Tomy readers, am so so so sorry for not updating quickly, there's been a lot of issues here on my end...anyway here is the new update (not the beta version of it). Hope you like it and i'll try to update quicker...on we go...

Naoki slowly sat down as he entered the Akatsuki hideout almost totally untouched by the fact that he had taken over a day to make the journey back with his object of the mission in hand. Normally he would have used at most a day to cover the most furthest of all plans but with this one he had taken longer than he had planned. It was not his fault though since he had been busy with his new found chakra than the mission at hand. As great as the Kyubi's chakra was within him, it was rather malicious and almost painful to his body…but it still was really powerful. But even with all its power, it wasn't much to waste. He had earlier in the journey back been thinking about how it had even been possible...how was the Kyubi's chakra able to infect him? He came out with one conclusion; his ability to pull back his chakra into system before it dissipated must have been doing it through out the battle without his notice. A small chuckle escaped his lips as he thought back top it...somehow, when he was drawing the bijuu's chakra from the boy, he felt a sense of content, peace and total power…even managing to drown the roars of anger he felt vibrating from the Kyubi itself. Naoki's smile faded as cold sweat formed on his face. He need more of it…more of that red, bubbling anger filled chakra…he was hooked. It was something he had discovered on his way back. He had thought it was just a moment of need or something…strange but after a few moments, he found it out as simple addiction. The infection had opened his mind to the existence of chakra which matched his thirst for blood. He needed more.

"You took long enough. ".

Naoki looked up from where he sat to show his master standing at the entrance with his one eye showing nothing but anger at his servant. Flinching slightly, Naoki thought about what he would say to his lord. He'd brought back the package alright, but he left witnesses.

"Situations came about…complicating everything", he said with his old attitude of no emotions back. He kept his eyes away from the calculating and penetrating eye of his leader. He really did not understand why his identity had to always be kept a secret with the other Akatsuki agent having no idea of his existence.

"What kind of situations", the masked man said stretching his palm out calmly waiting for his information delivered. With a quick movement, the scroll was flanged into his hand. He took it slightly up and observed it. His one eyes mask hid his smiling face from view of anyone.

"The Kyubi. ".

The masked man's hidden smile faded away as fast as it had occurred. He looked to the man sitting before him. Facing the Kyubi was a real big trouble but he had expected the best from Naoki so the lack of a body meant that the best he expected was not good enough.

"Was there any other failure from you?", he asked keeping his eye from the chakra controller but on the scroll which he still refused to open.

"Konoha might have information on me by now ".

With an angry grunt, the masked man begun to disappear in a swirl with the vortex as his activated blood red sharingan eye. Naoki could easily sense his master's displeasure but refrained from commenting on it. To care about it was something he did not believe at the moment…he just wanted evil in him…more Kyubi chakra.

Jiraiya moved quickly down several stairs. He silently cursed who ever had placed his god son in a hell hole like this where fresh air was nothing but a prayer. He took the steps two at a time, obviously anxious to see his charge…well as much of a charge Naruto was to him. The toad sanin paused in his strides and allowed himself to breath anger away…anger at himself. He still remembered his reaction when he had come to Konoha a few days after the incident with Naruto. He had been furious with the Danzo manipulated council and more furious with the actions of the shinobi of Konoha. Sure, their action might be justified to some people given the fact that they so much adored and respected their Hokage…but still to believe Naruto was involved, that was really something else.

"Jiraiya-sama".

The toad sanin sneered at the Anbu official who bowed in respect before passing him. To him he felt something was simply clear about the Anbu. They used to be divided under loyalty to the Hokage and Danzo, but now, they were totally aligned to the rat of a man. Jiraiya breathed deeply as he flew down the stairs again. The lower he went, the further he got from the better prisons to the "death zones" where very dangerous prisoners were put to die. Why Danzo had Naruto placed there was still a mystery…did the man just want the boy to die or did he want the madness of the boy to corrupt him into his plans to give the whole village a common thing to hate. A cough escaped the man's mouth as he went through another Anbu guarded door. The smell there hit him so hard that he almost could not breath from the pain it caused his lungs to squeeze oxygen out of the dead and rotten air in the final row of prison cells. This was the famous section known only as the "death zone" only given to people who the council and Hokage deemed too dangerous to be kept alive or executed. People brought down here were brought for one thing only…death. He looked at the darkness of the section. He could felt eh water beneath his feet but he still could not see anything. His eyes simply could not adjust to the darkness before him. He searched round and was able to find a light switch. He clicked it on for the whole place to be slightly lit with a weak orange light from the single weak lamp there. He walked looking from one empty cell to the other. As he moved, his spirit deemed down until just a small portion of his soul seemed to remain. He got to the last one…with rusted bars and so much water in it. In there was a person curled in the middle of it as if trying to hide from some hidden pain. He knew who it was and could blame him for looking weak and almost totally broken. He had been there for almost a week without food or water…no one would have been able to survive that long with their sanity. Jiraiya crouched low, making sure not to fall into the water.

"Naruto…", he whispered but got no reply.

"Naruto, wake up", he said a little louder but still no reply. By this time he was a bit rattled up.

"Hey Naru…"

"Keep it down Ero-sanin".

Jiraiya let out the breath he had not been aware he was holding and allowed himself to stand up as he saw the boy slowly sit up almost totally drench in water and totally filthy. He looked really weak.

"How are you feeling?", he asked and silently insulted himself. He had not seen the boy for so long. He knew the kid might feel like he had been abandoned…why did he have to ask how he was feeling, huh?

"Well, you can look at my situation and make everything clear to yourself", Naruto said as he tried standing up to prove he was strong but ended up falling onto his back with a grunt. Jiraiya took a deep breath thinking of his words carefully.

"Sorry about the place you're in. ", he said with all due sincerity but paused when he heard Naruto begin to laugh almost like a blood thirty maniac.

"Sorry?...sorry doesn't solve anything…it solves…", Naruto paused. Jiraiya opened his mouth to speak but Naruto lept up and grabbed the rusted bars, his eyes slightly red with the chakra the Kyubi seeped into him during his rage.

"…nothing. ", Naruto whispered before his eyes returned back to normal and he slipped back on the wet and cold prison floor. Jiraiya just stood where he was, untouched by Naruto's behavior. He could not blame the boy since it was certain one thing, he had abandoned the boy during what possibly was his worst possible time. The toad sanin closed his eyes.

"I guess it's true, sorry solves nothing. ", he said still keeping his eyes closed but knew that he got Naruto's attention. He turned to look at the corridor he had walked before getting to where he was.

"I just didn't know how to confront the situation, i had no idea on how to comfort you. I just decided to do something else to benefit you. ", he confessed making sure not to draw his eyes to Naruto. He still expected the boy to be very angry at him...possibly never forgive him.

"Did you believe i killed Tsunade?", Naruto asked. He had longed since resolved to calling the dead Hokage by her real name instead of the almost funny way. Jiraiya was a little taken back by the question but kept his composure.

"The truth was that i didn't really understand everything to know if i believed it or not. I was just confused and i decided to let facts be facts, i decided to investigate and soon found out a lot of things. None of them brought you into the situation. ", Jiraiya said. Naruto smiled slightly. That was the answer he expected, not the one dealing with him being loved and never being able to do that...a logical answer was what he wanted and got it.

"So, what were you investigating, Eor-senin?", the boy asked looking up at his old teacher. He could not stop but smile at the old man's serious expression. He knew that the man thought of him as always innocent...and there was no way he could ever be mad at him, Jiraiya was one of the few really caring figures in his life.

"My investigation simply evolved around the fact that Tsunade's murder was orchestrated by the Akatsuki in collaboration with Danzo to get him in the Hokage seat...they set you up as the fall guy".

"How does Sasuke involve himself in the situation...he's not involved with Akatsuki", Naruto asked as he digested the whole issue.

"My guess is that Sasuke was involved because even though Orochimaru was no longer part of Akatsuki, he still had some loyalty towards them. My only problem is how to pinpoint Danzo with Akatsuki. ", the toad sanin said. He knew the exact answer which would spill out of Naruto.

"Danzo was sending some information to Iwagakure but the information was intercepted by Akatsuki. It seems the guy had an easy way to draw out the information. It all seemed a little...suspicious. ", Naruto said as he thought back. Jiraiya nodded. So, now he simply could evaluate that Danzo was cooperating with both Iwa and Akatsuki. He had a weird feeling that something bad would happen soon.

"Jiraiya-sensei?".

Jiraya almost gasped at the way Naruto had mentioned his name. He was totally used to the boy calling him in a strange and insulting way but this one was just really unheard of.

"Huh?"

"Danzo's going to have me executed, right? ".

Jiraiya remained quiet. He did not know what to say...he did not want to lie, at least he owed that to the boy...the truth.

"He'll have to kill me first. I'll see you later. ", he simply said and begun walking away not wanting to see the smile of peace on Naruto's , Jiraiya would not let anything happen. He had failed to protect Minato, Kushina, Tsunade...he was not going to fail on Naruto.

Danzo Shimura sat before two council members of Konoha with an almost grim look on his visible face. The two members were Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane. Both were as serious as ever.

"Execution of the boy might be necessary. ", Danzo said as he brought his hand under his chin to rub a non-existing beard. He had made his opinion clear and knew how easy it was to convince this two.

"Killing the Jinchuriki for his crimes might be a good idea but do remember Danzo that the Bijuu is a symbol of power in every nation. ", Koharu said as she slowly took up a glass of water and gulped it down in a civilized manner.

"She is right Danzo, keeping him in a prison is the only choice we have. ", Homura supported.

Danzo grunted in agreement...his ideas were far from over.

"Killing him now would serve as justice for his crimes and to be truthful, his seal is getting weaker and weaker. From Kakahsi's report, the seal nearly broke in their journey when they were intercepted by him. Would we want that incident to happen in Konoha?".

The two members of the Konoha council became silent. What Danzo said was correct, the Kyubi breaking out would pose a serious threat to the entire village...a repetition of the past. Koharu stood up.

"Ok...i agree to it. ", she said and walked out followed by walked out,leaving Danzo alone in the council room. He was about to stand up when he felt a presence behind him. He kept rooted on his seat.

"You're just the traitor you were a long time ago. ", an almost cold voice came out. Danzo already knew who it was. There was only a hand-full of people who could sneak into Konoha and into the council room and more importantly, without his notice.

"Uchiha Itachi, what do i owe this pleasure?", he spoke almost mockingly. The figure moved from behind him and sat down on one of the chairs calmly.

"Nothing really. I just came here for one simple reason...and that reason has been fulfilled. ".

Danzo stiffened. He did not know why Itachi was here but he really did feel something bad on the way. He was one of the few who knew of the truth behind the murder of the whole Uchiha clan...the mission from the Hokage and the Konoha council. Even though Itachi was nothing more than a criminal, he was still protective of Konoha.

"So, i ask the questions today, what is your plan for Konoha aster the whole incident occurs? ", the sharingan user asked, keeping Danzo rooted to his seat.

"Konoha will still remain and will never die. It would just be one of the only two shinobi nations left. ", Danzo said with a content smile. Ruling was something he wanted...he wanted to e supreme. Itachi stood up from his seat.

"Are you sure the Akatsuki will let you?"

Before Danzo could answer, he heard a knock on the door. He turned and looked at it before turning back to...Itachi was no longer there. Something was wrong...definitely wrong and unknowing to Danzo, a one eyed masked man was in the village posing as an Anbu official.

"Get Uzumaki Naruto out of the prison...he is to be executed in the next few hours", he said to the Anbu that entered.

Hyuga Hinata stood sweating as she had been training for several hours trying to get her arm back into shape. The battle with the Akastuki agent had left her badly hurt but thanks to the hospital staff, she was slightly better now, she could not use some of her moves but she was better than usual. She slowly let herself sit down and grabbed a bottle of water and greedily gulped it down. Training like this was always a way for her to get things out of her mind...and that one thing was Naruto. She knew or at least suspected that the boy was in trouble. She let the worry buried in her heart draw it's way into her mind and cloud her thoughts. She did that so much that she did not even notice someone walking behind her and standing tall over her.

"Sitting there makes your laziness too obvious. ". Hinata stiffened and stood up quickly and bowed her head in respect and obedience to her father, Hiashi Hyuga. Her heart was thumping almost too loudly for him not to hear.

"You have some work to do at home, i suggest you do it ", the proud man said and walked away leaving a rather deflated Hinata to herself. Her father still did not believe in her. The only person who looked to her and thought of her as stronger than she looked was Neji. With a look of defeat, she picked up the almost empty bottle of water and waled away...thinking of what would happen to a particular blond boy she knew. The verdict on Naruto would come from the three highest people in Konoha...she just hoped it would not be what she feared.

A figure crouched silently and almost invisibly on the roof of a building over looking the whole Konoha village. The view he had was almost to die for. His one eyed mask was slightly covered by the hood of his black Anbu uniform.

"Been a long time since i actually arrived here. ", he said almost sarcastically. His one eye twinkled with excitement at the thought of what was to come. He stood up proudly and looked down at the could see a few Anbu walking around a blond haired someone in shackles. He watched as the villagers cheered and threw things at him shouting monster and other insulting names. He stood up and looked down...his smile broadening.

"And now, the past will repeat itself again. ", he said with a smile as his sharingan activated. Death was to come to all...and betrayal to Danzo.

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