Naruto

The Seventh Pain

Akatsuki's alternate motive! Construction of Oni no Kuni!

By the time Naruto had woken up, Pain had already shown up. Naruto and Sakura ate their breakfast in silence. Pain decided to join them as well. Again, they all ate in silence. Naruto finished his food first and stood up, earning a confused look from Sakura.

"I'm gonna go scout ahead and make sure no other ninja are following us. I'll return in 15 minutes." Naruto said, than disappeared the moment he finished his sentence. Pain redirected his attention to his food, while Sakura directed her attention to him.

'Maybe now I can get some answers without my head hurting like hell.' Sakura thought. She finished her food and decided now was the perfect time to get some information. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but what exactly are you're plans for me and Naruto? More world domination attempts? Or just to get on Konoha's last nerves?" Sakura asked. Pain pretended not to hear her and continued to eat. Sakura started getting angry. She was about to yell when Pain finally answered her.

"Since Naruto destroyed the Gedo Statue, it is true that we can no longer extract the tailed beasts. However, that does not mean our plans will change. True, our methods will need to be edited, but we had always had a back up plan." Pain explained. Sakura listened carefully, but looked a little confused.

"Back up plan?"

"That's right. The goals of Akatsuki is merely peace. However, in the ninja world, peace can never be fully achieved. As long as we live in the ninja world, hate and war will always rise. However, by achieving power and eradicating the current powers in the world, we can achieve that goal of peace. With Naruto under our control, we shall create a new land and destroy the 5 great ninja nations, making our new land the center of power in the world." Sakura's eyes widened. He wants to destroy Konoha and all the other villages. That means her friends, Tsunade and her sensei, everyone will be killed!

"What land are you working to create?"

"Our new land will be centered in the Land of Ogres. The people in the Land of Ogres have been fueling up for war with the 5 great nations for some time now. They have acquired over 8 million soldiers that are loyal to their new leader known as Lord Ronan. By taking down Ronan and eradicating their soldiers, we will create a new land. A land that will be known as Oni no Kuni! The land of demons!"

"So why did you willingly tell me all of this?"

"Because, with that seal, not only will you be unable to inform anyone of our plans, but I can tell that you want the same things as we do. You nothing but Peace and Tranquility. Our methods may be brutal and ruthless, but it is the only way. Not only that, but I can tell you and Naruto are rather close. The only way he'd be able to remember you is if you were the one person he truly loves." Pain said. Sakura blushed, but before she could say anything, Naruto returned.

"I found something, Lord Pain." Naruto said. Sakura and Pain noticed him holding a tied up ninja. His headband had a sand symbol on it. He was obviously from Sunagakure. Sakura noticed this and stared wide eyed, mouth agape.

'He's from Suna? What's he doing way out here?' Sakura thought.

"He's far from home. No doubt he's on a reconnaissance mission. Let him go." Pain said. Naruto lowered the shinobi to the ground and pulled out a kunai. Naruto lowered the kunai to the ropes tying the ninja up and cut them, freeing him. The shinobi immediately ran for it. They watched him escape until Naruto directed his attention to Pain.

"Why did you have me let him go?"

"Konoha and Suna have formed a strong bond. Once they find out one of their shinobi is assisting us, they will send a squad to rescue her. Once they do, we can capture them and put them up for ransom. Should Konoha meet our demands, the Hokage and her people will be spared. If they don't, they will all be eradicated like the Land of Ogres." Pain said. "Now for our plan of attack." Pain looked at Naruto. "Naruto, you will use your new powers to destroy their main forces. Once a hole has been blown through their attack force, I'll move in and take down the target."

Pain looked at Sakura. "Our new member will stick with me to provide medical attention for those chosen to live. Once the Land of Ogres has fallen, we focus on construction of the new village." Naruto nodded in understanding. "Were still 2 days from the target. The attack will begin in 3, allowing us time for the proper preparations."

2 Day's Later in Konoha _

Tsunade sat at her desk doing her usual paperwork. Every now and then, she would look out the window and think about Sakura. It had been a few days since she had sent her out on that mission and she still hadn't returned. She was worried, to say the least. A few scenarios had crossed her mind. One, Sakura had been captured by Akatsuki. Two was that Sakura was killed. The Third and final scenario was that she was captured by an enemy village and being held hostage. Whichever one was true, they all worried her the same. Not knowing what was taking so long was killing her.

'Sakura. You better be okay.' Tsunade thought. Her thoughts were cut short as she heard a knock at her door. "Come in." She said. The door opened, revealing the Kazekage and his two guards and siblings, Temari and Kankuro. Tsunade had a look of surprise at seeing the Sand siblings standing their.

"I apologize for coming on such short notice, Lady Hokage. But we have urgent news that we need to discuss." Gaara said. Tsunade was now even more confused, but sighed.

"Alright, come in and shut the door." She told them. They bowed in respect and did as they were told. They stood before the Hokage. Temari and Kankuro had both worried and sad expressions on their faces. Gaara kept the same, blank face he always did, but his eyes said he was just as sad and worried.

"One of my shinobi that we sent to the Land of Ogres had reported back to us 2 days ago. We had reason to believe the Land of Ogres was preparing for war with the 5 great nations. Our suspicions were correct, but something else he found, disturbed us." Gaara said. Tsunade looked at him, confused.

"What do you mean?"

"As he was on his way back, he was captured by a shinobi. At first he couldn't tell who it was until he was taken back to their camp. He said their were three of them. One was wearing black robes with red cloud patterns on them."

'Akatsuki.' Tsunade thought.

"The other two shinobi was what disturbed us." Gaara said, and stopped. It looked like he was having a hard time saying their names. Tsunade slammed her fists on the desk in anger.

"Damnit Gaara! Spit it out!" She yelled. She really wasn't in the mood to deal with this. It was bad enough her apprentice hadn't returned from her mission, but now she had to worry about a war with another land. Gaara finally choked out what he'd been trying hard to say.

"We identified the other 2 shinobi as Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, and the Akatsuki member as their leader." Tsunade's expression changed immediately. It went from pure annoyance and anger, to surprise, worry and confusion. She couldn't believe what he was saying. "He overheard their conversation and we have reason to believe that Naruto and Sakura are working with Akatsuki."

That pushed her over the edge. Tears started forming in her eyes and she slammed her fists onto the desk so hard, it cracked it right down the middle, just barely avoiding breaking. This made Temari and Kankuro jump. Tsunade just stood their for a moment, letting the tears fall.

"Damnit." She said. Tears still falling from her face.

The Next Day Naruto, Sakura and Pain

Pain, Naruto and Sakura were still in the woods outside of the Land of Ogres, but they weren't too far from it. They were about 15 minutes away and closing in fast, hopping through the tree tops. Pain took the lead, followed by Naruto, and Sakura in the back. Sakura was surprised he wanted her to stay behind them. Sure, she was a medic and medics usually travel behind the main fighters, but she was similar to a prisoner. Than again, with the seal Pain placed on her, it wouldn't matter if she escaped anyway. The seal would activate and she would just return to him anyway. After traveling for about 5 minutes when Pain stopped. Naruto and Sakura did the same while Pain turned to look at Naruto. He didn't have to say anything, Naruto already knew what he wanted. Naruto bit his thumb, letting the blood escape the tiny cut. He ran through some hand signs and slammed his hand on the tree trunk.

"Kuchioyse No Jutsu!" He yelled. A large amount of smoke appeared in the air and quickly dissipated. They were now standing in front of 5 other guys. They were all wearing Akatsuki robes and had piercing all over their faces like Pain. They also had the same hair color and headband. Aside from that, none of them were different except for one of them who looked like a deformed fish (Whichever one shot a missile at Choji after Kakashi was almost dead.) Sakura looked extremely confused. Naruto noticed and decided to explain.

"These are Lord Pains other bodies." Naruto explained. Sakura was even more confused.

"Other bodies?"

"Yeah. Lord Pain has a Kekei Genkai called the Rinnegan. With it, he can control life and death, as well as link the eyesight between each of his bodies. Their used to be 7 bodies, but he was forced to give up his original body." Naruto explained again. Sakura nodded and looked back at the group of Pain's.

'This Pain guy. Who, or what, is he?' Sakura thought.

Konoha _

Tsunade was standing on the roof of the Hokage's tower. She called a meeting regarding the situation with Naruto and Sakura. She had called a number of Jonin, consisting of Kakashi, Kurenai, Gai, Anko, and Neji, as well as the rookie 12, excluding Sasuke, placing Sai in his place. Tsunade looked extremely serious. The group of shinobi had no idea why she had called them here, but they figured that if she looked that serious, it must either be very dangerous or very important, and potentially, both. Once they were all gathered, they bowed to her out of respect while she began.

"About a week ago, we found documents left behind by Danzo. They revealed that Danzo had blackmailed your teammate, Naruto Uzumaki, into going on a mission deep into enemy territory." Tsunade told them. They were all shocked, but kept quiet. Rather, everyone but Kiba, kept quiet.

"What could he blackmail Naruto with? He never does anything wrong." Kiba asked.

"That's just it. It wasn't regarding him, but the life of someone precious to him. Danzo threatened to have Sakura Haruno eliminated if he didn't meet his demands." Once Tsunade said that, Lee immediately jumped up.

"How can he even think of doing that to Sakura Chan!" Lee yelled. TenTen grabbed Lee's arm and dragged him back down.

"Damnit Lee, calm down!"

Tsunade cleared her throat to continue. "His mission was to destroy the device that was used to extract and contain the tailed beasts. Which meant walking into the HQ of the Akatsuki. His mission was successful, however, he was captured." Everyone's eyes widened. "I sent Sakura on a reconnaissance mission to find out what they were doing to him. Earlier today, the Kazekage informed me that one of his ninja was on a different reconnaissance mission to the Land of Ogres and came across both of them. They are now working with the Akatsuki." This shocked everyone even more.

"Why would they be working with the enemy!" Kiba yelled.

"That's just it. We don't know. We are assuming that they are being controlled. Since the Akatsuki were, and probably still are after the Kyuubi, they wouldn't kill Naruto. As for Sakura, Naruto would probably do anything to keep her alive. So he probably played a hand in that as well. I called you all here to inform you that you will all be relieved from missions for the next 2 weeks. You will use that time to train and prepare for an SS ranked mission. Further details will be given around that time frame. Dismissed!" With that said, all the shinobi disappeared. Tsunade stood their, looking up at the sky, an angry look on her face.

'Danzo. Just wait until the council meeting. Whatever you get will be too good for you. Even death." Tsunade thought angrily.

Land of Ogres _

The real Pain pulled out a map. It was a map of the Land of Ogres. He opened it up and laid it on the tree trunk and pointed at a structure. The structure was a large wall built around the Land of Ogres.

"This is where we will start the attack. My 5 other bodies will attract their attention here. This should lure in about 15% of their troops." Pain said. He moved his finger over to the far left side of the wall and circled it around a structure that seemed to be a temple of some sort. "Naruto. This is where you strike. Once you see the signal, you will attack their troops training grounds, which should attract the attention of the other 20% of the soldiers. Once the diversion is made, they should increase the number of troops around their leader. Naruto, once I give you the next signal, you summon Chikushodo Pain and launch her to my position. She will create an opening and allow me to break through and kill their leader. Then the Land of Ogres will be no more." Pain explained. Once he was finished, he looked at Sakura. "Also, your plans have changed. You will stick with Naruto and provide back up. Since he doesn't possess my Kekei Genkai, he won't be able to make it out without a scratch like I will. You will also provide him medical assistance." Sakura nodded and Pain turned around. "Now it begins."

Kuchioyse No Jutsu-Summoning Jutsu

Chikushodo Pain-One of Pain's bodies and the only one able to use the summoning jutsu. Can summon animals as well as the other Pain's and is the only female body in Pain's possession.

That's the third chapter. Read and Review people! Also, this is the only time I will ever give a hint for the next chapter, but for those of you don't like Danzo, you may want to read the next chapter. Ja Ne!