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 33

Konohagakure no Sato – Konoha's Stadium

Most of the audience panicked as they watched the diminutive form of the Kyūbi gathering the tiny balls of black and white Chakra into a larger and denser one that was floating before his mouth. Many tried to flee, but the Killing Intent that Naruto was unconsciously releasing made it impossible. Therefore, they could only continue watching as the Hokage tried to calm the beast down.

At the place where Naruto's girlfriends were, Kurotsuchi could hear a voice in her mind as she felt the seal on her wrist burning her slightly.

"Kurotsuchi-chan, don't ask questions. Just get up and tell Karin-chan and Kin-chan to go to my apartment. Besides, tell Anko-chan to wait there with them and not to leave that place for anything. Someone will come to take them to another location. You must leave this place too; the invasion will begin in a moment, and if someone does anything to you, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. So please, tell them to go to that place; and you return to your village, I promise that I'll visit you in a few months."

Kurotsuchi could feel his concern for her wellbeing; he was afraid that something awful would happen to her if the ninjas of Konoha discovered that she was an Iwa Kunoichi. Fortunately, her attire was casual; but better safe than sorry.

She asked no questions and conveyed his words to the girls. She whispered so that the others nearby couldn't hear, and they nodded before leaving the stadium. None noticed their departure since they had their eyes stuck on the arena.

When Naruto felt that these women —besides Tsunami and Hanabi— were walking away, he nodded and brought his hands up to his shoulders, using much of his strength to keep the Chakra ball in the air while the sphere compacted itself slowly until it had the consistency and density that Naruto was looking for.

The Uzumaki looked at Lee and sinisterly smiled, which scared the black-clad ninja as he tried to get away to dodge his impending attack. The Jinchūriki softly chuckled when seeing his despair.

In the Kage Box, the Yondaime growled and prepared to send the Bijudama outside the village. "Please, don't do it, Naruto." It was all he could say before being completely shocked by what he saw next.

When everyone thought that Naruto would throw his attack straight forward, he turned around and exclaimed, "Orochimaru! YOU WILL DIE HERE AND NOW! BIJUUDAMA!"

The energy beam approached the stands, and the audience could only helplessly watch.

Minato took out another three-bladed kunai and threw it without hesitation in an attempt to intercept the attack, but it was too late.

The energy beam impacted with a formidable force, creating a massive explosion that destroyed that area and released a powerful wind gust that completely flooded the stadium. It cracked the stadium's foundations, which caused more panic. The audience could only watch in horror as they waited to see what had happened because a dust screen covered the stadium.

The Uzumaki had no desire of waiting until the dust settled down because he wished to know if Orochimaru had died; therefore, he waved his five tails in opposite directions, instantly dispersing the dust and smoke.

The people watched in horror; nothing was there, just a big hole and a long and thick path of several dozens of meters that the attack had taken, destroying several buildings and killing much more people in its path.

The Jinchūriki nodded and chuckled in satisfaction, just to feel more than a dozen of ninjas surrounding him and ready to attack him.

"Naruto!" Someone shouted his name. He turned to his right, which made the just arrived Shinobis give a step back.

"What?" Naruto quietly asked as he looked at Kakashi, who had uncovered his Sharingan and had the Raikiri on his right hand.

Naruto paid attention to his hand but said nothing as Kakashi continued. "So, it's you, after all… Explain yourself; you've just killed many innocent people!" He angrily exclaimed, which made the ninjas who had come with him look at Naruto in the same way.

Naruto, who was still on all fours, stood up slightly, which frightened the ninjas of lesser caliber again. He ignored those scared witless and answered, "I could answer you in a sarcastic way, but I won't do it because I'm in a hurry." He made a short pause and stated, "They were Collateral Damage."

"What do you mean?" He cautiously asked, not wanting to annoy him; Kakashi didn't want him to see him using his devastating technique again. However, he was prepared to attack the transformed boy if he decided to do it again.

The Uzumaki sighed and answered, "You heard me; Orochimaru was there. So I decided to finish him off to save my Oto-san the trouble.

Hiruzen felt grateful, but that emotion was tempered by the fact Naruto had just killed many innocent people.

Even though the Sandaime knew that Naruto cared little about the fact that he did that, Hiruzen couldn't blame him since he was aware of how his 'son' could be when he wanted to protect his loved ones. The boy wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice a thousand people to save just one of his cherished ones. Hiruzen knew it, and somehow that knowledge made him feel good for the thought that Naruto had a bit of humanity within him.

Minato was looking at the arena, quite shocked because he was unable to prevent this catastrophe. 'Surprisingly,' he didn't care about the fact that Naruto had possibly killed hundreds and hundreds of people, but about the fact that the people would demand his son's head.

And now there was nothing he could do about it, which made him feel an intense pain in his chest. The Yondaime knew he was the one to blame; Naruto was just a result of his past mistakes, and that contemplation caused a few tears to run down his cheeks.

Now that he desired to protect Naruto, he would be unable to. Even if he was the Hokage, his son had committed an unforgivable crime, and not even he would be able to stop the consequences of his actions; now they would want to do something terrible to his beloved son.

"Why, why, why?! This is my fault; I'm a bastard. Forgive me, Kushina," Minato thought, ducking his head and clenching his fists while more tears ran down his cheeks. Only now the Hokage knew that Naruto had lied him about what happened in the Forest of Death since he noticed that his son had control over that power.

The Kazekage watched with amusement. However, he hadn't acted yet because he desired to see the outcome. Therefore, he motioned his guards not to do anything yet; maybe if things went as he thought, then they would have another Jinchūriki to help them in destroying Konoha.

In the arena, Naruto looked at Kakashi with interest, specifically, at his Raikiri.

"Are you going to do something with that? Do you want to fight?" he asked with a dark gaze as he waved his tails quickly.

Kakashi growled; he was upset, furious; this shouldn't have happened. The Hatake knew it was a consequence of the village's behavior towards Naruto. And the fact that he didn't care about the lives of others and that he spoke so calmly after killing so many people proved his point. Nevertheless, Kakashi wasn't as his Sensei; the Hatake considered Naruto's action unforgivable.

Therefore, he made his Raikiri increase in intensity, preparing himself for a possible confrontation, and all the nearby ninjas decided to imitate him. After all, the Hokage wasn't stopping them, and since a legend like Kakashi decided to take the initiative, he inspired the other Shinobis.

However, before anything could happen, someone shouted: "Kakashi!"

Everyone looked there and saw Gai, who was helping Lee to get to his feet.

The Hatake looked at him, and Gai continued as he shook his head. "No, don't do it. Let Naruto-kun explain himself."

"Gai!" Kakashi protested, but the Taijutsu Master gave him a serious look, one that Kakashi had seen very few times in his life.

Gai didn't want to defend Naruto; he was also angry, but he wanted Naruto to explain himself. Maybe he could explain the reason for his actions in a better way.

Kakashi sighed in defeat, canceled his Raikiri and covered his Sharingan before looking at Naruto. "Explain yourself, and you better convince everyone if you don't want to be executed for treason."

Naruto couldn't help letting out a loud laugh, one that angered a lot of the ninjas.

"You bastard!" An ANBU exclaimed, unable to contain his rage, lunging towards Naruto in an attempt to stab him with his Ninjato. Five other ANBU also imitated him.

"No!" Kakashi yelled, but it was too late since the six ANBU reached Naruto, descending their Ninjatos with all their might in an attempt to stab Naruto.

The Jinchūriki just stood still as they stabbed him, or so they tried. When the metal blades had touched his Chakra armor, nothing happened; they couldn't even make the slightest cut.

Naruto looked at the ANBU, who were incredulous while they trembled with fear because they couldn't harm him. The Uzumaki stared at them for a few seconds, but it was like minutes for the ANBU, who felt increasingly scared because of that penetrating gaze.

Naruto stopped and looked at Kakashi. "Poor idiots. I should kill them all, but I have no desire of killing morons who didn't remember going to the bathroom before wanting to play at being ninjas." He said that because he saw that those six ANBU had wet their pants, which the Uzumaki considered as something incredibly pathetic. He had been an ANBU and felt some respect for that rank, after all.

He continued, "I already told you, they were sacrifices to stop a greater evil. Now Orochimaru won't be a problem for my Oto-sama or this stupid village."

"Your father can defend himself; he's the most feared man of the Elemental Nations if you didn't know," Kakashi replied.

Naruto chuckled, "Oh, whatever. But I'm talking about him, but never mind; that doesn't matter."

After that, they heard a piercing cry at the place where he threw the Bijudama.

"Gaara!" The Sand Brothers and Baki shouted since they could recognize the voice.

"Oh yeah. Hey, Temari-chan! Your brother was there. Forgive me but I could do little to avoid it! But I knew he would survive!" Naruto exclaimed so that Temari could hear him.

"Kankurō, Temari. Quick, take Gaara to a safe place. We can't lose him; quick, go!" Baki ordered.

Temari and Kankurō looked at each other before nodding and jumping to the arena.

Temari looked at him, and her expression said it all: "Why you did it?"

The Uzumaki dismissed it, which made Temari bow her head in disappointment and sadness; she left that aside and picked her brother up with Kankurō's help.

The older brothers saw that their younger brother was bleeding, but it wasn't enough as to worry them. Though he had received Bijudama, it was a superficial wound because he had been at the top of the stadium, and just the shockwave had damaged him; Gaara had enough time to jump and protect himself with his sand defense before the actual blast reached him. Even so, the technique was powerful and had caused him some damage that would take a while to heal.

Therefore, his brothers took him away, which didn't worry any of the Shinobi as the only one threat to their eyes was Naruto.

There was a strange silence in the stands —no one was talking, they simply observed and waited for the outcome of this big mess.

Where the Genin were, Haku spoke, "We must leave this place. This will be a battleground in a few seconds," She informed, and Naruto's girlfriends quickly nodded.

Karui spoke, "I'll inform Bee-sensei and Omoi about this. Let's go, Samui."

Samui stared at Karui for a few seconds and eventually ended up following her. Karui wasn't bothered or upset by what Naruto had done; Karui hated Konoha by all that they had made Naruto suffer; she already knew it.

Naruto had spent a lot of time with her during her staying in Konoha, after all. So she didn't care that Naruto had killed his fellow citizens.

Haku, Tenten, and Ino then proceeded to leave, but before they could, Menma spoke. "Wait, what do you mean by 'battleground'? Do you think they'll do something bad to my Nii-san? I won't allow that!"

Haku smiled slightly but shook her head. "No, it's not that, Menma-san. This area is no longer secure; just get out of here. It would be better if you go to a shelter. Something bad will happen, and Naruto-kun has nothing to do with it."

After that, she departed without waiting for Menma's reply; she went to Naruto's apartment since he had told her to go there a few minutes ago.

Meanwhile, Ino and Tenten went elsewhere to prepare themselves for the invasion. Both knew that they weren't strong enough to help defend Konoha. Therefore, they went to help civilians, not because they wanted to do it, but because they wanted to do something.

In the arena, Naruto stood up, which alerted the Leaf ninjas. "Calm down, for the love of Kami! I've already done what I wanted; I have no desire of continuing this." His chakra armor retreated until everyone could now see the normal Naruto.

"You will still have to pay for what you've done," Kakashi added, calmer now because the Jinchūriki returned to normal

The public only now was able to move; they released a collective sigh that was audible throughout the stadium. Then the looks of anger began, some of them rose from their seats as they began to yell: "Demon!"

After the first person had exclaimed that, everyone imitated him until the entire stadium was insulting Naruto.

The Uzumaki couldn't help smiling while carrying his fingers behind his ears. "Aaah, music to my ears. You don't know how much I've missed this," he stated.

He had learned to appreciate that nickname after everyone in the village had started to respect him for nothing.

Hiruzen sadly sighed, it seemed that people would demand Naruto's no matter what; he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Kukuku, it seems that Naruto-kun is having fun," the voice said with amusement.

"Orochimaru. How did you deceive Naruto-kun's senses? I'm sure you're aware of his abilities as a tracker," Hiruzen questioned.

Orochimaru, disguised as a civilian, smiled and replied with a chuckle. "Kukuku. I'll tell you in a few moments, Sensei. I'm sure that Naruto-kun will also want to know it. So let's wait until then. Now, what do you say if we start?"

"I think I have no choice," Hiruzen replied, sad because he knew what was about to happen, and that worried him, not about his welfare, but Naruto's. The Sarutobi knew that the Uzumaki would feel devastated if his fight didn't end in his favor.

Orochimaru smiled and continued. "Sound Four, you know the plan. Sensei, do me a favor. Come with me to the roof of the box where our 'Excellency' Hokage is. We will be able to fight there quietly."

Orochimaru stood up, and both he and Sarutobi took off their clothing; the Sannin now had his usual attire and the Sandaime his battle armor.

A few minutes before, Naruto slowly walked towards Lee and Gai, the latter carefully looked at him but did nothing; he just continued helping Lee.

The boy had a defeated expression on his face; he raised his head slightly and looked at Naruto.

"Are you coming to rub your victory in my face? Go ahead."

Naruto shook his head and replied with a half-smile. "No, I didn't come for that. Quite the opposite."

Lee looked at him, and Naruto sighed and continued, looking pensive and doubtful. "Look, I don't know why the hell I'll say this. But I think it's because you've earned my respect; don't get the wrong idea."

Lee just looked at him, and the Uzumaki sighed.

"I'm sorry."

Lee's eyes widened slightly, and he whispered, "What do you mean?"

Naruto replied. "I'm sorry for killing your friend. Look, I didn't do it because I wanted to. Hell, Lee. I only did it because it was our damn mission; I just kill when I think the situation warrants it. I don't do it because I feel pleasure when I do it. Moreover, I feel absolutely nothing when I kill people. I only do what I have to do, not what you think I want to do. I just wanted to tell you this; I wanted to apologize to you. Maybe you're right; maybe I could have given him another chance. But try to put yourself in my place, Lee. How do you think a person would be if they couldn't trust anyone when they were kids because they wanted to survive? Look, I gave him a chance, something I had never done before. So stop thinking that I killed your friend just because it caused me amusement or joy."

Naruto concluded, which surprised Lee and even those who knew about the Jinchuriki's true personality.

Lee ducked his head; he hadn't thought about it in that way. He always thought that Naruto had done it to annoy him, but he decided to ask one more question before reaching a decision.

"Then why? Why did you make me remember the death of Karashi-san before our fight started?"

Naruto scratched his head while smiling, and for some reason, he exclaimed happily, "Hehe, well, that was to give you a reason to kill me. I wanted you to attack me with the intention of killing me. I only gave you a reason to do it, which you pretty much accomplish, and twice!"

Lee couldn't help smiling, but he lowered his head for a moment before raising it again, now with an entirely different expression than before.

"YOSH! NARUTO-KUN, IT WAS A GREAT REVELATION! THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MY FLAMES OF YOUTH ARE NOW BURNING AS BRIGHTLY AS BEFORE!" He exclaimed, trying to raise his fists but couldn't due to his torn muscles.

"OH, LEE! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY IT MAKES ME TO SEE MY PRECIOUS STUDENT RETURNING TO THE PATH OF YOUTH! THANK YOU, NARUTO-KUN!" Gai exclaimed with tears as waterfalls running down his cheeks.

Naruto added a little baffled, "Uh, yeah, whatever. Hey, Lee. Try not to kill your other personality. And please, don't ever use that awful green spandex again, and don't cut your hair!" He exclaimed and added: "No offense, Gai-sensei" as he looked at Gai, who just smiled as he raised his thumb to Naruto.

The audience continued booing, but they were overshadowed by the shouts of joy of Gai, who was quite happy with the return of 'the real Lee.'

The Uzumaki put a straight face and continued. "But listen to this carefully."

Lee and Gai instantly stopped. "What is it, Naruto-kun?"

The Jinchūriki continued, "Don't think that we're friends or something like that. I only said that because you earned my respect. I just want you to know that the next time we fight, one of us will die; I can assure you that," he stated with a solemn face.

Lee also got serious. "I see; then it will be until then. If that's what you want, we'll fight to the death."

There was no malice in his words, just respect, respect for the desire of a warrior who also respected him.

The Uzumaki turned around and continued, "Now that Orochimaru is dead, I have nothing to do in this village. I think I'll go-" he suddenly stopped, spitting a lot of blood.

Naruto fell to his knees, breathing hard while carrying his right hand over his ribs. "S-Shit. A-apparently, the damage that you did to me was m-more severe than I thought."

Menma landed right beside him. "Nii-san! Are you okay?" He asked as he crouched slightly, placing a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Y-yes, j-just a little bit sore," the Uzumaki answered.

"Sorry, Naruto-kun," Lee apologized.

Menma continued, "Nii-san, did you say that you would leave the village? You can't do that," he spoke with desperation.

Naruto turned his head, and this time, Menma could briefly see his cold eyes, which puzzled him. Then his eyes regained their brightness. "I don't need anything else from this place; I've already got everything that I needed."

One ANBU exclaimed, "Well, don't think that we'll let you go without paying for your crimes!"

Naruto chuckled. "Believe me; I'm the least of your worries right now," he added with a Machiavellian smile.

The ANBU knew what he meant, but they were still furious.

The younger Jinchūriki spoke, "No! Forgive him! My Oto-san will find a way; he always does it! Please, Oto-san." He turned to his father, seeing his lost expression.

"I…I, I." Minato could only say since the ideas wouldn't come to his mind because of the guilt.

"Hehe, Menma. Stop it. I'm now a criminal, and I don't regret what I did. Moreover, it's something that I always had the desire of doing it; I can safely say they were the only kills that did cause me pleasure, joy, delight, satisfaction, happiness, bliss…" He continued as his smile twisted by every word that came out from his mouth.

"He's a damn monster!" someone in the audience exclaimed.

"HAHAHA, yes! I am! I love being a monster! I LOVE IT!" Naruto exclaimed, standing up and recovering from his wounds.

The ninjas angrily growled as they prepared to attack him, including Kakashi. Gai, however, couldn't do it since he knew what the people's contempt could cause in someone. He was fortunate to have a father, who had guided him while growing up. But Naruto was all alone from the beginning, and it wasn't surprising that he could be like this right now.

When noticing their intentions, Naruto quickly said, "Ah, ah! Stop right there! Don't make me go back to my transformation; I can do it instantly and make a crater of the size of a football field in the middle of the village, so don't bother me. You will let me left this damn place without interfering, or I swear that many more people will die; I will destroy your damn shelters and kill all the civilians who are already there," he stated with a dark smile.

"Then we should stop you here and now," Kakashi added, doing the hand seals for his Raikiri as he exposed his Sharingan.

He stopped because Menma stood right in the middle. "No! Please! Don't do it! Oto-san will solve this; I assure you!"

"Menma, get out of there. Naruto isn't playing; he'll do what he says. He's a danger to the village," Kakashi stated, finishing the hand seals; the Raikiri chirped into visibility once again.

Menma was desperate. He didn't know what to do; he didn't want him to become a criminal. He didn't want him to go away from his family; he wanted him to be his brother. He wanted to amend what he had done in the past; he wanted to save him!

Therefore, he approached Naruto again. "Nii-san, please, apologize. Perhaps they would stop if you do it. I'm sure that Oto-san won't allow them to execute you. Y-You would only go to prison, maybe, for a while, and then you w-would come out. B-But don't leave, please. D-Don't do this," Menma asked, holding him by his arms, almost to the point of begging.

Naruto gave him a warm smile, which made his brother smile because he thought that his brother would reconsider it.

However, before he could celebrate anything, the older Jinchūriki quickly changed it to an expression of annoyance, and before the younger one could react, Naruto punched his left cheek, which sent him flying back.

Kakashi quickly caught him, just to see Naruto jumping backward while yelling and flipping his brother off. "HAHAHA! You idiot!" Then he landed right where the public was, who were terrified to see him standing there.

"Hey, Kakashi. What would you do if I transform here? Many of them will die when entering into contact with the Kyūbi's chakra," Naruto asked with a smile; the man was having fun like never before in his life.

"If you move, you die!" Naruto exclaimed to the audience that instantly stood still.

There was a total silence, but a poor 'bastard' decided to ignore him and got up from his seat to try to run.

Naruto beheaded him without flinching, causing screams of horror. "I said don't move!" Naruto exclaimed as he thought, "Haha, damn. I feel like a goddamn terrorist. Maybe I should ask for a few millions and a yacht to flee to another country, hehe."

Kurama added, "Hehehe, maybe you should show them what this 'terrorist' can do when he gets serious."

Naruto smiled, ready to continue the game and increase his crimes as a deserter from Konoha.

Kakashi growled while an ANBU landed beside him. "I could use the Tsukuyomi to stop him. Just give me the order and I will do it, Senpai," Itachi said next to Kakashi, quite sad about what was happening, but that didn't mean the Uchiha wouldn't stop him if he had to.

The Hatake shook his head and replied, "No, you know you are forbidden to use the Mangekyō Sharingan. It will shorten your life and advance your illness. The Hokage will have to solve this; he has to make a decision."

The ANBU nodded, and the Jounin looked at the Yondaime. "Sensei! You must… You must stop Naruto; you must kill him!"

Minato stepped back. No, no, no! He couldn't do that; it was impossible. He just couldn't just get rid of what his evil decisions had caused; he must right his wrongs. An idea suddenly came to his mind, something that would make him get his son back. Therefore, he walked to the railing and ordered with a serious expression. "Let him go."

That surprised everyone and Kakashi couldn't help protesting. "But sensei! He-"

"I said, let him go!" This time, the Hokage released his killing intent, which surprised all those present.

"Wow," Naruto thought, but then shook his head and yelled. "What?! Come on, don't do this that easy. At least say: 'Let him go but pursue him'!" The Uzumaki protested but sighed as he realized that no one would try to contradict the orders of the Hokage.

"Well, then I will give them a reason to pursue me." After that, he looked between the public and grabbed a six-year-old girl. "Hehe, you'll be my fun ticket."

"No, my daughter!" exclaimed a man, and Naruto sighed in annoyance and threw a Kunai through his head, instantly killing him. "Annoying."

"Daddy!" the girl cried with tears in her eyes.

"Damn you!" the ninjas and the public yelled.

"Yes, that's it! Catch me if you can; hahaha," he said with amusement while Kurama laughed aloud.

The Uzumaki was ready to flee, but he stopped when seeing several people from the public going to the roof of the Kage Box.

The next thing that happened was that some feathers began to fall throughout the stadium, making the public and the unprepared ninjas sleep.

"Kai!" Naruto exclaimed, dispelling the Genjutsu and pulling down the now sleeping child over a person who was there, possibly her mother.

"What the hell?! Orochimaru?!" the Uzumaki exclaimed after seeing him going to that place along with his 'Oto-sama.' As he headed there, the Jinchūriki could see that the Kage Box was covered with smoke, which he ignored.

Within the smoke, the Kazekage had tried to crush the Hokage with his gold dust, but the Yondaime had dodged it without any problems.

"Hehe, it was fun to see the weapon of your village losing control, Hokage-dono. As I already said, we both have trouble in controlling our weapons."

Minato had killed the Kazekage's guards without him noticing it, and he replied before going to kill him. "Kazekage-dono. Reconsider this; Konoha is already aware of the invasion. We're ready to repel the attack. You can't win, and when this tantrum that you have set is over, I will destroy Sunagakure and the villages that made the stupid decision of attacking us."

The Kazekage chuckled as he removed his Kage garments. "Do you really believe that, Hokage-dono? We're not that stupid."

After that, Raidō appeared right next to Minato. "Hokage-sama, bad news. A spy leaked our contingency plans and the invading troops have already defeated most of the forces that were responsible for the surprise attack."

"It can't be!" Minato exclaimed.

"I told you; we're not that stupid," the Kazekage added.

"How did you know it?" Minato angrily asked.

The Kazekage chuckled and answered, "That's none of your business; now it's time to destroy Konoha. There won't be a living soul left, and don't worry; I'll make your 'dear son' a ninja of Sunagakure once this is over. A person like him would be very helpful to us."

Minato glared at him. "Well, that won't happen. My son will stay here; no one and nothing will separate me from him," he stated with conviction in his words, grabbing a three-bladed Kunai and looking into the eyes of the Kazekage.

However, before they could fight, they heard a voice. "Yo! Say! Ho! You know my name, you know my fame, don't be lame! Eight-Tails, that's me, da rappin, Killer Bee!" The Hachibi's Jinchūriki landed in the box.

"You, what happened?" Minato asked as he remembered the encounter with Bee and his brother in the past.

He had also seen him the first time he came to the village for the Chunin exams, but they hadn't talked much.

"Fulfillin' my Brother's orders, helpin' the Hokage with his problems! Bakayaro, Konoyaro!" He replied as he moved his hands to the rhythm of his rhymes.

"You don't have to; I'll handle this. But I appreciate your offer," Minato replied.

Bee added, "Helpin' your people you must do! Reassurin' the nine tails, you must too! Killer Bee will handle this fool, with rap verses too icy cool! Oh yeah!" Bee exclaimed, raising his fist and making a Horned Hand.

Minato chuckled and replied, "Okay, I'll let you take care of him. Raidō, let's go." After that, he disappeared with Raidō in a yellow flash to help his people.

He left Naruto's issue aside because he saw him following Hiruzen; the Yondaime knew that the Sandaime wouldn't allow them to do anything bad to his son. Besides, he knew of Naruto's soft spot for the previous Hokage.

Meanwhile, Kakashi had called Menma, Hinata, Shikamaru and Sakura to entrust them an A-rank mission since they were the only ninjas available. "Now, go and find the Sand's Jinchūriki. Stop him by any means."

The Hatake almost went where the people were fighting, but Menma spoke. "Kakashi-nii, what will happen to my Nii-san?" he sadly asked as he rubbed his cheek.

Kakashi turned and sighed, "I don't know, Menma. I could notice that your father had something in mind, but Naruto has done outrageous acts today. It'll be tough for the village to forgive him. You must wait to see what your father has in mind. Now go and don't waste any more time; stop Gaara before he can recover."

After that, Kakashi jumped and helped Gai, who had led Lee to a safe place before fighting the invaders.

"Well, you've heard Kakashi-nii, Hinata-chan. You will lead us the way; we trust you," Menma stated.

"Hai," she replied before running outside the village.

Meanwhile, Sakura looked at Naruto, seeing him standing on the roof of the Kage Box. "Naruto-kun, please, stop already." After that, she followed her companions.

They reached the outskirts of the village, and there Hinata activated her Byakugan and looked to the horizon for the fugitives' chakra. The first one she found was Sasuke's chakra.

"Sasuke-san is 6 kilometers away from our position; he's about to catch them," she informed as she jumped over tree branches like the others.

"Way to go, Hinata-chan! That's how you do it! We'll finish this quickly and then we'll help my Nii-san," Menma said, not wanting his brother to leave the village.

Shikamaru sighed. "Menma, Naruto has it hard. He's done something quite troublesome today; not even your father will be able to help him. The village will ask for his head; I'm sure of that."

"No, my father always has a solution for everything. I trust him. After all, he is the Child of the Prophecy!" Menma exclaimed with a smile.

Nobody understood what the Namikaze meant, but the Haruno could just be grateful to him for having such confidence. She must have it too; she owed it to Naruto for having saved her and help her to improve in her career as Kunoichi.

No one spoke again, and everyone ran faster to catch up with Sasuke and the others.

Konoha's Southside - Minutes Before

A massive ship was docked on the coast, at twenty kilometers away from Konoha, waiting for a signal that a few Marines that had gone to Konoha would send.

An old man with white hair, suit, and hat; plus several medals on his chest, was in the Superstructure watching with binoculars towards that direction.

"Officer, do you have something?" the man asked.

The Deck Officer shook his head. "Negative, Captain. It's most likely that it isn't the time yet."

They continued peering towards that direction until they heard someone shouting from the deck: "Coordinates."

"We have coordinates, Captain," the Official reported.

The Captain entered in the bridge deck, went to a panel and grabbed the receiver of the ship's speakers. "Very well, Marines! The time has come! Let's show what Yamato and its crew can do!"

All the Marines shouted for their captain and 'Kyofu-sama' as they prepared themselves. Then he grabbed another receiver and spoke, "Very well, I want all the cannons pointing at these coordinates..."

After that, the cannons of 460 mm and those of small caliber began to turn and rise, pointing to the coordinates that he provided to the gunners, ready to fire when the marines sent the signal.

A few kilometers ahead, a group of men was camouflaged and well-hidden observing the enemy troops that were a few meters from the South Wall of Konoha. Around them, several bodies of ninjas of Konoha lay on the ground.

It seemed that they had planned an ambush, but the enemy troops of Oto and Suna knew about it and defeated them before forming large circles between them.

Since it was a wooded area, the Marines could easily avoid detection.

"Tango 1; here Tango 2. I have already sent the coordinates to Yamato," he quietly said through a communicator to another man who was in the area.

"Roger, Tango 2. Wait for my signal," the leader replied.

Another man added, "Tango 1, we should hurry. We must initiate the attack before they complete the summoning."

"Negative, Tango 3. We will send the signal at my command," Tango 1 answered, sensing that something would happen; he could felt a terrifying presence in the air, and it wasn't coming from the enemies but within the village.

He only had to wait a few more seconds until they heard a powerful bang just a few meters from where they were.

That distracted the groups that were doing the summoning rituals; they stopped and stood up.

"What the hell was that?" one of the ninjas asked.

One of the leaders growled, "You idiots! What the hell do think you're doing? Now we have to start from scratch. Damn fools, sit back and let's do this fast; we can't waste any more time."

They quickly sat down to restart the ritual.

Among the bushes, the Marines asked Tango 1 when he would send the signal until he spoke.

"All right, back off. Yamato will clear this area in a few moments," Tango 1 reported as he took out a flare gun from his backpack.

He freed the load in the air, triggering in an instant a barrage of projectiles that fell with devastating force at the place where the enemy troops were, which surprised them.

Some of them tried to take cover, but none of them could use Earth Release, and most of their attacks were Wind Release based attacks, which wouldn't be enough to stop these special projectiles that fell merciless on them.

On the Yamato, the Captain continued observing with his binoculars until the deck Officer reported: "Captain, we have reports that we have successfully made contact with the enemy!" He shouted because the noise of the cannons was extremely high.

The Captain nodded and shouted as well. "Splendid! I want us doubling the intensity! I want that zone cleared ASAP!"

"Affirmative, sir!" The Official exclaimed before sprinting towards the bridge deck to inform the Gunners about the orders of the Captain.

Konoha's Stadium

"What the hell?! Orochimaru?!" Naruto had exclaimed before going to the place where he had seen them going.

When he reached the roof, the Uzumaki could see a very familiar rectangular barrier of purple color, which made him raise an eyebrow.

He saw that an ANBU jumped to the barrier, only to be pushed back and start being burned alive. His companions ignored him as they knelt down at centimeters from the barrier.

The Jinchūriki ignored everyone and stood right in front of the barrier. "Bastard! How the hell are you still alive?!" he exclaimed, glaring at Orochimaru, who turned his head to him.

"Kukuku, what a pleasant surprise, Naruto-kun. I can see that you still have the desire to kill me! Did you not consider my offer to make you stronger yet?" He asked as he licked his lips.

Naruto grunted but didn't answer, which made the Sannin smile again. "Okay, I told Sarutobi-sensei I would say it when you were here, well then-" He stopped as he saw that several ANBU landed next to the Jinchūriki.

"Naruto Uzumaki, you're under arrest for crimes against humanity. Don't fight or we will be forced to use lethal force," one of the ANBU said, but Naruto dismissed him with his hands.

The ANBU angrily growled, but before he could say anything, a man with four arms who was keeping the barrier exclaimed. "Idiots! Don't interrupt Orochimaru-sama when he's speaking."

"Silence, Oto-nin; this is none of your business," another ANBU answered.

Exasperated, Naruto turned his head and growled, "Shut up, or I will kill you."

The ANBU that had surrounded him flinched at the dark look.

He was furious, furious because Orochimaru was still alive and because he had failed his promise to Anko again. And, worst of all, the Sannin had secured a clear route to kill one of the most important people in his life, which made him worried and angered because there was nothing he could do about it, only observe.

"T-Taicho, what do we do?" one of the ANBU asked with some trepidation.

The others looked at him without knowing what to say. However, Hiruzen replied, "The answer is nothing. Hokage-sama has already stated what you have to do. Abide his orders." After that, he looked forward.

Orochimaru chuckled and continued, "Kukuku. Such a pleasant interaction, but I'll answer Naruto's question before we start, Sarutobi-sensei."

After that, the Sannin walked over to Naruto, who still had that angry expression on his face. "Kukuku, that's it, Naruto-kun. Let the hate flow through you. You will fall much more easily to the influence of the Cursed Mark in that way, and once you do it, there will be no turning back," Orochimaru thought with one of his smiles as he looked at Naruto.

He chuckled and continued, "Naruto-kun, I like that look in your eyes. I think that not even I might be able to have that an expression on my face. There's no doubt that you are someone who meets my expectations."

"Enough of this nonsense! Tell me how the hell you're still alive!" he angrily exclaimed.

Orochimaru laughed before asking, "How did you know I was there?"

"Your smell… That disgusting smell of snakes, it was the only place in the stadium where I could perceive it. My nose couldn't fool me; there is no way! You should be dead!" He exclaimed.

"Kukuku! Well, that was thanks to your beloved sensei, Danzō," Orochimaru replied.

Naruto got even angrier since he didn't like where this was heading.

Within Naruto, Kurama was in the room where the Cursed Mark was, and there he saw that the seal on the wall was beginning to glow, reacting to Naruto's anger.

The Biju decided to speak, "Hey, Naruto. Calm down; don't lose your mind," he advised, but the Jinchūriki ignored him and continued looking at Orochimaru.

"Danzō told me about your skills, Naruto-kun. I am well aware of your excellent qualities as a tracker, and deceiving your nose was a simple task. Besides, I'm sure that you've already noticed that I can change my Chakra frequency. Kukuku, it wasn't difficult to deceive you," Orochimaru stated, licking his lips and smiling in excitement at the expression on his face.

That face worried Hiruzen, who decided to speak, "Please, Naruto-kun, calm down. Nothing good would happen if you get angry; you would only act impulsively. Don't lose control."

Naruto looked at him; he closed his eyes and breathed slowly. Then he them and looked at Orochimaru, now with a calmer expression, which made Hiruzen smile.

"Okay, but before you fight; I have one last question." The Sannin smiled and told him to ask, that he would gladly answer his doubts.

"Where did you get the materials for this barrier? This one is an Uzumaki prototype barrier. I know it very well."

Orochimaru smiled and answered, "Kukuku, so you know about it. You're right; it's an Uzumaki barrier. Where did I get it? Well, it's simple. In the past, I was lucky to run into with a good assistant who took care of providing these materials after I've exploited her potential. "

Naruto could understand that he was talking about an Uzumaki, which made him angry because he didn't like the idea of seeing one of his relatives with Orochimaru since he was sure that she wasn't doing it willingly.

"Where do you have her, bastard?" He asked, trying to contain his anger.

"Kukuku, what's the interest?" Orochimaru asked out of curiosity, but he stepped back when Naruto sharply hit the wall.

"Tell me!" he exclaimed in an erratic voice; it was as if another voice was uttering the same words.

Orochimaru was intrigued, especially because his eyes had turned completely yellow; he could not even notice his sclera.

Within Naruto, Kurama noticed that the seal on the wall was beginning to absorb his chakra without his consent. He quickly left that place before that 'thing' reappeared. But even so, his chakra went towards that room. It didn't matter where he went, his chakra just came out of his body and went where the seal was.

The mental landscape lost shape, and Kurama was now behind his cage, unable to get out. "Calm down!" Kurama yelled, seeing Naruto and Orochimaru staring at each other, the latter with a smile of interest when discovering this unusual facet.

"Tell me!" Naruto exclaimed while hitting the barrier, which wasn't causing him any harm. That surprised Sakon and Kidōmaru; they could clearly see him from their positions.

Orochimaru didn't flinch; he just smiled in satisfaction and interest, seeing Naruto losing control by each passing second, hitting the barrier with both hands as he demanded him to say where that Uzumaki girl was. The Uzumaki didn't demand it because he knew her, but just because he didn't like the idea, as the Jinchūriki had said it.

A female voice at the back of the barrier suddenly exclaimed. "Orochimaru-sama! Tell that damn crazy bastard what he wants already; he's about to break the barrier!"

The Sannin turned his head to look at that teenager with long red hair with a grimace on her face as she did her best so that the powerful punches didn't break the barrier. Then he looked at the other three and noticed that they had equal expressions. He looked back at Naruto to continue delighting with his fury.

After hearing that voice, Naruto had returned to normal as his head began working a mile a minute since that voice was so familiar that he couldn't help using a Shunshin.

When Naruto saw her, the Jinchūriki felt the same sensation as when he was near Karui and Karin, which surprised him. "It can't be possible. Does she is…?" he thought stunned.

The girl asked without patience. "Who the hell do you are, you fucking idiot?" She asked peering into Naruto's vaguely familiar but obscure eyes.

The Uzumaki shook his head, pulling that feeling aside with much effort. It wasn't the time; they could talk about it later because he had no doubts that she might be starting feeling something similar right now.

"Shut up and tell me what the hell you are doing with Orochimaru, sailor mouth," he responded with a straight face but mentally smiling.

"What the hell?! Who do you think you are to call me that?! Only one person can do it without dying in the attempt, and you're not him!" She angrily exclaimed, almost to the point of getting up, but she didn't do it because that would undo the barrier.

"Oh, is that right, Itty bitty little sailor mouth?" After that, he smiled slightly.

Tayuya growled again until she saw his whisker marks. "What?! Shithead!? It's you! What are you doing in Konoha?!" She asked, finally recognizing him. She never knew that Naruto was from Konoha. Moreover, she never knew his real name.

"Tell me what you are doing here!" Naruto exclaimed.

The redheaded girl growled. "No! You tell me!"

"No, you!" the former ANBU replied.

Tayuya growled and shouted the same, like Naruto, who had no desire in losing an equally amusing and completely out of place verbal spar against said opponents.

Jirobo quickly interceded, "Shut up you two! Tayuya, where did you meet this guy?"

She turned her head and cursed, "Shut up, fatso. Don't interrupt me when I'm arguing against this asshole."

Jirobo whined about the curses, but Tayuya just ignored him. Then she looked at Naruto, who was now examining her.

"*Whistle* Wow, Tayuya. There's no doubt that you have become a beautiful woman," he stated, which caused something unthinkable to those who knew Tayuya — a light blush. She shook her head in an attempt to rebuke him for 'changing the subject,' but the Jinchūriki spoke again.

"However, we'll leave this conversation here. I want to know what you are doing with Orochimaru, and therefore you will come with me after my old man kicks Orochimaru's bastard ass. And this time, I will make sure that you come with me."

"That's easy for you to say it, but you-!"

Naruto interrupted with a very serious voice which indicated that he was no longer playing. "I know! I know what you want to tell me, but you will do it when we're alone. Now it's not the time nor the place to do it. You have questions, and I also have them. That's why when we're alone we'll be able to talk about the issues that concern us both. But for now, you just stay here. After my old man kills Orochimaru, I will kill your teammates, and then you will come with me. Thus, nobody will bother you again," he stated with conviction, which made Tayuya see him with astonished eyes.

The redheaded whispered, "*Sigh* Okay, Shithead. We'll talk later, and I want you to explain to me the s-sensation that I-I suddenly started to feel when you appeared before me. S-Something tells me that you know i-it." She looked away due to shame; she didn't like this character that was resurging.

When Tayuya was a child, she also felt something for Naruto, but it was nothing compared to what she was feeling now that after recognizing him. It was something much more intense.

The Jinchūriki smiled and answered in the same way. "Don't worry, I'll explain it to you when we are alone," he stated with a warm smile, one that Tayuya had never seen before. Her memories of Naruto were those of a cold and unscrupulous person who could joke occasionally. But smiling in that way? She had never seen it, which surprised her in a nice way.

Tayuya nodded, watching Naruto moving until he stood at the corner of the barrier side that she had to raise. Once there, the Uzumaki man noticed that the Sannin was still looking at him.

"Kukuku. So, you know my dear Tayuya, uh? What a pleasant surprise; then you will have a friend with whom to spend time once you go to me for the power that I can give you," he spoke with a smile.

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Are you stupid? I already tried to kill you twice, what makes you think that I would go to seek for your power?" he asked with a look of annoyance.

Orochimaru laughed before replying, "It will be inevitable, Naruto-kun. Before you know it, you'll go after me for the power that I can give you. Believe me; it will be worth it."

Naruto rolled his eyes again. "Yeah. Well, whatever, as if that mattered. Hey, old man, give him a beating. I would help you, but I promised you that I wouldn't interfere. So, just kick his serpentine ass. "

Hiruzen smiled and answered, "I will do my best, Naruto-kun." After that, he stood into a battle stance though he felt sorrowful for knowing that this would be his last day alive. The Sandaime had thought a lot in the way of defeating Orochimaru, and he could only think of one method, one that would cost the lives of the both of them.

Orochimaru smiled. "Very well, let's begin," he spoke with a smile as he clasped his hands, and Hiruzen and Naruto understood what he was trying to do.

"Old man, stop him!" Naruto exclaimed, seeing Hiruzen doing hand seals as fast as he could, but it was already too late.

"Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei!" Orochimaru exclaimed the name of the technique, making the ground shine in purple color as coffins emerged from the roof.

"The first one!" Orochimaru exclaimed with a smile as the first coffin completely emerged.

"The second one!" He exclaimed as the second coffin emerged.

"And the third one!" He shouted one last time, summoning the last coffin that appeared right in front of the other two.

"Among all the possible options, he had to summon those three." The Sandaime looked at Naruto and thought again. "He hasn't noticed it yet; I must prevent the third coffin from being revealed." However, he couldn't help feeling worried when he saw that the first two coffins opened slowly, squeaking and releasing a white smoke.

Then the coffins' lid fell, and the smoke was completely freed, revealing two Konoha Shinobi and surprising those who could recognize them, and Naruto had changed his expression to one of hatred as he looked at one of them.

The Sannin smiled. "So what will you do now, Sarutobi-sensei? No… Oh, great Sandaime-sama," he asked with amusement as he saw the nervous expression on the Sandaime's face when seeing his old teacher and his brother; two legends of the Shinobi world, the First and the Second Hokage.

The pale man continued, "Now… The third coffin, open up!" He exclaimed and the third coffin squeaked as it opened very slowly.

"No, Orochimaru! You're making a great mistake! Stop!" Hiruzen begged, very concerned about the mental health of his 'son,' who was watching them.

The Sandaime knew that Naruto would go crazy if he saw that Orochimaru was using her, and this time, he doubted that anyone would be able to contain his fury.

The Sannin decided to ignore him and exclaimed with a sinister smile. "Kukuku, Kushina Uzumaki, get out and entertain us!"

Notes:

Cut! We've reached the end of the chapter.

Okay, I'll quickly explain things.

Well, at first, Naruto didn't intend to kill those people after he apologized to Lee, but since they made him waste time, he decided to do it because 'they asked for it.'

Regarding Naruto's apology, he did it because he now sees Lee as his rival. The Uzumaki didn't lie; he didn't say it so that Lee would forgive him; he said it because he meant it.

Oh, and Lee has returned to normal. Too forced? Well, I don't think so, Lee had a grudge, and it disappeared when Naruto apologized. But he won't be a 100% the same as before. He'll keep a few characteristics from his new personality, but he will have that cheerful attitude again.

Regarding Battleship Yamato, well I had said that I wouldn't include tanks and that stuff. But it was hard to avoid it; now I seriously doubt that I won't add those stuff. Things are changing, and I have to adapt the story to these changes, I can't help it.

Naruto is increasingly losing control; I will explain the reason for this in the not too distant future.

Oh, Naruto and Tayuya knew each other. She never knew his name, his codename only, but Tayuya didn't like calling him in that way, so she invented a nickname for him to her style.

I will do a flashback to explain how they two met (in the future, and it'll be long).

Until the next time.