Hanyou Naruto and his Vixens Part 2 cancelled

by Robin.exe

The Invasion has come and gone, great ninja's and family members has been lost and passed away. no doubt though that the Leaf village can recover as we follow and continue our story with the Uzumaki family! As Dark red clouds are slowly approaching them with thousands of chirping birds as well. Can they stand against this new threat? Rated M to be safe!

6. Chapter 6

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto! ah ha another chapter written and another done! Hello everyone bet you weren't expecting to see another soon huh XD. As mention in the earlier chapter, because I was so drained from writing Pokemon a lot over the past year? I needed change of scenery or a break from the series, so yeah!

As well as watching Naruto Shipuuden the last movie, it definitely got me inspired to go back and write in my naruto fics : D. All the while thanks to people in a Naruto roleplaying forum, rping with them is helping me out get ideas and motivation of writing back into my naruto fic! So yup, hope you enjoy and have fun reading, as Itachi has finally shown his face and appear in the fic. Along with reuniting with old Anbu friends have fun and enjoy! As the next chapter will definitely be written soon XD as well as there will be a pole on my profile page, which I am curious to see what you all think?

xxx

Chapter 6: Reunited in the wrong way!

It is quiet and serene in the Hidden Leaf village, everyone retired to their homes and apartment buildings. Hoping to get a good night sleep and pray for a great tomorrow, as the village has suffered a lot and lost many buildings over the past few months. Still reconstructing and rebuilding foundations too their home of once it was before!

The wind whipping up the sand and dirt on the ground; rattling wind chimes and little bells that were hanging off couple of rooftops and outside decks of homes and businesses. The lights and street lights of the village, were slowly turning themselves off one by one. Blanketing the nightlife into this busy town, informing everyone that it is time to go and sleep for the night.

Of course though not all street lights gets turned off in the village, as there are a few that stay active until the rising sun comes on. In which is the red district of Konoha and the huge park and lake surrounding the west side of the village. In the red district as some will say, a district where only full grown adults are allowed to wander and roam around; to relieved some stress of over working too much or just want to go and get drunk off their ass, for having a very bad day. As well as possibly celebrating a special occasion...

"Ugh..that stupid fucking demon brat..." hiccup one of the drunks in a bar, who is teetering and wiggling around in his seat a bit. Hanging out with some friends and workers from his job "going around...around hic helping people.." he slurred while slamming his mug down on the bar. "Believing his good deeds will change, change, change peoples mind!" his tinted red face snarled a bit as well as snorting through his nose, causing some of the people who were enjoying their time there. To become somewhat disgusted or annoyed from the group.

A man with a rope tied around his forehead, threw his left arm up and then slams it down onto his drunk friends back. "Yeah and what about those little scants of his huh?" he snickered out while having his upper body dip forward "where they get off, thinking...thinking being with a demon like him? Will bring them happiness!" he hiccup and chuckled deeply as he sniffed and rub his nose. "If anything they would...would be better off with a REAL man!"

"Hear, hear all those spawns of hell only going to bring more bad luck in the village!" cried out a somewhat hefty man on the left side of the one in the middle. Swaying and thrashing his arms all around, throwing his sake contents all over the place, as he then leans on the bar. "I betcha...if they weren't married of...off of the scum? My own son could make real use outta them..."

"Daisuke..." hiccuped the man in the middle as he lifts his head up and leers at him in a goofy fashion. "You don't have...a son remember?" he explained while chuckling lightly and resting his head against the hefty man who is Daisuke. "Besides...some of those girls...belong to strong clans remember?"

"Oh...right!" laughed out the large man as he shoves his friend off and bumps into the guy, with the rope tied around his forehead. "Either...way and if I did have a son...he could still get use out of..that wrench sound ninja..."

They all boasted out laughing and throwing their little cups around, slamming it into the bar. Causing somewhat a racket and loud noises. Forcing some if not a lot of the customers, who are spending their time in the bar? For relaxation and stress free from their works, were grumbling and mumbling to one another of how disrespectful they are becoming...having some customer start leaving and out right surprised, how much crap they are talking about one of the Ninjas. Who nearly risked their lives and died protecting them from the sand and sound ninja. EVEN! That same female sound ninja herself, risked her life protecting and killing her own teammates from harming the hospital!

"You think this used be a good place to relax and take a load off from working all day." One of the customers announced loudly as they take a sip of their beers. Earning one of the three mans to let out a low huh and stare stupidly towards them.

"What was that...that you say?" the middle one slurred out as he wobbles and weaves his body a bit on his stool. As the person who announced that loudly, is one of the clansman from the Hyuga compound. Spending time with some friends from the Yamanaka clan, Akimichi and Nara clans! With a few Aburame clan members with them.

A female with red eyes turn around lightly on her seat, with short and spiky blond hair growling out. "You damn well heard what we say, and how dare you treat those kids like that!" She then turns fully on her seat leaning forward "they nearly killed themselves protecting your sorry excuse asses!"

Which had the large man thrust a fist into the counter and standing up, twitching and curling up his face in anger "what the hell was that you witch? We have all damn rights to talk shit about those who we don't like, and you can't...can't do anything about it!"

The female Yamanaka who is infamous for her temper, nearly jumped over her chair and thrash the guy into the ground. Only to be stop by her Aburame female friend, who lightly grabs her arms and shook her head "yeah that's right listen to your fellow...witch. If you know whats good for you."

The male Hyuga scrunches his eyes and almost dared to activate his Byakugan on the man. But took a inhale breath and exhaled it out "Yeah go and sit down with your lady friend, and let us real concern citizens to their drinks." This had the female Yamanaka and Aburame to sweat drop, as they slowly shift their eyes up at the male Hyuga...with the Nara doing the same and trembling a bit.

"I'm sorry would you like to repeat that again?" The hyuga asks with twitching lips and grinding teeth. As his temper raised new heights when the drunks, did in fact repeat what they said towards him.

"You heard us...us woman, pipe down and sit back in your seats. And worry about...knitting or pleasing your man back home!" announced the drunk that had the rope around his forehead. As all three of them then blink their eyes in confusion, while squinting them out. Trying to detail what is going on with this woman whose confronting them.

"I see..." the male hyuga growled out as he opened his eyes and activated his Byakugan. "So you know...I am not a woman, nor is it right of you! To treat them as such...Munich, Shiloh, Yang and Chisholm." The man looked at his friends, who all stood up and having smirks of their own minus the female Aburame, who just adjust her hands a bit and moving her sleeves.

Causing the drunks to start panicking and shaking in their boots, from the way all five of them turned their attentions at them. As well as all wearing what look like ninja headbands, as the hyuga male cracks his hands announcing "time to take out this load of garbage into the streets!" as they all did what he did and cracked their fists and begins marching towards the three.

As they all scream and yelled bloody murder, doing their best to get out of their stools. Only to begin tripping and falling over each other, doing their best to run out of the shop and into the streets. Only for the Akimichi Chisholm, using her clans technique and stretches out a large hand towards them "Oh no you don't boys, where you think your going! The party just begun!" and drags them back inside with the door closing shut in front of them. With the only thing you could hear or see through the hanging tarps of the windows is people roaring in cheers, drowning out what could be sounds of screaming.

Xxx

So yes there still civilians and council members who still hate or despises Naruto and his wives. As they still believe the children, or the Uzumaki family. Are plotting a way to over take the leaf village and enslave them with their demonic powers or influences! Many times they tried...tried so hard into banishing and throwing the demon spawns out from their homes.

But no matter how much they make an proposal forum towards the Hokage office, hoping and dreaming that their new Hokage? Won't both reading what is writing on it and just sign the papers, as they have heard rumors from some of the ninjas. The female Hokage of theirs seems to try and find ways, to get past the large amounts of paper work and getting done them quickly. By just stamping and approving or declining whatever it is written.

Alas though they have tried this for over three months and a week of succeeding in getting their papers signed and signature...only to constantly fail and have slowly been giving up their attempts of having the woman. Sign the papers and banishing the Uzumaki family out of the land of fire...how the civilian council and villagers who hate Naruto; would love to see that day happen!

Speaking of Naruto and his wives? One of them right now who literally forgotten the time and didn't realize of how late it is becoming, is rushing and running her way back to her home. The home that is in the leaf village, as she doesn't want her mother to be worried or freak out of how her daughter is roaming the streets in the middle of the night.

"Shoot, shoot, shoot!" the tone was frantic and out of breath. Belonging to one Baku Uzumaki/Yuki/Hyuga, as she is doing her best to run her way through and between each building of the leaf, to reaching her mother's home. Knowing that the guards of the Leaf, by now will be closing the large village gate doors. Especially the one that will lead to her new family Uzumaki home that Danzo; had made for them during the Chuunin exams and out in the woods.

"Damn it all why did I not stop when it was nearing night time...stupid Haku", the girl scolded herself as she closed her red eyes tightly and shook her head. Feeling her blue fox ears folding back on her head, while her eight blue tails. Were hugging and wrapping around her stomach "and to make things worse and because of not paying attention too the time? I wasted up all of my chakra, trying to master that jutsu!" Haku then let out a sigh and looks up towards the night sky seeing that the moon tonight...is oddly the color red?

"That is strange...whenever the moon is that color? Is usually when summer season is about to begin?" Haku then faces forward and nearly crashing into one of the building walls, though catches herself quickly. By hopping towards her left and shaking her head "shit...starting to pass out. Great Haku...make your mother feel even more worse." As she continued running through the village streets, the girl: after reaching to the inter-section of the middle district of the leaf. Began taking a detour and short cuts through the village to the south-west.

"Forget it girl you have no choice but to cut corner and go through the alleys." Haku hops and jumps past some of the trash bins, dumpster and laid out trash that were somewhat littered in the alleyway. At one point she had to stop and catch her breath, as the obstacle in front of her was a very large fence. "No problem...just gotta wall climb over it."

In which failed as she tried to attempt running up the wall, she could feel the chakra under her foot. Giving out and caused her to have her slipper foot, throw right out from her and slams down hard into the ground, smashing some of her tails into the pavement. Forcing Haku to let out hissing and squeaks of pain, as she rolls left and right on the ground. Hugging and tending to her injured tails trying her hardest, to let the stinging sensation go away or cool off. "Dang it that really stings!" hissed the girl as she rolled onto her front and slowly rising up from the ground.

Panting and breathing heavily from feeling how exhausted she is and how low her chakra reserves were. Staring daggers at the large fence..."forget it Haku...don't waste anymore energy than you need too. Just...find another way around." With a nod and agreeing to her own decision, Haku decided to head out of this alleyway and find another path to take that will take her too her house.

Unaware though because of her falling and causing slight noises, alerting unwanted attention up above the rooftops. As red glaring eyes with three black tomoes in his pupils, watched over the girl from above. With...somewhat amusement from how she tried to attempt jumping the fence, by wall climbing with what he could over hear? Was little chakra she had left in her body and decided to give up, and find another way back to her home. But what was interesting for this man...is the strange fox features that were being shown from the girl?

Very out of place and yet curious if this is some kind of transformation jutsu she had forgotten to turn off? Or possibly a new summoning animal has been discovered and was forgotten to be reversed summoned too her home, by her summoner. Well one thing for sure and after finally arriving to his old home and away from Kisame for the night?

Itachi figured to go and do some recon around the village and possibly, revisit his old Uchiha compound..."First things first, gain some information about where Uzumaki Naruto is. And seeing how so far she is the only ninja around here, be best to get the knowledge out from her." following and carefully not to be caught or spotted. Itachi followed young Haku around the building he was standing on, keeping an birds eye view of the girl and the direction she is taking for her home.

Using this as his chance to sneak inside of her home, kidnap the girl and force her to telling him of where Naruto is living or whereabouts. Hopping lightly and making sure to taken cover between some of the objects on the roof, the man is quite impressed of the girl.

Why? Well anytime he would move to the next rooftop or make a small dash too a hiding place, he would notice this strange fox girls ears twitching and alerting her. About not being alone and is being followed, causing the fox girl to stop in her tracks and begin looking around her surroundings. Even looking up towards the buildings of where the rooftops are, nearly spotting Itachi a few times.

Seeing the young girl hasn't notice anything of danger or being followed? Itachi watches her continue on her trek of running back home. Making Itachi to give pursuit of following her through the streets and near the river bend, near the direction of where the residential area and red district area of the Leaf.

Upon jumping couple more buildings and running around them in hopes of not loosing her, as well as finding the right time to jump down and get information out of her? Itachi paused his steps as he heard what sounded like a voice screaming out "Ow what the hell you do that for!" which the tone and the way they were speaking?

Indicated they were badly drunk and really ticked off about something...making Itachi to slowly walk on over too the edge of the brown building and peek over it, by leaning against his right leg knee. Peering down and seeing that same girl, who possibly bumped into the man, rubbing her forehead lightly and looking up at them. "This could spell out trouble...especially how tired and exhausting she looks...something tells me she won't be able to defend herself."

"Hey it's that demon...demon witch that hangs around with that", the man Haku had bumped into had to pause his sentence a bit. As he let out a small belch and shook himself to focus "that demon spawn brat!" He stated while throwing his arm up and back down, causing Haku. Who is standing in front of them to gain a sweat down and folding her ears back. On the account the sentence the drunk just made, was entirely backwards."

Though she jumped back when a hefty man tried and take a swing at her, causing Haku to slide backwards and nearly falling on her behind. "Yeah, because of you demon slaves we got kicked out of our favorite restaurant!" the hefty man slurred out while standing back up and having his large belly jiggle.

"Yeah its your fault, you and that stupid bastard of a master of yours!" This had Haku standing up while rubbing her rear a bit, as she glares at them with irritation and then stood up fully. "So what you going to do about it huh!" and had the girl guarding herself from blocking a beer bottle being tossed at her. Only instead she grabs the bottle and toss it over head, right into a garbage bin breaking it.

"Don't put the blame on someone because of your stupidity, it is your faults for doing something. That caused you to get kicked out of the restaurant either way. Now good night gentlemen..." Haku then tries her best to run past them and avoid any conflict, only to yelp out and feel one of them. Grabbing all of her tails and then yanking her back to where she was standing.

"The fuck you think..can...hic..can speak to us like that!" announced the man with the rope around his forehead, as now all three of them were moving and walking towards the girl. Who winces one eye open and stares the three down.

"Just because the Hokage see you useless demons valuable, makes her blind of you all plotting against us!" The hefty one explained as he then lunges forward and wraps both his arms around Haku. Before she could turn around and run, squeezing her tightly against him.

"Let go of me! What the heck you guys are doing!" strained Haku as she is doing her best to kick and break free of their hold, as she felt the fat mans arms squeezing tighter and tighter into her stomach "ack...guh stop!"

"Well then demon slave where is your master now!?" Slurred out one of the man as two of them got in front of her, snickering and chuckling with red faces. "Not so high and mighty when your caught huh?" and then backs away when Haku swung her both her legs straight up, hoping to hit the two in the chins. Only to scream out in pain and then hissing out when they grabbed her ankles and forces her, to bend her legs back. "Hey watch where your kicking witch!"

"I say we should teach her a lesson and show this demon!" snarled out the one man with the rope, pulling out a pocket knife from his jacket. Causing Haku to widen her eyes "what happens when her kind messes with us civilians!" and begins bringing the knife down towards Haku's left knee, as she jerks and tries to break free from the fat mans grip.

"No, no! Stop knock it off you don't want to do this!" Only for Haku to widen her eyes and begins breathing rapidly when she felt the man behind her, covering her mouth and starting hurting her jaw. "Mm-mph, mph!"

"Shut up you little brat it will only hurt for a second." They all laughed as Haku's struggles became more frantic, tossing and throwing her weight around. Anything to break free...normally this would be easy for her, as she can use the ninja escape technique. But, because of her training all day and then all night over a new jutsu?

The girl barely has any chakra left to perform even the simplest of moves. Whats worst she can't even use her demon chakra, on the account Tsunade, her mother and all the other senseis. Prohibits them of ever using any traces of demonic chakra, afraid that everyone will pick it up and think they are being attack by unseen forces or another demon beast attacking the village.

Of course they are allowed to flare their demonic chakra to their love ones, in case they are in trouble or nearby ninjas. But she can't do that on the account one: her family are all back at the Uzumaki household and secondly if she did flare it out? Not will it frighten the three drunk men surrounding her, but it will cause them to quickly kill her.

"Put the girl down." a very threatening voice called out from above them. Stopping the two men in front of Haku, from stabbing their knives into the girls knees and forces everyone to look up. Seeing a young man wearing what appears to be a black cloak, covering his entire body with red clouds. "Do I need to repeat myself?"

Itachi would not let these men harm this girl or even injure her. Especially if this girl from what he has gather and heard correctly? Is apparently dating or actually married off to Naruto Uzumaki, as well as possibly other females as well? Meaning and curiously if Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, has told Naruto about his heritage and lineage?

"And why should we listen to you bastard? These demons", the fat man began saying and tighten his hold on Haku. Causing her to groan through his mouth and shut her eyes from feeling her jaw, nearly broken and her ribs crushing from the pressure "deserve to die and be murdered, for bringing us nothing but trouble and destroying our homes!"

Haku open her eyes into slits pleading and begging through them for whoever this ninja is to save her life. Despite being a full fledge hanyou now? Her recovery can heal her quick enough from crushing feeling and breaking of her bones, on the account and from what Kurama said? Their regeneration is very slow but precise, if they want to speed their recovery up? They must be near one another and when doing so, even the most deadliest of attacks won't kill them! Minus, drowning, falling from a high place, combustion or being crushed by something. And right now she can attest too that being slowly crushed, is definitely preventing her regeneration to kick in.

Itachi narrowed his sharingan eyes and leaps down to ground level with the drunks. As they step away from him, with the two letting go of Haku's legs, and stared at the young man who rise up from his kneeling position and begins walking slowly towards them. "I said...let her go." Itachi repeated again an this time darkening his voice even deeper "you have no rights to harm a fellow leaf, no matter who or what they are. Attempting of murder is violation to the law of the Hokage, and immediate action will take place if you do so."

Which had all three of them chuckling nervously, but cockily as the man who had the one knife near Haku's right leg. Begin tossing it up and down "so what? This girl, along with the others that hang out with the demon spawn all deserve to die, and will die." Forcing Itachi to leer at the man and slowly begins sliding a kunai out from his right sleeve.

"All in the good name of the Fourth Hokage! The ninetails will be kil", the man never even finished his sentence as he felt something, or the last thing he did felt? Was slicing across his neck causing him to gurgle and spewing out nonsense; feeling the life inside of him quickly fading away and falling straight down towards the ground. With the blood dripping out and over his entire torso and neck!

"W-what the hell!? Why you demon loving bastard!" the man with the rope around his forehead swung his pocket knife upward and charges straight at Itachi. Who finished standing upright, to then just lean back from the drunks knife, swinging from over head and down too him. Itachi then tilt his body left and then right when the man proceeded to slash at him. "How dare you kill my friend! You bastard, you ninetail loving freak", once more could not finish his sentence. As Itachi just moved to his right and stab his kunai straight into the mans chest and pulled it out. Watching him fall backwards and hitting the ground with a hard thud.

The fat man and Haku who is still in his hold, blink their eyes and then blink them at each other and then back to Itachi. As the young man turn his gazed towards the fatso "UAHHHHH!" he screamed out and threw Haku forward, causing her to fall face first on the ground. Coughing and choking out couple of breaths, feeling the air returning back into her lungs as well as her eight tails. Gently curling and uncurling around the girl, as if imitating how fast her breathing is going.

Itachi did not give chase towards the fat man, but did amusingly watch him flail about that fat body of his and made a turn towards the right. Only to slam right up into a brick wall, prompting him to fall backwards and passing out on the spot.

Itachi then faces towards Haku and slowly approaches her...fighting a mental battle of if he should kill her too? To hide his identity and make it that he was never here, but on the other hand...he should really help her out and take her home. Seeing how exhausted she was as well as probably wants to properly thanked him "...you alright?" the kind heart side of him won the battle.

Haku, who got done coughing and getting the air back into her lungs, looks up at the young man and his outstretched arm. "Yeah...was careless..." she mumbled out and accepted his hand. Feeling him easily pulling her up onto her feet and then grabs her from falling over. "Ugh...remind me...to next time, go home early and not worry about perfecting a jutsu."

This earned a smile from Itachi as his guess was on the mark. "By the way..." now Itachi panicked as he saw the girl, who straighten herself up and looks up directly at his eyes. "Seems like Itachi has left another Uchiha alive...friends of Sho?" the girl asks with a small smile and tilt of her head. Making Itachi to just stand there and blink couple times, then lightly chuckles.

Even finding it somewhat cute of how her fox ears were twitching excitedly from her savior. "You can say that; but you should really go miss?" Itachi asks slowly hoping to avoid saying his name to her. He already blew his cover by having his sharingan active, it will be even worse for this girl. Knowing his name and alerting the authorities...well? That is if she can keep herself awake the entire day tomorrow?

"Heh I have a lot of last names", Haku giggle while lightly scratching the side of her cheek. "But now I mainly go as Haku Uzumaki. My previous last name was Haku Hyuga, thanks to my adoptive mother Mia Hyuga." she explained and watched how the man eyes widen at the name and then smiles. "And yours?"

"Sorry I can't give you my name, but give my regards too Mia." And with that Itachi immediately ninja steps away from Haku, causing the girl to guard herself and stare blankly in front of her. Surprised that someone like that is still around in the leaf? A Uchiha especially...oh well Haku thought with a yawn, she will worry about that over a good night sleep and dashes off towards her home.

With Itachi watching from above and keeping a good eye on the running girl, seeing and analyzing the exact steps she made through the streets. Being very curious if she was serious about being the adoptive daughter of Mia? Behold, she was in fact telling the truth as not only did Haku hop and jump best she could between two buildings, but enter the apartment building Mia lives in and knows her secret entrance, of entering inside the building. To avoiding the landlord or bothering anyone in the apartment rooms who are sleeping.

"Huh...Haku Hyuga and Uzumaki..." Itachi repeated what Haku told him and then sighs out in irritation from hearing what would be gurgled shouts of pain. "Kisame..." growled the boy lightly while shifting his gaze towards the right, with the timing of the shark man. Appearing and ninja stepping right behind the young man, chuckling and laughing lightly. "Ever heard of being discreet?"

Only for Kisame to counter with a chortle chuckle and lightly placing his hand against his own chest. "Why Itachi you ever heard of subtle?" earning a irritated sigh from the boy. As well grunting lightly when Kisame approaches him and wraps an arm over his shoulders "yup I heard you killing some people and figure", he started while lifting his hand up lightly from Itachi shoulders and looking at it.

"Why let him have all the fun? When I can too kill some of the villagers hmm?" Kisame chuckled deeply while looking over towards the building Itachi is staring at. All the while hearing the boy sighing and then giving a light nod "yeah you understand it...anyway, what was it who you saved?" curiously the shark man asks as he pulls away from Itachi and stars at the building. "I thought you don't have any feelings for this place?"

"...some habits are hard to die." was the blunt response Kisame got from the boy. As he turns to face him and tilt his head back. Making Itachi to turn around and begins walking couple distance away "it would look really bad on us, if I were to kill her. Especially who she is related too.." and with that Itachi disappeared from the rooftops and away from the general area; knowing very well the Anbu working night shifts will come and investigate those screams.

"Who? What do you mean her too, and by not killing her?" it confused Kisame of what Itachi meant and always hated it when the boy gives him riddles that he can never figure out or just outright frustrates him. "Eh the hell with it I will figure it out soon..." and with that the blue skin cloaked man, followed his partner through the village. To one of their hiding places or spots they use, to keep themselves from being spotted.

"Mia Hyuga...I haven't heard that name ever since the Anbu days..." Itachi glares ahead of him as he and Kisame were jumping and leaping over rooftops. Just hearing that name coming out from the girl and then saying she was her mother? Definitely left Itachi for a loop but at the same time...proud of Mia adopting possibly either a war orphan, or someone in the leaf village.

Though it could also possibly be a bet she lost with Kuchaya, knowing the fox chief she always loves to play pranks and mess with the Hyuga anbu mind. "She also knew who Naruto was as well as being married to him."

"You know Itachi?" Kisame suddenly spoke up behind him, getting the young man attention as he turns his head at him and then back forward. "You could...I don't know? After what I presume saving someone life, asks the girl of whereabouts of the ninetails?" Kisame waited for a response to come from the young man. As Itachi was being very silent and too himself, only to then tsk and hang his head down in embarrassment. Earning a small laughter coming from Kisame as well as sweat drops of his partner forgetting to interrogate the girl "you forgotten haven't you, you see Itachi."

Which had the young man looking up with a deadpan, as he can't believe his partner? Is going to lecture him about this "if you would have waited for me to come, and assist you with whatever was going on? We could have gotten the information out from that girl." only for Kisame, to humph lightly and turn his head away from Itachi, who countered.

"And if you were there to asks where the Ninetails jinchuriki or Naruto was? You would have intimidated her and had her running away from us, as well as warning nearby ninjas." Itachi retorted and faces back forward. As he and Kisame were heading towards one of the large lakes in the leaf; that will then lead them towards one of the cave openings, no one will ever find out. A secret passage that most Anbu and Uchiha's knows about in the past.

A good hiding place for the night and until morning comes "yeah, yeah but I could have easily chop her legs off and prevent her from getting help." The man chuckled out darkly as they both landed on the lake waters and in front of the secret passage, as the man laugh some more. From Itachi just pushing him forward "alright, alright I'm going daddy sheesh."

Making Itachi to groan and roll his eyes and right before he steps in. He looks once more towards the somewhat repaired village, in the direction of where Mia's apartment was. "Seems like we will be reuniting sooner than I anticipated...along with Kakashi." and enters inside the cave. Knowing and having a good guess that he will be meeting up with his fellow Anbu partners and friends soon...he just hope when that girl, Haku? Saw his eyes would trick Mia enough into thinking there is another Uchiha who survived or believes him to be Sho.

Xxx

Lunch time has come and arrived quickly the next day, as everyone were bustling and busy about. Repairing and rebuilding some of the structures and business houses that were destroyed. During the invasion couple months ago. Hammering away and pounding into woods and two-by-fours foundations, while breaking apart and pulling old damage structures away from the buildings. Too replace them with new ones.

Everything felt serene and peaceful for the most part, as those who were walking about and spending time with couple of friends. Around and near the front of the village, with a river splitting the roads into two...turns the corner too their right and begins walking down the street. The same street and road that Haku, almost got hurt and badly injured by couple of drunks. With their child suddenly shaking and hugging close too his mother, earning the mom to look down at him. "Honey whats wrong? We always take this street to go home?" the mother asks and then looks up at her husband, who too look at her and then back down at their son.

Who seem to tremble and shake even more as he buried his face into his mother's back. Worrying her and the father greatly at how scared their son is being? So with a look from the mom, the father breathes in some air and then exhale it out. Wanting to gather some courage and trek down the street to see, what it is that's scaring their child greatly? Walking and being about a good distance away from his family, the road and pavement he is now stepping on; caught his attention and looks down at the pavement...

Noticing that the coloring of the street is very dark and somewhat red looking? It even had a trail leading towards what appears to be another dark stain on the ground. The man felt his stomach turning and twisting, as well as feeling a cold chill down his spine. As he steps and follows the stains towards wherever they are leading too?

"Honey is anything wrong?" the mother called out as she is hugging her son close to her, rubbing and massaging his back. Hoping to calm down the frighten boy and ease his mind, although the two of them had to stand up straight in surprise! As they watch the man literally stumble backwards and immediately ran towards his family, nearly tripping up and falling over in his own legs. Grabbing his wife and sons arms, causing the two yelp out and begins asking him what it is that he saw? Or what gotten him very scared, as the only replies he gave them is they needed to warn the Hokage!

Couple minutes has gone by since the family discovered what appears to be men who were killed and murdered, thrown to the side of the streets and into couple of alleyways of the southern part of the Leaf village; making Tsunade to send out whoever was available right now, to go and investigate. In which she was lucky enough to find out, Kurenai, Asuma and Kakashi were still in the village.

Wanting the three of them to go too said location and see what they can find. Once the three were there and meeting up with another, they began investigating and examining the dead bodies. And one unconscious fat man, sleeping and passed out at a nearby wall. Kakashi, not really want to check on him want Kurenai and Asuma to go and see if they could get anything from him. As he stays and examines the slash marks that were left on the two men.

"And from the smell that hasn't deteriorate yet from whatever time they were killed? They were possibly drunks walking back home last night." Kakashi then turn and flip the bodies around a bit, noticing other marks and bruises "and from the look of these bruises, they were possibly in a bar fight. No doubt coming from the red district area of the Leaf village." after laying the one mans body back on his back, as well as the other. Kakashi leans forward and grabs their wallets from their pockets, to check on their identification and see who they were.

"Oh? These three are part of that one group, burning down and almost killing Kin in Naruto's apartment. So no loss here if they got the justice they deserved...and been months, trying to find these three ever since they burned down Naruto's old home." he then pocketed their ID into his pouch, figuring it will be good to show and give their information towards Tsunade, as well ease up her mind about those who were part of those people; on the day of Naruto apartment burning down. Were finally found, but also killed...

"Well at least one of them survived, now to figure out where these cuts-" he didn't finished his sentence as when he turn their bodies back, and taking notice of the one mans neck? Being slit in a perfectly good straight line? And the man with the rope around his forehead, being stabbed precisely where the heart is? Had the man one eye shaking and trembling a bit.

Only to then glared hard and focusing on the perfectly executed killing technique...Kakashi then quickly stood up and face towards Asuma and Kurenai, as they seemed to have manage to wake up the fat man from his slumber. Only for Kurenai to punch him very hard and then threw him over her shoulder, straight into the lake. Making Kakashi to blink his eyes at this sudden action, as well as watching the way the woman shoulders is moving up and down.

After she calmed down and some comforting words from Asuma? The two of them quickly return back towards Kakashi, with very dead serious looks in their eyes...along with a murderous one for Kurenai. "...what did he say?"

"You would have killed him before Kurenai anger gotten to boiling point." Asuma stated and then sweat drop, while resting both hands on said woman shoulders. With her crimson eye insisting that there will be blood and death, if someone were to speak too her in the wrong manner.

"WHAT that bastard inform us, is that they nearly tried and killed Haku last night!" she yelled causing Kakashi glare to harden and the two could literally see the cyclops, balling up his hands into fists. "Yeah, saying your typical we hate demon speech nonsense..."

"Although what he told us and apparently the time of the killing, Haku seemed to have been running from wherever she was coming from? To her house, exhausted and tired to the point she couldn't even fight against them." Kurenai was thinking that they must have used something, to tired her out and practically do harm to the girl. Only for Kakashi to raise a hand and shook his head, earning confusing blinks from the senseis.

"Don't worry and lucky for him", Kakashi snarled out while leaning towards the right a bit. Watching the fat sober man swimming and climbing his way out of the lake, only to then look up to what appears to be Anbu. Arriving on the scene and roughly grabbing him and throwing him into the streets, then carrying him off towards the interrogation department. Fresh meat for both Anko and Ibiki to get some juicy knowledge.

The man then sighs and rests a hand on his forehead "it was actually my fault in a sense, I saw Haku by herself in training ground seven. Practicing and perfecting of what appears to be a new jutsu..." in which got an low and slow ah from both Kurenai and Asuma "yeah, and I guess the advice I gave her about taking each step of the jutsu she is learning? One at a time, in a way of one hour each..."

"And knowing the girl and who her mother is", Kurenai chuckle lightly while flushing in embarrassment for having her anger cloud her judgment. Thinking those drunks had somehow messed with Haku, or injected the girl with something. "She must have overly trained and spent entire day at the training ground, without realizing what time it is."

This is when Asuma spoke up while bringing a lighter, to his cigarette and blew out some smoke after pulling it away from his mouth. "Had Haku drained of regular chakra and strained muscles, causing her to be unable to do anything but possibly the basics of moves. Along with the stress and being tired, she is unable to concentrate enough chakra to fight back."

Kakashi nodded as well letting the two they hit the nail on the head. "Now besides solving that bit of mystery, were you guys able to know who saved Haku?" in which the responses he got from the two was a very harsh glare and a firm nod. With Kakashi doing the same with them "they probably aren't too far off, let's go and find them."

"No need", Kurenai quickly stated as right before she said those words? She looked around the area a bit, and spotted what appears to be two people wearing black cloaks. Only to then watch them quickly disappearing before sight, indicating they have ninja stepped for hoping not to be caught. "They're nearby and are heading north towards the gates." Is what she manage to catch a glimpse of, as well as knowing what direction they were heading too. Getting the two men next to her to stare at one another, then all of them look to each other. As they too vanished out of thing air, causing couple winds whipping up some leafs on the ground and straight towards the river bend.

Xxx

Meanwhile at one of the training grounds of the village, the girls consisting of Tenten, Ino, Haku and Kin. All had manage to wake up early in the morning, walk out from their Uzumaki house, down one of the streets of the village in the residential area.

Avoiding and evading the crowd of people that were walking and passing through the streets. Wanting to evade unwanted attention from the angry and demon hating civilians and ninjas, who are out and about. The road they took and pathway they traveled in all leads towards Mia and Haku's apartment building, with the three girls knocking excitedly and anxious of wanting to get some training done by none other than Mia Hyuga!

In which the mother was somewhat surprised and shock of why they wanted her to train them? In which case Ino at the time raised a hand up with closed eyes, one hand to hip saying "because Mia-sensei you have a great understanding and knowledge of how chakra control works! Being an Anbu and all, it will be great if you could help all of us!" is were the exact words Ino said.

At first the sensei wasn't sure why they would want her to teach them chakra control? When they have already know enough of it, too have no trouble at all summoning or molding their chakra for said jutsu? "Its because Mia-sensei, ever since we gotten Kurama full power? Our chakra reserves sky rocketed and also our abilities...only the draw back is."

Kin started explaining and told Mia is because of their now fully Hanyou powers? The chakra and powers they received from Kurama, had increased their chakra reserves but also made their control over said chakra abysmal...

Much she wanted to help the girls out and train them? Mia at that time, was extremely worried about Haku and the experience she just had last night with couple of drunks. OF course before she could even decline or even tell the girls, maybe some other time? Her daughter came downstairs, looking very horrible and pale towards the door and greeted everyone. As well as telling them that she is alright with a big yawn, making Kin and Tenten to flush and giggle lightly at the way Haku's blue ears folded back when doing so...making her look cute.

"Mia-sensei?" a voice interrupted the mother's train of thought and had her shaking her head and blinking her eyes. As she then stare over too the girl, which it was Tenten, looking very nervous but at the same time excited of training with one of the Anbu. She has great respect for...second too Tsunade of course "so how should we begin our chakra training?" asks the excited weapon user, watching the way how her white fur fox tails were wagging and swishing left and right. Bouncing gently against the heel of her foot.

"Well..." what can she teach them that will help with their chakra control? Going back to basics won't possibly help? As well as being very slow process for however huge their chakra reserves has gotten...she cannot teach them into learning about elemental training? As they are not ready yet for said training. "What does it feel like when you girls go and use your chakra? Describe it in a way that I can narrow it down." much she was speaking to everyone, most of her attention was at her tired daughter. Who appears to be sitting up against a tree bark, with her head leaning to the right a bit and breathing through her open mouth. Indications of her be half awake and asleep were evident in her somewhat baggy eyes.

All three girls look at one another and then away, with Ino bringing one arm up to her chin. Tenten with both her hands against her hips, tapping her slipper foot lightly and Kin. Crossing her arms under her chest and pushing them gently against herself. "...well?" Mia asks once more with a slight giggle, almost going awe at the way the girls ears and tails were reacting to the emotions going through them.

"It's kind of hard to explain in detail?" they all said at once with nervous chuckles, as they wrapped their tails around their waists. With Ino stepping forward first and does her best to explain, exactly what happens when they tried to use either jutsu or concentrating chakra.

"It sort of feels like...whenever we try and concentrate our chakra or even mold it? Our demonic chakra starts seeping into our system, causing us to lose focus or having our chakra. Blowing up in our faces..." which was Jutsu backfiring on the girls.

"Or in our cases demonic chakra seeping into our jutsu and making them way to stronger than what we can control, sending us flying backwards", Kin began saying making Mia to blink her eyes remembering the bubble-bomb jutsu Naruto has. That causes the boy to go flying backwards "or when we try and take a step to use our jutsu. It will either explode in our faces, or we get caught within it ourselves."

And then Haku through a tired voice yawns out "or having our elemental jutsu, becoming bit devastating and destroying anything in front of us." in which the tired girl. Struggle herself up to her two feet and walks on over to the line of girls, as they were asking and wondering if she is alright. Forcing Haku to nod and letting them know she is fine, just exhausted as well over did it with her training yesterday.

"From the sounds of it girls? You are having trouble deciphering which chakra is which, completely understandable too." Mia smiled at the end, earning some confuse gazes at the sensei. "You see there are actually many colorization of chakra, blue: being our regular chakra that we are born with. Green: being medical style chakra and jutsu and red: being as you girls know as jinchuriki chakra or Demonic chakra." she went on and then briefly goes over the different color chakra and their meaning, so on and so forth. Skipping all the basic details or any information they already know from their senseis or the ninja academy.

"You all understand?" Mia asks after getting done with her lesson of chakra, seeing everyone nodded their heads...with Haku mostly bobbing her head down and up. Trying her best to do everything in her will power to stay awake, as she hums lightly. "Good and since I understand what is going on, I think it is time for you girls. To learn one of the most difficult parts of chakra control." Mia then smiles at all the girls, minus Haku, tilting their heads lightly and then curiously look at one another.

Having Kin to shrug her shoulders as she did not know, there were even difficult chakra control lessons? "You will see", smiled the female hyuga as she turns her back at them and begins walking towards one of the trees in the training area. "Its combination of both wall climbing and keeping the flow of chakra." she began explaining while she walks up the tree. "But this will be a bit more difficult and harder, as most ninja who has train in this? Has mostly failed and only selected few Jonin and Anbu, can get this down greatly." as she proceeds to walk up the tree, she continued moving towards one of the tree branches.

But not on top or on its sides, but upside down! Causing the girls to widen their eyes, or leaning forward in amazement of how Mia. Just leisurely walks towards the middle of the tree branch and stares up at the girls with a smile, crossing her arms. "This is one of the chakra control training I personally created, in order to help me maintain a good balance of knowing how much chakra I am wasting, as well as how to even out the flow of chakra throughout my body!" she then nudge her head wanting the girls, to come on up and give it shot.

In which they hurry themselves towards the tree she took and begin running up it. Leaving Haku behind who nearly topple backwards, only to yelp and shook herself awake form feeling her tails. Quickly touching and slamming down against the ground behind her, to prevent her from falling and stares up at everyone. "Hey wait for me!" she shouted and begins running up the tree with everyone.

As they all line up next to each other and stares down at Mia, by leaning forward a bit with Mia. Staring down at them with a toothy grin. "Same rules applies when hanging upside down, it behaves just like wall climbing and water walking." In which she saw Ino waving her hand down.

"That all? Pfft this will be a piece of cake then!" and proceeds to carefully walk to the side of the branch and then underneath it. Though gasps lightly when she felt her sandals slipping a bit, only to quickly place it back on the branch. Sighing out and got into position with Mia, as the girl smugly look up at her and snaps her fingers "See piece of" only to then have her world going dark with a loud thud.

Her hearing going deaf for a bit and muffling out what sounded like shouts and screams, along with what sounded like her name. "Ino, Ino, Ino are you alright nothing broken!?" it belong to Kin and the other girls. As the Yamanaka groans and saw that she had somehow fell off from the branch and landed on ground level...upside down and her legs over her upper body and feet touching the ground near her head, giving a good view through her skirt.

"Ugh..uhh what happened?" Ino groaned and begins rolling into a sitting position, rubbing and tending to her aching head. She then tilt her head back and looking up when she heard Mia chuckling "yeah laugh it up...what happened Mia sensei?"

"What happened", Mia paused and removed her hand from her chin "is that you lost concentration and fell off the branch."

This had Ino deadpanning towards her sensei and growling in irritation "how did that happened? I used the right amount to walk up the tree and the branch, there shouldn't be no reason for me to fall off." she mutters out and hissed out couple of times, while rubbing and tending to her rear end. Walking her way back up the tree and to the other girls. Who were asking if she was alright and doing okay, as the girl nodded her head and raised a hand to assure them.

"That maybe true Ino", Mia began speaking and then wanted the others to give it a shot. "But you forgotten what else I said about this difficult training exercise?" retorted the sensei and watches Tenten and Kin, gulping lightly and began concentrating chakra into their feet. Curiously wonder if they had to apply more chakra than usual to hang upside down, and gave it a shot once they figure they concentrated enough chakra to their feet. Began walking around and under the branch where Mia is, standing next to the sensei, feeling their weight starting to go upward and towards the ground.

"Seems like Tenten and Kin..." before Haku could even finish that sentence, Kin let out a scream and began flailing both her arms and tried to grab the tree branch she was standing upside down on. Felt both feet popping off the branch and hurdling her straight down too the ground, with a loud thud and her rolling backwards in pain.

While Tenten kept feeling both feet slipping off and on against the branch, as she was kicking and lifting both leg at a time to stay in place. Only to fully slip off in a flip and lands down hard on her back to ground level, arms and legs spread apart. Groaning and whining from the horrible pain shooting through her back "ugh wow...this is more painful than Gai-sensei pushing Neji and I's limits..." groaned the weapon user, who lifted herself up from the ground.

"Well I did warn you girls, standing upside down is a lot harder than it looks." The sensei then went and explaining why, unaware of her own daughter going upside herself and sticking nicely on the branch with her mother. "You see despite needing the right amount of chakra concentrated towards your feet?" she demonstrated by lifting her right leg of the branch, but still standing still without flailing at all.

"You still need to constantly make sure you give an even flow down your legs and feet, so this way..." she then rests the foot back on the branch smiling. "You won't be feeling the extra weight of your body, or gravity in this case. Wanting to drag you down and crashing into the ground", and with that the sensei opened her eyes and watches the girls coming on back to the branch once more. But alerted the mother when Kin let out a small gasp and points to the semi-awake Haku.

"Looks like you have a prodigy Mia-sensei!" giggled Kin while kneeling down and watching the adoptive daughter concentrating and keeping herself attached too the branch. "Wow Haku, I never knew how well your concentration was! Are you sure you were having trouble, focusing and molding chakra?" Kin joked while looking up towards Ino, as she got to her place on the branch. Lifting up a finger while bending forward a bit.

Explaining and telling Kin that yes, Haku actually does have trouble concentrating and focusing her chakra just like the others. Especially with activating jutsu or even getting said jutsu to work, as she goes and tells that too Kin and Tenten.

Mia who was standing next to the girl blink her pale blue eyes and began shifting them left and right, hearing what sounded like light snoring coming from somewhere. Cause her to move her body down towards the girls, who look like were agreeing and chatting with one another. Coming up with a way of how they should get and keep a steady flow of chakra through their legs and feet.

But no signs of them snoring or sleeping? "Hmm...then who?" only to finally get her answer when Haku, grumbled and mumbled lightly and gave big yawn. Earning the attention of her mother at the daughter, almost going into a laughing fit. When she notice that Haku; is nearly sleeping while hanging upside down with her chakra.

"Haku, dear come on you have to stay up." Mia tone was one of worry and concern, but also loving as she gently touches Haku's shoulders. Causing the girl to violently shake and force Mia to retract her hand away from the girl, as this is the first time? She ever seen her daughter responding so violently before while asleep?

Even the hair on her fox features furs were standing on edge, then calming down when the ice user. Looks towards her mother's direction and let out a sigh, then laughs weakly "so-sorry Kaa-chan...I did not get a really good night sleep last night, as well as..." Haku had to stop herself from saying what transpired last night. Making Mia to blink her eyes and then dead panning towards the girl, as she moves closer to Haku's face.

Getting the girl to gulp and begin sweating lightly, as anytime she tries and avoids something from her mother? Or doesn't want her mother knowing what occur; Mia seems to know exactly what to do in order to have Haku speak! Which was starring at her and leaning very close to her with great intent, "Haku." and there was the deep tone of her mother's voice, warning her if she doesn't speak? She would be prohibit from doing something for the entire day or week...

The girl hang her head up against her torso and sighs out, as once again. Her mom knows just what to do in order to get a answer out from her. Although before she could reply and look at her mother, Haku felt her chakra releasing from her foot and sent her hurtling down towards ground level, with Mia nearly missing on catching her legs by moving towards Haku, only for her hand barely missing the girls legs; followed by flinching when she heard Haku let out a loud oomph after making contact to the ground.

"Haku!" screamed the mother as she immediately released her chakra concentration and fell down to ground level, only to quickly flip upright and lands on her feet gracefully and dashes towards her daughter. Who manage to carefully and with twitching movements, sat upright and begins rubbing her entire back. As the other girls also panic and began jumping down to check over their lover and wife, as they begin circling around the girl a bit and then proceed to follow her. After Mia scooped Haku up into her arms and moves towards one of the tree barks.

"I'm fine...fine don't worry about me mom..." Haku then thumbs towards the girl, with her ears folding back. "You forget...that our regeneration will kick immediately in as long as we're standing together." she sheepishly chuckled out though grunts, when her mother plops her back down on the ground. Causing her rear end to bump into a root, earning Haku to tilt a bit and rub the sore spot.

Only to then feel Mia's hands on her chin and cheeks, looking her over. "Haku you are seriously pale, and just having my hand on your face? I can tell your trembling and shaking out of exhaustion!" the voice of her mother was very passionate and concerning for her safety, as Haku; felt really ashamed for not telling her mother of what happened this morning, or what occur last night. She looked away from Mia's worried face as the mother pulled her hand away and gently rests them, on her own knees.

"Haku what happened last night? You came home around nearly 4am this morning?" this had earn couple of stares from the girls, as they did not realize Haku was even out that late? They all thought the girl had manage to come home and stealth her way into her bedroom without being unnoticed. But apparently that was not the case, and the girl had gone to where her home was?

Haku, who is resting against the tree bark, let out a quiet sigh and gently fiddle her finger against the ground. Having her eight tails resting and wrapping around her waist and legs "I...lost track of time during my training yesterday." she began and looks up at her mother with her red eyes "trying my best to get better control over my own chakra and demonic chakra. As already explained from the other girls, it kept seeping into any of my jutsu or molding within my regular chakra. Causing some if not all of my jutsu to not work properly."

Haku then went on and said because of that as well finding different ways, she could stop the demonic chakra from seeping into her regular chakra? She then went on and started teaching herself a new Jutsu; a jutsu she has been trying to make and create over the past three months during the leaf construction, and only managing to get the first step down an trying to get the second part perfected. In which she began to notice how her demonic chakra, kept melding and fusing with her regular chakra.

"So after realizing how late it was...as well as how exhausted and nearly out of chakra in my body? I began running back home, hoping to get some sleep and rests for the next day of my personal training." Only for her sentence to stop as the girl let out another yawn, stretching her arms away from her body. Making the girls to lightly giggle out and whisper among themselves, saying it might be best if Haku, sits this training out for couple hours, until she gets the needed sleep.

"BUT..." the sharp tone of Mia voice scared everyone and especially at the way she is glaring at Haku. Who look like really, really wanted to avoid saying what happened next "Haku I swear if you don't tell me, I will make sure that twenty pound chakra seals. Look pale into comparison of what kind of punishment I am thinking right now! NOW tell me what happened last night!"

Haku, who is stammering and stuttering her voice was fidgeting under the harsh glare Mia-sensei is giving right now. Causing her to move and shift her legs around, trying to find a way to explain without giving to much detail, of what happened.

Only for Tenten, who is master of weapons and accuracy blinked her eyes down towards the girls legs. Noticing around her ankles; looking as though they were cut or hit something really hard last night. Only upon closer inspection at least, from where she is standing they were hand prints! "Haku who grabbed you last night!" growled out Tenten as well as immediately sitting down in front of the girl.

Grabbing her right leg and moving the pant leg up, to show the girls and Mia the hand print on Haku right ankle, alerting Mia as she gasps and goes and grabs the girls other leg and check that ankle as well. Making Haku, who knew she couldn't avoid it or did not know that the regeneration would not heal the bruises down to her? Then again...she wasn't with the girls last night or at the Uzumaki home too have the regeneration take effect. Thus the imprint if going to take slower to recover...

"Who...who did this to you!" Mia wanted to know and boy did she really, really wanted to kick their ass for doing such a thing to her daughter! "Haku who", she tried asking again and saw Haku lightly shaking her head.

"Mom its alright they were taking care of...well, more of getting killed." Haku chuckled lightly and then widen her eyes when the mother grabs her shoulders and saw the need of harming the people, were replaced with great concern and fear.

"Whoa no-no nothing like that I think the person who helped me out last night, hasn't been informed about us knowing about Kurama being inside of Naruto. That anytime these drunk", she then hissed and cussed on the inside of announcing that out loud.

"YOU WERE ATTACK BY DRUNKS!? Haku how many times did I told you not!"

"Not to take those alley way shortcuts and near the red-light district, I know mom. But it was either that", she moved both hands to her right and then to the left while facing at her. "Or passing out in the middle of the road, exhausted and tired. For whoever wanders early in the morning, to do whatever they please with me. Especially the anti-demon civilians." which had the mother who is nearly about to hyperventilate, calms down and lets out a breath of understanding...

"True, true and using the alley ways is the quickest way to our home." Mia then shook her head "but enough about that, who was it that helped you before the drunks could do anything."

"Haku actually?" Ino this time spoke up while moving a hand away from her chin, with her pointing finger out "how come you did not use your demonic chakra? To defend yourself or fight back?" in which the answer she gotten from her teammate, was a 'you know why look' while smirking when Ino blond fox ears twitched upward and then folded back, making her sheepishly chuckle "oh...oh right, it would prove the villagers point about us being demon."

"Puh I would have used the demonic chakra either way and just shove or beat up the bastards, who would want to do harm to me. Or at least knock their asses off and knock them out." Kin then gives a knowing smile with her gray fox tails wagging up and down with her one hand against her hip. "That was another option too Haku."

"Girls understand that Haku was exhausted and running low on normal chakra, and when your being intimidated as well held down by people like them? Without knowing what is about to happen, your mind will not think straight." Mia explained while facing back at Haku "happens to even the best, but this person? A ninja obviously helped you out Haku, did you or got a glimpse of who they were?"

Haku smiles and nods as she felt herself leaning towards the right a bit, indicating the girl is reaching her exhaustion limit. Though everyone couldn't help but find this kind of cute, with the smile Haku is giving and with the fox features, adding even more to the cuteness even the whiskers gives this sense of sleeping peacefully, only to jerk herself awake.

"Huh...oh right, right", Haku yawns again and apologizes to everyone about it. Which they told her its quite alright and waits for the girl, to finally respond and tell Mia who it was that saved her? "The person who helped me out, look like a Uchiha." This earn Mia to blink her eyes at this sudden information but then figured, it was Sho who probably saved her...though killing the men?

"I thought so too but it wasn't Sho Kaa-chan, it was another Uchiha and seemed to be very close of preventing people spewing out or openly saying how Naruto has Kurama in him." Haku then giggles and smile brightly at her mother, who scratch behind her ears. As she doesn't know any other Uchiha that survived or lived? Besides Sho, on the account Sho was on an important Anbu mission at the time for the third Hokage "he wanted me to tell you" and everything went silent for Mia and widened her eyes as the next thing Haku said.

Caused flashes of memories of the past and standing in front of the south end of the Uchiha compound, breathing and panting heavily, being around Haku age. Staring down another person with what appears to be cold murderer in their eyes and mix in with sorrow, all the while the young boy in front of her? Is cover in nothing but what seems to be fresh blood; as her Byakugan reflects off from his Sharingan eyes as they had one last duel together. With Mia demanding that he will tell her what happened here, if she can manage to hit him at least 50 times!

Only for her and him to once again end the duel with Mia, only managing to get about 25 hits in and nearly passing out from exhaustion. Only to be grabbed by him from her about to fall over, hearing a whisper in her ears, with a soft smile coming from the young boy as his voice whispers out "I will someday give my regard to you Mia."

Only for Mia to return into the present as Haku said "He gives his regards to you Kaa...chan?" Haku and everyone around her blink their eyes, realizing just how wide and far Mia's eyes look along with being dead quiet after Haku relay the message to her "Kaa-chan are you alright?" before they could continue asking what is wrong, everyone including Mia, all whip their attention towards the leaf village after hearing what sounded like a large explosion erupting near the north-east part of town.

"What the hell was that?" Ino blurted out had everyone staring in that direction, well more so of Mia, Kin and Tenten as Haku. After finishing up her tale and staring at the direction of the explosion...felt her exhaustion reaching breaking point and decided to fall asleep on the spot.

"Girls..." Mia tone was deep and serious causing everyone there to look at her and then felt chill going down their spines. When the mother turn her head lightly over her shoulders and had a very dead serious look in her eyes, one that Anbu perfected "stay here and continue the chakra concentration...I need to check this out." and vanished before them.

Causing the girls to guard themselves from the sudden wind Mia picked up after leaving, and lower their guards down after the winds had died. With Ino letting out a whine "man whenever something exciting happens? We have to be left out from it..."

Tenten after checking over the bruises again and seeing how not serious they were? Let out a calming breath and giggles lightly, as just like Kurama had said before disappearing...she definitely has a strong affinity wanting to protect and making sure her lovers and family is safe. "That maybe so Ino, but the way Mia glared at us? Means this is way beyond our experience level and could seriously get injured..."

Which Kin nodded and lifted a finger "if anything I learn from Kurenai-sensei during my Genjutsu training? Is that you should always listen too the sensei, especially if they give off that glare." as everyone nodded and began moving about and towards the tree, only for Ino to stop and then looks at Kin. Who had one leg inches forward and stares at Ino "what?"

"Kin...how come you didn't ask Kurenai-sensei to help you with chakra control?" Ino quickly raised her hand to stop the girl from answering, when her red eyes blinks and then widens when Ino then finished her sentence with some laughter "on the account when it comes to Genjutsu. You need a lot of chakra concentration and meditation to keep the illusions, strong and steady without being disrupted by outside sources."

Making Kin to growl out and bop her fist into her forehead "stupid, stupid, stupid why did I not figure that out!" she scolded herself and bops her forehead couple more times, till she stops and felt a headache coming "aw fuck it...if anything this whole standing upside thing, will probably show more promise than learning control over Genjutsu."

"True, I don't think Gai-sensei even told me about this method of train", Tenten began saying and was about to turn and face at Haku. Only to blink her eyes "hey wheres?" she lifted a finger up at the spot the ice girl was sleeping at, earning Kin and Ino too blink their eyes and begin looking in all directions.

Only for the three to blink their eyes and heard what sounded like light snoring coming from above and had all three looking up and sweat dropping from the sight they are seeing. In which apparently Haku, has manage to sleep walk by slipping past them without being notice, walks up the tree and went upside down on the tree branch and started training in her sleep.

"...who should get her down?" Ino spoke up and then continue staring at Haku upside down form. Only to then hum and look to her left and right, seeing Tenten and Kin happily waving their hands from behind her. Indicating she should be the one who should get Haku, making the blonde hair ninja to growl lightly and folding her yellow fox ears back. "Seriously? Ugh..." she grunts out and begins marching towards the tree "its because I'm her teammate isn't it!"

Xxx

Near a river stream and in the leaf village where the explosion happened, showed Itachi, Kisame, Kakashi, Kurenai and Asuma staring down at each other menacingly, with Kakashi using one of his many jutsu to protect himself from an attack.

Only to then later be down on his hands knees, after warning Asuma and Kurenai about Itachi's eye technique he is about to use. Explaining how only another sharingan user is able to counter-attack it, but because Kakashi doesn't have two Sharingans? It was impossible of him to avoid or even defeat the Genjutsu Itachi had use, called Tsukyomi.

A powerful and deadly Genjutsu that allows Itachi, to create and mold another world of his choosing. Allowing him to torture, attack or even mess the minds of his enemies, in which case he used this technique to harm Kakashi for three days. When it only actually happened an instant once the Genjutsu was released, causing him to be in the position he is in now, with Kurenai and Asuma gritting and grinding their teeth; sensing how hurt Kakashi was.

"I say that is mighty an impressive Jutsu Itachi-san." Chortle Kisame as he taps his large samhada against his shoulders lightly. "But remember..." only to grin when the boy stares over towards him, with his eyes slowly if not painfully opening back up lightly. "It is also dangerous for you to over use it...shall I put them out of their misery?"

Itachi wanted to speak and say something against killing them, but the three already knew too much and about their main target they are going after. Still...much he wants to leave them alive? He still has to keep his profile up of being a dangerous S-rank missing ninja "seeing how you aren't saying anything, I guess that means a yes!" the tone was excitement as the shark skin looking man, threw his sword around and behind him.

Causing the three Jonin in front of him to tisk and grit their teeth, preparing themselves to dodge or even reflect that giant sword of his. As he begins charging forward and lifts the samhada above his shoulder blade, ready to strike and rip off everyone's head. Only "Kisame..." his name was announced quickly by Itachi.

Causing the man to nearly let out a whoa and stops his sword in mid-swing; nicking just barely against Kurenai's cheek. As she and Asuma quickly moved back, with Kakashi following suit with Kurenai feeling blood dripping down her face. All look towards where Itachi is, as Kisame with irritation.

Blink his eyes and turn his head at the young man "what is it Itachi?" he snarled out only to then blink his eyes with a confused stare, when the boy fully open his eyes and just muttered the words.

"Dodge."

"Dodge? Dodge wha-!?"

"Dynamic entry!" Kisame never got the chance to finish as he felt a massive weight and force of a kick, landing directly against the side of his face and sending him flying over the river and past the three standing Jonin, as Kakashi widen his eyes and couldn't be happier to see another face.

As the man of the hour stood poise and ready for action, in his taijutsu stance. Facing and looking directly at Kisame who after slamming up against the railing bars of the streets. Swung his entire body around and swipe a hand over his face "what who...damn that was a strong kick."

"If you are wondering who I am? I am the great, handsome green beast of the leaf. Maito Gai!" announced the man as he strikes his stance once more, with an arm stretched forward at Kisame. Watching the way how the man just stood up straight, rolling his neck and shoulders around as if shaking off the attack...

"I would but damn does it hurt, never had someone to deal damage too me in a long while. This...is no ordinary person." although he will not give the man pleasure of knowing he manage to deal some harm to him, as he chuckles and faces at Gai. "For a minute I almost confused you to be an animal, but this time you won't be so lucky."

"Kisame we're", Itachi wanted to say they were leaving and vanish from everyone. Only to be for naught and felt danger coming his way, as he quickly spins around and swipes a Kunai from his weapon pouch and made contact with a short sword, sliding back from the person doing a jumping slash at him. With piercing blue eyes glaring harshly at him and then kick jump away against Itachi, defending knee as the two slides apart and stares at one another.

This had Kakashi blinking his eyes and then stares over at Gai "you brought Mia into this?!" he growled out and then looks back to the scene, as Asuma and Kurenai; got the okay from Gai saying that they can open their eyes. As once they did the two were also surprise as Kakashi, to see the one person and somewhat rival of Itachi, during the anbu days.

Reunited with each other...just in a very bad situation. This had Kisame attention as well wondering who this woman is? And from the looks of her glaring at Itachi, he has a hunch these two like Kakashi had worked together once before "whose your friend Itachi? She seems to really hate you a lot", joked Kisame, only to become slightly concern when Itachi replied back.

"The only person who can actually keep up with me and my rival." Mia glare hardens more as she lifts up her sword next to her face with the blade, reflecting off from Itachi "Mia Hyuga." The winds blew and wisp over the flowing waters, causing the reflection of the young man and woman to ripple and vibrate in the water surfaces.

Replacing their grown selves to their younger selves, as well as in the water reflections. Showing a dark full moon night with Itachi covered in his anbu gear, as well as smell of death and blood of his entire Uchiha family and brethren, facing and staring down across the street lit night.

Of a female hyuga girl to be around three years older than him, glaring and staring him down. Eyes burning with questions. "Itachi Uchiha..." Mia growled out as she tighten her grip on her small katana blade. As Itachi did the same only with his Kunai, by raising it up to his face with the same unemotional expression on his face. Although smiling behind his large red clouded cloak, when he notice Mia whispering out a quick thank you, for saving her daughter.

"50 hits." Is all Mia stated causing Itachi to blink his eyes, a bit confuse what she meant? "If I can land 50 hits on you, you will be coming with us to the interrogation and our prisoner." she explained, causing Kakashi, Asuma and Kurenai to widen their eyes and knows exactly...well Gai and Kakashi knows exactly what Mia is doing.

"And if you can't hit me 50 times, then you will tell me where Naruto Uzumaki is." was Itachi request. Making Kisame, who is lost in translation with all of this? Had to wonder what is so important about the female Hyuga, wanting to arrest the man in 50 hits? Some sort of honor thing she and Itachi used to do before he killed his family?

"Deal", and with that the two charges straight at each other, along with their reflection of their younger selves doing the same. As the fight between the two, will decide if Itachi will come quietly and become their prisoner or...if Mia fails and doesn't get 50 hits on Itachi? She will be revealing the location of where Naruto is and traveling with.

Making everything in this fight between the two on the line! Will Mia be victorious or will she fail and give away a comrades location, to a S-rank criminal? As the battle for 50 hits commences!