My Shinobi

by KingLeviathan77

Emotions are hard, but sometimes all it takes is a maelstrom to shake things up.

17. Good And Evil

Disclaimer - I do not own Naruto or Senran Kagura!

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Whistling a small upbeat tune, a whiskered blond strolled past a couple office rooms with a spring in his step. His fingers were hard at work as they tapped away at a smartphone. The sound of bullets and shouting fell deaf on his ears as he focused on what he deemed as a more important task. It's not like he had much to worry about anyway, his girls had it covered.

'Incoming.' The almost bored warning came from Kurama and Naruto narrowly dodged a body propelling towards his position. 'One more. From behind.' With his eyes still checking over his text message, mostly to revise it for spelling errors, Naruto spun and landed a brutal kick into the sternum of an incoming shinobi. The man he kicked wheezed painfully and got sent into a nearby wall. His head slumped in what could either be unconsciousness or worse.

'Thanks Kurama.' Naruto smiled behind his black face mask that his entire team wore for the mission.

'Hmph. Read over your message again. There's a bunch of errors.' At the beasts comment, Naruto frantically searched the sentences he typed for any mistakes. Absently he maneuvered his body to the right to avoid a unique looking bullet that belonged to one of his own.

"S-Sorry Naruto-san!" Mirai, in her transformed state, apologized quickly. Naruto shot her a small thumbs up to show it was not a big deal.

"Another coming your way my darling!" Naruto sighed and pocketed his phone without sending the text for the time being. With little fanfare, an average sized blue ball of chakra materialized in his hand. The second a large shinobi wearing what appeared to be a bear costume came barreling towards him, Naruto didn't hesitate to shove the deadly sphere into his abdomen.

Long story short, the shinobi's stomach was almost ripped apart.

'It's no fun if you don't shout out the name brat.'

'That text was perfect! How the hell is there something wrong with it?' Naruto wracked his brain and went over his lessons with Haruka and Mirai when it came to "texting etiquette".

'The way you shortened the words make you appear more uneducated than usual.' Kurama's snarky comment wasn't appreciated.

'It's called texting language or slang Kurama. It's apparently really cool.' Naruto defended himself and his use of abbreviations over instant message.

'Looks dumb to me.'

'You look dumb!'

Thus was the internal conversation between tailed beast and host.

The feeling of well manicured nails tapping his chest brought his attention back to the real world. Before him was one of his girlfriends, which still sounded strange to him, looking at him with playful eyes.

"Texting during a mission? Have you no shame darling?" Haruka pushed up her massive bust and cocked her hip to the side, Naruto's eyes ran over her transformed outfit. That outfit was way too lewd.

"In my defense, you girls have this covered." Raising his hands in defeat, he watched her shake her head.

"What if we got hurt? Or worse, taken hostage? Although, I hear these shinobi were looking for flat chested girls in particular." Haruka couldn't contain the laugh at Mirai's indignant shout. She loved teasing that girl.

"Then I'm sure they'd never want you." Naruto flatly answered as he looked at the chest part of her outfit. There was even a section of her top missing in between her cleavage, one that he definitely didn't have sexual thoughts about.

'Lying is unbecoming of you.'

Okay. He definitely did. The 'cleavage window' was a weakness of his.

"Anyway~" Haruka sang out happily. Her robot partner hovering right behind her, holding up her large lab coat with ease. "I think the others are finishing up inside the main office. Shall we join them?" Haruka offered a deceptively dainty hand to her love.

Naruto took once glance around the office bundling that they were assigned to raid and interrogate/capture the target of interest. Bodies laid about in disarray. Men and women alike were either unconscious or in some cases deceased. One thing seemed to be common among them, their clothing was absolutely ruined.

Clothes being destroyed has become the norm around Naruto that he barely batted an eye.

"You girls certainly gave them hell. Good job Mirai-chan! I'll treat you to some frozen yogurt later." Naruto didn't need to turn around to know that Mirai pumped her fist into the air happily.

"Naaaaruto-darling, what is my reward?" Haruka asked as she began to pull him towards the only room with closed doors.

Naruto placed a hand under his chin thoughtfully and hummed loudly. Haruka knew he was trying to rile her up by taking his time.

"Oh for you my dear..." He dropped his voice to mimic something deep and husky, making Haruka's body shiver slightly. "A high five!" He finished with an unseen cocky grin. Haruka's face dropped and her eye twitched madly.

"Fufufufu..."

Mirai's not so subtle giggles carried them to the last office. Naruto looked the younger girl in the eye and nodded, receiving the same gesture back. She was to stand guard and alert them for any potential threats.

"Well! Let's do this Haruka-chan." Naruto got close to the blonde third year and put his lips only a few inches away from her ear. "If you manage to interrogate the target quickly, maybe I'll upgrade the reward." He made sure Mirai was looking the other way before he reached a hand around to Haruka's large backside and squeezed the exposed flesh from her revealing outfit.

Haruka bit her lip with enough force to draw blood the minute his fingers dug into her and only a moment later, she practically shoved the doors open wildly. Mirai looked startled at the older girls reaction.

'Surprisingly smooth. You're learning.' Now this comment from Kurama was appreciated. One didn't have a girlfriend and not pick up on a few tricks.

Entering the room, Naruto observed the rest of his team. Yomi stood patiently off the side, resting on arm against her large blade and watching the target wiggle around in the middle of the office. Hikage lounged by the large window and looked at the nighttime sky with relative boredom. Her mother's knife dangling in her lax grip. Neither of their outfits had a single sign of wear and tear.

"Took you long enough! Don't tell me you struggled." Homura kicked her feet up on the desk in a unladylike fashion, easily revealing her flaming red panties.

"Nope! Spent half the time texting." Naruto cheekily answered the girl. He heard Yomi sigh and watched Hikage's lip twitch from her position by the window.

"I'll report this to Sensei." Homura threatened with no real heat.

"I'll add to the report that her student needs to learn to close her legs. Thanks for the free show." Naruto was about to wait for her rebuttal before Haruka moved past him with shocking speed.

"This is the target?" She questioned seriously and reached into the large pockets of her lab coat.

Homura lowered her middle finger that was directed at a certain blond shinobi before nodding at her teammate. "Yup. This fat bastard is our target." She angled her head towards the large man cowering in ropes. "He's responsible for the taking of children from the orphanage and recruiting them into the shinobi system." Homura explained easily. The man whimpered when all eyes in the room focused on him.

"Run it by me one more time... what branch of shinobi does he work for?" Naruto quietly asked the girl Suzune appointed as leader for the mission.

"Those amazing good shinobi of course." Homura snorted loudly at her own information.

Naruto frowned behind his mask at the target. Good. Good shinobi were meant to be those that protected others and all that. Then why was this man taking children away from having a chance to have a real home, away from pointless fights and conflicts?

Haruka allowed her robot to remove the gag from the man's mouth and he appeared to look vaguely offended.

"Y-You lot have some nerve to judge me. Evil shinobi... you're the reason half of these children are homeless. You're all the reason peace cannot exist." The man spit out at the group despite his previous cowering.

Naruto crouched right next to him and his blue eyes narrowed into slits. "Peace? What the hell do you know about peace? Good and evil shinobi have been fighting for years. There's never been a call for peace. As if I'd be talked down to by scum like you." Naruto snarled at the man, earning some raised eyebrows from his team. The heavyset man let a small smirk grace his face.

"Better to kidnap them for their betterment then leave them for dead in some ditch or betrayed. There will be peace when your kind is eliminated. Evil shinobi deserve to rot, and believe me boy, you will." He finished while spitting disgustingly at the boys masked face.

Naruto felt the familiar burn of Kurama's chakra, and his eyes bled a sickly red. Using the chakra control he's been honing relentlessly, another deadly Rasengan appeared. The room suddenly experienced a sudden wind storm as Naruto let his combined chakra rage about.

Before he can lower the sphere any closer, a sudden buzzing caught his ear. The vibrating front pocket of his transformed outfit alerted him that he had a call.

The chakra dissipated quickly, and Naruto leveled the shaken man with one last glare.

"I have a call to answer."

Nobody spoke as he left the room and Yomi caught Hikage awkwardly shuffling to her side.

"Are you alright...?" She whispered to the snake themed girl. Hikage froze in place and stopped her actions. She gave Yomi a small nod, not wanting the girl to know the real reason behind their shuffling.

"God... that was hot." Haruka on the other hand revealed that her temperament matched her outfit. She discreetly rubbed her thighs together at Naruto's little show. Homura slapped her palm into her face loudly.

"Interrogate the fat ass already." Seriously, she wanted this mission over with already.

Haruka snapped out of her lust and unclipped a vial of mysterious green liquid from her coat. With a savage grin unbefitting of her beautiful features, she allowed the robot to hold open the struggling man's mouth and ruthlessly poured the liquid down his esophagus.

"Down the hatch~" She sang out and next came the best part. Making doll's certainly still had its appeal to Haruka.

Homura crossed her arms and let Haruka do what she does best and observed her team. Yomi was fretting over Hikage, making sure the girl was really okay. Unfortunately, Homura wasn't that innocent anymore and knew that Hikage probably reacted the same way as the doll maker. They always seemed to be in a constant state of arousal around Naruto. Why? She'd never understand.

'I mean it was a little... hot I guess.' Homura's tanned cheeks tinted red at her thought.

Even through the interrogation process, Haruka's lewd senses began tingling and she zeroed in on the squad leader.

She would be the next victim of relentless teasing.

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After ruffling the hair of Mirai who looked at him with concern, Naruto made his way to the rooftop to answer the call he missed previously. Redialing the number, he didn't have to wait long for a response.

"Woooow! Letting me go to voicemail! On a Friday night too!" The exuberant voice of Katsuragi penetrated his eardrum. Naruto let a small smile come onto his face as the nighttime air hit his now exposed face.

"I was busy. Some of us actually have plans on Friday nights." He told the girl arrogantly.

"Oh yeah? Well for all you know I can be going out on a date right now with the hottest guy in town." Katsuragi loudly told him. Kurama grumbled about how similar they were when it came to vocal volume.

"Hottest guy in town? You didn't even ask me out..." Naruto chuckled and Katsuragi soon joined him over the phone.

"You don't know him, he goes to a different school." She told him with mock seriousness.

"Bet I can beat him in a fight." Naruto joked and watched a helicopter fly through the night sky.

"Naru-kun, you can't even beat little ol' me in a ramen eating contest. You're all talk." Katsuragi all but insulted him.

"Last time was a fluke."

"Soreeeee looooooser. Don't be a Ikaruga-chan."

"I demand a rematch then!" Naruto shouted into the smartphone.

"If it's for another favor, which I didn't cash in yet by the way, I'll think about it..." She told him happily.

"Alright fin-"

"How's tomorrow sound?" He blinked at the quick thinking. A teasing smirk came to his face.

"What happened to your hot date?" He questioned with a laugh.

"Oh he literally died like a few minutes ago." She didn't even try to sound serious now.

"What a shame."

"You're telling me. It's okay though, I have all these girls lining up for a piece of Katsu-chan." He could almost picture the girl puffing her chest out in pride.

"Lining up to accuse you of harassment maybe."

"Oi Oi Oi! Who the hell raised you to be such a smart ass?"

"My Kaa-chan had quite the mouth on her ya know?" He told her fondly.

Katsuragi quieted down for a second when she heard the way he talked about his mother. If Naruto could see it, he would feel bad about the large frown overtaking the blondes face.

"...Anyway! Where's your hot date for tonight? Is it that Murasaki girl that always texts you?"

"I don't know, is it? As a matter of fact, I never sent her a response to a text from before." Naruto put Katsuragi on speaker quickly to proof read the text again. Kurama made him self conscious now.

"Ooo~ what did she send you? Some nudes?" Katsuragi teased him again.

"No, just her declaration of love and we are also busy planning the wedding." Kurama become aware that Naruto was becoming scarily good at flirting with girls. The brat needed more friends of the same gender for sages sake.

In her bedroom Katsuragi chewed on a fingernail for a moment, thinking of a witty comeback. Surely Naruto was joking, no way would a girl message him that. Marriage? Hah. As if. Opening her mouth to speak, another voice cut through the speaker.

"Bastard! Let's go! We are done here." Naruto looked back to see his team waiting on the stairwell. Haruka's robot somehow managing to carry the almost comatose obese man.

Katsuragi blinked at the presence of a females voice on Naruto's line and she tried speaking again before Naruto began to talk rapidly.

"Hey! Text me the details okay? Sounds great for tomorrow. Looking forward to it! Have a nice night." Just like that he cut the call and Katsuragi stared at her phone in shock. Was he with a girl? Katsuragi wasn't jealous of course. Why should she be? They weren't dating or anything. They were simply teammates and she didn't plan on getting closer to anyone until she reached her goal.

'This pain in my stomach is just from eating too much...' Katsuragi spent the rest of the night waiting for a text back.

Meanwhile, Naruto stuck his phone back into his pocket after shooting Murasaki that text message answer.

"Who were you on the phone with?" Hikage situated herself on his back and Naruto's hands wasted no time in holding onto her jean covered thighs.

"A girl from Hanzo Academy. She wants to meet up tomorrow." Naruto explained to the whole group. Hikage pulled on his ear harshly.

"Naru, no more girls." He briefly saw Haruka nodding her head sagely.

"She's just a friend."

"Virgin doll was just a friend." Hikage reminded him quickly.

"Oh my..." Yomi gasped and then blushed. "Haruka-san is still... um... it's not my business. Forget I said anything please!" She buried her gloved hands into her face and hid from her team. Haruka felt another twitch coming on.

"Naruto-kun, I think I know what reward I want." Haruka glared heatedly at Hikage. Dumb green haired snake and her smug emotion/emotionless face. She knew that didn't make sense but dammit!

"Naruto-san... can I have my reward first?" Mirai asked him shyly and Naruto's face softened at the cute first year.

"Anything for you Mirai-chan! You can even help me play that online game Murasaki-chan keeps texting me about while we eat." Naruto told her kindly. The girl who wore a cute set of black cat ears, hid behind her umbrella gun to prevent him from seeing the blush.

Mirai was slowly starting to love Naruto. She never had a sibling, but if this was what it felt like, then she didn't mind in the least.

"Hey! Here's what I want for my reward! We finish our mission." Homura told him harshly. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the girl.

"Our mission is basically over and there aren't any threats left to take out. We can afford to drop the act of stone cold evil shinobi." Naruto felt Hikage tighten her arms around his torso.

Homura chose to stay quiet after Naruto's comment. She was trying to help him, but if he was going to be stubborn, then she'll act the same.

"Let's go back to Hebijo... might as well get rid of this guy." Hikage spoke up and nobody had any arguments there.

"We have to report back to Suzune-sensei and then we are free for the weekend. Move out." Homura commanded dryly and the whole team moved. Vanishing into the night and leaving behind a bloody and destroyed office building. When shinobi turned up to investigate, they wouldn't even be able to track the slightest bit of a clue relating to the perpetrators.

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Seated at a large expensive computer, Naurto furrowed his brow at the screen. Clad in his ramen themed pajamas and absentmindedly eating an extra large cup of frozen yogurt, he listened to the presence on his lap explaining the ins and outs of the desktop.

"You can rebind these keys depending on what's most comfortable for you. Personally I use the standard bindings though." Mirai pointed to the keys with one hand while the other scooped her favorite frozen treat into her mouth. Wearing a matching set of heart themed soft pajamas, she didn't feel any embarrassment seated on Naruto.

"... I understood some of that." He didn't have a clue. "She wants me to play this game though, how do I start it up? She tried explaining it but Murasaki-chan gets really nervous talking on the phone." Naruto frowned at the computer screen.

"What game?" Mirai questioned him as she leaned against him calmly. Sometimes she questioned how she became this comfortable around a boy. Naruto just had this presence that calmed her down. She didn't feel the need to react violently to teasing around him.

"Duty of Modern War." He scratched at his spiky hair. "I think?" Mirai started giggling at the cluelessness of her teammate.

"That's close enough. I heard that game is really bloody, Murasaki-san must like games like that huh?" Mirai asked him as she started clicking around on the computer.

'You have no idea. Her music tastes are certainly different...' He's never heard of 'Screamo' music until Murasaki and he can safely say it's not his cup of ramen. "Yeah she's unique?" That was the best way to answer.

"Fufufufu, Hikage-san and Haruka-sama both said no more girls." Mirai started laughing at his flustered expression.

"We are just friends dattebayo... and don't call Haruka-chan that. It's weird." Naruto flicked Mirai on her small nose making her recoil back.

"Meanie. You hit me so I shouldn't help you get this set up." Mirai threatened him and hid her smile behind the frozen yogurt.

"You're being corrupted by Haruka-chan and I don't think I like it." He made a mental reminder to speak with Haruka about her unique relationship with Mirai.

"Haruka-sa-" A pinch on her arm made her stop. "-san... is not corrupting me."

"Liar."

"Naruto-san!" A loud but gentle voice called out to him and she wandered over to him and Mirai. "I've never tried this frozen yogurt before, do you think I can have some of yours? I can offer payment, as nothing in this world is free. I shall go grab my wallet, please wa..it?" Yomi was cut off as Naruto shoved the yogurt cup into her face.

"Friends don't pay each other to share Yomi-chan. You can have the rest, I need to focus on learning with Mirai-chan anyway." He told her with a closed eye smile. Naruto was very gentle with Yomi at times, and there was a small reason for it. If not for the personalities and some slight facial feature differences, she would be the spitting image of his 'adopted' mother. He knew they weren't the same person obviously, though it's nice to have a reminder of Hinata around.

Yomi's eyes watered at the gracious offer. Ever since she met him when attempting to rob his home at her lowest moments, he's been nothing but kind to her. He didn't treat her like a poor street rat and even indulged in her beansprout dinners. Throwing herself forward and making him almost lose the grip on the yogurt, she wrapped her arms around his head due to Naruto's seated position.

Naruto was treated to being smothered in Yomi's braless cleavage. He didn't even feel embarrassed anymore and that was a testament to how he changed.

"Stupid... boob cows... disgusting..." Mirai looked vaguely depressed in his lap and he finally pushed Yomi back slightly.

"Here Yomi-chan, go enjoy it. Don't eat too fast though." She gratefully affected the offer and shot him a beaming smile.

"I will cherish this. Maybe I can even add some beansprouts to enhance the flavor!" She seemed to excited that Naruto didn't even have it in him to explain how disgusting that would taste. With that, Yomi skipped away to settle down and eat the frozen treat.

"Boob... cows... all of them." Mirai continued to mutter and Naruto laughed lightly. Circling his now free arms around her smaller body he leant his chin atop of her head and watched her slow clicks on the mouse.

"Hey Mirai-chan? Wanna know a secret?" Naruto whispered to her after making a show of checking for any listeners. Mirai was going to shout about not being childish enough to care for secrets but she was insanely curious. Nodding at the older blond, he began to smile.

"Who cares about boob size, you're the cutest out of all of them. I mean, Homura-chan literally spreads her legs while sitting. How's that cute?!" Naruto felt good when he heard the happy giggles coming from Mirai. Mirai wiped a tear away from her eye that was a cause from the laughter.

"Thanks Naru-nii..." Naruto and Mirai both froze at the suffix. Mirai turned to face him and her skin was as pale as a ghost. Naruto's grin started to stretch wide. "T-T-That was a mistake! I-I didn't mean it!" Mirai tried backpedaling and escaping his grip, unfortunately Naruto's strength was far more than she can handle.

"See. Now that's appropriate to call someone. I accept!" He didn't need to see Mirai's now hidden face to know it was burning brighter than Kurama's eyes.

"D-Do you want to learn how to use the computer or are you going to keep teasing me?!" The black haired girl shouted at him and he ruffled her messy hair.

"Alright alright. Let's do this! Murasaki-chan will be shocked when she sees my mad skills." Naruto picked up the discarded computer mouse and started clicking at the screen.

"That's the wrong side of the mouse." Mirai pointed it out quickly.

"I knew that!"

He didn't.

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"... I'm getting really tired of these one on one talks doll girl."

"Believe me, I'd rather be looking at my piece of man meat instead of you, but this is necessary."

"Don't call him that. He is not your... man meat."

"In due time Hebi-chan, in due time." Haruka patted the girl on the leg and Hikage's eyes narrowed.

"What's this talk about? More time with him...? Dates?" Hikage questioned her in the girls usual dull tone.

"No no. We have a good little system going on. It's much simpler than that my dear." Haruka smiled mysteriously at Hikage.

"Don't."

"I would like to begin getting a little more physical with Naruto-kun." Haruka paused and nodded to herself. "I worded that properly. Originally I was going to ask if he can pound me into-"

"Why should I say yes? You know how this relationship works." The love factor was agreed to go unspoken, there was no need to add drama to what could already be complicated. "He's mine. All of him." Hikage decided to stress the word.

"Ara ara, yet he's also mine. Plus, I'm no fool Hikage-chan, my darling has enough to go around." Haruka's smile was downright dirty and Hikage averted her eyes with a small flush overtaking her features.

"I hate that the community bath included him..." Hikage didn't like all of Hebijo seeing her boyfriend's penis. No matter how hard he tried hiding it.

"I have no complaints."

"Shocking."

"So what do you say Hikage-chan? Can darling give me a little bit of loving too?" Haruka asked her hopefully.

Hikage threw her head back onto the bed that she shared with her Naru. Haruka decided to sneak into the room some nights to lay close to the boy she loved, something Hikage didn't care for. Even if it did make the bed warmer, and she didn't really like the cold. Anyway, this whole shared relationship thing was weird, even by her standards.

Naruto never made her feel like he was spending less time with her, if anything, he spent more time with her. The only thing that really stopped him from being around her was the Hanzo assignment.

Hikage was extremely possessive. She needed everything about Naruto constantly, having become dependent on his presence after years of being with him. Was it healthy? She didn't care. However, letting her boyfriend have sex with another girl wasn't the best feeling.

"I know you don't want this Hikage-chan. Who would want their boyfriend sleeping around? You'd kill him if he ever tried that. We both know Naruto-kun though, he's more loyal than even my best puppets. I don't want to be with him purely out of lust, I can't lie and say I'm not dying for it, but I love him more than anything." Haruka spoke her piece and leant back against the bed alongside the snake girl.

Hearing nothing from Hikage except cold silence, Haruka frowned and decided to be even more honest with her.

"Hikage-chan. If you're not okay with it, I won't do it. I'm happy just being around Naruto-kun all the time. That's good enough for me." Haruka closed her eyes in defeat. She hated losing, even if this was a case where she couldn't afford to lose her precious darling.

"Heh. You'll die a virgin doll." Hikage chuckled lowly and Haruka cracked an eye open. "Haruka. You'd really give up doing anything with him just to stay together?" Hikage's yellow eyes searched the girls soul.

"Yes. It sounds insane, I know. It shows how much I love Naruto-kun. I don't know where I would be right now if he didn't come into my life." Haruka twirled her blonde hair idly while staring into the distance.

"Never in my life have I hated and liked someone at the same time." Hikage admitted to the girl. The hate came from her intense jealousy. Haruka giggled lowly.

"I can't say the feeling is mutual. You helped me so much as well that I can never hate you again Hikage-chan. When we first met again in Hebijo, I certainly didn't care for you. Now, after getting to know you over the years and you allowing me to be with my favorite person, it really shows how good of a person you are." Haruka sat up and smiled genuinely at her friend.

Hikage rubbed at her tired eyes and frowned slightly at the girl. "You're not manipulating me here...?" Hikage knew of Haruka's previous actions in Hebijo. The girl was infamous for controlling others.

"Never. I made a promise to Naruto-kun. I'm trying to be better. You knew that already. That target during our mission doesn't count obviously." Haruka stuck her tongue out playfully.

Hikage wanted to beat herself up for the decisions she's been making. Yes, sharing Naruto wasn't ideal but making Haruka feel the same emotions as her felt... good. Naruto was full of love and she knew he'd never love her any less.

Haruka watched her teammate get off the bed and lazily walk to the dresser in her room. Throwing panties and bras messily onto the floor, Haruka deadpanned at the uncaring nature of Hikage. Then a box impacted with her face.

"Those are ALWAYS to be used. If anybody is having a baby, it's me." The implication made Haruka open her mouth in shock and embarrassment.

"W-What?" Haruka reached a shaky hand to the box and turned it over. 'Condoms!' She felt her ears burn. Despite her lewd nature and actions towards Naruto. Outside of kissing and the usual touching, she's done nothing more with the boy. Her eyes looked back and forth between Hikage and the box sporadically. "You're allowing this?!" She asked loudly.

"You know what they are right...?" Hikage let a cruel smirk come to her face. "The birds and the bees are-" A pillow impacted with her face now and Haruka fumed at her.

"O-Of course I do! I'm not some child." Haruka defended herself quickly.

"You are a virgin though."

"Stop virgin shaming, snake slut."

"Jealous."

Haruka ignored her and reached into the box of what should be surprisingly colorful condoms.

"Huh? There's only four in here?" Haruka asked curiously. Hikage perked up at the news.

"Oh. No big deal. Naru will get more."

"The box says... contains one hundred..."

Hikage stared blankly at the girl.

"Where's the other... ninety... six..." Haruka's eyes widened dramatically.

Hikage shrugged.

"Oh... my god."

"Naru is like an unlimited battery. I love him."

Haruka didn't know if she was doing her best impersonation of Yomi or if she was about to pass out from the reveal.

Hikage stood up and stretched, her bust swinging freely in the thin pajama top. Patting Haruka on the shoulder lazily, she walked to the exit of her own bedroom. "Hope he doesn't break you doll girl."

Haruka heard the door close and held the remaining condoms nervously.

"They are monsters..."

That summed it up perfectly in her eyes.

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Yawning loudly, Naruto stepped into the hallways of Hebijo the next day with a groan. He spent almost the entire night playing a video game with Murasaki, with Mirai's help. The sister of Imu refused to use the voice chat feature Mirai talked about due to her nature but he hoped she had a good time.

Walking with his hands behind his head, he had a destination for today. Katsuragi only left him about a dozen text messages involving their plans. Her last message had quite a few rude words attached to display how she felt about him hanging up on her.

"Where are you off to?" The condescending voice calling out to him was one he's grown used to.

"Told you girls already last night. I'm meeting with someone from Hanzo Academy." Naruto slowed his pace down for the newcomer to catch up.

"Maybe you'll pass along some more information regarding the girls we will be attacking." Homura walked at an even pace with him.

"Maybe I will. Maybe I won't." Naruto responded nonchalantly.

'Every time you speak of the Hanzo group, Homura slowly becomes angrier.' Kurama noted inside the seal.

'Homura-chan is an angry girl in general.' He heard the Kyuubi snort in response.

"Naruto! Just... ARGH! You piss me off, you know that?" She grabbed at his previously neat red button down shirt.

"Is it that time of the month Homura-chan? Seriously, I always avoid the others when that happens." Naruto's face was pale at the thought.

Homura slapped him harshly.

"Deserved that one..."

"Naruto. Remember YOU have a mission involving these girls. You are an evil shinobi, supplying this information is essential to our team's success. Do you want Hikage or Haruka getting hurt because you are holding information back?" Homura was doing her best to hold back the fact that Dōgen wants her to watch over Naruto for any signs of a betrayal.

Naruto gently removed her hands from his shirt and the red mark from her slap was practically gone within seconds.

"Homura. None of you will get hurt, believe me on that one. I don't know what information you keep bothering me about. Those Hanzo girls aren't a huge threat. As for the layout of the school and anything valuable, I've done my best to scout it out while avoiding suspicion. If Dōgen has a problem, he can come right to me." Naruto watched Homura's eyes widen as he finished speaking.

"W...What?"

Naruto chuckled and began to walk away from her again, his hands instantly going behind his head to walk with no worries.

"Also Homura-chan?"

She turned to watch his retreating form.

"I am a shinobi. Don't ever doubt that."

Homura sighed as she watched him vanish into the Hebijo campus.

'Dōgen definitely has something planned Naruto.' His trusted companion voiced mentally. Kurama laid in the murky waters of the seal and watched through its containers eyes.

'Why do evil shinobi have to be so cliché? Always plotting and being a pain in my ass.' Naruto hopped from rooftop to rooftop on his journey to Katsuragi.

'You can't deny that you do withhold a lot of information about the other girls. Attachment causes that.'

'Don't become a broken record Kurama.'

'The female version of you was right. You're becoming too much of a smart ass.'

Naruto laughed as he landed in an alleyway near the train that would take him to the ramen spot Katsuragi selected. He supposed Kurama wasn't entirely wrong, Katsuragi shared a lot of similarities with him.

'I wonder what all of the girls would do if they saw you use that jutsu.' Kurama sounded faintly amused. Naruto shivered when he thought about the reactions. Especially Katsuragi.

'Did you really have to teach me that technique? It doesn't seem very... useful?' Naruto easily boarded the train and rested amongst the crowded populace.

'It was used to distract a literal goddess.'

Naruto wouldn't make fun of the Oiroke no Jutsu ever again.

When the train came to an inevitable halt, Naruto stepped out and felt confusion hit him as he stared at the address texted to him. He was terrible with direction and even he could tell this was not the same ramen spot that they went to before.

Shrugging pitifully, he sent out multiple transformed clones to find the proper street. Ignoring Kurama's backhanded comment about that being "sad for someone his age", his eyes became hazy when he felt the dispelling of his favorite technique.

A few minutes later he arrived at the location and came into contact with a very annoyed Katsuragi.

"Good afternoon!" She told him cheerfully before glaring at him deeply. "What kinda asshole hangs up like that on the phone?! Seriously, if you were on a date with that Murasaki girl you just had to tell me. Not that I'd care about it, I would just like to know because-" Naruto placed a hand over her mouth and shook his head in amusement.

"It wasn't a date and that wasn't her. I was hanging out with some old friends." It was scary how easy that lie spilled out. "Also this isn't the usual ramen place. I thought we were having a rematch." Katsuragi blinked at this information and looked him over.

"... You see there's a teeny tiny change in plans hehehe..." The girl rubbed her neck in the exact same manner he would when nervous.

"Asuuuka-chan! Naruto-kun is here!" The bubbly voice of Hibari called out from the entrance of the restaurant. Naruto gave the overexcited shinobi a big wave.

"Yeah... that's the change in plans." Katsuragi told him with a strained smile. This was supposed to be a day for her to eat ramen with someone who she considered her best ramen eating bud, and then her team ruined it.

"It's alright Katsu-chan, they are my team too ya know?" He bumped into her playfully on his way into the fancy looking location. Katsuragi watched him walk away with a grin creeping onto her face.

'Mama likes those tight jeans on you Naru-kun heheheh!'

"Katsuragi. Stop molesting me with your eyes and let's get food." His call from the doorway startled her.

"I'm not sorry!" She ran towards him as he held the door open. Naruto did his best to avoid the way her breasts bounced. Even in casual clothing and no cleavage showing, these shinobi were something else.

Naruto walked side by side with his blonde counterpart and came upon his group sitting at a counter of a sushi bar. Throwing the girls a grin, Asuka and Hibari responded in kind. Yagyū and Ikaruga merely offered him a respectful nod.

"I'm guessing there's no ramen here?" He didn't see the way Katsuragi flinched at the question. Asuka laughed to herself and gestured to two seats at her side.

"Even better!" The bubbly granddaughter of Hanzo shouted out. Naruto found it odd how the rest of the restaurant was empty. He didn't want to judge a place by that merit, so he took a seat by the girl.

After greeting each member, he sat and watched them interact with each other. They did remind him of his team, but there was a strange feeling he got around them. It was like they were trying to be the best of friends and something was stopping them.

"You all ready to order yet?" An older man walked out of the room behind the sushi bar. Naruto broke his gaze from observing the girls to take in the newcomer. His blue eyes became shocked and he jumped off his stool. The man started to smile widely at him.

"OLD PERVERT!"

"Ah! Naruto-kun, nice to see you again."

Every member of Team Hanzo looked surprised at the interaction. Before any girl could speak up, Naruto did it for them.

"Don't tell me this is your sushi restaurant..."

"Precisely! After my retirement, I needed a hobby." Hanzo leant on the counter and watched the shocked boy with amusement.

"Naru-kun, you met with the old man before?" Katsuragi asked him curiously.

"Only once. At a train station and the first thing he asked me was... wait..."

"Go on young man." Hanzo told him happily. The Hanzo team were also waiting to hear what the legendary shinobi could have asked. Asuka was also brimming with curiosity. Naruto told her about meeting with her grandfather before, but she was dying to know the details of their previous conversation.

"He asked if I prefer breasts or ass..." Naruto lamely finished and sat down. Ikaruga sighed loudly at the words and Yagyū looked disinterested. Hibari watched with childlike confusion. Asuka shot up with a large blush.

"D-Don't ask my teammate those kinds of questions!" She shook her fist at her grandfather.

"Asuka-chan, I specifically asked if he preferred life or hometown, but it seems your newest member is quite indecisive. He can't just say both! It's preposterous!" Hanzo shouted passionately.

"Damn right! You gotta pick one Naru-kun! To claim both... are you not man enough to make a decision?!" Katsuragi poked at his chest repeatedly.

"I just want to eat..." Naruto said in defeat. He really didn't expect to deal with this pervert who knew a lot more about him than he should.

"Please! Let's eat! Naruto-kun, you'll enjoy it, I guarantee it. We will have the usual." Asuka yelled with a red face. She didn't want to hear about such lewd topics. Asuka was very innocent.

"What even is the usual?" Naruto was never a big sushi guy. Mostly because he preferred ramen for every meal of the day.

"That pervert makes the best futomaki rolls around!" Katsuragi threw her arm around Naruto's neck and leant her body into his. When close to his ear, she began to whisper low enough for only him to hear. "If you don't like it, we can get ramen later." Naruto's eyes lit up.

'Girl number three. Do I hear girl number three...'

'Shut up Kurama.'

"Coming right up! Naruto-kun, don't do anything I wouldn't do while you wait." Hanzo winked at the hidden evil shinobi.

"I don't even want to imagine what you'd do." Naruto whispered as his head impacted the counter in front of him.

"He's not always like that Naruto-kun, I swear." Asuka smiled at the whiskered boy nervously.

Naruto raised his head and quirked an eyebrow at the girl. Asuka's smile became even more strained.

"Haha...?" She tried salvaging the legendary shinobi's reputation.

"Asuka's pervy family aside, Naruto!" Katsuragi shouted at him and grasped his shirt roughly. "Let's have a little challenge while we wait. Think you can beat me in arm wrestling?" Naruto should have noticed the downright evil smile on her face before agreeing.

"You don't stand a chance Katsu-chan."

"Winner gets another favor! Sound good?" She resisted the urge to rub her hands together victoriously.

"Katsu-nee is going to ask for something inappropriate." Asuka whispered to Ikaruga. The sophisticated girl pinched the bridge of her nose already knowing how Katsuragi was.

"Why does he even bother accepting? She's planning something." Yagyū questioned her teammates. Hibari pushed her body closer to the eye patch wearing shinobi to look closer at the resident blondes. Nobody saw the fierce blush that Yagyū hid away quickly.

"Maybe Naruto-kun and Katsuragi-chan like each other." Hibari actually kept her voice low and whispered to the girls as they watched the duo stand up and roll up their sleeves. Ikaruga frowned at the statement.

"Shinobi aren't supposed to form attachments that easy." On paper that was the correct way of thinking and Ikaruga was one to always go by the books.

"That's a little silly." Asuka looked disappointed at her senior teammate. "What's wrong with having friends? Aren't we all friends Ikaruga-chan?" The bubbly Hanzo student questioned her.

"Ah... we are." Ikaruga appeared thoughtful for a moment. "I believe Hibari-san meant something along the lines of romantic affection. Which is hard to believe when regarding Katsuragi-san and her affection towards the female form." There's also the fact that they only met a short while ago. Despite the fact that whenever Naruto was in class or on missions with them, Katsuragi stuck by his side constantly.

"If you four keep whispering over there, I'm gonna start groping!" Katsuragi shouted with a wide grin. Naruto shook his head in amusement.

"Ready to lose blondie?" Naruto asked her playfully. Katsuragi focused completely on him as they leant over the bar counter. She shot him a playful look back.

"Try not to make this too easy for me Naru-kun~" She sang out to him happily. Her hand slipped into his easily and she mentally noted how large it was compared to her own.

'Easiest win of my life.' Naruto wasn't being arrogant, he knew that Katsuragi preferred using her legs rather than her arms. He's been training ever since Hinata found him and that's not counting his previous life. He could surely beat an untransformed shinobi. No chakra was needed. 'Wait a minute...' Naruto's eyes became panicked when he noticed the dirty smirk on Katsuragi's face. The girl reached into the front of her shirt and revealed a blue and white striped bra to the boy. He only had a split second to react before a bright light made him squint.

Then he felt his hand impact with the wooden counter.

The snickering from Kurama told him that he was just played.

"Katsu-nee, how cheap..."

"Of course..."

"Not surprising."

"Hey I missed it!" Bless Hibari's soul.

Katsuragi watched Naruto's shocked expression as his arm laid flat on the table. She had to put a lot of strength into even making him budge with her full transformation in that split second. Flashing him her bra was also supposed to give her an edge, although he didn't seem too embarrassed by that which made her a bit shocked. What kind of guy didn't react to boobs?

"That's two favors for Katsu-chan!" She pointed at her chest proudly. Her transformed outfit stared back at the annoyed Naruto.

"What the hell was that?! When did you say we could transform?" Naruto got into her face a shout.

"When did I say we couldn't?" She watched his expression drop in defeat. Reaching up, she patted his whiskered cheek gently. "It's okay, my favors will feel good." Naruto didn't even want to know what she meant by that.

He seated himself at the bar and crossed his arms with a big pout. Under his breath he began to mutter.

"If I used my chakra or my transformation she wouldn't stand a chance... Kurama's chakra too..." The tailed beast inside of him started whispering how he was a sore loser.

"Someone transformed and I missed it?!" Hanzo frantically ran out of the back room and scanned the room. His eyes landed on Katsuragi and his eyes unashamedly took in her outfit.

Katsuragi hid behind the seated Naruto slightly and paled. "So this is how it feels to be on the receiving end of harassment..." She commented and let her transformation drop.

"Perhaps you'll stop Katsuragi-san?" Ikaruga's hopeful expression was shot down by a glare from the blonde girl.

"I am a master of my craft. Don't ever assume such a thing." Ikaruga should have seen that coming.

"Well now that I'm disappointed, here's your orders." Hanzo presented the rolls to the group with a flat voice. Naruto's stomach growled as before he looked at the sushi chefs creation.

"Yes!" Asuka all but shot out of her seat to grab at the food. This was her favorite for a reason.

Naruto thanked Hanzo before grabbing a roll for himself and before he can eat it he turned to look at his Hanzo teammates. His jaw dropped at how... ridiculous these girls ate the rolls. Asuka caught his eye and placed her roll down curiously.

"Naruto-kun? What's wrong?" She noticed he seemed frozen in place. "Oh... maybe it's the size of the rolls? You see, this is the usual because it's best to open really wide, take it all in and savor it all deeply!" At her explanation, he still looked stunned.

'Does she realize how she's describing it? Or how they are eating it?' Naruto noticed that nobody called her out for the description or manner of eating. Not even Hanzo.

'You heard her. Open real wide, take it all in and savor it deeply.' Kurama began roaring with laughter at Naruto's horrified face.

"It's considered rude not to taste the chefs cooking while he's right there Naru-kun! Here, I'll help you!" Katsuragi picked up his roll swiftly and shoved it into his mouth with no hesitation.

'I want to go home.' Naruto felt tears roll down his face as he almost choked on the large roll. 'Kurama I will regain ALL my memories and learn how to tighten the seal up to the max if you don't stop laughing.' The fox took the threat in stride and kept the laughter going.

"Look! He loves it. He's crying over how delicious it is." Asuka was practically beaming with pride for her grandfather's creation.

Naruto promised he was going to get some payback on Katsuragi for this, especially since he saw the sly look she aimed his way.

After he got past the way the Hanzo girls ate their sushi, Naruto finished up the lunch and admitted it was tasty. He'll never prefer it over ramen, especially after that experience.

Just as they were finishing up, everyone tensed when a strong wind appeared in the middle of the room. Naruto quickly realized it was a shinobi technique. Before he could draw his trench knives, which as always were attached to him, he noticed who the shinobi was. His "sensei", Kiriya. The man's gaze fell on Hanzo first before narrowing at Naruto and sweeping to the girls.

"Good, you're all together. That makes things easier." Kiriya's suit was still pristine after the little windstorm he kicked up.

"Kiriya-sensei? Is something wrong?" Ikaruga spoke for the team.

"You're team is specifically being assigned a mission. For today." He dropped the news on them dryly.

"Hibari and I are cleared to take part in this?" Yagyū seemed concerned for a moment.

Kiriya looked to Hanzo for a moment before nodding at the girl. "Yes. It is not unlike the missions you've had to dispatch any gang members causing trouble in town. This time you're going to be tasked with taking down a hideout that belongs to one." Naruto perked up at this information.

"Which gang?" At his question, Kiriya paused and Naruto felt his stomach turn.

"They call themselves Daybreak."

'What... no... this can't be possible...' Naruto's eyes widened frantically at the name. Daybreak, that gang was gone. Gone with Hinata. There's no way someone was still leading it.

"Daybreak? Weren't they disbanded some time ago Kiriya?" Hanzo watched the events before him with a stern face.

"Indeed Hanzo-sama. However, it seems there's been a reemergence in their members and now they perform more than simple petty crimes and theft."

Naruto's hands started to shake madly at the thought. Hinata never claimed to be a good person and he knew his adopted mother did some terrible things. 'For someone to drag her gangs name into this after she's gone... I can't allow this.'

"Are there any potential risks going into this Kiriya-sensei?" Ikaruga professionally asked.

"According to our intel, there's quite a number of members stationed inside the hideout. They shouldn't pose a threat to your team. The reason behind you all clearing it is quite simple. It's led by an evil shinobi." Kiriya broke the news once more.

'No. No. No.' Naruto was resisting every part of his mind screaming at him to get up and run out. Katsuragi glanced at him and was about to ask him if he was alright.

"Are we ready for that?" Asuka asked with a small frown. Her own anxiety over being good enough was beginning to show.

"Intel claims it to be only one shinobi. One male. You have the advantage in terms of numbers and even access to your Shinobi Tenshin, I'm not too concerned. Maybe you can even gather information on the leader while clearing out the lower ranking members."

"What's the leaders name?" Naruto was doing his best to suppress the familiar crawl of Kurama's chakra. Hanzo glanced at the boy and focused on the slight sign of his fingernails appearing to sharpen.

"That is unknown. All we know is his affiliation or previous affiliation. Normally, I'd never assign something like this when first years are involved but considering the shinobi of Hanzo Academy received a tip regarding this intel, your team was chosen. My hands are tied." Kiriya wondered why Naruto seemed to be barley able to contain his rage. As a matter of fact, all of the girls felt the air shift.

"A tip? From who?" Hanzo questioned again.

"It was anonymous. Although, it comes from a good place." 'Apparently.' Kiriya thought to himself.

"When does our mission begin?" Yagyū pushed down her own worry and decided to use this as a learning experience. Kiriya-sensei was right, they had the advantage here.

"At sunset today. Authorities have been trying to capture members of this gang for years, so do your best to simply incapacitate them. The leader should be taken in alive. If it comes down to it, you take him out and protect yourselves. Meet up right outside the resident red light district, Ikaruga, I'll leave the locations address with you. Report back to me at Hanzo Academy upon your success." Kiriya bowed to Hanzo before looking over his team one more time. "Uzumaki? Are you fit for this mission?" The boy's head was down, and his hair almost covered his eyes.

"Yes." He didn't look up to respond and Kiriya sighed before handing a slip of paper to Ikaruga and teleporting once more. He needed to look into this so called anonymous tip.

"Hey? You good Naru-kun?" Katsuragi leaned over to get a look at his face. For a second she could have sworn his eyes were colored a vicious red before bright blue locked onto her. He only nodded, not trusting rage to not slip into his voice.

"Asuka-chan, why don't you all get ready for your mission? Let me talk to your teammate for a minute." Hanzo told the girl and she was stunned at his serious voice.

"O-Okay, come on everybody." She got up slowly and her team struggled to follow her. Katsuragi bit her lip and her mind was going into what made Naruto act like this. The gang, Daybreak? Why did he care so much?

"Katsuragi-san, let's go prepare." Ikaruga wasn't trying to be forceful, but she knew Hanzo wanted to speak with their newest teammate. There was no way she'd deny a man of his stature. Katsuragi looked back and forth between her team and the boy who still quietly sat still.

"I'll see you later okay Naru-kun. Don't forget you owe me those favors! Hehehe..." She tried to laugh happily but Naruto continued to remain in place.

"Katsuragi-chan, I'll handle this. Run along with your friends before I punish you." Hanzo told her with a perverted giggle. Katsuragi paled again and made a dash for the exit. No way would she let some old pervert touch her.

'It's him. It's him Kurama. It has to be. IT HAS TO BE!' Naruto raged internally. His eyes were glazed over as he entered the seal. Within the seal, every one of his features were enhanced by the Kyuubi's chakra.

'We don't know for sure Naruto. You're losing your cool again. Stay calm." It was easier said than done in this scenario. Kurama didn't blame him.

'Do I tell Hikage? I can't. I can't tell her. I'll have Hebijo meeting up with Hanzo and then everything will become a mess. What if it's him?! What do I do?!' Naruto pulled at his hair roughly.

'Think rationally. Naruto, stop letting emotions control you.' Kurama looked down at the pacing host.

'Someone took Kaa-chan's name! They are spitting on everything she's ever done! How can I be calm?!' Naruto shouted at the colossal tailed beast.

'What's going to happen if you start throwing my chakra around without one of those barriers up? There's too many unknowns and hidden agendas for you to fall into your emotions like this.'

'I hate this. All of this.' Naruto admitted to the bijuu. 'Everybody apparently has some sort of plan, some information, some motive! Good shinobi, evil shinobi, there's no fucking difference.' He cursed loudly in his rant.

"Being a shinobi, one is expected to have a firmer grasp on their emotion. Relax kid." Naruto snapped out of his mindscape at the sound of Hanzo's voice. Looking up, Hanzo was treated to red pupils burning with malice. The aged shinobi didn't react and laid a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"This gang, Daybreak, it's personal isn't it?"

Naruto grit his teeth at the elders words. That was more than enough of an answer for Hanzo.

"Good shinobi aren't supposed to feel such hatred." Hanzo told him evenly. Naruto almost snapped.

"Good shinobi?! Fuck good shinobi! You know what I-" He stopped himself when he saw a amused smile on Hanzo's face. If he continued his rant, Naruto would have revealed what kind of "good shinobi" he met last night.

"You're an interesting one Naruto-kun. I know I asked you if you planned on attacking the girls, but I can't see you ever doing that. The way you interact with them, it's too real. That's why I'm so intrigued by your presence." Hanzo began speaking as he took in the Kurama enhanced face of Naruto.

"How the hell do you know so much?" Naruto asked him wearily.

"I've been around for a long time boy. I have contacts everywhere, and I mean everywhere."

Naruto didn't need to ask what he meant by that. They both knew.

"Naruto. As a shinobi, what's your goal?" Hanzo asked him simply, not labeling the term 'shinobi'.

"To protect. I promised someone I'd protect the people I care about. That's it." Naruto told him with nothing short of pure determination.

"Not a bad goal to have. Do you think evil shinobi follow that mindset?" Hanzo crossed his arms and stood back.

"Not most of them. No. Neither do some good shinobi." Naruto's rage slowly subsided as he spoke to the man. His red irises faded but the slit pupils remained.

"Exactly. You know, you and I are a rare breed of shinobi. When I was your age, I sacrificed myself to the idea that good was good and evil was evil. Years of experience taught me to open my eyes more and that led me to what I am today. It's amazing that you were able to figure this out at such a young age." Hanzo paused to scratch his long beard in thought. "Whatever you're planning to do with that gang leader, is that meant to protect others?" He was extremely curious.

"Revenge."

One word.

"I see." Despite all the positives the boy held, he wasn't perfect. "That doesn't seem like a effective motive for good shinobi." He saw Naruto open his mouth angrily and chuckled. "However, do you admit that's not the best path to take?" Hanzo questioned him.

"It isn't." Naruto told him in a heartbeat. He's talked about that countless times with Hikage and Haruka.

"And that's where you differ from other evil shinobi." Hanzo dropped the ball and Naruto rose to his feet. "Settle down boy, I don't intend to do anything."

"Why? You're a legendary shinobi, one of the best. Seeing as you somehow know everything about me, why do you allow me to sit here with your granddaughter?" Naruto was ready to attack in an instant.

"Because Naruto Uzumaki, you are like nothing I've ever seen before. For someone to be able to walk both paths of life and remain the way you are, it's no small feat. I don't know everything about you, far from it actually. While I may know your true affiliation, I don't know of your mission. Hanzo Academy may be named after me, but corruption tainted it long ago. Good shinobi aren't what they are made out to be." Naruto couldn't agree more. "Although, those girls, they certainly seem promising. Don't they?" Hanzo smiled at the blond shinobi.

"Yeah... they are great." Naruto couldn't deny that. The Hanzo girls were a group of genuinely good people.

"Listen kid, living a double life is going to catch up to you. It's going to cause a lot of trouble and drama." Hanzo walked behind his sushi bar and began picking up any discarded dishes.

"Tell me something I don't know..." Naruto mumbled to himself.

"Maybe you'll be the one to change the shinobi we have around here. After all, it'll be interesting to see how the system runs if someone who sees both sides of the same coin is behind it." Hanzo followed the boy with his eyes as he headed towards the exit.

"My goal isn't that wide spread old man. I just want to protect the people I love." Naruto put his hand on the door to leave. Hanzo knew that for an evil shinobi to even mention the word love meant that this boy was different.

"Daybreak certainly means something to you Naruto-kun. I can see your reason for this revenge runs deep. Promise me one thing, from one shinobi to another. You'll protect them right?" Naruto pushed the door open to leave the sushi restaurant finally.

"Obviously... old perv..."

Hanzo grinned as the door shut with a slam.

"You're a good kid Naruto. It's a shame you got caught up between two sides." Hanzo did believe one thing though. Naruto will make it out of this mess and the world will be better off as a result.

Something about Naruto made Hanzo want to bet on him.

---

Against his better judgment, Naruto didn't contact Hikage to notify her of the gang they were going to clear out. It was wrong and he expected to get a lot of backlash from his love, but it was necessary for the time being.

'Kurama, your summoning scroll is back in my room at Hebijo.' Naruto pat his pocket to make sure he at least had his transformation scroll. He didn't plan on any fighting today, hence why he was a bit unprepared.

'That's fine. I can support you just as easily from in here.' Kurama was still rather quiet after his conversation with Hanzo. Naruto let his eyes trail along the grave before him.

The one belonging to Hinata.

"I'm back..." He whispered softly, almost expected a response from her.

The clearing behind their home was peaceful. It didn't fit his mother's personality at all. Hinata was brash, loud, crude and those traits completely betrayed her general appearance.

"Some bastard took over your gang Kaa-chan, I'm going to make them pay." He clenched his fists tightly. His anger spiked just thinking about it. Breathing in and out to calm himself, he let his eyes drop to the locket on his chest. The one containing the picture of him and Hikage.

"If it's him... that man... I will avenge you. I can't ever feel safe knowing he's out there and can find Hebi-chan if he remembers her being there that night. I promised you, didn't I Kaa-chan?" He gripped the locket tightly as his eyes hardened. "I'll protect her. Till the day I die." Closing his eyes, he offered a silent prayer to the woman that changed his life.

"I always said I wanted to take over your gang Kaa-chan... but it looks like I'll have to stop it here." That bothered him. He knew it was for the better, even if destroying what Hinata created made him sick.

"I wish you were still here ya know? You're missing so much." He started to chuckle lightly. "You'd probably kill me if you saw I had two girlfriends. Hah! Kaa-chan you didn't even have one boyfriend! Haruka-chan is pretty amazing though too."

Kurama sat in silence as the bijuu listened to Naruto talk to the grave for a few more minutes. Naruto tried cramming as much of his recent life into this conversation.

'The suns going down... time to move Naruto.' Kurama reminded him quietly.

'Right. Thanks Kurama.'

"Well... please continue to watch over us Kaa-chan. I love you." With those parting words, he fled the clearing.

The wind gently blew over the single grave containing the one woman Naruto looked up to the most.

---

The sun setting painted the streets in a beautiful orange glow, making somewhere as notorious as the red light district have its own semblance of tranquility. The team of Hanzo shinobi stood on top of a high rooftop that overlooked the emptying streets.

"Katsuragi-san? Has Naruto-san informed you of his location?" Ikaruga asked her fellow shinobi. In her years of knowing Hanzo Academy's resident pervert, she's rarely seen her this serious.

"No." Katsuragi looked over the edge of the building and tried to spot the whiskered blond. "You don't think he's not going to show up right?" The mission didn't seem too complicated, but she felt better knowing Naruto would be with them.

"Katsu-nee, Naruto-kun will show up." Asuka reassured her calmly. Yagyū nodded her head in support of the statement.

"It seemed that he has a history with this gang. He'll be here." Yagyū's top priority in this mission was to look after Hibari. The usual loud and excited girl appeared nervous to her team.

Hibari didn't want to speak out about her own fears of taking on a evil shinobi. None of them have encountered one and their overall combat experience wasn't on the scale of someone like Kiriya-sensei. She only hoped her training from her family could help her through this.

"You saw him in there, something's up with this Daybreak shit." Katsuragi rubbed at the back of her neck, displaying a nervous tick that made Ikaruga observe her movements a bit more thoroughly.

'How odd. Naruto-san does the same thing whenever confronted about his behavior.' The two blondes had quite an effect on each other in her eyes. Katsuragi suddenly shook her head fiercely and pounded a fist into her own palm.

"It doesn't matter! We are going to go in there, kick some shinobi ass and then I'll call in one of my favors from that cutie." Katsuragi shouted out to her team.

"Katsu-nee, it's not going to be anything inappropriate right?" Asuka asked her uneasily. Katsuragi turned to her with a surprisingly tame smile.

"Actually-"

"I'm here."

Naruto dropped down in the middle of them with his transformed outfit. The outfit and cloak fit him well, and his snake locket caught Katsuragi's gaze.

"You... already used your Shinobi Tenshin?" Ikaruga asked him in confusion.

"I'm finishing this fast. There's no time to play around." Naruto tightened the headband secured on his forehead. These clothes made him feel more comfortable than anything else.

"Don't forget we are a team Naruto-san. Rushing off on your own is not wise." Ikaruga was planning to continue her lecture before she saw him turn to her.

"I know. Don't worry, I have a goal." Naruto told her calmly.

"A goal?" Hibari was the one to speak up. Naruto only looked over the edge of the building to pinpoint the hideout.

"Which one is it?" Naruto questioned the unofficial team leader.

"That building there." Ikaruga pointed at large three story run down complex. "We've watched it for some time now and nobody has entered or exited. I propose we enter undetected and try to find the location of the leader. Perhaps the gang will stand down if he is captured."

"Stealth won't work with six of us unless we leave people behind. No technique will keep everyone hidden for enough time." Naruto could use his Henge no Jutsu and enter that way, if only he was thinking of going down that route. Rather he wanted to storm the place and tear it down. Let the gang rest with his mother.

"Loud and proud then, I like it." Katsuragi never preferred stealth, her weapon of choice made more than enough noise to give away her location. "Should we split up by floor?" That seemed to be the best strategy in her eyes.

"In my opinion, we can go in groups of two." Yagyū was already planning on protecting Hibari.

"I don't mind that." Katsuragi shrugged at her teammate. "Ikaruga-chan?" She noticed the black haired girl focusing on the building.

"I suppose that'd be for the best." Ikaruga agreed with that course of action. "If one group encounters the leader, we need to converge on that location. A six on one fight is hardly fair, but an evil shinobi deserves no mercy." Naruto frowned at Ikaruga's words and continued to stare at the building.

He fully planned to use his clones to flood the building. The drawback of having so many dispelling at once didn't matter to him in the moment.

'If you continue to let revenge cloud your vision, I will take over your body Naruto. For your own safety.' Kurama meant it, and Naruto had no doubt the bijuu would try it.

A hand touched his upper arm and Naruto turned his face to see Asuka. The granddaughter of Hanzo was frowning at him sadly.

"Naruto-kun, I don't know what this means to you, but I swear... we will get through it together. I'll be this teams sword!" Asuka face was the definition of determination and Naruto's flat visage cracked a smile.

"You're cute Asuka-chan." He was rewarded with the girl looking away with a small blush. Standing up straight, he looked at the group of Hanzo shinobi. For a second he saw his own Hebijo team instead of them, the similarities were remarkable. "You'll all get out of this safe. I promise." At that reassurance, the girls all felt a sense of security and trust in the boy.

"Hey Naru-kun, after this mission I have to talk to you." Katsuragi's eyes kept following the snake locket on his chest. Naruto rose and eyebrow at her before nodding and signaling Ikaruga.

"Let us begin everyone." At the third years confirmation they shot off the rooftop and rushed down the gang hideout.

"What're the groups?" Naruto asked as they approached the location.

"Yagyū and Hibari will take the top floor. Naruto and Asuka on the second. Katsuragi and I will clear the first floor." Ikaruga informed them of their role. "Should a group need backup, retreat to the floor below or above. Although, Kiriya-sensei said there is only one trained shinobi here. Untrained members should be a non-factor. Aim for knocking them unconscious unless the situation calls for it." Ikaruga finished her briefing as they stood in front of the large building. Stealth was going out the window here.

'If it's him, there's no way I'll leave it at knocking him unconscious.' Naruto grabbed his trench knives in a white knuckled grip.

"Are we throwing up a Shinobi Kekkai." Katsuragi didn't want any outsiders getting involved after all.

"I'll do it. Once it's erected, move out. Go through the windows and clear the floors." Ikaruga reached into her shirt and retrieved her own scroll. Naruto watched calmly as a bright light covered her naked form. He wasn't in the mindset to care about embarrassment.

A few seconds later, Ikaruga produced the faint, almost transparent purple barrier around the building. Naruto hated these things with a passion and swore by never using them. Even if that caused potential problems considering how freely he threw out his and Kurama's chakra.

"Move out!"

The Hanzo team began their siege on the hideout.

Within the large basement of the building, a bulky man stood up when he felt the signs of a barrier. His lone eye portrayed no emotion as he cracked his neck.

"It seems some shinobi have come to play."

Two bright silver blades began gleaming in the damp and dim basement.

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Naruto crashed through the second floor window with Asuka following right on his heels. At the sound of broken glass, he heard doors begin to open and slam. Shouts of alarm from men and women sounded out through the hallways.

"Naruto-kun? What's the plan?" Asuka was transformed now as well, holding her two blades in a tight grip. Naruto glanced at her before raising his hands in a crossed symbol.

'I assume since Hanzo knows... you are going to cut loose a little bit.' Kurama knew Naruto withheld his ninjutsu around the Hanzo team. Not to mention, the small gift that the shinobi transformation granted him. Naruto pulsed his chakra, to the point where it was visible.

"Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He shouted the technique out loudly and for a second nothing happened.

"Naru...to...?" Asuka almost dropped her blades when plumes of smoke appeared before her. Many, many copies of Naruto appeared in the tight hallway and she only barely noticed a bunch of people wearing red and black rushing their position.

"Asuka. Take out whoever gets in your way. Clear the floor." Naruto's clones all barreled towards the incoming gang members. Asuka heard gun fire and screaming before she got her wits about her. Steeling her emotions and squashing any of her nerves down, she knew it was time to be the sword she mentioned before.

Seeing Naruto's clones holding down one side of the long hallway, Asuka rushed the opposite end. Vicious curses and yells were directed at her as various members of the gang rushed her position. Knives were flung at her with no real precision and she skated around those due to the intense training Kiriya-sensei put them through. Blitzing through the shocked gang members, Asuka crossed her arms in front of her chest, bringing the dual blades close to her. Leaning forward, she threw her body ahead and with one quick stroke, she lashed her swords out. A green light poured off of the gleaming steel as she dashed past her opponents.

Cries of pain and anger were heard as she sliced past anyone in her path. She looked back and witnessed some knocked cleanly onto the floor while others stood shakily in their ripped outfits.

"You got this... you got this!" She hyped herself up while still looking at the approaching criminals. They were pouring out of rooms and it almost seemed endless.

"Daitoppa!" Asuka heard Naruto's shout and briefly sought him out amongst the mess of clones and bodies. His trench knives were held close to his body as a white aura gathered around them. A second later, the howl of a strong wind broke through the building and previous undisturbed windows were now destroyed pitifully.

Naruto savagely threw the knives outwards and the wind surged forward, this was one of the best things he's gained from his shinobi scroll. Kurama did his best to kickstart his chakra nature training but he hit a bit of a roadblock. However, whenever his mysterious scroll allowed him to transform, utilizing wind to any degree was becoming easier.

The great breakthrough of pressurized wind cut through anything in its path, gang member and clone alike. Ignoring the dispelling that he caused, Naruto continued to dash through person after person. It wouldn't be long before he summoned more clones to take over the rest of the floors.

He tried to not focus on the fact that these people wore the same colors, the same style of clothing, that his mother picked out. He wasn't deterred as he cut them down.

Kurama was slightly uneasy over how easy Naruto was attacking these people. Yes, they were criminals and they were apparently far worse than anything Hinata used to lead, but they weren't shinobi. Naruto was leaving them with bloody gashes and who knows what else. The bijuu didn't care about brutality, it's eaten people before, rather the person causing said brutal actions was what left it on the edge.

Asuka dodged another set of weak knife throws and poorly aimed gun shots before knocking some people over the head with the hilt of her blades. The collapsed bodies and blood she saw from Naruto's direction was actually unnerving. She tried to focus on the mission and not the usual sweet and funny boy tearing his way through the floor.

"ASUKA! I'm moving on ahead!" Naruto punched a approaching member in the jaw with the brass knuckle part of his knives. He only partly saw the girl open her mouth before he ascended the stairs, he wanted to help Yagyū and Hibari first. The eye patch shinobi was apparently somewhat of a prodigy, but he knew they may need more help than Katsuragi and Ikaruga.

Asuka almost pouted when she realized she was left behind. She crossed her blades again, looking at the absurd amount of people that were able to fill up this building... and they... were still coming!

"Oh come on!"

Hanzo's granddaughter threw herself into the fray once more.

Meanwhile, the first floor was filled with a lot of the same action, although there were a lot more broken walls and doors.

Katsuragi kicked through another door and smirked as her boots came into contact with a woman carrying a large knife. She was sent flying back into the room with a loud slam.

"Not much of a challenge, eh Ikaruga-chan?" Katsuragi craned her neck towards the direction of her teammate and deadpanned at the sight of her only using the sheathe of her sword to combat the gang.

"You are being quite brutal Katsuragi-san! Don't forget, killing these people is not the priority!" Ikaruga danced around a large group of knife wielders with her sheathed weapon.

"Bleh! They are criminals trying to kill us! I'm not just gonna take it!" Katsuragi lifted her leg, obviously flashing her panties to any onlookers, and kicked forward to break down another wall. Unsurprisingly, more people poured out of the hole in the wall. "They are like roaches!" Seriously, this was ridiculous!

"We are good shinobi!" Ikaruga ducked low and jabbed the sheathe into a unprotected abdomen. "Killing should never be at the front of our minds if the mission doesn't call for it!" She continued to yell back at the blonde girl as she fought. Katsuragi was about to respond when another loud howl of wind ripped through the building.

"Jeez... who the hell is doing that?! You think they found the leader?" Katsuragi questioned while kicking at the awfully prepared gang members.

"I'm not sure, there's not much information we are going off of here." Ikaruga was slightly hopeful that the noise wasn't coming from an enemy. It sounded quite powerful if it could pierce through the building that fiercely.

Katsuragi looked thoughtful, thinking over the girls abilities. None of them possessed anything attached to wind, unless you counted Hibari's strange bunny summon. That only left one person.

"Naruto." She chuckled out loud. He was something else. She couldn't wait to cash in on that favor.

Naruto felt a shiver go down his spine as he ran through multiple men on the stairwell. It only took him a few seconds to reach the third floor. He blinked when he saw a angry pink bunny riding... a cloud? Shaking off the bewilderment, he pulled up more chakra and channeled it in a instant.

Yagyū blocked more gun fire with her weapon, which happened to be a large red umbrella as the sound of popping caught her ear. It was quite loud and drew her attention away from the enemy. Her eye widened at the copies of Naruto that wasted no time in taking down any stragglers. Initially she was worried about Hibari's safety, but upon fighting these gang members she realized even a beginner shinobi can take them down. Still, it didn't hurt to be wary of gun fire and knives, they could be harmed despite the strong durability that shinobi transformation gave them. They were human after all.

Hibari smacked away anyone in her path with a unique style of fighting. It was more akin to a child shaking their fists angrily at someone. The hand to hand attacks wouldn't be dangerous, even with her transformation, if it weren't for the yellow electricity brimming around her fists and body. She paused when noticing a couple Naruto's fly over her head.

"Woah~" Her face broke into a huge smile. "So many Naruto-kun's! He's so strong!"

When she heard it, Yagyū did not appreciate the compliment towards the boy.

'Anything Kurama?' Naruto wasn't focusing much as he parried a few knives lazily.

'Sensing specific emotions is impossible here. There's got to be hundreds of people in this building.'

Naruto cursed under his breath and continued to take out any opposition. His mother would be disappointed. These people couldn't hold a candle to her.

"Yagyū! Hibari! Come with me!" Naruto shouted at the shinobi as his clones took over their fighting. Yagyū didn't like being ordered around, especially when he wasn't leader here, but the look in his eyes was too much for her.

What were once bright blue eyes were flicking between red periodically.

"Come on Yagyū-chan! Let's go help the others!" Hibari pulled her hand and ran through the mess of clones and bodies.

Naruto noticed them entering the stairwell and decided to go pick up Asuka.

Reentering the second floor, he noticed a pouting Asuka staring at his clones that began to steadily dispel. He ignored the small headache coming on from the strain.

"Asuka. We are going to the first floor. There's no sign of the leader yet." Naruto's words were clipped and Asuka was going to complain about being left behind before shaking her head. Now wasn't the time for that.

The building was becoming quieter as more gang members were taken down. Naruto kicked open the door on the stairwell that led to the first floor with all his strength.

'Save that aggression for the leader brat.' Kurama muttered in annoyance.

"Hey! That almost hit me! Who the... Naruto! It was you!" Katsuragi yelled as she got as close as possible to him. That door went sailing right past her and if it weren't for her quick reflexes, it would have smacked into her.

"Sorry..." Naruto told her quietly. He did his best to calm himself down, though nothing was working. Seeing the same colored clothing HE wore for years and his mother created wasn't helping.

"That's three." Katsuragi told him while crossing her arms beneath her large breasts.

"Three?" He was confused now. She held up three fingers in front of his eyes.

"Three favors! Better catch up Naru-kun! I'm gonna have you eating out of the palm of my hand soon." She started giggling to herself.

"Focus on the mission Katsuragi-san." Ikaruga strolled up to them and not a single scratch was seen on her clothing. "I'm guessing the other floors are cleared?" She turned to the newcomers.

Naruto closed his eyes and felt a few clones dispel. "There's a few more still up." Slitted pupils stared back at Ikaruga. She did her best to hold his gaze.

"Well... I captured one." Ikaruga gestured to the area behind her. "I was thinking we could question them about their leader." Naruto looked shocked before running past the girl and reaching a struggling gang member secured in shinobi wire.

"Get this shit off of me dammit!" The man cursed angrily before noticing a shadow above him.

"Who is your leader?" Naruto kept his voice calm despite his emotional state. The gang member who was desecrating Hinata's legacy glared at the shinobi.

"Go to hell you piece of shit. You aren't getting anything out of me."

Naruto closed his eyes.

"Where is your leader?" The Hanzo team approached him as he stood in front the struggling man.

"Like I said! Go to hell you fucking bastard. Let me out of this wire and I'll kick your ass!" The man continued to yell.

Naruto was reminded of the interrogation he attempted with his Hebijo team. He was stopped by a phone call and the parameters of the mission. That won't be happening here.

"Once boss and his partners see you all, you're finished! You'll die first you bastard. He'll keep your little girls around, don't you worry! We can all have fun." The Hanzo girls looked disgusted at the bloody grin on the man's face.

Naruto held a palm up to the man. Familiar chakra poured into his hand and the wind rushed through the building. Ikaruga and Katsuragi were shocked at the energy he was holding. The feeling of that, it was unnatural. They've never heard Kiriya mention anything close to this.

"This Rasengan will rip you into shreds. I'll grind this so deep into your body that nothing will remain for your boss to find." Naruto's eyes opened and the man shivered at the dilating slitted pupils. "I'll give you one more chance." A grin that was an exact replica of Kurama's appeared on his face when the man didn't give him what he wanted. "By the way, this isn't even complete!" Naruto's chakra flared and the girls covered their faces form the intense wind picking up. Asuka tried pulling her skirt down from the draft but she was so enamored with the scene before her that it was impossible.

The gang member began to whimper as that mass of energy was held close to his face. He wasn't a shinobi, he didn't know they were capable of something like this! If what the bastard was saying was true, he was going to die here. Was it worth it? Hell no.

"H-H-He's down in the basement! The basement! He's a shinobi, nobody knows his name! We call him B-boss! Please that's all I know! Don't kill me!" The chakra dissipated in a flash and Naruto smiled gently at the man.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?" Naruto crouched to get even closer to him. "Thank you so much!" He patted the man on the shoulder. The gang member was shaking in fear despite his previous insults. "But wait... you mentioned that you wanted to have fun with these 'little girls', is that right?" Naruto kept his fake smile up.

"N-No I didn't mean-"

'It's not worth it. You'll make the girls fear you.' Kurama spoke up.

Naruto's wind coated trench knife stopped before he could commit to the action.

A large metal boot impacted with the side of the man's head, rendering him unconscious. Naruto turned his head and took in the expression on each girls face.

'Too late for that Kurama.'

"I think we should check the basement." Ikaruga chose to be the voice of reason after getting her breathing under control.

"Y-Yeah..." Asuka managed to squeak out.

Katsuragi watched Naruto the entire time, keeping quiet.

Hibari hid behind Yagyū and her teammate tensed her body protectively.

"I told you all." Naruto spoke to them in a deeper tone than his usual voice. "None of you will be harmed here." He walked away after securing his knives on his waist. He needed to find the way to the basement.

The girls watch him disappear around a corner and Hibari nervously whispered.

"Naruto-kun is... very scary." It wasn't inaccurate and even Asuka could agree that was 'scary'.

"Hibari. He promised us remember?" Katsuragi faced her team. "He wants to protect us. You heard what that bastard said." She looked down at the unconscious man in disgust.

"His eyes... and voice..." Not to mention his darkened whiskers and sharp teeth. Hibari was reasonably shaken.

"Naruto-san has a lot of secrets, as we all do. However, we are his teammates, it's our duty to respect that and support each other." Ikaruga cut in.

"It's this way!" They heard the shout from the opposite end of the first floor. Nodding to each other, they were ready to get this mission over with.

'I think I know what I'll use my favors on...'

Katsuragi hated puzzles. She hated thinking most of the time. The girl would much rather kick her way through life. Naruto was a puzzle. A puzzle she was slowly becoming obsessed with figuring out. She also needed to know why that weird locket around his neck made her chest tighten painfully. They approached him at the small set of stairs leading to a darkened door.

"I'm going in first." He didn't wait for anyone's response

It was time. Naruto could barely contain himself.

'Kurama, if I lose it in there... make sure they don't get hurt.'

The bijuu sat up in the seal, detecting overwhelming hate permeating from that basement.

Kurama never felt pity towards many creatures. In this case though, it hoped for that shinobi's sake that it wasn't the man who killed Hinata. Naruto was going to rip him apart. With or without chakra.

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Leading this gang was a joke to the man. After taking care of the previous trash that created this gang of misfits, he transformed it into something more serious. Despite losing half of his vision, he was never more content with receiving instructions to kill that woman. He sat in the darkened and spacious basement, waiting for the shinobi to come to him.

The noise and pressure he felt from upstairs was truly outstanding, suffocating even, he figured they must be something special. He felt honored.

"Stay in the shadows. I shouldn't need your help with this." He instructed two figures behind him and they wordlessly followed his order, hiding within the large basement.

Hotaru ran a hand over the plain eyepatch on his face. He'll never forget that demonic child that took his sight. The boy crying out for his pathetic mother before attacking him like an animal. What was that woman's name... Hinata. He promised her he'd pay her children a little house call. Years of building up her pathetic organization and merging it with his own prevented him from doing so. Taking the namesake was also a way to spit on whatever legacy she felt she had, even from the grave.

'That little demon may have gotten through to me in the past... but it's different now.' He thought with a dark smile. His silver blades almost seemed to vibrate in his grip. Training after losing something as precious as sight was a challenge, luckily he had a bit of help and enhancements along the way.

He leant back into the shadows as the large door leading to the basement cracked open. He hoped these shinobi were as entertaining as the power they were throwing around upstairs. The gang members being defeated meant nothing to him. He only used them as fodder. Mere human shields. He was the apex predator here. A true shinobi.

Naruto forced the door open and expected at least an attack to be heading his way. All he saw was a dimly lit basement. Desks and papers were all over the place, and a small training area sat at one end. The Hanzo team followed in soon after, grouping up together.

"Spread out and search." Naruto took the charge here and went to move forward. He held an arm out to hold the girls back when a small silver kunai landed at his feet.

Very slow clapping echoed around the basement walls.

"I cannot believe what walked into my den. Years... years... years! Years I've waited and built something from this whores legacy. I thought I'd have to find you boy, but in the end you came to me." Naruto froze when hearing the voice, how could he forget it.

Every shinobi watched a gigantic muscled man stepped into the light. Pitch black hair sat upon his head and the poor lighting strained against the amount of muscle on the man's body. The eyepatch on his face told everyone he was injured previously but judging by his stance, he worked past the handicap. His clothing was similar to the garments worn by the gang members, though his body type stretched the cloth to the extreme. Two pure silver blades glinted dangerously in his hands.

"I see you brought some help. I felt that power being used upstairs, I could never forget that feeling. The genuine fear... the struggle to escape that night. I don't think I've ever felt more alive!" Hotaru almost yelled madly.

"Who is this guy...?" Asuka questioned to her group. 'He knows Naruto...' That much was obvious. They all brought up whatever weapon they had on them, ready to team up on this evil shinobi. Naruto didn't move a muscle.

"To think... all it took was to kill that bitch. Ah! I remember how she cried. Cried for her little family. Let me tell you something, that was my proudest kill."

Naruto's body began trembling in rage unlike anything he's felt before. The many times he's brought upon Kurama's chakra, it was never this strong. The burning in his navel was becoming painful. The Hanzo team appeared very disturbed at the evil shinobi's words, they were all starting to put together why Naruto was enraged.

"Hinata... Hinata. What a shame... she would have made a good little toy for my gang you know?" Hotaru was grinning at the shaking shinobi before him. "Now that I remember..."

Red chakra started bubbling around Naruto.

"That green haired girl you were with... my subordinates mentioned her as well. I'm curious as to how she's grown. If she's anything like her whore of a mother, well, I guess I have a new plan in mind."

'Green haired girl?' Katsuragi felt sick at the topic of conversation but that description stuck with her.

Naruto's teeth were audibly grinding against each other. A piercing screech started wailing throughout the room. All coming from his overwhelming chakra.

"Don't you worry. I'll take care of everyone you love, you little monster." Hotaru brought his blades up to his chest.

Naruto moved in a flash.

The rush of wind was enough to shock almost every occupant of the room. Even the hidden ones.

Three tails of pure chakra swayed behind the blond.

"Let's have a little fun before I put you down..." Hotaru was prepared for this, he spent years preparing.

Naruto's trench knives clashed against those silver blades with no restraint.

Then all hell broke loose in that basement.

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A/N - Oh hey look plot progression and an update. What's up peeps, it's been way too long, and I know I suck for that considering how consistent I used to be. Unfortunately, I've been going through too much shit in the past couple months to spend any time writing. I hope you understand that life takes priority first, even if I love writing. Anyway, the story! Yeah no, I'm not abandoning it ever. It is my baby. Thank you very much.

Originally when I wanted to start writing this chapter I wanted to keep it light and "fillery" but figured fuck it, I need to move on. And that's what we have here. It's only gonna move forward from this point.

"Why's Hotaru, an OC, able to block anything from three tailed Naruto?!" - Good question. I'm making him a fair bit stronger after Naruto took his eye and that's for a reason.

"Why'd Naruto get so pissed and emotional this chapter?!" - Big focus of this story is emotions and if you remember the beginning of Shippuden, my man's Naruto was getting emotional every 5 seconds. Hinata dying here and his revenge + all the shit weighing him down from the schools caused this. Kurama is trying to keep him calm, what a bro.

Hanzo knows of his affiliation, not his mission. Regardless, Hanzo isn't someone who will try to attack Naruto without information. Despite being a "evil shinobi" he sees what kind of person he is and that's what matters to the man.

Get ready for a big fight next chapter. Now... the dreaded question. "When will you update next though?!" Well I'm currently on break for another like 15 days, but I have other priorities (work), so I can't say for sure. Also my video game backlog is through the damn roof right now...

Sorry to everyone I haven't been answering and all that. My interaction with you guys has been awful. When I get overwhelmed like I have been the past couple months, I kinda shut a lot of things out, social media and my phone/pc was one of those things.

Review and let me know what you think :) I missed you guys. Hope you all had a great holiday season and happy new year!

Hikage is still best girl. New Senran Kagura game when for gods sake?!