Chapter 7: [7]:Shizune
As soon as he reached the house, Naruto was concerned. The door was wide open and there were Anbu posted around the perimeter, not a good sign. He instinctively came to a stop before they could see him. Shinju and Moegi were following him but hadn't caught up yet since they didn't have his stamina.
'Damn, they're starting already. Well not on my watch.' Naruto angrily thought. The spot on his lower back was starting to burn, but he ignored it. Instead he made a large amount of clones, aggravating the spot moreso, and sent them in.
The Anbu were caught by surprise but only one was taken down. The others started fighting off the clones and killing them, but the numbers never seemed to cease. Fortunately, Naruto didn't plan on them beating the Anbu, instead they were there to distract them while he snuck inside. With so many Naruto's around, no one could tell for certain which was the real one, who happened to be one of three that made it inside the building.
Inside the main room of the house were three Anbu, all three looking upset to see him. "Baa-chan! Someone's trying to-" One of the clones shouted out, only to be killed by a thrown kunai.
"You shouldn't be interfering boy." The center Anbu, the only one wearing a white outfit instead of a black one and having the Anbu insignia on his vest too, said to Naruto with disdain. He wore a mask that looked like some kind of rodent with stripes. The one on his left bore some kind of bird pattern, and the one on his right looked like some kind of lizard.
"Like hell I won't. I saw the message from the council. You're here to hurt the hokage." The other Naruto clone said. This time the Anbu didn't attack, uncertain if this would be worth it.
"This is none of your business. The hokage has proven she is unfit for the job and the council has voted to remove her from office. Village law says the council can remove the hokage from office if they have reason to believe they're abusing their power." The white Anbu told the blonde.
Both Naruto's looked madder. "Like hell! I know that law, Jiji told me about it. The council has to vote unanimously for such a thing with both sides. And I doubt the clan heads were even asked otherwise more than just the Anbu would be here. And I know for a fact one civilian member did not vote for this. You're breaking the law and you know it!"
"Oh shut up you beast." The bird Anbu said before throwing a kunai at both. One dispelled but the other kawarimi'ed with one of Tsunade's cushions, putting him behind the trio.
Naruto lunged forward and threw a punch at the nearest Anbu, the lizard one. He blocked it, but Naruto added a kick to his stomach for added measure. It stunned him, but the other two members rushed in with weapons ready to gut Naruto like a fish. Before they could, Tsunade came forward and punched them both.
"Get the hell out of my house! And consider yourself fired!" Tsunade shouted to the Anbu.
"Baa-chan! You okay?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, I heard the whole thing. Now let's get rid of these bastards." Tsunade said, cracking her knuckles. The white Anbu tried to get up, but Tsunade grabbed his vest and lifted him up as Shizune came into the room. "You're the head of the Anbu. Correction-former head. Tell me who put you up to this and I might go easy on you."
The Anbu head just laughed this off. "Go to hell demon lover. You're still under arrest for leaving the village all those years and refusing to listen to the voices of the council. That shows your loyalty to Konoha is questionable and you're ignoring the needs and concerns of the civilians. You are going to be removed from office even if you stop me here and you will be kept away to breed more Senju. More sensible, obedient Senju that is." He finished with another laugh. Tsunade punched him right in the jaw. If his jaw or neck wasn't broken now, nothing would break it.
Before she could do more, a scream outside could be heard, catching the attentions of Naruto, Tsunade, and Shizune. Since it was a woman's scream, Naruto headed back out. He was mortified to see that the gathered Anbu that hadn't gone chasing after some of Naruto's clones now had Moegi and her mother in holds with kunais at both their necks.
Naruto glared, his eyes turned red with black slits, and red chakra forming around him. But this time, there was orange mixed in with the red, with nothing but orange at the base of his spine, noticeable only by Tsunade and Shizune at the moment. "Let them go now!"
"How about I do this instead?" The Anbu holding Shinju said before thrusting his kunai into the back of her neck. "Take that demon-supporting bitch!"
"MOM?" Moegi screamed, trying to kick herself loose. Fortunately her own captor wasn't as eager to kill.
Naruto froze up, then got mad enough that his own tail cloak was starting to form with fangs and claws included. But unlike the last time, this time the chakra tail was entirely orange, no red at all.
'What's going on?' Tsunade asked regarding the strange orange chakra.
Shinju looked at the enraged jinchuuriki. "Naruto, keep my daughter safe. Moegi... I... love... you..." She closed her eyes and coughed up some blood.
Moegi broke down in sobs, while Naruto jumped at the Anbu who murdered her defenseless mother. Using chakra claws, he ripped the masked man's head off with little effort. He turned his gaze towards the Anbu holding Moegi. He let the young girl go and escaped.
Moegi ran to her mother, checking for any sign of life. Naruto dropped his cloak and checked with her. Neither found any, causing Moegi to sob into the blonde's shoulder as he held her comfortingly.
Shizune gasped. "Tsunade-sama, do you see what I see?" She asked, pointing at Naruto with a shaky hand. Tsunade nodded.
Naruto now had a tail. Not a chakra tail, but a dark-colored flesh tail with a spearhead tip.