Chapter 20: Chapter 20
A/N: I own nothing, not the references to Sherlock or Anything
Last Time:
"The only way you guys will leave here is in body bags!" The Golem exclaimed as he charged at them.
Now:
Naruto watched as the giant man charged towards them. 'Not good.' Naruto thought as he unsealed a few shuriken and let them fly, signaling the beginning of the attack. Yugito let loose two arrows at the Golem's chest, only for them to break without penetrating skin. Omoi provided cover for Karui as she charged at the Golem. She jumped and performed a spinning kick to his temple, then followed it with a backwards stab to the Golems temple. Unfortunately, as soon as the kunai made contact with the Golem's head, it shattered.
The Golem backhanded her hard, sending her flying into the wall. Yugito growled and charged in, hands ablaze with a blue flame. Naruto quickly flicked his sword clean and watched as Yugito slashed at the Golem. 'Interesting..' Naruto thought as he looked to Samui. "I'm moving in, cover me and when you see an opening, take it." Samui nodded and watched as Naruto charged. Yugito ducked under a strike to her head and launched a pal strike to the Golem's midsection. 'Nothing!' Yugito thought as she jumped away from Golem's reach.
As soon as she got away, Naruto jumped in and punched the Golem in the face. The Golem stumbled slightly, but retaliated with a kick to Naruto's head. Naruto managed to catch the kick and sent a kick of his own to the Golem's supporting leg. As soon as the Golem fell, Naruto launched a kick to his flank again. The Golem winced as Naruto's steel-toed boots slammed into his side. Naruto let go of the Golem's foot and stabbed his sword to the Golem's chest, only for it to scrape the surface.
Before Naruto could do anything else, a pair of hands wrapped around his throat. Naruto looked to see The Golem standing over him, chocking him slowly. '..Shit! How the hell is he still able to put weight on that leg?! ' Naruto thought as he tried to hold it in, but was then kneed in the stomach by the Golem's leg. 'Oxygen…running ..o.' Naruto groaned as the room started to darken, only to suddenly be dropped on the floor. He looked to see Samui standing a few feet away from them with her left foot stepped out and rock spikes protruding from the floor. "Are you ok?" Yugito asked Naruto as she helped him stand up.
"I.. I'm fine." Naruto responded with a hoarse voice as he watched Omoi and Karui hold off the golem. "Any plans?" Samui asked in a hopeful voice as she looked at the Golem "I'm thinking…" Naruto said as he looked around the room. 'There's nothing here that can help stop him. We need some way to get him to lower his guard, but how?' Naruto wondered as he looked at the golem. 'Enjoys chocking victims if it's one on one..' a voice rung in his head. "That's it!" Naruto said as he looked at Samui and Yugito. "Next time he gets a hit in, don't get up. I have a plan."
The two kunoichis hesitantly nodded and charged towards the golem while Naruto went to check on Karui and Omoi. He kneeled to his downed teammates and checked to see if there was a pulse. 'Good, they're still alive.' Naruto thought as he shook them awake. "Wh..what happened?" Karui asked as she tried to get up, only to be pushed down. "Stay down, you and Omoi. " Naruto said as he got up and charged towards Golem, who was now being overpowered by the two Kunoichis. Golem grabbed Samui's sword as she slashed at his midsection and broke it in two.
Before she could react, he grabbed her by her waist and threw her towards wall. Naruto quickly ran towards the impact point and caught Samui, then set her down. He quickly checked for a pulse and after making sure she was alright, he looked back over to the fight. Yugito was doing well in holding off the Golem, but it looked like she was slowing down. As soon as her defense began falling, Golem seized the opportunity to slam his heavy hand against her head, knocking her out cold. The Golem walked toward her downed body with an evil grin, only to be tackled away.
The Golem tried to retaliate, only to feel the repetitive pounding of fists on his face. He opened his eyes to see Naruto standing over him, delivering repeated blows to his head. The Golem growled and wrapped his hands around Naruto's throat, squeezing tightly. "You thought you and your pathetic team could take me out! You're nothing compared to me!" He yelled maniacally as he continued crushing Naruto's windpipe. "I'm going to savor this…" The Golem said as he let his bloodline recede.
Naruto smirked as he planted his feet on Golem's chest and added pressure, trying to get free. "Not going to work, brat." Golem said. "N..not supposed..to." Naruto grasped out as he reached for his ankle and pulled his revolver out. He aimed it at the Golem's heart and fired off three rounds, piercing the skin. Naruto watched as the Golem let go of him and fell to the ground, grasping at his heart. Naruto picked up his sword and aimed it at the Golem's neck. "You got too cocky, and you let your guard down. That was your first and last mistake." Naruto said as he placed the blade at Golem's neck.
"Any last words?" he asked, making the Golem laugh. "Well, this was a no-failure allowed mission." Golem said to Naruto as he ripped his pants leg to show a cast of made of explosive tags. Naruto's eyes widened as he saw it and he slashed the Golem's throat, but was too late. Golem ripped the top of an explosive tag and it began fizzling. 'Shit, this whole mansion is supported by nothing more than a few pillars. If those things get the impact of the explosion, this whole place goes over the falls.' Naruto thought as he lifted the golems body. "We have to get this out of here, quick!" he yelled as team Yugito nodded.
Before he could move an inch, Yugito appeared besides him. She was covered in a cloak of purple chakra and had a single tail flowing behind her. "Give him to me, I can get him to the window in a second flat!" Yugito yelled. Naruto quickly tossed Golem on her shoulders and watched her run towards the window that was facing the edge of the waterfall. 'Wait, what's she doing! She's not going to be able to slow down at the speeds she's going!' Naruto thought as he watched Yugito jump through the window with the body and both of them fell over the falls.
"No!" Naruto yelled as he made a dash towards the window. He took a black box out of his coat pocket and aimed it at the wall near the window. A small arrow like point attached to a Teflon cable shot into the wall and burrowed itself into the wall. Naruto quickly attached the box to his pants and jumped out the window, following after Yugito.
~ With Yugito ~
Yugito closed her eyes and adjusted herself to a position that would slow down the freefall. "Kitten, you know that not even my healing factor will be able to save you from the explosion and the impact, right?" An internal voice asked her. 'Yea, I know Nibi. But as long as everyone is ok..' she replied. 'Specially your Naruto-kun, right?' Nibi asked playfully. Yugito blushed internally and yelled at Nibi. 'It's not like that, Nibi! It's just that..' Yugito began, only to be cut off by the warm feeling of two arms wrapping around her.
~ Naruto POV ~
Naruto groaned as he shifted his body into a nose diving position. Yugito was a few feet in front of him, but he could quite reach her. The roaring water rushing besides him as he fell and the feeling of the imminent explosion didn't help either. 'Almost there …almost …THERE!' Naruto internally yelled as he managed to latch onto Yugito's waist. He quickly clicked a button on the black box and the wire stopped, bringing a sudden stop to his fall. Yugito turned to see Naruto falling with her, holding her close to him despite the demonic chakra cloak surrounding her burning his skin.
As soon as Naruto got a hold of her, the exploding Tags on Golem's leg went off, creating a huge explosion that propelled them upwards. She held Naruto closely through the explosion, not wanting to die or for him to die. 'It isn't like what, kitten?' The Nibi asked in a playful tone. 'Oh, give it a rest, Nibi.' Yugito thought as he demonic cloak receded and she fainted in Naruto's arms. Naruto smiled and kissed Yugito's forehead as the Teflon cable began retracting and lifted him back towards the mansion.
~ With The Rest of The Team ~
Samui and the rest of the team watched worriedly as the Teflon cable began to retract. 'Please be alright..' Samui thought with a worried look on her face. Every guest from the party looked towards the window in hopes of seeing their blonde heroes in relatively safe conditions. A blonde head of hair appeared as Naruto lifted himself up the window frame. He pushed himself forwards and fell to the floor, landing on his own face. "Oww.." Naruto muttered as the rest of his team helped him stand up.
Naruto looked like hell, he had bright red handprints around his neck, he was completely drenched in water, and his suit jacket looked like he had hugged a furnace. His skin was slightly pink from the youki it was exposed to due to Yugito's chakra cloak. "You guys stay here and make sure the Daimyo and his guests stay safe.." Naruto said as he began to head out the door. "Where are you going?" The Daimyo asked Naruto. "I need a vacation.." He replied as he left the ballroom.
~ Time Skip – Two Days Later ~
The rest of the negotiations had gone off without a hitch, despite the fact that the people negotiating were at war. The warring villages had reached a compromise of land division and all had been settled. That same day Naruto and Team Yugito have been summoned to the office of The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
~ Daimyo Office ~
Samui, Karui, Omoi, and Yugito were kneeling in the office of the Daimyo while Naruto took a seat on one of the chairs by his desk. "I would like to formally thank you for all you have done for The land of Lightning. Without your assistance in taking care of the Golem and his henchmen, the land would have surely fallen to civil war." The Daimyo began as he headed towards a trunk sitting on his desk. "I cannot thank you enough fro preventing a major incident. So as a toke on appreciation, I have gotten each of you a special item from the armory." The Daimyo said with a smile on his face.
He pulled out a pair of twin daggers and handed them to Karui. "Those daggers have special runes carved into them so they will never dull or break, and to conduct chakra through them with relative ease.. Take good Care of them." The Daimyo told the red head with a smile. Said girl bowed her head and muttered a quick thank you. He then headed to the trunk and got out a standard Shuriken pack for Omoi. "These Shuriken are special. Not only do they have special runes so they never dull or break, but they also have mini storage runes that can be charged with elemental chakra." The daimyo said, making Omoi's eyes widen.
"The case also has a seal that when a bit of chakra is pumped into it, it summons the Kunai back into it. Now onto you, Samui." The Daimyo said as he retrieved a beautiful jet-black sword with a dragon design on the hilt. "This sword is made of a special metal that can conduct chakra easily. The hilt is designed for you to be able to store chakra there and draw on it at will." The Daimyo finished as he handed the busty blond the sword. "And now you, Yugito-san. Your weapons were a bit difficult to find, but I think you'll like them." The man said as he handed Yugito a pair of what looked like cat claws.
"Those claws can conduct your chakra easily and can even be used to handle enemy chakra. Be careful with these, they are powerful weapons." The Daimyo said, making Yugito nod and mutter a quick thank you. "And now you, Naruto-san. I do hope I have found something fitting your tastes.." The man said as he handed Naruto a scroll. "What's this?" Naruto asked. "It's a summoning contract with the Bat clan. You will of course have to pass their test, but if you succeed you will truly be a force to be reckoned with." The Daimyo said with a hint of pride.
"Thanks Hideko-san. I appreciate this." Naruto said and shook the man's hand. "Think nothing of it. And I contacted your Kage. Payment for the defeat of the Golem will be awaiting you at your village." The Daimyo finished. Naruto nodded and did a quick bow. "By your leave?" Naruto asked. "Dismissed." The Daimyo said with a smile. 'I have a feeling that team is going to go very far.. Very far indeed/' The Daimyo thought as he took a seat and drank a cup of tea.
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