Sorry it took so long! By the way, just today, I received the notes from Zaralann. Sorry, dude! My computer's been all jacked-up with fizzy-jelly drives! That sounds weird... Sorry Chapter 10 is taking so long. It's gonna be probably the longest chapter that this story will have! Chapter 10 will start the "Light of Faith" sub-arc!

The Blazing Dragon

They were bounding through the trees, all 9 of the ninja, plus one little black dragon. They had been moving for 4 hours, non-stop, towards Hi no Kuni. Their client, Tazuna, was walking along the dirt road. They were now approaching the border of Hi no Kuni. While jumping through the trees, Naruto was talking to Smokey.

"So," He began.

"What do you think will happen when we get there?" Smokey thought for a bit.

"I don't know. We might face some bad guys. Or we'll get there safely, and the lazy sake man can build his bridge." Smokey said. Naruto nodded. They had to travel just a little while longer before they got to Tazuna's house. They all continued jumping, with no thoughts but to keep their client safe.

Tazuna's House

(First off, I'm going to have the Demon Brothers come in after this, so please don't hate me if you wanted them to come in now, and second, they will be much more powerful than in the manga or anime.) They had all arrived at Tazuna's house 10 minutes earlier, and were eating a nice dinner cooked by Tsunami, Tazuna's daughter. She had made noodles, sushi, and rice to welcome them. They were now sitting at Tazuna's kitchen table, eating happily. Naruto spoke up first. He said,

"Thank you for the food, Miss… uh…" Tsunami smiled.

"Just call me Tsunami." She said. Naruto nodded.

"Thank you, Tsunami." He said. Tsunami once more smiled at him.

"It was no problem, Naruto. I'm just happy you got my dad back here safely." She told him. The others nodded their heads. Then a little black-haired boy came in, with an angry look on his face. He then shouted,

"You all don't get it, do you? Gato will kill all of you! You don't stand a chance!" Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Why would you say that? 4 of us are some of the strongest shinobi in Konoha." He said.

"By the way, who is this "Gato" you're talking about?" Naruto then asked. Tsunami took her chance to speak up.

"Gato is the vicious dictator who rules Kirigakure. He runs Gato Company. He has been smuggling illegal drugs and goods, has made us all starving, and has taken women from the village and…and…" Tsunami said, trailing off with a look of horror on her face. Everyone understood what she meant, though.

"Then I guess we'll have to teach him a lesson." Naruto said coldly. Inari grew angrier.

"You still don't get it! He'll kill you! You don't stand a single chance! He's already made us suffer too much, and when he finds out you tried to stop him, he'll make us suffer more! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH! NOTHING!" Inari shouted. Naruto growled.

"I know nothing about suffering? Have you ever wanted someone to like you, but everyone said no one should? Has anyone ever told you that you should burn in hell, but you didn't know why? Have you waited your entire life, wanting someone to show some FREAKIN' COMPASSION TO YOU? AT LEAST YOU HAD A FAMILY TO LOVE YOU! I HAD NO ONE! I WAITED SO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO COMFORT ME! I JUST WANTED A HUG, OR A FRIEND! BUT ALL I GOT WAS HATRED, AND ANGER, AND BEATINGS! I HAVE HAD PEOPLE STAB ME, AND KICK ME, AND TORTURE ME, AND THEY WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE! THEY BEAT ON ME WHEN I COULDN'T EVEN DEFEND MYSELF, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY! SO DON'T YOU SAY I KNOW NOTHING OF SUFFERING! I HAVE BEEN THROUGH MORE THAN YOU EVER HAVE IN YOUR LIFE!" Naruto screamed at the boy. He was changing as he spoke, slowly growing horns and wings, his skin turning as hard as rock, and changing to the color of blood, his eyes changing to a mix of black, yellow, and red, and his vest slowly ripping. The earth was trembling before his supernatural might. If you looked out the windows of Tazuna's house, you could see the sky, dark as night, gigantic bolts of light flashing down and striking the ground, the seas churning. Inari ran away, full of fear. Before Naruto could change completely, Kurenai and Anko calmed him down. He began to revert back to normal, his features all changing back to his regular self, and his jacket fixing itself. When he calmed down, he fell backwards, and Kurenai and Anko caught him.

"Whoa…" Naruto said as he tried to steady himself. But he couldn't and he fainted. Kurenai and Anko looked up from Naruto, and saw that everyone else had bug eyes.

"Where's the guest bedroom or bedrooms?" Kurenai asked. Tsunami snapped out of it, and said,

"There are a couple of bedrooms upstairs, enough for all of you to have a room."

"Um…we'll be right back." Anko said. The two carried him upstairs, and went into a room. They set him down on a bed, and tucked him in.

"See you soon, Naruto-kun." (YAY! A RHYME!) Anko said. She kissed him on the forehead and waited outside the door. In his sleep, Naruto blushed and smiled. Kurenai kissed Naruto on the forehead as well, in the exact same spot as Anko, and said,

"Don't forget, we love you Naruto-kun." He once more blushed, and smiled happily. Anko and Kurenai closed the door, and went downstairs. Naruto began to have a strange dream.

Naruto's Dream

Everything was black. There was nothing around him. Suddenly, a single color burst to life, and he found himself inside a white space, with defined floors and walls, but nothing else. Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of Naruto. It was a man. He had blond, spiky hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a coat with flames on it.

"Naruto…" He said. Naruto looked confused.

"Who're you? And how do you know my name?" He asked.

"I know your name because…I am your father, Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage." The man said. Naruto had a look of shock on his face.

"There's no way… Jiji never told me who my dad was…My dad couldn't have been the Yondaime…" He trailed off. The man smiled.

"I am your father, alright. The Third Hokage never told you because…Well, you're kind of a blabbermouth." Minato joked.

"If you had gone off telling everybody, my enemies would have found out, and they would've killed you, and I didn't want my son to die." Naruto had a blank expression before smiling.

"Well, that does make sense. I do like to spread the news. But I can't believe my father was the Yondaime… That's amazing." He said. Minato had 2 more surprises in store for Naruto.

"Also, I would like you to meet your mother." Minato said. Naruto's eyes filled with hope.

"M-My mother?" He asked.

Outside of Naruto's Dream

Everyone but Naruto was back in the kitchen, eating silently. Kakashi was the first to speak up.

"So…Mind telling us what the FUCK happened with golden boy?" He asked.

Kurenai and Anko both looked at each other, but shook their heads no.

"Sorry, but we can't tell you yet." Anko said. Sasuke was mad.

"Why not, woman? You will tell me, or else I will have the Council all over you!" He shouted. Kurenai looked at Sasuke with a stern look.

"Naruto-kun, as he would say, "Doesn't give a shit" about the Council. In fact, he said that if anybody goes near us, if they're a guy, he will castrate them with a swift blow, and if they're a girl, they will wish they'd never met him." She replied. Sasuke looked downward fearfully, then looked up.

"O-OK." He said timidly.

"Good. Now Tsunami, how many men would you say Gato has?" Kurenai asked. Tsunami thought for a moment.

"I'd say he has about—" She was cut off as the wall broke open, two men with clawed gauntlets busting through the hole.

"We're here to kill the bridge builder." Meizu said. Hinata activated her Byakugan, Shino got his bugs ready, Kakashi got into a fighting stance, as did Sasuke, Sakura, and Kiba, Anko got her snakes ready to bite, and Kurenai was ready to use a genjutsu.

"So… We got some ninja, huh? Well, that won't be a problem. After we beat you guys, and kill the bridge builder, we'll have some fun with the girls. Hehehe!" Gozu said. They all began to fight, with the Konoha Shinobi losing.

Back Inside Naruto's Dream

Kushina appeared beside Minato.

"Yes Naruto, your mother." She said. Naruto began to cry. He ran at the speed of sound and hugged his mom and dad.

"I never got to see you guys!" He sobbed. They hugged him back. He had finally known who his parents were.

"I have one more thing before we go." Minato said. A scroll poofed into existence beside Minato. He handed to Naruto and said,

"This scroll is a gift from me. It contains a technique I made myself: The Rasengan. I am giving this to only you, no one but your godfather and you will be able to use this technique." Naruto became confused again, and asked,

"My godfather? Who's my godfather?" Minato smiled, and said,

"You're not gonna believe this, but…He is Jiraiya of the Sannin."

"Jiraiya of the Sannin?" He asked. Minato nodded.

"Huh… I'll have to think on that." Naruto said. Minato looked up, as if being called back to heaven. He looked back to Naruto, and said,

"We have to go, my son. Kami-sama doesn't want us spending too much time in your subconscious, and your girls are in trouble. Go help them, and keep your love alive!" Naruto looked weirded out.

"You sound just like Maito Gai, and he's weird." Naruto told Minato.

"Right. Before we go, remember to tell the Third that "The Big Four says hi from beyond"." Naruto nodded, and they drifted off. He was then forced out of his dream, back into the real world.

The Physical World

Naruto woke up with a scroll in his hand. He placed it on the nightstand, and tried to clear his head. His dad was the Fourth! And his dad had said that his "girls" were in trouble. He was trying to figure out what he meant by that, when he heard two females shrieks of terror. The voices of his Tenshi-chan and Hebi-hime. Don't worry, Tenshi-chan, Hebi-hime, I'm coming! He thought. He raced down the stairs, setting a record time for running. He came to the bottom of the stairs, his technique activated, ready to kill the bastard who went near his loves. He came to the opening of the staircase to find the other ninja passed out, and his Tenshi-chan and Hebi-hime, bound, gagged, and tied up, nearly naked, with only their underwear on. The shreds of their clothes were all over the floor. Tazuna and his daughter were cowering under the table. Naruto began to fill rage, like a bucket being filled with water. He began to twitch, and shudder, and slowly began changing into his Akuma Ningen form. The earth shuddered beneath his raw power. The sky turned pitch black, and magnificent bolts of light rained down from the sky above. The seas churned, swaying violently in tune with a powerful, yet silent song.

"What the HELL?" Gozu shouted. When he was fully changed into his new form, he flew through the ceiling with a loud "CRASH!" That startled the Demon Brothers, and they looked around, trying to find the source of the noise. Suddenly, a blurred organism crashed through the ceiling, landing on the floor in a crater, seeping with power.[1] It had spiky red and orange hair, black horns, blood red, rock hard skin, wings the color of its skin, and a massive broadsword in its right hand. The broadsword was black and red, with exquisite designs, and an ornate hilt. The blade was dark yellow, with a black glow around it. Its head was down, facing the floor. It had one hand on the ground, holding it steady. The monster slowly rose, showing its face to the aggressors. It had sharp fangs, and black, yellow, and red eyes. The eyes were shaped in an expression of rage. The monster stood taller than the two of them, with massive abs, and a powerful radiant aura of death. That monster… was Naruto.

"HOW DARE YOU TRY TO HURT MY FRIENDS! AND, YOU DARE TO GET READY TO RAPE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE MOST PRECIOUS TO ME? I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN, BECAUSE IF IT DOES, I WILL HUNT YOU, AND TORTURE YOU, THEN KILL YOU, AND WILL CONVERT TO JASHINISM! I WILL THEN SACRIFICE YOUR WORTHLESS, TRASHY HUSKS TO JASHIN, AND MAKE SURE YOUR CORPSES BURN! BUT THAT WON'T HAPPEN, BECAUSE I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU DINE IN THE MOST FIREY, PAINFUL, TORTURUS PIT IN HELL, YOU MOTHER-FUCKING HEARTLESS BASTARDS!" Naruto screamed in a demonic voice, full of anger. Kurenai and Anko looked up, and saw Naruto in his Akuma Ningen form, ready to kill the two men.

"NARUTO-KUN!" They cried out, full of hope. Naruto turned his head towards them, and said,

"YOU ARE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT, MY TENSHI, AND MY HIME." They cried, knowing that he was going to such lengths for them. All the other ninja awakened to see a demonic form standing in the middle of the room, towering above all. They remembered how Naruto had looked, and were frightened at what was going on. Naruto was standing in a crater in the floor. There was a long tunnel-like hole in the ceiling, showing the violent sky above. The ground was perpetually shuddering, never relenting. It was as if the whole world was quaking with fear at the sight of Naruto. Naruto roared with rage.

"FOR HURTING MY FRIENDS, AND HURTING MY LOVED ONES, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGIVEN! PREPARE TO DIE!" He shouted. He then took his massive broadsword, and smashed it into the floor. Energy began streaming through the sword, and through Naruto's veins, casting an evil glow around him. The Demon Brothers could only watch in horror as the demonic monster's glow enveloped him. There was dark flash, and it cleared to reveal nothing. The Demon Brothers looked around, terrified of what would probably happen. Suddenly Naruto appeared in front of each of them, scowling angrily. He suddenly multiplied, surrounding them both with 4 Naruto's. The 8 Naruto's cutting off 5 of each of the Demon Brothers' appendages: their arms, legs, and penis. What was left of the Demon Brothers fell to the ground, howling in pain, blood spurting out of their severed limbs, and their torsos. Naruto jumped back and said,

"KURUSHIMU." He held out his arm, and flames shot out, enveloping the Demon Brothers. Wails of pain and agony could be heard from the flames. They slowly died down. Unknown to everyone else, a mysterious hunter-nin was watching through the window. As the flames went away, all that was left was nothing. When the hunter-nin saw this, they gasped, and ran away. Naruto slowly reverted back to his regular self. When he regained his normal properties, he went over and untied Kurenai and Anko.

"Come, Tenshi-chan, Hebi-hime, you are not looking too well. Let's make sure you're okay." He said. They got up, and he walked them upstairs, to change and get ready for bed. When they were all the way upstairs, Kakashi simply said,

"Well that was…eventful. Peace out." And with that, he fainted. Sasuke stated,

"I'm not carrying him up the stairs. Let's leave him here." Sakura agreed, and Kakashi sat right up.

"That was a test." He said.

"You fail. You will be doing D-Rank missions for 2 weeks after we get back." Sasuke shouted,

"Aw CRAP!" and Sakura said, "It's not your fault, Sasuke-kun." (And yet SHE calls NARUTO baka?) (By the way, all this time, Smokey was back where all the summons go, and was probably either eating Daigaku Imo, or sleeping. I'll decide) While Naruto and his girls went upstairs, everything that was broken was patched up.

With Naruto, Kurenai, and Anko

Naruto, Kurenai, and Anko walked upstairs to the room Naruto had previously been in. Naruto had their bags on his shoulders. They walked into the room, and Naruto set their bags down.

"I'll let you two get changed." He said. He walked out the door and let the girls change. They opened the door, and showed Naruto what they were going to wear to bed. They were both wearing halter tops, soft skirts, and slippers.

"Wow…" Naruto said. He blushed a little. The two girls giggled at his blush, and let him in. Naruto remembered something he had to do, and said,

"I'll be right back. I just need to do something really quickly." He walked over to his bag, and got out a white, egg shaped object with 12 holes all over it. The object had purple, green, pink, and yellow patterns on it; patterns that looked like the wind, swirling around on it. You could probably figure out that it was an ocarina just by looking, but an exquisite and ornate one at that. Anko cocked her head.

"Why do you have your ocarina, Naruto-kun?" Anko asked.

"Well, you know how I became interested in seals?" Naruto began.

"Yes…" They both said.

"Well, I learned how to incorporate fuinjutsu with my ocarina. I play certain songs, and certain seals activate. I have a song for a security seal, an attack seal, a sealing seal, 2 jutsu seals, etc. One jutsu seal activates a certain jutsu when I play The Song of Time (© Nintendo)." He told them. They were confused.

"The Song of Time?" Kurenai asked. Naruto nodded.

"The Song of Time." He said.

"The other jutsu seal activates when I play the Song of Healing (Also (© Nintendo)." They were confused once more.

"The Song of Healing?" Naruto again nodded.

"Yep. Both these songs, and some of the others I can play, are from a video game called Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I saw how certain songs had special effects, so I came up with some jutsu and such, incorporated them into seals, and used the songs from the game that inspired me to activate them. The Song of Healing's jutsu is it quickly heals wounds and such throughout the course of the song, resulting in any wounds being completely healed by the last note, and the Song of Time's jutsu is a manipulation jutsu. It manipulates time and space to warp anyone I wish directly to me or me to them." He told them.

"That's amazing." They said. Naruto remembered what he had to do and said,

"Be right back." He zoomed out the door to the front of the house. At that time, two mysterious ninja were meeting in a secret location.

Zabuza's Hideout

Zabuza was laying on a bed, waiting for Haku to return.

"Ugh, this is so boring!" He said. A few minutes passed, and a figure entered the room. It was the hunter-nin from before.

"Hello, Zabuza-sama." The hunter-nin said.

"Haku, what took you so long? And where are the Brothers?" Zabuza asked.

"I'm sorry. I stayed at the house a little bit longer, and saw something that might interest you." The one now known as Haku said.

"Hmmm…" Zabuza trailed.

"I was watching the Demon Brothers as they beat the Konoha-nin. They beat them easily, in fact, with barely any effort." Haku told Zabuza of the first battle, which the Brothers quickly won. He told Zabuza of how the Brothers had beaten all the shinobi, and had Kurenai and Anko captured. Haku then got to the part where Naruto came in.

"When it looked like the Brothers had won, the Earth started shaking. I looked up at the sky, and saw that it was night black, with gigantic bolts of lightning bursting from it. I also saw the ocean churning, large waves rolling and crashing into the shore. I felt an immense power coming from inside the house." Haku said. Zabuza became very interested at that point.

"I looked back, and heard a crash. It startled me, and the Brothers as well. When they were still looking around, something crashed through the ceiling. It was blood red, had wings, had red and orange hair that stood straight up, and had horns. In its right hand it carried a massive broadsword. It slowly rose, coming to be about a couple feet taller than the Brothers. It showed its gruesome face. It had sharp fangs, and red, yellow, and black eyes. It looked to me as if the devil himself had come to Earth." Zabuza's eyes widened.

"The creature appeared in front of the Brothers, and multiplied. His 8 forms cut off the Brothers' appendages, including their penises." Zabuza now made a face of disgust.

"The thing then went back to where it first stood, said something, and pointed it's arm at the Brothers. Flames shot out and the Brothers died. Then I came back here." Zabuza took Haku's story in, and then said,

"Very interesting, Haku. Thank you for telling me. Get some sleep. We have a long day tomorrow." Haku nodded, and went to his room.

With Naruto

When Naruto arrived at the front of the house, he opened the door, and went outside. He found some sturdy rope lying around, and got out his sword. Tazuna probably wouldn't mind if he used some. Naruto cut off a section of the rope. He quickly began whittling the section into a semi-thick, durable string. He then got out his ocarina, and attached the string to it. He zoomed back to the house and went inside. He locked the door, and got his ocarina ready. He began to play the Sonata of Awakening. The music was so beautiful, flowing softly, with a gentle melody. As he played the last note of the song, a seal flashed on his ocarina, and a glowing line went down his body, and trailed to the door. As it reached the door, multiple seals glowed all over the door and walls. They died down, and finally disappeared. Everyone had heard the music, and was rushing to see what had made it. Sasuke was the first to get in the room.

"Where's that beautiful music coming from?" He asked calmly, for probably the first time in his life. Naruto smirked, and held up his ocarina. Sasuke's eyes widened.

"That was you? I can't believe you played such beautiful music, do—I mean, Naruto. It was so calming." He said. Naruto truly smiled at Sasuke for the first time.

"Thanks, Sasuke. That was really nice of you to say." Naruto replied. Sasuke truly smiled back. It was as if all that time that Sasuke was ignorant and mean, something had been missing from his life. He could now see that it was just something to appreciate, seeing as how Sasuke had no one and nothing after Itachi murdered his clan. Now he had something to appreciate, and maybe he could learn how to do that, and bring the joy he had found to others. Everyone else arrived in the room to see Naruto with an ocarina that was white, with green, pink, purple, and yellow patterns on it. The patterns seemed to be like the wind, flowing all around on the ocarina. They also saw Sasuke there, SMILING. Kakashi decided to make a joke.

"So, why is emo boy happy? Are you two gay?" Naruto stopped smiling, and had a horrified look. He then clutched his stomach, and vomited on the floor. Everyone stepped back a little.

"Well, I'm gonna have to clean that up." Tsunami said. Sasuke heard Kakashi, and saw what happened, and frowned.

"Nice going, Cyclops. You ruined the moment." Kakashi just gave him an eye smile, and leaned against a wall. Naruto stood up slowly, and steadied himself. Tsunami moved to start cleaning up Naruto's puke. Naruto stopped her, and said,

"I'll take care of it." He put his index and middle fingers in a familiar hand sign, and there were two puffs of smoke. His Kage Bunshins appeared, and he told them,

"Clean this up for Tsunami. It's the least we could do since she gave us food." They saluted him and began cleaning it up. Within 3 minutes, the floor was spotless. Naruto then scowled at little at Kakashi.

"Are YOU gay? I'm pretty sure you'd have to be to make a joke like that." Naruto said. Kakashi shrugged. Kurenai spoke up.

"Was this what you had to do Naruto-kun?" She asked. Naruto nodded.

"This was what I had to do. I wasn't just playing a song though. I was putting up a security seal on the house. That way, no one could get in." He said to the other ninja, and their client and his daughter. Everybody raised an eyebrow, except for Kurenai and Anko.

"How can you do that, Naruto?" Sasuke asked. Naruto smirked.

"Well, it actually started when I was in the Academy. I became interested in fuinjutsu, and…" He told them the story of how he learned fuinjutsu from some borrowed scrolls, how he learned how to incorporate it into his ocarina songs, how he got inspired by Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and how he learned the songs. They all went wide-eyed at the parts where he told of his fuinjutsu skills, and being able to play an ocarina. When finished, Sasuke said,

"That's amazing, dude…" That was the first time anyone had ever heard Sasuke say "dude". Naruto smiled.

"I know." He said.

"Would you like me to play another song?" Naruto asked. Everyone cheered up, them all saying things like,

"Yeah, that'd be awesome!" and

"That music was so beautiful!" Naruto nodded and pulled up his ocarina. He began to play the Song of Healing three times. As he played the notes, the injuries everyone had sustained quickly began to heal, causing many of them to gasp in surprise. This song, like the one before, was sweet and melodious. It echoed throughout the entire room, calming everyone's nerves. When he finished, everyone looked at their injuries. They removed bandages, gauze, and such, to find that there was nothing there, not even a faint scar.

"Wow…" They collectively said.

"It's amazing what music can do." Naruto said.

"I have one last song to play." Naruto told them.

"It's called "Zelda's Lullaby"." He told them. They all nodded "OK" to him, and he began. He put the ocarina up to his lips, and began to play. The song flowed smoothly, like time had slowed down, and they all were floating in a gentle river. They all sighed in happiness, even Kakashi, as the notes floated through the air. They were all drifting in the breeze as it flowed through the room, carrying them all into a realm of peace, as if there was nothing wrong in the world. When the last note diminished, Kurenai spoke softly.

"I feel so peaceful. What was the effect of that song, Naruto-kun?" She asked wistfully. Naruto smiled.

"That song incorporates emotions and brain activity into the seal. It's designed to make sure anyone who hears it has no trouble during the night, getting a good rest, and having, no pun intended, sweet dreams." He answered.

"I feel like I'm floating on a cloud, the wind flowing softly through my hair, feeling the sun's warmth caress my skin." Anko said. The others nodded consecutively.

"You might want to get upstairs. The song will make anyone who has heard it who's not in a bed fall asleep after three minutes." Naruto said. Everyone nodded, and went to their respective rooms. Naruto got in with Kurenai and Anko snuggled up next to him.

"Good night, my tenshi, my hime." He said.

"Good night…Naruto-kun." They said. They fell asleep within 30 seconds, and slumbered into dreamland.

The Next Morning

Everyone arose the next morning, feeling possibly the best they ever had. They ate a breakfast, provided by Tsunami, which consisted of pancakes, bacon, sausage, orange juice, and toast. Everyone thanked Tsunami for the meal, and dug in. When they had finished eating, they talked about what they were going to do.

"Today, we are going to watch over Tazuna while he continues building his bridge. We will split up into pairs of twos, and will each take a post, forming a wide barrier around Tazuna. You will watch carefully for any presence of an enemy. If you notice any potential dangers, make sure everybody knows and is ready." Kakashi told them. Everyone nodded. Naruto took a sip of orange juice and said,

"We should have pairs based on our abilities." Kakashi nodded and said,

"I agree. Therefore, Sasuke and Naruto is one pair." Naruto and Sasuke smiled at each other.

"Shino and Hinata are another pair," Shino and Hinata both nodded at each other.

"Sakura and Kiba are another." Sakura and Kiba both also nodded at each other.

"I will be on my own, and Kurenai and Anko will be the last pair." Kurenai and Anko smiled.

"You will all take a position around the bridge, staying aware at all times." Kakashi finished. All the genin nodded in acknowledgement, and Naruto said,

"Also, to make sure no one gets in the house…" He held his ocarina up to his lips, and played Sonata of Awakening. The notes once more flowed beautifully, drifting through the air. The seal on his ocarina flashed again, and the glowing line traveled down his body, off the chair, across the floor, and to the walls. The seals on the walls flashed, then disappeared. Kakashi gave Naruto a thumbs up.

"But how do we get out or back in?" Sasuke asked. Naruto smiled.

"I attuned the seal to recognize the chakras of my friends and senseis, so only the people I allow can enter." Naruto explained.

"Ohhhhh…" Sasuke said. Naruto nodded.

"Now let's get to guarding Tazuna." Naruto said. Everyone nodded, and went to their posts to keep watch.

[1]: That's like the most epic scene ever, right?

Kurushimu means: suffer

All the Legend of Zelda songs are copyrighted by Nintendo, and I do not own them. :( I also don't own Naruto, so if you tell anyone I do, I will play the Elegy of Emptiness, and have that freakin' statue follow you all around for the next year!

First off, the ocarina reference came from something completely unrelated to the story. I have bought an ocarina, and got it in the mail after 5 days, along with a Legend of Zelda songbook, and have learned many Legend of Zelda ocarina songs, such as the Song of Time, Song of Healing, Sonata of Awakening, Zelda's Lullaby. In fact, I've learned every song that is mentioned in this chapter. I thought, 'It would be cool if Naruto could use seals and jutsu combined with ocarina songs' since I've been obsessed with learning those songs by heart. So that's where that came from, Arashi no Kitsune.

Second, rescue 007, Kyuubi does NOT get a harem. This story revolves around Naruto having love for the first time, not Kyuubi doing it with a random guy. Naruto has two people who love him, and they have been the only ones so far. If you want to trash-talk me, fine. But DON'T, and I mean DON'T trash-talk my hard work. This is NOT a rip-off. This is a story I genuinely thought up. Many people think of stories along the line of this. A guy gets powers. He falls in love. He protects the people he loves. Don't say it's a rip-off if you don't know the story BEHIND the story. If you don't bloody like it, THEN DON'T BLOODY READ IT! Kyuubi loving someone is just a sideline of the story. It's so everybody's happy! AND IT'S NOT BADLY DONE! NOW STOP TRASH-TALKING MY HARD WORK, AND GO BE AN ASS SOMEWHERE ELSE!

Also, I am sorry guys, but I won't be getting Chapter 10 out tonight. I have to stay in a hotel because my house has been painted on the inside, and we can't take the fumes. I will probably get it out tomorrow, though! Thank you for your patience! Tobi is happy you are patient!

Thanks for reading! Gaa bwess joo, and

Ja Ne!