Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto Franchise that belongs solely to Masashi Kishimoto; I do not own Heaven's Lost Property, High School DxD or any other Anime I borrow themes from. The only thing I claim is my OC's and original Story Plot.


Authors Note (A/N): Hey Everyone. I'm back again with the next chapter. So a lot happened in the last chapter and many more things will come from it. Now Naruto and Team 7 are going to get their very first C-Rank Mission and Naruto is going to find out that it is a lot more serious and important than what it may first seem like. Oops spoiled that for you sorry. For right now just enjoy this nice ridiculous and funny scene between the Uzumaki family.


Chapter 8

Section 2 Meeting. Mission to Wave Country

"Hold still."

A voice said. It was early morning and we find ourselves in Naruto's apartment and he was already busy with his hands full. "Come on daddy you have to get it just right." Iris's young distinct voice said. You could hear the faint rich accent in her voice that enchants you and forces you to listen whenever she talks. "I'm trying but you're moving too much." Naruto retorted. Right now Naruto was sitting in his bed and he had Iris sitting in his lap. He had a brush in one hand and a comb placed besides him. At the moment he was gently brushing Iris's rich blond hair that was naturally slightly curly. The young girl was fidgeting in Naruto's lap since like all young children she had an abundance of energy that was waiting to be unleashed.

"Chaos cut that out. How can I fix your hair when you won't stop moving around?" Naruto's voice called out. "Ahhh. I love when you do my hair for me master it always comes out nice." Aria's giddy voice called out next and judging by the tone of her voice she seemed really relaxed, satisfied, and content. "Yeah Naru you're the best." Eva said happily from besides Naruto.

Now you would have to ask yourself how is it even possible for Naruto to be fixing and maintaining all four girls' hair at the same exact time when he only has two arms. The answer is really quite simple.

Shadow Clones.

A gross abuse and misuse of the Shadow Clone Jutsu. At least that was what Naruto was thinking of at the moment. As for the girls they all thought that this is what the Jutsu was specifically created for. As of now Naruto was use to his girls extorting and using him for their own means. He was completely fine with it as long as it made them happy but he was always careful not to let them overdo things and if they did he would be quick to punish them which usually sets them straight for a few hours or a day depending on what it is. But then they would be right back at it again later. It was a never ending cycle that has become a part of Naruto's daily life and it's to the point that he would feel weird without the girls snatching him away for their own little purpose.

There were three Shadow clones including Naruto all sitting in his room at the moment. Each of them had one of the girls in front of them and they were doing their hair. This was a normal occurrence for many years now. It really was nothing new to Naruto. The only thing new to this set up would be the fact that Naruto recently learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu and it made this task go a lot faster in the mornings since.

"There how is that?" Naruto said as he held up a mirror for Iris to look at herself in. Seeing herself and her perfect hair the little girl grinned happily while giggling. "I love it daddy it's perfect like always." Iris said as she turned around in Naruto's lap and kissed him on the cheek. Iris's hair was perfectly combed and brushed and it was now flowing in its natural slight curly formation. Her pink bow was now tied in her hair and it finished off her look. Smiling gently down at the happy girl Naruto returned the kiss to the now bashful and shy princess who was covering up her blushing face. "You're welcome princess."

"Ok whew… I'm done." The second Naruto said as he popped and left Chaos sitting on the bed. She had a giddy grin on her face as she waved her soft hand through her long straight blond hair. She was happy that her hair came out perfect again. She crawled across the bed and glued herself to the real Naruto's side while mashing her face against his. Laughing Naruto pushed back with his face and watched as Chaos pushed back against his face with her own in a spike of playfulness. "Thanks dada. My hair came out perfect again." Chaos thanked as she also kissed Naruto's cheek. Returning the gesture Naruto watched as Chaos fell back into the bed and kicked her legs up in the air because she got a kiss from him. She was giggling and laughing not to mention her cheeks were slightly red.

"All done Aria." The third clone said as it popped and left Aria sitting on the floor with her back against the bed. "Yay! I love it." Aria said as she clapped her hands in a pleased gesture. "Great job again Naru." Eva said as she kissed Naruto on his nose and this time it was Naruto's turn to blush. Ever since Eva's incident Naruto has looked at Eva a little differently and he really doesn't understand why. Of course he would blush any time the fairy kissed him and it's been that way for many years but as of now he couldn't help but feel that there was more meaning behind it.

This was the same scene that would play out for the little family every morning without fail. After eating breakfast and doing anything else they had to do Naruto put on his gear. Iris and Chaos transformed into their little forms and attach themselves to Naruto's body. Locking up the apartment Naruto placed his key in his pouch. "Ok Aria come on lets go." Naruto said as he started to roof hop with the witch keeping pace. Reaching a junction in the buildings Naruto stopped. "Ok Aria head straight to the Casino alright. After I get my mission I'll come to you." Naruto instructed. "Yes sir." Aria said with a salute and smile on her face. Shaking his head Naruto took off towards the Hokage Tower to meet up with his team. Reaching the massive red tower Naruto headed inside where he met up with his team.


Hokage Tower Administration Building

"Morning Kakashi sensei, Sasuke, Sakura." Naruto greeted politely as he approached his team in one of the many busy hallways of the Administration building. Many secretaries and staff members were hustling around trying to get to their destinations. You could see many other ninja teams either calmly walking to the same destination that Team 7 was going to or leaving said destination with a purpose in their step as evident with the speed walking they were doing. The only other visible people in the many hallways were normal civilians and most of them are actually clients here to request missions from the Hokage and the staff.

Greeting him back just the same the entire team then proceeded into the main mission registration room that they were in yesterday. "Team 7 reporting for assignment." Kakashi spoke up when he got to the registration table. The Hokage was here again today and he had a warm grandfatherly smile on his face at seeing the young team. "Good morning Team 7. As promised I have a mission for you. A C-Rank mission to be exact. So how does that sound?" Hiruzen asked as he eyed the Genin on the squad, particularly Naruto who made it clear he didn't want any more D-Rank missions. "That sounds wonderful Lord Hokage." Kakashi spoke up with his eye smile. "Very good then. Please send in our client." Hiruzen called out and a ninja standing guard at one of the many doors to the room opened it up and a drunken man holding a sake bottle staggered into the room with the smell of alcohol wafting over him like a toxic cloud. The ninja at the door wrinkled his nose at the smell but otherwise didn't say anything.

"Team 7 please meet your new client. His name is Tazuna Masato and he is a master bridge builder. Your mission is to escort Mr. Tazuna back to his home in the Land of Waves and stay by his side as he completes his project of building a bridge that will connect the Land of Waves to the Land of Fire. Once the bridge is complete your mission will be complete. As a C-Rank mission exercise caution and expect that you might be ambushed by bandits and other undesirables. If that is all and you have no questions then Team 7 you're dismissed and you will leave at a reasonable time." Hiruzen briefed Team 7 on their mission in a no nonsense tone.

"Yes sir." All four members of Team 7 announced as they turned to face Tazuna who remained quite during that time. 'Well would you look at that. So Tazuna is my client. But why do I have an uneasy feeling in my stomach?' Naruto thought to himself with a tiny frown on his face. "Huh a bunch of brats? I asked for elite ninja not a bunch of babies." Tazuna slurred. 'Huh…Maybe I shouldn't have let him take those two bottles last night on the house. It was a compliment and incentive to get him to come back but now I'm regretting it.' Naruto sweat dropped at seeing the state his new client was in. "I assure you Mr. Tazuna that these kids are more than capable of protecting you while you are under our care." Kakashi stated in an attempt to put the old man's apparent worries at ease.

Tazuna was only half paying attention to what Kakashi was saying to him. His earlier comments served to have Sasuke and Sakura annoyed at him and the way he insultingly addressed them. Looking over at Naruto Tazuna swayed a little in his spot. "Hey kid do I know you from somewhere? Your face looks familiar." Tazuna asked as he looked at Naruto's face. Naruto narrowed his eyes for a brief moment but he came out of it and put a goofy grin on his face. "No sir I don't believe we met before. I do have a familiar face however. The names Naruto Uzumaki and I'm the guy who's going to be protecting you on your way home." Naruto introduced himself politely while keeping his enthusiasm up.

"I'll believe it when I see it kid. Just be prepared to lay down your lives for me if needed." Tazuna said seriously although his speech was still slurred. Both Kakashi and Naruto narrowed their eyes at this but otherwise they didn't comment. "Ok team gather up all of your gear and equipment and pack for at least a month long trip. Meet me at the main gate in 1 hours' time." Kakashi ordered. Nodding their heads Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura left the registry room. Kakashi was about to escort Tazuna out of the room and to the main gate when Hiruzen called out to him.

"Wait Kakashi. I have more to discuss with you." Hiruzen spoke up. Turning around curiously to see what his leader needed of him Kakashi caught the look in the old Hokage's eyes. "Another ninja will escort Mr. Tazuna to the main gate. I still wish to speak with you Kakashi." Hiruzen stated. Stepping up to Hiruzen's desk Kakashi gave his leader his undivided attention.

"Yes sir?"


Outside the Hokage Tower Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura left the court yard of the tower and when it looked like Sakura was about to ask Sasuke out again the loner decided to take off to avoid this. "Another failed attempt." Naruto commented idly as he walked up to his teammate. "What are you talking about?" Sakura asked with a blush. She didn't think she was that obvious. "Never mind. Do you want me to walk with you?" Naruto asked to be polite. Their houses were in the same general direction. Sakura would reach hers long before Naruto did so it would be easy for him to drop her off and keep going. He was trying to make an effort at getting to know his teammates better. "You would walk me home? That's generous of you Naruto." Sakura commented in shock. She was impressed by the gesture. She would be the first to admit that she didn't know much about Naruto at all. All of his friends that he knew in the academy were people Sakura didn't really talk too much because of her one tracked mind on Sasuke but that couldn't be helped. When she did talk to them however they only gave her basic information on Naruto that she already knew. She knew that Hinata was the only person who actually knew Naruto and since Sakura really never spoke to Hinata much before this it put Sakura back at square zero with her teammate. Especially since he would always rush off after team assignments saying he had somewhere to be.

"Yeah if you don't mind. My house is in the same general direction as yours so…" Naruto started to say before he trailed off as his eyes caught something off down the street. A random vendor a few yards down the street discreetly sent Naruto a signal and that particular signal had Naruto widening his eyes for a minute. "Naruto is something wrong?" Sakura asked in confusion. She didn't see what the vendor did but she did see that Naruto was now distracted. "Uhmm… Sakura I'm really sorry but something just came up. I'll meet you at the gate." Naruto said in a clipped tone as he took off to the nearest roof top and started roof hopping. "Hey Naruto wait! Where are you going?" Sakura yelled to the retreating form of her teammate. Sakura noticed that the direction he was going was not consistent with the direction he claimed his house to be in. "What was that all about?" Sakura asked herself. She was unprepared for Naruto's sudden and abrupt departure. 'Naruto is so mysterious? Just what is going on with him?' Sakura thought with a small frown on her face as she started walking to her house deep in thought.

"What's going on? Why would Mr. Dino call an emergency meeting like this out of the blue?" Eva asked as she poked her head out of Naruto's blond spiky hair. "I don't know Eva. But this is really sudden. We're about to go on our first C-Rank mission. Not to mention this is going to be a fairly long mission at that. I don't think this is a coincidence." Naruto said with narrowed eyes as the wind rushed by his face tossing up his spiky hair. He could see the casino in sight since he put a rush on getting to the white marble stone building. 'I hope everything is ok.'


Monte Carlo Casino

Entering the casino Naruto noticed that everything appeared to be fine. Since it was day time the number of customers were significantly lower compared to night time but other than that everything seemed to be ok. Walking up to the bar at a brisk pace Naruto leaned over the counter. "Hey Chef Adam what's the news?" Naruto asked the chef. The man that came out was a tall handsome man with olive green hair and black eyes. He had a small mustache growing. He had on the traditional outfit befitting a chef including the hat. Underneath that he had on black shirt and pants and nice shoes. He was a handsome and unassuming man who was an excellent cook. In the casino if you wanted to know information or directions on what's happening you go to Chef Adam Ellery. He is the coordinator and director who not only helps keep the kitchen in line but everywhere else on the main floor in check as well. As for his nationality he told Naruto many years ago when they met that he was from a different part of the world. Hence the unusual name such as Adam Ellery.

"All Section 2 members are to meet the boss in his office immediately for an emergency assignment little man so you better get moving." Adam spoke up with a timber like quality to his voice. If a woman was to hear it she would certainly go weak in the knees really fast. "On it! Thanks Chef!" Naruto called out as he was already moving up to the next floor. "That kid is always moving." Adam said as he shook his head in exasperation.

Rushing to Mr. Dino's office Naruto skidded to a stop. Straitening his appearance up Naruto walked into the room briskly but not to appear as if he rushed here. Which he did but no one was going to call him out on it. And if they were going to, they certainly wouldn't do it in this situation. Immediately upon entering the old bosses room Naruto could feel the atmosphere change dramatically.

The entire squad of Section 2 was in attendance and everyone was either sitting or standing around close to the boss's desk. "Welcome Naruto. Glad to see you got here promptly. Now that you're here we can start this meeting." Dino said in his tremor like voice. It was old and skittish but it was warm and inviting. "Yes sir." Naruto said seriously. He knew when to read the mood. One lesson he learned over the years was to be crisp, ridged, and serious when the time was right. Taking a seat next to Shoko who was occupying the chair in front of Dino Naruto gave the old man his undivided attention.

Next to Naruto was Jean Croce and the man had a serious look on his face. A more serious look that usual. Next to him was Rico since that was his partner. Jose was also sitting close by and Henrietta was with him. Naruto silently greeted the pair when he came into the room. Victor and Triela were standing up by the couch. Angelica and Claes took the couch that Victor and Triela were leaning against. It was the same couch Naruto woke up in after his very short skirmish with Shoko on the night he first broke into the casino many years ago. Aria was also in the room and when Naruto sat down she silently came up and stood behind Naruto in the chair and placed her hands in front of her. Naruto also silently greeted Angelica and Claes. Claes remained somewhat aloof but Angelica gave a shy smile in return. It was a shame in Naruto's mind.

The two girls didn't have handlers to look after them. Angelica's handler quit after some time. He didn't want to take care of her after she got sick from the side effects turning them into Marionettes caused. Naruto remembered when the man left it really hurt Angelica and Naruto was really pissed off that day and wanted to punch the man for his insensitivity. Ever since then Naruto has looked after Angelica the best he could and sees her as a sister. Claes's handler was killed shortly after Naruto joined the Mafia and since then she was not reassigned a partner. It was decided that she would become the test subject and source of study for the unique procedure that turned all the girls into human Marionettes. Normally Naruto would not approve of such a thing and feel very uncomfortable knowing that one of his friends was pretty much a human test subject for experiments and test. However since it was Shoko herself who was one of the people studying up and helping Claes Naruto let it slide. However because of the fact that her partner died so soon after first joining the Mafia it and the fact that she is restricted to the casino almost all of the time it has caused Claes to become very antisocial. She only really talks to people if she has to or when someone addresses her but other than that she rarely interacts with others and instead reads many books constantly. However through Naruto's constant teasing and pestering he has gotten the gloomy girl to open up to him and the others some, but most of the time she verbally lashes out at him because of his antics and expertise at getting under her skin. Still it was a win and one Naruto would gladly take.

Naruto also notice that some members from Section 3 and 4 were in the room. From section 3 there was only one handler and his partner that he knew personally. The handler's name is Alessandro Ricci and his marionette partner's name is Petrushka Romanovna but everyone calls her Petra. He has worked with Petra numerous times whenever a supernatural situation would arise or when the girl would come to hang out with the girls from section 2. They were the only people Naruto knew personally. Everyone else was acquaintances to Naruto.

Zoning out of his inner thoughts Naruto listened in carefully to what Dino had to say.

"Now then that everyone is here let this meeting begin. It has come to my attention that an old rival of mine has reared his face in the criminal underworld again. His name is Gatō Yoshida and he is the owner of Gatō Transport. It is a shipping company that he owns and currently operates out of The Land of Waves. He started out as a small time fisher back in his youth but once he became an adult he got caught up in smuggling and drug distribution. Using his father's wealth as a fisherman he started up his company and had his father killed in a boat accident. With his father's wealth he quickly made a name for himself in businesses around the Elemental Countries. He has branch offices in over 12 different lands and he used to have his main office here in the Land of Fire until a decade ago when I had him ran out of the country. 4 Years ago he set his sights on the Land of Waves and went there. At first the lands wealth increased dramatically because of his presence there but soon he started to bleed the country dry of both its natural resources and of its wealth. Now the country is dependent on his company for survival. He has a large army of thugs and bandits under his payroll and with the money they are making they will do anything he asks. Also troubling is the fact that he has numerous missing Ninja's under his banner as well. Only a few of them are of any high standing but the fact that he has them at all is note for concern. Even more disturbing is the fact that he engages in human and cargo smuggling and trafficking as well as drug distribution. He also had sex trafficking rings operating as well." Dino explained as he briefed everyone in the room about their target.

"So that piece of trash is at it again. I knew we should have killed him when we had the chance." Jean said in a gruff tone. It was apparent that he didn't like this Gatō person. "So troublesome. Now we will have to waste our time on a person like him." Victor spoke up while pinching the bridge of his nose. "I guess it can't be helped. He is a horrible man so it's best we take him out. He has been allowed far too much time to dig his heels into the Land of Waves." Jose said with a frown on his usual upbeat smiling face.

Hearing all of this a serious frown was on Naruto's face. 'I can see why boss want's this man dead. However I'm most disturbed by the human trafficking and sex trade. I won't let that continue to happen.' Naruto thought in finality. 'Sex trafficking? That's disgusting. What's with humans?' Eva thought in disgust. It appalled her to hear what type of illegal and immoral things humans do especially hearing about Gatō.

"Now I specifically arranged to have Naruto's Genin team assigned to this mission. The Hokage and I are coordinating together on this on a joint operation. While Naruto and his team acting in the capacity as ninja's attend to this situation in the public eye so to speak we will combat this threat undercover and off the books." Dino revealed which had Naruto widening his eyes in shock. 'So this wasn't a coincidence.' Naruto thought in shock. "Excuse me sir." Naruto spoke up suddenly. Dino didn't seem surprised but he gave Naruto a knowing look. "Why would you specifically have my team given this mission?" Naruto asked as respectfully as he could while in the presence of all of his colleagues.

"Because Naruto. You are the only one in the Mafia who is also on the active roster in the village. As you know Shoko and quite a few others here were former ninja of the leaf village before they retired and left for their own reasons. But you are the only one who is currently a ninja. Furthermore you should know that ninja and mafia don't mix. We are kept relatively a secret from the ninja of the village. We are two separate organizations living in the same village. The only saving grace here is that we want the same thing the leaf wants. To protect the village and country." Dino responded with a soft smile.

Seeing Naruto nod his head in understanding Dino continued. "Now with that being said we have more to discuss. This is how the operation will be organized." Dino began as everyone leaned in a little to listen to their orders and squad placements. "Naruto's Genin team will proceed into the country. Naruto you will mark a spot most adequate for the rest of Section 2 to sneak into the country. Once inside the rest of section 2 will disguise themselves as civilians of the country. Section 4 since this is your specialty and your field of expertise I want you to guide Section 2 through this. Now I asked a team from Section 3 to join you guys from Section 2 since you have a lack of numbers at the moment. This group will be responsible for assessing the actual situation going on in the country and the state they are in. Furthermore you are to provide covert relief and medical aid to any and all that may need it. That is your primary objective." Dino stated and everyone nodded to his orders.

"Now as for your secondary objective however, it is to located Gatō's base and ransack it of all its wealth. I want all of his business contracts, wealth, and any other valuables collected in perfect condition. Any thug or bandit under his name is to be eliminated as well. We will purge his presence from the Land of Waves permanently and with extreme prejudice." Dino said in a more serious tone. Everyone straightened up at hearing this. They knew that it was a serious matter now.

"Your third and final objective after this however is to set up a base in the Land of Waves. We will take over his shipping company and use it as our base of operations for when we conduct business out in that region. The majority of the money that we find is going to go into rebuilding the country but I want a portion of that money sent back here to the village so that we can use it for the village's economy. Furthermore other units have been and will be dispatched to deal with his other offices around the continent." Dino explained.

"Boy we haven't had an op this big in a long time. You really want this man gone sir." Jose commented with a little bit of mirth in his voice. "Yes Jose I do want that man gone. He has been a thorn in my side for quite some time now. However his bold move in taking over an entire country by using monopoly tactics is just the excuse I need to finally end him. Before now he has been protected by several contracts and mutual constraints that affect us both but his actions here are just what we need to finally put an end to him." Dino commented as he sips some of the tea he was drinking since the beginning of the briefing. 'Wow. This is serious. Jose is right we haven't had a mission like this in a long time. Heck for the last few years most of the mafia has been caught up with dealing with the Ravager's Case I introduced them to. That in itself is a big case but we never really had to mobilize almost half of our forces.' Naruto thought as he was feeling both surprised and overwhelmed by all of this.

"Now with that being said I have a few more things to discuss." Dino added as he grabbed everyone's attention once more. "Naruto for the duration of this mission I'm temporarily promoting you so that you will be joint leading this mission alongside your seniors." Dino stated which had Naruto jaw dropping. Everyone else was stunned into silence by this. 'What?' Naruto thought to himself. His mind blanked at this. Eva was of the same mindset.

"Sir with all due respect how can I help lead this mission?" Naruto cried out. He was not ready to be given a position of leadership where others had to depend on him. Although he was Aria's handler it wasn't too difficult since he himself still shares the same relationship with Shoko who stills acts as his handler and also for Aria as well. This on the other hand had a lot of implications to it. "I have to agree sir how can the little boy be joint leading this mission with us?" Jean asked with a frown on his face. While taking offense to the little boy comment Naruto agitatedly agreed with the adult blond haired man. "I also agree sir. While I don't know the kid well and I'm pretty sure he is decent it's still not grounds to let him lead." A man said. Everyone turned to him.

He was of average height. He stood around 5'9 and he had dark blue hair. He had silver eyes and pale skin. He also had a small beard growing. He was wearing a normal suit and tie as was the norm for many of the staff at the casino. He had a pair of shades in his breast pocket that he often wears. This man is Aspen Menno. The captain of Section 4 the unit who goes in undercover and infiltrates enemy organizations and destroys them from the inside out.

Naruto's seen the man around the casino many times over the years but he never got the chance to talk to him. The two of them were always busy and going in different directions to actually stop and have a decent conversation. Naruto heard the man had a name for himself as well as a reputation. They call him Aspen 'Nine Lives' Menno because of the fact that he was rumored to have survived many deadly battles that left him on death's door far too many times.

From what Naruto remembers Aspen was a retired Jōnin who decided to retire when his wife got pregnant with their fourth child. His wife needed help with the many children they had and him being out of the village a lot due to his rank and the risk that it posed of him potentially not coming back caused him to retire and become a stay at home father. However he still needed money so he was recruited into the mafia and eventually given the position as Captain of Section 4. While he goes out on missions still for the mafia it is far less than what he used to do. Most of the times he stays in the casino and coordinates the many teams form Section 4 in their assignments across the continent. With the exceptional pay from being a part of the Mafia and the fact that 70 percent of the time he is behind a desk made it more of an ideal job for him as opposed to being out of the village almost 90 percent of the time as a Jōnin.

"While normally I would agree with you Aspen I stand by my decision. As the only active ninja and the only one of us who is acting in the public eye we will need to coordinate with young Naruto here and do in field alteration to our plans based on his presence and actions. Not to mention the actions Gatō will take when he becomes aware of Naruto and his teams presence in the Land of Waves." Dino explained. "Naruto you will coordinate constantly with the rest of our teams in the land of waves. All of you are to actively search for all of Gatō's assets and seize them. His base must be located, raided, and captured. Naruto any action you take during this mission will dictate how the rest of the teams will move do you understand?" Dino explained as he looked at Naruto who was more than a little overwhelmed by what his boss was telling him. "Yes sir." Naruto said aloud as he tried not to let his shock show on his face. "Good… finally one last thing. At the end of this mission I expect that Gatō's head will be claimed. All of the secrets that he knows must be seized by us and he must be killed. But with that being said Naruto since Gatō will have his eyes set on you and your team if you are given the chance after it is confirmed that we have all of his secrets and wealth I want you to kill him yourself if presented the opportunity." Dino said seriously.

Naruto's mind truly went blank at this point. Never in all the years of working for Dino has the old man ever asked him to outright kill a man. That task usually fell to Shoko or another of the handlers. Of course Naruto was no stranger to death with quite a few on his hands as well but most of them were in the heat of battle. He was never formally asked to kill a target. "Sir I must object. Let someone else kill Gatō. Once we extract all the information out of him then we can kill him before Naruto ever has to get close to him." Shoko spoke up for the first time since the meeting began. Naruto noticed that she was somewhat distracted the entire time. She also had the same mood about her since last night when she confronted that special guess.

"Agreed. However if the opportunity presents itself Naruto I'm ordering you to take out Gatō. Of course you will have to check in to make sure we have everything from him." Dino ordered. It was the first order he was ever given in such a manner and Naruto was now feeling the pressure of what's to come. "Yes sir." Naruto whispered out while he took in a deep breath. 'Oh Naru. Why are we being given this task? Naru doesn't like killing. It's too much for him.' Eva thought sadly as she didn't like the boat they were now in. 'Poor Naruto. I hope he is ok.' Henrietta thought sadly for her friend and crush.

"Finally. Now that everyone knows what they will be doing I'll recap and just inform you all of this. Naruto, Shoko, Jean, and Aspen will be leading this mission." Dino said and he would have said more if it wasn't for Shoko suddenly interrupting him. "I'm sorry sir but I can't leave the village at this time." Shoko said seriously. Now this had everyone shocked. Especially Naruto who never saw Shoko disagree with the old man ever. "Oh and may I know the reason as to why?" Dino asked with a raised eyebrow. "You already know the reason sir. We have a few loose ends still in this village and it will be detrimental to the village's security if I was to leave now." Shoko said firmly. This statement had Naruto's interest peaked and it served to distract him from his anxiety from a minute ago.

"Shoko my dear. By any chance would you be implying that the Hokage and I are not adequate enough to protect the village should the need arise. Even if you were out of the village?" Dino asked curiously but he did level Shoko with a stare that had many hidden meanings and implications behind it. Naruto and everyone else in the room were shocked into silence since they never witnessed such a scene before. "No sir I'm not but I am standing by my decision. I will not be leaving the village for the time being." Shoko said firmly with finality. It was obvious that she would not be budging on her decision.

After a few tense moments of complete silence the old mafia boss broke it. "Very well however we will talk more about this in private." Dino said with closed eyes. Now this had everyone floored since they didn't think Dino would give in so easily. The meeting which had been going on for half an hour by now was winding down and everyone who knew what they had to do started to leave the expensive and beautiful office.


Naruto after exchanging a few words with the girls from section 2 and assuring them that he would be fine Naruto caught up to Shoko who was trying to leave the office to be alone. "Shoko wait up." Naruto called out. Stopping the older woman turned to her charge. "Yes." She responded simply. Glaring up at the woman for the first time Naruto responded. "Don't you yes me? We need to talk. What's with you? Since last night you had a severe mood swing. You're not acting like the Shoko I know. So tell me what is going on? Does it have something to do with that woman that came yesterday?" Naruto bit out harshly as he was not used to the attitude Shoko had at the moment.

A tired sigh that did not sit right with someone like Shoko escaped her lips as she pulled Naruto into a spare room down the hallway from Dino's office. "I didn't want you to get involved with this. But the only way for you to stay out of this is for me to tell you why." Shoko said tiredly. "I'm only going to tell you what you need to know about that woman and that's it." Shoko declared.

"I'm listening." Naruto replied.


To Be Continued


Authors Note (A/N): Alright guys there you have it. This chapter is setting the stage for the Land of Waves Arc. As you can already see this is going to be slightly different than other stories and especially different than the Manga (No kidding).

With that being said on a less serious note we now know what a typical morning is like in the Uzumaki house. It's light and just meant to be funny and not taken seriously. Well for the most part.

Now on a more serious note we learn that Hiruzen and Dino are working together on a joint operation to take out Gato who they are both very aware of. We see several members from the Mafia we haven't been introduced to yet. We learn a little bit about Angelica and Claes. I made sure to give Gato a decent backstory and a little bit of depth to his character. So we now know a bit about him. A minor thing I also did was give some of the characters last names as well. I thought it would add some depth and overall layers to their character.

We see that Dino is very serious about getting rid of Gato for good and he is being particularly ruthless in his approach to how he is doing it. It's just Business or so they say. We get to see a battle plan forming and how things are going to go and Dino asks Naruto to do something he's never asked him to do before. Dino want's Naruto if given the chance and opportunity to kill Gato. Naruto is not exactly a stranger to death and killing but this was obviously not what he was expecting. Naruto is also going to be joint leading this mission with the other squad members of the Mafia. A position he feels he's not ready for.

Finally we see that Shoko is still caught up in her funk from last chapter and she even refused to go on this mission with Naruto instead wanting to stay in the village. But for what reason and why is it so important? All that and a lot more will be answered in the next chapter. So stay tuned everyone and read on because things are only going to pick up from here.


I really enjoyed going the serious conference route with this chapter guys it was a blast to write especially with writing everyone's opinion and thoughts on the serious mission presented before them. I hope I did a great job capturing the mood of the scene. I would really appreciated it if you leave me review with your thoughts on the chapter. Every review helps me connect better with my readers and all of your opinions matter to me. I make sure to take the time to read all of them and I respond to as many as I can.


That's the end of chapter 8 I sincerely hoped you enjoyed it.

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Published: 8/21/15