Authors Notes: Alright, if you have kept up with my last two updates, then you know the drill.

Short version, I am sorry this update took so long. Had a lot going on behind the keyboard, and then said keyboard decided to crap out, so I had to wait until my new one arrived. Which I am proceeding in breaking in, by attempting to have all of my Naruto stories updated before Christmas and if not by then, then by the end of the month.

Now, there seems to be a bit of confusion from the last chapter, so I will clear things up a little. The man in the opening of Chapter 3 is not Hiruzen. It is someone else that is working for the Shiyoake. However, I will freely admit that I had purposely wrote it that way to create a false lead. I will say that there are clues, subtle clues as to who it actually is.

So for those of you going back to scour the previous chapter for clues to the mans identity, good luck.

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Review Corner

UnsanMusho – Yes, upon reaching Wave we will be introduced to another member of Naruto's group, which was already mentioned in the previous chapter, and after that, Naruto is going to be cleaning house.

It will not be a pretty sight.

Sammy1537 – Multiple reasons actually.

Firstly, since Tazuna didn't lie about what is going on, both Hiruzen and Kakashi will know what to expect, so there will not be that 'feeling out the enemy' that Kakashi did in canon.

Secondly, Hiruzen has complete trust in the ones assigning the missions to assign the proper team for each mission.

Lastly, because Naruto dropped his mask, both him and Ino are under watch to get an accurate gauge on their true skills, and what not. Mostly Naruto, due to his status. So an A rank mission would be a perfect opportunity for Kakashi to observe just what Naruto is capable of, and report back to the Hokage.

GunBlade2021 – Yes, there is a lot of women that sleep with Naruto, however it is broken down into two main categories. One, women who are genuinely interested in him and want to pursue a relationship with him. And two, those that are just looking for a good time with no commitment.

But regardless, for this story, Ino is the head wife.

As for Asuma, he will get his by the end of this story.

LoamyCoffee – Yes, Kaiza betrayed Naruto. More will be explained in this chapter about that, and the reasons why.

Harem

Anko, Ayame, Fem!Haku, Fu, Ino, Koyuki, Kurenai, Kurotsuchi, Mei, Tenten, Tsunade, Yugao, Yugito

Possible Additions – Guren, Hanabi, Haruna, Kin, Shizune, Tayuya, Toki

Other's may be added in the future.

Crimson Dawn

Chapter 4

Desolation.

That was the best word to describe the atmosphere that greeted Team 7 as they trudged behind Tazuna through the village. It felt as if all happiness and joy had been sucked out of the town, leaving only a sense of foreboding and depression hanging in the air. Children that should have been laughing and playing in the streets were huddled up against decrepit buildings, trying to make themselves as small as possible at the sight of the new comers, cowering in fear.

What was once a clean and paved primary road through the center of the village was now littered with trash, debris and in serious disrepair as deep ruts carved up the street. On each side of the street were dozens of run down buildings with their windows boarded up, doors falling off and broken windows with the tell tale signs of the place being robbed of whatever it had. A few of the buildings even had scorch marks from when a fires had broken out.

However, what made Naruto's blood boil was the sight of various women crying in the alleyways between the buildings, covering their faces in shame due to the acts they had to perform just to keep their families safe and fed.

'I swear to Kami, I am going to gut that fat, greedy fuck, feed him his own entrails and then shove his severed head up his ass.' Naruto silently seethed as he took a moment to readjust Kakashi's limp weight on his back.

Not even an hour ago, they had encountered one Zabuza Momochi, the infamous 'Demon of the Hidden Mist, a missing-nin from Kirigakure and a former member of Kiri's famed Swordsmen of the Mist. At first, Kakashi had toyed with the swordsmen, poking at his defense before moving in for the kill, a kill that had seemingly been stolen by another masked individual. A supposed Hunter-nin from Kirigakure that had been hunting Zabuza. Something Naruto doubted, since the hunter had insisted upon taking the body instead of disposing of it on the spot, as was the standard rule when killing missing-nin.

Shortly after the hunter-nin had left, Kakashi had passed out due to using the implanted Sharingan eye for too long. Something that Naruto had found to be absolutely stupid on the silver haired mans part, since it was clear that the chakra drain from the eye was due to a poor connection in the optical nerve endings, since the eye was transplanted on the battlefield by the mans then team mate, Rin.

Which was the reason why said man was limply hung over the blonde young mans shoulder, since his other two team mates have proven to be worthless when it came to helping their own sensei. In the case of Sakura, she simply did not have the physical strength to carry the unconcious man. Focusing what little training she did on chakra theory and application, when she wasn't obsessing over the Uchiha, rather then the more physical aspect of becoming a kunoichi.

As for the Uchiha, the supposed prodigy and last survivor of the cursed clan had simply felt that helping Kakashi was below his status as an 'Uchiha Elite', making the blonde scoff at his arrogance. Finding it ironic that he would think himself an 'elite' despite his older brother, whom was a prodigy, was still alive and the cause of his current status of being the 'Last Loyal Uchiha' in Konoha. Though he would admit that the Uchiha was skilled, though no where near the level to be considered an 'elite' among his peers.

"How long as it been like this, Tazuna-san?" Sakura meekly inquired as she took in the depressing sight around her.

"Gato came into town about six months ago." The elder bridge builder began, taking another swig of his bottle. "When he first arrived, we didn't think anything about it. He moved into town, promising new job, good pay and the usual. Damned-able thing, he actually followed through with his promises. Up until three months ago, that is."

"What happened?" The pinkette inquired, turning her attention to the old man.

"It all went to shit." Came Tazuna's blunt response. "Those that had eagerly accepted the jobs Gato had provided were the first victims of his cruelty. Gato had exploited the personal information of his newly acquired employees, targeting their families first. Threatening that as long as they did what they were told, their families would be safe. Didn't matter, bastard still kidnapped their wives and daughters for future 'employment' options, and killed their sons to completely break them."

Sakura had paled at the implied fate that the women were no doubt suffering at this very moment, making her feel nauseous at the thought. Naruto on the other hand, had a deep scowl upon his face as he continued to imagine painful ways to end Gato's life. The Uchiha on the other hand, was a different story as he merely scoffed, thinking the weak fools deserved what they had gotten if they were not strong enough to defend themselves.

"At any rate, my house is only ten minutes from here." The elder man grunted, taking another drink from his gourd in hopes to wash away the memories that plagued him. Especially that of his now estranged grandson.

Tazuna's House, Ten Minutes Later

True to the old bridge builders word, it took the group no longer then ten minutes to arrive at his home.

It was an impressive two-story building built on top of the water on top of a large wooden deck supported by numerous stone pillars to keep the structure above the water that was located well out of the main town, giving Tazuna and his family a sense of privacy the other residents did not have. Off to the side of the main building was a windmill like structure, no doubt used to generate electricity for the home using the wind and the water under currents. As well as other various uses.

As for the house itself, it looked to be a rather spacious home. Naruto estimated that it had at least five separate bedrooms, potentially two bathrooms, and a sizable sitting room and dinning area. The blonde couldn't say for sure, since the only time he had come through Nami no Kuni was to speak solely with Tsunami and Kaiza, and that was done in private well away from their respective homes, since Tsunami had made it clear that while she would work with Kaiza, she would not allow him into her home.

"Here we are." Tazuna spoke up as he lead the group to the door and proceeded to knock loudly on it before opening the door. "Tsunami honey! I'm home!"

The elder man was greeted with a solid thud as a cast iron frying pan made contact with the mans head, sending him to the floor in a heap with a low groan. Much to the shock of the conscious members of Team 7.

"What were you thinking, father? Disappearing for two weeks like that without telling anyone! Do you know how worried I was!?" Scolded a young woman, before she turned and noticed the team of shinobi gawking at the door. Her eyes scanning over each of them shrewdly, before her eyes settled on Naruto himself, causing her to gasp slightly as her eyes widened a fraction.

"Do you always have to use the frying pan?" Tazuna complained from the floor, rubbing his head. Turning the attention to himself as he pushed himself off the floor with another grunt. "Anyways, I left to hire this group of ninja to help."

"I see." The woman stated, turning her attention back to the group. "I thank you for looking after my father, I know he can be a handful at times."

"It's okay, Tsunami-chan." Naruto spoke first, surprising all present. "It's been awhile, hasn't it?"

"Yeah, it has, Naruto-kun." The now identified Tsunami replied, though the blonde could hear the hesitance in her voice, making him inwardly frown.

'Shit, she probably thinks I am here to either finish the job the bastard started, or to punish her for failing.' Naruto thought to himself. 'Going to have to pull her away soon and talk to her about it.'

"You two...know each other?" Tazuna questioned, looking between his daughter and the blonde shinobi.

"Yes, we met, what was it, almost five years ago now." Naruto explained as he thought back to when he met the dark blue haired woman. "In Cha no Kuni, if I recall."

Sakura could only gawk. While it was common knowledge that the blonde haired young man had disappeared from the village roughly seven years ago, she hadn't honestly expected him to have traveled around the Elemental Nations. If it wasn't for the fact that he knew their clients daughter, she would have out right accused the blonde of lying to make himself sound cooler.

"Actually, it was four years ago, just before you returned to Konoha." Tsunami pointed out with a soft smile. "And it was in Na no Kuni."

"Ah right, the merchant caravan." The blonde chuckled, remembering a certain encounter that had happened on that trip with a certain vixen with light brown hair and captivating purple eyes that had lasted well into the morning hours.

"Yeah, the merchant caravan." Tsunami repeated, a light blush dusting her cheeks. Remembering another series of rather intimate events that had happened on that trip.

"As much as I want to catch up with you, Tsunami-chan." Naruto spoke up, breaking the blunette out of her trip down memory lane. "Do you have anywhere we can set down our extra baggage?"

Tsunami blinked a moment, before realizing that the blonde young man had the still unconscious form of their teams sensei on his back.

"Yes, right this way." She replied, leading Naruto up the stairs and into an empty bedroom with a lone futon by the open window, which gave a pleasant view of the open water. Naruto took care to lay the man down gently on the bedding, being sure to support his head before allowing it to rest easy on the pillow.

"He should be fine, just needs some rest." The blonde stated, as he finished tucking the silver haired man into bed before standing up and looking to the other two members of his team. "In the mean time, we should rest up and prepare for training tomorrow."

"And why should we listen to you, dobe?" Sasuke questioned in defiance, with Sakura adding in her own two bits, supporting her precious Uchiha. Both earning a scowl from their hostess, and an amused grin from the blonde in question.

"Whatever, I was merely suggesting what we should do." Naruto shrugged in an uncaring manner. "But hey, if you want to slack off and get yourself killed the next time we fight Zabuza and his partner, then that's on you."

"You idiot!" Sakura exclaimed. "Zabuza is dead, Kakashi-sensei checked it himself, baka!"

"No, Zabuza is still alive." A tired voice spoke up from the bedroom, prompting the rest of the team to turn and look at the now awake Kakashi, whom was staring up at the ceiling.

"B-but, Kakashi-sensei," Sakura stammered, a wave of fear washing over her as she remembered the terrifying killing intent the swordsman had put out. "You checked him yourself and confirmed he was dead."

"I did." The silver haired jonin admitted. "But, a deathlike trance could have created a very convincing illusion."

"But how?" The pinkette inquired.

"Those needles the hunter-nin used can be deadly, if they hit a vital spot." Kakashi began to explain. "But, they were originally designed as medical tools."

Kakashi paused in his explanation and looked over his students. Unsurprising, Sakura had an expression of fear written across her face, which was to be understandable. Having to be faced with such a strong enemy fresh out of the Academy. Sasuke had an expression of eagerness, anticipating his chance to test his mettle against the swordsman and his accomplice the next time they met.

As for Naruto, the blonde had merely adopted a relaxed pose, leaning against the door frame. Calm, and collected, almost as if they were discussing the weather, instead of the man that wants their client dead still running around.

"So how did you come to the conclusion that Zabuza was still alive?" The masked jonin asked the blonde.

"Simple." Naruto shrugged. "Hunter-nin are suppose to dispose of the body right there on sight, not carry it off to another location. The more witnesses, the better."

"So, what are we going to do now, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura inquired, looking to her bed ridden sensei.

"We rest for the day." The man replied, almost mirroring exactly what Naruto said earlier. "Tomorrow, I will start training you for our next confrontation with Zabzua and his partner."

This earned a short affirmative grunt from the Uchiha, and an obedient 'hai' from the pinkette, causing the blonde to scoff at the display.

"Something wrong, Naruto?" Kakashi asked.

"Nah, nothing." The blonde shrugged it off, casting a glance at his two team mates. "Other then I stated the same damned thing, only to be met with insults and disregard. But when it comes from someone of a higher rank, it's all sunshine and daisies, showing that these two can not think for themselves outside of their narrowed minded interests. The Uchiha's ego is going to get himself and others killed one of these days, and at the very least, Haruno would make good canon fodder with her desire to be the 'teacher's pet' and never questioning what she is told."

Both Sasuke and Sakura glared at Naruto, where as Kakashi had narrowed his visible eye at the young man.

"Naruto, we are suppose to be a team." The cycloptic Jonin chastised. "And your attitude is not helping."

Seeing that this was the start of a conversation she wanted no part in, Tsunami quietly excused herself. Though she knew she would have to face the blonde young man by the end of the night, for better or for worse. Seeing this, Naruto mentally cursed, having wanted to talk with her immediately after they had arrived. Instead, his team had to be a bunch of ignorant, selfish ass wipes, and he wasn't entirely sure if Hatake was deliberately favoring one student over the others, or if the man was just that incompetent, and took what he deemed as the 'easy' road when it came to leading a team. He could only hope that his friendly greeting towards her were proof enough that he was not upset with her.

"My attitude?" The blonde questioned, peering down at Kakashi. "You stand by with your thumb up your ass while these two constantly try to degrade me, berate me, insult me, and downplay anything I say. The Uchiha's ego and arrogance is bigger then his actual skill set, which is going to get either himself, or those around him killed one of these days; and Haruno can't get her tongue out of the Uchiha's ass crack long enough to form an independent thought of her own. Instead, she just blindly follows orders and does the bare minimum in her training."

"And all of this, you allow to happen under your watch." Naruto continued. "Meanwhile, I worked my ass to the bone to get the skills I have now. When we were saddled with all those glorified chores the civilians were too lazy to do themselves, I was the one putting in all the work while the rest of you fucked off. The Uchiha thinks himself above such menial tasks, while Sakura fingered herself as she fantasized about his cock, meanwhile you can't even take your head out of that damned-able porn for more then five seconds at a time, and when you do, you single me out."

Sasuke fumed in anger at the blondes remarks, while Sakura blushed in complete embarrassment at what was just said about her. Meanwhile, Kakashi had the decency to look abashed, being the focus of the blondes outlet that had clearly been bottling up for some time, no doubt, since the teams creation.

"And the difference between me and them?" He continued, not allowing Kakashi to say anything. "Is that I am at least willing to work with them on a professional level. Simply to. Get. The. Job. Done."

Silence hung over the members of Team 7, unsure of what to make of the blonde members tirade he had just unleashed on their sensei.

"Now, if you'll excuse me." Naruto huffed, turning to move towards the door. "I would like to go and catch up with a friend I haven't seen in four years."

"Just how do you know the clients daughter?" Kakashi ventured to ask, thankful to have something to move the topic away from the previous subject.

"You should know." The blonde shrugged, with a knowing grin. "Since you've been awake since just after we entered the town."

Deciding not to stick around for any further interrogation or bitching from his team mates, Naruto quickly departed the room and quickly made his way down the stairs. Reaching up, he placed his hand over where his tattoo was on his chest and channeled a small amount of chakra into it. The result was immediate, as it honed in on the necklace that Tsunami was wearing.

Smirking, Naruto left the house.

Back Porch, Outside

The dark blue haired woman sighed as she gazed out over the water, reflecting on the past six months.

First, Gato had shown up out of nowhere with his crew from Kirigakure and had essentially endeared himself to the people of Nami no Kuni with promises of jobs, wealth and security before he had even approached her as to why he was here. And when the slimy bastard did decide to grace her with his presence, he had come with some bullshit explanation that he had been sent to take over her operation, and to make matters worse for her, Kaiza, that back stabbing bastard, had sided with him. Making her feel like this enter set up had been planned between the two of them in secret.

Then there was Inari. The ungrateful little shit that she had taken into her home not even two years ago when she came upon his malnourished form when he was living on the streets, had joined his idol in working with Gato, only to for the pudgy wannabe crime lord to turn the boy against his own idol with money and fresh girls to break in and release his hormonal frustrations upon. The very thought disgusted her to no end.

Lastly, there was the aforementioned back stabber, Kazia. When it was obvious that Gato and his crew were not here as per Naruto's orders, Kaiza had approached her with a simple message. Stay quiet, and her and her father would be safe. It also didn't help that with both him and Gato working to block her, she was effectively cut off from contacting Naruto in any way, leaving her cut off and isolated. It was a sheer miracle that her father had managed to sneak away to Konoha.

She stiffened when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and pull her back towards the man behind her.

"I am glad you are safe, Tsunami-chan." Naruto whispered into her neck, causing her to shiver slightly as the blondes breath nipped at her neck.

Turning around, she looked into his blue eyes and saw a fire mixture of fiery rage, hatred, and anger, but not towards her. For herself, she could see true, genuine concern in her safety, causing her to blush slightly.

"You're not upset with me?" She tentatively inquired.

"I could never be upset with you, Tsumi-chan." The blonde smiled. "If anything, I am more upset at myself for not keeping a better eye on things. Only after my 'team' received your fathers request, did it dawn on me that I had heard nothing from you or Kaiza in months. So please, forgive me for not noticing it sooner."

Tsunami stood silent, as her mind was processing the words that were spoken to her. In her mind, she had failed to do her job and keep things running smoothly here, but here was Naruto, the leader of the Shiyoake blaming himself, and asking for her forgiveness.

"No, I don't forgive you." She said, finding her voice once more. Not missing his body stiffen at her response. "Because you are not to blame, Naruto-kun. You have an entire unseen empire to watch over and cultivate; you can't reasonably expect for something like this not to happen. It was just unfortunate that it happened here."

"If we are to blame anyone," She continued, bringing her hand up to stroke the blondes whisker marks on his cheeks. "then it should be Gato and Kaiza. Fortunately, Kaiza has already been dealt with."

"Oh?" Naruto quirked an eyebrow.

"Two months ago the bastard propositioned me to be his woman." Tsunami scoffed in irritation, and did not miss the possessive, low growl, that escaped Naruto's throat. "Turns out both him and Gato saw me as some sort of prize to be had. When I turned him down, he decided to force the issue, it was then that he remembered why I am known as Hiiro no Shi."

"So that only leaves Gato and his goons to deal with, then." The whiskered blonde mused, however, Naruto had noticed something was missing within the home. "Forgive me for being invasive, but in the last correspondence I got from you, you mentioned you adopted a son."

"Rotten little bastard thanked me by running off with that bastard." The blunette growled, feeling slighted by the fact that she had shown the boy compassion and brought him under her wing, only for him to spit in her face. "He originally left with Kaiza, who had become sort of a father figure for him. But soon after, Gato got his hooks into him, so now Inari is pretty much a miniature Gato."

"And just like Gato, he is short on time." She finished coldly, making it very clear what she intended to do.

"Very well." Naruto stated, a grin tugging at his lips. "How about we re-introduce the Hiiro no Shi to the world, once again?"

Tsunami's grin matched his own.

"I rather like that idea." She giggled. "Let me go slip on something more, comfortable."

Two Hours Later, Shipping Port Warehouse

The two had wasted no time in setting out from the house, under the guise that Tsunami had needed to head into town and had requested Naruto to accompany her. Given that it had already been established the two were old friends, as far as everyone else was concerned, they had simply let the two be. Figuring the two friends merely wanted to catch up with one another, thought it wasn't missed that Tazuna gave the typical 'protective father' look towards the whiskered blonde, only to be met with a frying pan, courtesy of Tsunami. As for Kakashi, it was clear the masked jonin had some questions for the blonde, questions that would remain unanswered.

"What is the plan?" Tsunami asked as the two approached the warehouse in which Gato ran his dealings from.

"Slaughter them all." Naruto simply stated. "If they are not loyal to the Shiyoake, then they are not allowed to live."

"Good." The bluenette smirked, licking her lips in anticipation.

"Well well well," A voice broke the two from their small conversation. "Decide to finally give the boss your fine piece of ass, Tsunami-chan?"

With a quick flick of her wrist, the woman buried a small blade deep into the guards throat, causing him to make a gurgling sound as he collapsed to the ground. His partner didn't get a chance to respond as Naruto had swiftly lopped off his head.

"I see Gato has lowered the standards when hiring." Naruto noted sarcastically.

"The dumber the thug, the cheaper they are."

Sharing a chuckle at the pudgy man's expense, the two continued on their way towards the massive building. Sounds of laughter, cheers, and shouts could be heard from the outside, signifying most, if not all of Gato's goons were inside. Which suited the two perfectly, since it would save them both a lot of time in hunting them all down.

Entering the building, Naruto quickly slapped a paper to the wall, channeling a bit of chakra into it. As a result, faint lines and symbols began to spread across the entire complex. Doors, windows, everything was covered in these odd symbols. Giving his partner a nod, the two proceeded to where everyone had gathered in the main loading area, which had been repurposed as a sort of entertainment area for Gato and his crew.

Along the walls were various stages, with women tied down in the most humiliating positions and stripped over their clothing, which now hung in rags off their bodies. Bruises and welts marred their young bodies, though from what the whiskered blonde could tell, they had not been violated just yet. No doubt due to Gato's sick tendency of having his victims mentally exhaust themselves with fear and anxiety before he completely broke them.

In the center of the room itself, was a large wooden stage like platform, where Gato was currently standing above a man who was crumpled to the floor, his pudgy hands crossed over one another atop his cane in a smug fashion as he watched the spectacle before him. That being of a teenage boy, no older then fourteen, beating the downed man with a crowbar. No doubt, the man was one of Tazuna's workers that had gotten caught and needed to be made an example of. Though it was clear by the lack of movement from the victim as well as the lack of sound of any kind coming from the limp form, that the man was already dead.

"Good job, my boy!" Gato praised the teens cruelty, before turning to a group of bound and gagged men behind him. "Let this be a lesson for the lot of you not to cross me, or I will drag out your families before you and let little Inari here work on his swinging arm a bit more."

"Perhaps I'll even show your wives and daughters what a real man can do." Inari piped in with a grin, earning a series of muffled pleas, sounded out in fear from the bound workers.

"Then we understand each other." Gato chuckled darkly. "Now tomorrow, you are going to tell Tazuna, you want nothing to do with his little bridge project. Until then, you will enjoy my hospitality."

A series of laughter follow from random thugs, as they caught on to their bosses insinuation. While these 'guests' were here, they were allowed to beat on them as much as they wanted, so long as they were still breathing and cold walk the next morning.

"You have got to be the stupidest sack of shit that I have ever seen." A voice broke through the crowd, resulting in immediate silence from the goons, and an insulted expression from the pudgy wannabe crime lord.

"Who the hell dares!?" Gato demanded, prompting the mob of thugs to split down the center, exposing both Naruto and Tsunami. Causing the mans blood to run cold in his veins. "Na-Na-Naruto!?"

"You really didn't think your actions would go unnoticed, did you Gato?" The blonde questioned as he calmly strode through the divide created for him, Tsunami at his side. An ice cold look in his blue eyes. "That you could just come in, and seize control from one of my most trusted associates, and run this place into the ground?"

"Who is this punk? And why is the bitch with him?" Inari looked to Gato for an answer, only to see the man he had come to imitate frozen with fear. Making him truly wonder who this blonde arrival was, that had Gato absolutely terrified.

"You could have easily allowed Tazuna to finish his bridge, hell you could have even sponsored it and taken it over after it was completed to create a monopoly on all the shipping and exports within Nami no Kuni." Naruto rattled off, keeping his eyes locked on the pudgy man. "But no, you had to bring attention on to us with your ham-fisted tactics."

"I-I can explain, Naruto." Gato groveled, dropping to his knees as the blonde and the woman ascended onto the platform.

Wordlessly, Naruto raised his left hand, and with a quick snap of his fingers, the sea of thugs that were gathered in the center of the building were ripped apart as chains erupted from the walls, via the strange symbols from the seal Naruto had placed earlier. Ripping all to shreds the chains made contact with, painting the floor red with their blood. Skillfully avoiding the workers and women being held against their will.

Inari stared in shock, as his face adopted a horrified expression at the massacre the blonde man had just committed with a simple snap of his fingers. His eyes, slowly drifting up to the woman who had taken him in not even two years prior.

"Mo-mother?" He stammered before he felt his voice die in his throat as a wave of coldness washed over his body from the neck down. His chest becoming soaked in blood. His blood. Finding himself unable to scream, only to have a gurgling noise leak out, he brought his hands to his throat and found it covered in blood from the slash across his jugular. Dropping to his knees, he looked up one last time at the bluenette, whom was now holding a bloodied karambit.

"Gato," Naruto spoke, catching the mans attention one final time. "You're fired."

The man could barely register the words before he suddenly found himself staring at his own headless body, as his head rolled onto the floor. A few seconds later, the body fell over, and what little life was present, disappeared from his eyes.

Wordlessly Naruto summoned forth a dozen of Shadow Clones and dispatched half of them to find clothing, blankets, or even towels to cover the exposed females, While the other half moved to free all of the people Gato had there against their will. While the Shadow Clones worked to free and comfort the captives, the original leaned down and picked up the decapitated head of Gato, storing it in a storage seal.

"Now, suppose I should inform Zabuza-san and his accomplice that there has been a change in management, don't you think, Tsunami-chan?"

Turning, his lips were immediately captured by a rather lustful bluenette, whom had gotten turned on by the sheer brutality he had unleashed about Gato and his crew, as well as slaking her own blood lust with the life blood of her traitorous adopted son.

"Later." She husikly breathed, pushing him towards what he could assume to be an office door, to give them some much needed privacy away from prying eyes. "I want you, now."

"Well, who am I to deny you." He grinned, kissing her back hungrily as the two disappeared into the room, shutting and locking the door behind them.

Additional Authors Notes: And done!

Now, as a reminder, this is a story that focuses on the criminal element, and as such, it will get dark from time to time. Naruto and his Shiyoake run multiple illegal operations. Drug running, weapons dealing, smuggling, and prostitution rings.

Also, about Tsunami's moniker, Hiiro no Shi. It is roughly translated to Scarlet Death. Figured I would give her an interesting name within the criminal under world, and as you can see, she loves small blades.

Originally, I was going to take a peek on what Ino and her team are doing in Tori no Kuni, aka The Land of Birds with Daimyo Toki, but I wanted to pretty much wrap up the Wave Arc here, instead of drawing it out. So, we will be visiting her in the next chapter.

Hope everyone enjoyed this update, and as always, leave your thoughts and comments in the reviews!