Yawn. Hey guys, been a while, busy and all that. Academic year has started and all, we can all relate to that. Anyways, without further ado...Oh I don't own Naruto or anything. Bummer I know. Thanks for all of those that reviewed! As always, feedback is very appreciated here. Okay NOW, on to the story.

"AND ACTION!" screamed the director, as the cast of "ninja" began charging down the snowy hills towards Koyuki and her private bodyguards. Naruto looked on to the masses from a rather comfortable branch with a sigh, wondering if shinobi actually looked and acted like that. 'God I'd probably hang up the cloak in a heartbeat' he mused. It had been three days of peace and quiet. There was no sign of Doto or any enemy ninja, and he was growing restless. Doto was not a patient man, that much he knew. So whatever they needed to prepare was going to be big.

Koyuki suddenly broke out of character, causing the entire crew to facefault. "Sandayu! I need my drops!" Loud groans were heard throughout the island.

And cue another sigh from the heroic blonde. He lazily glanced over to the neighboring snowy treetops. Itsumi was compeltely asleep, snoring rather ungracefully with drool flowing out of her ajar mouth. As soon as his eyes met Ryu's, the lass instantly perked up, putting up her hands and batting her green eyes in an adorable puppy look as she mouthed "sex?" expectantly. She pouted as Naruto laughed and shook his head no, before they all gained a serious visage. Itsumi also awoke from her nap, and the entire crew halted their current actions as the very ground shook with a loud roar.

"Is it an earthquake?" came from a startled Sandayu, as the Heavenly Dragons flashed down to their clients.

"No, I'm afraid not" said Naruto grimly, as an extremely large train-like vehicle came to a stop before them. Naruto tensed as he eyed two figures from the head of the train.

"Oh? A bunch of actors playing ninja. How adorable. You really haven't grown up at all, have you? Koyuki..." said a regal yet undeniably malicious looking man as he and the previously encountered Nadare Rouga jumped from behind the mechanical beast's railing to in front of the group.

"...Uncle. How...pleasant to see scum like you again." spat Koyuki.

"Doto, you are the cause of the instability here in the Land of Snow. I do hope you're prepared to die" said Naruto, stepping towards the front.

"Oh? If it isn't the so-called 'Dragon Sage' himself. It's a pleasure to meet the leader of the famous Heavenly Dragons. You certainly look the part," Doto appraised, noting his enemy's tall and intimidating stature. "But is your strength as immense as your reputation states?"

Without saying anything, Naruto began to speed through hand signs. Once he finished, he collected more chakra than most Jonin posses in his palm. "Jiton: Kinzoku Hakai (magnet release: metal destruction)" he shouted, before channeling his chakra into a small magnetized sphere that he launched towards the center of the train. Upon contact, it pierced the exterior before it condensed and began rotating in a spiral at an extremely high velocity. Slowly but surely, the train was pulled into this ball due to the magnetic attraction, the impossible speeds disintegrating the metal as if it were a leaf in a campfire. Within seconds, the entire train was demolished into nothingness. The crowd looked on in awe as Doto gave an annoyed and frustrated glare at the boy for ruining one of his favorite toys. "I hope that was enough of a demonstration. I do hope you have actual skills as opposed to simply a wide array of toys." he taunted, causing Doto to flinch. "Now then. How about we just save the unnecessary drama and settle this like real men? Perhaps with stakes that work more towards your favor." challenged Naruto, earning a curious glance from Doto.

"Oh? How interesting. Do continue with your proposition."

Naruto smirked. He knew the greedy bastard wouldn't be able to resist his offer. "I'm one of the most powerful ninja alive right now. You can't do anything until you deal with me anyways. So why don't we avoid wasting anyone's time and do this in traditional combat? Me versus you and your hired help. Seems like decently even odds. If you win, upon my death you will also have the treasure stockpiled by the Heavenly Dragons in addition to your current objective. If I win...well, you're dead so I don't care. It's a good deal." Though it seemed to heavily favor the enemy, Naruto was confident in his own ability, and this was the best way to avoid any unforeseen casualties.

"HAHAHA! You're quite cocky brat, but I'll take you up on your offer. Though I think it's only fair for you to see the hired help of mine." he laughed, snapping his fingers. Two figures appeared from thin air, causing the ninja present to widen their eyes.

"It...can't be" stuttered Ryuzetsu, while Itsumi narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists.

"Deidara. Kakuzu." she spat.

"My my, what a sour greeting. We're just gathering funds. It's not like we betrayed anyone. Oh wait, that was you. Un." (AN: I need not attribute this quote to anyone, we all know who it is. Cough apeshit terrorist cough).

"Konan is quite bitter about you leaving her as the only woman in Akatsuki." Kakuzu laughed.

Naruto mentally grimaced at this revelation. He was the first SS ranked nin in history, but even so. Taking on two A-ranked and two S-ranked nin would be tough even for him once secret techniques start coming into play. There was too much up to chance for his liking.

"We will be in the southern border of the village. You better not change your mind...or else we'll blow up the entire island and just take what's ours! Including..." jeered Doto, giving a lecherous look at the three leading females with a smug grin, vanishing from sight.

Princess Koyuki looked to her blonde companion, who was clenching his fist and glaring at the monster that was once in front of him. She knew exactly how strong the team protecting her was, but nonetheless...she was scared. So very scared. "They can't really do that...right?" she stuttered, easily revealing exactly how terrified she was.

"I'm afraid it's possible" stated Itsumi, with a defeated look on her face. "The blonde guy was Deidara the Mad Bomber, he's a member of the Akatsuki - the organization Ryuzetsu and I once were a part of. As his name suggests, he's a demolition expert. He has the firepower to level a country, much like Naruto here."

Naruto stood before the group, clasping his fists together to gain their attention. With a determined foxy grin, he spoke "Like hell I'll give them what he wants. I am touted as one of the strongest shinobi alive, after all. And they haven't seen half of what I can do. Hell most of em don't even know my name. Itsumi. Ryuzetsu. Stay with Koyuki, and guard her and the hex crystal with your lives. I will attend this little soiree. If anything happens to me, you know what to do..." he said, flashing away from the group in the blink of an eye.

"Wait! Naru-" Ryu tried to say. But it was too late...Naruto had gone to war.

Naruto appeared on the battle scene in a swirl reminiscent of an electrified typhoon. Rather fitting of he whose name is Maelstrom. "Maelstrom of the Tempest Release" was by far one of his favorite monikers given to him by the Elemental Nations. He looked on to the evil quartet before him, and simply held out his left hand in a "come hither" gesture.

Nadare was the first to act, as he blitzed towards Naruto and engaged a bored-looking blonde in a flurry of taijutsu. After a full minute of trading blows, Naruto decided that he had enough and tripped the snow nin. Following through, he jumped in the air and did a flip before bringing his foot down Gai-style, slamming down on Nadare with enough force to crack his ribs damage vital organs. "And stay down, weakling" muttered the blonde, literally kicking him off to the side. The three enemy nin sweatdropped of the brutality that just took place before them.

"That's just plain bullying. Un."

"What a worthless, weak fool. I'm glad I hired you two just in case." Doto muttered to his accomplices.

"You sure about that?" Kakuzu asked, approaching the man before pulling out a kunai and stabbing the monarch in the back.

"W-what? Why...?" Doto coughed out, blood flowing out of his chest as he slowly turned to his mercenaries.

"Sorry, it's nothing personal. But the plan's changed, now that a Heavenly Dragon is ripe for the picking. After all, you were only going to offer us a cut of the treasure. You'd only hinder us in our fight with him, and once we collect the bounty on his head along with all of your pathetic treasure, we'll never have to do another piece of shit job for the rest of our lives."

"You...B-bastards." he scowled, falling to the ground. Lifeless.

Naruto looked on with a raised eyebrow. Turncoats weren't necessarily uncommon, and it was well known that Kakuzu was a man out for money. But still...the fuck? Oh well, he wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth. He began to mold chakra, knowing this was going to be one tough fight. "And then there were three" he said, taking off his coat. And as soon as it hit the ground, the three vanished, the only thing visible to the human eye being sparks and the residual kunai and shuriken that were flying all around during their clash.

~Meanwhile, with the girls~

"I hope Naruto-kun is okay" said Koyuki with a worried look, causing the dragon duo to glare at her '...-kun...' they both thought.

Itsumi quickly dispelled the thought and moved to comfort her. After all, petty jealousy was not above courtesy to one's client. "Don't worry, Ryuzetsu and I were once colleagues with these enemies. It was a dark chapter in our lives and we had our reasons, but we were still allies nonetheless. They're just as strong as us but trust me when we say Naruto is lightyears ahead in terms of strength and skill. Right Ryu-chan?" she asked...to nobody. "Huh? Ryu-chan?" she looked around, before spotting her hurrying down the hall with what must have been a shadow clone of Naruto's.

Koyuki, being oblivious to the shinobi world and its intricacies, was rightfully confused. "Huh? Was that Naruto? Isn't he fighting Doto right now?"

"Sigh. It's called a Kage Bunshin. A shadow clone, a physically tangible copy of himself that can do all the normal stuff with individual minds. Since Naruto's chakra pool is so vast, he can practically create infinite copies of himself. And every time he takes a solo mission or goes to a fight, or even just cuz he can, he makes a shadow clone exclusively for Ryuzetsu until he gets back. It's also a way of letting her know he's okay, because given the amount of chakra he supplies to that particular clone, it won't dispel unless he actually dies." Itsumi explained.

Koyuki gained a soft blush as she smiled, fiddling with her fingers in a way Hinata fans know all too well. "I think that's really sweet...I wish I could be as lucky as her..." she drifted off, causing a certain Uchiha to sigh.

"Try not to get too wrapped up in your jealousy. I've had to deal with this since Naruto and Ryuzetsu first got together. And Naruto is pretty much the best lover a girl can ask for, in every way...and it's so frustrating to see it, knowing that I can't have it. " she muttered, clenching her fist. Even a cold princess such as Koyuki had to feel for the poor girl.

"I mean it can't be that bad, right?" Koyuki asked, hopefully.

"OOOHHH YES FUCK ME!"

"..."

"..."

"Bakuton: Jiraiken! (explosion release: landmine fist)" exclaimed Naruto from Kakuzu's blindspot, causing the latter to widen his eyes 'so f-fast!' Naruto slammed the Akatsuki member into the ground, before releasing a massive burst of combined earth and lightning chakra that resulted in a huge blast that burned into Kakuzu's chest, scorching the crater that he now lay in, immobile. "That's one down" Naruto turned to locate the other Akatsuki member, knowing that they always operated in pairs in order to catch the enemies off guard with impeccable teamwork and timing. He quickly shielded his body with a coat of chakra when he noticed a rather large spike in chakra nearby.

"You aren't the only one with explosion release! Kibaku Nendo: Kumo. KATSU! (explosive clay: spider. Boom)" screamed a cackling voice from above, as dozens of spiders continued to swarm Naruto, exploding on contact. Luckily, Naruto was one tough cookie, shaking off the blasts due to his chakra cloak and pain tolerance. It also helped that he was an explosion user himself. Let's just say training didn't always go well. "Fuuton: Shinkuuha (wind style: vacuum wave)" came from Naruto, spinning his body as he exhaled sharp winds at a velocity fast enough to pierce through several layers of concrete, destroying every little spider while also pushing the explosion in a direction away from him. Turning his head to the sky, he questioned his assailant. "Deidara, also known as the mad bomber from Iwagakure. You were once part of their esteemed Explosion Corps. Why move to Akatsuki?" he questioned.

"Shut up and fight! Un! I've got the high ground on my clay bird, so don't act all high and mighty when you're at a disadvantage. Like those bratty, pretentious Uchiha. Un!" the terrorist replied.

"...say that again?" Naruto growled, his eyes sharpening into an intense glare.

"You heard me, those bastard Uchihas always needed to get knocked down a peg. I'm glad most of them are dead" he laughed, as Naruto looked down, his spiky blonde locks shadowing his visage as he muttered something incomprehensible. "Hm? What was that? I couldn't hear you, un!"

"I SAID I'LL KILL YOU!" Naruto screamed, infuriated that someone would go so low to offend his Itsumi-nee to such a degree.

"I'd like to see you try. Bakuton: Ningyo Kibaku Nendo! (explosion release: detonating clay dolls)!" Deidara said, laughing hysterically as he laid back on his flying creation, letting our young hero play with his army of explosive toys on the ground. "It's not like the brat can fly without a bird like mine, right?" He hummed to himself, saying "yep, that'll keep him occupied." with a smile.

"Oh really now?" taunted a soft voice next to Deidara's ear, causing him to shake in fear as he turned his head. Big mistake. "Fuuton: Kaze no Yaiba! (wind release: blade of wind)" declared Naruto, as Naruto slammed a spiraling blade of wind into Deidara's chest, causing the bomber to scream in agony as his body was mutilated, blood spraying everywhere...wait...blood wasn't white... "OH SHI!"

"KATSU" came from Deidara on an identical bird, laughing as his Jibaku Bunshin (clone that goes boom) consumed Naruto...or so he thought.

"Ya know, you're not the only one that can play with clones" Naruto said from behind the bomber, flaring his chakra, indicating he was now getting serious. Deidara turned to the man behind him, leaking killer intent as well, before the effect was diminished due to the look of shock on his face.

"Tch. What the hell? How are you just...floating there? Un!" Deidara asked, slightly shaking in excitement...or was it fear?

"Oh you know, just one of the perks of being the most renowned master of wind chakra manipulation. Now shut up and let's dance." he taunted, dancing around his opponent while using his wind techniques to both levitate his body and to lash whirlwinds towards his opponent.

Unbeknownst to our protagonist, a certain figure was recollecting his bearings on the ground below. 'Shit! I need to figure out a way to get up there.' thought Kakuzu, trying to figure out how to even the playing field. It looked like the blonde brat was kicking his allied blonde brat's ass. Without Deidara's bombs, there's no way they could get into that treasure trove without the key, which was under immense protection. His plan was quickly formulated as he saw a stumbling purple-haired snow nin to his side.

"NARUTO-SAN, COME DOWN AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN! IN THIS FIGHT I SHALL AVENGE MY FALLEN COMRA- UGH" shouted Nadare before he was easily dismissed with a stab from Kakuzu's sword, comically bleeding out while skewered, as Kakuzu continued running. With a surge of chakra, he threw Nadare into the air and performed an enhanced jump, doing a single flip in the air before stepping on Nadare's body. With incredible precision, Kakuzu's foot stabbed into his chest just as Nadare's body reached the height of his ascent, before releasing a huge chakra blast off of the soles of his foot to propel him upwards. The result was instantaneous, Nadare's body plummeting at insane speeds, smashing into the terrain in seconds, forming a human-shaped crater. Meanwhile, Kakuzu was pushed forward and sped to Deidara and Naruto's location.

"I must say, your skill with explosion release is phenomenal. It's a shame you work for such a pitiful cause." said Naruto.

"It's the best opportunity I have to show off my art! Un!" smirked Deidara, before he twitched at his fellow blonde smirking back. "What!? Got something to say, brat? Un!"

"Yep. Your clay has a great weakness. But why say it when I can show you? Raiton: Kaminari Nami (lightning release: thunder wave)! You're done fo-" said Naruto, attempting to send a pulse of electricity to neutralize his enemy's clay, before he was interrupted with a tackle from the nin he thought he killed.

"YOU HAVE INTERFERED ENOUGH BRAT! NOW DIE! Hayabusi Otoshi! (Falcon Drop)" screamed Kakuzu, wrapping his legs around Naruto's body while restraining his limbs, descending with Naruto's head at the very bottom, similar to the Omote Renge - the primary lotus.

'SHIT! I'll die at this rate...gotta think of something...but I can't move my arms...wait!' "Futton: Kairiki Musoo! (Boil Release: Unrivaled Stength)" shouted Naruto, heating his massive chakra pool to insane temperatures, blasting his enemy away from him in a high-pressured burst of steam, scalding and crushing Kakuzu's arms. This allowed Naruto to flip and regain his levitation by channelling his wind chakra once again. Kakuzu did not have such good fortune; with his technique disrupted, the only thing left for him to do was fall. Fall and land, with an audible crunch.

"Uggh...son of a bitch that hurt." groaned Kakuzu, slowly pulling himself up from his weirdo-shaped crater with the one hand that was still attached. "Unfortunately for you, I'm not easy to take down. WITNESS THE POWER OF MY JIONGU (Earth Grudge Fear (that weird thread shit))!" And boy did Naruto witness...whatever that was. Despite being a SS ranked ninja, he was still creeped out by what happened before him. Black threads channelled out of Kakuzu's body, slowly repairing and even reattaching parts of his body that were both dismembered and seemingly nonfunctional. Kakuzu smirked as Deidara swooped down and landed beside him. "Now, there's a few things left on the list to do, but first things first. You need to die, brat."

"Please, you're a ninja, not a dress maker. Leave the sewing shit for someone else." Naruto taunted, making one wonder how he can possibly consider making fun of a S-ranked ninja's kinjutsu in the middle of a fight. Either he was extremely confident in his abilities, or he was batshit crazy. Perhaps a bit of both.

Kakuzu wouldn't have any of it. "YOU BRAT! I'll show you exactly how powerful this "sewing shit" can get! Face my masks! Katon: Zukokku (fire release: searing migraine)! Futon: Atsugai (wind release: pressure damage)! Collaboration Jutsu! Kimen no Bakuen (weird beast mask flames)!" he screamed, the two masks detaching from his back releasing a concentrated blast of fire and wind that melded together to send a raging inferno towards Naruto.

Naruto reacted quickly, molding water chakra, pulling a feat not seen since the Nidaime Hokage "Suiton: Suijinheki! (water release: water formation wall)!" screamed Naruto, creating water from the atmosphere itself, forming a five-story wall of water to shield him from being burned to a crisp. As the two jutsu collided, a large cloud of steam encompassed the battlefield, obscuring the trio's vision.

"Fuuton: Daitoppa! (wind release: great breakthrough)" came from Kakuzu, sending a powerful gust to eliminate the quasi-smokescreen. "You'll have to do a lot better than that kid. You may be powerful, but you lack experience in this world. I've been here long enough to have fought your Shodaime Hokage, brat." he said, irked at the smirking blonde before him. Until the latter poofed out of existence.

"Well you'll see him again in the afterlife!" shouted Naruto from behind the Akatsuki members, causing them to widen their eyes. "Bakuton: Rasenshuriken! (explosion release: duh)" he launched one of his deadliest kinjutsu at the duo, as two more clones appeared from their sides to bind their arms, effectively immobilizing them.

"What? A shadow clone?! But when did he..." Kakuzu flashed back to the when Naruto used the water wall. "From back then...tch, I'll admit you're clever, but it's not enough!" Kakuzu said as he broke free from the clone's grasp and jumped up to avoid the glowing projectile. Meanwhile, Deidara was rapidly going through analyses in his mind.

'Wait..bakuton? I'm sure he said it...' Thought Deidara, registering the jutsu's name. 'SHIT!' "KAKUZU! DODGING ISN'T ENOUGH, HE'S GOING TO-"

A smirking Naruto interrupted him as he snapped his fingers. "KATSU!" he screamed, detonating his rasenshuriken in a light show that puts his wind style rasenshuriken to shame. The explosive power was so strong that even though he was a thousand feet away, he needed to shield himself with an elemental chakra wall. It was a good thing that the fight was on the southern coast, for the attack literally demolished the shore, so that where he was standing was now the new coastline.

'Kinda funny how most of my kinjutsu are labeled as such since they literally change the map, yet I can't read one to save my life' he thought, amused, before turning around."I know you're still there, Deidara. I know you play around with clones as much as I do."

"Guess ya caught me" said the bomber, climbing up from the ground beneath them. "Unlike my dead partner, I'm actually careful with my fights. He overestimated his capabilties due to his quasi-immortality. Oh I wish he were alive so I could laugh at him"

"Worry not, you'll join him in hell soon enough" said Naruto, unsealing a sword from his arm. "I commend you and your fallen comrade, you've caused me to use nearly all my chakra. But don't think I'm using this blade just as a last resort; you have the privilege of facing my Dragon Fang, one of the strongest swords in existence."

The sword was beautiful, with a golden blade approximately 4 feet long, with runic symbols (AN: Skyrim anyone?) in glowing waves on it. The hilt and guard was made of what seemed to be a rare fiery sunset gemstone in the shape of the neck and head of a dragon, with the blade coming out of its mouth.

"Hate to break it to you, but I don't think I want to face that. Un. I know when I'm beat, and I'm not going to face you one on one. But just know that you're the loser here." Deidara jeered, causing Naruto to give him a confused look. "Haha. Did you forget?! I HAVE THE PLACE RIGGED TO BLOW!" said a crazy Deidara, causing Naruto to swiftly turn with a horrified expression. "KATSU!"

"SHIT! I don't have enough chakra. If i use it, I'll..." Naruto cursed as he saw Deidara conjure a clay bird and fly off. The deafening explosions rocked the island's foundation, and the ground became as unsteady as it shook with the ferocity of a magnitude 10 earthquake. At this rate, everyone on the island would sink! His mind flashed to three beautiful girls. 'No...they're my precious...' "Hyoton: Fuyu no sakusei! (Ice Release: Winter's Creation)" he screamed, massive amounts of chakra erupting from his body, dispersing in streams in all direction towards the bottom of the island, using his elemental manipulation to essentially recreating the island's structures from the bottom of the sea floor with his rock and ice techniques. It was like creating a piece of art in a pottery class, only on a much grander scale. Nonetheless, he succeeded. Completely spent and suffering from severe chakra exhaustion, Naruto did the only sensible thing; he collapsed. The last thing he registered was a screaming girl running towards him, as he fell back into the chilly embrace of the sea.

That's all folks! I intend to do a Bingo Book entry for our lovely trio in the next update. I might do that tomorrow as an update without a chapter, or if I can write the next chapter then hey even better. Also, Naruto sounded really OP in these last two chapters. Worry not, he just barely won versus these two low-ranking akatsuki members. Itsumi and Ryuzetsu are already S-rank too, and will get even stronger soon. Even Natsumi will. All kages, jinchuriki, and akatsuki members will be much stronger than in canon. And ofc there's the OCs too. Towards the end of this fic, Naruto will be a bit stronger than Rikudo Naruto towards the end of shippuden. And the strongest enemy will be Naruto and Sasuke's strength in their fight v Kaguya. But it'll be an OC. So worry not.

As always, thanks for reading and do review/fav/follow! Cheers!