A/N: Well I still don't know what I'll call the special section at the end so don't blame me for it… I'll just rack my brain for ideas… oh wait! I came up with a title in Akira of the Akatsuki! Off to my profile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah here's the name Official Super Awesome and Hilarious Short Story of My Life! Part whatever it is at the time… It's gonna be two now but if you want to read part one it is chapter six of Akira of the Akatsuki! So uh… let's get on with the story perhaps?

Disclaimer which I seem to have forgotten in chapter two: I do not own anything involving Naruto merchandise patents or the rights to them… I tried to buy them on eBay but that's not exactly legal… though I did find a pretty nifty head band for 75 cents...

Naruto was just starting to fall asleep when he felt something hopping up and down on his face. He froze before lifting a hand up and squinting at what was in his hand. A small beetle that Naruto recognized all too well, his eye's widened and he shoved the beetle into his pocket hoping he wasn't crushing it. "Itachi! Itachi!" he shook the man awake.

"What is it?" asked the man partially still asleep.

"I think that the Konoha ninja know where we are! I just found Shino's bug on me, that means he and the others are most likely headed our way right now!" Itachi sat up quickly, now fully awake, he hit Kisame over the head, hard I might say.

"Wake up, time for action!" he whispered whacking Kisame again. Kisame groaned mumbled something incoherent then rolled onto his back. Itachi glared and Naruto smirked.

"Let me try something," Naruto tickled Kisame's sides until the man woke up a few seconds later. "We're about to be attacked and you want five more minutes? Even I'm not that lame! (This is where he says "believe it" and every viewer/reader wants to hit him on the head for it)" he whispered sticking his tongue out as Kisame grumbled at him. They pulled on their cloaks and Naruto retrieved his jacket and pulled it on. They hadn't gotten to much undressed for obvious reasons, but that didn't mean they were going to sleep uncomfortably.

"I thought we would have another day at least, I guess we underestimated them," Itachi said quietly checking his kunai and shuriken over. Naruto grimaced as he thought of facing off his friends to go with an s-level criminal.

Why he was doing it he didn't know, he thought about what Iruka might say… 'It's a thing called love,' NO! I am not in love with Itachi-sama… did I just call him Sama? I mean san! San, san, san! Naruto checked to make sure that his chakra was at a controllable level before pulling the handle of his kunai out slightly so that it would be easier to grab. He doubted that the other two would need them, but he definitely would. He sensed a familiar chakra in the bushes a few feet away from him and sighed, Sakura still needed training in hiding chakra though she had amazing control of it. He lifted a finger slightly to signal where he felt presences and Itachi blinked; a sign that he understood. They waited a little longer, pretending that they were going to be traveling by moon light for a little when the first shuriken came. They snapped into fighting position, back to back in a triangle, as ANBU surrounded them.

"Naruto, we're here to bring you back home," said Sakura coming out of the bushes and standing in between two of the silent black-ops. Naruto lowered his gaze in shame but didn't say anything; he just kept his kunai raised and his body ready for the fight that was positive to come. When he didn't say anything Sakura frowned, "Naruto? Are you alright? Why aren't you moving to come with us? Those two are out numbered, if they try taking you back we could kill them easily." Naruto snapped his head up at that.

"You aren't going to kill them," he said slowly but fiercely. "I want to go with them," he added very quietly, Sakura barely heard. The ANBU shifted uncomfortably as if they were conversing silently if he was brain washed or placed under genjutsu. Naruto gulped and met Sakura's gaze. She could tell he was himself and he knew what he was saying.

"But why?" she asked sadly her eyebrows knit in concern.

Naruto mumbled something not even Itachi and Kisame could hear. Sakura gasped as she read his lips. Her mouth fell open and gazed at him sadly. "I doubt that what you're saying is true. It's probably a trick or illusion," she whispered trying to make sense of everything.

"No, it's not an illusion or trick. How could he do that to me without even talking that much? We met one night, I made a deal, and we left the next. End of story, no weird Jutsus, no tricks, nothing," Naruto said defiantly. Itachi was listening intently to the conversation but he never let his guard down. He caught the glint of metal in a nearby tree and caught the kunai aimed for Naruto.

"What, who threw that?" Sakura looked in the direction it had come from to see Sasuke walking into the moonlight furious.

"Naruto, you traitor! How could you run away with him?" he yelled pointing at Itachi. Itachi was now thoroughly confused though he showed nothing, "You tricked me! I actually fell for it too! I actually believed that you loved me as much as I love you!" Everyone just stared and Naruto turned his face away.

"I'm sorry… I never meant to trick you. I guess we both mistook lust for love," Naruto said clearly a tear making its way down his cheek to fall off the tip of his chin.

Sasuke wiped away a small tear that also traveled down his cheek as he looked up to the stars, "We might have, but I had hoped that it could have turned into so much more." Naruto looked up at the stars as well.

"I guess that this is the end of what we had for that short time…" he said another tear starting to make its way down his cheek. It didn't follow the same path as the other but it dripped from the same point. Naruto wiped his face with a single hand. "I really do think I loved you, but I'm sorry, I don't anymore." Naruto and Sasuke met each others gazes with a silent agreement and they jumped at each other kunai raised. Everyone knew better then to get involved in their tussle as they clashed weapons, neither gaining the advantage. It looked almost as if they were trying to dance theirfeelings away. Both stopped briefly, circled, and then sprung at each other again as if following some nonexistent beat. Sakura watched with saddened eyes as Itachi calculated possible ways of avoiding a mass battle as a shower of sparks illuminated the clearing for a second. Naruto smiled a little as he forced Sasuke to back away briefly before Sasuke started to smile in turn when Naruto moved back. They became slightly happier as they fought before finally stopping, Naruto next to Itachi again and Sasuke next to Kakashi who had just appeared out of the forest.

"I think I understand a little better now," Sasuke said with a one sided smile as he and Naruto gasped for air. "However, that still doesn't change the fact that I'm dragging you back to Konoha by your hair no matter how hard you fight."

"I also think I understand a little better what happened between us, but that doesn't mean that I won't give this fight my all. I'm staying with him and that is final," Sasuke and Naruto nodded and everyone took a fighting stance. The actual battle was about to begin. Naruto looked up at Itachi, "Ready Itachi-senpai?" he asked with a mischievous smirk.

He nodded. "What about you?" Kisame smiled a hellish grin that made one of the ANBU shiver slightly.

"HELL YEAH!" he said showing his sharp teeth. The ANBU nodded to each other before readying their weapons.

"Let's get this show on the road!" Naruto said smiling at Sasuke who smiled back slightly. Even thought they were on different sides they were still best friends, it had been the same way when Naruto had finally reached Sasuke's heart during his time with Orochimaru. Everyone had their weapons in a fighting position or their hands free to make a jutsu when the shuriken that set it all off was thrown by an impatient Sasuke. Kisame used a water jutsu to drown two of the ANBU while he unwrapped the Samehada and knocked away another ANBU. Itachi had activated his sharingan long ago and was using the Mangekyou to bring down several of the ANBU on his side narrowing the once ten down to three. Sasuke and Naruto butted heads once more, this time their tussle was joined by Sakura and Kakashi trying to get Naruto worn down enough that they could transport him home. Naruto was knocked back by a well place blow to his abdomen. Itachi saw him flying through the air out of the corner of his eye and caught him by the back of the shirt as he began to pass by. He set him upright and Naruto turned to smile at him before someone was pushed into Naruto.

Itachi's eyes went wide as they were both knocked to the ground and their lips pressed together. Naruto pulled away as Itachi rolled to the side thoroughly disgusted with the thoughts that were traveling through his head. They were both spitting and making hacking noises well hunched over on the ground. Surprisingly they weren't hit by anything before they stood back up and resumed the fight pretending nothing had happened. Naruto touched his lips softly before springing back at Sasuke and Sakura who were dodging some ANBU who were jumping back to try and avoid Kisame's Samehada. The battle was rather short lived as Shikamaru attempted to catch Itachi and Kisame in his shadow possession only to be taken out by the Mangekyou when Itachi looked at him. Shino also attempted to enter the battle… with no success as his bugs were destroyed in Naruto's fire ball jutsu (a rather weak one, but a fireball none the less).

Soon Kisame and Itachi had put all the ANBU around them out of order and the others were forced to retreat until they could gather their forces again. Itachi picked Naruto up and deposited him on Kisame's back. Despite his complaints Naruto was too exhausted to even think about trying to travel on his own. They arrived at a small cave a little while later with the moon now low in the sky. Itachi glanced at it and pursed his lips every so slightly, "I was hoping for a little longer to rest without having to go to far into the day," Kisame said depositing Naruto on the ground, not gently I might add. The boy groaned and turned onto his side not waking up. "He has impressive sleeping habits…"

Itachi turned to look at the young Kyubbi (1) on the ground. "We should get into the cave; I'll place a genjutsu on it so no one will notice it. We'll leave as soon as we can." Kisame looked at Itachi, and smirked.

"Okie Dokie Buckaroo," he said smiling as he got the Uchiha glare. He bent down and grabbed the boy by the collar dragging him into the cave, not missing any of the rocks on the way. Itachi placed his hands in a tiger hand seal before he flew through seals quicker then the eye could see, even his own Sharingan was slow on following them. He smiled as a slight shimmer in the air surrounded them before he walked into the cave and sat down. He jerked his head towards Naruto with a raised eyebrow.

"It'll take him a few hours and at least one decent sized meal then he'll be the annoying hyperactive knuckle head he always is," Kisame answered his unasked question. Itachi nodded slightly before turning his gaze to the ceiling which was covered in stalactites that dripped with a slow but consistent rhythm. He was lost in his thoughts of what Naruto might have said to the Konoha nin that had them so surprised, what might have gone on between Sasuke and Naruto (A/N though I would think that that was PRETTY obvious) and what might be compelling Naruto to stay with them so willingly, even if it meant never being able to return to the place that he claimed he would one day become hokage of. Naruto stirred and Itachi's eyes were almost automatically brought towards him. Slowly the young ninja opened his eyes and looked around.

"How did we get into a cave?" he asked sleepily.

"We walked here; you fell asleep on my back."

Naruto turned towards Kisame and gave a slight grin before turning back to Itachi. "What's up with you?" he didn't expect an answer.

"I was just thinking," both Naruto and Kisame were shocked that Itachi had chosen to take the time to answer. "What?" Itachi asked his face blank (as always).

"You answered when it wasn't necessary to do so… a sign of the apocalypse."

Itachi glared at Naruto who gave him the thumbs up. Is it possible that he has already forgotten about our kiss? Even if it was by accident it was still a kiss… and he doesn't strike me as the type to forget so easily. Maybe he didn't mind it or is trying to pretend it didn't happen. Itachi thought looking back to the stalactites. Naruto looked up to, "Why are those things there?" he asked. He soon hated himself for it as the ex-water shinobi launched into a long and boring explanation of how water and minerals can make them. "If I could gnaw my ears off I would," Naruto whispered to Itachi as he sat near him. Kisame was so caught up in his rants on how minerals could harden that he hadn't even notice Naruto had moved. Itachi looked at Naruto.

"Wouldn't gnawing off your ears just give him a reason to tease you?" he asked quietly. Naruto shrugged.

"True, I guess gnawing my ears off wouldn't be the best solution… maybe I could make him bite his tongue?"

"He's done that before, he gets over it quickly…"

"Hmmm, then what can we do to make him shut up?"

"Poke him in the gills. He might kill you for it, but it works."

"Wait… are we actually having a conversation in which you speak instead of using the slightest amount of body language?" Naruto looked wide eyed at Itachi.

"I think so; it's just so hard to make you go away without talking. You don't seem to care about glares much."

Naruto smiled goofily, "That comes from having been around your brother. He glares a LOT. Though I must say, your glares are much more powerful then his."

Itachi looked out the corner of his eye at Naruto. "Humph."

"Now you're turning back anti-social. It's going to take me longer to break you of that habit then it did with Sa… Kakashi," Naruto said quickly. He felt that it wasn't such a good thing to mention Sasuke around Itachi, especially after they had just had an encounter with him.

Itachi looked out the cave entrance. "We should get going soon," he said loud enough to get Kisame to shut up. "Not that I don't mind your lecture Kisame, it's just that we really shouldn't keep them waiting."

Kisame nodded slightly and started to make sure everything was packed away before Itachi lowered the barrier and they jumped out into the cover of the forest. Itachi and Kisame were noticing that they way Naruto ran seemed so much like the way a fox would run; lengthening his body out, gripping what he touches with his hands then, springing off again with his feet. Maybe it was just a way that the fox expressed itself in him, or maybe it was because Naruto found that it was more fun to run that way, who knew? By sundown they were crossing the border of the Fire country headed north into Waterfall country. Soon they would turn east and come to a range of mountains in the Earth country. Itachi glanced at Naruto, he was probably going to regret it if they were forced to kill him for the Nine Tailed Fox…

A/N: (1) I'm going to end up using both spellings of Kyubbi most likely (Kyuubi or Kyubbi it depends of the translator on which spelling you use, I just don't always use the same one…"