Disclaimers: I don't own Naruto.

Warning: OOC-ness ahead! Especially for Naruto's case!

Author's notes: Hiya! I'm back! Gee!!! I already got 53 reviews ONLY for THREE chapters?! Whoa… that was a surprise! Thank you everyone! I never knew a lot would like this fanfic of mine! Thank you very much! Anyway, onto the reviews!

Fluffy-kins: I'm glad that you like it! Pairings? I still don't know if I'm going to put one. Maybe hints… just maybe. Thank you for your review!

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Pale Rider: I thank you for pointing out my wrongs. I'll do my best to improve and hopefully, this chapter will make up for the other details that I've missed out. About the Akatsuki… well… I haven't really thought about that. Alright. I'll put that too in this chapter. But hey, Naruto isn't THAT powerful, in fact, he's weaker than Kakashi. Well… I still thank you.

Licht Sieger: Yeah. Pale Rider-san also said that. That's why I'm going to put out the things that I missed here. Thank you for your review!

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Maliciously Creative: Thanks a lot! I really don't like Sakura as well. But I'm not really the type to do some bashing. Maybe she'll be neglected here or something. I don't like her that much but as I've said, I'm not really the type to bash. Thank you for reviewing!

Author: Alright! That's it! Gee!!! I'm really happy! Now for chapter four!

Chapter 4:

Naruto walked silently on the busy streets of Konoha. He thought back of what he said to Sakura and sighed. He was a bit rude there, but he really hates girls like that. They're so prissy and it annoys him to no end.

He sighed. Maybe he'll visit the Hokage and see if his registration papers have been finished. In case he fails, he'll just do what he said earlier to cancel his registration papers. He needed to go to the Hokage to warn him about it.

As he entered the Hokage's office, the officer looked at him wearily. "Oh! You're that guy a few hours ago, right?" He asked.

Naruto nodded silently. "I am. I wish to talk to Hokage-sama."

"Ahh yes. The Hokage has been expecting you as well."

Naruto's eyes widened a bit, but were not really shown because of the hood hiding his eyes and hair. He regained his composure after a few seconds of silence and nodded calmly. "When may I see him?" He asked.

The official smiled. "He's waiting for you right now." Naruto nodded his thanks and proceeded to the Hokage's office.

Knock! Knock!

"Enter." A gentle old voice called.

The blond slowly opened the door and entered the room. He smiled behind his mask at the sight of the Hokage. He was one of the very few people that he cherishes the most. He was a little guilty of not showing proper respect to him a while ago.

"You wanted to see me, Hokage-sama?" He asked.

The Hokage nodded and he pointed at the seat infront of his table. "Sit down please."

Naruto hesistated for a while before nodding as he silently sat down and waited patiently for the Hokage to speak. "So… Uyomi-san, you are a traveler, am I correct?"

"Yes Hokage-sama." Naruto answered. He looked silently at him as he shuffled uncontrollably as he found the old man's intense gaze on him, wondering on what the hokage currently had in mind.

The hokage sighed as he gazed at him intensely. "You know," He started. "You remind me of a young boy that I once lost." He said.

Naruto stiffened.

"People think of him as a youkai, but in truth, he was just an innocent little boy who wanted nothing but acknowledgement." He started.

Naruto was currently in a state of shock. That boy must be him. But he kept his emotions in check. He calmed himself down and closed his eyes, refusing to look at the hokage's eyes. "May I be so bold to ask you something, Hokage-sama?"

"You may."

Naruto didn't waste anytime to make any out-of-the-topic expressions as he went straight to the point. "How did you lose this boy?" He asked, doing his best to keep his tone in devoid of emotions.

The hokage sighed as he looked down on his table. He sighed for the second time before he replied. "He died in a forest fire." Naruto didn't speak for he felt that the hokage was still going to speak more. "The village people wanted him to die. Poor kid. It was my fault too. I was too inattentive. If only I knew about it sooner, he would still be alive."

Naruto felt a squeeze in his chest. He never thought that the hokage still feels that way for him. He still cares for him. He wanted to reveal who he was to the man right here, right now. However, he cannot risk anyone knowing about who he really is. It would make the mission crash, and of course, he don't want to disappoint the man who he looked up the most in whom his loyalty resides.

So instead of acting that emotionally, he smiled slightly as his sea blue eyes sparkled gently. "Don't think like that Hokage-sama. There isn't a proof that the boy you are referring to is truly dead. No evidences have been found yet. There is still hope that the boy is alive and breathing. And I'm sure, that wherever he is, he feels the emotions that you are letting out." Naruto said.

His voice sounded full of maturity that the hokage couldn't feel anything but awe at the newcomer. The hokage smiled. "Thank you, young man."

Naruto waved his hand in a polite gesture. "Please Hokage-sama. Don't say that. I guess I have been a little emotional there. Forgive me." He said with an apologetic smile.

The Hokage shook his head. "No. Thank you. Your words meant a lot to me. Anyway, I think I have said many things that are not really suppose to be in the topic of what I was suppose to tell you." He then looked outside the window.

"The sun is starting to set. Naiki-san, I will be forward to talking with you again."

Naruto nodded. "I thank you for the opportunity to talk with you as well, Hokage-sama. Good evening." With that, he slowly made his way out of the office.

Outside, the blond took one last look at the office before turning away with a serious look on his face. 'I'm sorry. I do not wish to hurt the three people that meant much to me here in Konoha, but what the people did to me was too much to bear. And besides, my loyalty belongs to another person… to the man who saved my life and cared for me when I was in need…'

'…Uchiha Itachi.'

=Flashback=

Naruto woke up as the first rays of the sun went on his face. He covered his face from the light and sat up. He groaned in pain.

"You're awake now. Good." A voice called.

Naruto looked beside him to see a man with long black hair in a pony-tail and black eyes. (a/n: Itachi still doesn't have permanent sharingan eyes here, alright.)

"W-who a-are y-you…?" The young boy asked in fear.

"I am Uchiha Itachi." He replied. Naruto tensed for a while at the cold atmosphere surrounding the area. Itachi sighed. "Don't be afraid of me, little one. I won't hurt you."

"T-t-t-t-t-then you won't h-h-h-hurt me like the rest of t-t-them?"

"Yes."

"But why did you save me?"

Itachi paused for a moment. "Because you are unlike the other people that I've seen. Even though you were at first scared of your death, you relaxed yourself and prepared for whatever fate you will have with courage." He paused again. "Let's just say that your courage amuses me."

Naruto stared at the ground. "Then what will happen now? I… I don't want to return to the village anymore." He said.

"No. We will not." He said. Naruto looked up at him in hope that what he was saying was true. "It is true. Both of us are now outcasts. You were almost killed by people who hated you to the core, and I left on my own." He said.

Naruto tilted his head in confusion. "Why did you leave? What did you do? Did Itachi-san did something bad?" He asked.

"I will tell you in due time." He answered.

"What will happen now? Is Itachi-san planning anything?"

Itachi nodded. "I will train you to be strong so that you will be able to defend yourself when the time hence come." He said. Naruto nodded as he stood up, with Itachi helping him of course due to his wounds, and left.

=End Flashback=

Naruto chuckled silently. It was rather funny that when he was nine, the time when he learned that he was the kyuubi, it was also the same time when they both joined the Akatsuki organization.

When he learnt that the organization was after the kyuubi inside him for power, he was scared. But then, it surprised him when he was still accepted in the organization.

=Flashback=

"Uchiha Itachi, you are now a member of the Akatsuki organization." The leader said as Itachi bowed down politely.

"Thank you."

The crowd was still silent as Naruto stared at the floor in nervousness. He knew what the Akatsuki was after, and there was a high possibility that he would be accepted, moreover make it out alive.

The superiors of the organization were currently having a small meeting and whatever they were talking about, Naruto didn't know about.

"What do you say? Will we accept the boy or kill him?" The leader asked.

"I say we kill him and take the kyuubi." One answered.

Another shook his head. "No. I say we let him live. After all, even if we extract the kyuubi, it is not guaranteed that it will work for us. There is also a high possibility of it moving against our will, and automatically destroy us."

"And what is the relation with your answer then?" A fourth member asked.

"Look. The boy seems to know how to control the kyuubi, and it seems that the kyuubi also now has its loyalty to the boy. So then, we will train the boy to learn how to control the kyuubi better. Then when he learns to control it fully, he would be a very great asset to the organization. He would then be one of the greatest weapons of the organization." He answered.

A fifth member nodded. "I agree with what he said. I say we let the boy live and train him as one of our shinobis."

The leader nodded as all the members seemly agreed. They all then faced Naruto. "Uzumaki Naruto, you are now a member of the organization."

Naruto inwardly sighed in relief. He bowed down in respect the same way Itachi did and nodded his thanks.

"You may leave."

The two then disappeared from sight.

=End Flashback=

'Hah. I wonder on what they were talking about at that time. Whatever it is, I'm glad that I was accepted. I now have a home in the figure of the Akatsuki organization. They helped me, trained me, and raised me. I also have kyuubi to guide me. I have to admit, but my life with the Akatsuki, even if it's a bit more violent, is happier than my life here in Konoha. As a loyal member of the Akatsuki, I will see to it that my mission will be completed. I will destroy Konoha.'

/Kit, are you alright?/

::I thank you for your concern, fox. But I'm alright.::

/Alright. Just call me if you need me./

::Thank you.::

Naruto walked along the streets of Konoha as the stores started to close due to the setting sun. The blond want nothing more than to clear his mind off things. As he reached the red bridge, he saw a familiar jounin leaning on the bridge's railing.

"Kakashi-san." He whispered softly, the jounin, however heard him.

Kakashi smiled under his mask. "Yo."

Naruto nodded in reply. "It's pretty relaxing here every sundown when the air's starting to cool down, right?" The jounin asked. The blond nodded.

Kakashi's eyes went downcast as he sighed. "Naruto…"

Naruto tensed. Was he found out? If he was, he needs to get away from Konoha fast. However, he was surprised to see the jounin laugh slightly. He waved his arm apologetically. "Haha… I'm sorry. You just reminded me of this kid who was killed a long time ago. Funny thing you got the same hair and eyes huh?"

The boy nodded blankly as he allowed the silver haired jounin to continue. "Sigh… I wonder… if he were still alive, what would he be doing now? Will he still be playing his pranks?" He laughed silently again.

"Hah. The ideals of a prankster… they always have pranks under their sleeves that will make people worry sick. But this time…" Kakashi then paused as he looked up towards the orange sky. "There is no return. This prank will never end. Because…"

Naruto felt a little twist in his heart as he heard the jounin's words. His eyes softened unconsciously at this as the wind blew against his black cape. "Kakashi-san…"

Kakashi seemed to be pulled off as he turned to face the blond and laughed. "Hahaha… sorry, sorry. Don't mind me. I tend to get a little emotional when it comes to that topic. Did my little speech bore you, Naiki-kun?" He asked.

Naruto forced out a smile. "Nah. I don't mind, Kakashi-san. It's alright. Anyway, I need to get going." He said.

"Why are you in a hurry, Naiki-kun?"

Naruto grinned as he walked towards the entrance of the dark forest. "I need to prepare myself for your little survival training." With that said, the blond walked towards the forest, ready to train his heart out.

=Akatsuki Hideout=

"Itachi-san, how do you think the brat is doing?" Kisame asked with a smirk. Itachi looked at Kisame with the same cold eyes and expressions.

"He's doing fine."

"Hah. That's for sure. Huh?" Kisame looked up to see a falcon coming towards them. "Itachi-san, look."

Itachi looked up to see the falcon slowly making its way down towards them with the scroll in its feet. "Oh. It seems that Naruto gave his report out early." He said.

"Huh?" Kisame wondered out loud. "Report?"

Itachi nodded. "As you heard: Report." As the scroll got in his hand, the falcon then disappeared in a puff of smoke. The sharingan user slowly tried to open the scroll but failed. He snickered.

"Chakra binded scroll huh Itachi-san. It seems that the brat got a few brains as well." Kisame said. Itachi sent a bit of his chakra towards the scroll and opened it.

Itachi-nisan,

I'm already in Konoha. Sheesh! Nothing really changed here. The villagers didn't seem to recognize me, which is a good and a bad thing. Good for the Akatsuki since the plan will be going on well, and bad for me because I won't see the horrified faces of the darn villagers for seeing their kyuubi child back from the dead. Oh how I want to burn them to the ground soon. Che. Why is it I still need to start as a genin level shinobi? This is crazy, Itachi-niisan. All of those D-class missions are sure to be crappy and boring. I think you would like to know that I'm a team seven.

Hah! I believe that you are thinking why that piece of information would be interesting for you. Well… I guess I must say that I didn't expect this group. My teammates are Haruno Sakura, which is, I must say, a prissy little sad excuse for a shinobi, and can you believe it? Your 'foolish little brother' Uchiha Sasuke, is also on my team. Our jounin instructor is Hatake Kakshi, the copy ninja.

Now I bet that caught your interest, ne?

Alright. Now on to business. Konoha, right now, is peaceful. And I could say that they are currently not expecting any trouble to come up soon. They are currently unprepared, with most of the jounins taking care of some genin teams, the anbus on missions, the hunter-nins on the hunt, chuunins at the academy, and well… to make it short, they are currently vunerable to any surprise attacks.

Heck! Even the hokage wasn't able to detect it was me! As for now, I am using the name Uyoma Naiki, a traveler. Hah. Pretty weird they actually fell for it.

I really wish to do some destruction now, but I doubt that you will give me the signal now. I have not been here even for just one day.

All right then. That's all for now. Maybe I'll be giving you guys short letters just to say hi. It may seem weird for an Akatsuki member like me to say this, but I will really miss you guys.

Say hello for Kisame-san for me, all right?

-Naruto

"Hah! The boy asked you to say 'hello' for me when he knows that I'll surely be there to read this note." Kisame said.

Itachi closed his eyes and closed the scroll and sighed.

"The time has not yet come. We will still have to wait. Let's go Kisame." Itachi said as he and Kisame disappeared in a swirl of air.

=Konoha=

Naruto stretched as he took his mask off his face and massaged his face. 'Golly! How could Kakashi-san stand this thing?! It's so… well… so… so… argh! So uncomfortable! Sigh… but I need to get used to wearing thing because I can't afford to let them know who I really am. It would truly spoil the plan.'

He then looked up to look at the moon. "But it's quite funny to know that in this hell-like village, there are still people who thinks about you. Iruka-sensei… I'm sure of it. Hokage-sama… a huge possibility. Kakashi-san… heh! I was surprised he still thinks about the prankster. However…" He said out loud before he then placed the mask back on.

'I'm not the silly prankster I was before. I'm no longer the innocent and weak Naruto. I am now strong, and I won't back down to whatever I desire. I am no longer a Konoha villager.'

He sighed as another sick smile formed on his face. 'Uzumaki Naruto of the Hidden Leaf is no longer alive. He is dead, replaced by the new Uzumaki Naruto of the Akatsuki organization. An unknown class-S criminal now here to do a mission that will lead to Konoha's destruction.'

'That is something that I won't turn my back from.'

Naruto turned his back as he made his way out of the forest, prepared to do his role as a loyal Akatsuki member.

He will make sure to succeed in this mission…

…in which failure is not an option.

Author's notes: Okay then! How is this chapter! I hope it clears things up a bit! I'm sorry if Naruto's REALLY OOC! Itachi and Kisame seem to be too. Well… how is this? I hope that you like it. Other corrections will be greatly appreciated! Anyway, please vote people! Do you want pairings of none? If yes, then say your desired pairs. If no, then just say no. In case 'no' will be the answer, then don't worry. Hints would still be given. Reviews please!