Flaming Fox

"demon talking"

"person speaking"

'person thinking'

normal

"summon speaking"

flashback

'demon thinking'

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Chapter 10: confusion

Jiraya sat at an almost empty bar, in the middle of the fire country. The only people in the bar were the bartender, an old drunk and a man and women making out. In front of him were the latest bingo book,a bingo book from 2 weeks ago and files. Both bingo books were opened to show a person called the flaming fox, The person had a large bounty on their head. One thing that made him suspicious about the person was that in the old bingo book the Flaming fox was a male, in the newer bingo book the flaming fox was a female. Did the person have a sex change or something.

In both bingo books it was mentioned that the person had fox tails and red eyes with black circles in them. He figured the eye thing was a bloodline, which? he still had to find. What confused him was the fact about fox tails. He was also feeling paranoid, he felt as if someone had been watching him the past 2 weeks. The person was gone now; he had to find who it was and why they were watching him. He was also suprised that the person could hide from him, he wasn't arrogant or anything but he was a sanin, there weren't many stronger than him. He needed a drink.

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Naruto woke up to the shrill sound of her alarm clock, She groaned and turned it off. She glanced at the time and realized that it was about 8 in the morning. She sat up and stretched; the blonde kitsune rubbed her eyes and yawned. She slipped out of bed, she went into the bathroom and washed her face and brushed her teeth. She game out again looking more refreshed.

She ran a brush through her thick, soft, red hair and left it out, hanging down below her waist. She was wearing white baggy top and black short, that went mid-thigh and a pair of long, red socks that reached a couple of cm below her shorts

She put on a pair of black combat boots that reached below her knees and walked out of her room. She knew most of the group would still be asleep, she went and checked on Yachiru and found the young girl cuddling Kyuubi and Nibi, the 2 former demons were sleeping peacefully, and they looked like house pets, not former demon lords. She gave a quiet giggle then walked out.

She made her way to the kitchen and made 4 pieces of toast then put them on a plate and walked out of the hideout and up to the cliff. She was suprised to find Itachi there. She sat down next to him and began munching on her breakfast.

She felt him staring at her and looked up only to stare into his deep blue eyes. She realized he had a tinge of pink on his cheeks. 'Is he blushing?' she shook her head from that thought and offered him a piece of toast, he declined and she shrugged and kept on eating. She finished eating and glanced out to the horizon.

"Hey Itachi? What do you think of Sasuke?" The sharingan User responded by saying, "my brother has let his hatred consume him, he can't control his feelings and though strong in the body, he is weak in the mind".

Naruto moved closer to him and wrapped an arm around him, "You miss your little brother don't you?" she asked softly. He turned to her, his sharingan blazing crimson at his leader. Then slowly it receded, He didn't answer her, but his silence gave all the answer she would ever need.

She got up and kicked him to the side, he quickly got up and the 2 began sparing. She quickly pinned him to the ground and smirked at him. "Ha! That's Akatsuki leader: 1 and Itachi: 0".

Then she realized what positing they were in, she glanced down at the man below her and saw a light blush on his cheeks and a full-blown smirk planted on his pale skin. Her face resembled a tomato as he moved closer to her; there lips were only a few mm apart. She shook her head and jumped off him. "Eh I got to go" She mumbled quickly before disappearing into the hideout, leaving a confused Uchiha behind.

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Naruto ran to her room and locked the door behind; she fell down on her bed. 'What is wrong with me? I almost kissed Uchiha Itachi, as in the Silent, annoying, hot, sex-, AH! What the hell is wrong with me! Does he like me? Do I like him? Well he is sweet and he's one of my friends and he's hot ARG! This is not how a leader should act!' He face turned a deep red as she wondered if he did like her and what could have happened.

Before she could ponder on her newfound feelings, a knock was at her door. She got up and answered it and saw Zetsu. She walked out of her room to the meeting room, with the plant-man following her. She sat down at her desk and as the man stood in front of her. He bowed, "Morning, Naruto-sama" She gave him a smile, "Report Zetsu".

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Meanwhile Itachi was sprawled on the ground; his face had a tinge of red on it as he thought of what had happened 5 minutes ago. 'I nearly kissed our leader, I like her but judging by the way she reacted, I'm guessing she either hates me or was suprised, I'm guessing that it's the later reason, hopefully'. He sighed and got up and dusted his clothes from the dirt.

He was wearing black shinobi pants and a loose dark blue T-shirt; on his feet were black shinobi shoes. His short, black hair was held into a small, ponytail by a blue band. She fixed his clothes and made his way down to the hideout to talk to his leader and confess his feelings.

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Naruto listened as Zetsu gave his report. "Naruto-sama, it seems that Jiraya-sama has taken an interest in the flaming fox, he is also beginning to suspect that someone is watching him, though he has yet to figure who and why".

Naruto nodded her head, "Has he found out my identity?" she asked the Black and white man. Zetsu shook his head "No he hasn't but the fact that the flaming fox was a male and then turned female is puzzling him". His leader smiled at him, "ok then thank you Zetsu, I want you to keep watching him but If he finds out it's you, you are to contact me".

Zetsu nodded and shrank into the shadows. Naruto sighed; she knew her teacher would catch on sooner or later. Before she could think more on the matter, Itachi appeared. Her face gained a light blush as she glanced at her fellow Akatsuki member.

He walked up to her, he leaned in towards her and her blush grew and she sputtered, "w-what are y-you d-doing I-Itachi?" she asked quietly, Instead of getting a reply, his mouth connected with hers. Her face resembled and Tomato and he had a light tinge on his cheeks. The kiss was soft and quick, before she could start to respond he let go of her lips and moved away.

"Naruto I don't regret that, I like you a lot Naru-chan" and with that the Uchiha left the room. The redhead sat in her chair, her mind a swirl, Itachi liked her and he KISSED! her. Then the bastard left her all confused. She gave a growl and stalked out of the room to the training area to work out her frustrations. Her last thought before she left the room was 'Do I like him?'.

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3 hours later, Naruto came into the lounge room, the other members were all present including the damm bastard who had made her all confused and excluding her adopted daughter, the 2 former demons and of course Zetsu. They all stared at her as if she were a ghost, she glared at them and killing intent shot through the room. They all quickly went back to their business as she stalked past, all except Itachi who watched as her back disappeared into her room.

Yugito glanced at them "someone got up on the wrong side of the bed today". Kisame grinned at Itachi; "Nah I think leaders got love problems" the shark man gave a wink to the Uchiha, who in return glared at him. Yugito and the others caught the wink, Deidera gave Itachi a sly grin, "So Itachi you finally confessed?" he asked slyly, the others grinned at Itachi as he gave them all, the famous Uchiha glare. Sasori glanced at him, "I would be worried for my health if I were you Uchiha" he warned with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Itachi just ignored them as the giggles started again. 'why am I in this organization again?'.

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20 minutes later Naruto came out of the shower, her long hair dripping water and her slim, tanned body covered by a white, fluffy towel.

She put on a pair of tight black pants; over them she wore her black combat boots that reached below her knees. She wore a tight gray halter neck shirt, with black, fingerless gloves that reached below her elbows. She also wore a diagonally looped red belt around her waist.

Her long hair was pulled up into a ponytail by a black ribbon. Her bangs and blonde streak framed her whiskered face. She walked out to the meeting room; she needed to look at some files there. She settled down on her chair with several files surrounding her, all on Bijuu's.

She picked up the one nearest to her and began to read it. She was halfway done through the file when Zetsu appeared in front of her. She looked up at him, she realized it was a bushin.

"Twice in one day Zetsu?" He nodded to her, "I apologize for not coming here myself Naruto-sama but I had to follow Jiraya-sama". She gave him a nod, "Report", "A group of Konoha and Suna shinobi are nearing our hideout, There is only one Suna shinobi, She is the older sister of the Kazekage, Temari" he took a breath before continuing, The other Shinobi are all Konoha, they are Sarutobi Asuma, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Chouji, Inuzaku Kiba, Abureme Shino and Hyuuga Hinata, I believe they are sent to track us down, then they will send for backup".

Naruto sighed, "Alright then Zetsu, thank you". The Black and white man in front of her bowed and poofed away sending the information back to the original.

She made a thinking sound; she sent a signal to Kakuzu and Hidan by their rings. The 2 appeared before her in 30 seconds. They both bowed to her, "There is a group of Konoha shinobi and a Suna shinobi coming our way, you are to make sure they don't reach their destination, do not kill them but paralysis them" she ordered, a grin appeared on their faces at the sound of a fight, "If backup for them comes you are to contact me understood" At her voice they both nodded, "They are about 5 miles from here, give them a nice welcome", She ordered them as a shit-eating grin appeared on her face. The immortal duo bowed and disappeared.

Naruto frowned once they were gone, she hoped that backup came for the konoha group; it would fortunate and unfortunate for them, fortunate because they would get more help and unfortunate because she would appear as well. Her frown turned into a grin and she went back to reading her files.

Akatsuki had many files on ninja, those included ones on konoha and Suna. They were updated every couple of months, so their information was recent. She picked up the files of the ones in the approaching group and started reading; she needed something to get her mind off the damm Sharingan bastard that was haunting her mind with his damm kiss.

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Meanwhile, 2 blurs of red and black flew across the land, both intending to do what they were ordered to do. One carried a large scythe and had an open coat while the other was completely covered up except for his narrowed, green eyes and the tip of his nose.

3 miles from them, a group of young shinobi run across the land, though not as quick as the red and black blurs, they are still very fast. In the front of the group there is a large dog with its feral looking master behind it, Next to them is a pale-eyed female and a male covered in bugs. They lead the group across, unknowingly towards the black and red blurs.

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Ok the next chapter will feature the group of Konoha shinobi facing the immortal duo. I'm sure that by now you've figured out who the black and red blurs are. Also who will the backup be for the konoha group? If they have backups...

Also Yes an ItachixNaruto kiss!! There will be for fluff soon and will Naruto find and admit her feelings to Itachi or will she reject him? Will they kiss again? Maybe...

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Hope you liked it! waves goodbye R&R!! I like reading your reviews and getting your comments on the story!