Naruto The New Way of Life

by Titus1017

What if Naruto had an older brother hidden through out his entire life yet protecting him from the shadows? Well prepare to find out what happens when they are put together in a turbulent time where war is looming and enemies are vastly more powerful than anticipated. This is a harem and has bashing, has a big info dump for the OC but i promise that he will have equals.

2. Chapter 2

Naruto the new way of life

Chapter 2: Naruto and his test

With Naruto just witnessing his brothers near flawless battle against his teacher and the son of the third so he knew he had to shine but sensing Sakura looking at him like he was still the weak Genin she use to hit he said

"Sakura don't look at me like that anymore I am not some push over you can just kick around when you are upset. I am a warrior and a ninja of Konohagakure and you will see what I am capable of right now."

"You still can't beat Sasuke and you definitely can't keep a promise."

"To hell with that promise, and you want to know something when I see Sasuke he is a dead man and trust me when I say this I really owe him for the chidori to the chest." He said almost snarling.

"Well you deserved it. Don't think I don't know about you using the kyubi's chakra in the fight. You really are a monster who needs to be controlled. But that is for later are we going to fight these two or not?" she finished smirking thinking she won that discussion.

"No we won't be doing anything together. Because you will be tied up for a while." He then summoned out of nowhere a wall of chakra chains that tied her up and pulled her straight to the ground. "Now call for Sasuke see if he will get you out of this." He then flashed away like his dad used to leaving a screaming and surprised Sakura. Naruto then found a very upset Kakashi Hatake who said.

"What the fuck, Naruto are you crazy you just attacked a fellow ninja and no matter what she said you should not have done that. It was not right. Even if she said all that, you still should have maintained control."

"Maybe so but I did not harm her and she will be fine but you know as well as I do she would have tried to sabotage me in the end anyway. So spare me the lecture." Naruto said making Kakashi put his head down. Almost as if in shame. Naruto then decided to skip the rest of the talk and get straight to business by attacking the three Jonin which surprised him because he used the Hiraishin which made him disappear even faster than Talon did and that was saying a lot considering Kakashi could barely see Talon with his sharingan activated and then he could not copy a thing in fact it was like Talon was ghost and if that was the case then Naruto was simply air itself since Kakashi could find no trace of him at all. Then like a bullet Naruto appeared out of nowhere with an unknown Rasengan variant that seemed to be a swirling ball of fire and wind. His sharingan only solidified that and when Naruto called out "Flaming Hurricane Rasengan" which seemed to double in size in its incoming approach. This of course caused Kakashi to substitute and take a shocked Guy and Temari. What they saw next left them flabbergasted at the sheer amount of destruction the attacked produced it literally caused everything around the blast radius to either decay or simply turn to ash. Over in the clearing was a proud Talon who said to a fully recovered Jiraiya and Asuma.

"Man he is just like dad a true genius though from the reports I received from Hiruzen was that he was a real handful. When I asked him about why he did not train him or give him tutors to expedite his development he said he could not because the council had out voted him on the situation and they feared his increase in strength would give the kyubi's influence over. Fucking idiots, and when I suggested that he allow me to show myself he shot that down to saying it was bad enough I was helping Danzo though I was using a different name and pretty much playing as his personal juggernaut. This made me in a way Naruto's outside defense against dad's enemies. Of course since these missions were all black ops which made the village non accountable for anything. It was not until just before I went into my two year stasis that I even told Danzo who I was. Due to the fact that he was willing to help me protect my brother. Even if it was to protect him as a weapon of the village. Though I later found out from Hiruzen that Danzo put his trust in me and that I was a true shinobi doing what I had to do to keep Konoha on top of the food chain. And that I was actually better than his best root ninja who happen to be the only two that were not brainwashed. But back to what I was saying he said that I could show and disappear when I got ready and could adapt to any culture something Hiruzen and you to Jiraiya taught me very well. But back to my brother he is a visionary he see things so different yet when he explains it to you, you just understand. It sounds just like dad."

"That is true he really is like his father but look he just disappeared again." Said Jiraiya who pointed to where Kakashi and his team were recovering after Naruto launched a massive great breakthrough at them if not for Temari using one of her own the group would have been in the village center. Looking back at the field Talon saw his brother right behind Kakashi and landed a wicked axe kick right to the skull. Which almost caused Kakashi to fall straight down only to caught by Guy who just dropped his weights and laid a recovering Kakashi in the protection of Temari who was still trying to time Naruto's movements but like his original title he was unpredictable and hard to read and the sharingan could not do it she knew she couldn't but that did not mean she would quit. So she began swinging her fan creating massive wind blades that cut down every single tree in the clearing which cut off Naruto's places to hide. Seeing what she was doing Guy began to unleash the inner gates and when he did he began to change. His muscles expanded and his veins became more pronounced. And finally his skin began to change as well as the aura that surrounded him it was green bordering on blue hence his nickname. When he got to the fifth gate he attacked. Right when Naruto revealed himself Guy struck hard hitting Naruto from across the entire clearing but apparently not hard enough because Naruto flashed away again and flashed back again right in Guys face landing a huge left hook to his face which was then followed up by a kick to the jaw. Then Naruto suddenly stopped and looked at Guy who was still standing amazingly enough. Then with a look between the two they nodded in understanding. The understanding was really asking permission from each other to engage in a strict hand to hand fight. This without words both agreed. Then Guy dropped into the stance of the strong fist and Naruto dropped into the stance of Toad. Which he was very proficient, the toad style was very acrobatic and involved a balance of offence and defense and even swordsmanship and it was enhanced by sage mode which Naruto was already using thanks to him having seals with which he stored the natural energy. So now everyone would see which was best the Eight gates or Sage mode. With that said they engaged each other with savageness not unlike animals. It was give and take the entire fight when Guy threw a punch Naruto would deflect with his own and when either kicked it was the same but Naruto knew Guy was trying to do and that was buy time for Kakashi. And he still had to watch for Temari. And it was good he kept watch of her because out of nowhere a ferret with a sickle came spinning and throwing slicing winds at Naruto. And that was when Naruto upped his game by using his chakra chains to wrap around him like a shield and it worked. And seeing as how the fight with Guy was interrupted Naruto summoned a sickle and chain, but not a normal of no it was the very one used by Hanzo the Salamander. Naruto found it just outside the borders of Amegakure in a chest. As it turned out it held all of Hanzo's weapons and armor it seemed to have been just thrown away in fact. The mask he wore and the armor were augmented by Naruto to fit him. But the only thing you could see him wearing were the armor for you see the mask was used for underwater missions and when fighting known poison experts. But back to the battle, everyone who the privilege of knowing who that weapon had belonged to was shocked and in awe especially when Naruto showed his gift in wielding it. Naruto then enhanced it with wind and fire chakra making it a weapon to be feared. Seeing his opponents distracted he engaged and in blur of speed he was in the presence of Guy and he swung his sickle in a wide arc creating a blade of fire and wind. But Guy was no fool and dodged in haste. After that Guy summoned his famed tri-chucks and swirled and spun them at such high speeds the friction caused a bout flames to erupt. Seeing this as his chance Kakashi also summoned his Fathers White fang short sword and then enhanced it with lightning chakra. He then proceeded to attack and all three began to show their true prowess in the weapons they chose to master. It was a sight to see because when Guy would strike at Naruto he had to dodge several slashes from said opponent. Then came Kakashi who was faring a bit better than his friend due to his sharingan. But even so it was a long battle to be involved in especially when your special jutsu is also a weakness when used for a long period of time. Seeing he was occupied though Temari decided to do her part in taking down Naruto by unleashing a wave of wind that was refined to be as sharp as a katana but that was short lived because a clone of Naruto was instantly behind her and struck her pressure points on her neck thus knocking her out. And with the real Naruto being successful in holding back Kakashi and Guy he jumped back and said "Lightning style: Rasengan spear." Which in his hand was a Rasengan spinning at high speeds and protruding from it a twirling bolt of lightning which gave of the sound of a storm? Seeing his attack complete he threw it at the two so fast it broke the sound barrier and caused a massive sonic boom. The attack was a strong one and when it made contact it shocked and burned everything in 25 ft. radius. But that was the attack scaled down tremendously. After that Naruto flashed beside the two unconscious Jonin to check on them. Seeing they were ok he sent a clone to carry Temari over by her squad mates and said.

"Hey Talon can you heal the three I saw the tablets you gave the others earlier today but I don't think they will work on injuries as severe as the ones Kakashi and Guy have."

"Sure thing, they really put you through your paces and you put them through theirs. But what makes you think I can heal them?"

"I received your dossier and Old Man Third said your prowess in medical ninjutsu was as great as the First Hokage." Naruto said smiling

"That's not possible" yelled a free Sakura and a shocked Tsunade both in denial at this astounding revelation. But it got worse from there when Sakura saw Kakashi knocked out and laying prone on the ground. She immediately lashed out at Naruto saying

"You son of a bitch how dare you hurt Kakashi-Sensei I knew you were a monster you and that brother of yours." She shouted with her fist drawn back and in front of Naruto throwing her fist at Naruto only for it to be caught and then smashed and I mean smashed across the face and then flogged in the stomach. Throwing her clear in to the arms of an unsuspecting Tsunade who was as shocked as everyone who knew Naruto that he struck Sakura so viciously and what he said next shocked almost everyone even further.

"And to everyone who witnesses this, the same can happen to you it means nothing to me anymore on what this village thinks of me anymore. I have a soul and if anyone tries to harm me or a person precious to me is a dead man and trust this is no wonderland." Naruto finished walking over to his brother who had just finished healing Guy and Kakashi saying to the now conscious pair "Great fight it was truly one to remember and learn from. Say how about we get everyone together for a reunion say tomorrow around 7 and we can introduce everyone to my brother." Said Naruto Kakashi replied saying

"Awesome idea but what about Sakura?" Talon suddenly spoke up saying

"I doubt she would show up and Naruto if I were you I would look into a possible team change you know see if you and I plus the one you named Neji and maybe that man named Genma Shinraui we could definitely complement each other's abilities." Talon said

"Yes that is feasible" said Tsunade liking the idea of a strike force good at all areas of fighting. Then Jiraiya said he could provide them with information on high priority targets like corrupt generals, daimyos, and business tycoons. Not to mention using them as guards for council members and other high ranking diplomats. And finally use them as a first response team for search and rescue and search and destroy missions. Liking the idea Tsunade then sent Shizune to handle the preparations for said arrangements. Then came what to do with the person who caused such needed arrangements one Sakura Haruno.

"I guess we will send her to the ANBU prison since what she did was High Treason. Attacking a fellow shinobi is almost unforgiveable but I think the decision should lay with Naruto." Said a still disappointed Tsunade.

"Send her to Ibiki and Anko. And after that Inoichi, I believe she knows something about Sasuke and Orochimaru." Said Naruto.

"Why would you think that, she has not even had any outside missions except a few and those took her through Rice coun…" Tsunade trailed off with a now shocked look on her face. Which made Naruto say.

"See what I am saying something is wrong."

"ANBU get out here now!" shouted Tsunade in rage at what damage her apprentice may have caused Konoha. She then calmed down when Talon said.

"Do not worry about it Lord Hokage if she is a traitor she will be dealt with as such." He said watching the ANBU take away Sakura in haste. He then said "Now if you will excuse me I have a date with a most interesting woman and will meet you all tomorrow." He said preparing to leave when Tsunade said wait reaching for two scrolls on her left hip and tossing them to the brothers saying.

"Congratulations Sannins of Konoha I think it is time to pass on the title to someone new. But I do not plan to add a third to the group. That will be your decision to make. Oh and by the way the party will be my treat and at the Lake Plaza at 7 p.m. sharp, dress casual." And with that everyone left except the Namikaze Brothers who just stared at the destruction they caused when looking Talon laughed almost hysterically saying

"I feel bad for our enemies who challenge us. I can see now even holding back only about 45 or 50 ninja are alive today could challenge us at full strength. And the bad thing is I feel we will meet an enemy of strength on even grounds as our own or stronger."

"I believe you but I pray that day never arrives."

"Aye I agree."

"See you tomorrow then at 6 a.m. I am sure we will have to discuss getting our inheritance and the businesses our Father owned. I will keep those. But I have a shipping company you helped stop from taking over a port in the land of tea."

"Oh you must mean Gato shipping company and his sub business dealing in weapons manufacturing. I see what you need. You need me to deal with the outside business so the council does not try to take over the basically open lease on the business. But I wonder how have you been doing so all this time?"

"Jiraiya has been feeding the idiots on the council false information but I will tell you more tomorrow in private. You do have a date after all." And off they went to handle their business.

(With Talon about five minutes before date time)

Waiting for his date he arrived 5 minutes ahead of time saying to himself (I cannot believe my first day awake and I am on a date. I really am like dad and old man Hiruzen.) Talon thought laughing at how many dates his father and cousin used to have. Then came his attire Talon was wearing a black Armani suit with gold stitching and tie with black gator shoes with gold tips. And as far as his eyes he had deactivated his dojutsu opting for their natural gold and silver color with the left being silver and the right gold. Just when it was time to for Tokiwa to arrive she appeared in whirl of wind smiling brightly. Her usual stoic demeanor completely gone and she was dressed to the nines in Red strapless dress that hugged her curves perfect with a split down the left from her thigh to her ankle. And to finish the look diamond studs and some black high heels and silver necklace with a rose shaped pendant. Seeing her he said

"Greetings Tokiwa, you look absolutely wonderful it makes the beautiful night sky dull in comparison. I do hope we enjoy each other tonight." He said bowing out of respect.

"Well I must say you are looking rather handsome yourself I am glad you asked me out. So are you hungry my friend?" she asked happily.

"Absolutely let's go shall we and get to know each other better." And in they went surprisingly hand and hand. They were seated immediately thanks to dropping Jiraiya's name. When inside they saw it had a Japanese modern décor with a traditional feel to it. And then there was the food it was site to behold all kinds of steaks and seafood as well as noodle dishes. And the deserts looked divine. And don't forget the sake. With that being seen after looking over the menu Talon and Tokiwa ordered. Talon went with two T-bone steaks, two lobsters, and the house ramen along with two bottles of their most expensive Sake. Tokiwa got ordered sweet and spicy shrimp and chicken with the house ramen and two bottle of wine one red and one white. The order shocked the waiter but not entirely because most ninja could eat heavily due to their training habits but what shocked him was the amount of alcohol they were about to ingest. Between the four bottles of wine all being from the stocks of toads of Mount Myoboku it was indeed strong stuff. But it was none of his business and he went to place the order. With them finally alone at the far end of the restaurant Talon asked.

"What brings a ninja of Nandeshiko Village here to Konoha?" the answer surprised him thoroughly.

"You are. Or I should say I am your betrothed."

"Not that I am upset but how did you know about me and who told you about me?"

"Your father Minato and the Third Hokage. They decided that you needed a strong first wife to bear your children and to stand by you when needed. So after many families in my village put forth their most skilled kunoichi and in the end at 5 I was the winner and then trained in the ways of the ninja even further as well as in the ways of raising a family. And giving support and love to a husband."

"Wow this is amazing apparently fate has deemed it necessary we meet now instead of later. Oh and by the looks of things I will need your help and not just by having a family but building a legacy for our future grandchildren and nephews and nieces. And what do you mean "first wife" are you saying I need multiple wives?"

"Precisely you will need 3 more wives as will your brother. And please choose wisely." She said smirking but it shocked her at what he said next.

"If I am to do this it will be love that makes the decision on who I am with. As far as you go I appreciate you explaining this to me but you are my only betrothal I will deny any others. But you I will love and I feel it will not be hard." He finished leaning over the table kissing her rather passionately making Tokiwa blush. But the moment had to end eventually because the waiter had arrived with their orders. And the rest of the night went rather nice with the two placing a privacy seal around them and they began swapping stories both personal and mission related. Talon even showed her his true eyes. This caused her to nearly pass out in surprise. But like all good things it had to end and being a gentleman Talon offered to walk her home but to his surprise she said no and asked could she go to his place. He did not turn her down but made it clear nothing more intimate then holding each other in bed would happen till much later. Tokiwa was actually extremely impressed. By the morning both were in bed holding each other intently till an alarm went off and a smiling Naruto was at the door. Saying

"Wake up big bro stud master I see you work fast."

"Yeah whatever but nothing happened not until we get to know each other better but I believe it willhappen. Now for intros Tokiwa meet Naruto, Naruto meet Tokiwa. Now that that is established it early and I must shower eat and then follow my simpleton brother to make some important arrangements. Tokiwa since we are to be married you should here this information." So it went rather quickly shower, eat, and make their way to the Hokages office. But on the way Talon was called to his mindscape a place he went to only when needed or of times of great importance. Sitting in a vast mountain valley sat Hagaromo and the massive Liger of the eleven tails. Seeing him approach Liger spoke his silver and black fur glistening and massive tails swaying gently in the breeze of the mountains said his voice gentle yet filled with pride

"You are growing strong and in a few years will have full control of my powers and I believe you will be unlocking the abilities of the sage by using yin and yang chakra to create life well not quite to his level but making things like weapons and enhancing your Mokuton abilities to a level you could transform an entire landscape. But that too is a long ways away. So be prepared for even more training luckily you will not need stasis." Liger finished

"He is speaking the truth and if you continue on this route of growth you just might create the peace I desired and your first Hokage desired. Just maintain or increase this production I am proud of you my friend. But I am afraid a test is approaching you and will pit you against enemies unknown but that is a ways away as well but they will be allying with the elemental nation's one common enemy." Hagaromo said a bit worried.

"Akautski. But why do you sound worried you will not be fighting them and I am you in many ways so trust in my strength and me personally. After all you did help train me."

"Well I will trust you. And I am not worried so much as I am concerned. For you see I have grown fond of you child. Have begun to see you as the grandchild I never knew. So in short I care about you boy." Hagaromo said smiling.

"As do I" said Liger "And my real name is Khan like the warrior Genghis Khan. How do you think he got his name." Khan finished grinning all his teeth sharp as katanas.

"Well thank you may I leave now?" getting a nod from the two he vanished and was back to the outside world. Seeing his expression back to normal Naruto asked.

"How was the conversation it must have been pretty serious for those two to call you."

"It went well the old sage said he saw me as his grandson and liger told me his real name. But more importantly the two spoke of impending ally to the Akautski how strong or how many I do not know just tell Jiraiya and Tsunade. I will find Danzo and see if he knows something about another faction of ninja or a desperate village. But one thing we must all do is keep this quiet till we know what we are dealing with. Got it." Two affirmative nods and they were walking to the tower in about 30 seconds they were knocking on the door. With the come in they received they entered the room seeing Kakashi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune and finally a man Naruto knew very well from his time as a genin it was Tazuna of Wave Country who dressed himself in the silks of the Daimyo of his native land. Seeing everyone present Tazuna said.

"I have business with the Namikaze brothers in conjunction with trade agreements between three companies. The first is Naruto's real estate and the second is the Uzumaki merchants guiled. And finally I have business with Talon Shipping Corporation in regards to handling shipping from the Leaf Village and Wave as well as the coast of Sunagakure and Kumogakure. Though the dealings with Kumo are strictly between Wave and the cloud. We simply wish for the use of five cargo cruisers." Said Tazuna.

"Very well." Said Talon.

"And to the last two reasons I am here I am here to drop off a rather hefty sum of money. Which is why hired some of the Jonin here and some from Sunagakure. It was worth it too. But back to the reason I came I have in these three scrolls 35 million dollars in scroll #1, 25 million dollars in scroll #2, and finally 75 million dollars in scroll #3. The first two belong to Naruto and the last to Talon. These are the profits from the past two years. Congratulations to the two of you. Oh and by the way I heard about that incident with the Uchiha kid and I am here to tell you our Samurai have been trained by Mifune himself in the Land of Iron. And are skilled and will be watching the borders closely for him. And if we find anything we will let you know." Tazuna said with a strong conviction but seeing his business concluded with the young men he said he would return later that evening getting an affirmative nod from Tsunade. Then came time to speak with the council though the boys did not know it was a meeting but Talon found a way to avoid such a meeting by saying

"Lady Tsunade do really wish to waste time and resources on a meeting that can be handled with a dossier of let us say 25% of Naruto's and my abilities and in the mean time you can allow Naruto and I to meet our team and take time to acclimate ourselves to each person and their individual skills. Thus making this time more productive." Talon finished knowing he got his point across. And Tsunade liking the idea agreed to it and had Shizune and Jiraiya fill out the documents while she completed the paperwork for the inheritance for both brothers. An even 50/50 split of 300 million dollars. Much to the surprise of everyone presents even the recipients. Which of course led to the fainting of Naruto and Shizune and a happy Talon who could not stop singing the song (No apologies by Yazz & Jussie Smollet) which basically said do not feel bad about what you say, do, or have in life. After a few minutes everyone recovered especially when Ibiki and Anko entered with Ibiki speaking and Anko glaring daggers at Talon who ignored her completely. But back to Ibiki who said. "Lady Hokage we have discovered that Sakura Haruno has indeed been helping one Sasuke Uchiha in his maneuvering his way in and out of Rice Country and around the outskirts of the Land of Fire and is responsible for the deaths of the ANBU team you had as a guard detail for her in the Land of Rice. So in short she is a traitor to the highest degree. It is all here and Inoichi can verify this as well. I am sorry to have had to tell you this but it is my job. As far as I can tell she only knows the locations in Rice Country and on the borders of our own Fire Country to the east."

"I see, for now keep her detained and chakra sealed off and have her watched all day every day. Make sure her guard is ANBU." Tsunade said seriously though hurt deep inside as well at the thought of her fallen apprentice. She then said

"Now Anko you stay I have to speak with you about a mission with Delta squad our new strike team and first response team. It was finalized yesterday it consist of Naruto, Neji, Genma, and finally Talon. You are to assist them when they need a reserve this will be a part time job for you as well as for Aoba, Shino, Hinata, Hana, Kiba, Rock Lee, and on occasion you Kakashi and Tokiwa." Tsunade finished. But after hearing everything Anko spoke up saying

"With all due respect I would prefer not to do this because to put it simply I do not like perverts. Kakashi I have known most of my life and I still don't like his choice of literature and the same goes with Talon who had the nerve to read it out in public seeing three women walking his way a total sign of disrespect." Hearing enough Talon spoke up calm as usual saying

"Well I knew you were dumb especially when you openly attack an unknown but I did not take you for a hypocrite as well. Trust I know your story but I did not know if it was true or not. But I see you fit the bill. And what you call perverted is actually a really good read and if you researched a bit you would find it sells heavily to both sexes. And what gives you the right to make a person not exercise the right to free will especially in their home village. Is it because the villagers hurt your little feelings because of Orochimarus betrayal or is it because of your little binge in the village sleeping around with every man and woman you got drunk enough to lay with thus making people see you as the whore of Konoha. Don't fuck with me because you hate yourself. And as far as perverts go you are the damn queen. You got more notches in the head board then even Jiraiya so spare me the holy than though routine." Talon finished Eternal Mangekyo blazing in its final form with its bull's eye center and six katana attached to the outside with a rare black background. Seeing this shocked Anko and made her take a step back out of fear because she now knew what could have happened to her if he had went all out. But what she did next was completely out of character she bent down to one knee and asked for Talon to accept her apology. Which of course he did, for you see he did not hold grudges very often and he did not dislike Anko in fact he was impressed with her to a great degree. With that cleared up Tsunade finished her meeting and asked Talon could she speak with him in private. Of course he agreed and sat down in one of the chairs in front of the desk, while she herself stood looking out the window when he heard her ask.

"How did you use my Grandfathers Jutsu?"

"Well it was quite simple really once I mastered my earth and water affinities to master levels and plus with my Rinnegan granting the perfect chakra control bam I was able to achieve Mokuton. It still took a while to master it but in another three to four years I will be able to subdue multiple biju at once not unlike Hashirama did years ago."

"So are you saying anyone can do it well in theory yes. But is it feasible hell no. "Because in order to do it you must have equal levels of affinity for earth and water as well as an extremely high life force. So it takes a lot to obtain it."

"I see well thank you for keeping my Grandfathers legacy alive and in the public eye. And now to the second reason I called you here I have just received word that Kazekage Gaara of the desert has been captured by Akautski Sasori of the red sand and Deidara the Demolition man. I just received this message about 5 minutes before you arrive but I could not have just anyone knowing. You are leader of this mission with Naruto being second in command I have Neji and Genma on standby at the gate entrance and Naruto is aware meet them in 5 minutes." She finished dead serious.

"Yes my lady I can go now I am always packed as is Naruto from what he told me but may I make a request."

"Of course."

"Is Kiba Inuzuka available his senses would be beneficial to the mission." Talon said finally

"Well I can get you Kiba but you have to do me a favor."

"And what is that?"

"You have to be my personal bodyguard until Naruto is appointed Hokage or you are not assisting Delta Squadron." She said knowing Talon was probably the strongest in the village.

"You got a deal partially anyway but you must let me take you out upon my return so we can get rid of this bad blood we created yesterday. Deal?"

"Deal" she replied smiling shaking his hand rather gently and then she surprisingly kissed him on the cheek. Sending a little jolt of excitement through Tsunade who was surprised she had just done that.

"Well Tsunade it would do me a lot better if you placed the next one on my lips." He smiled like a devil. And surprisingly enough she did saying "Of course I will but just this once." She leaned in with Talon in sync with her and boom fireworks were in effect but it was interrupted by a very surprised Konohamaru who said

"You lucky bastard I always wanted to do that to her but I was told to comeback in a few years. But now I guess it will remain a dream." He finished dramatically making the somewhat disappointed Tsunade laugh at him. Before saying herself that it was time for Talon to head out. And in no time flat he was at the gates meeting Naruto and the squad orders in hand. He then spoke up introducing himself to Neji and Genma and then said

"Well everyone we seemed to be all here except for Kiba Inuzuka who should meet us in exactly 3 seconds." And appeared he did seeing who it was Kiba could not help but grin and said

"So you're the man known as Talon who defeated my sensei and her friends the legendary "Ice Queens" well I have one thing to say to you."

"And that is what?"

"You are a man among men. To defeat the best genjutsu user in the village, and my sister, and not to mention the snake mistress. But I digress. You called for me personally for this mission. What am I needed for sir." Kiba stated formally in accordance with the respect of the chain of command. Talon then told him

"Well you see I have the strong belief that it will be his scent that will allow us to find our target. Gaara of the desert is the one we are looking for and sent to recover. And we need every advantage we can get. Hence why I called for you Kiba, you and Akamaru as it stands are the ones who will most likely find him. So any questions about what we are to do on this mission?"

"Yes I have one." Said Genma getting a go ahead nod from Talon he asked. "What or who has Gaara in their custody and who would be strong enough to even capture him?" Genma finished

"The ones responsible work for Akautski and they are as follows Sasori of the red sand and Deidara the demo man. Both dangerous and should be approached with caution. Also we will more than likely meet Temari on the way since she left late last night. Now move out we head for Sunagakure." Talon said jumping into the trees ready for anything they would discuss formation when they reached the border. And they were running at lightning speeds and at break points discussed each other's skills of course Talon told them everything except about his summoning contracts with the dragon, bear, and liger clans and about the abilities of the Rinnegan. In the long 3 day travel they finally arrived at the border. On the way they ran into Temari who was very distraught at the news of her little brother. But Talon reassured her they would retrieve him safe and sound. It took them another hour to make it to the village where they were quickly ushered in to where the hospital was located. As it turned out Cankerous engaged Sasori but was quickly defeated and poisoned but in the process managed to get a piece of fabric from the cloak of Sasori and thus had the scent of said man. Giving it to Kiba and Akamaru so they could track the scent and quickly because the assailants had a head start. The duo was about to leave with an eager Neji and Genma when Naruto stopped them and handed each of them a Hiraishin Kunai so they could summon the two brothers when they found Gaara or ran into an enemy too strong for them to handle by themselves. Because while the three Konoha ninja handled this Talon would fix up Cankerous and create an antidote for the poison Sasori was using. While that was going on an argument broke out between an elderly woman named Chiyo and a very exhausted Bake. Who had been coordinating everything since the Gaara capture. He was at his wits end especially with old people stuck in their ways. The argument was because a Leaf Ninja was tending one of their top Jonin and a Puppet masters no less. Chiyo then made her way into the operating room watching at how well Talon was doing the poison removal in fact it was as skillful as Tsunade but somehow more refined. Seeing that he was finished she spoke saying

"What do you gain from healing our foremost puppet jutsu master since myself and Sasori. Do you think Suna will give you something in return?"

"No I don't. I healed him because he is a friend of my brother and from what I heard a good person. After all that is what any medical ninja or anyone who knows how to heal would do. And finally our villages are allies." He finished politely.

"Oh spare me that non sense this alliance is just proof that Suna has grown weak thanks to ideals such as your own."

"And what did Suna accomplish when it betrayed us in the first great ninja war and then its betrayal of us in the battle for Konoha. Absolutely nothing I know that it was your line of thinking that made Suna the weakest of the Great 5. And what have you done but retire in disgrace after Tsunade out did you time and time again, and your grandson betrayed his very home. So spare that bull about what made Suna great. Apparently it is Gaara who was once outcast by his own that has made the biggest difference he will be the one to make Suna worthy of its title in the Great 5. Not your old time way of thinking. So if you will excuse me I have an antidote to create." Talon said using his Byakugan covered by a triple layered genjutsu looking at everything in the vial with a high level of scrutiny and shrewd breaking down of what made the poison so powerful. Seeing what was in it he deduced that main component of the poison was from a rare cobra called the red death ironic being used by Sasori also known by the same title. But this snake had delayed death in its venom which caused great pain to those exposed and the last ingredient was a slow acting artery killer known as ogre root it causes the arteries to spasm and disintegrate thus killing you slowly and painfully. Most people injected with this poison Talon dubbed "Wyverns Blood" would most likely die from the shock of the snake venom. So for Kankurou to still be alive was a testament to his will to live. So after twenty minutes of mixing and measuring Talon came up with an antidote he called the "Heavenly Cure" and it was it could work with most poisons any Suna Medic or puppeteer could come up with. Always maintain an edge. With the cure complete he administered it quickly to Kankurou who was up and responding like nothing happened after he ingested it. But after quick rundown of Sasoris skills Kankurou passed back out. It seemed that the antidote had a side effect of making you dead tired depending on how long you were poisoned. Seeing that his patient was resting he turned away only to embraced by a happy Temari and Matsuri who happened to be Gaara's student and girlfriend. Temari being the boys older sister was just happy to know she would still have one brother left if Gaara did not survive. And Matsuri was happy because her older brother figure would live to work her last nerve another day. Then Naruto spoke after his brother made the two young women break the embrace by saying

"You see now what we can be if we stand as one and work together. Our differences only make us targets of hatred and evil. The bridge to peace is one that will take us all to finish building and even more to maintain it. So please look past what we wear or what we look like it matters not in the end." Naruto finished. But his words had hit there mark in each persons' heart especially Lady Chiyo. Who had decided to come clean about what made Gaara a target in the first place saying.

"This whole ordeal is my fault. What Gaara is being forced to endure was a mistake 17 years old. For you see it was my suggestion to seal Shukaku into Gaara the day he was born and it was my seal that made him so blood thirsty and outright crazy. I knowing how grand life is was so willing to throw away a young boys life like it was nothing just to say my home had a weapon. It was mistake I feel is worse than not dealing with my Grandsons obvious approaching insanity. But now it is time to rectify my mistake. So when you get the signal I will go with you and save Gaara." Chiyo finished with a new found conviction. Then Talon spoke up saying

"That would be wonderful and a great way to atone for past mistakes. And I believe you did not do what you did with any malice in your heart towards Gaara."

"Thank you young Talon. And might I say you are a joy to watch and you young Naruto I bet it all on you to make the peace you seek a reality." She said making Naruto think of what Tsunade had told him two years ago. But before he could take a stroll down memory lane he got the signal telling Talon and Chiyo to prepare to leave in a split second they vanished in a yellow blur.