AN: Hi…I said I"ll update! So I did…this was like the only story that people voted for..even though I only had two people voting. If there's a story you want me to update, ask for it on here…I don't know which story I'll update next until I have someone to choose for me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I do not own the way things are…I might own a few things…like the girl who is dead…and yeah…stuff like that
Warnings: um…it'll get gory in a few more chapters probably…so don't say I didn't warn you. THERE is NO SHAYFU in this story…so sorry.
Hoshigaru
By xxSilverWingsxx
Naruto ignored the sharp intake of breath around him as he dropped the dead girl's body.
"Well, what a surprise interruption," Naruto said chuckling carelessly as he kicked the body.
"Well, it was a good meal and it's nice to see you guys again, but I must say all the excitement today has made me tired, I'll see you all in the morning," Naruto said bowing politely before he disappeared in a cloud of smoke, leaving the dead girl on the ground.
The group looked at each other confused, not knowing what to do.
"Um…like I said…how goes those evil disgusting snakes that tried to take over the world?" Lee asked breaking the disturbing silence.
"Only you would use the same line twice," Neji said disgustedly as he picked up the corpse and walked out of the restaurant.
"HEY! COME BACK HERE! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW RUDE IT IS TO WALK OUT ON A RIVAL WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO HIM?" Lee shouted as he ran out after Neji.
"They never change," Tenten muttered as she bowed to the rest of the members.
"Thank you for the meal," Tenten said as she ran out to stop a fight before it happened.
"Some people just don't change," Ino sighed as they all walked out together.
Naruto stepped out of the shadows and leaned against the wall of the restaurant as he observed the tactics of his old companion through the window.
"I guess some things never do change," he chuckled as he slowly faded back into the shadows.
"Now if only I can figure out what trail they're using to track me down," Naruto sighed softy as he disappeared.
"The hell? How come I never heard about this! Jiraiya asked annoyed as he read the report.
"IF YOU WEREN'T SO HARD TO TRACK DOWN, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THESE NEWS MONTHS AGO!" Tsunade growled dangerously as Jiraiya sweatdropped.
"We had trouble with a few criminals," Jiraiya tried to explain as Tsunade gave him a dark look.
Jiraiya coughed as Tsunade refused to buy his explanation.
"Fine, at least we're here now, isn't that good enough?" he asked as Tsunade sighed and leaned forward, resting her chin on her hands.
"War isn't official yet, but one wrong move and Sound will attack us. 89 chance that Lightning and Stone will use this time to wipe us out." Tsunade informed.
"On one of the missions we were able to catch some sort of agreement among the three countries. If I'm not wrong then we could get a full out annihilation of the country." Tsunade said.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it, the war will be even," Naruto said as he stepped out of the shadows of the office.
"Naruto! When did you come?" Tsunade asked flabbergasted.
"Enough to know about the progression of the war," Naruto said as he took a seat across from the Hokage.
"This was what we've been waiting for, for almost two centuries. Lightning wants revenge, the Sound, and the Stone will be allies. The Rain will probably want revenge against Gaara for killing their shinobi. But that's not too bad, since I know that the Grass and the Sand will assist us in times of the war. The only one you'll have to worry about is an assassination on your life to create chaos. If you survive in time for the war then we'll be all set," Naruto explained.
Tsunade looked at Naruto before she nodded.
"Then I guess you already did your research," she said as Naruto nodded in confirmation.
"I had my belief proven this morning by an assassination from the Stone. The girl probably gotten a mission from the Tsuchikage to track me and kill me to find out how big of an opponent I'll be," Naruto stated as he got up.
"I do believe it's time to finish up my delayed training for today," Naruto said as he got up and bowed softly to Tsunade.
"Do you know how long we have to gather forces?" Tsunade asked before Naruto could leave.
Naruto smirked as he walked backwards into the shadows.
"After the first assassination, you have at least two weeks before the country war," Naruto said as he disappeared back where he came from.
Tsunade sighed as she stared at the shadows.
"I missed his outbursts," she said as Jiraiya got up.
"Don't listen to the past since that will only lead to your downfall in the future."
"We're all getting old, soon you'll need to find a successor before it's too late," he said as he left her alone in the office.
"Not until Naruto is ready," she said softly.
Naruto visited the library where he stuffed his head in a historical book on the ways of the beginning when the country first formed their first five kages.
It was said that the country was in war before one brave man stood up against human kind. He had somehow single handedly stopped the war and created a single village. But then deception had gotten him killed and war reappeared as many humans tried to over throw each other to become the next dictator. But when they failed, they gathered their own followers and split the land into their own territory.
That was when the true race for power began as healers discovered the true meaning of chakra and how it could be used. The rest could be explained without history.
Knowing that he found what he was looking for, Naruto took out a blank book as he gathered chakra into the palm of his hand and rested it against the history book. Then gently and slowly he placed his hand on the blank book and slowly the book filled with words as Naruto used his chakra to copy the book. When he finished, Naruto tucked the book into his dimension hole and transported himself back home.
Using a bit of kyuubi's power, Naruto made a copy of himself. As soon as the clone was formed it frowned at him and made a twisted face.
"At least I let you wander around," Naruto said as Kyuubi glared at him.
"Even though we merge, I still can't get use to this stupid body," he muttered as he used Henge no Jutsu to turn into the real kyuubi.
"You can't travel around with nine tails," Naruto said exasperatedly as Kyuubi directed a glare at him for that comment.
"I know that, but it doesn't mean I can't enjoy this for a bit before I change into a common fox," it hissed at him annoyed.
"If you get caught and get killed because you're too stubborn to listen to common sense, don't come back and haunt me," he said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Curse you for not giving me more chakra," it hissed as he changed into a common pet fox.
"Happy now?" he growled as he jumped onto the couch to take a nap.
"You use to give me more chakra than this handful. Makes me tired from too much use of chakra," it yawned before it took a nap.
"It's the only way to get you to shut up," Naruto muttered as he pulled out one of his favorite books.
"Oh how I love this book," Naruto said happily as he went on another jog around the village with his beloved book about chakra and their uses.
When the sun went down, Naruto was still jogging without a bead of sweat appearing, showing just up much running he did during his three years of absents. Without the sun to supply light for his reading, Naruto decided end his jog and visit the Hokage again.
It was a piece of cake for Naruto to walk past the guards. Getting annoyed at their slacking off, he kicked them lightly in the leg before he transported himself to Tsunade.
"Obaa-chan," Naruto said sweetly as he scared her awake.
"What do you want now Naruto?" she asked as she yawned.
"Did you think about what I said today?" Naruto asked as he took a seat across from her.
"It'll be better if we form the agreements now before it's too late," he said as Tsunade nodded.
"I was thinking of sending a group, but they all need to train in case the war sneaks up behind us," she said tiredly, showing signs of stress.
"It won't be hard to form an ally with the Sand or the Grass. The Kazekage is my personal friend and the Grass isn't much less than a friend either," he said as he leaned forward.
"Give me a week and I can get all the agreements needed for the war," he said, his eyes gleaming slightly in the slowly darkened room.
"It takes 3 days to get to the sand, and 3 days back. You sure you can get it all done in a week?" she asked cautiously.
"If you want, I can get it done by sundown tomorrow," he said smirking.
"But to do that you need to be able to do fast transportation," she said.
"Who said that I don't have that skill?" he asked as he leaned back.
Tsunade sighed as she shook her head.
"To imagine that you change so much in three years is shocking, even to me," she said as she smiled a bit.
"I truly don't know what to do without you," she said as took off her ring.
"This will be proof that I sent you to the villages to form the needed treaty for the war, if there are any doubts from them, just show it to them, things should be okay from there," she said as she gave him the ring.
"Don't worry obaa-chan, I won't let you down," he said as he slowly faded from sight.
"Remember to stay alert for any sort of assassination," a voice said softly before it too disappeared.
Naruto appeared back into his apartment where he poked Kyuubi awake.
"Are you going to come with me or not?" Naruto asked as Kyuubi yawned, his sharp teeth glistened in the moonlight.
"It's always more run with you," Kyuubi said as it transformed into a medium size fox with three tails.
"I guess it's time for Sairen to appear," Naruto said as he changed his outfit.
Instead of the orange jumpsuit he worn by day, Naruto adorn a blank tank top that showed off his hard earned muscles and black pants. He tucked a katana into his sash as he tied on his black face mask. He then tied on his weapon pouches, one on each leg and then he placed on a bandana so that his hair couldn't get in his way.
"Are you ready Kyu?" Naruto asked as it growled at him.
"I told Obaa-chan that I only need 1 week to get the agreement with Sand and Grass," Naruto said as he closed his eyes.
"I want to be at the Sand by tomorrow morning," Naruto said when he reopened his eyes, showing fiery red eyes instead of the usual deep blue eyes. Using his chakra infused hand, Naruto combed his hair a deep silver white color before he smirked.
"Let's go," Naruto said as he disappeared out of the house with Kyuubi following not far behind.
Naruto and Kyuubi appeared outside of the village, with Naruto sitting on Kyuubi's back.
"Don't worry Kyu, I'll give you more chakra for this trip," Naruto said as he placed his hands on Kyuubi's back while Kyuubi leaped into the forest towards the Hidden Village of the Sand.
"You're losing your touch," Naruto said smirking as Kyuubi growled at him.
"You said morning, not in 2 hours," Kyuubi muttered as he started to run faster.
"Yes, morning, but doesn't mean you can't run there in 2 hours," Naruto said smirking as they both leaned forward to run at full speed for Sand.
"Not bad for someone who's getting old," Naruto said smirking as they arrived there a few hours before the sun would rise.
"If you don't want to die in your sleep then I would recommend you watch what you say," it growled as Naruto got off of its back.
"What sleep?" Naruto asked smirking as Kyuubi shot him a glare.
"You know what I mean," he growled as they disappeared out of the desert and into the middle of the village where the Kazekage stood waiting for them.
"What are you doing here?" Gaara asked from where he stood against the outside of his office.
"I thought I'll drop by to say hi," Naruto said bowing deeply.
"Somehow I believe you have a different reason," Gaara said as he walked up to Naruto.
"Are you willing to back us up during the country war?" Naruto asked as he stared at Gaara.
"Did you believe otherwise? We may have some problems, but so will every other village," he said as he motioned Naruto forward.
"How much longer until the war?" he asked.
"At most a month, at least 2 weeks," Naruto answered smirking slightly.
"I doubt we'll need any sort of contract to confirm the treaty, so we'll just leave like this, so no one knows that we already moved," Naruto said as he backed away.
"When the first person disappears in your village; that is your cue to bring whoever you want to help here," Naruto said as he pointed to where he's standing.
"Make sure that they're all in this circle," Naruto said as he used his chakra to make a large circle around the two.
"You know how to reach me if you have any more questions," Naruto said as he bowed again and disappeared with Kyuubi.
"I can't wait for the day we can test our skills," Gaara said as he walked back into his office to start planning for the war.
"I do believe that we're ahead of schedule," Kyuubi said as they stood together in the desert.
"I know, but the sooner the better…especially since we need to keep an eye on Tsunade-hime to make sure that she'll be alright with her useless guards.
"Lets go to the Grass, it should take us no longer than an hour, which gives us plenty of time to do the traditional greetings," Naruto said as he got back onto Kyuubi and disappeared through the desert at a fast run.
As soon as the village came into view, Kyuubi slowed down to a light jog as Naruto transferred more chakra into Kyuubi to help him heal up the lost energy.
"Good, lets show them the true powers of Konoha," Naruto growled as he got off of Kyuubi.
"Already prepared," Kyuubi growled as they walked towards the village together.
"Who are you," the guards asked surprised at the man in front of them.
"A messenger from Konoha, sent by the Hokage herself," Naruto said bowing towards the guards.
"What proof do you have," they asked as Naruto straightened back up.
"The ring that she wears and uses for her seals, never been touched by anyone but the Hokage themselves," he said as he held up the ring he worn around his neck, held up by a chain.
"I shall show you the way," one of the guard said as he motioned Naruto and Kyuubi forward.
"Thank you," Naruto said politely as he followed the man through the gates.
As they passed through the gate Naruto noticed the many guards that lined up the wall to prevent any intrusions.
I guess they're preparing for war too Naruto thought as he observed the villagers who moved through their daily lives.
"Try to stay in my sight, we don't let unknown people wander around without permission unless if they want to die," he said as he led them through the office towards the leader's room.
"What are you doing here?" Shein asked as he turned around to face the man at the door.
Naruto smirked and bowed.
"Sairen at your command," Naruto said as he closed his eyes when Shein motioned the guard to leave the room.
"What are you doing in this village?" Shein asked as he motioned Naruto forward.
"Why, my humble leader, only to arrange an agreement with your village from my own village Konoha.
"For the war I believe?" Shein asked as he combed his dark brown hair.
"Why do I always have problems when you appear Naruto?" Shein sighed as Naruto smirked.
"Only because you know that I cause trouble," Naruto said as he walked forward.
"No one knows that Konoha is preparing for the war, so I hope that you'll join us in peace and keep this secret," Naruto said as he looked at Shein in the eyes.
"When have I ever let you down Naruto?" Shein asked as they smiled at each other.
"Then I believe I got what I needed today. I shall be back whenever you need my assistance," Naruto said as Shein nodded.
"When the time is right, I hope you'll fall through for us," Naruto said smirking as he bowed and disappeared with Kyuubi following behind.
"You think that lady will believe us if we told her we finished already?" Kyuubi asked as they appeared together away from the Grass.
"No…which is why we're going to use this time to plan before we rejoin her in a few days," Naruto said as he sat down on the ground.
"We're going to transport the Sand to us…but how did you plan on bringing the Grass?" Kyuubi asked as it lay down next to Naruto.
"Simple…through a portal that I'm going to use to bring the Grass over," Naruto said as he cleared the ground in front of him.
"Okay, we know where all the villages are located, and with the allies from the west and north, we will be protected around the east to the south.
"I think our safest bet would to start an early war to move the war from Konoha and protect the villagers.
"How did you plan on moving the war?" Kyuubi asked as Naruto smirked slightly.
"From a jutsu that I learned from one of the books. During one of the surprise attack a village encounter, many shinobi used their chakra to transport the villagers to a safer area. We can use that logic and move the whole war to a barren land and from there we won't have to worry about ruining the land and homes. And we know that the villagers would be safe, because only the jounin and higher would be fighting and everyone lower will be evacuated into the mountain where the chuunin and genin will protect them in case someone finds them. And if something goes wrong, they will set off a signal for me," Naruto said as he drew Konoha and the emergency evacuation and the other villagers and where they planned on fighting it.
"Here…is the perfect place to put the war," Naruto said as he drew a circle around the barren land between the sand and the leaf and south of the grass.
"It is completely surrounded by our allies and us, there's no way out except death," Naruto said smirking slightly.
"How do you plan on moving the whole war there?" Kyuubi asked curiously.
"No idea," Naruto said chuckling slightly.
"You are such a dork," Kyuubi sighed.
"Hey, be nice Kyu, or else I won't let you out as often," Naruto pouted as Kyuubi continued to sigh.
"We can always make it so they only have one way in…and then as soon as they gather together, we can close it off and transport them," Naruto said as he stood up.
"Like this," Naruto said as he closed his eyes and gathered chakra around him.
"RELEASE!" Naruto said as he slammed his right hand into the ground, as a wall of dirt rise and surrounded them.
"It won't work. By the time that wall goes up, Orochimaru will have stopped you already," Kyuubi yawned.
Naruto pouted.
"OH! I know!" Naruto said as he hopped up and down.
"Instead of moving the war, I can just protect Konoha with a shield," Naruto said excitedly.
"You won't be able to do that and fight," Kyuubi said poking Naruto in the leg.
"I can't…but you can," Naruto said his eyes gleaming.
"You want me to sit in the middle of Konoha and put up a freaking large shield over it and expect that no one will try to kill me?" Kyuubi asked in disbelief.
"You're right…you won't survive even for 5 minutes," Naruto said nodding his head thoughtfully.
"We can put you outside of the shield so that no one can go in or out," Naruto said as Kyuubi glared at him.
"Yes…and no one will try to kill me while I'm busy keeping the shield up?" Kyuubi asked exasperatedly.
"Not if you got one Naruto protecting you," Naruto said smiling happily.
"You'll be using up a week of Chakra, you know that right?" Kyuubi asked annoyedly.
"Yep!" Naruto said smiling.
"A week after the assassination, I can give you half of my chakra and create a Kage Bunshin No Jutsu then I'll rest for a day or two, and then we'll move all the jounin and above out of the village and start the shield. While you have the shield up, the bunshin will protect you well enough, you should have enough chakra to keep up the shield. And when you run low, the bunshin will use Kyuushuu no Chakra on an opponent and give it to you, and keep on doing that until the war is over," Naruto said smiling happily.
"If only people know how dangerous you can be with what you know," Kyuubi said sighing annoyed.
"What fun will that be when I can surprise them?" Naruto said smirking dangerously.
AN: I updated…weee…aren't you happy? This is following the plot…but I think I might be speeding a bit too much. More action I promise.
