I own nothing. Wow I am pathetic.

Chapter 5: Training, ravens and a blood bath.

"Inari! Tsunami! I'm home and I brought some people with me!" Tazuna yelled as they entered his home.

"Father?" said a smooth female voice.

A lovely woman with long black shoulder length hair walked out. Soon joined by her was a young boy wearing a fisherman's hat.

Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura all waved at the two.

"Tsunami these are the ninja I hired to watch me while I came back here," Tazuna said as he saw his daughter, "They know I lied about the mission, but they decided to help us get rid of Gato."

"No one can get rid of Gato," Inari said getting frowns from a lot of people, "You're all going to die anyway. You shouldn't even bother."

Before anyone could say anything the boy went upstairs. The group was quiet as everyone thought, 'What's wrong with him?'

"Tsunami," Tazuna said after a short silence, "I want to introduce the super ninja who saved me from an assassin. The one with silver hair is Kakashi and that is Naruto. Those two aren't worth mentioning since they didn't really do anything but stand around and look scared."

Sakura and Sasuke both glared at the old man. Those looks were promptly ignored.

"I'm Sasuke Uchiha," Sasuke said putting a little emphasis on his name.

"Sakura Haruno," Sakura said.

"Glad to meet you," Tsunami said smiling at the group, "Dinner will be ready shortly."

"Kakashi," Naruto said, "I need to have a word with you in private."

Kakashi nodded and the two went off in solace to talk.

"What is it Naruto?" the lightning powered ninja asked.

"I don't think Zabuza is dead," Naruto said making Kakashi's eye widen.

"What makes you say that?" Kakashi asked.

"Well," Naruto explained, "the hunter-nin used throwing needles. Those are mostly used to stun or puncture deep. They can only kill if they pierce around a vital organ. If they don't they just stick their and cause a little bit of pain. Plus a hunter-nin is supposed to start destruction of the body as soon as they kill their target. Why did the she leave before doing it?"

"Good point," the electric ninja said, "I'll tell the others."

"How well do you think they'll take it?" the blonde asked.

One declaration later…

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S STILL ALIVE?"

Everyone covered their ears as Sakura scream of disbelief and fear tore through the house. A few pieces of china and glass cracked from the noise and in the background you could hear a baby crying and a few dogs barking.

"That hunter-nin was in league with him," Naruto explained as his hearing returned, "If it was a real one she would have started it's destruction as soon as the eyebrow less freak was incapacitated."

"So what are we going to do?" Sakura asked in a slightly calmer voice.

"Well," Naruto said, "we train. I think we're going to need it in case we encounter him and that hunter-nin. Though I don't think we should kill them. With the skills they have they could make some good additions to our forces back in Konoha."

"Right then," Kakahsi said, "Tonight we sleep. Tomorrow we train."

The three genin all nodded. Sasuke was looking at Naruto. He was wondering if he could get some of the power that Naruto had. After dinner everyone went to bed. As he did Sasuke walked up to him and looked at the boy.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked.

"I want to know how you got those powers," the duck haired boy said.

"Those are my abilities alone," Naruto said, "I wont teach you them nor will I tell you how to get them, and neither will Kakashi."

Sasuke growled slightly and went to his room. Naruto went to his room. Hitomi walked over and laid down in the corner asleep. As he sat down heard something.

"Come Child. Come and know power."

'What the heck is that?' Naruto thought, 'Hey fox did you hear that just now?'

"Yeah," the fox answered, "I think something is calling out to you. I don't know what, but I think it may prove useful in the future. Check it out tomorrow. By the way what are you doing?"

'When Iruka was lecturing on seals I managed to pay attention,' Naruto said, 'I've been combining different seals from some notes I took. I've been wondering if some of these techniques will work.'

"You're making up your own Jutsu?" Kyuubi asked.

'I think I can,' Naruto thought, "I think this one would work well with Kakashi. I'll ask him about it tomorrow.'

He could feel the fox grinning. The two then went to sleep. All the while Naruto was wondering if it would be a good idea to seek out that voice.

The next morning the group of Konoha ninja and fox headed out to a clearing to train.

"To start," Kakashi said, "you will be training with a special exercise. You will learn how to climb trees."

"But sensei," Sakura said, "we already know how to climb trees."

"Yes," Kakashi said, "but you will climb them using only your feet."

"What?" Sakura asked dumbly.

Kakashi demonstrated by walking up a nearby tree using only his feet. He focused chakra into his feet and walked straight up the surface. He looked down at the genin and said, "Neat huh?"

"Sensei how do you do that?" Sakura asked.

"First," Kakashi said, "focus chakra into your feet. Then walk up the surface. Add too little chakra and you won't stick. If you add to much the surface breaks. The more chakra you have the harder it is to do since you don't have to focus that much."

The genin nodded and Sakura and Sasuke ran at the trees while Naruto just stood there.

"Naruto," Kakashi said, "aren't you going to do anything?"

"I already know this exercise," the blonde answered.

"Oh really?" Sasuke said standing next to his tree which now had a dent in the bark the size of his shoe, "Prove it."

Naruto walked over to the river. He then stepped out and started walking on the water.

"Well," Kakashi said as he wasn't really surprised, "It looks like you can train on your own Naruto."

"Actually sensei," Naruto said, "I want to know if you would mind trying something for me."

"What?" Kakashi asked.

"Um," Naruto said, "It's kind of private."

Kakash shrugged. The two walked off when Naruto called out, "Hey Hitomi! Give these guys some encouragement if they start to slack off will you?"

Hitomi rose from her spot next to a tree. Biomass rippled her body as she started to mutate. Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi watched with a mix of shock and horror as the fox started to grow until it was the size of a horse. Then it turned into a walking nightmare. It's fur shed off and it's skin turned reddish black. Large spikes of biomass sprouted from it's back. Her tail turned mostly to bone and gained a few spikes on then end forming a spiked club. It's head turned into a massive fox skull. It's teeth grew sharper and it's eyes drew back into the skull and started to glow. Then a third eye grew on it's head and shone bright red. Her legs were covered in segments of biomass armor as was her back. Large black talons grew from her feet and curve flat spikes sprouted on the backs of her legs. The newly made monster snarled at the two and roared.

The two screamed in horror and ran up the tree as fast as they could.

"Naruto," Kakashi said, "remind me not to annoy you."

"You're going to do it anyway," Naruto said walking away.

A little later the two reached another clearing.

"So what is it you want me for Naruto?" Kakashi asked.

"Well," Naruto explained, "I know about hand signs and what they mean, so I made a jutsu when I was little. It was just for fun, so I didn't' really put much thought into it. Since it's a lightning jutsu I was wondering if you could try it for me."

"Okay," Kakashi said, "I don't have many lightning jutsu in my arsenal. Plus I could add it to my new White Storm bloodline."

"Okay," Naruto said as he took out a scroll and handed it to Kakashi.

The silver-haired man looked through the jutsu and nodded impressed. The man then went through the hand signs and called out, "Lightning Style: Lightning Hunt!"

Kakashi shot an electric volt out of his hand and it formed three wolves made completely out of lightning. The three wolves snarled and launched themselves at a nearby tree. The wolves exploded in a blast of lightning as they made contact.

"Dang," Naruto said, "I didn't know it would pack that much of a punch."

"Naruto," Kakashi said, "I think you might have found a talent."

"Thanks," Naruto said, "Oh before I forget. There was something calling out to me yesterday. I want to go and find it okay?"

"Okay," Kakashi said, "I think that anything that makes you stronger will help us in the long run. Also if you come up with any new jutsu. Let me know. I want to know what to look forward to."

"All right sensei," Naruto said, "Oh and if it's my jutsu. You don't get to copy it unless I say so. Got it?"

"Got it," Kakashi said a little upset that he wouldn't be able to copy some new jutsu.

As Naruto started walking he heard the voice again. This time it seemed louder. He followed it. After a little bit he found a cave. After walking inside the voice became much louder. He walked a little further. As he did alarm bells rang in his head. He jumped forward to avoid getting crushed to death by the walls which suddenly launched forward and almost crushed him. After that Naruto started running. As he ran he jumped over a spike pit. He then had to do the limbo to avoid a bunch of pendulum blades.

"What is with all the traps in this place?" Naruto yelled as he dodged a volley of spears from the nearby wall..

Finally Naruto came to a large chamber. He noticed some crevices and put his hand in it. He felt oil on his hands. Naruto took out his light sword and touched the oil which then ignited. The flames traveled around the room. He did the same thing to another and it lit the entire room. He noticed that the place was dark and in the middle of the room was a pedestal. On it was a large black scroll. The walls were decorated with bones and skeletons and dead bodies littered the floor. Each one seemed to be reaching for the scroll.

Come child.

Naruto realized the voice was coming from the scroll. He slowly approached it and stepped over the bodies that littered the floor. When he approached the scroll he slowly reached out and placed his hand on the scroll.

Nothing happened.

Naruto then picked it up.

Nothing happened.

Naruto smiled to himself when he heard the sound of grinding stone. The looked to see the pedestal sinking into the ground.

"Oh crud!" Naruto yelled.

He had read enough adventure stories to know what that meant. He started running like heck. As he did a large boulder fell from the roof of the cave and he started running like mad.

"CURSE YOU INDIANA JONES!" Naruto yelled then he stopped yelling, "Where did that come from?"

He shook the though as he kept running. He eventually reached the end of the tunnel. Then he mad a hard left as the boulder rolled past him and into a nearby lake.

"Well," Naruto said panting, "That was the craziest moments of my life. What is this anyway?"

"Kit," Kyuubi said as he saw the scroll through Naruto's eyes, "That's the Raven summoning contract. The ravens are the pets of the Shinigami. From what I remember a very select few were able to use them in combat. Anyone unworthy were either poisoned by the Shinigami's chakra or eaten alive by the ravens."

"That explains all the dead bodies in there,' Naruto thought, "so what do I do now?'

"You sign it," Kyuubi said, "The contract called out to you. That means that they want to work with you."

Naruto bit his thumb and suppressed his biomass from healing it. He wrote his name in blood by Kyuubi's instructions. Then he left his prints in blood on the bottom of the scroll."

Naruto then went through hand signs and called out, "Summoning Jutsu!"

There was a large crow with the Kanji for shadow on his back appeared. It was pretty big and looked nasty.

"Who dares summon Kumori (shadow) son of Oujo! (death)," the large bird growled.

"That would be me," Naruto said gaining Kumori's attention.

"You?" the bird asked, "I never though I would see a living human."

"Are you the boss?" Naruto asked.

"No," Kumori answered, "My grandfather Shigai (corpse) is. If you want to earn the right to summon us then you must summon him. Add a bit more chakra this time."

Naruto nodded as the fox disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto focused more chakra this time and summoned again. This time when the smoke cleared it revealed a humongous Raven with a beak beg enough to pick Naruto up like he was an insect.

"Who has summoned Shigai?" the large bird asked.

"Uh me?" Naruto asked feeling a little nervous."

The Raven boss leaned down and looked at Naruto. Somehow it's face showed curiosity.

"Strange," the Raven boss said, "you have the smell of death on you and yet you live. I can smell purity off you yet I sense darkness. Why is that boy?"

Naruto explained that he had the Kyuubi sealed in him and his bloodlines. He also told the Raven boss about this life. The raven showed extreme anger at that point.

"Impudent humans," Shigai snarled, "Only they can be so stupid. Child I have tested your soul. You are worthy to summon us. Before I go I want to make sure that is known.

He lowered it beak and spat out a bit of chakra. It went to Naruto's arm and the tattoo of a raven appeared on his arm.

"That mark means you are can summon us," the raven boss explained, "Just put a little blood on it and you will summon my race. Good day to you Naruto Uzumaki."

The Raven then vanished in a large plume of smoke.

Naruto smirked and walked away from the site.

A little while later he walked into Tazuna's house. He was greeted to the sight of an exhausted Sakura and Sasuke, a grinning Kakashi, and a pleased and normal looking, Hitomi.

"So how was your day?" Naruto asked.

"I hate you Naruto," Sakura and Sasuke said in unison.

"Oh I'm broken," Naruto said sarcastically, "Kakashi sensei I need to talk to you for a minute."

"Okay," Kakashi said as he got up.

"What is it?" he asked when they were alone.

"I found that voice," Naruto said, "turns out it was a summoning contract."

"Cool," Kakashi said, "for what animal."

"The ravens," Naruto answered.

Kakashi's eyes went wide. He had heard of the that summon, but he didn't think that anyone would be able to actually summon them.

"Also," Naruto said, "I think I know a way to end this and not kill that Hunter-nin and get rid of Gato at the same time."

"How?" Kakashi asked. He had been thinking it over and he knew that skill like Zabuza's and that Hunter-nin's would come in great handy.

"Well," Naruto said, "I can get one of my summons to send them a message. If they agree and send us Gato's location and we'll go down there and tear those ugly suckers apart…piece by piece."

"And if they don't accept?" Kakashi asked.

"Then," Naruto said, "we have the summons tell us their location then we go down there and kill those suckers and then them if they try to stop us."

"Good plan," Kakashi said, "Now let's get back to dinner. I'm hungry from practicing that jutsu."

Naruto nodded and the two walked back to the table and sat down.

"What were you talking about?" Sasuke demanded.

"No telling you," Kakashi said, "Now shut up."

Sasuke was about tot say something when a glare from both Kakashi and Naruto shut him up.

After that the group sat in silence. Sasuke got up and went to his room after finishing his plate. Around this time Inari spoke up.

"Why do you try so hard?" he asked.

Everyone looked at him.

"Why do you try so hard?" he repeated, "Gato's just going to kill you just like he did all who stood in his way. You're just going to die!"

"Inari!" Tsunami cried.

"No mom!" Inari said, "They should just give up!"

"Kid," Naruto said, "we're ninja. We don't go down easy. Plus he cant' be that strong."

"Yes he is," Inari argued back.

"Oh really?" Naruto asked, "then let's go through the checklist. Is he big, strong, young, or fast?"

"No," Inari said, "He's old pudgy and walks around with a cane."

"Well," Naruto continued, "I bet he has some powerful jutsu underneath his belt."

"He's a civilian," Inari explained, "He doesn't have that much uh what is that stuff?"

"Chakra," Kakashi answered.

"Thanks," Inari said.

"Now," Naruto said, "does he even know how to fight or does he hide behind thugs?"

"He used thugs," Inari said, "what's the difference? You don't know what it means to suffer!"

The air became tense. Suddenly the temperature dropped and ice formed on the table. Naruto slowly rose up and looked the boy in the eye.

"I don't know suffering?" Naruto asked.

"Kid," Naruto growled, "Have you had to eat out of a garbage can? Did you have to buy overpriced expired food? Have you lived on the street or in a crummy apartment? Have you ever been shunned and ignored and had children's parents tell them not to go near you? Have you ever been alone all of your life?"

Inari shakily shook his head as he saw the anger in Naruto's eyes.

"Of course," Naruto growled, "that was my life. All that happened to me. I don't care if you only had suffering for this long I've had it all my life. Besides I can tell you that in a few days time. Gato will just be a red smear in the dirt."

Naruto then got up and walked upstairs to go to bed and sleep off his anger.

"Was Naruto really like that?" Sakura asked.

"Yes," Kakashi said, "I can't tell you why, but Naruto has been alone all his life. He knows what loneliness and despair are like."

Inari sat in disbelief at what he had just heard. He was upset that he had talked like that to someone who knew what real pain was. Sakura just sat upset that she had been apart of the group that had made Naruto so alone. She had listened to her mother when she told her that she should never go near Naruto. As a good girl she listened.

Later that night…

Naruto awoke from his slumber and walked outside. He looked around to make sure no one was watching. He then bit his thumb, went through hand signs and slammed his hand on the ground.

"Summoning jutsu!"

When the smoke cleared it revealed a normal sized raven.

My name is Kuro (dark)," the bird said, "What is it you need of me?"

"I need you to deliver a message for me," Naruto said, "I need you to find Zabuza Momochi. Tell him and his apparent ally a hunter-nin, that I have an offer for them. My offer is that I want them to join my village so they be safe from hunter-nin and other threats. They can send you back with a reply. Understood?"

The bird nodded and flew into the air. Naruto using the force gave Kuro a mental image of the man and his ally. The bird also managed to get the scent of the man's chakra. The bird then shot off to find ally.

Meanwhile at Gato's base…

A young woman with long black hair stood next to Zabuza and was nursing his wounds. Her name was Haku and she was the hunter nin that saved Zabuza. She was still shocked that mere genin was able to do this to the man. She felt herself flush as she remembered the boy. She had to admit he was kind of cute. She also knew that he was dangerous. Then again it was dangerous here too. She remembered what happened when they got back.

Flashback…

'I can't believe you weren't able to kill an old scarecrow and three brats!'

The yell came from a pudgy old man in a tuxedo with a cane. He was glaring at Zabuza who was laying in bed due to his injuries.

"Quiet Gato," Zabuza growled, "I'll get them and that little run next time."

"You better or else I'll call in those hunter-nin your so afraid off," Gato growled.

"Please do not do anything to upset Zabuza-sama," said Haku taking off her mask, "If you keep doing this he wont be able to kill you enemies like you hired him to do."

Gato leered at her as he walked up to her

"You know," he said putting his hand on her arm, "You're pretty easy on the eyes."

A split second later there was a loud crack and Gato was nursing a shattered arm.

"Do not touch me you pig," Haku spat, "Do so again and client or not I will kill you."

Gato's samurai guards grabbed him and pulled him away. Gato yelled, "I'll get you for this you little slut! You hear me? I'll get you!"

Haku just turned back to Zabuza and continued to heal him. But in the back of her mind she was worried that he would fulfill that promise.

Flashback end….

"Haku?" Zabuza asked, "How much longer until I'm ready for battle?"

"A few more days Zabuza-sama," Haku answered. It was then that they heard something tapping noise and then a voice.

"…Suddenly there came a tapping, as if some gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. 'Tis a visitor' I muttered tapping at my chamber door-merely this and nothing more."

"Who's there?" Zabuza asked trying to sit up.

The voice spoke again.

"…Surely' said I, 'Surely that is something at my window lattice. Let me see then, what thereat is and let this mystery explore. Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore. Tis the wind and nothing more!"

They heard the tapping again. Haku noticed the noise was coming from the window. She slowly approached it and opened it. As it did a raven flew in and landed above the door.

It looked at them and said, "…In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; but with mein lord or lady, perched above my chamber door. Perched upon a bust of Pallus just above my chamber door-perched and sat and nothing more.

Zabuza and Haku stared at the ebony bird that sat above them. Surprised that it could talk. Zabuza then remembered a poem his mother read him as a child. She said it was from the old world.

Zabuza then said, "Thou thy crest the shone and shaven, 'Thou,' I said, 'art sure no craven. Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore. Tell me what they lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian Shore.Quote the Raven…"

"Nevermore," the bird finished, "I did not know you were familiar with that poem."

"My mother read it to me as a child," Zabuza said, "Wait how am I talking to a bird?"

"I am a summon of my master," the raven answered, "My name is Kuro."

"Your master?" Haku asked.

"Naruto," Kuro said.

"The brat who injured me?" Zabuza asked in shock.

"Yes," the bird said, "He wishes to offer you safety in his village. He wants you to abandon this life of wandering and join him in the leaf. There you will be offered safety from your enemies and this Gato man."

"I don't know," Haku said, "I have a bloodline that allows me to use ice. I'll be hated there."

"Actually," the raven said, "Bloodlines are accepted in Konoha. That is why he wants you to go with him. He read about Kiri and how they despise bloodlines. In Konoha you won't be hated."

"I can have a home," Haku said as this sank in.

"Kuro," Zabuza said after thinking for a few minutes, "Tell him that we accept." H reached under the mattress, despite his pain and took out what looked like a thing of blue prints.

"These are the schematics for the tower," Zabuza said, "If they really plan on doing what I think they're going to do then they are going to need it."

"Good," Kuro said, "Now they should be here tomorrow night. When that time comes I suggest you be anywhere but this place for it promises to be quite the massacre. With that dear swordsman and lovely maiden I bid you good night."

The ebony bird then flew up and out the window heading straight for Tazuna's house with the blueprints in it's beak.

"Why did you accept?" Haku asked her master.

"I'm tired of running," Zabuza said, "and I'm sick of taking flak from that old midget. Besides I don't' want this kind of life for my daughter."

Haku's eyes widened when she heard that. She then started to tear up and jumped at Zabuza. She hugged him tight, but was being careful off his wounds.

"Oh daddy," she cried.

Zabuza hugged his surrogate daughter back.

"Now come on," Zabuza said as she let go, "we need to pack up."

Haku nodded and got to work. As she did a small white fox in the corner stirred.

The next day….

Sakura and Sasuke were doing the tree walking exercise with a mutated Hitomi behind them. She wasn't attacking them, but she was making sure they didn't slack off. She was currently chewing the bone of a bull she caught while hunting. She was savoring the flavor while Kakahsi and Naruto were talking off to the side.

"Did they accept?" Kakashi asked.

"They did," Naruto said, "we attack tonight after sundown. My summon can show us the way. We should be ready though. We don't know if Gato has hired anymore missing nin to pick up the slack. In that case we both have to hone our skills for tonight. See if you can find a way to repel water in case we run into some more missing nin from Kiri. Also Kuro got these blueprints of the place. We need to study them so we know where to attack."

"Naruto," Kakashi said, "don't you think that we should tell Sakura and Sasuke about this?"

"You're kidding right?" Naruto asked his sensei, "Sakura would give us away with that pink hair of hers and Sasuke would get himself killed trying to go up against someone who is obviously way out of his league."

The two were broken from their conversation when they heard sobbing. They turned to see Sakura running from the area where she and Sasuke had been training. Naruto knew that this was obviously something bad because he had never seen Sakura cry.

"I got her," Naruto said getting up.

He followed after the pink haired girl until she stopped and fell to her knees crying.

"Sakura?" Naruto asked, "Are you okay?"

"No I'm not," Sakura said.

"What happened?" Naruto asked as he lifted the girl up.

"Sasuke," she said, "I noticed he was having trouble with the tree walking exercise. I asked him if he wanted help. Then he turned on me and said that I was weak and didn't deserve to even talk to him. He said that I was only good for live bait and…that I was just some weak slut who had no business being on the battle field."

"Sakura," Naruto said, "I have to say that I'm considering feeding Sasuke to Hitomi and leaving what's left for the Ravens, but then I'd have the council on my back for hurting their precious Uchiha. However I know a way you can get back at him."

"How?" Sakura asked. Her crush on Sasuke all but dead now.

"Simple," Naruto said, "get strong and then when you get the chance tear that little sucker apart piece by piece."

Sakura nodded her eyes had dried and her resolve had hardened. She was done with Sasuke now and the fan girl in her was now but a distant memory. With that the two went back. Of course as soon as they did they had to keep Hitomi from taking a huge bite out of Sasuke's head.

Meanwhile…

The underground lab's main computer finished counting down and the systems fire up.

"Recharge complete," the menacing mechanical voice said, "Scanning. Black Light Virus found. Estimating point of origin. Scanning…complete. Found in large structure. Searching location in database…found. Village: Konoha. Number of armed forces: High. Population: High. Beginning Mech. Soldier production."

An assembly line roared to life and large metal structures came down and sparks flashed as they were welded together.

"Complication. No bio samples available for bio soldier construction. Dispatching collection drones. Allotted time till amount of bio-samples: 1 month. Added time for Mech. Solder completion: 1 month. Total time: 2 months. Construction held until bio samples return."

Above the lab a large metal slab opened and three small drones flew out. All three of them were small round balls with small holes and red spot that was used as a visor.

"Commence collection of DNA."

The three drones then shot off into the world.

Back with the people who are completely oblivious to the mechanical menace…wow that sounded like something in an old cartoon…

It had fallen dark and Naruto and Kakashi both laid in their beds. It was around 11 p.m. when Naruto started to stir. After making sure with the force that Sakura and Sasuke were asleep he rose up and put on his regular clothes. Kakashi did the same seeing that they were asleep as well.

The two made it outside and Naruto summoned Kuro.

"Do you remember where the base was?" Naruto asked the bird.

"Yes," the bird said, "Follow me."

The two followed the bird. It was a little hard to do since it was a black bird and it was night time, but the bird radiated a red chakra that outlined it making it easier to see in the dark night sky. After about an hour or so they arrived. The building was a large compound with a large tower in the middle, a few smaller buildings, surrounding it. All of this was surrounded by a large wall. Inside you could see a lot of mercenaries who were either just messing around or fighting each other.

"So how are we going to do this?" Kakashi asked.

"I say we just blow the place sky high and turn everyone in there into a bloody smear on the pavement," Naruto said.

His ancestor had a ruthless side and he was showing it right now.

Kakashi just looked at the crowd. Hes eyes narrowed and he sent out a small pulse using his powers. In the buildings he saw outlines of people. They were red while he found some who weren't. the also realized that they were tied up.

"Naruto we can't just destroy the place," Kakashi said, "There are innocent people down there. If we destroy the place we'll be endangering innocent lives."

Naruto nodded at his sensei. He was currently wracking his brain for a plan. He finally got one. Thinking quickly Naruto made three shadow clones. There were three main buildings.

"Okay you three," Naruto said, "I want each of you to stealth consume a guard. After that go down and enter one of the three main buildings around the towr. Once you're inside you need to silently take out the guards then tunnel your way out of the complex. When all three buildings are free of innocents me and Kakashi will begin our attack. Understood?"

"Sir!" the three clones said in unison and saluted.

"Now go!" Narut yelled making the three move.

Each clone activated their chameleon skin abilities and ran through the woods. Eventually each one found a guard and consumed him silently. Then deactivating the Chameleon skin blended right into the crowd.

Building 1:

Naruto 1 walked through the room. He noticed that these main buildings were actually warehouses. It made sense since they would need to have plenty of space for all the prisoners.

"Hey," Naruto 1 yelled still in disguise, "The boss wants to have a word with you."

The guard who was watching the prisoners believed him and headed out. The still disguised Naruto walked over to the group who were currently in chains. They women in the group whimpered slightly while some of the men in the group looks defiant. Naruto shifted back to his normal self making the people in the room gasp. The Naruto then took out one of his light swords and cut the chains. The emembers in the group and a few women hugged him gratefully.

"Hey!"

The Naruto spun around to see a guard brandishing a sword. Naruto held out his hand and lifted the man up. Then using the force slowly choked him to death so that it would make too much noise and get some unwanted attention. Force lightning would bring people due to it's light, and throwing him into something would make too much noise.

After the man was dead Naruto covered up his tracks by bringing him over and consuming him. Since the man was dead he learned about at secret escape hatch in the back of each building. Using the force he sent similar messages using the force to the other clones. He then motioned for the people to follow him and lead them to the passage. It was under a thing of boxes which Naruto gently lifted off the ground. Then he jumped down with the people following.

They came out on the north south and east walls. All of which weren't near the entrance of the compound. As soon as all the people were out Naruto waved and then disappeared in a large puff of smoke.

The same thing occurred with he other two buildings. Well almost. Naruto 2 used his claws, while Naruto 3 just consumed the guard in his building. It was weird that there was only one guard in the room, but then again Gato probably didn't' consider that Naruto and Kakashi would come here.

Back with the real Naruto…

Naruto looked a little confused as he got the memories from the Shadow clones. He didn't know that they could do that. He shook his head and figured that he could think about that later when they weren't' about to destroy a major base.

"So you did come," came a familiar voice.

The two turned to see Zabuza and a pretty young dark haired woman. With them was the small white fox that Hitomi had a thing for.

Hitomi barked when she saw the small white fox and tackled the small fox making it yip.

"Oh brother," Naruto groaned.

"Aw cute,. I didn't know your fox had a thing for Fluffy," the girl giggled.

Naruto then noticed her and smiled slightly.

"And you would be?" Naruto asked.

"My name is Haku," she said, "I was that hunter-nin that rescued Zabuza."

"Oh," Naruto said, "Pleasure to meet you…face to face."

Naruto picked up her hand and kissed the top of her hand making her blush slightly.

"Okay lovebirds," Zabuza said breaking up the moment, "Can you two get started? I want to get out of this hole."

"Sheesh," Naruto groaned, "kill joy."

The blonde turned to Kakashi and said, "Would you do the honors my friend?"

"I'd be delighted," Kakashi said.

He walked up to the edge of the cliff that over looked the compound. He lifted up his head band to reveal his normal eye. (Read chapter 4). His yes narrowed and a blue circle appeared in his vision. Apparently since he lost his Sharingan he had gained the ability to create a mental crosshair that he could use to make more efficient shots. It narrowed slightly and his vision zoomed in on some conveniently placed barrels that had the words "Warning: Explosive" on them. He then took aim and fired a volt of electricity from his raised hand making Zabuza and Haku gasp in shock at what they had seen.

The results in the camp was a large explosion of fire and metal shards. Screams of shock and fear echoed through the camp. Naruto grinned as he saw his sensei act like this.

"Let the blood bath begin!" Naruto yelled.

He and his sensei jumped down from the cliff and ran across the field to the compound.

"Who the hell are those guys?" one mercenary yelled as he saw the two.

"Who cares?" another one yelled, "Let's just get kill 'em!"

Some of the mercenaries who weren't total cowards charged at the oncoming ninja. Kakashi was quick to respond and shot out a ball of electricity called a megawatt hammer. The mercenaries were too stunned ot respond the blast exploded and the two were suspended in mid air. Kakashi followed it up with a shockwave sending the floating mercenaries into the walls.

Naruto quickly made a shadow clone. Since his training Naruto found out that his light swords couldn't copy with his clones. As the clone was made he took the light blades from the back of his belt and threw them to the clone. The clone then activated them and switched the blade color to black. He swung the swords and every few mercenaries the energy blades disintegrated them.

The real Naruto shifted the biomass in his arms to the claw setting. Each mercenary he approached he sliced through like a hot knife through butter. A few mercenaries tried to cut him down from behind, but Naruto shot a few biomass spikes out of his back effectively turning the mercenaries into walking shish kabobs.

Meanwhile Kakashi was going all electric on mercenaries. He was firing lightning bolts left and right sending mercenaries to the ground twitching from the electric current running through their bodies. One mercenary almost got the drop on Kakashi when he came up from behind him with an ax. Kakashi sensed the man before he even came close and jumped away. He then sent threw a small ball of electricity that connected firmly with the mercenaries side. The mercenary tried to brush it off, but couldn't as he ran back. Luckily it was a static bomb so he couldn't get it off. Kakashi then sent him flying back with a shockwave and then said bomb exploded.

Naruto's clone was tearing through mercenaries with his light swords. He fried two with a blast of force lightning. He lifted another one up with the force and slammed him up against the wall. He then used a force push that crushed the man against the wall like a bug. Two more came up behind him. The clone turned sent both swords flying. The two were cut right down the middle. While he didn't have his swords a few mercs got cocky and tried to run at him. The clone curled up and then let out a huge force wave that sent all the mercs flying back. At that time the swords came back. He grinned at the only mercenaries who were standing.

"Boo," was all the clone said and the group ran screaming.

Naruto then lifted a large piece of debris that was just laying around with the force. He threw it over and crushed them like worms underneath a big black boot.

Hitomi took her monstrous form and went on a rampage. She tore through mercenaries with her claws and teeth. Her spiky bone tail cut through mercenaries like they were nothing. One mercenary got lucky and stabbed her back with a spear. Luckily the back parts of her body were made of hard plates like armor so the spear broke. Whent eh mercenary saw his folly he ran for it. The monstrous fox turned on it's heal and shot out a blast of bile from it's mouth. The mercenary was turned to a puddle of sizzling goop on contact. The fox roared and continued it's masacre.

After a few minutes the ground was littered with the bodies of their dead enemies. Naruto and Kakashi both stood up grinning at their victories. The clone handed his swords back to Naruto and vanished in a puff of smoke. Naruto turned off his swords and put them back on his belt.

The two started to head for the tower when a voice called out.

"Hey kid."

The two turned to the source to see a dying mercenary on the ground.

"Kid," he said, "I can tell that you can't be a normal kid. Tell me your name. that way when I day I'll be able to brag when I go down."

"My name," Naruto said, "is Naruto Uzumaki. Son of Minato Namikaze the Yondaime of Konoha and the Yellow Flash of Konoha and Kushina Uzumaki the Red Death of Whirlpool."

"Son of the Yondaime," the mercenary said with his last breath, "I am so going to brag about this."

With those last words the man died.

Naruto and Kakashi then headed toward the main tower.

On the top floor…

Gato sat at his desk. He was watching everything through a series of cameras that were set up all over the place. Each one also had a microphone so he heard that Naruto was the son of the Yondaime. At the moment he was starting to sweat.

He kept his composure and turned to two shadowed figures behind him.

"You think you can take these two?" he asked.

"Yeah," said the taller of the two in a gruff voice, "He may be strong, but I think we can kill one little punk."

"Yeah," said the short in a snide voice, " we can kill one brat and a scarecrow."

Meanwhile Naruto and Kakashi were making their way to the top floor when two figures came out of the door.

The first of which was large and built like a bear. He had an eye patch on his left eye and a scar going across his chin. The second was shorter. He had green hair and had a massive scar on his forehead.

"Who the hell are you guys?" Naruto asked.

"My enemies call me Stone Bear," the larger one said, "The shorter one is Aoi Rokushi."

"Should I be scared or something?" Naruto asked.

"Stone Bear," Kakashi said, "He's known for slaying a lot of people and he's one of the best ax men in Earth Country also known for his strength. Aoi Rokushi is know for abandoning the leave village for rain country and for the theft of the Raijin."

"Hey kid," Stone Bear said taking out a large black double-sided red trimmed ax, "I wonder how much Iwa will pay for the son of the Yondaime's head?"

"I don't know," Naruto asked, "How much was my old man's bounty?"

"Naruto," Kakashi said, "I'll take on Aoi. You can take Stone Bear."

"You got it Kakashi-sensei," Naruto said as he smirked at Stone Bear.

"You're dead you little punk," Stone Bear growled.

The two ran at each other. Stone Bear swung his ax with surprising speed for such a heavy weapon. Naruto managed to catch it by the shaft before it hit him. The two were currently at a stand off. Naruto was holding back at the moment of his fight with Stone Bear. He was trying to draw the figh tou at bit.

"Is that all you got boy?" Stone Bear growled.

"No even close ugly," Naruto said as he started to use his real strength to push back.

Stone Bear was clearly surprised as he felt himself get pushed back. Naruto then using his strength tore the ax from stone Bear's hands and threw it at a nearby wall. The ax imbedded itself into the wall.

Stone Bear growled in frustration. He charged forward swinging his fists intent of crushing Naruto like a bug. The blonde bobbed and weaved narrowly avoiding the enraged and crazy man. After a few swings the Stone nin finally managed to land a blow. The result was Naruto getting thrown back like a rag doll and making contact with the wall. The wall caved in and fell down around Naruto burying him in rubble.

"Son of the Yondaime my butt," Stone Bear said as he turned around.

As soon as he turned his back the rubble started to rumble. Stone Bear turned around and looked in disbelief as the rubble rose up a bit as Naruto started to move. He was about tot reach for his ax when a long ropelike arm shot out and pierced the man's chest. He was then ripped off the ground and into the rubble where Naruto burst from and shifted his other arm to it's blade form and stabbed it into Stone Bears gut.

Stone Bear looked in shock at the boy who now had a large blade like arm shoved into his stomach and sticking out of his back. Naruto then retracted his blade arm and turned that and his whip-fist arm back to normal. He turned to Hitomi who was still in her monster form.

"Eat up girl," he said.

Hitomi would have grinned if her skull like head permitted her to. She opened her moth wide and a few tendrils shot out and wrapped around Stone Bears body. Then the tendrils ripped her back and into her jaw. After devouring her meal she belched.

Naruto followed the sound of fighting to find that Kakashi and Aoi's had brought them into another room. Naruto stood back and watched as the two electric users fought each other. Kakashi kept firing lightning bolts and the lightning thief kept blocking the blasts with the Raijin. After a few blacks Aoi went went on the offensive and swung the electric blade at Kakashi's head. The silver haired jonin ducked effortlessly under the blade. Kakashi then jumped over Aoi and swung an electric powered punch to Aoi's side. He then unleashed a flurry of punches. After a few punches Aoi was knocked back and then Kakashi sent out a shockwave that sent Aoi out a conveniently placed window.

Kakashi walked up to the window and grinned evilly. Then he waked back and then ran toward the window and jumped out. As he fell he gathered electricity which increased as he fell.

Aoi looked up despite being in phenomenal pain and surprising being alive. He looked up to see the silver-haired jonin fall down on him and hear him yell, "Infamous Style: Thunder Drop!"

That was the last thing the Aoi heard as his body was crushed by the technique that also released a small shockwave.

Outside the compound Haku and Zabuza stared down at the carnage that was happening. Haku felt a little ecstatic at the sight and had to restrain herself from jumping up and down for joy. Apparently Zabuza's love of combat had started to rub off on her a little bit.

Zabuza just looked on enviously as the massacre in the compound occurred. He was mad that he couldn't participate in this, but he could only watch and enjoy the free horror show.

Back In the tower Naruto activated his muscle mass power. He drew back both arms and shoved both forward breaking down the door to Gato's office. Naruto looked around the office and couldn't see anyone. He then felt a large amount of fear coming from behind the desk. He walked over and activating his light swords slashed the desk in half revealing a very scared and sweat covered Gato.

"Please don't kill me," Gato begged, "I can give you anything you want. Money, power, women, land, anything."

Naruto was quiet for moment. Gato took this as a sign that he was considering his offer. That thought was squashed as Naruto picked the man up from the ground. Naruto then used the force to delve into his mind. Gato screamed as his mind was torn into. After a minute Naruto found Gato's account number. He dropped Gato, who was unconscious, and walked over to a computer that was still in one piece from the desk getting sliced in two. He walked over to the computer. He grinned as he accessed it. He searched for a few seconds and made a quick transaction.

Then he turned to the unconscious Gato.

"Aren't you going to kill him?" asked Kakashi who had just shown up from his sudden drop off the wall of the tower.

"No," Naruto said, "I have something so much better planned. What's with the scrolls?"

"Well," Kakashi said, "I'm turning in Aoi's head for the reward. Since I can't find anything of Stone Bear you can turn in his ax."

"Cool," Naruto said as he shot off some biomass at Gato and wrapped him up in a cocoon that covered his mouth and kept him quiet in case he woke up.

As the two left Haku, Zabuza and Fluffy joined them on there way back.

Naruto grinned a fox like grin. His first fight against an army had gone well. Of course if he had noticed he would have seen that one mercenary had gotten out.

A little later at a publishers store…

The mercenary approached a publisher's store. Well it wasn't a publisher exactly. It was a place where mercenaries came to give off information. The information was given to the publisher. Since the place was open 24 hours a mercenary could drop off info at any time.

"Hey man," said the mercenary from earlier as he walked in.

"Um are you here to rob me?" the worker asked.

"No," the mercenary answered, "I'm here to add some info to the next issue of the bingo book."

"Oh really?" the worker asked as he took out a pen and paper, "Do tell."

"Well first," The mercenary said, "I want to add some info to Kakashi Hatake. Firs toff all it seems he doesn't' have the Sharingan anymore. In place of it he has powers that give him unmatched control of lightning powers. I thinking of giving him the title The Lightning King."

"Interesting," the worker said as he wrote this down, "What else?"

"Yeah," the mercenary said, "There's this kid. A genin who apparently is much stronger than that. His name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. Son of the Yondaime of Konha and the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze and the Red Death Kushina Uzumaki of Whirlpool. He's basically like his dad only with whisker marks and much younger. His eyes are black with a red iris and a slit black pupil."

"Like this?" the worker asked as he held up a drawing.

"Yeah," the mercenary said, "He can turn his arms into an arsenal of weapons. Claws, large fists, a whip thing, etc. He also has powers that allow him to shoot lightning from his hands, lift people and objects and throw them with his mind. He also holds two swords similar to Raijin only it cuts through you instead of shocking you and it cuts right through you. He seems to have some other powers, but I didn't see all of them so expect some people to add some to that. Oh he also travels with a red fox that can grow to the size of a horse and turn into some kind of monstrosity."

"That's," the worker said in disbelief, "insane. What is he?"

"I don't know," the mercenary said, "my buddy he killed said he was gonna brag about it in the after life. Anyway I think I know what to call him. The Black Star."

"Has a ring to it," the worker said, "I'll list his as an A-rank due to his powers and such. This will make a fine addition to the bingo book. Thank you."

"No problem," the mercenary said, "now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go spread this around. I want people to know about this before the next issue of the bingo book comes out."

Cut! Wow that was a long one. Longest one I've written ever. Now then to those of you who might say this was rushed I'm sorry, but I just wanted to get through the wave arc. Besides I don't want to ruin what Naruto has planned for Gato. Also the only other things Naruto will learn area jutsu and his father's and a few of his mother's techniques. That's it. If I'm overpowering him I'm sorry, but it's kind of hard not to do with [prototype] and all. Well see you next time. Oh and in case I forget. Happy St. Patrick's Day this week. If you have Syfy they're playing some of the Leprechaun movies. Got to say it's the first time I've seen a Leprechaun tear someone apart. Anyway…see you next time.