~~ Do to the fact that FanFic has been down for the most part, and won't let me update my chapters, I took the liberty of having some chapters ready to go, so that when the issue is resolved, there will be some new chapters up for your enjoyment… enjoy!..~~

The fire whipped around in the blustery wind, torches held high into the air, the inferno demanding retribution. The fire's orange glow contrasted greatly over the dark night's sky. The crowd of Ninja yelled in protest, rage clouding up their vision. Naruto stood on the roof, his heightened eyesight seeing Tsunade, along with Shizune, Jiraiya, Kiba, Shino, Asuma, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, Kurenai, Kakashi, Neji, Ten Ten, Lee, Guy, Konohamaru, Hanabi, and Anko held in the Shadow Sewing Jutsu. His eyes made contact with Tsunade's, who's eyes were brimming with tears, as she knew she could do nothing. He noted that some still fought against the hold, but Naruto shook his head, knowing it was a futile attempt. Naruto growled, his protective side coming out. ' No….They will not die. I've had enough taken from me, I will protect my loved ones!' Naruto desperately thought, his throat closing in slightly. ' Loved ones? Where did that come from?' Naruto thought, feeling his heart tighten. It was then that Naruto realized, he should never have branded the entire village as his adversaries. This assassination attempt would definitely cause the treaty to be wrecked, so Naruto grinned, despite the conflict in his emotions. Temari must have realized this as well, and grinned as well. Now that they didn't have to worry about the treaty, they could fight back without fear of anything happening to them, regarding to the of Ninja Rules. Temari pulled out her battle fan. With a flick of her wrist, the lethal steel opened, the fire's glow reflecting off. Temari stood next to Naruto, and placed her hands into his. Naruto squeezed her hand lightly, and hid his crimson eyes from her.

"You don't have to fight Temari. It's me they want, not you." Naruto urged.

"Forget our love for each other, forget the relationship we share, forget how deep our bond is. You are a Suna Nin, and unlike this piece of shit village, Suna protects their Ninja at all cost, it's a thing called loyalty." Temari growled, tightening her headband.

Naruto did not reply, but look into the crowd, felling the years of abuse weigh down on him like a ton of bricks. The detestation, the hopes that he could be acknowledged, the dream he had once had, all shattered before him. There was no turning back. Not now, not ever. From the crowd shot out a kunai, which Naruto effortlessly dodged by jumping back. Temari went to pick it up, but Naruto held her back. Temari then looked more closely and noticed the blade was slowly dissolving.

"Hmmm. Nano sized venomous insects on a Kunai. How very interesting." Naruto mused, his voice filled with apathy.

"Well, if it's a fight they want…it's a fight they will get." Naruto smirked, and prepared one hundred shadow clones.

"Let's begin." Naruto shouted, as himself and his clones, with Temari launched into the awaiting crowd.

-Meahwhile With The Hostages-

"Damnit, Naruto! You should have tried to run!" Ino yelled, closing her eyes.

"Naruto is not like that. He's going to fight." Kakashi murmured, his activated Sharnigan scanning anxiously into the crowd.

"Why should he though? He's fighting an entire village for the sake of what? He's going to sacrifice himself for no reason." Ten Ten argued, getting very pissed off at their situation.

"Us. That's who. He came back to provide a solution to our situation." Tsunade whispered, feeling so idiotic to have been ambushed by the shadow sewing technique.

"Shikaku, how could you do this to us?" Shizune yelled, her usually calm nature shattered.

"Konoaha must be preserved, at all costs." He replied.

"Hmph. Big words from such a pussified man." Shikamaru muttered, as he rolled his eyes.

"What was that boy?" Shikaku snapped, glaring.

"You heard me. Tell me Pops, how does it feel to actually be wearing the pants for a change?"

Shikaku walked over, and slapped Shikamaru across the face, hard. A thin line of blood began to drip out of his mouth, but despite the dull pain, Shikamaru smiled lightly, while his girlfriend Ino tried harder to fight against the bonds that held her down, anger blazing in her topaz eyes.

"Take it back. Or you will disown you, and you will be a bastard child." Shikaku forced out in a whisper.

"I'd rather be a bastard than a traitor to the Ninja world. You can say that you're doing this to keep Konoha intact, but look around. They've turned on a Ninja who was a Konoha resident. The real truth is, you're just like everyone else. You don't see Naruto for who he is, a human, not a demon" Shikamaru bravely retorted.

Shikaku didn't respond, but moved back to his spot watching over his members.

- On The Battle Field-

A spray of crimson rain filled the air as Naruto brought down his Katana, slicing the arm off of a Konoha Nin. The Ninja screamed, and fell to the ground, holding the bloody stump that had once been his arm. On the ground lay bloody and broken Kunai and Shurikin. Naruto grimaced, noticing that he needed to do something quickly. It was not his plan to decimate Konoha, but they were giving him no choice. Meanwhile, Temari deflected a fire Jutsu, but the impact almost broke her fan in two. Temari cursed, knowing that she would not be able to use her own high level Jutsus without the fan completely breaking. Naruto came to her aid, and fought off five Shinobi, shooting balls of air out of his hands. In that moment while Naruto was distracted, a Jutsu flew through the air. Temari quickly saw this disaster, and pushed Naruto out of the way, but couldn't get away herself.

Naruto turned around in time to see the fireball Jutsu ignite the right side of Temari, who screamed as she felt the raw pain of the flames. The red flames licked around Temari's flesh, until Naruto was able to put them out with a simple water Jutsu. Naruto grimaced seeing her burnt flesh, and without a moments more hesitation, Naruto summoned Shinkiro.

"Get Temari out of here now, and heal her before she has any scaring!" Naruto ordered, as he dodged a line of explosive Kunai.

"Leader Sama, I can't just leave you alone to fight!" Shinkiro replied.

" I will be fine, just go now! Take her to Suna now!" Naruto ordered.

Shinkiro shuddered lightly, seeing the red in her master's eyes. With a nod, she quickly moved the now unconscious Temari onto her back, and created a blanket of healing chakra onto Temari, and with a nod, she transported to Suna. Naruto glared through the crowd, looking for the person who had performed the Jutsu, although, Naruto already knew the answer. The crowd cheered, and stood back, offering the hidden weapon of the leaf, Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto let out a Roar, half his own, half the Kyuubi's.

"Sasuke!"

- In Suna-

Gaara sat with Hayek and Majin, all three antsy. All of them had desperately wanted to go to Konoha, but Gaara knew he couldn't just leave Suna, not as the Kazekage.

"Do you think that Naruto will be alright?" Hayek mused, sharpening a Kunai aimlessly.

"Yes. Naruto is stronger than even me." Gaara nodded, pacing around the Kazekage residence.

"I still don't know… I have a bad feeling." Hayek said with a frown.

"You know, that's not a really good thing, considering how your feelings are usually right." Majin groaned, as he placed his hand on his forehead.

Gaara was about to respond, when Shinkiro appeared in a puffy white cloud of smoke. Gaara's eyes widened seeing the unconscious state of his beloved sister.

"What on earth happened?" Gaara shouted, very taken back.

"Konoha has planned an assassination attempt, one to kill Naruto. They have the ones that supported Naruto under a shadow possession Jutsu of sorts, and the rest of the village is fighting Naruto as we speak." Shinkiro responded, shifting Temari on her back.

"What about Temari? What happened to her?" Hayek asked, as he picked her up gently.

"She has hit by Sasuke's Grand Fireball Jutsu, trying to save Naruto. Do to my healing Jutsus, she will be alright. There won't even be a scar, however, her body did take a lot of trauma, so I'm not sure when she will wake up, it could be anywhere from one day to a week." Shinkiro responded, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Hayek, Majin, go to Konoha immediately!" Gaara ordered, taking Temari into his arms.

"But, what if the Akatsuki attacks?" Hayek questioned.

"I will handle it myself, now leave!" Gaara ordered, feeling his emotion control slipping.

With a curt nod, Hayek summoned his summon, the eagle, and jumped on it. The eagle's wing span was about 12 feet on each side, and was a deep russet color, with golden armor on it's beak, and claws. Majin summoned his summon, the elemental horse. This particular horse was crystal colored with light blue ribbons of air running around the hooves like a flame. The two took off, jumping out of out the office window, Hayek flying through the air as swift as the wind itself, and Majin riding out, faster than light.

- At The Battle-

Naruto turned around, feeling the icy stare of his enemy, the one who had been his best friend, his first bond. From deep within, Naruto head the advice of the Kyuubi ringing loud and clear inside of his very being.

"Don't forget your training…don't let your hatred control you. Remain calm and focused, and this battle will be ours."

From behind Sasuke, Sakura felt a new sensation running deep in her veins. Her sea foam eyes shot a glance to the hostage situation, shame making her sick to her stomach. She began to think about her life six years ago. Those bonds she felt, those she created were in some serious trouble. A conflict of emotions surged through her leaving her only to think

'What should I do? Betray the one I love, or betray everyone else…'

Sasuke smirked, and charged at Naruto. Naruto stood his ground, his thoughts coming slowly to the battle. His thoughts lingered with Temari, seeing her ignite, being engulfed in the deep colors of red and orange. The scream she had let out pierced Naruto, straight to his heart. His head hang low, his eyes closed, allowing himself to take in his surroundings.

Sasuke smirked, and threw a punch. Naruto's eyes snapped open, and Naruto blocked the punch with ease. Sasuke activated his Sharnigan, and began to deliver precise punches. Naruto however, easily dodged each one, without even breaking a sweat.

"You coward, fight back!" Sasuke growled, as his punch missed Naruto by just an inch.

"I learned something you see. I just need to dodge your attacks, long enough for you to get exhausted, and then, I have all the energy in the world, and you won't have the energy to defend." Naruto smiled, jumping back.

Sasuke growled, and allowed the curse mark to spread across his skin. Naruto groaned, knowing the dodging wasn't going to work for much longer. Just then, an idea jumped into Naruto's mind. Perhaps it was from the Kyuubi, maybe it was from intuition, but now the battle would turn sides, very quickly.

- With Hayek and Majin -

Do to the speed of their summons, Hayek and Majin quickly reached the outskirts of Konoha. Majin closed his eyes, keeping his own painful secret about Konoha to himself. Hayek and Majin dismissed their summons, and began to walk towards the gates, keeping their chakra levels to a minimum, and walking as quietly as they could. Hayek suddenly stopped, feeling a source of chakra headed their way. Majin and Hayek quickly jumped into the tree's branches overhead. When the subject they had felt was right beneath them, they jumped down, and put them into a hold.

"What are you doing, you Konoha Ninja? Thought you could just get away?" Hayek snarled.

"Wait, please, I want to help." The subject argued.

"Help? You still wear that filthy headband, and you want to help? Give me a damn break." Hayek spit out.

"Wait, look into her eyes, she's telling the truth." Majin noted, releasing his hold.

"I'll direct you to the hostages, and you can take them out of here, and to Suna."

Hayek and Majin nodded, and the subject removed her red Konoha headband, and let the clatter of metal hit the earth, breaking the silence, her bubblegum hair falling gently into her fire blazing eyes, a fire of hope, a fire of motivation, a fire of resolve.

- Back to the Battle -

Naruto jumped back, grimacing slightly as Sasuke's Chidori was able to get his arm.

"Are you ready?" Naruto shouted.

Sasuke stopped, clearly confused. However, it wasn't Sasuke that Naruto was talking to, it was the Kyuubi.

"Yes…proceed." the Kyuubi roared with a slight chuckle.

Naruto jumped back, and reopened a small cut that had found itself onto Naruto's thumb. His deep red blood began to ooze out, and Naruto placed the blood droplets onto his Summoning Tattoo. In a fog of thick white smoke, a slight rumble was heard. The power of the chakra created a windstorm, and Sasuke put his arm up, to shield his eyes. From the mist emerged none other than the Kyuubi, with Naruto on his back, holding him with reins made out of chakra.

The members of Konoha gasped, and screamed, seeing the demon they had always feared to be right before their very eyes. Sasuke's eyes widened, and he took three shaky steps backward.

Naruto's voice boomed across the land

"I am Naruto Uzumaki. I am the host to the most powerful tailed demon in all of the land. You sought to make me alone, to make me hurt, to make me die. I could have been an asset to this village, but you branded me as a demon. Well Konoha, meet your ultimate fear, the Kyuubi!" Naruto roared.

Hayek and Majin noted the summon, and they chuckled as they saw Sakura stop with fear.

"It's not really the Kyuubi. It's just a shadow clone. Naruto's using it as a distraction so we can go rescue the hostages. Come on." Majin urged with a smile.

Sakura nodded numbly, and proceeded. With the appearance of the Kyuubi, Konoha went into a frenzy, running and screaming for their lives. The Nara's that held the hostages in their restraints released them, to prepare to defend Konoha once more. As soon as they dispersed, Hayek and Majin with Sakura jumped down.

"Relax. We're Suna ANBU members, best friends to Naruto. We're here to help you. We only have a few more minutes before the Kyuubi will disappear, so please, we'll skip the introductions for now." Hayek ordered through his mask.

"What's she doing with you?" Ino asked, pointing to Sakura.

"She helped us. Now please, if you will let us, we'll prepare the summons for you to travel on. You must go in pairs." Majin explained.

With the summons in place, Hayek and Majin took off for Suna, taking the back roads as not to be seen. Sensing Hayek and Majin to be far enough away, Naruto placed enough chakra into the shadow clone of the Kyuubi to last five minutes, and with a series of hand signals, Naruto transported to take hold of the unconscious Hinata, and then to join the group, leaving a whirlwind where he once stood.

As Naruto ran to the group, he smiled to see that the medical Ninja were already beginning to heal those who had been wounded. He held Hinata tight against him, not even caring that she was bleeding all over his torn up outfit. He placed her down, and began to heal her himself. Kiba limped over, and held her lightly.

"Glad to see that you two finally got together Kiba." Naruto chuckled.

"Yeah, me too. It took forever though." Kiba chuckled.

Naruto walked over to Majin, who embraced him in a brotherly hug.

"Thank God you're okay Naruto."

Naruto walked through the group checking on everyone. He stopped when he reached Tsunade.

"Okay everyone, we need to get to Suna as soon as possible. Seeing how most of you are healed to at least 85%, I assume we will be able to make it within a day. We will make camp for the night here." Naruto spoke, setting up a protective dome of chakra that encircled them all.

Naruto jumped into a tree to make his bed, his crystal blue eyes locking onto the moon, and pulling out a flute, he began to play a peaceful and harmonious tone that calmed everyone down immediately.

Down at the fire, Hayek and Majin removed their masks. Tsunade locked her gaze on Majin, looking deep into his features.

'Heh, there's just something about those eyes and that smile…I swear I've seen and heard them before… but it's foggy. Almost seems like a long lost memory. '

The Ninja began to fall into a deep slumber, not thinking about the past, and not daring to think about what their future would now hold.

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