Ack! You people are going to kill me for updating this story instead of "Bushido no Jutsu" again…oh well, I'll get around to that story soon enough, I have too many ideas for this one to quit now! After that last filler chapter, I feel the need to make this one my best ever, enjoy.

Thoughts are in Italics.

"Summoned animal talk is in bold."

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto; if I did Ino would be queen of the world…right next to Tayuya, of course…

Chapter 5: The Sound Six; Demons That Walk the Earth

The Snake's Den was bristling with activity today. All the ninja under the Snake Sannin were called in from their various assignments from all over the world: Spies, assassins, scouts, even Kabuto was called back in for awhile. An enormous operation was taking place, all the ninja knew it. After three years of mission experience, the newest generation of ninja was finally ready to be pushed into the spotlight. Kimimaro, Jiroubou, Kidoumaru, Sakon (and Ukon), Tayuya and Naruto were all called into the throne room of Orochimaru for a mission briefing. They had all grown; gone were the naive seven year olds that he had found clinging to the fringes of life, now they were his soldiers. Even though they were still children, they were all extremely powerful, all of them at Chuunin-level. They all stood in more or less the same clothing except for the spiky-haired boy standing beside Tayuya. He still wore his dark purple pants, red shirt, purple vest, and fox mask hanging at his waist. He no longer wore it all the time, only when he was on assassination missions. Orochimaru looked over them with something akin to pride, Kabuto stood off to the side with several high-level ninja.

"Ah, you're all here, excellent." the Snake Sannin began. "I've asked you all to come so I could brief you on what is going to happen. Tomorrow we head for Rice Country to take over a city there." The group stiffened. It was the first time Orochimaru actively struck out against anyone directly. "We are going to take the place over and found a new Hidden Village, the Hidden Village of Sound. You will all be participating in the fighting, though in what capacity you serve will be based on your answer to my next question…"

"Eh, what's the point, Orochimaru-sama? You know none of us would back out of a fight." asked the white-haired boy as he scratched the back of his neck. Orochimaru cackled.

"Yes, yes. I know that Naruto-kun. What I mean is; this will determine the rest of your lives. I can grant you something that would put you at the top of my forces should you choice to take it. It's something called a 'cursed seal', a forbidden jutsu. It will give you immense power…there is a slight risk to those that take the seal though; there would be a one in ten chance you would die. Kukuku." the sannin said. The group of pre-teens shivered at the laugh and their chances of success.

"Um…just how strong would this make us? I mean, we're pretty powerful now!" Sakon added. Orochimaru nodded.

"Yes, you are all at least at low Chuunin level and that would improve over time but with the seal, you'll each be at high Chuunin if not Jounin level. If you're not convinced, ask Kimimaro, he has the 'Gaia Seal' so he would be a good person to talk to about the power and risk." The group looked over at their sensei with surprise. He calmly lowered his robe and pointed to a pinwheel mark on his chest.

"This…is my cursed seal. It draws all of my chakra to the surface when I use it, although it will leave me drained afterwards. Level one isn't much of a problem and I can hold it for about half an hour, I can only go level two for ten minuets." He then started to activate his seal. Black lines appeared on every visible part of his body. He was starting to look like a human jigsaw puzzle when they all felt the chakra, it was incredible.

"Now, that is the power you can all have, the question is do you have the will not to die?" the Snake Sannin asked. One by one they all agreed to the curse seal with Naruto agreeing first and Tayuya right behind him. "Excellent…now, just don't forget yourselves when you face your own personal demons." he said as his neck grew like a snake from his body. They were all held still by his killing intent that they could not move even if they wanted too. Naruto watched in horror as the sannin bit the necks of each of his classmates, a strange mark appearing on them all. He locked eyes with his leader before giving into the pain as his own seal was bestowed on him…

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"Where…the heck am I?" Naruto was floating in an endless sea of white. He looked around in either direction but could only see emptiness. "Is this…my mind?"

"Correct." The voice caught Naruto off-guard and he snapped his head to the direction it came from. There, floating with him was a little blonde-haired boy. He was no older than five or six but had an air of mystery around him.

"Who are you? What do you what from me?" the older boy asked. He was slightly un-nerved at the whole ordeal.

"What do you want for yourself, Naruto?" the little boy asked. "You seek power but do not have a purpose for using it. Why do you seek it if you have no goals or ambition?"

"I…don't know…" It was the question he was asked two years ago by Kidoumaru and he still didn't have an answer. "I'm just happy being here with everyone…to…"

"…be needed…" the other boy finished. Naruto looked up at the boy with a bit of fear mixed with acknowledgement. "It is good to be needed, Naruto, but one must also need. What do you need? What can you get from power?"

"Recognition? Respect? Isn't that what power is supposed to bring you? I want that! I need to have that in my life!" Naruto shouted, the little boy was unfazed. He just continued to stare a hole into Naruto's soul.

"You…may have that power. Do with it what you will." Before Naruto could argue with the boy, the whiteness was bleeding out of his vision and once again he found himself passing out…

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"..uto! Naruto! Can you hear me?" a worried voice called out. The white-haired boy opened his eyes before wrenching them shut again. He had a massive headache and the loud redhead punching him in the side was not helping things.

"Damn it, Tayuya! Stop hitting me!" Naruto groaned as he sat up. His hands when to his neck to scratch an itch and then he remembered why he had passed out in the first place.

"Hey! Did the seal thing work? Is everyone ok?" he asked. Tayuya smirked and pointed to a mark on her neck.

"You had doubts? Check it out, my own seal!" she said proudly. Naruto looked around, they were in their dorms and he was lying on his bed. He looked over at the other beds and saw the rest of is class groaning. They looked like hell but they were alive. He looked up at the girl leaning over him.

"Well…do you feel any different? I mean are you more powerful?" he asked. She closed her eyes in thought then shook her head.

"Orochimaru-sama said to bring you all to him once you were awake. He'll tell us all about it." she answerd.

"Well then, lets go." The pair turned to look over at the speaker. The rest of the class was sitting up on their beds looking at the two. Sakon chuckled to himself.

"Hey, Tayuya, you sure were over by Naruto for awhile. We were starting to feel neglected over here." the boy snickered. His laughing only increased when the redhead went bright red to match her hair.

"S-Shut up! Damn prick, maybe I should just gut you in your sleep next time! Come on, if you bastards are well enough to crack jokes you can go see Orochimaru-sama!" she said in a huff before storming out of the room. The rest of them broke out into fits of laughter while Naruto blushed and followed the girl.

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"So, you're all awake already? Impressive…" The group was now standing back in Orochimaru's audience room. They had been out for most of the day and the attack would begin in the morning.

"So…how do these seals work?" Kidoumaru asked. He was still sore about the whole experience and was letting his annoyance show. Orochimaru rose from his seat and walked over to the group stopping in front of him. He examined the mark on his neck. It was shaped in the form of a human head only with several eyes.

"You have the 'Skull Seal'. It's a high-level cursed seal, I wasn't expecting that…to answer your question, the seals will activate by themselves for the first time. The reason I gave them to you before the battle was so you would have a good chance to reach level one. Just remember, you can only hold level one for about thirty minutes before you're out of chakra, don't overuse it." the snake sannin said.

"What about that level two thing? How do we activate it?" Sakon asked. Orochimaru moved down to him and examined his mark. It was just like Kidoumaru's, only the head on it had long tusks.

"Ah, the 'Fang Seal', another high-level seal. You all are full of surprises. To answer your question, level two requires a procedure to activate. You won't be able to go through that for another one or two years, so don't worry about it now." Orochimaru said as he moved down to the next child. Jiroubou shifted his weight from foot to foot as he was being inspected. Orochimaru smirked at him. His seal was in the shape of a mountain. "You have the 'Titan Seal'. It's a very powerful seal, Jiroubou-kun."

"Hey! What about Naruto and me?" Tayuya asked. Orochimaru sized up the redhead in front of him and checked her seal. His eyes threatened to bug out of his head.

"….you have the most powerful seal so far. It's as powerful as Kimimaro's 'Gaia Seal'." He said as he looked it over more. It was in the shape of a jagged cross. "It's called the 'Buster Seal', a very rare seal. You'll be one of the most powerful ninja in my force once you master control of it…"

"Hell yeah! Eat that, Naruto! You'll soon be my underling or something." Tayuya declared. Orochimaru cackled at her resolve but stopped dead when he saw Naruto's seal.

"Well…it looks like Naruto is the most powerful member of you class, as I thought." Everyone looked at the white-haired boy as Orochimaru looked at his seal more closely. It looked like a small ring of chains tattooed in black. "It is just like you, Tayuya. He equals you and Kimimaro in power with his 'Hell Seal'. Of course, Kimimaro-kun is more powerful than you now because of his age and experience. Kukuku." Tayuya looked annoyed and Kimimaro was unreadable. Orochimaru motioned for a guard to bring over a scroll and handed it to Jiroubou. "Jiroubou-kun, this is my gift for surviving the seal. It has a very special technique in it that I want you to learn before the battle, can you do that?" Orochimaru grinned when the boy nodded. He then made several hand seals and four huge scrolls popped into existence. Each one was laid out in front of a different student. "These are summoning contracts. They will allow you to summon powerful beings to assist you in battle. I let you sign them now because the cursed seal will give you enough power to summon something useful. Sakon-kun, when you sign yours you will be able to summon my ultimate defense. You have the summoning contract for the 'Gate of Rashoumon'." The boy smiled and wrote his name on the scroll. "Kidoumaru-kun, you have the summoning contract with spiders, I thought that would suite you best."

"Yeah! My dad used to have this; I thought the scroll was lost with the clan. Thank you Orochimaru-sama!" the boy happily declared as he signed the scroll in blood. Orochimaru cackled.

"Tayuya-chan, you have a special scroll. It will allow you to summon ether spirits to aid you. You have to have a medium to control them; that's why not many people can use them. I think your musical talent will work, though. Be sure to practice with them after the battle." he said as she smiled and signed the scroll. The Snake Sannin then walked over to Naruto who was studying his scroll.

"Orochimaru-sama, your name is on this one." he said as he looked over the past signers of the scroll. A person named 'Anko' was right after his.

"Kukuku. Yes, that is my personal scroll. It is a summoning contract with snakes." The Sannin explained. Naruto shrugged and signed the scroll 'Torajikku Naruto' in blood and rolled it back up. Orochimaru made some hand seals and the scrolls disappeared in a cloud of smoke. "Excellent. You all should go down to assemble with the rest of the ninja; the attack begins in a few hours." He waited until they all filed out of the room before he turned to Kabuto. "They all survived the seal…"

"Hai. I was surprised as well. Who would have thought we would have talent equal to Kimimaro in that group? Tayuya and Naruto…they should be put on a team together when we found Hidden Sound. I wonder though…when Naruto tries to summon, it could be troublesome if he gets Manda-sama. You know how he is when he's summoned." Kabuto said in a worried voice. Orochimaru shuddered at the mention of the master snake.

"Yes…Manda could be a problem. Even I don't summon him unless it's absolutely necessary. I don't think he'll have enough chakra to summon him first try though; it will be troublesome once he reaches his level two seal, he'll be able to do it then. We'll worry about this after the attack, let's get down there and move out." the sannin said as he walked out of the room with Kabuto in toe.

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It was early morning when they struck. Rice Country was not home to any Hidden Village, but that's why missing-nin would flock there. Ninja from every Hidden Village in the world were represented there. Sand, Leaf, Cloud, and Mist, the missing-nin from the major villages were flocking together; an army to fight an army. Orochimaru's group of ninja was arrayed in battle lines with excellent leadership, only they were few. The missing-nin fighting to keep Rice Country free of a Hidden Village were many but had little or no higher command structure. The ninja from the major villages were drawn into lines and had commanders and sub-commanders, but no one had direct control over all the missing-nins. The 'Sound Six' as Orochimaru had come to call Naruto's class was an elite unit inside the Sound Army. They were the focus of legends and curses inside of the missing-nin army. They were said to be demons that could destroy entire towns. What the enemy didn't know is that these were cleverly placed rumors conjured up by the Snake Sannin to give his army the moral edge. He had no doubt that bodyguards wouldn't live up to his expectations, however. On the third day of the stand-off, Orochimaru decided the time was right for the attack, his Sound Six rushed off to the battle for their future…

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"Zankuuha!" With the push of air pressure several bandits were sent flying back into their ranks. The white-haired demon in a fox mask was carving through their lines with his powerful jutsu's. He had already punched a hole in their front line group with his unique air jutsu and the Sound Forces were pouring in. The rock-nin leader was throwing mercenaries and bandits at him and he was cutting them to pieces. His reserve line was comprised mainly of Genin-level ninja with Chuunin commanders. They had bought off bandits and mercenaries when they saw the hundred or so enemy ninja that were trying to take over Rice Country. The major leaders had decided to overwhelm them with as many men as they could muster in short notice. He had heard of the 'Sound Six' but unlike his men, he wasn't one to buy into rumors. What he was seeing now was a competent Genin at best, nothing to be worried about.

"Send a Chuunin to deal with that rat." the missing-nin called out to his staff. One of them bowed and ran off to the reserve lines. He found a unit commander and explained the situation.

"So…that's one of the Sound Six? No problem at all, leave it to me." the missing-nin said as he headed off towards the lines.

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"Man, these guys are weak! I thought there were some ninja here?" the fox-masked boy said as he finished filleting another bandit. The majority of enemies were staying away from him and he had to look for a fight. The Sound Force was doing well, overall. The Leaf missing-nin ranks were putting up somewhat of a fight, but Tayuya was over there so it shouldn't be that much of a problem. Now I just need to find a good opponent so I can get my 'Hell Seal' to activate…oh, there is the perfect patsy now. Naruto grinned behind his mask. Before him was an opponent at least at Chuunin level and he looked like he wanted a fight.

"So, you missing-nin finally decided to put up a good fight, eh?" he taunted. To his surprise the man laughed. Fuming, Naruto tossed a kunai at him which was plucked out of the air.

"You're one of the infamous 'Sound Six'? You're only a Genin with a few tricks and a fancy blood limit. You can't beat a seasoned ninja like me, better go back to whomever is leading your pathetic army and tell him to send out a real ninja." the man said as he twirled the kunai in one finger. Naruto was seething behind his mask. The seal on his neck was starting to burn but that was ignored for the time being. He rushed the man and tried to land a quick kick to his midsection. The rock-nin stopped the boy's knee and batted him away with a backhand. Naruto skidded along the ground until he pushed up with his hand and somersaulted into a standing position. A trickle of blood was flowing off his face from under the mask. Naruto forced himself to calm down and started doing hand seals.

"Raikou Tokkan no Jutsu!" The rock-nin quickly started seals of his own while the fox-ninja gathered electrical energy for his attack.

"Doton: Doryuheki!" A wall of earth shot up in front of the enemy ninja. Naruto's lighting attack was absorbed by the earth barrier. The ninja behind the wall chuckled at the effort. "Kid, you should know better than to try a lightning jutsu on a rock-nin. You're even less than a Genin, right? How pathetic." The enemy nin rushed out from behind the wall towards the bewildered Naruto. The boy put up a defense that was easily overcome by the Chuunin. A swift chop to the back of his neck was threatening to send Naruto into unconsciousness. No…is this the limit to my power? I won't allow it! Come on you stupid seal, you're going to work for me!

"Ha, such weak trash Sound has." the Chuunin said as he started to walk away. He stopped dead in his tracks when a wave of dark chakra hit him. The killing intent being directed at him was immense. He slowly turned around and stared wide-eyed at the downed boy. He was ridged and his mask was off revealing a glowing seal on his neck. Dark waves were radiating from his body and ninja fighting all around him stopped to watch the sight. Small, black chains radiated from the seal. They snaked their way around all the visible skin on the boy. The boy blinked and looked at his hand; he smiled and turned towards the Chuunin with his cold blue eyes.

"So, this is the power of the 'Hell Seal'? Excellent, this is the power to make my dreams come true. Now…let's kick this off, shall we?" the boy said as he bit his thumb. The blood dripped off his hand and the ninja's around him were left wondering what was going on. Let's see if this summoning thing will work…

"W-W-what are you?-!" the Chuunin asked as he stepped back. He was held in place by a glare from the boy. Naruto smiled and started going through seals, the then slammed his bloody hand on the ground as small runes appeared out from his hand littering the ground.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" The ninja all watched in awe as a great cloud of smoke erupted on the battlefield obscuring the battle. From the command post for the Sound's forces, Orochimaru smiled as he watched the plume of smoke.

"Ah…he summoned Kazangan on his first try…amazing, Naruto-kun." Orochimaru stated as he watched a massive red serpent rise from the smoke. Smoke was bellowing from its nostrils and the sannin could just make out a figure standing on top of its head. "Looks like Naruto-kun was the first to activate his seal; now the battle is ours…kukuku…" The sannin face faulted when he watched the figure standing on the snake stomp it's foot, kicking the great reptile. "What…is he doing?"

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"What the hell do you mean you won't do anything! I summoned you so you gotta do what I tell you!" the boy yelled as he stomped on the creatures head.

"Ignorant human! I haven't been used in years and I refuse to help someone as weak as yourself." the mammoth serpent hissed. Naruto was about to burst a vein in his forehead.

"What the hell! I had enough power to summon you, isn't that enough?-!" he fumed. "Just what do you want me to do!"

"Hmmm…kill the one you were fighting before you summoned me and I might consider it. That is the sacrifice I require for my help. Should you be able to do that, I'll help you whenever you call." the snake said as he flicked the boy off his head. The Chuunin was now starting to get back his nerve at hearing the giant animal wasn't going to help. The war went back into full swing around them as the shock of seeing a summon animal wore off.

"Tch, fine! Lousy snake, I should just make you into a pair of boots…" the boy mumbled as he started doing seals. The Chuunin saw this and started to laugh.

"Ha, you couldn't beat me before so what makes you think you can beat me now? Just because you have some tattoos and a giant snake doesn't mean you'll beat me! In fact---urk!" he was cut off by his lungs contracting. The white-haired boy was grinning as he held a seal. The air around the man was contracting and he was finding it impossible to breath."W-w-w-what…did…you…d-do…" he managed to get out.

"Oh, nothing much; just a special jutsu I learned. It's called 'Gekiha Oshi no Jutsu'. Your lungs should be burning right now, in a few moments they'll implode under the pressure of the air around you. This is actually the first time I have gotten it to work right, guess I have enough chakra to use it at its max power." the boy said in monotone as he tightened the seal. The man's chest was starting to collapse in on itself but he managed to croak out a few more words.

"Who……t-the hell….a-a-are you…?" he asked as he collapsed to his knees.

"A demon of the Sound Six and your death; now, meet your comrades in the afterlife." Naruto answered before the man's chest collapsed and he fell over dead. Naruto turned to look up at the massive red snake looking down at him. "Well? Good enough?"

"Yes. I'll accept your sacrifice and will now be your personal summon animal. No other snake user shall be able to call me; I only come to aid you and your clan. This is the word of the serpent of fire, Kazangan." the serpent stated as Naruto chakra-walked up to its head.

"Well, I don't have a clan but thanks. Now, let's go wild!" the tattooed boy yelled from his perch on the snakes head.

"Yes, lets." the summoned snake hissed as he dove into the enemy lines…

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"What the hell is that!" a redhead exclaimed as she fought off a group of missing-nin. "That is the biggest snake I've ever seen in my life!" Tayuya had joined with the group of Sound ninja that were assaulting the Hidden Leaf missing-nin. She was using Genjutsu combos when a large chakra force erupted from over by the Rock-nin lines. Several moments later a giant red snake appeared from a cloud of smoke. "Damn! Naruto is that strong?-! I won't let him have all the credit." she declared as she crushed the Adams apple of a random bandit with her flute.

"Tayuya-san, we have to pull back to wait for stronger forces! We can't beat the missing-nin in this sector!" one of the sound-nins yelled before retreating. Tayuya felt her blood boil. No way in hell I'm going to be saved by someone else! If this bastard seal won't work on its own, I'll force it too! She started to pour chakra into the seal on her neck. The cross started to glow as if it was fighting the outside influence. Why won't this thing activate? It's supposed to give us power! She ignored the pain surging through her body as she pushed all of her chakra into the seal. She didn't even notice the ninja rushing towards her with his katana drawn. WORK YOU DAMNED PIECE OF SHIT SEAL!

"Tayuya-san!" a ninja called out as he saw the missing-nin heave his sword down at the young girls' head. It sailed towards its target and the sound-nin wrenched his eyes shut not wanting to see the young girl get beheaded.

"You bitch! What the hell did you do!" the sound-nin heard. He eased open his eyes and almost fell over. The young girl was tattooed from head to foot in black lightning marks. They were running all over her skin and she was emitting a dark chakra; the ninja's katana was held by her flute.

"Now this is what I expected!" the girl exclaimed as she whipped out a kunai with her free hand and sliced the leaf missing-nin's throat open. "Come on you cowards! We can win now!" she yelled back to the retreating ninja. "Give me some time and I'll crush them all!" The fire in her eyes gave the men hope as they formed a ring around the cursed girl. She bit her thumb and pounded the ground."Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

"W-What is that!" one of the enemies yelled. From the smoke a giant warrior with a club stepped out.

"Hn, so this is the phantom summoning Orochimaru-sama was talking about…guess I gotta program the guy with a song like he said." she mumbled before bringing her flute to her lips. The melody that floated out was calm and serene; enemy and allies alike listened to it. The giant lurched forward as the song went on. With a sudden burst of speed the creature tore into the enemy lines, taking out leaf missing-nin with every swipe of its club. "Now the fun really starts! Listen to the 'Phantom Melody' and it will be the last thing you hear!" she shouted as the massive summoned monster led the other Sound-nin into battle…

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"Orochimaru-sama…the enemy has retreated into the main city of Rice Country. They are ill-equipped for a siege and will most-likely surrender if you made a show of force. Lord Kazangan brought the Sound Six back from the battle. It appears all of them reached level one status, but Naruto and Tayuya managed to get complete control over their seals…" Kabuto said as he watched the massive fire snake disappear in a cloud of smoke. Orochimaru leaned back in his chair deep in thought.

"This…is an unexpected development. They managed to overpower the side effects of the seal? Do you know how much force of will that takes? This means I can't control them even if they reach level two."

"Should I deal with them while they sleep? They are both completely exhausted from chakra depletion that I can kill them effortlessly." Kabuto suggested.

"…no. They are my most loyal servants; I don't think they will betray me. Besides, even if they do have control over their seals they can't beat me in a fight. The others waited for the seal to operate on its own, correct? That ensures the command jutsu had time to filter throughout their minds. If they don't overpower the seal in the earliest stage of infection, they can never power out of my influence so they are now my pawns forever. I will rely on the power of the other four members of the Sound Six to keep the two in line. For now, let them rest; I have a city to claim." the snake sannin said as he put on his wide-brimmed hat. He walked out of the command tent with Kabuto and summoned a large snake to lead them to the frontlines to claim his prize…

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The operation went off without a hitch. The efforts of the Sound Six ensured a quick victory over the forces of the missing-nin inhabiting Rice Country. Orochimaru convinced the forces in the city to surrender and be absorbed into his force. With but a show of force from one of his massive serpents they capitulated to his demands. Hidden Sound came into existence with the Sannin Otokage at its helm. Naruto and the rest of the Sound Six were hailed as heroes of the battle and quickly grew in fame as the elite bodyguards of the Otokage. Two years passed before the restoration of Hidden Sound was complete. Orochimaru's force was massive for such a new village, missing-nins flocked to him due to his open-door policy. Naruto and Tayuya were both part of the Sound Six, but regularly took on missions as a three man team along with whichever other member would work best. Two years and we find this these two now standing before the Otokage to accept a new assignment…

"So, what is this new mission, Otokage-sama?" asked an older white-haired boy. The Otokage was sitting on his chair holding a piece of paper which he passed to the two sound-nins standing in front of him.

"As you can see, this is a C-Class assassination mission. I know it's below your abilities, but you both deserve a…vacation of sorts. The official objective is to assassinate that man, but I'll leave the actual results up to you two. Really, I just want to give you a chance to get out of the village. You've been working non-stop for the last two years. Enjoy life, kukuku." the Snake Sannin cackled.

"A vacation! All right, I needed one! How about you, Tayuya?" the boy asked as he jumped up and down. The redhead cracked him in the back of his head with her flute.

"Idiot! Show some restraint in Otokage-sama's presence!" she huffed. Of course, a vacation would be nice… "Uh, what about the others? I mean, they have worked hard too." she added.

"They have to come with me while I visit Hidden Sand. It isn't a job that requires all of your assistance so you get to take some time off. Wave Country is nice this time of year." Orochimaru said.

"Eh, I guess. You sure you won't need us, Otokage-sama?" the boy asked after he calmed down.

"Yes, Naruto-kun. I'm quite sure. Now, you are both dismissed." He waved them both off. Once they were out of the audience chamber, he started to cackle like only he could. "Now the pieces are in place. Hidden Leaf will fall and no one, not even those two, can get in my way." It's unfortunate; I could have used them to assassinate the Kazekage but with their control over their seals, I have to make sure everyone is loyal. They are even a bigger threat now that they have the potential to reach level two status…it's a good thing they haven't been able to use it yet or they might have to be removed…

Unaware of the plotting, the pair of elite guards walk towards the gates of Hidden Sound.

"So, who is that guy we're supposed to kill again? I still want to complete the mission even if it is a vacation." Naruto asked. Tayuya took a look at the mission report and flipped though some pages.

"The mission was sent by some prick named Gatou. He has some missing-nin working on it, but he wants us to make sure it gets done. The unlucky bastards' name is…Tazuna and he's gone to Konoha to hire some bodyguards…sounds like fun!" the girl smirked.

"Yeah, it'll be a good chance to see how much my dear old village has grown…" the boy said as he grinned. The two gathered their equipment and headed out towards Wave County, both having an idea of what kind of 'vacation' they wanted...

Ha! I love this chapter. Next time, "The Winds of Change". Wonder what's going to happen?

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Justu List!
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Raikou Tokkan no Jutsu(Lightning Rush Skill)
User gathers energy in his palm and fires it at his opponent, low-level Thunder skill.

Doton: Doryuheki
Wall made of earth. Can block most attacks and stop lightning attacks all together. Chuunin-level.

Kuchiyose no Jutsu( Summoning Skill)
Summons a animal to fight along side of a ninja. Size and power of the beast is relative to the chakra used.