" Naruto exclaimed
"This is coming from the hypocrite" Tayuya gnashed her teeth and said
"F**k, can't you take a joke? Don't worry Kimimaro, I won't let her kill you" Naruto said with a dignified expression
'Then please step out from behind me!' Kimimaro was on the verge of tears
'Orochimaru-sama, I'm sorry, it seems I'll be departing soon'
As Tayuya was about to attack, Naruto shouted
"Tayuya, I will not allow you to harm the innocent" Naruto stepped in front of Kimimaro and said
'You're the cause of all this!' Kimimaro thought
"Heh, what a hypocritical thing to say, were you not hiding behind him all this time?" She spoke arrogantly, seeing that she has the upper hand now.
Naruto straightened his back and crossed his arms
"Hiding? I was giving him confidence, I stood behind him because I trust him completely, he is an amazing person, and will definitely be able to block that hit for me, I am doing it to give him more confidence in himself" Naruto said
[Wow, kid, you make me look like a nice person in comparison]
'You're not a person, you're a fox' Naruto replied
[....you're still complete and utter trash as a living being]
'You have a point there, but counter point....'
[Not going to continue?]
'Nah, I've got nothing, I'm human garbage, and I'm proud' Naruto responded with an upright tone
[...] Why does this victory feel so bitter? Kurama didn't feel like he won at all...
Meanwhile, Tayuya noticed that Naruto zoned out again, and was making a world of faces once more...
"Oi, are you messing with me!" She yelled
"Eh? Oh, right, nah, we're leaving now" Naruto said
Tayuya clenched the flute tightly, and after a bit, she slowly lowered it as she reigned in her anger. But she then crossed her arms.
"I won't go with you" She said
Naruto smiled, but his gaze carried a more sinister intention.
"I changed my mind, Tayuya, we will fight today" Naruto said
"Really? You're on!" Tayuya laughed in excitement as she rushed outside to the backyard.
Naruto followed her out, and snapped his fingers. An enormous seal formed around the yard, and a barrier covered them.
"What's this? A trap?" Tayuya frowned
"Isolation purposes, it blocks outside perception and sound" Naruto responded
"Heh, so I can go all out?" Tayuya's smile widened
"As wild as you wish" Naruto nodded
Kimimaro's expression was solemn, he had a bad feeling that Naruto or Tayuya may get injuried quite badly. Tayuya is by no means weak, and he has never seen Naruto fight while going all out, not even against the bandit or Sasuke, so he has no way to determine how this may go.
"Then don't blame me for running rampant" Tayuya laughed
She placed the flute to her lips, and began playing
*Ruble*
From below, arms that are as thick as Naruto's entire body emerged, clasping at the ground as they pulled themselves up, revealing three humanoid entities, each being just a bit smaller than the puppet Ino uses.
Their bulky body gave off a powerful sense of dread, and the gaze lingered with an ominous glow.
"Meet my Dokis, the pleasure is all yours" Tayuya smiled
"Uh, thanks, I guess?" Naruto scratched the side of his cheeks and said
[Kid, I hope you're not looking down on those things]
'Are you kidding? Am I the type to look down on my oppenents?' Naruto scoffed
[Remember Urashiki?]
'What?'
[You peeked at his third leg out of curiosity, need me to continue?]
'....one time, that was one time'
[Pfft, yeah right]
Naruto denied such things, and his gaze became serious. He could tell that each Doki have the physical capability of an experineced Jonin at least, so he cannot hold back when facing them.
'Three tails should be enough'
[Make it four if you want to win more smoothly] Kurama responded
'Won't that strain mybody?'
[Tch, as if you cared about it last time you used five tails] Kurama sneered
'Ah, true, gimme'
Naruto popped a clone in his room, and sage mode activated. He then utilised Kurama's chakra, as four tails sprouted from behind him, coating his body in an orange chakra.
"So that's the nine tail's power, interesting" Tayuya muttered as she began playing the flute.
The melody was sharp and filled with vigor, activating the three Dokis that she had summoned.
*Roar*
The three let out a onstrous roar as they leapt towards Naruto.
"Tayuya, I did say you can go all out, but you better not damage the house" Naruto shouted as he threw a dozen kunais in all direction, before teleporting away.
"I'll be mindful, I live there too after all" Tayuya replied coldly, her eyes kept track of every kunai that he threw.
Naruto appeared above the three Dokis, and a rasengan formed in his hand. A powerful repulsion force emitted from his hand as he threw the rasengan towards the leading Doki.
*Fwee*
A sharp flute sound rang out, and a wave swept past the yard. Naruto felt a strong impact land on him, while the rasengan he threw lost momentum, causing the impact to reduce greatly when it landed on the Doki.
The rasengan caused the Doki to let out a low groan, but it shook it off without any injuries on the surface.
Tayuya didn't focus on where Naruto landed, instead, her attention was constantly on the kunais he threw earlier.
*Swoosh*
Naruto teleported away to avoid being surrounded by the Dokis when he landed, but the moment he teleported to a kunai, Tayuya struck out with more sound attacks.
Naruto made a hand sign, and his body burst into a puff of smoke.
Whe the smoke dissipated, there were almost a dozen Naruto, though, only the original Naruto had Kurama's chakra, and sage mode.
"Wow, and here I thought my day couldn't get worse, more annoyances" Tayuya clicked her tongue as she controlled the three Dokis to attack.
The dozen clones, with Naruto mixed in the midst, dispersed in all directions.
"Don't worry, I'll be sure to make your day worse than you think it is now" Naruto stood on a tree branch and said as he gave her a thumbs up.
"You're dead" Tayuya clenched the flute tightly as she continued to play
The three Dokis approached the Naruto that just spoke with great speed. Naruto smiled as the tails behind him formed hands, and shot towards the Doki at the very front, sending it tumbling back. He then summoned another rasengan in each hand, each with a powerful repulsion force that he threw at the other two Dokis, sending them tumbling back as well.
"Everyone, show em why we're the menace of Konoha" Naruto yelled at the surrounding clones.
"F**k yeah!" The clones all yelled as they immediately made a hand sign
"I won't let you" Tayuya growled as she launched a sound wave that spread across the entire yard.
However, the impact on the clones somehow didn't disperse them, and the hand sign was complete.
*Puff*
They all burst into white smoke, covering Tayuya's view
"How did they not disperse..." Tayuya muttered in confusion
Her eyes quickly readjusted as they became focused, awaiting the next attack, or whatever the jutsu they used was.
The smoke began to clear, and as it did so, Tayuya's eyes widened.
"Aiya, no peeking"
"Eep, you perv~"
"Don't stare so intensely~"
Feminine voices rang out from all directions, and what Tayuya could see was beyond her wildest imagination! Sh-She sees over a dozen Naruto, all genderbent and with a voluptuous figure!
"My very first original technique, harem style, sexy jutsu" Naruto grinned as he crouched on the tree branch, winking at Tayuya.
"...."
Kimimaro shifted his gaze away, his face was a little red. Upstairs, Haku and Zabuza noticed the commotion, and was watching, until...well, they simply closed the curtains and acted as if they didn't know him the moment Naruto used that jutsu...
Tayuya's expression twisted with anger
"Kill them all" She shouted as she began controlling the Dokis
The three Dokis spread out, and began attacking the clones. Each strike would cause the ground to tremble and crack, unearthing everything below. The house shook every time they made a move, yet they simply couldn't catch the clones.
To make matters worse...
"Iya~, not so fierce!"
"So harsh, ah~ help me!"
"Kya, so rough, be gentler~" The Naruto clones all shouted as they avoided each attack.
Every time they dodged, they would shout something obscene, and cause Tayuya's anger to flare up even more.
"B*stard!!!!!!" Tayuya screamed at the top of her lungs