Chapter 11! No word for this one cause I'm running out of internet speed.

suffice to say (I don't own any part of Naruto)

Chapter 11

Ino showed Naruto around the massive underground structure floor by floor. There were six in all. Currently they were on the third floor. Ino was telling him what they found on this floor. "We didn't find much here, but one of the things that was interesting was this." She turned left suddenly. Naruto followed her down a short hall. She opened the door at the end. It was a closet...sort of. There were all kinds of weird tools on the wall. Naruto couldn't begin to identify them.

He asked, "What the heck are these for?"

Ino said, "Shizune had no idea and neither did Tenten. Of course she thought they were exotic weapons of some sort... But I knew what they are."

Naruto gave her a questioning look.

Ino was chewing her lip. and holding her hands behind her back. Her eyes were cast down to the side.

Naruto asked, "What are they for Ino?...wait...that looks like" Hanging on a wall behind Ino was something he recognized. It was from a shop in Konoah that even he wasn't allowed in yet. It was a two foot length of thin nylon rope, with progressively larger red plastic balls going up its length. Naruto's jaw dropped. Now that he was thinking along those lines the rest of the tools looked familiar.

Ino said, "I think you could put these to good use...Master..." Ino put her hands on his chest and pushed him against the wall.

Shizune asked where Naruto was. And no one answered her. She asked where he had been going. Tenten told her she had went to show Naruto the layout of the bunker. She asked how long they had been gone.

It turned out that he had been gone for over an hour. That didn't trouble Shizune in the least. It had taken them at least that long just to search one floor. But for some reason everyone seemed uneasy. Shizune couldn't stand it, "Ok! What is up with everyone?"

Sasuke shrugged. He said, "Everyone just got all silent about a half an hour ago. I have no clue what's going on." Shizune walked over and waived her hand in front of Hinata. The shy Hyuuga was blushing red. She was also tense as a spring. Then suddenly Tenten, Hinata, Aumi, and even Kara relaxed. Hinata let out a long pent up breath and smiled.

Shizune and Sasuke shared a bewildered look. Shizune asked, "And where is Sakura?" Sasuke said, "She went to look at the different bed rooms." His cheeks tinged pick a little bit, but his expression stayed the same.

Shizune asked, "What is up with all of you?!" Tenten and Hinata didn't answer, but Aumi's face went crimson.

It was another hour before Naruto and Ino returned. Ino looked extremely agitated and flustered. Her cheeks were red and it seemed that she was pouting. Naruto dropped into a chair and was immediately set upon by Hinata. She climbed into his arms and put her head under his chin. Ino sat away from Hinata and Naruto. Tenten crawled over to her and whispered harshly in her ear. The blond nodded and she relaxed a bit.

Sasuke looked bewildered. He had no clue what was going on. Whether it was a vampire thing or not. It seemed to him that for some reason Naruto had some kind of spell over the girls. They acted as though they were dependent on him. He had even heard some of them call him "master". When he heard that the first time he thought he was hearing things, but Tenten had called him that a couple times now. He watched the odd exchange between them. Sakura sat next to him now, also watching. Sasuke tilted his head to ask, "What is going on with Naruto? It's like he has some kind of control over them."

She was looking in Naruto's direction. He was talking with Shizune and Aumi now. Sakura looked back saying, "We are all connected to Naruto now. It's hard to explain, but we can almost sense what he's thinking. And when he tells us to do something...we feel compelled to do it."

Sasuke asked, "Even you?"

She nodded slowly. "Yep, even me. It's really confusing sometimes. I never told you, but I always had this voice in the back of my head. A really bossy one too. I guess it's like a split personality. Anyway...when I woke up after injecting myself with Hinata's blood, I had like this...I don't know. A dream I guess. It was like I saw the voice inside my head and it had turned into a vampire too."

She continued, "It keeps telling me stuff. At first I was really scared of it, but it doesn't seem to want to hurt me so I started listening to it." Sakura paused as Ino swatted Kara away from her shouting, "Hey no fair! Give that back!"

"One of the things it tells me is when I need to drink or when the others are thirsty."

Sasuke asked, "Is it telling you anything right now?"

Sakura looked at him. Her fingers toyed with the ends of her hair, "Well...actually I...she...wants me to bite you."

Sasuke tensed, "Can you resist...her?" Sakura said, "Naruto told me not to bite you unless you asked so...yeah."

It occurred to him to ask another question, "Do you really have to do anything Naruto says?"

She said, "No...but it feels awful if I don't and...really...good if I do."

"What do you mean by really good?" Sakura moved her hands between her legs. She bit her lip, hoping she wouldn't have to explain in words. Sasuke however got the message, thought his eyes widened a bit.

Sakura said, "Um...Sasuke...?" She looked furtively at Naruto and the others. "Do you want to see where we will be sleeping?"

Kiba stood with Shino and Negi in front of Lady Tsunade's desk. She paced behind it, obviously agitated. She said, "All three of you have been apprised of the situation. You need to find Naruto and any of those who went with him as fast as you can. We are sure now that they went south, but we have no way of knowing how far or where they are now."

Negi asked, "And your absolutely sure they are still sane. They won't try to kill us as soon as we find them?" Negi looked to Shino and Kiba. "I'm sure we can find them with this team, but even one vampire can be a challenge. Nine vampires, even without the use of jutsue would be impossible for us to kill, let alone capture."

Tsunade said, "We are almost certain that they are still sane, but that could possibly make them more dangerous. We only ask you to attempt capture if you think that it will work. We don't want you bitten or killed."

Shino said "What troubles me is Shikaku's report that Vampire powers may have a dramatic strengthening effect on shinobi abilities. We well know that vampires lose their minds and therefore their jutsue, but if they are still sane..."

Tsunade didn't have an answer for that. She said, "There is no way to know if their abilities have been enhanced and honestly, if...here it is...Aumi's ability is similar to teleportation. If their powers are increased as much as Aumi's was, then all three of you might not stand a chance against one of them."

That was bad news. They might not even be able to defeat a single foe out of nine? Kiba said, "You two guys aren't getting the big picture." Tsunade, Negi, Shino, and Asuma looked at him. Kiba continued, "You forget that I fought him just after they tried to cure him. He was so fast he disappeared. To Naruto it was like I was standing still. And he was strong enough to rip me in half without breaking a sweat. It doesn't matter if he's smart or if his jutsue are stronger. He could kill all three of us before we realized we were being attacked." Kiba looked down at Akamaru. He scratched the dog behind it ears. "And it wouldn't matter if his Rasengan was a hundred times as powerful."

Asuma, who had joined them as Shino stopped talking, lit a cigarette. He pulled a single draft and put it out. Asuma blew out a long cloud of smoke. He said, "Unfortunately I have to agree with Kiba. It took all we had to subdue Sakura and I had Kurenai and Kakashi as backup. Sakura isn't as fast as Naruto even with vampire speed. I can't actually imagine how fast Naruto is now. He's probably faster than the Fourth was." Asuma turned to looked at them as he leaned on the window ledge. He said, "I think that Sai should go with you. He might not add anything to you strength, but he can send emergency messages to us in case you fail." Shino and Negi nodded.

Kiba shrugged, "I don't personally see how it will help. If Naruto tries to kill us Sai won't have a chance to pick his nose, much less do a drawing. I don't care how fast he is with that brush. Naruto will have your throat in your hand before you can put ink on paper.

Sai, who seemed to have magically appeared as Asuma finished speaking, looked mildly displeased by this prediction. Sai asked, "Do you have no faith in your own abilities Kiba?" The pale boy asked this as though Kiba had been speaking of himself.

Kiba growled, "Didn't you listen. I was referring to us as a group and to the fact that we are so outclassed by a vampire Naruto...it's not even funny!"

The pale boy said, "What's funny is how much you used to boast about being just as good as Naruto and suddenly being scared out of your wits."

Kiba shouted, "Quit trying to make light of this! My team went up against a civilian who had been bitten. She wasn't even fully turned, but it took us an hour to finish her of and I nearly got killed twice! You understand that Sai? I know that you have yet to fight a shinobi class vampire yet, but you don't seem to be getting the picture."

They were all silent for a moment. Tsunade said, "It doesn't matter. Your going on this mission mainly for reconnaissance. Capture is only if you see the opportunity and killing is a last resort. Sai! You will go with them and send periodic reports. Now go." The four shinobi left the room.

Asuma sighed and asked, "Do you think it's wise to send Kiba on this mission...considering what Shino told us about his fight with Naruto? If Naruto's mental state has degraded he might kill Kiba just for being there."

Tsunade massaged her temples and pulled out her second bottle of sake that day. She said, "If Naruto isn't in his right mind I'm fairly sure that they're all dead. I'm staking a lot on Naruto staying sane through all this." She poured herself a shot and eased into her chair. Asuma raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure you should be drinking again so soon?"

Tsunade laughed, "Ha! This is only my second bottle today, by all accounts I'm sober." She put a hand to her forehead, "Disturbingly so..."

Kyoto Uzumaki was, perhaps, the most unlucky vampire in the history of vampires. He had been sent by his mother to the village hidden in the leaves. From where he lived it was a thirteen day journey, but he had been dogged by misfortune. First the ship he had charted to reach the mainland had been attacked. He didn't know what by, but they had destroyed the vessel. Kyoto had been forced to swim the rest of the way to shore. That had added a week to his journey. Not to mention how completely exhausted he was afterwards.

Fortunately he had found a sympathetic innkeeper who let him recover in his inn for free. But after he recovered one of the locals discovered he had fangs. With a little luck and a big bribe, he convinced the Innkeepers... daughter that he was perfectly safe. Then when he left the inn he was yet again discovered, due mainly to his bad habit of smiling. Kyoto was beginning to think of it as bad because every time he smiled...people tried to kill him. He managed to escape though. He was fast if nothing else.

But then he was stabbed. Stabbed! by some little girl with a funny headband. Some little girl with blond hair snuck up behind him and stabbed him in the back with a silver knife. It hurt like hell. Had he been any other vampire he knew...the little kunoichi would have been toast. As it was he knocked her out cold and ran before more enemies showed up.

Then...then to top it all of he had gotten sick! A vampire getting sick. When does that happen? Ever!? Kyoto thought that vampires were supposed to be immune to all diseases, bugs, germs, ect... It had taken a month to shake that off. So now...at last...finally...he was at the leaf village. It had turned out to be a two month journey. He felt horrible, like someone had taken to him with a lead pipe and didn't stop beating him till his skin changed color.

'But here I am. Damn it feels good to be almost done.' Kyoto admired the simple, yet impressive gate into the leaf village. It was large and tan and inside the gate way were four figures. One was wearing a dark brown jacket and was sitting astride a huge white dog. He looked kinda funny, with his little claws and tiny fangs. 'So that's what an Inuzuka looks like huh? I would never have guessed, but the cheek marks give it away.'

The second figure was so obscured by clothing that only the bridge of his nose was visible. Kyoto had no clue who that was. The third one was pale as paper and wore a very girlish outfit. Form fitting shirt and pants that left his stomach bare. He was also wearing the most unrealistic smile Kyoto had ever seen.

The last one in the group was obviously a Hyuuga. His pale grey eyes made it obvious. He also looked very sever, He had grey robes and wore his brown hair long. Unfortunately for Kyoto, he didn't match the description of either of the Hyuuga he was supposed to look out for. Seeing how both Hyuuga he was suppose to talk to were female.

Kyoto belatedly realized that he had been still for too long. He had also been caught staring. The four shinobi were looking strait at him. A thought crossed his mind, Uh-oh...

Kiba sniffed the air. He said, "I'm sure of it now...that kid is a vampire."

Negi asked, "What should we do? He's just standing there staring at us. It's like he's..."

Kiba said, "Yeah it like he isn't a blood crazed vampire at all."

Shino said, "He looks very calm and he not wearing a headband. I'm guessing that he's a civilian."

Kiba said, "Yeah, but look at that hair. He can't be normal. Name one person you've even met with blood red hair, who wasn't special."

Shino sighed, "Even though it's stupid, Kiba is correct about that. I've never met anyone with red hair who wasn't mentally unstable. An image of a red head fan-girl with serious issues came to mind.

Kyoto sweat-dropped. 'Are they really going to stand there debating my hair color? If they know I'm a vampire then they should knew I can hear them.' Kyoto felt like moving but he decided to let them make the first move. He didn't want them attacking, thinking that he was hostile.

Sai argued, "What is wrong with red hair. I think red is an excellent hair color. Just because you only know crazy red heads doesn't mean he's crazy."

Kiba shrugged, "Well I suppose there's only one way to find out huh."

Shino said, "What are we going to do? Should we subdue him, attempt to talk, or kill him?"

Kiba said, "Let's just kill him since he is..."

"HELLO! Are you just going to stand there debating me like old ladies or are you planning on doing something?!"

The four of them stood there slack-jawed, except for Shino, who registered no expression.

Negi looked to Shino, "Can he actually hear us from this distance?"

Kyoto shouted, "I could eavesdrop on the people inside the village if I wanted to, Now are we going to talk or not?!"

Kiba said, "Come closer then!"

Kyoto shook his head, "Not unless you promise not to try and kill me!"

Negi asked, "Why would we promise that? We do not know your purpose here."

Kyoto shouted, "I'll tell you that too if you promise not to kill me!"

Kiba whispered to Shino, "Make the promise, then if he makes a wrong move, I'll take him out. He doesn't seem to be very strong, otherwise he wouldn't want us to promise not to kill him."

Kyoto shouted, "I heard that DOG BREATH! And I'm Not A Civilian!"

Kiba cringed, "Damn he's got good ears." Kyoto shouted again, "I've got a good nose too and you smell worse than your dog!"

A vein popped on Kiba's forehead. He growled, "Just let me get my hands on that kid and I'll rip him apart!"

Almost as soon as he said it they heard a barely audible "Fuck it!". The boy appeared within spitting distance of them. All four realized that he wasn't a kid at all. He was actually taller than any of them. With a slim build and very long red hair. His eyes were a piercing blue, shot through with red. His pupils were slits and his long fangs poked out over his lip.

Kiba took a quick step back, as did Negi and Sai. Shino stayed where he was. The Aburame heir asked, "Are you a vampire?"

Kyoto said "Yeah, haven't you figured that out by now? Didn't dog breath tell you that?"

Sai and Negi almost cracked up at that.

Negi thought, 'Its rather hilarious. He's using the same nickname that we use for Kiba...'

Shino took a step forward, "And do you have a name...vampire?"

He smirked, "You're kinda stupid, even for a human. But yeah, Name's Kyoto Uzumaki."

So you get to meet Kyoto at last! You'll find out more about him in the next chapter.

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