Chapter 9-Road to the Chuunin Exams

When the alarms finally died down on the Village Hidden in the Leaf all of the people were shocked to learn that the graves of the four previous Fire Shadows and one's own wife had been disturbed. That the graves of their previous leaders had been taken from right under them like taking a candy from a sleeping baby and that the ones responsible for the theft came from the Village Hidden in the Shinigami. Out of everyone upset by this were Tsunade and Jiraiya since they were two of the oldest members of Konoha to know all of or related to those that had their remains taken away.

The 3 days of talking later the Council was quite livid and demand she finally take action against the Shikage and his village like they should have done originally. After they all found out what happened to Rain Village the Council had been adamant about sending spies into Shinigami Village, which Tsunade did wanting to know more about the new hidden village herself. They were all sent back maimed and bloody in a box with a note on it telling Leaf not to stick its nose where it doesn't belong.

It kept Tsunade from sending more lives to their deaths until she learned why the Shikage seemed so hostile towards Konoha when Mist, Suna, and Waterfall representatives were all welcome to meet with the entity. Full trade relations were setup between Shinigami and Wave increasing the flow of their economic state several times over.

Even the Spring Princess/Actress Yuki met the mysterious man to do business with him for future missions she may ask of his ninja to do. She had even suggested that given his permission and cooperation she could perform her movie roles in his hidden village with a significant sum going to Shinigami as a token of her thanks.

Though thanks for what exactly no one knew.

After hearing the entire report from a temporarily assigned to wheel chaired Kakashi and several ANBU, Tsunade sent a letter to the Fire Daimyo as fast as she could. Shizune had looked it over (and after correcting it several times) sent it off to have the man give his blessing on Leaf going to war with the Shikage. To go into this war in their current state of favor with the all wise and powerful Fire Daimyo it would be unwise to engage such a conflict without asking.

The response they got from the Fire Daimyo was not the one Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, and all the Council members expected.

Dear Hokage-sama,

I have received your request to give you permission to go to war with Shinigami due to what happened in Konoha a little over a week ago. Believe me when I say that I fully understand your pain in this matter since most of your family, friends, and sensei were among the late Hokage's buried there. However, before you sent me this letter I also received one from the Shikage himself explaining his said actions towards the Leaf. He also explained to me in his letter how those, who came to receive the bounties, had been denied at first by your Council. Can you tell me what was the appropriate amount for the slain bodies, who I dare not speak out of spite for them? Then later on several of your ninja's whether under your command or not tried to take the very sum they were given away! I am most displeased right now with what news I have heard and while I do not deplore the actions of the Shikage I do not sanction them either.

That said I have decided that due to the popularity of the Hidden Shinigami Village with various villages and Countries I have no choice, but to deny your request. However, I am not without mercy and the Shikage has taken into account your personal feelings on this issue Hokage-sama given your relationship to those inside the coffins that were taken. So by the power invested in me I will increase your budget by the stated percentage I told you in the previous letter.

-The Fire Daimyo

P.S. As for your budget increase Hokage-sama you can thank the Shikage for that.

"What kind of person takes from us then vouches for us to have our funding restored by the Fire Daimyo to such an extent?" said Danzo frowning at the copy of the letter as he read it over and over again trying to see what he could not with his one good eye.

"How troublesome. Don't you get it? The Shikage knows that we are the village hosting the Chuunin Exams again this year. This guy clearly knows that most of the funding we are given to us now by the Fire Daimyo will be used to make ourselves presentable at the time," said Nara Shikaku reading over the copy of the letter understanding the knowledge given to them by the Fire Daimyo.

"What the man should do is simply give us our original budget back and help us invade Rice Country and attack the Hidden Shinigami Village," said Inuzuka Tsume, who had seen this like the others as one insult after the other.

"As if we had any leverage in a negotiation to make him consider such an action. If we go through with starting a war with the Shikage and his village it could lead to a war with Suna, Mist, Waterfall, and Spring Country should she decide to help him," said Shibi, as he saw the logic in staying away from potential confrontations right now.

"Why that woman even agreed to meet the man and arrange a treaty with the Shikage is beyond me. She originally hired our ninja out to help and now she has simply betrayed us to that new Shinobi village. It's insulting!" said Haruno Yasha in her arrogant sounding voice while wondering what could have possessed the young Princess/Actress to just sign a treaty with her shortly after the villages founding.

"What's insulting is you all ignored the Fourth Hokage's dying wish and tried repeatedly to undermine the Third Hokage in terms of the boy's life and being raised elsewhere then the orphanage," said Tsunade knowing this all came back to Naruto and how the harsh treatment of the villagers had come back to bite them in the ass.

The people running the orphanage had been bitten first at the hands of Tsunade having them executed privately, but painfully for their actions. When they defended themselves saying it was to teach the demon a lesson they soon lost the power to speak, as they either had their throats ripped out or their blown off by Tsunade's monstrous strength.

The one's that had remained neutral to Naruto at the very least were allowed to keep their jobs at severely reduced pay so the children still at the orphanage could still be taken care of.

"Regardless of the past with the demon it can't be undone though if it were up to me I would have killed the monster the day he was sealed," said Danzo knowing that under his iron fist the demon vessel would have made a great weapon for him to control.

"One more comment like that Danzo and I'll see to it you will be joining the rest of your ancestors in hell where they belong. Right now we need to focus on what is ahead of us and that is the Chuunin Exams. We have already received a small amount of applicants this year from Suna, Mist, Waterfall, with an average sum from Kumo, Iwa, and finally we have an alarmingly large quantity of teams from Shinigami," said Tsunade knowing what was to come next from the Council before them.

"Deny them! After what they did they should be gutted like fix and hanged by their very organs from the Hokage Tower," said Danzo, as he is not about to have this new village make his Leaf look like idiots and fools.

"We can't. If we deny them then everyone else will drop out as well. All of the Hidden Villages are only entering because of Shinigami and they want to see as well as find out just how powerful they truly are. What better way to do it then by using Konoha for the Chuunin Exams. With the various Feudal Lords and fellow Kages watching with from the stand in anticipation it would be suicidal to deny them," said Tsunade looking down at the list of teams with the Shinigami covering most of the list by almost over half of all the others total.

Considering the amount of Genin we have flooding in we should remove as many as we can right away before the fighting portion of the Exam. I say we just have them proceed to the second part of the Exam in the Forest of Death and see, who are left to remaining for the Preliminaries if we have them," said Inuzuka Tsume knowing that no one liked the written part of the Exam since it was clearly for mental geniuses like the Aburame and Nara Clans.

"We may have to considering the large list we have here of applicants total from the other villages prevents us from putting them even in our largest room for the written test," said Tsunade looking over teams with the names given to her by the Fire Daimyo though for the Shinigami names that went with their teams were not written.

A request made by the elderly Rice Daimyo to the Fire Daimyo.

"This should beneficial since we can use the Forest of Death to ambush the Shinigami teams for future interrogation to help us get our spies and teams into their village," said Danzo smirking at the thought only to have it removed by a forceful glare by Tsunade.

"We will do no such thing. The Shikage himself is staying for the duration of the entire exam along with the other Kages and they have spies everywhere. They will most likely get word of this from their spy network, which I remind you far outdoes Jiraiya's, and declare full scale war upon us with their allies. Given our current condition we would be walking into a slaughterhouse with us being the preverbal cow!" said Tsunade hating the fact that all Danzo and the other Council members thought about were conflicts with other Shinobi villages.

"Then place restrictions on them when they enter village," said Haruno Yasha having no desire to have those "barbarians" as she originally called them near her home or her little angel of a daughter.

"If we do that then it would have to placed on others including our own to show fairness and even if we could simply isolate them due to the recent...incident, I highly doubt the Kazekage will be pleased. He seems to be on good terms with the Shikage and signed an officially announced alliance with them shortly after the meeting with Temari even being offered as part of an arranged marriage to seal the deal," said Tsunade seeing the scowl on the pink haired woman's face at her idea/demand being shot down.

"Just what we need, another demon spawn running around in another village while the one we once had had gone rogue and simply disappeared. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE INTO A WEAPON!" said Danzo seeing his greatest chance for making Konoha a military power structure unequaled by another taken away from by his old senile "friend" Sarutobi Sandaime.

"AND YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL HONRED THE YONDAIME'S WISHES, BUT YOU ALL CHOSE TO BE DISRESPECTFUL!" yelled Tsunade tired of hearing the same old song from Danzo at nearly every Council meeting she had with these old hags that tired to press upon her their so called "experience" running the village.

In her experience, they couldn't handle running water.

(Shinigamigakure no Sato)

"You didn't have to agree to all the terms Kenpachi. I know you have your Father's clan to revive while putting it under your mother's name, but you have to put Hyuuga Hinata's feelings into consideration in agreeing to this," said Zangetsu, as he was now wondering why in all of Kami's sweet little creation had his vessel agreed to that part of the alliance agreement.

"Its true it was optional, but like Hinata I also have feelings for Temari and I know once I found a way to explain it to Hinata she will understand why I did what I did. In addition, Temari being strong like Hinata, she also knows, accepts, and understands people like me through Gaara. That was just several of the reasons why I love her just like I do Hinata. My one and only real stipulation to the arranged marriage was that Hinata marries me and bares my children first otherwise there can be no such union between me and Temari. A stipulation, which as you know Gaara agreed to since he knows of my strong feelings for my sweet Hime of a Hyuuga," said Kenpachi knowing that it would be very difficult for Hinata to accept sharing him with another woman, but he believed she would understand.

"Now that you have your personal life reset back on track we need to go over more Kage related matters with Renji reporting in from his mission in finding Akatsuki's main base. Since you killed 3 of the nine members they have to replenish their ranks, which they did with Kisame shortly after you killed him," said Zangetsu having sent the team of Abarai Renji, Hajime Saito, Seta Sojiro, and Kaguya Kimimaro to look for the main base going right for the jugular of the organization that had been a bane on so many demon vessels since it was first started.

As if the villages that they came from weren't bad enough.

"It's high time we put an end to this organization once and for all. As I told Itachi in our last encounter nearly some 2 ½ years ago they would be the hunted and I will not make myself out to be a liar. Akatsuki has seen its last sun rise," said Kenpachi getting up from his chair, making a Shadow Clone to handle paperwork, and left with Zangetsu back in his body to head out to deal with Akatsuki.

Poor Ikkaku would have to be tortured a little while longer by Yachiru for a while as he and Ayasegawa Yumichika "played" with her as she liked to call it.

The poor bastards.

"YES!" yelled the spirit of Zaraki Kenpachi rubbing his hands together with a sadistic smile on his face knowing he was going to spill more blood like last time.

(Konoha-2 Days Later)

Hinata was practicing her Gentle Fist style on a padded practice stump at Training ground # 3 when she sensed Inuzuka Kiba walking towards her with a smile on his face. A smile that she simply loathed and hated since he started bragging one night to some people how he had simply "won" against the Kyuubi in nabbing "his" Hinata in terms of marriage. He had already made several advances on her to "get an early start" as he put it on their relationship as husband and wife. She brushed him off as one would a strand of hair on one's shoulder that didn't belong and scowled at him before leaving his presence each time he tried.

Now Kiba was trying again for what seemed to be the sixth time? Or was it the seventh? Hinata lost track after the third attempt when she had slapped the drink he had given her away one day not trusting the contents of the glass since he had that all too hungry dog like lust in his eyes.

"Hey my Hinata-hime how are you this wonderful day?" said Kiba trying to sweet talk her once again into be more...happy with their relationship.

Among other things.

Granted the Inuzuka had to share what he considered his Hinata with the Uchiha, but as long as he got his own set of pups from the girl he didn't give a damn. All he wanted was to be with her as long as he could have her when the Uchiha didn't. Besides should the young Inuzuka ever find a few ladies along the way to take in on the side, then who was he to argue with it since Hinata very well couldn't. The Uchiha wouldn't care so long as they didn't get in his way as the "tragic avenger" he told everyone so he could kill his older brother.

"Don't call me that Kiba-san deciding to be as formal as she could hoping that the ever ego inflated Inuzuka would get the hint and leave her alone to train.

Apparently the boy was thinking too much with his other head to care what she said to him.

"Why? You are a hime and for the most part MY hime. Sure the Uchiha can call you that if he wants to, but I highly doubt it. Come on Hinata let's go back to my place so we can try to get to know each other better," said Kiba, who after saying that had some perverted thoughts running though his head at what he meant.

"Do not be so sure Kiba. I'm not your wife YET until you become a Chuunin after all the Exams and to do that you have to make it to the final part. If you are not careful you and your teammates might get eliminated before then," said Hinata turning to face him with a strong look in her eyes that told the Inuzuka she was not shy or afraid of him.

They were strong eyes. Determined eyes.

For one Kiba hated those eyes on her meaning she was not acting the submissive female in front of the superior alpha male that he clearly (at least he thought) was. The Inuzuka was not about to have this girl, his girl, and soon to be a woman gain a back bone before they became officially man and wife.

Well man and wife and man, but enough about the technicalities.

"Listen Hinata I don't care what you think at this moment all I know is you are coming back home with me whether you like it or not," said Kiba becoming more feral while his fingers became sharper like claws and he bared his teeth like a dog showing they were sharper too.

"I choose not Kiba," said Hinata facing her opponent in the traditional Gentle Fist style with her Byakugan activated vowing she would not be touched by Uchiha Sasuke or this runt of an Inuzuka that stood before her.

"Big mistake Hinata. Once I beat you into submission I take you right here and now as my prized Hyuuga bitch," said Kiba leering at her know just what position he wanted her in that would make it all the more fitting.

"Such words coming from this fool will only make him more foolish," said a shadowy figure that came up from behind Kiba, who knocked the Inuzuka out with a solid fist to the back of the kids head.

"Han'nya-san!" said Hinata surprised that the loyal ninja of her Kenpachi-kun was here in the village where if caught would be tortured and interrogated without mercy to know what secrets her love held within his village.

Even if they didn't know he was the Shikage of that village.

"My apologize Hinata-sama, but considering you were exhausted from training already and he was at full strength I felt it was my duty to you as well as Shikage-sama to stop him. Forgive me if I have offended you," said Han'nya bowing his head out of respect for the young woman before him.

"It's all right Han'nya-san. You better go before someone notices you are here and alerts the others of your presence," said Hinata looking around for any threat to her protector.

"I will take my leave then, but I won't travel far," said Han'nya disappearing from her sight like a phantom...or a demon depending on your perspective.

Hinata decided to leave as well, but not before giving the Inuzuka boy a swift kick to his temple for making unwanted advances on her.

(Akatsuki Main Base-4 Days Later)

Explosions were heard everywhere through the base with the alarms going off in every part of the secret mountain structure. At the moment Itachi, Tobi, Pein, and Konan were running for their lives as Zetsu, Sasori, and Deidara stayed behind to fight in order to give them a chance to escape the surprise attack.

Judging by the screams that now echoed within the complex the three Akatsuki members were now dead in a brutal fashion.

"How did they find our base Pein-sama?" said Konan looking at the Leader of Akatsuki for answers only to find the man had absolutely none to offer.

"I don't know Konan, but for now we need to escape to someplace not even the Kyuubi brat can find us," said Pein making a right with the others following his every step.

"Roar Zabimaru!" said a voice as a long whip like blade attacked out of nowhere nearly taking Itachi and Konan's heads clean of their shoulders while Tobi was hit slightly on his right side.

"What the hell?" said Konan never seeing anything like that before while Tobi and Itachi pulled out their own swords to fight against their foes.

"What makes you think I'm letting fools like you go anywhere?" said Kenpachi smiling as he appeared before them in the darkness with Sojiro and Renji beside him.

"So the Kyuubi brat decides to grace us with his presence. What an honor you must feel to willingly offer yourself over to the Akatsuki like this," said Pein trying to regain his lost control of the situation.

"Like I would give such power to fools like you. Tell me Pein was it? How does it feel to be the Leader of Akatsuki, but still take orders from someone like Uchiha Madara?" said Kenpachi gaining shocked looks from Konan and Itachi, who looks at "Tobi" wondering if what the demon vessel said was true.

"Pein-sama I don't understand?" said Konan before looking at the pronounced Uchiha Madara, who after a few seconds let out a dark laugh.

"So you figured it out have you? Tell me how is Zangetsu these days? I hope he isn't too mad at me for teaching my Grandson that Sharingan enhanced Genjutsu that made him go berserk," said Uchiha Madara now standing in a more commanding posture with his power increasing greatly as he did.

"Look behind you and find out," said Kenpachi pointing behind the group for them to see Zangetsu with Saito and Kimimaro now beside him covered heavily in the blood of the three deceased Akatsuki members.

"You really think that I would let you and your bastard Uchiha children get away from my judgment Madara? After the stunts you pulled during your life I should have used my power to annihilate you. To think you were once a Hyuuga of the Branch Family under the cruel rule of the Main House begging them to stop using the Cage Bird Seal on you. I can still remember that day you begged me to free you from your prison, how you simply groveled before me, crying on your knees, and your pale Hyuuga eyes overflowing with tears. Do you remember that day Uchiha?" said Zangetsu knowing that was the worst day of Madara's life outside of Konoha.

"I remember that day all too well demon. For being the only one to know that was my one weakest moment in life and as an Uchiha I will regain my lost honor by removing you from this world. Burn through creation Makoto Shishio!" said Uchiha Madara, as he transformed his blade through a cyclone of fire into a sword with a saw like tip at the end.

"So you learned how to do that too? Fine! I'm going to enjoy killing you for taking away my family," said Kenpachi charging towards Madara with their swords clashing together causing the complex itself to quake around them.

"Such things like family bore me only power can give me what I want. I only started my clan to show the Hyuuga's that they were not as strong as they make others believe," said Madara unleashing his swords explosive fire upon the growing boy who looked more like a young man then child.

As the two exchanged blows Saito slipped into his deadly Gatotsu stance and aimed for Pein, Sojiro and Zangetsu attacked Konan, and Kimimaro and Renji went straight for Itachi.

"Is that all you got you poor excuse for an Uchiha?" said Kenpachi pushing Madara back against a nearby wall ignoring the burning skin from Madara's sword.

"You wish it would stay easy you weakling. 'The Secret of the Three Swords Art-Sword Art Number One: Homura dama!'" said Madara dragging his sword along the ground igniting the fire his sword created and sent it towards Kenpachi, who knocked it away.

"I've felt Fire Jutsu's stronger then that. Don't tell me in your old age you've gotten soft Madara," said Kenpachi charging again once more attacking mercilessly at his opponent and enjoying the look of frustration on the old Uchiha's face.

Itachi was holding his own for the most part against Renji and Kimimaro with the help of his Sharingan Eyes and the fact the two were both in front of him. However that all had become irrelevant as Kimimaro, who originally went long range offensive soon changed tactics and like Renji moved into close range combat. Kimimaro now viciously attacked offensively with two "bone picks" as the albino like to call them, since they were like ice picks only made of bone.

Kimimaro knew quite the amount of knowledge involving the Sharingan due to the late Sannin he once worked for go on and on about it like it was the key to immortality. What the eyes could do, what they saw before it happened, and the potential to do just about anything he desired if he got a hold of it. On and on Kimimaro had drowned himself in the information all the while secretly wanting to throw that information out from his head via his mouth. Now he was using the said information against Uchiha Itachi no less, who despite being assaulted in a 2 on 1 fight still held his own, though whether it was skill or just plain luck the albino was not sure.

Pein and Konan were not doing so well either as the corridor though wide enough to fit all the combatants was not a spot meant for fight. There was little room to maneuver and no one wanted to be caught in the crossfire of another persons fight to the death. Mostly due to the fact that the death brought upon such interference, whether voluntary or not, resulted there being a pretty good chance the death becoming your own.

For Pein, this warrior in front of him, whose facial structure reminded him of a hungry wolf who is looking at a rabbit, found it hard to avoid the man's strange Kenjutsu and Taijutsu combo. The man face various combos that became near misses that if hit would have been lethal wounds to say the very least and the man did not want to do anybodies work on himself anytime soon. Using several Earth Jutsu's to delay the warrior's wolfish advancement only for the man to leap off the ground to the sealing and down at him.

"Gatotsu Style: Zero Gravity Stance!" said Saito taking Pein by surprise in overcoming the spikes and ruptured earth around him before launching himself at the "Leader" of Akatsuki.

The receiver of the attack barely had time to react and was wounded in Pein's lower left side as the sword went into his ribs, a knee to his upper right, and a solid punch to his jaw line breaking it in two places. Saito twisted his sword and slashed horizontally making the damage become several times worse then it originally was.

For Konan it was even worse, as she was dealing with two people like Itachi though the only difference was she was facing a high speed Kenjutsu warrior and the strongest of all the demon lords. She tried using her paper like attacks on them, but Sojiro was too fast to hit and the demon just incinerated her deadly paper attacks upon contact with him.

Before she could call up another attack Sojiro was behind her, Zangetsu was in front of her, and before she knew it she felt a hand from the demon lord himself entering her chest cavity. As Zangetsu slowly squeezed her heart Konan slowly felt her internal organs now slowly being melted away while Sojiro, who she could see was going into his Battojutsu stance before severing her head in one swift movement.

It was simple to say she received a more merciful death then the others.

Itachi was not as fortunate as he could no longer hold off his two attackers after a major miscalculation on his part lose his right arm at the hands of Renji and his Zabimaru. After that Kimimaro pinned his bone picks into both the Uchiha's shoulders before making a third bone pick and jamming it into Itachi's left hand.

All Itachi could do was scream in pain.

(Konoha-At the Moment)

Sasuke felt something spark in the back of his mind as if a feeling of something important had just been taken away from him, but had no idea what.

"Hey Sasuke-kun do you want to practice on our 'teamwork'?" said Sakura trying to get in her "Sasuke-kun" to warm up to her in hopes she could be Uchiha wife #2.

"No Sakura now leave me alone," said Sasuke, as he headed out to find Kakashi to train him in something new that would help prepare him for the Chuunin Exams.

(Akatsuki Main Base)

Konan had fallen, Pein was slowly falling, and Itachi was alive, but now out of the fight leaving Uchiha Madara against one angry Uzumaki Kenpachi. Why was Kenpachi angry? Well you would be angry to, if the person responsible for having Zangetsu attack Konoha in a fox like state, made you lose one if not possibly BOTH your parents, and then be hated by nearly every single villager from that village.

Deciding that sword play was not the best option at the moment Uchiha Madara back flipped away from

"Fire Style: Raging Fires Jutsu!" said Uchiha Madara going through 20 hand signs before taking big breath and unleashed a large stream of fire at Kenpachi before using his sword to create another Homura Dan sending a second wave.

"Earth Style: Earth Shield Jutsu!" said Kenpachi slamming his left hand down creating a shield made from the stone beneath him protecting him from both flames.

Still the intensity of both attacks eventually destroyed the shield and hit Kenpachi giving him a few more burns to add to his body despite his chakra shield surrounding his skin. He had only started mastering it about six months prior, but was getting the handle on it making it damn near impenetrable. The only thing that could hurt him was someone or something of equal or stronger force and from what Zangetsu told him early on such people and things were quite rare these days.

"DIE AND LET ME FEED! 'Secret of the Three Swords Art-Sword Art Number Three: Kaguzuchi!'" yelled Madara loosing his patience with the demon vessel, as it was his turn to go on the offensive creating a cyclone of fire around his sword before swinging his blade at his enemy.

"I have a much better idea Uchiha-teme. Why don't I just send you straight back to hell! "'Pierce through the darkness Zaraki Kenpachi!'" said Kenpachi releasing more chakra from his body, changing his sword, and charged at Madara with a psychotic look in his one seeable eye.

The two clashed with all the power they could muster into their attack creating a very powerful explosion that shook everything in the Akatsuki base. When the smoke cleared Kenpachi had a nasty burning cut going diagonally right downward to his kidney region. As for Uchiha Madara, his body was mangled nearly beyond repair as the power behind the explosion seemed to have done a great deal of damage to Madara's apparently already fragile body. The man had clearly used some version of the Immortality Jutsu that the late Orochimaru used and Kenpachi was beginning to suspect how the Snake Sannin achieved in make the Jutsu.

The traitorous Sannin had always been working on twisted experiments to achieve a way to become immortal before and after he left Konoha. Kenpachi then remembered what Sasuke had told him about the Valley of the End being the battlefield for Madara and the Shodaime Hokage. Since Madara had been alive since the days of the Shodaime Hokage it was clear that Madara was the original founder of the Immortality Jutsu. However, it was clear that Orochimaru's version and Madara's version were different due to the now officially dead Uchiha was still in the body he first stole. Meaning that whatever version that Orochimaru found was the incomplete version Madara started ages ago and giving it his own variation from what was given in the old Uchiha's notes.

"Well now that's over how do we deal with this guy?" said Renji pointing to Itachi, who had his scratched up headband covering his eyes to prevent him from using his Sharingan on anyone.

"He stays alive for now since I intend for him to die in the Leaf in a way that will drive Uchiha Sasuke nuts and fill him with rage knowing he couldn't avenge his clan. Before we do that though, I need you Kimimaro to find Uchiha Madara's personal journals he has stashed somewhere in his quarters. From what Zangetsu told me of him he always had one for each important moment in his life. I want to know what body he used to stay alive all this time," said Kenpachi before raising his sword above him and brining it down on Madara's sword destroying it.

"Kenpachi-sama your sword is different!" said Renji looking at the man's sword never seeing the transformed state with one side being flat and the other side jagged with a yellow corn crop like hilt.

"Not really, but then again you've never seen this form of it before have you? Remember the swords we carry and give names to reflect a part of who we are. Yours show you can strike hard and fast at any enemy no matter the range Renji. While mine shows that I can be nice and then I can be nasty when the battle suits me though I think I went just a little overboard," said Kenpachi laughing his head off receiving a bug eyed look from Renji at his Kage simply calling what he did little.

"We should take the dead and have an auction among the Daimyo's on who will pay the most for the most infamous of Missing Ninja," said Saito thinking in terms of the money being able to help the village and the Shikage that he now served.

"Good idea Saito-san," said Sojiro giving his fake smile for all to see though having been constantly smiling for so long that even Kenpachi wondered when the last time the boy showed any emotion at all.

Like Kenpachi when he still had the name Naruto, Sojiro's previous home life was not fun like the Shikage put on a mask to hide the pain. The only problem was Sojiro didn't know how to take off the mask and show emotion other then smiling constantly at people. If one didn't understand the significance of the young man's smile or anything else about him for that matter one would think Seta Sojiro was the happiest person in the world.

(Konoha-Two Weeks Later)

Rumors of Akatsuki's death destruction hit harder then Tsunade does Jiraiya when he's caught peeping on women in the hot springs. There was talk that the very Daimyo's of the Elemental Countries themselves were invited to a private viewing of the deceased foes in question with the exception of Uchiha Itachi though the Shikage swore upon his title the man was indeed dead.

Naturally when word got out about Itachi's supposed demise along with his Akatsuki comrades Sasuke was livid with rage ready to kill anything in his path. The only one able to calm Sasuke down was Kakashi, who had to calm the boy down when the Uchiha had simply barged into the meeting room with the Council were discussing things. The young prodigy went straight up to Danzo demanding he order the Hokage to make him go on an assassination mission to kill the one who killed Itachi. While Danzo was all for it the only problem was no one in the Shinigami Village had taken credit for killing Itachi yet out of the possibility that Sasuke would want to do something so drastic.

Kakashi then told Sasuke that it would be total suicide for the boy to go into Shikage and face Itachi's killer alone since no one, who wasn't loyal to the Kage their lived. That and the fact that Sasuke was now officially in the literal as well as figurative sense the last Uchiha, it was now even more important then ever the boy revive his clan to its former greatness.

At this Uchiha Sasuke did fully calm down and thought about his supposed brides to be since Kakashi finally after much talk with the Haruno woman got her daughter into an arranged marriage with Sasuke. He had the Hyuuga girl that seemed to be in love with Naruto and of course Sakura. The pink haired girl meant little to him since she was weak and would only use her for one or two children before having her "removed" from the clan all together. However, the Hyuuga girl Hinata was a different prize in herself since she was in love with that loser, who brought him back and now she was his whether she liked it or not.

At this Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help, but smile knowing he had one of Naruto's "precious people" in his unmerciful clutches and before her life was over the last Uchiha intended to squeeze every last bit of life out of it to ensure the revival his clan.

'That girl loves the loser, but in the end I'll make sure she gives birth to Uchiha children NOT Uzumaki,' thought Sasuke grinning evilly knowing that the girl was his and not Naruto's.

(Hyuuga Compound-At the Moment)

Hinata was once more studying from the many scrolls in her room only this time she was learning more and more in the medical field this time. She knew as well as Tsunade did when fighting Kabuto that anyone, who could heal using this type of knowledge could also kill with it with deadly precision. When the Chuunin Exams came and should she face her so called husbands to be, she intended to make sure they never left the arena the same again or at all for that matter.

There was a knock at the door and her Father walked in giving a look of pride at his once shy daughter working hard at her studies for the upcoming exam. He had several things to tell Hinata with one that was brought to his attention in secret by a frozen dragon type skull of a mask wearing ninja, who had handed it to him to tell Hinata. When Hiashi had learned the news he was rather upset knowing that such events would hurt his daughter and he had hated himself for it ever since he started it.

"Hinata I have some information I need to tell you," said Hiashi closing the sliding door behind him he approached his daughter and sat on her bed so he wouldn't have to talk louder then he had to.

"What kind of news Father? Have they completed that new seal for me to have on before my wedding?" said Hinata calmly making Hiashi flinch just thinking about that damned seal knowing it would ruin her life the instant it was placed on her.

"No Hinata. It's about your mother and Naruto. Or should I say Kenpachi?" said Hiashi knowing that her gasp of shock and worry confirmed what he knew of Hinata's secret contact with the rogue warrior.

"H-How d-did you k-know?" said Hinata knowing that she had placed the letters in her diary and placed a blood seal over it so only she could open the tiny book when she so desired.

"A ninja from the Shikage told me. He also told me just who the Shikage is as well as some other information that concerns you. However, before I can further go into that I have something I need to give you that belonged to your Mother that I know she would have wanted you to have," said Hiashi taking out a large weapons scroll and handing it to Hinata, who took it with slightly shaky hands.

After opening it Hinata once more gasped at the weapon before her that was her Mother's own sword that seemed to be for the lack of a better word...beautiful.

"W-Where was it all t-this time?" said Hinata stuttering slightly at the sword before her.

"The Hyuuga Elder's had it sealed away shortly after your Mother died giving birth to Hanabi wanting to have the last of power die with her or sealed away. I only found this when strangely enough I felt it call to me when I was looking through our vast Hyuuga Archives. I remember your Mother's instructions on this matter were clear when you were born that you would be the one to receive her sword when you were old enough," said Hiashi believing his daughter was indeed ready to take up her Mother's sword.

"Thank you Father I will treasure it always," said Hinata holding the sword with care out of some strange fear she might destroy it.

"I know you will. However, now I must come to inform you of some information that I was told to tell you about Kenpachi," said Hiashi getting Hinata's full and now slightly worried attention.

"What news? Is Kenpachi-kun okay?" said Hinata, who after realizing the suffix she used blushed a horrible shade of red.

"He is okay, but what I am told concerns me. As I assume you already know the Shikage is really Uzumaki Kenpachi. Not long ago Suna's Kazekage Subaku no Gaara came to visit Kenpachi to discuss an alliance with him to defeat their enemies. Unfortunately, an arranged marriage was involved concerning Gaara's sister Subaku no Temari," said a now sadden Hiashi.

"An arranged marriage?" said Hinata, as already her fears on who Temari was marrying came into her mind.

"Yes. Gaara wanted Temari to marry Kenpachi because he trusts no other person with his sister's happiness and it also seems that Temari herself has become quite attached to the Shikage ever since defeating the Kazekage in combat. Kenpachi reluctantly agreed," said Hiashi seeing Hinata's eyes tear up at her dreams of being with her love were now being destroyed outside the village as well as inside.

"N-No...NO!" yelled Hinata hugging her Father crying into his chest as he patted her shoulder for a good 5 minutes.

"Hinata...there is more," said Hiashi looking at his daughter whose eyes had become so bloodshot so quickly from such news.

"More?" said Hinata wondering if she could take anymore bad news today.

"Yes, but its actually good news this time. You see while Kenpachi as the Shikage stated he would marry Temari he would only do so if he married one other person before hand to help rebuild his Father's Clan under his Mother's name," said Hiashi, who for a brief moment thought he saw a flare of hope in his daughter's eyes.

"W-Who?" said Hinata wondering just who this girl was.

"You Hinata. Kenpachi has always loved you and told Gaara he would marry Temari on the condition that he married you first and were to be the first to sire his children," said Hiashi seeing Hinata's mix of joy and disbelief.

"But Father I don't understand. Who was Kenpachi-kun's Father?" said Hinata only to blush again at speaking the suffix that she placed on her loves name.

"His Father I sorry to say was none other then Minato Namikaze, who was also known to many others as the Yondaime and Konoha's Yellow Flash," said Hiashi earning another gasp from Hinata knowing the man was indeed legendary in his own right.

"The Yondaime?" said Hinata in disbelief though when she saw the picture of him and compared it to Kenpachi when he was still Naruto it didn't surprise her that they looked so very much alike.

"Yes. Unfortunately, even such a title as the son of the Yondaime does not grant you the immunity it should from the hostility of your own village. Minato was the last of his clan at the time that were known to have amazing bloodline that gave them unnatural stamina and endurance. It was how he was able to create the Flying Thunder God Technique and withstand the heavy chakra drainage and physical stain that would have killed anyone else," said Hiashi having seen that power in action and how the Elder's had continuously tried to get Minato to marry into the Hyuuga Clan so they could add to give them power.

"But why put the revival of his clan under his Mother's name and not his Father's?" said Hinata not understanding her love's reason for doing such a thing.

"I believe that Kenpachi despises his Father and has denounced his Father's last name to stick with the one he has known all his life. Regardless, should there be a time when you are able to go with him to Shinigami Village to be with him and marry...I won't stop you Hinata," said Hiashi smiling a little at seeing the shock in his daughter's face turn into a sparkle of happiness he had not seen since his late wife told him she was pregnant.

Hiashi remembered because right after she told him, he passed out from shock for 3 full hours.

Hinata not knowing what to say once more grabbed her Father into a tight hug not letting go while crying once more, only this time they were tears of joy. Sure she would have to share her love with another woman, but it wasn't some Kenpachi fan-girl skank like what Sakura or any of the other Sasuke fan-girls was like that horded over the Uchiha, but it was the one person other then her that understood the pain of Kenpachi. Someone, who could be trusted not to hate him for who he was, but love him for who he is and never betray him for anyone.

Whether Temari knew it or not Hinata approved of the arranged marriage.

It didn't take long for the realization of the rest of her Father's statement that she would be the first to marry Kenpachi and be the first to give birth to his children.

Hiashi could only sigh at his daughter realizing that she had fainted, now sported a blush covered face, and had steam coming out of her ears with a small trickle of blood from her nose.

Just as with her Mother, Hinata was also secretly a pervert for the man she loved though it was a rare shy perverted form that rarely appears once every few generations, but at the same time was also the most potent. The female spirit that was residing in her sword that now rested beside the young Hyuuga girl could only sigh knowing it was going to be a long while before the girl awoke form her newly formed fantasies.

'So much like your Mother,' thought Unohana Retsu patting the young girls head as she had remembered what the girl's Mother was like when it came to Hiashi.

Hiashi couldn't move for a week after their honeymoon.

The said Hyuuga Hiashi shut the door behind him wishing that he could do more for his daughter and the clan itself as whole knowing how upset the Branch Families were with the Main. The man could only assume that were it not for the Cage Bird Seal right now each and every Main Family Member with the possible exception of Hanabi and Hinata would be killed right now.

Neji understood that Hiashi had the ground take right out from under him and still held a great deal of respect for his Uncle in that regard in trying to heal what wounds he could. With the Elder's wielding a great deal of power and influence now it was becoming more difficult then ever to fix the problems that had been made years past long before the Clan Head had been born.

Now the Chuunin Exams were approaching and soon Shinobi from various places would gather here in this very place to compete for various Feudal Lords and prospective clients for future missions. Normally they would come to see the Leaf show off its best ninja's and it brightest prodigies they had ever produced into their Shinobi ranks.

Now...now they were watching to witness who would be responsible for knocking the Village Hidden in the Leaves of its feet and into the preverbal gutter.

As if that didn't happen all ready.

(Shinigamigakure no Sato-2 Weeks before the Chuunin Exams)

"Is everything ready?" said Kenpachi looking at Kimimaro, who kneeled before him once more wore his black robes with fox mask skull on his face.

"Yes Kenpachi-sama. All of us are ready to depart for Konoha even now we have more then enough of a defense from our Shinobi numbers to defend the village while we are away," said Kimimaro knowing that the last thing that Kenpachi wanted was for his still new hidden village to be destroyed while he was away.

The Shikage in question now wore large black robes with stripes along the outer edges that were a dark navy blue that would almost blend in with the black without the proper eyesight to spot the difference. Another thing Kimimaro had noticed was that his master had not spiked his hair along with the bells that went with his usual attire.

"Good. Han'nya's return from Konoha a few weeks ago confirmed what I have already known from the start," said Kenpachi grinning an evil grin before putting on his mask that had many tremble at just the sight of him.

"And what is that Kenpachi-sama?" said Kimimaro wondering what the demon masked spy had told his master about Konoha.

"That it's a nothing more then a dying animal that needs to be put out of its misery," said Kenpachi letting out a laugh as he covered his face and mask entirely with his large black hood.

Indeed Konohagakure no Sato was a dying animal that needed to be put out of its horrible misery...and Uzumaki Kenpachi was the sadistic son of a bitch of a doctor who was going to stab the village with his needle (AKA: his sword) into its heart and twist the bla...er the point home.

"Ikkaku-san and Yumichika are ready as well sir. They have instructed Yachiru on what to do when arriving in Konoha and to remain on her best behavior for the plans you have to work," said Kimimaro knowing that if those three were to take up the part as a "Genin Team" they would have to get along and not kill each other.

The three would have a better chance in doing the exact opposite if they were NOT on the same team.

"Let's go then Kimimaro. I want my Shinigami Four ready for departure with me in the carriage and the other teams we are sending to go as well. You are going to be the driver of my carriage and will be my official 'translator' for this event since I will be speaking to you in demon tongue," said Kenpachi knowing that to further hide his identity until the time came, Zangetsu had taught both him, Kimimaro, and the others among his forces the language knowing it would confuse the Leaf as to the identity of the Shikage.

"Everyone has been informed of this Shikage-sama and will not show any potential signs of surprise," said Kimimaro knowing that he should refer to the man as his title and not name since if his name were spoken could cause problems.

Kimimaro would rather die having spikes pierce every chakra point his body had.

"Soon at the Chuunin Exams the Leaf will run red with blood, consumed by flame, and its very ashes thrown into the wind by the power of the Village Hidden in the Shinigami," said Kenpachi walking out of the room with Kimimaro walking right behind him.

(Konoha-1 Week to the Chuunin Exams)

Morino Idate had stopped into Konoha to see the Chuunin Exams as a prior request from his master and employer that was Uzumaki Kenpachi. The younger of the two Morino family members was assured that given the chance Ibiki would be spared the wrath of the Shikage and even offered to join as part of the interrogation unit.

Hell even Anko could join if she wished to as well knowing that the village didn't exactly hold her in good regards on account of her past apprenticeship with Orochimaru.

But enough about sadistic torture and those skilled in its arts.

At the moment, Idate made his way through the streets of the Village Hidden in the Leaf to scare the holy hell out of the people in this Shinobi village. No matter where you go it was a well known fact that bars no matter what the hour are filled with people were well known to be normally the very best place to get stories spread about someone. Good or bad any story told spreads like wildfire and grows with each person telling the story that can make a small fist fight turn into the Fourth Shinobi War.

What Idate had in mind was to turn a simple story into that of mind numbing fear that it would eventually become once he left the bar.

The place was known as The Leaf's Branch, which was famous for holding many Shinobi within its walls for drinks and parties that sprang up depending on the occasion. Right now though the bar while full of Shinobi's ranging from Chuunin to Jounin and secretly ANBU with their masks still on to hide their identities. It was very rare for civilians of any stature to enter the bar unless you were friends or family of Shinobi.

Idate walked in ignoring the looks some of the people gave him and noticed that his older brother Ibiki was here with a woman with purple hair. If Idate recalled correctly was none other then Anko his right hand woman in torture and interrogation. Seeing his brother's rarely surprised look that was now on his face meant that Ibiki wasn't expecting to see his younger brother for a long time.

"Well I'll be a damned soul in the ninth circle of hell. My little brother Idate has finally come back home!" said Ibiki, as he now rose from his seat smiling at his younger and still shorter brother pulling him into a bear of a hug.

"Thanks Ibiki, but I'm not staying here in Leaf after the Chuunin Exams are over to see what runts you decide to pull a hat trick on this time," said Idate seeing his older brother flinch knowing that what happened in that particular exam.

"Just that huh?" said Ibiki depressed that his brother still held a small bit of resentment towards him for failing his team during the written test.

"I'm also here to pass onto you what I know about the Shikage since I met him in person once," said Idate saying it loudly enough for everyone to hear and getting the turning of heads that he was looking for.

Just as Kenpachi and him had planned for this to go.

"Bullshit! Everyone knows that the Shikage kills all that are not part of his village when he's outside of it," said Anko not believing a word the younger Morino spoke.

"Believe what you want I met the guy...even if it was under certain...circumstances," said Idate ordering a drink since his brother would vouch for him.

"What kind of circumstances are you talking about?" said Ibiki curiously giving his baby brother the drink hoping that if he wouldn't need to drug another should Idate want to try and order another one.

By now the whole bar was listening in.

"You really want to know?" said Idate before taking a sip of his drink and smiling at the two Shinobi in front of him.

"Come on Ibiki the kids lying. There is no way in heaven or hell that he met the Shikage and lived to tell about it right here to our faces," said Anko spitting on the wooden table on Idate's side.

"This from the same person, who no one believed that Orochimaru was done using as a failed experiment for the Curse Seal of Heaven?" said Idate looking at her with resolve many don't show to the snake user.

"Why you little...," said Anko ready to gut the kid then and there Ibiki's kin be damned.

"Anko calm down. Idate I want to know about your encounter with him since not many people can actually describe him without exaggerating about the details," said Ibiki and hoped that for his brother's sake that he was telling the truth or else Anko would most likely tear him apart.

And that was if she was in a good mood, which she wasn't.

"If you insist bro," said Idate taking bigger swig of his drink and just letting it sit in his mouth for a moment before swallowing.

'This should be good,' thought Anko wondering what Ibiki's little brother was going to tell them and hoped it was half believable otherwise she was going to do something...very unpleasant.

"Well I was in this town not too far in the borders of Rock Country. I think you may even know it Ibiki it's a place called Stonehenge. Anyway it was night time and I was feeling thirsty so I went to find a place called "The Devil's Nest" to get a simple drink you know, nothing serious. Now the place I went to when I entered it was full of real low live ninja scum that were from Iwa with a few Missing Ninja from other villages trying to have one day's peace before going on the run again," said Idate laying out the ground work of his little story so everyone got a good picture of it in there heads.

"Wait you went to that place? Either you were smoking some Opium or you were taking something else," said Ibiki having known the said place and now wondered how in the name of Kami did Idate survive that place.

"I figured it's late, I'm thirsty, and that as long as I'm here I might as well have at least something to drink of whatever it is they have in the place. Anyway before you decided to interrupt me I was at the point where I got my drink, sat down at a table with my back against the wall, and relaxed drinking. Then about 20 minutes later in walks possibly the BIGGEST...GUY I have ever seen. I mean he was big as SHIT, while walking in as if he owned the damned place. Seriously, bro this guy makes you look like a midget in height by comparison," said Idate making many people look at Ibiki picturing him standing tall and then imagining someone even taller then the scarred man making some of the weaker ninja in the bar become pale in fear at facing such a foe.

"Then what happened?" said Anko actually liking the story so far.

"Well in he walked calmly, confidently, and commandingly with a grace you find in the most veteran S-Class Shinobi when they aren't in combat. He was dark too, but not dark tanned skin if that's what you thought I meant. No, this guy was...different. It was like he was always living in a shadow that always seemed to shield his face in the dimmed light. I mean just when you thought his face was going to be revealed...it wasn't. It was as if the lights themselves dimmed just for him," said Idate trying to give everyone a picture the whole thing.

"Yeah because he probably has a face not even his whore of a Mother could love," said a random Jounin getting laughs and howls from everyone in the room, which didn't seem to bother Idate from what Ibiki noticed.

"Believe what you want, but I know what I saw. Anyway back to the story at hand. So the guy walks up to the bar sits down nearly breaking the stool he's on and orders a soda. I think it was once that has the taste of cherries in them," said Idate thinking back before nodding his head at what he just said.

"Cherry flavored soda? Heh sounds kind of weak. Go on," said an ANBU wearing a cat mask over his face.

"Well at first the guy does nothing except drinking his drink, but then I notice that he's now leaning over the bar area whispering something to the bartender. Now from where I was I couldn't hear what they were saying, but you could tell the Shikage was serious because whatever he said to the bartender made the guy really upset. The way that the bartender narrowed his eyes when the Shikage whispered to him made me a little uneasy. I could tell because I could see everyone else looking at those two with suspicion along with their curiosity. Especially when the Shikage said something like 'Nam? No that's not it. 'Nami' maybe? No that's not it either. Namikaze?" said Idate looking at everyone to see their reactions, which made them look at each other with serious faces.

'What does the Shikage want with the Fourth's last name?' thought everyone in the bar.

"Are you sure he said Namikaze?" said Ibiki looking at his brother with his piercing gaze to seek the truth from him.

"Yep that's what it was. NAMIKAZE!" said Idate saying the name loudly for everyone to hear.

"Well what happened after that?" said Anko knowing a good bloodbath was finally about to happen from where she pictured this story going.

"Well whatever else was said REALLY upset the bartender and some of those ninja I mentioned to you in the beginning? They got pissed too! They all started pulling out their swords, their kunais, and stuff wanting to start some shit with this giant now standing with his back to them. So the Shikage, he bolts right off the bar stool faster then I could see, he grabs a weapons summoning scroll, and opens it creating a large cloud of smoke blocking everyone's eyesight. Now I don't know what he does with that huge summoning scroll, but he's up in less then a second and he's wielding the most war torn sword I have EVER FUCKING SEEN!" said Idate yelling the last part making a few people around him jump slightly at the volume of his voice.

"And?" said one person that wore a Chuunin vest leaning in to hear more.

"And that just the beginning," said Idate rubbing his eyes making it look like it was a painful memory he didn't like to remember.

"So what happened? You didn't do anything or jump in?" said an ANBU really getting into the whole story now and nearly on the edge of her seat.

"With what little ninja training I had? I was frozen stiff at the sight. All I could do watch this...this thing tear the place apart. I mean it was amazing! Cutthroat scumbags were all coming out of the woodwork dying much deserved deaths. It was judgment night in that place," said Idate letting a sigh before taking another drink only to stop for a second to look as if he was deep in thought.

"So anyway, he grabs one these guys, though he's really the only guy still breathing after that slaughter. The Shikage notices he has a Leaf Headband on with a mark over it that tells him he was once from here in Konoha. The Shikage starts getting information out of him and I could just tell by the whispering and all, this guy was giving up all the goods. I mean he was spilling his guts, confessing the world for all in the room to hear. This guy told the Shikage everything he knew," said Idate taking another drink from his cup.

"Everything," said a random ANBU Root member looking at another one of his fellow Root members.

"What's wrong?" said Ibiki frowning seeing his little brother's far away look.

"Can I get a cleaner mug? This one's dirty," said Idate making everyone face fault at the comment and the boy in question laugh sheepishly.

"Hey screw you kid that's the cleanest mug I've got!" said the bartender with several red ticks on the side of his head while Idate just shrugs and decides to continue.

"Without warning, hint, or preview the stranger whips around and sees...me," said Idate now finding he had everyone's full attention back on him once more.

"You saw his face!" said Ibiki showing a look of surprise that rarely ever appeared on that scarred form of his anymore.

"His face? No...I saw his eyes. They were lifeless eyes. Soulless eyes. The Devil's eyes," said Idate knowing that Kenpachi normally fought with an eye patch and mask on.

Several people shivered while one person unknowingly pissed himself silly.

"And he didn't do anything to you?" said a Jounin looking at Idate wondering what made the kid worthy of being sparred in this massacre.

"Not really since he turned his attention to the guy on the floor trying to reach a nearby sword. The Shikage killed him, walked over to the bartender, paid, and left," said Idate as if it were the simplest thing in the world.

"So the bartender lived," said the bartender not to far away from the group laughing.

"Huh?" said Idate looking at the guy who was currently balding with his growing age.

"The bartender never gets killed," said the bartender laughing even more.

"You would think that, BUT...as the stranger near the door the bartender tried a sneak attack so...no man, the bartender got it worse then anybody in that whole damn room," said Idate finishing his drink and wiping his mouth clean.

Everyone was pale in their face as Orochimaru was naturally white knowing whoever this guy was he was one mean son of a bitch.

"I'll get you another drink on me...if you can tell us what his face looked like," said an ANBU Root Shinobi holding out a fresh drink for the man to have.

"Thanks pal, but...no thanks. I'm getting out of here and to a safe place here in Konoha. I can use our old house right bro?" said Idate getting a nod from Ibiki, who would try to get more info later.

"Why leaving here so soon?" said Anko raising an eyebrow at the bows sudden urge to leave the bar and head back to the old Morino household.

"Don't you guy's know anything? The Shikage is sending his best and brightest here for the Chuunin Exams and he's coming here with them to see them perform...personally," said Idate leaving in a hurry while many of the people in the bar were glued to their seats in shock with some having their drink spilled over, some had the strength to "poof" out of the place to try and confirm this news, and several other people too weak to handle such news simply...past out.

Within the next week the gates of hell would open and the Chuunin Exams would start.

(A/N: YAY! Another chapter for me done. How was it? Good? Bad? Average? Let me know. IN case your wondering about Itachi you'll find out about him in the next chapter and let's just say Sasuke is going to be pissed off beyond anything. LOL! Also I want to make it brought to everyone's attention that there are not a lot of updates anymore from any of my favorite authors. Why the hell are they doing this to me? DON'T THEY KNOW I NEED TO READ GOOD SHIT TO WRITE GOOD SHIT! SHIIIIIT! On an unrelated matter as you can see I have FINALLY caved into the many demands of the majority and I apologize to the few who protested, but this fic is as of now officially a NarutoxHinataxTemari fic. That's right I know you are (the one's who just want it to be NarutoxHinata) all angry with me for doing that and are wondering exactly what in the hell is wrong with me. Well as you can imagine I got a lot of requests from many MANY people who wanted me to turn it into a harem. Now I know how much a large amount of you were against that so I held off as long as I could not caving in. However, I felt I owed it to my readers and reviewers some sort of compromise in the whole situation so that both parties could be happier the Yachiru on a sugar rush. So I felt that in order to appeal to both of the warring parties I would have Temari come into the romance equation in an arranged marriage with the stipulation that Naruto/Kenpachi marries Hinata first and sires his him children first as well. That way you people who want a harem are satisfied and the people who are more for the NarutoxHinata relationship would be pleased as well. I don't know when I'll update again or which fic for that matter so be patient as I'm trying to let my idea's gather in my head. Please feel free to lend me some thoughts so I can add them into the mix if I feel it will work. Until next time...PEACE!!!)