True Power

Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me; I am just borrowing the characters for this story. Please don't sue, probably won't get much anyhow.

In a dark cellar where light does not reach, a man kneels toward a snake, "The experiment is going well Orochimaru-sama."

"I see, and the tests?"

"The specimen is roaming around the Sea Country now."

"Oh? No restraints?"

"She'll be fine, she won't run away." Orochimaru didn't like the man but couldn't argue with his methods, he had made the girl his own little pet, nothing could get in their way. Amachi was an idiot, but at least he was a useful idiot, "Very well, carry on with the experiment Amachi. Remember to keep me informed."

Back with Naruto and co.

Tsunade was just finishing up with Misumi and Yoroi, "Please no more!"

"I told you all to stop while you were ahead, idiots." The group got enough info about the events plaguing the region. It seemed that a monster was terrorizing the county, Naruto decided to make a few Kage Bushin to check around the area. "Naruto-kun, what do you want to do with these idiots?"

"String them up and I'll take care of them." Anko easily captured the two missing ninja and strung them up a tree, Naruto quickly formed a massive Rasengan in both his hands, launching himself at the two, Naruto quickly brought both his hands through the ninja. The two screamed for their lives, but they were too late, all that was left was blood stains all over the forest.

"Well that's taken care of, where to now?"

"I say we head to the inn in town, we have to get ready for this so called monster."

"Sounds like a plan Kurenai-chan, lead the way." The group soon headed down into the port town, walking through the city they were not surprised to see that most of the villagers were absent. 'Probably because of the monster, I wonder what it could be?' While Naruto was musing on the issue of the monster, he hears a scream that pierces the sky. Racing to the scene, Naruto finds the young girl he had met on the road, but it seemed that the bandages were for something after all. The young girl had used the bandages to hide her appearance, it seemed she was a experiment by an evil man. She had the appearance of a mermaid, but more lizard like, "Oi! What are you doing there?"

Surprised by the youth, Isabiri jumped into the water, "Oi! What's wrong? Don't run away." But it was too late she had dived deep into the bay, "Ah well, at least I know why she was bandaged like that."

"What's wrong Naruto-kun?"

"Nothing Anko-chan, I just wanted to talk with that girl for a bit."

"I understand…ugh.."

"Anko-chan? Anko!" While Naruto was talking to Anko she had fainted dead away, acting swiftly Naruto caught her just in time to prevent her from falling too far and hitting the rocks below. "What happened Naruto-kun?"

"I don't know Tsunade-chan, but Anko-chan just passed out, can you check her?"

"Of course, let's get back to the inn."

2 hours later

The group had waited anxiously for Anko to awaken, but Tsunade had assured them that she was fine. "She'll be fine, it seems she's just exhausted. She must have been awake for a week straight."

"Why though? Why didn't she get sleep?"

"You mean other then the usual activities?" At this Naruto had the decency to blush, "I mean other then that."

"I understand Naruto-kun, but you are so easy to tease." Tsunade soon schooled her face back into a doctor and explained that Anko had been experiencing dreams and nightmares about her time with Orochimaru. Within the hour Anko awakens and explains to the group about the kinjutsu experiments that Orochimaru did. "He would do horrible things to people, anyone who got in his way was used in his experiments, it was horrific."

"That bastard, he did that to that girl too?"

"I am assuming that is the case, but I can't know for sure."

"We'll have to find out won't we?" Feeling a pull on his senses, Naruto quickly phased to the Kage Bushin that had spotted Isaribi. It seemed that she had been helping Amachi because of his promise to make her human again, it was horrible the way the scientist was using her hopes to taint her soul. She attacked Naruto at the drop of the hat, but was no match for the youth and Naruto quickly subdued her. "I don't know what that bastard is planning but he won't cure you! He's just using you!"

"You're lying, he said that he could turn me back into a human being." Shaking his head, Naruto quietly knocked out his would be attacker. Hearing a sound coming behind him, Naruto quickly investigates, what he finds is the island is becoming unstable and starting to collapse.

Naruto doesn't waste any time and flees the scene with the girl in tow, he won't let that mad scientist take another with him to the grave. Racing through the tunnels of the lab, Naruto wondered how the Kage Bushin had even gotten into this place, let alone followed Isaribi and got the jump on her. 'Either the Kage Bushin had gotten a lot smarter or is it Kyuubi doing this?'

'You called Kit?'

'You know what is happening with these clones?'

'Oh their just picking up your habits, everything you learn they will too, in effect their you Kit.'

'I know that, but still it is kind of hard to send them to their deaths that way.'

'Don't be so melodramatic Kit, it's you but not you.'

'Oh that makes loads of sense.'

'Just let it go Kit.'

'I can't knowing I am affectively killing myself.'

'Would it make you feel better knowing you were killing me?'

'No, well maybe, at least I know you can stand it.'

'Right…let's just say it's me. I don't care either way.'

'Fine, guess I'll talk to you later. Oh before I forget how are things going there?'

'Oh their going well, I'm just introducing Toki-hime to the rest of the family.'

'Oh I'm sure that went well.'

'I think she is taking it well, considering.'

'Considering what?'

'Well let's just say that she is getting to know the family really "well", you get my drift Kit?'

'I don't want to know.' Letting the feed go for a bit, Naruto finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel and sped toward it. He made good time, right in time to see Amachi ransacking a couple of gold ships out at sea. 'Great more from the idiot, what else could go wrong?' Naruto had spoken too soon, because Amachi had called forth a humongous water elemental to do his business.

"Well at least life is never boring."