Hey everyone, welcome back and WOW do you guys like this fic. Over 100 followers in less than 12 hours (which is partly due to me putting it up at 2 AM Central time) but still WOW. I hope you all enjoy this as we go.
I don't believe there are any reviews to address since everyone that has an account that left a review with a question or thought I believe I addressed you via PMs.
Now I'm just going to put this out there, you will not see the other Naruto girls coming in for a bit. Some are due to Naruto not meeting them yet and others are for reasons that will come in later. So expect Kurenai to be the primary Naruto girl you see around here.
Also to others who didn't ask, this will follow the Criminal Minds series with some chapters that are dedicated more to the backstory and improving the different relationships both romantic and platonic. However, at some point, haven't decided when, I will have a couple cases that are somewhat connected to Naruto since we all know there are quite a few sickos from Naruto that would make good targets for the team in this.
However, there are some episodes of Criminal Minds I will be skipping as there's just no way to do it differently from canon as it involves situations that couldn't be changed even with Naruto's help and I don't want to just give you guys canon with Naruto saying some lines instead of one of the main team members. I will make reference to any episodes I skipped and reference them in the chapters that take place after those episodes.
Now, I was asked, and I was already considering, adding a couple, a COUPLE, of women from other items that would fit in this series. However this isn't gonna be a massive harem and I already have 3-4 from Criminal Minds and 7 Naruto girls picked so there is a bit of room since it will in no way, shape, or form go above 15 women unless I have a damn good reason besides letting Naruto have more sexy ladies. Let me know what you all think about this.
Also, there may be a few minor additions of a character from another item filling in somewhere just because it would seem kinda wasteful to just chuck a Naruto character in a spot that needs to be filled for a chapter and then never see them again.
Next, I know Naruto was kinda taking the main point of all the profiling in the first chapter, but that was partly because of once you see the episode entirely you question how they didn't notice a few things and since in the episode they didn't notice till a ways in, I had Naruto notice quickly. As any of you who have watched/watched the show after I made the chapter know, there was no real different outcome other than they were more prepared after the call didn't work. Plus Naruto's position on the team is that he can fully get in the minds of the unsubs and not specialize like Morgan or Elle did.
Oh, and don't let the name of the chapter fool you, there is no actual demon in this chapter. You'll understand when you read.
Well, that should be it, let's get the show on the road.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Criminal minds nor do I own any characters from either item..
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Chapter 2: The Demon
Season 1, Episode 5: Broken Mirror
Episode Quotes: When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, nor any worthiness. – Euripedes
When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good, must suffer with him. – Euripides
Quantico: Outside Gun Range: Two weeks since last chapter*
Naruto was standing there bored as the marshals argued with Hotch, Gideon, and the supervisors of the area since Naruto was here to get certified to carry a gun in the field and thus he needed to be unchained and allowed to properly handle the gun. Of course the marshals didn't want to do that since they were a pain in the ass about him being a killer and couldn't be trusted with a loaded firearm while the rest of the team just watched waiting to see what was going to happen, though Morgan was giving Reid a bit of a hard time by questioning him about his "date" with JJ at the Red Skins game that Gideon gave him tickets to for his birthday.
Naruto finally sighed since it took two weeks just to get this allowed with the higher ups in the Bureau and now this was causing a headache. Wanting to just get this done, Naruto moved over and pulled a paperclip off a file that one of the assistant types were holding and unfolded a part of it before messing with his cuffs. Reid noticed and raised his eyebrows in surprise while Elle noticed and smirked as Naruto worked for a minute or so.
Just as the marshals were about to try and argue more, Naruto walked up and put his cuffs and chains in their hands before walking to the firing line. Naturally, this caused the marshals to gawk at him as he merely looked at the different guns laid out for him, "Alright kid, I was told to let you do this so I better be impressed if you want me to sign off on your qualification." The range leader, a man named Sam Lane, stated not expecting much from Naruto as everyone put on the earmuffs.
Naruto shrugged and grabbed a Colt 1911 and loaded it before seeing different metal humanoid targets and smirked before bringing the gun up and started firing at each target hitting each target in the head before he quickly ejected the empty mag and loaded the new one seamlessly still putting each bullet at the head of the targets.
When the clips were gone for the 1911, Naruto switched to the Barretta m9 and put more bullets into the heads of the targets where dents were starting to form. Meanwhile Sam was just watching stunned along with the others as Naruto put round after round in the same spots while making the transition between mags seamless. Even Morgan was amazed since not even veteran cops could reload and shoot that accurately.
Naruto then switched to the M16 and used both the scope and the iron sights that were at an angle to hit the targets still hitting the same spot as the pistols even when doing three round bursts. This trend continued with revolvers, which Naruto loaded faster than any expert could; pistols, rifles, automatic guns, shotguns, and any other gun Naruto may ever need to use in the field with all but the shotguns making holes dead center of the foreheads of the metal figures. The shotguns he hit center mass with slugs and pellets and always had at least one hit where the heart would be.*
When Naruto felt he had proved his point, he removed the empty clip from the last rifle he used and set both on the table with his earmuffs. Before turning and looking at Sam, "Good enough?" Naruto asked with a grin as he took the chains and handcuffs from the marshals and began redoing them himself, "I'll just assume I'll be allowed to carry a gun. I'd prefer a Glock .34 or 26, 92 Barretta, or a Browning High Power if possible or at least a Colt 1911, not a Sig Sauer. As a backup piece if able, I'd prefer a Colt Official Police, Walther P99, or a Smith & Wesson 586." Naruto stated as he was chained up again, "I'll see you when we get a case." Naruto stated walking back to the car before whistling getting the marshals to wake up and follow him.
"Damn, I've seen professional marksman not even do a quarter as good as that." Sam stated still seeing the burning hot holes he left in the targets.
Elle leaned over to Reid, "Maybe you should ask him to train you before your next qualification test." Elle stated making Reid nod slightly since they were all in shock and awe of what Naruto had just done. Hell, Morgan's mouth was still hanging open, which Elle was going to give him a hard time on for a long time.
Gideon and Hotch merely looked at the scene before Gideon smirked, "Well, at least we know he'll hit whatever he's aiming at." Gideon stated knowing that Naruto could put every one of their trained snipers to shame if it came down to it. It also gave them the luxury of having a sniper handy if they ever needed one.
"I'd say so." Hotch stated wondering how anyone could shoot like that at a young age and hadn't used a gun in over 4 years. It was just one of the many questions that made up the enigma that was Naruto.
Hotch broke from his musings as his cell rang, "Hello?... What?... Alright, get copies of the note and everything to Quantico ASAP." Hotch stated hanging up, "Morgan, get those Marshals back here, we've got a priority case." Hotch stated making Morgan run off to stop the Marshals from leaving, "Trish Davenport, the daughter of USDA Evan Davenport, was kidnapped last night." Hotch stated as they went back to the office.
An hour later
The group was assembled in the conference room as the images of the ransom note were there on the screen and the fact that they only had just under 9 hours with the handwriting being Trish's and her tears were on it, "Well, if he's saying you each time that means he's not taking this as a sign of him being responsible. Which means that he feels if anything happens to Trish, then it's not on him, it's Mr. Davenport's fault. Which also means that he could be making this personal, that he dislikes Davenport on an extreme level either feeling he's been wronged by him in some way or because he feels that whatever Davenport has isn't rightfully his." Naruto stated since every demand and section of the letter had You as the start and no I.
"There's also no mention of the police, which is usually a common mention." Morgan stated making them frown.
"Could be he's either brazen enough that he doesn't care if cops are involved, he's not dumb enough to think a sitting US attorney won't get the police involved, or he's just fully expecting cops and has already anticipated it." Naruto stated making the others nod.
"Well, if we're expected, then let's not be rude and not show up." Gideon stated heading out to get his bag while the others did too.
On the way out, they paused at the elevators upon seeing Naruto's lawyer Kurenai there, "Kure-chan, what's up?" Naruto asked with his bag on his shoulder.
"I just wanted you to know she's home safely and resting. I'll be staying home for a few days except if I need to see you." Kurenai stated making Naruto nod with a smile and kiss her surprising the others.
"Thanks Kure-chan. Keep her safe for me." He stated making her nod as he walked by and got in the elevator with the others quickly doing the same.
On the way down, Morgan decided to break the silence, "So-" He started before Naruto cut him off.
"She doesn't have a sister." Naruto stated making him be quiet.
"How long-" Elle started before Naruto cut her off.
"Since I was 18 and she was 19. Stayed together ever since." Naruto stated making her nod before Reid then spoke up.
"Who was she-" Reid started before being cutoff.
"My first girlfriend. She's in therapy twice a week after a traumatic ordeal that happened a few years ago. And no, I won't go into details about it." Naruto stated making Elle flinch slightly since she knew what the ordeal was.
"And Kurenai doesn't mind-" Hotch started before Naruto shook his head.
"No, she doesn't. She has no reason to mind and the two are quite close especially after what happened." Naruto stated making most of the team nod while Elle frowned in confusion since that would mean Kurenai and the first girl knew each other before the incident with Naruto's best friend, but how old could he have been when it happened and how long before he and the first girl broke up and he was with Kurenai?
She may have to ask him the next time she got the chance. The others kept quiet as they descended before heading for the cars for the airport.
30 minutes later
Once takeoff and cruising altitude were achieved, Hotch addressed everyone, "Is everyone familiar with the father?" Hotch asked making them all nod even Naruto since he was one of the ones that prosecuted Naruto and drew up the deal for him.
"The file says Trish refused protection when she turned 18, which was bad luck for the boyfriend since he was shot in the face, and has a sister, are they close?" Morgan stated and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, they're identical twins." Naruto stated showing a picture, "But that also raises the question of if the unsub just grabbed whoever they found first or if they intentionally grabbed Trish whether because they wanted her or because they thought it was Cheryl. If it's either of the latter two then the ransom could be a trap or a quick solution byplay to get attention off of him taking the girl." Naruto stated making them frown and nod.
"That's going to be a concern, but what that means is we keep eyes on Cheryl 24/7 so long as this case is going on. She goes nowhere without a member of our team with her." Gideon stated making them nod as Naruto thought.
"There's also one more possibility." Naruto stated making them look at him, "He could be a collector. If he is, then that gives us a massive edge since he's gonna want the matching pair and that means no matter the threats he makes, he won't kill Trish since that would make it impossible to get the collection he wants." Naruto stated making them nod since that would give them more room to work since an offender that won't kill his target is one that can be tempted and possibly baited into losing easily.
"That just makes it even more imperative that we keep one of us with Cheryl at all times. If the unsub wants to try and get close to her then he has to go through us." Hotch stated making them nod, "Alright when we land, Elle, you and Naruto go to the scene since Naruto could probably get a fix on what the unsub was thinking when attacking. The rest of us will go to the house and help with the set up and prepping Davenport, but Morgan I also want you to have Garcia start running in depth background checks on the various people Davenport lets into his home repeatedly. If there's even a delivery man that makes routine stops to his house then I want to know about it." Hotch stated making them nod as they continued going over everything.
Road near Crime Scene
Elle and Naruto were driving along taking in the view and seeing the path that would normally be taken to get home by Trish while Naruto was now in a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a jacket on the back of the seat with jeans and boots still. However, Elle was also thinking back on what Naruto said involving Kurenai, "Naruto, about what you said involving Kurenai and your first girlfriend." Elle started not sure how to finish the question.
"I didn't break up with her if that's what you're wondering. I'm in a dedicated relationship as she and Kurenai took to calling it." Naruto stated looking at the road since he was driving making Elle frown.
"What exactly does that mean?" Elle asked and Naruto chuckled.
"It means I'm in an intimate relationship with more than one woman and they all know about it and are fine with it." He stated making her gawk at him and he chuckled, "It wasn't my idea though. After the attack, my girlfriend Karin and I spent every moment possible together: sleeping, eating, showering, you name it. However there were times I did have to leave so our closest friend Kurenai would stay with her and bond with her. Over time two of our other friends took up the job of helping too whether making meals, helping with the house, etc etc until they eventually moved in and we were all sleeping and cuddling together to make Karin feel safe." Naruto stated making Elle nod since that didn't sound abnormal.
"Then how did it-" Elle started before Naruto chuckled again.
"Well, Karin felt she was ready to have sex after the trauma and wanted Kurenai to join in in case she panicked and because she actually noticed Kurenai looking at me the same way Karin herself did and wanted Kurenai to be happy. We both were uncomfortable through it until the moment started to take over and the three of us kept it as a dedicated threesome for a while before they decided to add the other girls to the fun after both walked in on us, one later on actually confessed to me and then kissed me, and the other was a bit of drunken fun plus some strip poker." Naruto stated chuckling slightly as each girl wasn't willing to stop unless Karin wanted it since they were all there for her the entire time.
Elle for her part was stunned that a group of women were willing to share the same man in an intimate relationship and not just a no strings attached kind of deal, "Don't get me wrong, me and two of them were fine with a no strings attached deal since Karin wanted me to have some… fun as she put it while she was recovering from the attack and it just changed over time. She and the others still feel that way at times even when I adamantly stated I'd never sleep with anyone else… then they went and got me a pair of strippers for my birthday before I was locked up, then they left the house for a while, and told me to have fun. I obliged and told them everything we did since I promised them I'd always be honest and give full disclosure on anything they wanted to know without holding back… same night they took me up to the room and we didn't come out till the next afternoon." Naruto stated with a smile while Elle blushed a bit and hit his arm playfully.
"I don't need to hear exaggerating bragging." She stated with a glare only for Naruto to chuckle as they pulled up and Naruto turned the car off.
"Who said I was exaggerating or bragging? You asked and I gave the honest answer." Naruto stated with a grin as he got out leaving Elle staring wide eyed and blushing since a guy that could handle two professionals and then four women without a break was something that many women would kill to have as a significant other.
She quickly shook those thoughts away and got out of the car before walking down beside Naruto and saw Cheryl Davenport lying on the ground. Naruto walked up and stood beside some of the security personnel, "Let me guess, you guys are just glad she's in line of sight?" Naruto asked making them nod while they sipped their coffee making Naruto smirk since he could only guess how many times the twins had ditched their security to get out without them.
"Cheryl Davenport?" Elle asked before Naruto motioned for her to be quiet.
"Hang on please, I just need a minute." Cheryl stated as she lied there on the ground, "And no, I'm not crazy, I am lying here for a reason." She continued as she laid there a few more moments before standing up, "He grabbed her and dragged her from the car." She stated as she took a few steps, "This is where she fell. Trish is a fighter so she wouldn't have gone quietly. Even with a gun pointed at her." Cheryl stated as she dusted herself off.
"She's not wrong, there's marks on the ground showing a struggle as well as in the car." Elle stated as Cheryl walked up to them.
"Siblings, not just twins can always tell what the sibling did or felt in a situation because of the knowledge they have. Twins are just more susceptible to it since they've literally been together most of if not all of their lives. Cooped up next to each other for nine months straight, sharing warmth, food, and protection can make that bond even stronger. So I'm not at all surprised you can know certain things without knowing why aside from knowing her." Naruto stated making Cheryl smile appreciatively since most just went with the 'oh they're twins so they have the telepathy bullcrap everyone talks about' excuse.
"Thank you." Cheryl stated making Naruto nod.
"Alright, can everyone back the cars up to the intersection please? I want to look over the scene in its entirety without the vehicles getting in the way." Naruto asked and clarified making the security shrug and back the cars up 20 feet or so as Elle led Cheryl to over by the car.
Naruto then began looking at the different vantage points and cover over the area as he walked around looking while narrowing his eyes at some places. Cheryl for her part was confused as Elle stood there watching, "What's he doing?" Cheryl asked after having seen him not really looking for evidence but looking around the area, narrowing his eyes, and even closing them a few times before letting out a sigh.
"He's roleplaying, getting inside the unsub's mind by examining his behavior." Elle stated knowing Naruto did this better than anyone on the team after the couple cases they had had in the past two weeks.
"How does that work exactly?" Cheryl asked with some skepticism in her voice.
"It's pretty much the same way psychologists know how a patient will act or react to certain things. Only Naruto is much more skilled at it because of some of his background and methods. Where members of my team specialize in certain types of offenders, Naruto just specializes on offenders and can get inside their head better than anyone." Elle stated as Naruto turned to looked at the patch of road that led to the curve they were at and Cheryl could see a slight change in Naruto's eyes from when he was talking to her before. It was minute and possibly her imagination, but there was a difference.
"What exactly lets him do that so easily?" Cheryl asked since from how Elle made it sound, he wasn't trained to do this.
"Naruto is… complicated and I only know part of the story for how he can do what he does. If you're that interested then maybe try asking him since it's his story to tell. Just know that he's gonna do everything in his power to get your sister back safely." Elle stated making Cheryl nod slightly before looking back at Naruto.
Naruto moved back into the bush and trees that were by the curve waiting there a minute before he walked slowly and carefully like he didn't want to be seen by someone that only he could see. He then went low and reached into the air near him like he was pulling something out and then moved to the opposite tree and bush area. He then waited there a few moments before walking up and made a gun sign with his thumb and forefinger aiming at the invisible area he reached his arm into before firing. He then moved around an invisible obstacle and made it look like he was opening the door and grabbing someone while pointing the gun and then pulled and dragged the person to a car off the area.
Naruto then came back and seemed to be going back through what he just did before he sighed and pulled his phone out as he walked back to the car, "Hotch, we got a problem, the boyfriend wasn't collateral damage. Everything at the scene tells me he could have easily incapacitated him and left him behind, instead he shot the guy point blank range in the face. He could have easily gotten in the backseat of the car waited a minute and then made him drive to wherever and kept both as hostages. There's also the fact that the scene shows deep knowledge of Trish's route meaning that he had to know the way she liked to go home or what the easiest method back to her home was and then cut it off to either stall them or get them into another ambush position. He wanted Trish and only Trish, at least at the time of attack, and he needlessly gave us a body, which means he had something personal against the boyfriend and wanted Trish alone and to himself. The two were rarely apart so he had to know that they were together if he was watching and planning when and how to take her." Naruto stated sighing and rubbing his eyes while Cheryl was looking surprised he got that just from his little show.
"That's not good, it means that it's highly unlikely that he'll let us get her back." Hotch stated since that was a big problem.
"Yeah, but it also means that he's unlikely to hurt Trish beyond anything she may have suffered to get her captured and under control. It's not ideal but it's cause for hope that Trish is alive and for the most part unharmed." Naruto stated making Hotch hum in agreement, "Regardless, we're on our way back with Cheryl and the security." Naruto stated as he and Elle got in the car while Cheryl went with her security and Naruto put Hotch on speaker, "Also Hotch, we may need to brief Cheryl on talking with the guy, if he does in fact want Cheryl or wants both then chances are he's gonna want to talk to her and not Davenport." Naruto stated once he was sure Cheryl couldn't hear him and Hotch frowned on the other end of the line.
"What do you suggest?" Hotch asked as they had limited options.
"Well we can't put a stand-in on the phone since Cheryl and Trish have the same kind of voice, which means if we put a fake on then he's gonna know about it and get pissed. Now I'm not saying we should let him talk to Cheryl, but we need to be prepared if we have no other choice." Naruto stated as he started the car and drove to the Davenport residence.
"Alright, Elle can do it when you get here since coming from Elle may make Cheryl take this a bit more seriously since from what her father told us there are few men that Cheryl has ever actually listened to." Hotch stated since if Elle could get through with her then the better and if not then they'd have to go from there.
"Got it, see you in a few." Naruto stated before hanging up.
"I think you should prep her with me." Elle stated making Naruto raise an eyebrow, "You already built a rapport with her just based on your opinion on her feelings and then showing her what you could do just from seeing a scene. It might help get some things across to her." Elle stated making Naruto shrug since it was fine with him either way.
Later
Naruto was sitting in the kitchen with Cheryl and Elle as Elle walked Cheryl through what could happen along with emphasizing that she needs to empathize with him, making sure he understood that she didn't think he wanted to hurt Trish, that nothing so far was his fault, and that he can still give Trish back and not have to worry about anything. Cheryl seemed to be taking it all in as she grimaced a few times, which was understandable since Elle essentially was telling her to be nice to the creep who took her sister.
It wasn't until Elle got up to check on if the others were ready did Cheryl speak to Naruto, "Agent Namikaze." She started before Naruto raised a hand towards her.
"Just Naruto is fine, I'm not technically an agent." Naruto stated making her nod.
"I-I know, I'm aware of who you are, but didn't want to bring it up in front of the others. I saw your file by accident when I was looking for my dad in his office. I… I just wanted to know what you think my sister's chances are, realistically I mean." Cheryl stated and Naruto sighed.
"To be honest Cheryl, I don't know because each offender is different and until we can get a further lock on what kind of guy we are dealing is, it's just statistical bullshit that won't give you any comfort." Naruto explained making her sigh sadly, "The best way to get more info on the guy is to keep him on the line as long as possible. The more he speaks the more we learn about him and the kind of person he is." Naruto stated making her nod slightly.
"Um, there's something else, how is it that you can do what you do? Get inside the heads of these monsters and maniacs." Cheryl asked while Elle walked back to them causing Naruto to be quiet a moment as he looked at his hands.
"My father used to tell me, "Son, everyone has a demon inside them. No matter how much they bury it, no matter how much they try to deny it, they all have one. Some embrace their demon and let it have fun while they watch the chaos ensue, others try to bury it so deep that it eventually claws out at the worst time possible and they lose control, and a rare few can actually control their demon. If you ever feel the need or desire to release your demon, you had better make sure that it's for the right reason and that you don't let the demon take over you." I took those words to heart. In my dad's case, the demon was in the boxing ring and the warzone, he'd let his opponents push him till it looked like he might lose and then he'd let the demon out and just tear them apart. The first time I did it was after my girlfriend was brutally attacked and I put her attacker in the ICU of a hospital when I should have killed him. My particular demon is one that can understand the very depths of the darkness that these psychos and monsters dwell and thrive in. I use my demon to understand them so I can hunt and find them and it's worked for keeping the demon at bay since there's always another person who needs to be stopped, there's always another person dwelling in the darkness happy to come out and try to drag others down to their level." Naruto explained making her blink slightly since she could see where he was coming from.
"How do you deal with it? Knowing there's always gonna be another one out there and that you're gonna have to go into that dark place?" Cheryl asked since she wasn't sure she could do that and Elle wasn't sure either since she and the team more just brushed the surface of that darkness rather than diving in the snake pit living there.
"Because, if I don't do it then who will? How many of these bastards will get away because I decided to stop? How many more innocent people will be caught by them because I'm not helping stop them sooner? Those questions have haunted me every time I thought about quitting, what if I have a child and a guy I could have stopped gets them? What if I work late and one of those bastards targets my wife? What if, what if, what if… it's the most paralyzing question that can be asked under these kinds of circumstances. But seeing these bastards either put away or killed makes it that much easier because at the end of the day that because of me and the people like me, there's one less of those people out in the world and that's dozens if not hundreds of people that will get to live without worry about that particular creep." Naruto stated since it was true and Cheryl could see where he was coming from.
Elle smiled a bit since she had doubts about the job sometimes but Naruto had a point, if everyone gave up because the job was hard, then the world would be overrun by those kinds of people and there would be no hope for the victims or their families. Could she or anyone else live with the thought of a killer, rapist, or pedophile getting away because they decided the job was too tough? She didn't want to think of that and didn't want to leave the job any time soon, but still it would be a good thing to remember when the job did start getting to her more than it did.
Naruto then looked at the clock and stood, "Come on, it's almost time." Naruto stated making Cheryl nod before they went to the living room where Reid was explaining the workings of the phone hookups.
"Remember, keep calm and agree with him." Gideon stated making Davenport nod.
As the clock chimed, Davenport tensed and Naruto raised his hand to calm him, "Relax, he's probably going to wait a minute or two just to make you tense and nervous so he can be more in control. Just breathe and try to calm your nerves. When it rings and you answer, make sure you repeat important information so he knows you want to understand exactly what he wants. The longer he's on the phone the better." Naruto stated making Davenport nod as he took a few breaths before the phone started ringing.
Naruto took a tablet and set it up next to Reid's computer so they could make notes and track the dialogue along with any tells he gave away. After letting it ring a few times, Davenport answered, "This is Evan Davenport." Davenport stated while trying to control the tremor in his voice.
"Hello Mr. Davenport." A clearly altered voice stated from the other end of the line and Naruto marked it since it could mean that Davenport would know the voice otherwise.
"Are you the man who has my daughter, Patricia?" Davenport asked trying to keep calm.
"Yes, I have your daughter." The person stated in an almost smug tone and Naruto marked it since it could mean he was proud of what he had done giving him a sense of accomplishment.
"Can I ask you-" Davenport started before the voice cut him off.
"You may not and will not ask me anything. This is not an interrogatory discussion between two people of equal footing, this is you agreeing to listen and follow the instructions I give or you will never see your daughter again." The voice stated and Naruto marked it since he clearly doesn't like being questioned.
"I understand." Davenport stated trying to keep himself under control.
"Good, but I will not be giving my instructions to you." The voice stated making them get confused while Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"I-I don't understand." Davenport stated with the voice being quick to reply.
"I do not want to talk to you, Mr. Davenport." The voice stated before his speech grew raspy and heavy with breathing, "I want to talk to her. I want to talk to Cheryl." The voice stated almost like he was drinking a cool glass of water in 100 degree weather.
Naruto narrowed his eyes further and quickly typed up that he was much more satisfied speaking to Cheryl and seemed to be getting a sexual release from the thought of her. Naruto knew this meant he wanted Cheryl just as bad as he wanted Trish and hit the mute button, "He's not trying to establish dominance, he wants Cheryl. His voice became breath heavy and he spoke her name almost like merely thinking of her would send him to rapture." Naruto stated making the team members nod while the two family members looked on in confusion, "Let him talk to her if only for a few minutes, it will make it easier to read him than it is now since she can empathize with him." Naruto stated making Gideon sigh and rub his face a minute before nodding and Cheryl came over.
"Put Cheryl on the phone now or I will hang up and you will never hear from me or Patricia again." The voice stated and Naruto shook his head to the Davenports letting them know the unsub doesn't mean it.
Cheryl nodded and clicked the phone back on, "This is Cheryl." She stated and the unsub gave a sigh of pleasure at hearing her.
"Hello Cheryl, how are you doing?" The voice asked as Naruto noted he was acting coy to try and play some game that Cheryl knew only in his head and showed he did know her.
"I'd be better if I knew my sister, Patricia, was alright. Is it possible to confirm that?" Cheryl stated then asked and the voice seemed to hum in amusement and something else.
"You know Cheryl, you seem to have a lot of empathy, like you care about others a great deal." The voice stated making Naruto narrow his eyes at him just happening to mention that just after Naruto stated Cheryl could empathize with him and quickly marked it.
"Yes, and I can tell from your voice that you do too." Cheryl stated though the whole time she wanted to scream and curse him out since she despised him.
"You mean that I Empathize with others? I guess I do, but really what I know is that you want your sister back with you." The voice stated as Naruto noted he seemed to only care about getting the chance to talk to Cheryl and being personal about it.
"Yes, I want Trish back safe." Cheryl stated trying to make it so she wasn't desperate or pleading since Naruto warned her that it could drive the unsub into causing some pain if he was that type of offender.
"Good. Good. Tell me all that you want, Cheryl. I'm very interested. Tell me everything. What's your favorite color?" The voice asked while Naruto noted it seemed like he was trying to flirt and get on Cheryl's good side as well as learning about her… almost like he was treating this like a first date.
"I… If I tell you will you let me talk with Trish?" Cheryl asked making Naruto nod toward her as the unsub chuckled.
"Maybe. Maybe not. It depends on how much empathy I feel like showing when you answer." The voice stated in a mocking/joking kind of tone almost like it was some kind of inside joke between the two.
Cheryl grit her teeth slightly before biting back the response she wanted to give, "I… I like blue. Specifically sapphire blue." Cheryl stated and the unsub hummed on the other side.
"How… ordinary. Do you like chocolate, Cheryl?" The voice asked making her look in confusion and Naruto narrowed his eyes more while noting he wanted some personal preferences about Cheryl almost like to prepare for something else or maybe find something more in common in his mind, "Do…you…like…chocolate?" The voice asked again deliberately speaking slowly.
"Yes." Cheryl stated after a moment of silence.
"I do as well, we have so much in common." The voice stated while Cheryl was starting to lose her patience.
"Please, just let me talk to my sister." Cheryl stated in an almost begging tone and silence was greeting them, "Please, I just want to hear her voice. Please." Cheryl insisted still getting silence before a low squeak was heard, "Hello?" Cheryl asked with some hope.
"Cher… Cheryl is that you?" A female voice similar to Cheryl's stated on the other line while Naruto noted the slurred speech and immediately noted she was drugged whether because he needed to control her or keep her from screaming was unknown.
"Trish! It's me. I'm here." Cheryl stated emotionally as she knew her sister was alive.
"Cher… I can't…" Trish stated with the slur still there.
"Where are you? What do you see?" Cheryl asked desperately and Trish groaned slightly.
"I… I see the moon." Trish stated before creaking was heard again making Cheryl widen her eyes in panic.
"Trish?! Trish!" She stated frantically before the unsub came back on.
"Have 500,000 ready. $500,000 is what I am owed. The Davenports will wait by the phone. You will receive the call with precise instructions in 15 minutes." The voice stated over Cheryl's begging to put Trish back on the phone before he hung up.
Cheryl looked at the others before walking off with tears going down her face and Elle quickly followed her along with Davenport, "Could you trace the call?" Gideon asked with a sigh and Reid shook his head.
"No. He's probably using a disposable cell phone. They're impossible to track." Reid stated while rubbing his eyes a bit.
"She's sedated as well, her words were slurred and her speech was hard. I'm guessing he did that so she couldn't give away anything about him since she's not blindfolded. Otherwise she never would have said she saw the moon." Naruto stated making them all nod.
"If he's drugging her, he's either physically incapable of restraining her or he's keeping her quiet along with what Naruto said about identifying him." Morgan stated and Naruto sighed.
"It's gotta be the latter, he was able to forcibly remove her from the car while kicking and fighting so force shouldn't be an issue." Naruto stated as he wrote something on a piece of paper and held it up, "There's gotta be a bug. He talked about empathizing right after I said Cheryl could empathize with him." It read making them all widen their eyes slightly before nodding as Naruto tore the paper and crumbled it up before putting it in his pocket.
"Has Davenport told us everything about his staff?" Gideon asked hoping to mislead the eavesdropper.
"Yeah, we have detailed reports but we should revisit background on staff, workers, and the current cases he's got." Hotch stated knowing what Gideon was doing.
"Guys, the issue is that she wasn't blindfolded, meaning if he thinks we're getting close or he gets the money, then he'll kill her." Morgan stated making them nod before they moved away from the phone and Naruto found Cheryl pouring a glass of wine and sighed before taking it and the bottle away.
"Look I get that alcohol isn't the best choice, but do you think you could let it slide this time?" Cheryl stated making Naruto glance at her before putting the two items down.
"He's gonna call back, he's gonna want to talk to you and I'm willing to bet he's gonna want you to deliver the money, which means we can't have you being impaired at all or we risk losing you and Trish to this man. Do you want that?" Naruto asked making her sigh.
"I just don't get doing this day after day." Cheryl stated and Naruto smirked.
"Like I told you before, I worry about all the guys that would get away if I wasn't doing my job. I mean would you prefer I had decided to not do this job and take away a person that could help you get your sister back?" Naruto asked making Cheryl look away seeing his point, "Look, it's never easy and there are times that no one wants to do this job, but there's nothing I'd rather do than put the bastards away where they can't hurt someone again." Naruto stated making her nod as they went back to the phone area.
When it rang, Davenport answered, "Hello?" He asked with a sigh coming from the other end.
"These are my instructions and they will be followed to the letter: Only Cheryl will handle the money. Cheryl will make the delivery. Only Cheryl will be in the car to make the delivery. If I see anyone following her or riding with her, if you deviate from my instructions, if I even suspect a setup, you will never see Trish again." The voice stated making Naruto narrow his eyes.
Once they were off to the side of the area, Morgan spoke, "We can't send her alone, if he's a collector or anything like that then he's gonna want to take Cheryl too." Morgan stated knowing that it would be easy to take another hostage and then make a bigger demand.
"There's also the fact that the ransom demand was WAY too clean and cut. Just give him money delivered by Cheryl and no one follows her. He doesn't demand that there be no tracking devices, no dye packs, no marked bills, no new bills, no consecutive serial numbers. He's treating the money as the secondary objective to getting Cheryl alone and where he could get to her easily." Naruto stated making them nod, "We do one car unmarked, tinted windows, and casual. We follow, wait for the drop or the attempted kidnapping, and then ambush him." Naruto stated making them nod while Davenport had doubts but Cheryl was all for it since she wanted to get the bastard and get her sister back.
As Cheryl drove off, Naruto, Hotch, and Morgan waited a minute before following as they drove while Naruto was already planning what to do since the first step is probably to ditch the car to ensure no one is following her and no tracking device in the car.
Before long they arrived at a used car lot and Naruto frowned, before leaning in, "I'm gonna get out and circle around, he could either be waiting in one of the cars or in the lanes waiting to ambush." Naruto stated making Hotch nod as Naruto got out the passenger side backdoor and stayed lowed as he closed it before moving slowly to the woods with his gun, a Browning High Power, out and ready as he took to a hill in the trees that overviewed the lot.
As he walked, he saw Cheryl getting out and walking down the isles slowly and saw no one near her, "Hotch, she's moving towards the other end of the lot. My guess so he can either get out of there quickly or ensure that no one can see to follow." Naruto stated over comms as he watched her till he saw a door open, "He's here!" Naruto stated making Hotch slam the accelerator getting the car into the lot as the door closed and the suspect car tried to drive away only for Naruto to put three rounds into the windshield making it swerve out of the way before Morgan and Hotch fired as they tried to cut the car off.
It didn't work well as the car still got away even after Naruto put another round into the driver side rear tire and the rear windshield. Naruto sighed as he holstered his gun and got down the hill to the others, "Did you hit him?" Hotch asked as they panted and Cheryl got off the ground.
"I don't think so, I definitely scared him, but I don't think I hit him." Naruto stated as he pulled his shirt over his gun and checked on Cheryl before they drove back to the house. As they entered, Davenport came up to them, "Cheryl's fine." Naruto stated as Cheryl came in and hugged her father.
Naruto sighed as Gideon came up, "I think it's time I took over and pushed this guy. He's clearly interested in getting both Cheryl and Trish into his possession, so he's definitely a collector. If I had to guess based on how he's been towards Evan Davenport, I'd say the unsub has De Clarumbault Syndrome since we've ruled out everyone that could be seeing and interacting with them day after day." Naruto stated making Gideon frown before the phone rang and Morgan clicked it on.
"Well, that was certainly exciting, wasn't it Cheryl? Tell me you didn't feel a thrill go down your spine as that occurred. But those smart FBI agents figured it out my plan. If they hadn't I would have had you both, the matching pair of the set." The voice stated sounding out of breath.
"Why are you doing this?" Cheryl asked despite them telling her not to talk.
"Because you asked me to, Cheryl. You asked me with your glances, your little gestures, and the way you talked. You and Trish both asked for this, Cheryl! You both practically begged me to take you away. I'm just doing what you wanted!" The voice stated getting defensive and angry.
Davenport, however, couldn't keep quiet anymore and spoke, "What the hell do you want?" Davenport demanded making Naruto facepalm.
"What do I want? I want the two loves of my life together and mark my words Mr. Davenport, it may not be today, it may not be tomorrow, but we will be together and there is NOTHING you can do to stop it!" The voice stated before hanging up and Naruto sighed as he walked to the kitchen still rubbing his face.
The others moved Davenport and Cheryl to the office area and began explaining how Cheryl couldn't talk to him anymore because it was only feeding his delusions which stemmed from a syndrome that made people believe that some form of higher status person was in love with them. It's never outright spoken, but they perceive it through gestures, movements, underlying speech patterns, and glances. Cheryl then explained how Trish and her boyfriend were getting engaged, which means that was probably the unsub's stressor and what caused him to act.
They further explained that the unsub wholeheartedly believed that Trish and Cheryl are in love with him and wanted him to take them away with him, "S-so what do you do about this?" Davenport asked as Naruto came back in.
"We knock him off his game, which means I'm gonna have to talk to him now and both piss him off as well as empathize with him. I've got a clear cut read on this guy now that I know some of my theories are correct. We also can rule out anyone on your staff, but not anyone you're associated with." Naruto stated making the two frown.
"How can we do that?" Davenport asked and Naruto chuckled slightly.
"Well, to be blunt, everyone on your security and staff that's here and male has been staring at Elle's chest or her ass and have only glanced at your daughter when she enters or leaves a room. No longing staring, no discreet looks, no reactions to her other than recognition that she's not a threat they need to worry about." Naruto stated making Elle frown since it was getting a bit old for her, "As for those you're associated with, well the unsub knew it was FBI that got in his way of getting Cheryl, yet we didn't identify ourselves as FBI due to the situation. So how did he know we were FBI unless you either told him or he was part of the FBI?" Naruto stated making the two widen their eyes and nod.
"You said you were going to piss him off, won't that be dangerous for Trish?" Cheryl asked in concern and Naruto shook his head.
"No, he's too in love with you and Trish to consider hurting you anymore than he'd need to in order to get you in his possession. It's why there was no blood from Trish at the scene despite the fact he had a gun and probably a knife just in case he needed it. The very last thing this guy wants to do is harm either of you and as a result that gives us more room to maneuver." Naruto explained making her nod, "However for me to do what I am, then I am going to have to apologize." Naruto stated making them frown in confusion.
"For what?" Davenport asked and Naruto sighed.
"To both piss him off and empathize with him, I'm going to have to be antagonizing him while also insulting you, Mr. Davenport, and I want you to know that I do not mean anything that will be said and it is merely to get at the unsub." Naruto stated making Davenport frown.
"What do you mean?" He asked since he wasn't sure how he played into this.
"I'm going to have to say some hurtful things, things that no decent minded person would ever say about you or to you let alone consider them. To the unsub however, these things are practically part of the core of his psychosis so I'm going to have to be blunt, rude, and hurtful towards you since he doesn't care for you at all and thus I have to seem the same way." Naruto stated making Davenport nod.
"So long as you get my daughter back safely, you can say whatever the hell you want." Davenport stated making Naruto nod as he went to the phone area and looked at the setup with a frown before he lifted it and found a mic under it making him wave to the others, who came and saw it making them frown.
Naruto quickly wrote down something and showed it to them, "Definitely an agent, we should leave this till we know something more concrete since disabling the mic will let him know we have a more narrowed field." It read and they all nodded as Naruto covered the mic again.
A few minutes later, the phone rang again and Naruto took a seat in front of the phone before taking a deep breath and then leaned forward letting it ring and ring and ring before he answered and hung up. Naruto smirked as he heard the phone ring again and Cheryl saw the same change in his eyes again before he answered, "Hello?" Naruto asked not able to keep the amusement out of his voice.
"Tell me there was a malfunction or something because if you just hung-" The voice started before Naruto hung up again while Davenport and Cheryl merely watched the exchange with some nervousness.
The phone then rang again making Naruto smirk further before he let it ring and ring before answering, "Davenport residence." Naruto stated cheerfully.
"Do you know what you are doing?! You realize I will kill her-" The voice started before Naruto hung up again while Elle and Gideon kept the Davenports calm.
Naruto waited as the phone rain again letting it go and go before answering it, "Yes? Can I help you?" Naruto asked in a condescending tone.
"SHE IS DEAD! YOU HANG UP ON ME AGAIN AND I RIP HER OPEN!" The voice screamed and the Davenports began to get worried.
"Now we both know that's not true. Why don't you call back in a few minutes when you've had some time to cool off like a good little boy?" Naruto stated then asked before hanging up again as Cheryl and her father held each tight fearing the worst.
A few moments passed before the phone rang again and Naruto answered, "Oh? Are you ready to talk now?" Naruto stated with a childlike tone.
"Put Cheryl on the phone." The voice demanded making Naruto smirk.
"No. You'll be talking with me now since we can understand each other." Naruto stated making the voice scoff.
"Please, you so called FBI profilers don't know the first thing about me. Agent Gideon always the lecturing teacher. Ambitious Agent Hotchner wants to be the Head of the FBI someday and is willing to do anything, even his sick pregnant wife can't keep him from work. The genius Doctor Reid, who is so skilled at hiding his insecurities and autistic tendencies that even brilliant Jason Gideon can't see it. The lovely Elle is too hotheaded and was promoted too soon, she'll never be a threat to me or anyone. Derek Morgan wants to be taken seriously but he's nothing more than a muscled Neanderthal that should stick to being a side of beef. I know who you are, I know how you think, and I know what you will do next." The voice stated making them all smirk as he lost control.
"Oh? That's interesting, but what about me? You certainly don't know anything about me since I'm not even part of the bureau, but I know all about you." Naruto stated with his voice taking a harder edge to it.
"Oh really? Well please do inform me what you supposedly know about me." The voice stated clearly unimpressed.
"Well, I know you're a successful man and that everyone around you has undermined you and kept you in a lower ranked position because they are threatened by you. I know you've tried to have relationships in the past but the women were so threatened by you that they dumped you while claiming it was something that you did. I know that it eventually led you to Trish and Cheryl, two girls who never should have had an interest in you and you thought it had to be your imagination. However, then you began to notice their glances towards you, the lingering handshakes when they should have let go, the smiles they gave that were only for you, the way they looked at you when compared to everyone else. I'm willing to bet the reason they wanted you to take them away was because of their father right? Always working, always having strange thugs following them, and also I bet they even blamed him for their mother's death. I mean, the woman wanted to get away from him so badly that she got herself killed just to get away from him, but the twins didn't need to do that, they had you after all: A man that could totally understand them, be a proper man, and prove how strong and worthwhile he was. However, they couldn't ask you directly to take them away, someone could hear about it and then ruin it, so they asked you subtly even seductively to take them away." Naruto stated with the smirk on his face while Cheryl was telling her father she never felt that way while the team was getting their first real in depth look into how Naruto was with killers.
"Yes, that miserable fool couldn't eve-" The unsub started before Naruto cut him off.
"However, there was one obstacle in your way of getting the two loves of your life: That so called boyfriend Trish had for appearances that the father didn't even bother to do anything about and the boy actually thought he was good enough to be with her. What did that moron think anyway? That he could just make her love and marry him and make her forget all about you? The one true love of her life? Unlikely, then the fool dares, he dares to drive drunk while your beloved Trish is in the car with him? You had to teach him a lesson, you had to let Trish know that no matter who or what got in your way that you'd always be there to protect her and take her with you." Naruto stated coldly making the unsub growl in anger, but it wasn't at Naruto, oh no, it was at the boyfriend.
The team was surprised at the venom in Naruto's voice as he spoke of the boyfriend and what he did from the unsub's perspective. They had empathized with unsubs before but this… this was something else in its entirety, "That son of a bitch, he endangered-" The unsub tried to rant before Naruto cut him off again letting him piss off the unsub more while still empathizing with him.
"I bet it felt so good to put the gun right at his face and shoot him. I bet Trish was even telling you to pull the trigger and end his miserable existence. I mean why wouldn't she? She had to tolerate his existence for over two years and even had to stomach the bastard kissing her. But something happened that you didn't account on, the blood splatter and noise must of scared Trish, she didn't even recognize you as her love did she? Instead in her fear induced panic, she fought you until you finally got her under control and gave her something to take the edge off. She'd come around eventually to recognizing you and you could wait, you'd done so already so what was a few more days or weeks for her to calm down and remember who you are? Then we come to Cheryl acting all coy and innocent to the plan probably just to make her good for nothing father feel even worse and now me and the team are in your way, and you're wondering why we can't understand that you and them were meant for each other? That all of this is just a game, a play, a ruse to get away from the bastard father since he doesn't deserve to have the two women in his life especially if some thug could just get as close as you did and nearly take away one of them to be his supposed wife." Naruto continued with a bloodthirsty grin while unsub sighing in content as if relishing the memory of killing the boyfriend.
"No one will ever take them from me, not-" The unsub stated breathlessly before being cut off again.
"Now to get near Cheryl, you'll have to be smarter than me, and we both know you're barely smart enough to drive a car let alone do that." Naruto stated making the unsub growl over the phone, "You said, you knew us, you knew how we thought, and what we'd do. Well I can say the same thing to you and I know what to do next. Do you?" Naruto stated before hanging up before the unsub could respond and went to the kitchen.
The others were just quiet as Elle followed Naruto into the kitchen and found him splashing some water on his face, "So, that's the demon in you?" Elle asked making Naruto nod as he sighed and patted his face with a towel.
"Yeah, that's the bit of me that can understand everything and anything that these guys do and even truly feel for them. It's what makes me so convincing the times I had to con one of them into trusting me." Naruto stated as Elle came and patted his back a bit making him smirk, "Thanks." Naruto stated before he sighed and turned as Gideon came up to them.
"There's no way we can leave Cheryl in the house since he knows it inside and out as well as the security." Gideon stated making Naruto nod.
"Make it an FBI sanctioned safe house, if the unsub is in the bureau then he'll try to ensure that he's on the protection detail and I can be waiting for him." Naruto stated making Gideon look at him and Naruto shook his head, "I won't kill him, otherwise we may never find Trish. Contrary to popular belief, I don't need to kill." Naruto stated making Gideon sigh and accept his proposition.
An hour later had Naruto, Elle, and Morgan in an abandoned house with Cheryl and a couple other agents including one Agent Shyer. Cheryl was in a room at the far end while Naruto was in an adjacent room that was only separated by some plastic sheeting.
Naruto didn't have to wait long before someone entered the room and Naruto wasn't surprised to see Agent Shyer, who started talking to Cheryl, "I'm glad I got you alone Cheryl, now it can be the three of use just like it was meant to be." Shyer stated as he pulled out a knife making Cheryl back up against the wall on the bed before Naruto tapped Shyer on the shoulder making him turn before Naruto punched him knocking him on his ass.
"Get up, you and I are gonna have a chat." Naruto stated popping his knuckles as Shyer growled and lunged at Naruto in a tackle making Naruto catch him in a headlock before Naruto brought his elbow down on Shyer's back a few times before kicking him in the groin and then tossing him into the wall. Shyer turned around just in time for Naruto's fist to meet his face a few times before his knee went into Shyer's solar plexus before headbutting him breaking his nose. Before Shyer could try and retaliate, Naruto chopped him in the throat and kicked him in the knee dropping him to the ground as he gasped for breath.
Shyer got up with him now holding the knife and he went at Naruto only for Naruto to catch his wrist and rotate it painfully before taking the knife and stabbing his hand to his leg making Shyer scream before Naruto covered his mouth. Naruto then turned to Cheryl and smiled kindly, "Cheryl, would you mind waiting downstairs and checking on Elle and Morgan? I need to have a little talk with Shyer and it could get a bit messy." Naruto stated making Cheryl nod before getting up and leaving.
Naruto then turned his attention back to Shyer as he took Shyer's gun and manually took the clip out before pointing the gun at his knee, "Now, let's talk, man to man, killer to killer." Naruto stated with a dark gleam in his eye before Shyer's screams echoed in the house.
Five minutes later had Naruto walking downstairs while wiping his hands off on a towel with some blood being evident, "Trish is in a house about two miles from here, number 1256. Shyer's gonna need some medical attention." Naruto stated tossing the towel away and calling Gideon and Reid.
A couple hours later had them back at the BAU with Morgan bandaging himself after he was tasered by Shyer while Hotch already left to go be with his wife since he could do the paperwork while she slept. Gideon and the others were finishing up reports while Naruto was taken back to prison.
As they worked, they each couldn't help but think back on Naruto and how he seemed to… be Shyer when he was speaking and profiling what he did. Naruto could place himself into his shoes and know what he was thinking, feeling, and planning just from looking at his actions and could do it in less than 10 minutes. Shyer was alive, but severely wounded since not only did he have a knife through his hand into his leg, but his nose was broken, an arm was twisted out of socket, his ribs were cracked, his solar plexus was badly bruised along with his throat, and one of his knees was nearly out of socket. There was no proof that the wounds didn't occur while fighting Naruto when Shyer went to get Cheryl, but they all knew Naruto had done it during and after the fight to get Shyer to talk and they weren't sure how to handle it.
Gideon had told the rest of the team that it didn't matter right now since they had saved an innocent girl and Naruto didn't kill the guy just for the hell of it and there was no guarantee that Shyer wouldn't have killed Morgan while trying to get Cheryl out of the house.
They just hoped they could back up their story with evidence when the higher ups wanted an explanation on why Shyer was in such bad shape and how Naruto got alone with an unsub given his history.
Done. Hope you all enjoyed it.
*I put that it was two weeks later since the episode to have some space between them and you never know when the actual Red Skins game that Gideon gave Reid tickets too was taking place. You know time passes between each episode but no idea on how much so if I can give some kind of indication without it being ridiculous or the show itself gives an indication of how long it has been between episodes (which it does in a few rare cases), then I will give/use that indication but don't expect it often.
*Yeah, I used the Deadshot scene from Suicide Squad for Naruto. Just couldn't resist the chance to do it and giving all the serious characters some anime style reactions.
Also I am tentatively considering one of or both the Davenport Twins for future members of Naruto's harem, but I'm not entirely sure on that, though it would be a long while before they are.
Lastly, I am going to put it out there again that I am going to skip some episodes in the future because there's just nothing I can change or twist in a way that it's not just canon and nothing changed besides some speech being done by Naruto. I'll make mention of cases that I skip when I do the case following them.
Alright that should be it, next time is the LDSK and Naruto helps Reid with his shooting.
See y'all later.