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(~Chapter 1: A Devil's Deal )

What Naruto loved the most when he ran was the fact that time froze in his path. It was as if he was the only sentient being alive in the universe and he had halted the process of life for all life forms. In his pathway, the birds that soared in the sky stopped its trajectory, the blooming geysers of sands exploding beneath his feet were in a state of delayed tempo and the particles of dusts lingered in the atmosphere. He had anticipated that it would take him a few minutes to reach Sunagakure. He couldn't wait to meet Gaara and his siblings.

But Naruto had a craving.

He needed his octopus meatballs and he needed them fast or he might destroy the nearest town for spite.

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Anko, Kurenai and Yugao stood with formality in the office of the Sandaime Hokage.

Hiruzen sighed and stroked his chin. "So you're saying… Naruto has been living illegally in that building?"

"I'm afraid so." Yugao confirmed.

"What do you want me to do then, Yugao?" The Hokage eyed the veteran ANBU impassively.

"I believe we should have him moved out of that compound immediately."

"Suggestion… denied."

"W-What?" Yugao blinked. "Isn't that a crime to-"

"Nevertheless, this is Naruto we're speaking about. I'm sure he has threatened you not to disclose this particular information to me, right?"

Anko and Kurenai gulped.

Hiruzen sighed. "Very well. I will pretend this conversation has never happened before."

"B-But sir…" Yugao protested in uncertainty.

"Yugao, do as I said. That boy dislikes this village. We should not trigger his anger unnecessarily. Besides, he's leaving for a mission to Kumo." Hiruzen switched his attention to Anko sharply and smiled. "Can I trust you to lead this particular S-Class mission, Anko? Naruto shall be your teammate."

"H-Huh? Are you kidding me, sir? He's not even a genin!"

"Trust me, his power is beyond that of any ordinary genin." Hiruzen smirked. "You just need to control him, that's all. He gets distracted quite easily."

"You want me to control someone who can crush my skull in seconds?"

"Just get him to my office and I'll explain the importance of the mission. Besides, it was Naruto who requested you as his teammate."

Anko, Kurenai and Yugao gawked.

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Gaara was once a psycho killer with the quest to annihilate anybody who opposed him. The villagers were horrified of his presence and dare not provoked him. That would rather open a path for the demon to walk than to foolishly assault Gaara. Those idiots who tried to ambush Gaara never got to see the next sunrise. The Kazekage cared neither of his son's endeavour to seek acceptance nor Gaara's depression.

The villagers prayed that Gaara would become a prankster than a sinister murderer.

Sometimes, as the old saying had once said, be careful of what you wished for.

After the battle between Gaara and an enigmatic intruder of the village, the demon child had stopped his bloodbath frenzy and became a prankster.

Currently, Gaara was seating on the edge of the rooftop of the many buildings in Sunagakure, glancing anxiously at the crowd beneath him. He was searching for the next prey to pounce on and he needed to unleash that untamed thirst for screams.

His predatory gazes fell upon an oblivious man who he remembered vaguely. It was the man who organized an open hate-club dedicated for Gaara and he'll be damned to let the man got away with it. Twitching his fingers, the sand beneath the man's feet rose quietly and stealthy into his pants. Gaara snickered as he did his tricks; he filled the man's underwear with dirtied sands and laughed manically when the man started an itching frenzy in the middle of a crowd.

The air shifted slightly and Gaara's smile widened. "Naruto. Fancy meeting you here."

Seating beside him was his blonde friend who was holding a bag of octopus meatballs. Naruto shoved the bag to his friend and grinned. "Want some?"

"Nah. I prefer chocolate pudding."

The blonde chuckled and saw the escapade at the crowd. "I heard rumours of you becoming Suna's prank master. I didn't know that's a truth."

"Shit happens." Gaara shrugged before a demonic smirk plastered on his features. "How about you? Aren't you trying to destroy your village and watch the little kiddies get their brains splat on the wall?"

"…You know that's gross, right?"

Gaara blinked and tapped his lips. "No… I didn't realise that. Is it? Wow. That explains why the children next door seem to avoid me all the time when I speak about blood and gore."

The blonde rolled his eyes. "Never mind. I just hop by to say hello and grab a box of octopus meatballs. Seriously, how do your village get octopus in the sand in the first place?"

"Simple. They got it in the sand." Gaara said it in a matter-of-fact tone.

Naruto arched a confused brow. "In the sand?"

"Yes. The Sandy Octopus." Gaara quirked his smug smirk at his best friend and elbowed him. "Didn't hear of it before, huh? Feisty piece of shit, I tell ya. It tries to kill me once. I crushed it with great vengeance and spilled its organs… literally. And then I sold them to the black market. Earn quite a fortune. But then I lost all of them in a bet. In the blind of rage, I murder my neighbour's newborn puppy. Ah! Good times."

"…Sandy Octopus? What do they look like?"

Gaara cocked a brow and deadpanned. "They look like… octopus?"

Naruto sighed. "Nevermind. Still, these octopus meatballs are the greatest. Second only to ramen. Say, how's your sister."

The redhead sighed. "One word. She crazy!"

Naruto was taken aback by his statement, stared at his fingers and spoke sceptically. "That's two words."

"Whatever. After I took the beating from you, I apologise to my siblings and Temari becomes the overprotective sister figure. You know?"

The blonde patted his best friend's shoulder in empathy. "I understand. I've been through that road before. You think you can rule the world but that sister of yours will interfere whenever your evil plans come in fruition. And if you try to deny her demands, she gives you the sad puppy-dog eye look and then the devils on your right shoulder will start to gang rape that angel on your left. You give in to your sister's desire and forfeit your master plan. Your master plan usually involves with taking over the world or making shit happens."

Gaara sobbed into his palm. "Oh god! Someone finally understands my pain! I can't do anything serious anymore nowadays. I think I lost my funk."

At that moment, a few assassins dropped down from… the sky and struck their fighting poses. "Hyah! Gaara-sama. It's time to die!"

The assassins stood no chance as Gaara was faster; his sand morphed into colossus sized hands, snuck their ways into the assassins' underpants and pulled huge wedgies on them. Naruto winced as the assassins collapsed onto the ground and cried aloud in agony.

"Ouch. That gotta hurt. A lot." Naruto shook his head and turned his attention to his best friend. "You know, death is a better punishment than… that."

Gaara shrugged. "Sis told me to lay off the hook of my usual killing spree. I spent a couple of days thinking of something better. That's the result."

"Great. God forbids you for thinking more horrific ideas." Naruto huffed. "The worst that I've done was pouring permanent ink on that old fart's hair dye. He shaved his hair bald the next day!"

"Hm. I pour superglue in that woman's hair dye. She almost resorts of cutting her hands off to remove her hands!" Gaara and Naruto guffawed aloud, but were interrupted by a shadow looming over them. Turning around, they saw a female blonde, with a fist on her hip, glaring at the boys. Naruto smirked uneasily and waved cheerfully at the intruder. "Hey Temari-chan. How's it going?"

"Oh. Naruto-kun, you're here. How wonderful. Will you join us for dinner tonight?"

"Uh… sure?"

Temari beamed. "Great! Now… about that incident… Gaara."

The redhead gulped. "I swore I didn't put cockroaches in your drawer. W-Well… I did put cockroaches in your drawer BUT it was all Kankuro's idea! I swear!"

Temari had already reached out for the battle fan stashed behind her back.

Gaara smiled sheepishly at Naruto and winked. "Uh… catch you in town later. See ya!"

With that saying, Gaara dissolved into a whirlwind of sands and vanished through the wind, leaving a fuming Temari gritting her teeth in frustration. "Urgh! Gaara! Don't let me catch you or I'll destroy you this time for sure!"

Naruto chuckled at the siblings' antics. Temari sighed and sat beside her fellow blonde. "So, what are you doing in our village, Naruto? You didn't sign in at the front gate, did you?"

"No? Why?"

Temari shrugged. "Nothing. That explains why my father suffers a heart attack from extreme hypertension just now."

"Is he dead yet?"

"No."

"Damn."

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Dinner was vexing for Naruto. It was not the Kazekage's glare that the blonde was nervous about, it was the uncomfortable silence. Naruto hated silence. Temari's eyes darted from her father to her fellow blonde fervently and Kankuro was slurping his coke. Gaara simply stared at the plate of steak and mumbled something along the lines of, 'splashing heart is fun'.

"What brings you here to our humble-"

Kankuro coughed.

The Kazekage eyed his eldest son vehemently before smiling at Naruto. "As I was saying, what brings you here to our hum-"

An abrupt cough was heard.

The Kazekage whipped his attention at Kankuro and bared his teeth. His eldest son shrunk in fear and the father of the household regained his composure. "As I was saying before I was interrupted, what brought you here to our humb-"

Gaara coughed. "Humble? Nuh uh. Carnage. Yes!"

Everybody stared at the redhead awkwardly and Gaara sighed. "Sorry. I just want to say something."

The Kazekage sighed in defeat. "Just eat dinner."

Naruto picked up his bowl of potato salad, which piqued the curiosity of Gaara's family. The Kazekage arched his brow at the blonde. "What's wrong?"

"FOOD FIGHT!" The Kazekage was not prepared and a bowl of potato salad smashed at his face. Temari and Kankuro gasped aloud while Gaara widened his eyes in shock before a malicious grin curled up his lips. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

Gaara seized his plate of steak and threw it at Temari. The female blonde dodged the incoming assault. Meanwhile, the Kazekage removed the bowl off his face and wiped the stain on his face before a plate of steak slammed upon his face. Naruto and Gaara laughed manically as they ran off, leaving a certain fuming father in sheer irritation. "T-That's it! I'm dispatching the entire ANBU squad to kill that brat!"

A few hours later, the entire ANBU squad that the Kazekage had deployed were sent back with underwear on their heads.

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"I guess this is farewell, Gaara." Naruto shook the redhead's hand and smiled. "Don't get into trouble too much. You know your father is out there trying to get you, right?"

"Whatever. He has failed more than 7410 times. I've already gotten used to it." Gaara smirked.

The blonde was taken aback by the assassination attempts. "Wow. Can you count up to 7000?"

"…No?"

"Should've seen that coming." Naruto turned his attention at Temari, who was standing quietly behind Gaara. "I'll see you around next time, Temari-chan."

"Take care of yourself, Naruto-kun. You know you're always welcome here."

"Yeah. See ya, Gaara, Temari-chan." The blonde winked at the group and dashed through the desert in the mirage of a golden thunderbolt.

Temari and Gaara waved their goodbyes at the trail of dusts. Kankuro was squatting in a corner, drawing circles on the sand with his fingers. "He didn't even acknowledge my existence…"

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When Naruto reached the main gate of Konoha, he was met by a furious glare of a seething Anko. She was tapping her foot impatiently while radiating a murderous bloodlust; those that passed by her knew better than to mess with an angry Anko. She stood forward and poked Naruto's chest. "Where have you been?"

"I went to my friend's house, why?"

"A friend?" Anko was sceptic.

"Hey, doesn't mean I'm a sociopath that means I have no friends. He's in Suna." Naruto grinned. "Besides, I got myself some octopus meatballs. Want some?"

"No thanks. You're late for the debriefing for 23 hours, 16 minutes and 54 seconds. Congratulations, you just beat Kakashi's record. And you're not even an enlisted ninja yet." Anko nursed the migraine in her head and walked towards the Hokage tower. "Come on. Hokage-sama is waiting for you."

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The Sandaime Hokage was glaring at a sheepish Naruto after listening to the blonde's excuses. "So you're telling me that you went to Sunagakure to get octopus meatballs and in the process, you went to find a friend of yours. You have a friend in Sunagakure?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Why am I not aware of that?" Hiruzen asked as he stared incredulously at the blonde.

"Do I need to report everything to you? Do you want to know when is the last time I went to take a shit in your toilet?" Naruto crossed his arm with an apathy demeanour plastered on his face. The Hokage sighed and conceded. "You're right. Anyway, are you sure your plan will work?"

"Duh. It's simple really. We bring the Kumo ninja back to them and they give us something in return. Leave the negotiations to me." Naruto grinned. "Okay. Let's go!"

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(Two days later – Outskirt of Kumogakure)

Naruto had been annoying Anko for the past few days. Because Anko was incapable of running at the speed of sound, they had to resort in using a carriage in their voyage. During their trip, Naruto would pester Anko about their arrival time; Anko had nearly snapped by her sheer frustration at the blonde. However, there was nothing she could do to harm the boy; she just wanted to torture his ass and made the boy knew who's the boss in town.

When they reached their destination, Naruto hopped down from the carriage and greeted the guards with a wink. "Hello! We're Konoha's ambassadors who are going to meet the Raikage."

The guards scrutinised the blonde boy before studying Anko keenly. Staring at their documents in hand, the guards made way for them to enter. "The Raikage's office is at north. Just keep walking and you'll get there."

"Thanks." Naruto led their carriage into the village and towards the distinctive tower before them. The villagers were staring at them uneasily and Anko jumped down from the transportation vehicle before ambling towards the boy and whispered in his ears. "They're looking at us."

"So?" The blonde sniffed the atmosphere and smiled predatorily. "They're here."

"I feel like digging their eyes out." Anko gritted her teeth in frustration and shook her fist menacingly at a drunkard. "Piss off or I'll kick you in the balls."

Naruto guffawed at the older woman's antics.

As they reached their allocated destination, Naruto unloaded a giant bag within the carriage and hoisted it up over his shoulder. "Let's go."

The receptionists led the ambassadors into the Raikage's office after scanning the authenticity of their documents. When they reached the top floor of the Raikage's chamber, Naruto kicked open the door and threw the sack into the room. Naruto simply ambled into the room lackadaisically, jumped onto the couch and grabbed a candy from the side table. The Raikage arched a confused brow before growling at the insolent child. "Who are you and how dare you barge into my room so stylishly!"

"I am Naruto Uzumaki. That's Anko." Naruto pointed a finger at the nervous woman standing on the doorway and then switched his attention at the moving sack. "Wanna guess what's inside the bag?"

The Raikage glared at the boy.

"Four days ago, your ninja infiltrated my village and tried to kidnap the Hyuuga heiress. Am I not right, old man?"

"You got lots of nerve talking to me in such a tone-"

"Answer the question, old man."

A crossed his arms and scoffed. "Why should I answer your question? You don't tell me what to do."

"Very well-"

At that moment, a lightning bolt crashed into the building and from the midst of the confusion revealed a tall man with a dark complexion and had seven swords stashed behind his back standing before them. "Brother! I sense a Jinchuriki in our village."

"What? Jinchuriki? Where?" A was startled.

"In your office." Kirabi panicked.

Naruto simply grinned. "Look here, idiots. I'm the Jinchuriki."

A smirked. "So Konoha sends their weapon here to negotiate a treaty with me?"

"You talk as if I'm loyal to that village. Tell you what. I can't wait to burn that village down to ashes and turn your village to nothingness. However, there are some… complications that are preventing me from doing just that. And you're mistaken. I did not come here to negotiate a treaty with you. I come here to offer a proposal."

Kirabi took the opportunity to interrupt. "And why should we listen to ya? Who knows what you're up to, no?"

"I'm nine. You're eight. I am, in many ways, superior to you." Naruto smirked as Kirabi and A widened their eyes as they deciphered the blonde's statement. "Besides, I have always been trying to find a worthy opponent. Now that one is standing in front of me… oh well…"

The blonde vanished into a torrent of violent wind before reappearing before Kirabi with his foot slammed onto the elder Jinchuriki's face. Kirabi sailed through the air and crashed through the buildings. A clenched his fists and charged towards Naruto. The boy simply ducked at the approaching punch and launched a kick at the Raikage's chin. A recoiled from the impact and soared through the sky as he burst through the ceiling. Naruto cracked his neck and grinned. "Well, that isn't so hard-"

"Hey punk!"

Naruto twirled around, only to meet Kirabi. The blonde had no time to dodge the elder Jinchuriki's kick; as the impact collided against Naruto's face, the boy was sent flying through the concrete walls and away from the tower.

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Anko was dumbstruck by the destruction before her. Fortunately for her, nobody had noticed her, even when she was standing in the middle of the ruined office.

Shrugging casually, Anko hopped off from the office and made her way to the nearest dango stall.

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Yugito sniffed the air and was horrified by another presence of her kind lurking in the village. As if on cue, the mountain located at the outskirt of the village was suffering devastating explosions. Without delaying any further, the nimble ninja sped towards danger in the mirage of a blazing fireball.

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Naruto levitated in the air and smirked disturbing at Kirabi. "I gotta hand it to you. You got me there."

Instantly, the blonde disappeared into a golden flash and reappeared before the elder Jinchuriki. Kirabi didn't have time to react as his face was pummelled into the ground. Naruto didn't grant the elder Jinchuriki any opportunity to rest as he stormed his leg onto Kirabi's face; a crater erupted beneath them. Naruto seized Kirabi's foot and tossed him away. As the elder Jinchuriki sailed through the air and crashed through a colossus tree, Naruto darted into hyper acceleration towards Kirabi and delivered a punch.

The outcome was disastrous as the village suffered quakes.

"I'll show you my true power, Hachi! You'll die and I'll be the best-"

With the obscurity of the smoke, Naruto didn't notice that Kirabi had recovered partially from the previous assault and swiftly punched the blonde.

Naruto groaned in agony as he was blasted a few miles away. Kirabi wiped off the blood dripping from his jaw and growled. "This ain't good. The boy is all riled up now."

Back at Naruto's crash site, the blonde stood up as if nothing had happened and cracked his neck. "Ah. That's a pretty good warm up, don't ya think? Brother?"

"No psychotic nut-head is a brother of mine." Kirabi showcased his palm at his opponent and roared. "Lightning style: Thunder Saber!"

Electric bolts blitzed forward but Naruto had anticipated the imminent assault. Without hesitation, the blonde's eyes flashed a murderous crimson before twin pairs of beams shot at the incoming lightning. The clash of both assaults destroyed the centre of the collision and split the ground into halves. Naruto yelled as he applied more power into his blazing eyes, pumping an excessive amount of demonic energy into his cornea.

Kirabi thrust his free arm forward and conjoined his attacks into one. "Lighting style: Lightning Dragon Tornado."

Naruto gritted his teeth in frustration as he bellowed fiercely. "Your flimsy attacks are nothing to me!"

Dispersing his flaming eyes, Naruto inhaled a deep breath before expelling a freezing mist out from his mouth. Simultaneously, the dragon composed of violent wind was frozen into an ice statue. Kirabi blanched in horror as his attacks were nullified and growled. "This is going nowhere. And I can't see him when he runs… damn it!"

"In terms of brute strength, Bee, you might beat him… but his overall stats are monstrous." The Hachibi reminded.

Naruto smirked as he sped towards Kirabi; he never saw another entity running towards him.

When he had sensed an intruding aura, he was punched by a fist of scorching flames and was launched to an opposite tree. Naruto slumped to the ground and shook his head to regain his proper sight. The blonde saw a blonde woman tending to Kirabi's injuries. In the nexus of rage, Naruto vanished into a rushing torrent and reanimated his frame behind the woman. Snatching her shoulders, the blonde threw her away.

She made a few acrobatic flips, manipulated her sudden momentum into overdrive and darted towards her enemy. Naruto twirled around and saw the woman running towards him while her body was ignited into azure coloured flames. Impressed by her speed, nonetheless, Naruto punched the ground and it cracked in an outline of a spider-web fashion, leaving a gaping hole embedded into the ground. The woman evaded the clever, tactical attack and leaped into the sky.

The woman hadn't predicted that Naruto could fly.

The blonde flew towards her in a spur of seconds before delivering a punch at her chin. Unable to regain her conscious at proper timing, the woman fell into the ground and left a crater beneath her. Naruto smirked maliciously as he descended to the ground.

"Hey punk!"

Naruto swirled around, only to meet an incoming fist charging at his face.

Kirabi grinned in victory as a sonic ripple of clouds blasted as a result of his strength. His victory was short when the smoke dissipated; Naruto was holding onto the fist with the grin tugging at his lips. "That trick doesn't work twice, idiot."

"I know." Naruto enlarged his eyes in horror as he looked at his abdomen; a fist, enhanced by electricity, was buried into his stomach. "That's why I've made preparation, boy! Lighting style: Zeus's Raging Thunderbolt!"

The blonde coughed out blood when a gargantuan lightning pierced through his stomach and in the process, he was repelled away by the aftershock and crashed through a few trees before coming to a dead stop. Kirabi panted in exhaustion before running towards his apprentice and cradled her in his arms. "Yugito, are you alright?"

"Y-Yes…" Kirabi aided his apprentice in a standing posture. "Is he dead?"

"I leave a hole in his stomach. That ought to do the trick, yo."

They were petrified when they heard a laugh of amusement. Yugito turned and saw Naruto standing before them with a bloody hole in his torso. "I-Impossible… that wound should've-"

The wound regenerated and the Kumo's Jinchuriki could see the blonde's organ restoring in tremendous amelioration at an astounding speed. "Damn, that hurt a lot. But it takes more than just that to kill me. And what's this? You're alive. I guess that knock-out punch isn't enough to knock a Jinchuriki out."

"You're intoxicated by your power, boy!" Kirabi reprimanded. "Because of what you are-"

"Naïve!" Naruto grinned, his sharp fangs bared at the pair. "We are demons. We are born to be stronger than those humans. They are the inferiors! They are jealous of our power, which is why they are scorning us. This village is the same as mine. They all have those looks. Those eyes… I recognise them and I know the two of you notice that too."

The blonde crossed his arms and scoffed. "Or are you so ignorant to not see that too?"

"Y-You're wrong!" Yugito protested.

"I'm right! And you know I am!"

Kirabi stood firm but he knew Yugito was shaking by reality. She was trembling, almost quavering at those words.

"Why are you letting those humans own you? Why are the two of you giving those humans the chance to control you? Why are you not fighting back? We are born to be demons. We're chosen to become the monster we are today. Don't give me those bullshits of saying you're a human. Because you're not! The day they seal those demons into us, we've forfeited our lives to ever become a human. Besides, a ninja isn't much a human anyway. Worst of all, they treat us as mere animals."

"We are not animals!" Yugito roared.

"Oh no, we aren't. We are demons. We are born to kill." Naruto grinned. "I'm sure you agree with me, don't you? The emptiness within you, waiting for someone to fill that gap for you, we should all understand. Because you're not alone. That is why… I have only one request."

"Request?" Kirabi arched a brow.

"Join me. Together, we will make a true utopia. I am planning to gather the nine of us together. With our combined strength… we can have this world to ourselves. Make the rules as we go. Change the way of beliefs as we rule."

Yugito was uncertain but Kirabi shook his head. "I reject."

Naruto smirked. "Why's that? Afraid to overthrow your older brother?"

"No. It is about morality. This is wrong and you don't know anything, boy!" Kirabi stormed towards the blonde and launched a fist.

Naruto deflected the blow by punching the approaching assault, leading to a catastrophic clash of explosion. "You are still young, still immature to this world. If you try your hardest, you can change the view of your people!"

"And have you change the view of your people?"

"Yes!" Kirabi said in confirmation but Naruto noticed Yugito was averting her eyes away at the sideline.

"Really? Because I don't think your situation is the same as her."

Yugito gulped as she held her hands.

"Admit it. You cannot change anything! You're respected and feared because you're protected by your brother! They think twice before they attack you because your elder brother is the Raikage. But for people like us. Common people with hidden ancestry… do you really think people will give a shit about us? I'm sure she has been attacked more than I have. Do you know why nobody attacks me at my birthday?" Naruto grinned iniquitously. "Because I've broken all of their legs and used it to smash their skulls!"

"You're insane!"

"Insane? I call it self-protection!" Naruto growled. "Are you saying that our kind deserves to be treated this way? Are you implying that we are a bunch of masochists waiting for humans to torture us? Oh no! I resent that because I don't take shit from no one! Join me, Kirabi! Your delusions will not get you anywhere! Join me and we'll create a world where we can be respected! Together… we can create our utopia. It will be a world where we can show to those fools that we are not the inferiors. That the inferiors are them… the humans!"

"You fool!" Channelling all of his demonic power, Kirabi punched Naruto across his face and sent the blonde pummelling into the ground. "We are humans! We are the jailors of the demons, not otherwise! You are the delusional one here!"

"If you're not with me, then you're against me!" Naruto scowled. "I have no use for you now!"

Angrily, Kirabi seized Naruto's collar and threw him onto the ground before punching him. "You don't understand the hard work that Yugito and I have done to show to our village that we are not abominations! You will not ruin our effort! Yugito! Bind him with your flames!"

There was no respond and Kirabi swirled his attention to his apprentice. "Yugito! What are you waiting for?"

"I-I'm sorry… sensei… but the boy is right." Yugito's features were concealed by an ominous shadow. "I have suffered more than enough from the humans."

"Don't be brainwash by the boy! Be strong! You're Nii Yugito, the girl who never gives up!"

Naruto grinned. "Kirabi, just join me. I'm sure Yugi-chan has witnessed the extent of my powers. The power of unrestraint mayhem is the happiest thing in the world! I am not bound to any village, so don't be foolish to think that I am loyal to a village who despise me. And I'm sure Yugi-chan can understand the pain and misery of being chained to this godforsaken-"

"Be quiet!"

"Never!" Naruto roared. "You can lie to me. You can lie to Yugi-chan but you can never lie to yourself! Think about what the village has done anything for you and think about what you have contributed to the village to prove your worth, just to gain a mere praise from the minority of the population!"

With a loud slap from Naruto's hands, Kirabi was repelled by a powerful shockwave with enough strength to throw the elder Jinchuriki away. Naruto stood up and dusted the dirt away from his clothes. "I'm giving you this last chance. Join me and let's create a utopia together!"

Yugito stood before Naruto and sighed. "Please give us some time to think."

The blonde boy simply smiled in understanding. "Okay. That's fine with me."

Kirabi emerged from the debris and grunted. "There is nothing to think. I will never betray this village."

"I see. Your loyalty is truly inspiring. Sadly, that loyalty is placed on the wrong person. Nevertheless, Konoha requests compensation from Kumo. If your brother doesn't agree with our proposal… then we'll go war with you. If I am you, I'll advice that brother of yours to prevent an incoming war. If you wish to fight me that badly, throw that proposal out of the window and we'll meet in the battlefield. If that is what you want."

Naruto waved a hand goodbye at Yugito and Kirabi before vanishing into a torrent of jet stream.

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Anko was eating her dango happily, completely oblivious of the chaos outside the store. People were panicking when the village was suffering never before earthquakes. Children were crying a misfit and the ninja systems were struck by a disorganized jeopardy. Abruptly, Naruto materialised his frame beside Anko and snatched a skewer from her plate of dango. "Yo, Anko-chan, how is your day? Enjoying the breeze?"

"Oh, you're back." Anko chewed off the last bit of her dango and scowled. "You left me there to rot. It isn't nice to leave a lady all by herself."

"You're handling it well though." Naruto smirked. "At any rate, by tomorrow, the Raikage will give us an answer."

"Oh? Any predictions?"

"He will either declare war on us-"

"What?" Anko bellowed in shock.

"Or he will agree with my proposal." Naruto grinned. "I left it in his… office before I came here."

"Oh… so… do you think he will roll with the peaceful negotiation thingy or…"

"He's most likely going to declare war on us but hey! Who cares? Worst case scenario, many people die." Naruto bit the dango off the skewer and munched.

"That's the point! Many people are going to die!"

"So? At the very least, Konoha and Kumo got the title of 'the stupidest stupid in the history of mankind'. Seriously? Unleashing a full-scale war just because of a failed attempt of kidnapping a girl who happens to have a set of eyes that can see through your clothes. That is laughable." Naruto scoffed. "Don't worry. Konoha will survive… I think."

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"What audacity! Are you saying he, by himself, stands on par with the two of you? Brother! Tell me that's not true!" The Raikage bellowed.

"I'm afraid so."

"Damn it. If we go to war, he is enough to stall the two of you, giving Konoha the chance to-"

"He did mention that his loyalty is not bound to Konoha." Yugito reminded.

"Hmm… you're right."

"So I suggest we recruit him to be one of us." Yugito chirped.

The secretory tapped A's shoulder and frowned. "I've discovered the roots of the boy."

Kirabi and Yugito were curious now.

"Well? What is it?"

"His parents- No, I should say that his late parents are the deceased Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Naruto. His mother's identity remains… unknown."

"What!" A, Kirabi and Yugito were horrified. "That's not possible. Wait! Now that you mention it, he does resemble that bastard well."

"Bro, what should we do?"

"I've an epiphany." Everybody twisted their head and stared at the female secretory. "Apparently, from his previous statements, he seems to dislike his village. I also suspect that the Hokage didn't tell him the truth. However, he might actually hate the Hokage for not telling him the truth. The fact that Namikaze Minato has more enemies than anybody in the entire Shinobi nation does compelled the Hokage not to tell Naruto-san the truth."

"The truth… as in the truth that his father is…"

"That's right. This is only a deduction. Personally, I believe the best plan is to accept the proposal and in turn, we request for a condition."

"A condition?"

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"What!" Anko was utterly confused by the Raikage's statement. "You want the brat to be the Ambassador for Konoha?"

"And we also wish to employ him to be our mercenary. Since he is not a shinobi of Konoha, he has the freedom to choose his allegiance. I do not mind if he wants to fight for both villages. It might actually do some good for the both of us. It was an efficacious decision to forcefully bring the Hyuga heiress here to work with us. Rest assure that we only want her to fight for Kumo. We have no other ill intent beside that."

Naruto nodded his head and a solemn expression was adorning his face. "I agree with that. I actually like this place. I don't mind working for Kumo. Besides, under the jurisdiction of Konoha's citizen policy, as long as one is not a solider from the military of Konoha's shinobi force, one can choose to be a merchant for other villages. I believe the current Hokage hasn't remove this law yet."

"You can't be serious, Naruto!"

"It's alright. I'm sure this is the only way the Raikage will sign the proposal. Am I right?"

The Raikage nodded. The secretory, Kirabi and Yugito stood silently behind their leader.

"Very well. Konoha will accept your condition."

Inwardly, Naruto was laughing manically. "All according to plan…"

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Yes! I'm not sure if I want to turn Naruto into a boy-scout like Superman.

I still prefer him having a personality like Hancock.

His pairing remains undecided.
1.) NarutoXAnko
2.) NarutoXYugito
3.) NarutoXTayuya
4.) NarutoXIno
5.) NarutoXHinata
6.) NarutoXHarem
7.) NarutoXSuggestion

To be honest, I won't be updating all of my stories any sooner. My mom has cancer and I don't really have any mood to write anything.

Oh well, life stinks.

Please review.