People talking. "Interesting."

People thinking. "I think I'll kill you."

Nonhuman talking. "You don't deserve that power."

Nonhuman thinking. "Stopping him is paramount."

Jutsus / unknown names. "Mokuton Hijutsu Jukai Koutan!"

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

Chapter 32

Naruto's Apartment - Several Minutes Earlier.

Naruto created a 'special' clone before his match against Lee. Naruto had told him nothing because the clone already knew what to do.

When he arrived at the apartment, the clone went to his room and then to his closet. He opened it and saw a big trunk with several locking seals of all kinds.

The clone removed them before opening it, revealing a black suit with a hat, wig, boots, cape, leather gloves and a belt of the same color; besides long silver knives plus a white smiling mask.

"It's time for Kyōfu-sama to meet with his 'noble army' once again," the clone thought while chuckling. He grabbed the costume and quickly put it on.

"It's been a few years since the last time I used it," he thought, looking in the mirror of his closet.

The suit was big for him because it was made for a person of about 185 centimeters tall. Therefore, he used a Henge to pretend to have that height, which he had done a few times when using the suit in the past.

The clone smiled before disappearing in a red flash.

Somewhere in Hi no Kuni - 1300 hours

In a wooded area was a camp with tents of all kinds and sizes.

Hundreds of men and women were in the surroundings. Some of them wore green uniforms with wooden rifles attached to their shoulders.

Others wore golden colored armor and had Katanas; they almost looked like Samurais.

Some of them were walking around; others were standing guard while others were trotting as they followed a person who was leading them, singing something that the others repeated.

Near the tents, more people were talking to each other.

A large tent of at least 50 square meters was right in the middle of the camp, which had a few rooms that were partitioned off.

Numerous people were in the middle of the tent; several of them were squad leaders. Everyone was around a round table that held a map of the Elemental Nations and another one of Konoha.

Several scale models of different colors were on the map of Konoha, each of them represented both forces: enemies and allies.

They had finished discussing the tactics that they would implement to defeat the enemy. They planned to explain it again because they were waiting for some people who didn't arrive yet.

One of them was entering the tent at this very moment. The guards quickly welcomed her. "Captain!" Both men exclaimed as they saluted her.

"Rest," she replied, continuing forward to join the rest of the military command.

She opened a door, two men greeted her again, and everyone noticed her presence. They turned around and looked at her.

"Ah, Captain. You've arrived. We've just finished talking about the plan. If you wish, we can explain it to you," one of the men said after saluting Bonnie.

The blonde woman nodded and replied, "I would like that, Lieutenant. By the way, where is the General?"

"He's smoking outside, Captain. He'll return when Kyōfu-sama shows up," the Lieutenant replied.

Bonnie nodded, and everyone approached the table again.

At the table was a man of about 60 years old, with a severe expression. He wore a brown hat and a suit of the same color, with several medals on his chest. "Listen up!" The man ordered as he removed the scale models that were placed on the map of Konoha, to put them on the Elemental Nations' map.

The Colonel continued, "We currently are in this position, to the east of the Land of Fire." He pointed at the exact placed as he placed black scale-models on the map.

Then he grabbed other ones, but these were of different colors; pink, green and blue; he placed each of them in specific areas.

"These scale models represent the estimated positions of the enemy. Intelligence provided this data."

Everyone nodded and the Colonel continued as he looked at the models of green color, which represented the troops of Sunagakure. "As you can see, the forces of Sunagakure are covering a perimeter of 90 degrees around Konoha; sources indicate that they're preparing a distraction in that place with some Ninjas of Otogakure. We don't know what kind of distraction is, but the chances are that it's something big. We won't engage, but it's likely that they won't succeed." the Colonel stated with a smile. Many smiled as well, but Bonnie didn't know why.

"We estimate that there are about three hundred troops, counting both ninjas of Suna and Oto."

They nodded as they looked at the models that were to the West, Southwest and South of the Fire Country, near the point that represented Konoha.

This time, they looked at the ones that were to the North. "As you can see, the green ones are separated into several groups. The allied troops of Iwa have informed us that the Tsuchikage mixed his forces with those of Sunagakure and Otogakure to avoid suspicion if the attack fails. However, it will not be an inconvenience. We're confident that our allies of Iwa will take care of some of the smaller groups, although they won't be able to strike against one in particular. I will explain the reason once Kyōfu-sama arrives."

Everyone nodded, though the last information was new to them; they didn't know why the allies of Iwa couldn't take care of one of these groups. However, they didn't question him.

"Now that we have gone over the information on the enemy, I will continue with our plan of action." This time, everyone changed their expressions to more serious ones.

"As I said, we are in this place," the Colonel continued as he tapped that part of the map. "We have a total of three thousand three hundred forty-six troops; they were eligible to join this campaign. Besides, nine hundred mercenaries that Gatō-san hired to provide us assistance."

"Mercenaries? They're just cannon fodder; they will be useless," Bonnie stated.

"You're right," the Colonel replied, but quickly continued before anyone could add something else. "That's why we'll use them for that particular function. They will be our vanguard; they will be a distraction so that the K9 squads can meet their objectives without heavy casualties. Obviously, we won't tell them, or they might want to leave this campaign, and we would have no choice but to execute them. We'll let them die at the hands of the enemy. "

"That's fine," Bonnie added, satisfied with the explanation.

The Colonel continued, "Once we are within 1 kilometer from Konoha, we will break ranks. A part of the infantry will enter from the South side once the enemy troops have entered through that place. We'll also put a sniper squad on top of the Hokage Rock to provide us support," he said before taking the map of Konoha, putting it on the map of the Elemental Nations.

He put more models at the Hokage Rock while he placed others at the northern side of Konoha. "The mercenaries and the K9 squads will enter from the north side. Once the area is clear, the rest of the infantry will enter to neutralize the remaining invading troops."

Everyone nodded, and Bonnie spoke, "Will we have a battle on the south side? Or will that unexplained reason give us a free way to avoid conflict with the enemy?" She asked with a questioning look.

The Colonel smiled as he took away the map of Konoha. "Yamato will take care of it."

Bonnie raised an eyebrow, but before she could say anything, she saw him grabbing a scale ship. "Battleship Yamato. It is the largest ship ever built in the Elemental Nations. This beauty will exterminate those bastards from the coast on the South side; its cannons have several kilometers of range. They won't know what it hit them once they start with the bombardment.".

Bonnie knew nothing of that battleship, and she was upset because they had hidden a project like this from her.

"When they have cleared the south side, the troops will enter through that area, and they will quickly head to the key points of protection. Among them are several of the businesses that Kyōfu-sama has in Konoha's Central Business District. The mall will be a critical position; we cannot allow the enemy to cause damage to that building. We must keep it safe until this is over, understood?" He asked.

"Yes, sir!" They answered in unison.

"A sniper squad will provide us covering fire from the shopping roof, and several infiltration units will undertake specific missions assigned to them by Kyōfu-sama himself. We believe that this should go well, and if everything goes as planned, casualties will be minimal. Besides, the Chakra armor will help us considerably to complete our goal. We must thank the scientists of Yuki no Kuni for providing all the troops with these sets of armor."

He paused before continuing. "I will make this clear; the scientists reported that just the squad leaders and the military high command have complete armor. The rest of the troops have armor that has only passed the development phase. They reported that they wouldn't resist more than two hits. Inform the rest of the troops about this. I will be waiting for Kyōfu-sama's arrival," he finished, moving away from the table.

Everyone nodded, and they heard someone clapping in the corner, in a very dark shadow.

They drew their weapons and aimed them in that direction. "Who's there?!" Bonnie exclaimed, pointing as well. No one could see a person; they could only hear the claps coming from there.

They heard that person chuckling, and Bonnie growled and demanded the same, but this time in a not very friendly tone. "Who are you, you bastard? If you don't tell me in three seconds, I'll put a bullet in your head," she stated, taking her finger on the trigger; everyone nodded and prepared to shoot.

The person laughed aloud. "What happened, Bonnie? Do you not remember me anymore? Even though I did my best for you to have a good life after taking you out from that place." They heard a deep voice that pretended a bit of a pain.

Bonnie felt surprised while her eyes got watery. The next thing everyone saw was the 'stranger' slowly leaving the shadows.

"Kyōfu-sama," Bonnie whispered, unable to move as she watched him approaching.

The rest knelt down and bowed their heads, but she couldn't do it due to the impression and the excitement.

He stood in front of her, looking at her with that smiling mask that wouldn't let her see the face that she had seen about five years ago for the last time.

Bonnie could hear whispers that pointed out her insolence for not kneeling down, but she paid no attention because Kyōfu placed a hand on her hat. "I'm glad to see you again, Bonnie. I hope that you, Sophie and Alfred have had a good time. Look at yourself; you've grown a lot. You're a beautiful woman," he said, looking her up and down.

Bonnie wanted to say 'I'm all yours,' but the words wouldn't come out of her mouth.

Kyōfu continued, "Don't force yourself, Bonnie. We'll have time to talk later. I am finally leaving that place after 13 years. This time, to regain total control of my organization." Then he approached the table.

The last statement made the people raise their heads and look at him with pure happiness, almost as if the news had brought joy into their lives, though nobody except for Bonnie understood what he meant by 'that place.' However, they quickly bowed their heads again since they thought it was impolite to raise them without permission.

Naruto knew that his 'followers' could rather be more like 'fanatics' when he played his role as 'Kyōfu.' But that kept them loyal, at least. So he didn't worry much about it, as long as they weren't licking the soles of his shoes, it was a behavior that he would overlook.

"Stand up," Kyōfu ordered.

They did so, and they stared at him in awe, joy, disbelief, admiration among other positive feelings. Even though all the attention was something that bothered him, as he had said it before, he had to endure it so that his organization continued growing, and to avoid problems as treason.

He mentally sighed and shook his head before looking at them. "Good morning. I will be grateful if you could tell me who made this plan. Was it you?" He asked looking at Colonel, who tensed up slightly.

He answered with a bit of nervousness. "No, sir! It was the General, sir!"

Naruto smiled behind his mask. "I see, and where is my 'great' General? I would like to congratulate him for such an excellent plan."

Bonnie quickly approached him and answered, "He's outside, Kyōfu-ku... sama," she corrected herself before she could commit 'a severe lack of respect.'

Many noticed it, so they couldn't help looking at her with anger. "How dare you disrespect him?! Apologize, now!" The angry Colonel exclaimed.

Many nodded and demanded the same, but before Bonnie could say something to her 'style,' Kyōfu made a stop sign.

Everyone fell silent, listening to him talking. "My dear comrades, I hope that this is the last time you speak to her in such a way, or I will have to execute you all. Is that clear?" He asked in a quiet voice, but which conveyed a feeling that sent them chills, except to one who felt her cheeks heating.

They quickly nodded, apologizing to Bonnie, who couldn't help looking at them with a smirk. Then she saw that Kyōfu stood in front of her and continued, "Can you take me where the General is? And by the way, can you tell me if Kitsune and Genji have arrived?"

Bonnie nodded in happiness and walked outside the tent along with Naruto, while the others sighed in relief since they felt terrified after hearing their 'great leader' talking to them in that way.

Kyōfu and Bonnie walked in silence to the place where the General had gone to smoke. They avoided the areas where the troops were as Naruto didn't want them to know about his return yet.

They delved in the wooded area in total silence, something that was slightly putting her off because she couldn't talk to the person to whom she owed everything. She didn't know what to say, or how to thank Naruto for everything he had done for her and her sister.

She didn't know how to do it; she thought of something he could like. However, she didn't want him to think that she was an easy woman. Maybe that could upset him and make her lose all her hopes.

The leader wasn't aware of her feelings; Naruto just saw her as one of his first friends in his days as a Root operative.

The Uzumaki was still a novice when it came to the feelings of women; after all, those things were still new to him.

They continued walking until reaching an area where someone had cut several trees into several hundreds of pieces. Naruto smiled behind his mask; it seemed that his General wouldn't lose even a second to train.

They inspected the area until seeing a person in the distance. He was a tall and lean man with long limbs, with black colored hair neatly slicked back. He wore a blue uniform; a Katana that was in its black sheath, which was held by his black belt; he wore a black shirt under his suit; white gloves; he was smoking a cigarette.

The clone smiled in pure emotion and grabbed one of his elongated knives from his belt, disappearing from Bonnie's view, which surprised her due to his speed.

The Jinchuriki appeared to his right, willing to stab him. However, the man pulled out his katana and blocked his attack before pushing him back.

"You are always too imprudent," the man said, looking at Naruto sticking his knife into the ground to avoid being pushed further back.

The Uzumaki smiled and stood up again as he kept his knife in the sheath at his belt. "And you are always too cautious," Naruto added with a smile, approaching the man, and both stared at each other.

Bonnie could feel the tension in the air, plus the killing intent that both were releasing, which scared her a little bit.

She knew little about the General since he was a quiet and cold man, who wouldn't hesitate to kill those who didn't abide by his orders. People in the organization described him as a 'Lone Wolf.'

The Killing Intent stopped, and Naruto raised his hand to shake it with his general. "Long time no see… Saito. I'm eager to get my rematch against you," Naruto spoke, now using his real voice.

Hajime Saito, the Naruto's General, was the only one person who had defeated him in several battles in the past, and each had left the Uzumaki almost on the verge of death.

Naruto saw Saito as his greatest rival, and the General felt the same way regarding Naruto; he was the only one who had made him serious in a fight.

He answered, "Why do you even bother? Have you not learned your lesson yet?" He asked with a solemn look.

The clone smiled and replied, "Well, it's been several years since our last encounter. I'm not the same as before; I'm now stronger."

Saito just stared at him, so Naruto decided to leave that aside. "Well, I've already heard your plan for the invasion. But there were parts that they didn't explain because they thought I wasn't there. So, I want you to tell me everything because I believe that you'd explain it better."

Saito sheathed his Katana. "Okay. But you must know that your men are discouraged by this campaign. They are in low spirits because we're helping Konoha. You know very well that there is a rumor that you don't like Konoha, and this has caused discomfort in the troops. You'll have to talk to them before this starts if you don't want this to be a complete failure. "

The Jinchūriki put his fingers on the chin of his mask as he began to think. "Hmm, okay, I'll give a speech that will motivate them. Anyhow, time to fill me in on the plan from the beginning, without omitting anything. Let's go to the camp; I should greet the squads before this starts."

Naruto looked at the blonde girl. "Come on, Bonnie." He spoke with the voice of Kyōfu, turning around and going to the camp accompanied by Saito, who began to explain him the plan.

Bonnie exclaimed "Hai!" before jogging to their position, and once there she walked beside them as she heard the plan again.

They sauntered because Naruto wanted to listen to the whole plan before reaching the camp, and when Saito came to the point that the Colonel had omitted in his narrative, he stopped. "Are you serious? Iwa is sending the Gobi's Jinchūriki? Hmmm."

Bonnie was surprised because the soldiers of the organization knew about the tailed beasts and their containers, and what they could do when using 'that' power.

Saito turned at Kyōfu and added, "Yes, even worse, it seems that he has discovered how to control his Bijū. We think he will transform into his Biju in the village. We have some methods to contain the Bijū in that case, but there will be many casualties if he manages to do it. "

Naruto continued thinking, but after a few seconds, he said, "You stated that the Tsuchikage mixed his troops and disguised them to avoid suspicion if the attack failed. However, if he sends his Jinchūriki, the Hokage will immediately notice that Iwa was also involved in the invasion; after all, he's the last Jinchūriki of Iwa. "

Saito nodded, put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a book. "Here is the updated Bingo Book," he said handing it over to Naruto, who understood what he meant.

Therefore, he quickly went to the Rogue Ninja Section of Iwa, and after reading the information, he chuckled.

"The Tsuchikage is certainly a bright person. It seems that he had already planned to send him to Konoha; Han appears here since five months ago. Smart bastard. However, I don't think he will fool the Hokage so easily. Anyhow, we'll solve this setback; we'll just have to kick that beast out of the village. It's likely that the Hokage will do it, and if he can't, I will." After that, he handed the book over again.

He continued, "But killing the Jinchūriki isn't an option. He must stay alive, at least for a few years until he can be useful to me. Meanwhile, we must ensure his survival. It'd be great if we could capture him, but I think we would sacrifice many of our forces in the process. So I believe it would be advisable to incapacitate him and let his allies withdraw him. I could have him as a prisoner, but it wouldn't be easy to have a Jinchūriki as a detainee."

Saito nodded and explained the rest as they arrived at the camp. Once there, Naruto nodded in satisfaction, seeing that a few people bowed or attempted to greet him.

Naruto ignored them and looked at the tall man. "Thank you, Saito. I have no doubt that your plan will work. Now-"

The Uzumaki stopped as he heard a scream coming from the crowd.

He slowly turned around, seeing that a female teenager of about 14 years old with short black hair had jumped on him to hug him, throwing him to the ground.

Those close gasped when seeing the 'sacrilege,' and many squinted their eyes and looked with anger at that teenager. However, they remained silent, waiting for their Great Leader to put her in place.

Bonnie did nothing, knowing that Naruto wouldn't do anything to her; she just smiled and patiently waited for the words of her crush.

After seeing who it was, Naruto smiled behind his mask as he felt the teen rubbing her cheek against his chest. "Kyōfu-sama! You're back! Sophie wanted to see you!" She exclaimed with happiness.

Naruto smiled and slowly got up, gently pushing her away. Once he stood up, he shook his garments. "Hello, Sophie-chan; it's been a while. Sorry for not visiting you before, but I was busy," Naruto apologized, now examining her.

She had a uniform almost the same as Bonnie's; the difference was that it was dark blue, and she didn't wear a hat. She was about 150 centimeters tall, slightly shorter than Bonnie.

He stopped examining her since he could hear her asking endless questions, mostly about what he had done during his absence.

Kyōfu smiled behind his mask before putting on a serious expression. "Enough, soldier! Stand firm and return to your group! All of you, now!" He exclaimed as loud as he could, scaring the few present, who quickly walked away to return to their positions.

After that, Naruto looked down, seeing that Sophie was still there, but she had slightly watery eyes, which gave the Uzumaki a bad feeling. "Kyōfu-sama! You are very mean! S-Sophie was just happy to see you again!" Then she turned around and ran in the opposite direction as she cried hard, which confused Naruto a little bit.

Bonnie had retired when he yelled that order, so no one there could explain to him what had happened, or so he thought until he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Good morning, young master."

Naruto instantly recognized that voice and spoke without turning. "Good morning, Alfred. Could you explain to me what just happened? It seems that Sophie didn't realize that I was playing my role."

Alfred replied, "Kyōfu-sama, maybe you do not know it, but Sophie-san has developed a special attachment to you."

Naruto raised an eyebrow and asked, "What kind of attachment?"

"Filial; Sophie sees you as her father, Kyōfu-sama. Remember that the day when you rescued Bonnie and Sophie; only Bonnie and I could see your real appearance. Sophie could not, so she grew up with the idea that a man of about my age was the one who took them away from that place to give them a new life. But do not worry; Sophie can be like this when she gets emotional. I can assure you that she will return to normal and will want to talk with you again; completely forgetting that you could raise your voice."

Naruto chuckled. "So do I now have two children? Wow, who would have said it? And one of them is a year older than I am; hahaha." Naruto laughed; he had no problem in saying that aloud since no one else was there, except for Alfred and Saito, the latter didn't comply his order because he was smoking.

Alfred added, "You're speaking of young Inari, don't you? I see; I could also see that while I was on Nami no Kuni. A good boy, undoubtedly. However, I shall not take more of your time, young master. I regret not being able to assist you in this important task, but I am not suited for battles. Although my mission at the beginning was to ensure the safety of Bonnie and Sophie, I am sorry to say that those two girls do not need me anymore."

Naruto was about to tell him that he shouldn't worry about it; that he could always take care of them, but Alfred continued. "If you will excuse me, I shall leave. Good luck, Kyōfu-sama." After that, he turned around and walked away in a rather elegant way.

Naruto could only shrug as he watched him leaving. He looked at Saito, who took the opportunity to speak. "What's wrong with you?" he asked with an acute and penetrating gaze.

The Jinchūriki raised an eyebrow and replied, "What do you mean? There's nothing wrong with me."

Saito took a drag of his cigarette and replied, "You've changed," he stated, disappointed? Or that was what Naruto could sense.

He thought about the meaning of those words as he saw him walking away.

However, before the 'Lone Wolf' could go far, Naruto exclaimed, "Saito, please gather everyone, take them to a place where everyone can fit."

Saito nodded without turning, and the clone went where Bonnie had told him that Genji and Kitsune were, as he thought about his speech.

He arrived at the place where those two were, seeing them talking to each other.

He was observing them from the top of a tree until he decided to jump down there.

Both men stood up, and Genji greeted him, "Hello little boss, it's been a while." He was the man who had killed that Root member when they tried to kidnap Tsunami.

Naruto saw him approaching to shake hands. "Hello, Genji. Tell me, did you find the man who killed Hanzo?"

Genji growled and answered, "No, but when I do it; I'll avenge my master and my teammates."

Naruto nodded, and Kitsune came closer. "Good morning, Naruto-sama. It's good to see you again." He bowed.

Naruto thanked the greeting and continued, "Hello, Kitsune. You'll never guess which element I've learned."

Kitsune raised an eyebrow behind his mask but shook his head. "I have no idea, sir. Although I would like to see it."

The clone smiled and knelt down as he clasped both hands. "Mokuton!"

Kitsune opened his eyes in amazement while seeing a rectangular branch without buds emerging right in front of him.

"M-Mo-Mokuton?" the masked man asked in surprise, seeing with eyes wide open the element he had tried to master his entire life. However, he couldn't do it because he lacked a certain element to do it.

"HAHAHA! Look, the little boy can already do that, and you can only create a bunch of useless branches!" Genji mocked behind Kitsune with the purpose of annoying him, which he managed to do so for the first time.

Before Kitsune could teach him what his 'branches' could do, thick branches surrounded and squeezed him vigorously, and the pressure made him wince.

"What did you say?" The clone asked as he clasped his hands again, increasing the pressure of his branches.

"O-okay, okay, little boss. I was just kidding; you know me. Aarrgh!" He exclaimed at the end because the branches wouldn't stop squeezing.

The clone smiled and took the branches off of him. "That's better," he said with a smile.

Genji rubbed his body as he heard Kitsune laughing softly, and he just gave him an angry look.

Naruto continued, "Well, that's enough; we'll have time to continue talking later. Now we have to return to the camp; I have to motivate an army."

Both changed their expressions to more serious ones. They looked at Naruto and saw him disappearing in a Shunshin of leaves, which they imitated.

The Uzumaki decided to appear above the branch of a tree as he watched his troops gathering, and Genji and Kitsune appeared among them, which made the people whisper about them.

Although nobody had seen them before, they knew about their fame in the organization.

Meanwhile, the Wooden Clone saw a few people mounting a stage with a lectern in the middle, which had the symbol of the Yakuza at the front while the wall of the stage had a portrait of him, with his disguise, naturally.

Naruto didn't know why they were putting all that up; he just wanted to say a few words in his own way, not that formally.

Naruto saw Saito on stage smoking a cigarette and leaning against the wall. Then he saw him getting down the stage and walking sideways.

Kyofu saw that he looked at his location. He didn't find it strange that he had discovered his position; he wasn't suppressing his presence, after all.

What had caught his attention was that Saito was still looking at him with some disappointment, but at the same time with a questioning expression, as if he were asking him what he was doing there and what he was waiting for to start his speech.

The clone closed his eyes and focused on the Chakra signature of Saito.

He opened his eyes and looked at Saito, who could suddenly hear a voice in his mind. "I'll go down there in a few minutes. I'm just waiting for a signal; it should happen at any moment."

The voice resonated in his mind, which surprised him slightly. However, he just returned to the stage.

A man of few words, that's what Naruto thought. Well, he had always been like that, he only spoke when the situation warranted it. The clone just shook his head as he watched the original and Lee continuing their fight, which was nearing its end.

In the place where the troops were, Bonnie was comforting her sister Sophie, who was still crying because of what Kyōfu-sama had said a few minutes ago. A few people looked at them as they could hear her cries.

"Come on, Sophie. Kyōfu-sama was just following his role. You know that he cares a lot of us, and he would never speak to us like that. So, please, Sophie. Stop crying; Kyōfu-sama is not mad at you; he would never be it," She assured, ruffling her sister's hair.

"A-Are you serious?" Sophie asked as she wiped the tears with her index finger.

Bonnie smiled and nodded. "Of course. Now let's wait for the words of Kyōfu-sama and then we'll show him how much we've grown when we kill the bastards in 'that' place." She was unable to keep the hatred when talking about Konoha again.

Sophie felt no hatred since she knew nothing about Naruto. She just smiled, and when she was about to say something else, everyone could hear a loud bang that came from Konoha, which made everyone turn around and look in that direction; they were surprised to hear the bang since they were several kilometers away from the village.

Nobody knew what that was, and they couldn't see what it might have been because it was a heavily wooded area.

Therefore, the whispers started; some of them believed that the invasion had already begun while others thought that something else might be happening there.

After hearing the noise, the clone nodded and thought. "Okay, it's time to make an appearance. But how should I do it? I must give an excellent impression." He was tapping his fingers on his chin, thinking of something that could amaze his troops.

He thought of using the Hiraishin but concluded that he would end up crashing, which would possibly make him lose some respect among his troops.

Therefore, he continued thinking of a way that could impress his men to make his job easier when motivating them.

After a few minutes, he thought of something simple yet 'unusual.' Well, that would secure the rumors that were in his organization about his 'divine origin'.

He smiled and focused on Saito's Chakra signature. "Hey, Saito; I need you to do me a favor. I have an idea, hehe."

After that, Naruto explained to him what he had in mind. The General sighed in annoyance because his idea was 'silly,' and it would only make the troops 'more stupid.'

The Uzumaki would do it just because that kind of stuff motivated his men, not because he enjoyed doing it; it was part of his role as 'Kyōfu-sama.'

Once the clone saw that Saito carried out what he wanted, he stood up from the branch and quietly flew up to the height of the clouds.

Once there, the clone thought, "I should use a Raiton technique. I'll use one of those that I've learned from the Scroll of Seals. I won't use much chakra as it won't be necessary for what I have in mind."

After that, he did hand seals at full speed. "Raiton: Hell Storm." The clouds began to turn black as they began to glow due to the Raiton chakra.

In the place where the troops were, everyone could hear the lightning. They looked up and could see the dark clouds that had suddenly appeared, something that had taken them aback because there had been no evidence that it would rain.

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Everyone suddenly heard a sepulchral melody echoing through the place; nobody knew where it came from, only Saito because he ordered to put a few speakers behind the stage.

They continued looking at the sky with questioning expressions since they didn't know what was happening. The black clouds abruptly parted away, and everyone saw a person dressed in black slowly descending with his arms raised as a 'U.'

They instantly recognized him, even more so because the seals on their wrists began to burn. Almost everyone clapped and cheered while others exclaimed his name in happiness, excitement, and pure ecstasy.

Thunderbolts fell right beside him, giving him a 'holy' appearance; they cheered even louder, the music stopped, and Kyōfu-sama gently touched the stage's floor; he still had raised arms.

Naruto silenced the cheers with a simple movement of his wrists as he looked from left to right. He stepped away from the lectern and walked across the stage as he looked into on the faces of many of them, which caused nervousness in the people that 'Kyōfu-sama' was observing.

He walked from end to end and looked at the faces of his soldiers before returning to the lectern. He focused some chakra on his vocal cords and exclaimed so that everyone could hear him. "I can see doubt, uncertainty, suspicion and hesitation in your faces due to the commands of your superiors!" Naruto started as he made non-exaggerated gestures to give more emphasis to his words.

Many felt embarrassed and wanted to shake their heads, they but they didn't want to lie to their leader.

Naruto paused while several of those present bowed their heads in shame and regret. He continued after seeing those expressions. "However, I can understand you, and I don't blame you for it!" He made another pause, and they raised their heads.

"I can understand what you are feeling right now! I know you're thinking things like: Why do we have to help Konoha? Why should we sacrifice our comrades in helping a village that has always caused us problems? Why does our great leader want to do this? Why, why, why?!" He finished with a sharp blow on the lectern.

Many opened their eyes a bit more as they now felt calmer since their 'great leader' understood their feelings.

Kyōfu-sama continued, "But I will not lie to you, and I will tell you the real reason why I'm doing this! The reason why I am putting the lives of my great comrades at risk!" He paused as he raised his arms towards them.

They smiled in excitement, and Naruto continued, "I am doing it for you, my dear comrades!" He stated, pointing his index finger at the audience.

Many asked themselves what that meant, but one person couldn't help asking, "What do you mean, Kyōfu-sama?! What do we have to do?!" the man exclaimed because he was far behind in the audience, but then he covered his mouth because he thought it was a discourtesy to question the words of their Great Leader.

Two Steps from Hell - To Glory

Kyōfu-sama smiled behind his mask and pointed at that man as he got closer to the edge of the stage. "Thanks for asking!"

After that, he walked across the stage at a slightly accelerated pace. "You have everything to do! I want you, my great comrades, to taste glory; that you show to the world what we, the Yakuza, are capable of! I want you to let them know that we won't be intimidated by the great Shinobi Nations and that they should be the ones afraid of us!" He said the latter in a hoarse and commanding voice that made them maliciously smile.

People raised their fists and exclaimed his name while he continued. "And the fact that the bastards of Konoha will need our help and that we prove that they were saved thanks to our aid; then the world will understand what we can achieve when we have clear objectives! And that in this world, the Shinobi will no longer be the only ones who can do what they please! We will initiate a new system, and from this day forward, each one of you will be part of this great project!" He exclaimed as he clenched his right fist, and people shouted his name again.

"So help me to achieve our goals, dear comrades! Let's show the world what we can do, and then you will taste the much-desired glory that will put you in the place that you deserve to be!" He raised his right fist skyward.

"YEAH!" They exclaimed as they cheered Kyōfu-sama; now they were eager to start the campaign.

The clone smiled behind his mask and made one last thing to finish. He stood firmly and placed his right hand over his heart, and the people understood it.

Everyone imitated him and said in unison the next thing that Kyōfu-sama would say. "I swear to serve, ensure and protect the objectives of this family. I swear loyalty, and I shall fulfill the orders of my superiors verbatim. I swear to be a Yakuza even after my death, and if I rebel, my head shall be in your hands! I swear to serve and protect my new family, and this blood covenant shall be my proof!" After that, everyone raised their right hands and showed him the seal that everyone had on their wrists, which was currently visible.

The clone had remained with his fist over his chest as he heard their exclamations: "Yakuza until my death!"

The clone then heard a message from the original, so he continued, "Now, my dear comrades! The time to show what my noble warriors can do has finally come! Therefore, let's go to save their miserable asses!" He pointed at Konoha's direction.

Everyone exclaimed as they headed to the transports that would lead them to Konoha; now their morale was extremely high.

The clone chuckled, and Saito stood beside him. "A Populist Speech, but it was enough to motivate them to participate in this stupidity," the General said now looking at Naruto.

"I have received reports, and that's what they like. I just exploited that information in my favor to have them in the palm of my hands. Now they will meet the objectives; that's all that matters," the clone replied.

Saito looked at Naruto and asked, "Why are you doing this? I know that everything you said was bullshit. You don't want to help Konoha nor want them to feel that 'glory' that you mentioned."

Naruto grimaced in anger; his character was getting the best of him again. "You know damn well that I don't want to help those bastards, damn it! I just want to kill them with my own hands; I want to make them suffer the same they made me and my clan endure!"

"Then why?" Saito asked, undeterred by Naruto's sudden burst of anger.

The Jinchūriki groaned and answered, "Because I won't let anyone interfere with my goal. A few stupid villages won't take that privilege away from me. The destruction of Konoha will happen because I did it, not because some bastards destroyed it. That's up to me and nobody else!"

Saito smiled slightly and continued as he walked off the stage. "It's good to see that you haven't changed that much. But I will only know that when we fight again, so I'll be waiting for you in Yuki no Kuni to see if my concerns are baseless or not. Now I'm leaving."

The clone shook his head, pushing away the anger that had suddenly invaded him. "So, you won't participate, will you? I'd like you to be next to the troops."

Saito replied, "No, they don't need me. You're more than enough. Besides, I have no desire in helping a corrupt village as Konoha. Anyhow, I'm leaving. I have to go back to my wife; I left without telling her that I was coming here."

Naruto almost fell backward; he walked to the edge of the stage and asked, "W-Wait, d-did you sa-say wi-wife? You?!"

Saito turned and looked at him with a serious look. "Many things have happened during your absence. My marriage is one of them. Head over to Haru no Kuni and I'll fill you in on everything that has happened. By the way, we've managed to locate Mizuki, and he joined the Yakuza as you requested. Even though I want to know the reason for this, I won't ask it now because you should go with the troops; they won't leave until you're with them." After that, he turned around and approached a car that would take him to Yuki no Kuni.

Meanwhile, Naruto smiled before flying where the troops were. There the Uzumaki made a sign and ordered the drivers to go to Konoha.

The clone got into Bonnie's car and took the opportunity to apologize to Sophie for being so harsh on her, and Alfred congratulated him for an excellent speech.

Notes:

Sorry but you'll have to wait for the next chapter to see what happened at the stadium; this chapter was something that I had to do.

Well, I'll be fast. As you saw it, Naruto can now use the Mokuton. He isn't a master as Hashirama, and I doubt he will be it.

Regarding the elements, Naruto will only learn the Hyoton and the Mokuton besides the five traditional ones. That's what I think I'll do.

Kyōfu-sama's suit is equal to "V for Vendetta's." He doesn't share the same ideals of that person. I just did it for aesthetic reasons; I like that outfit.

Regarding the firearms. I've been thinking on that for several months ago, and I finally decided to include them, to give more variety, to try something new.

But firearms aren't stronger than Ninjas. The Shinobi are extremely fast, and those who use fire weapons will need to be careful when they're near a Shinobi. That's why they (those who have firearms) will have to resort to tactics.

Oh, and a single bullet won't be able to kill a Shinobi due to their durability. The weapons are "modified" so that they can be useful against Shinobis (I'll explain this later).

I included Hajime Saito from Rurouni Kenshin. I did it because I wanted to. I couldn't help it; I love that character, and I won't answer anyone's questions if they didn't like it.

I must add that Saito was the only one person who defeated Naruto a few times in the past. I will do an Omake when I have some time. The next Omake will be about Naruto's Revenge in those who tortured him when he was young; I'm sure that everyone remembers that.

Oh, I'll put a few images on my bio so that you can look how Naruto's troops (some of them) look like.

Regarding the chapter 31, a few people were complaining because Lee gave Naruto a beating. You must remember that Naruto likes to fight against strong people, and he always wanted to see how strong Lee became after their first fight. That was why he allowed Lee to power up; he wanted to see his true power and also prove himself.

Besides, Naruto wasn't even fighting with his maximum power, he didn't use the Cursed Mark or the full power of the Kyūbi, that would have been overkill, and he wouldn't have enjoyed the battle.

A few people were asking about Yin and Yang Kurama. I'll make this clear; I put that because that was what Kishimoto did in the canon to differentiate them. Yin Kurama has 95% of his total power in my fic, and Yang Kurama has 10 to 15 % (it increased because of the Cursed Mark).

So don't hit your head against a wall trying to understand this, I just did it because Kishimoto fucked up that for me, so I decided to follow the canon the most as I could.

Anyhow, I know that some of you will ask how one can be stronger than the other one, but as I said, I did that before Yin Kurama appeared in the manga. Before that, I thought that the power within Minato was just that, power.

But in my fic, I had planned that the power within Menma would also be another Kurama. However, not like in the manga (Yin/ Yang).

Until the next time.