Chapter 13- Recovery

Naruto woke up to a white ceiling and the constant beeping of his heart. He looked over to his left and groaned at the sun beating on his face and turned away to the other side to see Natsumi watching him and she said, "You're finally awake…Uzumaki-san."

The Jinchuuriki got up groggily to see her and replied, "I guess I am…" The ex-Taki ninja commented, "I have never seen anyone recover that fast…well, except one person."

"May I ask whom?"

"Her name is Fu; she guards one of Taki's greatest treasures. Trained to kill on sight except the leader, she barely goes out and our people ignored her blatantly for some reason…"

"This Fu…must be a Jinchuuriki." He thought to himself, "It will be interesting to meet her."

"Well…" Naruto said as he yanked out the patches of his chest and walked out the door, "We better go see the Hokage, so we can get you to establish as a Konoha ninja."

Hokage's Office- Naruto and Natsumi went to the roof of the Hokage Building, which to Naruto's surprise; it was the only building that was not damaged. Hiruzen was standing while looking over the damage from yesterday.

"Hello, Naruto, I would like to thank you for dealing with Shukaku and sending your wife to help me, because of that, we may have a lead on Orochimaru's whereabouts as well as his plans. Now who is your friend?"

"You remember her, oji-san, this is Natsumi, hailing from Takigakure and she seeks refuge in Konohagakure to be protected from the council as well as avoiding performing her mission."

"Ah, Natsumi-san, I remember. If you don't mind my asking, pray tell what this mission that you had to perform was?"

"To impregnate myself with the Uchiha's seed, matter of fact, I was supposed to gain your trust, so I could stay here until I got close to the Uchiha, but after seeing how the Uchiha treat his teammates and fellow comrades have prompted me to rethink my standings in this. I have no family since all of them have been consumed by the flames of my bloodline, making it easier for me to disappear."

Hiruzen turned around, "I see…" He walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulder, wearing a grandfather-like smile, "Let's see if we can't make you one of us…I am to guess that you will be living with Naruto."

Natsumi nodded and Sarutobi said, "Well, that is good, but I am afraid that his apartment will not hold the three of you, so in turn, I will have to relocate you to Naruto's new home, which was owned by your parents."

"My parents?" Naruto said, "But you said…"

"I know that I told you that I never met them and only heard them in name, but that is false and I only did it to protect you from the enemies that would have come to kill you as a baby, which is why I decided only to tell you when you reached the rank of Chunin?"

"But…wait a second; I am a…C-Chunin?"

"Of course, you not only showed great skill and quick decisiveness on your battle with Neji-san, you also defeated the trump card of Orochimaru's invasion and indirectly saved my life. Now before I give your jacket, I have to reveal your parents to you…"

The Hokage took a deep breath and said, "I will start with the most difficult one…your father, in all of his life, he didn't want to place this burden on you and wished that there could have been another way…your father is Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage, the one who sealed the Kyuubi inside of you."

Naruto, along with Natsumi gasped out in surprise, "M-My father…is the Yondaime?" The girl turned to look at Naruto as she thought, "I knew…so he is the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, but to be the son of the Kiroi Senkou as well?"

"Yes, now his very name struck fear in Iwagakure's hearts and still does to this day. If I had revealed your name to the world, Iwa agents would come to kidnap you to make you a breeding stock to recreate the Hiraishin or worse, kill you, which is why I gave you your mother's maiden name…she was Kushina Uzumaki, the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero and also the second Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi as well."

"What?" Naruto shouted, "I thought I was the first…"

"No, you are the third…you see, your mother's clan, the Uzumaki clan was famous for their sealing techniques and uncanny talent for kenjutsu. The first Jinchuuriki, Mito Uzumaki was married to Hashirama Senju, the Shodaime Hokage as a further peace treaty between the clans. When Konoha was established, we put the sign of their clan on everything, every jacket carries it."

Sarutobi looked up at Minato's carved face on the Hokage Monument, "After that, several villages conspired to take down Uzugakure and they succeeded, now your clan may have its members scattered across the countries, but your mother, the heiress was sent here to become the next Jinchuuriki. She met Minato and they fell in love and had you, but suddenly something happened with her and I am guessing that Orochimaru had found some way to free the Kyuubi. So Minato was forced with the decision to let innocent people die or sacrifice his own life to save it."

Sarutobi looked at Naruto, "The obvious result of his decision is you, Naruto…when the Kyuubi was under the influence of Orochimaru's genjutsu, the result of it was your father and mother impaled on his claw by accident since he wasn't in control of himself. They loved you very much, Naruto, so much that they gave their lives for you to live, only with the regret of not being able to take care of you…and I am sorry that I had to keep this from you for so long."

Naruto said quietly, "Jii-san…can I have some time to think?"

"Take as much time as you want, Naruto…you have earned it and much more." Sarutobi said, "Just remember that in three days, we will have the funeral." The boy nodded and did his trademark Hyo Shunshin while Natsumi followed with her flame.

Naruto's Apartment- The boy walked into the room and lay on his bed, face first as he thought to himself, "My father is the Yondaime and my mother is the second Jinchuuriki, I don't know whether to laugh or cry or curse."

"Neither of this is your fault, Naruto…it is mine, I should have been smarter to avoid Orochimaru's ploy, I underestimated him because he was a human."

"Kyuubi…this is not your fault, I don't blame you for this because you were not in control of yourself. Orochimaru made you go into a feral rage because of that genjutsu. Now I just…don't know how to react to this, considering that I now know that my parents did love me so much to sacrifice their lives like any parent would and I am glad for that…"

Then the boy smiled, "Besides I wouldn't be able to have Haku and Hinata as both of my wives and an awesome bloodline if dad didn't seal you inside me."

"Naruto…you…"

The Kyuubi let out a low chuckle, "You are too forgiving for a boy at your age…don't ever change, Naruto." The Jinchuuriki replied, "You got it…Kyuubi." The connection cut off as Natsumi knocked on the door and came inside the room.

"Hey, Natsumi…sorry that you had to see all of that."

"Sorry? What I am wondering is why you are screaming out at everyone in sight that has wronged you how they should be at your feet, begging for mercy or lost trust in everyone except those very close to you."

"What good would that do? The village would avoid me in fear just like they did when I was a child and losing trust in them would make me emotionless and cold. Besides if there is one person in the village that acknowledges…accepts me for who I am and not what I hold, then I will be alright."

Natsumi touched his shoulder, "Well, then Naruto Uzumaki, you have found another…the aspect of you being a Jinchuuriki just made your strength go higher as well as my respect for you." Naruto turned to smile at her and said, "Thanks…Natsumi-san."

Haku and Tayuya- The foul-mouthed redhead woke up groggily to find out that she was in a hospital and not Orochimaru's underground base. She moved her arm to find that she was cuffed to her bed and began to look around until she saw her roommate.

"That girl…she…" She thought to herself, and then images of Jirobo using her for a substitution came back to her mind in full force as well as the black-haired girl saving her life from harm's way and certain death. "That son of a bitch…and Orochimaru-sama…no, Orochimaru abandoned me."

She clasped her mark and tried to draw its tainted chakra only to feel nothing and bitterly laughed to say to herself, "He even cut off the chakra from my mark…looks like I am dead to him either way." Just then Haku stirred and her brown eyes fluttered open.

She turned to see Tayuya and said, "You're awake…are you okay?"

"Yes, but I won't be for long…"

"What?"

"That fucking pedophile abandoned me, he cut off his chakra from my Curse Seal and now I have only about a week to live unless I show him that I am alive, but I doubt I will go back easily now that I am here and I wanna kill that fatass Jirobo."

Haku's eyes narrowed at the mention of Jirobo, "I will make sure that you will get your revenge, Tayuya-san. I could tell that you guys weren't friends, but a comrade should never use another fellow comrade as a shield."

Then she thought, "I wonder if there was a possible way to replace that mark with Naruto's…" She voiced, "I think I may have a way to help you..." "If you manage to kill the snake bastard or bring him here to force him to activate it again, I doubt it."

Haku replied, "Just listen, what if we will replace the mark with something more…potent."

Tayuya said, "I have no fucking clue, I am not an expert on seals…"

"From what Naruto told me about that mark and the information from Anko-san, that seal uses yokai and a heavy amount of chakra to dilute it from harming the victim. By using that seal, you inhibit some demonic traits; if we replace it with a stronger yokai…it could override it and save you from destruction."

"But where the hell in Konoha can we find a person like that? Your Yondaime killed the muthafucking Kyuubi practically."

"Wrong, but there is a law that refrains me from telling you the truth and you are still considered a enemy ninja, but you have no place to go at all since that snake bastard abandoned you. In order to get you out of those cuffs, you will need to tell me everything about Orochimaru."

Tayuya looked at Haku and smirked, "So what the fuck do you want to know?"

Elsewhere, a familiar chirping of birds were heard and following it was a crash, we find Sasuke Uchiha training hard and two gaping holes in a large rock. Thoughts of Naruto and Gaara's epic battle flickered through his head, "Just how…how strong have you become, Naruto? Up until you meet her, you were just a buffoon and barely had any skill at all…but now…"

He flipped through three hand signs and held the light blue ball of electricity in his hand, "But now…you are stronger than me! How did you get so strong and what is your secret?" He slammed his hand into the rock, obliterating it completely into small pebbles and his hand throbbed in pain.

"It must be those swords and that woman of yours…if I can somehow seduce her to tell me the secret of your training and bypass that stupid pure of heart thing on your swords; I will be stronger than you and will be able to take on Itachi." The Uchiha thought as he held his hand.

The ninja nodded to himself at a foolproof plan and little did he know that his Curse Seal was acting up again. Sarutobi was meeting with the elders and Jiraiya, trying to convince him that he was the only choice to be Hokage.

"Jiraiya…you have the qualifications of being Hokage, you are the strongest out of the Sannin and have a certain charisma when it comes to politics." Koharu said, but the Sannin replied, "I refuse…I don't like being cramped up in an office all day, signing stupid paperwork. I prefer my freedom over the position any day. Besides…I know someone better than me."

"Who do you have in mind, Jiraiya?" Homura asked curiously.

"Tsunade…"

Sarutobi said, "Tsunade, huh? But you know that she is hard to find, even if you find her, Jiraiya, you wouldn't be able to convince at all to come back to the village because it is a constant reminder of what she lost."

"Yes, but we both know someone with the power to change anyone by meeting him."

Sarutobi nodded, "But it's risky due to that organization coming after him." Jiraiya said, "I will look after him. No doubt that he could probably hold his own against them for a few minutes, but they will not get to him with me around. I can easily handle two S-class criminals by myself."

The Sandaime said, "Then take Naruto and find him, but first, we must rebuild the village and put up a good front to the other villages to show that we are not weak. I also received word that Suna has been deceived by Orochimaru, they have found out that he killed the Yondaime Kazekage."

Jiraiya nodded and left the area while Homura and Koharu turned to their old teammate, "Are you sure that this is a good idea, Hiruzen?" Koharu said, "The Kyuubi Jinchuuriki is a valuable asset to this village." Homura said, "I concur, if Akatsuki captures him, we would lose a powerful force as well as a good ninja."

"I trust Jiraiya's judgment and isolating him to the village will not help, the Akatsuki are made up of ten S-rank criminals who, together, can take down a village of this size just to find the Bijuu hosts and I will make sure that this will not happen. Send word to Kumogakure…I believe that it is time to notify them of this problem before it gets out of hand." Sarutobi replied.

Three days passed and every ninja in the vicinity dressed up in black robes, standing on the roof of the Hokage Building, mourning silently for the fallen ones. Each ninja walked up to the table and placed a white rose on the desk.

Naruto returned home with Haku and he hugged her, "Thank you for saving the old man, Haku-chan, I am just glad that you were not hurt." Haku smiled and planted a kiss on his lips, "I think it will be even harder to lose me now that I am your wife, Naruto-kun."

Then she grew serious, "I need you to do something for me…"

"What is it?"

"You see, when I was fighting one of Orochimaru's bodyguards, he used one of his teammates as a substitution when I made to kill him. She is alive and willing to cooperate with information on him, but the thing is that she has only six days to live now."

"How do we save her then?"

"If we can use the Kyuubi's chakra to override the Cursed Seal on her body, we could replace it and keep her alive."

Naruto thought, "Hey, Kyuubi, is that possible?"

"Yes, technically you are a demon, so you can use the mate mark to override that cursed seal on her neck."

"What are the repercussions of it?"

"She will be bonded with you like Haku is on an intimate level..."

"Damn it…"

"Or you could kill her and resurrect her like you did with Haku."

"Plan A, Plan A is good…"

Naruto said, "I can do it, but the downside is that your freedom will be much the same what you had with Orochimaru's…" The redhead said, "If I could deal with snake-fucker's shit, then I am pretty sure I can deal with this…besides, it is not Iike I have much of a choice in the matter, now do I?"

She pulled on her collar to show the three bar mark on his shoulder blade and said, "Do it." Naruto stepped up to her and channeled his tenant's yokai into his body, changing his eyes from blue to red, "For what it is worth, I am sorry for the pain."

He bit her shoulder with his lengthened fangs and Tayuya gasped out at the sudden pain, then more of it lanced up her body and she gripped onto the railing, Naruto held her against his chest as she screamed into it when the pain was too much.

The three bar mask was changed into a tattoo of a bipedal fox playing a flute with foxfire surrounding her. Tayuya laid back unconscious from the pain and Haku came over to squeeze Naruto's hand as she whispered, "You did the right thing…and I am pretty sure that maybe she just might come to love you for that."

Naruto said, "Thanks, Haku…you better stay here and keep an eye on her, plus no doubt that some people may come to resent her for being affiliated with Sound if they find out."

Haku nodded, "Right…"

"I have finally found you, Naruto. Figures that you would be here to check up on your wife after what happened yesterday. By the way, young lady, thanks for saving the old man."

The two Uzumakis turned to see Jiraiya in the doorway and the Toad Sannin said, "I need you for a mission…we are going to retrieve the candidate for the Fifth Hokage." Naruto nodded and turned to Haku, "Haku, when Tayuya recovers, she will be staying along with us in the Namikaze Compound."

"Namikaze Compound? But isn't that…"

"Yes, it is the Fourth Hokage's home…he was my father."

Haku let loose a small gasp and Naruto gave her a big grin, "I always wondered why the Fourth chose me and now I know…because he knew that I could handle the pressure because I am his son." Haku gave him a kiss and said, "You never cease to amaze me…"

"If I get kisses like that, I don't want to stop amazing you over and over again."

"Keep talking like that, I may go even further."

That statement caused Naruto blush and Jiraiya said, "Oh, don't stop on my account…"

"Shut up, Ero-Sennin…also Haku, that Taki ninja in the exams, Natsumi-san, is also staying with us, under our protection. I will be back…"

She nodded to him and Naruto left with Jiraiya to the Namikaze Compound to pack up his things to get ready to leave the village to find the next Godaime Hokage.

North Wall of Konoha- Two figures were on the top of the wall, they were wearing straw hats with paper streamers on the side. Their cloaks had high collars and were black with red clouds on them. The tall one had strange blue skin and his face closely resembled a shark and the shorter one was silent with black hair, but you couldn't see his face.

"Well, it seem that it is still untouched…are you feeling nostalgic?" The tall, shark-man said to his partner.

The shorter one said, "No…I don't feel nostalgic at all." He lifted his eyes up to see Konoha clearly…..his eyes held a fully matured Sharingan, indicating that he was the one who killed off the Uchiha Clan by himself.

Tea Restaurant- The tall man said, "It's been a long journey, wanna have a drink before we begin our search." The Sharingan wielder agreed and stepped into the restaurant, wary of the Jonin that was posted up on the wall, which was Kakashi Hatake.

The one-eyed Cyclops was waiting on his prized pupil when Asuma and Kurenai arrived together. When they saw Kakashi, they nodded to him and Asuma asked, "What are you doing here, Kakashi? I thought you hated sweets."

Kakashi said, "I am here to pick up a few things and I'm waiting for Sasuke." The Jonins noticed that the shorter man's hand on the cup tightened a bit. Then Sasuke came over, "It is surprising that you are on time for once in your life, Kakashi."

Kakashi said, "This tends to happen on a rare chance."

Sasuke looked over to see no one and said, "I hate sweets."

Kakashi nodded to Asuma and Kurenai, the two disappeared after the mysterious duo. The two were stopped by Asuma and Kurenai, then the chain smoker spoke, "You two don't look like the locals, why are you here?"

The shorter man said, "Long time no see, Asuma-san, Kurenai-san."

Asuma answered, "You seem to know us, were you a ninja from here?"

The shorter man said nothing, but raised his hat to show his Sharingan eyes and Asuma said, "You…you are…Uchiha Itachi." The blue man lifted his hat and said, "I guess I have to introduce myself too since you two know Itachi…I am Kisame Hoshigaki."

Kurenai said, "You are a missing nin from Kiri, also responsible for killing some of Kiri's daimyos and the destruction of neighboring countries. Why are two S-rank criminals here?"

Asuma said, "Judging by the outfit….they have a purpose, but what is it? Why are you back here, you know after that incident you caused…you would be killed on sight."

Itachi said, "Asuma, Kurenai, get out of our way…I don't want to kill you."

Kisame took the bandaged sword off of his back and slammed it down to the ground, breaking the concrete. Kisame asked, "Can I kill him? He is so annoying."

Itachi said in monotone, "It seems that they will not let us leave….just try to keep it down or you will attract more flies."

Kisame grinned as he hefted his sword and swung it downwards. Asuma took out his trench knives and blocked the attack while Kurenai made hand signs to disappear like a ghost.

Itachi thought, "This is...genjutsu." Itachi's Sharingan eyes widened with a sheen and Asuma thought as he was struggling with Samehada, "He can easily pressure me with the tip of his sword….what power."

Kisame's mouth widened in a toothy grin as he yanked the sword back. The sword on Asuma's shoulder unraveled its bandages and ripped at Asuma's arm. Kisame said, "My Samehada doesn't cut…it shave people to pieces."

Asuma said as he held his arm, "Damn…Kurenai, you are pretty slow." Suddenly Itachi was trapped against a tree and Kurenai appeared inside of it with a kunai in her hand.

"It's over…" Suddenly Kurenai found herself trapped in her own genjutsu, Itachi said, "Nice genjutsu, but that level is useless against me." Kurenai thought, "This is counter jutsu."

Itachi let a kunai slip into his hand and Kurenai bit her lip to get out of the genjutsu. She immediately ducked up his swipe, but then she saw his foot speeding toward her and was forced to cross her arms to soften the blow.

She was launched to the lake and Asuma cried out, "Kurenai…"

Kisame said, "You don't have time to worry about others." Asuma was forced to dodge his attacks while Itachi appeared behind Kurenai, "As expected from you, Kurenai…but…"

Suddenly a new voice said, "Sorry, but the person that it is over for…is you, Itachi."

Asuma saw an opening and aimed his knuckle blades at Kisame's head. Kisame shifted his head to the side, but then a cut appeared on his cheek. "What?" Kisame said in surprise. Then he noticed that Asuma's blades were covered with chakra, Kisame flipped through hand signs, "Suiton: Suikodan!" The jutsu was launched but another one was thrown in the path, cancelling it out.

Itachi said, "Hatake Kakashi…" The one behind him was a Kage Bunshin while the real one blocked Kisame's jutsu.

Kisame grinned, "Ah, The Copy Ninja, I heard that you and Zabuza-chan got in a fight…a good opportunity to shred you into ribbons."

Itachi barked, "Kisame, stop messing around. You take too long in your fights, which will make us bound to be found out by ANBU. Don't forget our mission."

Kakashi asked, "What is this mission?"

Itachi said, "We are looking for something."

Kakashi said, "And that is?"

Itachi said, "If I tell you…then I have to kill you. Unlike Kisame, I won't waste time." Itachi's hand popped out shuriken and Kakashi immediately shouted, "Suiton: Suijinheki!" A wall of water surrounded Kakashi to protect him from Itachi's Suiton: Suigadan. "His jutsu is too fast; my eyes can't keep up with me. From the looks of it, he used the shuriken as bait and used Suiton to attack my legs." The one-eyed bastard thought.

Itachi said, "Your eye is highly remarkable, Kakashi…" Then a Kage Bunshin of Itachi appeared behind Kakashi to stab him with a kunai, "Am I right?"

Kurenai said, "Kage Bunshin? His jutsu is very fast."

Suddenly Kakashi turned into water and Kisame said, "Mizu Bunshin, he knows our techniques very well."

Kurenai commented, "Nice one, Kakashi…"

Kakashi grabbed Kurenai, "Get down, this is the Kage Bunshin."

Kurenai thought, "What?"

Suddenly Itachi whispered, "Bunshin Daibakuha." The clone exploded and Asuma shouted, "Kakashi, Kurenai!" He rushed on the water to see that the two were okay and Itachi said, "It is impressive that you can use the Sharingan to that extent even though you are not of our blood…but still it doesn't suit you at all, Kakashi. Do you know why we are known as the strongest…I will show you the true power of the Sharingan."

Kakashi's eyes widened, "It couldn't be…" Then he shouted, "You two…close your eyes and don't open them. Only the ones with Sharingan can counter his technique."

Itachi said, "That is correct, only someone with Sharingan can provide resistance to the jutsu….but only someone with Uchiha blood has a chance of defeating this genjutsu Tsukuyomi." Suddenly Kakashi was crucified to a cross and clones of Itachi came with katanas in their hands.

Everything was inverted and Itachi said, "Within this realm…space…time…everything is under my control. For the next 72 hours, you will be pierced by these katana repeatedly." The clones immediately proceeded to shank Kakashi and then Kakashi dropped to his knees after the Tsukuyomi was over.

Both Itachi and Kakashi were panting hard, and then Kisame said, "Ho? That jutsu is to break people's spirits, but you are still alive…however, Itachi, that eye is dangerous to you as well."

Kakashi questioned, "Are you after Sasuke?"

Itachi said, "No, we are after the Yondaime's Legacy."

Kurenai said, "Naruto…"

Kakashi said, "What do you want with the Kyuubi?"

The rogue Uchiha said, "That is none of your concern. Kisame, take them…"

Kisame charged at them, but then he was sent flying with a kick and a shout, "Konoha Goriki Senpuu!"

Kisame landed on his feet and asked, "Who are you?"

The man said, "The Leaf's Noble Beast…Maito Gai."

Kisame commented, "You are a funny guy…what is with the outfit, are you an exotic beast?"

Itachi warned, "Don't take him lightly."

Kakashi keeled over in exhaustion and Gai grabbed the man while Asuma said, "Gai, don't look in Itachi's eyes."

Gai said, "I know that….you can open your eyes, just focus on his feet…that is how I trained to beat the Sharingan." He gave Kakashi to Kurenai, "Kurenai, take Kakashi to the hospital…Asuma and I will take them."

Kisame said, "You have guts…"

Itachi said, "Kisame, forget about it….we didn't come here to start a war. Plus I sense ANBU are on their way."

Kisame said, "And I finally got excited….that is too bad." The two fled using the Shunshin no Jutsu and meanwhile in the forest, a frustrated Uchiha was training hard as usual.

"How much more do I need to grow? Naruto has thunderous power and he never showed it at the Academy. Where has he been hiding that power? How can I…how can I get that power and why is my Sharingan unable to copy his jutsu?" The Uchiha thought, "Looks like it is time to pay a visit to Haku." He said to himself.

He went over towards the hospital and accidently bumped into an Inuzuka who looked vaguely familiar to him. "Watch where you are going!" she said gruffly and Sasuke replied, "Excuse me, but I believe that you were the one who bumped into me first."

The girl turned to Sasuke and said, "What was that? Do you want to start something with me?" Sasuke scoffed, "Look, I don't have the time to mince words with you, so I will be leaving…just don't get in my way."

The girl shoved him and said, "You are making time, Training Area 14…at five, don't be late."

"Fine, I guess I can get a little sparring in place of just throwing kunai all over the damn place, I will be there."

The female Inuzuka left with a smirk and Sasuke stalked off to the hospital as he thought, "Funny, she looks familiar…and I never caught her name. I guess I can ask when I am done with my business in the hospital."

He went up to the receptionist's desk and asked, "Excuse me, miss, but where can I find Haku Uzumaki?" The receptionist smiled at the Uchiha as she looked at the charts, "She should be in Room 274…" Sasuke nodded his thanks and went to the stairs to the room.

"Ah, Sasuke-san, do you need something from me?" Haku said, looking up from caring for Tayuya and Sasuke said, "Yes, can I talk to you in private?" The female Uzumaki went outside of the room and looked at Sasuke, "So what is it that you want from me, Sasuke-san?"

"That is simple…I would like for you to go on a date with me?"

Haku's eyes widened, "I am flattered, Sasuke…but I am going out with Naruto, you must understand this."

Sasuke replied, "I don't understand this, you don't have to feel indebted to him because he saved your life."

"That is not how it is, although I do feel indebted that he saved my life, there are other reasons that played into this…I love Naruto with all of my heart and soul, there is nothing that can change that and he has shown me that the same love. If you want to ask someone out, you could ask Sakura…"

"That weakling of a girl? No, I only go for strong women such as yourself…and most of the Chunin and Jonin kunoichi like Kurenai-san…"

"Well, I am sorry, Sasuke-san, but I am off the market and will not be on it again anytime soon. Now if you will excuse me, I will be going to work now." Haku said as she walked back into the room and Sasuke thought to himself, "Well, looks like the nice guy part is out of the picture, I guess I have to resort to trickery now."