Authors Notes: Just a heads up, this chapter will start off with a time skip and will touch on what happened since the last chapter. Including a look at Sasuke throwing a tantrum like a spoiled child after being denied something he wanted.

We will also get to a small glimpse of the date that Naruto took Hanabi on, and her reaction to the news. However, please note that I will be increasing Hanabi's age so that she is only one year younger then Hinata. Though currently, I am unsure how much I will focus on the younger Hyuga because she was a last minute addition that the previous chapter gave the best opportunity for it.

Also, expect to start seeing a bit more interaction between Kurenai and Naruto in the coming chapters, now that she got her first real glimpse at what type of person he is.

Review Corner

Drakensongn24 – I agree, I have seen many stories that depict him as uncaring and unloving to his daughters. So I wanted to portray him as a father in a tough position of trying to manage his clan and protect his daughters at the same time.

Iceflame55 – Yeah, both Hinata and Hanabi are none to pleased with the Uchiha's actions. Though sadly, they must refrain from exacting revenge on him. If anything, to avoid any further issues down the road.

Antex-The Legendary Zoroark – Whew, that's a long name. Anyways, as stated above, yes her age has been increased. As for sealing the deal, well you can see how Naruto is. He likes to take things slow and make sure his girls are comfortable.

BoredKing – Sadly, Sasuke will live through the Shippuden timeline.

Selim636 – Don't worry, there are some names even I am learning. Though it does give me more ideas that I can have Naruto go and explore and spread the name of Jashin. And yes, Hanabi's age has been increased.

Biginferno – I plan on a few interactions between Naruto's girls and Sasuke. No doubt, there will be a few between the emo and Sakura.

YeagerMeister31 – Of course, his plan was doomed to fail from the beginning! As for the emo's next plan? Throw a fit because he couldn't get what he wanted, and then cry to Kakashi.

Bastidaswilliam2005 – True, though currently he is trying to get power back as the Elders and Civilian council have been undermining him. So he has to pick and chose his battles. Though, he knew Naruto already had a plan to prevent the council from succeeding in what they wanted, so there was no need for him to fight this battle, since it was already won.

And it was Hiashi's quick thinking that saved Hanabi, along with Naruto for recognizing what he was doing.

Harem – Ameyuri, Anko, Ayame, Fem!Haku, Fem!Hidan, Fem!Jashin, Fem!Kyuubi, Fu, Fuka, Hana, Hanabi, Hinata, Hokuto, Ino, Karin, Karui, Kin, Konan, Koyuki, Kurenai, Kurotsuchi, Kushina, Mei, Mikoto, Natsuhi, Pakura, Rin, Ryuzetsu, Sakura, Samui, Shion, Shizuka, Shizune, Tayuya, Tenten, Temari, Tsume, Tsunade, Tsunami, Yakumo, Yukata, Yugao, and Yugito

So yeah, going to open this up again. Go big or go home, so might as well go big, and make this the biggest, in Naruto-verse completed harem story! If you would like to see any girl who is not already in the list, feel free to suggest her along with how you think they should meet. I am also open to tossing ideas back and forth via private messages.

However, there are certain characters, such as Moegi, that I have different plans for. Also, I have no plans to add more gender benders. I feel I have enough in the harem already, and I really don't think Naruto could handle two Ino's.

Anyways, on with the story!

Darkness Falls

Chapter 17

A Month and a Half Later

It had been nearly two months since the Sasuke CRA incident. Nearly two months since Naruto and Haku had started dating as well as his sudden arrangement with the youngest Hyuga sister. The blonde still got a chuckle when he recalled just how the spoiled Uchiha acted when he learned he couldn't get anything he wanted.

In typical Sasuke fashion, the duck butt emo had tossed a massive tantrum, calling the council members useless that they couldn't even give him one girl and had immediately gone to the Hokage himself and demanded that he be removed for the CRA, citing that the act was just a waste of time and was not worthy of being used to spread the Uchiha's blood; in which Hiruzen had no problems in doing so, and gladly did. Furthermore, ensuring that all future CRA's admissions must be approved by the Hokage before moving to vote from the Shinobi Council. Making it very clear that any future attempts without the Hokage would be nullified on the spot and the individual seeking admittance would be banned from the Act all together.

During this time, Naruto had taken the lovely ice user out on a few dates. Allowing her to fully get to know him. As she was already living under the same roof as the blonde as his mates, she was privy to a bit more information then his other potential mate. She had learned the first night that everyone within the house were Jashinist. At first it had frightened her, though after sitting down and talking with the purple haired ANBU woman, she saw the difference in their faith compared to what she thought she knew of the religion.

It further shocked her to learn that they were also all half demons. Though her blonde boyfriend had sat her down and explained it in detail of how it came to be. How he was nearly killed on his sixth birthday and how his father had planned to manipulate him as a weapon for the village to conquer the known world, if Jashin hadn't intervened. The mere thought of a parent doing that to their child disgusted her to no end.

The surprises continued to come for the ice user upon learning that after that night on his sixth birthday, the goddess of blood and carnage made the blonde her champion and tasked him with a quest to restore her name within the lands by eradicating the cult that had sullied the goddesses name, as well as sending a handful of other corrupt souls to the goddess. Though in the end, what she had learned about her blonde boyfriend had only made her love and respect him more. Here was a boy who had been hunted down, beaten, and even nearly killed by his own home; yet he still had so much compassion for those around him, when he should very well want to see the world burn around him. So, it was with this in mind that Haku had asked Naruto to mark her as one of his mates.

As for the younger Hyuga sister, Naruto had been correct that the girl would be happy about the arrangement. In fact, the normal calm and collected girl was ecstatic, running around the compound to try and settle on something to wear for her date with the blonde. Much to the amusement of her father, and the ire of the Elder Hyuga council that had immediately disapproved of Hiashi's actions, citing that she could have served the clan better if she was given to the last Uchiha, instead of the demon brat.

Hiashi had merely ignored them, satisfied that he had thrown a massive wrench into their plans to manipulate his youngest all to 'honor tradition'. The clan head scowled at the concept of keeping a stagnant belief of what was traditional that would eventually ruin the clan, though he also knew that change couldn't happen over night and that, like a delicate flower, needed time to grow and blossom with the proper care and nurturing.

Unlike with the others, Naruto had refrained from divulging everything about himself to the younger sister. Deciding that she wasn't ready to have such sensitive information thrust upon her. So during their date, which was a simple walk through the park; ending in a private picnic between the two, Naruto had kept a large portion of himself under wraps. Only giving her scant details about his younger years and what his ultimate goals in life were.

However, he also didn't lie to her either. Informing her that there were still things about him that she didn't know and that he was not ready to talk about in detail just yet. Understandably she was disappointed that he didn't completely open up to her, but she did understand. This was literally the first time the two had even conversed with each other in a civil manner, the first time Hanabi had spoken to him, she wasn't exactly polite to him, and of course she knew about the villagers hatred towards the blonde. Thanks in no small part to the Hyuga Elders whom had attempted to taint her with the same hatred towards the boy.

Flashback no Jutsu

Hanabi watched on as her older sister interacted with the blonde boy that was viewed as the bane of the village amongst many of it's populace. Especially among the Hyuga Elders and various members of the Main Branch. Internally, the young Hyuga girl was conflicted. The elders had told her countless times that the boy before her could and would only cause those around him pain and suffering. That he relished causing harm to others.

However, what she was witnessing didn't support any of that. Her sister was smiling and laughing as the blonde boy trained with her. Something she didn't do within the clans compound. Furthermore, the blonde boy had been couching the older Hyuga girl in her training, helping her become stronger. Still, she wouldn't doubt what the Elder's had told her, there had to be a reason for them to warn her about the boy.

An hour had passed before the older Hyuga girl and Naruto parted ways as their training session ended. Finally giving Hanabi the opportunity to confront the boy and get him to leave her sister alone and not defile a noble Hyuga with his taint. Though to her surprise, the blonde had yet to leave the training ground. Instead, it seemed as if he was waiting for her to come out of her hiding spot, as he took out a book and began reading.

"Something I can help you with Hanabi-san?" He inquired as she approached him, not even bothering to look up from his book.

"Stay away from Hinata, freak." She stated with all the fury and anger she could muster. Though, she was actually scared of what he would do. Having been told how dangerous he was by the Elders. However to her surprise, he merely chuckled.

"Is that why you were spying on our training?" The blonde asked as he put his book away. "To see if what they say about me is true?"

Hanabi only scowled at the boy.

"Tell you what, Hanabi-san." Naruto began as he approached her. "I will disappear from Hinata-chan's life if you can answer me one question, in your own words."

"And what would that be, freak?"

"If you can tell me, in your own words, why you despise me." He stated with a small grin. "And no repeating what others have told you. It must come from your own experience."

Hanabi could only gape in response as she tried to think of exactly why she hated him. Was it because he was around her older sister? No, she felt jealous, and maybe even envious that Hinata acted more open towards the blonde boy before her, but this didn't elicit hatred from her. As she continued to ponder the question, she came to realize that she didn't know why she hated the boy, only that she was suppose to.

"I…. I don't know." She finally admitted, hanging her head in shame. Expecting him to laugh at her for her lack of an answer. To her surprise, she felt the soft touch of the blondes fingers, lifting her head up so that she could look at him. A gentle smile on his face.

"That is the first step, Hanabi-san." Naruto replied as he slowly removed his fingers from her chin.

"First step for what?" She asked, her voice quiet.

"In thinking for yourself." He smiled once more as he stood up and walked a short ways away from her before looking back over his shoulder at her. "Question everything you're told from everyone. Your clans elder council, myself, and even the Hokage. Question everything."

Flashback no Jutsu Dispel

These were the words the blonde had left her with on that day, and it was with these words that she began to see through the manipulations of the Hyuga Elder's. Which she was eternally grateful for. Especially since the elders began to try to manipulate her into hating her older sister, since Hinata continued to associate with Naruto. Much like they did with her cousin Neji, who now despised both Hinata and Naruto. The elders would constantly sanction spars between the two, in hopes that Neji, being a natural born prodigy would severely injure the Hyuga heiress, only for it to fail every time. Each time, Hinata would be wearing a trademark Anko grin, mocking the clan elders.

To this day, Hanabi still felt guilty about how she had first acted when she encountered Naruto. Even after he had reassured her that he held no grudge against her, and pointed out that if she didn't confront him that day, she would be a mindless tool like her cousin for the elders to abuse. Though it was relieved a considerable amount knowing that he didn't blame her.

With Team 7

It was the first time in the last six weeks that Team 7 was in the same place. With the quartet focusing mostly on training, and true to the blondes words, both Sakura and Naruto refused to train with Kakashi or Sasuke. Which, despite his desire to approach his pink haired team mate, suited the last Uchiha just fine. Though the silver haired jonin was becoming frustrated that the two refused any form of training or advice from him.

Now, the four of them stood before the Hokage. Awaiting their next mission, which was considered to be an A-rank, due to the sensitivity of the mission.

"I am sending your team to Kirigakure no Sato, Kakashi." Hiruzen began, eyeing the team in front of them. "This will be a diplomatic mission, as the new Mizukage has expressed interest in forming an alliance to aid in the villages rebuilding, now that their civil war had ended."

"I will do my best to ensure the mission is a success, and secure an alliance for the village." Kakashi bowed. "I do believe this mission will be a good learning experience for Sasuke and the rest of Team 7 in the ways of diplomacy."

The Hokage frowned at the jonin's wording. He could see that the man was still putting the spoiled Uchiha first before the rest of the team. At least the man was at the very least attempting to include the other two, if only slightly. Inwardly sighing, he turned his attention back to the rest of the team.

"Due to how you handled the Tora incident, I am naming you, Naruto, as the emissary for our village." The Hokage stated, earning a scowl from the Uchiha boy.

"Hokage-sama, are you sure that is wise?" Kakashi stammered in confusion. "Surely Sasuke or myself would be a better option to be the villages emissary."

"Are you questioning me, Hatake?" The old man challenged, prompting the cycloptic jonin to take a step back as the village leader leaked a considerable amount of killing intent.

"Of course not, Hokage-sama." The silver haired man quickly stated.

"When do we leave?" Naruto decided to speak up, ignoring that Kakashi was once again pushing the Uchiha once more.

"Early tomorrow morning." Hiruzen instructed as he handed the blonde a seal scroll. "This scroll is only to be opened by the Mizukage. You are dismissed for the rest of the day."

Both Sakura and Naruto gave a short bow to the village leader before departing the office. Leaving behind a furious Uchiha, for once again being passed over for an important assignment in favor of the idiot loser team mate, before he stomped out of the room. Leaving only Kakashi and the Hokage, the former not looking forward to how this coming conversation was going to go.

"Report Kakashi, how is your teams training progressing."

"Sasuke is progressing nicely and is even quicker to learn new techniques now that he unlocked his Sharingan." The silver haired jonin reported.

"And the rest of your team?" The hokage inquired with a clipped tone.

"Honestly, I don't know." Kakashi sighed in defeat. "I have tried to invite them to train with Sasuke and I, but the two refuse to train under me. They only show up for team meetings and missions, and the missions I suspect they use Shadow Clones to avoid any interaction with myself or Sasuke."

"This is of your own making, Kakashi." Hiruzen pointed out with a heavy sigh. "You favored one student over the others and pushed them away. In doing so, you have lost their trust in you."

The silver haired jonin could only nod his head in agreement. He knew he would have to earn back both Naruto and Sakura's trust. Problem is, he didn't know where to begin as both refused to talk with him unless absolutely necessary. With a sigh, Kakashi left the Hokage's office.

The Next Morning

Having spent the previous night informing the others of their coming mission, both Naruto and Sakura had met up at the front gates. Reluctantly, Sakura had stayed at her mothers house, if only to allow her 'mother' to believe that she still lived there, mostly to avoid any suspicion. Knowing full well that despite not having any true power, her mother could still be a severe irritation to them. Something both her and Naruto preferred to avoid.

"I don't think Taida-sensei was to happy that the Hokage named you the envoy for this mission." Sakura commented with a small chuckle.

"No, it was clear that he wanted Sasuke to be the envoy." The blonde sighed, imagining all the ways that could go wrong. "He doesn't consider that the teme's ego would make things extremely tense between the two villages and all but ensure the proposed alliance would end before it even began."

Sakura could only nod in agreement. No doubt that if the Uchiha was named the envoy, the raven haired emo would demand instead of negotiate, and probably even threaten war if the new Mizukage did not submit to his demands. Especially after his display nearly two months ago. The pinkette still felt enraged at what the Uchiha had attempted to do under the guise of being in the Clan Restoration Act.

She had also noticed that the raven haired duck butt had been eyeing her lately. Ironic to think that months ago she would have been ecstatic that he had taken interest in her, only now she felt repulsed.

"Yo." A puff of smoke erupted, revealing the silver haired jonin, and a brooding raven haired boy.

The first thing Kakashi had noticed was that neither Sakura nor Naruto had their travel packs. However, the silver haired man wasn't going to make the same mistake he had when his team had originally left for Wave. He merely accepted that the blonde knew fuinjutsu, and had no doubt taught Sakura since the two of them were always together.

Which of course lead to his next problem, as he cast his eyes between the pink haired girl and the last Uchiha. Just before they had arrived at the gates, the raven haired boy had implied that he was interested in his pink haired team mate, and would like Kakashi to help her fall for him. While not full on asking for help, it was the closest anyone would ever get from the prideful Uchiha.

The cycloptic jonin knew that it was not going to end well. Still, he didn't see any harm in helping the boy. If it would help get the boys mind off of revenge for even a handful of minutes, he would do what he could to help. Regardless, it would be up to Sasuke in the end to woo the girl to his side. All he could do is get them alone together.

"Alright, to get to Kirigakure no Sato we will need to head east." Kakashi began, catching the attention of his students. "We will be stopping in Nami no Kuni before securing a ship to Mizu no Kuni."

"Great, we can catch up with Tsunami-chan and see how Wave is doing." Naruto grinned, earning a chuckle from his pink haired mate.

Only shaking his head in response, the silver haired jonin motioned for his team to move out. Already feeling that this mission was going to give him a massive headache.

Three Days Later

With no civilians, and no conspiring from the Uchiha at night, Team 7 had arrived in Nami no Kuni after only three days of traveling. Unknown to Kakashi or the brooding emo, Naruto had already sent a shadow clone ahead to notify his blue haired mate of their coming arrival. Which had surprised the remainder of Team 7 when the Wave Daimyo had greeted their arrival on The Great Naruto bridge.

Of course, there had been another reason that Naruto had notified Tsunami of their arrival. Due to their constant communication back and forth, the blonde hanyou had known that Jashinism was now practiced more openly within Wave. Something he knew that the lazy jonin would not understand nor care to. As a precaution, Tsunami had instructed the village to be subtle about their faith in front of both Kakashi and Sasuke.

Much like Naruto's other mates, Tsunami had changed slightly in appearance. Her body seemed more toned and athletic, while her eyes appeared to be more sharp. Another barely noticeable change was that she had black streaks in her hair now, similar to how Sakura and Naruto had in theirs, prompting the masked jonin to frown, pondering if there was a connection of some kind between all of them.

"It is good to see you again, Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan." Tsunami greeted the two before her in a friendly manner before turning to the remaining two. "Hatake-san, Uchiha-san."

Both inwardly flinched at the cold tone in her voice as she greeted them. It was clear that she had only greeted them as a courtesy, and nothing more. It was not warm and friendly as it was for both Naruto and Sakura.

"It's good to see you again, Tsunami-chan." The blonde hanyou smiled, though half lying. Since he had been making regular visits to her throughout the weeks to check up on the village and of course spend time with his mate. "How is Inari and your father?"

"Both are doing well, after the shock had worn off." She giggled at the memory of both her father and son being rendered speechless upon learning everything after the team of shinobi had left. "Inari will be happy to see you."

"Unfortunately, we are on a mission of importance to Kirigakure and need to arrange travel across the seas and hotel rooms for the night." Kakashi interrupted the reunion, earning a soft glare from the Daimyo.

"The ship to take you to Mizu no Kuni will arrive early tomorrow morning." Tsunami informed the jonin. "And I have already reserved two hotel rooms for the night that you may stay in."

"How did you…."

"I sent a Shadow Clone ahead to let Tsunami-chan know we were coming." The blonde grinned. "How else did you think she knew to greet us at the bridge?"

"I see." Was all Kakashi could say as he cocked an eye brow at the blonde genin. Though he couldn't fault the young teenager, as it did make the trip a bit more smoother, and Wave was considered an ally to Konoha. "Good thinking, Naruto."

This prompted all three of the genin to raise an eye brow at the jonin, since he had actually praised Naruto instead of lecturing him about not following instructions and doing things on his own.

"Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan. Would you be kind enough to escort me to my office." Tsunami requested, giving the two a small wink that went unnoticed by the other two males.

"Of course, Tsunami-chan." Sakura answered.

"Alright, Sasuke and I will check in to the hotel for our rooms." Kakashi stated, knowing that he really couldn't argue with the Wave Daimyo requesting half of his team as an escort since they literally had nothing to do until the next day.

With a grunt, the last Uchiha followed after the silver haired jonin while casting a quick glare at the duo before quickly leaving. This of course did not go unnoticed by the trio, as the softly chuckled at the duck butts actions.

Once both Kakashi and Sasuke were out of sight, Tsunami brought her mate into a firm hug as she captured his lips with her own. Showing how much she had missed him, even though it had been no longer then a week since they had last seen each other.

"I want one too." Sakura pouted while crossing her arms in front of her chest, prompting the two to break their kiss and chuckle and their fellow hanyou.

"Don't worry Sakura-chan, you'll get more then a kiss later." The blonde teased, causing the girl to blush much to Tsunami's amusement.

"Let's head to my office so that we may all catch up." The blunette suggested before leading the way. The two hanyous falling into step along side her.

As the three walked through the village, numerous villagers had stopped to greet the "Hero of the Wave", as he had been called, though the blonde had merely shrugged it off and requested that they treat him just like anyone else. Stating that he only did what any decent person would had done. Though the villagers knew that he was only being humble, which only served to elevate their view of him higher. Many mentally thanking Jashin for sending him to their home to begin with.

"No matter what you tell them Naruto-kun," Tsunami began as they entered her office. "They will always see you as the Hero of the Wave that liberated their homes from a tyrant. Not to say you didn't do anything, Sakura-chan."

"No, he deserves the recognition." The pinkette replied. "I was just starting to get out of my fan girl phase at the time. Naruto-kun was the driving force behind Gato's demise and the liberation of Wave."

"You know, Anko-chan is still waiting for that threesome with you, Tsunami-chan." Naruto grinned, prompting the blunette to blush in response.

Sakura as well, as she had also been invited a few times over the past few weeks, as the snake mistresses sexual appetite was insatiable. Something her Inner Self was in pure ecstasy about, and would constantly gush about. Not to mention the time Anko had organized a small orgy with herself, Hinata, Ahri, and the snake mistress. Needless to say, she never knew Shadow Clones could be used in such a way. Even better was that Naruto had done it in such a way that none of them knew which one was a Shadow Clone and which one was the real Naruto.

"Maybe during your villages Chuunin Exams, as I understand should be coming up in a few months." The woman replied with a grin, breaking Sakura out of her memories.

"Yup, they start a month after my birthday." Naruto answered, though he didn't miss the mischivious look in both Tsunami's and Sakura's eyes when he mentioned 'birthday'. Immediately, Ahri began to flood his mind with mental images of Sakura and Tsunami making out with each other, on top of a large cake cover in frosting.

'That wasn't nice Ahri-chan.' He mentally replied.

'Don't act like you wouldn't love that.' The fox girl grinned.

'No, I would. But I also think you would look good covered in frosting as well.' He smirked, prompting the kitsune to blush at the image.

"I've noticed that the villagers don't take too kindly to Sasuke-teme and Taida-sensei." Sakura commented, as she had observed many of the civilians glaring at the raven haired emo.

"Many still hold the two at fault for nearly making things worse." Tsunami explained. "For example, if Naruto-kun had listened to Hatake-san, Gato would have gotten a bargaining chip in myself and my son."

"I'm just glad Naruto-kun had the foresight to ignore Taida-sensei." The pinkette replied as she recalled the incident.

"Also, the Uchiha's arrogance after Gato had been killed hadn't exactly warm the people up to him." The Wave Daimyo frowned, before turning her attention back to the blonde before her. "So, going to Kirigakure?"

"Yup, the Mizukage had sent notice that they are interested in an alliance with Konoha." Naruto explained.

"I dread to ask who the envoy for this is."

"You're looking at him." Naruto smirked, eliciting a chuckle from the pinkette. "Ji-ji made it very clear to Taida-sensei that I was the best choice for this. Though I suspect that the Mizukage requested me by name."

"Why do you think that, Naruto-kun?" Inquired Sakura.

"Think of it, almost all teams are in the village and are free to do this mission." The blonde pointed out. "Not to mention, some of those teams, like Team 9, are more experienced. So why send a still newly minted team, unless one of us was specifically requested. Also, keep in mind, who had left for Kiri after our mission here."

"Zabuza." The pinkette answered, with Tsunami nodding her head in agreement.

"Exactly, I can only conclude that the rebels won the civil war, and that Zabuza-san put my name forward to the new Mizukage." Naruto concluded,

"Makes sense." Sakura stated. "You made a good impression on him before he left, enough so that he entrusted his adopted daughter in your care. Speaking of which, are you going to inform him of yours and Haku's relationship?"

"I plan to, though probably after negotiations with the Mizukage." The blonde answered. "I am sure a protective father trying to kill the envoy may disrupt the negotiations."

Both Sakura and Tsunami had to agree with that as they imagined Zabuza chasing Naruto around the village, threatening to cut him in half.

Hours ticked on as the three hanyou conversed with one another. Both Sakura and Naruto informing the blunette of how things were in the village back home as well as how Naruto got roped into another arranged relationship, much to the blondes embarrassment. Though the blue haired woman was proud that her mate wouldn't allow someone to be left to the abuse of another. On the other hand, Tsunami had brought the other two up to speed on how her own village was doing and how Jashinism was the most popular religion within the village, much in thanks to Jashin's own champion.

Hours Later

After socializing with the Wave Daimyo, and many of the other villagers on their way to the hotel, Naruto and Sakura finally made it up to their reserved rooms to see Sasuke and Kakashi waiting for them. The Uchiha was glaring at them, while the masked jonin was merely reading his infamous orange book.

"Sorry for making you wait, Taida-sensei." Naruto stated in a playful manner. "Tsunami-chan had wanted us to look over a few scrolls that she was going to send to Ji-ji about the on going trade agreement."

"Did she mention when the boat will arrive tomorrow?" He asked.

"Boat will be ready to depart at 5am." The blonde answered.

Looking at the clock on the wall, the masked jonin noted that it was already past seven.

"Then we should probably turn in early tonight." Kakashi suggested before turning to the three genin before him. "Naruto and I will bunk in the same room, Sasuke and Sakura in the room…."

"Nope, I am sharing a room with Naruto-kun." Sakura interrupted, ignoring the glare from the Uchiha. All the while dragging Naruto to the far room.

"Sakura, the room only has one bed." The masked jonin stated, a little disappointed that he couldn't get the girl and Sasuke in the same room together.

"Good, we plan on sharing a bed anyways." The pinkette smirked before closing the door behind her, leaving behind a gobsmacked jonin and an infuriated Uchiha.

Omake, Chapter 11

(This is a 'deleted scene' from Chapter 11 that I had originally planned, but scrapped due to not being able to make it smoothly transition into Naruto discussing his admittance into the CRA)

"Now, if that is all. Team 7, you are dismissed. Due to the difficulty of the mission, your team has the week off. No missions, and you will each be given pay for an A-rank mission." The Hokage stated. "Naruto, please stay. There is something I would like to discuss with you."

Nodding, Naruto turned to see his pink haired team mate look unsure of what to do. It was clear to him that she didn't want to be too far away from him. Giving her a soft smile, he pulled her into a gentle hug to reassure her that it would be fine.

"If you need someone to talk to, I'll be at my apartment later. Key is behind the third loose board on the wall." He whispered to her, earning a nod in confirmation before she left the office.

"I take it that Kakashi's report wasn't entirely accurate." Hiruzen began, having witnessed the interaction between the two just now. "And why do you look dead on your feet, Naruto-kun?"

"To answer the last question first, I haven't slept the entire trip back." Naruto sighed.

"Why is that?"

"One Sasuke Uchiha wanting to get revenge on Haku, as you know she humiliated him during the fight on the bridge." The blonde answered. "And of course, Kakashi would always arrive after he had already attempted."

"As for the report, surprisingly Kakashi was honest except you know as well as I that you can not 'accidentally' use the kawarimi on a living being." He continued, earning a nod from the elder man. "Though he did accuse me of stealing Yugao's Moon Dance Style."

"Would you mind if I have Inoichi confirm your statement, Naruto-kun?" Hiruzen inquired.

"Not at all Ji-ji." The blonde replied. "Sakura-chan had also stated she would submit her own memories as well, if needed."

Nodding, Hiruzen sent out another ANBU to summon the mind wallker. The two only had to wait a handful of minutes before a tall, blonde man with green eyes entered the room.

"You summoned me, Hokage-sama?" The man asked.

"Thank you for coming Inoichi-san." The Hokage greeted the new arrival. "And yes, I would like you to enter Naruto-kuns mind and confirm what he had reported about his recent mission."

Hiruzen then went on to give a summarized report of what he was told from both Kakashi and Naruto. Explaining that the things the blonde boy had told him greatly worried him, since one of his top jonins was dangerously close to committing treason with his favoritism towards the Uchiha boy.

"Are you ready, Naruto?" Inochi asked, getting a nod from the blonde boy, the Yamanaka placed his hand on the boys head. "Saiko Denshin!"

Naruto's Mindscape

After a momentary flash of light, Inoichi found himself in the middle of a field. Surprising the mind walker as most minds were cluttered hallways with disorganized memories and shades of color that represented the persons most prevalent emotions. Looking around, he spotted a lone house in front of him. At the door, a slender woman awaited him. Another thing he noticed was there was no giant fox anywhere in sight. Shrugging it off, he figured the boy had it locked away in a separate location of his mind.

"Welcome, Inoichi-san." The woman greeted as the man walked towards the house.

"Forgive my intrusion, miss." Inoichi apologized, figuring this woman to be a manifestation of the boy. Perhaps a mother figure, since Naruto grew up without the love of any of his parents.

"Ahri, and it is fine." The woman replied as she opened the door to allow him inside. "Naruto-kun told me you would be coming to check his memories. I have already set out the photo album for you. Would you like some tea?"

"Yes plesae." He smiled as he entered the house, spotting the mentioned photo album on the table. 'Amazing that Naruto could compartmentalize his memories in such a way.'

Sitting down at the table, he began to sift through the album, focusing only on the 'photos' of the mission. Each picture playing like a small movie from Naruto's point of view. Inoichi was impressed at the combat prowess of the blonde, whom nearly everyone had dismissed as being the dead last of the academy, as he watched the fight between Naruto and Zabuza.

After a few moments, the woman identified as Ahri set a cup of tea down in front of him, with Inochi giving thanks to her hospitality. Meanwhile, the woman took a seat across the table and sipped her own tea. Inoichi couldn't help but blush when he came across the memory of Naruto and Tsunami going at it in her office, quickly flipping the page so as not to intrude on such a personal memory.

Nearly twenty minutes had passed before the blonde man was finished looking over the memories. What he had found had made him sick at his fellow jonins actions. There was not a doubt in his mind that Kakashi was treading on dangerous territory with his favoritism.

"Thank you for the tea, and allowing me to look through these." Inoichi stated as he handed the photo album back to the woman.

"It is not a problem, Inoichi-san." Ahri bowed. "I hope they helped."

Nodding, the blonde man faded from the boys mindscape. Missinng the fox like grin from the woman as she allowed her ears and tails to sprout forth.

Real World

"I must say Naruto, you have an amazing mind." Inoichi complemented before turning to the Hokage. "And I am afraid to report that Kakashi Hatake's report has been falsified to favor the Uchiha."

"I figured." The old man sighed.

"I take it you have the Kyuubi in a different part of your mind?" Inoichi turned his attention back to the blonde boy in front of him, earning a confused look.

"She should have been there." Naruto stated.

"The only one that was there was a young woman named Ahri…." The blondes mans words died in his mouth as he just came to the realization. "Sweet Kami, I just had tea with the Kyuubi."

This of course earned an eruption of laughter from the blonde jinchuriki, and the Hokage.

Additional Authors Notes: So to get one thing out of the way, Kakashi is going to be bouncing back and forth in fulfilling his promise to Obito about looking after the last of his family, and balancing out his responsibilities towards his team as a whole. He also doesn't know about Sasuke's demands for Haku during the CRA incident.

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