Naruto : Saga of Tanya the Kunoichi

Close to 211 participants joined Hell Week camp. A quarter of them are Danzo's own men. Tsuyu thought this was too low…

She can't just rely on herself in the war, even if she could use Flying Raijin and she is aware herself was equivalent to a teleporting nuclear weapon her chakra wasn't inexhaustible. Maybe if she had some way to have infinite chakra she would have nuked the other Shinobi villages to the ground on the first day.

9 tails power had a huge drawback on her body if she used the full extent of it. Though these days it seems a little less corrosive. Perhaps due to 9 tails being less groggy.

Coming back to Forest of Death, surprisingly all of Konoha 12 are present.

"You guys are all here!" Naruto looks at all his classmates.

"What a drag…" Shikamaru sighed. His father and Asuma thought this camp is good given it's Tsuyu, their own classmate that headed it. He looked around, seeing masked operatives of ANBU watching them from the trees or behind the shadows. It felt off, this training doesn't seem normal. Not that he knows those are Root operatives.

And no, Danzo isn't doing anything shady. Those guys are honest in their work this time.

"Naruto-kun… let's do our best!" Hinata is finally able to talk properly to Naruto.

"Yeah we will Hinata!"

"Eh? Karin! You are joining too?" Naruto saw the red haired figure walking towards them.

She crossed her arms, raising her glass.

"I am asked to help monitor you people. My sensory skill is good enough." Karin is free anyways.

"Wow! I didn't know you were a sensor!" Naruto gets giddy as usual.

"You really don't seem nervous at all."

"He~ Whatever is coming my way, I will go through it! Believe it!"

Karin looked at Sasuke who remained aloof and cool. His chakra is really potent and thrilling as usual. Her face turned red slightly.

"Hmph. I have seen the content. You would regret it."

Karin turned around, glancing at Sasuke a few times before getting into her position. She hopes Sasuke will be fine.

The crowd of hundred people was rowdy, Naruto was goofing around with his classmates. None of them seemed serious at all.

The sound of crunching leaves from footsteps approaching them drowned from their chatter. Tsuyu looks at these bunch of people with expectation, hoping they can become real soldiers.

To simulate danger at all times…

I will be that danger.

Tsuyu's own domineering chakra, evil 9 tails, dark Reibi and Nue's chakra that induce negative emotions are all unleashed from its restraint.

As the wave of chakra fluctuation reached them, the crowd suddenly went silent, as if the world turned mute. Noise and screams of animals in the forest resounded in the forest as they fled frantically from the terrifying presence.

All of them felt their heart palpating, some even forgetting to breathe. Their heads turned to the direction of that presence, the chaotic chakra visible to everyone.

Few of them instinctively pull out their kunai out of flight or flight response. Shakily holding them, point it towards the dark mass approaching them. Some take slow steps backwards, forcing their wobbly feet to move.

Sasuke felt his entire body trembling, his hands won't stop shaking. His Sharingan flared up instinctively, looking at the evil chakra permeating from her.

Damn it… damn it… what… is that…

Naruto is the same. He can't breathe. It's so….heavy…

The mass of chaotic dark red purple chakra disperses to reveal her cold figure. Her eyes filled with purple malicious light.

Tsu-chan…? Naruto asked inwardly, as if not believing it's her. He felt… scared.

"Most of you are trash that have only recently graduated. Chunins that never deserved their rank! Insignificant maggots on the battlefield, the enemy wouldn't even realise they had trampled on!"

Her words laced with chakra, reverberating through the air.

"Those who can point their weapon at me, you have guts! But maggots remain maggots!"

Her terrifying chakra never ceased, constantly applying pressure and fear towards the group.

Few of them have already collapsed. Few even wet their pants. There's less than 10 people who were shaking so much they couldn't stand and fell.

Seeing these scenes, she felt disgusted. How come these people sign themselves up as a Shinobi? 

"If you can't even stand near me, you don't even deserve to become Shinobi! Scared? Terrified? Thought you are weak? Then quit now while you can! I won't blame you! Konoha doesn't need WASTE! In the real battlefield, you will face those who want to KILL you! Flee while you can!"

The pressure emitted from her increased by another point.

"P-please…" Someone muttered the word with great strain. His eyes were red and teary. His legs and hands shaking uncontrollably.

"Ha?" Tsuyu squinted her eyes. Dark purple chakra waves emitted from Tsuyu. Nue's ability brings out negative emotions to the surface, multiplying the seed of fear inside.

"Dont…! No!" That person turned and had his jaw opened, as if wanting to scream before turning around and ran away. A few people also screamed in fear and moved their feet.

"Ah! No…! No…!"

Naruto bit his lips, his fists clenching. 

No… I can't run… I can't run…. Stop shaking… please…

Sasuke at the moment also tries to hold on. His Sharingan strained, trying to suppress the chakra affecting him.

Shikamaru holds onto a tree, his legs shaking constantly. He understands in his mind this is just a test. But dammit he can't shake the feelings…!

Monster… she's… a monster… He commented inside, cannot understand how someone could bring this much pressure and fear.

"Nnh…" Hinata closed her eyes, her hands pressed close to her palpitating heart.

I… I need… to hold on… Tears almost slipped from her eyes.

Contrary to Hinata, Neji activated his Byakugan to see the approaching mass of chaotic chakra.

What is that…! Neji thought he saw an apparition of eldritch horror made of 4 different chakras representing her chakra at the moment. The evil chakra subtly influences other's chakra as if it was a genjutsu.

Kiba holds onto Akamaru, trying to find strength from him.

After a whole minute, the pressure is lifted all of a sudden. Most of them collapse on the ground, panting heavily. Their heart palpitates from their experience.

"During the entire duration of the camp, you will be influenced by chakra intermittently. Feel fear, feel terrified. Feel weak! Only those who are truly strong can move forward! Those who want to quit now, there's no shame in it! I will give 1 minute! Those who want to leave, leave quietly from here!"

Tsuyu crossed her arms, looking cold. Silently, the sound of dulled footsteps was heard at times from people leaving.

Naruto gulped his saliva. He looked at Tsuyu, feeling apprehension. But, this is just a feeling she wanted everyone to feel. He will stay, he will prove it to her and everyone.

After a minute, he turned to face one of the Root operatives. "How many left." Tsuyu asked.

"61 people are out of the camp. 25 fled earlier. 14 collapsed. The others voluntarily withdraw."

So many??? Tsuyu felt so dissatisfied inwardly. A third of the participants are already out. There's already not many people here to begin with. 

She had hoped for an initial 500 soldiers of genin and chunin ranks equating to 5% of Konoha's shinobi, and the camp would be held every other week to include those who missed it. 

Though due to Tsunade being the one approving or rejecting her proposal she had to make many adjustments so the camp became voluntary if she insisted on keeping the contents. It seems without forced participation there won't be that many. Now there's only 150. What a sad number.

"What a waste. As for the ones who still can hold their ground. Congratulations. You had the tickets to hell."

Tsuyu's smile was akin to a devil's.

The people remaining had beads of sweat rolling down their faces. Naruto gulped his saliva, realising this camp would be something terrifying. 

"I will introduce myself. I am Tsuyu Uzumaki, Jonin of the Leaf. An ANBU member, Squad Captain of 1st Company of Aerial Shinobi Unit. But here, you can address me as Director."

Tsuyu's classmates get to know what kind of monster she's hiding. Her reputation as a strict person during the Chunin exam is already known. Even Choji got punished by sneaking in snacks. 

However Tsuyu never shows this. Some of them thought maybe it's just a genjutsu technique of some kind to filter out the mentally weak. After all, how can someone reaching 12 have that much presence?

Tsuyu looks at the time now. 9.12 am.

"Now for the entire duration of this camp, you are prohibited from using chakra enhancement! Those who do, will be kicked out! On the battlefield, you would be fighting day and night! You think you can waste so much chakra? You will often find yourself out of chakra all day!"

"All of you will form into squads of 3! 1 minute! 10 squads form a group and stay on my most left side, followed by others! Each group will be led by a warden, those guys in masks. Follow their instructions to the core!"

The people around start shuffling here and there. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are together naturally, along with other squads. 

"Sakura…" Sasuke saw Sakura was still shaking, her eyes looking down, her hands clenching on her track suit. It's as if she had wanted to escape a long time ago.

"Hold yourself together." Sasuke's words were calm and cold, but it quickly stopped Sakura's shaking. 

"Yes… I wouldn't let you two down."

"We can do it Sakura-chan!" Naruto tries to raise his own spirit.

"Uzumaki Naruto! Come forward!" Tsuyu's gaze pierce straight to him.

"Y-Yes Tsu-chan…!"

Most people who aren't used to knowing the siblings felt their scalp tingle hearing Naruto call such a terrifying person with almost a cute nickname.

"Call me director." Her words were cold, though he's lucky Tsuyu does not mind much otherwise she would have beat him.

"Yes Director!"

"Lift up your jacket. I will seal your 9 tails chakra." Her words were low enough for others to not hear. 

She already made hand signs. One of her hands had purple flames lit up on each of her fingers. 

Naruto obeyed, lifting her cloth up. 5 Pronged Seal! She slammed her flaming fingertips on top of his seal, disrupting the even number with the odd.

Sizzle! 

"Ack…!" Naruto felt a burning sensation on his stomach and inside, he closed his eyes in pain for a few seconds. The connection he had with 9 tails is disrupted.

"Get back into position. We are starting now." Tsuyu's voice is a little milder, easing Naruto's feeling a little somehow. That she still sees him as a brother even with all this.

"Yes Director!" Naruto went away. It seems that brat is a little more obedient. Tsuyu thought. But even with the connection cut off, 9 tails chakra would still leak passively with limited amounts.

Many wondered what that was all about, but Sakura and Sasuke can guess it's about 9 tails chakra.

"For starters, we will do a warmup! A simple jog… but…. Wardens!" The masked operatives each take out a huge scroll and lay them on the ground.

Poof! Stacks of heavy logs with various sizes summoned out from them.

"Each of you must carry one throughout! Take one and spread out! Remember, do not use any enhancement through your chakra!"

Each of them went to their Warden and with struggle held one.

"The Warden will lead each group through the track! 1st group! Go!" The first group having Naruto's squad is led by the warden, jogging while carrying the piece of log. Once it's cleared, the 2nd and other groups followed suit.

Tsuyu went ahead of the first group, observing them as they jogged across the Forest of Death. In 10 minutes, many are already tired.

Some realised Tsuyu never said for how long they would be jogging, nor were they any destination. A lot start to realise they are running in a circle track, already passing the 1st round. That's the point.

Sakura breathings were heavy. Her hands and shoulder are numb from carrying the heavy log and jogging for so long.

"Ah-" Sakura can't hold on and falls, even causing dislocation to her ankle.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto put down the log and hurried to Sakura. Just then, a masked operative appeared like a ghost in front of Sakura.

Without warning nor mercy, the man held onto her foot, and snapped it back in place.

"Ah..!" Sakura screamed in pain, a tear glistening in her eyes. 

"What are you doing!" Naruto was going to get angry before Sasuke stopped him. The mask man continued with a few seconds of medical ninjutsu, healing the minor injury.

"Unless told to, or unless you lose consciousness, you are not allowed to stop! Walk if you can't jog. Crawl and drag the log with you even if both of your feet are broken!" The warden shouted from the front.

Sakura takes a deep breath and takes the log with her. She wouldn't let her teammates down.

"You two should go first… I will catch up…"

"Sakura-chan…"

The warden noticed and added another rule.

"Those who separate from their squad will be punished! If they can't go with you, carry their burden even if they faint. No one shall abandon their own comrade!"

Hearing this, Sasuke and Naruto look at each other, then at Sakura.

"Sakura, we will do this together!" Naruto gives her a smile. Sasuke nodded at her.

"You guys…" 

The trio continued jogging while carrying the weight. Many of them start to falter. Their legs unable to move, their body aching. 

"If you want to quit, you can do so at any time. No one will punish you." The warden stated. But no one does, and they keep going. In one hour, a young kunoichi already fainted. But the warden insisted on her squad to carry her with them along with her burden.

It's been two hours, everyone's breathing was rapid, their legs wobbly, many are crying inside, wanting to quit. Some are crawling slowly, while dragging the wood and even fainted squadmates behind them. The constant reminder that they can quit anytime by their warden also enforces their feelings. And yet they can't.

"Ah… I… I can't…" A thin guy struggling on the ground on all four cried out. 

"Then quit." A warden taunted.

But after seconds of silence, the guy shakily moved slowly, even at a snail pace forward dragging the log behind him.

"No…" 

The Warden nods in appreciation, letting the person crawl their way forward. 

***

When will it end? Will this ever stop? Ah… I am so dizzy… my vision so blurry...

Symptoms of delirium appeared on them from extreme fatigue. Seeing it's time, Tsuyu gives a signal to the Aburame operative assigned. He used normal swarms of insects that had strong bites and inflicted pain.

"From now on, those in the last rows and those who stopped moving will be bitten by these insects! They have no poison nor are they dangerous, but it will cause you pain! If you don't want to suffer, move!"

Swarms of insects arrive at the last row. Screams of pain resounded through the Forest of Death. 

All of them are forced to struggle to move forward, carrying the heavy log with them. 

Naruto's eyes were half lidded, his tongue sticking out, he can't even see the way clearly as if everything was blurry. His body felt torn apart. His eyes opened and closed as his legs moved mindlessly. Sakura and Sakura are almost the same.

"Ahhh..!!!" Sakura screamed in pain from an insect biting her neck. The trio were among the last in their group after all.

Naruto and Sasuke didn't get to wake up before they too were bitten. Each of them convulsed in pain. Their eyes teary and red, their body trembling continuously for a few seconds before the pain finally subside.

"Ah… I… I… I can't… I can't…" Sakura broke down and cried out. Tears flowing down her cheeks.

"Sakura…" Naruto bit his lips and held onto Sakura's hand. Sasuke also holds the other hand of Sakura.

Feeling Naruto's and Sasuke's hands that are just as shaky, their red teary eyes, she felt she's not alone. 

The trio stood up and continued where they left off with struggle.

*** 

Danzo, who had free time for a while, came to visit to see for some time. Even he is shocked at the cruelty of all of these. Those insects are use to inflict pain for torture specifcally even. While those who faint will be woken up forcefully by the assigned Yamanaka and medic nin. 

But perhaps what shocked him more is that these people don't quit even when they are reminded every few minutes by the warden they could at any time!

Seeing these people still going through all these, Danzo was inwardly amazed. Maybe he never needed to use brainwashing or manipulation to make strong soldiers. Tsuyu showed him another path. And perhaps a superior one.

Tsuyu, you will be the one who can lead Konoha to its glory! Danzo's cane was shaking in excitement.