Woot, chapter 6 people is here!! Hahaha, 8 pages in Verdana and size 10 hahaha yay! I didn't think I's write a chapter that long and I hope its a longer chapter than before o.o lolz. Anyways peoples, I'm looking for good pairings to add to the story and of course Ita/naru is going to stay the same haaha... anyways...

Chapter six: From yesterday
FROM YESTERDAY
He's a stranger to some
And a vision to none
He can never get enough,
Get enough of the one

For a fortune he'd quit
But it's hard to admit
How it ends and begins
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
From yesterday, it's coming!
From yesterday, the fear!
From yesterday, it calls him
But he doesn't want to read the message here

..::F.Y::..

Shikamaru and Kiba sat in front of Jiraiya and Tsunade who were quiet, waiting for the two boys to explain what they knew of Naruto. Shikamaru sighed, thinking maybe it was too troublesome to go here and talk, but the subject of the matter was too important just to leave alone and forget about.

"So troublesome," Shikamaru started, "We came to you, not because you are Hokage, but because we knew you don't think of Naruto as the demon Kyuubi, but Naruto as himself. That also goes for Iruka. I may be lazy, but I know these things."

Kiba leaned back into his chair as he continued on. "From what Shikamaru has told me, Naruto has indeed joined the Akatsuki," This bit of information had elicited a gasp from the Hokage, "But this was not by force, but from his own free will. He hates the village for causing him so much grief and sadness… he just agreed to be in the Akatsuki."

Shikamaru leaned forward, serious mode on, "I am one of the few people that has talked to him from this village. The other three was in the same mission I was on and did not even consider the person before them was Naruto."

"What do you mean?" Tsunade said, "You mean…"

Shikamaru nodded his head, "Sasuke, Kakashi and Neji, have too, met him, but under the fake name as Kukiria Juan. I did not tell you before because they're some of the people in a large majority that I have little trust in. Naruto and I were having a conversation," he said sighing deeply and slouching in his chair, "So troublesome, Neji butted in and cut it short. Although Naruto does hate the village so much as to never return to it, he still has a soft spot from his former friends."

Kiba sighed, "We turned, what was once the biggest prankster in Konoha, into a murderer for the Akatsuki. All because we could not protect him from the glares and hatred the village held for Kyuubi, thinking Naruto as the demon itself."

Tsunade and Jiraiya looked between the two. These two shinobi were not joking around, but actually being serious. Naruto was actually alive and well. The Akatsuki had not actually killed him, or extracted Kyuubi.

He was alive.

..::F.Y::..

"Ne, ne, so did he let?" Naruto asked hopefully.

Itachi just sighed and rubbed his temples from an oncoming headache. "Yes, they agreed, only if I was to keep watch as well." He shook his head at the grinning teen before him, "You're lucky that the leaders had actually agreed to go on with your plan. But they're using this as your test to see just how loyal you are to the Akatsuki."

Naruto grinned and looked at Juan, "You see, you get to walk the Earth with us," Naruto looked him over and made a face, "But first lets get you cleaned up, ne?"

Juan grinned back. "Why not, unlock this cage and I would be getting back to being clean."

Itachi mentally sighed, took out a key and placed it in the key hole and it clicked open. The teen, Juan, happily hopped up, picked up the Akatsuki cloak in the corner and walked out, an unpleasant smell following him.

Juan looked at Naruto's face, "Well, I have been in there for such a long time and there isn't any baths in the cells, what'd you expect?"

After a long bath and changing after, Juan was clean to the bone and the pleasant aroma of peaches followed him. Juan grinned at Naruto and Itachi. Kisame? Well, he wandered off somewhere…

"Ne, so what should we do now?" Juan asked the two of them and gave an unsure look as soon as he saw Naruto's mischievous smile.

"What do we do?" Naruto looked at Itachi, "Am I allowed to get him 'into shape'?" he asked innocently.

..::F.Y::..

Iruka sighed as young children in the classroom were chattering excitedly to one another. It was useless; the kids of this generation just would not listen to a word he was saying. God help them all at examinations.

"Umino Iruka?" someone said with a light knock at the door. He looked at the two familiar faces he had not seen in a while due to missions and his role as the academy teacher.

Iruka smiled as the children of the class quietened down, curious to see who their teacher was associated with. "Shikamaru, Kiba, what do I owe with the pleasure of such a visit," he said smiling. The two of them had grown since the last he had seen them. Kiba looked less boisterous, but still held that mischievous grin and Shikamaru, although taller, still had that lazy, bored aura about him and he kept his slouched figure known. Iruka thought he'd never seen the teen ever stand up straight.

"After class, meet on top of the roof and we can talk of a certain fox-like boy," Kiba said grinning and looked at the confused faces of the children in the classroom. "Hey kiddos, giving Iruka Sensei a hard time?" The kids just looked at him innocently and shook their heads and Kiba let out a soft chuckle as he turned back to Iruka.

Iruka, however, had a dumbfounded expression. He walked to them in a daze, nearly tripping. "Y-you found him!" he exclaimed.

"Yes and no," Shikamaru said, "So troublesome, we'll meet up later, Iruka-san," already passed calling Iruka a teacher, he hadn't said Sensei. He smiled, "Just don't forget." And in a swirl of leaves Kiba and Shikamaru disappeared leaving a confused group of kids and a happy teacher.

..::F.Y::..

Naruto mumbled incoherently as he slept in the afternoon. He was having a nightmare as he also thrashed about in bed. Juan just sighed audibly. This had been going on for ages. His nightmares. Juan held and whispered soothing words to him, slowly calming him. He looked out the window of the small hut they were in that was previously vacant and sat up quietly, letting go of Naruto. Juan knew if Itachi caught him like that he was surely dead.

… Speaking of him… He should really get those two together. He'd seen them together. Itachi's silent laughs, his hidden smiles when Naruto wasn't looking. Itachi came into the hut and gave a questioning gaze over at the sleeping Naruto.

Juan just shrugged. "How long are we staying in this hut? Has the leader given another assignment?" He said normally, knowing Naruto was a deep sleeper and would not wake up unless war was raging outside the door.

Itachi nodded. "We have to retrieve another vessel with the tailed beast in them. This one is the five-tailed wolf. We'll set travel once Kisame returns from wherever he went and Naruto wakes up."

Juan nodded, but frowned, "But I don't think Naruto would go along with it since he's a vessel himself and he knows that this organisation kills the vessel for the demon. He was only spared at your request."

Itachi looked at the sleeping form of Naruto who slept in somewhat peace. He mentally sighed and sat on a chair at the bedside. Itachi stared at Naruto for a while before moving a stray lock from his face gently. "That's okay, but the problem is," he said turning to Juan, "The Akatsuki leaders said this one was only for Kisame and me… You and Naruto have a different mission. That's why I said I'll leave when Kisame gets here and Naruto gets up. I have to explain his mission to him and I know he isn't going to like it very much."

"Naruto and I?" he said incredulously, "You've got to be kidding me. I had just been released from my prison. What makes them think I won't run once I'm out?"

"They know you wouldn't betray Naruto like that." He said, "And if you did, they'll put punishment onto Naruto for letting you escape and these punishments aren't light."

Juan sighed and knew that. He knew he wouldn't run away for the sake of Naruto. He was a kind friend and he didn't need to put torture upon him. He had dealt with enough in his life. "I know," he said letting out a long sigh, "I just didn't think I'd be sent out on a mission shortly after I've been let out of that cage."

Naruto groaned and opened his eyes from his slumber, causing the two other male occupants to look at him. He blinked, "Wha' 'appen?" he asked, he mouth still not functioning properly for he was just waking up.

"You decided to take a nap after Itachi said that you couldn't get me into shape… for now," Juan answered brightly. "Besides while you were off in your little world, Itachi has a mission assigned to us." He said as Kisame came in, "Hello Kisame-kun."

Kisame nodded in greeting and his eyes met Itachi's and he knew there was something up. He shrugged and sat down on the nearest chair. "I'm guessing we have a mission," he said, "What is it?"

Itachi looked at all the occupants in the room and Naruto's face lit up at the word mission. They could travel again! He looked at Itachi with a great big smile, but it faltered when he saw the grim and worried looked set on Itachi's face that wasn't usually there…

Itachi let out a long sigh, avoiding Naruto's look of hopefulness that they would travel together once again. He looked at Kisame, "We actually have a different mission from Kukiria-kun—"

"Just call me Juan," Juan interrupted with a small smile.

Itachi continued on, as if he didn't interrupt, but replaced his name. "…Juan-kun and Naruto. The leaders have decided to test where you lie since they don't trust Naruto completely seeing that he probably still has strong ties with certain people in Konoha." Itachi explained, noticing Naruto's look of bewilderment as he glanced at him. "Kisame and I are to retrieve the five-tailed fox… however Naruto and Juan-kun are to go to," he mentally sighed as he could imagine the shock on Naruto's face, "Konoha… Your mission lies in there…"

He looked at Naruto and saw that the teenager was, indeed, sitting there looking at him in shock, mouth agape. "Y-you can't be serious!" he said, "They think I'm dead, and… and they…" he said leaving the sentence unfinished, knowing that Itachi had understood the words that everyone hated him… then he clutched at Itachi's cloak, looking at him, nearly in tears… a big reaction for one who was returning… to the place he used to call home…

Home…

There was no way he was going to call Konoha that ever again. His home was with Itachi and Kisame. They were his family and wherever they went or stayed, no matter how much they moved, those two were his family… those two were the ones that brought the real smiles out. And he was about to leave them to go back to Konoha…

Itachi sighed when he saw those unshed tears in Naruto's eyes and brought him close for a hug, ignoring the fact that Juan and Kisame were there. He rubbed soothing motions on his back. "Naruto," he whispered in his ear, making the boy-like teen unconsciously shiver at the warm breath that passed over his ear, although Itachi mistook it for something else, "It wasn't my choice, for, if it was I would never let you go back, but this is a mission. I promise, once I get mine over and done with I'll come back to you, so don't worry too much, okay? I'll come back and get you out of that hellhole once your mission is done."

"Do you mean it?" he mumbled into Itachi's cloak and he answered with a soft 'yes'.

In the room, now forgotten, Kisame and Juan observed the scene. Kisame had a sly smirk on his face. Oh, he could use this for blackmail and fun teasing. Juan, on the other hand, held a secretive smile. Oh, he knew it! Those two love each other, even though they didn't know it yet. They looked adorable too. And they contrasted each other. Itachi can be an emotionless jerk at times and Naruto was a sweet innocent teen that cared about others.

Itachi, just realising people were in the room coughed and straightened his back and pulled Naruto back softly by the shoulders, "Now, I'm not done yet," he said gently as if the sad teen might break, "I haven't even explained the mission."

Naruto nodded and he looked at Juan who smiled softly at him. "Not to worry, while Itachi-sama isn't there," he said, "I'm there, besides, I'm curious of the place of where you used to reside and I'm sure that as soon as Itachi is back, he will come for you."

Kisame smirked. "Besides, I won't let you go since I have great blackmail material now," but his smirk faltered at Itachi's expression and he let out a nervous laugh, "I mean, great material to… teach you…"

Itachi just shook his head and decided to explain the mission. "Well, your mission is…"

..::F.Y::..

Iruka walked outside, the fresh breeze hitting his face as he walked onto the roof, looking at the familiar faces of two of his previous students. He smiled anxiously at them, wanting to hear about Naruto. "So, what did you two want to talk about?" Iruka questioned, hoping that these two were the few people that liked Naruto.

Kiba grinned and Shikamaru, as usual, stood there in a slouched position. "We're here to talk to you about Naruto," Kiba said, gesturing him take a seat beside him, "We think that you should know this and the only other people who know this beside myself and Shikamaru, is Tsunade and Jiraiya."

Shikamaru sighed and decided to take over. "Now, you are not to tell another soul in this whole village unless it is approved by Kiba, me, Hokage-sama or Jiraiya-sama." Iruka nodded eager to know about Naruto. Shikamaru sighed and looked at the drifting clouds. "Naruto is alive and well," he said and Iruka let out a sigh of relief, "But… he has joined the Akatsuki."

"What?" he exclaimed, jumping up in surprise and staring in shock. Naruto had joined the organisation against them?

"Calm down," Kiba said as he pulled his former sensei back onto the seat, "He chose to be with them. Apparently they were the people that accepted him…"

"Of course they would accept him! He's the Kyuubi! Wouldn't they be just using him," Iruka exclaimed, now full of panic and worry over one of his favourite students and son-like figure.

Shikamaru sighed. "So troublesome… As much as that logic is understandable, they would have just extracted the Kyuubi and killed Naruto, but that they did not do. As it seems, they rather have the boy there," Shikamaru said, "For one reason or another, Naruto has, again, escaped death."

"But…" Iruka said, totally dumbfounded, "That's not right! Naruto would never…!"

Shikamaru sighed and Kiba put his hand on Iruka's shoulder to calm him down. "Calm down and listen carefully Iruka-san," Kiba said, "Think hard. Would you stay here and handle all the glares and threats put upon you since you were just born and not only that, handle the betrayal of friends? Naruto left by his own will. But I know he would not cause harm to the village unless it has been forced upon him and he has no other decision and I wouldn't even hold it against him…" Kiba said taking his hand down as Iruka calmed, "The village had put so much crap into him I would be surprised if he did forgive us."

"Well," Shikamaru said standing, "I know this information is real because I met him with my two eyes and actually had a nice civil conversation 'til someone came and interrupted it." He turned and looked at Iruka in the eye, "He is well and healthy and is actually happy with the people he's partnered up with… surprisingly."

Iruka put his head in his hands, slowly registering what Shikamaru and Kiba were saying. They were right. The village did put so much crap into him and there was only so much that boy could take. Although, he was curious, "…Who is he partnered with?" Iruka asked after a while.

Shikamaru sighed. He knew this was coming and knew that Iruka was going to have a huge reaction to this. "So troublesome," Shikamaru said as he waited for an answer, "He doesn't particularly have a partner. He works with Kisame and Ita—"

And before he finished, Iruka was up and off his seat. "WHAT!" He yelled, "Are you crazy! Itachi is homicidal and Kisame is just as dangerous! You can--"

Kiba shut his mouth with his hands and Shikamaru sighed. "Itachi and Kisame haven't hurt him as far as I can tell and he seems far too happy with them to be any harm to him."

Iruka calmed down again and mumbled to himself as Kiba let go, "God help us all…"

..::F.Y::..

Naruto hugged Itachi tightly, but didn't dare let tears fall this time and let go and gave Kisame a hug as well. "Well," Naruto said not looking at them, "Thank you for explaining the details, I will be looking forward for you both to come and free me from there once you are done with your mission and I, with mine."

Itachi lifted his chin to make Naruto look at him. "Look at me Naruto," He said as he met Naruto's bright blue eyes, "You're undercover and they will not know who you are unless you reveal it, but remember, you are not you while you are there, nor are you Juan. Juan beside is going to have to use his real name for this one, okay? No matter, when we come for you and your mission is done, we will leave. I know how much you hate fake smiles."

"Yeah brat," Kisame said after Itachi let go of Naruto's chin and he turned to look at him, "We can't leave you there, and unfortunately I have grown fond of you to just let go. You're like an annoying little brother."

Naruto pouted, the mood lightening up a little, "Hey! I'm not annoying!"

Kisame chuckled. "Well, enjoy your mission. We will be back soon for you guys. You too Juan, we cannot forget you." They bid each other goodbye and Naruto watched the two of them leave with guarded expressions. During the three years they were together, He had not separated from them, but now, as they leave, he felt a piece of him leaving as well.

He turned away and looked at Juan with a soft smile. "Well, let's go to Konoha then. I want us to complete the mission as fast as we can."

Juan nodded and smiled as he followed Naruto to Konoha.

Three days had passed on the road to Konoha and Naruto wasn't in any particular rush to enter the dreaded village. Juan looked over to Naruto beside him and he seemed more sombre than when they set foot on the road to Konoha.

Naruto had also changed his appearance to suit the mission. He now had black messy hair, his cheeks, once again, covered in bandages and he wore brown coloured contacts, making him look like an ordinary boy, travelling with a friend. His clothes were dishevelled and dust and dirt lay in his clothes and hair from day to day travel.

Juan, himself, had auburn coloured hair and bright green eyes, like he always had, but his figure was a lot skinnier than Naruto's due to being underfed in being prisoner to Akatsuki. His clothes hung loosely on him and were in the same shape as Naruto's clothes; dusty and dishevelled. But, despite being underfed, the boy was about the same height as Naruto.

They arrived at the gates and the Leaf guards stopped them in their walk into Konoha for inspection. Both teenagers looked like innocent travellers, tired from the journey there, but they needed identification.

"State your name and where you come from and show us your pass." said one of the guards looking over them.

Naruto looked at them with a miserable expression to add to effect for the information he was about to give. "My name is Jiyori Matsuki and this is Kukiria Juan from a small village in the Earth country. We came here merely to see a few relatives and friends, but we don't have our passes due to being attacked by bandits not too far from here," Naruto explained and opened his arms to show they had absolutely nothing, "They took everything from us."

Juan nodded and the guards seemed to contemplate on this for a while. One of them sighed, "Very well, who is the person of whom you're staying with. I need to confirm this with them."

Naruto nodded, knowing one person who knew of the name of Kukiria Juan and know who was bound to be with him or be him in another matter. "Nara Shikamaru," Naruto stated and Juan looked at him, but did not say a word in fear of getting found out.

"Very well, wait here and we will go get him to make sure you aren't lying." Naruto and Juan nodded and sat on the ground leaning on the wall, closing his eyes, knowing it would take a while.

..::F.Y::..

Iruka sighed as he met with Kiba and Shikamaru again. They had been doing that more often these days that Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke and the rest had gotten more and more suspicious by the day, but he couldn't help it. They were his only contact with Naruto; even though they didn't have contact with him… they were still his only friends.

Shikamaru sighed as a 'so troublesome' came out of his mouth as he stood slouched as people who sat not too far away spying weren't being too discreet.

"Nara Shikamaru?" a Konoha Nin said coming out of nowhere. Shikamaru eyed him, but nodded nonetheless. "There are two visitors that are apparently visiting from a village in Earth country by the names of Kukiria Juan and Jiyori Matsuki," he said to him.

Shikamaru went blank for less than a second at the names, but remembered the code name Naruto had used to get here and heard a very audible gasp from a bush not too far away. "Yes, I am expecting them and have been for a while."

"They must have been delayed by bandits that stole all their items," said the guard, "Anyway, the two of them are waiting for you at the front gate. Come with me."

Two…? Shikamaru thought as he followed them as he felt people not being too cautious, following him. He sighed, how troublesome…

"Shika-chan!" he heard an audible happy cry of his name as he approached the front gate and a smile met his lips. A different form, but the bright eyes (although different colour) and patched cheeks, it was obvious it was Naruto, but the boy beside him was skinny, and was someone he definitely didn't know.

The boy he knew as Naruto, but didn't dare say it out loud ran up to him and hugged his friend. Shikamaru smiled and patted Naruto's head, being a few inches taller, even though they were the same age.

"I'm known as Jiyori Matsuki here," he whispered into his ear, "The boy who's with me is the real Kukiria Juan that I take the identity of. I'll explain everything later."

Shikamaru nodded and pulled him into arms width distance and took a good look at him, knowing he was being spied on. And if he was being spied on, he had to act like this was a friend he hadn't seen in a long time, although that wasn't hard seeing as Naruto was a friend from childhood, just a change of name and probably personality for whatever he's here for.

"Ah, so troublesome Matsu-kun," he said, still smiling and getting into nicknames quick, "I haven't seen you in a long time," he looked over at Juan, "And Juan-kun, we've been waiting for you for a while. C'mon, I want you to meet two of my friends."

Naruto nodded and smiled as Juan came over and followed behind Konoha. Maybe this mission won't be too bad… but then again, there was the obvious spying not too far by, by certain former friends and sensei.

He was now going to do what he was here to do… his mission so he could get the hell out…

..::F.Y::..

On a mountain he sits, not of gold but of shit
through the blood he can learn, see the life's that he took
From a council of one
He'll decide when he's done with the innocent

On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)
On his face is a map of the world
(A map of the world)

From yesterday, it's coming!
From yesterday, the fear!
From yesterday, it calls him
But he doesn't want to read the message
he doesn't want to read the message
He doesn't want to read the message here - 'From Yesterday' by 30 seconds to Mars

Anyways, help meh and help meh choose teh pairings, of course I have the storyline figured, just need a few more ideas and help with defining it and I need help with pairings coz I'm never good at putting two and two together... And ahaha ain't I evil, not telling you what the mission is buwahahahahahahha

Anyways,
-SxT