Her Fox, Her Flower

by AreYouFrikkenSerious

When Naruko was running from a Mob one night, her way of thinking changed drastically. Strong!Naruko (Not OP) VeryDense!Naruko (At first). Rated M for (some) swearing and to be safe. NarukoIno. Review if you wish. other pairings added throughout the series.

4. Chapter 10 - Chapter 12

Reminder: I do not own Naruto, just this story.

Chapter 10

"Kaiten!" Neji shouted, turning rapidly. A dome of chakra appeared around him, deflecting most of the Hair Needles that Naruko and her clones were shooting at him. When both techniques stopped, there was only silence. Naruko was smirking while Neji was staring in disbelief at the needles that were sticking out from his skin.

"It seems your Kaiten is incomplete." She said, making Neji growl. He suddenly closed the distance between them.

"Hakke: Roku-ju-yon-sho!" he roared, striking Naruko 64 times, effectively closing her chakra points. The accumulated force of the technique threw Naruko into the wall of the arena. Coughing up blood, Naruko tried to get to her feet.

"Give up, dropout." Neji said. "I have closed your…"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP." Naruko interrupted him. Neji frowned because she was slowly rising to her feet.

In the stands

"The heck? She took the full force of that technique and is still standing?" Several people, mostly Hyuugas, said. The Hyuuga head, Hyuuga Hiashi, was sitting there mouth agape.

'Neji can use those two techniques?' he thought shocked.

Next to him sat his youngest daughter, Hyuuga Hanabi, who looked at him in confusion.

Back in the Arena

Neji suddenly jumped back when he felt a massive chakra buildup from the girl in front of him. Through his Byakugan, he was shocked to see the chakra pathways he had shut being forced open. His shock turned to fear as he literally saw her wounds heal in front of his eyes.

"I commend you for forcing me to resort to my trump-card." Naruko told him with a smirk. "But now it is over for you." She continued, drawing Himiko from it sheath, as well as a new sword that shocked everyone who had taken part in the most recent Shinobi War. The second sword that Naruko drew was the sword of one of the most feared Kunoichi to ever exist. Her prowess in Battle was feared by friend and foe alike. Her name was Kushina Uzumaki and the blade's name was Arashi no Ken (Storm sword), or simply Arashi. Even Ino, Anko and Yugao were surprised. They didn't know that Naruko had possession of the sword, nor that she was able to dual wield.

"As my respect to a fellow Leaf Shinobi, I will from now on fight you with all my might." Naruko told Neji. He went into a battle stance.

"For making me truly underestimate you, I shall do the same." He said calmly. The two stood near motionless as a leaf drifted down between them. The instant it touched the ground, Naruko burst forward whilst Neji once again performed the Kaiten. The resulting explosion shook the entire stadium. Once the dust had settled, one could see Naruko lying at the bottom of a crater with a heavily panting Neji standing at its edge. Suddenly a Naruko burst out of the ground underneath him, delivering a heavy uppercut to Neji's jaw. The Naruko in the crater popped in a burst of smoke.

"How…?" Neji began, then he noticed the dirty clothes and the torn nails on Naruko.

'She dug her way through the earth?" He thought in disbelief.

"You know, you really are strong. I'd rate you are strong enough to become a Chunin." Naruko told him. He and every person in the Audience stared at the kunoichi.

'Did she just say that?' was the collective thought.

"However, a lesson I learned early on in my life was that one cannot always get what one desires. Well in my case it's: I could NEVER get what I desired." Naruko muttered. "Tell me, do you feel free sticking to all that 'Fate' nonsense? Do you feel in control of your life?" Neji looked at her confused. Then the meaning hit him.

'I was so focused on my fate that I ignored other things in life, such as the feelings of other people…' Tenten sneezed. '…as well as my own family.' With that thought, he let darkness overtake him.

"Winner: Uzumaki Naruko." The referee announced, and then winced when most of the spectators began shouting in protest, with the occasional "She cheated!" shout amongst the racket. Oddly, none of them were members of the Hyuuga clan. The shouting stopped as several members of the Hyuuga clan, including the clan head, walked into the arena. Naruko stepped back nervously. She still remembered the prank she had pulled on the clan when she was younger. She was sweating buckets when the group stopped in front of her, then paled when she saw several of them smile. (A/N: What would you think when you were smiled at by people who almost always had an expression that said: 'I'll kill you'?) Taking another step back, Naruko lost her footing as she fell into the crater with a cute 'Kyu', much to the amusement of the audience. Hiashi smiled at the sight.

"Showing respect to your opponent during and after a Battle is an ability that few Shinobi have these days." He said as Naruko stood up, eyes wide. "You stood your ground proudly." He directed his next statements to the spectators. "And she didn't cheat in any way. If she had, then the Hyuuga Shinobi would have noticed it. She merely thought on the move and improvised against a person who had greater experience than her." This stunned both the civilians and Naruko, the latter fainting from being unable to process what Hiashi had said. Many of the shinobi couldn't fault what Hiashi had said, and grudgingly began showing some respect. Shortly later, there was a massive explosion from the main gate.

Minutes earlier

"Hurry up with the summoning." A shinobi from Otogakure whispered. Before him were several other Shinobi sitting around a large seal. A short time later there was a massive explosion of smoke as several monstrous Snakes appeared. Said snaked slammed into the walls around Konoha, smashing them.

Back at the arena

Chaos. That is what happened during the few seconds since the explosion. Hundreds of Oto and Kumo Shinobi seemingly appeared out of nowhere, expecting to have the element of surprise. They were in for a shock.

Flashback, Hokage Office

Baki and his team was kneeling in front of Hiruzen while Naruko and Ino were standing to the side.

"You are certain this is the truth?" Hiruzen asked Naruko.

"I felt no ill intent from them whilst they were reporting." Naruko told him. Hiruzen thought for a moment.

"ANBU." He called. Four masked figures appeared in the room. Spread the news to all of our Shinobi of High Chunin class and above. Tell them to subtly prepare for an invasion. Also mobilize what ANBU we have." He continued.

"I don't think I could state how glad I am for the alliance between the Sand and the Leaf." He told Baki. "And stand up, please. I have enough experience looking down due to all the paperwork…" he grumbled, making Naruko and Ino cover their mouths, trying not to laugh. The Suna nin stared at the two young kunoichi.

"I'd rather have my subordinates laughing at my jokes and misery than rule them by fear. It eases Tension between the various ranks." Hiruzen told the Suna shinobi.

"Speaking of Paperwork…" Temari smirked, handing the Hokage a scroll. "…the Kazekage has requested permission to attend the Chunin Finals." Naruko was rolling on the floor when she saw the look of Horror on the Hokage's face. Ino was laughing into her hand.

Muttering a wish to ban paperwork, the Hokage read through the scroll, then signed and stamped his seal on the document.

Flashback end

The Battle between Konoha and the invaders was going well for the defenders. They had successfully performed a counter-attack that shattered the enemy's assault formation. The Nara clan in particular played a huge role in the battle, capturing several of the invaders in their shadow binding techniques, enabling their team members to get close and finish off the invaders. Only if one area was Konoha having trouble, and that was at the arena. Here the Leaf shinobi were heavily outnumbered by the invaders and were figuratively fighting with their back to the wall. Above the Kage booth was a large opaque Barrier. Inside the barrier the Hokage and the Kazekage fought against Orochimaru and his Edo Tensei. Meanwhile, the battle had caused the seal on Gaara to become unstable, forcing Temari and Kankuro to carry him as far away as possible, followed closely by both Naruko and Ino. Sasuke meanwhile had for once swallowed his pride and was fighting alongside his teammates in defending a group of civilians. They were being assisted by the other Konoha rookies (Teams 8 and 10) as well as Sasuke's brother, Uchiha Itachi, and another Uchiha, Uchiha Shisui.

With Gaara

"Temari, Kankuro, get away from me. I cannot hold it back for much longer." Gaara said with a strained voice. Looking at him in horror, his siblings continued to move away from Konoha.

"Gaara, hold on for a little while longer. We are still too close to Konoha." Kankuro pleaded.

'…and to Shikamaru…' Temari thought. Suddenly both Kankuro and Temari were thrown away by Gaara when suddenly his arms turned onto a spiky sand appendage.

"Fuck." The siblings heard someone swear. "I am too late." They turned to see Naruko and Ino.

"Naruko, get away from there." They yelled as Gaara suddenly jumped right at them, grabbing Ino and smashing her against a tree. Slowly the grip tightened, even after Naruko cut of the limb. By this time Gaara was mostly covered in spiky sand (A/N: think about how he looked like just before he completely turned into Shukaku in the original series).

"CURSE YOU." He roared, as he began to grow in size.

Naruko was still trying to free Ino from the sandy grip, but then she heard the creature behind her say,

"Naruko. If you want to save her, you must defeat me. Please, hurry…" Gaara's voice was cut off and replaced by a maniac like laugh.

"Finally free after all these years. Behold the mighty Glory of Shukaku."

The creepy laugh was stopped as a powerful burst of wind enhanced flames crashed into the beast.

"Hmm, did a fly just try to bite the mighty biju, Shukaku?" Shukaku asked.

"Shut the fuck up, you oversized Tanuki. Naruko roared. Temari and Kankuro sweat dropped.

"Is she trying to kill herself?" they deadpanned in unison.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" Naruko roared, summoning Shirayuri. Naruko was surprised when she appeared actually covering herself with her tails.

"You summoned me, Naruko-sama?" she asked.

"Yeah. I did. I need help defeating that overgrown Tanuki there. I think it name was Shitkaku." Naruko said, Shirayuri smirk.

"What the fuck did you call me, Insect?" Shukaku roared.

"I believe she called you by a more suitable name, Shitkaku." Shirayuri said. A massive tick mark appeared on the Sand demons face.

"You and that Bitch dare to…" Shukaku began, but immediately found himself being attacked by a massive torrent of Kitune fire from both Kitsune.

"WHAT DID YOU CALL US, YOU OVERSIZED FREAK?" the two of them shrieked, gradually turning Shukaku into a mass of molten glass. Temari and Kankuro were sweat dropping. They still thought that Naruko was going overboard. Said girl meanwhile was so focused on her jutsu that she didn't feel the immense pain until she ended the torrent of blue fire. By now Shukaku looked half molten (A/N: Thing Shukaku after Naruto blew up a paper bomb in its ass, just 100 times larger). Suddenly Naruko collapsed on the floor.

"Naruko-sama." Shirayuri shouted in concern. The other three conscious members present (Temari, Kankuro and Shukaku) just sweat dropped at the weird event. Finally Kankuro flew back with a nose bleed when he noticed that Shirayuri wasn't using her tails to cover herself. Temari meanwhile was shocked that what she had thought to be a fluffy belt turned out to be a fluffy fox-tail. (A/N: immagine her surprise when another one grew…think to the anime when Naruko created his army of shadow clones after blowing up Shukaku's ass…) When the second tail had completely formed, Naruko calmed down. Suddenly Shukaku felt very afraid, letting his concentration waiver.

"YOU…WILL…NOT…TAKE…CONTROL…OF...MY…BODY…" a voice suddenly called out from within Shukaku. Slowly, but surely, the Sand creature was drawn shrieking on protest as though into a black hole. Temari was shocked.

'There is someone other than Tou-san who can make the Ichibi cower to the extent that Gaara could overpower it mentally?" she thought. Kankuro meanwhile was still happily passed out on the ground.

Eventually Shukaku was back in the seal and Naruko was busy replacing the seal with a more stable one. Gaara was too tired to notice. Temari and a now awake Kankuro were just happy to have their brother back, and Shirayuri was carrying an injured Ino to the Hospital.

Back in Konoha, on the Walls

"Ok, anyone care to explain to me what the fuck just happened there?" asked a surprised Oto-nin, pointing in the direction where moments earlier a massive Tanuki had been causing Havoc.

Timeskip, 1 hour later, Hospital

Naruko was kneeling next to the bed, holding Ino's hand in both of hers. She had been crying ever since she had arrived, so much so that the hospital placed a bowl under her head, which was half-full already, and some (the few that did actually care for Naruko) actually were scared that Naruko would become dehydrated.

"Ino. Please, don't leave me." Naruko pleaded. She didn't notice Jiraya enter the room, along with some…experienced…nurses (Just in case something happens…). He felt sorry for her and placed a hand on her shoulder without thinking. For the next half an hour the nurses who had entered earlier tended to the perverts slightly fractured skull (Hence, experienced). Jiraya decided it was better to stay away from Women…for now…

Few days later

A large crowd consisting of both Konoha and Suna people were standing before a memorial, dedicated to two of the most powerful Shinobi on the five element nations: Sarutobi Hiruzen, the third Hokage, and Sabaku no Rasa, the fourth Kazekage. Both of them had died during their fight against Orochimaru. Although they had died, they had managed to force Orochimaru to withdraw from the war, together with his 4 bodyguards. Rasa and Hiruzen managed to destroy Orochimaru's arms beyond repair before the edo-tensei that Orochimaru had summoned delivered fatal blows at the two kages. Sarutobi then sacrificed his life to free the controlled puppets from Orochimaru's control. Rasa survived long enough for the Barrier to fall and then tell the ANBU that appeared about their final battle before drawing his last breath. His final wish was for one of his children to continue his legacy.

Back at the memorial, Naruko stepped forward, much to the surprise of everyone present, including Ino, who was confined to a wheelchair. Everyone's surprise grew when she placed her forehead protector at the feet of the memorial.

"Ji-chan. I have failed in my duties as a Shinobi. I wasn't there when people needed me the most. I leave my symbol as a former shinobi in your care, knowing that you would understand." Even through the rain, people could see her tears flowing down her face.

"You were always the one to look out for me when I was at my lowest. You were always there when I needed a shoulder to cry on." Her sobbing was becoming louder. Many people were beginning to be affected by her feelings.

"And now I find that I will forever be unable to repay all the kindness you have given me." With this, Naruko began crying outright. Once she had calmed down sufficiently, Naruko stood up and turned to the crowd.

"When I was little, he told me about his dream when he was younger, a dream that was passed on to him from his teachers: To create a world where people would never have to kill others and where children can grow up leading happy lives. He told me that people who have shared similar experiences find it easiest to get along with each other." She paused, letting her words sink in.

"Both the Leaf and the Sand have lost someone close to the heart of the people. Until now, there has always been some tension between our villages. Yet look at each other now, standing intermingled amongst each other, not in separated groups." Her words caused a murmur to arise as Shinobi and Civilian alike realized the truth in her words.

"Let me ask you this." The crowd became quiet. "Do you wish to continue his dream as well as the Will of Fire and the Will of Wind?" Naruko asked, mentioning the prominent beliefs of the two prominent Villages present. Soon several voices began chanting in agreement, more joining them. Soon, most of the members of the group were chanting in agreement to her words, until a Suna Jonin stepped forward. Naruko recognized him as the Jonin Sensei of the Sand Siblings, Baki.

"Uzumaki Naruko, I believe that whilst you spoke the truth about not being able to return the Hokage's kindness, there is something you have done that would have made him proud; you have protected this village and its population from a threat far greater than any army from Otogakure." Everyone knew about Naruko's fight against the Ichibi by now.

"Added to that, if you end your carrier as a Shinobi, you would only be bringing dishonor to the Village: I have never heard of a leaf Shinobi retiring from military service." Many in the crowd nodded in agreement. Baki then turned to the crowd.

"Uzumaki Naruko has light the fire that will burn brightly in the darkest of times inside many leaf and sand shinobi for years to come. If there is anyone who could become the rope that binds us together, then it is her." He called out. Many answered in agreement as the rain subsided and the day brightened noticeably. Still crying, Naruko picked up her forehead protector, but didn't tie it to her forehead…yet. She first just stood there, looking at the picture of her surrogate grandfather.

After tying it to her forehead, she returned to her position amongst the crowd, taking her place beside Ino, who took her hand in her own.

A day after the funeral

Naruko standing in the door to the Hokage's Office, remembering the times she had interacted with the old man. For the last hour helping several shinobi clear his personal effects out of the Office and bringing them to the Sarutobi Clan estate. Amongst the various items was a picture that Naruko knew very well; she had a copy of it in her apartment. It showed her standing before Hiruzen with a large smile wearing the Hokage hat and mantle, with a grinning Hiruzen standing behind her.

Next day, the Castle

"You WHAT?" The clones outside at the training field winced at the loud voice that their bosses' used just now.

Jiraya was busy recovering from the loud shout.

Flashback

Naruko and Anko were having a taijutsu spar with each other under Yugao's supervision when Jiraya arrived. Fortunately for him, Naruko and Ino were fully clothed this time.

"Jo, Ero-Sennin." Naruko called over, making Anko laugh and Yugao giggle, while Ino looked confused.

"Naruko, how many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" Jiraya huffed. Yugao giggled again.

"My apologies, Jiraya-sama. We tried to break her habit of making weird nicknames." She said.

Ino piped in. "Jiraya? As in Jiraya the Sannin?" she asked, making Jiraya's face light up in happiness, until "The author of those pointless smut novels that Kakashi sensei reads all the time?" this cracked the dam.

"Young lady, you clearly have no idea just what master-pieces those are." He shouted at Ino.

"I must say though, those boring books were very informative…" Naruko thought aloud, getting mixed reactions from Ino and Jiraya.

"How so?" they asked. Anko paled at that.

"Well, they were so boring that I fell asleep several times whilst reading them, but Anko-kaa-chan told me they would pretty much cover all the Academy lessons I wasn't allowed to participate in during my academy years." (A/N: word of advice: NEVER tell a Book-writing fanatic that his/her books are boring…unless you are an Naruko)

"Why you little…" Jiraya began giving Naruko an earful about just how great those novels are. When Naruko admitted that there were a few parts she enjoyed, she crushed Jiraya's hopes when she told him that the part she enjoyed were the parts that didn't have males in it. Grumbling, Jiraya asked if they could speak inside. The girls nodded, before Naruko made a few shadow clones (well a few by her standards)

"Well, I would like to ask you if you want to join me on my upcoming mission." He asked Naruko.

"What mission?" Naruko asked.

"To find the third Sannin, Senju Tsunade." Jiraya answered.

3…2…1… "WHAT?" Naruko and Ino shouted.

Flashback end

Timeskip, midday

"Make sure you come back safely, Naru-koi." Ino whispered, hugging Naruko tightly. Whilst she had been discharged from the Hospital, the Doctors told her to refrain from Shinobi work for some time until she made a full recovery. Naruko looked her in the eyes.

"I will do my best, Ino-koi." She said, giving Ino a gentle kiss, much to the embarrassment of several young shinobi (read: rookie 11 and team 9) nearby. Tenten, Kino, Neji and Sakura were steaming, Sasuke and Kiba were sent flying with massive nose bleeds, Shikamaru and Choji merely seemed unimpressed. Shino showed no emotion as he always did and Shiro just averted his eyes. Hinata did what she was famous for (Blush and faint) whilst Lee was cheering them on, spewing the usual stuff about youth and such. Ending the kiss, Naruko looked her lover in the eyes.

"I will be back." She whispered. By now the steaming Genin had themselves pulled a Hinata and were lying red-faced on the floor.

"What's wrong with them?" she asked, making the Jonin and Ino face palm.

(A/N: due to various differences to the original storyline, the Akatsuki incident at the Hotel didn't happen. Other than that, the storyline is basically the same as in the anime, apart from Naruko throwing Jiraya when he got to close, i.e. learning the Rasengan (one handed though), the bet with Tsunade… at least until the battle)

Timeskip, Battle between the three Sannin

"""Kuchiyose no Jutsu.""" Three people shouted, summoning a huge purple snake, a humongous slug and a massive red toad respectively.

"Hey, no fair." shouted Naruko, who moments earlier defeated Kabuto by covering him in Hair-Needles and then slamming a complete Rasengan into his chest. Biting her thumb, she quickly went through the hand-signs and shouted, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu.", remembering the one discussion she had with Shirayuri a week into the journey.

Flashback

Shirayuri was sitting cross-legged in front of Naruko.

"Naruko-sama, would you like to see my other form?" she asked. Naruko looked at her whilst trying to pop the rubber ball Jiraya had given her (A/N: Second stage of learning to master the rasengan).

"You have another form?" she asked wide eyed. In answer Shirayuri's shape began changing, growing in size as Naruko's eyes grew with it.

Flashback end

When the smoke disappeared, the the previous three summons noticeably shrank back from the huge white 8-tailed Fox. The three summoners plus Shizune were equally shocked.

"Gaki, do you have any idea whom you have summoned?" the snake said.

"Yep, a strong being whom I'd consider a friend." Naruko answered with her usual smile, making the snake and toad pace plant. The slug meanwhile…

"Greetings, Shirayuri-san." The slug, said.

"Oh, Katsuya-chan, long time no see. Same to you, Gamabunta-chan. Manda-chan, I see you still have that ass of a summoner." Shirayuri said.

"You mean 'Long time no beating you up, Gamabunta-chan', don't you?" Gamabunta said.

"That too…" Shirayuri smirked, making Gamabunta leap over the other two and land on the opposite side.

"Gamabunta, what…" Jiraya began, but was interrupted by Gamabunta who told him not to ask. Manda spoke up.

"She wiped the floor with him without breaking a sweat…and nearly turned me into a wallet." He said.

"Shirayuri, that Hebi-teme is the target. If his snake gets in the way, you can turn him into a purse for all I care." Naruko said, making Manda retreat a bit.

"Fuck this. Oi, Orochimaru. After this I am voiding my personal contract with you. I didn't sign up for this Bullshit." Manda said.

"Jiraya, Katsuya-chan, Tsunade-hime, let's get the hell out of here. I am not sticking around and risk getting caught in this fight." Gamabunta said preparing to jump. Moments after the slug got clear, the snake and the fox began their clash.

Manda was immediately put on the defensive by the vicious onslaught from Shirayuri. Soon both sides escalated to using JMD's (Jutsu of Mass Destruction). Meanwhile with the others…

"Is she always this destructive?" Tsunade asked, sweat dropping at the destruction the Fox was causing.

"Nah. This is her letting of some steam." Gamabunta and Katsuya deadpanned. To say Jiraya and Tsunade were shocked would be an understatement. Getting over the shock, they turned their attention back to the fight, where Naruko and Shirayuri managed to make Manda and Orochimaru withdraw.

Timeskip, 1 weeks later

Upon their return to Konoha, Naruko was surprised by what greeted her: For once people were actually glad to see her (She later learned that her speech at the funeral made many people see her in a new light). Someone in the crowd even called for her to receive a field promotion. Unfortunately, only the minority was glad she was back. Those that weren't kept their mouths shut because the target of their ire was in the presence of one Tsunade.

Next day, after the Inauguration

"Naru-koi. Welcome back." Shouted a happy Ino who flung herself into Naruko's arms. Naruko hadn't gone home the previous night for various reasons, one of which being Tsunade getting drunk and sending Naruko into the floor by knuckle express for no apparent reason (actually Naruko called her Granny, or Baa-chan) and spent the night at ANBU HQ, giving a report and being given instructions in dual-wielding swords.

"Ino-koi." She cried happily, wrapping her arms around the blond girl. Before they could go any further, much to Ino's displeasure, Yugao called out to Naruko, telling her that Tsunade wants to see her. Sighing, Naruko gave Ino a short kiss before seeing what Tsunade wanted from her.

5 minutes later

"Uzumaki Naruko. We have received a B-rank request that specifically mentions your name." Tsunade told the fire-ette. She was standing in front of a large table with several people sitting around it.

"Ok, but don't I need to be at least a Chunin before I can go on B-rank missions and above?" Naruko asked. This made several people around the table murmur.

Tsunade looked surprised. "You mean you haven't been promoted yet? I remember giving the order."

Several members of the civilian side of the council turned pale when one of the elders spoke up.

"We felt her undeserving of the rank, and therefore revoked the promotion." Homura said. Next to him, Utatane nodded. Both froze as Tsunade unleashed a huge amount of KI at them.

"And who gave the civilian council the right to intrude in Shinobi business?" she growled, anger barely kept in check. Another person stepped in.

"What he means is that it would be better if Uzumaki-san were to be placed under my control." The man said. The right side of his face were bandaged up and his right arm as in a sling.

"Go fuck yourself, Danzo." Tsunade growled at him. "And if the Civilian Council continues to interfere in shinobi business, then I shall allow the opposite to happen." Tsunade said, causing an uproar from the civilians. Ironically it was a civilian who spoke up next.

"When we joined the council, we all agreed not to interfere with the business of the other side," she said, speaking for them all, reminding them of the contract. "Also I for one haven't heard about Uzumaki-san's promotion until this meeting, meaning that one of the elders…" she glared at the three people who caused this mess "…has intercepted the message. For claiming to work for the good of the village, you have fallen far." She finished. Then she turned to Tsunade.

"Hokage-sama. May I inquire about the reasons behind Uzumaki-san's promotion?" she asked.

Tsunade gave a list of reasons. By now Naruko was getting impatient. Fortunately before she could explode, Tsunade spoke up.

"Uzumaki Naruko. Due to your recent actions, you are hereby granted a field promotion to Chunin rank." Naruko felt her heart rise in her chest.

"I gladly accept the responsibility, Hokage-sama." She said. Tsunade nodded.

"Good. This meeting is dismissed until further notice. Uzumaki-san, meet me at the mission table in half an hour fully prepared for immediate deployment." She said. Naruko nodded and left, racing to the Castle.

Shortly afterwards, the Castle

Naruko was quickly going through her gear, making sure she had everything she would need. Putting on the flak-jacket she picked up on the way out of the council chambers, she filled the pockets with various scrolls and things. She strapped on both of her swords, Arashi and Himiko, across her back. Making sure she had everything, she left.

2 minutes before the deadline

"Chunin Uzumaki, reporting in, Tsunade-oba-chan." Naruko announced as she entered the missions room. Tsunade felt a vein bulge on her forehead. Next to her, Iruka sighed. The other people in the room prepared for an upcoming storm. Naruko then recognized said people. There were four of them.

"Suzume-chan, Kuroka-chan, Umi-chan, Ino-koi. Are you going on a mission?" Naruko asked, giving Ino a hug.

"Naruko, they are going with you." Tsunade deadpanned. Naruko looked at her in surprise.

"Ok. Wo is going to be the Jonin leader?" she asked. The four girls and Iruka face palmed.

"Naruko, there will be no Jonin on YOUR team." Tsunade put some emphasis on the second last word. Naruko was speechless. Ino and the others meanwhile were giggling happily.

'This is going to be a long mission.' Naruko thought.

2 weeks later, Hokage office

Tsunade starred at the 5 worn out girls standing before her.

"The mission was a trap, Ba-chan. We arrived only to discover the Daimyo never sent out the request. On the way back we were ambushed by two people wearing black cloaks with red clouds on them." Naruko reported, then put her hand on her side.

"One of them claimed to be a former member of the 7 swordsmen, like Zabuza-san. His sword tore into my side and started draining my chakra." She winced at the memories. "The other one was a high level seal-master without a forehead protector. He used a seal that prevented me from summoning Shirayuri. He also placed another seal on me that fucked up my chakra control. I was lucky I knew how to remove the damn seal in time before that shark bastard started chopping up my team to bits." She growled, both of her tails bristling.

"How did you manage to escape?" Tsunade asked.

"With a lot of pain." Umi muttered. "The seal bastard formed a barrier around us all, preventing our escape."

"Taicho ordered us three to take care of the one who controlled the barrier whilst she and Ino-chan took on the shark-guy." Kuroka said.

"It took us a while to finally kill the fucker. Damn, I still remember the strength of his kicks." Suzume continued. "When we arrived to help the Taicho and Ino-chan, we found the Taicho bleeding heavily on the floor whilst Ino-chan was protecting her. Immidiately we attacked, thereby saving both Ino and the Taicho."

Ino nodded. "When they attacked, I grabbed Naru-koi…Taicho and threw a smoke bomb to cover my escape. The others followed suit. When Naruko awoke, he put us all in a sealing matrix that scanned us for any foreign seals."

"Brrr. I am glad that Jiraya of the Sannin wasn't there." Suzume shuddered, making Tsunade look at her questioningly. Naruko spoke up.

"They had several pain and immobilization seals spread across their bodies. The man was a pervert. Most of the seals were focused around the breasts and their…" Naruko indicated the area with her hands. "They also had several locator seals hidden in their hair. Whoever the guy was, he specialized in small scale sealing abilities. Good thing the detection matrix I used checks down to the cellular level. I am glad to have learnt that Diagnostic seal." Kuroka snorted at that.

"If only you knew a matrix that didn't require you to have skin-to-skin contact…you could have at least warned us about the procedure. How are you even still alive by the way?" she asked.

"Well I have a very strong healing factor…" Naruko began, but was interrupted by all three heavily blushing girls.

"Not that. How can you touch a woman in all those places without even a hint of a blush?" they shouted. Ino giggled while Iruka was holding back a nose-bleed and Tsunade was holding the bridge of her nose.

"You should know by now how dense she is to certain things." Ino said.

"Easy for you to say, you weren't the one she stripped naked on the road just short of the border. She was lucky we didn't encounter anyone." Umi hissed.

"Would you rather have had your tits blowing up once we crossed the border? Those pain seals were similar in construction as those found on explosive tags." Naruko said in monotone. Umi stared at her.

"Point taken." Umi muttered.

Tsunade turned to Naruko.

"How string do you think the swordsman was?" she asked.

"I had the feeling he was holding back quite a bit, as if he only wanted to incapacitate me. Also, he was toying with us." She said. "If any of us are to face them as we are now, we'd stand no chance. If I were to estimate his full power, I'd say…" Naruko thought a bit. "…I'd say he was about as powerful as Orochimaru." She finished. Tsunade groaned.

"Well done everyone. Dismissed. Naruko, please stay. Everyone else, I'd like to speak to her in private please." She said.

For the next 15 minutes she explained to Naruko about the group of S-class criminal organization known as Akatsuki.

"We don't know why they are after you, or what their goal is." She finished and laid a hand on Naruko's shoulder. "If I were you I'd go with Jiraya and train to become strong enough to…" she was interrupted by Shizune who burst through the door.

"Tsunade-sama. Emergency. Uchiha Sasuke has been kidnapped." She shouted.

(A/N: The Sasuke retrieval events happen pretty much like in the anime, except for the fight between Naruko and Sasuke)

Chapter 11

Afternoon, Valley of the end

"Sasuke." Naruko shouted. Said boy stopped in his tracks. He was standing on the head of one of the two large statues, specifically the one of Uchiha Madara.

"Dobe." He said, seeing Naruko standing on the head of the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

"Come back to the Village, Sasuke." She called out. Sasuke snorted.

"And do what? I have no reason to stay there." He shouted.

"Yes you do. You know that Sakura loves you, right? Isn't she reason…" she was interrupted.

"Love? You wouldn't know it if it hits you in the face. The person I loved didn't reciprocate the feelings because she loved someone else. Therefore I am leaving the Village to become strong enough for her to notice me."

"What the Fuck are you talking about?" Naruko asked.

"I am saying that if you want me to return, you will have to defeat me. I am much stronger than you are now." He laughed. Suddenly he sent a powerful fire jutsu her way, showing her he was serious.

With Kakashi, 10 km away from the Valley

Kakashi was running as fast as he could following behind his summon, Pakkun, when he felt the first signs of a massive battle happening ahead of him.

"Please let me make it in time…' he thought.

Back at the battle

Naruko and Sasuke were trading punch for punch, kick for kick, jutsu for jutsu, with Sasuke gradually gaining the upper hand in his 2nd released state. Eventually he landed a Chidori in Naruko's chest and slammed her into the ground with enough force to knock the breath out of her. Using his Sharingan, Sasuke put her under a very powerful Genjutsu. Then he smirked. And grabbed Naruko's clothes.

"The…" he began saying, tearing her vest open. "…one…" next he tore her shirt open. "…I…" he tore open her mesh shirt. "…is…" he tore away the bandages around her breasts. "…YOU!" with that last word, he tore her skirt.

"I see you have come prepared to serve me." He laughed evilly, unbuckling his shorts.

A/N: I will not write the Lemon content due to Rape and Brutality. !DON'T ASK ME TO WRITE IT!

Sasuke grinned as he pulled up his pants. He looked down at his handywork and began laughing crazily as he walked off, hiding the fatigue he felt from the battle.

2 minutes later

Kakashi finally arrived at the Valley of the end only to see if utterly destroyed. Looking around, he noticed a small figure with long hair lying on a rock just short of the waterfall. Jumping down, he was horrified at what he saw. He recognized the figure as Naruko. Her clothes were in shreds all over the place, but that was of little concern on comparison to the state SHE was in. She was staring into nothingness, her eyes void of all light. Further down he saw her chest was covered in lacerations, fortunately only flesh wounds. The worst started at her nipples and headed in a straight line directly away from the nipple down the breasts. There were 3 such cuts (Kakashi recognized then to have been made with a Kunai) on each breast. Her stomach had the Kanji letters for 'Breeding Mare' cut into her. Worst of all, though, was that Kakashi found seminal fluids dripping out of her lower lips.

'She has been raped…again.' Kakashi thought horrified. All this took him a second to take in. He then saw her skin was beginning to turn blue from exposure to the elements. Moving her to the driest place he could find, he sent Pakkun to get help while he applied what first aid he could. Unfortunately he barely had enough bandages to wrap up her breasts, leaving her still mostly exposed. Fortunately he didn't have to wait long for help to arrive and was surprised when it was Tsunade herself. She immediately began tending to her wounds while Kakashi walked around the tree to be within hearing range but out of sight. Fortunately, Tsunade managed to heal the wounds on her stomach without leaving a scar. The ones on her breasts though would unfortunately be scarred like the rest of her body. Next, she focused all her knowledge onto the wound on her shoulder. A few minutes later, she had that done, and then set about applying a contraceptive seal that would last for 2 months. Lastly the made the Tiger sign and touched Naruko's head…Only to have to knock her unconscious as she went berserk in shock. Swearling silently under her breath, she wrapped the girl up in a blanket, called for Kakashi and left to return to Konoha.

Next morning, Konoha Council Chamber

"You prevented her from bearing the child on an Uchiha?" one of the Civilian councilors shouted in outrage. They had just heard Tsunade say that she had placed a contraceptive seal on Naruko. Surprisingly, it was Fugaku Uchiha who spoke up.

"Are you even listening to yourself, woman?" he shouted so loud that her hair was flapping behind her head. Fugaku relentlessly continued. "How would you like it if someone were to rape you and possibly leave you with a bastard child? And don't you dare call her a breeding cow." He sat down again without being told to. Sensing something wrong, Tsunade signaled for an ANBU to approach her and whispered instructions in his ear. Moments later, he disappeared.

"Naruko currently is in a mental ward due to the event. From what we could gather from mind delves, Uchiha Sasuke put her under a paralysis genjutsu that enhanced her senses to the maximum, yet also seemed to interfere with her natural healing abilities. Then she was forced to endure him raping her and cutting her up." Tsunade said. A loud, menacing growl came from one end of the table where Inuzuka Tsumi sat. She, besides Tsunade, was the only female representative on the Shinobi council. Before she could explode however, several ANBU appeared in the room.

"Shimura Danzo. You are under arrest for theft and illegal possession of the Sharingan." The ANBU from earlier said. Everyone was shocked at this. Moments later the bandages over his right eye was removed and his eye-lids forced apart, revealing his stolen Sharingan. The Nara head had to use his shadow possession technique to hold Fugaku down, but judging by the amount of curses he was spewing, he wanted to rip Danzo to shreds. Suddenly one of the ANBU said,

"Lop of the arm as well. It's not his." He said. By now every Shinobi was releasing his/her KI at the elder. Having secured and de-limbed Danzo, the ANBU left the room with him.

Send the Limb to the Autopsy Department." Tsunade called out. "If I think it is what I think it is, is may prove beneficial to everyone." Turning back to the rest of the council, she started again.

"Now back to the matter at hand about Sasuke raping…"

"He raped someone?" the woman councilor from before shouted, making a complete 180. Everyone looked at Fugaku in confusion.

"You have been put under a powerful Genjutsu that enables the caster to control even the very thoughts of several individuals. The downside however is that the caster must be in close proximity to the targets at all times and the targets must have a weak constitution. It is not common, but it is not rare either. Fortunately it is nowhere near as powerful as the genjutsu used by Shisui." He explained, anger seeping into his voice. "As for Sasuke, I will disown him and strike his name of the register." He all but snarled.

"Firstly we need to get Uzumaki-san out of her state of mind. Inoichi, might I suggest sending your daughter to visit her? I am sure her presence would do well, for both of them." Tsunade told the Yamanaka head.

"I would like to point something out though." Tsunade continued. "What do you think will happen when the Kitsunes find out about her? I mean she signed the Kitsune contract…" almost everyone shuddered. They knew that the Kitsune tribe was unforgiving to events such as this. Suddenly Fugaku spoke up.

"Hokage-sama. How exactly did you remove the Genjutsu placed on the girl by Sasuke?"

Same time, Mental ward

"Naru-koi!" Ino cried, hugging the rag-doll-like figure in the chair, tears pouring out of her eyes. She had been here with Kōsa for about 3 minutes now, the latter completely motionless as she tried to keep her anger under control. If the tribe found out about this, they will tear up the entire Five Element Nations until the bastard is dead.

Back with the Council

"You tried to dispel the genjutsu by normal means?" Fugaku asked. Tsunade nodded.

"I kind of figured out afterwards that the genjutsu itself is booby trapped, set to send the victim go berserk." She said. Fugaku thought for a moment, then stood up.

"Forgive me, but I need to speak with a member of my Clan who can help her. However, she is a bit of a wild card. She may or may not help, depending on what kind of mood she is in." He said and left the room.

"This Council is dismissed until it is determined whether or not Naruko will ever be released from the Genjutsu." Tsunade said. Once she was alone in the room, she slammed her fist into the table, shattering it completely.

1 hour later, Hospital Ward

Naruko was sleeping soundly on the Hospital bed after being successfully released from the Genjutsu. Needless to say she went out faster than a light. Ino was sitting/sleeping next to her and the rest of the recently dubbed Konoha 10 as well as Fugaku, Shizune, Jiraya and Tsunade were in the room as well. Even Shiro found it nigh impossible to hold anything against the girl now. He knew he had bullied and teased her, but now he wondered if he could have become such an ass like Sasuke if he continued walking along his path. Shikamaru for once was actually fully awake. Choji and Neji were both still recovering, but were both present in wheelchairs. Both of them looked deeply troubled. Tenten was busy throwing up in the nearest toilet. The normally positive and joyful Lee had a dark cloud over him. The two Inuzuka siblings were growling promises of revenge. Shino actually for once was clearly showing anger. Hinata surprised everyone by spewing out curses that would have made Anko proud. Unfortunately she was busy hunting down Sasuke for what he did to her daughter. Sakura fainted upon hearing and seeing the acts of violence that Sasuke had done onto Naruko (Inoichi probed Kakashi's mind to see the full damage). None was as affected as Ino though. She nearly broke down upon hearing the news. Tsunade had asked Kōsa to hold off on telling her tribe for at most two days to see if there is any improvement in Naruko. All of them were waiting for Ino to finish her Jutsu.

Inside Naruko's Mind

Ino was floating through the space that was Naruko's mind, searching for her consciousness. She had been at it for what felt like hours now but was in reality only a few minutes.

"Naru-koi." She shouted, her voice echoing from the Void. Suddenly she saw a distant light and headed towards it.

With Naruko

Naruko had sealed herself in a sphere of her happy memories, completely shutting herself of from the world.

"Naru-koi." She thought she heard someone call. She brushed it aside, thinking it was something coming to torment her.

"Naru-koi." She definitely heard it this time. Suddenly Ino appeared inside the sphere, jumping right into her arms.

"Please, Naru-koi. Come back to me." She sobbed. "The Genjutsu has been lifted from you, so please, come back to me."

Real world, 2 minutes later

Ino began stirring. Tsunade moved forward quickly and ran a diagnostic jutsu on her, finding her dangerously low on chakra. Moments later, Naruko made her first movement of her own in over 24 hours, a clear change in her breathing rhythm. Slowly, she opened her eyes.

"Ino-koi?" she asked weakly. Immediately the mood improved at those words. Ino rolled onto her, as if to make sure that she won't leave her again. Bringing their lips lightly together, everyone was surprised to see Fugaku faint with a huge blush on his face and no nose bleed.

'Must run in the Family.' was the collective thought.

"Ino-koi, where is my Ramen?" Naruko forced out hoarsely. For a moment everyone just stared at her, except Tenten, who was still busy emptying her stomach contents, and Fugaku, who was still passed out on the floor. Then all of them burst out laughing, except for the aforementioned two and Ino, who had tears in her eyes.

"Welcome back, Naru-koi." She said.

"Tsunade-sama, do you think there is a possibility that the Hospital staff could change their food into something like…" Shizune began asking jokingly when Ino interrupted.

"Most definitely not. In case you haven't noticed, there are still people out there who wish to see her dead." Ino pointed out. The reality of it hit them like one of Guy's kicks.

"Sasuke?" Naruko asked.

"Disappeared. Anko is tracking him." Ino told her.

"She won't find him." Naruko managed, then indicated for something to drink, too weak to sit up, let alone hold the cup, Ino decided to help her. Taking a mouthful of water, she leaned over and kissed Naruko, letting the water slowly pass from her mouth into Naruko's. Sakura began glowing in a shade of pink rivaling her hair, illuminating the people standing or sitting next to her. Once Naruko had her drink (?) she sighed a bit, feeling miles better.

"I may have been under a Genjutsu, but I could still sense what was going on around me. Orochimaru himself appeared and took Sasuke with him." This shocked everyone. Quickly Ino summoned Kōsa, telling her of Naruko's improvement.

Timeskip, 1 week later

For the last week, Naruko has been steadily improving. After 3 days she was able to walk again. 2 days later, she was back to training. Now, on day 7, she was back to her old self. To her surprise, the entire Uchiha Clan council had sent apology letters for the damage done by one of them. However, nothing could undo the damage already done to her. Lee had tried giving her a hug when she was discharged from hospital, only for him to be violently kicked him between the legs. Shortly afterwards the word got out that her Androphobia had reached a new level of intensity.

In their room in the Castle, Naruko and Ino were enjoying each others' company (read: cuddling) and were talking about what they would do in the future. Naruko told Ino she intended to go on a training trip with Jiraya, so she could become strong enough to defend both herself and Ino from Akatsuki as well as one day make sure that Sasuke pays for what he has done. She also asked Ino if she would like to come with her. Ino looked her deep in the eyes.

"Where else would I want to be?" she asked Naruko, who smiled and embraced her.

"May I see them?" Ino asked, gently groping Naruko's breast. Naruko nodded, allowing Ino to open up her Kimono shirt. Inhaling sharply, Ino stroked the scars lightly.

Lime scene. Skip if you wish

"Do they hurt?" Ino asked.

"A bit." Naruko answered, catching the playful tone in her voice. "Would you like to make them feel better?" she asked. Ino responded by leaning forward and gently kissing the scars, one at a time, sending shivers through Naruko from the sensitive scars. Seeing the reaction, Ino moved one of her hands to Naruko's and guided it down her own shirt to her breasts.

"Eeeep." Ino squeaked when Naruko suddenly shifter her position. Now, if anyone were to walk into the room, it would appear as though Naruko was breast-feeding Ino, an appearance that Ino was all too happy to turn into reality. Naruko sharply inhaled as Ino began suckling her nipples. Placing her hand underneath Ino's chin, Naruko waited for her to stop sucking. Once Ino had stopped, Naruko lifted her head and gave her a kiss, beginning a long and hot make-out session.

Lime scene over

Timeskip, 4 days later, Konoha main gate

"Look after yourselves." Tsunade was giving the two girls a hug as she said that. Behind her stood the rest of the Konoha 10, all with tears in their eyes (well Lee was tearing so much is could be classified a waterfall). While the girls gave each other a hug, Naruko managed to suppress her androphobia long enough to give each of the guys a handshake.

"You'd better take care of my cousin...and don't try anything stupid." Tsunade told Jiraya, who was standing next to her, his shaggy hair hiding the fact that both of them were holding hands. If anyone looked at them, they'd think the two were just standing there like old friends.

"I wouldn't dream of it. She is more likely to sterilize me than to allow me to touch her…" he said, remembering the first time they had met. Tsunade smirked at that.

"Forehead, when I come back, I am sure to be a better kunoichi than you." Ino told her rival, who grew a tick-mark.

"In your dreams, Ino-butta. I am going to train with Tsunade-sama. There is no better teacher alive." Sakura's answer brought a smile to Tsunade's face.

"I wouldn't know, Sakura-san. We may be training with a pervert, but he is also my godfather." Naruko said, surprising everyone.

"How…" Jiraya began, but was interrupted by Naruko, who held up a book that Jiraya immediately recognized.

"I read your first ever book, Ero-sennin. I must say, I am surprised it isn't a best-seller. It is very good." Naruko said with a smile. Tsunade smiled at her.

"And besides, who said Ino was the only one joining me?" Naruko asked, making everyone besides Jiraya and Ino turn wide-eyed.

"Sorry we are late…" a voice said behind them, making them jump. Umi, Suzumi, Kuroka, Meigetsu, Guren and Asatsuyu were standing there, all wearing travelling clothes. Jiraya, upon seeing them, immediately face-palmed.

"What kind of outfit is that?" he yelled. "Girls should wear clothes like Naruko here…" he 'accidentally' grabbed her breasts.

"Wow, she actually managed to leave a mark on the gate." Tsunade whistled. Sure enough, Naruko had kicked Jiraya so hard that his impact knocked of a large circle of paint.

"Ero-sennin. I respect that you like my taste of fashion, but that doesn't mean you have the right to force in on others. My fashion is, as you writers call it, protected by copyrights." She shouted, making everyone laugh. True enough; the guys could see what Jiraya meant though. Naruko was wearing a yellow Kimono top which was half open, revealing her bandaged up breasts, as well as a red skirt reaching down to her knees, as well as mat grey stockings and Black heeled sandals. Her Hair had been braided into 9 braids now, each with a kunai at its tip. Ino meanwhile was wearing a tight fitting black body suit that exposed her mildly impressive bust (much to a certain pink banshee's ire) with an open purple vest and a short purple skirt skirt. Like Naruko, she wore grey stockings and black heeled sandals. Her hair was tied into its usual ponytail. The other six though were wearing clothes that seemed to be a cross between Tenten's clothes and the standard ANBU uniform (minus the flak-vest and in different colors).

"Ready to go, girls?" Naruko asked.

"We are ready, but I am not sure about midget over there." Guren said, pointing at Jiraya, who immediately woke up and protested.

"Does the saying 'the more perverted the man, the smaller he is' exist?" Suzume asked, making every female giggle and every male turn red.

"L…let's get going, or we will never get anywhere…" grumbled a crimson red Jiraya. This was going to be a long, long 3 year trip for him.

Chapter 12

3 years later

A group of nine figures made its way towards Konoha. When they entered the gate, the two gate guards looked happy to see them.

"Welcome back, you guys. It's been far too quiet without you." They joked. Truthfully, for a month after Naruko had left everyone enjoyed the quiet, but the joy soon turned to boredom. Naruko's pranks had brought them an unexpected amount of fun in its own way: the joy of seeing other people suffering as they suffered. This actually had brought the villagers together.

"Guess I need to change that." Naruko said with a sly grin that sent shivers up their spines. The other members of their group giggled.

"Please report to Hokage-sama as soon as possible." Izumi said. Nodding, the group continued walking.

"And Yamanaka-san, your father said to tell you to go see him afterwards." Kotetsu said. Ino smiled at them, making them blush slightly. Neither of them noticed the silver rings adorning Naruko and Ino's hands.

10 minutes later, Hokage Office

"Long time no see, Granny." Naruko greeted. Tsunade gave a start when she saw in front of her table with Ino and Jiraya standing next to her, the latter two suppressing a giggle. The other six figures were smiling. Shizune seemed ready to get out of the room at a moment's notice.

"You are back." Tsunade said in (mock) relief as she gave Naruko and Jiraya a hug.

"B-Ba-chan, I cannot breathe." Naruko said.

"That is the punishment for not knocking and calling me that. Also, I get to greet you. Two birds with one stone, don't you…" she stopped speaking as she heard ribs audibly crack. Releasing the two, both people fell to the floor, taking in a deep breath. By now, Ino and the others had put in earplugs, much to Tsunade and Shizune's confusion. With a glass shattering scream, Naruko cried out in pain, drops of blood flying out of her mouth, horrifying Tsunade. Shizune and Tonton the Pig fainted from the loud scream while ANBU were dropping in. A few seconds later, Naruko stopped screaming as her healing factor kicked in. Still recovering from the scream, Tsunade asked them how their journey was.

"About that…" Jiraya asked, wincing in pain. Tsunade's eyes turned into ceramic plates and her jaw dropped to the floor as Jiraya groveled on the floor in front of her.

"Can we please exchange students?" he pleaded.

"Why do I feel unwanted right now?" said Ino. Naruko squeezed her hand reassuringly.

At the gate

"WHAT THE HELL?" came a scream.

"Well, that one thankfully wasn't as loud as the previous one." Izumi said. Kotetsu nodded.

Back in the office

Tsunade was starring at the prone form of Jiraya.

"All of them are like a sponge. In two years they were able to learn most of what I could teach them. Naruko in particular. She is as much of a Demon as her mother…" Jiraya let the message sink in. Tsunade turned her head to Naruko.

"There is something else." Jiraya continued, indicating for Ino and Naruko to show her something. Lifting their hands, Tsunade's eyes widened when she saw the rings on their fingers.

"Congratulations, but don't you need to be 18 for that?" she asked. Naruko grinned.

"Ba-chan. Didn't you know I am a year older than Ino? Do the math. I left when I was 15." she said. Realization hit Tsunade like a truck.

"Congratulations you two, but I don't think Inoichi will like this…" she said. The two looked at her.

"You may leave to see him now." Tsunade said. Once the engaged pair left the room, she turned her attention to the remaining people.

"So…when did this happen?" she asked.

"When Naruko turned 18." They all said bluntly.

"Should I have told them that Ino was elected by the civilian council for a political marriage?" Tsunade asked them. They all sighed.

"I hope the graveyard has several empty graves. They may be full by week's end." Jiraya muttered.

"Naruko-sama is a Kitsune through and through. We value Family above all others." Meigetsu said. Tsunade shuddered, but smiled.

"I hope she does. It would make my life somewhat easier." She said. Just then Homura and Utatane walked in.

"Tsunade-hime. The council has decided to finalize the marriage agreements for Miss Yamanaka." They smirked, handing over a folder.

"We shall discuss this at the council meeting tomorrow." Tsunade said, smirking. This made the two elders feel uneasy.

Yamanaka estate

"THEY WHAT?" Ino and Naruko shouted. Inoichi had just told them about the civilian council's plans. He and every member of the Yamanaka clan council were holding their ears.

"I am not going to let anyone touch my Fiancée." Naruko roared. Many Yamanaka looked at her at that.

"Fiancée?" they asked. Ino and Naruko showed them the rings.

"As I am 18, I had the right to propose to Ino, which I did." Naruko said.

"And I would rather die than marry someone else." Ino put in. "Besides, isn't there a law that stated that once someone is engaged, they cannot be married of, even for political matters?" Ino asked.

"Yes there is. However the law only applies if both parties are from clans." An elder said. Naruko smirked.

"Not a problem. Not only are both of us from a clan, I myself am Clan head." She said, startling everyone other than Inoichi and Ino.

Standing up, Naruko bowed. "Let me formally re-introduce myself. I am Uzumaki Namikaze Naruko K." she said. "Daughter of Namikaze Minato, the fourth Hokage as well as Konoha's yellow flash, and Uzumaki Kushina K., Konoha's Red hot Habanera." Most of the people in the room just starred at her.

"However, in light of certain situations, particularly our relation with Iwa, I will for the time being I shall continue to go by the name of Uzumaki. The reason I am telling you this is because you as Ino-koi's clan have the right to know who I really am." Naruko smiled warmly at them. "Also, I am sure that like myself, none of you wish for Ino to be put into an unhappy marriage." She said. Without fail, every head in the room nodded in agreement.

"But what about offspring?" asked a female.

"There exists an Uzumaki seal that allows lesbian couples to conceive children. The only downside is that both parties will become pregnant, not just one." Naruko explained, smiling. There were many gasps. "Both Ino and I have agreed to first gain at least High Jonin status before we use the seal, so don't expect anything just yet." Naruko continued.

"Well now, that will help indead. Naruko. Would you like to prank the council?" Inoichi asked. Many members of the Yamanaka council smirked as they realized what he was thinking.

"Prank the council? Old man. I didn't know you could speak my language." Naruko's grin was overflowing with mischief.

Timeskip, the next day, Council Chambers

"…As to the matter of Ino Yamanaka's engagement…" Tsunade was saying. Several members of the civilian council were grinning victoriously, whilst at the same time sweating from the glares they were receiving from the Shinobi side.

"…I am happy to inform you that it is denied." She said.

3…2…1…The civilian council burst into roars of outrage while a certain blonde member of the Shinobi council smirked in victory.

"Sit!" Tsunade roared, making the civilians sit down in fear. Suddenly the doors opened, allowing both Naruko, who was wearing formal clothing (for once), and Ino to enter.

"The reason why it is denied is because Yamanaka Ino and Uzumaki Naruko are engaged." She said. Naruko and Ino showed them their rings.

"That is ridiculous. Granted, there is a law that states that an already engaged party cannot be married off, that law only applies if both are clan members." A civilian shouted. In response, Naruko took out a scroll. From it she read,

"I quote: As long as a member of Uzumaki flesh and blood remains, the bond of friendship between the Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure and Konohagakure shall remain in place. If that member were to be the very last Uzumaki, the Clan status shall not be revoked." She said.

"What is that?" another civilian council member asked.

"That is a copy of the official treaty between Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure. If you wish to verify, please look it up yourself." She handed the man a scroll. Naruko gave the man the article and paragraph of the section she had just read. Grumbling, the man muttered that what she read was true.

"I'd advise you to read another section as well." Naruko said, giving another another article and paragraph. The man paled as he read.

"I quote: If the last member of the Uzumaki clan were to live in Konoha at the time, he or she has the right to veto the decision made by Konoha's council that would directly impact her life. If so, he or she has the right to call for a vote of no confidence on the members who tried to enforce the decision." Naruko read out aloud for him. Moving to another section and giving that location to the man with the other scroll, Naruko read out again.

"I quote: If the last member of the Uzumaki clan is part of the Shinobi force of Konohagakure, his or her rank will be determined by the standards of the local shinobi." Naruko moved to yet another section.

"I quote: Unless the Uzumaki clan is formally registered as a member of Konoha, its members will receive ambassadorial rights and will abide by the same laws that are common to both parties." Naruko finished here and tucked the scroll back in her sleeve.

"Since you were trying to pass an act that directly contradicts the Law that was mentioned earlier, many could call for a vote of no confidence. Added to that the fact that I would have vetoed it anyway, as well as called for a vote of no confidence, you are fortunate that I have decided to be lenient this time. And before you bring up the matter of my age, I shall let you know that I am 18 years old, meaning I can legally marry a person older than 16 years of age." She said, then turned to Tsunade.

"With your permission, Hokage-sama, I shall take my leave." she bowed. At Tsunade' nod, she turned and left the room. Ino stayed behind.

"Hokage-sama, request permission to freely speak my mind without fear of retribution." She said.

"Granted." Tsunade said. 'This will be interesting.' She thought.

Turning to the Civilian side of the council, Ino said,

"This is directed at those who took part in this. Anyone who didn't, forgive me." Ino took in a deep breath. 'You can go to Hell and Fuck yourselves. Instead of asking me for permission, you fuckers just thought you could fucking make decisions for me. Go marry of your own fucking daughters before turning to girls who aren't your own." She screamed at them.

"Once again, I ask that those who were not part of this scheme to forgive me." She bowed, then left the council.

"Arrest her." squeaked a council member.

"Belay that. I have granted her permission to freely speak her wind without repercussions." Tsunade said, barely containing her mirth.

"Now unless there is anything…" here Inoichi interrupted.

"Hokage-sama. I'd like to request the permission to witness the test on just how powerful my daughter and her Fiancée have become." He said, then slyly added, "It would also be interesting to see just how close they are, ne, Fugaku-san?" At this Fugaku blushed furiously.

"Agreed. Everyone is invited as well, though from what Jiraya told me, it will be a very short test." Tsunade said. Ignoring the confused looks, she dismissed the council.

Three hours later, Training ground 11

Naruko, Ino, Suzume, Kuroka and Umi were busy doing warm-ups. They had been called to the field and were told that they would be tested to see how far they had come. Standing to the side was Anko, Iruka, Yugao, who was holding a small child in her arms, and Hayate Gekko. Whilst still in the middle of warming up, several teams arrived, including team 8. The other teams were ones who were formed during the past three years.

"Naruko, Ino, Umi, Suzuma and Kuroka. The five of you will be tested by the combined teamwork of these five teams." Tsunade announced.

"Tsunade-oba-chan. This isn't fair." Naruko mock wailed. The other 4 also had looks of mock disappointment.

"If you want to give us a challenge, you should have brought 5 team…each." Naruko continued, then said. "Who wants to take on this lot?"

Umi volunteered. "Ok. Don't forget to hold back." Naruko told her, then returned to streching her muscles. Kiba meanwhile had his eyebrows twitching frantically.

"Naruko, these are your opponents. If you don't like it, you can go back to the academy. Naruko froze, then grumbled.

"Ok. Ok. But I still think we should be handicapped somehow." She muttered.

"FUCK THAT. FIGHT ME SERIOUSLY." Kiba roared. Several other shinobi were shouting in agreement.

"Alright, everyone. Get into your positions." Tsunade said.

"Alright. Hajime." She shouted. Almost instantly Naruko and her team tore into the opposing teams, using light team combos too systematically knock them unconscious. Kiba was regretting his words though, as he and Akamaru were being used for badminton by Ino and Naruko.

2 minutes and 12 second later

Naruko was snoring lightly in Ino's lap under a tree while Umi, Suzume and Kuroka were busy chattling idly with the Jonin senseis, telling them where their teams could improve on. Hinata was the only person not to be punched, yet was the first victim to fall. Naruko's face had appeared inches from hers with the same old smile, but then Naruko groped her breasts. The sensory overload causing her to pass out. Hiashi was speechless, but Ino explained what was going on.

"Hinata always has had a crush on Naruko and would always faint when she was in the vicinity." She said with a smile. Hanabi looked down at the sleeping fire-ette, finding it hard to disagree with her sister's preference.

"Oi, Naruko." Kiba yelled out. "I thought you intended to hold back."

A loud laugh caught their attention. "Young Inuzuka-san. That was them holding back. Each of them are able to hold a candle to me alone. Their teamwork is also flawless. And don't even get them started on Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and Ken-jutsu." Jiraya spoke up. Tsunade's eyes widened, as did most of the other spectators.

"They are at Jonin class right now, however there are some aspects where they heavily lack." Jiraya said sadly.

"Those being?" Shikaku asked.

"Experience." Jiraya said. "Give them half a year of missions and they could very well become one of the strongest teams in Konoha."

"So that is why you wanted to trade students?" she asked.

"Not entirely. Naruko has surpassed me in Fuinjutsu. I am a level 5 in comparison to her. Some of her seals could be very useful." He said. "I also wasn't able to continue my research for my latest book." He added.

"Hmm? So that is why you haven't published anything in three years?" Kakashi asked. Jiraya nodded at that.

"Pfft. Research my ass. You were just looking for an excuse to see our tits." Naruko muttered, having woken up.

"Well you for one should take those bandages off. You are hiding a great pair of assets…" Jiraya began until a sword appeared at his neck and his crotch. He had forgotten about Naruko's Flash step (A/N: a technique that lets you momentarily move at supersonic speeds, but puts tremendous strain on the user, meaning it cannot be used in quick succession, and one cannot change direction). Sweating heavily, he apologized to Naruko, who sheathed her swords, Himiko and Arashi.

Talking quietly with the other members of the council, Tsunade spoke up.

"Very well. Uzumaki Naruko and Yamanaka Ino, the two you are granted the rank of tokubestu Jonin. Suzuma, Kuroka and Umi, the three of you are granted the rank of Chunin. The five of you shall be kknown as the Gonin." she said. "Gonin, come to my office at 8:00AM sharp for your first assignment as a legitimate team."

Evening, the Castle

"So Iruka Sensei, when did you and Kaa-san get together?" Naruko asked. Everyone was sitting around the fire in the lounge eating (read: enjoying) some food that Naruko had prepared.

"About a year ago." He said. "I lost a bet with Konohamaru and his gang and the punishment was asking Anko-chan out on a date. At first I was nervous and scared shitless, but as the evening went on, I realized that she possessed all the traits that I believed would make her a good friend."

"At first he just asked me out as a friend would. But after about 6 weeks, we began to notice our grwing feelings for each other." Anko said.

"So when did you first kiss?" Ino asked. Immediately Iruka and Anko turned red.

"We got drunk at a bar one night and the next thing we remembered we woke up in my bed." Iruka said embarrassed.

"At least both of you woke up without having your significant other squeezing the life out of you." Naruko muttered. Ino blushed when she remembered the first time Naruko had slept over at her place.

"Why? What happened?" Iruka asked.

"Ino-koi was using me as a body pillow and I couldn't get her of me. To wake her up, I gave her breasts a strong squeeze." Naruko said. "It was, and still is, the only method that will wake you up when you hug me like that." She said. Ino blushed even harder, but returned to normal when Naruko gave her a kiss.

"And besides, the two of us are further along than you two." Naruko teased, showing her ring. Anko and Iruka just stared at them.

"Iru-chan, we have some catching up to do." Anko said (read: commanded).

Next Morning, Hokage Office

Tsunade looked at the 5 shinobi standing in front of her.

"Gonin, you are to assist Team 7, 9 and 10 in rescuing the Kazekage. Kakashi's latest report indicates that Gaara is being held a mercenary group affiliated to Akatsuki in a heavily fortified strongpoint just inside Kaze no Kuni. Dismissed." Tsunade said. Moments later, five figures were racing across the roof's of Konoha.

"Taicho. How far till the rendezvous?" Inu asked. Kitsune looked at the map Tsunade had given her.

"If we push ourselves without breaks we can be there tomorrow at sunrise." She said. Tori (Ino) moaned. Out of the 5 of them, she had the least amount of stamina. She would manage the journey, but would be out like a light for a while afterwards.

"However, lets plan to arrive there between noon and sunset tomorrow." Kitsune added.

"Or you make a clone for each of us to ride on and be there by midnight…" Tori began hopefully.

"…and be stiff as a blackboard for the entire mission." Kuma said, remembering the last time Kitsune (Naruko) had given her a piggy back. She couldn't walk properly for a day afterwards. Tori slumped. Kitsune sighed.

"Tori, have you ever released those resistance and gravity seals during the three years?" she asked. The others stared at her.

"As many times as you have, though I have only upped them half as many times as you." She answered. Now the other three were looking from one to the other and back.

"WHAT?" they shouted.

"Release them." Kitsune said, going through some hand-signs, followed closely by Tori. Suddenly both of them shot forward, gone within a heartbeat.

"Still regretting not choosing that piggyback?" Hebi asked Kuma, who barely managed to nod. Moments later three shadow clones arrived.

"Hop on. The boss is not going to wait for long." The one said.

"This is going to hurt." Kuma said as she climbed onto her clone. Seconds later, three loud screams could be heard echoing through the forest.

8 hours later, shinobi camp outside the stronghold

Kakashi, Asuma and Guy were in a meeting with the three Suna Jonin: Kankuro, Temari and Baki. With them was a Suna Village elder who had fought in the area numerous times.

"If they push it, the reinforcements from the leaf will arrive by sunset tomorrow." Kakashi sighed. "Until then we won't be able to do much other than maintain our siege at this point."

The elder female, Chiyo, was studying the map in front of them.

"They have expanded this place since last time I was here." She muttered. "For goodness sake, can't you youngsters make it easy for us older folks?" she asked. Just then a Suna shinobi walked in.

"Reporting, 5 Chakra signatures incoming at high speed. The sensory team estimated them to be here in about 3 minutes." He said.

"Have everyone stand by." Baki shouted, sending the camp into a frenzy.

3 minutes later

Everyone was waiting for the figures to arrive. The last three minutes had felt like hours to him. Finally from out of the tree-line five figures emerged at truly high speed. Recognizing them as Leaf ANBU, he told the gathered Shinobi to stand down.

"What the heck?" Neji said out loud, making everyone look at him.

"The one in the middle has a ridiculous amount of chakra." He said. "At least 6 times the amount that Naruko had three years ago." The Leaf shinobi and Temari stared at him. Seconds later the 5 ANBU arrived in front of them, letting the shinobi have a clear look at them. All of them dressed the same, except for their masks. They all wore the standard leaf ANBU outfit from what Kakashi could see as well as a black cloak with hood. Kakashi of course knew who they were, but decided to keep it a secret.

"Kakashi-san. Hokage-sama sent us to aid you in saving Kazekage-sama." Said Kitsune, holding out a scroll. Recognizing the Hokage's seal, Kakashi opened it to find her words were true.

"Would it be possible for us to know the situation?" Kitsune asked.

"We are low on explosive tags and the enemy is holed up in a heavily defended position." Kakashi said lazily.

"Ok. Baki-san. Could you give a more in-depth sit-rep than Kakashi-san here?" Kitsune asked, annoyed that Kakashi's habit of being lazy was still there.

"Indeed I can…" He launched into a detailed description of the situation.

"My Team and I carry a deck of explosive tags each. We will bring down the walls for you. Be ready to begin the attack at first light tomorrow." Kitsune said and disappeared.

Temari looked at Kakashi.

"Do you think they can really manage to bring down the walls?" she asked. Kakashi sighed.

"Their leader learned Fuinjutsu from Jiraya-sama. If they carry the tags I hope they are NOT carrying, then they will indeed be able to bring the walls down." He said. The others looked at him in confusion.

"Jiraya-sama knows how to make Uzumaki standard explosive tags. They are so powerful that if all their tags are of that class, they could level the entire stronghold twice over." They stared at him.

"And of all the squads to send, Hokage-sama just had to send Team Kitsune. I have a feeling we may not actually be needed tomorrow." He finished.

"So they could be carrying the most powerful explosive tags in existence?" a dark-haired girl asked.

"Yukata. Weren't you listening? That is what he just said…" another girl, Matsuri, deadpanned.

"The ones I mentioned earlier are just the standard variant used by the Uzumaki clan. There are rumored to have been even stronger ones…" Kakashi answered when Kitsune appeared.

"Relax. I am just a clone. About our explosive tags, Kakashi-san, they are not the type of tags you described." The clone said, making Kakashi visibly relax. "They are Shinkū Kibaku Fuda." At that both Kakashi and Chiyo jerked their haeds at her.

"Are you nuts?" they dead panned.

"Nope. Each of us only carries one each, unfinished though. The boss will finish them shortly after we attach them to the wall. She isn't stupid enough to carry them primed around with her. Also Kuma and Tori are busy setting Uzumaki grade Kibaku Fuda at various points as well to create a distraction." The clone told them.

Kakashi and Chiyo sighed in relief, getting confused looks.

"The Shinkū Kibaku Fuda is an explosive tag that destroys soundlessly." Kakashi said. Many eyes widened and questions arose about why they weren't standard issue.

"Because of the difficulty in creating them and the unstable matrix that it requires." Chiyo said. The others looked at her puzzled. "The 'explosion' itself is a miniature black hole that draw matter in for a certain period of time. Not even sound will escape. All the absorbed matter is then compressed into a small ball. As for why it's not standard issue is that it requires at least a level 6 seal master to create and once primed, the matrix is so unstable the impact from a single step could set it off." The gathered shinobi stared at her.

Daybreak

True to her word Kitsune managed to breech the walls. The Suna and Leaf Shinobi watched in awe as large parts of the walls seemed almost pulled towards a single point. Meanwhile large explosions were going off at various locations on the outer walls. Charging forward, the Suna and Leaf Shinobi entered the breech only to find Team Kitsune sitting on a large mound of corpses.

"Yo. You are late." Hebi said, wipping blood from her Tanto. "Taicho is busy preparing to blow the front door while her clone is busy preparing another Shinkū Kibaku Fuda towards the back. She said to tell you to get ready to assault the front while our team enters the back." She continued, sheathing her blade. Tori then spoke up.

"I am numerous chakra signals from within the walls. When the front door blows, most will converge at that location. Be careful." She said. Shiro whistled.

"Does the term 'Never piss of a woman' ring a bell?" he joked. "Because I they sounded pretty pissed off to me."

"Nope. That was them being bored." Kitsune appeared next to Shiro, scarring the crap out of him.

"What is the matter with you? Were you so focused on their asses that you didn't hear me approach? My word, how did you even reach Chunin level?" she asked in mock horror. As the other Shinobi laughed, she turned to Kakashi.

"I have prepared a wire detonation set up." She told him, then took off after her team.

"…And that was her being lazy." Kakashi deadpanned.

With Kitsune

"Did you have to make him wet his pants?" Tori asked.

"Wet his pants? He shat himself." Inu said.

Boooom.

"That is our cue." Kitsune said as she activated the tag on their end.

Other side of the wall

"The Suna and Leaf Shinobi have breached the main entrance." A merc shouted. The two Akatsuki members looked at each other.

Then I think it is time to show them my Art, hm." The blond haired male said. His companion agreed…sort of.

"Those explosions are not Art. True art last in things that last for long times."

The blonde was about to retort when suddenly the wall behind them seemed to disappear soundlessly.

Through the resulting hole in the wall 5 figures leapt, three of them instantly heading to engage the two akatsuki members while the other two went straight to the staircase.

"Deidara, be careful. These are not ordinary ANBU. Their teamwork is utterly flawless." The short squat man said. Deidara meanwhile was cursing. He was engaging a female whose very body seemed to be emitting lightning, rendering his clay bombs useless.

"Are you enjoying our art?" Inu asked.

"The art of…" Hebi continued.

"…teamwork?" Kuma finished.

With Kitsune and Tori

"Over here." Tori called. Kitsune ran over to the cell. Inside they found Gaara lying on the floor. Tori stood back at Kitsune channeled chakra into her sword, making it emit a blue-white glow. Moments later the gate fell into pieces. Checking for vital signs, Tori nodded her head.

"Get him back to camp. Those two bastards are going to pay." Kitsune said.

When they had learned that Gaara was safe, the Suna Shinobi rallied. One of the akatsuki members managed to escape though. Deidara used his clay to create a clay bird and managed to escape after his partner, Sasori, was killed by Umi and Kuma. Unfortunately, Chiyo was struck down by Deidara, who had thrown a claybomb at her back. The older woman collapsed where she stood. Shortly afterwards Kitsune appeared, mowing down the remaining enemies with utter brutality.

"Now this is her pissed." Kakashi told Shiro, who paled.

Kuma, Hebi and Inu were breathing heavily, having had to go all out against the Akatsuki members. Tori had managed to bring Gaara to the camp, where the medics were giving him first aid, and was standing guard.

Later, after Kitsune had ushered them all back to camp, she blew the place from the face of the earth.

1 week later, Hokage Office

"And after Kitsune blew the place up, she and her squad left for Suna to deliver the news that the Kazekage survived. After Chiyo-san's funeral, Temari escorted us back to Konoha." Kakashi reported. Kino snorted.

"More like she wanted to stay with Shikamaru…" Temari bonked her on the head with her fan, hiding the embarrassment on her face at how close the real reason had been.

"Troublesome." Shikamaru said. Tenten meanwhile,

"Tsunade-sama. Please, oh please can I meet the one who makes those awesome explosive tags those ANBU make." She pleaded, stars shining through her eyes. Tsunade sweat dropped. Suddenly Tenten was grabbed by the the collar of her shirt.

"Let it drop. She is not going to make any of those for you." Kitsune had approached her and grabbed her. Turning around, Tenten made to grab the collar of Kitsune's shirt, but grabbed the mask instead. Kitsune reacted by punching Tenten several times and grabbing the mask before she could remove it.

"Watch where you put those hands." She said, watching Lee help Tenten back to her feet. The girl was glaring kunai at the ANBU. Tsunade decided to end any potential conflicts.

"Well done everyone. You may take the next week off. Kakashi, Asuma, Guy. Please stay." She said. Once everyone else had left, she asked them,

"What do you think of this ANBU captain?" she asked.