Training Troubles and Village Tensions

"I understand, dattebayo. I feel good too," he replied. She smiled at him suggestively, but he pretended to not notice. If he did, then he wondered if she would actually jump him in front of all the guards. He'd rather not take the chance...even if it was enticing.

The two release their hold of the other when they spotted what Naruto assumed was the warden of the facility by his more...professional attire. He held dark green eyes with beyond shoulder-length hair. His attire was just as gray and depressing as the establishment he governed. The harsh thuds of his boots knocked the dirt and gravel on the ground.

As the warden came into view, Naruto also noticed something interesting. He noticed the look of barely concealed rage in Ryuzetsu's eyes. What surprised Naruto more than this was that, despite this rage, she was able to conceal it so well from others. He could see the left corner of her lip sucked against the edge of her teeth even to draw blood.

"Oh, so this man is the one who has Ryuzetsu-chan so restrained. We'll have to do something about that," Naruto thought to himself.

"Welcome to Hozuki Castle. I am the newest warden, Mui. What is a Kusagakure team doing here?" he asked. At this, Akari distinguished herself from the others.

"Greetings, Mui-san. Sir, by orders of the Kusagakure officials, this cell is to perform maintenance of prison security system for unspecified time. Once reports have been documented, we will head back to the village with details to higher authorities," Akari said. She then held the mission scroll and appropriate documents for him to take.

The man, Mui, grabbed the documents and looked them over. Once he noticed the Kusagakure seal, he returned the papers. "Very well. After a brief inspection, I'll have your quarters set up. Just keep in mind that this is still my jurisdiction. If any of you cause trouble then I'll make sure you regret taking this assignment. There will be no second chances," he remarked.

"We'll be thorough. You can rest assured of that,"

Akari was not the one to say this. All eyes stared at Ryuzetsu while she glared at Mui hatefully. He took notice of the green bandana on her head before closing his eyes. He walked away.

"Ryuzetsu, what's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"Nothing. I...I just want to be done with this mission!" she exclaimed. How could she tell the redhead that she was inwardly smiling at over a thousand ways she could break the man in front of her for what he had done to her friend? How could she tell him that...the thought of his suffering, of Kusagakure's suffering, filled her with joy?

Unknown to these thoughts, Akari nodded. "Then I suggest we get this over with. As we discussed, Ryuzetsu with me. Naruto, Hana, you're together! Let's move," Akari ordered.

"Hai!" they saluted.

As Akari and Ryuzetsu walked away, the Kusa chunin gave one last look to her wicked little master. When he took note of her gaze, his eyes shined as red as a dark sea of death. Those eyes told her all that she needed to know of her true mission. Ryuzetsu was so close to the edge. All she needed...was one more push! The dark-haired Kusagakure chunin received her orders and swiftly obliged.

While Akari and Ryuzetsu were guided to their quarters, Hana and Naruto were taken to theirs. After a swift inspection, both were free to roam the facility. As soon as their rooms were shown, Naruto dropped his things and sat on the floor.

Once he sat down, he pressed his palms together and Hana could see the swirls of malignant energy concentrating themselves into the palm of his hand.

"What are you doing?" Hana asked.

"Cultivating," Naruto replied.

Hana waited for a further answer, but she found that she wouldn't be getting one when Naruto stayed silent. However, what she did get she wasn't expecting. She wasn't prepared to suddenly see Naruto without clothes on. The young boy was...very naked...and...much more toned than any boy his age should have been. Plus, there were two orbs floating just above his shoulders.

"Like what you see, Pervert?" Naruto asked with his eyes closed. Hana turned around when she realized she had been staring.

"S-Shut up! You're the one who decided to go commando," she answered. She heard Naruto laugh behind her as the swirling energies grew stronger. It was a shame. If only he was inside the box then who knew how powerful he would become?

"Hmm, perhaps you're right. Now, be quiet. I never thought I'd say this, but I need to concentrate," the redhead spoke. Then, he tuned himself away from the outside world and Hana.

For the next two hours, Hana began to question if Naruto had truly been the loser her...former little brother had always claimed him to be. As time grew longer, and the more she observed him, Hana saw the two orbs turn into a myriad of shapes and objects. So voracious was their nature that she couldn't get close without one attempting to slash her to pieces.

She noticed his red hair grow even longer. It already began to lengthen past his shoulder blade. The former Inuzuka honestly wondered if he was somehow channeling the powers of the Kyuubi through his body, but...for some reason, she didn't think that was it. No, it looked as if the former blonde had somehow managed to channel the very nature of malice, hatred, chakra, and his own blood abilities into another energy source that no one had ever seen before.

Something must have gone wrong, because Naruto began sweating. His teeth began clenching and his body must have been under some form of intense stress because Hana could see the veins pulsing angrily across his body. The walls cracked and the beds were violently pushed away.

Suddenly, the room grew in temperature. It became hot. It became...very hot. It became so hot that Hana forwent modesty and took off as much clothes as she felt she needed to without reverting back to the night that she had been high on her own adrenaline and power.

Not once did she leave the room. She merely withstood this pressure and this heat to watch the redhead attempt to cultivate the balance of chakra from the Box and his own body. Hana watched Naruto grunt in pain as about fifteen blades of blood exploded from his body before they retracted themselves.

For his efforts, he was rewarded with a glob of blood spilling from his lips.

"Hana, reach into...my bag. Pull out the white pill...jar and hand me...three of those!" He said. The claimed Uzumaki stood up and reached into her redhead's bag. She pulled out the white pill jar and took out three blood pills. She then handed them to him. He took all three without intercession and quickly returned to his work.

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