Human talking, "Show me what you got!"

Human thinking, "Pathetic."

Nonhuman talking, "This will be fun."

Nonhuman thinking, "I think I was wrong."

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.

The lemon of this chapter is censored.

Chapter 20

Konohagakure no Sato - Somewhere in the village.

"The preliminary matches have concluded, and now the main matches are about to begin," Kabuto informed kneeling before Orochimaru, who was leaning against a red pillar with crossed arms.

The Sannin spoke with a smile, "This place has become so peaceful, no, this country has become soft, too used to peace. The rest of the countries are busy increasing their military influence."

Kabuto stood up and asked, "Are you able to kill him now?"

Orochimaru smiled and replied, "Yes, although I'm not sure if it's going to be fun killing that old geezer. Minato is another thing; maybe I'll take care of him after I deal with the old man, or maybe Naruto-kun will do it, kukuku. "

Kabuto stepped forward and asked with a half-smile. "Really?"

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed but said nothing since Kabuto continued, "To me, it seems like you are hesitating. The individual Hidden Villages are about to clash violently, and it'll be a long conflict. Otogakure will be one of them. You are trying to be the trigger for it. And he is the bullet, right?"

Kabuto looked at Orochimaru while placing his glasses correctly. "Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto-kun, was it?"

Orochimaru chuckled, "Your speculation is so good that it creeps me out."

Kabuto also chuckled, "That's not true. I didn't know about Dosu, Zaku, and Kin. When I was gathering information about Naruto-kun and Sasuke-kun, I had to get purposely hit to find out their abilities. You think too highly of me. It seems I have not gained your full trust yet."

Orochimaru looked back at Kabuto and replied, "Was there a need to tell you, my right hand, about those mere children? That's the proof that I trust you. But now that you've mentioned them, I can see that they didn't return from the forest, which means that their mission was a failure, but it wasn't for me, kukukuku. It seems that Naruto-kun is appropriately reacting to my unique curse mark. "

Kabuto asked, "Orochimaru-sama, if you don't mind answering; why did you choose Naruto-kun to bear that mark? Why did you not choose Sasuke-kun?"

Orochimaru sinisterly chuckled as he looked at Kabuto, "Kukukuku. Tell me, Kabuto, what do you know about the Apple of the Uzumakis?"

Kabuto quickly answered, "According to the information I could gather, it was an artifact that caused the destruction of that clan. I just know that it was something with unimaginable capabilities, and for that reason, the Elemental Nations allied to destroy Uzushiogakure since they thought that they wanted to do something with it. But what does Naruto-kun have to do with this?"

Orochimaru couldn't help licking his lips, "Kukuku, Naruto-kun has everything to do with it! You're right, Kabuto. That artifact is capable of unimaginable things, things that you would believe impossible. And Naruto-kun is the key; he's the only one who can get that artifact since it remains in the ruins of Uzushiogakure, and only a pure-blooded Uzumaki can enter there."

Kabuto raised an eyebrow in confusion and asked, "But Naruto-kun isn't a pure-blooded Uzumaki; remember that he's the Hokage's son. Though I still don't understand why you want that artifact so much."

Orochimaru smiled and replied, "Well, that's very easy to answer. In the past, I searched for Uzumakis to possess their bodies to go to Uzushiogakure, and I was lucky to meet some of them. Unfortunately, none of them were pure-blooded. I decided to keep some of them as subjects for my experiments, and I decided to join the others in my ranks," Orochimaru said thinking on Tayuya.

However, he continued, "And thanks to Danzō's stupidity, I realized that Naruto-kun is one."

Kabuto hearing that name raised an eyebrow but said nothing since Orochimaru continued, "When I found out that Danzō had one of the Hokage's children, I was surprised. Therefore, I offered Danzō to participate in the invasion plan so that later he could be the Hokage of the village, in exchange for a little bit of Naruto-kun's blood. He refused at first, but he changed his mind after a few years. Then I discovered that Naruto-kun had somehow become a pure-blooded Uzumaki. I made many comparisons with my test subjects, and there I realized that Naruto-kun's blood was equal to theirs, but at the time, completely different. A single drop of his blood was enough to overshadow theirs. It was revealing, and there I concluded that Naruto-kun should someday become the final container of my soul," Orochimaru finished smiling.

Kabuto raised an eyebrow in confusion. His final soul container? He was sure that he needed to change his body every three years. He wanted to ask, but he couldn't because Orochimaru continued,

"As to why I want that artifact so much. Well, the reason is very simple. There is a legend about this artifact; it says that the one who achieves full mastery of it will get what I most desire: eternal life. That's why I want Naruto-kun to come to me; I want to check if that legend is true. With the body of Naruto-kun, I'll be able to go to Uzushiogakure and thus master that artifact. That is the reason why Naruto-kun will be my last body; if that legend is true, I won't need to change my body anymore, kukukuku. "

Kabuto was surprised, but he realized that it was enough talking; he wanted to try something else now, so he looked at Orochimaru while some sweat fell from his forehead.

He said nothing and began to leave, but Orochimaru's voice stopped him. "You…"

Kabuto looked back, just to see Orochimaru smiling. "If you are planning to attack Naruto-kun, I'm telling you that that will be the last thing you will ever do. You may be as strong as Kakashi, but Naruto-kun will murder you before you know it. If you still want to go to test Naruto-kun, I just hope that you're ready to suffer a horrible death. Kukukuku, Naruto-kun isn't a soft person."

Kabuto turned around and put on a nervous smile. "What are you talking about, Orochimaru-sama? Naruto-kun is someone crucial to you, so it would be stupid on my part to do something like that."

Orochimaru chuckled, but then he put on a serious face that increased Kabuto's nervousness. "I'm telling you this very seriously, Kabuto. Stay away from Naruto-kun; he's a Ninja Sensor. He will notice your presence, and he will kill you before you know it. You are also important; you're a good spy, and I can't let you die just because you want to test Naruto-kun. Now go, and remember my warning."

Kabuto didn't discuss more and just withdraw. Meanwhile, Orochimaru was thinking on all the things he would do once he possessed Naruto's body.

Hokage Tower - 30 minutes after the preliminaries.

Naruto had arrived at the Hokage Tower. He had told Haku and Anko that he would return in a few hours. His father had offered to take him with his Hiraishin, but he refused by saying that he wanted to walk.

Minato asked no more and waited for Naruto in the Tower, and he arrived a half an hour later.

The Yondaime told Naruto to come in when he knocked on the door.

The Jinchūriki looked at his father and asked, "What did you want, Hokage-sama?"

"Please Naruto, don't call me that. We're alone; you don't have to be that formal."

Naruto nodded, "Okay, Oto-san. But why did you call me?" He already knew it but asked regardless.

Minato sighed and gestured Naruto to sit in front of him, "Naruto, I want you to tell me what happened between Orochimaru and you."

Naruto wasn't surprised; he shrugged and responded, "At first, I didn't know it was Orochimaru. I saw a guy attacking Sasuke and Sakura in the forest, so I decided to help them."

Minato nodded and asked, "How did you realize that it was Orochimaru?"

Naruto sighed; he saw nothing wrong in telling him this; he didn't care. Besides, he just wanted to answer these questions so he could remove Anko's mark, and Neji's as well.

"Well, Orochimaru attacked Sasuke, but he managed to escape along with Sakura. Then I took the chance, and I gave him a strong blow. After that, he returned to where I was, and he tore his face off right there, revealing me his repulsive face. I instantly lost control. As you may already know, and I see no need to hide it from you, Anko-chan is someone very important to me, and when I saw the person who made her life hell, I lost it. I blindly attacked Orochimaru with everything that I got to finish him off. But that bastard was tough, and he managed to survive from all my attacks."

Naruto paused as he looked at the surprised expression of his father, "After that, Orochimaru bit my neck, placing his Cursed Mark on me. At that moment, I felt that the Kyūbi's power began to emerge, and I couldn't do anything to control it. I think that the Kyūbi was defending himself from an invader. I don't know that because the Kyūbi took temporarily control over my body, and he began to destroy everything in his path. Haku-chan told me that the thing that I turned into almost ended up killing Orochimaru. After that, I retook control over my body, only to see Orochimaru fleeing. I don't know how that happened; I think the Mark had something to do with it. I finally lost consciousness and woke up a few hours later," Naruto finished his false and compelling story.

Minato got up from his seat, walked towards Naruto, and once there he bent down to look at Naruto's neck. He narrowed his eyes and stated, "I will kill him…"

Naruto mentally squinted, if someone were to do that, it would be him. However, he said nothing, not wanting to say anything that could extend this unnecessary talk.

"Follow me, Naruto, I'll seal Orochimaru's mark," Minato said as he walked to his desk to grab something from there.

Naruto quickly replied, "That won't be necessary, Oto-san."

Minato turned around. "What are you saying, Naruto? We can't waste any time, for every minute that goes by, Orochimaru's mark will influence you more. I must seal it before it's too late."

Naruto shook his head and answered, "No, it won't influence me. A stupid mark won't tell me what to do. Not even Danzō could do it when he put me through his training to remove my emotions. So don't worry, I have everything under control. Besides, there is another reason I don't want you to seal it."

Minato felt guilty again; he knew how bad that training was, and to think what Naruto had to suffer only made him curse himself. But he still didn't want Naruto to keep that mark.

"I will master this Mark, and I won't fall under Orochimaru's influence. That's a promise, and Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki always keeps his promises," Naruto stated with a determined look.

"Hell! Koyuki-chan, just wait a few months and we'll make a movie, hehe."

Kurama smiled too but said nothing. Naruto could be very convincing when he wanted to.

The conviction in his son's words surprised Minato; he smiled in happiness since Naruto had used his surname without problems.

He decided to accept his word. If there were any problems, he would just have to remove the seal. Though he still didn't know how to do it, he was sure that with the help of Naruto and of his Sensei, they would be able to find a way to remove the Cursed Mark; too bad that Naruto already knew it.

Minato smiled and nodded, "All right, son. However, I wanted to ask you something else, and I'm very curious to know the answer. How did you do the scroll that Tenten used in the preliminaries?"

Naruto mentally sighed; he didn't want to continue with this, so he quickly answered. "From an early age, I realized that I was excellent at seals. I thought if I kept doing seals, then the villagers would no longer see me as a nuisance or would just cease seeing me as the Demon Brat. But I couldn't achieve that because Danzō rescued me and trained me. There I could learn much faster about this art since Danzō was very interested. Maybe he wanted to get some benefit, but I don't know," he paused and looked at his father's sad expression.

What Naruto had said was in part true. He always was good at seals, but he didn't make them so that people stopped seeing him in that way, but rather to get revenge for what they had done to him, but that was just on standby for now.

Naruto continued, "But that won't be necessary because thanks to you people don't hate me anymore, and I can say that I'm very happy. Now, if you'll excuse, Oto-san, I want to get some rest. We can talk another day. I'll be free for a month, so if you want to speak to me, you can send one of your ANBU to call me. I'm a little tired, and I want to rest a bit in my home."

Minato nodded and said goodbye to Naruto, who walked to his home. Once Naruto was out, he squinted, "I won't be able to continue with this façade for much longer, one of these days I won't be able to control myself and I'll end up doing something stupid. It's time to get that bastard's blood; I have to get out of this damn village as soon as possible."

Kurama growled in acceptance and added, "Neither can I; I just wish I could leave this place and eat that fucking bastard slowly. Now just go to your apartment, I want to see something good when we get there, hehehehe," Kurama finished with a perverted smile.

Naruto smiled and replied as he walked to his apartment. "Pervert."

Naruto's Apartment - 10 minutes later

The girls were in the living room of Naruto's apartment having an interesting conversation that Anko and Karin were leading. Meanwhile, Haku, Kin, and Kurotsuchi blushed at their vivid talk.

Anko and Karin kept talking; the first one looked at the latter one with a big smile. Naruto had indeed chosen well. The conversations stopped when someone put a key in the door's lock.

Naruto opened the door, and someone instantly jumped into his arms. The Jinchūriki caught the person in his arms as he felt that she put her arms around his neck.

"Naruto-kun," Karin whispered as she approached her head to Naruto's, who smiled and lowered his head to give her the kiss that she had been waiting for days.

They continued kissing, feeling that their bodies' temperature increased significantly, but before they could give a show, someone cleared her throat. "Hey you two, if you're going to do that, you have to invite me," Anko spoke while trying to take her clothes off.

She couldn't because Haku stopped her as she looked at her in disbelief. "W-what are you doing, Anko-san?" Haku asked with eyes wide open.

Naruto smiled and lowered Karin, who let out a dreamy sigh. Both approached while Anko answered with a smile, "What's wrong, Haku-chan? We're between sisters; there should be no shame between us."

"B-but," Haku stammered, stopping because Naruto stood before her; he knelt down and gave her a kiss that left her speechless. Thrilled, she raised her hands and put them on his cheeks to deepen the kiss, which ended after several seconds.

Naruto whispered Haku a few words, and she smiled and nodded. The others couldn't hear them, but they didn't care because Naruto did the same with everyone.

The Uzumaki didn't tell them what he had told Haku because he wanted to do it when he was alone with each of them.

The kiss with Anko was the longest, and it would have ended in something else if Haku hadn't intervened again.

Kin sheepishly returned the kiss, happy to see Naruto again. Now she was much better; the deaths of Zaku and Dosu didn't bother her anymore; she could now continue her life quietly.

After finishing the kiss, Naruto approached Kurotsuchi, who lowered her head and said, "There is no need Kyo… Naruto-kun."

Naruto smiled and replied, "What are you talking about, Kurotsuchi-chan?" he raised her head and gave her a soft kiss, which left her mind completely blank.

Kurotsuchi couldn't believe it, what she had always dreamed, and what she thought a fantasy, became real.

Her grandfather had at least done something good for her. But of course, she couldn't tell anyone about this, besides the girls already present.

Kurotsuchi lowered her head, hiding her blush and her smile. Naruto sat next to her and asked, "Kurotsuchi-chan, did you complete the 'mission'?"

Kurotsuchi nodded, raised her head slightly before putting on a straight face. "Hai, Naruto-kun. It wasn't difficult. But can I ask you something? What will I do now? Tomorrow I have to send to my grandpa a report about my mission."

Naruto put a finger on his chin as he began to think under the watchful gaze of his girls. After a few seconds, he smiled and replied, "Well, if you're the one who has to do the reports; that will make things even easier! Tell your grandpa that your 'mission' got complicated, that you couldn't find me in the forest and that you'll take advantage of the day of the invasion to do it. When that day comes, you can return to your village and say that your mission failed due to the chaos. After that, I'll go for you to Iwagakure; once I go to overthrow your 'dear' granddaddy, hehe. "

Kurotsuchi blushed and cautiously asked, "W-what d-do y-you m-mean by 'go for you,' N-Naruto-kun?"

Naruto smiled but couldn't answer because Anko spoke first, "You know very well what that means, girl! He will search for your special place, hehehehe."

Kurotsuchi turned red like a tomato but said nothing. Naruto smiled before looking at Karin. It was time to free her from Kusagakure, and he already had a plan for it.

He stood up and walked towards her; once there, he placed a hand on her head, surprising her a bit.

Everyone carefully looked at Naruto, who tensed and clenched his fists on several occasions.

After a few minutes, he took his hand away, and Karin asked, "What is it, Naruto-kun? Did I do something that made you angry?"

The Jinchūriki knelt down and stroked her cheek with his thumb, causing her to blush slightly. "Karin-chan, you haven't done anything; remember what I told you in the forest."

Karin remembered that beautiful day; therefore she nodded and saw him standing up. "Okay girls, what do you say if we go shopping?"

The girls instantly stood up, which made him smile. "I think that's a yes. Well, you can buy whatever you want; Ino-chan and Tenten-chan will be waiting for us at the mall. Come on, let's go. And I think I'll buy some bottles of Sake for me, hehehehe," Naruto thought the latter.

Karin and Kin didn't know who Naruto really was and about his immense fortune, but they didn't care. They weren't with him for his money, but because he was someone attentive, loving and very friendly, but who could be villainous when he wanted to. That, however, didn't bother them because they knew that he would never hurt them.

Naruto accompanied them to the mall to spend the day shopping. However, before leaving, he made a Shadow Clone, which went to Kohta's mansion.

Kohta's Mansion - 30 minutes later.

Naruto's clone was in Kohta's office; he knelt before the clone, who told him to stand up before sitting behind his desk.

"What do you need, Kyōfu-sama? By the way, congratulations for passing to the finals of the Chunin exams."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "How do you know that? The preliminary matches have just finished."

Kohta sat in front of Naruto and answered, "Well, it's easy to get that information. Besides, you are participating. It was obvious that you would get to the finals."

Naruto nodded, looked directly at Kohta and asked, "How things are going?"

Kohta changed his expression, "Everything is going well; Kitsune and Genji said that they will do it. They stated that they are very excited about doing something after such a long time. We also have a battalion of at least one thousand five hundred men; we believe that this number could increase if we find more people who meet the requirements to join in our campaign. Besides, he will come too; he will command the troops. "

Naruto thought for a few seconds until the image of a man who gave him the beating of his life came to his mind, "Hmmm, strange; I thought that he didn't like this kind of stuff, but I think that I'll take the opportunity to greet him that day. I have a great desire to fight him again."

Kohta smiled too; he knew the history between Naruto and the General of his army. That person had defeated him on many occasions until something happened between them, and the man decided to join Naruto. However, that was history for another time.

Naruto stopped smiling; he rested his elbows on the desk as he crossed his hands. "Moving on, I want you to send a committee to Kusagakure in my name. If possible, I want Kitsune to go there as the leader of the delegation; he is an excellent diplomat."

Kohta nodded and was about to ask why, but Naruto continued, "Besides, I want them to carry at least one hundred million Ryo for the Kusakage."

Kohta swallowed and almost gasped after hearing those numbers; the Kusakage must have done something important to receive such a gift.

Naruto took a pen and wrote something on paper. Once he finished, Naruto handed it over, and Kohta read it carefully until he could understand what was going on.

"You want to kill the Kusakage, aren't you?" Kohta asked as he looked at Naruto, who had a malicious smile on his face.

"Killing that bastard would be a favor. No, I don't want to do that. I'll beat the shit out of him; then I'll take his village as my own, and maybe turn it into a great brothel with all the women of that village, or something else. However, that bastard won't die. No, some people will properly take care of him," he finished twisting his smile.

Kohta just felt sorry for the Kusakage, if Naruto said he would do something, it was because he would. Naruto wrote something else again; it was a letter to the Kusakage. It said that the leader of the Yakuza found a redheaded girl, who was attacked on her way to Kusagakure and that one of his men decided to take her to his organization because of her peculiar ability.

It also said that he was more than willing to pay the necessary price and that the money he would receive was just a token payment.

Kohta smiled and carefully kept the letter to send it later to Kitsune. Naruto stood up and walked to the door.

He opened it but stopped to turn around, "One last thing, Kohta. Inform all the bases that I'll contact them soon. Tell them to get ready; I have something imperative to say, and tell Koyuki-chan that I'll visit her in two months or less."

Kohta nodded and knelt down one last time. The clone left before dissipating in a puff of smoke.

Konoha's Mall - 2 hours later

Naruto Uzumaki was sitting with his arms resting on the edge of a bench; he was surrounded by endless bags that were filled with clothes, perfumes, and shoes that his girls had bought.

He was tired; he didn't know that women loved to buy so much. "I'm exhausted," Naruto stated, which caused a smile in his pal.

The Jinchūriki searched through the bags until finding what he was looking for; it was a small white bottle with a cork at the top.

He took it out and drank its contents, making him regain some of his energies. He shook his head and let out a small grunt due to the burning in his throat.

Just then, his clone's information came back to him; he stood up and pushed the bags aside. "What the hell? When did they put all this around me?" Naruto mentally asked.

"Hahaha," Kurama couldn't help laughing, "Naruto, you're weak with your women, hehe. But that only brings big rewards," Kurama stated with a smile.

Naruto sighed but didn't answer because he decided to carry out the plan to free Karin from Kusagakure. He came into the shop where his girls were buying; he saw them accompanied by several receptionists, who were helping them to find the clothes.

Naruto approached them, and they turned to give him a smile. "I'm glad that you all are enjoying this, ladies. However, something has come up, and I must leave. Don't worry and continue enjoying yourselves."

He made a shadow clone and handed his wallet over.

The clone accepted it but whispered, "Hey, boss, can't you leave me some support over here? I don't think I'll be able to handle this alone."

Naruto smiled and shook his head, "It's up to you."

The girls didn't mind because they had made him suffer through this. They knew that he didn't want to get rid of them since they could tell when he was lying; they were the only ones who could notice this. They didn't question him more and allowed Naruto to do whatever he needed.

The Uzumaki kissed each one before leaving the place. It definitely was a huge building, and it was something entirely new in the Elemental Nations.

Naruto had the great idea of putting several businesses inside one building and collect high amounts of money to those who wanted their shops inside, and Konoha had been one of the first villages to have one of his malls.

But of course, nobody knew about it because the mall was under the name of another person. Naruto was sure that his father wouldn't allow a Yakuza business in his village.

Naruto's Apartment - 5 minutes later.

"Done," Naruto thought as he put his Oni mask on. He had come to his apartment to get his Root clothes; he could have gone with his casual clothes, but it was his habit to use these clothes when performing this kind of missions.

Naruto left his apartment and headed to Karin's Jounin sensei hotel. After checking Karin's memories, he got his location but not the room because Karin didn't know it.

He reached his destination and went to the back of the hotel. He came in and sneaked to the reception.

There were two civilians, so Naruto used a Genjutsu on them; they never noticed anything because everything looked normal to them.

Naruto read the guest book, and once he got the room's number, he headed to the building's roof.

He stood above the specific bedroom and sat down before writing a seal on the ceiling. Naruto could instantly hear what was happening inside that room. "What the hell is Karin doing? She should have returned days ago. When Kusakage-sama finds out…" The Shinobi said.

The Uzumaki wanted to go in there and tear him to pieces, but he couldn't damage his body if he wanted that his plan succeeded.

And since that person was a Jounin, Naruto didn't want to have a battle that could severely damage the body. He never was one to underestimate his enemy, so he just patiently waited.

It was around 4 pm when Naruto heard the Kusa Ninja entering the bathroom to take a shower. Naruto took this as his opportunity; therefore, he opened the bedroom's window slowly.

Once inside, Naruto used the Tōton Jutsu and patiently waited in the shadows until the Ninja returned. When he saw the individual, Naruto stood behind him, neared his hands to his head and held it before giving it an abrupt turn, breaking his neck and killing him instantly.

Naruto put the body on the bed and stared at it, "What are up to?" Kurama curiously asked.

Naruto sighed and answered, "There's something that I always wanted to try, but I could never do it. Let's see if it works, if it does it, then this will help Karin-chan a lot."

After that, Naruto extracted two black Chakra rods; smaller than the regular ones.

The Uzumaki looked at the body; he stuck one in his heart and the other one in his right pectoral.

Naruto concentrated, and the next thing Kurama saw widened his eyes. In front of him, the man who had died a few minutes ago was getting up as if nothing had happened.

He moved his arms and cracked his neck. "Looks like it worked," the Kusa ninja spoke with a smile.

Then he looked at Naruto, and Kurama could see the Rinnegan.

"What the hell did you do, Naruto?" Kurama asked, genuinely surprised.

Naruto didn't answer; the Kusa ninja did so. "I'm not sure, but I think the Rinnegan gives its user the freedom to divide their soul for each path that they have unlocked. But I must stay close to my original body because I need to send my chakra to the bodies. If I get far away, the chakra rods will stop receiving my chakra, and therefore, I'll lose control over the bodies."

He stood up, and Naruto pulled out a scroll, unsealing some clothes. Once Naruto finished changing his clothes, he created a clone. "Find Karin-chan; take her to the Hokage Tower." The clone nodded.

Kurama was still surprised. That skill would have helped Naruto a lot in the past, but he usually left unrecognizable bodies on his mission, so it probably wouldn't have worked.

Naruto approached to his other body and both into each other's eyes. "Wow, this is odd," they said at the same time, waving their hands in front of their faces. "Yes, really odd."

Both lowered their hands, and his body deactivated his Rinnegan; luckily, Naruto could still control his body.

The Jinchūriki left the room; the Kusa Ninja accompanied him, and both walked towards the Hokage Tower.

Hokage Tower - 10 minutes later.

Karin and Naruto's clone were about to arrive at the Hokage Tower; she didn't have the time to try her new clothes out because the clone told her that they had to go to the Hokage Tower.

She nodded and said goodbye to the other girls, who returned to Naruto's apartment; Tenten and Ino went to their respective homes.

Karin didn't know why she was here and was nervous because she was about to meet the Hokage. The redheaded girl didn't know what he was like; she just knew that he was Naruto's father. Karin didn't know anything else because Naruto never spoke about him.

Both entered the tower, and the clone disappeared in a puff of smoke, but before she could worry, Naruto spoke behind her, "I'm glad you came, Karin-chan; follow me, we'll talk with my father about your staying in Konoha."

Karin turned around quite worried; what if they sent her back to Kusa? Would she ever see Naruto again? No! She didn't want to think about that possibility. "Naruto-kun," she whispered with concern.

He gave her a reassuring kiss and stated, "Don't worry; everything will be all right."

Karin felt calmer; she nodded and followed Naruto through the corridors of the tower. They walked upstairs until she saw someone that worried her immensely.

"S-Sensei," Karin fearfully whispered. No! If he was here, that only meant that they would send her back to Kusa.

She grabbed one of Naruto's hands and squeezed it tightly, and the Jinchūriki squeezed back. He couldn't blame her; she didn't know that her Sensei was him. Regardless, she would get a pleasant surprise very soon.

Naruto stood in front of her sensei; both stared at each other and fought with their stares. Karin hid behind Naruto, without releasing his hand.

Both stopped, and Naruto knocked on the door. The Hokage gave them permission to enter, and everyone came in.

Minato smiled, so he quickly stood up to receive him, seeing a girl behind him and a Kusa-nin behind them.

The Yondaime noticed that they were holding hands, and her hair color reminded him of Kushina.

He pulled those thoughts away; they had come for a reason, so he asked, "What can I do for you son and what are they doing with you?" He returned to his desk and invited them to sit down.

Naruto's body didn't; he put on a serious face and stood next to Karin, "Hokage-sama, I demand that this girl comes back with me to Kusagakure. I stumbled upon your son, and he has stated that he will not allow that. Therefore, I demand you, as his Hokage, to tell him that this girl cannot stay in Konoha unless you want an international incident. Karin is of great importance for Kusagakure, and we cannot afford to lose someone with her abilities."

Karin got scared; she bowed her head as she felt the need to cry. Naruto put on an angry face and exclaimed, "Important?! I'm aware of Karin-chan's ability, and you dirty bastards just want to keep using her! You don't care if she suffers! Oto-san, if you agree, I will go to Kusagakure, and I will kill the Kusakage. I don't care if I become a missing Nin. I'm more than willing to accept that if it is for Karin-chan's sake! So, listen to me you bastard." Naruto pointed to his other body, who was doing his best not to burst into laughter due to the excellent performance they were giving.

Everything Naruto had said was true; he would do that for any of his girls. "If you dare to lay a single finger on Karin-chan, I'll make sure of ripping your head off and send it to the Kusakage so that he knows what awaits him."

Karin's heart pumped faster; she squeezed Naruto's hand sharply, and he turned around to look at his father, who didn't know what to do.

If he sided with the Kusa-nin, Naruto would hate him for the rest of his life, and he knew that Naruto would fulfill his threat. Therefore, he would end up turning into a missing Nin and be internationally sought.

If he refused, there was a strong possibility that war could break out between Konoha and Kusa, and perhaps other villages would use that opportunity to attack Konoha too.

Minato didn't know what to do; both options were bad, and both had something in common. "Hokage-sama, you must decide now. It doesn't concern you what we do with our Shinobis. They are simply tools; if we want to use Karin as a breeding machine, that shouldn't concern you. She is a Kunoichi of our village, not of yours!" Naruto's body exclaimed.

Minato saw that the girl next to his son sobbed and shed tears. The Jinchūriki hated himself for doing this, but it was necessary.

The Uzumaki man stood up in an attempt to attack his other body, but the Yondaime's voice stopped him and made him mentally smile. "Wait, Naruto!"

Minato looked towards the Kusa-nin and continued, "I'm sorry, but now that I know what you want to do with her, I can't allow you to take her back. We can reach an agreement; war is not necessary. "

The Kusa-nin shook his head before saying, "Sorry, that's not an option."

Minato sighed, and the Kusa-nin looked at Karin. "Karin, tell them that you want to return to Kusa. If you accept, Kusakage-sama will be very grateful."

Karin shed tears again; she wanted to say no, but if she did, it would only harm Naruto, and she didn't want that anything bad happened to him.

She was about to say yes, but Naruto spoke before, "The answer is no! Karin-chan won't go there. If you want to start a war, okay! I just hope that you bastards have the necessary resources to fight Konoha and its allies, in addition to being able to control the fury of the Jinchūriki of the Kyūbi!" Naruto stated with a lot of conviction.

Minato got surprised, Naruto conveyed a lot of security and strength; he was a born leader, and Minato thought that he would be an excellent Hokage, though he knew that Naruto wasn't interested in that position.

Karin couldn't help being surprised, and her doubts instantly vanished. She wouldn't return to that horrible place; she would follow him to hell itself.

The body of Naruto looked at Karin and asked, "Karin?"

She said nothing and the body shook his head while carrying his hand behind his back, place where he had a hidden Kunai. "I see… Then by order of the Kusakage, I sentence you to death!"

Karin raised her head, just to see the Kunai a few inches from her head. Minato tried to do something, but that Ninja was very close to Karin.

However, Naruto pushed Karin away, receiving it instead of her, a stab which went near his heart.

Minato growled in anger, and in a burst of speed, he appeared behind the Kusa ninja, smashing a Rasengan on his back as he placed his Hiraishin Mark on him.

The Kusa Ninja went flying, crashing into the wall, breaking it and continuing his flight. Minato, however, didn't stop there.

He appeared above him with a Rasengan on his right hand, but it was much bigger than the last one.

"Odama Rasengan!" Minato yelled, impacting his Rasengan in the man's ribs, plummeting along with him before crashing into the ground. The impact created a crater and an explosion that rose up a curtain dust.

The people in the streets took cover; they thought that someone was attacking the village. However, when the dust settled down, they saw their Hokage with a furious expression and getting away from a Shinobi's body.

Everyone approached to see, but they suddenly heard their Hokage shouting while several ANBU appeared on the scene, "Naruto!" Then they saw him disappearing in a yellow flash.

What he saw in his office left him horrified; Karin was crying on Naruto's chest, surrounded by a puddle of his blood. Some ANBU were there, among them Yugao was; she also was about to shed some tears. The female ANBU didn't do it because she had to stay strong. She would avenge Naruto in the war with Kusa; she would kill as many of them as she could.

Minato fearfully approached. "No," Minato whispered, not wanting to believe what his eyes were seeing.

Naruto wasn't breathing, and his skin had lost color.

"Naruto," Minato whispered again, now kneeling down to take his pulse, and indeed, there was nothing.

Minato couldn't believe it. When they were finally starting to be a family, something like had happened. "Naruto… Dammit!" Minato yelled, hitting the floor, not being able to hold his tears back.

Then he looked at his ANBU and yelled, "What the fuck are you waiting for!? Bring a fucking medic!" The ANBU nodded, and they all disappeared in puffs of smoke to find the nearest doctor.

The Yondaime looked back at Naruto, "Damn it! If I had been faster!" Minato cursed himself, and just at that moment; someone opened his door's office.

"Oto-san, what the hell was ...?" Menma asked, stopping when seeing Naruto.

"I-Is he?" Menma asked in disbelief.

Kakashi had also come with Menma; they had been walking when they heard the powerful explosion near the Hokage Tower.

Kakashi opened his eyes in shock, so he quickly approached Minato, "Sensei, you must take him to the hospital; use your Hiraishin."

Minato had forgotten about that; his state didn't let him think clearly. He nodded, just to see Menma standing beside him. "Nii-san! Come on! Wake up! You can't die! You're too powerful to die like this; please!" Menma desperately yelled as tears ran down his cheeks.

Inside Naruto, he and Kurama were laughing aloud. But the Jinchūriki decided to put a stop to his fake death. "Okay, do your job, furball. That certainly was funny, but now Karin-chan won't have to worry about returning to that place. And after the invasion, I'll send her to Nami. She'll be safe there until I can be with her. Though I feel sorry for doing this, it would be best not to tell her anything."

Kurama smiled again and surrounded Naruto with his Chakra.

Outside, Minato shed more tears, but he shook his head. He had to get Naruto to the hospital; maybe there was still time to save him.

The Hokage was about to grab Naruto, but a red cloak that completely wrapped him stopped Minato.

Everyone moved away, and Minato observed with hope, waiting for the Kyūbi to save his son. Naruto stood up with a loud roar, while everyone looked surprised at his change in appearance, except for Menma; he had already seen his brother's transformations, although he didn't want to see the diminutive form of the Kyūbi again.

Minato smiled with happiness since it seemed that his son had been saved, but the next thing he heard left him in shock. "Finally free!" Naruto's distorted voice yelled.

He didn't want to finish the show yet because he was sure that his father would no longer bother him with the Kyūbi's topic after this demonstration.

"K-Kyūbi?" Minato incredulously asked.

Kakashi took out the band that covered his Sharingan and stood in a defensive stance.

"You bastard!" The 'Kyūbi' yelled.

Kurama was laughing, and he laughed even louder after seeing Naruto punching Minato's face; he couldn't dodge it due to the shock.

Minato flew out through the hole of his office; unable to stop because of the fear that had invaded him. No! It couldn't be! The Kyūbi couldn't have taken possession of his son's body!

Minato finally reacted, but it was late since Naruto was above him, giving him a mighty blow right in his stomach.

It sent him plummeting to the ground, crashing with tremendous force.

Naruto landed with an insane smile on his face while getting on all fours; the villagers observed with fear. "Now you will pay for locking me up inside the body of this damn brat! I'll kill you and then I'll destroy this fucking place! HAHAHAHA!" Naruto exclaimed while two tails appeared behind him.

Everyone fled in panic, and several ANBU landed in the area. Kakashi stood right next to his Sensei, helping him to stand up, "Sensei, it seems that the Kyūbi took advantage of Naruto's state to take possession of his body. We must suppress the Kyūbi so that Naruto can return to normal. Tenzō is already here; he's just waiting for you."

Minato wiped the blood that was dripping from the corners of his lips; he nodded, just to see an ANBU sitting down beside him with crossed legs as he clasped his hands. "Do it, Tenzō," Minato ordered as he took a three-bladed Kunai.

Tenzō did some hand seals before pointing his right hand to him while some strange totems emerged from the ground.

"Mokuton…" Naruto thought amazed.

Those totems lengthened and went to him. Naruto pretended to avoid them, but he wanted to be caught to end this once and for all.

He pretended not to notice the traps placed behind him, which held him for a moment, enough for Tenzō's Jutsu.

"Nooooo! Just one more minute, you bastards! I was finally free! Nooooo!" Naruto yelled, surrounded and firmly held by these wooden totems; he used a bit of force to try to break free, to be more convincing.

"I don't think so! Return to the cage where you belong to, Kyūbi!" Minato yelled, appearing above Naruto. He put his fingers on Naruto's stomach and closed the seal on his belly. However, there was no need for that because his seal had never lost power, but Minato didn't realize that due to the adrenaline.

Naruto instantly lost his Chakra cloak, and his hair recovered its traditional reddish-blonde color. He fell 'unconscious', thought he had lost power when his father 'closed' his seal, and when the wood jutsu absorbed his power. Everyone let out a collective sigh.

Minato picked his son up, and Karin appeared next to him with tears in her eyes. "Naruto-kun!"

Minato smiled; this girl certainly loved his son, and his son did it as well. The Yondaime asked himself how many grandchildren he would have, but he pushed that thought away and gave a reassuring smile, "Don't worry; he's just unconscious. He'll wake up in a few hours. The Kyūbi is now under control."

Everyone heard that, and many thought that the Kusa-nin had caused this.

The people heard Naruto grunting; they looked at him, and he opened his eyes, "Arrgh, my head. What happened, Oto-san?"

His eyes widened and asked again as he grabbed his father's arms, "And Karin-chan? Where is Karin-chan?" He already knew it, but he had to continue with the act.

Minato didn't answer and put Naruto to the ground, and Karin lunged at him, knocking him to the ground before giving him a loving kiss.

Many of the girls who were close felt that their hopes vanished, while the older women thought it was cute.

However, that opinion changed when Naruto stroked Karin's ass, which made hear release a moan. Everyone blushed, and Minato quickly grabbed them before disappearing in yellow flashes.

Menma was there along with the crowd; he got scared when the Kyūbi took possession of his brother. However, now everything seemed fine. Nevertheless, he didn't know what had caused this; he would ask his father later.

Minato reappeared in his office while the young couple continued kissing, now with much more passion than before.

Minato sighed, "Now I have to explain all this mess to the council."

He cleared his throat because those two were about to do it in his office, "*Ahem!*."

He sighed because it didn't work, now his son started kissing Karin's neck.

"Hey, you two! Wait a minute; I want to say something. You can continue later!" Minato yelled in an attempt to stop them; he didn't want to see his son having sex in front of him, much less with a young girl.

Naruto bit the earlobe of Karin, who almost had an orgasm because of it; she held Naruto's hair tightly, just to feel him stopping and whispering. "Wait a minute, Karin-chan. We'll continue this soon."

Karin nodded excitedly, though she first released a sigh of disappointment.

Minato continued, "Okay. Well, what I wanted to say was that this might start a war. So I just want you to get ready. I will send a letter to the Kusakage informing him about this."

Naruto knew that his father would say that, so he quickly added, "Oto-san, it would be best not to do that."

Minato raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"

Naruto replied, "We should keep the Kusakage in the dark. We must think about our village. Therefore, I recommend you to get rid of the Kusa-nin's body, and forbid everyone from talking about what happened here. And if someday the Kusakage asks about Karin-chan, you just have to say that she died in The Forest of Death; that you know nothing about her, and that her Sensei left just when he heard about this."

Minato placed a finger on his chin as he thought, "Hmm, you're right; that would be the best decision. Now I will have to make a meeting with the council, will you accompany me to explain this?" Minato offered, only to see them going at each other again.

The Yondaime sighed again; he approached and grabbed them before disappearing in yellow flashes.

They arrived at a room with a large bed, "This is a cottage outside the village. Menma and I usually come here to rest. Do whatever you want, but try not to make too much of a mess in here."

Naruto instantly put Karin on the bed as he kissed her body, waving his right hand towards his father to make him leave.

The Hokage smiled and added, "Hormones." He disappeared in a yellow flash.

Lemon

Meanwhile – Council Chamber

"And that's what happened," Minato finished conveying the details of what had happened.

Almost everyone was there, except for Tsume since she was in the hospital with her son; he was fighting to survive to his wounds.

Shikaku spoke, "I see; I wonder what skill she has. It should be splendid if Kusa is willing to start a war because of her."

Hiashi didn't like the story at all; he had other plans for Hanabi; he wanted that she married Naruto to ensure his clan's supremacy. However, a no-name brat was trying to prevent that.

"Hokage-sama," Hiashi spoke, attracting Minato's attention.

"What is it, Hiashi?" The Yondaime asked.

"I don't think it's wise for you to allow this relationship any longer; I recommended you to separate them. It wouldn't be in the best interests of your family that a foreigner girl date the son of the most important person in the village. It would degrade your image, so I recommend you..."

Hiashi couldn't finish because an angry Minato interrupted him, "Enough, Hiashi. I already told you; that's not my call."

His words bothered him a lot since his wife had also been a foreigner, and he saw nothing wrong with that.

Hiashi quickly apologized, "Excuse my boldness, Hokage-sama."

The Hyūga leader wouldn't give up; maybe Hanabi would be useful if she could make Naruto fall for her.

Inoichi was furious, was Naruto playing with the feelings of his beautiful little princess? He would talk to him later and ask him his true intentions.

Minato declared the information as classified and said that those who spoke about it would go to jail, or he would personally kill them. He finally dismissed everyone.

Danzō was also there; now it would be easier to have Naruto under his control. He would kidnap the girl and attract him to put him under his Genjutsu, turning him into his loyal weapon.

He never succeeded in capturing the woman in Nami since his squads never returned; he thought that someone was protecting her, and therefore, he stopped sending units.

Notes:

Let's start.

Orochimaru explained why he wants Naruto's body, and he's right, the Apple can do that. Naruto knows it, but he doesn't know how to do it, but neither wants to.

As you saw, Naruto can divide his soul into other bodies; he always knew he could do it, but he never tried it out due to the reasons I mentioned earlier.

Naruto made quite a show so that they don't bother Karin anymore. He can fake his death for a few minutes; he just stops his bodily functions, and Kurama restarts it. That ability helped him in the past.

Now Minato will no longer annoy Naruto about the Kyūbi.

Until the next time.