KG: If anyone questions, I'm just having more fun writing this than what I have been. I still love Summoner of the League to death, but I'm waiting for some more Neeko stuff. Fanfic, yes it is, but I like keeping it as close to the source material as possible. So until some more Neeko lore comes then I'm chilling with that for now.

Wifey: You're just lazy.

KG: That too.

Wifey: Wow, not even denying it?

KG: Why would I? I've been doing this shit for years. People should know me by now.

Wifey: Why do you make it sound like a good thing?

KG: Take it as you will.

Wifey: Sometimes I feel like I have no options.

KG: Well, you did say yes when I proposed.

Wifey: I do wonder if I was drunk that time.

KG: You weren't.

Wifey: See, I feel like that's something a non-drunk person would tell a drunk person.

KG:...no comment.

Music of the Week: Deities and Destroyer by Position Music

Quote: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," by Edmund Burke

Yugao frowned as she landed on the rooftop of another building. It had taken her nearly an hour to reach the Red Light District by travel of the roofs. She started down at the sleazy men and women who bought other men and women for provocative acts. She remembered coming to the Red Light District about ten times. Each one was for a different reason that she would not be going in to. None of them were for what some people might be thinking.

Yet, she had to admit, whether good-natured people of Konoha liked to refuse it or not, it was true that the Red Light District controlled a sizable revenue of Konoha's wealth. Now, it wasn't enough to make anyone raise more than a couple of eyebrows, but it was hardly insignificant. The purple-haired Anbu wondered if that was why the Hokage had kept it around for so long. Perhaps the Red Light District had generated more funds for shinobi projects than generally more honest income did. Still, that didn't mean Yugao liked it. Especially, not for what she was here for now.

She clutched the videotape in her pouch. How she wished she could destroy it right now, but it was beyond her will to do so. She screamed at her body to send her to the Hokage Mansion, but it merely free-fell into the air. She dropped from the building she had been on and grabbed a hanging hotel railing. She dashed off of it and continued on her pathway. Her targeted building was still a couple of minutes away, but with any luck this would not take long. She almost wanted it to take long just to annoy her Lord! Tsk, damn she hated calling him that!

The female Anbu dashed overhead of the general populace and landed on a tall sleazy hotel. It looked like a love hotel of sorts, but it was kind of hard to tell with the blazing red lights in her face. She could see a couple of shinobi on the ground. By Naruto's orders, she could not go out and warn them. Instead, she hid her appearance from their view because they would have spotted her without a doubt and an Anbu was not supposed to be seen so easily.

Never did Yugao think she would need to infiltrate her own home. She scaled the wall with two kunai. True, she could have used chakra, but for precautionary meassures she did not. She tried to drown out the noises of debauchery from her ears. Tch, stupid horny men and women. She climbed the walls effortlessly and appeared on top of the roof. She scanned the horizon. There were no immediate threats. She hoped there would never be as well. Hell, she didn't even know how the current threat to Konoha was controlling her at the moment.

Her body kept moving and, about three rooftops away, she made it to her destination. There was a large structured brothel. It had guards stationed at nearly every corner. She remembered this place. Titled 'The Red Dragon', it was a place of exclusivity and riches. Only some of the richest people in the village could get into that and it was only by invitation. Naturally, this didn't impede the Hokage or authorized shinobi from entering on extreme business concerning national security, but who cared about that?

She could see at least fifteen places of exposure that she could take advantage of, but only about five of those would allow her to reach her targets. She released another breath and got on her way. If there was one thing she had going for her, then it was at least guards were notoriously bad at their job. It took her some maneuvering around the first three guards, at least without killing them, but it was manageable. She had done this before so it wasn't like it was any different. She landed on one of the supporting walkway paths. She gave a silent apology when she knocked one of the guards out and placed him against the wall. She did the same to five others, but this allowed her to open the window and continue with the mission that had been assigned to her and she did it with a snarl on her face.

-x-

"A game? And what is this supposed to prove?!" Hayate asked. Naruto sat in his chair and rocked it back and forth. He tried performing the one-handed sword techniques that Yugao had done from his memories of her training. He knew how she did it, and any nuances she made, but his body didn't and it would have to get learning fast. Good thing was that...thanks to her memories, he had crafted a rather well-made blood sword. Well, if he did say so himself.

"That's right. A game, Hayate-san. You see, I know a lot about you. After all, I've had a good well of information to tell me about you. In fact, I have her on her first assignment right now, but enough about her. You see Hayate-san, I remember I asked you, 'which one would you rather save? Your village? Or your lover? Now, I know what you're thinking. You will save both! The Will of Fire will guide you to victory. A notion like that pisses me off more than anything else," Naruto said in his seat. He found he had gained some sort of control over his powers after bringing Yugao under heel. His abilities were much more fluid than before.

He actually had an idea based off the time he saw Yugao try to create a clone to escape. "What have you done to her?!" Hayate asked. However, Naruto ignored him for a moment. With Yugao's knowledge of human anatomy from her anbu training, he had found that, thankfully, he didn't need to cut himself every time to draw his blood ability. He could just access it from the pores of his body. Disgusting, but effective.

"Who knows. But, I'll tell you this. I'll do worse to her if you don't complete your objective. Now, what is your objective you might be asking. It's quite simple. Your objective...is to help Yugao-chan escape. Naturally, this is the only time I'm going to let you both see each other, but the assignment I have her on is going to draw attention. She doesn't know that," Naruto said, his voice still filtered.

Hayate clenched his earpiece. "And why would I do that?! Yugao, to my knowledge has gone rogue! Why shouldn't I stop her?!" the man said. Naruto shook his head and sucked his teeth in quick succession. He found his creation rather appealing. He had created a clone of himself covered in blood. It looked exactly like him in every way, shape, and form. It blinked at him, but he did not mistake its malicious intent. He made it form a couple more weapons. He would to get used to switching the forms of all his creations where it suited him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you don't seem to be getting Hayate-san. It's not about what you won't or shouldn't do do. It's about what you will and should do. I'm not going to tell you what's going to happen if you do or don't help her. Just know that if you don't save her...a lot of your comrades are going to suffer for your choice. Happy choosing, Hayate-san." Naruto said before he disconnected the call.

Hayate took the headset off and exhaled a tired sigh. Help Yugao escape? What was she doing currently that would need his help? But, if he didn't help her then the people of Konoha would be in danger. But the question was, what were they going to be in danger from?! If he helped Yugao, then he would be condemned as a traitor as well. If he helped his comrades, then what would happen to them? What would happen to Yugao? What was he supposed to do?

Hayate took a deep breath and exhaled. "Alright, calm down. Don't panic. Think about it carefully," Hayate remarked to himself.

There had to be an avenue he wasn't looking at. Whoever this person was, he wanted Hayate to act rash. The tokubetsu jonin placed a finger to his chin. "The assignment he has her on will draw attention. What does that mean? Is he talking about a show? It has to be something that will bring people to look at it, but that could be anywhere." Hayate thought. He quickly got up from the couch and moved to get dressed.

"No, wait a minute. That can't be anywhere. Strategically speaking, there are only five, six...ten spots in Konoha that people could watch from nearly every angle in the village. I have to remember that he's somehow forced Yugao to give him sensitive village information. He has to know about these spots as well. Would he be watching? He had to. He sounded like he was obsessed with this so naturally anyone would want to see the culmination of their work. What am I missing?!" Hayate asked. He placed on his shinobi vest and tied his headband.

He then looked out his window. "The only problem is...I don't know what place he would target. He also didn't give me any information on how to get there. Unless…I'll know it along with everyone else. I'll have to help her escape under the cover of fire. I will just have to bid my time then," The ill-looking jonin said to himself. He noticed a small bird on a tree branch in front of his house. It quickly flew away while he walked back into the lower rooms.

-x-

The bird continued to fly until it reached Naruto's window. The blonde released his control over the flying animal and sighed. A smile was plastered on his face. "Well, at least he's being the obedient little side project," He said before putting the headset away. It looked like he chose well in capturing Yugao when he could. The control he had taken over her had made his power much stronger and he wouldn't lie and say it wasn't appreciated. Now, he supposed it was time to see how the next phase was going.

"Hellooooo, Yugao-chan. Having a fun time?" Naruto asked. He thought he heard her pant as she knocked out the last of the guards who was tasked with keeping their charge safe from harm. She landed on the floor of a luxurious carpet. She had indeed heard his telepathic call and she didn't like it. She glanced around the open room. Assortments of fine linen, gold, diamonds, and other precious stones littered the luxury room. The hue of red light created an intensly dark, yet arousing atmosphere and dare Yugao say she could smell the sting of opium on her nose. Her open-toed boots felt the comfortable touch of tiger fur. Wide variety of alcoholic drinks, and questionable food choices laid upon trays of crystal and studded cabinets.

"What do you want? I'm busy doing your assignment, My Lord!" she spat at him, but again Naruto ignored her tone. There was plenty of time to correct that behavior when she made it home. Through her eyes, he watched her enter the Red Dragon owner's living quarters. Takamura Shingen was his name. The blonde cursed himself for the blush that flew across his face when he saw the man asleep with at least five women hugging him, all of them content. Naruto pinched the bridge of his nose. He had to stop getting so easily flustered. He had read those stupid magazines back in the convenience stores, but this was much worse than that. Still, his eyes gleamed. They didn't need clothes where they were going.

"So you are. You know, for such a rich guy, he's not as fat as I was expecting him to be. So, this is the man who nearly single-handedly controlled almost all of Konoha's organized crime?" Naruto replied. Yugao refused, and she would kill anyone who told her otherwise, that she had felt a small smile appear on her face. She. Had. NOT! She merely shook her head and headed for her target. She took out the videotape and placed it in one of the arms of the many courtesans who rested with the man.

It took some time, and a lot of maneuvering, but Yugao finally managed to get the man out from the bed and his...friends without waking him or them. She made sure to type him up, gag him, and she placed just a small vial of strong sleeping powder to his nose so he'd really have some long-lasting dreams. She then picked him up and placed him on her shoulder. He was...noticeably heavier than he looked. "Why do you even need this man? Konoha has been trying to pin him for crimes for years and, as you can tell, we're not exactly close. What's the benefit?" Yugao asked.

"Oh you'll see. That is if you make it home in one piece," Naruto replied. Yugao started moving towards the window. She glanced back. She did a quick once over to make sure that her entire presence had been erased from the room. Wait, why did he say 'if'?

Yugao gasped when she heard the door behind her burst open. "Shingen-sama! It's just like the caller said! Intruder! We have an intruder!" About three men shouted. Yugao sucked on her teeth before she jumped off the railing. She really didn't have time for this. She swore if her Lord had something to do with this then she was going to make him pay one way or the other! She frowned as she scaled down the outside wall. The shouts of disfigured screaming came into her ears. She landed on one of the outer posts.

"Why make me deliver a damn videotape if I'm supposed to be kidnapping the person who should be watching it?!" Yugao asked and her feet began picking up speed. She charged down one of the corridors and she took a turn down a flight of stairs. However, she cursed when she saw at least twenty armed guards running up the stairs.

"Oh, Anbu-neechan, who said the videotape was for watching?" Naruto asked. Yugao stiffened. Instantly, the building rumbled as a thunderous explosion impacted her ears. The purple-haired Anbu covered the body of her captive. No doubt flames had erupted from his bedroom. He was insane. Uzumaki Naruto had to be the most insane ten-year old she had ever met...unwillingly. She quickly picked up the owner of the Red Dragon and dashed out one of the open windows which led to the outside unlike the previous one which had led to a lower floor. She jumped out of the building and landed on one of the rooftops. When she turned around, it was as if a sea of flame passed her by. She watched the Red Dragon, one of the most powerful establishments in all of Konoha's underworld...fall to the ground in ruin, killing anyone else trapped inside.

Truth be told, Naruto, watching the scene from Yugao's eyes, was not sure how he felt. This had been his first act of murder. Even now, he could see and hear people screaming as their charred corpses became not but ash. He had been the instrumental cause of this. He watched people scream as shinobi rushed to the scene. The tower of flame, which once help the seat of pleasure for any and all members underneath its banner, was dying. This was his very first violent act against Konoha.

He could feel Yugao's emotions. She seemed close to tears. He snorted. This was his first time killing. Perhaps he had not done it directly, but it had been him behind it all. He wondered what face he was making right then as he continued to watch. Now, did he feel happy doing this? He did not know for he had never killed before. However, did he feel remorse over their deaths? Absolutely not. In fact…

"You can stop gawking now. We completed our objective! Get out of there," Naruto remarked. Yugao clenched her fists, but she agreed. She shook her head and made of with the owner of the high-quality brothel. She jumped across the rooftops leaving the noise and chaos behind her. She wondered how many shinobi might lose their lives in the fire rescue. She wondered how many people had already lost their lives. In fact, her thoughts were so clouded that she only barely heard the sound of a kunai landing in front of her. She slowly stopped.

"Halt! Identify yourself! Where are you taking that man?!" An Anbu asked. If Yugao recalled correctly, then he was a newly promoted Anbu members.. She growled, yet she did not speak. She had not been expecting such a fast response. Perhaps she should have considering the fact that she too understood standard Anbu protocol. If she spoke, it would instantly give her away.

"I said identify yourself! Where are you taking this Konoha citizen?!" The anbu asked, much more aggressively this time. Yugao was kind of surprised that the man didn't know it was her by her Anbu mask. Then again, he was new so maybe it wasn't so out of the ordinary. For her sake, and for Hayate's sake, she couldn't speak. She dared not utter a sound. She could also see, just outside her periphery, at least five shinobi appearing over the horizon. No doubt this would draw them as well, if it already hadn't.

"Release him. Hands in the air! What is your code name and identification number?" He asked. Yugao slowly dropped Takamura Shingen on the floor. She then held her hands up. She could feel her heart pounding. She was turning on her own comrades. No, she wasn't turning on them voluntarily. This was all Uzumaki Naruto's fault! He captured her in this sick game of revenge that he had upon the village. Yet, she could feel her life pool burning when she tried to resist the urge to strike.

"I restate, what is your co...de...n-n-n-n-name….guahck!" Time after time, Yugao found tonight to be a time of firsts. She had kidnapped a Konoha citizen, albeit a sleazy one, and...she had stained her blade with the flesh of a Konoha Anbu. It had happened so fast that she hadn't felt like this since she had partaken in her first kill. The world seemed to be warping around her. She felt almost disillusioned. It was almost as if her entire belief of Konoha had come shattering down. She...had taken the life of a Konoha comrade.

Truth be told, not even Naruto was expecting that. He was going to give her the order to smoke the rooftops which would allow for an easier escape, but then he grinned. So...it looked like someone was starting to learn just as he had learned. Granted this was probably just instinctual reactionary responses, but he had to bet that she had done it to appease him. Do not ask him why, but...her blood told him this was so.

Yugao released a pant. Her mind raced. Mission. She had a mission to do. She had to get moving. She...had to get away from the area. Her legs felt like lead, but they kept moving. She leaned over and picked up her target. "Seize her! Warn the village! Traitor!" She heard. She started behind her and she noticed about five jonin chasing after her. Yugao growled and picked out the smoke bombs from her pocket. She slammed them on the roof which covered her for the moment. She then flung her body down and landed on the ground. The alarms seemed to be raised for them all. She held onto her captive. She ran through the alleyways of the village, knocking over homeless men and women, kicking out trash bags, and startling nearly every stray cat or dog she came across. Her many years of training were the only thing which kept her from flying into a panic state of where she should be going.

She grabbed a manhole cover and pulled it open. She grabbed her captive and they both entered the sewers. Almost instantly, ten shinobi appeared. "You three go left. Three go right. The four of us are going below. We already have eyes in the sky. Status: Capture, and kill if required. Move!" The leader called. They agreed and went off in their separate directions.

This left the squad of four alone. They pried open the cover and entered the sewers as well.

The purple-haired Anbu released a breath. She grimaced. Carrying around a man larger than her was beginning to weigh on her body. She definitely needed more upper body strength. "Okay, if I can take the passages which lead below then I should be able to come out right above the brat's house. Hopefully I can take a shower," she said. She then began lugging the body with her. It didn't take her long at all to hear four splashes of water from the spot she had just left.

She waited a moment. There was only silence. So they decided to speak silently to keep from echoing their location to her. She supposed she should have been proud at these jonin and their efficiency, but right now it was just a tedious hardship that she was having to deal with. "You could at least help me out," Yugao said with a frown, speaking to the one who was forcing her to do all of this.

Naruto's eyes narrowed and his anger rose. He clenched his fist and he was treated to the scream from his charge when she dropped into the sewer water. She then clutched her head. "You mean like you and Konoha helped me when I asked for it? You mean like when I pleaded for help when this village assaulted me? Throwing me in ice cold water, electrocuting me, burning me with a branding iron? Poisoning my food? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NEEDING HELP?!" He hollered and she clenched her body in pain. Blood seeped from the pores of her skin, and it burned like a leaf under a candle. She even coughed the vital fluids into the sewer water. Its cruel taste laid upon her tongue.

Naruto exhaled and released his hold over her. "Now quit complaining. I don't have all night," the holder of the Kyuubi ordered. Yugao slowly rose to her feet and grabbed the body from the wall.

"Y-Yes, My Lord." She replied, though the words sounded just as filthy as the sewer water in her mouth. Her anger rose when they passed her tongue, but, as she kept finding, she could do nothing about it. She kept walking. She dared not ask him for anymore requests. Though, if only for a moment, she did regret asking him for help so casually. It should have made her pleased that she riled him so easily, but it did not. The Anbu was not sure why she did not desire to anger him further. She merely continued with her assignment, wisely keeping her thoughts to herself. Naruto kept to his own as well.

Time seemed to pass by very slowly for Yugao. It had been nearly a half an hour and now she was in a series of tunnels which she had no idea led where. Forgive her, not too many of her assignments had her walking the filthy waters below Konoha. She exhaled. "Next time, bring a map." She replied. Granted, she hoped there would be no more assignments, but hope seemed to be fleeting these days.

Her mind took her to many things, but she tried to not think about the life she had just taken. It felt odd. She had taken the lives of many men and women as per the mission, but knowing she had directly stood against Konoha, her home, was nigh spirit crushing. All of this...because the village had pushed one time too hard on the Kyuubi jinchuuriki. Naturally, this was his fault, and she hated it deep down, but...if those were just some of the examples that he gave her then...she was not sure if she were in the place to judge. How could she be? It didn't mean she didn't hate him though. She just thought to look at it from another view since she had the…

"GAH!" Yugao cursed as she felt a kunai stab into her kneecap. She then felt another stab her right arm and then her back. Yugao nearly fell into the water, but she managed to hold her ground, though her legs were very shaky.

Yugao turned her head and noticed one of the jonin agents had caught up to her. She glanced down at the water and frowned. The red fluid had clearly left a trail leading to her body. "Tsk, blood must have dripped into the water when I spoke back to the Kyuubi container," Yugao thought to herself.

"The name's Uzumaki Naruto. I would suggest you learn it, Anbu-neechan,"

Okay, mostly to herself.

She had just enough time to dodge the sword strike which aimed to take her head off. She pulled her target out of the way as her assailant charged at her with ruthless proficiency. She blocked a punch with one of her legs, and she jumped over a sword slash at her legs. She backed up a step. To reach her blade she would have to drop her current captive. She was pretty sure her opponent had thought of that.

Yugao held up a handsign. "Ninpo: Kemugakure no Jutsu( Shinobi Art: Hiding In Smoke Technique)," Yugao said and blew a cloud of smoke from her lips. The jonin scowled, but quickly jumped back as the smoke covered the tunnel. Yugao tried to make a run for the exit, but without hesitation, she dodged a swift swipe from the blade which had been close to cutting her neck from her shoulders.

She landed in a more open channel. "You will not escape, traitor. Let that civilian go!" the jonin replied. Yugao frowned harder behind her mask. What was she going to do? She was confident that she could easily fight a jonin with one half of her body occupied, but that was only if there was no chance of backup coming. No doubt the person had already alerted his unit and they would be closing in soon. Plus, she was still bleeding. It wasn't just that either. She could feel her body slowing down.

"Most likely paralysis poison from the Yamanaka shop. I can feel my body tightening up!" Yugao stammered back and nearly dropped the head of the Red Dragon. She thought she was going to fall over. However, neither she nor the jonin were ready for a kunai with an explosive tag to stab into the wall. The man cursed as the explosion rocked the lower sewers. Yugao fell back into the water and grunted when she leaned up.

Once she turned around, she nearly stiffened and Naruto instantly grinned. Both saw Hayate standing at the other end of the hall which led to Yugao's freedom. "It wasn't hard to figure out when everyone was combing the streets. Given that nearly everyone in the vicinity hasn't seen you then this was the only….logical place that you...could...be. Unless you found out how to turn...invisible," Hayate said.

Yugao did not speak. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes. How she wished she could apologize. How she wished she could hug him. How she wished she could show him that she meant no harm, but she could not. She could feel her arm slowly reaching for her blade in order to cut him down. "Please. Not to him. Please don't make me do it! I'll do what you ask, but please let him live...My Lord" Yugao pleaded to the blonde watching. She squashed her pride and her anger. For the one she loved, she would do whatever was required of her. She begged that she not be the one to pass her lover from the physical plane. She knew he could hear her.

Naruto tapped his finger on his table. Truth be told, Naruto was going to have Yugao attack Hayate as more of a power move. Kill? Maybe not. Maim? Probably. Yet, the idea didn't sit well with him. Currently, he was aware of his limitations. His control over Yugao wasn't as easy as it seemed. She didn't know it, but she could actually break free anytime she wanted. Naruto was actually surprised that he lasted this long with her still under him. She was an Anbu and he was an academy student. He wasn't stupid. If they had a test of will, then she would beat him, and pretty badly at that too. The only reason she didn't was because she didn't know she could and he had no intention of informing her until he could contest her enough.

"If I make her kill Hayate-san, then that's gonna make her even angrier at me and that anger might be enough for her to break from me. Tsk, it's a shame, but I guess that's my own fault for trying to subdue an Anbu without training with this power. Then again, I did say he would try and kill her under the Council's orders. Ironic coming from me, but I don't need to rush yet." Naruto said to himself with a slow nod.

Yugao felt the blood still. Her blade stopped just short of its sheath. She slowly placed it back inside. As much as she hated Naruto for this predicament, she gave him sincere thanks. "Oh, don't thank me, Yugao-neechan. You're going to wish I hadn't saved him." Naruto said more to himself. His eyes gleamed in the darkness of his room.

"Come on, this way. We can get out before they regroup," He said to her. She did not deny him and, picking up her package, ran with him. They steps faded into the sewers as they got away from the commotion of the other side of the village.

About ten minutes passed. Hayate raised up a manhole cover and surveyed the area. There was no one. "Clear. Come out," Hayate said. Yugao climbed out and pulled her target with her. As soon as she did, she found a kunai to her back. She did not move.

"Yugao, I know you're in there somewhere. I...still have my duties as a Konoha shinobi. I know you would understand, but...I'm not as great as you think I am." Hayate said, a hard cough upon his lips. Yugao heard the clang of metal upon the ground. She looked back and saw his kunai on the dirt. Hayate had his back turned.

"Please...stay alive. We'll beat this...somehow," The tokunbetsu jonin replied. She said nothing. She wasn't able to. She picked up the body and vanished in a burst of speed. Hayate did not watch her leave. He felt like he would break down if he did. As much as he wanted to stop her, he did not want to see what this...person would make her do to his comrades which is why he cut off the escape. He did not wish to test his luck.

-x-

Yugao arrived home, taking constant care to not alert anyone to her presence. She closed the door of Naruto's apartment and locked the door. She walked into his bedroom. "Throw him on the bed. I'll get to him later," Naruto replied to her. She did as he ordered and dropped the blonde's interest on the bed. Even now, when she looked out of the windows she could see the distant flames burning.

"Go take a bath. You smell," Naruto ordered. Yugao scowled. And whose fault was it that she smelled bad?! She wanted to ask this, but she found herself moving without complaint. She stepped into the bathroom and ran the shower.

Meanwhile, Naruto pushed back from his desk. Now, one might be asking, Naruto, how did you of all people create an explosive bomb inside a videotape? Also...why a videotape? "No point in telling Yugao that I created that from the memories I saw of her making one when she bombed an Iwagakure facility. As for the videotape, well now Hayate's the only one with a copy," Naruto said to himself and stretched his back. Truth be told, it wasn't hard to make these types of plans when Naruto just considered them to be more advanced pranks. Deadly pranks, yes, but the execution was pretty much the same.

The village pariah jumped in his chair when he heard a crash from the bathroom and raced to the door. "What are you doing in there?" he asked. He could see her blood rushing into her muscles and he watched her muscles cramp to the point of pain. He frowned. Damn, he had forgotten she had been hit by the kunai from that jonin. He held out his hand and started churning the blood in her body, willing it to relax the muscles. Yes, this was hard and the sweat which poured from his face proved it. In fact, this would have been damn near impossible if he hadn't gotten a crash course in human physiology from the Anbu in question.

"I'm going to have to get her out of there, aren't I?" Naruto asked himself. He grumbled before he opened the door. He grabbed about three towels and covered them over her body. This was not the ending to the day he had planned. Once she was covered, he placed her on the bed and dragged his captive off into another part of the apartment far away from her. That was enough embarrassing things for him to do.

He released a breath when he closed his room door. "Never gonna live that one down," He thought, but he quickly cleared his mind and turned back to the matter at hand. He exited his hallway and entered his living room area where he had left his current victim.

He could see the Shingen's blood flowing slowly through his body. No doubt because of the sleeping powder Yugao had used on him. Now, he had a living, breathing test subject to work on. He doubted this one would be waking up in a couple of hours.

For about three hours, Naruto worked based off the knowledge he had acquired from Yugao's studies of the human body and what he was seeing in the man's blood flow. He tried many methods such as moving blood from one area to the next. He came close to killing his subject at least seven times in those three hours, but he began making sketches, notes, and highlights in his notepad. He figured he was starting to understand even more the nature of his abilities.

"Hmm, so I can channel my abilities through other people if I concentrate hard enough. Well, that bastard Iruka always did tell me I needed to work on my concentration," Naruto thought. He had discovered this when he had managed to command the man's blood to cover his arms, creating the same claws of red liquid the blonde had made.

Unfortunately, he learned that until he actually partook of the blood, there was only so much he could do. His will, his desire to overcome the challenge in front of him was not strong enough to work on too many people. He had managed with the Academy because it was a bunch of pathetic, juvenile, immature idiots, but Yugao he had only controlled because he caught her off guard.

After the third hour, he leaned back and released a tired sigh. "Then again, it's not like I need to only control shinobi. Civilians should be much easier. They're all cowardly anyway," He thought. The only question was, while subduing Yugao, did he have enough blood and power to subdue a handful of civilians? He called for about three rats and they came in a hurry. He had a firm grasp on how to order vermin around while keeping an Anbu under lock, but people were a different matter.

"Well, they always called me crazy. Who am I to disagree with the masses? Might as well do something even crazier," he said, his fingers itching with anticipation. He went into his kitchen and brought back a knife. He stood before his prey. The blade shimmered in the moonlight.

"Here you are, in the house of the holder of the Kyuubi, sleeping, dreaming of swimming in a pool of women and money. When you wake up, I wonder what kind of face you'll make. Well, it doesn't matter. It'll be the last face you make." He said. He took the blade and gently sliced Takamura's finger. He watched the blood quickly seep out.

Naruto felt his own blood circulating and it slowly pierced his skin. The blonde then touched his blood with the man's own. Almost instantly, Takamura Shingen gasped in pain and his eyes blasted open. "What? W-Where am I? I can't move!" he said. He heard a chuckle. His eyes turned to the right.

"Of course you can't. It's much easier to do this without a struggle, don't you think?" Naruto asked. Takamura stared into the red eyes of the his captor, Uzumaki Naruto. Before he could scream, he felt immense pain circulate through his body. Yet, when he opened his mouth to scream he found himself choking upon a familiar taste of blood. It filled his throat keeping him from unleashing a full scream.

"Guack y-y-y-y….ou brat! You….really….are...ah...monster! Au arways nueh it!" He choked out, but Naruto only smirked at the comment. He watched as his blood flooded the Takamura's internal systems. True, it was a slow death, but...Naruto had plenty of time. Plus, his servant was currently paralyzed in his bed. Not like she could interfere.

"Yeah, you're right. I am a monster. Sorry it took me so long to get it. I'll never make that same mistake again. You know how I know? Because you're going to help me," The blonde replied. Before Takamura could even ask, he upheaved a cough from his throat. Blood splattered from his mouth and onto the reaches of his chest. He noticed Naruto standing over him. Within his eyes was anger, but a distorted sense of satisfaction.

Takamura tried to raise his other arm. "P-Please, don't kill me. I...gak...was wrong. G...G...ive me...one more chance. I…I'll leave you alone," He wheezed and begged. Naruto could see why. The blonde had already made his way to the man's heart and he had drowned the inner reaches of his arteries.

"Leave me alone? Why would I want that? I'm giving you want you wanted remember? I'm giving you and Konoha the monster you always wanted me to be. Remember how much I begged? Remember how much I cried? Remember how much I suffered? Remember how much I asked for you guys to stop?" Naruto asked.

The man's eyes slowly rolled into the back of his head. Tendrils of the blood Naruto had used quickly spread themselves through his chest. Soon, he started to spasm, but he was still kept quiet. "Please, I have a wife and son! They need me!" he pleaded, but the holder of the Kyuubi had heard these thoughts. It seemed he had mingled enough blood for another mental connection.

"Oh don't worry, you'll be leaving them in the most capable hands. Along with your business, your brothel empire, your connections, and your employers. You're leaving it all in capable hands. In fact, you're going to give it to me," Naruto said, a wide smile on his lips.

"I would never give anything to you, Demon! You think a ten-year old can control the entire underworld dynasty that I have prepared! The trials I've had to overcome! I'll never hand over…." Takamura stopped, but he stilled when a blade exploded from his body. His head turned and he watched Naruto smile. The blonde leaned over him until his eyes were right in front of him.

"It's not about what you want. It's about what I'm taking. Just as you took away my love for this pathetic Inuzuka dog dung hole of a village! Your wife and son, I'm going to have fun teaching them their new roles. And you know the best part? You're. Gonna. To. Watch. ALL OF IT!" Naruto said as the blade slowly retracted back into the man's body. His pupils turned red and his irises gained a black hue. Takamura slowly raised himself up.

"Whew, glad Yugao was paralyzed for that one or I might have been in trouble. Isn't that right, Expendable Pawn Number 2?" Naruto asked. The man stood to his feet and instantly dropped to his knees.

"Yes...My Lord." He said. Soon, all of the man's memories began to fill Naruto's mind. Nothing was hidden from him. As if watching a long videotape, he scanned what he could and once he was finished he stared at the ceiling. Yes, now he had a base. Now he had place to call his own. Free from the public view, and...it was very popular.

Naruto stared outside. He could see the smoldering remains of chaos that he had caused outside. "You see, Jiji? When I did it your way I would still be staying in the decrepit apartment. But once I do it my way, I get the results I want. Still, I got some interesting out even the major clans are members. It also looks like...Mizuki-sensei isn't so noble after all," He thought. He rose to his feet and turned out the lights to his apartment.

"Alright, Mizuki-sensei, you're next! It might take me a long time to do it, but I don't mind. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon! Besides, a student always needs a teacher to be a part of their educational growth," Naruto asserted. A dark laugh escaped his lips. It was time to go to bed. Tomorrow was the weekend, and he had so much to do.

Yes, for the next two years, until he took his graduation exams, he would continue to build his powers and the forces which laid below. "A shinobi always plans ahead, isn't that right, Jiji?

Wifey: Honey! Where is the Christmas Tree?

KG: Just a second! I'm getting a good handle on where I need Naruto to be. I also think I have a good gauge of strength. We'll all be in for a ride later.

Wifey: I have egg nog!

KG: Just a minute baby!

Wifey: Oh no, woe is me. I spilled some on myself.

KG...fuck your outro! BYE!