So another chapter ^^.
Maybe i am writing too quick again, but as long as i have inspiritation i will write before I get back into a wrter's block xD.

Well I guess i should add a warning from now one :). Dark and strong Naruto! That's what you get from getting trained by Akatsuki Members xD
Also one part is kinda dark and painful.

Previous chapter:
Tsunade found out, that Uzumaki Naruto who should have been dead for 3 years, was still alive.
Naruto was ready to go back and face his past, as he wanted to talk to Tsunade.

Chapter 10
Return Home

Konoha:

Tsunade had giving her reply, as she slowly gave it the crow. The crow looked up and then disappeared. Now it was waiting, waiting and see if it was true.

Naruto was still alive. She didn't know how she should feel.
It seemed he had stayed with the Akatsuki. She looked at Shizune who was still standing in the doorway. Although they had closed the door, this was private. It was better no one knew about this.

"Shizune…" she said. Shizune looked at her, noticing her hurt, her pain, she was confused. Hoping it was true, but if it was true. Then how would Naruto have changed these past 3 years. The boy which they had known was gone either way.

The Akatsuki changed people, the best example they got was the Uchiha. Murdered his own family.
"Hai, Tsunade-sama."
"Keep this between us. No one needs to know."
Shizune nodded, while she knew it was better to leave the hokage to herself now and she left.

While she walked through the halls of the hokage tower she looked up to see Jiraiya and Kakashi standing there. Of course they wanted to know what had happened.

She walked to both of them. "What has happened?" Jiraiya asked as he eyed her.
"It's not important. Besides Tsunade-sama rather keeps it a secret for now." Shizune replied, while she simply walked further.

They had the right to know. They had both been his sensei. But for now Shizune knew it was better to be quiet, until it was proved he was alive. A letter, nothing more they knew.

The two ninja's saw that Shizune was shocked by some turn of events.
"It must be terrible news, seeing how she looked." Kakashi stated.
"Yes, indeed. And beside that I have a strange feeling."

Kakashi looked at the other.
"So you too huh. Wonder what happened." Kakashi said as he walked after Shizune. He wanted answers. The way she had looked at them both, indicated that it was important for them too.

"Let it go for, now Kakashi. Maybe they will tell it if the time is right."

Kakashi closed his eye as he stopped. "Yeah, I guess you are right." Then he walked further again, deciding to go home for now.

Akatsuki hideout:
Naruto had left. He had gone back to his home, not waiting for a reply from the Hokage. He had said he already knew her answer.

Itachi had wanted to accompany him, but he said he wanted to go alone.
So now he was left in the Akatsuki base.

He closed his eyes, he didn't leave the blond completely alone though and Naruto had known that. He turned his eyes towards his crow, as his crow followed the blond. Naruto was moving fast, through the woods, jumping from branch to branch, swiftly and quick.

He had been trained well. The leader of the Akatsuki and of course Itachi. But sometimes he had even sparred against Deidara. They had become good friends. Kind of ironic. Naruto looked back up as he saw the crow that followed him and he grinned.

Itachi smiled. Of course Naruto had known. Of course he had felt the crow. They had become aware of each other before they even saw each other. They could hardly mask their signature and their presence from each other. And they didn't want that anyway.

From the Akatsuki base it would be like 2 days in this speed, and Naruto also rested in the night.
Itachi had brought his crow down sat beside him on the branch. Naruto smiled, as he pulled the crow on his lap.

"You stupid idiot. I knew you would somehow follow me." Naruto said to the crow, knowing the Uchiha would hear him. The crow gave a small noise as his answer and Naruto could imagine the raven chuckling at him.

"Only one day before I reach Konoha." Naruto said as he looked at the way, where the city hidden in the leaves was.
"I bet I will cause some stirring just walking into town like that." Naruto grinned while he looked back at the crow.

"You are enjoying this a little too much, Naruto-kun." He heard the raven say inside his head. And he simply laughed at it, knowing it was true.
"Give me a break, 'Tachi. They deserve much worse, you know."
Itachi saw the hurt and anger in his eyes.

"Yeah. They had no right to treat you like that, Naruto-kun."
Naruto sighed, trying to compose himself.

He looked at the road before him. It won't be long now. After 3 years, he was retuning. Returning to a city which he hadn't missed at all.

In the past he had wanted people to acknowledge him. Wanted them to accept him, that's why he was the way he was. The clown, so he could be in the spotlights. So maybe one day they would see him as a human. But when he found out what he had inside of him. That day Iruka-sensei had saved his life.

He knew, no one would ever acknowledge him. He was nothing more than a demon.
He was happy, so young and naïve when Itachi had caught him. But now he didn't regret being naïve. Cause that was the time that the Uchiha and him had found each other.

Naruto closed his eyes, while he was going to try and get some sleep. He was high up in a tree, so no could find him. His Akatsuki cloak was surrounding him and he pulled the crow, closer.
Itachi knew what the blond wanted. Deep inside him, he wanted to let the people know just how much they had hurt him.

He wanted to show them. But he didn't want revenge. He only wanted to let them see how wrong they had been. They were scared of him, and he was going to give them a reason to be scared now.

The crow kept his eyes open, protecting the blond who wanted to get some rest.
No one ever came into this woods, but you never knew.

"Demon! You deserve to die!"
"You got no right to live!"
"Just disappear already!"
"Why do we have to live together with him?"
"This village would be better without you.."

Words… those words. Hurt. They hurt a lot…
He felt kicks, he was getting hit.
"Demon Child!" Blood. Blood was running out of his mouth, he tasted it…
"Dieeeee!"
Yeah, die. He welcomed dead. Deep down he welcomed it more than anything…
When he would wake up, the scars of his beating would be gone. No prove that it had happened.

So no one knew. Even if he would say, no one would listen…
He felt a forceful kick against his head, as he rolled onto his back and remained there.

His eyes closed. He felt the people leaving. He remained silent.
a nightmare. His whole life was a nightmare…. Why didn't they kill him. Then he was free. Then they didn't need to put up with him. But they always let him life.

Just to give him another beating next day. Or maybe a few days later. He never knew when to expect it. He had giving up on fighting them off.

Cause when he had fought against them, their parents their family had been angry. They had scars, wounds that didn't heal.

He had nothing to prove he too had been hurt…
So he simply decided, to never show anyone how hurt he was. He tried to get their attention in every way possible.

Naruto woke up. A dream… no a nightmare.
He often had them when he didn't sleep together with Itachi. He looked down and saw that crow was still on his lap, but his head buried beneath his wings. Indicating it was asleep.

Naruto looked up towards the sunrise. The nightmare's weren't as bad as they were in the past.
He had become used to them. But remembering that past, those people he was now going back too.

He will show them, they had every reason to be afraid. Cause he would be a demon if they wanted him to be. He felt the crow move as it looked up towards him.
Naruto smiled, but Itachi saw he had been thinking. He had a dream, no a nightmare. Naruto often had them.

Sometimes he woke up screaming, or crying. Trying to flee from his demons. That was 3 years ago though. After some time he accepted the past, the nightmare's that came with it.

"It's time to go. The sun is up." Naruto said.
"Are you alright, Naruto-kun?" Naruto stood up, as he thought about the question.
"Yes. I am." He replied still holding the crow on his chest as he slowly put him down on the branch.

When the crow was standing on the branch next to him Naruto looked forward. No turning back now anyway.

He smiled at the crow next to him. He wasn't alone anymore. He was going to show them.
"Itachi?"
"Yes?" he heard him reply in his head.
Naruto then looked back towards the path before them.
"Come with me. Come with me, into the city."

Itachi eyed the blond as he asked him that. The crow spread his wings swiftly as he landed on the blonde's shoulder.

"Nothing more than that. I would do anything for you, Naru-chan." Itachi teased him.
Naruto groaned at the nickname he had received years back during their time in the town. He had worn a dress then and been a girl.

"I know, honey." Naruto replied darkly.
Itachi cringed at his reply. He should have seen it coming, but at least he felt Naruto wasn't as tense as he was before.

"Maybe you should find another nickname for me." Itachi stated.

Naruto grinned as he started to jump forwards.
"Why don't you like it when I call you honey, 'Tachi?" Naruto teased back.

"Just as much as you liked being called, Naru-chan" Itachi grinned while he said that.
Naruto chuckled.
"I guess you are right for once."

Naruto felt less tense, just teasing the raven and the raven teasing him back. That's exactly what he had needed.

Itachi opened his eyes as he heard banging on his bedroom door.
"Come in. It's open." He simply replied.

Pain opened the door and walked in. He looked at the raven, sitting on his bed.
He was worried about Naruto. They all were, but he had seem that the raven had sent a crow after the blond.

"How is it going?" Knowing he didn't reach the village yet, but wanting to hear about him anyway.
"He is doing fine. He is certain about this."
Pain nodded. As he simply left again. That was everything he needed to know. They had the kyuubi on their side.

Naruto felt Itachi returning in his crow. "what happened?"
Itachi smiled softly, the blond could feel him a little too well. The crow looked forward, noticing they were almost there.

"Pain-sama wanted to know how you were doing."
Naruto chuckled. "He worries too much."
" Maybe".
"And you too by the way." Naruto stated.

Itachi grinned. Yeah of course he was worried. He was worried how the people would react.
Would they attack him? He was wearing an Akatsuki robe, so it was possible. But Itachi knew better.

Naruto was stronger now. They couldn't handle him. They never could.
"You know.." Itachi looked back up at the blond as he started to talk again.

" I knew, back then when I had to made my decision to remain with the Akatsuki or not. That Pain would be glad to have me and use me."

Itachi and Naruto never really talked about it. It was a difficult decision he was faced with.
"You don't regret it do you, Naruto-kun?"

"No, not at all." Naruto looked at the crow and smiled.
"No matter what I had chosen back then, you would have stayed with me. So it really didn't matter to me what I had chosen."

Itachi had already thought that.
"And if I can be useful, I don't mind being used. Besides I like Pain-sama."
"Should I get jealous now?" Itachi asked with a smirk.

Naruto laughed.
"No, no reason to get jealous at all. I only have eyes for you. No one else."

"You chose to stay because of me, didn't you Naruto-kun?"
"Ah well. I knew you were too clever, so you would find out one day. But yes. I chose that direction mostly for you. And I don't regret it at all."

Itachi had known, why he had chosen that direction.
And he was glad the blond thought about him. Cared about him.
Their bond was stronger. Deep down Itachi wondered if it had been love at first sight, but he would of course never say it to the blond.

Naruto landed on a tree and looked down. Konoha…
He had reached it. It was midday now, so he had travelled rather quick.

It hadn't changed at all. He looked at the Hokage Tower and the stone faces.
He never recalled calling this home. But he grinned and said: "Looks like I am back home."

Itachi felt the change in Naruto.
"So it seems, Naruto-kun… So it seems." Itachi replied, as he too looked down at his former home.

"Welcome back home too Itachi." Naruto said.
Itachi chuckled. "It almost feels nostalgic."
"Yeah. It kind of does, doesn't it?" Naruto replied as he looked back to the city beneath him.

He jumped down the tree and landed on his feet, while he slowly walked towards one of the gates.
He looked at the guards guarding the entrance.
The guards looked up as they felt someone approaching them. they first saw a familiar cloak, the Akatsuki cloak, but then they were taken aback. They knew that person...

They remembered a boy, who looked like that. But he was dead. Naruto saw one of the guards running away, most likely letting the Hokage know about his arrival. And it seemed that the guards hadn't known about it.

Tsunade had kept quiet then, he assumed.

"I believe I have an appointment with the hokage." Naruto said with a small smile, when he reached the other guard.

The guard was afraid, he was looking like he was seeing a ghost or something. He looked at the crow on his shoulder and became more afraid.
"Y-You would have to wait. My college is checking on your appointment."

Naruto smiled. "Of course. I will wait then."
The guard wasn't turning his back on him, aware that it might result in dead. He was scared. Naruto could see it. Itachi chuckled.

A dead person came back into Konoha. It would be breath-taking news indeed. But not only a dead person, the boy who carried the kyuubi.
Naruto felt that Itachi enjoyed the reaction of the guard a lot. Naruto turned around a bit and looked towards the gate, while he waited.

The other guard was then returning, as quickly as he could.
When he landed he looked up and saw he had not been mistaking in who he had seen. The boy had grown, but it was still visible who it was. The demon child… Uzumaki Naruto had returned alive.

"Uzumaki Naruto." The guard said. Naruto looked at him.
"I will bring you to the Hokage, since she was waiting for your arrival.
"Go ahead." Naruto replied as he started following the guard.

The other guard stayed behind, still stunned by what just happened.
When they walked into the city. People looked at him, scared, backing down. Looking as he was planning to kill them.

He heard those words. 'Demon child is back. He has returned. Impossible. He was dead. That cloak, an Akatsuki cloak.'

He simply smiled, the guard looked at him. Through everything. The whole crowd was getting insane. The fear spread, and the words spread too. The demon child has returned home…

End of this chapter!
Hope you enjoyed :) and till the next one ^^

So I have been writing a lot lately :). To be honest i am now writing chapter 13 already. but I will try and keep some chapters between so i am always capable of updating the story.

Thanks for all the nice reviews! I only want to let you guys know that i finish those stories because of those readers who want it finished XD.
I don't know if i will ever write new stories once i finished all mine stories. But we will see, where my inspiration takes me :P
I hate that i am slow to update sometimes T.T so i might work on that a bit... or at least try to work on it :)