I'm With you, Forever, The End

by Katsuki-1x

In the world of quirks 90% of the population has a quirk. Scientists believe that soulmates and quirks are somehow linked. Izuku and Katsuki are training at the beach when Izuku finds a fruit. Izuku eats the fruit and gains a power. On the beach the boys save a group of strangers that have washed up on shore. Izuku finds out what is power is and what it is called when the stranger

42. Chapter 42: Saving Gaara

Aizawa watches as the teens leave the conference room, he glares at Shanks. How can the older man not see what he is subjecting Izuku to do? To Aizawa, it is clear as day that Izuku felt something strong for the teen he called Gaara. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out, Izuku has shown these exact emotions when it came to Law, Robin, and Zoro.

"Shanks" Aizawa calls.

"Huh?" Shanks replies dazed, "oh Shota, sorry I was just thinking."

"About?" All Might presses.

"Izuku," Shanks sighs, "he has never used Conqueror's against me before. Outside of training that is."

"Why do you think he did that, Shanks?" Aizawa glares at the red-haired man.

"I get that he is worried about the future, but I didn't think he was this concerned about it. Maybe we should pull him off this mission for a bit. I fear he is overworking himself." Shanks sighs.

Aizawa stands abruptly and slams his hands down on the table. His quirk activated and capture weapon at the ready. He snarls, "You're an Idiot, Shanks." He takes a couple of deep breaths to center himself, "you have no idea what you subjected him to do."

"What do you mean Aizawa?" Nezu asks.

Aizawa turns his red gaze toward his boss, "Shanks basically told Izuku to Calm down while his packmate is dying!"

"What! No, I didn't!" Shanks tries to defend.

"You don't mean…" All Might gasps, "Gaara is pack? How?"

Aizawa sighs, "I am not sure, but Izuku showed the same strong emotions when Law, Robin, and Zoro were involved. When he saved Law from Doflamingo he had the same fire in his eyes. Typically when someone wakes up from a nightmare they forget about the nightmare as awareness takes over. That wasn't the case with Izuku, he remembers these people, he has memories of these people. To Izuku Gaara is already pack." Aizawa turns to Shanks, "imagine what would have happened to Izuku if you told him to watch Ace die during the war. Imagine if Izuku was forced to sit there and do nothing while Ace was dying."

Shanks' eyes widen, "Shit! I didn't know…" he trails off.

"That is basically what you told him to do. In this case, you are telling him to wait while Gaara's soul is ripped out of his body." There are tears in Aizawa's eyes, "you can't do that to him. Pulling him off these missions will destroy him."

"I understand Aizawa," Nezu starts. "I will make up some mission for you guys to go on. You will leave the day after tomorrow."

"I only hope that is fast enough." Aizawa sighs.

"It's the earliest I can do." Nezu states.

"Thank you, Sir." Aizawa bows.

Shanks stands up and goes to leave, "Where are you going, Shanks?" Aizawa asks.

"I need to apologize to Izuku. What I did was fucked up he deserves an apology." Shanks states.

"I'll come with; we should tell them we will leave the day after tomorrow." Aizawa stands with Shanks.

Shanks nods and walks out of the conference room. He walks with his head down, "Thank you, Shota. I should have seen the signs. For some reason, I didn't think it was a possibility that any of the Elemental Nation's people would become his pack." Aizawa doesn't respond to him, he just nods and walks toward Izuku's suite.

Approaching the suite he knocks; he waits a few moments until the door opens. Katsuki glares at Shanks, he opens the door a bit wider letting the two teachers into the room. The first thing Shanks notices is that Izuku is asleep on the couch, in the fetal position. There are tear tracks down his cheeks and his eyes are puffy. Shanks looks at the sleeping teen guiltily, realizing he made Izuku cry himself to sleep. Shanks hasn't seen Izuku cry himself to sleep since they were kids, and Izuku was being bullied for being different.

Katsuki moves back to hover over the sleeping teen, he glares at Shanks and Aizawa, "What do you want?"

Aizawa smiles at Katsuki, "this idiot has something to say to Izuku."

Katsuki turns his glare to the other man. Shanks gulps, "I came here to apologize to Izuku, what I did was fucked up." Shanks starts, "I didn't mean to imply that he watches pack die."

Katsuki's glare hardens, "how did you figure it out, Old Man?"

Aizawa smirks, "He didn't. I figured it out and called him an Idiot for basically telling Izuku to do nothing as his pack dies."

Katsuki nods, "you used conquerors on him. You have only used Conqueror's on him if he goes berserk. You treated him like he was going feral." Katsuki growls out.

Shanks sags, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I thought he was stressing because of the future. I thought he was overworking himself."

Izuku wakes up to people talking, his eyes puffy and irritated he groans, "Kacchan?"

Katsuki does a complete 180 from the furious scowl he directed towards Shanks to a soft worried expression as he hovers closer to Izuku. "Nerd, how are you feeling?"

"I'm ok, Kacchan." Izuku sits up. He notices Shanks and Aizawa in the room his eyes harden, and his guard comes up as he looks at Shanks. "What can I do for you, Shanks?"

Shanks feels like he could cry right now, he has never seen this particular look from Izuku before. He really fucked up. He bows in front of Izuku, "I'm sorry Izuku. I didn't know Gaara becomes a packmate. Even so, I shouldn't have implied that you wait. I was in the wrong and I am sorry. I should have listened to your explanation. I just thought you were stressing about the future and overworking yourself."

Izuku doesn't say anything for a few moments. After a while of watching Shanks bows, he turns his gaze to Aizawa. Aizawa gives him a nod, Izuku sighs, "I accept your apology, Shanks." Shanks rights himself. "I admit I let my feelings control me for a moment, hearing you tell me to calm down; I snapped. I'm sorry as well."

Shanks nods but doesn't get the chance to say anything else as there is another knock on the door. Katsuki goes to answer it. "Hey Pinky, you're just in time."

"Hey, Blasty." Ashido greets.

Katsuki opens the door wider letting the female in. Ashido takes in the two teachers, there is a tension in the room that is almost thick enough to be suffocating. Izuku stands up and grabs the others out of Ace's room.

Aizawa sighs, "since everyone is here, I have something to relay to you all."

"What is it?" Izuku's face turns serious.

"Nezu has decided we will leave for the Elemental Nations the morning after tomorrow." Aizawa relays.

Izuku nods, "I hope there is enough time to save Gaara."

Aizawa's face softens, "I'm sorry Izuku, it the earliest we can get."

"I understand." Izuku smiles, "Thanks, Shota."

Aizawa ruffles Izuku's hair, "you're welcome, problem child."

Izuku turns back to Shanks, "I forgive you, Shanks. Thank you for apologizing." Izuku ponders for a second, "Shanks, I need the Devil Fruits."

"Why?" Shanks and Aizawa question.

"Sabo is not a fruit user and he doesn't have a quirk. People are going to be suspicious if he is in the Hero Course without a quirk." Izuku explains.

"He has Haki" Shanks reminds.

"Yes but we all use it, Iida is smart if he hasn't figured it out yet he will soon. He is bound to find out that Haki is teachable and he is going to wonder why only certain people have been taught. Besides it is also very close to mine and Luffy's fighting style. If you took away my wolf, and Luffy's stretching it would be almost the same. If we want to keep up the cover that Sabo came from overseas he will need a Quirk. Since we will be leaving soon he can train it to make it seem like it is not a new power to him," Izuku explains.

"Why can't we say he has a mental quirk?" Aizawa asks.

"Because we won't be able to fake a quirk for very long. Eventually, someone is going to find out he doesn't have a hero-worthy quirk. We could say he has increased intelligence but he doesn't know enough about our world to fake it," Izuku reasons.

"That makes sense," Shanks hums, he turns to look at Sabo, "it is ultimately your choice, you don't need to worry about falling off a boat and landing in the water here. Showers and baths don't affect users here."

Sabo ponders, "It does make sense to have a power if I am to be a hero."

Shanks pulls out the fruits they found on the Grandline, "Take a look." He pulls out the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and hands it to Sabo.

Sabo looks over the Devil fruits, some of them are stupid like making him a grass-man, or a bubble-man. But there are a couple that would be beneficial. There is one Zoan fruit, but it turns him into Falcon, While that would be great for recon and spying it wouldn't help him in a fight. There is another one that controls Iron, it would allow him to summon, shape, and control iron at will. There is also a mud devil fruit. The last one is a water-type Devil Fruit. He looks towards Izuku, "Which one do you think I should eat?"

Izuku looks them over, "Which ones have you ruled out?"

Sabo points to the Pile of fruits he deemed useless. "These ones are not practical for my fighting style. This one would be good for recon and spying but useless in a fight."

"Ok, what do these three do?" Izuku questions.

"This one is the iron fruit, this brown one is the mud fruit, and this last one is the water fruit," Sabo informs.

Izuku ponders, "Well Shoto here can already summon Ice, so I don't think the water one would help much. The Mud one is interesting but that one doesn't seem like a good fit for you. What does the Iron fruit do?"

Sabo shows him the page of known uses for the Iron fruit. Izuku reads the page, which is a powerful fruit. If sabo eats this and trains with it he could summon and create any known weapon. He could magnetize the particles and use them as a bind. The potential of this fruit is something they are missing. Izuku smirks, "I personally think the Iron Fruit is the best one. I can think of a million uses for it that would fit into your fighting style and the pack's overall fighting power. You could bind, magnetize, support, attack, and defend with any weapon you could imagine."

Sabo nods and picks up the fruit he was thinking along the same line. He takes a bite, the taste is bitter and he wants to spit it out, he swallows thickly. He gags as he consumes the rest of the fruit. Once it is finished and he doesn't feel like he is about to throw up, he tries to call upon the power. From his hands, he summons a small amount of Iron, enough to make a small dagger, "I need to practice."

"I will help in any way I can." Izuku nods with a smile.

Shanks packs up the fruits and takes back the book of devil fruits he puts them away. Aizawa nudges him there business is done here. Shanks nods still feeling guilty, he pushes it back for now. Aizawa leads Shanks out of the room calling his goodbyes and goodnights as he leaves the teens to their own.

Izuku slumps again as the teachers leave the room, Ashido gives the teen a questioning look. "During the meeting with Nezu, things got pretty heated between me and Shanks."

"What happened?" Ashido asks.

"A misunderstanding." Izuku supplies. "anyways, we will be rescuing a packmate in two days."

"You figured out how to get the Elemental Nations?" Ashido asks shocked.

"Yea, you remember that box I found on Raftel?" Izuku asks getting a nod from Ashido. "It contains a medallion that is linked with the other spirits that will get us there." He pulls out the medallion and shows it to Ashido.

"It's pretty." Ashido comments studying the medallion, "What do these colors represent?" she points to the fluctuating colors.

"Fuji and I believe it represents the Spirit's frame of mind or their souls. Shukaku is in danger, I hear him screaming in agony and pain. Kurama is angry and in pain. The others are too quiet and are being drowned out by Shukaku and Kurama."

"I see, so we save Shukaku first?" Ashido clarifies.

"Yes, in my visions we arrive right as Shukaku is being extracted." Izuku worries.

Ashido ponders, "we can only hope we get there in time. It must be hard for you to not know what is happening."

"It's agonizing. Every cell in my body wants nothing more than to leave right now and save him. But I understand I need to wait. It doesn't stop me from worrying about him though." Izuku sighs, "but I have to believe that we will make it in time or I'm gonna go insane."

Katsuki looks at the time, "Nerd, are you calm enough to get something to eat?"

Izuku looks at Katsuki fondly, "yeah I can eat."

"Well let's go then." Katsuki nods and grabs Izuku to go to the kitchen.

"Can we cuddle after dinner, Kacchan?" Izuku asks brimming with hope.

Katsuki blushes and grumbles, "Don't ask stupid questions, Nerd."

Izuku pouts dramatically, "sorry, Kacchan."

Katsuki wants to both simultaneously kiss the nerd and hit him hard enough to knock him out. He settles on giving Izuku a quick kiss blushing madly. "Idiot, of course, we are gonna cuddle." He smirks dangerously as a thought comes to him, "Besides you promised me a surprise when we passed the Exams."

Izuku smirks slyly, "I did? I don't remember can Kacchan refresh my memory?"

Katsuki growls menacingly, "you promised me if I passed the exam you would do something special."

Izuku ponders for a bit striking a thinking pose he taps his chin playfully trying to recall what the surprise was, "Hummmm" he hums in thought. His eyes sparkle in mischief as he remembers his promise, "Ahh, now I remember." He smirks at Katsuki's resulting blush.

"Do we even want to know?" Ace questions.

"Probably not," Shoto states wisely.

"We should head to the training room after dinner," Luffy recommends with a slightly terrified edge to his voice.

"I second," Kirishima agrees.

The rest nod their agreements. While Denki, Kato, Sabo, and Ashido look confused they ultimately decide they are probably better off not knowing what the two will be up to later. Though Denki and Ashido already have an inkling since they saw the aftermath before they left for their mission. Ashido can't help but wonder what the others heard for their faces to look so terrified.

Katsuki ignores the rest of the pack to head downstairs, dragging a giggling Izuku behind him. Katsuki rushes to make a simple dinner consisting of sandwiches. Izuku promised to take him apart, and if that thought makes Katsuki shiver with excitement, or maybe anticipation; only the nerd can tell. Katsuki finishes his sandwich in record time, ready to disappear for the night. He looks at Izuku waiting for him to finish his sandwich.

Izuku nibbles on his sandwich holding in his laughter as Katsuki's face twitches impatiently. Izuku pretends he doesn't notice Katsuki's irritation rising, "What's wrong, Kacchan?" Izuku asks innocently with his head cocked to the side.

Katsuki growls to hide his pout, "nothing!"

Izuku hides his smirk, "oh? Is Kacchan that excited for his prize?"

Katsuki snarls "Nerd!" his features turning slightly feral. He growls as he tries to keep Fenrir at bay, he shuts his eyes and breaths through his frustration and impatience. He calms enough to hold Fenrir back, "Just hurry up!"

Izuku feels a thrill of excitement race down his spine at that thought of pushing Katsuki's patience so far that Katsuki snaps. And a part of Izuku desperately wants to experience that, but he did promise Katsuki and he intends to follow through with it. He has never broken a promise to Katsuki before and he doesn't plan to start now. Izuku decides he will stop tormenting his explosive partner and works on finishing his food. "Of course, Kacchan," Izuku smiles sweetly.

Katsuki slumps with a small pout, he continues to busy himself until Izuku is done eating. His mind runs through different scenarios that may happen tonight. Katsuki can't decide if these thoughts are a blessing or a curse. After what seems like an eternity but was probably a few minutes Izuku is finally done with his food.

Izuku studies Katsuki, he wonders what the other is thinking. Izuku smiles at Katsuki's dazed and dreamy spaced-out look. He must be thinking some pretty interesting thoughts to be turning that shade of red. "…. acchan, …Kacchan?" Izuku waves his hand in front of Katsuki's face.

"H- Huh?" Katsuki dreamily responds. He is dazed for a few seconds as the images his mind conjured up fade. His eyes clear as he takes in his Nerds sweetly smiling face. He notices Izuku has finally finished his food and smiles heatedly, "Done, Nerd?"

"Yep," Izuku smirks.

"Fucking finally, Nerd," Katsuki huffs impatiently. He grabs Izuku's arm and lifts him off his seat and practically drags a giggling Izuku to the elevator.

As the elevator closes them off from the rest of the world Izuku reverses Katsuki's hold on his wrist. Izuku pins the explosive teen to the wall of the elevator and boxes him in. Izuku takes in his soulmate's wide shocked eyes tinted with arousal. Izuku smiles dangerously as he leans in, to kiss Katsuki. Gently at first not wanting to heat things up too much, he nips and licks playfully as he can feel Katsuki melt against him. He groans as he can feel Katsuki's awakening arousal against his thigh. He kisses Katsuki with determination and desperation, it has been more than a week since they have touched each other like this. Izuku really wants to keep his promise of taking Katsuki apart, and from the barely concealed impatience, Katsuki is looking forward to it as well.

The elevator dings as it reaches the fifth floor, Izuku regretfully pulls away before the doors open. He ignores his packmates' smugly smirking faces and grabs Katsuki's wrist and bolts to their room just barely not using his quirk to move faster. He locks the door and stalks toward Katsuki like a predator backing a rabbit into a corner.

Katsuki gulps, he has not seen this particular look from his Nerd before. He finds himself feeling terrified and completely turned on. Izuku looks at him eyes glowing and pupils dilated hungrily. Katsuki thinks the Nerd is about to devour him and the thought makes a shiver race through him. The nerd stalks him, every step Izuku takes Katsuki challenges him with a smirking step back. Izuku smirks dangerously at him and Katsuki feels confusion flow through him. Katsuki's back hits the door to their room with a dull thud, soon realization floods through him as the Nerd practically pounces on him.

Izuku traps his prey against their door he can feel Katsuki's heartbeat fluttering wildly, he smirks as he cages him in. He leans in places a soft kiss on Katsuki's stunned lips, he kisses him softly, lingering, a completely opposite way from the look in his eyes. But Katsuki shivers against him, and this makes Izuku groan. He moves away from his lips tracing a path to Katsuki's neck, he nibbles and licks playfully.

Katsuki bites down a moan as the Nerd nibbles his neck wanting Katsuki to submit to him. And Katsuki wants to, oh so desperately… but his pride is trying to bubble to the surface; telling him to take control. Izuku must sense this so he bites a little harshly. Katsuki moans as his pride checks out and he lets himself be controlled. And he will admit something terrifying, aroused, scared, and excited flutters in his belly. Izuku licks the spot he bit in apology and Katsuki is embarrassed to admit that he whined.

Izuku breaks away from Katsuki just far enough away to open the door, he smiles at Katsuki's pout. He gets the door open and pushes Katsuki back until his knees are hitting the bed while removing Katsuki's tank top. With a smirk, Izuku pushes him back and follows Katsuki as he falls onto the bed. Izuku lunges back in to kiss Katsuki heatedly. He nudges Katsuki's legs apart so he can lay between them. Katsuki complies easily and spreads his leg open for Izuku, he chokes on a moan when Izuku brushes against his erection.

Katsuki bucks into his Nerds touch wanting the nerd to hurry up already. He is desperate and needy and wants nothing more than for Izuku to get to fucking him he thinks he might just go insane. But Katsuki knows Izuku, he knows that Izuku will take his time, he will explore his body with a fine-tooth comb, light every nerve on fire, and wait just until Katsuki is about to lose his mind; before they get to the good part. So he lets himself relax and focus on all the pleasure Izuku gives him, and he greedily soaks in the attention. Izuku places fluttering kisses on his lips moving to his ear to suck and nibble on the lobe. Katsuki shivers and whines as the nerd's hot breath tickles him in such a sensual way. Katsuki bucks up as Izuku's teeth drag on his earlobe as he releases it with a kiss. He moves to the spot right behind the ear and Katsuki moves his head to the side to give Izuku more access. Izuku hums in approval as he sucks a small mark into his neck. He nibbles and licks the sensitive spot before moving on, tracing kisses and nips along his neck until he reaches his Adam's apple. And the Moan Katsuki releases when the Nerd scrapes his teeth over it is sinful.

"Haah… mmnh… Ne-nerd" Katsuki moans unabashed.

Katsuki writhes and moans as Izuku slowly and meticulously takes him apart. Turning Katsuki's mind into goo, no thoughts except 'fuck this feels good', 'More', and a string of curses that he may or may not be letting out. Katsuki is breathing heavily as Izuku lays soft lingering kisses along his chest. He glides one of his hands to grope the skin of Katsuki's chest. His fingers roll over his nipple as his lips tease the other one. His tongue flicks Katsuki's nipple, while his sinful fingers roll and tug and play with the other nipple. Katsuki's chest has always been sensitive so after a while, he starts to squirm in sensitivity. Izuku seems to understand because he moves his hand to stroke his sides as he kisses and licks Katsuki cut abdominal muscles. Kissing and tracing the marks his wolf left him with, The Nerds skillful fingers snap the button of his pants open. Katsuki whines as Izuku pulls away.

Izuku admires his strong soulmate spread out for him, flushed, and breathing heavily. Katsuki's eyes are blown wide and half-lidded in lust. Usually thin lips, swelling and red; from a combination of Izuku's nibbling kisses and Katsuki biting his moans and whimpers back. Izuku removes his own shirt to give him a chance to calm down. He never wants to rush these moments with Katsuki, Izuku wants to worship every part of his stunning soulmate. So he takes a moment to settle down until he is calm enough not to cum on the spot. He rummages through their drawer to get the lube out. He grasps the little bottle and places it next to him, he is not done worshiping Katsuki's body yet.

Katsuki won't admit it, but he is thankful Izuku releases him for a little bit. It would be so embarrassing if he came before Izuku even touched his cock. So he takes a few moments to settle the edge of arousal. His cock twitches in anticipation as Izuku grabs the lube out of the drawer and places it next to him. Izuku smiles slyly at Katsuki as he drags him into a messy passion-filled kiss. Tongues dancing, playing, exploring, until the need for air is too great and Izuku pulls away. A string of saliva still connects the two, but snaps as Izuku leans back. Izuku runs his fingers down his sides rubbing soothingly, Katsuki shivers.

"Nerd Please…" Katsuki groans, not quite a beg, but no less needy.

"Shh Kacchan, let me take care of you." Izuku smiles sweetly. He plays with the waistband of Katsuki pants, fingers dipping into his boxers teasingly. Izuku relishes the easy compliance and trust Katsuki gives him, he smiles down at his soulmate, "Kacchan you're so beautiful, so perfect."

Katsuki keens at the praise, he can feel tears prickling his eyes and he thinks it is because he feels so much right now. The nerd loves him, this is a fact, but for some reason having the Nerd take care of him so sweetly and gently makes his heart swell. Izuku slowly works his pants and boxers off admiring the new skin revealed to him. He traces the orange lines that mark his once flawless skin with kisses and licks, worshiping the marks. He kisses up his thighs and sucks a mark into the flesh of his inner thigh. A clear possessive mark and makes Katsuki mewl in pleasure, he knows he will feel this mark every time he moves for the next few days. He licks over the new mark, then pulls back to admire it. There is a look in Izuku's eyes, pleased, possessive, and claiming Katsuki thinks, but there is also a small amount of disbelief; like the Nerd can't believe he can do something like that to Katsuki. Katsuki is torn out of his thoughts when a wet heat covers the tip of his cock and giving a harsh suck that makes Katsuki wail in pleasure.

"Shit, Nerd…" Katsuki moans.

Izuku's response is to take Katsuki to the back of his throat in a single motion. He gags a little and Katsuki moans and weaves his fingers through the Nerds hair. Katsuki holds him there loving the feeling of being in Izuku's throat. Katsuki feels the vibrations from Izuku moaning around his cock and he shivers, he releases his grip on the Nerds hair. Izuku hollows his cheeks as he makes his way back up Katsuki's cock. Katsuki moans as Izuku rubs a wet slick finger around his hole, none of the tension he had the first time Izuku did this. He isn't sure what he wants more right now, the feeling of Izuku's mouth on his cock is intoxicating. But having His Nerd slowly, meticulously opening him up sounds so enticing he can't help but to buck back to try and get those fingers in him.

"Nerd, please…" Katsuki begs. Katsuki moans as Izuku finally pushes his finger in thrusting slowly.

Izuku groans as his finger enters Katsuki slowly, there is little to no resistance. Izuku is a little shocked at how relaxed Katsuki is under his ministrations. "So good, Kacchan so good for me." Izuku praises.

Katsuki moans around a demand for more, "mmnh… Nerd… Nghh… please… more"

Izuku adds more lube to his fingers and teases with another finger prodding and testing. Izuku pushes gently and pulls back driving Katsuki mad with pleasure. Katsuki groans every time Izuku pulls the finger away. Eventually, Izuku stops teasing him and inserts the second finger, slamming his fingers right into Katsuki's prostate. Katsuki screams as his back arches off the bed, seconds away from being thrown off the ledge. Izuku pulls his fingers out and applies a little bit of lube he rubs his free hand up and down Katsuki's side relaxing him and pulling him from the edge a bit. Once Izuku believes Katsuki is calm enough he continues opening the other teen thrusting and scissoring Katsuki open. He listens to Katsuki's moans, whimpering, and begging, and complies by adding another finger thrusting slowly and working him open more. The last thing Izuku ever wants to do is hurt his soulmate so he listens to every sound Katsuki lets out, studies his face for any signs of pain or discomfort. Katsuki chokes out a sob and Izuku snaps his eyes toward his soulmate.

Katsuki locks eyes with teary eyes, "Please, please nerd."

Izuku slows his movements and whispers huskily, "What do you need Kacchan?"

"I want you, Nerd." Tears drip from the corners of his eyes, "please I'm ready, nerd."

Izuku removes his fingers from Katsuki and wastes no time lubing himself up, he leans in and engages Katsuki in a slow kiss as the head of his cock rests against Katsuki's entrance. He whispers against Katsuki's lips, "You ready?"

"Yeah" Katsuki huffs out breathlessly. Izuku kisses him softly again as he adds a little pressure against Katsuki's entrance. The Head of Izuku's cock breaches him and he keens he has never felt so connected with the nerd before. He feels a slight sting as Izuku slowly enters him and the sting cements that this is real, this is really happening. And Izuku bottoms out and stills waiting for Katsuki to adjust. Izuku cups Katsuki's face so softly, the look in the Nerd's eyes is full of love and Katsuki loves his Nerd so, so fucking much. Katsuki gives an experimental roll of his hips and moans as Izuku moves, the feeling is amazing. He feels so full and complete as Izuku carves a place for himself in the deepest part of him. And then Izuku is moving, thrusting his hips in earnest, and Katsuki can do little more than hold on and moan.

"Ahh… N-nerd… So, … So good… so full" Katsuki moans out.

"Fuck Kacchan, my perfect Kacchan, so pretty, so tight." Izuku praises and moans.

Katsuki screams as Izuku sends a hard thrust straight to his prostate and he almost cums. He is close but he doesn't want this to end so he holds back. Izuku doesn't seem to let him though as he takes his cock in hand and gives strokes to the slow, long tempo of his thrusts. Katsuki can't hold back anymore and he cums with a scream painting Izuku's fist and his own belly. Izuku rocks him through his orgasm. Katsuki feels like he is floating on the clouds and he never wants to come down. After a few moments, the fog lifts and Katsuki realizes his Nerd is still hard inside him while he rubs Katsuki's sides in the aftermath. Izuku is sweating with an almost awed look on his face as he gazes at Katsuki.

"You're so perfect Kacchan, you're so good," Izuku breathes heavily. "I love you so much Kacchan."

Katsuki whines possibly from the nerd's praise, possibly from overstimulation. He is not sure, but his heart feels light and soaring. He moans as he feels Izuku twitch inside him, he rolls his hips on Izuku's cock and moans from the sting of overstimulation. But he loves it, the slow way Izuku makes him forget about everything in the world. The slow way Izuku moves inside him forcing his world to be narrowed down to the full 8 inches inside of him. And each slow, lingering thrust has him bordering on the brink of madness again. And it doesn't take long for him to be hard again as the overstimulation subsides to mind-numbing pleasure. And Katsuki can tell the Nerd is struggling, to hold himself back, to give Katsuki time for the overstimulation to pass.

"Nerd…" Katsuki calls breathlessly.

"Yeah, Kacchan?" Izuku huffs, and he is shaking subtly.

"Don't hold back" Katsuki smirks dangerously.

Izuku's breath hitches as he thrusts into Katsuki again. It doesn't take long to set a fast and hard pace aiming every thrust at Katsuki's prostate. Katsuki wails his pleasure and he is almost sure the entire building can hear them. Izuku kisses him full of passion and swallowing his moans and cries. And Katsuki feels like he is on the edge again and he whines because it is too soon, and he knows this will be it for him. So he pushes against Izuku, forcing Izuku to slow down and part from his lips. Izuku looks at him in worry and Katsuki smiles at him softly.

"I'm close" Katsuki pouts, Izuku looks confused. So Katsuki elaborates, "I don't want to yet."

Izuku smiles softly, "Ok Kacchan."

"Let me ride you," Katsuki suggests breathlessly.

Izuku pouts, "but Kacchan, I'm supposed to take care of you."

"Please," Katsuki pleads. And something in the tone of his voice makes Izuku feel weak. So he nods and with impressive strength, he flips them. Katsuki lets out a squeak-like sound as he leans back on Izuku's cock.

Katsuki sits up and braces his hands on Izuku's firm chest and he gives an experimental roll of his hips he groans at the sensation. He lifts himself up until only the tip is still in him and he lets gravity pull him back down on Izuku's cock. He moans as Izuku hits his prostate aided by the force of gravity. Izuku's hands grip his hips tightly, so tightly he is sure he will have bruises for a few days. And he lets Izuku help him bounce on the Nerd's cock, milking in the pure blissed-out look on the nerd's face. Katsuki can swear he feels Izuku get harder, so the nerd is close then. And the thought of Izuku cumming in him, marking him as far inside as he can makes Katsuki clench and tighten. He speeds up his bouncing and the Nerds grip on his hips is almost painful. Izuku slams his hips up as Katsuki comes down meeting him in the middle. And Katsuki is so close again but he can't slow down, and the nerd looks like he is barely holding on by a thread. So he grabs his own cock in his hand and strokes a couple of times and he is cumming with a scream on his lips. Izuku doesn't stop pounding into him during his orgasm, he thrust four or five more times. Then without warning, Izuku's grip on his hips tighten and he is slamming up while pulling Katsuki down on him finally reaching his own orgasm with a broken "Kacchan" on his lips.

Izuku holds Katsuki down on his cock as he fills him up, and Izuku doesn't want to leave him yet as Katsuki collapses on top of Izuku. Izuku holds him to his chest as they soak in the afterglows of their orgasms. Izuku places soft kisses on the top of Katsuki's head as he whispers into his ear, "I love you, Kacchan".

Katsuki mumbles sleepily "love you too, Nerd."

And Izuku is completely happy to lay here with Katsuki on top of him for the rest of his life. His cock twitches again almost wanting to get hard again, but Izuku pushes the feeling down. But Katsuki clenches around him milking him for anything left. And Izuku really doesn't want to leave yet so he lets his eyes drift close as he feels Katsuki sigh peacefully on top of him. And Katsuki hasn't tried to squirm out of his hold or off his cock so he doesn't pull out, he enjoys being connected like this with his Kacchan. But he doesn't want to hurt Katsuki so he shifts going to move Katsuki off him so they can cuddle. But Katsuki stops him, "Stay". So Izuku relaxes again and continues to hold his Explosive soulmate tightly to his chest, cock still half-hard inside him.

**** Next day ****

"All Right… We're back to our regular classes" Aizawa starts the class, settling the chatter. "A lot's happened. Too much really, but now it's business as usual. Today in class…" The students perk up, "…We'll just have a lecture, but look forward to some harsher training throughout this semester."

"Boring right…?" Ashido whispers to Asui.

Aizawa growls and activates his quirk, "What was that, Ashido?"

"Eep! Haven't had that feeling in a while!" Ashido shivers.

"May I ask a question?" Asui raises her hand. Aizawa nods at her to ask, "we just heard about work studies at the opening ceremony. Could you explain that a bit more?"

"Oh yea, the principal was talking about that." Sero turns to Tokoyami.

"I'm also curious, actually," Tokoyami whispers back.

"He mentioned that many of our upperclassmen are engaged in work studies…" Momo supplies.

Aizawa rubs the back of his neck, "I was planning to go over all that at a later date, but well fine." Aizawa looks mostly at his problem children, "I guess it makes sense to explain it now. To put it simply it is Hero Work outside of school."

"Ohh…" Ochako perks up, "Didn't know we got to do that sort of thing…" she almost leaps out of her chair as she shouts, "So what was the point of trying so hard at the sports festival?!"

"Indeed…! With these work studies available, it seems that getting scouted at the sports festival was hardly our only option." Iida narrows his eyes.

Aizawa sighs, "you'll be using your networking connections from the sports festival to secure your hero work studies. It's all at your discretion to start with and is unrelated to classes here. Those of you who didn't get scouted at the sports festival will have a hard time finding positions anyway. It used to be that every agency in the country would seek out applicants, but the competition to win over U.A. students caused a lot of issues. So that's why things are how they are now." Aizawa sighs, "If that is all, then take a seat."

"Sorry of jumping to the wrong conclusions…" Ochako blushes and bows.

"Earning those provisional licenses will give you extended in-depth experience when It comes to this stuff. But keep in mind there's virtually no precedent for licensed first years. With the sudden outburst of villain activity, the possibility of first-year work studies is being given serious consideration." He looks at the clock and sighs, "We will revisit this later at which point you will be given more information when circumstances allow." He hears a knock on the door, "Right… sorry to keep you waiting. Mic!"

"THE FIRST PERIOD IS ENGLISH! THE CLASS I TEACH! IT'S BEEN A WHILE, SO I BET YOU'RE EAGER TO SEE ME TAKE THE STAGE AGAIN, BRUH!" Present Mic exclaims loudly, "OKAY, SO … WE'RE PACKING IN A TON OF STUFF TODAY! LET'S DO THIS! YEAHHHH!"

"Yes, sir!" the class responds less enthused.

After lunch, the students are back in their seats chatting about what Hero Basic Training is going to look like with All Might being retired. Aizawa steps back into the class and the students focus on him.

"We are going to continue our discussion about Work Studies," Aizawa informs.

"Yes… Finally." Most of the students perk up.

Izuku can't help but think this is what Nezu has planned so they can leave for the Elemental Nations tomorrow. He won't lie he will admit to being slightly concerned that there wouldn't be a way for them to go unnoticed. Izuku puts his thoughts aside to listen to Aizawa's lecture.

"Principal Nezu believes the first years should be getting the experience work studies gives the upperclassmen. With the rise of villains, and our own history of being attacked Nezu believes having you all get that experience is vital to your survival. However," Aizawa pauses he looks at the students seriously. "There are a few rules in place to make sure you don't fall behind in your studies."

"Aww, Man!"

"That is to be expected."

"First, this is an opportunity available for those who have received their provisional licenses already. Those of you that have failed to pass this time will get another opportunity to retake the test in April. Secondly, if you are out on a mission that forces you to miss school, you will be required to remake those days during holidays and breaks. Thirdly, you have to keep a passing grade in all subjects, the moment you fail a test you will be barred from participating in the work studies until your grades improve. Lastly, for those of you that already have approved agencies can start as early as today" Aizawa informs, "I will be passing around papers to those whose agencies want them back for work studies."

Izuku receives his paper and smiles, obviously, Shanks would want them back, but he can't help but worry about Shoto, and Ace who interned with Endeavor, Kirishima who interned with Fat Gum, Kaminari, and Ashido who he doesn't know who they interned for. Technically speaking Sabo's first day in school is today so he didn't intern with anyone. However, it would look extremely suspicious that they would leave Sabo behind while they go on a mission. He looks at Aizawa trying to catch his eye, Aizawa gives him a look that Izuku knows as, "Meet me after class."

So the rest of the day they have a study period and chances to look over their papers. Izuku waits impatiently for the end of the day. Katsuki rubs his back in comfort, he whispers "It will work out Nerd."

"I know, but how are we gonna make Endeavor let go of Ace and Shoto?" Izuku whispers back.

"I'm not sure," Katsuki frowns.

Soon enough Aizawa dismisses the class to go back to the dorms, Izuku and pack stay behind. Izuku uses his Haki to make sure no one is eavesdropping on their conversations. Iida seems to be lagging around the outside so Izuku sighs, "Mr. Aizawa, so you said that we could start our work studies tonight if we wanted to?"

"Yes, Midoriya" Aizawa sighs.

Izuku hums, "how do we let the agencies know if we accept?"

Aizawa's eyes flash, "you will need to go to Nezu and he will contact the agencies." He narrows his eyes, "are you planning on putting yourself on a rotation?"

Izuku nods and hums, "It is best if I get myself out there as soon as possible. As a healer, I should be out on patrols helping the heroes save people."

"I see, well follow me to Nezu's office we'll get you situated." Aizawa moves to leave. He opens the door and watches as Iida hovers closely, he raises an eyebrow, "you need something, Iida?"

Iida glares at Izuku, "Nothing at all Sensei."

Aizawa narrows his eyes but ignores Iida, leading the group to Nezu's office. Aizawa knocks on Nezu's door.

"Come in," Nezu calls.

"Principal Nezu" Aizawa greets as he leads the group into the office. "The students want to put in their requests for Work Studies."

Nezu observes the group, his eyes land on Izuku whose nose and ears are twitching irritably. He sniffs the air and realizes they have been followed and begins telling Aizawa information, "Shota, a long-term mission has come down from higher for you."

"Yes sir, what is this mission?" Aizawa asks professionally.

"The details are in this envelope, I have spoken to Endeavor he wants you to take Shoto and Ace on this mission to give them nighttime experience. As for Sabo, I believe he will benefit from going with you on this mission."

"Yes sir," Aizawa bows.

"Now the rest of you, the Red Force Has put in requests for work-study for Midoriya, Bakugo, and Luffy. If you accept, I will let them know you will report in the morning." Nezu explains.

"Yes sir," Izuku, Katsuki, and Luffy bow.

"Now Kirishima, I have received multiple requests for you, Nighteye, Hawks, Red Force, and Fat Gum have requested you to work with them. It is your choice where you want to go."

"I see Sir, I will choose Nighteye sir," He flashes the principal a small smile.

"I will inform him," Nezu nods. "Report to Nighteye at 7 am outside the dorms."

"Ashido and Kaminari, Red Force, and Might Tower have requested you as well," Nezu informs.

"I'm going to go with Might tower Sir," Kaminari responds.

"Good, meet Nighteye outside with Kirishima at 7 am," Nezu informs

"I learned a lot from my training at Red Force, so I am going to stick there," Ashido responds with a thoughtful look.

"Report to Red Force in the morning with Midoriya, Bakugo, and Luffy," Nezu informs. "I will have all the paperwork submitted tonight."

"Thank you, Sir" Izuku bows.

"One more thing before you go, I understand if you go on missions you will miss schooling, I am not too worried about your grades since most of you hold the top grades in the class. But there is a minimum number of days you must attend, all the days you missed must be made up for." Nezu states.

"Yes, Aizawa- sensei has informed us, we will be careful to only miss school when absolutely necessary." Izuku states. He uses his observation Haki and realizes Iida has left, he sags in relief. "Iida must have gotten bored and left, no doubt he will watch and see if Kirishima and Kaminari leave with Nighteye tomorrow."

"Yes, Nighteye will be escorting Kirishima and Kaminari to the Red Force tomorrow morning. I already told him he will need to bring a couple of you to avoid suspicion of Half the class going to the same Agency." Nezu explains.

Izuku nods, "Sir, what did you tell Endeavor about Shoto and Ace?"

Nezu smirks, "We fought for a bit over the phone, but once I mentioned Ace was going on a mission with Aizawa he caved, he wants Shoto to be stronger and more confident with his fire that as long as Ace is going he allowed Shoto to go."

"I see, I don't think that excuse will work for long," Izuku states.

"Father is going to want to see my training when we get back" Shoto states.

"We will have nothing to worry about Sho, you can control almost all your flames." Ace comforts, "I'm sure he will be satisfied if we show him the twin stars we have been working on."

"Ohh, a new move?" Izuku asks with stars in his eyes, "you'll let me see it right?"

"Of course, Izuku." Ace smirks, "How else are we gonna know if it is better than yours and Blasty's move?"

"As if Matchstick! Nothing you make is better than our special move." Katsuki challenges.

"Anyways," Nezu interrupts. "All Might is taking over Class 1-A for the time being, while Rayleigh shadows him. Rayleigh will be taking over Hand to Hand combatives while Shanks is away."

"Speaking of the others, are they settling in alright?" Izuku asks worrying his bottom lip.

"They are settling in just fine, I promise," Nezu reassures.

"That's good," Izuku sags in relief. "What about the plans for the island, is Cementoss going to work on the facilities there?"

"Yes, both of the islands will be up and running by the time you get back." Nezu confirms, "The other class I am working on, it depends on who you bring back from the elemental nations."

"I'm not sure," Izuku thinks for a second. "Oh, last time we didn't know that our comms gear worked across worlds…" Izuku pulls his comms set off and hands it to Nezu.

Nezu looks at the gear intrigued, "How does it work."

"Oh there is a button on the side that activates the earpiece, you just talk into it and the mic is sensitive enough to pick up and transmit your voice to the other side. They are all connected so they are excellent for group conversations. With these earpieces we can contact Whitebeard, you and if I give one to the Hokage then we will be in contact with each of the worlds." Izuku stops himself before he gets into a muttering fit. Nezu can hear the excitement in Izuku's voice. He chuckles a bit.

"Well, you all should be heading back to the dorms," Nezu dismisses. "Keep me informed on the mission."

Aizawa answers, "Yes sir." The boys nod their agreements. Aizawa turns to his problem children. "Let's pack for a week, if the mission is extended, we will figure it out."

"Yes, sir." Ace, Shoto, and Sabo respond.

*** Time skip Next morning***

It's 6 am the alarm is blaring to wake the boys, Katsuki sighs and turns to turn off the Alarm. He shoots a "wake up shitty extras" text to the rest of their group. He knows the plan for Kaminari and Kirishima to leave earlier than them. Ace, Shoto, and Sabo are to meet Aizawa in the common room after breakfast. Katsuki, His nerd, Luffy, and Ashido are to head to Red Force after breakfast. He looks down at Izuku memories from the last couple of days running through his mind. He is glad the soreness from the other night has subsided completely, he didn't want to ask the nerd to heal him. The nerd would be insufferably guilty on top of his already worried hovering. The night they had sex he didn't mean to fall asleep on the Nerd. He blushes as he remembers that through most of the night, he slept with the Nerd half hard inside of him. If he wasn't so sore, he would have loved to go again. He thinks that would have been a good way to wake them up.

There is shifting on his chest that pulls him out of his musings, he watches his nerd scrunch up his face as he slowly wakes up. He runs his fingers through the fluffy green hair relishing in the pleased rumble coming from his Nerd.

Izuku sighs relaxed, "Good Morning, Kacchan."

Katsuki flashes a sleepy smile to his soulmate, "G'morning, Nerd."

"What time is it?" Izuku asks with his chin posted on Katsuki's chest.

"Just after 6." Katsuki hums.

Izuku grumbles, "I don't wanna get up yet."

"We have a mission today." Katsuki reminds.

"I know. But Kacchan's so comfy," Izuku whines.

"I want to stay cuddled with you too, who knows when the next time will be." Katsuki starts, "but Gaara needs us."

"You're right, Kacchan," Izuku whimpers. "Gaara is in danger. We have to save him."

Katsuki watches as his Nerd's eyes flash a bright determined green, it's a look that sends shivers down his spine every time he sees it. It's a look he has seen before, it was aimed at him when he was being attacked by the sludge villain. It was aimed at him when he was kidnapped by the League. This is a look that sometimes terrifies him because this is also a look that screams 'I won't give up until I've saved you'. He also understands that there is nothing in the universe that will stop his nerd when he gets that particular look in his eyes. So he flashes his own determined grin back at the nerd, "yeah, we will save him, and he will be pack in no time."

Izuku smiles widely, "Thanks, Kacchan. I needed that."

"Whatever Nerd" Katsuki sighs, "we need to make sure the extras are up."

Izuku rises from the bed and goes to get dressed. Katsuki sits up and stretches, moaning at the pleasurable pops his back and shoulders make. Katsuki arches an eyebrow as the nerd froze while getting dressed looking at him with a dazed and dreamy look. Katsuki smirks, "like what you see, nerd?"

"Yes," Izuku states seriously, still dazed, and dreamy, Katsuki watches in amusement as Izuku's brain catches up to what he just admitted to; he blushes brilliantly. By the time Izuku is broken out of his daze, Katsuki is already dressed and waiting for him on the bed. Izuku quickly finished putting on his shirt. "You ready, Kacchan."

"Yeah, let's go." Katsuki nods.

Izuku and Katsuki leave their rooms with their backpacks. They spot the others milling about and getting ready. Katsuki looks them over, "I'll make breakfast this morning, so you extras better hurry up."

"Of course, Blasty." Ace smirks.

"We will be down in a few" Shoto states.

"Where are Luffy and Kirishima?" Izuku asks.

"They went downstairs a few minutes ago, they are going to get Kaminari and Ashido," Shoto informs.

Izuku nods, "Right Kaminari and Kirishima leave earlier than the rest of us." He turns to Katsuki, "Come on, so we can say bye to them."

Katsuki heads to the kitchens and starts pulling out the breakfast items he bought the day before. Nothing extravagant just the basic Salmon, Miso soup, and rice, with pickled veggies. He preps the food and sets everything to cook. The nerd is talking animatedly with Kirishima and Kaminari.

"So Denki, how did the gear work during the exams?" Izuku asks curiously, he already has his notebook out to take notes.

"Oh that worked amazingly, after Kats and Kiri were turned in meatballs, I was told they could still feel pain in that form. I couldn't go all out with my usual 1million volts because that would have hurt them. Kats gave me one of his grenades and I was able to create an opening. I tricked our opponent into thinking I missed, and he dodged between me and my spike. It was genius of you and Kato to come up with a way to direct my lightning." Kaminari gushes.

"That's good, maybe when we get some downtime we can work on other things for your quirk," Izuku suggests.

"Yeah, I'd like that." Kaminari returns with a smile.

Katsuki pulls the salmon out of the oven and tests it for doneness, satisfied he puts the fish on the table. He checks on the Miso Soup and he is satisfied with the flavors, he turns the stove to simmer so it stays warm. The others hover around the stove as Katsuki fills the bowls up. They all sit at the table and eat in contained excitement. Once the food is done Katsuki and Izuku take care of cleaning the dishes. They call out their farewells to the packmates that are leaving already.

Around 7:30 am Aizawa strolls in to grab Ace, Shoto, and Sabo, "you already?"

"Yes Sir," The three call out. They wave bye to Izuku and Katsuki.

Izuku, Katsuki, Luffy, and Ashido wait a few moments, Izuku checks his watch it's 7:45, "it's time to go, guys" as he leads them out of the dorms. He moves to the helicopter pad on the other side of the school groups and shifts into Fuji. The others load up on his back and he takes off.

At 8 am the first group to reach the Red Force is Kirishima and Kaminari, Shanks is waiting there for them already and leads them into a back-training room. A few moments later Aizawa and his team stroll in, Aizawa leads them to the same room. At 815 the last few members of the team have landed on the roof and have taken the access door to the training rooms.

Shanks observes everyone, "Glad you all could make it. We do not know what we are heading into, if Izuku's visions are correct we will be landing where Gaara is. We are to rescue him at all costs."

Izuku nods with his eyes hardened, "We will save him, I know it."

The other nod, mirroring Izuku's determined look.

"Izuku give me the medallion." Shanks orders.

Izuku pulls the medallion out of his pocket and hands it to Shanks. Shanks studies the Medallion and connects it to the back of The One Piece. Like before, when they used the One Piece to come home an Inky black portal opens up. Izuku steps through first with Katsuki and Aizawa flanking him. The others follow close behind. They land in a clearing in the woods.

There are people running towards them, Izuku stands tall but trying to be unthreatening. The group stops, "Who are you? What is your business here?" A silver-haired man calls.

Izuku locks eyes with the person, he recognizes the silver-haired one and the bright blond from his visions. They are at a slight disadvantage this time is different from meeting whitebeard, all they had to say was Shanks sent them. "We don't have much time, how much information do I need to give you, so you don't kill us on the spot?" Izuku states calmly hands out in surrender.

"Who are you? What is your village? And why are you here in Fire Country?" The silver man asks revealing his red eye.

"I am Izuku Midoriya, this is my pack. We are not from this world we do not have a village. As for why we are here." Izuku looks to Shanks gesturing to give him back the medallion. Shanks hands it to him, "This medallion tells me that the Spirit Gods are in danger. The one in Gaara is screaming in agony. I can help him."

The Silver man tenses, "So you are here for the Jinchruiki?"

Izuku stops the pack from going on the defensive, "Please Kakashi, Naruto, and Kurama I am telling you the truth but there is no time to explain. Please let me help."

The blond-haired teen's eyes start to turn red, he growls out, "HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT NAME?"

"Naruto?!" Kakashi yells. Reaching into his pocket to pull out a slip of paper, he needs to get Naruto to calm down before he can deal with these intruders. Kakashi can not sense any lie coming from this group, but he is a Shinobi, years of training have forced him to always be on guard.

"It's easier if I show you," Izuku smiles. He looks at Katsuki as he starts to shift letting Fuji take over. He nods to Katsuki to transform as well. Ten massive tails flow out from behind him, next to him is a single-tailed giant wolf with scars and weapons sticking out of his fur.

Kakashi is confused he thought the tailed beasts only go to 9 tails, Kyuubi being the strongest. How is this possible, a ten-tailed wolf shouldn't exist. He also knows the other wolf cannot be the one tails, one reason is the one-tails is in Gaara, the other reason is Kakashi knows the one tails is not a wolf. A sudden growl from the Blond next to him breaks him out of his thoughts.

"FUJI! FENRIR! YOU WORTHLESS MUTTS!" Naruto or better yet Kurama hollers.

"MY BROTHER, KURAMA." The wolf rumbles in greeting.

Naruto growls but doesn't form any words.

"KURAMA, PLEASE, TRUST ME." Fuji calls, "I can help you all. I promise."

"TRUST US BROTHER, WE WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING." The other wolf growls out.

The red cloak around Naruto dissipates, Kakashi sighs, they don't have time for this, he studies the two wolves, "Say I believe you; can you help us find Gaara?"

Izuku nods while Katsuki shifts back into his human form, "The nerd will take you straight to Gaara."

The blond female speaks up, "we need to go back to my village, my brother Kankuro is dying."

There is a rumbling coming from the remailing wolf, Kakashi summons a pug to translate. "what is he dying of?"

The blond looks at the wolf, "Poison, Sakura is a healer she is going to help them."

"What direction is your village in?" the pug translates.

The blond points, slightly to the left of where they need to go. Izuku bows his head with a grumble. "He says to get on; it will be faster. He will drop you guys off, then go save Gaara. He will come back to see if he can help in the healing process."

With hesitation and shinobi's level of caution, the group jumps onto Fuji, they use Chakra to stay seated on the massive wolf. The others get into their normal spots and Katsuki pops a few explosions to let Fuji know everyone is ready. With a massive leap and an OFA-powered burst of his wings, Fuji takes to the air.

Katsuki turns to the female, "give me the directions to your village, please."

The female looks conflicted, she is a shinobi, she shouldn't be bringing unknowns to her village; on the other hand, they said they could help her brothers. So with a nod, she starts telling him the directions to her village. What would have been another day and a half journey is finished in less than an hour. Fuji lands just outside the gates and lowers his head for the two females to depart. With a trill, Fuji takes off again.

Kakashi levels his gaze on the group, most of them are not much older if not younger than his students. His Sharingan can see something like Chakra but not quiet chakra. Typically Chakra is inside a person and branches out through the different pathways. But this group's Chakra is more like an Aura than anything else. Usually, with Chakra, there is a sort of elemental hum to it, like a signature. With this group of strangers, there is a hum, but it is not elemental, it almost seems spiritual. Kakashi decides he will get some information out of these people. "If you are not from here, where are you from?"

Katsuki huffs, "the easiest way to explain it, is from another world."

Kakashi nods, "Then how did you get here?"

Aizawa speaks up, "a gateway if you will."

Kakashi knows there is something they are not telling him; he will let it go for now. He will take them to his village after this is done and let Inochi and Shikaku talk to them. "Ok, it seems at least two of you know who the Jinchruikis are."

Katsuki nods, "The nerd can explain it better than I can, but basically Fuji is connected to the Nerds soul. About a thousand years ago there was a world where the Spirit Gods lived. That world was taken over by what Fuji calls "The Calamity". Fuji knows Shukaku, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chomei, Gyuki, and Kurama because they are his kin. Fuji saved Fenrir when he was imprisoned. All 11 of them lived in Fuji's world before the calamity hit. They all fled. Fuji and Fenrir ended up in another world to stop the Calamity but failed. Fuji was sealed into a fruit, and Fenrir searched for him until he died. I don't know the history of how the Spirit Gods ended up here, but they are hurting and in pain. The Medallion we showed you allows the Nerd and I to hear them. It told us Shukaku was in danger."

The blond interrupts, "I thought you said you were going to save Gaara!"

"I was getting to that Idiot," Katsuki growls out. The boy huffs but continues to listen, "When Fuji told us the history, he also told us the Calamity is going to Attack my world. That night, my nerd had a vision of sorts, he met certain people, from certain worlds and has formed memories with these people. For example, Kakashi son of the White Fang. Naruto, Son of the Fourth Hokage."

"What! Is that true… it can't be true… why does everyone hate me then?" Naruto screams.

Kakashi stares at them wide-eyed, no one outside of him, Jiraiya, and Tsunade know. "How do you know that?" Pulling out a kunai.

"Because he has seen it, my nerd has memories of these people. He has an entire notebook of his memories." Katsuki takes one of the backpacks off his shoulders. He rummages through the backpack and pulls out the notebook for the elemental nation's people. "Here, take a look." He hands the book over to Kakashi.

He flips through it finding detailed pages of himself, Naruto, the other jinchruikis, people in his village, the first Hokage through the fourth, including Naruto's Mother, Obito, Jiraiya, and others. He is not sure what to do with this information, so he hands the notebook back, "when we are done here, we are going back to the Hidden Leaf village. You will tell the Hokage how you got this information."

Katsuki waves him off, "duh, we were already planning on it. Better bring that mind walker with you. There are people that we need to stay alive."

Fuji grumbles and starts to land. He lands in a river looking into a sealed cave. Izuku transforms back and whimpers tears flowing through his eyes. "Gaara"

Naruto looks over at the crying teen, crying for someone he doesn't even know, and his puzzlement shows on his face, Katsuki sighs, "I told you already the Nerd has memories of some of you. Gaara is his pack."

"Pack?" Kakashi asks.

"Yea, like your pack Kakashi. Gaara may not know the Nerd or Believe him, but to the Nerd, Gaara, Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru, and Lee are already pack. He would die for them." Katsuki explains.

"Why them?" Kakashi asks.

"Those are just the ones I know about." Katsuki shrugs.

A burst of power forces the others to look at the source. Izuku stands in a fighting position green lightning and glowing fire crackle around him. His hair glows bright green, his eyes glowing to match. Katsuki moves to stand next to him. "What's the plan Nerd?"

"There is a barrier here, but OFA should be able to break it with brute strength. I need your help Kacchan." Izuku states.

"Of course." Katsuki focuses inside himself, he needs to use this power on his own. He has been meditating and talking with the previous holders so he thinks he might be able to use it on his own now. He hasn't been able to test this theory yet, so this is as good of a time as any. He feels the power rushing under his skin, buzzing to the surface. He lets it run and build up inside of him. He feels a crackling sensation along his arms and legs where his marks are. He looks down, orange lightning crackles along his skin and he smirks in victory.

Izuku looks awed for a moment but shakes his head, there is no time to be distracted. He turns to the others, "Luffy, Kirishima, Ace, and Shoto I need you guys to use arms. We are gonna hit this rock with a single burst of power."

Shanks guides the others back, "It's best if you stand back for now."

Kakashi nods, he can see the building of power coming from who he thinks is Katsuki and Izuku. It is almost blinding, and he doesn't want to miss recording this. He steps away and watches. The group of six all unleash their power at the barrier rock. The sound that follows is similar to the loudest thunder Kakashi has ever heard. There is dust and debris and a sizable dent in the rock. Kakashi watches as the two lightning-covered teens put their arms together and shout out. They unleash a stream of Lava, Lightning, fire, and raw power towards the rock. Izuku even pushes his tails into the spot to force the power to a single point.

Kakashi has to blink a few times to remove the spots from his vision. The dust and debris have settled, and the teens are panting. Suddenly all six of them erupt into green flames. The flames lick at what Kakashi can now see are scrapes and bruises. He is amazed not even healing Chakra heals this fast. Heck, not even Naruto heals this fast. He looks back toward the boulder and is amazed at the crumbling rocks. Massive boulders fall off the entrance to the cave. The lanky raven expands his body to look like a balloon adsorbing the impact of the falling rock. Kakashi realizes the cave is now open and he prepares for a fight.

Izuku is enraged, the power from before still activated. Izuku surveys his surroundings, he turns to Kakashi, "The chakra is coming from the statue, it's taking Shukaku's and Gaara's chakra. Do you have any moves that can disrupt the chakra flows?"

"I have my lightning blade; Lightning chakra should be strong enough to break it. I don't have enough chakra on my own though."

"Would another source of electricity work?" Izuku asks.

"Possibly." Kakashi sighs.

Izuku's eyes glaze over running through scenarios and tossing scenarios until he comes up with the makings of a plan. "Ok, I've got a plan. Shanks, Kakashi, Kaminari, Kacchan and I, are the only ones here that can use Lightning. We will attack the Statue, disrupt it, or destroy it; doesn't matter. Luffy, be prepared to catch Gaara. Kirishima and the rest of you protect Luffy and Gaara. It looks like there are only two real people, the others feel like projections."

"What if that plan doesn't work?" Naruto asks.

"It will work, however, there is another way to disrupt the statue." Izuku states, "The statue is using the chakra from the others in that room, if we knock out who is in there it will weaken the extraction and we can stop it."

"Why don't we just do plan B then?" Naruto huffs.

Katsuki sighs, "Because you idiot if we go with plan A there is a chance to destroy the statue."

"If we destroy the statue then it can't be used to extract the Spirit Gods." Izuku clarifies.

Kakashi weighs the risks with the benefits of each plan, they have to fight regardless, and the amount of Chakra needed to take out that statue would take out almost half of their team. If they are not successful, then they could lose both Gaara and Naruto. "I don't know if we will have enough Chakra to take out that Statue, if we fail, we will be down five people. We could lose Naruto and Gaara."

Izuku smiles dangerously, "The only ones here that use Chakra are you and Naruto. Kacchan, Shanks, and I will be using Haki. Kaminari can use 2 million volts before he short circuits. I don't know if I can heal Chakra exhaustion, but if it is like fatigue then it shouldn't be a problem. In the very worst-case scenario, you would be exhausted and Kaminari would be too stupid to continue. We have more than enough firepower to take these guys on."

"What is Haki?" Kakashi asks.

"We will explain everything later, but for now it is a manifestation of our determination and will. Basically our fighter's spirit. I will save Gaara this is a fact." Izuku declares with so much conviction Kakashi has no choice but to believe in the teen.

Kakashi nods and powers up his Lightning blade, "I'm ready." Izuku and Katsuki activate full cowling. Shanks draws his sword red lightning bursting from him. Kaminari aims his Sharp Shooting gear. In a flash, the five attackers burst into the cave aimed and ready to hit the statue. Izuku and Katsuki reach first with a mighty OFA punch, they dodge out of the way for Kaminari's sharpshooting rod and Shanks' flying sword strike. As the two attacks connect with the Statue, Kakashi comes up in the rear with his lightning blade. This accomplishes a minor disruption to the statue that Luffy capitalizes on. He stretches and wraps an arm multiple times around the red-haired teen.

A disembodied voice calls out, "dispose of the intruders and grab the Jinchruiki, alive!". The voice comes from one of the projections, Izuku thinks the guy's eyes are purple with black ripple-looking rings. The two real people hope off their pedestals. "The rest of you scatter." The projections Disappear. "I'll be waiting for contact."

The blonde sneers, "That is our Jinchruiki."

"You are wrong," Izuku growls back looking slightly more feral.

"Itachi said the nine tails was more bark than bite." The blonde sneers.

Izuku sniffs the air, "be careful I smell poison and c-4. Also, the one on the left doesn't seem to be alive."

"What do you mean?" Shanks asks while Kakashi raises an eyebrow.

Izuku puts his finger to his chin, "the easiest way to explain it would be he seems like a puppet with a heart."

"Okay…" Shanks nods, not really getting it but not willing to argue because Izuku's instincts are usually spot on. "What about the poison, can you tell what it is?"

Izuku sniffs the air again, "No, I don't know the plants in this world, so I won't be able to narrow it down. But it doesn't smell like anything I have come in contact with. The puppet-man is coated in it. Whoever fights them can not get hit at all."

"What about the other one, Nerd?" Katsuki asks.

"The other one smells like C-4, so he probably uses explosives. I would plan for Kacchan to go against him, however, if he uses C-4 his explosions could be thrown. I think our best bet would be putting Luffy, Shoto, and Ace against him. Possibly Ashido and Kaminari."

"Kakashi, what do you know of these two guys?" Shanks asks.

"The blond is Deidara missing-nin from the stone S-rank. He has special mouths on his palms that infuse his clay with his Chakra natures. He can control the clay and molds it into living explosives. He attacked the hidden sand and was able to take out the Leader." Kakashi summarized. "The other one is Sasori of the red sands, puppet master, S-rank missing-nin from the sand. He is known for creating puppets out of people. The human puppets are made of the bodies of the still-alive people, they allow him to use their Chakra and any techniques they had in their lives."

"I will handle the puppet master then," Izuku growls.

"Not alone Nerd," Katsuki growls back.

"Of course Kacchan. I'd never leave you out of a fight." Izuku smirks.

Katsuki returns his smirk eagerly.

"There is one more thing about the Sasori you should know about," Kakashi starts. "Typically the puppet-masters are limited by how many fingers they have. The really talented puppeteers can control one puppet per finger. I have seen stories of him being able to summon a hundred puppets and use them efficiently. So be careful."

Izuku turns to Sabo, "That fruit you ate, this would be a great place to test it out."

Sabo smirks and nods, "Yeah, It would be good practice."

"Ok, Kacchan and I will handle the puppet's main body. Sabo, Kirishima, Shanks, and Aizawa take care of the other puppets." He turns to Naruto, "Can you transform into Kurama yet?"

"No" Naruto snarls.

"If you want, I can help you." Izuku claims, "After we are done here. We can talk."

"I'm not teaming up with that murderous bastard." Naruto states.

"He's not supposed to be like that, hundreds of years of being imprisoned for the greedy purposes of people, for power, and to cultivate hatred; tormented his soul." Izuku states.

"HE DESTROYED MY HOME, KILLED MY PARENTS!" Naruto rages feeling Kyuubi starting to take over.

Izuku flares his fire around the enraged Naruto, Naruto's red cloak turns a misty green and recedes.

"What did you do?" Kakashi asks there is a protective and deadly tint to his voice.

"Started to heal Kurama's soul. Naruto and Kurama can be friends, partners. I can heal him. I can make it so Gaara can sleep without Shukaku running rampant. I can give them peace." Izuku states. "We have a fight to win first, we will talk more after the fight I promise. A Spirit God's power is not supposed to hurt."

"Let's go, Nerd!" Katsuki rages itching for battle. They leap in front of the puppet master, coming from different angles. Sasori tries to lash out with his tail but is blocked by the fiery green tails of Izuku.

Pack vs Sasori:

"If you plan to oppose me, then I have no choice… you both would make excellent additions to my collection." Sasori gets into a crawling stance. There is a face on his back that makes him look like a turtle. One of his arms has a spiked bracer-like attachment. "First, I'll drag out your entrails… then when I have ripped off your skin, I'll wash off all the blood."

"You sick fuck." Katsuki snarls looking really disgusted.

"Kacchan, that not his real body," Izuku warns. "It's a shell."

"I'll treat it, so it doesn't decay. Then stock it up with the rest of my collection." Sasori continues, "It's just as the wolf child said, this me is but one of those bodies… Also," he sneers, "with the two of you, it will become exactly 300 bodies… THAT IS MY FINE ART."

"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU CREEP." Katsuki rages.

"Kacchan, if we want to win, we need to destroy the shell," Izuku calls. "But I'm sure you can guess he will have traps. Stay vigilant and don't get hit."

"They're poisonous, aren't they?" Katsuki huffs.

"Yes… even a single scratch can be fatal" Izuku ponders, "and we are not sure if Fuji can heal poisons." Izuku studies the weapons on the puppeteer. "To avoid the attacks… we have to know the ins and outs of the traps set in the master craftsman's puppets. And have the ability to react to the situation and avoid an attack in an instant."

"Knowledge of the traps… Instant reaction…" Katsuki licks his lips, "seems like one hell of a fight, eh?"

"It's a great thing we have a lot of fighting experience." Izuku's smirk turns dangerous.

"Let's do it, Nerd." Katsuki gets into his fighting position.

"So you're finally ready?" Sasori asks irritation flooding his voice, "I'm sure you know… I don't like to be kept waiting."

"Relax" Katsuki growls, "You'll be dead in no time!" Izuku and Katsuki run straight at the enemy.

The puppet opens his mouth and starts shooting darts at the two boys. Using a combination of Armament and Observation Haki Izuku and Katsuki dodge. They weave in and out of the deadly needles effortlessly. Izuku has his feathers zooming around hitting the needles off course. Sasori notices the two teens have managed to avoid all his projectiles, he shoots his arm attachment right in between the two teens.

The arm attachment explodes releasing more needles in every direction. Again the two teens dodge the incoming projectiles. Managing to get out of harm's way without a single scratch. Izuku and Katsuki run toward the puppeteer, Sasori uses his tail hoping to impale the two teens. His face turns to shock as all that stops him is a pair of really long black feathers.

"NOW KACCHAN!" Izuku hollers.

Katsuki leaps above Izuku and to the back of the puppet. He turns rapidly in the air forming a vortex of fire. "NOW DIE! HOWITZER IMPACT!" he crashes into the puppet destroying the shell. He leaps back to his nerd observing the pile of wreckage. Izuku spots something leaping away from the wreckage.

"That must be his real body," Izuku mutters.

"It's impressive you have managed to evade all of my attacks," Sasori calls. "I would like to know how you stopped my tail with just a couple of feathers."

"My feathers are special," Izuku answers with a sly smile.

"What a fun game!" Sasori laughs

"Yeah? Well, we are done playing." Katsuki snarls

*** Hidden Sand village***

In the village hidden in the Sand, there are 12 people sitting at a round table, "How long must we wait for Gaara to return?" One of the people asks impatiently.

"To have a Kazekage of the great five nations abducted by such heathens does not look well to the other countries." Another comments.

"Also, did you not say that one of the opponents is "Sasori of the Red Sand"?!" an old man worries, "if the other countries hear of this, we will simply be disgraced!"

"If they discover that we do not know the location of the Kazekage, other countries may interfere," A woman comments. "We must swiftly elect a new Kazekage," she suggests, "as it is urgent that we work towards the stability of the village."

"It is not yet time to decide that Gaara is not coming back!" A man argues.

"Well… It would be better of the village," an old man sneers, "if he did not return at all..."

"!"

"What are you trying to say?" The man asks.

"Gaara holds the "Ichibi" … he is an unstable monster." The older man argues, "we thought making him Kazekage would enable us to control him, but…after all, he may go berserk again. There's no mistake about it, he is a burden. Gaara originally resonated well with the "Ichibi" Shukaku, but… he is an incomplete, unstable experiment. He is such a failure that his own father the Yondaime, ordered his Assassination!" he sneers. "The current youth do not know it, and so there are those who respect him, but… most of the village still fear him and expect no good from him."

Murmurs break out among the village elders, "Without Gaara, and Kankuro is bedridden, the only sibling of the Yondaime is Temari."

"For now we must put the village first."

*** Pack Vs Deidara***

Naruto leaps after the bomb-man, Deidara smirks and hops on a bird made of his clay. He hopes to lure the Jinchruiki away from the others. Dodging attacks and weapons, he decides he will taunt the Jinchruiki. "You're quite the odd Jinchruiki." Deidara starts, "I heard that Jinchruiki generally hate people because of their own bad moods…mm." He looks over to where Gaara lay, "but this Gaara is unusual too… so far there haven't been any Jinchruiki who cares about others. Besides him, two of the Jinchruiki were defeated by my peers." He smirks, "their friends and those of their villages, it seems not a single one came to save them, mm." He throws his bombs into the group forcing them all the jump out of the blast zone. "Instead, it appeared that they were more on our side…KUKUKU" He laughs.

Naruto's eyes bleed red as he growls," …"

"Both so pitiful and detested, you couldn't ignore each other, mm? Because Gaara's "Ichibi" was extracted, he died" He smirks, he knows he is lying. But these shinobi don't know that. Even though they stopped the extraction process they have no way of knowing if Gaara is alive or not. "You will share the same fate shortly. Got it?"

"I'LL …" NARUTO SNARLS OUT "KILL YOU ALL!"

*** Pack VS Sasori***

"Do you really think killing me will be that easy?" Sasori taunts. He removes the cloak hiding him from view to show a young man maybe in his late teens. He has a perfect doll face, but from Kakashi's information, he should be at least double that. He grabs a scroll out of his pockets, "I'll show you what I brought along. Killing him for my collection gave me a hard time indeed…" smoke takes up the area, "that's why I like him the best."

He releases a puppet, Izuku sense the power coming from it. Also, he can sense a presence inside the puppet though it is faint. "Kacchan, that Puppet still has a soul."

"What can we do about it?" Katsuki mutters.

"I can destroy the soul of the puppet, then it would just be a hunk of wood." Izuku starts, "Or I can make the soul pass on, if that puppet is his real body, I could reanimate it and give him life again. Though I don't know how successful it would be."

"Do you think it is possible?" Katsuki whispers.

"I'm not sure, I don't know if Fuji can remove the poison from inside him, besides all the weapons inside of it as well. If I bring him back, he could die again of poison or for having his body modified too much." Izuku mutters.

Sasori gets into a crouched position, the eerily lifelike puppet hovering behind him, "Well…Let us begin…" The puppet lashes out, flying towards them with a speed that would be fast if they were not trained.

With no effort, Katsuki and Izuku dodge in different directions using the common split tactics they usually use. The puppet chases Izuku drawing poisoned-tipped weapons, Katsuki follows behind the puppet aimed with an explosion when black sand protects the puppet's back. Izuku uses his feathers to block the incoming strikes. The puppet's arm splits open to summoning multiple arms coming at Izuku in every direction. With the help of observation, Haki Izuku manages to angle his body at the impact point to completely miss being impaled.

'This is going nowhere' Sasori thinks, "So then" he controls the puppet to open one of his fingers spraying a purple mist.

"Poison!?" Izuku calls. He holds his breath and activates his respirator. He clears the mask out by forcefully exhaling all the air in his lungs. "KACCHAN!" He shouts.

Katsuki looks over and sees the purple mist, it takes a millisecond to notice Izuku has deployed his respirator. Katsuki manages to activate and clear his mask before being engulfed in the poisonous gas. Izuku beats his wings to clear the area, dispersing the gas. Katsuki uses his explosions to propel himself away from the gas.

"Tch" Sasori clicks his tongue, 'who are these people? What are their moves? I have not seen them use hand-signs? So where are their powers coming from?'

"HEH," Katsuki smirks, "Even if you blow off my arms and legs, I won't let myself be killed by something like poison!"

"Let's see how you handle this." Sasori states. From the multiple arms, multiple holes open up releasing hundreds out poison-tipped weapons. Most of the weapons are aimed directly at Izuku and Katsuki if they dodge the weapons will hit the unconscious Gaara.

Izuku calls over his shoulder, "Incoming do not let those knives hit you."

Kirishima stands protectively over Gaara, unbreakable form activated. Sabo uses Haki to deflect the blows. Izuku smiles, thank god none of his pack got hit. Izuku uses his feathers to destroy the puppet's extra arms.

"This has certainly dragged on long enough…" Sasori makes a hand seal. "Shall I get serious then?"

Izuku and Katsuki narrow their eyes sensing the power increasing in the puppet. The puppet opens his mouth and floods the area with black sand. Izuku smells the air the sand is laced in poison. The puppet forces the sand in all directions. Izuku jumps in front of the others using his tails and wings to shield them. The Iron hits his fire with a hiss. The poison eats away at his flames. As the dust settles Izuku's wings and tails look thinned out.

"Your feathers don't stand a chance against my Iron Sand" Sasori chuckles, "Even forming a shield, this move is unblockable. You will do well to avoid it. I wonder how long you will last?"

Izuku peeks over his shoulder, "You all good?"

"Yea, we are fine" Kirishima nods.

"Good take Gaara and leave this to me a Kacchan." Izuku orders.

"We can't leave you two here on your owns," Kirishima argues.

"Kirishima, the poison or the sand eats my fire. I can't focus on staying alive if I am worried about you all." Izuku states, "I'll let you know when Iron Man is defeated. I know you are strong and can keep yourself safe. But Gaara is unconscious and cannot defend himself. Sabo doesn't know how to use his devil fruit well to help in this situation. Please, Kiri."

Kirishima sighs, "Yeah, ok. Stay alive." Kirishima huffs Gaara over his shoulder and leaves the cave. Izuku breathes a sigh of relief.

"Kacchan?" Izuku calls, "you good?"

"Yea nerd." Katsuki wipes spit off his mouth.

"Well…" Sasori drawls, "Now I'll aim for both of you at the same time. And so I'm sure I've killed you… I'll make it into a truly lethal shape." He controls the sand to look no bigger than sewing needles. Billions of them aimed at them from every direction.

They dance through the barrage of needles aimed at them, narrowly avoiding each needle as they come speeding at them as fast as bullets. Izuku smirks he will need to thank Shanks later because his ruthless training over the past decade is the only reason why they are alive. Also trust, Izuku can trust Katsuki's fighting power so he can focus on his own survival. The needles stop but Sasori gathers the sand into massive shapes. One is in the shape of a cube and the other is a massive pyramid.

The pyramid moves, trying to crush and impale Katsuki. Katsuki uses his explosions to jump into the air He lands on top of the Pyramid and uses his massive explosion to cause it to shatter. Izuku channels all the power OFA gives him into his fist. He connects his punch with the cube and launches it into the wall crushing Sasori.

He screams as fire engulfs his fist healing his shattered bones. Katsuki runs up to him, "NERD!"

"Kacchan, I'm fine." Izuku wheezes, "I'm not done yet!"

***Pack Vs Deidara***

Naruto rushes chasing the man running away from them. Kakashi follows behind, "Wait, Naruto! Don't go too far away from me!" Naruto ignores his teacher in his anger, he leaps from log to log over the ravine. An explosive mine where he lands is triggered causing Naruto to lose his footing and start to fall into the ravine.

Kakashi is about to catch him when a pink blur speeds past him. The blur catches Naruto, then as they are falling a pink and black arm stretch beyond human limits to reach the nearest stable log. The limb wraps around the log a couple of times before it retracts and pulls Naruto and the pink blur up onto the landing. The arm uncoils from around Naruto and places him on the log. Kakashi notices the pink blur is the lanky raven-haired teen.

Kakashi looks over his shoulder, the other 4 members are several logs behind him. 'we're too far away from the others, and at this distance, I can't use my radio…there is no time to waste.' His Sharingan eye begins to change shape 'I have no choice I'll have to finish it quickly with "that".'

***Pack Vs Sasori***

"That was a close one," Sasori snarks.

Izuku and Katsuki narrow their eyes, Sasori must have dodged Izuku's punch at the last moment. 'Damn'

'They are already starting to see through my attack pattern, who are they? Are they with the leaf? Or Sand?'

'Before he attacks, he always moves his fingers. That's the weakness of puppeteers… from the pattern of his hand and arm movements, I can tell the directions of his attacks' Izuku deduces.

"They are constantly watching me, at this rate, it'll take time. I'll have to use a bit of Chakra, but I'll finish it with "That" …" Sasori muses to himself. He manipulates the sand to form random branches of spikes moving in all directions.

"Shit" Katsuki curses

"It's going everywhere." Izuku states. He uses his tails to shield Katsuki, as he flares his fire around him. The spiky branches hit their location causing dust and debris to cover the battlefield. Izuku breaths out as the dust settle, he breaths heavily and sways on his feet.

"…!" Sasori observes.

As the smoke clears, for Katsuki's position it looks like a spike went through Izuku's shoulder. Katsuki stares wide-eyed at Izuku as he sways and collapses to a knee. A couple of drops of blood drip onto the ground. "IZUKU!" Katsuki screams. Izuku tries to get to his feet on shaky legs. "Nerd! Are you alright?!" Katsuki is panicking, rage and fury buddling to the surface as he remembers 'a single scratch can become fatal'. The rage, fury, and panic build as he watches Izuku tremble and shake. "Shit, he…"

"Well, I did say…" That's not all" …" Sasori's tone is light. "KUKU… the poison's effective. The body instantly becomes numb and immobile." Izuku falls onto his side. "If left alone, he has three days, but…" Sasori controls his puppet to launch toward the immobile Izuku. "That's not what I plan to do."

As the puppet looms closer Izuku smirks, he will apologize to Kacchan later. Just as the puppet reaches him Izuku launches an OFA punch of his own. Smashing the puppet to pieces. Before the dust settles Izuku leaps back to land next to Katsuki.

Katsuki stares wide-eyed at Izuku, "Nerd…you…?"

"I'm fine, Kacchan." Izuku whispers. "I needed it to look real so he would let his guard down. The poison is just a stronger version of my own muscle relaxant. The muscle relaxant I use in higher doses can be lethal if not reversed. Mine stops at paralysis but at stronger doses, it can cause respiratory failure. Granted it's made a bit differently, but with Fuji's healing powers I can nullify it."

"Ahh then…" Katsuki is too worked up to form words at the moment.

"I'm sorry Kacchan, but Sasori doesn't know I can heal so I needed it to look believable. Even If I whispered to you that I was fine, you could have given something away. I'm sorry for worrying you. Can you forgive me?" Izuku rushes to explain.

"I get it, nerd." Katsuki smiles softly at his nerd relieved that he is indeed fine. "Don't do that again." Katsuki orders.

"Of Course, Kacchan." Izuku smiles back. "The poison won't affect me anymore. But there is still a chance it can hurt Kacchan." Izuku states as he covers Katsuki is green fire, making his fire suit over Katsuki. "This should protect you; I'm running low on my stamina, so we need to finish this as soon as possible."

"Yeah…" Katsuki licks his lips predatorily, "let's… end this!"

'How can he move…he should have been caught by my poison…' Sasori wonders, Izuku stands powering up Full Cowling. 'Impossible…! Could he have an antidote?' he remembers poisoning that Sand-nin 'could he have used that poison then to…? No… not a chance. When mixing an antidote, not even a hairline mistake is allowed… even I who made the poison would need a detailed recipe of the mixture proportions…' he observes the green fire and watches as the wounds on both the boys heal. "He's a medical-nin too…" his eyes narrow, "no that's not quite right, he is healing but that doesn't seem like medical Jutsu. Could he possess an unknown-tailed beast? Typically a Jinchruiki has the animal traits of the demon inside them. They both have wolf ears, tails, and markings similar to that of Jinchruiki. I've never heard of a wolf demon before… No way he…?"

"At any rate; I've stopped the bleeding in the bigger wounds. I have to focus all my left-over stamina on attacking! This has to be ended quickly." He looks over at Katsuki, "It's a patch job at best, but I'll need the rest of my strength to finish this. I can do more thorough healing after."

Katsuki stands up and flexes his hands, "let's go, Nerd!"

Izuku flares his presence a signal to Shanks that the Sand is gone, "Ok, let's do this Kacchan."

Sasori undoes the buttons of the cloak he is wearing 'I'll acknowledge you brats are to be reckoned with… That you took out my favorite puppet… at this point, using another "human puppet" would be useless…' "Since the trouble I had getting into the Akatsuki… I wonder when it was…" he throws the cloak exposing his puppet body. "It's been a long time… since I've used myself."

Izuku studies the puppet, it makes him furious that someone would turn themselves into a puppet. There is not more than an inch of living flesh on the man's body. His chest has a sort of canister that holds his heart, but that is the only living piece of him. "He made himself… into a Human Puppet"

***Pack Vs. Deidara***

Luffy lets Naruto go, "You should listen to your teachers." Naruto growls, Luffy ignores it, "It's alright… Gaara will definitely live. I bet my life on it." Naruto looks at him, teeth bared and snarling, "So calm down…."

Kakashi lands next to them and side-eyes the lanky raven, "Listen Naruto. You're not used to this type of opponent. You specialize in close combat, so this long-distance fighter type is a bad match for you. There are only two ways to defeat an opponent like this."

"…What are they?!" Naruto growls.

"The first is to draw the opponent into short-range and defeat them." Kakashi starts, "The second is to outdo your opponent with your own long-distance attacks."

"How do I do that?" Naruto questions impatiently.

Kakashi looks up to the flying Akatsuki member, "either a companion who specializes in long-distance attacks. Or someone who can use long-range combat support ninjutsu must be in your team." Kakashi pauses, "if that's not the situation… defeating the enemy is impossible." He states seriously, "unless you have a brain like Shikamaru."

"GET TO THE POINT" Naruto growls, "so what are you, Kakashi-sensei?!"

"Oh me?" Kakashi side-eyes Naruto, "I guess I'm a Jounin who has a brain like Shikamaru and long-range combat support ninjutsu."

"So we have what we need! Right?" Naruto shouts.

"So, I told you to calm down." Kakashi looks towards the others of his group, "Besides it's not just us. Let me get a rundown of your powers."

Luffy nods, "my name is Luffy, I am made of rubber, I can inflate parts of my body to increase strength, I am immune to concussive and blunt force. And I can compress my muscles to increase the potency of my attack and augment my speed. I'm a hand-to-hand fighter that fights at medium to long-range."

"Ace, I am fire, I create, control, and can turn into fire." Ace informs, "I am a mid-long-range fighter."

"Shoto, half my body can summon fire," he lights his hand on fire, "the other half summons Ice." He freezes the ground from his foot.

"Denki, I generate electricity, typically I am great in a one vs many battle; since I can't control the direction my lightning travels in. With my gear, I shoot lightning rods that attract my lightning allowing me to shoot a bolt of lightning accurately."

"Ashido, I can summon acid from my hands and feet, I can make shields, and shoot my acid in a jet."

"It seems we have the ranges covered." Kakashi sighs.

"Then what are we waiting for," Naruto shouts.

"It's not that easy… no matter how much we follow him he is not giving us an opportunity. He is someone who entered the sand by himself and defeated Gaara. Above all, he is a member of the Akatsuki." Kakashi informs.

"Then what do we do?" Shoto asks.

"We have to create an opening here." Kakashi states. "All of us together."

"…"

"When you've taken all I've said, listen up." He observes the group, "I'll tell you the plan."

*** Pack vs Sasori***

Sasori points his palms toward the two, launching a flame-throwing attack. Izuku and Katsuki dance around the flames. He notices the fire isn't working so he switches to high pressured boiling water. The water cuts through the debris and walls, chasing the two boys. Izuku notices the canisters on Sasori's back must be the cartridges for the flamethrower. When the water runs out after a few moments a tail-like cable comes chasing after them. It barely misses Katsuki and sticks to the ground. Sasori uses the anchor to launch himself toward Izuku. The blades coming out of Sasori's side spin to mimic a buzzsaw. Katsuki grabs the cable and keeps pulling until there is no slack left. He smirks, "I don't fucking think so!" as he pulls the puppet closer to him. He ducks under the sword poised to hit him and lashes out with a "DIE!" as he hits the puppet with a massive explosion. He leaps to Izuku not letting his guard down. He sees the puppet in pieces and smirks.

The pieces shake and recombine the heart canister moving back into his body. As the puppet is putting himself back together, the rest of the pack enters the fight, Kirishima, Sabo, and Aizawa land behind Izuku and Katsuki. Izuku tilts his head slightly, "Where's Gaara."

Aizawa huffs, "With Shanks."

"How is it going here?" Sabo asks.

Katsuki chuckles darkly, "This fucker won't stay dead."

"That pulsing box in his chest is his heart, if we don't destroy it, he will keep reforming," Izuku explains.

Sasori sees the new people and puts his hand on a door-like mark on his chest. He throws a scroll into the air. Thin blue lines connect to the puppets forming an army behind him.

"Don't let the weapons hit you, they are poisonous and I'm running out of stamina," Izuku warns. He receives nods from the others as he and Katsuki powers up Full Cowling. The puppets come at them in waves, surrounding them. They duck, dodge, punch, explode, wrap the puppets in his capture weapon, and smashing them together. Kirishima and Sabo fight back to back. Sabo tries to focus on controlling the black sand around him. His devil fruit allows him to control metals. The black sand is a ground-up Iron that he should be able to use.

As a puppet is about to attack him the Iron answers his call coming up in front of him as a shield. He smirks he lets it hover around him and Kirishima. The sand blocks projectiles along his sides and his and Kirishima's blind spots. Kirishima smiles a shark-like grin, "thanks for the save."

"Don't mention it." Sabo brushes off, using his new sand and his dragon claw fighting style to fend off the puppets.

Aizawa uses his capture weapon, wraps around a puppet, and uses it as a hammer to smash other puppets. When his puppet hammer crumbles to dust, he quickly snatches another and continues to smash the puppets together.

Izuku and Katsuki zip, and dance through the hordes of puppets, taking out all the ones blocking their paths. Katsuki launches another of his massive explosions blowing away all the puppets in front of Sasori. In the fire and smoke of the explosion Izuku is hidden, he powers up an OFA punch and lashes out as the explosion hits Sasori. He leaps back breathing heavily and taking a knee.

The remaining puppets crumble to the ground in heaps of wood, unmoving. Behind Katsuki a puppet slowly stands up going unnoticed by the others. A blade impales Katsuki through the stomach. He collapses onto a knee. Face morphed in shock.

"Izuku stares wide-eyed at the sword sticking out of his soulmate's stomach, "KACCHAN!" he unleashes a burst of power, lightning whipping, fire dancing, wolf features making their presence known. Izuku radiates a cold fury, a dangerous, vengeful aura radiates off him. Sasori detaches his arm leaving the sword in the teen and tries to back away. Green-eye's glowing like a demon shine in an otherwise shadowed face. With speed, unmatched Sasori doesn't know what even happened.

One moment the wolf child was screaming his rage to the heavens, the next moment he feels a sharp pain in his chest. He looks down inspecting the damage only to see an arm where his heart should be. Izuku with his sharpened claw-like nails, the speed of light, and the strength of 1000 Kage; managed to stab through his heart. 'shit' Sasori thinks, his mind not yet catching up to what his brain is seeing.

"I'll see you in hell, Bastard." Izuku snarls pulling his hand out slowly. A sickening squelch sound rings in the echoing cave.

Sasori collapses for good this time, Izuku pulls himself together and calls on Fuji to help save Katsuki. He runs up to Katsuki, "Kacchan! Kacchan… please stay with me."

"Nerd?" Katsuki weakly responds, blood leaking from the corners of his mouth.

Tears stream down Izuku's face, "you'll be ok, I need to remove the sword to heal you." Izuku wipes his tears, "It's gonna hurt."

"Get Shitty Hair then." Katsuki smiles.

"Kirishima come here!" Izuku shouts.

"What do you need me to do?" Kirishima responds.

"I need to remove the sword." Izuku informs, "I need you to hold him down as I remover the sword."

Kirishima nods, activating hardening and holding down Katsuki's legs and shoulder down.

Izuku slowly removes the sword not wanting to cause any more damage, he whimpers in sympathy at Katsuki's pain-filled screams. As he is removing the sword, he carefully feeds his flames into the wound. Soon enough the sword is removed, Katsuki's breathing slowly returns to normal.

Kirishima lets up on holding the other teen down. Katsuki sits up. Izuku tries to stop him, but instead, he pulls Katsuki into an almost crushing hug. "Kacchan?"

Katsuki holds Izuku just as tightly and just as desperately. He puts one hand in Izuku's curls holding the other teen to his chest, "Thank you, Nerd."

Izuku hiccups, "How does Kacchan feel."

"Good enough," Katsuki replies honestly. "My insides are where they are supposed to be, and I'm not bleeding. You need to rest because we need to heal Gaara soon."

"Ok, Kacchan. Can we stay like this for a few minutes?" Izuku slurs.

"Yeah," Katsuki responds holding the nerd close to his chest.

***Pack Vs. Deidara***

Kakashi tells the group the plan, "I'm going to use my eye, and send him to another location."

"Kakashi-sensei, your Sharingan drains you too fast." Naruto shouts concerned, "If you collapse as you did in Wave, one of us will need to carry you."

Before Kakashi can respond, Shoto steps up, "This move of yours, comes with a heavy price, right?"

Kakashi nods, he used a lot of Chakra to do damage to that statue, not to mention the chakra usage from running for almost 2 days. He is very low on Chakra; he will be lucky if he doesn't die of chakra exhaustion if he uses this move. He closes his eye.

"Can I suggest something?" Shoto asks.

"Go for it." Kakashi sighs.

"He knows you; he is trying to separate you from us. He is afraid of you." Shoto observes.

"Yes, he wants Naruto." Kakashi narrows his eyes.

"So we use that, make him think he has the advantage. He will let his guard down. He doesn't know our moves so we can catch him by surprise." Shoto Suggests. "Luffy, go into Snake man distract him with it. Ace, prepare to use Flame Emperor, aim at the bird. When he falls Ashido, stick him to the ground, we don't want him moving. Kaminari, use indiscriminate shock on him. I will shield us with my Ice. Kakashi, work with Luffy to work distraction. Naruto, continue being enraged, make him think you are following him recklessly. When the bird is gone use Rasengan I think that is what Izuku called it."

Kakashi reviews the plan in his head, it will work. It's better than the plan he had and has a much better chance of succeeding. "Ok, everyone knows their parts?"

The group nods.

Kakashi narrows his eyes, "Alright, let's go."

Luffy coats his arms in Armament Haki and bites into the muscle. He blows air into the muscle expanding them. His Haki spreads over his arms and legs. His hair stands on end looking similar to a black-haired version of Kakashi's own hairstyle, if only a bit longer. There is a smoke-like scarf wrapped around his shoulders. He has his fists clenched at the second knuckle resembling the Leopard Fist. He compresses his fist and uses his lead fist similar to a scope. He releases the fist with a sound like a missile launching.

Deidara barely manages to dodge the incoming fist, he smirks thinking he is in the clear.

"Chase him Python!" Luffy calls. His fist changes direction in midair, aiming for Deidara once again. Deidara dodges, he can't really do anything else. Like a homing missile, the fist keeps chasing him. Deidara notices that the fist is gaining speed as it chases him. He keeps dodging using evasive maneuvers. He throws the made spider bombs toward Luffy hoping to break his concentration. The spiders hit and Explode on ice that rises out to block the explosions.

Ace notices Luffy has him on the run and unleashes all his flames. He holds his hand out and draws the flames to the palm of his hand. He compresses the ball of fire until it burns a bright white. He waits for an opportunity to unleash his fire. He has one shot at this, he sees it Deidara can't dodge anywhere else but to the left. Right before Deidara dodges Ace, releases his flames catching the belly of the bird on fire. The bird explodes in a cloud of smoke and fire.

Naruto summons a shadow clone to help him form the Rasengan. His shadow clone launches him into the air in the direction of the explosion. His Rasengan and Luffy's python hit Deidara forcing him to crash down to the ground.

Ashido drops to the ground seeing Naruto leap into the air, she coats the ground in her sticky acid. Deidara lands in the goop unmoving.

Kaminari jumps down summoning all his lightning, "Indiscriminate Shock 2 million volts" he shouts.

Shoto summons an Ice dome around the other members of their group shielding them from the electric blast. He waits until he hears the "Hey, hey" slurred speech coming from the brain-fried teen. He melts a hole in his ice to inspect the damage.

"It worked" Shoto states. "We should head back, make sure the others are safe." As Shoto turns around he hears movement coming from their downed foe. Naruto pounces unable to control himself any longer. He summons four of his clones to hold the man down. He attacks Deidara with punches, then hits him in the chest with a Rasengan. The male crumbles into clay. Red bubbles start to come out of Naruto.

"SHIT, he losing control." Kakashi warns. "that is the nine-tails cloak"

"NARUTO!" Luffy shouts

Naruto's clones tremble in pain as the second tail forms, they disperse one by one. Kakashi leaps down, "Easy Naruto" he orders placatingly.

Naruto charges to Attack his teacher. Kakashi is pushed out of the way by a green blur. Getting ready to attack, Kakashi notices the Green Haired boy is hugging Naruto. Green misty fire wrapping around the two. The remaining clones slump over in relief, blissed-out expressions on their faces. Kakashi decides he will not interfere if the green-haired wolf-child is actually helping his student. Kakashi with his dog-like hearing can pick up what the green-haired teen is saying to him.

"Naruto," Izuku calls softly

Naruto struggles in Izuku's hold. "I can't" he breaths out in pain.

"Let me help you, Kurama shouldn't hurt. Let me heal you." Izuku begs.

"What about Gaara?" Naruto cries, "They killed him, am I supposed to let that go?!"

"Gaara is alive," Izuku informs, "Naruto, Gaara is pack, I wouldn't let him die. I promise you he is alive."

"How can I trust you?" Naruto argues weakly.

"Let's make a deal" Izuku suggests.

"What kind of deal?" Naruto sniffles.

"If Gaara is dead, you can take my head." Izuku starts, "If he is alive, you have to become my pack."

"Pack?" Naruto questions.

"People I have claimed, people I would give my life for without a thought. People I cherish before friends, and family. People who are mine." Izuku tries to explain, Naruto looks at him confused. Izuku chuckles, "I'm a wolf, I share my soul with the 10 tailed – Spirit God of souls Fuji. In a way, I am just like you. I know your pain Naruto; I can heal it." He ponders for a second, "Your Kakashi-sensei he has the dog summons, right?"

"Yes?" Naruto asks in a way that screams 'what is the point of that?'

"Kakashi-sensei's dog summons are a pack." Izuku tries to explain.

"So if you are right and Gaara is alive I have to become your pack?" Naruto questions.

"Yes, Exactly!" Izuku cheers.

"But if I am right, and Gaara is dead; you'll let me kill you?!" Naruto screeches.

"Yes," Izuku nods.

"Why would you make a deal like that?" Once red eyes are now back to their peaceful blue, "That's insane!"

"I know Gaara is alive, so this is a no-brainer." Izuku states confidently, "I needed you to trust me, no one would put their lives on a bet unless they were absolutely sure they would win. So do we have a deal?"

Naruto sighs, "And people call me reckless." He mutters under his breath, he considers his options what does he have to lose, if Gaara is alive he gains more friends, more precious people. If Gaara is dead, he will pummel everyone responsible to the ground. He will grieve and cry over his friend. But Izuku is just like him, just like Gaara, and he has people who care for him. Izuku wants to care for Naruto. He sighs "Yeah, Deal"

Izuku smiles warmly, "Then shall we go check on your friend?" Izuku points to where Katsuki is sitting with Gaara laying in his lap.

Naruto's eyes tear up, he's not sure what to do. Without knowing for sure he can pretend his friend is asleep. But he has to know, he wants to believe in Izuku that Gaara is fine. To do that he needs to take the leap of faith and check for himself. He walks over to his friend on Shaky legs, his hand reached out to touch him sooner.

Izuku's nose and ears twitch as he smells people and C-4 near him. He hears the sound of fighting coming from close by. Kakashi looks up in the direction of the sounds, "Team Gai." He informs. Izuku nods thoughtfully.

Team Gai leaps above them chasing the Akatsuki member, Kakashi yells out, "Be careful he is a long-ranged fighter who attacks with explosions!"

They land in a clearing not too far from where the rest of the clay bird remains. Team Gai watches hesitantly as Deidara takes a bite out of the clay. He leaps in front of the group and chews on the mouthful.

"I'll show you my ultimate creation!" Deidara warns before he swallows his mouthful of clay.

Izuku senses the power expanding rapidly, along with the smell of C-4. He leaps in front of Team Gai. He shouts over his shoulder, "SHOTO, ICE WALL!"

Shoto doesn't question it he summons as much ice as he can causing frostbite to his body. Ace catches Shoto and uses his increased body heat to defrost the other teen.

Izuku transforms and spreads his wings around the group shielding them from the impending explosion. The body expands and keeps building Chakra.

The teen with the white veiny eyes gasps, 'He's focusing all his Chakra in a single point.' Realization flits across his face, "Oh no…!" he turns to the others, "Everyone, get away!"

Team Gai tries to retreat, a hissing sound rings loud in the forest, like the sound of a tea kettle boiling. "Art is an Explosion!" "KAI"

A massive explosion takes up the clearing, it is too bright for anyone to see what is happening. Kakashi tries to use his Sharingan to teleport it away, but it is too big. The explosion doesn't seem to be getting any closer. A quick look around Kakashi can guess why. Somehow the wolf-child Izuku is holding the Explosion at bay. A burst of wind threatens to knock everyone off their feet. Everyone shields their eyes as dirt and debris whip around. The sound of hissing dissipates and all that is left is a slight ringing and heavy breathing.

Katsuki is the first to recover, being used to explosions himself, he blasts himself to where the Nerd should be. He finds him grinning victoriously even though he is covered in scrapes and dirt. Green fire licking at the wounds healing them. Katsuki laughs relieved, "Nerd! You good?"

"That was nothing, just big" Izuku muses with a blinding smile and hand rubbing the back of his neck, "Kacchan's explosions pack way more of a punch."

"Really?" Katsuki beams.

The others of the pack join in, "Izuku!"

"Everyone I am fine; the explosion didn't even singe my feathers," Izuku reassures as they fuss over him.

Naruto also hovers close by to make sure his maybe new friend is really ok. Once everything checks out, Naruto remembers Gaara. "GAARA!"

Izuku breaks away from his pack, "Naruto?" He runs after Naruto. Gaara lays on his back exactly where he was before. "He's the main reason why I shielded you all." He informs. He approaches the other side of Gaara, he watches as Naruto shakes his friend's shoulder. There is no response.

Naruto has tears rolling down his cheeks, "I thought you said he would live."

Izuku smiles, "here give me your hand."

Naruto looks up confused but complies nonetheless. Izuku takes his hand and leads him just to the side of Gaara's neck. He can feel a subtle beat under his fingers. He looks at Izuku for confirmation. "Why didn't he wake up when I shook him?"

Izuku keeps his smile while looking fondly at Gaara, "Because he is unconscious, I still need to heal him. He will live I promise you. Can you trust me to heal your friend?" Naruto looks at Izuku, "Do you have a knife on you?"

"I have a kunai" Naruto responds.

Izuku holds his hand out, Naruto gives him the knife. "Kacchan" he calls.

Katsuki comes up to the trio, "What Nerd?"

Izuku smiles innocently, "Cut yourself so Naruto can see my healing."

Naruto stares wide-eyed at the pair, "Why?" he asks shocked.

"I'd volunteer but I can self-heal, that doesn't prove I can heal. I'd ask you but you are the same, Kurama would heal the injury not proving it was me. Kacchan can't self-heal, so when my fire heals him it would prove to you, I can heal your friend. Right?" Izuku explains.

"I guess you are right." Naruto pouts.

Katsuki grabs the knife and makes a deep slash in his palm. He shows it to Naruto, "you would be surprised how many times I have had to do this." Izuku lights his fingers in green fire and hovers them over Katsuki's injury. Naruto watches as the fire flows into the wound healing it.

He breathes out relieved, "ok, I trust you." He watches as Izuku pulls his fire from the other teen and hovers his hands over Gaara's chest. He flares his flames to engulf all 4 of them, letting Naruto feel it. Kurama hums in the back of Naruto's mind. He feels at peace. 'Is this Izuku's healing? It's so warm, soothing.'

"Brat, that is Fuji's healing." A rumbling voice sounds in his head.

"Kyuubi?" Naruto questions.

"Who else would it be brat?!" Kurama rages.

"Why are you talking to me? You're usually a grumpy pain in my ass." Naruto sasses.

Kurama huffs, "because, with Fuji's healing, I feel calm, at peace. The mutt is right, I am not supposed to hurt people."

"Really? Then you're not such a bad guy huh?" Naruto scratches his cheeks.

Kurama turns his head embarrassed, "get out of here, that stupid Tanuki is going to wake soon."

Naruto's eyes widen, "Really? Thank you, Kurama!" Naruto turns to run out of his mind ignoring the growled out "don't thank me, idiot! And don't call me that." He laughs, "Bye, Kurama I'll talk to you soon."

Naruto leaves his mindscape and opens his eyes; he looks down at his friend. His fingers are still over his pulse, Naruto notices it is stronger than before and much steadier. Naruto knows Gaara is really pale but there is color returning to his cheeks. His breathing evens out to sound like he is asleep. Izuku recedes his flames.

"Is it done? Will he wake up?" Naruto questions.

Izuku laughs, "Soon, I have stabilized him. But there is one more thing I need to do."

"What is it?" Naruto asks.

Izuku stares at Kakashi, "I need to fix his seal."

Kakashi and the other adult gasp and reach for weapons, Kakashi grits his teeth, "why?" ready to kill the wolf-child if he gets the wrong answer.

Izuku opens Gaara's cloak and shows them the seal, "Because it is unstable and over his heart. If the seal remains where it is Both Gaara and Shukaku will die. Gaara is my pack and I have a seal that will heal them both."

"Let me see it" Kakashi demands.

Shanks holds out the Medallion. Kakashi looks at the seal, he is not a seal master, but he knows a powerful seal when he sees it. Jiraiya will be able to tell exactly what it would do. "How long does Gaara have to live, if you don't fix the seal?"

"I estimate maybe a year," Izuku answers truthfully.

Kakashi nods, "We will take him back to the leaf, Gai, tell the Sand that Gaara required extensive healing only Tsunade-Sama can accomplish." He turns back to Izuku, "I won't let you alter the seal until it gets looked at and approved by our seal master."

"I would need a seal master to be able to make it. I know the seal I can draw it, but I do not have 'Chakra' as you call it." Izuku agrees.

Kakashi nods, he noticed that. He won't question it right now, he will find out soon enough what these people use for power. "The trip to the leaf is three days from here."

"I can fly Kakashi. I can take Team Gai to the sand. And then fly us to the leaf, we should be in the Leaf in no more than a few hours." Izuku reminds.

"Nerd, do you still have energy for that?" Katsuki asks worriedly.

"Yea, I'll be fine." Izuku dismisses. "I have regained most of my energy from fighting."

Katsuki nods. Izuku shifts into Fuji's massive form. The pack loads up followed by an eager Naruto and Kakashi. Team Gai looks up at the massive wolf confused and slightly terrified.

"Kakashi, what is going on?" Gai asks confused.

"I would like to know as well" Gai clone states

The white-eyed teen activates his Byakugan, "he doesn't have traditional chakra pathways, it's like an aura around him. In fact, besides Kakashi, Naruto, and the red-haired man, they all have the same substance around them. None of them have Chakra pathways. What is it?"

Kakashi huffs, "Everything will be explained later until proven otherwise they are allies. They are the ones that rescued Gaara, without them we would have not made it in time, and we could have also lost Naruto."

The mini Gai breaks the tension, "So they are the good guys then." He declares with a leap onto the wolf. He feels the slight comforting warmth and shouts down, "Gai Sensei, nothing this comforting and warm can be evil."

Gai laughs, and sticks a thumb up, "That Lee, is the power of youth!" he shouts as he too leaps onto the wolf's back.

The girl and the white-eyed teen both leap up and settle down. Katsuki sighs, "hold on". Luffy wraps himself around everyone like a seatbelt as Katsuki gives Fuji the signal. With a massive burst of power, they are up in the air. Kakashi gives directions to Katsuki to lead the wolf to Suna.

It doesn't take very long before the sands of Suna can be seen, Fuji starts his descent, landing in front of the guards. The Gai clones disembark landing with a bow. "We have news about your Kage."

"What about my brother?!" the blond from before stands next to a pink-haired woman and a brunet male. "Did you find him? Is he ok?"

"Temari-san, Kankuro- San, Gaara-Sama will live, he took extensive damage and is being taken to the leaf with Naruto and Kakashi to receive healing from Lady Tsunade," Gai informs.

Kankuro sighs with relief, "Temari go with them, I will stay here."

"But Kankuro?" Temari begins.

Kankuro shakes his head, "I will inform the Counsel that Gaara is alive and in the Leaf healing. You go with them so Gaara doesn't wake up alone."

Temari nods, "Ok." She turns to Gai and the wolf, "Can you take us to the leaf?"

The wolf trills and bows his head waiting for the four to climb on him. Temari and Sakura notice Gaara laying on the wolf's back, Temari looks at Kakashi with confusion marring her expression. Kakashi puts his finger over his masked lips signaling to be quiet. Temari nods, she trusts Kakashi to some extent and the way Naruto is holding on to Gaara is reassuring.