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Chapter 4: Cut the ROOT

(A month later; Konoha Gates)

For the time until the Chunin Exams, Naruto pushed his training into the ground. As torturous as his exercises may seem to the common eye, his ungodly stamina and durability said otherwise. But for that time Naruto actively pushed his body to the point he was sent to the hospital on chakra exhaustion (and that's a rarity for a jinchuriki), and he even begged Itachi to beat him into the ground and ambush him randomly to keep his instincts sharp. With his wind manipulation, Naruto got it to a find point where he could sense everything with just the wind alone and can manipulate it to shred into whoever he chose to. Blood replaced sweat with his self-inflicted torture, but Naruto Uzumaki pushed on all for the sake to not fail this mission. At night, Naruto would have clones work tirelessly over seals that he could use to get an edge on Danzo and anyone he may encounter in ROOT. He dedicated most to the seal for the evolution of the Mangekyo Sharingan, a chakra disruptor seal for Danzo, and a little special surprise to take back Shisui's right eye.

For too much was on the line. It wasn't revenge for what he did to Itachi for killing Shisui and forcing him to kill his clan. Naruto knew without a doubt that man was a stain on the world and a threat for true peace. If Danzo continued to live as he is, wars would be be fought for truly pathetic reasons. Danzo was an animal out for blood, and Naruto was making sure his days were going to be numbered. A very small number.

In his studies to embrace his Uzumaki heritage, Naruto found two summoning scrolls as well. The Sabretooth Clan and strangely, the one for the Badger Clan. Kurama (Kyuubi revealed his name after repeated threats of Matatabi "raping" him) noted that Summoning Scroll represented the fearlessness and tenacity of the Uzumaki Clan, with the Wolf Clan being family and the Fox Clan being ancestry to the Sage of Six Paths. Naruto decided to keep the Sabretooth Summoning and the Fox Summoning on his person until he got to Konoha and reunited with a certain pale-eyed girl. The reason he left the Badger Clan behind was because, according to Kurama, were indeed tough bastards that would even ruthlessly oppose even the likes of him and put up a good fight. As in real life, the badgers were a frighteningly bunch fearless to any foe.

(I'm not kidding me. I see a badger, I'm getting the fuck out of there.)

The day came when Ay sent Team 26 to participate in the Chunin Exams. Naruto would argue that he should've done some last minute training, but overall his skills were pretty sharp for the task. Th genin team was now on a dirt path surrounded by trees and a bit sweaty from the warm climate in contrast to cool days in Kumo. Walking beside them was a man in a Kumo flak jacket over a sleeved blue shirt and pants, and had brunette hair made short at the back with bangs framing his face in the front. He had a square jaw and was developing wrinkles and his eyes were a dull grey. This was in fact Itachi using one of his most precise genjutsu to shield himself from the Konoha populace.

Naruto stared forward and his eyes locked coldly on the gates of Konoha in the distance. Seeing how unchanged the village was instantly brought on traumatic memories of pain and torture that he practically knew ever since he was born. His fists tightened to the point his nails were drawing blood, and his eyes were flickering from icy blue to enraged crimson.

This village is filled with nothing but scum.

That thought never changed since the day since Naruto left the village. Since Naruto escaped hell to a world that accepted him and cared for him in comparison to the village that he was born in. The village that his own father was treated like Kami.

A tender hand gripped his arm, snapping Naruto out of his trance. He followed the arm till he was looking at brilliant orange eyes staring back at him with worry. Naruto's cold expression softened, not wanting to worry one of his best friends. Especially since Fu herself faced the same treatment.

"You okay, Naru-kun?" Fu asked softly.

Naruto exhaled through his nose, his anger disappearing. "Sorry, I... you've been so much to me, and yet my own home treated me like trash. It just infuriates me still how people can be so blind and cruel."

"You'll be alright." Yugito added, standing to Naruto's other side, "We're there for you."

"Thanks." Naruto mumbled. He was about to continue until something soft and a bit wet pressed on his cheek. When it left, Naruto turned to the source to find Fu with a smile and a blush strong enough to show through her mocha skin.

"To make you feel better." Fu muttered.

For a long moment, Naruto was frozen as his mind processed what just happened. Fu kissed him. She kissed him and it was driving his body temperature to uncomfortable levels. He had to admit the feeling of her lips was nice.

In the meantime, Yugito was a bit caught off at Fu's bold action and flashed a small look of jealousy at the green-haired girl.

'I was supposed to give Naru-kun his first kiss.' Yugito whined.

'Don't worry, Yugi-chan, there will be much more glorious opportunities next time.' Matatabi spoke.

'I kissed him. I kissed him and I feel like I'm on fire!' Fu screamed in her head.

'Way to go, you're definitely going to get lucky real soon.' Chomei said.

Itachi smiled in amusement while B was trying his hardest to not keel over laughing. After Naruto shook himself out his shock, he hurried to the gates. The faster they get there, the faster he can take a cold shower.

Team 26 stood under the towering gates of Konoha. Above, two Konoha chunin snapped to attention at the foreign shinobi.

"Halt and state your business." spoke the chunin with black spiky hair.

"My genin are here to become chunin, don't drive us away or I'll be suing." B rapped, leaving the two guards sweatdropping at the odd response.

Yugito sighed exasperated. "We're here for to participate in the Chunin Exams. So just please let us in before my sensei continues to raps us in the grave."

Yes, it was proven possible that rapping could actually kill. When B invited Fu to rap like father and daughter, they may have killed a flock of pelican at their concert. It was labeled an SSS-Rank mission to never let B and Fu rap together.

"Uh... okay." The chunin with brown hair said, checking a clipboard, "Alright, just meet with the Hokage to confirm your submission. Have a nice life in Konoha."

Team 26 and Itachi had to hold in a wince at that last statement while Naruto's mood seemed to darken dangerously.

"Uh, we'll get right on it so we don't con it, yo." Fu rapped nervously as she pulled Naruto into the village at a hurried pace with the others close behind.

"Hey, Izumo did you see that kid with the blonde hair and the blue eyes?" said the black-haired chunin.

"Yeah I know, Kotetsu." Izumo said, "It was like I was looking at a younger version of the Yondaime."

"Weird."

Team 26 only made to the first block before they were suddenly surrounded by Konoha ANBU. This rose alarms in Naruto that Itachi was already found out. His fingers were already itching on the storage seals to unleash his weaponry. Itachi himself kept his composure despite the tense situation.

'None of them are ROOT ANBU.' Itachi thought while his eyes studied the shinobi carefully. 'I also don't sense any hostility towards me. Perhaps the operation hasn't been jeopardized.'

"Naruto Uzumaki, you will come with us to see the Hokage." Spoke the ANBU with the dog mask.

"I'm sorry, never heard of this Naruto Uzumaki." The blonde feigned innocence.

"Apologies, I meant Naruto Namikaze is to come with us to see the Hokage." The shinobi spoke with a raised tone.

Suddenly, the whole block was flooded with a massive amount of killing intent that brought the ANBU and any civilians on the block to their knees gasping for breath. The dog ANBU forced his neck up only to see blood red eyes staring him down. Only his teammates and Itachi were unaffected but they did have nervous looks to the blonde.

Naruto snarled out. "Never - ever refer to me by that fucking name, Kakashi Hatake. That name has only brought me pain and misery, and I will have fucking nothing to do with that man."

Yugito knew this was going too far. Acting almost on instinct, Yugito wrapped Naruto in a hug to calm him down. The effect was instant as the touch of his closest friend pulled Naruto out of his rage. Still, his now blue eyes glared colder than the poles on the down ANBU.

"Fine, I'll go see visit your Hokage, but my team is coming with me." Naruto stated, "I have a few words for the old man. Kinshi, go find us a hotel.

Itachi nodded and went along a different path where he knew the hotels for foreigners were to book the team rooms. Naruto continued to the Hokage mansion in the distance in a brisk pace with Fu and Yugito following protectively at his sides. B momentarily stayed back to glare at the still prone ANBU.

"Not cool, ya fool." B spat in a rap before he followed his students.

They arrived at the Hokage Mansion without much fuss from the civilians. The secretary gave them a moment's notice as she notified the Sandaime Hokage. Team 26 stood in front of the doors of the Hokage's office waiting until an old voice from inside said, "Enter."

B led the genin and pushed the doors open and stayed in front of them in case the Sandaime might pull something. The office was awfully similar to the Raikage's office with even a window overlooking the village. On one side of the room was portraits of each of the Hokages. Naruto chose to glare at the picture of his own father before composing himself.

Sitting behind the desk was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage. Piles of papers on his desk almost hid him away. Naruto absently minded if paperwork was a curse for all kages.

Hiruzen lifted his head to the newcomers. His eyes momentarily lingered on Killer B. It was a sense of caution if course when there is an S-Class shinobi in the room. He felt it their chakra and was inwardly shocked of their massive reserves from even the genin. Then of course the kage's eyes locked into Naruto. Those calculating eyes of 'the Professor' softened into happiness seeing how well Minato's son had grown. Guilt and regret flashed on his faceface seeing Naruto giving cold glances to the portrait of the Yondaime and the neutral look he was giving back to Hiruzen, unlike the hyper active cheer he used to show all those years ago.

"Greetings, Team 26 of Kumogakure." Hiruzen greeted though the was a reluctance that they were Kumo shinobi. "However, I was under the impression that I was going to meet Naruto alone."

Fu frowned. "Where our blonde goes, we aren't bland to let him go alone."

'Now is not the time to be rapping.' Yugito seethed inwardly.

"Jiji," Naruto spoke, getting just a small smile from the old kage, "with all due respect, it would be quite idiotic if I didn't have my team with me wherever I go. I am a shinobi from a rival village."

Hiruzen sighed; he had a point. "I understand Naruto-kun. At least tell me about your new friends."

Naruto looked like he was thinking it over for a moment. He glanced to his friends, who gave them trustful nods.

"First off, let me introduce you to my sensei, Killer B." Naruto introduced to Hiruzen, "And these two lovely ladies are my best friends, Yugito Nii and Fu Yotsuki. Without them, I don't really know what my life would be like, but they keep me happy."

B would've rapped if he wasn't so tense in front of a kage, but he did manage to bow with a genuine smile. However, Fu and Yugito were a blushing mess from Naruto's praise to them. Unfortunately, he was still the blonde idiot that was too dense to a woman's reaction. A fact that Hiruzen noticed.

'Kami, he is going to have women blushing around him and he would still have no clue.' Hiruzen thought in amusement, 'Just like his father.'

"I know how you feel, Jiji, but," Naruto said his tone becoming serious, "I'm not coming back to Konoha. Nothing you do can make me do so. I'm not saying that I loathe you; you are one of the few people I respect. But I hate this village and what it has become. Don't try to deny it."

Hiruzen sighed in defeat, his eyes flashing with the stress of old age. "You're right, Naruto-kun. As much as it pains me to not have you in the village, you're absolutely right. I've grown too old to hold the village as it should be. As the Shodaime wanted it to be."

"I have no doubt that the all-so-great civilian council is making a riot to kill the 'demon brat'." Naruto growled out almost, "Unless they know of my inheritance, in which case they're complaining for my return for the Yondaime's son to his rightful home. Kumogakure is my home. And I have no piece of mind for my father."

"I can understand your hatred for the village." Hiruzen replied, "But what I can't understand is your disdain to the Yondaime, your own father. You have to understand that he couldn't just use some random child. He wasn't the kind of man to use someone else's child unless he was willing to use his own. He trusted you with the Kyuubi's power."

"I understand that perfectly." Naruto said, his eyes flashing cold, "But I bring fault to his blind trust in these trash you call people. The same people that he wished to them to treat me as a hero yet they instead beat on a kid. A child whose very first memory is pain and torture. So the Namikaze name can go straight to hell for all I care. I am an Uzumaki through and through."

Hiruzen frowned. "You've changed. What happened to the child I once knew promising to become Hokage?"

"I never had a childhood." Naruto retorted, "I just put away the mask. Now, I seek to find peace to the world, to end the cycle of hate. Something that one of your so-called dear friends is shitting on. It's been fun talking to you, Jiji, but I'll take my leave."

Naruto left the office followed by the rest of Team 26 wordlessly. Fu was the last to go but not before sticking her tongue at the kage and slamming the door shut.

'I'm sorry, Minato, this village has failed you.' Hiruzen thought.

(Meanwhile)

As soon as Team 26 was out in the hall, Fu and Yugito released a breath of relief they didn't know they were holding.

"That guy scares me more than oji-san." Fu admitted.

Yugito glanced to her favorite blonde, whose face was marred with a frown staring at the floor. She approached Naruto and tapped his shoulder to turn him around. He was about to ask when suddenly...

SLAP!

Naruto held in a hiss as he held a bright red mark on his cheek that looked like a hand while Yugito's right hand glowed a faint blue. Fu and B winced at the sound of the slap and chose wisely to stay out of the way. Yugito was glaring daggers at Naruto.

"What was that for?" Naruto whined.

"To get some sense into you, baka." Yugito snarled, "You were starting to brood like a certain duck-ass. The last time I checked, my best friend Naruto Uzumaki never broods."

Naruto took a moment to process what she said, and a small smile graced his face with Yugito returning it. "That's the Naruto I know."

"Yeah, yeah laugh it up at my misery." Naruto pouted, "It's just this place was bringing to many painful memories."

"We're here for you, yo." Fu said, "We're more of team than my hair is green. We are family."

"Thanks." Naruto said, "What now B-sensei? It's your call."

"Going for a bed in my stead." B answered, which meant 'I am going to the hotel'. "The night is the light of your life. While I take a snooze, you all go loose."

Though nobody could understand that, the jinchuriki understood the message as such: the operation starts tonight. The genin shudd jounin sent their separate ways one they returned to the streets of Konoha.

"Fu- chan, Yugi-chan, I know this really good ramen place we can hit." Naruto suggested.

"Could use some noodles for a stroodle." Fu rapped.

Yugito facepalmed. "That doesn't even make any sense. I can never get how you tell are so addicted to ramen."

"Don't be like that when you are just as in love in the food of Kami." Naruto said with a grin.

"... Yeah, I am." Yugito admitted.

"Let's stop waiting, gotta start eating, yo." Fu chirped.

Naruto laughed as he led his fellow jinchuriki to Ichiraku's Ramen. It was a regular stand with half a dozen stools in front of a bar. Within the stand was a kitchen operated by two people.

As the Kumo genin sat at the bar, Naruto finally caught up to his stupidity and wanted nothing more than to bash his head in. The Ichiraku's were one of the few people who treated him like a human. He hadn't been here since he left, and he didn't even say goodbye.

They were going to be so pissed.

"You okay there, Naru-kun?" Yugito asked, "You're looking a bit tense."

"Hi, welcome to Ichiraku Ramen." Chirped a voice of a woman. Out from the kitchen peeked a woman aged 18 years with long brunette hair and wore a black dress over an apron. "What can... I get... you..."

The woman trailed off as her eyes locked into Naruto who had a sheepish grin. Her face turned red and the pen in her hand snapped and tears gathered at the corners of her eyes.

"Uh, hi Ayame-nee-chan-"

"NARUTO!" Ayame cried in outrage as she tossed a pan with enough force to knock him a few feet from the stand. She was on him in the blink of an eye banging Naruto's head while also crying. "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU, BAKA?! ONE DAY, YOU CAME HERE WITH A BRIGHT SMILE THEN YOU JUST DISAPPEAR! I WAS WORRIED SICK THAT SOME TEME KILLED YOU! SEVEN LONG YEARS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD. BUT NOW YOU JUST SHOW UP AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS 'HI'!?"

"Ayame, what's going on?" Spoke a more elderly man. "N-Naruto!?"

"Hey, Teuchi-jiji." Naruto groaned out.

Teuchi made a frown but managed to reign in his anger. "Where were, Naruto-kun? Ayame and I were so worried when you suddenly disappeared. You know what is the worst part? The village celebrated your absence. Ungrateful bastards."

"And they still are, but as you can see," Naruto said, pointing to his headband, "I'm doing pretty okay in another village."

"So it seems." Teuchi said, "I can't wait to see the face of this village when you become a powerful shinobi and they just threw you away. Good riddance to those fools. Sit and have some ramen. We have a lot to catch up on. I'll bring you the usual."

Naruto nodded and retook his seat between Fu and Yugito who were a bit surprised at the dramatic scene. Seeing their looks, Naruto decided to explain.

"Fu-chan, Yugi-chan," Naruto said, "these are the Ichiraku's, the only people besides the Hokage who actually gave a damn about me. I always loved to come here to have their best miso soup. Teuchi is the ramen master, and her daughter Ayame has been the closest thing to an older sister."

"Indeed," Teuchi confirmed, standing in front of the genin, "I don't get why the village hated Naruto-kun. All I saw was a boy who needed comfort, and I gave it in spades. It warms my heart that he has found such wonderful friends in such lovely ladies. So Kumo, huh? Tell me everything, boy."

So Naruto and once in a while Fu and Yugito talked to Teuchi and Ayame of their lives over the years. Starting from the time Naruto left the village, rescuing Fu from Taki, then meeting B and Darui to his time in the academy and the fun times with all the friends he made. Teuchi was amused how Naruto made a pranking streak in Kumo, and saw the once fierce Raikage in a different light by Naruto's description. By the end, Teuchi and Ayame couldn't help but smile that Naruto had established a wonderful life, even if it was in a different village.

Their orders were brought soon after; miso for Naruto, beef for Fu, and shrimp for Yugito. The Ichiraku's were a bit gobsmacked that Naruto's teammates managed to keep pace with his infamous appetite. Naruto paused when his sensory skills picked up a spy from a roof. He made a sealless shadow clone that appeared from a bush to get a good angle. When the clone dispersed and the memories returned to reveal there was a ROOT operative.

"Fu, blank mask, six o' clock on a roof." Naruto said with a few handsigns.

Fu nodded and leaned her head to her right shoulder. If one squinted their eyes, they could see the pupil of a chameleon looking back at Fu.

"ROOT on the roof." Fu said, "Spy on him and find out where their base is. Report back before nightfall and be careful, Chi-chi."

"Of course, Fu-san." The chameleon summoned spoke before her eyes entirely disappeared and she went on her spying mission, allowing the genin to continue their meal without worry.

The jinchuriki were just about done with their tenth bowl until they heard the familiar shrill shriek of a certain banshee. Naruto glanced behind him to see a little boy wearing a blue scarf running away from a livid Sakura. Naruto exchanged glances with Fu and Yugito and nodded in agreement. No one deserved whatever punishment from that waste of a kunoichi.

They followed Sakura around a corner, but Naruto stopped his team from turning that way and gestured to a higher vantage point. They chose a nearby roof where they had a perfect view of the scene below. The boy Sakura was chasing was now in the hands of... a man dressed as a cat... with makeup.

Multiple sweatdrops appeared on the Kumo genin at the newcomer's appearance. Naruto didn't know either to laugh or just feel sorry. There was another behind him. A girl quite a few years older than Naruto with short blond pigtails and a giant fan on her back. By their headbands, they were Suna shinobi.

The jinchuriki tensed at an uneasy signature coming from the tree. Standing upside down on a branch was another Suna shinobi. He was short, had red hair, a gourd of sand on his back, and a kanji for love on his forehead. However, they were several things about the short redhead that sent alarms to the Kumo genin. One was the intense bloodlust he was oozing out, and second was the familiar feeling of brethren that could only come from a biju.

"He's a jinchuriki, isn't he?" Naruto concluded outloud.

'Be careful with that one, kit.'Kurama warned, 'He holds Shukaku, the most bloodthirsty of my siblings. This normally wouldn't be a problem, but as you can sense he shouldn't be letting loose that much biju chakra, and I can tell he has been tormenting his host preventing him from sleeping.'

'When the time comes, I need to check on his seal to maybe make him feel better.' Naruto said, 'I can tell from here that whoever made that seal did a shit job. If Shukaku wanted to, he could come out right now.'

'Yet again, ningen are stupid when it comes to power.'

The Kumo genin decided to watch as the scene played out.

"You're gonna pay for that, brat." Growled the cat man, cocking back a fist.

The blonde girl sighed. "Let it go, Kankuro. He's just a kid."

"NO!" Kankuro denied, "This brat is getting what he deserves."

Before he could punch the poor kid, a pebble impacted between his eyes. Kankuro let out a hiss and turned to the tree. There was Sasuke Uchiha, holding a pile of pebbles looking down at him like he was a pest.

"I suggest you put the kid down." Sasuke said, "Otherwise the next rock is going to hit a lot harder."

Kankuro glared at the Uchiha. Letting out another growl, he tossed the boy to the ground and reached for the bandages on his back.

"Kankuro, are you seriously going to use that now?!" Exclaimed Temari.

"Of course I am, Temari-nee." Kankuro said, "I'm going to make this bastard-"

"Now why don't you just take a breather, pal?"

The present shinobi almost popped their eyes as Naruto chose to intervene and was able to get behind Kankuro to rest a firm hand on his shoulder without anyone noticing. Sasuke leveled his own glare, and his rage grew when Yugito and Fu made themselves known.

"Why are you even butting in, Kumo shinobi?" Kankuro spat.

"Because it wouldn't make a good impression if you punched a kid from Konoha." Naruto retorted, "And your other teammate doesn't seem too happy."

On cue, the redhead Suna shinobi jumped down from the tree, making Temari and Kankuro widen their eyes in fear.

"G-Garra, what are you doing here?" Kankuro whimpered.

"Kankuro, shut up." Gaara hissed while releasing killing intent, "You are an embarrassment to the village."

"But he was-"

"Shut up or I'll kill you." Gaara threatened.

Naruto frowned as he sensed the increase in biju chakra. 'Okay, I am going to maim the idiot who put such a shit seal on him.'

"I apologize for my brother's attitude." Gaara said. Then he started ignoring the Konoha nin, to Sasuke's frustration, and eyed the Kumo jinchuriki.

"Who are you?" Gaara asked/demanded, the cork on his gourd shaking.

"Naruto Uzumaki, Yugito Nii, and Fu Yotsuki." Naruto introduced with a smile, "Or you can call us nine, two, and seven?"

Gaara's eyes widened at the hidden meaning. These were jinchuriki, vessels of demons just like him. Then that shock disappeared replaced by a feral grin as his 'mother' spoke to him.

"Yes, mother will have your blood." Gaara muttered insanely.

While the Konoha nin were sweating bullets at the killing intent from Gaara, none of the Kumo shinobi were fazed. In fact, Naruto just looked at Gaara aimlessly like he was trying to look at something underneath the redhead's skin.

"Hey, Shukaku if you can here me, Kurama has a message to his brother." Naruto said while leaning to Gaara's ear producing his own killing intent via Kurama, "Behave or I will have to act as the bigger brother."

Gaara was lost on the meaning but his eyes widened when he heard 'mother' actually start to cower under the blonde's gaze. While Shukaku rambled on to kill the Kumo genin, they were now fueled by whimperings of fear.

"We're leaving." Gaara ordered, and the Suna trio walked down the path.

Naruto, Fu, and Yugito led out a sigh they didn't know they had. At any moment in that time, Shukaku could have decided to come out.

"That went better than expected." Yugito noted. Fu was about to add something to that until the pink banshee decided to be bitchy.

"What are you doing here?! This place is for Konoha shinobi! I'll have you arrested!"

After effectively stopping their ears from bleeding, the Kumo genin stared at Sakura like she was the biggest idiot in the world. Her once fierce demeanor cowered under the combined stares that saw her lower than trash.

"You are dumber than you look, pink banshee." Naruto said, "We are allowed to come here for the Chunin Exams."

"Chunin Exams?" Sakura asked confused. At that moment, Naruto wanted to bang his head on a wall for the girl's ignorance and stupidity.

"How the hell are you so dumb you don't even know your own village is hosting the Chunin Exams?" Fu said, getting a tick mark from the pink banshee, "On second thought, don't answer that. You're going to make my head sleep in the stead."

Sakure blew up her face red with rage. She cocked her fist back ready to punch the greenette (yes, I know that doesn't exist). Her fist never met point as the Kumo genin disappeared in a body flicker. Sasuke stared at the spot they once were seething in rage in why he didn't have that technique so he could kill Itachi.

Along the way, Chi-Chi returned to Fu and this time fully revealed herself to be a chameleon of a beautiful crimson and white coloration with green eyes.

"Fu-san, I have found the ROOT base you have sent me out for." Chi-Chi reported, and the genin had matching grins of devils.

"Good work, Chi-Chi-chan." Fu congratulated while petting Chi-Chi, "Go back home and gets some good sleep."

Chi-Chi nodded and disappeared in a puff of smoke back to the Summoning World.

"Tonight, we're going to end a crazy war hawk." Naruto muttered with a fox-like grin. He didn't want to admit, but he was going to enjoy putting Danzo in a grave. One less problem in the world."

(Konoha; Night)

In one of the hotels reserved for foreign guests, Team 26 and Itachi were preparing the operation to assassinate Danzo. The Chunin Exams would start soon, so they had this one chance to succeed the mission while Konoha is a bit busy. To avoid suspicion, the group made a shadow clone and used seals on the windows so anybody who looked through them would just see the team sleeping. In a case of emergency, Naruto gave out seals on the back of their hands when activated serve as a beacon for the rest of the team.

The group of B, Fu, Yugito, and Itachi arrived on the rooftop luckily under a dark moon to prevent them from being seen much. Fu summoned a horse-sized, green and black colored chameleon by the name of Geto. Fu stood on top of it while going through handsigns.

"Summoning Art: Camo Mist Spray."

Fu slammed her hands on Geto's head flowing chakra into the beast. Geto opened his mouth and the whole group was veiled in a sparkling mist. When it died down, the whole group was almost invisible like they were chameleons. Their chakra signature was nonexistent except to the most sensitive of sensors.

"Impressive, Fu-chan." B praised.

"Thanks, Tou-san." Fu said, "You can go back now, Geto-san."

"Of course, milady." Geto said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

"Let's go." Itachi called and the shinobi dashed and jumped across the rooftops of Konoha.

Their heading was to a secret entrance Fu's summon found when trailing the ROOT ANBU earlier. It was a bit surprising when the entrance was found to be built upon the monument of Tobirama, specifically behind his left ear. The concept was actually quite clever since no one would suspect such an entrance in such a national treasure and one would have to close chakra to their feet to climb up the steep cliff.

Soon, the shinobi reached the left ear of Tobirama and found a small fitting for a metal door. Fu took point using raw strength from Chomei and her Yotsuki bloodline to tear the door aside. Itachi went first with his Sharingan blazing followed by Naruto, Fu, Yugito, then B in the back. They could only go forward through halls looked in steel and only allowed rock

single file. Eventually, arrived at a junction in the form of a chamber three stories high and several paths beaming out.

"Naruto, do you sense anything?" Itachi asked.

Naruto reached out his senses as far as he could. Despite being in the base, there were still something in the walls disrupting his sensory abilities via Kurama. However, down the far right hall Naruto picked up a weak chakra signature. It was the best lead they had, and it piqued the blonde's interests since it felt just a little bit like Itachi.

"There is a weak chakra signature coming from the far fight." Naruto informed, "Here's what we will do. I'll go down the far right hall alone, Itachi takes the one right next to it, then B, and finally Fu-chan and Yugi-chan will take the far left."

"Are you sure you should go alone?" Fu asked worried.

"I'll be fine." Naruto assured with a grin, "If I need help, I'll just use my seal and all of you can come running."

After an exchange of nods, Naruto raced down the hall south his boss staff out, which was a dark blue with a metallic lining the shaft to both ends capped with metal. No sooner than he drew it that he came upon ROOT ANBU. Naruto took them completely by surprise by his entrance. Four were already down from his wild swings of his staff. Further down were two guards posted at a metal door who drew two tantos and more prepared. Despite being ANBU none of them had experience facing a bojutsu user nor could they adapt since they are just mere drones. They lasted longer as Naruto exchanged blocks and blows.

"Uzumaki Style: Tempest Shredder."

Naruto poured wind chakra into the staff and spun it over his head. Blades of wind blew from both ends of the staff cutting the two drones in the chest and effectively killing them.

"Takes care of that." Naruto thought outloud. "What's so important behind this for that you are guarding it." It didn't help quell his curiosity when the chakra signature was just behind this door.

Naruto found himself in a pure white room. Off to the side were medical supplies, specifically bags of supplements that go into the bloodstream. But Naruto's eyes were locked on the center of the room where a woman, a very beautiful one with long, dark brown hair lying in a hospital bed. Monitors beeped recording her low but steady heart rate, but Naruto could tell that the IV that was hooked into her arm was keeping her sedated while also providing necessary nutrition.

"What have they done to you?" Naruto said in disgust.

Kurama suggested. "This ningen's chakra signature is awfully familiar. Use my chakra to take wake her up."

Naruto raised an eyebrow but complied anyway. First, he disabled the IV to keep the woman from being sedated. Then, Naruto focused Kurama's chakra at his fingertips and tapped the woman's forehead. Her eyes snapped open feeling them to be black onyx and she shot up in a sitting position. Naruto was slightly alarmed until her adrenaline wore off and groaned from how numb her body was.

"Settle down." Naruto said, setting the woman back on bed, "You've been out of it for long while by my guess."

"... Ita..." The woman groaned, blinking the daze out of her eyes, "Who... are you? Where am I?"

"To answer your second question," Naruto answered, "You are in Danzo's ROOT HQ. As for who I am, I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the one who is going to kill the bastard. Who are you, Miss?"

The woman was reluctant to answer, but couldn't find any foul intent in Naruto's eyes. "Izumi... Izumi Uchiha."

"WHHHAAAAT!?" Kurama screamed. He just helped get an Uchiha get out of a coma.

Naruto widened his eyes to dinner plates and almost floored himself. Here was another Uchiha alive and well. But even more this was Izumi of all people, someone that Itachi spoke very affectionately. A smile stretched his face as thoughts came to mind that would make a certain sage proud. But he also remembered her involvement in the coup.

Kurama growled. "Don't trust her, Naruto. Uchihas are nothing but arrogant ningen."

"What are your thoughts about the Uchiha?" Naruto asked seriously.

Izumi frowned. "I think they are a bunch of stuck up bastards."

That put Naruto through a loop. Naruto knew that Itachi didn't kill any innocent bystanders and he said himself that he killed Izumi. Yet the way he said that it always brought this look he wouldn't give for any other Uchiha.

"I can't leave you here to be Danzo's guinea pig." Naruto said, "I'll get someone to get you out of here while I finish my mission."

"You will not be going anywhere boy."

Naruto snapped his head around to find the exit blocked by none other than Danzo. Outside were a squad of ROOT ANBU. Naruto would have scowled that he was caught by surprise, but that couldn't stop the smile on his face. His target was right in front of him. Izumi only glared coldly at the war hawk.

Naruto channeled chakra to his beacon seal, but he needed to distract them.

"What do I owe the honor for Danzo Shimura himself to see me?" Naruto said.

Danzo's stoic expression didn't change. "Hmph. An arrogant brat is all that you are. You think that you can just come into my base without consequence?"

"Yeah pretty much." Naruto cut off with a straight face.

Danzo frowned. "It is of no matter. This is the end for you, Nine-tails jinchuriki. You will become my most loyal weapon as you should have when you were still in the village when you were a child."

Izumi's eyes widened when realization hit her. She heard the name Naruto before being mentioned by Fugaku. Unlike the most Uchiha, Izumi knew the difference between a kunai and a seal, and it didn't take a genius to figure out that the blonde was Minato and Kushina's son. Like Itachi would, Izumi took her chance to protect Naruto whenever she could since she idolized Kushina as a kunoichi from the memories of her childhood.

"When you think about it," Naruto mused, completely calm, "no wonder Hokage-jiji never let you take me. Just taking random children off the street makes you look like a fucking pedophile. So yeah, for the sake for what is right, I have no interest in indulging your fetishes, Danzo-teme."

Naruto smirked seeing the twitch in Danzo's left eye. His left arm reached to the bandages of over his right eye. Danzo was not taking any chances with Naruto as long as he could have a jinchuriki under his control.

"You have no choice, Naruto." Danzo stated, "Whatever scheme you have ends here."

"And that's where you're wrong." Naruto said, his eyes glaring with unyielding cold, "My mission has in fact gone according to plan. Because the bastard I want to kill is standing right in front of me."

Danzo gave one last tug on the bandages and that's when Naruto sprang his trap. With pure wind manipulation alone, he blew the ROOT ANBU away from the door and staggered Danzo's grip on the bandage revealing a Mangekyo Sharingan. Shisui's Sharingan.

Two shadow clones instantly popped into existence at the Danzo's side then the unexpected happened. Golden chains of solid chakra snaked from the blonde's back and latched onto Danzo. The sharp points didn't puncture him but merely passed through him like a ghost but Danzo screamed in agony. The chains were not just binding his movements, they were also sealing his chakra and so preventing Danzo from using his Shisui's most powerful genjustsu.

"I have a little something for you." Naruto said suddenly in front of Danzo with a sealing tag in hand.

That was the only warning Danzo had before the tag was slapped over Danzo's eye. The calligraphy on the paper glowed somewhat and Danzo exclaimed in pain as blood splashed from his eye hole. A second later Naruto kicked Danzo out of the room and his clones slammed their hands down putting up a solid barrier to prevent entry.

Danzo had a hand over his right eye, his face contorted into utter fury in contrast to Naruto's shit-eating grin. His hands were cupped around the sealing tag that now held Shisui's right eye, clean of blood via the seal. Naruto unsealed a jar of green liquid containing another eye and stored the Sharingan eye with its other pair before resealing it.

'Rest in peace, Shisui-san, knowing that your eyes are out of greedy hands.' Naruto thought now that he had some revenge for Shisui by getting back his right eye.

Izumi was gobsmacked that a kid freshly out of the academy was able to get the jump on Danzo and take away his right eye, which got a sour taste in her mouth that Danzo had perverted her family's eyes. Then again, Naruto is Kushina and Minato's son.

"You are a disgusting, piece of shit, Danzo-teme." Naruto said coldly, "You claim that there is no such thing as peace in the world of shinobi. The reason that is so is because people like you are allowed to walk rampant. You claim you do what's best for your country, but it's all a selfish excuse to feed your ego and bloodlust. All I see is an old man who can't let go of war and continually hungers for power just for the sake of power. You're no human nor a shinobi, but a wild animal lost to his instincts, unable to move forward."

Danzo gritted his teeth in rage, but soon regained his composure. "This barrier will not hold for long, Naruto. I'll make sure your rehabilitation is special for taking my eye."

Naruto snapped. "YOUR EYE!? You're a hypocrite and a thief. That eye belonged to Shisui Uchiha, a proud shinobi who was loyal to his village. Not to his clan. You dishonor his devotion with your perverseness of his eye."

Danzo only remained silent while his ROOT ANBU prepared to use jutsu to barrage the barrier. Suddenly, black flames screeched into reality and burned the ANBU to nothingness while Danzo was gasped as the blade of Hono no Ken pierced through his chest. He couldn't turn around, but Danzo knew it was none other than Itachi glaring at him with his Mangekyo Sharingan in fury.

Izumi's mind almost crashed when she saw the face of her crush. The memories of the massacre came back to her and she remembered Itachi putting her under a genjutsu giving her a life before piercing a blade through her. She remembered forgiving him, even loving him. She still does, and now that Itachi was here apparently striking down the man that kept her locked away from the world in a coma made him like a knight in shining armor.


(In Naruto's Seal)

Kurama flexed his ears as he felt a disturbance from the outside world.

"Why does that feel like when Matatabi is in that mood?" Kurama wondered with a shiver. Whoever had to deal with a woman like that he felt very sorry for.


(Outside)

"That was for Shisui." Itachi growled while pulling the Hono no Ken out of Danzo and letting him fall limp on the ground.

Naruto's shadow clones released the barrier allowing Itachi entry. Being the brother figure, Itachi checked the blonde out. He smiled finding not a single scratch on the boy and even more when Naruto revealed he took back Shisui's right eye.

"Itachi-kun." Izumi voiced her presence in a weak tone.

Naruto was bewildered how Itachi froze at the voice of Izumi and slowly turned to the dark brunette in the bed before him. Both stared at each other with shocked expressions. Their Sharingan was activated to see if this was some sort of genjutsu but this was indeed real life.

As the realization set in, Itachi spoke softly. "Izumi..."

Naruto looked to his older brother figure. He could see the fear creeping on Itachi's face. Fear of the woman before her lashing out in rage or whimpering in fear for killing the clan and by extension her. Izumi could only gape at Itachi while her heart was going a mile per minute.

'After what I've done, all she sees is a murderer.' Itachi thought depressed.

"...Itachi-kun..." Izumi gasped out. She had a moment of clarity to examine Itachi and saw the guilt in his eyes. Such a sad look didn't fit him and the dots connected in her head.

"ITACHI-KUN!" Izumi screeched as she used the last of her strength to leap from the bed, revealing her to be in a patient's skirt, and basically tackle Itachi in a hug to the ground.

Itachi was at a loss at Izumi's actions. He fully expected Izumi to spite him for killing the clan and running a blade through her. He never did believe the apology Izumi gave him all those years ago after she gave her that genjutsu. It was the least he could do as an act of mercy instead of being killed by Madara. His mind was going in a loop over her instead clinging onto him like he was her lifeline. Definitely not because he was being glomped by a beautiful woman hugging him so tightly that her DD-cup breasts were pressing onto his chest like soft pillows. Yes, that had nothing to do with the blush now appearing on his cheeks.

"Itachi-kun." Izumi muttered in his chest while she cried tears of joy.

"Why?" Itachi could only manage to say in bewilderment.

"I can never hate you." Izumi said, "You always blame yourself for everything, always forcing yourself to sacrifice too much. But no matter what you do, I always see a good person in front of me. I'll always forgive you."

Itachi wanted to say something, but the words were caught in his throat. Izumi hitched her head up and her eyes shone with nothing but affection, and her arms held him tighter thus bringing her head closer to him. Here was a woman pouring her heart out with such kindness even after Itachi had done so much wrong for her. For a moment, Itachi and Izumi just stared and still like they were in a genjutsu.

Their trance was broken by giggles and the Uchihas turned to see just in time to see Naruto keel over in laughter. For a few moments Naruto continued laughing while Itachi's brow twitched in irritation.

"Woman, are some kind of godsend?!" Naruto exclaimed while still having a fit of giggles, "You've managed to do what no woman has done before. You're making Itachi-nii-san blush. Ha-ha-ha-ha! I mean, this is the closest I've ever seen a woman near him, much less smothering him. And here I thought I was questioning Uchiha sexuality."

Izumi took a moment to check both of them out while sitting up straight. This gave Itachi a view of her, erm - assets, making him turn his head away to avoid contact but that didn't hid the blush on his face. The brunette Uchiha quirked an eyebrow until she checked herself over only to go fully crimson when she realized she was only in a patient's gown and the last time she remembered her chest wasn't that big.

"KYAA!" Izumi yelled while jumping off of Itachi. This proved to be the limit for her body as her legs buckled when she tried to stand. Before she fell, Izumi was caught in strong arms and her eyes opened wide to Itachi holding her bridal style.

'Don't faint, don't faint, don't faint.' Izumi thought in a mantra while her face was taking a whole new shade of red.

Itachi shot a glare at a still giggling Naruto. "Not a word."

Naruto smiled but made a zipping motion across his lips. With the mission done, Itachi and Naruto left the scene and backtracked down the hall. All the while Izumi was held in Itachi's arms and held onto him for dear life.

"Thank you, Izumi-chan." Itachi said, making Izumi blush from the affectionate honorific. "For being able to see my faults and still forgive me. I promise you I'll get you out of here and protect you."

Izumi smiled, but forced to dig her face into Itachi's chest as the shinobi picked up speed. As they neared the checkpoint where the halls branched off, Itachi's senses went on the alert and he could feel the whistle of kunai headed for Naruto. Seeing that Naruto hadn't noticed he chose to jump in between and tank the kunai into his back for the blonde.

"Itachi-kun!" Izumi exclaimed as Itachi dropped to one knee and gritted in pain.

"Nii-san!" Naruto shouted.

"How disappointing."

Naruto, Itachi, and Izumi looked back and widened their eyes to see an alive Danzo walking towards them. The bandage on his right arm was removed, revealing it to be a crime against nature. It was a sickly grey that had ten blinking Sharingan eyes with one a pure white. The chakra that Naruto felt from it was just so wrong.

"How the fuck is he still alive?!" Naruto swore.

"Those eyes." Itachi said, his eyes burning with rage, "The Izanagi. There was another reason you wanted my clan killed. All so you can have our Sharingan eyes for that kinjutsu. How low you have fallen."

Danzo sneered. "Your clan's loyalty was never to the leaf to begin with. Their Sharingan was worth more than their lives."

"You wretched bastard!" Itachi outraged, "I killed my clan - my family! I sacrificed everything, but you didn't give a damn as long as it benefited whatever twisted dream you have!"

"I had such high hopes for you Itachi, but in the end you succumb to your emotions." Danzo said, gathering wind chakra into a kunai to make a blade.

"Abandoning our emotions don't make us shinobi, baka." Naruto said, "Without them, we are just husks of flesh without a soul. That doesn't sound like something that can even be alive, much less have the capability at all. Emotions allows us to understand each other. We can hate, but we can also love. You're a delusional fool to think emotions are worthless."

"Annoyance." Danzo said, "Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet."

Danzo blew a bullet of air that smacked into Naruto and sent him crashing into a wall. Itachi tried to stand, but the kunai embedded in his back and legs shot pain through his body and floored him.

"Since you value your family so much," Danzo said, raising his wind blade to cleave into Itachi, "I'll allow you to join them."

"No!" Izumi whimpered. She just got back together with Itachi. She couldn't lose him like this. "I won't let you!"

There was a burst of chakra as Izumi's eyes morphed into the Sharingan. But it didn't stop there as the eyes started to spin rapidly and the chakra pulse increased. Itachi's breath hitched as he saw Izumi's Sharingan slowing down and to his shock revealing a pair of Mangekyo. Her pattern consisted of a simple design with her three tomoes replaced by pitch black petals that looked like they were from a daisy. In her sudden rush of chakra, the words came to her mouth without thinking.

"Amaterasu Bullet."

Unlike the standard Amaterasu that summoned black flames, Izumi's right eye literally shot a bolt of black fire with pinpoint accuracy. Danzo didn't even see the fire bullet until it was shot through his skull. It was so sudden that Danzo didn't even prepare to use the Izanagi and so he fell to the floor dead, permanently.

Naruto groaned as he pushed himself off the wall. He rushed to Itachi and removed the kunai from his body, but was momentarily distracted when she saw Izumi's new Mangekyo. She hissed in pain as her right eye cried blood, a typical reaction from the first time using the Mangekyo.

"Izumi-chan..." Itachi said, but shook his head, "It doesn't matter now. All that I need is to get you out of here."

"O-Okay." Izumi said while blinking out the pain and cutting the chakra flow.

"Mission accomplished, right?" Naruto said.

Itachi nodded. "Mission accomplished. Congrats on your first S-Rank, outoto."

Naruto gave his trademark grin, but his eyes trailed off to the right arm of Danzo. As Itachi was getting his bearings from his wounds, Naruto unsealed the green jar holding Shisui's eyes and used the same sealing tag to remove each eye from the arm. Once the blonde was done, he held in front of his face staring intently at the collection of Sharingan eyes.

"Naruto-nii, what are you planning?" Itachi asked, but Naruto didn't answer. However, his ear-to-ear grin was giving Itachi the shivers down his spine.


(Unknown)

In a certain hideout, a certain pale Sannin had the sudden feeling of jealousy and the urge to kill all that has blonde hair. The man scowled while shaking the thought away, but it left him frustrated for some reason. He didn't need that when he was plotting to capture Sasuke's eyes.


And that's it for this chapter. And that bastard Danzo is finally dead and Itachi has someone that will snap him out his depression. Wonder what Naruto plans with his new batch of eyes?

Until next time. Reviews are love!