Disclaimer: Must I be tortured every chapter.......*looks at lawyers who nod* *sigh* Fine. I do not own Naruto. There happy? *lawyers nod*
Warnings: This fict is a yaoi (Boy X Boy) it also has violence and of course we can't forget all the inappropriate language. Oh and one I forgot to add last two chapters, possible OOC
A/N: I'm so sorry!!! I know its been like a month but I haven't forgotten about this story its just that I was in Mexico and then I had to go to school. Well since its finally the weekend I can write this story. YAY!!! So like I promised a new and longer chapter!!!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
'Demon'
flashback
'Letters or messages'
Kage No Kitsune: Ch. 5 Decisions
Last time
The fox chuckled "Please no need to be so formal, you can just address us according to our mask. We only use our other name when we are on a job." Fox then became serious and bowed again "I would like to apologize for my incompetence. I as captain allowed those two impostors to run around freely, I should have had them disposed of earlier. Because of that you were almost killed. I deeply apologize. Please allow us to make it up to you somehow."
Tsunade blinked in surprised. She was expecting an apology, yes, but she wasn't expecting them to offer to make it up to her. She quickly composed herself and asked "Why?"
Fox looked back up at her and answered, a bit amused at the question "Contrary to popular belief we aren't heartless killers. This is business for us; we only kill when we have to. For this reason we try to avoid events such as this from happening. We would hate to lose a potential customer because a misunderstanding such as this, so please allow us to make it up to you by lending you our power and abilities in any way you see fit"
And now…
Tsunade continued o contemplate their offer wondering what would be the best choice. She could:
a) Accept the offer of the same group of assassins that killed Naruto but have a better chance of keeping the village safe from the recent group that's been going around destroying villages
or
b) She could reject their offer and stand alone in their fight against said group
Sasuke was thinking along the same lines but his thoughts went more like 'I cant believe she's actually considering accepting help from the same assassins who killed Naruto. They shouldn't even be standing here so calmly we should be executing them!!!!' Sasuke was then snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Tsunade speaking.
"So what's the catch?" Tsunade asked. "Assassins don't normally go around doing volunteer work."
"Actually before I answer that if possible I would like for us to have this conversation in private" Fox requested
Tsunade was about to respond when Sasuke cut her off. "I'm afraid that is not possible. As you know there was a very recent attempt on Tsunade-sama's life"
"Yes I know but I assure you that I would never even think about harming Tsunade-sama" Fox said turning to look at Sasuke. Sasuke shivered from the intense stare he could feel from the assassin. Fox then turned to look at Tsunade. "If it will help ease some tension my team will also wait outside with your guard."
Tsunade looked at Fox then at Sasuke then back at Fox. She knew that what Sasuke was saying was true. This man could very well be trying to take her life but she couldn't help but trust him. Something told her that this man was not lying to her. "Alright we'll talk in private. Sasuke wait outside" She ordered
Sasuke looked at her and nodded and walked to the door opening it and waiting for the assassins to also go out.
Fox turned to his team. "Wait for me outside along with the ANBU." They all nodded and walked out past Sasuke.
Fox turned to Tsunade "So where were we?"
Tsunade scowled at him "You were just about to answer my question."
"Ah yes. Well it is true that we don't normally do things this way but this is an exception to that rule" Fox answered.
"Oh. And why is that?" Tsunade questioned
"Well the truth is that we respect your village and would never-"He was suddenly cut off when Tsunade slammed her hands against her desk and rose from her chair glaring at Fox.
"Don't you dare say you have any respect for this village after the pain you have brought us" She said with venom in her voice.
"I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are saying" Fox said confused at her accusations.
"It was you and your team who took the most precious thing this village had. You took him from us." She accused him.
"I still don't know what you're talking about" Fox responded. Tsunade gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.
"You were the ones who killed out Naruto. You killed Uzumaki Naruto." She said through clenched teeth.
~ Outside the Office~
Sasuke heard the slamming and was about to run in to see what was happening when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to see that the hand belong to the person in the weasel mask. The person shook their head before the one in the wolf mask step forward. Then a feminine voice said "Do not worry. Our captain will remain true to his word and not harm Tsunade-sama. Please just trust him." Sasuke looked at both people then at the rest and shrugged of the hand on his shoulder with an 'hn'. Then went back to leaning against the wall nest to the door like he had been previously doing.
~Back in the Office~
Fox just stared at her and stared and stared until finally he said "Ah yes, Uzumaki Naruto, I remember him. We weren't planning to kill him since it had been an order from him own village. But after giving him the message that we were told to give him he was so distraught that he asked to be killed. We actually lost a lot of respect we had for Konoha on that day."
Tsunade listened and as she listened her anger began to fade away to give way to confusion but it wasn't completely gone.
"Who was it that hired you to kill Naruto and what was this message that you were told to give him." She asked coldly, anxious to know who it was that hired these people to kill Naruto so she could kill them.
Fox looked at her and seemed to consider for a moment before responding "I am sorry but we do not disclose information about our costumers without-"
He was cut off by Tsunade "You will tell me who it was that hired you or I swear you and your team will not leave this village whole. I am the Hokage of this village and I demand to know who it is that hired to kill one of my most trusted shinobi!!" she threatened.
Fox gulped and stared wide eyed at the threat. He had nearly forgotten how scary Tsunade could be.
"Well when you put it that way I suppose I should tell you" Fox began trying to hide the fact that he was scared of the woman in front of him. That would not be good for his image.
"But before I do I suggest that you take a seat. This is quite shocking." He suggested,
Tsunade just looked at him confused but none the less complied. She took her seat and signaled for him to continue.
Fox leaned forward and put his elbows on his knees lacing his fingers together, then resting his head on them. He looked down thinking on how to phrase this and then looked back up at her.
"I don't like beating around the bush so I'll just tell it to you straight. The people who hired us to kill Uzumaki Naruto were the elders from the Konoha council." He paused and watched as this sunk in. He sat up straight.
"The message was, and I quote, 'Stupid demon brat , did you really think that we would let you to continue living in this village freely. We figured it was time to get rid of you. All you have done for this village is cause problems. Nobody wants be around you anymore so why don't you do us all a favor and just die', end quote. That was only part of it. I won't go into detail of the whole thing but you get the idea" He finished still observing Tsunade's reaction as she let this sink in. He saw as the emotions flitted across her face.
Shock. Betrayal. Sorrow. And finally as it settled on pure unadulterated fury.
"Those bastards!! I cant believe that they sent for Naruto to be killed even after all her has done for this village!!" She hisses. Venom dripping from every word.
Fox looked at her while she cursed the elders and then suddenly asked." Did he really mean that much to you?"
Tsunade looked at him and then her look softened. "He was like my little brother. I loved and miss him dearly. We all did and still do."
Fox stayed silent and seemed to be debating on something. Suddenly he spoke up as if making up his mind. "I'm sure he does too." Fox told her gently.
Tsunade stared at him confused. "What do you mean 'he does too'?"
"I mean exactly what I said." He said "Uzumaki is very much alive and well"
"That can't be true. No I won't believe it. We were already deceived once and it wont happen again" Tsunade stated firmly, not giving into this new hope.
"Ah you mean what the imposters told you?" He asked and was answered with a nod.
"Well they were speaking the truth. Like I said before we never planed on actually killing him." He stated.
"Could you tell me where he is?" Tsunade asked hoping blindly once again for something that seemed impossible. She knew it was probably a lie and it was stupid of her to believe him, but she couldn't help it. She just missed Naruto so much that she was willing to trust anyone who said he was alive.
"Yes of course I could, but, you must first promise not to tell anyone about what is about to happen here. Understood. "Tsunade thought about this for a moment before hesitantly nodding her head.
Fox sighed and murmured what Tsunade believed was a "I hope I don't regret this."
He brought up his hands and was beginning to perform a jutsu when he saw that Tsunade tensed up.
"Don't worry. It's just a silencing justsu to make sure no one outside this room can hear us." He explained and she nodded relaxing just the tiniest bit.
He went through the hand signs quickly and then performed the justsu. When he did the room glowed for just a second before it dimmed out. Tsunade blinked a bit surprised with the sudden light but quickly shook it off. She had more important things to worry about.
She looked at the assassin to see that he had relaxed considerably and was now slouching on the chair instead of sitting straight.
He looked up at Tsunade and sighed, "I guess its time I came clean."
Tsunade blinked confused at his statement before her eyes widened. The legendary assassin Kage no Kitsune, whose face has never been seen before, was currently reaching behind his head under the hood and untying his mask.
Soon the hands came back to the front. One hand gripped the hood of his cloak while the other was holding his mask still in place. He took a deep breath and then in one swift motion he pulled his hood back and his mask off.
Tsunade gasped at what she saw in front of her and then promptly fainted.
TBC…
Finally I gots chapter 5 up!! Bwahahaha cliffy!! Well I don't have much else to say so any questions so far please ask and don't forget to give me your suggestions for the story I will gladly take them. By the way I discovered that I made a mistake on chapter 4, the last one. I put that there were seven people in the group instead of six but that has been fixed. So hopefully I have time to get chapter 6 up sooner. Thanks to all those who have reviewed and added this story to their alerts and such. Well then don't forget to review and those who do will get a special cookie package!!!