Chapter 26 The Fuuma Clan's Divide and Fu's resolve

I don't own Naruto. Anything I use from the story is the property of its creator Mr. Kishimoto

(Wooded Area)

The group was only on the road for a day, but Naruto already could tell that he was going to hate the mission. The Waterfall ninja were every bit as arrogant as the ones he dealt with during the Hero Water and they were constantly picking fights with Tayuya and Kin because of the fact they were former Sound Ninja and on probation. He had to break up multiple fights already and it was getting on his nerves "Good grief this is a pain" Naruto groaned as he relaxed in the tent he shared with his teacher.

"You had to know this was coming. I must admit that I wouldn't have guessed you chose those 3 to join you." Kakashi teased.

"Yes but what better way to prove how loyal they can be then being on a mission like this." Naruto replied calmly. He knew that the girls would be fine and in truth he had to do it this way. Something about this mission bugged him, which is why he selected the group he did.

"I agree but you're taking a big risk." Kakashi reminded him.

"Yeah but I think it's worth it" Naruto said calmly ending their talk for the moment. If he was honest, Naruto's focus wasn't on the mission but on the seven tailed jinchuriki Fu. For the moment she was rooming with Karin but if Naruto played his cards right he could add her to his collection before the mission was over.

(Karin's Tent)

"So Karin what's Naruto like" Fu wondered as she and Karin sat in their tent. During one of the breaks her handlers left to do something and she used the time to speak to the other girls in the group hoping to prove that she wasn't like her 'handlers' who had been picking fights during the trip.

Karin got a smile on her face since this was a chance to help her cousin. She was no fool and she knew that Naruto had designs on making Fu his at some point but he didn't have a chance to do anything because he didn't want to risk an incident with the Waterfall ninja. "Naruto is a guy who has dealt with a lot of stuff but he stayed strong despite it and I respect that?" Karin explained.

"Is that so" Fu mused. She knew he was a fellow jinchuriki and she knew what that was like. The real problem for Fu was getting a chance to be alone with the man. She was pretty sure that the girls on the trip all had very strong feelings for her fellow jinchuriki and the only reason they hadn't acted on it was because of her handlers.

"Uh huh. It doesn't hurt that he saved my life when he had no reason to." Karin revealed with a smile on her face.

"Tell me more" Fu replied with intrigue. By the time Karin was done, Fu was convinced that Naruto would be able to help her with her own issue and she was looking forward to the end of this mission.

(Scene Skip)

Two days later, the group finally arrived in the land of the Rice paddies and the mission could truly begin. "So the first task is going to be information gathering." Kakashi said calmly. The group found a large shrine near the local town and agreed to use it as a base of operations.

"Mr. Kakashi I would like you to come with me and my two chunin assistants. I doubt these kids would be of much use in information gathering" the jonin said arrogantly. Naruto and Kakashi brushed it off but it wasn't as easy for the others.

"How dare you!" Tayuya growled. She was a part of the damn Sound Village so she could help out a lot. These guys were really getting on her nerves.

"That's enough Tayuya. I need you to calm down." Naruto said sternly in order to calm Tayuya down instantly. He knew how Tayuya felt but he knew that they were trying to cause trouble.

"Sorry" Tayuya said timidly much to the surprise of the Waterfall ninja.

"Anyway" the jonin scoffed. "We'll leave these kids alone and we'll hunt for information" the man said calmly.

"Alright" Kakashi replied with a hint of surprise. Thanks to his hearing Kakashi knew that Fu was the seven tailed jinchuriki and he didn't' think the Waterfall ninja would want such a valuable asset alone with all these ninja. Of course he was naturally going to help since he was also certain his student had designs on Fu.

Once they were gone, Tayuya's pent up emotion finally bled through. "Damn those assholes! We can definitely help" Tayuya growled in frustration. It was the continuation of an emotional week since somebody tried to frame her for freeing her teammates and this treatment wasn't helping.

"I'm sorry Tayuya, these guys are just stuck up pricks." Fu said solemnly. They were from her village and yet she couldn't stand the men. It didn't help that she knew they were picking fights with the girls in order to goat them into something.

"Hey Tayuya how about you and I have a little chat" Naruto said calmly as he snuck behind Tayuya and wrapped his arms around her body. He knew how angry she was and fortunately for him he had the cure for her annoyance.

"Fine but it better not be a little one" Tayuya said with a slight blush.

"Sure" Naruto said calmly as he Hirashin'd away. He didn't care about Fu's reaction since he was pretty sure his secret was out anyway.

"Where are they going" Fu wondered out loud. Thanks to Karin Fu knew that Naruto was the son of the Fourth Hokage and that he could use the Hirashin but to use the Hirashin at a time like that was a surprise.

"Tayuya and Naruto are probably going back to our compound in the Leaf Village to have sex. Lucky bitch" Karin said bluntly. During the whole trip Naruto had refrained from sex since he didn't want the Waterfall ninja to know how close they were and it was getting on her nerves.

"Karin! Why'd you say that out loud?" Kin exclaimed not expecting her to be so blunt.

"It's fine Kin. Fu is a jinchuriki like Naruto so she can be trusted to keep it secret." Karin explained causing Fu to go wide eyed.

"How did you know about that" Fu exclaimed. She only whispered it to Naruto and didn't think anybody else could hear her.

"I'm a sensor first off so I can feel the dregs of chakra coming from your body, plus I overheard you mention it when you hugged him earlier. Kin and Tayuya also have great hearing so your secret is out" Karin said bluntly.

"I see." Fu said solemnly. The girls were getting along so well and now her secret was out.

"If you're worried about us judging you for being jinchuriki don't. Naruto taught us that it's the person that counts not their situation. Until you give us a reason not to, we're cool with you no matter what." Karin said with a very Naruto like smile.

"Thank you" Fu said happily.

"Now that all the secrets are out, we can relax since they're not gonna be back for a little while" Kin said calmly. Admittedly she was hiding another secret about their current location but she didn't want to bring it up just yet.

"I'd love to do that, but we have company" Karin groaned not expecting anybody to find them so soon.

"Is it an enemy?" Kin said nervously as she Fu and Tayuya got into their battle stances

"I don't know. There's a single person and from the feel of their chakra they're hurt." Karin revealed. Karin's dragon was a bat like creature named Noivern and it was the perfect partner. It was not only powerful and used wind jutsu but it specialized in detection. Noivern even taught Karin a form of echolocation using chakra and Karina and Tayuya helped her practice. She was currently one of the best sensors in the village.

"I see" Kin replied as she began making hand signs for a new genjutsu she was working on. Ninja Art: Sound Cloak" Kin shouted and the three girls were hidden by the ambient sound coming into the room. It was in homage to Naruto's wind cloak but it worked better for her battle style.

(Town)

"Well this worked out better than I thought" Kakashi said calmly as he sat in the bar with a group of ninja. Kakashi decided to go to a local gentlemen's club instead of stay with the Waterfall ninja who were just walking around aimlessly. Minato once told him that when going to a new town places, like that were gold mines. Though he was pretty sure that was Jiraiya's teaching more so then his very whipped teacher. He soon found himself in front of a large man with dark eyes and cheek length brown hair with a red bandana and a gang of ninja that were planning to rob him. Revealing his Sharingan the man quickly relented and apologized for trying to rob the Legendary Copy ninja. He could've called the Waterfall ninja but like his student he found their arrogance irritating and decided to leave them out of his current plans.

"Forgive me for earlier. We of the Fuuma clan have hit hard times since Orochimaru came to our land." The man named Hanzaki said sternly.

"I imagine so. I've heard rumor that 3 ninja who serve Orochimaru recently returned to this area. Is that true" Kakashi questioned. This was his best chance to gain information and he was sympathetic to their cause.

"Yes it is. Sakon Jirobo and Kimimaro are their names. They came by a few days ago and have been holed up in one of Orochimaru's old bunkers ever since. For obvious reasons we cannot attack them but as long as we leave them be we'll be fine. There are a few others from our clan who are with them but we consider them traitors" Hanzaki explained.

"Thank you very much." Kakashi said with a smile. Now that he had his information he just needed to find the waterfall ninja and go back to the team.

(Shrine)

Kin Karin and Fu were waiting for five minutes until somebody finally came into the cabin. Much to their surprise the person had a purple ski mask that only revealed a pair of brown eyes and a tuft of orange hair. The person wore a sleeveless vest and a pair of green knee length shorts that hugged her very clearly feminine form. The group watched the person slowly take off the mask revealing orange hair with bangs up top and two stripes of orange framing her face.

"No way" Kin muttered not expecting this at all.

"Kin what's going on" Karin said nervously recognizing that her chakra was fluctuating. Before Karin knew it the Wind Cloak was gone and the three girls out in the open. "What are you thinking Kin!?" Karin yelled not expecting her to act so rash.

You're Sasame aren't you" Kin said with tears in her eyes as she walked towards the ninja whose eyes widened in shock.

"Kin is that you. I thought you worked for Orochimaru like Kotohime?" the now named Sasame said in disbelief.

Kin was about to reply but was stopped by Karin, "As much as I hate to interrupt the reunion, we have to heal our friend here Kin. I did mention she was hurt before. Luckily for her, I got an ointment from Hinata that should do the trick" Karin explained.

"Right, so where are you hurt Sasame" Kin said calmly. This was her old friend and even if it was dangerous she wanted to help her.

"It's on my back." Sasame said calmly as she took off her vest to the side to reveal the wound while Kin went to grab the medicine. A few minutes later and Sasame's wound was addressed and her vest was back on.

"So now that your friend is all healed, care to tell us how-" Karin started to say before Naruto appeared in the room.

"Hello girls" Naruto said calmly as he appeared with a much happier Tayuya.

"Who are these guys" Sasame exclaimed not expecting the two new figures.

Kin was panicking slightly since she didn't know how to explain Sasame to the group. "Naruto… this is…" Kin started to stutter hoping to explain why her old friend was there but she was interrupted by a grumpy Tayuya.

"Just tell us how you know this girl Kin." Tayuya said bluntly. Naruto and Tayuya actually finished a few minutes ago but he made sure to look at what was happening around him before he did. That's when he saw Kin walk towards the orangette with tears on her face.

Kin gathered herself quickly since any other questions would be answered by the explanation, "The truth is, I'm from the Land of Rice paddies." Kin said calmly shocking her new team.

(Scene Skip)

"So let me get this straight. Before you joined Orochimaru, you lived in the nearby town with your sister. A sister by the way that may very well still be at the base we're about to invade." Naruto teased as he looked at a guilty Kin who just explained her connection to the orange haired kunoichi. Apparently they were good friends while she lived in the Land of Rice Paddies and they lost touch after she joined Orochimaru,

"That's right" Kin said bashfully.

"You on the other hand were trying to go into the hideout that Orochimaru's henchmen were using to see if your cousin Arashi was okay before you were attacked by three Fuuma ninja working for him. You got hurt and came to this shrine in order to rest and recover" Naruto said calmly as he turned towards Sasame.

"That's right and now that I'm healed I can go back and save my cousin." Sasame said confidently.

"Sorry to say this Sasame but you've got no shot at that" Tayuya said bluntly.

"How can you say that Tayuya" Kin exclaimed though she somewhat agreed.

"As a former member of the Sound Four, I was aware of way more information than a foot soldier like Kin. Your cousin was the number three candidate on Lord Orochimaru's list as far as who would be his new body and if I remember correctly the time for him to switch is coming pretty freaking soon." Tayuya said solemnly.

"Number three. Who were the top two" Naruto wondered since that was the most pressing matter.

"The second was this guy Juugo who is in one of the other bases way up North. His unique power was the origin of our curse marks which is why he's up there. The top candidate was a guy named Kimimaro. He's a member of a clan of bone wielders known as the Kaguya clan and he was the leader of my old team. The only reason he isn't Orochimaru's body already is because of this crazy disease that the guy has." Tayuya explained.

"I'm surprised you didn't mention Sasuke" Naruto wondered. He was almost positive that Sasuke was Orochimaru's planned body and that's why he wanted him.

"As I understood it. Orochimaru was planning to train him for a few years and use Jugo or Arashi as a temporary body to help make him much stronger and to develop his eyes." Tayuya explained.

"That's all fine and good but what about my cousin." Sasame exclaimed not taking the bad news well.

"He's probably in the true Sound Village with Lord Orochimaru and he's likely already been made his new body" Tayuya said coldly. She hated to take the girl's hope away but she would be going to her death like this.

"Dammit" Sasame cursed.

"Well at the very least we can free the Fuuma clan from Orochimaru's clutches. Can't we Naruto" Kin said nervously.

"Sure. Since our mission is to attack the base anyway we can kill two birds with one stone." Naruto said calmly.

"Looks like Kakashi's on his way back too" Karin revealed.

"Good" Naruto said calmly.

"Umm not to interrupt but when did all these spiders show up" Fu said out of the blue. The Waterfall kunoichi had been watching the whole time and was surprised at how calm Naruto was during everything. She knew that her handlers would've been much harsher and was pleased at how kind the young man was.

"Spiders" Naruto said nervously.

Sasame frowned for a moment until she realized what happened and her face paled. "This is bad. One of the ninja that works in the base uses spiders in his attacks. He probably tracked me ever since I left and now he's going to finish the job."

"If they're so eager for a fight let's give it to them" Naruto smiled as he walked out of the building.

"You're kidding" Sasame exclaimed.

"No he isn't Sasame and trust me we'll be fine" Kin smiled as she followed Naruto out.

"Let's go" Karin smiled as she followed suit. Sasame could only watch and figured that they clearly knew what they were doing.

(Scene Skip)

A few minute passed and the three ninja chasing Sasame finally revealed themselves. "It seems you've found a few friends Sasame but they won't save you from us" one of the men scowled. He had short smooth black hair and dark-colored eyes. He also had thick eyebrows. He wore a short sleeve brown shirt with a maroon-colored line running down to the end of the shirt on the right side, a black pair of fingerless gloves, and a grey pair of pants. He had a set of scissor pincers on his right arm and a black strap holding it to his arm.

"Hello Kamikiri. I see you brought Kagero and Jigumo with you." Sasame growled clearly ready to fight despite how badly it worked out last time. Jigumo was a bald man with spider-like limbs with thick eyebrows and a scar on his right eye. He wore an olive green sleeveless vest and grey pants. Kagero looked like a hunchback man with buck teeth wearing an ugly blue sweater and red pants. However it was a disguise and Kagero was actually a young woman.

"That's right. You managed to escape last time but this time we're finishing you off. Your new friends are simply new victims" Kamikiri scowled.

"Not to interrupt you guys but this cutie is staying with us. So if you value your lives get out of here" Naruto said sternly.

'That didn't' take long' Karin thought to herself with a bit of amusement. "Hey Naruto mind if I have this one" Karin smiled.

"Screw you Karin, I haven't got a chance to fight and thanks to those idiots from earlier I'm pissed" Tayuya scowled.

"Sorry Tayuya but this is my show." Karin smiled as she moved her left sleeve to the side to reveal the dragon tattoo.

"Let's see what you can do Karin" Naruto said softly. He was curious about what kind of dragon his cousin would get.

"So it's finally time to fight huh" Kamikiri scowled.

"This won't be a challenge at all" Jigumo taunted.

"It seems we agree on something" Karin smirked before biting her finger and just like Naruto sliding the blood across her arm and making the hand signs for the summoning jutsu, "Take flight: NOIVERN" Karin shouted as she placed her hand on the ground. From the smoke all you could hear was a powerful screech and now the time has come for Karin's dragon to be revealed.

"What the hell is that" the two ninja shouted in fear while the third one watched calmly.

"Woah" Sasame said in disbelief.

"Cool" Fu mumbled as Karin's summon revealed itself. It was a large bat-like creature with enormous ears suited for precise hearing. It had a mane of white fur sprouting around its neck and upper back and two black wings lined with a dusky purple and maroon grasping claws. A teal membrane was between its ribcage and wings. When its mouth is open, two pointed teeth can be seen on its lower jaw. He was around the size of a small house which caught the three enemies off guard.

"So Karin got Noivern huh. I expected that more for Tayuya or Kin admittedly" Timaeus said inside Naruto's head.

'Why's that' Naruto wondered.

"Because he's sound based. His bat like appearance and sound waves make him a perfect partner for one of them."

'Yeah but I think it works too. Karin strikes me as a support type more than a front line brawler. Plus if he's a bat that means he can help Karin with her sensory powers' Naruto explained.

"Good point"

"Shut up you two. I'm trying to watch the carnage" Kurama chided.

"This is bad" Kamikiri groaned. His sickle attack would be no use against a creature like that and the same could be said for their other teammates.

"So are you going to surrender now or fight me and lose" Karin smiled as she stood on Noivern's back.

"We chose option 3. Go Kagero" Kamikiri shouted.

"Earth Style: Antlion Jutsu" Kagero growled.

"What the heck" Naruto wondered not recognizing the technique. Fortunately for the group, Sasame did.

"We've got trouble guys. This technique will turn this whole area into a sand pit" Sasame screamed but it was too late and the cabin began to collapse on itself.

"Hop on guys" Karin yelled and they followed suit. The three ninja used the opening created from the attack to flee much to everyone's annoyance.

"Those cowards escaped" Tayuya frowned since the battle was anticlimactic.

"It's fine. We know that they can't beat us so we'll use that later." Naruto said sternly. He was annoyed that they fled but it was clear from the way they reacted that they couldn't win.

"Lady Karin I can use my powers to track them if you wish" Noivern said in a scratchy female voice.

"No. We need to regroup with Kakashi and tell them what we know." Karin said calmly.

"Understood" Noivern replied. A moment later the group was on stable ground and Noivern left the group. They delivered the first blow and Naruto was okay with that.

(Scene Skip)

"What a wild day" Naruto smirked as he relaxed in the bed of an inn in the town that Kakashi was investigating. It was a simple room containing a small dresser and a simple bed but it would do the job for now since he was alone. About ten minutes after the three ninja fled, Kakashi returned to the now destroyed cabin along with the three Waterfall ninja. Apparently Kakashi met with a group of ninja from Sasame's clan that wanted to reclaim the town for the clan and free them of Orochimaru. The three who attacked them still served Orochimaru and were working for Tayuya's old teammates. Now Naruto and gang were spending the night in the town to relax before the attacked the base the next day. The most interesting aspect for Naruto was the room arrangements. Naruto was in his own room while Kakashi roomed with the jonin from waterfall and the chunin were also in a room together. Karin and Tayuya roomed together while Kin was with Sasame who wanted to join the group. Like Naruto, Fu was all alone but she didn't mind.

"I imagine that Kakashi arranged those rooms so you could spend time with your girls" Kurama mused.

'Yeah but we have to be smart. Between the Waterfall Ninja and Sasame we don't exactly have much privacy.' Naruto groaned since the rooms were all hunched together. Almost as though to spite his concerns, the door opened and Karin walked in with a lustful smile on her face.

"If you're worried about those Waterfall ninja don't be." Karin teased.

"Why's that" Naruto wondered.

"Because they went to attack the base already, interestingly enough they left Fu here" Karin revealed.

"I see" Naruto said calmly putting the Fu aspect to the side for the moment. Clearly Karin was intent on making up for their lack of time together over the last week and a half and she wasn't taking no for an answer.

"So how about my reward for doing so well today?" Karin said with a lustful expression.

"Make me a privacy barrier and I'm sure I can come up with something" Naruto teased knowing that Karin probably had a barrier jutsu for just such an occasion.

"Fine" Karin pouted before flashing some quick hand signs. Pretty soon he couldn't hear a thing outside of the room.

"Alrighty then let's go" Naruto smiled as he slowly reached for his shirt ready to enjoy his cousin for the first time in a while.

(Kin's room)

"Hey Kin is everything okay" Sasame said nervously as she stared at the expression of her old friend.

"Not at all Sasame. I'm nervous because tomorrow I may have to fight my sister." Kin admitted. That wasn't the only thing on her mind but she couldn't discuss it with Sasame because it was Uzumaki clan related.

"I understand how you feel. Fighting against friends and family is tough but we have your back" Sasame smiled

"Yea" Kin said solemnly.

"Speaking of friends what's up with that Naruto guy" Sasame asked calmly.

"What do you mean what's up with him?" Kin wondered nervously.

"Even though that Kakashi guy is the jonin in charge, it feels like Naruto is the true leader of the mission. Plus there's the odd dynamic between him and the other girls on the mission." Sasame revealed.

Kin was shocked that her old friend figured that aspect out of their mission and that something was going on with him, "It's complicated." Kin replied unsure of how to explain to her best friend that she's in a harem with a bunch of different women.

Sasame was curious by nature and when Naruto first appeared she snuck a glance at her old friend and realized that she was completely calm. "So is he the reason you betrayed the Sound Village?" Sasame wondered.

"W-wha" Kin stammered trying desperately to hold back her blush.

"I see" Sasame replied with a hint of amusement. She had a feeling that he was involved with the other Leaf village girls on the mission but wanted confirmation first.

"Let's get some sleep Sasame." Kin said hastily not wanting to discuss her new life with Sasame. She got the sense that Karin was working on getting Fu into Naruto's harem and she didn't want more competition in the form of her former best friend.

"Alright" Sasame smirked getting her answer. She was definitely going to talk to Naruto when she got a chance.

(Scene Skip)

(Naruto's Room)

"Damn you don't hold back do you" Karin smirked as she lay in Naruto's bed after a good thirty minutes of love making. Since they had a battle the next day Naruto only came in Karin twice which was a disappointment for both.

"Well yeah. I haven't spent much time with you girls recently so I need to make this count" Naruto smirked as he held Karin in his arms.

"Alright, but you should leave a few shadow clones behind next time you go on a mission." Karin teased.

"Yeah but then I have to deal with the chance of getting a boner at an inconvenient time." Naruto smirked since he knew that the girls hunger was insatiable.

"Maybe but there's one new candidate for sure" Karin smirked. Even though their room was soundproof her sensor abilities were still in full effect and she could tell that Fu came to visit him but noticed the barrier and left.

"I'm assuming you mean Fu." Naruto smirked.

"Yeah but I get the feeling that Sasame wouldn't be too against joining your bed." Karin said calmly.

"We'll revisit that later. For now you should get back to your room" Naruto insisted since he wanted some rest and if they kept talking about his future conquests he might want another round.

"Fine but think about it" Karin smirked.

'Believe me I am.' Naruto groaned as he went to sleep. Sasame was cute and if it wasn't for the fact she was Kin's friend and he was trying to get with Fu he'd consider it

(Scene Skip)

Now that the barrier was gone, Fu was ready to make her move at last. The fact that her 'handlers' went to attack the Sound Village base without her meant that this was her chance. She would've gone earlier but she noticed a soundproof barrier around the room and figured out what was going on. Opening the door to Naruto's room, Fu noticed that he was asleep and went towards his bed.

"Fu are you sure you should do this?" The seven tailed beast inside her questioned.

'I'm pretty sure he'll agree to my plan and we won't get a better shot.' Fu snickered as she remembered the day she saw Naruto and the beast acknowledged her existence for the first time in order to warn her about him.

"Maybe so but you can't just trust these people. You know nothing about them"

Fu would've said something but she was stunned when the young man looked straight at her very much awake "So Fu what brings you my room tonight?" Naruto teased.

"I want your help with something" Fu smiled as she walked over to Naruto's bed. This was the chance she was waiting for and she'd be damned if she didn't take it.

"What's that" Naruto wondered.

"I want you to help me leave Taki and move to the Leaf Village. I can't stand that place and based on what Karin told me the Leaf Village is way more accepting of people like us." Fu revealed much to Naruto's shock.

Naruto was torn because on one hand he had no problem with her and he was certain that she'd be accepted because of his other girls. The problem was that it would be a political headache and he had plenty of those already. "We'll talk about it later" Naruto replied calmly staying on the bed.

"Alright" Fu said with a smile before walking towards Naruto and kissing him on the lips. It was a quick kiss but for Fu it was enough.

"What was that for" Naruto wondered.

"Consider this a down payment. If we can work something out you'll get the rest once she was done" Fu teased as she walked away swaying her hips as a means to taunt the young man. She may be lacking breasts but she knew that she had an ass and she was going to use it.

"I see" Naruto smiled since he was looking forward to finishing their agreement. Fu wasn't as busty as most of his girls but her dark skin was something special. Sure Tenten was tan but Fu was a type of exotic that Naruto could truly appreciate.

(Scene Skip)

What was sure to be a long day got off to yet another fascinating start when Naruto woke up to find a naked Kin bobbing up and down his shaft. "Good morning Kin" Naruto smirked as he took in the wonderful scene.

"Good morning, I hope you don't mind but I'm getting some breakfast" Kin replied nervously. Naruto couldn't help but smile since he knew that Kin was nervous about facing her sister and she needed a confidence boost. Looking at her arm he noticed that Kin still didn't have the dragon tattoo and seeing Karin use her dragon must have annoyed her.

"Go ahead" Naruto replied as he reached up to stroke her cheek for a moment to show that he cared.

"Naruto its Sasame are you in there?" the orangette asked from outside his room.

"Yes I am Sasame what's up" Naruto replied calmly despite Kin being there with him.

"Something major just happened so come downstairs immediately." Sasame revealed much to the shock of both people in the room. Kin even stopped her actions since it was clear that now was a time for business not pleasure.

"Got it" Naruto replied calmly.

"Oh and I know your with Kin so can you guys finish up whatever you're doing and come downstairs." Sasame said cheekily causing Kin to blush heavily.

"That girl is something else" Naruto chuckled before patting Kin on the head.

"We'd better get dressed" Kin said bashfully.

"Yep and don't worry I'll give you your breakfast after we find out what happened" Naruto taunted causing Kin to blush again.

"Pervert" Kin pouted.

(Scene Skip)

A now dressed Naruto and Kin arrived at the entrance of the inn knowing that things were about to get ugly. Unsurprisingly the rest of the gang was there along with Hanzaki and everyone's expression was solemn. "When one of my girls went to open Club Kitty for the morning shift there was a scroll addressed to you guys. Since I thought it might be a trap I opened it and that's when I found out the truth" Hanzaki said calmly.

"Let me guess, the scroll contained the heads of the three waterfall ninja that were with us the day before." Naruto said calmly much to the shock of everyone else besides Kakashi.

"That's right but how did you know" Hanzaki replied in shock.

"I had a feeling is all" Naruto replied. He couldn't tell them that Karin was with him the night before and she mentioned they went to attack the base.

"Anyway the point is that the three waterfall ninja that were with us are now dead and since they don't know much about us Orochimaru's men went after the ones who attacked you guys earlier. If we're going to attack we have to do it now." Kakashi explained.

"I'm surprised you're so dismissive of their death. Weren't they your allies" Sasame said in disbelief.

"They were but the fact that they went after Orochimaru's men without us means they deserve their fate." Naruto replied coldly.

"I agree with Naruto and they're from my village" Fuu added with disgust. Internally she was thrilled since it made it that much easier to go to the Leaf Village

"We can leave anytime you guys want." Kakashi said calmly since she knew everybody was ready to go since it was early in the morning.

"Do you mind if we wait an hour or so before we head out." Naruto asked calmly.

"Sure but do you mind if I ask why" Kakashi replied curiously.

"Because I was going to have sex with Kin earlier and I still kinda want to" Naruto said bluntly. Sasame was aware of what was going on and he knew Fu wouldn't care.

"Naruto!" Kin exclaimed not expecting him to be so blunt.

"So do you wanna do it or not." Naruto replied with a blank look on his face.

"Yes I do but why tell Sasame and Fu!" Kin pouted.

"Sasame knew you were in my room and that meant she didn't care what we were about to do." Naruto replied.

"I don't care either. Naruto seems like a nice guy and I figured he was sleeping with you guys anyway." Fu said nonchalantly causing the girls in question to blush heavily.

"Just make sure she can fight later on Naruto" Kakashi groaned.

"Got it" Naruto replied as he wrapped his arm around Kin's waist and Hirashin'd back to his mansion."

(Scene Skip)

Naruto and gang stood right at the edge of the mountain range where Sasame told them that the Sound Village was located. Right now everyone was dressed for battle and they were about to discuss strategy. "So since our main opponents are the old members of the Sound Four why don't we discuss strategy first." Kakashi said calmly before motioning to Tayuya.

"As far as we know, our opponents are 3 people. Kidomaru, Sakon and Ukon, and Jirobo. Kidomaru uses spider webs to attack and he's a pain in the ass to fight against for most people. Sakon and Ukon are conjoined twins who attack together and finally Jirobo uses earth style and his massive strength to make for a deadly opponent." Tayuya explained.

"So based on that who should fight who" Kakashi wondered.

"Naruto should face off with Kidomaru. Wind style will shred the threads away and he's strong as hell. I'll fight Sakon and Ukon with Kakashi facing Jirobo" Tayuya suggested.

"I see" Kakashi replied calmly. It was a smart team and he didn't mind that either.

"Why can't I fight one of those Sound 3 guys" Fu complained.

"Well I don't know what you can do outside of being the Nanabi" Tayuya revealed.

"How about I face off with that Kidomaru guy and Naruto faces Jirobo. That way Kakashi can help the group going into the base" Fu suggested.

"Why do you want to fight" Tayuya wondered.

"Because he seems like a fun opponent" Fu replied happily.

"Alright" Tayuya shrugged. The fact that Kakashi would be there to infiltrate the base made her a little more comfortable.

"So that leaves me Kin Karin and Sasame to infiltrate the base." Kakashi replied.

"Works for us" Kin and Karin replied.

"Me too" Sasame said with a smile. She was ready for this battle and determined to prove herself.

"Well if that's all it's time to get going" Kakashi said calmly.

"Hold on for one second Kakashi sensei" Naruto said with a stern expression.

"What's wrong Naruto aren't you ready to" Karin started to say before she was silenced with a kiss on the lips from Naruto as he wrapped her arms around her. Karin responded by wrapping her arms around them and they engaged in a quick thirty second lip lock with a small bit of tongue.

"That's not fair Naruto. If you're giving out kisses for good luck I want one too" Tayuya whined wanting her own kiss.

"You were next Tayuya" Naruto deadpanned before kissing the second red head of the group and just like with Karin they engaged in a passionate. As he pulled away he walked over to Kin with a smile.

"Naruto I don't need one" Kin said nervously wondering why he was giving them the sudden display of affection.

"Alright" Naruto replied before wrapping his arms around Kin and holding her in his arms.

"Oh! Oh! Can Fu have a kiss?" Fu said happily not minding the idea of Naruto kissing her. In fact she was very much looking forward to other activities with Naruto once this mission was over.

"Sure Fu" Naruto smirked before walking over to the Nanabi jinchuriki and locking lips with her just as he had the other girls.

"Not that I mind the PDA but why are you kissing them now Naruto." Kakashi wondered as Naruto pulled away after thirty seconds.

"As strong as I know everybody is, I have no idea what the enemy can do or what is waiting for us. This way if this is my last memory of them it's a happy one." Naruto smiled as the girls all blushed heavily.

"I see" Kakashi smiled since it was a very Naruto thing to do.

"I think I want that kiss now" Kin said bashfully realizing that he wasn't messing with them and he was right that this could be the end.

"Sure" Naruto smiled as he walked over to Kin and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her just as he did the others but at the same time said something mentally to Kin which was more important. Once again around thirty seconds passed and he pulled away from Kin as he did the others. Now it was finally time to go as far as he was concerned.

"Um… can I get one too" Sasame said timidly catching everyone off guard. Admittedly she still hasn't been kissed and she didn't want to die without being kissed once. The fact that Naruto seemed like such a nice guy didn't hurt.

"Sasame!" Kin exclaimed not expecting that at all.

"If that's what you want sure" Naruto smiled. After a nod from the orangette, Naruto walked over to her and kissed her on the lips. 'Karin was right' Naruto thought to himself remembering that Karin believed he could add Sasame to his harem if he wished.

"Alright alright let's go" Kakashi smiled and the group made their way to the base. This was very much the calm before the storm and Naruto was right that they were going in blind.

That's it for Chapter 26. It was a beautiful chapter and a lot happened. Next time the gang arrives at the base and while the battles outside are intriguing it's a conversation that Kakashi has with Tayuya that provides the most intrigue.