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Chapter 10

The Man with the Deal

Life is not meant to be completely understandable. Life is suppose to confusing as all fuck. It is suppose to make you want to kill someone on the daily basics. It is suppose to make you nuts, but then again, it can also make you very happy. Life wouldn't be worth living if it was not at least a bit enjoyable. There would be massive deaths, massive death rate, if Life wasn't enjoyable. Though it maybe funny to see people off themselves right after another (well that is if you have a sick sense of humor), life would be lost. There would be nothing left.

But there are times that it would feel better if the world was to end. There are times that the pain is just too much. He just wants to give up to the darkness and never wake up. That would be so much easier. Life is, at times, too much to handle, but that is life. If life was easy, then their would be no point. If life was happy all the time, than people would get sick of it. It is as simple as that, but then again, life isn't that simple.

"You know, I don't know why anyone would want to be the Hokage," Jiraiya said with his feet on the desk and his arms behind his head. The columns of papers on the desk sat high, while the column of sake sat low. He didn't know how anyone could do this; heck, he already was sick of this job…and it didn't even start yet.

"Jiraiya, you lazy ass!" Tsunade said, before taking away her sake from that pervert. She didn't buy it for him to steal. "I didn't even leave yet!"

Jiraiya shook his head. This was just too much work for him; he like being his lazy self. He liked writing his books with heavy details. His face turned cherry just from the thought of it. He could do it all day: it being vague.

Tsunade glared, knowing how lazy he really was. He once told her that he was going after Naruto…he hadn't even left yet. He couldn't control his urges long enough to go look for Naruto. When he was about to leave, he got distracted by some women swimming in the river. He was a pig. "Well, I need you to do this!" Her anger become present, even though she wear a smile.

"I know," he waved. He picked up a book, that happened to be one of his. He would reread his own work sometimes, because he was that perverted.

"Then stop whining. I am beginning to think you are five or something," Tsunade glared at him with an intense glance. It was a warning. There were times that Tsunade wanted kill every last bit of these whiners. All they did was whine. It was annoying, but when wasn't Tsunade annoyed?

"I am not five! I am a full grown man with man parts!" Jiraiya cheered, making a disgusting notion with his hand. "You want to see?" He had the most cheesiest smile known to man; besides, anything with sex would put that smile on his face.

Tsunade reached into one of her many pockets, pulling put a kunai and played with it between her fingers. "You know, this is why I hate you!" she glared, throwing the kunai right at him.

The Toad-Sage barely had time to duck, hitting his head against the floor. "HEY! What was that for!" He said, rubbering his injured head. "That hurt, you know!" He slowly got up from the floor.

"I forbade anything perverted from being said in my office," she narrowed her eyes at the fool. "If you do say anything that you shouldn't in my office, liar, I will let Anbu torture you any means necessary." She…she giggled at the sight of his face. He looked like he had just lost his new porn book or something.

"B-b-but," Jiraiya whined.

"No buts! You are suppose to make sure everything is in order and that does not count the sexual parts!"

"What else am I suppose to talk about!"

"Um, Ninja Stuff! Just make sure the village doesn't die in my absence. See, that does not involve talking about sexual things!" Jiraiya, at that moment, looked like a sick puppy, who had just lost his favorite toy.

Kakashi came upon Neji, who was standing over a still Toya. For a second, Kakashi's heart froze, thinking that Toya was died. It wasn't because he thought Neji had killed him for he didn't care if Neji killed him. Ninjas were trained killing machines and it would be unnatural for Neji not to kill Toya. Besides, it wouldn't be the first time that Neji had killed someone, but that wasn't the case here. Toya was alive, visible by his chest moving up and down.

"Do you sense them, Neji?" Kakashi asked, feeling exhausted. He just had a full out battle with girl ten years younger than he was. It made him feel old, being that he was 34, which was old for most ninjas. Reaching that age was an landmarks, which in the last few years had become more common. He would list off names. It seemed like his generation didn't want to die.

"Besides Sasuke, and Sakura plus kid, no," Neji answered not looking back. He didn't want to move away from the man, who made every inch of his body itch.

"SAKURA!" Kakashi yelled. The only problem they had left was Rab, who at the moment, was fighting Naruto. He should have been able to sense their chakra, but he couldn't find them. There was only on explanation for that: they were both dead. Well, they both could have very low Chakra levels, which was very much possible.

"Hai, Kakashi," Sakura answered, jumping down with Minato, who cried out for the silver hair jounin.

Kakashi couldn't help but smile when he saw the little one. He had that cheerful smile that Naruto had back in the day, and his face, if it was possible at such a young age, reminded him of Minato Sr. "Hey, little one," Kakashi greeted as Minato jumped him.

The boy wrapped his arms around Kakashi's neck and turned slight to look at Sakura, sticking his tongue out at her. She was the only one to notice. "I miss you! Now lets find daddy, Kaka!"

Sakura felt somewhat annoyed not knowing what she did to earn that. Her face was distorted in a frown as she watch the boy hang over Kakashi, who seemed to have earned a spot in the boy's heart. He was a hero to the boy somehow. I don't understand kids, she thought, trying to understand the little boy.

"Soon," Kakashi answered and turned his attention to Neji. "Do you sense Sasuke?" Maybe, the Uchiha had better luck in finding Naruto. Maybe, they could trace him. He hoped so.

"Hai, I can sense him."

"Neji, Sakura, you stay behind with Minato and Toya and keep an eye on them." Kakashi looked down to Minato, who's hold had gotten tighter. "Just point me in the right direction." Neji did with little easy; however, Minato didn't want to let go. "It is okay. I am going to get Naruto and bring him back. You have to stay here with Sakura and Neji." The little boy's hold loosened on him to the point that he was able to put Minato down. "Good, bye," he rewarded as he patted Minato on the head.

Minato moved slowly to the pink hair girl, who had a weird expression on her face. "Okay! Just bring my daddy back!" the boy cried to Kakashi.

The blood slowed as the demonic chakra began to flow through his views, healing him. At that moment, Naruto had full control, considering he was still limiting the amount of demonic chakra flowing through him, and it was a good thing. The man standing in front of him could make anyone's blood turn cold. He could make the noblest man turn into a monster. At that second, Naruto wanted to rip out his throat and fight it to the dogs.

His whole life had been affected by this man. Even before he left Konoha, this man had been hunting him. This man had brought pain everywhere he went and his destruction knew no limits. People meant nothing to him as he did anything and everything to get what he wanted. Blood didn't mean anything to him like it did to Rab. Blood had become another liquid to him like water.

Two man stand in the foliage waiting for the right time to strike. They looked nothing alike, but they had so much in common. They had one purpose and one purpose alone: to stop the killing of the Jinchûriki and the capture their demons. Nothing else matter to the duo as much as this did. This was as important as life and death.

"As you sure about this?" the boy, about 15, asked. His whole body was covered in black and even his head was hidden behind a black mask. Only his cerulean eyes were visible behind the slit holes for eyes.

"Hai, this is the only way," the older boy, about 20, said. His red eyes glanced over the entrance to the Akatsuki. "We only have one shot at this." His face wasn't covered like the younger boy, but he was in all blacks. "If we don't go now, we won't have another chance at this." He ran his hand through his black hair.

"Then lets go, Itachi," the boy stood up and pulled out a red blade, which was given to him by Itachi. The red Katana had the brightest crimson blade ever made and the golden word, demon, was burned into the blade.

"You know what to do, little Wolf," Itachi spoke using the boy's code-name. Fox would be too obvious to who the boy was. Naruto did have a damn fox sealed inside of him. "Use the Hiraishin. You know the rest."

Naruto nodded, but he was deeply worried and frustrated. He still hadn't got the handle of that Jutsu yet. He had completed it only a couple times and the other times weren't too pretty. It felt like his insides were going to be ripped out. It was one of the most painful experiences that he ever experienced. Only one time did the pain disappeared, and he was never able to repeat it.

"Little Wolf, I didn't kill my partner and made a clone of him for the last two months, wasting all of that chakra, for nothing. We had an plan. Now we have to finish it." Itachi wasn't the most patient person.

"I know," Naruto muttered.

"Good, not go!"

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Naruto was exhausted and tired, but he was still very excited. He was able to complete the Hiraishin over a dozen times today and each one was without pain. It made him want to jump up and down, but he didn't.

Itachi lead the way deeper and deeper into the compound looking for that man, who they both wanted to kill. He brought them both pain. "We are close," Itachi whispered as they round a corner.

Naruto looked around. It seemed like they were alone but that wasn't always the case. This was one of those times , when one of Akatsuki came out of one where.

"Look what we have here!" the Akatsuki member mocked.

Itachi had no facial expression, moving slightly in front of Naruto, which was unnoticeable to everyone besides Naruto, who took it as an insult. The stoic man didn't say anything but attacked the member, who was one of the few left thanks to Konoha. The battle end in a matter of seconds, considering this was a new member of the Akatsuki that was attained due to the fact that their members were dying off.

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Itachi and Naruto made their way through the compound looking for that man. That man who caused so much pain. The dark hallways loved sounds as each sound echo as if elephants were running through them. If there were lights, they flicked. It was almost ghost like, which was semi creepy.

Then out of no where, there were a scream. It sounded like the Jinchûriki was getting the demon sucked out of him, and it made Naruto shiver as that could have been him. Sure, only Itachi knew he was alive, but that didn't protect him from his fears. What they were doing now was very dangerous. He was a Jinchûriki and was endanger himself. If he got caught, he would be dead. There was no doubt about that.

They came about a door, which laid open in the matter of seconds. There were about five members and the Jinchûriki, who was dead already; however, the five members didn't last long as Naruto disappeared in a flash of yellow killing them all, being too fast for them; plus, Itachi's Sharingan held them in place, making them easy targets.

"That was a little bit too easy," Naruto waved. "I must be that good!" He chuckled as Itachi made sure that the Jinchûriki was dead.

"Or they were just that bad," the Uchiha challenged. The members of the Akatsuki were that bad or rather the newer ones were.

"Itachi, I did figured you would betray me one day. I just didn't think it would be so soon especially now, but then again," the man shrugged. "Now would be the perfect time. …However, are you with Konoha?"

Naruto felt the room freeze as Konoha was mentioned. He himself had bad blood with that place as well as Itachi. Itachi had faithfully followed every rule and order from the Hokage, who had ordered him to kill his entire family, but then again, they weren't really his family, not really. "Now, why would I do that?" Itachi narrowed his eyes, remembering how painfully it was for him to kill them. They were still his family in some way.

The man, who they were after, stepped out of the shadows, but his face was covered with a mask, a strange mask. "True." His eye left Itachi and traveled to the boy. "Who do we have here?" The boy, who was in all black from head to toe, was well behaved and loyal.

"Just my new trainee. Don't worry about him," Itachi glared. It annoyed him that the man was so interested in the boy.

"Why wouldn't I be? He is so talented. That transportation jutsu, that he used, and his skills would make him a fine addition to the Akatsuki."

"Well, I did train him."

"So talented at such a young age!" The man laughed. "He is like a little demon, who travels in yellow!" His had such a fake smile and laugh to him. It made both Itachi and Naruto both want to rip off their own ears. "Though, that jutsu does remind me of the Yondaime's Hiraishin, but as we all know, only him or a blood relative could use that." He shrugged. "His only kin had died."

"And your point?" Itachi asked annoyed. He could tell from here that Naruto was itching to attack him or at least say something; however, that would be very bad. Naruto's identity must not be revealed or else he would be haunted and the man's plans would be revived. That mustn't happen.

"Nothing, but it seems like we have a demonic flash here!" he laughed. He glanced over the dead bodies and smiled remembering how easy it was for those two kill them all. They were meant to kill together. Together those two were unstoppable. "So why don't the two of you put those weapons down and come join me!"

"No," Naruto and Itachi answered at the same time.

"What a shame!" The masked man said, noticing the young boy's voice. "In that case, I must kill you and rebuild the Akatsuki!"

"That seems like a tall order," Naruto snorted.

Itachi glanced back toward Naruto before looking forward. "Lets just see, Madara."

Naruto narrowed his eyes at that very man, Madara, who had just come out of the shadows to reveal himself. "I am Madara. It has been a long time, little Wolf."

Rab glanced up toward Madara with a deep glare, but he didn't say anything. One he was too exhausted and wounded to have conversation, and two, he was unsure of the situation and he didn't know who Madara was personally or rather what he would do. There were rumors about him years ago. Little wolf?

"Yes, it has," Naruto replied. The crimson chakra still surrounded him and the Katana. The situation had just turned very bad, when Madara revealed himself.

Madara turned his attention to Rab, clueing Naruto to keep it down. He had to know what the masked man's intentions were, and that involved watching to find out. "I have heard so much of you," he said, kneeing down to Rab. "I would like to extend you an invite to this organization that I am building. Have you heard of the Akatsuki?"

Naruto watched Rab look over Madara before answering. "Who haven't, but that group has long been gone." His fingers played with his own blood.

"Due to a long list of unlucky consequences," Madara sneered. "But this time, it will be different." He didn't explain, but his tone told Rab that he wasn't going to let anything stop his new organization.

Rab broke into a laugh that even cooled Madara's blood…well not really. His creepy smile filled up his ugly mug. "What will that get me?" he asked, thinking of all the things he wanted.

"Besides more riches, there will be more chances for blood!" Madara knew what Rab wanted and how to use it against the blood thirsty vampire freak. He folded his arms behind his back and began to sing his new organization praise.

Rab licked his lips as he thought over the offer. "Sure, why not. It should be fun!" He would have got up, but he couldn't. His body ached. He didn't have the energy to do anything at the moment.

"Good, lets get you safe," Madara said as he sucked Rab into his eye in that weird way that Naruto had seen him do a few times before. Madara was the only person to see 'little Wolf' and live, which was how Itachi liked it. That way, his secret was better kept. Now that they were alone, Madara turned his attention back onto Naruto, who's red chakra was still flaring. "So little Wolf, you know it was saddening to think that you were died. I have missed you," the masked man said.

"I wish I could say the same about you, but I can't," Naruto sneered. The Katana seemed to dance in his hands as he listened to Madara. It was clear that he wasn't here to fight but when worse came to shove, he would.

"O, that hurts!" he mocked. "Well, maybe our relationship can grow to that." He started to move slowly to Naruto, who still played with his blade in a threatening away. After a few seconds of Madara staring at blade, he spoke again, "I am sorry to hear about your lost. Itachi was your master."

Naruto flinched at the mention of Itachi's name out of Madara's lips. "You say it as if I was his slave." His eyes held much anger. "Besides, I doubt you came to talk to me about Itachi." Every fiber of himself wanted to rip Madara to pieces.

"It is sad Sasuke, his own brother, killed him."

Yes, he already knew this. Why was he bringing this up? "It was his goal since as long as I knew him." Thanks to the Kyûbi's chakra, he was faster to anger. His blood had started to boil, when he used both their names. "Your point?"

"Nothing really." He didn't state his reason, that was if he had a reason. "Just wanted to have an conversation with you, Little Wolf."

That code name was a nickname that Itachi used for him a few times. It angered Naruto to hear it come out of Madara's mouth. "Pick a new subject," he hissed. He would have attack him if he knew what Madara's abilities were; besides, he couldn't just out right attack, considering he would just pass right through him. This was a battle of smarts and not bronzes. At that moment, the demonic chakra wasn't his friend in this battle like this, but then again, it was never his friend.

"So how did you learn to make the Sharingan useless?"

"New subject." He had no interested in talking with Madara about this subject. He would rather be talking with Uchiha and that was saying a lot.

"Geez, what can we talk about?" Madara was smirking and it was visible, even if he was wearing a orange and black mask. He knew he was getting to the blonde assassination as he spoke less and less words. Now was the time to strike. "I am offering you the same invite that I offered Rab."

Sasuke was never the patient type which was obvious in his search for power, and it was visible when he was searching for Naruto and that creepy vampire person. He didn't care how much blood there was or what he saw, he knew that Naruto was alive, and he would do anything to bring Naruto back to the Village. There would be nothing that could stop him. Though it maybe cold, he would use Minato against Naruto. No, not physical but mentally; to him anything was game.

He knew he wasn't the most stable person, but who would be in the life that he had. His family was killed in front of him by his brother, because the Hokage ordered him to. He left the village in search of power and battled Naruto in a deadly battle. Later, he learned that he had killed his friend, and then he had killed his own brother. There was so much pain into his life, but that wasn't an excuse.

Everything was in utter destruction. Trees had fallen, rocks had been misplaced, and land was no longer balanced. Things had gotten darker as if the skies knew that something was wrong.

In the distance he was able to see people, about three, and one of them was that faithful blonde. Interested in what they had to say, he found himself a nice bush to hide in. Sure, he was nosy, but everyone was noisy in some sense, but by the time he got to them, Rab had disappeared in…in Madara's eye.

It was a heart breaking sight. Madara had manipulated him in to killing so many people, but it wasn't like he didn't want to kill them, because he did. Madara just gave him the push and tools that he needed. He almost became the most hunted man on the planet thanks to that creep.

"Geez, what can we talk about?" Madara mocked. It seemed that he had messed something. "I am offering you the same invite that I offered Rab."

Minato felt very uncomfortable at that moment. Sure, Sakura was nice, but she was also very weird. She always looked at him strange, but that could be more to the fact that she had just met him. However, the look she gave his father was the strangest. It was like she wanted to eat him or something. The last time he had cheeked, his father wasn't food or candy.

Neji, on the other hand, was silent, too silent. It was frightening. Sometimes he would find himself wondering if that man was still alive; plus, Toya was still very frightening, even when he was out cold.

The boy shook his head as he glanced back from Pink Hair and Stoic Man. He was wondered whether his father was okay not, and it was painful not to know what had happened to his dad. These two weren't very helpful. While Neji was silent, studying the surrounding, Sakura was talking to him like he was baby. He maybe be four, but he wasn't a baby! He would teach her….but was this the right time?

Minato smirked evilly, thinking up a plan. Maybe, he could die her hair color, but what color? She wasn't special or important enough for blonde hair. Only cool kids could have blonde hair like him, and blonde wasn't a ugly color to dye someone's hair. Too bad her hair was already pink. Pink was probably the worse hair color ever. Think! Think! Minato, think!

He looked absolutely evil at that moment. When it came to pranking, this four year old was the best…well besides Naruto, but he didn't count. He would dye her hair the brightest green color that he could find. That would take some time and planing. He would need to figure out what would be the best time and how he would die her pink hair green, which could be an improvement for her. He couldn't really dye her hair now.

"How are you, little one," Sakura smiled as she patted his head.

Minato was a good boy and didn't push her away, but that was the extent. He was glaring at her, and he was sure she was too stupid to notice. Sure, he didn't know her and couldn't judge her, but she was annoying "Excellent!" the boy smiled.

Sometimes people were stupid and Naruto had come to accept that, but now, he didn't know how he felt about it. He would never have expected Madara to be that stupid. Why in the hell would he join him? And why in the hell would he join the same team as Rab? Rab wanted to kill him the last time he checked; plus, he wanted kill him too. There was something about Rab that annoyed the hell out of him. Then there was always the fact that he wanted to kill Madara. That man had killed any hope of peace in the world, and he was also very annoying.

"Now tell me, why would I be on the same team of Rab?" The red chakra still flowed around him. The chakra seemed to be getting more violent.

Madara looked straight at Naruto in a deep thought. "What afraid he is going to kill you?" he asked.

"Afraid, no, but he will try to kill." Naruto narrowed his crimson eyes. "So why would I subject myself to that?"

Madara shrugged but didn't answer. "It will be great experience for you. Think about it."

"No thank you."

"Be great protection for that pretty son of yours." Madara smiled knowing he had hit the spot.

Naruto hesitated for a brief second. He knew everyone would be after his son just because he was his son and the grandson of the Yondaime Hokage. It wasn't fair. He was subject to something he had no control over. He was born into it. "I can protect my son will enough on my own," he hissed.

"Like you did today?" he asked.

Naruto snarled. Sure, today was no proof of that, but he could protected his son well enough. There was a few minutes of silence. "I doubt that it would be too healthy for my son to hang around with S-class shinobi, who could hurt him at any time, anyway."

Madara closed in on Naruto. "So what do you say? Will you join?"

It was tempting. O, was it tempting, but he was Naruto and that Man was Madara, who had ruined so many people's lives and his. The organization that he had in mind wasn't anything that the Naruto wanted. "Little Wolf will have to say no."

"Well that is just a shame. Maybe, I should let you think about it for a little longer?"

"Not going to chance my mind. Why don't you take that creepy mask of yours and leave," Naruto hissed.

"Your lost." He turned away. "We will meet again, Little Wolf, but next time won't be too pretty or nice." With that, Madara disappeared leaving Naruto alone.

The Demonic chakra disappeared as fast as it came. "I don't doubt that." He shook his head before he pull his Katana away. He glanced around for his cloak but it was no where to be seen. He let himself fall to the ground, feeling exhausted. He was passed exhausted; there wasn't a word for how tried he was. His body felt like he was dead. Heck, he was close to passing out, but he mustn't do that here. He needed to get himself and Minato out of here. If he was to pass out, there was no doubt that Kakashi and gang would bring him back to Konoha.

"For a second, I thought you were going to go with him."

"You know don't know me, Uchiha." Naruto didn't glance back to the incoming Uchiha. I am kind of useless here. He could take me now that is if I don't use it.

"You hesitated, Little Wolf."

Naruto turned about a little too fast, making his head spin. "Don't call me that." Only one person was allow to call him that and he was died; he didn't want to hear the man, who killed Itachi, used it. Sure, it was a code name, but it was a code name that his friend, his mentor, his brother had given it him. It wasn't right for his killer to use it.

"Why did he call you that? Why did you call yourself it?" Sasuke would have gone after that man, but he wasn't going to leave the dobe.

"I don't know and neither is it any of your business, Uchiha," the blonde spited. Today wasn't his day. It seemed that there would be no peace for him today. There would never be any peace for him.

"Hn." He took a couple steps forward.

"You worked for him before. You should know how crazy he is." He wasn't in the mood to deal with that Uchiha. Just hearing him made his blood boil. He didn't know what about the boy that made him want to kill him. Maybe, it was because he was so full of himself that he drove everyone around him insane.

"I wouldn't say that. I didn't work for him."

"Whatever, Uchiha."

"I didn't work for him!" the Uchiha sneered.

"Just shut-up. I don't feel like talking to you." It is like talking to a rock.

"Naruto," he sneered.

"Shut-up."

"Guys, calm down," a third voice called out as he made his appearance. It was a good thing, considering they needed someone to calm them down or they would gotten physical.

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-Kira

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