Chapter 7-Enter Akatsuki
The group walked into the village like conquering heroes, as they headed for the Hokage Tower to address the Sandaime, and the rest of the governing body of Konoha. As they walked towards their intended destination, Naruto noticed the looks of surprise, and the awe at seeing the Granddaughter of the Shodaime walking by. Even more so was seeing Naruto beside her, as it was indicated to everyone that he would be the one to bring her back after so many years away from the Leaf, and now here she was thanks to the spiky haired blonde hero.
Amongst the populace, various groups of Naruto fan girls waited for the moment the boy would be alone so they could all try to get their hands on him, and ravage him to the point of draining him dry. Naruto of course saw them, but chose to ignore them since he did not care for such individuals, and focused on the mission at hand to get Tsunade to the Hokage Tower.
"You saw them too?" whispered Shizune, as she saw Tsunade nod with a frown, and then looked silently at Naruto walking next to her while Jiraiya just giggled behind her while writing in that damn book of his.
"This is pure genius! The handsome blonde warrior returns to his village, victorious in his mission to bring back its princess, and is rewarded with a large group of women to give him pleasure beyond imagining. This is gold!" said Jiraiya, as he began writing before being punched right in the face by a fuming Tsunade, and went through two buildings before hitting solid wall that left an imprint of his body on it.
"Baka!" said Tsunade, as she had a few tick marks on her face, and saw Naruto looking back at her with a raised eyebrow before looking at Shizune.
"Are these two always like this before they left the Leaf?" said Naruto, as he saw Shizune nod sheepishly, and the pig Tonton did the same.
"Yeah. You should have seen what happened when Jiraiya got caught peeping in the hot springs with Tsunade there when they were kids. She beat him within an inch of his life," said Shizune, as she saw Naruto look impressed at that, and seemed to find some form of respect for the Slug Sannin.
"Are you two done talking. I'd like to get to the Hokage Tower before I start to show my age," said Tsunade agitated by the two talking about her and Jiraiya when they were kids.
"Very well," said Naruto, as grabbed Tsunade's wrist, and then Shizune's with the latter blushing at the contact before the two vanished instantly.
(Hokage Tower-Hokage's Office)
The Sandaime sighed heavily, as he gazed at the paperwork in front of him, and wished that Tsunade would get here so she could become the new Hokage while freeing him of doing this. I mean, the invasion while stopped, had generated A LOT of paperwork, and it was eating up the old Kage's time being with his grandson.
That and he wanted to read the latest Icha Icha Paradise issue that was out.
Such thoughts (of both family and perverted nature) were put on hold, as he saw Naruto appear in front of him with two nauseous women, who ran to the nearest window, and puked the contents of their stomachs out of it. After emptying their stomachs onto the ground below (and unknowingly on Jiraiya), the two women were surprised that they had arrived so quickly at their destination before Tsunade glared before pointing an accusing finger at Naruto.
"You could have brought us here faster after I agreed to come back! Why didn't you do that instead of making us travel for several days back to Konoha?" said Tsunade, as she saw Naruto raise an eyebrow, and then shrug at her.
"You never asked Tsunade-san. Jiraiya knew, but I assumed he told you, but you wanted to travel on foot, and kept quiet about it," said Naruto, as he saw Tsunade getting angry at that, but found it was her fault too since she didn't ask Naruto, and made a mental note to hurt Jiraiya for not telling her that tidbit of info.
"Fine! Let's get this thing over with. Summon the two Councils, Clan Heads, and anyone else that needs to be at this thing to make it official," said Tsunade, as she really wished for a drink right now, and saw the Sandaime chuckle at her actions.
(Meeting Room-Sometime Later)
"Tsunade-sama, its good to have you back in the village," said Danzo, as he kept much of his sarcasm out of his voice, and was trying to figure out how to get this woman under his thumb.
"From what I heard from Naruto, a few of you don't want me back, and for one of the few reasons that I left from the start," said Tsunade, as she glared at Koharu, and saw the old woman was looking at her with a cold glare back.
"You would trust some child over us when it comes to believing we think so little of you? Clearly your time away from the village has done little to improve your intelligence," said Koharu, as she saw Tsunade narrow her eyes, and the Sannin's hands turning to fists.
"From the way you spoke just now, I would sooner trust Naruto to watch my back then you Koharu-san," said Tsunade, as she saw the old woman scowling further, and causing the wrinkles on the Shinobi Councilwoman's face increase greatly.
"Speaking of Naruto, we have been trying to get the boy to undergo a physical exam of sorts, but the contract he has with the Sandaime prevents that, and we were hoping that the boy would change his mind for you given your medical skills are second to none," said Danzo, as he wanted to get his hands on that knowledge to see if he could take it, and incorporate it into his Root program.
"We've already discussed it Danzo and Naruto has agreed to undergo a physical at the hospital provided that only myself along with Shizune are allowed to access such private records," said Tsunade, as she saw Danzo frown at that, and knew the man had ulterior motives to wanting Naruto to have the physical.
"We also want Naruto to have his mind looked at by Inoichi to see if the boy is mentally stable since the reports on his activities while in the Leaf show he has been through a lot of heavy combat situations though rare are still intense," said Homura, as the last thing the Leaf needed was another "Itachi incident" on a much larger scale.
"That is up to Naruto. From what I've seen, the boy mentally stable as he is intelligent, and you should respect his privacy in this matter," said Tsunade, as she saw the Shinobi Council frowning, and the Civilian Council looking nervous since they didn't really have a position to stand on with this.
"If I am no longer needed for this meeting, I am going," said Naruto, as he felt that his presence would only cause waves, and such things were not needed in his life.
"Wait! You are not going anywhere boy," said Danzo, as he snapped his fingers, and several Root ANBU came out to restrain the blonde.
"Root was suppose to be disbanded Danzo," said Tsunade, as she saw the man smirk at her, and didn't like it.
"It was, but these are part of my own private security force, and right now this boy is a threat to myself along with Konoha," said Danzo, as his Shinobi moved to take Naruto away for interrogation before transferring the blonde to his Root reprogramming center, and make the boy his prized weapon.
What happened next shocked them all.
Naruto moved with lethal skills, as he broke the arm of one Root ANBU, broke the leg of the second, and elbowed the first in the face with enough force to snap the neck. Then to make his skills further known, Naruto killed the second Root ANBU with a palmed thrust right through the man's skill sending scattered brains onto the wall connected to the door, and the look in his eyes told everyone he really didn't care that he just did that.
"The only threat to Konoha inside this room Danzo-san...is you," said Naruto, as he gave the man a heavy stare, and saw Danzo sweating heavily under his gaze before leaving the room.
"As the newly appointed Hokage of Konoha, the Shinobi Council orders you to arrest that boy, and interrogate him for all information pertaining to his life before coming here to Konoha," said Koharu, as she decided to throw the Shinobi Councils weight around, and expected the woman to crumble under her command.
What Koharu got was a laugh from Tsunade.
"You? You are commanding me? What a joke you are! I'd sooner kiss Jiraiya with my tongue shoved down his throat then listen to you. As I recall, the Shinobi Council are the advisors to the Hokage, and nothing more then that. You advise me on actions, but other then that, I don't have to act on them at all, and to say otherwise would be bordering on treason," said Tsunade, as she saw Koharu scowl back at her, and knew this was just the beginning of the two of them butting heads on matters.
"He attacked by private security force!" said Danzo, as he wanted that boy in his Root program, and he wanted him now!
"You provoked him Danzo and if you keep this up I will do my own investigation aimed at you," said Tsunade, as she shut the crippled man up, and decided to conclude business with them for the day before focusing on Naruto.
(Konoha Hospital-1 Week Later)
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to Naruto-kun," said Haku, as she was now beside him while heading to the room for his physical, and was concerned for his well being.
"Its all right Haku-chan. This is something I must do. If I don't, the people will begin to shun, and fear me for acting this way. Besides, I trust the Leaf's new Hokage to do her job in a professional manner, and keep whatever it is she finds about me a secret from those who would abuse it," said Naruto, as he saw Haku nod, but he knew she was still concerned for him, and it felt...nice.
"I wish to wait outside the room, if that is all right with you Naruto-kun?" said Haku, as she wished to be by his side at any given moment, and help him understand what it was she felt for him.
"You could never displease me Haku-chan. I also don't mind you waiting on your own accord for me," said Naruto, as he looked at her to see Haku smiling at him with a trace of a pink hue, and found the various muscles around his mouth moving slightly to form a small almost unnoticeable smile.
"Hey gaki! Being escorted in by your girlfriend?" said Tsunade, as she saw Haku's face turn a small bit of crimson, and Naruto tilted his head slightly as he was trying to fully understand the meaning of that last word.
"Yes," said Naruto since he had no real reason to lie since Haku was a girl and was also a...friend he suppose was the term he could use for her.
Oh the poor blonde boy and his lack of understanding in regards to the opposite sex.
"Well, in any case I need you in this room for your physical, and Shizune is going to help me since I have a feeling you're physical makeup is going to cause me a headache later," said Tsunade, as she saw Naruto nod, but Haku narrowed her eyes at the younger of the two woman in front of her Naruto-kun, and saw the hinted signs of things beyond that of a medical reason at being near the blonde.
"Very well," said Naruto, as he walked into the room with the two women behind him, and ignored the warning look Haku was giving Shizune.
"Okay! Naruto, first thing we're going to go is run a few simple tests, which will require that you temporarily remove your clothes, and then take a little bit of blood to have on record," said Tsunade, as she saw the blonde nod, and begin to remove his upper clothing first before removing the lower portion.
'Wow! He's really muscled,' thought Shizune, as she saw the line of sheer muscle that ran through Naruto body, and saw this kid took his training seriously.
'Black crimson boxers? I know the many fan girls will be proud to find out about that choice,' thought Tsunade, as she put chakra to her hands, and began running her hands over his body while checking for abnormalities behind it.
'Its surprising that Naruto's not embarrassed or aroused that two beautiful women are looking him over while being half naked. Most boys or men would feel that way in his situation,' thought Shizune, as she saw the lines of various scars Naruto's sensei had given the blonde to become this strong, and wondered who that cruel sadist was so she could kick his ass for putting all those injures on a child.
'Interesting. The muscles on Naruto have been active since his birth, and it looks like he has been practically trained to be in constant combat since he was born. Who did this to him?' thought Tsunade, as she saw nothing physically wrong with Naruto, but how that happened to be was something she would not ethically approve of in her medical opinion, and saw the various scars from sword fights the boy clearly didn't win.
"If you are wondering about the scars, they are from my teacher during training, and they are nothing to be concerned about," said Naruto, as he felt her looking at his scars now, and saw Shizune also gazing at him too while writing things down on a clipboard.
'What kind of response is that?! These are lethal strikes meant to kill. This boy was quite literally trained to survive anything,' thought Shizune, as she saw each of the muscles that Naruto's body had before Tsunade's hands rested on his stomach, which resulted in the seal holding the Kyuubi being revealed to them, and it was then that Naruto's body tensed with every muscle looking like it was getting ready to act if the Slug Sannin tried to do anything to it in an instant.
'This seal is so complex. Only someone of Jiraiya or even Minato's level could make such a complex design. Is this what Jiraiya told me about? Is this what's holding the Kyuubi back?' thought Tsunade, as she sensed Naruto's eyes now on her, and she could tell that if she so much as twitched her finger in the wrong direction would result in the boy doing something rather violent.
"Please take your hands away from that seal," said Naruto calmly, but you could clearly tell that there was a deadly warning behind his words, and Tsunade slowly followed with his request before looking at him with sorrow.
"I'm sorry you had to be placed with the burden of the fox," said Tsunade, as she saw the boy look at her with a raised eyebrow, and wondered if Naruto understood the weight he carried inside of him.
"The fox has never been a burden. We act as one. We have for years," said Naruto, as she saw Tsunade look surprised by his statement, and so did Shizune with a hint of fear in their eyes.
"Has the fox ever influenced your mind? Off the record of course," said Tsunade, as she needed to find out if the Kyuubi had made Naruto into this emotionally stunted boy, and if so had the greatest desire to enter that seal to rip out all nine of those tails.
"No. Though we act as one, I do not always act on all the things Kyuubi has suggested in the past, and the fox respects my wishes in that regard," said Naruto, as he felt Kyuubi inside of him nodding at this, and knew this was the best way for them to be unstoppable.
"I see. Well, aside from scars on your body, you are in perfect health Naruto, and I just need to draw some blood to have on record," said Tsunade, as she went to get a needle to draw blood, and saw a look of concern on Shizune's face.
"Tsunade-sama, is it right to keep the fox a secret from the Councils, and the Clan Heads for that matter? I mean, the Kyuubi could be manipulating Naruto, and he may not even know it," said Shizune in a whisper, as she looked discreetly at Naruto, and the boy didn't seem to care.
"And you think we should tell them? You saw how those fools acted regarding Naruto the way he is now. If they had found out about the boy when he was born, do you think Naruto would be any better off? The village would have crucified him or Danzo would have tried to get his old hands on him for Kami knows what! I don't like how the boy turned out Shizune, but the way things are now, I prefer this alternative, and I'm going to help the gaki get some form of humanity in him. You saw the Haku girl with him, its clear that she cares for Naruto, and can help bring him out of this emotional ice age he's in," said Tsunade, as she had heard from the Sandaime in private about Haku, Yugito, and recently Kin currently living under the same roof.
"I suppose. Still, if it somehow gets out that Naruto is the Kyuubi's jailor, we could get in serious trouble for not reporting it, and not even the fact you are the Granddaughter of the Shodaime will stop the harsh punishment that will befall us," said Shizune, as she didn't want her teacher to get in trouble, and because of this emotionally challenged boy.
"Just deny knowing such information about me," said Naruto, as he made Shizune jump up nearly hitting the ceiling in fright at hearing his words, and saw the nervous woman looking back at him.
"Are you sure?" said Tsunade, as she knew that by doing this, it would put him out there alone against the Councils, and the Clan Heads if they felt Naruto was a threat to the Leaf village.
"Positive," said Naruto, as he saw Tsunade nod in understanding before coming back to face him with the needle in hand, and prepared to remove some blood from the vein in his right arm.
"All right, but it could lead to...problems in the near future Naruto," said Tsunade, as she saw the blonde nod in understanding, and didn't flinch when she injected the needle to extract the blood.
"I have been aware of this and prepared for such things should it happen," said Naruto, as he waited patiently for Tsunade to extract his crimson glowing blood, and saw the woman look at with surprised eyes.
'That's interesting. It looks like chakra is mixed into his blood,' thought Tsunade, as she had finished up, and took the vial of blood from the needle before looking at with her keen perceptive eyes.
"If that is all, I will take my leave," said Naruto, as he had his clothes on his body in an instant, and headed for the door.
"The blood is glowing like its full of life. Have you ever seen anything like this Tsunade-sama?" said Shizune, as she too stared at the glowing red vial of blood, and saw Tsunade currently frowning.
"No. It is something to behold. Put this away and make sure its in a place only the two of us have access to. Something tells me that this could be trouble if it got into the hands of someone like Danzo," said Tsunade, as she gave the vial to Shizune, who put it in a small sealing scroll, and placed it in the medical folder with a seal both women put both their blood on so only they could access it.
(With Naruto-At the Moment)
"I'm so glad that is over Naruto-kun. I saw an entire army of fan girls around the hospital searching for you with cameras in the hopes of seeing you without clothing," said Haku, as she knew that the instant it got out that Naruto was having a physical, the fan girls that wanted the blonde would be out in force, and want her boy.
They all had snow balls chance in Hell of being with him while Haku was still alive and breathing.
"I imagine so. I will never understand the need for them to be so obsessed with me," said Naruto, as he turned to Haku, and saw her looking down the road at something with a frown.
Following Haku's line of sight, Naruto soon mimicked her facial expression, as they saw a bunch of drunken villagers currently hassling Kin in the Market District. Apparently, it had also gotten out that the former Sound Shinobi was staying in Konoha after defecting just prior to the invasion, but despite that fact, some people felt that people like Kin did not deserve to be treated nicely, and wanted her to know it too.
"Stupid girl. What do you think you're doing here in the Leaf? Go back to Sound where the other pieces of shit go to rot," said one person, as he pushed Kin, who was currently holding groceries in her hands, and fell over while losing the groceries in the process.
For Kin, being in the Leaf was fine when people didn't know she once served the Shinobi village that invaded Konoha, and the place the Sandaime place her in for protection was not bad either. She had been surprised when the old Kage had placed her with the ever infamous Uzumaki Naruto and two other girls living with him that were also hiding out from certain places outside the Leaf. Kin also wasn't going to deny that she was from the very beginning a bit...jumpy around Naruto, as she had heard the rumors about him that Orochimaru got from his spies, and then seeing him in person was something else all together. However, as time progressed however short of a time it was, Kin had found that Naruto was very nice, a bit cold at first, but nice all the same, and didn't mind her staying in his bed while he apparently didn't sleep at all until the changes to the house were made so she had her own room.
Haku and Yugito were a bit peeved at that since they wouldn't have minded that Naruto slept with them in their beds. Platonically of course.
In any case, Naruto had done everything within his power to make Kin's new life easier, and had put her in charge of the cleaning the house while still having time for Shinobi training. However, when the invasion ended, someone among the Leaf Rookies had mentioned her being a former Sound Shinobi since they saw her during the Chuunin Exam Preliminaries, and now made her a target for the bitter people of the Konoha.
"What is going on here?" said Naruto, as he walked towards the group of civilians, and two Shinobi with them while Kin got off the ground before gathering up the scattered items.
"Naruto-sama? This isn't what it looks like," said one of the Shinobi in the group with the rank of Chuunin and was looking a bit pale in the blonde's presence.
"Really? So I just imagined this group you are currently with did not push Tsuchi Kin to the ground? Do you take me to be a fool, Chuunin?" said Naruto, as his voice was low, deep, and had a lethal tone to it that told the Shinobi before him to speak carefully for the next few words spoken could be his last.
"N-No, I m-mean y-yes, I-I mean...this girl s-shouldn't...forgive m-me Naruto-sama," said the Chuunin, who saw the blonde bring forth Muramasa to his right hand, and had look for zero patience right now.
"This girl, as you decided to call her, defected to us before the invasion started, and had begged for the protection of the Leaf. This girl's name is Tsuchi Kin dear Chuunin and it is because of her that we learned various details about the invasion Orochimaru had setup for the Leaf. She is also lives with me, as my...honored...guest, and to insult Kin for once being a part of the Sound village is an insult aimed at myself. So tell me Chuunin of the Leaf, why should I spare you my wrath? Why should I even show you even the smallest amount of mercy for what you were supporting with them?" said Naruto, as he pointed to the civilians trying to flee, and the second Shinobi (one with the rank of Jounin) trying to do the same.
"Please don't hurt me! I'm sorry! Really I am very sorry for helping them hurt her!" said the Chuunin, as he had seen what Naruto could do with that blade, and heard the stories behind it too.
The man did not want to be on the receiving end of the blade.
"Its not me you should be apologizing to right now," said Naruto, as his eyes turned to Kin, who was shocked to see him defending her, and then at the Chuunin getting on his knees bowing to her while stammering out apology after apology.
Unbeknownst to the people watching this event, two people across the street at a nearby restaurant wearing straw hats with bells, and black cloaks with red clouds looked at the blonde boy with interest. They had been ordered by Pein to bring the boy to him for possible membership since Orochimaru was dead and the ring the Sannin wore during his time with the organization had been recovered.
"That's him? He doesn't look like much. Right Itachi?" said the taller of the two, as he watched with his much smaller partner in crime, and saw the man's eyes look at Naruto with caution.
"Do not underestimate him Kisame. You saw the report our spies in Kumo gave us. This boy killed high level Kumo ANBU without difficulty and has the power to summon at his command multiple summons with one of them being a great dragon that could destroy anyone in its path. There is a reason Pein-sama wants this boy to be a part of Akatsuki and we need to do it carefully. If we provoke this Uzumaki Naruto, it could lead to him being our enemy, and the organization does not need this boy as our enemy," said Uchiha Itachi, as he saw Kisame nod, and eyeing the sword in the blonde's hand with interest.
"I hear he killed Zabuza with that sword in his hands. That's no small thing to do. I hear the kid wields that thing with a grace that surpasses even the most skilled swordsman. Do you think we can turn him?" said Kisame, as it took the right way to get someone to leave a village for the organization, and needed to push them into wanting to leave of their own freewill.
"It won't be easy. We'll watch the boy a little longer and then confront him when the time is right," said Itachi, as he knew that when word got out of his return to the Leaf, it would bring about his brother, and he didn't need that right now.
And so the two watched, as Kin accepted the man's apology, thanked Naruto for helping her, and saw the blonde walk away while Haku helped her housemate home.
(Inuzuka Clan Home-Sometime Later)
Inuzuka Hana was cleaning the kennels of her clan home, as it was her job that day after Kiba was apparently caught peeping in the hot springs with another pervert, and was now in the hospital after being beaten quite badly by the women on the other side. Hana for her part growled at her little brother's stupidity and made a mental note to make Kiba pay for this in the end.
The dogs in the kennels cleaned or yet to be cleaned were acting a bit noisy today, but Hana had ignored it since they probably saw a cat, and wanted to chase after it. As she worked on the kennel section in front of her, Hana soon heard her dogs whimpering, and turned to find Uzumaki Naruto of all people walking into the kennel.
"Is this the Inuzuka Clan home?" said Naruto, as he had been told this was where the clan was located, and saw the dogs though he had to check.
"Yes it is. My name is Inuzuka Hana. Can I help you Naruto-san?" said Hana, as she saw the blonde looking at the kennels, and then at her while the dogs around them were acting submissive to his presence.
Hana couldn't blame them for acting that way, as she could practically feel Naruto's aura of dominate authoritative power that made her want to act the same way, and saw the boy getting closer with each passing second. In her mind, Hana saw herself staring at an alpha male to end all alphas, and it was sending sensations down her spine that she had never felt before.
"Possibly. I was thinking of getting a dog for my housemates, but I need one in particular that will not hostile to cats, or at the very least be able to get along with a feline member of the species," said Naruto, as he wanted to get a surprise for the girls, but knew because of Yugito's tenant that dogs weren't favored, and needed a dog that would be respectful of the girl.
"I don't know if we have one like that Naruto-san. I could check my records, but it could take some time, and as you can see I am working on cleaning the kennels for the dogs right now. If you could come back at a later time, I would be able to determine what dog we have that would be suitable, and feline friendly per your request," said Hana, as she felt her body burning up with the longer he stood there looking at each dog with critical eyes that made each dog lay down submissively the instant he made eye contact with them.
"Thank you. I'll be back in a few days to inspect the group you've chosen for me to look at," said Naruto, as he looked at her now, and Hana was using all her willpower not to fall on her knees to act submissive to his presence right now, and present herself as his future mate.
"Y-Yes N-Naruto-s-sama," said Hana, as she saw him walk off, and when the blonde was out of sight she fell to the ground exhausted while moaning slightly while her Inuzuka instincts fought with her to get up in order to mate with Naruto.
Hana would need to talk to her Mother soon about and how to deal with this.
(Training Ground #12-Sometime Later)
Naruto walked to the training ground, as he had long since sensed two distinct pair of eyes looking at him since the altercation that happened with Kin, and had tested to see if they would follow him when he went to the Inuzuka Clan home. Now here Naruto was, waiting for the two individuals to appear before him and explain themselves for the need to follow.
"You can come out now. Failure to comply will result in me leveling this area and you in it," said Naruto, as he waited a few more seconds, and when he started to call more Mana from his body did the two appear from the forest area.
"Uzumaki Naruto, it is with great honor by the authorization of our leader Pein of our organization known throughout the Elemental Countries as the Akatsuki that we wish to invite you to become a part of our ranks, and join us in our ultimate mission," said Itachi, as he had hoped such a speech would impress the blonde, and let them talk further away from the Leaf village.
"I know of your organization Uchiha Itachi and I want no part of it," said Naruto, as he brought out his sword, and saw Itachi's eyes narrow while his taller counter part just grinned before bringing out his own sword.
"Look gaki, you either come with us willingly, or you can do this the hard way with us bringing you back to Pein-sama with your body being less then whole," said Kisame, as he was feeling excited right now, and got ready for a fight.
"I've seen you in the Bingo Book. You are a former swordsman of the Mist like Momochi Zabuza was before the failed coup. I would say it is a great honor to fight you, but I after your threat, I will not say that, and look forward to taking your head from your body," said Naruto, as he saw Kisame grin sadistically while seeing Itachi take a few steps back, and could see the reluctance to fight in the Uchiha's eyes.
"Let's see just how strong you are!" said Kisame, as he charged forward with his sword, and Naruto braced himself for the attack.
"You are very strong. Just like Zabuza," said Naruto, as he found himself actually having to work harder to push this foe back, and found that Kisame was much stronger then Zabuza was.
"No. I'm Stronger!" said Kisame, as he attacked relentlessly with his prized blade, and was finding this kid wasn't half bad.
"Kisame, do not play with Naruto. Just disable the boy so we can take him back to base before we are discovered," said Itachi, as he saw Kisame look back at him, and nod at the Uchiha's command before swinging Samehada that Naruto blocked with his Muramasa.
"Why do you wish me to join your organization? I see no reason to leave the Leaf," said Naruto, as continued to battle Kisame in a duel of swords, and used agility to counter the height advantage his opponent possessed.
"The Leaf is filled with corrupt officials. All Shinobi villages are. Each one fight another in the quest for power while we, the Akatsuki fight to end all the fighting by removing the Shinobi village from existence, and leaving our organization as the only one to take on missions for the Elemental Countries," said Itachi, as he saw the boy fighting while having his Sharingan activated now, and saw the power the boy had swirling around him was incredible to see.
"There is more to it then that Uchiha Itachi. One does not start an organization like yours and expect it to do what is already being done on a grand scale unless you have a means to make it happen with something even bigger to support it," said Naruto, as he knew that was the case with SOLDIER being supported by Shin Ra, and knew that whatever this Akatsuki had planned involved more then just being a global Shinobi force.
'This boy is very perceptive. Not only that, but he's holding his own against Kisame, and that is something very few can do with the skills my partner has his disposal,' thought Itachi, as he saw the two break away from each other, and Kisame began going through hand signs.
"Water Style: Shark Bomb Jutsu!" said Kisame, as he created a large ball of water that formed like a shark's head, and launched at Naruto at high velocity speed.
"Firaga!" said Naruto, as he countered with a large ball of intense fire at Kisame's Water Jutsu, which was overpowered, and shark man of Akatsuki had to jump out of the way to miss being hit with the remaining fire from the blonde's spell.
"What the Hell kind of Fire Jutsu was that Itachi?" said Kisame, as he knew that only the Uchiha Clan specialized in Fire Jutsus, and this practically stupefied him since that was no Fire Jutsu he had ever seen.
"I don't know. As I told you Kisame, do not play with him, and just take him down," said Itachi, as he saw Kisame growl in frustration, and prepared another Water Jutsu.
"Blizzard!" said Naruto, as he launched his ice spell at Kisame, who leaped out of the way, but got his right leg frozen in solid ice, and had to use his sword for support.
"Itachi! I think we need to run or else we'll be in trouble," said Kisame, as he saw Itachi nodding before focusing his sights on Naruto, and the blonde now looked at him now in a battle ready stance.
"Tsukuyomi!" said Itachi, as he brought Naruto with him to this dark illusionary world that brought people to the brink of mental collapse, and possibly want to kill themselves without the required psychological treatment shortly after.
Naruto found this to be interesting, as he had heard of this from what he had read in the Hokage's library about this, but never the description behind it, and felt it was a sight to behold. However, such thoughts were thrown aside when he looked at Itachi, and saw the man was looking at him calmly.
"You are in a realm I control. For the next 72 hours, you will be tortured by me, and learn what it means to pay for defying the Akatsuki," said Itachi, as he was about to have the boy bound to a cross, but found that it was he not Naruto, who was unable to move, and heard a deep growl behind him.
Turning his head slightly, Itachi saw the very tailed beast that was thought to be lost to the organization after its attack on Konoha 13 years ago.
It was Kyuubi.
"It is you, who is not welcome here Uchiha Itachi. For the next 72 hours, it will be my honor of having you be the one tortured at the hands of my vessel, and it will be you who will understand what it means to cross my vessel...the Black Angel of Death!" said Kyuubi, as he along with Naruto had combined their mental powers together to override the powers of Itachi's Tsukuyomi, and were now calling the shots in this dimension for the next 72 hours.
While this happened in that dark realm, Kisame was looking at Itachi, who was now was shaking violently, and crying out in pain with injuries hitting him one after the other. The former Mist swordsman watched in horror, as he saw Itachi go flying from an attack that was unseen by normal eyes, and turned to look at Naruto now focusing his eyes on him.
'Oh...shit!' thought Kisame, as he went to get Itachi, and saw they were now surrounded by Konoha ANBU.
"Kisame, we...we need to...get...get away. T-This...boy is...is not what w-we...thought h-he was," said Itachi, as he was barely able to stand up, and looked at Naruto with fear in his eyes.
"No shit Itachi," said Kisame, as he helped his partner up further, and saw the group of Leaf ANBU getting ready to advance, and Naruto watching to see what they would do.
"You are surrounded. Surrender now," said the ANBU Captain, as he along with his team moved to capture the two, but they were stopped when Itachi used what chakra he had left to create a Shadow Clone, which attacked the group before exploding, and sending them everywhere with the smoke clearing to reveal the two Akatsuki members being long gone.
"Naruto! Are you all right?" said Jiraiya, as he arrived to see the battle that had been waged, and was surprised that the blonde was still standing.
"Yes, but there is now a problem. Uchiha Itachi used his eyes on me and he saw a certain part of me that should not be known," said Naruto, as he saw Jiraiya's eyes widen, and heard the quick intake of breath.
"This is bad," said Jiraiya, as he saw Naruto nod, and saw the ANBU picking themselves up off the ground.
"True, but at least they won't be coming after us for awhile, and Uchiha Itachi is not an immediate threat until after he heals," said Naruto, as he had informed Jiraiya of being sent to the strange dimension via Itachi's eyes, and turning it against the man with such influence that it affected the Uchiha Prodigy's body along with his mind.
'This kid is something. No one has ever countered the Tsukuyomi like that and with such a counter that the caster was hurt in that manner,' thought Jiraiya, as he would have to talk to Naruto about this later, and how he pulled it off was quite a miraculous thing in itself.
(Hokage Office-Sometime Later)
"Geez Naruto, you sure know how to cause headaches, and I've got a mountain sized one thanks to you," said Tsunade, as she went over everything that happened when the blonde gaki fought the two members of Akatsuki, and the urge to drink was getting to her.
She barely got seated in to this desk and looking into a means to heal Lee of his injuries from the Chuunin Exam Preliminaries with this now falling into her lap!
"My apologizes Hokage-sama, but it was either fight them, or join their organization like the were suggesting I do. Would you prefer I did the opposite of the current actions I took in this matter?" said Naruto, as he was sure that the actions he took were appropriate, and felt it would further prove his loyalty to the Leaf.
"No! No Naruto. What you did was the right thing to do, but the results behind it are very damaging when the organization hunting for the tailed demons finds out you are one of them, and begins hunting you for the Kyuubi," said Tsunade, as she was concerned about the boy now, and those staying with him now possibly being in danger.
Especially Nii Yugito since she was another demon vessel from what she was told by the Sandaime.
"It makes no difference whether the Kyuubi is inside of me or not when it comes to the Akatsuki organization since I was a threat to them before they even knew of the fox. That was why they wanted me to join them. They didn't want to fight me and tried to get me to help them in their goals," said Naruto, as he saw Tsunade nod at this, and it was always considered a possibility since he had made quite the notorious name for himself.
"But now they have a new reason to come after you," said Shizune, as she was concerned for the blonde too, but Naruto didn't seem to care that his life was endanger, and the boy just looked at her with a cold calmness that told her this wasn't the first time someone came at him with the intent to end his life.
"No. It's a different reason, but not really a new one, and if they do come to kill me like you are saying they will? Then I say let them come. Let them come to meet their end like so many have done trying to make me meet my own," said Naruto, as he left the room, and decided to go do some training to pass the time.
"What do you think we should do?" said Tsunade, as she turned to Jiraiya, who was now looking serious too, and was looking out at the village via the window.
"I don't know Tsunade. You and I both know that if Naruto was raised here, his potential would have never reached the level its at now. I could make some kind of seal to have on Naruto to suppress everything he is now and start him off fresh. It would be like what he was before never happened, but it would take such a long time to retrain him, and bring him up to an appropriate level Shinobi of the village. But I think that will cause more harm then good considering how Akatsuki now knows about him and will most likely come at him with everything they have to get the Kyuubi. I know you don't want the boy to be what he is now Tsunade, but considering Naruto's enemies right now, it would be stupid of us to seal all of that away, and train him before those enemies come looking for him. I say let him do what he wants," said Jiraiya, as he saw Tsunade nod her head, and sighed at the choice in front of her.
"All right. Besides, I have a feeling that Naruto's humanity while buried deep inside of the gaki's mind, can be dug up by the various females that surround his life, and help him experience emotions that he was denied as a child," said Tsunade, as she saw Jiraiya nod, and knew that whatever conditioning Naruto had been put into made Danzo's whole Root conditioning process look like some magician's pathetic excuse at hypnotizing with a gold pocket watch.
"Did you talk to the two Councils and the Clan Heads about Naruto's apparent bloodline limit? You know, the one where he can fly with that one wing of his?" said Jiraiya, as he saw Tsunade nod her head, and frowned at how that went.
"The Shinobi Council was ecstatic about it since they felt a whole army of them could alter the way we could invade other villages. The Civilian Council of course being the brainless idiots they are, nod their heads with whatever they say, and Danzo keeps asking for Naruto give up some genetic material to see if can be put into Shinobi in order to duplicate the bloodline," said Tsunade, as she had been very close to smashing Danzo's face through, and the Civilian Council along with him.
"At least the Clan Heads looked happy. Well...the one's with daughter's anyway," said Jiraiya, as he saw Tsunade smile at that when she remembered the look on Tsume's face, and the sigh of relief on Inoichi's since his daughter had apparently talked about Naruto being so powerful while going out to train.
"Hiashi is still on the fence due to Hyuuga Clan traditions. The Hyuuga Elders won't exactly let anyone regardless of their power to marry someone from the clan because of their paranoia regarding their clan's eyes," said Tsunade, as she saw Jiraiya snort at that, and look out the window with anger aimed at the Hyuuga Compound.
"Please! They only care about having the Branch Family serving them hand and foot. If they really cared about their precious bloodline, the Cage Bird Seal would be altered so everyone in the clan can have it, and not just the Hyuuga Branch family," said Jiraiya, as he knew the history with that clan, and it sickened him to no end.
"In any case, if Hinata does show affection for the boy, I doubt Hiashi would disapprove since the clan would only gain higher status in the Leaf if they got together, and decided to get married," said Tsunade, as she knew that when word got out of the boy having a bloodline, and fell under the CRA the drove of women coming after him would enormous beyond anything they had ever seen.
"It could be tricky for any girl even if they got around Naruto's emotional barriers since Haku and that other girl Nii Yugito will make it near to impossible for anyone to get near Naruto," said Jiraiya, as he let out a perverted giggle, and got punched in the face for it that sent him out of her window into the village below.
"Ero-baka! That's coming out of your pay!" said Tsunade, as she saw the damage Jiraiya's body had done to her window, and ignored the fact that she had sent the body through the window in the first place.
(YAY! I updated again. I hope you liked it. I got a wicked case of the muse when I wrote it and I just had to write this. Until next time...PEACE!!!)
