A/N: Well, sorry for the wait yet again…but then again, maybe I am not, because I am upset with many of you. I spend time trying to write a new story for everyone, and the majority of you don't even read it…it makes me sad. Ok, I am not really upset with everyone, but I do want you all to go read it and respond to it. I like the main idea for it, although the writing is a bit rough thus far. Besides, I wanted to try to have the highest reviewed stories for multiple unusual pairings for Naruto…support my ambition!

All that aside, on with the story.

Shadow Fox

The more time Naruto spent searching, the more he was beginning to hate this Tsunade woman. If it wasn't for the fact that he needed her to help Kin, he was sure that the first thing he would do upon meeting her would be to attack her. From all of the rumors he had heard, he was sure that she was in the Fire country, but the problem was that she never seemed to stay in one place for very long. Apparently, Tsunade was a blonde woman with brown eyes and a rather large bust who loved to drink and gamble, although she was very bad at gambling and always ended up in debt, thus the reason that she was never in one place for long.

So it was that Naruto found himself falling into a routine in his search. When he reached a new town, the first thing that he would do would be to locate a hotel. He would then go and temporarily leave Kin on the roof of the hotel with a kage bunshin to watch over her. It would not do well for him to walk into a hotel with a seemingly unconscious girl and requesting a room, he didn't need to get run out of town by angry women. Once he checked in to a room, he would go get Kin and then slip into the room and leave her on the bed with the kage bunshin still watching over her. He would then proceed to ask around the town for any information on the whereabouts of Tsunade, particularly asking for information around the bars and casinos. Once he was done getting information, he would go back to the hotel room to sleep, and then he would head out the next day to move on to the next town that Tsunade had been rumored to be in.

This process had been repeated through four towns and he was starting to get tired of this whole process, but he couldn't give up, he was not going to let Kin down, he would save her, no matter what. He would just have to continue searching until he found Tsunade.

So it was that Naruto found himself in yet another town searching for the blonde haired Sannin, the only one who could save Kin. He entered one of the bars of the city and looked around, and began to head back out when he jerked his head back around. Sitting at the bar, swirling her Sake around as she stared into it was a blonde woman with brown eyes and a large bust, and with her was a woman seemingly in her twenties with black hair. This woman fit the description that he was given of Tsunade; he had to go ask her if that's who she was.

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Tsunade sat there staring into her sake as she swirled it around. It had been quite a day for her. First, she had been approached by her old teammate Orochimaru who had asked her to heal his arms. She had heard the news spread from Konoha that Sarutobi-sensei was dead, and that it was Orochimaru that had killed him. She would have simply refused him outright, but he had offered her something that she hadn't expected, he offered to bring back both Nawaki and Dan. She was skeptical at the offer, people couldn't simply be brought back from the dead exactly like they were before, something was bound to be off about this resurrection but… she missed them so much…to just be able to see them again…she would give just about anything.

Orochimaru had left, giving her time to think about his offer. After he had left, she had received a visit from her other teammate, Jiraiya. He had come to ask her on behalf of the council to become the Hokage. She scoffed at the thought of going back to that village and becoming their Hokage, she wasn't going back to that damn village that had taken everything away from her. She would sooner accept Orochimaru's offer then she would return to the leaf village to become Hokage and throw her life away. It had been a rather strange and eventful day for her, one that had drug up a lot of old memories that she would rather not remember. She sighed as she stared into her sake cup, she really needed to get drunk right now, and yet she could do nothing but stare into her sake. She continued to stare into her cup when she noticed a kid with black hair approaching her.

"Excuse me, would you happen to be Tsunade by any chance?" The boy asked her.

She stared at the boy in silence for awhile, wondering why it was that this kid wanted her. She had already had enough visitors popping up for a while; she didn't need any more today.

"So what if I am? What do you want from me?"

"I need your help, a friend of mine is in need of your abilities, will you please come with me to the hotel that I am staying at to take a look at her?"

"Kid…if this is some excuse to try to get me into a hotel room so that you can try to do something to me…I would advise against it, I am a Sannin…"

"…I am going to pretend that you didn't just think I was going to attempt something like that, now please come with me to the hotel room."

"Tsunade-sama, is it really a good idea to follow this kid, we know absolutely nothing about him." Shizune said to her mentor.

'Although we do know that he is pretty cute for his age…no, bad Shizune, no thinking like that, he seems too young for you, and then you would have to deal with the constant pedophile jokes from Tsunade.' She thought to herself.

"I don't see any harm in going to see what is wrong with his friend. Besides, I don't think that he would stand much of a chance against me if he tried anything." Tsunade replied.

And so it was that the three of them left for the hotel room.

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Whatever Tsunade had suspected from the condition of the friend of this mystery person, it was nothing like this. The condition of the girl that she saw lying on the bed was different than just about anything that she had ever seen before. She was not dead, and yet at the same time, she was not quite alive either, it was as if her spirit had been pulled out of her. Her body still continued with many of the functions that would be needed to keep her alive, and yet that was the only sign of life in her. She could probably cure her, but the procedure would most likely be very dangerous for herself. While she was looking over the girl, she saw the three marks on her neck.

"You two work for Orochimaru?" She asked the boy. She was a bit surprised by the hatred that the boy suddenly showed at the mention of her old teammate.

"We worked with him for a little while, but that bastard is the one who did this to her. He sacrificed his own ninja to summon some boxes with people in them."

Tsunade realized what technique it was that Orochimaru most likely used, the Edo Tensei. That explained how it was that the girl came to be in this state, an interrupted summoning would cause this. She could definitely fix this, but the risk to herself was great. Her mind wondered if this was how Orochimaru planned on bringing back Nawaki and Dan, would she really allow someone else to be sacrificed so that she could see them again. It would not even really be them that she saw, but simply a reconstruction of their bodies. Was it really worth it? She shook her head clear of all of these thoughts as she turned her attention back to the boy.

"Sorry kid, but there is no reason for me to help her. Nothing in it for me." She told the boy.

Shizune stared at her mentor with her jaw dropped. Why was Tsunade refusing to heal this girl when apparently she knew how? Tsunade usually didn't ask for something in return for healing people, so why now?

Naruto was pissed now. He had just spent a lot of time going from town to town in search of this woman, and now that he finally found her, she refused to help because she didn't get anything out of it.

"What the hell is wrong with you! You're just going to leave her like this when you can do something to help her! What kind of Medic are you?" He yelled at her.

"Look kid, for me to heal her, I put myself at great risk, and I don't feel like putting myself in that position. Besides, if I heal her, then she will just go back to Orochimaru anyways."

"Kin-chan wouldn't do that; she would never go back to him." Naruto yelled at her.

"Kid, you don't understand how Orochimaru works. Do you know what this mark on her neck is?"

"No, but I know that she got it when Orochimaru bit her on the neck. What is it?"

"That is Orochimaru's cursed seal. Those who live through being given the seal can use it for a boost in chakra and power, but it also leaves them open to constant suggestion from Orochimaru. Essentially, she belongs to him now, and I see no point in risking my life just so that she can go right back to him."

Tsunade turned around and began to walk towards the door. When she reached the door however, Naruto spoke to her one last time.

"I am not going to give up. You are the only one who can heal Kin-chan, and I am going to make sure that is what you do. I failed the rest of my team, and I promised that I would not let the same thing happen to her."

"And what about her seal? Once I help her, she will most likely just go back to Orochimaru."

"I don't believe that she will go back to him. She is stronger then people give her credit for. I believe in her and that she can resist any temptations that he might throw at her."

Tsunade looked at the boy one last time. She was impressed by the dedication that the boy showed to his friend, but still…

"Everyone loses someone important to them at some point. You can't save everyone. Just move on with your life."

"I don't go back on my word, I promised to save her and I will. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, remember it, because I won't give up until you cure her."

"Good luck then, Naruto." And with that, Tsunade left with her slightly confused assistant following behind after one last look at the boy.

'He really is cute for his age…Damn it, I really need to stop with this, stupid traitorous mind.' And with that, she left to follow her mentor.

"Kin-chan, I won't give up. I will make her help you, one way or another." Naruto said to himself.

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The next day, Tsunade found herself at yet another bar, this time playing poker at one of the tables. She was losing, as always, but her mind was not on the game. She had a lot of things on her mind from yesterday. Uzumaki Naruto…that had been the other thing that Jiraiya had talked to her about. He had asked that if she met a boy by this name that she tell him about it. She wondered what it was that Jiraiya wanted with a boy that had worked for Orochimaru. She wasn't sure whether she should tell Jiraiya that she had seen him or not. She could not tell if he was good or bad, all that she knew is that he was determined to get her to help his friend. He had not said anything about Jiraiya, so she doubted that he was looking for him, so that meant Jiraiya was looking for Naruto without him knowing it. Just why was Jiraiya looking for him? Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of someone new at the table. She looked at the arrival and noticed a familiar set of black hair and piercing blue eyes.

"Well Tsunade, are you going to help me today or not?" Naruto asked her

"I told you that I am not doing it kid, now get lost."

"I told you that that's not going to happen. However, I happen to know that you love gambling, so I propose a bet over a game of poker. If I win, then you are going to heal Kin-chan."

"Fine, and if I win, then you will leave me the hell alone, got it?"

The cards were dealt out and the hand was played. In the end, it was Naruto who won the hand.

"There, I won, now let's go back to the hotel room so that you can heal Kin-chan."

Tsunade simply stared at him for a while before she pulled out a kunai and threw it at the wall behind her where it imbedded itself beside a strange shadow. The shadow began to move and it took the shape of a black fox.

'A shadow fox? This kid has a lot of surprises, doesn't he?' Tsunade thought to herself.

"Nice try, but I have no reason to uphold my end of the deal when you cheated to win. Using your partner there to spy on my cards is a pretty dirty trick." And with that, Tsunade stood up and left the bar.

'Damn it, she figured it out. Oh well, I will just have to keep trying until she agrees.' Naruto thought to himself.

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A week had passed and it was time for Tsunade to meet with Orochimaru and give him her decision about what she was going to do. The night before, she had met with Jiraiya and had drugged his sake so that he wouldn't interfere; this was her business, not his. She had also not told him about her meeting Naruto. She didn't know why she decided against telling him about the boy, but for some reason, she just felt that he wouldn't want Jiraiya to know about his presence there. The boy was certainly persistent, he had shown up every day that week, always attempting to get her to help his friend. He had just left after another day of attempting to convince her to help his friend when Jiraiya had shown up. Maybe she should have helped out the kid's friend, because she had no idea what would happen to her during her meeting with Orochimaru, there was no telling what he had planned. Oh well, no point in thinking about these things now, she had reached her destination, and there in front of her was Orochimaru.

"Tsunade-hime, I trust that you have made your decision." Orochimaru said.

Tsunade reached out her arms which were glowing with chakra. Orochimaru smirked at his victory, he would soon have the use of his arms once again. However, just as Tsunade's arms were about to touch his, a kunai intercepted them. It was at that point that a white haired man with glasses jumped into the clearing.

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Naruto was wandering around the town looking for Tsunade yet again. He had looked in all of the bars and casinos, but she was nowhere to be found. He began to wonder if she had skipped town again and cursed at the thought. Now he would have to go and search other villages for her again. He began to let loose a string of choice curses when he heard a very loud noise and a plume of dirt in the air. Figuring that Tsunade was probably the only person in this town that could cause destruction like that, he rushed towards the site of the noise.

When Naruto arrived, he was greeted with the site of Tsunade launching attacks at Orochimaru. He noticed that all of the attacks that missed caused a great deal of destruction to the landscape. While Tsunade was not in any trouble at the moment, Naruto could see that she was not landing many blows on Orochimaru. Add to that the fact that Orochimaru was not alone and he felt that if he left things the way they were, Tsunade would not stand a chance. It was at this point that he saw Orochimaru's assistant launching an attack at Tsunade that she was unprepared to dodge. He had to help her, if she died, then there would be no one left who could heal Kin-chan.

Tsunade was surprised to see a wall of shadows blocking the incoming attack from Orochimaru's assistant Kabuto. She turned around to see Naruto walking towards her while the wall began to collapse and take the shape of a fox.

"Ah, Naruto-kun, I figured that you would show up at some point while I searched for Tsunade. Have you come to get revenge for your teammates?" Orochimaru asked.

Naruto was no fool. He knew that at the moment, he would not be able to defeat Orochimaru. He simply needed to help to protect Tsunade. He might be able to fight with Kabuto, if he could keep him occupied, then that would leave Tsunade to fight Orochimaru. He prepared himself to fight when suddenly, Tsunade's assistant came running towards the clearing, and with her was…The white haired pervert from Konoha? Was the pervert after him? He had to be careful around this guy; he didn't know what to think of him yet, whether he was a friend, or a foe.

Orochimaru lightly growled in frustration. This was getting a bit too crowded for his liking. He took a deep breath to calm down; the situation was still under control. He can handle Jiraiya, and once Kabuto had managed to disable Tsunade through her fear of blood, then he would be able to deal with Naruto and Tsunade's assistant. This situation was still under control…

"Well, it looks like we finally found the brat, and it looks like our old associate is here too. This should be a lot of fun, how many of them can I hack with Samehada?" A new voice rung throughout the clearing.

'…You have got to be kidding me, don't tell me that they're here too. I can't handle them like this, what the hell do they want, did they come here to look for me?' Orochimaru thought to himself.

A shark like man with a large sword stepped out into the clearing along with another man. Both of them were wearing black cloaks with flame designs on them.

"Our only concern is with the boy, you are free to kill anyone else that you want. While he is here, we might as well make sure that Orochimaru is eliminated." The shark man's partner told him, before he turned to Naruto and spoke again, "I must admit Naruto, we were rather worried when we were informed that you were reported dead, imagine our joy when we found out that you were still alive. Now, I am afraid that we need you to come with us, you hold inside of you something that our organization wants."

Tsunade had no idea why these people were here, but she did notice the red eyes that the newcomer had. Those eyes were the Sharingan, and from his age, that meant that there was only one person that this could be. Uchiha Itachi, the S-ranked missing nin of Konoha. What did they want with Naruto? Everyone seemed to know Naruto, and they all seemed to be after him too. Just who was this kid?

Naruto didn't know what was going on anymore, who the hell were these people, and what were they saying about him being declared dead? He was confused, but his goal did not change, he had to help protect Tsunade, because she was Kin's only hope.

Jiraiya was worried; they were in some deep shit right now. How could Tsunade not tell him that she had met Naruto? He had been looking for Naruto because he knew that he would be searching for Tsunade, and he had heard through his spy network that the Akatsuki were going after Naruto. A string of curses escaped his mouth; this was not the time for his chakra manipulation to be off thanks to Tsunade's drugging his sake. He doubted that there was any way that this situation could get worse.

"Forced Sleep!" Everyone turned their heads to see a red-haired boy with his head drooping downwards. Sand began to gather around him taking the form of a giant raccoon.

"HAHAHAHA, KILL THE FOX, KILL EVERYONE, KILL KILL KILL!" a maniacal voice rung out over the clearing.

'…Son…of…a…BITCH! Could things possibly get any worse in this situation. I'm stuck against two demon vessels, my two old teammates, and Itachi and Kisame, and lets not forget that I CAN'T USE MY FREAKING ARMS! Not too mention that all of them want me dead. This does not look good.' Orochimaru thought to himself.

"Hey kid, I hate to break it to you, but you are in one hell of a mess. That kid is like you, a jinchiruki. It looks like he has Shukaku in him, although it seems that Shukaku is the one in control right now." Kyuubi told Naruto inside his mind.

'He is like me? If I can avoid it, I would really rather not have to hurt someone like me. Ok, so I have to help Tsunade, and if I can, I want to try to keep them from hurting that red-haired kid.' Naruto thought to himself.

"Well, look at our luck Kisame, it seems that the kid with Shukaku in him has joined the party as well, we might as well grab him here and now and get some credit over Deidara and Sasori. Everyone one other then the two boys are expendable." Itachi told his partner.

'I just had to think that it couldn't get any worse. I need to help Tsunade and Naruto. I can't let Akatsuki take Naruto. I can't let them take the kid with Shukaku either, but at the same time, I have to stop him from hurting anyone else. I am going to need a lot of sake if I live through this.' Jiraiya thought to himself.

'I don't know why all of these people are showing up, but I don't want to see Naruto get hurt. I should also help Jiraiya out since I did drug him, I highly doubt he is back to normal yet.' Tsunade thought.

"KILL THEM ALL!" Shukaku's voice could be heard ringing throughout the clearing.

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A/N: Well, that's it for now. Who knows when the next chapter will come out, since fight scenes are a pain for me to write, and a six way fight will be hell. I will try to get it done as soon as I can, but no promises. Plus, I have to also work on my other story too, which you all better go read now that you've finished this.

Also, on a small note, for anyone mildly irritated by the English use of the forced sleep technique, I just couldn't find the translation, so tough luck.

Anyways, I don't really feel like writing the next chapter of Naruto and Super OC right now, so you will just have to wait till later for that.