A/N: I hope you guys are happy I just posted three updates within a week. Its not very easy, but i'm trying to make up for lost time since i might have not updated for awhile since chapter 7.

Chapter 9

Naruto and the others were on their ways to Kororu City. They had left Trobel's Hallow and the sky had brightened up which made them quite happy. The long journey was coming to an end since they were only 2 days away from the magnificent Maou capital. Along the way they enjoyed the view of the peaceful country side. There were many fields and the forests had flourished from what they had seen.

"So before we get there, should we know anything about the Maou country or about the capital itself?" asked Naruto.

"Well theres nothing special to know other than the war, but you know that", said Mika," but you might want to know that the leader, Lord Teepo Zazzi, is about 1000 years old and soon to be retired. He is also thinking about giving his daughter to the Tower nation to secure the peace of the two nations."

"Oh ok... Holy crap 1000 years?!" The three screamed in unison.

"Yes the Maou are the descendants of elves and that is the reason why they can sustain such longevity", Mika explained.

"So do they look any different from regular people?" Naruto continued to ask.

"No they have descended so far away from elves that the only true trait they share is their long life spans", Mika said.

"Alright, but whats this business about giving his daughter as a meaning of peace?" Naruto asked.

"Well in customs of war to attain peace the two nations should have their heirs marry, or if there were no hair present or the heirs were the same sex, than they would have to offer something of great importance", Mika continued.

"So can females also become the heir to a nation?" Naruto asked.

"No which is a shame I personally think, but that is not the point", Mika said who looked down as she answered.

There was silence from there on out. No one said anything sensing that the last question Naruto had asked somehow affected Mika. Sasuke tried to comfort her, but she seemed a little depressed. It did not work though since it only made everyone feel more tense as Mika didn't respond. Night slowly crept its way through the night and they were feeling vastly fatigued from their long journey. Naruto had fallen asleep on Hinata's lap. She loved looking at him as he slept; it puts her at ease that they can share moments such as this. Sasuke on the other side laid his head on the window sleeping peacefully. Hinata and Mika were the only ones awake. She was worried and wanted to find something out about Mika.

"Umm Mika if you don't mind, but are you ok? You were depressed ever since Naruto ended his questioning." Hinata said trying not to stutter.

Mika was silent for a couple of seconds before she managed to ask," Hinata would you and the other two be mad if I lied to you?" Mika articulated in a worried voice.

"Mad at you? how can we be? You saved my life which helped Naruto as well as me, helped Sasuke share his feelings, and are helping us get to the capital", Hinata voiced.

"Ok well you'll find something about me very soon, and I'm worried Sasuke will be disappointed as well as Naruto", Mika said giving her attention to the sleeping Sasuke.

"Don't worry I'm sure they won't care, I know I don't", Hinata said in a caring tone.

Mika was now in a sort of comfort from her talk with Hinata. They soon both dozed off into the land of slumber and dreams. That morning Naruto and Sasuke had woken up and noticed that the carriage had stopped and noticed that Mika and Hinata were gone. They looked outside to see the Udou, Hinata, and Mika were getting breakfast ready. They had made rabbit stew and caught fish and smoked them. Naruto and Sasuke went to the stream and freshened up and came back with empty stomachs. They all had enjoyed the food and soon left to the capital. After an hour Kororu City had came into sight. It was a gigantic city. The center was one giant palace/tower. It looked like it was made to shine. The stones that were used to make the buildings were blue/green and had a very nice sheen to it. The surrounding forest also seem to glimmer with a crystal like light. This had been one of the most beautiful sights Naruto and his friends had seen. Udou on the other hand was not that impressed. He just thought it was a waste to make a city that was soon to be destroyed out of such fine materials. In about several minutes there were going to reach their treasured destination.

Elsewhere

"Pein-sama do you have any idea where we are?" Tobi asked.

"No, but that does not matter since I doubt anyone can stop us here, but we need to find a way back before time runs out", Pein said in a calm voice.

"I've sent Itachi, Sasori, Kakazu, Hidan, Deidara, Kisame, Konan, and Zetsu to scout and if possible get a few answers from the surrounding villages", Tobi said.

"No matter we will find the largest city here and get our answers eventually", said Pein.

Back to Naruto

They got to the giant crystal gates of the city. Before they got inside they had been stopped by a sentry. The guards were going to pull them out and inspect them, but one had caught sight of Mika and let them pass. As they continued on the guard had told the other and they both gave a bow of admiration. From what Naruto saw the city seem to be a simple one that wasn't industrious yet it had to be incrdibly advance to hold such extravagant things. There was commerce everywhere and the people seemed very friendly. Some people bowed at the carriage, Naruto just ignored it as he seemed to think that it was just some kind of tradition. Soon they got to the castle which was in the dead center of the city.

The castle looked magnificent from the outside, but they weren't going to anticipate what they were about to see on the inside. (A/N: the castle looks like an over sized Taj Mahol I'm not sure if I spelled that right though) They asked the guards to see if they could go through, and once again ,after they saw Mika, they had let them through. The courtyard was full of life. The flowers were blooming the color variation was mesmerizing, and the pool and fountain looked spectacular as well. The pool was 5 miles long and 1 mile wide, and in the middle it had a rising dragon that spouted water at the top. They had gone inside to see a huge corridor that recorded all of the past leaders and sculptures of the most important ones. There had been hundred of leaders, and if each had lived for 1000 years than this city must have been ancient. As they walked through gazing at the spectacle before them many guards were bowing before them. Soon they reached the middle of the house which split off four ways. The south led to the exit where they came from, the north led to the ball room/dining room, which were under two stairs leading up the tower, to the west was the living corridors, and the east were the kitchen and servant's corridor.

A guard had come to escort them to the King's chamber. Many antiques were hung and displayed throughout the castle. There were vases, china, and other valuables. Udou drooled over them all thinking about the profit he could gain from selling just one piece. Naruto smacked him over the head and told him to focus. After several minutes of walking they soon approached the King's room. It had 2 marble columns on the sides of the door which held two statues of himself on top. The top of the door itself had a eagle spreading its wings, and it was about 30 feet tall. That was the luxury of being king in such an extravagant place Naruto thought. The doors soon open and Lord Teepo had welcomed them in.

"Why hello what brings you here today?" asked Lord Teepo.

Naruto and the rest of them bowed in respect for the King. He had many qualities that reminded him of the Sandaime. He had a long white beard, he wore his crown proudly, he was wiry, and had gentle tone to him. As he turned around though he was in shock. He turned to Mika and started to show tears in his eyes. Naruto and the others looked worried and wondered if they had insulted the man.

"Umm Lord Teepo did we by some off chance offend you in any way?" Naruto asked.

"No child I'm just overwhelmed with happiness", Lord Teepo spouted.

"About what?" Sasuke questioned.

"My daughter has finally returned home", Lord Teepo said now with a tear running down his eye.

Before Naruto could ask something a man rushed through the door. He was part of the imperial army. He had on purple cloth on him an the imperial crest on his shoulder. It was a green dragon that spiraled up the tower. The cloth was a long silky type of armor. It had dangled past the hands, and the pants were fairly baggy. There were also gold stripes going from the spaces between the shoulders and near the bottom. The pants also held golden stripes which went from the waist area and down the sides of the pants.

"Sir, we have lost about another 500 men in this current skirmish, but we did manage to take control of one of their garrisons", said the guard.

"Alas yet more of my people have been killed, how much more blood shall be shed because of my foolishness", asked Lord Teepo in a sympathetic voice. He then turned around stared out of his window.

"Sir the soldiers are nothing compared to the greater good which will be caused for this," said the soldier.

"Oh how wrong you are. As a great man once said "Wars come and go, but my soldier stay eternal", said Lord Teepo.

(A/N if anyone reading knows who I had just quoted than you are very knowledgeable about Tupac Shakur. I'd like to give you a pat on the back, but I don't think I'll actually meet any of you readers in real life.)

The guard soon turned his worried eye on the group inside the chamber, and to his surprise he saw Mika.

"Lady Mika you have returned!" the one guard said to her in exasperation.

The group with her and went into shock as they heard what the guard had called her.

"Lady Mika? wow everyone is so polite here I wonder why?" Naruto asked.

"Are you an idiot dobe?" Sasuke said sarcastically.

The fox inside him was howling with tremendous pleasure. Whats so funny baka fox? 'Your stupid face, what else?' Thats not funny jerk off 'I was just wondering how you haven't noticed it yet.' noticed what? 'thats what I mean. Have you not noticed that Mika is actually the princess of this nation?'Holy fuck really? 'why else would everyone bow to her and call her Lady Mika?'

After realizing that he gave her an amazed look. She didn't look back at him from the shame she was experiencing. She had wanted to tell them that she was lying to them herself, but it got out before she could. She never liked lying, but what she was worried about was if they would still treat her the same now that they know that she is a V.I.P. She didn't want to be used again by someone who she thought was her friend, and she didn't want to be shunned for being a princess of the nation. She knew what she had thought was ridiculous, but some people just didn't like the royalty of their nation. She had always heard people badmouthing the nobles, always saying something about them being conceited, spoiled, and that they didn't care about the people. Sasuke wondered why she looked so down, she should be happy that she was a nobleman. He turned to her not caring what she thought about herself, picked up her chin, and made her meet his eyes. "I couldn't care less if you were a princess or a peasant", Sasuke said with a gentle whisper. She looked back at his once cold eyes which were now full of warmth. She had a tear trickle down her cheek she was going to let another one out until Sasuke wiped it off her face.

"So Mika have you decided to fulfill your duty as the princess of this nation?" Lord Teepo asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Father before we return to politics may I have this request granted?" Mika had asked.

"I shall listen as this may be your last request as the princess of the Maou nation", Lord Teepo muttered.

"Do you know anything about a village called Konoha?" hearing Mika say that Lord Teepo went from being calm and went into full panic.

A man than rushed into the room from what he had heard. He was fairly young, but knowing the Maou people he was probably a couple hundred years old. He had short green hair that stuck up like Sanosuke from Rurouni Kenshin, his eyes were covered by mirrored shades, one of his eyes had a scar right down the middle like Kakashi's, and he also had a scar on his cheek that went down to his jaw. He wore a purple overcoat with many trinkets, pockets, and buttons decorating it. He had black pants which were decorated with rips and tears on his knees and below. He held a mighty halberd over his shoulder. The blade was severely large and was in the shape of a scimitar which was sharpened from all sides. In the flat space of the blade it was colored green with gold symbols in them. The handle was also a tranquil green with the same gold symbols running down to the middle. On the side where the back of the blade was held three semi-large spikes sticking out, the middle spike being the biggest. The bottom half was separated by a gold ring around it. On the bottom of that had a spiked prism with a a blue tassel hanging from it.

"What did you say about Konoha", both, Lord Teepo and the man who just rushed in, said to the group.

"Well I am currently the Hokage of that village and I would like to return there to save it from Orochimaru's evil war with us", was Naruto's answer.

"Like father like son", said the strange man.

"Huh? Do you know my dad or something?" Naruto questioned.

'Hahahaha this is going to be a long story for you.'

What do you know damn fox?

Oh nothing ,but I suggest you listen to him'

Naruto had not realized, but he was still talking..."and then we asked him to stay here, but he left to make sure the Kyuubi didn't kill you and the village."

"So my dad was here? Who was he?" Naruto was going to throw as many questions as he possibly could.

"Who else in your village looks like you and is probably dead?" asked the man.

"Well the only one who had blond hair blue eyes, dead were The Fourth... HOLY FUCK do you mean?" Naruto asked as in shock.

The man nodded his head," yes Minato was your father and he gave his life for yours and the lives of the rest of your village."

Before he could ask him anymore questions the man said," my name is Asuda Yukari and I was the one who brought your father here."