As Shikamaru walked inside the precinct he could feel all the hateful eyes on him. It had been two weeks and it seemed every law officer in the building blamed Shikamaru for that incident, Shikamaru had been gone the entire time due to Anko request but he still received many death threats from law officers and gangsters because of the news hounds.

"Wait Shikamaru I need to talk to you for a second, I know you feel bad about what happened to our brothers in arms but if you need to talk to me I'm always available you know that right" asked a heavy hearted Temari as she ran top speed to catch him before he went to see captain Anko?

"I know Temari but I thought you wanted to get moving forward with your life than coming back to this bullshit" as Shikamaru headed to the door.

As she quickly grabbed his hand" Shikamaru I never wanted you out of my life completely, you chose to walk that path alone and leave me in the dark, without love, comfort and without a husband. The more I reached out to you the more you withdrew from me, when I came home it was like going to hell. You chose to leave me, I didn't choose to leave you and I definitely never stop loving you the way you did me" as Temari released his hand and walked backed to her desk to finish her paperwork.

Shikamaru knew that she was right; he married her when he only knew her for three days. Everyone thought he was insane to marry a bossy, egotistical, bothersome and loud mouth woman. But he she showed him her gentle side and it completely overwhelmed him. She did things for him no woman had ever done for him… she was there completely for him and loved him endlessly. Their marriage was a blessing and for five years and going strong they never had a serious argument maybe because he knew he couldn't win. But their friends knew that she was the missing piece in his heart and vice versa.


As he approached Captain Anko's office, he knocked and entered the room. As he walked in Jiraiya was sitting with Kakashi and Anko, he was motioned to sit down he noticed the blonde that saved his life was there too.

"I'll get straight to the point, what makes a former D.E.A. agent decides to become a mere detective for District 7? I read your achievements from when you were with the D.E.A. force and I must say this is damn impressive, this reads like you're some got damn superhero. Then this happens and everyone in this building blames you for something you had no control over. So I want the truth, what is the agenda of a former D.E.A. agent" as Jiraiya eyes never left Shikamaru presence?

"Is this an interrogation? Did you ask the former A.T.F. agent and former S.W.A.T member Naruto Uzumaki the same questions or is it just me who's past is being brought up at this meeting" as Shikamaru did not like the way things were being said and taking place?

"I see somebody's been doing their homework? This little meeting isn't about me but you, so I would answer the questions detective Nara" as Naruto hated being mentioned by his former titles.

"No, I want to know why the second best detective was at that site" demanded Shikamaru!

"Funny I heard you was the second best detective and like I said I was following Hidan the man who killed your instructor when you first applied for law enforcement" as Naruto started to get angry!

"How the hell did you know that" screamed Shikamaru?

"You're not the only one who did his homework, you were out for revenge that night I seen you, it was in your eyes. Let's just say I know what you were going through that night I met you or let's just say I seen what you were going to do" as Naruto sat down next to Kakashi and Anko.

"Shit he must've seen me put that gun to my head when I was cornered! If he tells them what he seen they will send me to the department shrink. I better keep my mouth shut until I see what all these hot shots want with me" thought Shikamaru?

As Anko, Kakashi and Jiraiya all stared at Shikamaru they began to talk about the cops that were murdered. They had looked at all the reports and it showed that someone very high up changed everything making it a disaster. They all knew that they couldn't go to the news media about this because it would instill fright in the city that the police were compromised by mafia member and crooked cops.

"So tell me genius do you know how many head bosses there are in the Akatsuki" asked Naruto?

"Nine but I heard there were eleven at one time" as he looked at the blonde.

"You are smart as they say, Orochimaru of the White Snake Mafia use to be a member" as Naruto took a seat next to him.

"What! How come no one knows this? But there at war now what happened to them to become mortal enemies? Orochimaru is the last crime family that hasn't fallen from the Akatsuki takeover, although he has lost a lot of territory he's still manage to last longer than the rest of the mafia and gang members in the city" as Shikamaru couldn't believe what he was being told.

"All I know is that he tried to kill an Uchiha a while back and it back fired on him, he left the Suna City and headed back to the Konoha. This is when the Akatsuki was an up and coming mafia family that paid off the Uchiha police force to turn a blind eye to their criminal activities. They were met by someone called Pein who his members call god, he ordered them to kill Orochimaru for trying to kill Itachi Uchiha, they failed and now the hit is back on for Orochimaru to be taken out. These nine bosses because one is dead now Itachi Uchiha, are here to expand their syndicate even further and no one truly knows what they are after" as Naruto looked at Shikamaru.

"I was told that they were more of a cult than a mafia family the way they behave" as Anko waited for more answers from Naruto?

"True, do you know the religion known as The One and their priestess Shion? Well the Akatsuki member you met from last night is known as Hidan he's from that religion but uses the teachings to brainwash people . Shion religion tells that through understanding and love the world will finally achieve peace, it also states that an evil man once known as Jashin corrupted the innocent and killed all those who opposed him. After many years of warring with Jashin they were able to kill him and defeat most of his cohorts. Jashin made a vow that he would rule this world and the afterlife couldn't contain him, he would be reborn as a mortal and destroy the world and he would be lord and those who follow him will have true peace and the rest put to death. The elders of The One knew that he was indeed evil and that his followers would always be there to continue his work. So they chose those who could see the future to stop his evil plans, this has been passed down from generation to generation as Shion is now the priestess continued to fight against this evil" said Naruto.

"I heard of her but she was killed by some religious fanatic I heard, you mean the followers of Jashin killed her" said Shikamaru?

Naruto never said anything after that.

"But if they're from the same religion why are they so different if they can read the books" asked Anko?

"They are what you would call heretics, every religion has them. There are people who share the same religion and beliefs but still do evil things. Some people in this religion believe that Jashin is their savior while others still believe in the human soul of kindness" as Naruto looked at Anko.

"Okay I kind of get Hidan and his beliefs but how does that fit in with the Akatsuki? And the Uchiha's were all killed by this Itachi it made nationwide news and I never heard of him being killed" said Anko.

"Only through the one who killed him that I have that confirmation, Sasuke Uchiha. The very last Uchiha, I heard for some reason he's here to kill Orochimaru personally but we still don't know why" said Naruto as he looked hurt on mentioning his name.

"Your old partner, he killed his own brother? I read that he put four bullets in your chest and two in your stomach, they said he's still on Orochimaru's payroll do you believe he's after him for back pay or payback" said Shikamaru?

"Yeah he shot me and left me for dead; I woke up in the hospital and was laid up for two months. People assumed because we were partners that I knew he was taking bribes along with the rest of his family. I knew for certain that when we were partners he never took a dime from no one but after his brother killed off the Uchiha officers he became a monster that wallowed in the darkness" as Naruto reminisced about his past.

"Why did Itachi kill his whole family of cops off" asked Anko?

"We only have some clues but were not certain if it's true. All we know is that for some reason Sasuke was spared or he couldn't get to him in the time frame. But whoever order him to do it covered themselves perfectly, we just pieced this together after four years" said Jiraiya.

"It seems that you have more question than you ever had answers, so far I know a little about Hidan but nothing about the other eight, only someone who goes by the name of Pein who's only been seen by maybe a handful of people. Orochimaru who was revealed to be a member of Akatsuki and a dead priestess who fought against this cult of Jashin for world safety, am I right so far" as Shikamaru looked at all four in the room?

"The reason we got so little intel is because these mafia figures are extremely tight lipped, they would rather lose their balls than to tell their secrets to anyone. That's why I want you to work with Naruto here maybe the both of you can shed some light on all these questions that need to be answered" as Jiraiya gave them some special badges.

"What's this badge for" asked Shikamaru?

"This badge gets you into every precinct for information about the Akatsuki; this will give you a wider range in the city as well. I'm not going to lie to you; the F.B.I, D.E.A. and the A.T.F. are swarmed nationwide because of this Akatsuki faction. Their as stomped as we are on how a crime cartel of this magnitude increased so quickly within the last three years, don't expect them to drop what they're doing to assist you. You two are on your own and for the love of god don't die so soon" as mayor Jiraiya got up out his seat and headed out the door with Kakashi.

"Wait it's just the two of us" as Shikamaru got up?

"Yes, I don't want no one else's finger prints on this case I'm giving you. You have the governor Tsunade Senju and everyone in this room approval for this operation. You two will work out of this office and try to find the crooked cops in this building and anywhere else. And get me the heads of all these mafia figures that plague our city" as Jiraiya finally left the room.

"You two will report to me and you will meet Kakashi in private with information, I suggest you two get to know each other since you both will be partners" said Anko.

As Shikamaru gave a scornful looked at the blonde, he quickly smiled since he was saved by Naruto and he kept his secret as well.

"Tell you what Shikamaru I'll come by and get you so we can have a drink at the local bar" said Naruto.

Shikamaru nodded on approval and left him his address on where to pick him up.

As they both left the office Anko had an officer escort Naruto to the third floor until they could have maintenance bring up a desk. As Shikamaru left and return to his desk he went over all the information giving to him by Jiraiya and Anko. His thoughts went quickly to Temari and he was unable to concentrate on the task at hand.


As Naruto was on the elevator he saw a young blonde woman looking sexy in her officer's uniform. As Naruto eyes stared her up and down, it caught her attention immediately.

"You know it's against policy to make a female officer feel like a sex object" she said as she frowned at Naruto?

"I'm sorry that was not the case, in all my years in law enforcement I never seen a woman who carried a Ruger KP93DAO automatic. They say they hardly lock up and that the recoil has minimum pressure on the wrist, people usually pass them by and go straight for the Glocks. My best friend and his brother use to carry Ruger Red Hawk automatics, now they were some experts on guns" said Naruto as he continued to look at the blonde's legs and thighs.

"Funny my brothers carry those types of guns; they work for the Suna Police Department. My little brother just made Captain there" as the blonde looked at Naruto with intrigue.

"Wait don't tell me you're related to Gaara and Kankuro? Wait are you the unknown sister Temari" as Naruto started to laugh?

"Unknown sister what's that supposed to mean"?

"Well I never met you as long as I known Gaara, he use to go on and on about his big sister and how she only visited him twice and both times I kept missing you" as he couldn't believe how he actually met her of all people in the precinct.

"Wait the blonde hair, the whiskers on your face and very flirtatious nature, super cop Naruto Uzumaki? As Temari looked at him for a minute to make sure he was her brother friend.

"The one and only but I hate that nickname your brothers came up with, super cop. Just call me Naruto as he gave a devilish grin at Temari.

Temari felt a little flush, she could tell that he was checking her out and he wasn't intimidated by her presence like most men. Her brothers always tried to set her up with him but the timing was never right and then she met Shikamaru. She had built a life with the man of her dreams and out of nowhere it ended because the death of his instructor and close friend. Now she saw someone who looked at her with a desire that she hadn't seen since the divorce and she craved more looks and flirts from the blonde.

"So are you visiting or trying to get a job here" asked a very excited Temari?

"Just got hired and so far they just have me on boring details but I'm not looking for anything dangerous right now" said Naruto as he stretched his arms behind his head.

"So says the super cop" as she smiled at him.

"No I mean it, everywhere I go it seems trouble finds me. This time I'm going to hide well" as he began to laugh.

"No partner yet or cases" as she now was checking Naruto out?

Naruto just smiled at the blonde, he knew he could not tell her he had a case and a partner. He decided just to tell her that it wasn't anything major and that he transferred because he had relatives in this city.

"Do you know this city very well Naruto? I mean we could go out for drinks and dinner if you like" said Temari?

"I would love to but I don't think your husband would like me taking out his beautiful wife" as he showed his pearly white teeth.

"Damn that's a beautiful smile he has" she thought to herself. No I've been divorce for over a year now; I'm completely single and itching for some action. What the hell am I doing I just put myself out there like I was on the market and needed to be sex right here and now" as her thought about how it sounded.

Naruto just smiled at her" okay as long as you don't have a jealous ex-husband or a boyfriend that just got out of prison. It would be an honor to escort someone as beautiful as you on a date, as long as it can be in a couple of days until I get situated here in the Konoha "as Naruto wrote down his cell number to call him.

Temari quickly wrote down her cell phone number and e-mail address just in case Naruto couldn't reach her through the phone. As she left the elevator she could feel Naruto's eyes on her backside as she walked away.

"Holy shit Temari who's the tall hunk of a blonde? Damn he's fine and he was totally checking you out" said Shizune.

"I know I caught him looking at my legs a couple of times, the weirdest thing is he knows my brothers. They always tried to set me up with him but we could never meet until this chance meeting today" as she started to smile on how someone thought she was desirable again.

"Wait what about Shikamaru? How will he take it if you get serious with someone on the job? Plus does Naruto knows about Shikamaru and that you were once married" as Shizune looked at her friend?

That never crossed Temari's mind, she was so busy checking out the blonde and flirting she totally did not think of her ex-husband's feeling.

"Well it's just two people having dinner and me showing him around. If things heat up I'll tell Shikamaru so he won't feel hurt but this will have to be our little secret" said a now saddened Temari as she truly felt that was being unfaithful.

"Yeah that's the best thing to do, if you tell the hunky blonde about Shikamaru he will think you can't move forward and that you're still in love with your ex-husband. If you tell Shikamaru about Naruto then you will feel guilty about going out with Naruto and will never know if things would've worked out between you and that blonde hunk "said Shizune.

As the two women gossiped about her first date she would have since being divorced, Temari's troubles seemed to just roll off her because of her future date with the man who was checking her out.


As Naruto headed to pick up Shikamaru in his truck, he noticed that he was sitting on his front porch. As he came down the stairs he started to check out Naruto's truck.

"You got the big body Hummer? How can you afford something like this? The bill along is the same as some people mortgages" as Shikamaru rubbed his hands up and down the truck?

Naruto chuckled at that comment.

"Well I received an inheritance when I turned eighteen, my godfather and godmother never let me touch a dime of it until I turned twenty-one though. I never knew I had that much money until the lawyers came by with a bank account and policy when my parents passed" as he looked at his new partner.

As Shikamaru got into the Hummer he looked at all the gadgets that were in the Hummer.

"So did you read over all the files that they gave us" said Shikamaru?

"Nope I was busy" as he reached for the radio to turn it up a little.

"What the hell you mean no and that you were busy? You were at the station for eight hours doing nothing? "

"Yeah pretty much, I was distracted by all the officers coming to greet me all day welcoming me to the force" as Naruto made a sharp turn.

"For eight hours? You're trying to tell me they damn near had a party for you in the office" said Shikamaru?

"Yeah Officer Aniela bought me lunch and introduced me to everyone and showed me everything" said Naruto as he pulled into the parking lot.

"Wait sexy Aniela whose body men would lose a limb over showed you around?" Dude do you know she rarely speaks to anyone and she showed you of all people around? Dude she wants you and I mean bad if she left that bitch mode to show you around" as Shikamaru seemed shocked on what he was told.

"Naww I'm not interested in her, I met this other officer today and she seems more down to earth than Aniela. Plus I think she was just a bit sexier the way she carried herself" as Naruto smiled as he remembered the way she shook her hips as she left the elevator.

"Wow she must be if you don't want to kick it with her" as Shikamaru got out of the Hummer and headed to the bar.

As they took a seat they both told their war stories and what made them become law enforcement agents. Shikamaru could tell they were nothing alike but they truly respected and liked each other. As they talk and drank for hours, Shikamaru wanted to know about his ex-partner Sasuke. Naruto took a deep breath and went into detail about how they met.

"I first met the little shit when I went and took the test for the A.T.F and he was assigned to be my partner and we were given a case to solve. All he tried to do was bark orders at me and I guess I did the same; we got into four fist fight in a week's time. Now that was a crazy week, I was going to ask for another partner but they refuse both of us and told us to deal with our problems. So we tried to get along but it was hard, we both knew if we kept it up we wouldn't become agents. So we put all that stuff to the side and began to cooperate, I found out he made one hell of a partner. We found evidence that the two gun runners were the ones known as Zabuza and Haku. Although we were just supposed to pass on our findings we wanted to make sure it was accurate so we went to check it out and not get involved. As we looked around Zabuza came an attacked us, who could blame him we were too close to his turf and we were actually dressed like F.B.I. agents. Since we were armed we fired back and were able to bring him down, as we called the police and our agency for back up. We were chewed out by our instructors; they told us we would never become agents and that when we get back to the office they wanted us off the premises. As one of the officer came up he informed them that they Zabuza had hostages, Senator Eito Haruno and his wife. He demanded that he see us, as we approached him he cried and thanked us from the bottom of his heart. He told our captains that we should be rewarded and that they needed more men like me and Sasuke. He told us that he would watch our careers and that if we ever needed anything he would be there. Senator Haruno gave an interview and mention me and Sasuke by name and that we were a credit to our country, our captains had to sing the same tune as the senator so they passed me and Sasuke with flying colors. Sasuke and I were invited to his mansion that's where we both fell in love, him with Sakura Haruno and me with Hinata Hyuuga. That was the best time in my life was that year, me and Sasuke continued to be partners and I was to be married" as Naruto took another sip of alcohol to wet his throat.

"Wait The Hinata Hyuuga! The Hinata Hyuuga of Hyuuga Tech Industries? She's like the C.E.O. of the company that specializes in weapons; it was something in the news about her selling her shares to her cousin and opening up her own business. I heard it was quite successful as Shikamaru took another drink. I want to know what happened between you and your partner to make him shoot you six times" as he took another drink and fell out of the chair passed out from all the alcohol.

"I'll tell you tomorrow but tonight you're going to sleep this alcohol off" as he helped his partner up and headed to the door.

"Hey Blondie I know you're not going to drink and drive" said the bartender?

"Are you blind do I have a drink in my hand? I'm going to drive and not drink "as he left inside the bar and headed to his Hummer with Shikamaru.