45 Ruh-roh. I'm in danger.

For once slowly eating her Ramen, Naruko slowly chatted with Teuchi-ojisan and Ayame as she went through five different bowls of Ramen. Putting down her chopsticks she'd sigh. "It seems I have to go now y'know? Missions never wait. See you later Teuchi-ojisan! Ayame." Opening up her wallet and paying she'd stop slightly at the parting words she got.

"Be careful Naruko!" There was a hint of something in Teuchi's voice and for a brief moment, her eyes narrowed. 'A civilian being worried about a mission or...' She shook her head at the absurdity of thinking of that joke about Teuchi and with a smile turned around.

"Of course ojisan! Always am." That was a boldfaced lie, but eh! Stepping out she'd flicker into the nearest training ground where she had sensed the teleportation-trio gathering, and where her ANBU had sent a signal for her to gather.

"Alright, who am I facing today?" Genma, Raido, and Iwashi had grimaces on their face.

"Utakata again."

She shook slightly her eyes going wide... before a mad grin appeared. "Woo! Let's go! Time to fight a slug, y'know!" 

"Reports have stated that Utakata has gotten stronger since his battle against the Raikage." The grin stayed on her face as she sauntered over and slapped Raido in the back.

"Don't worry scaredy cat. The worst comes to happen I shove a few hundred clones at him and we Hirashin the fuck out of there. Now let's play the Slug Games!" 

She'd stand in the middle of the three of them as they formed a triangle linking together. "You know, I wonder do you three link together in other wa-"

-On a cliff overlooking the ocean- 

Naruko chuckled. "Can you imagine the looks on their faces?" She turned around, only to see a trio of disgusted looks.

"Yeah! Exactly like that, that's pretty good acting!"

Ignoring Iwashi looking suspiciously green and muttering about it being practically incest, she'd leap down from the cliff and onto the ocean. "Hey. We have suspiciously good timings twice in a row. Are our spies really that good?"

Genma a few seconds later would land next to her shaking his head. "Yugito Nii was spotted in the Land of Frost by a team on a mission, and Utakata destroyed one of our outposts and we got notified he was coming here. About twenty miles southeast we have another outpost. One of the shinobi there put our marker here."

She raised an eyebrow. "So it's pure luck?" 

He shrugged. "Outside of Kumo and Konoha, most Jinchuriki kind of do whatever they want during wartimes as long as it annoys their nation's enemies. At least in these early stages. Once the war has truly established itself they'll stop these sudden attacks to surprise us and will swap to more long-term and large-scale battles. They know our heavy hitters can't move as long as they don't do too much, and so the Jinchuriki roam around trying to take down bases ordinary Shinobi can't."

Naruko hummed. "Good information, y'know? You should probably back up now." Genma nodded, chewing on his iconic senbon even as he lept back up onto the cliff.

Rolling her neck, a wide smile would appear on her face. "Utakataaaaaa! We didn't get to play last time!"

Strolling across the ocean pipe dangling from his mouth Utakata crested the waves into her vision a lazy look in his eyes. "Indeed we didn't Naruko." His lips quirked slightly, "You're quite informal you know?"

She shrugged. "That's me! Miss informal. Hey, settle a debate for me. Monkey onesie appropriate for fighting Yugito Nii?"

He hummed thinking before a smile crossed his face. "I think that would have been quite cute. Besides, why be dressed so seriously for someone who doesn't deserve you being serious?"

She fist-pumped the air. "Boom! I knew you were smart Utakata, that's exactly what I was thinking! That weakling couldn't even use Mata-chans true power yet dared to enter a Bijuu Form!"

Utakata grinned. "It appears you have quite the relationship with the Kyuubi if you know Matatabi's name."

Naruko nodded. "Yeah, I know all the Bijuus names! But based on you knowing Mata-chans..." Her eyes would narrow as the air thickened between the two of them.

Their chakra clashed as the air stilled, the crashing waves stopping. The air worbled and wavered around them as they stared at each other. "I suppose you now know Saiken's name?"

Utakata's placid look still remained. "Indeed. I suppose you know the Kyuubis then?" 'So the other Bijuu are willing to say their names and their sibling names... But not Kuramas. A form of respect?' 

"Indeed. Haha! But sadly I'm still quite young and my body can't handle all that power." She'd pat her stomach with a grin. "But what do you say Utakata? Want to fight or should we-"

At the same time, both of their heads snapped to the north, and Utakata ground his teeth against his pipe slightly at the same time Naruko's eyes narrowed. "What do you say about a team up Naruko Uzumaki?"

A grin picked up on her lips. "I'm ready to get my ass handed to me with ya Uta!"

He chuckled. "Indeed. Luckily Killer Bee doesn't kill his fellow Jinchuriki unless necessary."

She let out a little giggle. "Lucky for you indeed. I can escape anytime." She'd wink before sauntering towards the north, and a moment later Utakata matched her in stride.

"You Bijuu Bomb, I empower it?"

"Sounds like a plan."

With each step, slime escaped from Utakata as he began to slowly grow. Maintaining her grin, as a titanic six-tailed slime formed next to her, she'd jump on top of it. "Ready when you are Utakata and Saiken." Saiken was truly massive compared to the Matatabi she had to face. That Matatabi could have fit in say a factory, whereas Saiken was larger than even a mountain. A mad grin adorned Naruko's face three red chakra tails formed behind her as a red chakra shroud encased her.

"Then let's start this off with a bang!" Blue and Red energy gathered around the maw of Saiken as a purple ball started off small before it grew to the size of a building, then larger, and larger.

As the Bijuu Bomb grew to its final size Naruko would reach out and push out her chakra, giving it to Saiken who quickly pushed it into the Bijuu Bomb. A moment later the Bijuu Bomb grew half in size. "Wooh! Let's go Saiken, Utakata!"

The titanic-tailed beast bomb raced off into the distance across the ocean. "WeeeEEEEEEEEEE~"

It was matched and perfectly countered a moment later by the same-sized Bijuu Bomb.

BOOM! An explosion went off in the distance as the distance explosion caused waves to wrack into Saikens lower body. "I can't help but feel like Killer Bee and Yagura themselves are stronger than their Bijuu."

It was obviously Saiken this time that chuckled. "Many humans are stronger than us when we're this large. Killer Bee and Yagura are impressive - but no, it's still Gyuki that grants him such power. He truly is impressive though." 

With that said the smoke cleared, and out came Killer Bee, seven red chakra tails bubbling behind him as he showed he was merely in V2.

"But his link with Gyuki is truly impressive. If he grew a bit more..." Saiken shook his? her? its? head. 'Kura-chan?' 'It's complicated.' 

"Alrighty! Enough talking. Let's get our booties kicked in!"

Saiken shook as laughter wracked its slimy body. "Indeed." 

Naruko lept off Saikens head at the same Saikens tailed surged forward. Landing on one of them and running forward, she'd leap off it at the same time Saiken struck towards Killer Bee.

Her body twisted and flipped mid-air as she perfectly positioned herself above Killer Bee. "Oodama Rasengan!"

She clashed with a deep-red tail that countered her, her body freezing mid-air as she pushed down, before a second later she exploded backward into the ocean. 'Hah! This is fun.' 

Pushing herself out of the water with a grin on her face, she noted that Saiken or Utakata whoever was in control was currently blowing thousands upon thousands of titanic bubbles. 'In that case...' 

Flipping through two handseals she'd inhale, surging as much chakra as she could into the jutsu. "Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

A sphere of compressed air greater in size than any building left her body and raced towards Killer Bee at the same time the bubbles began to pop.

"ROOOOOOOOOAR!"

Killer Bee roared, and with it ink spread out around him in a bubble, completely covering him, and making the Wind Style Jutsu do nothing. The Vacuum Great Sphere sunk into the ocean, completely causing a lake-sized hole in the ocean.

"Tch. I forgot he had Ink Jutsu. Of course, it's broken, Fuinjutsu using Ink." 'Alright Kura-chan. I'm not going just 4-tails, but 5-tails this time. We can't look too weak now!' He grumbled for a few moments before, 'Fine. You're right, we can't look too weak. It'd be horrible if we got compared to that damn cat. Just for this, I'll hold back my emotions. Only up to five tails though. You go six-tails then...'  An ominous chuckle wracked her seal, even as she grinned.

'Sounds like a deal little brother!' There was a strange hacking noise as if something titanic had gotten spit stuck in his throat. 'Weird. Anyways. Let's DANCEEEE!' 

"Playtime Bee!"

"Oh shit Eight-o she's as insane as the Habanero! This gonna be a blast!" 

Both Bee and Utakata watched as two dark red chakra tails grew out of Naruko, and as her skin seemed to peel off as her entire body was covered with dense red chakra, and bits of bones appeared around her face and the base of the five red tails.

"Woah! The Habenero didn't look like that."

 Saiken rumbled in agreement. "Indeed Bee."

In response, Naruko simply roared, before lunging forward at the same time Saiken surged their tails forward towards Bee. "Two on one? No problemo for the great Bee! Because we ain't one, we're two!" 

As Naruko and Saiken struck Bee two identical sweatdrops formed. 'That was really bad.' 

-Post Battle-

For once in her life panting, Naruko on one knee let out a chuckle. "You truly have absurd power, Killer Bee."

Utakata his clothes tattered and pipe shattered laid still on the ocean before groaning. "I second that."

Killer Bee himself was perfectly fine as he merely adjusted his sunglasses slightly. "Of course! The mighty Killer Bee might sting like a Bee, but he..." He stopped pausing at the two groans, before he pulled out a notebook. "No, that wasn't the..."

Taking the time while he was muttering to himself Naruko pulled herself up onto both feet staggering slightly. "Well. It was nice meeting you Utakata, Saiken, Killer Bee, and Gyuki. But I think it's time I go before Tsunade gets any closer and starts to fight ya. Or decides three drunk Jinchuriki and a Sannin is a good idea, y'know?"

Utakata paled at the mention of Tsunade as Killer Bee's eyes looked up towards her. "See ya Little Miss Nine! You should go Little Six-o the Busty Princess and I are gonna duel!" Naruko snorted at the description of Tsunade before tugging on the seal she had placed on Raido and disappearing.

Utakata let out a pained groan as he stood up. "That's just not fair."

Killer Bee grinned. "Tell me about it! Her pops did it all the time, he went WEEEE! N' bro went YEEEEEE!"

Utakata blinked confused. "Her dad's the Yellow Flash!"

"Yuppo! Didn't you hear the name of her custom Jutsu. Got all the style and the pizzaz of the big man himself! Lightning Style: Cleaving the Corrupted Heavens from God's Hands. Woo! What a name by Little Miss Nine."

-Back on the cliff- 

"This mission is going horribly. Are you sure we shouldn't just-"

Naruko appeared next to the currently panicking Raido. "Yo! Time to go home. Tsunade and Bee is about to begin the real fight, and none of us want to be here for that."

The three of them twitched slightly as she silently appeared behind them, even though just a moment ago she was clearly somewhere else.

"You learned Hirashin?" 

Naruko snorted at Iwashi's question. "I can use a short-range variant if I concentrate while out of combat. I can only sense them at about a half of my Mind's Eye of Kagura range. Calling what I do a 'learned Hirashin' is wrong, y'know?"

The sour looks on the three of their faces slightly amused her. 'Heh. Gottem.'