Rain poured down from the endless dark clouds above cleaning the blood-soaked battlefield below. The miles of bodies spreading out soaked by the was a stillness in the winds. Among them, a child staggered forward blood seeping through his own mortal wounds the harsh rain washing it away to flow through the trickles of a stream on the ground.

Breathing harshly, he glanced around finding no sight of his teammates or any of his comrades for that matter. His last sight of them engaged in their own battles with their enemy or more precise the enemies of the rain village.

Remembering back fondly to the thought of another c-class mission Naruto Uzumaki was excited getting to leave the village hidden in the leaf again. With Chuunin examines in the past and the village on its way to being fully restored Naruto was thrilled to get some time out.

There were so many reasons, but the most it was hard for him to see another looking over the village. It wasn't that he did not care about Tsunade, he liked the old woman fine. Truthfully he was starting to look at her like a sort of Grandma it was one of the reasons he always called her Grandma Tsunade. Snicker to his self Naruto staggered over the lifeless bodies thinking about how irritated she would get, an irradiated fifth Hokage was a frighten experience.

Trying to forget the sight around him he wondered now how things could have gone so wrong. Mission escort a group of the merchant's to the rain village. Things had gone wrong from the day after they left having discovered the mission was far more than just a simple escort mission of a Class C variety. Deceived by their employer their mission was in fact not just a bunch of merchant's, but a princess hid within the large group and samurai soldier disguised as a merchant to protect the princess of the star village. They were hired for extra protection.

Which brought him back to his current situation the sudden attack of Rock Samurai's over the mountain hill's the force separation of his teammates and he nearly dying from his encounter with fifty samurais and one freaky missing Ninja from the Rain.

Naruto hated the fur ball inside him,but just this once he was thankful for the quick healing he benefited from for without it and his demonic Chakra more than likely he would have been dead the mist ninja from the rain was one hell of a fighter it bothered Naruto he had ultimately killed him with many others, but it was his life or their's and no matter what he still had a mission to complete even if it had turned into an S-Class mission.

Looking to find his friends praying for their safety he stumbled a hand shooting out from the ground to trip him. He kicked away ready to battle his eyes widen recognizing one of the princesses travel companion's and guard Tia Teckamara.

A fiery woman with purple hair and brown eyes stared up at him pleading with him to come closer. Scrambling he cried."'Tia are you alright."

Savagely injured her body was shredded in many places her wounds deep and deathly. Pale and ill looking Naruto moved to her side saying."We need to get you help."

Grasping his hands weakly into her own she choked blood spilling from her mouth."No, my time has come."

"Stupid don't say that." Naruto snapped tears flowing down his whiskered scar cheeks knowing she was right.

"Hush and listen I must ask you for a dying favor. "The young woman spoke her eyes piercing into his own Naruto nodded his voice lost to everything that happened.

"I have a gift there is no other to be burden with this no time to request of another. 'She coughed more blood spilling from her lips Naruto moved to wipe the blood even thought the rain pouring down would erase it.

"What do you mean. "Naruto questioned confused she just smiled and stated. 'I am the last of my clan I do not wish for it to die will you Naruto Uzumaki bare the burden of my bloodline.'

"Bloodline what are you talking about.' Naruto questioned in confusion.

"No time." Her voice was raspy and weaker at each passing moment ordering him to slice his palm and place it on her own fatal wounds she whispered." It is within my right Naruto Uzumaki as the last to gift you with the line of my blood not only in power but of something far greater."

"Tia I don't-."Naruto tried to explain he did not understand Tia hushed him requested him to place her hand on his stomach while placing his hands on her own she whispered words he did not understand and could hardly hear over the loud rumble of thunder from above feeling a force of power unfamiliar to him shocking his system dropping her hands he clutched his stomach the world turning topsy-turvy he heard her voice saying."It is done." Naruto rolling his eyes back in his head slipped into unconsciousness

Injured but still alive Hinata Hyuuga pushed her sore aching body from the ground soaked from the falling rain she shivered glancing around her eyes widening at the destruction.

Hearing her name called she jumped jerking around to find Chouji Akimichi stumbling toward her wounded, but still alive she cried."Chouji"

Hinata, Naruto have you seen him " he questioned not acting as his usual self, but then again the young teens had just survived a brutal assault.

"Naruto," Hinata thought with worry shaking her head her eyes teared up moving to look around the large battleground a spot of orange easy to spot through the darkening sky and evening thunderstorm."Over there Chouji."Said pointed out the two of them moving quickly the soon reached their teammates who were coming through his blue eye sliding open he gasped jerking to sit catching sight of them he smiled."You're alive."

" Naruto," she questioned glancing at him with concern Naruto ignoring her turned to Tia her body growing cold and breath nonexistences he squeezed his eyes close asking." The Princess."

"She is in the village our mission is done," Chouji answered a voice startling them Naruto move in front of his friend at the newcomer a rain ninja an elder man speaking."Your mission is complete we thank you for your help please except our payment of interest for keeping our guest safe."

"We were told we were helping merchant's you lied to us."Naruto growled in anger from the hell his teammates and he had been put through.

"It was unfortunate we could not tell the truth the danger too great our deepest apology for bringing you into our war, but this treaty was too important we could not risk too many knowing."

"Why did you hire us than you had Samurai."

"Indeed, but they were ill-equipped to deal with the missing Ninjas from the mist and rock. Our village did not have time to make a trip to join up with the princess the hidden leaf are our ally we knew yo could be trusted and we sent the princess to seek your protection.

"We are only a few day's away from our village that isn't an excuse."Naruto snapped growling."Our Hokage will not be pleased the rain has taken her for a fool."

There was no way grandma Tsunade would have sent three rookie genin into a mission like this. Naruto was just thankful they had survived and their mission was over accepting the largely offered payment naruto turned to his comrades and said."Let's go home."

Turning he asked."Will you make sure Tia gets a proper burial." he did not know Tia all that well, but they had gotten along alright in a way she reminded him of Grandma Tsunade.

"Indeed, Tia was an excellent rain Jounin she will be missed and honored.

"She was a ninja. 'Naruto questioned with surprised he didn't know that.

"One of our best it is a shame her clan dies with her."The man sighed moving to pick her up he turned to them and started.' Forgive us if we can not offer you refuge for the night, but our village is in much dis ray it is best if you seek shelter in the next village."

Naruto had already decided that he was angry for the lie that nearly cost him their lives he wouldn't have wanted to step foot in the village any trust he might have had for the village in the rains gone. This was not even a mission they should have been on he was not a fool to think they stood a chance of competing with their skill level it was certainly luckily that they did and still left alive standing watching the rain ninja carrying Tia off he turned to his tam mates saying."We should find shelter, how are you injuries."

"We are fine Naruto."Hinata nodded for the first time not stuttering her mind into much turmoil she had not been prepared for the battle of a war she had been a part of that day if she would ever be.

Chouji was pale shaking not only from the cold but standing around in a field full of dead and what he had done scared him Naruto sensing this taking the role of the leader set his hands on his shoulder and started."Look in the distance Chouji just keeps your eyes to the sky we will be away from this place soon don't let this day destroy you we did what we had to do whether we were prepared or not."

A look of surprised danced through Chouji's eyes he had never once believed the dead last of his class could have such wise words to say and he was, even more, shocked to begin to feel better. Color returning to his pale face he nodded

Offering his comrade a smile Naruto spoke asking."You ready to go home?"

Hinata and Chouji both nodded the three of them set out back toward Konoha