Yes I know that the death god could only be summoned by the third and the fourth, nor am I planning to summon any person that is dwelling in the death god's stomach as their souls have been eaten. The seal, in the last chapters of Naruto Manga (that I don't own), on Naruto's stomach had to be resealed by the firsts grandson with another seal to prevent Naruto from totally being taken over. So the seal can be tampered with on a lower basis. Orochimaru tampered with it in the Death forest of the Chuunin exams and Kabuto (in my story) isn't really tampering with it on a level of totally changing it, he's merely ten folding the seal using means of medication that speeds up what's already happening in the Manga, Naruto's seal is weakening and attacking Naruto's body itself. The Red Dawn group, the Akatsuki (I believe), I know that's what the meaning is and yet I also can't spell things worth crap in many things so if the groups name is spelled wrong, forgive me bows.

thank you for making me explain myself, so I myself could also be cleared up with these things. A website I get all this from is a translation website,

http/ groups . Msn . Com / NarutoMangaReturns

. Please check this out. Thank you!

And that's my authors note!

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It's down to this
I've got to make this life make sense
Can anyone tell what I've done
I miss the life
I miss the colors of the world
Can anyone tell where I am

'Cause now again I've found myself
So far down, away from the sun
That shines into the darkest place
I'm so far down, away from the sun again
Away from the sun again …

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"Hokage, he's back!" Tsunade looked up form her towering pile of papers. "Who's back?" the gates man, huffed for a second from his rapid run to the Hokages Tower. "Naruto, he has been spotted rapidly approaching the village!"

Tsunade was gone, the curtains shifting in the breeze of the opened window.

Standing next to the open gate, Tsunade watched as a blond, blue and black blur came racing towards her, stopping within a hundred feet of the fifth.

"Why should you be allowed back into the village, Uzimaki, Naruto?" the figure shifted, the long golden braid sliding over one shoulder as he fell to his knees and gave Tsunade a bow that touched the ground with his forehead. "Forgive me Tsunade-hime," (I know, Naruto never says this to her. But it works) "I never wished for such a thing to be done. To cause this much suffering among my friends and family."

Tsunade stared at the seemingly older, different boy that kneeled in front of her. "What has happened boy?" Tsunade stepped up to stand in front of Naruto, her feet almost touching his head. "Why has your appearance altered so?"

Naruto sat up, looking up into Tsunade's eyes as he drew one shoulder of his top down to bare part of his torso. The seal glinting dark as ebony on his tanned skin. "My seal Tsunade-" Tsunade grabbed Naruto by the scruff of his shirt and hauled him onto his feet, shaking him wildly. "Crazy boy, do you realize how worried and distraught everyone was to hear, to see your mangled body?"

Tsunade didn't give Naruto a chance to speak before her fist connected to his jaw with a loud crack! "Damn it boy!" Tsunade shook Naruto wildly, even as she aged still, her strength was insane. "We missed you!"

Bringing Naruto closer without a chance to recover from the surprising blow, Tsunade hugged him fiercely to her giant bosom. "I hated not hearing your annoying voice, not your damned antics to distract me while I worked."

Tsunade forced Naruto away from her suffocating boobs and kept her hands on his shoulders, her sharp eyes looking up and down. "Although by looks, you seem to have done quite well with this change." Naruto's eyes clouded over for a second before he gave a giant smile. "I'm sorry Tsunade-baachan., I never meant to do such a thing to make people worry."

That was right, Naruto had never planned on collapsing on his way back from Orochimaru's castle to report back. Nor had he planned on being found by some faceless ninja under Orochimaru's command and brought back under Kabuto's care…

…nor to start any of this by striking that deal with Orochimaru for the return of his health…

"I'm not sick any longer Tsunade, I will not have to retire any time soon."

Tsunade yanked on the thick braid and mused over it's glossiness as she turned his words over in her head. "Your under supervision until I figure out how to punish you."

Naruto's face fell. "You will be supervised by a Chuunin, Jounin if I hear of any suspicious or bad things that your involved in." Naruto didn't look thrilled, but it was better then being confined to his room for the next ten years of his lifetime. (Naruto's exaggeration)

Tsunade looked over his shoulder and barked. "Bring Hyuuga, Neji here. I have a request for him." the gates man from before ran off, huffing from his earlier run. "You damned brat. I want to know what the hell happened to you."

Naruto allowed Tsunade to continue with her stroking of his hair. "I don't remember baachan…" Naruto looked defeated, his eyes moving downwards towards the dirt path. "One moment I was collapsing in pain, the next someone was taking care of me in this uncomfortable, cold place." well, that was true enough. Naruto had been knocked out from his own pain, and then woken up in a cold, extremely sterile room.

"We will continue this Naruto, but at this moment I want you to take a minute to go visit Iruka-san. He's been distraught over your 'death'." Naruto nodded.

When Neji arrived, he was shocked. His moonlight eyes widening as he gazed upon the utterly…. sexy Naruto. He recovered from his shock and turned to stare coolly at Tsunade. "Yes Hokage-sama?" Tsunade nodded cheerfully. "You will be watching Naruto day in and out for an extended amount of time. I will change this when I see fit."

Neji nodded, bowing politely as Tsunade dropped Naruto and turned towards the now dead looking guard. "Go tell the Kazekage that Naruto has returned. Then you will be relieved from your duty with another gate man."

The man nodded, jogging off.

Neji and Naruto were left alone, Neji staring at Naruto blankly, his eyes drawn to the long hair, the seemingly more intense eyes…

"Naruto…"

Naruto couldn't stand to hear the disbelief nor the desperate edge in Neji's voice, his arms coming up automatically and embracing Neji for all he had worth.

"Neji-san?"

Neji closed his eyes, not caring if anyone (I seem to italic a lot of words for emphasis, how weird….) saw him with Naruto's arms around him.

"We all believed that you were dead. When I heard, I was shocked. I couldn't believe that the nin that had beaten me, kept his word…." Neji trailed off for a moment. "Was dead." Naruto gave a sympathetic squeeze to Neji and slowly backed away. "I'm sorry Neji," Naruto looked downcast once more. "I promise that it will never, never happen again."

Neji nodded, his eyes searching Naruto's waiting to see any flicker of a lie in them. Seeing nothing, he gave a small smile and shook his head. "And you always keep your word." Naruto gave a cheesy grin. "Now, I'm sure Iruka-san would love to see you again."

Naruto nodded, mentally sighing at what his figurative father would do. If Neji allowed himself to be hugged…

Naruto gulped in worry for his own life. "Lead the way," Naruto trailed off weakly.

Minutes seemed to turn into seconds before Naruto found himself standing in front of a well cared for small house.

Neji knocked on the door before Naruto could find something to distract him with.

The stares were distracting enough as Naruto waited for the door to open; many eyes were on him. The older males and females showed contempt and disdain in their eyes as the younger generations showed fear and uncertainty. "Neji-"

The door opened slowly, creaking. "Who is it?"

The voice was strained, Naruto looking up to see a haggard looking Iruka staring at Neji, not even seeing Naruto behind him. "Iruka-san, someone has returned."

Neji moved to the side and Naruto found himself face to face with Iruka. "Hey Iruka-sensei." the man in front of him remained silent for a good ten minutes, eyes glazing over slowly before tears fell down in tiny rivers. "Naruto…"

Naruto almost died when he heard the utmost pain in Iruka's voice. It hurt deep inside of Naruto, striking him to the core as Iruka leaned forward and hugged him, leaning all his weight heavily upon Naruto's figure as sobs racked his body.

"Naruto…"

Iruka fell to his knees, his arms still draped over Naruto's shoulders and his face buried into Naruto's chest as he sobbed out in painful sounding heaves. "Why did you do that to me?" Naruto winced, running a hand over Iruka's shoulder for comfort before he wrapped his arms tightly around Iruka. "Forgive me Iruka-sensei. I promise to never do such a hurtful thing again."

Iruka's sobs calmed enough that he dragged Naruto and Neji into his house and pulled Naruto down onto the couch next to him to resume his heavy leaning. "Who is it Iruka-"

Naruto found Kakashi's one, natural eye staring down intently at him. "Naruto." Naruto nodded, his claws clinking together silently as he stilled beneath the heavy stare. "Where were you?" Naruto blinked, his eyes shadowing as Kakashi leaned against the doorframe. "Kakashi!" Iruka scolded Kakashi for the heavy questioning so soon.

"It's alright Iruka-sensei, but I can tell you;" Naruto looked Kakashi in the eye.

"I don't know where I was. I truly have no clue to the location nor place I resided in for those two weeks."

Iruka looked distraught as he pulled one of Naruto's hands into his own. "It's been over a month Naruto." Naruto blinked, his eyes widening and fading out as he gazed down at the ground. "A…" A month? It's truly been one full month since he'd gone out to make that deal with Orochimaru. He must have been in more pain for longer then he realized when he passed out.

"But when, how…"

Kakashi sighed as he straightened and decided to make some tea.

"You probably slept for longer then you thought you did at first, time disregards those who sway under the command of sleep."

Naruto nodded, his eyes dulling as Neji sat himself down silently on a chair, his eyes watching Naruto intently- seriously. "Naruto-" Neji's smooth tenor of a voice stopped abruptly when the front door literally crumbled, Gaara standing there with a panting Kankuro and Temari.

"Naruto-kun," Temari gave a large smile that faded when she saw the sand swirling around Gaara. "Gaara?" the sand settled onto the ground as Gaara stepped forward, his eyes focused solely on Naruto and no one else.

"Gaara-chan?"

Naruto looked up, his hand held tightly by Iruka's, as if Iruka thought Naruto would disappear any second. "Come Naruto."

Naruto blinked. "Gaara-chan?" he repeated his phrase, yelping when Gaara wrapped a semi-clawed hand around his wrist and dragged him to his feet. "We must speak- now!" Naruto nodded hurriedly, Gaara's voice was shaking with something that was being restrained.

Even though Naruto was more powerful, he still feared for what Gaara could do in a rage.

He gulped, hoping to hell that Gaara wasn't mad at him.

The house disappeared in a small puff of smoke and Naruto found himself, and Gaara standing in a small wooded clearing. "Gaara-chan?"

Gaara turned towards him, his transparent green eyes searching along the ground like it held his answers. "Gaara?"

Naruto rested a hand on Gaara's shoulder and Gaara jolted.

"Don't…"

Naruto blinked, his mind in a whirlwind of confusion. "Don't what? I can't understand these dead ended sentences Gaara-kun." Gaara's hand snapped out and

grabbed Naruto's wrist tightly, nearly crushing it in his grip, a definite bruise.

"Don't ever do it again."

Naruto's eyes widened….

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A CLIFFY! I thought you all would enjoy this chapter, it's a little harder for it's a filler, transition page. Love you all to hell and back- REVIEWERS, REVIEW!

Please don't think I've run out of ideas, I haven't. This chapter was mroe specifcally Neji, Gaara and Iruka, the next chapter will be better. And hopefully longer...