Chapter 75: CH 75
Naruto blinked in confusion as he was now being escorted to the Raikage Tower by the Kumo contingent. This was the first thing that Kyuubi had said to him today, and of course it had to be confusing, 'Kyuubi, what are you talking about? Nibi?'
Naruto felt the effects of a phantom slap on the back of his head, "Kit don't you remember when Danzo briefed you on the other jinchuuriki back when you were in Root?" Naruto's eyes widened in understanding, 'Oh, yeah... I forgot.'
(Flashback – 6 Years Ago – Naruto age: 7)
Naruto had finished Danzo's training regiment one year ago and had been running through the paces of what Danzo had demanded of him in addition to a few missions close to Konoho that had him staying in Hi no Kuni. Currently however, Danzo was planning on sending Naruto to Kuminari no Kuni, and if the shit hit the fan while he was there he needed to know exactly what it was he would be up against.
Seated in Danzo's office he was looking over the table at the man that trained him, "So Danzo-jiji, what do I need to know before I leave?" Danzo flinched at the 'Danzo-jiji' that had come from the young operative. Even after roughly three years of conditioning he couldn't break that little facet of Naruto that was so expressive... however contrary to Danzo's not-so-old beliefs it didn't make him any less effective. He handed Naruto a folder that when opened revealed pictures of two people. The first was a blonde teenage girl that was significantly older than Naruto. The second was a heavily muscled dark skinned man with sunglasses and pale blonde slicked back hair.
Naruto shrugged in his chair as he resisted the inexplicable urge that all children had to swing their feet when they were dangling off of the ground like his currently were, "I don't get it. Who are they? Am I supposed to kill them Danzo-jiji." Naruto wouldn't have been surprised if Danzo was sending him on another assassination mission. The man seemed to love testing Naruto's skills in that department, his last three missions had been to kill a certain person.
Danzo would have chuckled if he wasn't trying to keep such a stoic façade, "Oh Kami no. I've invested too much time into you to let you go off and get torn to shreds by them. You're not ready for them Naruto. Not yet at least, just give it some time and you'll be more than a match for either one of them. But right now consider them your biggest threats. The place I'm sending you to for your next mission won't hesitate to dispatch one of them to kill you if they are alerted to your presence."
Naruto blocked a yawn. Danzo-jiji's briefings were so boooring! "Yeah... Danzo-jiji, just tell me where I'm going and what I'm doing and I'll be back in the compound in a week." Danzo slammed his useable hand on the table, leaving an imprint, "Damn it boy listen to me!" Naruto cringed, even though it didn't happen much, when Danzo got angry it meant that there was good reason for it.
Naruto lowered his head, "Sorry Danzo-sama. I'll be silent now."
Danzo looked at Naruto blankly and nodded before continuing to make his point, "I'm not doubting your skill Naruto. I'm positive that if I had you fight a student in Sarutobi's academy today you could wipe the floor with every single one of them effortlessly, same for all of his genin as well. However these people are beyond your level because not only are they the true elites of Kumogakure, they share your burden."