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Chapter 14

The Ceremony of Fire: Kyuubi's Secret Army.

The sky was red; the streets were covered in flame. If you were to see all of Konoha, you'd think it to be a Chinese festival. Every inch of the city was fired up and there was not even a spec of snow in the streets. The day of Fire was finally here. It was October 31 and it was Kyuubi's birthday. The citizens of Konoha were in an uproar of applause as the parade began.

Kyuubi was an important part of Konoha history. With the rest of the founders he created Konoha for the humans. It was a gorgeous city and he promised them as long as they left his people alone then he would never attack Konoha. Konoha has kept that promise, and they forever wish to, because 30 years ago when Kyuubi became the Hokage they were now considered his people as well. Only some knew that he was the Hokage but most only knew him as Uzumaki Arashi. Little did Konoha know that today would be a day when all that was formed between the animal gods and the humans would crumble.

Naruto closed his eyes and breathed in deep. Meditating was his main priority that day and he knew that it would keep him calm. Usually when he meditated he, much like his father, could see into the future. But today his mind was clouded and meditation couldn't do anything for him. Looking at the picture of Sasuke he sighed. I miss you Sasuke…

--With Sasuke!

Sasuke was running alongside Kakashi. Like Kakashi he wanted to be in Konoha today.

He ran towards the dark forest and to the city gates. Shikamaru was on duty and saw Sasuke.

"Oi, Sasuke… Where've you been for the last couple of days?" Sasuke ignored him and signed something to him. Shikamaru understood. "Should I get the Hokage?"

"If you need to… however we should wait until further action." Sasuke said as he joined Shikamaru on the top. Shikamaru looked at Sasuke and then asked, "Prove that you're Uchiha Sasuke… And don't give me the excuse that your family is all dead."

Sasuke looked at him and then turned on his Sharingan eyes. Only that of an Uchiha could possess such eyes and nobody could perform a jutsu that could imitate the real things. And all the Uchiha's except for Sasuke were dead.

"Welcome home Uchiha… Who's you're friend?"

Kakashi introduced himself, "Hatake Kakashi…" Pulling out an emblem Shikamaru allowed entrance to both of them and they were off. Kakashi heading straight while Sasuke headed towards the manor.

--Back with Naru…

Naruto groaned for the umpteenth time and looked around. There was nothing that was keeping his mind off of the dance that was to be held tonight. Sitting up and stretching he kept thinking through the dance. Feeling arms go around his top he quickly flipped around ready to fight. Seeing dark black eyes staring back at him he couldn't believe his eyes. "Sasuke?..."

A smirk rose on the others face. "Miss me dobe?" Getting thrown to the ground and smothered with kisses he knew the answer. A wet substance covered his face as well, reaching a hand up he looked at the thing. A tear drop? Seeing Naruto his eyes were full of unshed tears that made Naruto look so beautiful. Little rivulets were running down Naruto's face but were landing on his chest. So where did the… Feeling another drop on his face he looked up. "Oh shit!" Moving Naruto out of the way he took out his kunai blade as the thing fell towards the ground.

There before them was a Black Mamba. The snakes eyes stared at him and Sasuke pushed Naruto behind him. The black mamba held its head and it moved in an oscillating motion. Swaying back and forth as it bore its fangs to Sasuke. Sasuke knew that this snake was the fastest in the world. Its venom would be dangerous too. As long as he didn't make any sudden movements then the snake wouldn't strike. "Naruto," he whispered, "Don't move at all…" He had dealt with snakes of many sorts before. A black mamba being one of them, he had to get rid of this one before it could get to Naruto.

Closing his eyes they switched to Sharingan and began watching the snake's motion. The snake watched him and then began to strike. Sasuke dodged the attack and threw shuriken at Naruto. The snake turned as he saw the flying stars land in front of him and struck again. Barely nicking Sasuke, the human grabbed his arm. The snakes tongue came out from the mouth. Sasuke placed his hand in front of him. The snake struck and began biting. Only 1 hour until the venom will kill me… I have to do this fast before I become paralyzed…

Sasuke threw his various items at the snake but it held on. Sasuke took his kunai and sliced the head off of the snake. Its body writhed on the floor and then became still. Sasuke tried to reach for the head to pry it off. "Damn it…" he said as he got the head off.

Naruto came towards Sasuke and looked him over. "Are you alright?" He said referring to the various bite marks. Sasuke looked at them and smirked, "Yeah… It's a good thing I was bit by one when I was younger. I developed antibodies by getting bit by it various times. In the last couple years I've been bit by snakes of various venom types and developed immunities to almost all of them…" Naruto stared.

"Almost?"

"There are only 2 snakes who I won't allow to bite me…"

"And what are those?"

"If I told you then I'd probably be bit by them…" Naruto sighed and hugged Sasuke again. "Are you sure that you're fine?"

"Yeah, I'll be a little paralyzed for a while but that shouldn't be a problem. I just need the antidote in my pocket. Naruto hugged him and took out the vial. Opening it up Sasuke drank it and placed the lid back on. Shaking his head he cringed, "I always hated that taste…" Looking at the black mamba's body he shook his head. Why would one be here in Konoha? They're usually found in either grass or…His eyes opened, Sound… The snake like man that was in the forest. Naruto's fiancé…. He was a snake… Sasuke tried to get up but felt tired.

"So you dance tonight?" Naruto groaned. "Don't remind me… I'm so nervous."

"You'll do fine. And I'll be there to watch it." Sasuke kissed his love on the cheeks making sure not to get any poison on the other's lips.

--With Kyuubi

Deidara walked into Kyuubi's room. Checking up on him he was then taken back by the glare. Kyuubi's eyes were so focused that the cup and his hands were wrapped so tightly that the wooden cup shattered in his grasp. Quietly taking out all of the splinters he then regarded Deidara.

"Hey chicky…" He said solemnly. Deidara moved in and began pulling the splinters out of the hands. Deidara looked at Kyuubi and his eyes.

"What's on your mind your majesty?" Kyuubi looked at him and shook his head, "It's nothing… A premonition bugs me."

"Everything will be fine…" Kyuubi's eyes shot wide open and then looked at Deidara.

"Code A…"

"What? What are you saying?" Deidara said as he heard the command.

"I said Code A damn it! Naruto's in trouble! I just heard him!" Deidara nodded and ran out the room. Pulling a cord it let out a loud screech that could be heard world wide.

Sasori ran up the stairs and met Deidara. "What is wrong? Why has a Code A been called?" Deidara explained and they were off following Kyuubi towards Konoha.

--In Konoha

For those who are confused at this point let us go towards the ceremony that night. As everyone knows it is the ceremony of fire and so everyone is in an uproar. Either that "Way to go Kyuubi!" or "Kyuubi sucks!" Something along those lines.

Naruto was waiting for the ceremony. The dark stadium was all anyone could see. He was under the stadium at the time and was waiting for his queue.

Listening to the story as it began it went something like this, "Shukaku, Mizuni, Raitori, Tsuchino, Otoku, Rizu, Kazu, and Jikuko. Were all gathered to one place. The place that is now recent day Konoha. Here the great being, their father, spoke to them. 'I have called you eight here to witness a great work. I am about to bring unto you your youngest and last sibling. He will rule over you and will be a great leader.' At this the others were jealous. Shukaku thought he should be the ruler because he was the 1st born."

At this Gaara glared and turned away and the spotlight broke off from him.

"Mizuni thought she should be the ruler because she was the wisest." Mizuki turned and the light that was on her went away.

"Raitori thought she should be the ruler because she was the fairest." The Raikage turned and with a swoosh of her hair she turned away the light going out on her.

"Tsuchino thought that he should be the ruler because he was the strongest." The Tsuchikage turned and grumbled the light disappearing from him.

"Otoku thought he should be the ruler because he was the most cunning." Orochimaru turned away and the light went away from him. (Finally)

"Rizu and Kazu thought they should be the rulers because they were the best strategists." Both Hiko and Yuki turned at the same time.

"And finally Jikuko thought that he should be the ruler because he was the youngest thus far. Why did they need another sibling?" The leader of the grass village turned and the stadium was dark.

"All of them were selfish in their desires. Their worlds were black with hate towards their new sibling. But a new light appeared on the face of the earth. Something warm and fresh. They all turned and in the instant that they turned they saw him. 9 tails made of fire. And his name was Kyuubi…" Naruto was slowly rising out of the fire. He began to walk out and everyone in the audience was stunned. Naruto was in his full fox form with all 9 tails sticking out. His ears were popped out from his head. But his eyes were always a crystal blue so he had to put in stupid contacts to make them red. His costume was orange red and yellow, and he was the only one who had a mask over his eyes. His whisker marks were hidden because his father didn't have them like he did. He inherited those from his mother. His costume was short only going to about mid-thigh. The obi that was around his waist went towards the ground in the front landing just below the knees where you would find them tied near the end with a ball like figure giving off the feeling of king like glow. Naruto's mask consisted of the reds and yellows but also held a sparkling figure to it. Naruto's feet were covered from his shins down and covering only the heel and arch of his feet. The balls of his feet were completely bare and his talons were clear as well. His hands were covered in rings of various sorts. But what the audience didn't see was the Uchiha necklace that Sasuke placed around his neck when they had first met. Naruto thought of it as a good luck charm and so he wore it.

Naruto moved forward with his god like stance. His hips' swaying only a bit but that was the effect of the song that was being played at the moment. Naruto watched as the 8 others stared at him like it was the real thing. Naruto's eyes were hooded just like his fathers were and he was standing about the same height that his father was. He suddenly stopped. And the story continued, "Never had any of the others seen someone with such beauty and such perfection, (perfection my ass), then that of the creature that stood before them. And they all began to bow. Starting with the youngest and moving to the oldest. But when it got to Shukaku, he stared for a long while." Gaara was the only one who wasn't bowing. Naruto stared at him. Then Gaara took a step forward, Naruto taking 2 steps back.

Gaara held out a hand to Naruto and Naruto carefully took it. Trying to get the effect that he was afraid at the moment that Gaara was going to hurt him. Gaara was dreading this dance. He had to dance with his little brother, very close and very fast. In this section of the ceremony Shukaku was to be giving Kyuubi the ability to rule as a great one. So the dance began. Gaara took Naruto's hand and twirled him around. Bringing him close to his body he began to move his arms around. It was true, Shukaku at one point had very sexual desires toward Kyuubi and it wasn't just that. He wanted Kyuubi to be his from the first. Shukaku's dance was to be one that was possessive and that was a wanting. That was why Gaara hated it. Why did his father have to act so intimate with Naruto's father?

It then moved into Mizuni's section. Mizuki grabbed Naruto away from Gaara and looked him in the eyes. "Mizuni was shocked at the greatness of Kyuubi that she finally understood why their father wanted Kyuubi to be the grand ruler. Bringing Kyuubi closer she gave him knowledge of everything. The gift of seeing into the future and of knowing things in past, and present as well." Mizuni's dance was a heart warming brother to sister moment. And it made the audience awn at the sight of Naruto being cradled in the arms of the woman. She danced with him in wave like motions and then was pushed away by Raitori.

"Raitori wanted to meet this beauty for herself. She had no gift to give him because he was exceptionally beautiful already." The woman began circling Naruto and then began to dance moving him backwards. Naruto tried to get away from her but she kept on dancing around him. Until Naruto ran into Tsuchino.

"Tsuchino was not pleased at how this little runt was to be the ruler of the rest of them. He wanted the other dead at that moment." This part wasn't a dance Naruto just had to run away from the other. Until he ran into Orochimaru. Naruto backed off to see the man of his nightmares. Naruto's eyes remained on his… Naruto ran and ran into Hiko and Yuki. "Rizu and Kazu weren't pleased as well. But they decided to play with their new brother very roughly." Pushing Naruto from side to side he eventually ended up with Jikuko. Naruto ran and went towards the circle. He bent down and began to fake cry.

Feeling a warming embrace from both sides he looked up and saw Gaara and Mizuki bending down and helping him up. "Shukaku and Mizuni were the only ones who really believed that Kyuubi was their ruler. So they began to help him up. With this new found confidence Kyuubi began his reign…"

The stadium went dark and then everyone was thinking that was the end. But the Stadium lit up with booms of fire. Naruto was standing there and began dancing. Shooting flame wherever he could in the formation. The targets he was setting off were fireworks and they began to go off in front of him. Doing a back flip and shooting flames from underneath him he began his ascent into the air. Making symbols with the fireworks that read out everyone in the audience saying it. "Praise to Kyuubi, our king. Long may he reign on his throne of fire!"

Naruto stopped in midair and began to fall. Landing gracefully on one foot he began to dance around again. Jumping over the fire pits and flipping around and over them he shot fire at more targets. These ones read out, "Born in the dancing flames."

Naruto turned and did 5 hand springs and a double flip landing in the splits he began to bend backwards. Shooting flames he set off more fireworks, "Born in the grass, he arrives in winter. In the dead of night when the light is no more."

Tumbling up he twirled sending off a hoard of fireworks reading, "No sound does he make, but the earth is his home." Naruto ran to one volcano that was set up in the back and shot fire into it setting it off with fake lava going everywhere. The fireworks that were hidden inside read, "While water his enemy be death to his soul."

Naruto flipped over to the other one and shot flame in it flipping to the center of the stadium. "The air is his life and the soul to the world."

Naruto did a few dancing movements before he shot flame into the air which caught onto the exploding papers and created the sign in the air in flame, "Day of Fire: Kyuubi!"

The audience cheered and they wolf whistled to Naruto. Roses thrown to the Kyuubi look alike. Naruto picked then up, they were all, white, red, orange or yellow. Naruto sniffed them and smiled. Waving at them and he turned and disappeared in a circular flame. Hearing the audience begin to sing the words that were written in the sky that night.

When Naruto entered the back stage no body was there. He could feel a presence. Assuming it was Sasuke he turned around to face him. But what he saw made his eyes widen. "Hello… Naruto-kun I've been waiting for you…"

Orochimaru grinned at Naruto and the little Kyuubi began to be frightened. Not only had Orochimaru seen him he knew he was here all along. Naruto began to run but his arm was grabbed by the snake.

"Naruto?" Hearing a voice come closer he tried to scream for help but his mouth was clamped over by the mouth of the snake. Seeing who it was he saw Gaara. Gaara's eyes widened and then narrowed.

"What are you doing to Naruto, Orochimaru?" Orochimaru grinned and began to chuckle a bit. "Why I'm only saying hi to my beloved mate…"

Naruto stepped on his toes. "Beloved my ass!!" He tried to get away but Orochimaru's grip was too strong. "Gaara, go get Sasuke!" Gaara shook his head at him and began to move forward.

Orochimaru stared in surprise, "Oh, did my snake not kill him. I should've sent something more poisonous…" Naruto stared at the snake god.

"You sent that snake into Sasuke's house?! He could've been killed you bastard!"

"That was the point! In case you hadn't noticed Naruto, you are my betrothed and I will not settle for my future mate to be a slut with a pathetic weak human!" Naruto's eyes widened. There were two rules in the Uzumaki family. One… don't ever mock true love. And two… NEVER CALL THEM SLUTS!!! The snake just broke both of them.

"How's this for pathetic then!" Naruto ducked down and Orochimaru was hit in the back with an attack that had the screech of 1000 birds. Naruto knew the technique… It was Chidori. Kakashi-sensei? No…

Looking at the dealer of the attack it was not Kakashi but Sasuke. Sasuke had mastered the technique that was legendary amongst the Animal gods. Kakashi's attack… Chidori…

Sasuke tried to take Naruto into his arms but was hit back almost 20 feet by Orochimaru whose cheek was bleeding but was slowly healing. Naruto tried to run after Sasuke but was whisked away by Orochimaru. Sasuke was coughing up blood and began to choke. Naruto screamed at Sasuke but was there. His mind began to panic as Orochimaru took him to a roof top and began taking off his clothes. So his mind processed the only thing he knew of as a child.

"CHICHIUEEEEEE!!!!"

--Back to present

Everyone heard the screech of the alarm that went off. Hearing a roar as well everyone began to frighten as the earth started rumbling. Tsunade heard Naruto scream and she knew it, "Kyuubi's coming… Everyone get to safe shelter!!" She yelled over the intercom. The city was in an uproar as flames began to form in the fire city.

Naruto looked over… It was only a matter of seconds before his Chichiue would make a day's journey faster then any human could. The city was full of screams as they saw the figure emerge from the distance. Naruto's eyes widened, his father was in his true Kyuubi form. The one that everyone was frightened of.

Orochimaru saw this and began to curse. Looking down at Naruto he punched him in the gut and then hit him on the cheek. There was one major rule when it came to eternal mating or betrothed. You never hit your submissive on the cheek. Whether a playful or serious slap or hit. You never did or else the deal was off. Naruto's eyes went wide in surprise, I'm… free?

Kyuubi entered the city a few seconds ago hearing the humongous roar of, "Find the bastard alive! I want to kill him personally for hurting my son!" Naruto looked around and yelled for his father. Kyuubi looked at them and then changed into his normal form. "Get him!" Orochimaru tried to escape and tried to kill Naruto at that point. But someone stepped in the way and in turn Orochimaru was stabbed by enormous pain and he fell to the ground.

"Naruto-kun!" Naruto heard the familiar voice and turned around. It was Deidara. But he was dressed in something different. He was wearing a black cloak with red clouds on it. So was Sasori… there were a whole bunch of them. And his father was even wearing one… Were these the men of the infamous legendary group who was a secret organization, Akatsuki? So who was it who saved him? Naruto looked at the man in front of him. He wore the same cloak as the others. He looked so much like Sasuke but he wasn't… Reality struck…

It was Itachi-nii.

TBC

Squeee!! So yeah, Kyuubi's secret army is Akatsuki… He is leader sama. And um, Itachi it alive! Yes Itachi will be a good guy in this. Yes this is still SasuNaru… Not ItaNaru… Although that would be fun. But no… I already have the rest of the story written out so yeah!

Please review! The Ceremony days are over! SO now the next chapter:

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