Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way, shape, or form. This upcoming story however, I do own.

Thanks to all those that reviewed. The last chapter was mostly a filler. The chapter gave you small glimpse of what was happening in Konoha ever since Naruto was banished.

Now on another side note, you may have noticed I have made Naruto and the characters a little bit older, in the sense that they act older then they should. I think they should act older, since everyone there got a taste of their village being destroyed in one move. So these characters will act older then their age is.

Anyway, enjoy this chapter. I personally will.


Oni No Kuni (one week after Naruto's arrival)

Sundown had arrived on the village and everyone was getting ready to go to bed. The shops were turning off their lights, the vendors were packing up their belongings, and the parents had ushered their children in. most of the villagers were gonna have a good sleep tonight.

In the temple, Priestess Shion sighed. She had just gotten out of her mountain loads of paperwork that, even though was short compared to the Hokage's paperwork, was still big enough to give Shion a Tsunade-like headache. She was very lucky that she was not an alcoholic like Tsunade or she would have passed out on the desk just like her.

Getting her mind off the depressing and political stuff, Shion then went to her thoughts on the blonde fox staying at the temple. Shion blushed. Ever since their first date, Shion and Naruto had been the talk of the village. Grinning, Shion then went to La La Land, remembering that day that would be imprinted in her mind for all eternity.


Flashback

Shion smoothed out her kimono and looked at her designer once again.

"You know, Shion started. If I thought you would freak out this much about a date, I would've reiterated the fact that Naruto and I are just friends."

Her designer, her longtime friend Emiko, looked at her weirdly. "Shion, you know most relationships that last for a long time come from two people who are 'just friends.'

Shion shook her head. "But Naruto and I are just that. You shouldn't be making up stories Emiko."

"Oh please, don't tell me you're not attracted to the hot foxy man. I've seen you zone out when he did his run without a shirt on."Emiko said this and watched in satisfaction when Shion's face went red.

To her credit, Shion remembered the one time she saw Naruto doing his runs. It had been about two hours since he made it Oni No Kuni. Shion had just finished her paperwork and walked out of her office, which was near the top of the temple. Gazing out from an open spot in the temple walls, Shion could see the vast forests that surrounded her home and the village she ruled. Sometimes, ruling was a true bliss.

Shion was bought out of her thoughts when she heard some heavy breathing. Looking down, she saw Naruto running back into the village. 'Running before a date?' she thought. Shion was also treated to a sight that was, to say the least, incredibly hot and sexy.

Naruto was shirtless and Shion got a full view of his chest, stomach and shoulder area.

Naruto was not overly muscular nor was he scrawny. He was somewhere in between. He of course supported a six-pack and Shion could see his tan skin. The sweat coming from his body only highlighted his powerful physique and his blue eyes were filled with determination. His arms were not overly muscular but Shion kind of liked it.

Shion started noticing that a little droplet of blood was coming from her nose and her lower body was feeling incredibly hot. Moaning just a little, she rubbed her thighs together, hoping to calm down the fire inside her. But the action only caused the fire to burn even hotter. If Shion had not torn her view away from the opening, Shion knew she would've gone to her messenger, demanded to have Naruto come up to her temple and then ravage him when he arrived.

Taking deep and calming breaths, Shion went back inside her room. 'I guess a shower will do the trick.'

"Shion, Shion, Emiko was saying, waving a hand in front of her best friends face. Yoo hoo, you there?" Emiko was getting worried. This was so unlike Shion to be caught up on daydreaming. Knowing that it would be hard to knock her out of her daydreams the conventional way, Emiko went out of the room, grabbed the megaphone that Shion kept hidden from everyone else (except her), turned the volume on high and shouted.

"SHION."

Shion turned to Emiko and looked at her with dreamy eyes and said "oh hello, Naruto, nice to see you today."

"NARUTO?" Emiko shouted into the megaphone. "SHION, IT'S ME EMIKO."

This went on for another five minutes before Emiko had enough and decided to lay a smack to Shion's face. Let's just say the smack and the argument that followed was heard by all the guards in the palace. However, the guards knew better then to interrupt them and went back to their duties.

Naruto was nervous. Hell, he was fidgeting like there was no tomorrow. His hands kept going to the tie that he bought after his run.

'Well, I always wanted to go on a date with one of my precious people, he thought. I just always thought it would be Sakura and not Shion. Needless to say, I better not screw this up.'

Naruto took some calm breaths, checked his appearance one last time in the mirror, grabbed his frog wallet and went out of the door of his hotel room.

As Naruto walked to the temple, his eyes took notice of the village. Most of the roadside vendors were already packed up for the coming night. Some restaurants had now switched to their dinner menus. As Naruto looked at the restaurants, he wondered which one he would take Shion to. Glancing at his frog wallet, Naruto saw that had had tons of money and could take Shion to one of the more fancy restaurants in the village.

As Naruto approached the temple, he could see at least twenty guards posted in front of the temple. Course, all the guards present knew about the date, so they let Naruto in. when Naruto was climbing the stairs, one of the guards leaned in and started speaking with another guard.

"I wonder how long it's going to take before they start making babies."

The second guard snickered. "Put it this way. I say before the end of the month. Want to place some bets?"

The first guard smiled. "Let's ask Goro if he wants to join."

Naruto had just entered the throne room and looked around for the Priestess. Cupping his hands to his mouth, he shouted "Shion?"

"Hold on, came Shion's voice. I'll be out in like five minutes."

"Ok," Naruto replied. Naruto looked around the temple room. To Naruto, it looked like it doubled as both a bedroom and an office. There was a desk in the upper right corner and Naruto could see some rolled up scrolls and a stamp. There was a bed in the far left corner of the room. Naruto could see a bunch of stuff animals but what surprised him was that there was a huge stuffed fox right on her bed.

'Coincidence,' he thought.

"Naruto, you ready to go?"

Naruto turned to Shion and was about to answer when his brain just stopped. There, standing near the bathroom door, was Shion. She had a deep purple kimono that hugged her entire frame. A diamond necklace was around her neck and she was wearing a purple bracelet on her right wrist. She had on the same black eyeliner that she had when she came to visit him in his hotel earlier and she also had on purple sandals.

Naruto's eyes nearly flew out of his head. 'Hot damn, maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all, Naruto thought. Maybe starting a life here would be beneficial.'

"Naruto, I said are you ready?" Shion asked and giggled inside. Emiko was right, this was a knockout kimono. Shion had only worn this once and that was at a monthly festival.

Naruto shook his head. "Yeah I'm ready. My brain had to just catch up to me. You look absolutely breathtaking, Shion."

Shion blushed at the comment. "You look quite handsome, Naruto." Indeed Naruto was looking quite sharp. Knowing that his regular clothes wouldn't do the trick, Naruto had gone to a clothes store and bought a deep blue collar shirt with orange flames on them. His deep blue pants with the same flame color made him look like he was fire hot. His blonde hair was always the same and he wore black shoes with a silver flame on them. All in all, the new look that Naruto had on was both dashing and sexy all at once.

Shion wiped the blood that came from her nose. 'Damn, in just several hours, he made me lose more blood then I have ever lost in several years.'

"So you ready to go," Naruto wondered.

Shion nodded. "Let's get this show on the road. I have this incredible sushi restaurant you have to try out."

Naruto got this sick look on his face. "Sushi, Shion? Why not a ramen stand?"

Shion laughed. "Naruto, you have got to try something else. Sure ramen is good, but if you just eat ramen, you won't get to enjoy other foods."

Naruto sighed. "Fine, for you and only you, I'll try your sushi place. This better be better then ramen." 'Though nothing could be better then ramen,' he thought.

Shion smiled. "Trust me Naruto, this place will knock you off your feet."

Taking the initiative, Shion held out her hand. Seeing where she was going, Naruto held out his hand and took Shion's hand. Turning toward the palace doors, the two started out to the sushi restaurant, both not aware of the danger that was going to come in the next.

The date was fantastic in Shion's opinion. Naruto was the perfect host. When they had arrived, they found the place full. Shion thought there would be no room for them but since Shion was the ruler of Oni No Kuni, the waiters were able to find a table for the two of them.

After getting their seats and placing their orders, Shion started out by asking Naruto about what he did during his training trip. Naruto smiled and began his tale. Shion listened intently on his tales, gasping at the parts that were supposed to be gasped at, laughing at those she thought were funny, and asking questions when appropriate. Naruto had to stop in the middle of his story when the food arrived. The food proved to be very good to Naruto and he chalked this restaurant down for future visits. When they were finished, Naruto paid for the bill, despite the insistent voice behind him.

Naruto was lucky to cast a kage bushin before paying for the bill.

As they left the restaurant, Naruto noticed that is was still early for him to take Shion back to the palace. Looking around quickly, Naruto spotted a small prize/game store. Quickly taking Shion's hand, he led her inside the shop.

Shion smiled, hugging the big stuffed panda. Naruto had won her more then enough prizes to keep her happy for months.

Unfortunately, it was getting really late and Naruto had decided to walk Shion back to the temple. As they walked, Naruto had started to talk about his last half of his training trip. Shion was surprised by the amount of places that Naruto and Jiraya. 'It looks like he met a lot of people and made a lot of friends,' she thought.

When they reached the temple, they saw about ten to fifteen guards. All the guards saluted Shion and nodded their heads at Naruto. As the two climbed the stairs, the same two guards from earlier started talking to one another.

"So, how'd you think the date went?" this was the first guard.

The second guard answered with a smile. "Seeing how tight the Priestess was holding the panda, I'd say at least an 11.

The first guard snickered. "Forget it being until the end of the month. I'd say about two weeks before we start hearing moans and screams."

The second guard shook his head. "Nah three weeks at the earliest, two months by the latest."

The first guard had an evil smile on his face. "Wanna bet?"

The second guard also smiled evilly. "You're on."

Naruto and Shion and just reached the palace doors. As the two turned to stare at each other, Shion put the panda down and grasped Naruto's hands.

"I ca honestly say that this was the best date that I have ever had, bar none," Shion said, smiling.

Naruto smiled as well. "Even though this was my first date, I was glad to have shared it with you, my Priestess."

Shion blushed. "You did really well for your first date, Naruto."

Naruto smiled. "Trust me when I say this Shion-chan, that there are more dates like these to come."

As the two stared each other, blue eyes met with beautiful amethyst. Immediately, both of their faces started moving toward each other. Eyes closed, lips slightly apart, you could tell what was going to happen.

When Shion's lips met Naruto's, it was like a fireworks show went off in her head. Gasping at the amount of feeling flowing through her, Shion moved her head to the side so that their noses were not touching.

Naruto was not faring any better. He was hit with the same amount of emotions and feelings. Naruto had been going with instinct ever since their lips met. When Shion moved her head, Naruto pressed forward, forcing Shion's head into a small dip. He then nibbled on her bottom lip, making Shion gasp and slightly open her lips. Naruto took the initiative and snaked his tongue into Shion's mouth. She tasted like fine honey and Naruto could not get enough of her.

Shion was not to be outdone, however. She started to trace his muscles that were concealed beneath his shirt, making Naruto groan. They had forced his tongue out of her mouth and Shion then did the same with Naruto. He tasted like ramen (no surprise) but Shion was surprised that she liked the taste. She wanted more, she needed more and by Kami she would get more.

Unfortunately, both needed to breathe. When their mouths finally departed, both opened their eyes and were surprised to see the fire, the intensity of their feelings toward the other. Naruto was the first to break the silence.

"Wow, he exclaimed. Just wow."

Despite the situation, Shion giggled just a little. "I could say the very same thing, my hero."

Naruto smiled. "I think I would enjoy some more dates and some more kisses, Shi-Chan."

Shion smiled as well. 'I think I might like his little nickname.' "Likewise Naruto, likewise."

They then parted ways, each one knowing that their lives had just gotten a whole lot better.

When Shion got to her room, she locked the doors and put a hand over her heart. Her heart was beating like a jackhammer ever since Naruto had kissed her.

'My god my god my god,' Shion kept thinking. Shion couldn't believe it. One kiss and her heart was about to fly out of her chest. She immediately walked to her bed and hugged the stuffed fox.

'He is my Naruto-Kun, and I am not giving him up for anything.' Shion went to bed shortly after, and her dreams were filled with her and Naruto together, forever.

End Flashback (finally)


Shion smiled. That was one of her best days. Shion still got shivers thinking about it. She was so close to Naruto, so close to his heartbeat, that Shion knew if Naruto had not turned away, she would've done the deed with him that very night.

Glancing up at her clock, she found that she had daydreamed too long. She had only an hour left till Naruto showed to take her to her second date. Cursing herself for the walk down memory lane, she left whatever remained of the paperwork on her desk and went into her closet.

Sometimes, relationships come first before duty.


Naruto sneezed yet again. Wiping his snot on a tissue paper, he shook his head.

'God what I would do to find the person who is talking about me, he thought. This is the fourth sneeze in a row.'

If your wondering what Naruto was doing, he had just finished training the ninja hopefuls and Amarante in ninja training. Most of the hopefuls had just enough chakra to perform the basic jutsus, but Naruto knew that these people would not stand long in a real ninja fight.

However, there were five others, not including Amarante, that had a huge amount of chakra. Naruto wasn't actually sure where they got their chakra from, but he wasn't exactly complaining. However, because of their huge chakras, it took them longer then the rest to learn the basic jutsu and even longer to do the normal chakra exercises (they trained for the whole day, mind you). Naruto knew he would have to train all six of these people together.

Glancing at a nearby clock store, he found out he had only an hour to prepare for his date. Naruto smiled, remembering what had happened after the kiss.

'My god, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. The kiss was out of this world.' He shook his head. It was nice to dwell on the past, but he needed to get ready in order to look presentable for his second date.

Since he had gone all out on his first date, Naruto went back to a more casual clothing approach. An orange button-up shirt, black jeans and white shoes adorned his body. Taking a glance at the mirror, he had only one thought.

'Damn, I actually like civilian clothing.'

He reached for his frog wallet, but remembered the last time he paid for the date. Shaking his head, Naruto grabbed a pair of black fingerless gloves from the nightstand and went out the door.

It took less time for Naruto to get to Shion's room from his hotel room. When he got there, he found out Shion was still getting ready. Spotting a bookcase right next to her bed, he walked over and inspected the books. Most were about boring politician stuff and romance novels, but one book caught Naruto's eyes.

'Sword Arts: The Basics,' he read in his mind. Reaching out he grabbed the book, thumbed through several pages and nodded his head. 'This might come in handy. I could probably teach Amarante on kenjutsu.'

"Naruto, I'm ready."

Said man turned his head and was once again struck by Shion's beauty. While Naruto had gone all out on the first date, Shion seemed to have gone all out on this date. A midnight black dress, black high heels and black bracelets adorned her body. Her lips were slightly highlighted by the pinkish lipstick she had. Her long blonde hair was put into a ponytail, which only uncovered her large bust.

Naruto was truly help both speechless and breathless. Shion, in his vision, was not just breathtaking. She was a blond bombshell, a goddess in all name and glory, and Naruto was the luckiest man in the world to be dating her.

Shion then did the most sexually stimulating thing Naruto could think off. She spun around like a ballerina, which caused her breasts to move with her. Naruto also got a nice view of her rear. 'She looks healthy in that area to,' his perverted side thought. Naruto could only nod his head.

Shion smiled evilly. "You like?"

Naruto nodded stupidly. Shion giggled. Naruto looked like a deer caught in the headlights.

She started to walk toward him, swaying her hips to the unseen rhythm of music. Reaching Naruto, she took one finger and wiped the blood coming from his nose.

Shion smiled. "Now Naruto, you don't want to make a mess on my floor, do you?" Naruto did not say anything. Shion was starting to get worried. 'I think I overloaded his brain when I did the spin move,' she thought. She snapped her fingers but got no response from the silent blonde. Shion was truly lost at what to do. Shion then remembered what one Haruno Sakura would do in this kind of situation. Clenching her right hand into a fist, Shion brought the fist down on Naruto's head (though not as bad as Sakura would do).

Naruto didn't know what happened. The last thing he remembered was Shion's voice. The next thing he knew, he felt this very sharp pain on the back of his head. It didn't hurt, but it did wake him up. Naruto then brought his head up and saw Shion in her bombshell dress. She also had her arms folded under her breasts and a frown on her face. 'I must be in some really deep shit for her to have that expression,' he thought. Shaking his head to clear any thoughts, he slapped on a grin and said "Shion, you look absolutely stunning."

Shion smiled. "I kind of figured that when you kept looking at me and had nose coming out of your nose."

Naruto chuckled, nervously scratching his head. "Was I really that bad?"

"You were staring at me for a good ten minutes, she replied. I know I look hot but geez."

Naruto took what she said and made it into (what he hoped) a compliment. "But Shion, you are more then gorgeous. You are more then breathtaking. You are a goddess in every right and word.

Shion, who was about ready to grill him out again, completely stopped. 'He really thinks of me as a goddess?' it was now Shion's turn to be completely speechless. She just couldn't believe that the man standing in front of her was a total ladies dream. 'He will be more then my boyfriend.'

'Finally caught on didn't you?'

' Oh, it's you.'

'Come on, don't give me that. I told you that you would see Naruto as more then just a friend. Now there is only more thing that you two must do.'

Shion was getting really sick of her consciousness. 'Can you at least rest for one day and not make any sexual innuendos between Naruto and I?'

'Your such a party-pooper. Where's the fun of being with the blonde fox if I can't envision you two together in bed? Anyway, your no fun. See ya.'

'Good riddance, Shion thought. It's bad enough I have a pervert of a boyfriend but I also have a sexually frustrated consciousness to. My life gets no easier.'

With that little distraction out of the way, Shion focused on Naruto. "Well come on, we have to get on our way. I'm sure there are still a few shops and restaurants open."

Naruto smiled and help out his hand. "Well what are we waiting for, my lady? I'm sure you know of a particular restaurant that is till open."

Shion took his hand and smiled as well. "Why yes Naruto. I know the exact restaurant."


The date turned out to be really spectacular. Even though most of the restaurants had closed for the evening, the two were able to find a small ramen stand. After both had taken their seats, Naruto had ordered one bowl (gasp) of ramen with everything. Shion had gotten shrimp ramen. As the two were waiting for their food, Naruto started a conversation.

"So how was your day Shion," Naruto wondered?

"Incredibly boring, she replied. I swear, I never thought ruling was going to be so boring like all the time."

"Well Shion, if you don't rule, who will?" Naruto had asked this but he knew what the answer would be.

Shion sighed. "I would gladly give my title up in order to spend some more time with you."

Naruto stared at her. "Shion, we see each other every day ever since our first date."

Shion shifted in her seat. "You know what I mean, Naruto."

Seeing that Shion was getting nervous, Naruto decided to change topics. "So would you like to discuss anything, Shion?"

Shion nodded, silently thanking Naruto for being kind. "How's the training of the hopefuls going?"

"Better then I thought it would, Naruto replied. Most of the hopefuls have shown really good chakra control, though I would like to ask about Amarante and five others."

"Who would you like to know about?" Shion was now puzzled. Far as she knew, only Amarante had shown an enormous amount of chakra.

Naruto reached into his breast pocket and pulled five pictures. Laying them down on the table, he pointed at the far left one.

Shion examined the photo. It showed a young girl, around Amarante's age. She had deep blue hair and deep blue eyes. Her hair reached the top of her spine. In the photo, she was eating an ice cream and talking to someone. The girl was wearing a blue V-top shirt and had on shorts. Blue sandals adorned her feet. She had on no accessories. "Her name is Mayumi. She lives with both parents. Her father is a blacksmith in the town while her mother does acting. She had always to be a ninja and has asked several times. Looks like her parents finally caved in."

Naruto nodded and pointed to the next photo. The girl was the same age as Amarante and Mayumi. She had red hair that was shoulder length and had red eyes. She was wearing a blood red battle kimono. In the picture, she was holding a sword and inspecting it. She also wore red sandals. "Her name is Ayaka. She lives with her father since her mother died when she was five. Her father owns one of the civilian clothing stores. Her being a ninja is a new thing."

Naruto's finger then went to the middle photo. The girl in question looked a year younger then the other three. Her golden hair was tied in a bun and she was wearing a bright yellow tank top and blue jeans. She had on yellow sandals and in the photo, she was in a battle stance, practicing against a wooden dummy. "Her name is Natsuki. She lives with her mother. I do not know what happened to her father. Her mother owns one of the new theaters. She was actually encouraged by her mother to be a ninja."

The fourth photo showed a girl, same age as Natsuki. Her hair was brown and she had deep chocolate colored eyes. Her attire consisted of a black tank top and brown khakis. She was shoeless and in the photo, she was helping someone with the groceries. "This is Rei. She lives with her grandparents. Her mother and father were both ninja for Konoha but both died on a mission. She always wanted to follow her parent's footsteps.

The last photo showed another girl, same age as the previous two. From the look of the photo, Shion could see that this child was homeless. Her dark green hair was dirty and her emerald eyes showed no hope whatsoever. The child wore mismatched clothing and her feet were open to the earth. "This is Sayuri. Both her parents died at an early age and she no living relatives to speak of. For most of her life, she was out on the streets." Shion said this last part with a sigh. This was before the orphanage was built.

Seeing Shion get sad, Naruto picked up all the photos and stuffed them into his breast pocket. Shion looked at him. She was hoping for a reaction to Sayuri, but he didn't give one. 'He must be hiding it,' she thought. "So, why did you want to know about these people, Naruto?"

"Each one has showed an extreme amount of chakra, even more then the average jounin, Naruto answered. I wanted to at least know their names because I'm going to be training them for the next couple of months till they can get the basics and possibly more."

Shion nodded. "Your going to have to be careful with Sayuri and Rei. Both had lost what they cared most for. It might not be easy to train them.

Naruto said nothing. He kind of figured that out first hand. During the tree climbing exercise, Rei had fallen down hard on her first try. When Naruto tried to help her, Rei had brushed him away and continued. Sayuri had just remained quiet and when Naruto would speak with her, she would hang her head low and mutter answers. 'Now I know why,' he thought.

Naruto was roused from his thoughts when the food arrived. It was steaming hot and looked appetizing to Naruto. However, he had to make sure to keep his manners around Shion and that meant no slurping his noodles. With that in mind, he blew on his noodles before eating them. He also ate very slowly, taking his time and actually savoring his noodles.

Shion was flabbergasted. She would've expected Naruto to be happily slurping his noodles. She was not prepared for Naruto to be taking his time and actually eating slow. She smiled on the inside. 'He must be thinking that I won't like him if he ate too fast and was a slob. Thank you for being considerate, Naruto.' After they had both finished, Shion had paid for the meal and they exited the stand.


Shion and Naruto decided to head back to the temple, since there was nothing else to do. When they reached the doors, Naruto gave Shion a hug and a peck on her cheek. Shion pouted, wanting a flown blown kiss like last time, but Naruto did not budge. Waving goodbye at Shion, Naruto departed for his hotel room. To her credit, Shion smiled, turned around and went through the doors. She was gonna have some pleasant dreams tonight.


Midnight

The air was still and the crickets were singing their music. Inside Oni No Kuni, ten guards were on duty, each dozing off just a little. They were brought to full alert when anything made a sound but nothing appeared.

One of the guards expressed his concerns. "This duty station really sucks."

Before any of the other guards responded to his statement, four kunai suddenly appeared and pierced the throats of four guards. Before the bodies hit the ground, four dark clothed ninja stepped out of the shadows.

One of the guards shouted. "Raise the alarm and…" said guard later found shuriken imbedded into the weak points in this armor. He dropped faster then a sack of potatoes. The leader of the assassin group brought up his right hand and closed it in a fist. The other three split. The leader then took off.

All of the gate guards lay dead on the street, blood seeping out of their wounds.

Naruto scratched the back of his head. 'Another bad dream, he thought. When are these nightmares going to end?'

Still in his sleeping clothes, Naruto made his way to the small fridge in his room. He opened it, took a water bottle from there and chugged it. Suddenly, his nose picked up a smell, a smell Naruto was very familiar with.

'Blood,' he thought. Grabbing a kunai from his weapons pouch, Naruto bolted out of his room and into the dark night.

The scene that greeted Naruto was one out of a horror movie. On the ground lay about fifteen dead bodies, all of them guards. When Naruto looked toward the palace, he could see several guards trying to fight off ninja, but seemed to be failing. Raising his hands into a cross shape, he cried out his signature jutsu.

"Kage Bushin No Jutsu."

In a cloud of smoke, four Naruto's stood with the original, each holding a kunai. Naruto leaped into the fray, his clones following him.

The assassin's had long sensed Naruto and turned around to face him. Seeing that words were useless, especially with the twenty plus guards lying dead, Naruto's clones engaged the assassins. The real Naruto leaped over the killers and ran into the temple.

It was obvious to Naruto that the target was Shion. He had to get to her room fast. Passing the bodies of four more guards, Naruto busted through the door and saw one last guard defending Shion. He recognized him as the guard who had escorted him on his first day here. Leaping into the battle, Naruto blocked a swipe from the assassin's blade and then kicked him back. Holding his kunai, Naruto turned toward the guard. "Get Shion out of here. I'll be fine." The guard nodded his head, took Shion and went to the secure room.

Naruto then looked back at his opponent. 'Judging by the fact he was able to handle at least ten guards, he is at least jounin rank, maybe even ANBU.' Forming the cross seal again, he created three more clones, each with a kunai. The enemy didn't seem fazed and flashed through hand signs.

"Raiton: Gian."

Naruto cursed. 'A lightning user?' Naruto jumped out of the way, as did his clones. The jutsu created a scorch mark. 'Damn, I don't know that many wind jutsus,' Naruto thought with a frown. Flashing through some hand sings, he shouted. "Fūton: Renkūdan."

The assassin jumped out of the way and charged at Naruto. Seeing his charge, Naruto got into his stance. The blows that followed were as fast as Lee's Taijutsu. Naruto sent a kick to the man's chest, which was blocked with his arm. The attacker tried to uppercut him, but Naruto blocked the attempt and sent a haymaker toward the attacker. The haymaker hit but it only caused the assassin to jump back, blaze through hand signs and shout "Raiton: Jibashi."

One of Naruto's clones took the hit, disappearing in a puff of smoke. The real Naruto winced as the memories returned to him. 'His jutsus are top notch.' Naruto steeled himself. To him, this was going to be a long fight. Naruto blaze through hand signs and clapped his hands together. "Fūton: Reppūshō."

The amount of power that was generated from the wind jutsu forced the assassin back, minor cuts appearing on his body. The assassin immediately drew out his blade and charged at Naruto. Naruto pulled out his kunai and stopped the blade, though the blade edge was really close to Naruto's heart. They then began a kenjutsu duel. Sparks flew and metal screeched as the two did battle. The assassin, more skilled then Naruto, was able to cut Naruto on the arm and on his chest. Naruto hissed in pain and leapt back. Already the wounds were healing, but Naruto knew he had to end this quick before his other clones were dispelled. Forming the cross seal, Naruto created seven shadow clones. Sending five forward, Naruto called to his other clone and they started making Naruto's second signature jutsu.

The assassin was having a tough time. Not only did he have to keep on eye on the real one, he also had to kill the shadow clones the blond buy was sending. Leaping back from a kunai slash, the assassin flashed through hand signs and cried "Raiton: Kangekiha." All five Naruto clones were hit with the jutsu and all dispelled. Glancing back at where he thought the blonde was, he saw nothing. What he heard next made him crap in his pants.

"Rasengan."

When the Rasengan hit, Naruto knew that he had at least killed one of the men. The assassin was sent flying back. He hit the wall with a sickening crunch, slid down the wall and was laid on the floor, unconscious or dead, Naruto didn't know which one. Turning his body to the entrance, Naruto found out that the other three assassins had disappeared. Running to his clones, Naruto took a moment to catch his breath. "What happened?"

The clone shrugged. "We don't know boss. One minute were keeping these guys busy. The next minute, all of them stopped and retreated. Must have been when you killed their leader."

Naruto shook his head. "Let's hope so."


Morning

By the time morning came and the villagers had woken up, most of the bodies of the dead guards had been given a proper burial. The villagers had been informed of the incident and many families of the deceased guards were crying. Had it not been for Naruto, they would have also lost their Priestess. As such, many people came to Naruto, thanking him for saving their lovely ruler.

Naruto, who had been awake ever since the fight had ended, ran his hand over his face. He was tired and the adrenaline had stopped flowing hours ago. He also had to comfort the wives of the dead guards. It was taxing him to the best of his ability. He also reflected on the fight between him and the assassin. It was lucky he had used the Rasengan to end it, otherwise it would have dragged out and he would've faced four instead of one. He reached into his closet and brought out the book he had pilfered from Shion's library.

Thumbing through the pages, he looked at the book. "Maybe I can teach all of us kenjutsu, Naruto muttered. It would be best for me and for the others to have this skill. Opening the book, he began to read the many pages. It would be a long time before Naruto emerged from his hotel room, intent was he to learn a new style of battle.


Well this is chapter four. Sorry for the quick battle scene, but this chapter was supposed to only have 5600 words, not 6400+ words. Still though, it was great writing this chapter.

Now to all my readers out there, I would like to ask a favor of you. Since I'm not a particularly good drawer, I would like someone to draw me what Naruto looked like on his first date and what Shion looks like on the second date. You don't have to do this, but I would like someone to. If you do, could you send me the link once you're done?

P.S. also send me some wind jutsus (original or created), the two that Naruto used I got from a Naruto site. Till then, ciao.

Next chapter: Naruto begins training and Sakura's decision.

Glossary

Emiko-beautiful blessing child

Mayumi- true gentle beauty

Ayaka- colorful flower

Natsuki- summer hope

Rei- lovely

Sayuri- small lily

Kage Bushin No Jutsu-Shadow Clone Technique

Raiton: Gian- Lightning Release: False Darkness

Fūton: Renkūdan-Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet

Raiton: Jibashi-Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder

Fūton: Reppūshō-Wind Release: Violent Wind Palm

Raiton: Kangekiha-Lightning Release: Wave of Inspiration

Rasengan-Spiraling Sphere