Chapter 9-Dark Plans

"You can't be serious! You want to give Wind Country over to him?" said Kankuro, as he along with Baki, and Suna's Council stared at Gaara in surprise.

Temari was by the only door watching things play out while Gaara nodded to his older sibling's questions.

"I am. Darth Malgus has shown me a means for us to harvest water from deep within the desert sands, to provide us with exotic animals that can survive out here, and be used for all kinds of means. He's not asking the Wind Daimyo give up his position, as he will be considered a ruling official, but he will take orders from the Sith Emperor should they be asked of him, and so will we if commanded," said Gaara seeing the Council sputter in outrage while Baki kept silent while trying to analyze the Kazekage for any kind of signs indicating mind alteration.

'He's not doing this out of some kind of hypnotic suggestion. Whatever this Sith Emperor has shown him is indeed genuine and Gaara has always wanted to do what is best for Suna,' thought Baki while seeing Temari was the same way in supporting her youngest sibling.

"How can you trust him? And only after one visit that lasted a few days?" said Kankuro seeing Gaara look at him with cold steely eyes.

"Because there was no lying in him. Mist's Mizukage and Water Country's Daimyo have already agreed to their own assimilation into the Sith Empire," said Gaara like it was the most simplest thing in the world.

"That's not enough! Gaara, if you agree to help Naruto do this, then you are on your own, and no one in this room will support it," said Kankuro seeing the other members on the Council nod.

"Baki, what do you have to say?" said Gaara turning to his former Jounin sensei.

"You are the Kazekage of Suna. Despite what your late Father did in putting Shukaku in you as a child, I tried to be a proper Jounin sensei to you given my own limitations placed upon me by your predecessor, and wished to encourage you to trust your own judgment. After Shukaku was extracted, I saw a Kage worth following because he saw the path he needed to take before him, and walked it without question towards the end with the best interest of Suna at heart. Do you feel Suna and Wind Country overall should be annexed into the Sith Empire is the best option before us? Because if it is, if you can look me in the eyes, and swear on the souls of your predecessors that this is for the best...I will not oppose," said Baki seeing the shock of the Council, Kankuro, and even Gaara since it was clear to the Jounin no one expected him to possibly side with the Kazekage.

"I have seen the wonders of the Sith Empire. Darth Malgus has promised me on his warrior's honor, Suna if not all of Wind Country will benefit from this assimilation into the Sith Empire, and that is why I wish for us to join him. On the souls of the previous Kazekages before me, I can say without a single doubt in my mind that this path before us, and our people is for the best," said Gaara seeing the Council glaring at him.

"Well I refuse to support this foolish plan this Sith has in uniting the world," said a Suna Council member standing in defiance of the Kazekage.

"As do I!" said another Suna Council member right next to his defiant colleague.

"Do you all feel this way?" said Gaara seeing the other members with the exception of Baki rise from their seats.

Even Kankuro rose with them.

"I am with you Gaara," said Baki knowing that when he pledged to serve the Kazekage, it was to do so knowing that his actions were for the benefit of Suna, and Wind Country in the long run.

"I see. Temari? Are you with me?" said Gaara seeing his sister nod.

"Always Gaara," said Temari before eyeing the shadows of the room knowing what was about to happen.

Snap hiss!

The sound of a Lightsaber activated, followed another, then another, and several other from the shadows of the room until the whole room has was covered in a red light.

"What is the meaning of this? Gaara!" said Kankuro seeing the Kazekage sigh and stand before motioning Baki to follow him.

The former Jounin closed his eyes briefly in sympathy for what was about to happen and then obeyed the Kazekage without question with the door opening. Temari walked out first, then Gaara, and finally Baki before an invisible like hand shut the door behind the man with the screams of those inside soon following. Baki followed the Kazekage to his office, entered a secret room, clearly made recently, which was impressive since it was done under every Suna Shinobi's nose, and saw Gaara go over to a strange device by the far wall. A screen appeared on the wall above the device and the image of Darth Malgus appeared on it with Baki having a sudden desire to kneel in the Sith Emperor's presence.

"Its done," said Gaara with Malgus nodding.

"How many?" said Darth Malgus before seeing Temari beside his friend and Baki in the background.

"All, but one of them," said Gaara seeing Malgus nod.

"I don't see your brother. Was he one of them?" said Malgus seeing Gaara nod with sadness in his eyes.

"I gave him and the others a chance to see things your way. They wanted to oppose you," said Gaara seeing Malgus nod.

"And fight to the bitter end. You know that cannot happen Gaara. While I did not wish for you to sacrifice your family member for me, I did warn you that he would oppose my offer of your people joining the Sith Empire and bring about an end to certain water issues we both know your area of the world suffers from. Everything I told you would happen prior to Suna's liquidation of its Council happened, didn't it?" said Malgus seeing Gaara nod.

'Gaara was told in advance about who would oppose him. Did he know I would side with the Sith Emperor?' thought Baki seeing Gaara sigh heavily.

"Yes," said Gaara seeing Malgus give a gentle smile at him.

"This must happen Gaara. I will not break my promise to you. When everything is fully finalized with Wind Country being annexed into the Sith Empire, Suna will benefit more then you could ever imagine, and those that helped make the transition possible will not be forgotten," said Malgus seeing Gaara nod in understanding.

"With your permission Malgus, I wish to have my brother not be labeled a betrayer to this transition, and keep his honor," said Gaara seeing Malgus nod.

"Of course. Family is important to you. I know that. You have my blessing," said Malgus seeing Gaara nod appreciatively at him.

"Thank you...my Emperor," said Gaara bowing slightly with Temari doing the same and Baki being the last to bow.

"Your welcome my friend," said Malgus before the transmission ended and the console Gaara used soon powered down.

"You will not speak of this room to anyone Baki. I'm trusting you with this secret way to communicate with the Sith Emperor. Betray my trust...and I will kill you," said Gaara, as he looked at Baki nodding quickly, and knew the man wouldn't betray him.

Because Baki knew if Gaara didn't kill him then the forces of the Sith Empire would.

(Sith Temple-Several Days Later)

"So they sent you. Out of all the Shinobi of the Leaf, I was honestly expecting squads of Root Shinobi to try their hand in taking Hinata away from me, and yet here they sent you of all people. How disappointing. Or...perhaps you are the distraction so while my eyes are focused on you, the Root Shinobi under Danzo's command try to sneak in, and take what doesn't belong to them," said Malgus seeing the form of the woman being held by his two Sith Knights while several troopers were at key angles to fire should she decide to break free.

"It wasn't my choice," said the woman.

"I know. I have proof that doesn't contradict that statement. Its actually the only reason I ordered you'd be taken alive," said Malgus, as he hit a few buttons on his throne before a recording materialized between them.

"You want me to kidnap Hyuuga Hinata from the Sith Emperor?" said the female before the Hokage and the Councils.

"This needs to be done to give us an edge over that monster. At the same time, we will have several squads try another raid, and create enough of a disturbance for you to get into the structure. Once you have the woman, bring her to the Yamanaka Clan home, and Inoichi can begin the necessary measures to bring about the Sith monster's downfall," said Koharu while seeing the woman in front of her scratch the back of her head.

"Look, I know you all think I'm crazy, and to an extent I am crazy! I mean, given my late sensei, as well as the crap this village put me through for being his student, I have every right to be, but I'm not that crazy, and with all due respect Hokage-sama...I think I'll pass on this mission," said the woman while seeing the Councils frown.

"Listen here Mitarashi Anko, this mission is of the utmost importance, and therefore a mission that helps the survival of the village is not one you can turn down. If you do not take this mission, you will be considered a traitor just like Orochimaru, and put to death in a public execution," said Danzo seeing Anko scowl at him.

"Why not get your Root Shinobi to do it for you? Aren't they expendable? Or is this one of those suicidal missions I'm not expected to come back from just to get rid of me out of spite for my bastard sensei?" said Anko seeing the Councils glaring harder.

Not that they were anything impressive.

"It's a mission like any other Anko-san. You will do what the village requires of you," said Homura while Anko scoffed at him.

"Please! You just want to get rid of me. You've been trying to for years. Sending me on one mission after another behind the Sandaime's and Godiame's back in the hopes I get killed or worse!" said Anko seeing Tsunade's eyes narrow at this.

"You are out of line Special Jounin!" said a Civilian Council member.

"So are you civilian? The only reason your half of the governing body being here is to give the Shinobi Council more support in matters. You have no business getting involved in Shinobi affairs at all!" said Anko seeing the Civilian Council scoff at her.

"We have as much at stake in your Shinobi affairs as they do. Who supplies you Shinobi with weapons? We do! Who suffers when the village gets invaded? We do! Who are the doctors and nurses that patch Shinobi up after they get injures. We are!" said another Civilian Councilwoman with pink hair.

"This is a Shinobi village asshole. We don't need civilians. We have Med Nins, we have Weapon Specialists, and we have brains to get the best supplies around even if we have to go into a forest for it. You're all expendable!" said Anko glaring at them while the fools beat their side of the table with their fists demanding she be punished.

"Enough! Special Jounin Mitarashi Anko, this mission was assigned to you because your skills are the best we have at the moment in infiltration, and have the greatest chance of completing the mission. Do you understand?" said Tsunade, as she saw Anko scowl at her, and nod in reluctant agreement.

"I understand Hokage-sama. But it doesn't mean I have to like it!" said Anko before she stormed off.

"That was a very interesting meeting. Wouldn't you say Anko-san?" said Malgus seeing the woman look up at him.

"Yeah. I actually almost wish I had completed the mission just to see their faces when I returned," said Anko seeing Malgus frown at her.

"Actually, you wouldn't want that, as there is more to the meeting then you realize after you left the room, and concerning your future," said Malgus before continuing what the Spyder Droid recorded.

"That bitch is a threat to the Leaf. She needs to be removed moments after she comes back," said Homura with Koharu nodding in agreement.

"IF she comes back. Personally, I don't think her skills are adequate enough to succeed, and at best she'll become a smear on the wall. Still, in the event the woman does come back alive, and successful...I agree that she needs to be terminated," said Koharu while Tsunade glared at the two old fools.

"You will do no such thing. She is a loyal Konoha Shinobi," said Tsunade seeing Danzo shake his head.

"She is the student of the late Orochimaru. She is tainted. If we drop our guard, Anko will strike like the filthy snake she is, and must be put down before she can coil up. After the mission is a success, correction IF it is a success, one of my squads will take her out, and plant evidence to make up charges of treason before we report the woman's demise," said Danzo before Tsunade slammed her fist down.

"You will do not such thing! I forbid it," said Tsunade seeing Danzo scowl at her.

"This is out of your hands Hokage-sama. This special order was made by the Sandaime Hokage himself in the event he was wrong about her. We have every right to use it," said Homura seeing Tsunade looking at the special order he brought out to show that in the event they thought Anko was too dangerous to be kept alive in the service of Konoha that she was to be secretly terminated effective immediately.

"And as the rest they say...is history my dear," said Malgus seeing Anko looking furious at the recording of those in the Leaf she had sworn to serve ordering her death after successfully completing the mission to kidnap Hyuuga Hinata.

"Bastards! I knew it. I knew deep down they would pull this, but...I never thought the Sandaime Hokage himself had premade the order, and the current Hokage would be powerless to stop it," said Anko before she started to break down in front of Malgus and just could hold back the tears forming around her eyes.

"Sadly yes. You know how much the snake Sannin hurt the old man. No doubt when the Sandaime Hokage saw you, the fear of what you may become crept into his mind, and knew it was better to be safe then sorry. What if I offered you a place here within my Sith Empire? What if I offered you a chance to get your revenge? Would you take it?" said Malgus seeing Anko's hands clench into fists, then open up, and close again into fists.

"I would! I would take it. I would unleash all my rage, fury, and wrath upon them for this act of betrayal," said Anko, as her emotions flooded the room through the Force, and the Sith Lord along with his Sith Knights fed off of it.

"Then I will grant it. Release her," said Malgus seeing the Sith Knights look at him for a second before doing as commanded while the Sith Troopers lowered their weapons.

"You're going to accept me into your Empire? Just like that?" said Anko seeing Malgus rise from his throne and walk down towards her.

"Of course! It wasn't your fault they betrayed you my dear. How many missions have you gone on in the hopes of proving your loyalty? How many times have the people in the village you defend spit on the ground when walking by them because of your past with the late Orochimaru? Fight for me without question. Fight for the Sith Empire and you will never be hated here," said Malgus before extending a hand to Anko, who took it, and was quickly picked up off the ground.

"I pledge my loyalty to the Sith Empire and to you...my Emperor," said Anko bowing her head in his presence.

"Welcome to the Sith Empire and new life Mitarashi Anko. As in accordance with your new life here, I am appointing you a special position that only an elite few know about, and only an elite few can join. You shall become a solo agent that can infiltrate target locations and kill targets assigned to you. You will become...my Hand!" said Malgus seeing Anko blink at the strange title.

"Your...Hand?" said Anko wondering if this was some kind of galactic title given to his future concubines or something.

"Yes. Specifically, the complete title would be Emperor's Hand, which means you are an extension of myself, and my will when called upon to enforce the power of the Empire. You will infiltrate, assassinate, and destroy designated targets I assign to your position to handle. When you aren't on secret missions, your job will be torturing, and interrogating prisoners of the Sith Empire using all the skills in your arsenal. Few will know of your standing here in the Empire, but they will know it is high up, and you report only to the Emperor. Me! Do you object to this new position of power?" said Malgus seeing Anko thinking it over in his head.

"It actually doesn't sound so bad. I get to do what I did in the Leaf, but with bigger, and better toys. Plus, I'm not going to be glared at by every single person around me. I'm in!" said Anko with Malgus letting out a chuckle.

"Excellent news. And to prove yourself, I have the perfect prisoners for you to take your hate, and anger out on," said Malgus before motioning his troops to bring in the prisoners and Anko's face beamed brightly like she had just gotten a once in a lifetime coupon for all you can eat Dango for exactly 24 hours.

"You mean I get to hurt Root Shinobi? Danzo's Root Shinobi?" said Anko seeing Malgus nod.

"We removed the seals on their tongues and prepared your own special room for this with Imperial Trainees assigned to learn from you. Have fun my dear," said Malgus seeing the woman squeal like a high school girl and bouncing around with joy.

'This woman is crazy,' thought all the Sith Knights in the room.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" said Anko before a Sith Trooper handed her an Imperial Uniform.

"Something to wear while serving me. You can keep your trench coat or get a new one to go with the uniform," said Malgus, as he was glad Eleena, and Hinata weren't here right now since they would possibly think he was getting a harem together.

"Nice material. Get me a trench coat of similar color and I'll look so badass," said Anko with a grin while picturing how she looked while standing on a pile of Root Shinobi, as she laughed loudly at being the Queen of Interrogation, and Torture with countless people under her command bowing at her greatness.

'Kyuubi...do you think having Anko in the Sith Empire is perhaps too cruel for my future prisoners?' thought Malgus seeing the fox think about it for a second.

"No,"said Kyuubi simply.

'Okay. Just checking,' thought Malgus before motioning two of his Sith Troops in the room to come forward to show Anko to her temporary room where she could get settled in and changed into her new attire.

"And these Root Shinobi my Lord?" said a Sith Knight standing next to one of them.

"Take them to Anko's new Interrogation Room and watch over them until she's ready to begin extracting information out of them," said Malgus before his forces did as ordered.

"Its almost time. Isn't it Naruto?" said Kushina having witnessed the events from the shadows of the throne room.

"Yes. The time for holding back is over. After Konoha falls, Iwa will join them, and soon everyone in the world will embrace us for the good my Empire will bring," said Malgus seeing Kushina approach him and could see she was starting to see his vision of things.

No doubt thanks to the Dark Side energies this Sith Temple generated that revealed the cold hard truth about things when entering her mind as she slept.

"And then it will branch out to the stars above," said Kushina simply.

"Yes. I already know which worlds to take since I've taken them before with the Republic and the Jedi unable to know about it due to these worlds being deep within the reaches of the Outer Rim," said Malgus before walking back to his throne.

"Its interesting," said Kushina, as she walked up the steps, and stood to the side of the throne her son was sitting in.

"What is?" said Malgus with a frown.

"Your Godfather Jiraiya was once told of an ancient prophecy of a boy he would one day train, who would decide the fate of the Shinobi world with the power to revolutionize it, or possibly...destroy it," said Kushina seeing Malgus look at her with interest now.

"Really? Revolutionize or destroy the Shinobi world. Interesting. However, you make it sound like I can only choose one. I think I'll choose...both!" said Malgus, as he was going to let the Shinobi way live, but under his rule, and in a way that would only benefit his Empire.

"Both?" said Kushina while wondering if that was even possible.

"Yes. Why choose one when I can have both. Shinobi will exists in this world after its mine, but they will be altered, and become a new division within the Sith Empire. It will be incredible!" said Malgus while relishing the Dark Side of the Force, as it showed him visions of the future where his forces took world after world, and his Shinobi being at the forefront of it all being the key piece required to succeed in such campaigns.

"Naruto?" said Kushina at last after what seemed a long pause.

"Yes?" said Malgus while ignoring the fact she used his old name.

"I just...I just wanted to apologize for abandoning you all those years ago. It was wrong of me. I failed you as a Mother. Something I'm sure no Sith would ever do in my place. All I can do now is beg for your forgiveness and that you can possibly give me a chance to prove I am worthy of being called your Mother," said Kushina kneeling in front of him, as she had been battling with herself for some time over how to deal with the current relationship she had with her son, and came to the conclusion that despite all that he was...the man sitting on this throne was still her son.

With a Sith gauntlet covered hand, Malgus gently placed it on his Mother's red haired head, using the Force to detect any hint of lying, hidden agenda, or anything to suggest she was being untruthful to him. Finding nothing of the sort, Malgus had his Mother rise to her feet, and look the woman directly in the eyes.

"You have your second chance my Mother. However, I warn you not to waste it, as there will be no second time, and the only thing that awaits you should I be betrayed...is your slow agonizing death at my hands!" said Malgus seeing his Mother nod in understanding before she kissed his hand.

"I understand. Long live the Sith Emperor of the Sith Empire Darth Malgus...my son," said Kushina before kissing him on his forehead and leaving the room to think more on what she had just done.

"My Lord?" said a Sith Officer with the rank of Captain.

"Yes. What is it?" said Malgus, as he saw the man beaming with pride, and had a data pad in hand.

"We've proceeded with your orders my Lord and have begun injecting the regeneration serum into the troops. Most of the wounds that have been harassing some of the older members have begun to fix themselves and are showing signs of fighting in their prime," said the Captain, as he approached the Sith Lord, and handed the data pad to the Emperor with the man examining its contents.

"Excellent. Keep me updated. Document everything on the project down to the last minor detail," said Malgus before handing the data pad over to the Sith Officer.

"Yes my Lord!" said the Captain before saluting and leaving the throne room.

"We are almost ready," said Malgus to himself before walking into his bedroom and sat down on the side of the bed before stroking the face of his blue skinned female lover while his lavender eyed female lover held onto her.

Things had changed so much since he took them together at once. The two women soon began to explore being lovers without him, which he didn't mind in the least, as he knew being an Emperor meant handling duties that came first before the pleasures of the flesh with either one, and both woman had their own desires that needed to be satisfied. The Sith Lord had walked in on them several times making love before joining them in the throws of passion and could sense the distrust Eleena had for Hinata dissolved during their time together.

"Many men would consider themselves lucky to have two women like that. Both exotic in their own way," said Haku, as Malgus was once again thrown into a limbo like place by the Force, and met the woman that inspired him to become something more.

"I am indeed blessed with having such lovers. Why are you here?" said Malgus seeing Haku approach him with a smile on her face.

"To be wary of the man called Danzo. His body is corrupted with a means to take control of demons and Jinchuriki. He plans to use them on you in order to take control of Kyuubi and your Empire," said Haku seeing Malgus's eyes narrow dangerously at this.

"I see. Thank you Haku for telling me," said Malgus, as he saw Haku smile, and kiss him on the lips.

"It is a shame I died in Wave Country. I would have been honored to be your lover like them," said Haku before she faded from his sight and the Sith Lord soon found himself back in the real world.

"Malgus?" said Eleena awakening from her slumber and looking up at him.

"Go back to sleep Eleena. You need your rest for the upcoming battle," said Malgus, as he saw her nod, and drift into slumber once more.

"That fool thinks he can tame you? Me? That human fool will no just how primitive he is compared to my vessel. Come my vessel. Let's bring them HELL!" said Kyuubi, as he was not about to be controlled by some weak human ever again, and roared for blood to be spilled by the Sith Lord Jinchuriki.

'Soon Kyuubi. Very soon,' thought Malgus before kissing both women on his bed and left the room knowing he needed to plan for this new development.

And he had a pretty good idea on who to ask for help.

(A/N: YAY! I updated again. I know. I know. You're all waiting for that big old battle with the Leaf. Well its coming. Be patient. Until next time...PEACE!)