Disclaimer: There are a lot of things I would do with Naruto if I could change it, thus the reason that I do not own Naruto.

Warning: The story may get a bit gory. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Village of the Light

Ch. 2 Old Friends and New Allies

Naruto smirked as Kyo, Haruka and Hatori fought again over who got the job of actually cleaning the dog run. Despite excellent teamwork in training, the D-rank missions irritated the young light shinobi to no end. So much so that even Hatori had asked him to give them a C-rank mission. Naruto was reluctant to give in given that the team wasn't understanding the purpose of the boring missions he had been giving them.

"Foxy-sama!" Hearing the words, Naruto turned to a little four-year old named Kyoko. When in mask, Kyoko always called him sama which he found entertaining. What was even more entertaining was that Kyoko had figured out his identity faster than three 8-year old ninja's. Kyo turned and looked at his little cousin who was extremely attached to his sensei.

"Fox-san, I sincerely apologize for my daughters rude behavior." Naruto waved his hand at the man who approached in battle capris, indicating that the AMAZON didn't really care before picking up the young kid in his arms.

"How are you, Kyoko-chan?" The girl giggled before going on a narrative of what she did. The genin finshed after about an hour and waited in front of their fox sensei. Hard as they tried, none of them could get the identity of Naruto. Everyone they came up across either sang his praises or smirked and said that he was a great prankster. Other than that, the three genin had no idea how strong their sensei was or anything else.

"Fox." The word echoed and everyone turned to Uchiha Itachi who had no mask on. Naruto inclined his head, waiting for a response. "Serenity-sama wished to see you, me and Shadow-sama. She said she has a mission for a genin team and wants advice from me, you and Shadow on who should go. She told me to tell you to not be biased when giving your decision." Naruto grinned at Itachi, knowing full well the last part of the message was not from his cousin.

"Let's go then. Kyoko, be a good girl and watch over my little genins for me, okay?" Kyoko nodded and began to order the three older kids around. Itachi smirked before walking away, leaving Naruto behind.

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"Shadow, Itachi, Fox." The Kirakage had her back to them as she stared out her window. "How far along are your teams?" The three glanced at each other before stepping forward.

"Team Panther has a lot of power but little to no concept of teamwork. Alyia and Phoenix seem to always fight over who is better to get the attention of Katsuo, who really couldn't care less. Why the hell did you give me fangirls, Serenity?" Serenity smiled before turning.

"Because I imagine that you will beat that trait from them. Team Raven?" Serenity answered before turning to Itachi.

"My team is the exact opposite. Their teamwork is amazing but the stamina they have is pathetic to say the least. The team is bound and determined to figure out my identity. I'll make a 'mistake' and let my mask slip once I think they can handle a B-rank mission." The Karikage grinned before turning to her last ninja.

"Fox? What about your team?" Naruto inclined his head before gesturing to the other two.

"Take team Panther and team Raven and smash them together and you have my team. They work together well in training, but give them a D-rank and you'd think they were wolves fighting over the alpha position. Their stamina is good for genin and they'll soon be up to chunnin level with ninjutsu and taijutsu. When Destiny-sama is available, I'm gonna ask her to come down and teach Haruka medical ninjutsu." Serenity nodded before returning to her former position.

"I have a message for Konohagakure and I was going to send team Panther and team Raven to complete the mission." Shadow shook her head.

"It'd be suicide for my team, Serenity-sama. If only one went with team Raven, I'd say go for it, but having my team together at this point would be a death sentence. A mercenary could beat them." Itachi rose an eyebrow.

"They hate each other that much?" Shadow nodded. Serenity sighed from her position.

"Can you handle six genin, Itachi?" Itachi answered negatively and Serenity smiled ruefully. "At this point then, we have two options. Naruto and Shadow can switch masks and Naruto can do a henge of Shadow and take over Shadows' team and Shadow can do the same for Naruto's or I can send Naruto to Konoha." Naruto narrowed his eyes as he thought about it. "If Tsunade had a warning before I sent Naruto, she could probably prepare for deception, but I fear if anyone other than the Hokage knows Naruto's identity, he will be killed on sight. Opinions?" Itachi glanced quickly at the blonde before turning to Serenity.

"If it were just Fox and I, I would not be worried. Even with sex genin, I am not worried because none of them know Naruto's identity. Given this, I would recommend Shadow stay and beat some sense into her team and Naruto go with the genins to protect them." Serenity nodded and turned to one of her four official advisors.

"Shadow?"

"My preference is that I stay with my team. However, I am absolutely willing to take Naruto's place as sensei of team Fox for a C-rank mission into Konoha. Anywhere else, I would say suck it up, but I am not fond of the leaf and the only thing preventing me from starting a war with the aid of the village and AMAZON is the Hokage herself." Serenity nodded and turned to the blonde shinobi. The other two waited patiently, Shadow less so than Itachi.

"I'll go on the C-rank mission. If Konoha does determine my identity, I will show them the headband and remind them of Shadow-samas threat." Serenity smiled, pleased at her cousin.

"Team Panther will remain in the village. Team Raven and Fox will deliver my scroll to the Hokage. I will send a summons with you that will inform Tsunade of the importance of secrecy. Most importantly, have fun on your first C-rank as sensei's Naruto, Itachi, and may you have many more." Both nodded and left to find their teams and inform them of the Kage's decision. Shadow waited behind. "How can I help you?" Serenity asked after a brief silence.

"Should I follow them? Aura or Destiny can take my place as sensei for one mission." Serenity sighed before nodding.

"Follow them. Make sure Konoha understands the repercusions of any actions against my ninja." Shadow nodded and left for her mission. "Shadow?" The black haired girl paused at the door. "This is an S-ranked mission." Shadow nodded once and left, leaving a worrying Serenity behind her.

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Team Raven and Team Fox nodded in greeting as they waited for their sensei's. Naruto and Itachi came together, in the AMAZON masks and stopped in front of the eager teams. Fox glanced at Raven and Raven sighed before stepping forward.

"This a joint C-rank mission to the land of fire. We are to deliver a message to Hokage-sama and leave with a response. It should not be difficult, but there is a chance of an attack given that the leaf is not our ally. We will not cause unnecessary problems within the village. Fox?" Naruto took Itachi's placed in front of the eager genin.

"I am not a friend of the leaf. My team knows that the Leaf village is one of the few things that I truly hate and for good reason. If, for any reason, it seems that a shinobi or kunoichi is acting suspiciously, let myself or Raven know and we will deal with it. If we are attacked, you six are to flee the village and hide. Remeber that there will be ANBU, jounin and chunnin that rank higher than you everywhere. Do not be afraid to make a tactical retreat. Raven and I will cover you. I don't think there's anything else, so let's get started." With that Fox slipped through the archway that led into the Village Hidden in Light.

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"Halt! You are trespassing on Fire country land, Light nins. Turn back or prepare to die." Itachi sighed but stepped forward. The ninjas immediately focused on him.

"We have a mission from Kirakage-sama. Please, allow us to pass. We mean no harm to Konoha but will attack if necessary. The chunnin glanced at his teammates before turning back to Itachi and going through procedure. Finally determining that Itachi was indeed telling the truth, the man allowed the two teams to pass. The way to Konoha went without incident and they were soon outside the gate. Taking papers, to Naruto's great displeasure, was Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. The fangirls seemed to have grown up a little, but they still acted superior to everyone else. Again, Itachi stepped forward and spoke.

"We are here with a message for the Hokage from Kirakage-sama. May we pass?" Sakura looked at the blonde at her side before demanding that they remove their masks. One of the genin spoke up.

"They never take of their masks, Konoha ninja-san. Fox and Raven are always in them." Sakura glared at the brat only to have her view blocked by the Fox ninja.

"My partner and I are part of AMAZON. AMAZON ninja do not remove their masks unless commanded by Kirakage-sama. Allow us to pass, Konoha ninja." Itachi glanced at the girls facial expression. Yamanaka Ino seemed to be trying to see past the mask. Haruno Sakura on the other hand was furious.

"This is not Kira. Remove your masks or be arrested." Both AMAZON ninja shook thier heads, not willing to reveal their identity and Haruno was about to attack when a masked ninja stopped her.

"No need, Sakura. You may pass AMAZON ninja. We do not wish to start a war." Itachi nodded and thanked the copy-nin before nudgeing Naruto to follow. The younger ninja obeyed immediately and the genin glanced at each other before running to catch up to their sensei's.

"Why did you let them pass, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura snapped, irritated.

"Because they are simply completeing a mission. It is not their fault that they must follow the rules. Relax, Sakura. Those two will not hurt the Hokage." With that, Kakashi shushined away leaving a pissed pink- haired girl and a thoughtful blonde.

I know that voice from somewhere.

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"Why was that girl's hair pink?" The question came out of nowhere and both of the team leaders glanced back at a confused Kyo. His eyes darted back and forth between his sensei, whose sides were shaking from laughter and Raven, who simply stared at him before hitting Fox hard on the head. The two AMAZON immediately bagan a one-sided bickering match. Kyo never got his question answered.

The Hokage tower had not changed, Naruto noted as he walked insideand neither had the Hokage herself. Tsunade, in a drink state, ordered them in. Itachi dropped the scroll on the desk and crossed his arms. Tsunade blonked up at the masked AMAZON before turning to read the document. Finishing, she glared at the ninja in front of her. Tsunade ordered an ANBU guard on duty to take the six genin to a nearby hotel and the youngest ninja's obeyed at Itachi's command. Tsunade then ordered that he office be cleared and she placed secrecy jutsu all around the room.

"Remove your masks." Itachi and Naruto glanced at each other before obeying. Naruto shook our his blonde hair and smiled at Tsunade. Itachi moved with more finese and removed his mask but remained silent. Tsunade studied the two nuke-nin of Konoha before smiling and pulling Naruto into a long drawn out hug. "Once again, Serenity has reminded me of her council's decision three years ago." Naruto and Itachi both stood there, not sure how to react to the woman's sudden mood change. "She also kindly stated that Iwa and Kumo are considering attacking Konoha." Again, neither ninja reacted. "What surprised me, however, was Shadow's push to support Iwa and Kumo."

Naruto sighed before speaking. "Shadow-hime sympathizes with my sentence. She too was to be executed but the judgement was lessened to banishment. She, however, actually commited a crime, whereas she doesn't believe that I did. Itachi and I agree with her. However, Shadow-sama is reluctant to call for war due to you being Hokage. She wants the council gone, Hokage-sama, and will do anything to make it happen." Tsunade nodded once and turned to look out the window.

"I made a mistake three years ago, Naruto. The entire council made a mistake and very few of the civilians recognize it. The shinobi side, however, regrets their involvement for the most part. Even the non-clan shinobi comprehend what the council did and wish to make amends with Shadow and Kirakage-dono." Itachi shrugged.

"It is not my partner or my problem, Tsunade-sama. They made the choice and Shadow-hime responded in kind. If they wish to make amends it is their duty, and not ours, to do so. Naruto-kun and I will return your reply to Kirakage-sama when you have finished it. Take the time you need. Fox, return your mask. We must return to our genin. I'd hate to see what mine are doing without me. Aita sees you as a roll model and part of her dream to follow you is to surpass you in pranks. It gets quite... irritating." Naruto laughed as he replaced his mask.

"Naruto, can you stay awhile?" The blonde Hokage waited as Naruto and Itachi seemed to have a silent discussion before Itachi frowned but bowed and left as the Raven AMAZON. Naruto stood awkwardly until Tsunade hugged him again, just as hard as the first time. This time, she held on and began to cry into Naruto's jacket. The blonde shinobi patted her back gently.

"It's okay, Obaa-chan, It's okay." Tsunade let out a shaky laugh and pulled away, holding the light ninja at arms length.

"I've asked and asked Shadow for updates on you. All she says is that you're fine. Now that you're here, I can she she was lying." Naruto cocked his head to the side. "You're an AMAZON! Do you know how much power they have in the other countries? The fact that you got to that level in three years is incredible!." Naruto laughed. "Take your mask off, brat. I want to see your face again."

"You just saw it!" Nonetheless, Naruto removed his mask and smiled at Tsunade. The two of them talked, keeping the door locked and secrecy jutsu in place. After three hours, Itachi was getting a bit anxious. He didn't like the idea that his partner was not with him in the place that he had so violently betrayed. More accurately, he didn't like the idea that Naruto was here in the place that had betrayed the blonde kid for a thing he couldn't control. Even the lowest academy student in light understood the concept of jailor versus the criminal inside.

XXFlashbackXX

"Why did they call you the demon-brat, Naruto?" Serenity stood beside the dest of the Hokage, having just finished the paperwork needed for the transfer. The other two blondes froze and looked at the Karikage.

"That's an-"

"S-class secret. Yes, I heard, Tsunade. However, given that Naruto is now my shinobi, I need to know. Was it due to parentage or what?" The Hokage turned away.

"What do you know about jinchurikis, Serenity-dono?" The younger kage narrowed her eyes.

"Jinchuriki means 'power of the human sacrifice' and all contain demons inside of them. While many exist with smaller and lesser known demons caged in side of there, there are nine main jailors. These ultimate jailors often go insane due to the rantings of their inner demon. The son of the Kazekage is the jinchuriki of grandneice of the Sandaime Raikage carries the Nibi and the Raikages brother contains the Hachibi. Other than that, I know that the Tsuchikage has two under his command and that Konoha should have one." Tsunade nodded.

"Konoha had a jinchuriki." Serenity's eyes widened.

"What happened?" Tsunade closed her eyes in sorrow, before turning to the blonde Karikage.

"We banished him." Serenity gasped and turned to Naruto, who waited for some kind of reaction or a refusal to take him in. What he didn't expect was for Serenity to start cursing the council.

"Those stupid idiots! Don;t they know what they've done?!" Tsunade and Naruto watched as Serenity stalked to the door and yelled out, "Panther! Get your ass in here!" The masked AMAZON rushed in looking at Serenity in worry.

"Karikage-sama? Is everything okay?" Shadow backed up as Serenity turned in fury.

"Konoha banished their jinchuriki, Shadow." Shadow's eyes followed Serenitys finger to Naruto.

"Then they are true fools." Shadow said coolly. "I ask for permission to train Naruto, Serenity-sama. If he is a jinchuriki, I will gladly pass on my knowledge to him. Who resides within your seal, Naruto?" The question caught the others off guard. Even Serenity had been uncertain as to the reaction of her favorite councilmember.

"Kyuubi no Kitsune." It was Tsunade who answered hesitantly. Shadow narrowed her eyes darkly.

"So the council saw him as the fox, then. I was wondering their motive for losing a young genin with a lot of potential but now I understand. I disagree vehemently, but I understand. Can you speak with Kyuubi, Naruto-kun?" Naruto nodded hesitantly and Shadow grinned before looking at Serenity.

"Later, Shadow. We will handle that later. For now, Naruto, understand that you are a light shinobi and while a jinchuriki, you will not be treated specially in anyway. We may send you on difficult missions because of your status, but if I do that, I will send Shadow along with you. That much I promise." Naruto smiled brightly.

XXEnd FlashbackXX

.Knock. Itachi and the six genin turned to the door and Itachi moved to open it. A Hyuuga with long brunnette hair, a two-bunned kunoichi and two green-spandex covered shinobi stood outside. Itachi narowed his eyes in warning but stepped aside so they could pass.

"Hello youthfull shinobi of Kira!" Hatori and Hitomi hid behind the other four genin, which did not go unnoticed by the Hyuuga or the kunoichi.

"You are very youthful today!" The younger version of the spandex duo spoke up.

"Thanks!" Kyo answered with a grin, earning a hit to the head from Haruka.

"Tsunade informed us that you have two genin teams and that one is under the command of an AMAZON named Fox." Itachi nodded his head. "Fox will meet them at training ground 7. We are to escort you there and help train you, on Tsunade's orders." The Hyuuga spoke with authority and the three genin looked up to the only jounin in their presence.

"What proof do you have that you are not here to kidnap my partners' students?" Three of them looked at each other in confusion but the Hyuuga, the only one of the four to personally recieve the answer spoke up.

"The light blooms from within." Itachi nodded and spoke to the three genin behind him.

"Lesson time: Agree on a signal before seperating from your teammates. If you send an outside shinobi back, send them with the message. If the message is incorrect, kill them slowly." The three young light genin nodded before Team Fox followed the foreign shinobi away.

"Your sensei is very youthful!" The jounin of the group said, speaking to them enthusiastically.

"Raven-sempai isn't our sensei, but I don't think Fox-sensei minds that he teaches us. Raven and Fox-sensei were teammates under Shadow-hime and so they work really well together. According to Fox-sensei, they almost beat her." The jounin grinned but was cut off before he could say anything else.

"Is it strange refering to your sensei's by their codename?" The girl asked.

"Not for us. See, it's a coming of age thing. The sensei, when they deem their teams ready, show the team their face. When that happens, the team of genins are automatically entered into the next chuunin exams. It depends on the sensei, though, as to how quickly the team sees their face." The team nodded before stopping at a training ground.

"By the way, my name is Hitohami Tenten." The girl said, turning to the team behind them.

"I'm Hattana Kyo. These are my teammates Kuranna Haruka and Watarrin Hitori." The two behind Kyo bowed their head at their names as they had been taught.

"My name is Hyuuga Neji." The Hyuuga said, speaking from the front of the group.

"I am the Deadly Green Beast of Konoha, Maito Guy!" The older of the spandex clad men said, standing up.

"I am the Sexy Azure Beast of Konoha, Rock Lee!" The two of them struck nice guy poses and Kyo smirked while the two girls watched on in confusion.

"Hey. Sorry I'm late." The trees seemed to part as the Fox entered the group. Neji, already having been debriefed on the foxes true identity bowed his head in true respect. His teammates gasped slightly and looked at the masked shinobi in confusion.

Who was he?

(A/N) This is a new story based on an old idea. Soon, I'll get to the main plot but for now stick with me. Understand that I will maybe add some romance between Naruto and some other character.

I have some ideas based on these pairings.

NarutoxHinata

NarutoxTenten

NarutoxTemari

NarutoxIno

As for Itachi, I doubt I'll add any romance but I can if you want me to. Just send me a message or write a review and I'll get back to you. As for my other stories, I will continue them, but I want to work on this one first. If you're curious as to what my other stories are, they are call Golden and Black and the Four Kings. You can find them on my profile. Please Read and Review.

~DarkBlackHeart~ 3