(Bingo Book Entry)
Name: Unknown
Clan: Unknown
Alias: The Grimm
Rank: A-Rank Hunter-nin
Village: Unknown (suspected to be Kirigakure)
Status: Alive
Abilities: Tracking Skills, Assassination Skills, known to be skilled in Kenjutsu. Further skills unknown, no one has ever survived fighting him.
Weapons: Silver war axe made of chakra metal.
Associates: The Monster (See page 37.) and The Cannibal (See page 43)
Known Bounties:
20,000 ryo in Konoha
25,000 ryo in Iwa
55,000 ryo in Kumo
Known Crimes: Assassination, Torture, Operating without permission in foreign lands.
(End of Entry)
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Looking at the picture Mito nodded. "Yeah, that is the guy who confronted us. At least I think it is. Kakashi definitely call him Grimm. Which would make the other two 'The Cannibal' and 'The Monster'?"
"Ok, so what happened next?" Minato asked as he put the Bingo Book down. He was worried now, not much may have been known about this Shinobi's abilities but the fact he and his team were all A-rank was worrying. He wouldn't even send a Jonin team to deal with them let alone a genin team.
"Well anyway after that Kakashi told him that he knew who he was. To which 'Grimm' told him to back off as Kakashi was interfering in his mission." Mito replied as she tried to remember everything that had happened. After all it had all happened so fast.
"A reasonable request, especially since they were not a threat to Kakashi or his mission. So where did it go wrong" Jiraiya interrupted again, only to receive and elbow in the gut from Kushina.
"Well if you would stop interrupting we can find out!" Kushina replied irritably, before she smiled gently at her daughter.
"Please go on sweetie, I know it might be hard but we have to know what happened."
"Right." Mito replied as she sent Sasuke a nervous glance. "Well this Grimm guy appeared in front of us and told us to leave. But before we could ermm… before we could…"
"I attacked." Sasuke spoke out still toneless.
"And why did you attack him Sasuke. Did Kakashi give you an order?" Minato asked his eyes narrowing as he looked down at the young Uchiha.
"No, but the guy was a threat though!" Mito said talking for Sasuke."That's why he attacked, you know take him by surprise."
"Is that true Sasuke?" Minato asked calmly ignoring Mito's last comment. The chance a genin could take an A-ranked Shinobi by surprise was almost laughable.
"Kakashi said he had a bounty on him from Konoha. That seemed to upset the guy. I… I thought he was going to attack so I decided to attack first." Sasuke replied. It was a half truth at best; he did think the man was going to attack. But that wasn't why he charged him; no he attacked him to test himself against someone strong. Only he never really got a chance to in the end.
"Judging by the fact you are not dead I take it Kakashi stopped you." Minato asked, sensing that at least some of what Sasuke said was true, but knowing that he was most likely trying to cover himself.
But he would leave it for now; actions would be taken later if he deemed them appropriate but for now he wanted to get the rest of the story.
"Yeah, the guy raised his axe to hit Sasuke but Kakashi dragged him back and then he started to fight with him." Mito replied. "He told us to get back after that and join Sakura. Oh yeah, he had already told Sakura to retreat back by that point with the client." Mito added on.
Minato nodded his head before asking for her to continue. He knew he would have to send them to Inochi to get a more detailed account of exactly what happened, but for now he wanted to hear their account of what happened whilst it was still fresh in their memories.
"But before we retreated I did see Kakashi send a 'lightning dragon jutsu; at him. Only for the guy to block it with some chakra chains!" Mito replied as she remembered that detail.
"Chakra chains?" Kushina asked sharply as both Jiraiya and Minato reacted in surprise.
"Yeah they were kind of similar to yours and Erza's Uzumaki Chakra Chains. But they were also different. They weren't gold like yours they were grey." Mito replied as she looked to her mother to see what she would say about that.
"He has a possible Uzumaki lineage then." Kushina muttered.
"Wouldn't be surprising if he was from Kiri, I wouldn't be surprised if a number of refugees from my Clan fled to the Land of Water to hide after Uzu fell."
"I would have thought we would have heard of this. Especially if an A-ranked Shinobi showed that he was capable of using them?" Minato said looking over at Jiraiya his spymaster.
"Not if this guy never allowed anyone who saw his abilities to escape him. The only question is why he spared the genin. Surely he now knows that information will get out. Kumo have been after the Uzumaki bloodline for decades. Why spare them?" Jiraiya asked the room at large.
"That I don't know. This worries me." Minato replied as he scowled at nothing, thinking of why Grimm did what he did, if there is one thing that is dangerous to a Shinobi it is the unknown.
"We can leave that for now, I want to know what happened after that." Minato said as he turned his attention back to Mito and Sasuke.
"We retreated into the woods. We found Sakura and Tazuna and we continued to retreat. We could still hear the sounds of fighting though and see trees getting destroyed and explosions. I also think I saw Kakashi using a Chidori on the guy." Mito continued as she looked back to her father trying to explain what she saw in as much detail as she could.
"So he was taking the fight seriously. What were the other Hunter-nins doing at this point?" Minato asked having not forgotten about the others.
"I don't know. We left the clearing quite quickly. We moved away, but we did keep track of Kakashi-sensei" Mito continued. "We ended up taking Tazuna to his house where we left him with some of my shadow clones. After that we went back to help Kakashi-sensei."
"The other Hunter-nins were probably dealing with Zabuza then, no doubt he is now dead and on his way back to Kiri." Minato replied before he looked expectantly at Mito.
"So you went to help Kakashi, what was his status when you found him."
"He was on the run. That Grimm guy had sent some weird grey clones after Kakashi and he was struggling to fight them off. His left hand was already injured, it looked grey and rotten and he was covered in cuts and wounds." Mito spoke her face turning pale as she thought back on her Sensei's injuries. "When we saw he was struggling we went to help him."
"He had grey clones?" Minato asked slightly confused before he turned to Jiraiya "Some kind of new clone jutsu?"
"Maybe." Jiraiya replied thoughtfully. "Though from the sounds of it, his chakra chains were also grey, so it could just be an abnormality of his chakra or it could be some new and obscure bloodline."
"It's worth looking into." Minato replied with a nod as he saw Iruka note it down. "So Kakashi was on the defensive and was injured? It appears this Grimm is more dangerous than we thought. So what happened next?"
From there Mito began to explain what had happened. How both she and Sasuke had went to help Kakashi. How they had momentarily driven Grimm back with their elemental jutsu. How Grimm had fought back, knocking Sakura away first and then Sasuke, the two of them having been knocked out of the fight and consciousness at that point. It was at that point that Mito admitted her memories became fuzzy.
For Minato and Kushina they knew that this meant. It meant that she had started using the Kyuubi's chakra.
"Is there anything you can remember after that Mito? Anything at all?" Minato asked his daughter.
"No I just felt angry and lashed out at him, but I got trapped by his chakra chains. I just couldn't move no matter how much I struggled. More than that his chakra chains seemed to bind my chakra, holding it back almost like yours does mum." Mito continued her brow furrowed as she tried to remember what happened when she had used the Kyuubi's chakra. It was a struggle though as her mind was clouded by anger and rage at the time.
"His chakra chains stopped you?" Minato asked in surprise, this for him made it very likely that this Grimm must have some Uzumaki heritage. The coincidences were too much. A shared look from Kushina told him she had come to a similar conclusion.
Furthermore the fact that Kiri had a Shinobi that could possibly restrain the Jinchuuriki of the most powerful Bijuu was worrying.
Throughout this Sasuke was looking around in confusion, he knew they were talking about something important. But he didn't know what it was.
"Was that it then? Do you not remember anything else?" Minato said as he looked back to Mito.
"Ermm…" Mito began as she strained her mind trying to think. After a few seconds just when Minato was about to tell her that she didn't need to strain herself. Mito opened her eyes as she looked over to her father. "I do remember something else."
"What is it?" Minato asked as he focused on his daughter.
"The last thing I remember seeing before I passed out. It is blurry, but I think I saw Kakashi hit Grimm, with a Chidori to the chest." Mito finished as she tried to remember. She had been on the verge of passing out at that, but she remembered the sound of crackling lighting that caused her to open her eyes.
"A Chidori to the chest. That's could have been a killing blow." Minato finished as he looked around at the other people in the room. "But if Kakashi managed to kill Grimm what happened to him after that?"
"Maybe the teammates, maybe they finished with Zabuza and came across Kakashi just after he killed their comrade." Kushina said as she thought up what could have happened.
"But then again maybe Grimm managed to survive the Chidori to the chest, if he has Uzumaki heritage like we suspect it would not be to unlikely for him to have survived. We Uzumaki are a resilient and durable lot."
"Okay Mito, Sasuke you may go." Minato said tiredly as he rubbed his forehead. "I would like for Inochi Yamanaka to have a look at your memories of the incident if that is acceptable." Minato continued knowing he could force them if he wanted but deciding to ask first.
"Yeah okay." Mito replied with a nod of her head. She had already met Inochi through her friendship with his daughter Ino. She trusted him enough to let him use his jutsu on her.
Sasuke however grunted before nodding. He had had the Yamanaka poking in his mind before. The Hokage had made sure he had his mind examined after the Uchiha massacre. He may not like it but he knew he didn't really have a choice.
"Thank you." Minato said as he smiled down at the two.
"Ermm dad, before we go could I ask…" Mito began uncertainly. "Is Sakura okay?"
"She was badly injured Mito but she will make a full recovery." Minato replied with a slight smile as he saw the relieved look on his daughters face at the news that her teammate was okay. "Unfortunately she will not be fit for Shinobi service for while."
"Then what will happen to our team?" Mito asked her eyes wide.
Sasuke also looking worried about what will happen to his Shinobi career, if the team was to be disbanded, after all he would never get stronger if he had to go back to the academy to wait for a new team.
"I have already though about that." Minato replied calmly, not surprised that they would be worried over what would happen to them if Sakura wasn't able to return to the field for at least a year.
"I have contacted Yugao and asked whether she would take over as your Jonin Sensei with her apprentice Erza taking over Sakura's position."
"So that mean me and Erza will be on the same genin team!?" Mito said a slight grin on her face at this.
"Yes. Though I am sure she will have her own genin test that you must pass before she accepts you." Minato replied.
Both Sasuke and Mito groaned at that.
"Now you two should run along. The sooner you see Inochi the sooner you can get it over with and relax." Minato replied as he gestured for them to leave.
"Okay dad!" Mito replied as she stood up, letting out a tired yawn as she did so. "Tell us if you find Kakashi-sensei though please?"
"Mito you know…" Kushina began uncomfortably.
"I know. But there is also a chance he is not." Mito said with a strained smile, even as she left the room, Sasuke silently following her out.
As the door closed behind them Minato looked over to Kushina and Jiraiya
"Sounds like Kakashi went down fighting." Jiraiya muttered. "What a waste. You know the Uchiha was lying don't you, this whole thing could have been avoided if he kept his head."
"You can't blame it all on the boy. He made a simple mistake, he didn't mean for any of this to happen." Kushina replied as she frowned at the white haired sage.
"He is a Shinobi; to make a mistake is to invite death." Jiraiya relied harshly. "Will he be sanctioned?"
"Possibly, however due to his status as the last Uchiha, a number of nobles in the Land of Fire have taken an interest. Having him as a Shinobi would be a great asset." Minato replied as he rubbed his face, deeply saddened by the loss of his last student. Now Kakashi had gone to join Obito and Rin in the next life.
"Maybe." Jiraiya grunted. "So what are we going to do about this mess?"
"There is not much we can do. We hold a funeral and move on." Minato replied as he looked out of the window sadly.
"I meant with this whole situation." Jiraiya replied.
"What can we do? The skirmish happened in a neutral country. Our Shinobi initiated the fight and interfered with a Hunter-nins mission." Minato replied as he frowned at Jiraiya "Politically speaking the Hunter-nin were justified in protecting themselves and so we can't claim any compensation.
We can't even claim back Kakashi's body as he had a bounty on his head from Kiri. Also that is not taking into account the possibility that Kakashi killed one of them"
"But we can create sanctions of our own. You are not just a politician Minato. You are the leader of a Shinobi Village. Now I am not suggesting war or even a dissolution of the existing relationship between Kiri and Konoha.
But we have to do something otherwise it will be seen as weakness." Kushina spoke up, voicing her own thought. "What about we increase the bounty on the Grimm's head and his teams, make it so high that he and his comrades can never operate missions again due to their fear of being hunted down and killed for his bounty."
"But it is possible Grimm is dead." Minato replied.
"Possible yes, but not certain. His teammates to are also likely alive." Kushina added. "Even if they are not, by raising the bounty we will show that we are doing something. That we are not just taking the loss of one of our elites without consequences."
"Ok I do like the sound of that." Minato replied as he nodded his head. "Iruka!"
Iruka jumped slightly at that, before he looked over to the Hokage, a shiver going down his spin as he saw the look in his eyes.
"Take a message to the Shinobi administration office for me. The bounty for the Grimm is to be increase to 300,000 ryo. His ranking is to be increased to S-rank and the abilities he showed are to be added to his bio. Also increase his teammate's bounties to 150,000 a piece.
Once that is done make sure it is circulated through the other Shinobi Villages." Minato said his voice harsh as he got back at his students killer the only way he knew how.
"Make the order kill on sight."
"Yes Lord Hokage!"
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