Hey guys, here's the next chapter to "My Life for Hire." I appreciate the reviews I got from the…three people that reviewed. Thank you for giving your opinions and I hope I see a review on this chapter and the more to come. Anyways, on with the story.

Chapter 2: The Infiltration of Iwagakure

Infiltration missions are extremely dangerous and risky, especially for the individuals that are assigned to them. Even as Naruto made his way to Tsunade's office he was fabricating a plan for the benefit of making the upcoming mission simple and clean. He knew he would have to keep a low profile and that generally meant blending in with the crowd. Another thing would be obtaining the necessary information for his main objective, which would undoubtedly involve communicating with unfamiliar faces.

"Naruto?" The blonde was disturbed from his thoughts by the familiar voice of Shizune. He moved his downward gaze up and locked eyes with the woman. "Is something wrong?"

Naruto shook his head, "No Shizune-neechan, I'm just thinking."

"Are you worried about your mission?"

"No, I'm just trying to come up with a plan." The blonde absentmindedly rubbed the back of his head. "Kami knows I can't go into Iwagakure guns blazing."

Shizune chose to laugh at that, "I don't remember a time when you didn't go in guns blazing."

"Trust me, if dying wasn't a problem I would gladly do that." He said with a little amusement in his voice. "Is baa-chan ready to brief me?"

The Hokage's receptionist nodded, "She's waiting for you inside; head on in when you're ready."

Naruto smiled out of gratitude before walking inside the Kage's office. Upon entrance he noticed a few items on the only desk in the room. One of those items seemed to be a folder which more than likely contained intelligence on a contact that he could get information out of. Another item was a camera that was a little different from his own; at the moment it was unidentifiable when it came to brand or alternative usage. Finally, there was a phone; probably one that was untraceable.

Naruto took his attention away from the objects and looked at the woman that would momentarily brief him on his mission. She was standing and facing away from him, looking out of the buildings enormous glass windows.

"I'm going to try to keep this briefing short so pay close attention." The Hokage spoke with authority clear in her voice. "Your objective is to infiltrate Iwagakure and retrieve any information on why their weapons were in that warehouse. Make sure to keep your identity hidden and remain covert at all times; I think you'll know what will happen if you are caught." Tsunade turned around and stared directly into her fellow blonde's sapphire eyes.

Naruto nodded his head, showing that he understood the risks. She continued the briefing by pointing at the folder that lay on her desk, "That folder contains documents on an informant that has been undercover there for a long period of time. He'll more than likely give you a head start on where to look for the necessary intelligence we need."

Again Naruto nodded.

The Kage proceeded to walk up to the desk and grab the next item in place, which was the obscure camera, "This piece of equipment is exactly what you think it is, but there's more to it. When you snap a photo of something or someone it will scan the photo and give you information on the thing or person you took that photo of." She set the camera down and grabbed the last item on the desk, "Finally, this phone has the informant's number in it and before you ask, it is untraceable. Your informant has a phone similar to this one so you don't have to worry about him being traced." She set the phone down, "Now are there any questions?"

"Just one." Naruto said as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "How the hell am I supposed to get there? Obviously walking is out of the question and I really have no transportation of my own."

Tsunade smirked at his predicament, "That's entirely up to you."

The blonde teen released an overdramatic sigh, "You're cruel."

She chose to ignore the comment, "Any other questions?"

Naruto shook his head and put the three items into his bag before he started to walk off. As soon as he reached the door he was stopped abruptly by his "Baa-chan."

"Naruto…please be careful, this is an S-class mission. If you get caught then I can't help you." At this point the Kage was hugging him from behind.

Naruto, while in the embrace, turned himself around and returned the affectionate action, "Don't worry baa-chan, I promise I'll come back." That simple sentence caused the Hokage to smile. Both of them retracted themselves from each other and before Tsunade knew it, the blue-eyed teen was already in the elevator waiting for the automated doors to close.

Sasuke found himself packing the utensils he needed for the mission he was assigned to. Apparently the Hokage needed himself and Sakura to protect an unknown client for unknown reasons. He was a little annoyed due to the fact that he was on a similar mission not too long ago.

Though it seemed easy, that particular mission didn't go according to plan and it ended with him and his teammates having to kill well-trained, well-armed mercenaries. Though he wasn't injured in any serious way, you could not say the same about his partners. The one medic on his team had received two bullet wounds in his leg and chest as well as lacerations from shrapnel due to a grenade exploding near his position. As far as the black-haired teen knew, his medic had survived the critical wounds and was placed on another team. His support gunner died in the middle of the intense firefight; she received a bullet to the head from a high caliber pistol. Finally, his sniper had to be placed in intensive care after the mission as he was stabbed twice in both of his shoulders while a bullet had penetrated his back and shattered one of the vertebrae in his spine.

Sasuke never found out what happened to him after that…

The Uchiha closed his eyes and released a sigh; no matter how many times he tried to forget that incident, it always came back to haunt him. 'The quicker this mission is over with, the better.' He thought.

…

Naruto, at the moment, was upset. He had to steal yet another car in order to get where he had to be. Not only that but he knew he would have to ditch the car a few miles out from Iwagakure due to the Konoha license plate on it, which excludes him from having a vehicle to escape. Yea, upset was the right word. 'Damn you Baa-chan, I'll get you back for this.'

Because of this nuisance, it was going to make the mission a lot tougher than what it originally had to be. Releasing a sigh, the blonde haired teenager continued driving toward his destination.

The night now ruled the setting as the moon shone brightly in the sky with the stars being its only companions. Naruto had been driving for a considerate amount of time…hours to be exact, but his stop was in sight as the tall, colossal towers of Iwagakure came into view.

With reluctance, he pulled over on the side of the road and turned off the engine. Grabbing his bag and other utensils he got out of the car and shut the door. "The city's only a few miles out so the walk shouldn't be too bad."

…..

"Sakura remember, this is a high priority mission and we need to keep a low profile so don't blow your cover."

"I know Sasuke, I won't lose my head so don't worry about it." The dark-haired boy smiled at her smartass response. Ever since his forceful return to his hometown he and the pinkette have been repairing their broken relationship. He was glad that they were back on the friendship level, hell it may even be to the point where they consider each other siblings.

"We're almost there, are you ready?"

"You bet I am, Shannaro!"

….

Naruto was star struck at the pure beauty of the city known as Iwagakure. Grant it, it still didn't compare to his hometown but it was up there. Just like Konoha, Iwa proudly displayed its collection of brightly lit buildings and lively population. The blonde shook himself out of his fascinated state and began his objective of looking for the informant he was informed of. Without hesitation, he pulled out the cellular device he was given and dialed the only available number on it.

Ring, Ring, Ring…

"Hello?"

Wait…that voice sounds familiar, "Jiraiya?"

"The one and only…wait a sec, Naruto?"

"Hey you old pervert, I didn't know you were the informant."

"Of course I am! Who else would it be!"

"Someone who would stop being a pervert and start doing their job." Naruto responded with sarcasm.

"Damare you gaki! Now listen carefully, meet me at the Akuma no bā (Devil's bar). There's a back room where we'll meet."

"Ok, but where the hell is the bar located?"

"On the other side of the city in the slums; now hurry up, I don't have all day."

Naruto released a sigh and closed the flip-phone. He should have figured he would be in the slums; there was a less of a chance of him being caught not only for spying, but for being a pervert as well. To be honest, the teen was surprised the meeting place wasn't in a brothel or strip club. Not to make the old geezer too upset, he speedily walked to the newly known destination.

The slums was a place where the poorest of the poor lived and Iwagakure's slums definitely enforced that stereotype. This part of the city consisted of not houses, but shacks; In fact it could be labeled as more as a shanty town than anything. The neighborhoods were highly unkempt along with the people that lived there. As Naruto walked among the streets of the slums, he was receiving stares and glances from the men, women, and children of his surroundings. It was like they knew that he wasn't from the city, even though he was keeping himself under the radar. It was unnerving to say the least but he didn't show how uncomfortable he was. Instead he chose to look straight ahead and kept a stern expression on his face.

Only about a few feet ahead of him was his destination. 'Akuma no bā…this is one hell of a shady looking place." The establishment's exterior consisted of a few barred windows that were detailed with cracks, probably from previous bar fights or vandalism. The outside walls of the structure were cracked as well and the paint was chipped in most areas. Finally, the sign that read the bar's name generally blinked on and off which only added to the contrast of shadiness.

Naruto swiftly opened the door which made a small bell near the doors frame to reverberate a noise as an indication of a new or returning customer. The bartender that was cleaning the counter of his station looked up as the noise reached his ears, "Hello and welcome to Akuma no bā."

"Hi." Was the blondes quick reply as he walked pass the counter and toward the back of the bar. The bartender looked incredulously at the passing figure and proceeded to shrug his shoulders as he returned to his original task.

Naruto found himself in front of an iron door that unoriginally had a rectangular slot that was covered by a sheath of metal. He pounded on the large metal door and almost instantly did the slit open to reveal a pair of eyes that were familiar to the blonde, "Come on in gaki." The old pervert unclasped a few locks and opened the door and in return the teen made his way into a seemingly small room.

Jiraiya closed and relocked the door, only to turn around and find Naruto staring right in his eyes, as if waiting for the information he needed. But he mistook his eyes as the blonde smiled broadly and crossed his arms all before dropping his bag on the ground.

"Hey you old pervert, long-time no see."

"It has been a while huh brat?" he responded with playfulness.

"Three years to be exact; have you been here the whole time?"

"Not necessarily, but I'll talk about my travels and what not with you later; right now, I need to tell you where to start looking."

Naruto shook his head in slight amusement, "You're right, you probably want me out of here so you can go spy on more women."

A frown found its way onto the white-haired man's face, "I told you that my spying is for research."

The blonde just rolled his eyes, "Yeah, sure; now tell me where I can start searching."

Jiraiya cleared his throat before relaying the necessary information, "Now listen up gaki, when you first came into the city did you spot a small building labeled Kogata Buki (Small Arms)?"

"Considering that this city is huge, I highly doubt it." Naruto deadpanned.

"Alright fine, anyway that establishment is just a branch store of the Iwagakure no Kokuritsu Āmuzu (National Arms of Iwagakure)."

Naruto immediately responded, "I'm guessing the shipments don't come out of the main office building, but the branch office right?"

Jiraiya smiled at his ex-student's thinking, "Exactly."

"So that means that there has to be some sort of information as to why the weapons from this city are being transferred to Amegakure." The old pervert nodded with a smile still plastered on his face. "Well, it's a start. Where exactly is the branch office at?"

"It's in the business district near the middle of town; you won't miss it due to its obvious indications."

"Right." Naruto picked up his bag of utilities, "Thanks for the information Jiraiya, I'll see you soon once I've retrieved what I need." He walked to the door and nonchalantly undid the locks on it.

"Hey gaki."

The blonde stopped what he was doing and looked over his shoulder, "Hm?"

"Be careful, there's no doubt in my mind that that place has security up the ass."

Naruto chose to laugh at the assumption, "I wouldn't doubt it." With that said, he undid the final lock and disappeared from Jiraiya's sight.

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Naruto Uzumaki was currently situated outside of Kogata Buki and even though it was a branch office, it was decently large. Giving a quick guess a person would have to say that the business was at least twenty-three or twenty-four stories high. This did create a problem as the shipment documents could be stored on any floor. Another problem would be getting to that designated floor without attracting too much attention.

'Then again, who said things would be easy.'

There was really no point in barging through the front doors and demanding to know where the documents were, though it would make things a lot easier. So it would have to be option two, going in through the back door.

Naruto hastily made his way toward the back of the lot and to his obvious assumption; there was a fire escape that more than likely contained a stairwell. The blonde cautiously grabbed the doorknob to the fire escape and turned it, causing the door to open slowly. Inside was indeed a stairwell that led straight to the top of the structure.

'How convenient…' The blonde thought as he inwardly rolled his eyes.

Wasting no time, Naruto practically jogged up the flight of stairs until he reached a door labeled twenty-three, which was the top floor of the building. As if he wasn't intruding, he calmly walked through the door and was greeted by what seemed to be a large lounge or middle room. Surrounding the room were offices, to which none were labeled.

Confusion clouded the teen's mind, 'That's odd…What kind of room is this?'

As if trying to answer his own question, Naruto walked up to one of the many surrounding doors and twisted the knob. To his surprise the door was unlocked and with little force he flung the door open.

'What..the…hell?' The blonde's eyes widened significantly.

This single room was not at all an office; instead it was a room filled with explosives. Most were unidentifiable due to the fact that the blue-eyed teen has never seen such devices in his entire life.

"I wonder if all the rooms are like this." He whispered to himself as he walked to the room next to the one prior. Again, to his slight surprise the room was indeed filled with explosive ordinance.

"I see you've found my wonderful pieces of art." A voice reverberated through the air, causing Naruto to turn on his heel and pull out a handgun that was modified with a silencer, which was conveniently located in a holster that was modified to be fitted on the torso. The blonde already had the weapon aimed at the assailant's forehead.

"Deidara…" was the only word/name that came out of Naruto's mouth.

The now identified man raised a finger and began waving it, "Nah-ah-ah, I wouldn't shoot if I were you." In Deidara's unused hand he was holding some sort of trigger. Using his thumb he flipped one of the many switches on the device. The ordinance in the room suddenly lit up and beeping noises could clearly be heard from each one of the explosives. "In my hand is a pressure trigger, so if you shoot me now, my hand will release any tension held on it. Simply put, we both go bye-bye."

"That is a good enough reason not to shoot you, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take this iron sight off your forehead."

"So it seems we're at a stalemate."

Naruto gave a small shrug, "It seems like we are."

"You know Uzumaki, we've been looking for you for quite a while now." Deidara produced a crazed like grin.

"Any reasons as to why?" Naruto's face was stern and cold; never will he show his curiosity or any other emotion to the enemy.

"You play a large role in our plans, but let's not discuss any details." The long haired man took a step out of the doorway and proceeded to walk toward the middle of the room, with Naruto following close behind him. "Now I'm guessing you're here for documents, am I right?"

"How do you know?" The teen asked suspiciously as he narrowed his eyes.

"Again, enough with the details; it's a yes or no question." No response was heard which caused the Akatsuki member to smile once again, "You're stubborn, just like every other Konoha soldier I've come across."

Naruto chuckled at the insult, "The funny thing about that is I'm not a part of Konoha anymore."

"Is that so?" Deidara turned around to look his enemy directly in the eyes. "That answers a lot of questions then, but enough with the small talk." Deidara quickly reached within his pockets and pulled out an already armed grenade. "Catch!" he yelled maniacally and through the grenade directly at his opponent.

Time seemed to slow down as the cooked explosive neared toward Naruto's face. Relying on his reflexes he initiated a roll to dodge the projectile and let it detonate behind him, but without any warning the explosive set off right beside him, causing his body to be flung right into a wall. The blonde let out a silent yell as pain reverberated throughout his body.

The shock of the impact was causing his vision to blur and as he made contact with the ground his mind almost slipped into unconsciousness. Slowly, he picked himself up and instantly looked for his handgun. To his dismay it was on the other side of the room and before he could think of a plan to get it, the sound of a ring being flung off of a grenade hit his ears.

End of Chapter 2

Well guys here you go. Stayed tuned for next chapter and witness the battle between Deidara and Naruto. I'm sorry for the long wait and I hope this chapter lives up to your expectations. Till next time, Ja Ne!