[FFML] [Naruto] One Hundred Days - Chapter Sixteen: The Hundredth Day

[Aaron Nowack]

David McMillan wrote:
> Aaron Nowack wrote:
>>         Sakura's will wasn't strong enough to keep her from blinking.
>> "Ruined your life?" she asked quizzically.  "How the hell did I do
>> that?"
>>         "Our mothers were sisters," Midori said with a snarl.  "It was
>> your mother who was to marry my father, before she ran away.  It was you
>> who should have been the mistake with too-strong blood.  You!"
>>         "That doesn't make any sense at all, damn it!" Sakura shouted
>> back at her, pushing away the sadness that welled up at the mention of
>> her mother.  "You do realize that neither of us would have been born
>> otherwise?"
>>         "Shut up!" Midori screamed, and Sakura had finally heard enough.
> 
> 	Are we *sure* Midori isn't related to Ryouga Hibiki at all?

Heh.

Sadly, Ryouga's a fair bit more good-natured than Midori.  She has - or
rather used to have - friends and loyalties, but she was never a
particularly nice or stable person.

>>         She stared down at her wounded, weakly briefing self with
> 
> 	briefing<>breathing

Doh.  Thanks for the catch.

> 	Probably the *nastiest* part of this jutsu -- it really *does* bring 
> them back, as themselves... until Snakeface sticks those seals in their 
> skulls.
> 	Which I can't help but wonder about -- what happens if someone *stops* 
> him from doing that?

Canon isn't really clear on the matter.  Given that the visual cues
indicate that it also restores some measure of vitality to them, I
expect that it's somehow necessary if you want the summoned dead people
to fight or stay around for a while.  Orochimaru's offer to Tsunade may
indicate that less personality-destroying methods might be possible.  It
might also indicate that he knows more than one type of resurrection
technique or just be more evidence that he's really, really cruel.

>>         The traitor landed, then almost instantly rolled aside, dodging
>> the shower of shuriken Sakura had thrown.  Two Naruto were waiting for
>> him, and one delivered a powerful kick to Sasuke's jaw, knocking him
>> into the air.  "Uz-" he stated as he vanished in a puff of smoke, the
>> second Naruto leaping to follow his opponent.  Another clone popped into
>> existence, knocking Sasuke higher even as it vanished.  "-maki-"
> 
> 	Missing the second "u" from Uzumaki.

...how did I miss that one?  Thanks.

>>         "I followed in my Grandfather's footsteps, after Dan died,"
>> Tsunade said sadly, "because his notes implied that one of wood element
>> ninjutsu's highest techniques was a resurrection technique."
>>         "Notes?" Orochimaru asked, his voice strangled.  "The First
>> Hokage left... notes?  Detailing how he learned wood element ninjutsu,
>> and its secrets?"
> 
> 	I shouldn't find it so pleasant to watch Snakeface in torment like 
> this... but I hate him too much to really give a darn.  So stick it to 
> 'im, Tsu!

Yeah, that bit was fun to write.  :)

>>         "Die," Gaara said flatly, closing his fist.  The coffin of sand
>> constricted, and there was a wet splatter, but it was mud, not blood,
>> that emerged.
>>         "You didn't really think it would be that easy?" Orochimaru's
>> voice mocked, and then all sense of his presence was gone.
> 
> 	We could HOPE.

Sadly, if I was going to kill off Orochimaru the whole story would need
to be drastically different to build up to it properly.

>>         "The Tsuchikage?!" Sakura exclaimed as she took in the robes the
>> man was wearing.
>>         "Hojo-sensei!" Naruto called out.
> 
> 	<facepalm>  Is Naruto going to, like, *never* call *any* of the 'kages 
> by proper title?  I can almost see him keeping a checklist of 'kages 
> he's managed to address less-than-formally.

Since when does Naruto address _anyone_ formally? :)

>>         "Surprising," Kabuto said.
>>         "You and I have unfinished business," Hojo said dangerously, a
>> large metal staff appearing in his hands with a puff of smoke.
> 
> 	Something Snakeface needs to learn -- if you want your enemy's enemy to 
> attack your enemy, don't give said enemy's enemy reason to decide that 
> you're the more immediate threat.

To be fair to him, at the time Hojo wasn't the Tsuchikage.  If the old
Tsuchikage had hung on to life a while longer or a different successor
been chosen, things might have turned out rather differently.


Thank you very much for the C&C, and I hope you enjoyed the story!

-- 
           Aaron Nowack
"Never let reality get in the way of a good hypothesis."
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