Ryuwar6 here again with another reminder tht I adopted this story till chapter five! Hey FanFiction! This is pain17ification with the next chapter of "Son of the Rain". In this chapter, the Tasogare team of Konan and Naruto head to Takigakure to save the Nanabi Jinchuriki, Fuu. Hope you guys enjoy it!

I do not own Naruto; at all!

AN: Thanks to everyone who told me that the 7-Tails is called Nanabi.

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Biju speech"

'Biju thoughts'

"Jutsu"

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Chpt 4: Escape and Recruitment

Cold; that was all the Nanabi Jinchuriki, Fuu felt around her in her prison cell. She was losing hope that she would ever be saved. Who would want to anyway? Jinchuriki were nothing but "monsters" and "demon incarnate", right? Why would she ever be saved?

She sighed and was slightly consoled by Chomei, her Biju. She had bonded with the female Biju and they had reached a small friendship of sorts. Chomei would've helped Fuu by giving her chakra, but the villagers had cuffed her with "Chakra Sealing Chains" and her chakra was being kept at bay. Ironic that the "monster" that the villagers of Taki feared would be free was being held back so simply.

Fuu was about to try and get some sleep, but then her cell door was opened and a guard came in dragging a cloaked individual. "You have a guest, demon bitch, "he sneered as he tossed the figure to the floor. Fuu, being the kind woman she was, rushed to the figure and looked them over. She pulled off the hood and saw a mop of spiky blue hair and the face of a young man with a scar over his right eye. She lifted him up slightly and leaned him against one of the walls of the cell. She then got a better look at him.

He was quite handsome with his wild hair, mature face, and the scar added a little flair to his already exotic look. She then noticed the headband around his neck and saw that the young man was an Ame nin. But, what was a shinobi of Amegakure doing all the way out here? Unless…

Her eyes widened in shock and also a small amount of hope. She started to shake the man awake to get some answers. He was slowly coming to and she caught sight of the most intriguing pair of amber eyes she had ever seen. He woke up groggily and looked at his surroundings. Once he saw he was inside a cell, he seemed to swallow something and jolted awake. He stood up and said quietly, "Alright, infiltration successful." He then caught sight of Fuu and smiled. "And I take it you're our little damsel in distress, Fuu, right? I'm Naruto Hariken of Tasogare, and my mother and I are here to get you out of here."

She was shocked into silence at that. Her insects got her distress call through? She was being saved from the Akatsuki? She started to tear up and clung to the bluenette with a hug. He smiled warmly and hugged her back while whispering comforting words to her. it was good that Naruto learned from his awkward moment with Hitomi. After a little bit she asked, "How did you get captured? I thought you guys were elites?" It wasn't asked in an insulting way; she was truly curious.

He smirked and said, "Well, it went like this…"

About 2 hours earlier

Naruto was being carried by his mother as she flew to Takigakure. They had received directions to the village from Nagato's Rinnegan telepathy as he traced back Fuu's insect's chakra source back to the Waterfall Village. There were three entrances. A main entrance for merchants and travelers, a secret underground entrance that only Chunin and over knew about, and the entrance they were using; flying in over the village.

The landed in a large tree that oversaw the village and Konan said, "Alright, we're in, but now we have to find the girl."

"Where do you think they'll be keeping her?" Naruto asked.

"Most likely in a prison cell of sorts until the Akatsuki members come and pick her up. We need to find a way to get inside."

Naruto thought for a bit until a proverbial "light bulb" went off in his brain. "I got an idea…"

Timeskip: half an hour later

Naruto was hidden behind a building watching the guards of the prison entrance. His plan was simple; get into a "fight" with the village shinobi force, reveal himself as a Tasogare member, and be imprisoned alongside the female Jinchuriki.

He took a deep breath and sprang into action. He tackled a random shinobi and started a scuffle. He knocked him out by a punch to the temple which drew the attention of more shinobi. He and Konan had agreed to keep his bloodlines hidden from the villagers to decrease his threat level slightly. He was surrounded in a matter of seconds by shinobi ranging from Genin to low Jonin.

"Give up, you're surrounded, "one of the Chunin said.

Naruto gave it a mocking thought and flipped them all off, much to the irritation of his well hidden mother. "Nah, you see, I got a Jinchuriki to rescue so I think I'll kick all your asses and do just that."

The shinobi looked to each other and laughed. "You, a single person, against the 20 of us? You're out of your fucking mind!"

Naruto shrugged and discreetly dropped a flash bomb. He closed his eyes under his hood as the surrounding shinobi were caught in its blinding light. As they were blinded, Naruto was free to do his Almighty Push without worrying about being seen. As he did the technique, the shinobi were blasted away and they all crashed into various objects ranging from food carts, barrels and boxes of supplies, and building walls.

Unfortunately, the jutsu took too much out of the bluenette and he dropped to a knee in exhaustion. He was still unable to fully utilize the jutsu and was weakened considerably by it. He slowly stood up and secretly hid a food pill under his tongue as a Jonin regained enough strength to knock him out with a chop to the neck. The Jonin noticed the guy's Tasogare cloak and dragged him to the prison to be locked up while they sent a message to the organization.

Present

"And that's when I woke up here."

Fuu was impressed with Naruto's planning and skill in deception. "So, where's your mother?"

He looked to the barred window of the cell and said, "Not too far away, actually." He then used his Kamiton to turn his hood into a few paper cranes that flew out of the cell window. He was only able to use the Paper Transformation on his clothes; his own body was still out of reach for him at the moment.

"What was with the paper cranes?" asked a confused Jinchuriki.

Naruto smiled and responded, "They are meant to relay out location to mom while I bust us out of here." He then pulled out his staff from a seal on his left arm and focused Tenton chakra into the sapphire while pointing the staff at the wall with the window. "Tenton: Almighty Push!" he cried and the wall blasted open from the burst of chakra. A man sized opening was created and Naruto cut off the chains cuffing Fuu with some Fuuton chakra.

Happy to finally be free, Fuu asked Chomei to restore her reserves; a request that was happily complied with by the Nanabi. The duo rushed to the center of the village and saw Konan easily holding back some Chunin with her katana. They rushed to her aid, not that she really needed it, and stood behind her back to better defend themselves. "About time the two of you showed up, Naruto. Your cranes have been very helpful in distracting the shinobi and making them easier to knock out."

Her son smiled cheekily and replied, "I try."

Konan sighed with a smile and the three held back the Taki nin with ease. Konan fused her katana with Fuuton chakra to block their Waterfall Slicing Blades easier and push them back. Naruto was using his natural flexibility to dodge their blades and knocked the shinobi with Air Bullets. Fuu was using her own Waterfall Slicing Blade, but she had it infused with Chomei's chakra which turned the water into an amethyst color.

The three were doing well, until they heard clapping from somewhere near them. All the fighting shinobi turned and saw two men dressed in black cloaks with red clouds on them.

The first one had a bored look on his face and was hunched over. He had a cloth covering the lower half of his face and had his hair in cornrows. He had a sliced headband of Suna around his neck. (1)

The second was a brunette male with a smirk on his face and a large hammer on his back. He was fairly tall and muscular and had a sliced Iwa headband on his forehead.

"Well, they seem pretty talented, wouldn't you agree Sasori?" asked the taller one.

The one now known as Sasori merely grunted and said, "We're not here for them, Sotoya. We're here for the Nanabi Jinchuriki; the mint haired one."

Sotoya chuckled and replied, "Yea yea, I know already. I was just making an observation."

"You and your 'observations' are much too time-consuming. You forget, we have a schedule to keep." Sasori then revealed a bladed "tail" from under his cloak with quickly disposed of the Taki shinobi. "Those fools were much too bothersome to be considered 'helpful' in our mission."

Sotoya grinned and readied his hammer. "Alright, I'm ready to smash in some heads!" He then rushed the Ame nin and Fuu who was slightly shaking in fear. Konan jumped away and Naruto was about to do the same, but then he noticed Fuu wasn't about to move so he grabbed her and jumped onto a nearby tree branch. The two of them were followed by Sotoya while Sasori was left with Konan.

Said missing nin sighed and said, "Let's just get this over with, Ame nin."

With the other three

Fuu had recollected herself enough to dodge Sotoya on her own. She and Naruto were faster than the missing nin but he was able to destroy even the thickest of branches with that hammer of his. Naruto was firing off a few Air Bullets to stall him while he said to Fuu, "You have to get him while he distracted! I don't have a whole lot of chakra left, so you have to do it."

Fuu nodded and Chomei gave her enough chakra to enter a "one-tailed" state. Red chakra bubbled like acid around her frame and covered her entire body. Then, at the base of her spine, a "tail" of chakra sprouted. Her eyes changed into a blood red color as well. "I'm ready, "she stated and Naruto fired one last shot of air, obscuring Sotoya's vision with smoke and debris from the tree branch the shot hit.

Once Sotoya made it through the smoke, he was surprised by the sudden appearance of Fuu's fist in front of his face. The punch landed and blew him back with a tremendous amount of force. He crashed though one tree and impacted into another. He slumped over and the two teens stared in suspicion. They weren't disappointed when they saw him get up, but they were surprised by the sound of his insane laughter. He looked to them with a crazed gleam in his eye and he threw his hammer at them. They jumped away just in time because it easily broke right through the trunk of the tree they were standing on. Sotoya was now weaponless but he didn't seem to mind at all. He pulled out a couple kunai and rushed Naruto who erected his Chakra Barrier from his staff and blocked his insanely powerful strike. Fuu the appeared behind the crazed man and sent him careening with a kick to the temple. Naruto made the man pick up speed by blasting him with an Almighty Push from his staff which mad Sotoya crash through multiple trees, impact into one about 15 yards away, and fall to the forest floor unconscious. Unfortunately, the three of them were at least 50 feet above the ground and the fall ended with the sound of a sickening crunch.

Naruto and Fuu, who had reverted back to normal, slowly approached the man and saw his lifeless eyes. He had died from the fall and the two teens delivered the blow that made him fall. Fuu felt sick but Naruto felt relieved. He was sad that he had to end someone's life, but at least he and Fuu were safe. He turned to the girl and saw her shaking in shock, so he enveloped her in a hug and she clung to him like a lifeline. "It's okay, Fuu. Sometimes, things like this happen and there isn't anything we can do about it. As long as you didn't enjoy the kill, then you're still human."

She nodded into his chest and the separated after a few seconds. She was slightly blushing at how comfortable she was being held by the bluenette and she was slightly upset that they separated.

"C'mon, we have to go help mom," Naruto said, shaking Fuu out of her thoughts.

She nodded and they hurried to Konan's location.

Konan vs. Sasori

After the three had left, Konan launched a Wind Blade at Sasori and he dodged it by jumping behind a building. She then used her hood to make a few Paper Butterflies that had bomb seals written on them. They chased the missing Suna nin and exploded when they touched something. This slightly impressed the hunchback Akatsuki member, but he merely disposed of the rest with a few swipes from his tail.

Cursing slightly, Konan went through a few handsigns, bit her thumb, and summoned a man sized toad that had metal bracers and brass knuckles. She nodded to him and he got the gist of her strategy. He was to battle up close and personal while she provided ranged support. He reached Sasori in one bound and threw punch after punch at the man, but he was able to either dodge them or block them with his tail. The toad's throat suddenly expanded and he unleashed a torrent of water that was enhanced by a well timed Fuuton: Great Breakthrough from Konan. The water technique hit Sasori and pushed him back a ways.

The Akatsuki member was slowly becoming irritated over the whole fight he was having with the Tasogare member. He was about to launch another attack, but was cut off by the arrivals of Naruto and Fuu who stood behind Konan for support. He cursed the fact that Sotoya was either captured or dead. "What happened to Sotoya?"

Naruto had a serious look when he stated, "He's dead. We killed him with a combined assault."

Konan was shocked that the two teens had to kill, but she knew that they probably had no other option. She saw that the death had affected the both of them and she was relieved that they f had felt no enjoyment for the kill.

Sasori cursed again and said, "It looks like the odds are no longer in my favor. I'll retreat for now, but you should know, Nanabi Jinchuriki, that the Akatsuki will be back for you. As well as the other Jinchuriki." And with that said he disappeared.

Konan sighed in relief, thanked the toad, and dispelled the summoning. She then hugged her son and checked him over, much to his embarrassment and Fuu's enjoyment. Once she saw that he was okay, she did the same thing to Fuu, who grew embarrassed just as Naruto did. After she finished looking them over, she led the two of them out of the village through the main entrance. The guards were unconscious at the gate from the Akatsuki, so they had no problems leaving through the front gate.

After a few hours of travel, the three set up camp for the evening and Fuu took this chance to thank the two Tasogare members.

"I want to thank the both of you for getting me out of that stupid village. I was beginning to lose hope before you two showed up."

Konan smiled and responded, "It was our pleasure, Fuu-san. I was just surprised that the Akatsuki showed up so soon."

Naruto nodded with a smile and said, "Yea, Fuu-chan, saving wasn't a big deal."

Fuu blushed at the suffix while Konan looked to her son's smiling face. She noticed a small blush and smiled to herself. 'Looks like the two of them have a little thing for each other. As long as you're happy, Sochi, then I'll support you. Besides, she is quite cute, 'she thought to herself.

Fuu still had her blush when she said, "I'm especially grateful to you for protecting me from the Sotoya guy, Naruto-kun. But why would your group go so far to help a Jinchuriki like me? I mean, no one likes us and we're also feared for our tenants. So why do you guys care so much?"

Naruto's smile grew and said, "That's an easy one! It's because you guys are very important people. Without you, the villages would probably be destroyed by the power of the nine Biju, but the nine of you hold them back and keep us all safe. If anyone should be thanking someone, the people of the world should be thanking you guys for just being alive to contain the Biju. So, thank you, Fuu-chan, for helping to keep us safe."

Konan was slightly shocked at her son's reasoning but she agreed with him completely. She felt that the Jinchuriki of the world were lifesavers, not monsters.

Fuu was left speechless. She was seen as a protector by someone that she just met? She was thanked for living? It was all so wonderful to hear that she started to tear up again, but this time they were tears of joy. As she cried in joy, she felt the comfortable warmth that she had began to enjoy and saw that she was being embraced by Naruto again. She smiled and returned the embrace as he said comforting things to her. she then noticed Konan giving a knowing smile to her and she blushed brightly. Then she saw the woman mouthing something and was surprised at what it was.

"Don't let him go."

She smiled to the bluenette woman and nodded. 'I won't let him go. I may have just met him, but he's done more for me than any other person before him. He's become someone who I could trust and maybe he could be someone I could learn to love.'

Once she was released from the hug, she kissed Naruto on the cheek and quickly entered her tent. Naruto was left stunned at the kiss and was touching the spot where she kissed him. Konan smiled and said, "She's quite the girl, Naruto. If you ever think of going out with her, I approve." She then entered her own tent while giggling and Naruto had a blush that would make cherries jealous.

"Mom!"

A few days later in Amegakure

The three had finally made it to Amegakure after trekking through the lands between Ame and Taki. They immediately headed for Yahiko's office to introduce Fuu to the members of Tasogare. Fuu was slightly nervous, but she was calmed by Naruto placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. She smiled in gratitude and they continued towards the main office.

Once there, they saw Yahiko going through large amounts of paperwork along with Nagato. They both had on their Tasogare cloaks and Ame headbands which made Fuu realize that they were standard issue uniforms. Yahiko then looked up from his work and smiled when he saw his family and Fuu.

"Welcome back. How was the trip?" he asked.

"It had its moments, "Konan replied as she kissed her husband.

"Yea dad, it was okay. By the way, Jiraiya-san is as big a perv as you made him out to be, "Naruto stated with a grin.

The three adults chuckled and Nagato turned to Fuu. "It's a pleasure to welcome you to Amegakure, Fuu-san. I'm Nagato Uzumaki, second-in-command of Tasogare. You've already met Konan and Naruto, but you haven't met Yahiko. The man with orange hair is him. he's the leader of both Ame and Tasogare, as well as Konan's husband and Naruto's father."

Fuu bowed respectably and stated, "It's very nice to meet you both."

"Such a polite young woman. You'll get along just fine here, Fuu-san. Now, I understand that you hold no love for your former village?"

"No sir, I do not."

He smiled to her and said, "Well then, how about I instate you as a kunoichi of Ame? You'll also have the option to join Tasogare since its soul task is the well being of the Jinchuriki."

Fuu smiled brightly as she replied, "I'd like that very much. I will join both affiliations, please."

Yahiko nodded and asked his wife to get Fuu fitted for a cloak. Once the women left, he turned to his son and said, "What do you think of her, Naruto?"

Naruto turned to his father and replied, "I like her. She's smart, beautiful, and quite powerful. She'll make a good member, but I also like her personality and her passion."

Yahiko chuckled to himself. That was exactly how he had seen Konan before they began dating. He was happy that his son had a chance with someone that would be good for him in the future.

Nagato grinned at his godson and said, "So you really like this girl, don't ya?"

Naruto just blushed and left the room while mumbling something about nosy godfathers. Both men laughed at that and thought, 'The future is starting to become a little brighter.'

(End)

1: The guy's an OC that was only meant to last for this chapter. He has no other real importance.

That's the end of chapter 4. I'm not so good on fight scenes, so I apologize in advance to anyone who isn't completely satisfied with them. I also hope that I portrayed the characters fairly well. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please PM me and don't forget to R&R!

AN: I just want to point out the schedule for my three stories. "Bonds of the Uzumaki" will be posted on Saturdays, "Children of Prophecy" (my Naru/Bleach Xover) will be posted on Sundays, and this story will be posted on either day depending on the time I finish typing a chapter. Thank you.

Next week: Timeskip three years into the future and we'll see how life has been for Naruto and his family. Stay Tuned!

That's all for now! I'm pain17ification, and I'll see you all next week! See ya!