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Chapter 8:

The wagons moved through the Uchiha Kingdom towards the Namikaze Kingdoms swiftly. Sasuke had lost the fight with Iruka over having Naruto ride with him and Itachi. Naruto kept reading Homeless Bird. When he finished it, he was handed the first book in the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series. It didn't take Naruto long to read through the first two books. Then Iruka had them stop for lunch. The Namikaze Kingdom was still two days away.

"Still two days, huh?" Itachi said.

"I wish we'd get there faster," Sasuke said. "Sleeping outside isn't fun."

"I enjoy it," Naruto said. "I love being so close to nature. Your Kingdom is a beautiful place."

Sasuke smiled. "If you want, I'll show you even more of the Uchiha Kingdom, some day."

Naruto smiled. "I'd like that."

"You won't be going anywhere," a man said. Itachi, Sasuke, Iruka, Kakashi, and Naruto all turned to him. Several men were behind him. "Hand over all of your things, and we may let you live." Sasuke instantly put himself in front of Naruto, while Kakashi did the same for Iruka. They would protect their lovers. Itachi, Sasuke, and Kakashi pulled out their swords, ready for a fight. "Seems they want to fight. Fine then. You can die!" He charged at Itachi. The other behind him picked Sasuke or Kakashi and went at them. Iruka and Naruto moved back towards their wagon. They hid behind it, only keeping an eye out for the bandits.

Sasuke and Kakashi easily fought against the bandits. They had manages to knock-out four each. Itachi knocked-out one, while he was fighting evenly with the leader of the bandits. Two bandits got passed the three unnoticed. A scream grabbed their attention. Itachi had to block a swing so he wouldn't lose his head. Sasuke and Kakashi saw a man pulling Naruto from behind a wagon. Iruka was also brought out. The two bandits made them get on their knees.

The leader grinned. "Lower your weapons or those two die." The two holding Naruto and Iruka put a knife to their throats. Then Naruto did something no one expected. He slammed his head backwards into the bandit's face. The bandit dropped the knife and held his bleeding broken nose. Naruto picked up the knife and took advantage of the other bandit's shock. Naruto stabbed him in his hand and grabbed that knife as well. Then he tossed the two knives at the leader, hitting him in his neck and left shoulder, just above his heart. Itachi quickly beheaded the leader while Sasuke and Kakashi put the other two bandits out of their misery.

Everyone's eyes looked at Naruto. Kakashi broke the silence. "Well, I'll never doubt you again, Naruto. Seems even a concubine can fight like a soldier."

Naruto scratched the back of his neck. "Haku showed me how to throw knives. And I have a hard head. I knew they would think I was weak since I hide with Iruka-san. Plus, in these clothes, I look like a girl. They mistook me for one. I used that to my advantage."

Sasuke smirked. "You do look beautiful in that outfit."

Naruto blushed. The dress was simple. It covered Naruto's chest up to half-way on up the neck. The skirt was short, but lose enough to let him move quickly. it showed off Naruto's curves, and his slim arms and legs. "You don't look bad yourself."

Sasuke was wearing a black t-shirt that hugged his chest, showing off his muscles. He wore long dark-blue shorts. around his neck was a necklace with the Uchiha Crest. A gold belt kept the sheath for his sword against his hip. He put his sword back in its sheath after cleaning it with his handkerchief.

Itachi was wearing something similar to Sasuke. His t-shirt was red while his shorts were black. He wore his signature necklace. His belt was silver. He also cleaned off his sword and put it in its sheath.

Kakashi wore the normal Uchiha Soldiers garb and a mask over half his face. The mask was a dark blue but the shirt and pants were black. The jacket was black with red trims. Iruka wore the same teacher's outfit he always wore, a tan shirt with tan pants.

The five of them picked up their stuff and continued to the border. They moved faster in order to not run into more bandits. Instead, they reached the border the next day. A wagon awaited them. In front of the wagon stood four men. Two were wearing all green. It was a weird sight. The taller one was Gai and the other was called Lee. A man with gray pants, a gray hooded jacket, and sunglasses on his face was called Shino. His face was hidden mostly by the high collar of his undershirt which was a darker gray than his pants and jacket. Next to Shino was an older man with white hair. He called himself Jiraiya. The four of them were to be their guides and protectors. They lead the five to the Namikaze Castle. Naruto took a deep breath as the nine of them walked into the castle.


This is the END of Part 1. Part 2 will be out soon.