Chapter 20

AN: Since I am still off work to make sure I'm not contagious, I figured a second chapter is in order for the day.

Konoha, with Itachi…

As an ANBU captain, Itachi Uchiha was well versed in the dirty work of shinobi. As a pacifist he never thought he would enjoy it.

But there is a first for everything. Itachi Uchiha was busy planting evidence of Danzo Shimura not only killing off Uchiha elders, but also the deaths of some influential civilian council members. And Itachi was loving every minute of it.

Normally he would be ashamed, but taking Danzo, the Uchiha elders, and various civilians who had jeopardized Konoha with their hatred of both Naruto and the Hokage was almost as satisfying as the pocky his foolish little brother Naruto sent him. Almost. As he used his Sharingon to forge Danzo's signature on key incriminating documents- including the ones where he purchased the poison from Iwa (why not blame them? War was already on the horizon and not backing down anytime soon). And the best part? The Hokage's plan to bring Naruto back into the village. Itachi had to fake surprise at Naruto being alive and the famed "Guardian Kitsune" but the smirk he gave at the Hokage's plan was real. Oh yes, today was a good day. Now he just had to take out the leader of the merchant guild and make it home in time to take Sasuke to school.

Reaching into his pack Itachi froze. His green tea pocky was almost out, and he didn't have time to travel out side the village to get more. But wait. Shisui was picking up Naruto's package today. Smirking Itachi quickly sends a crow with his letter to Naruto's seal. It was good to have a cousin to order around.

With Naruto…

I jump over a demon wind shuriken, flipping over and grabbing it in the process. Sending it back I call out, "Shadow shuriken jutsu!" And hundreds of the oversized pinwheels head back at my attackers. Smirking I think I got them when I hear curses and growls. Landing I believe the battle done.

Until tails wrap around me and swords prick my jugular. My blindfold is sliced off.

"Alas, I am fallen," I say blandly. Really, it wasn't a surprise. I never won, and I voice this to the triumphant looking assassination and infiltration squad. Takashi, a three tailed red fox who was filling in the lieutenant roll for Ren, snorted.

"Of course you didn't win, Ramen boy. You're only ten. No human your age could stand against us, especially blind folded.

"Ren does." I deadpan. The entire squad's shoulders slump.

"Look! That doesn't count. Ren isn't completely human, okay? And she's a woman! A violent woman! And violent women don't get counted because even Manda signed the non-agression treaty just to avoid her!"

"Really?" That got me curious; Manda was known as the battle loving head of snakes, said to be larger than Gamabunta. To have him agree to agree to not actively seek out war with the foxes just to avoid Ren was doubtful.

"Yes, really. Apparently having a lieutenant who can take out the assassination squad equivalent in the snake clan made him weary."

"When did this happen?" Toshiro, a small five tail with an eye patch pipes up.

"The week before she signed the contract with you. Ren was sent on a solo reconnaissance of their training methods in the human world. The snakes attacked her and instead of retreating she took them all out. There were twenty-five in the squad. Before that day snakes were said to be the most powerful assassin squad. But now, the foxes have that honor. And now that we have you and Kurama-sama as our allies as well a lot of clans don't want to mess with us. Word is the Toads are going to try and become your summons by citing that it is your birth right due to your dad." Toshiro was the squad's gossip, but looking at the other's faces I could tell he was being honest.

"It won't work though, right? Don't humans get to decide who their summons are? Mostly who ever signs the contracts gets it, right?"

"Normally, yes. But being a jinjuriki makes almost every clan want you," Ryu interjects, speaking for the first time. "Our claim to you for being Kurama's jinjuriki would automatically give us jurisdiction, but the Toads are spouting some nonsense about you being their "child of prophecy". You're the third sap to be loaded with that title and most of the clans are sick of it. However, the Toads are powerful, and may seek war to bully us into giving you to them." I look down.

"So I need to not be a fox summoner, then?"

"NO!" The entire squad shouts. I jump at the reaction.

"Sigh. No. You're the fox clan's Ramen boy, and you have been given a room in the Hollow. If the Toads want war, we will go to war. It is the fox way." Ryu pats my head with a tail. Looking at the sky he curses. "Looks like I have to go. Our squad has a job for tonight. Don't worry, the summit the Toads want isn't for awhile and our alliance with the Toads should be strong enough to ward off war. Keep practicing." And with that almost thirty puffs of smoke signal their leaving. I look up at a nearby boulder.

"You can come out, Okami-sensei, I know you're there." Okami chuckles as he steps forward.

"Excellent work with your summons, Kitsune. You could now last half a minute against Danzo!" My eye twitches at the jibe, though it's hidden behind my mask. After agreeing to help Konoha in preparing for war in exchange for freedom of movement and going back home for the upcoming war Okami had stayed at the Hokage's request. Sai and I wore our guardian gear at all times and agreed to never go without them. Okami wore a similar mask, but clothes and colors that didn't speak of Konoha's affiliation. Since he showed up almost two months ago he taught both Sai and I his specialties: tracking, traps, and kenjutsu. Every day as my clones worked on perfecting water manipulation, jutsu, and created mountains of explosive, shock, poison, and sealing tags. They would be needed in the take-over.

"Oi! I'd last at least a minute!" I say indigently. That was another thing Konoha was helping on: taking out Danzo. Apparently the Hokage wanted the old mummy dead and was ecstatic we already had a rebellion planned. Now Danzo would find himself as the scape goat for the Uchiha deaths going around- which I acted surprised over- and the rebellion by the younger ninjas under his care (with the aid of us, though secretly, and the Hokage's men) would be his execution for his treachery. The Hokage was still miffed that I managed to learn the complete hirashin when the three "Hokage guards" still couldn't. I used that as a bargaining chip: he gave me a buffet of Ichiraku' s after the ROOT fiasco and I would teach them the full version.

"Yeah, yeah, keep bragging. Now, do you have the seals ready? Hokage-sama needs some more." I groan, I had basically become the village's secret tag maker for boosting their supplies. Half of what I make every week from the supplies sent are put into the vault for the war. By now the top jonin and ANBU were aware that war was coming with Iwa, and the academy had subtly upped their regiment.

"Humph. I don't know what I did to become the village's seal slave, but yeah, here they are. Five hundred suppression tags, explosive tags, poison tags and shock tags, as well as ten more prisoner scrolls for the hunter-nin." I toss a large scroll at him, and he nods before turning to take it to his contact that would carry it to the Hokage. I would use a transport seal or my summons, but that seal was my trump card and the foxes were too obvious. The Hokage didn't want anyone to know who the village's supplier was. Most thought it was Jiraiya.

"Since you took it upon yourself to become better at seals then Jiraiya-sama, brat. If you didn't want to be so, then you shouldn't have learned fuinjutsu. After the take-over Hokage-sama plans to have you sit with the maximum number of clones you can make for a solid week making these." I pale at this. With Kurama seeping more chakra into my system to train in kyubi chakra everyday my sustainable numbers went through the roof. Hundreds of hours of sealing the same tags. Oh joy.

"While I'm gone, go work on the new water jutsu from your Uzumaki scrolls. Sai is nearby working on his rock spike and mud wall jutsu." I can almost hear his amusement at my dread over my fate. That decrepid old man. Making me his personal seals slave and moaning about my leaving aging him ten years. Curse his guilt tripping!

You could always let me eat him.

Don't tempt me.

With Shisui…

With his speed Shisui Uchiha was the ideal runner to pick up Naruto's quarry. He hated feeling like a pack mule though-he was ANBU!, not a messenger pidgin- and when he complained to Naruto about having to carry a big scroll was a waste of his skill, and did not suite his skills as an elite shinobi, his little brother promised to not waste his time. Shisui assumed that meant he would finally tell the Hokage about his transport seals.

So when he still had to meet the Hokage's agent that was teaching his little brother more about traps and infiltration- did his brother really need to be more dangerous?- he was confused. After going through the identity confirmation Okami set the scroll down.

"Tell the Hokage that Kitsune is working out the special order and it should be done by D-day." Shisui's ears perked at this. Kitsune Naruto's code name. The "special order" was unknown to even him- Naruto refused to talk to him about it. D-day was Danzo's day to die. To have it done by then must make it important. As Okami left Shisui picked up the scroll.

Only to have seals go all over his body and a note pop out.

Shisui-nii,

You complained about your mission being "too easy" so I made it where you can train while transporting the scroll! From the moment you picked the scroll up to when you pass through Konoha's gate, resistence seals will be all over you! Enjoy the workout.

Kitsune

p.s. Itachi-nii says to come back with more green tea pocky or don't come back at all.

Shisui tore up the note. Damn Naruto. Damn Itachi. Damn pocky! He starts trudging back to Konoha, feeling like lead.

End! This was the filler chapter to fit in the stuff that pieces Danzo's take down together. Next chapter contain' s ROOT's fall... at least part one, since it looks to be pretty lengthy by my outline. It's short but I didn't want the next chapter to be overloaded so I split them up.