Title: Blonde Akatsuki
Summary: After the fight at the Valley of the End, Naruto gets sick of his village and flees with two S-Class Criminals to join Akatsuki. Trained by every member and unlocking his Kekkei Genkai is just the start; sinister demons even more dangerous and powerful than Akatsuki are after Naruto.
Chapter Two: Akatsuki
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters. I just own some OC and this particular plot.
A/N: No longer need a Beta; my previous one returned! The poll for the Harem girls will begin; check the end of the chapter for more details!
On another note, I was thinking about the next chapter of Legacy of Darkness: Manako no Shin'en when a plot bunny decided to bite me! I'm seriously thinking about merging that story with this one; I'll think about what to do, so don't be surprised if that story 'mysteriously' disappears.

Once Again Thanks to my Beta YellowDemonFlash!

"Yo!" -- Talking
'Yo!' -- Thinking
"Yo!" -- Kyuubi/Inner Sakura Talking/Jutsu
'Yo!' -- Kyuubi Thinking

The Akatsuki Hideout was bigger than Naruto had first thought; the entire compound was mainly distributed in four large training grounds. The Northern one had a pretty large forest; it seemed perfect for stealth training and target practice. The Southern one had a mid-sized lake along with a pretty big waterfall; it seemed perfect for chakra control exercises and further improving his combat abilities while fighting atop water. The Eastern one was a pretty huge desert-like terrain; it seemed perfect for hand-to-hand combat and endurance training. The western one had a small path which leaded to a volcano; Naruto didn't see any possible advantages other than climbing the mountain to build his already freaky stamina.

At the center of these four training grounds was the residential area; it was a mid-sized two story compound; it had a small Kitchen, a living room, a meeting room, a basement and twelve rooms.

Naruto's room was located on the second floor and had a small but comfortable bed, a small desk with a night lamp, a bookshelf and a medium-sized closet; the closet had five small drawers; one had a Kanji for 'Shuriken', the second one had a Kanji for 'Kunai', the third one had a Kanji for 'Scroll', the fourth one had the Kanji for 'Tools' and the fifth one had a Kanji for 'Secret'.

"From now on this will be your room; you'll wake up at five o'clock every morning; breakfast will be served at half past five; you'll meditate until seven o'clock, when your training begins. Zetsu will train you on the Northern training ground; your training will mainly focus on stealth and target practice. Deidara will train you on the Eastern training ground; he'll focus on Taijutsu and Doton Jutsu. Kisame will train you on the Southern training ground; he'll focus in Taijutsu and chakra control, as well as Suiton Jutsu and Kenjutsu when he deems you ready. Itachi will train you on the Western training ground; he'll train you in Genjutsu and a variety of Jutsu. Your training will finish at nine o'clock; the remaining members will alternate training you in different areas.

You'll be using Kage Bunshin to speed up your training; each day the real you'll train with one Akatsuki member; even though the Kage Bunshin speed up your training greatly, there are things that they cannot learn" the shadow form of the Leader said, handing him a small pouch full of Ryu.

"Why did you give me this, Leader-sama?"Naruto asked, eyeing the small pouch with a puzzled look.

"Tomorrow your training will be cancelled so you can go to the nearest town and get rid of that orange…abomination..." he said, closing his eyes and making a ram seal "You'll be accompanied by Itachi and Kisame; a ring and the Fukuzai Seimon no Akatsuki is needed to enter the hideout"

The leader eyed him one last time before disappearing, his Astral Projection dispelled.

The next morning in a small village, two people wearing a dark cloak with red clouds and a chin-high collar could be seen walking with a blonde kid with the ugliest orange jumpsuit you could imagine.

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked

"No" Itachi replied

"Are we there yet?" Kisame asked

"No"

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked

"…No"

"Are we…"

"Complete that sentence and I will make you eat fish for the next 72 hours"

"…"

"Good"

"Are we there yet?"

"Mangekyou Sharingan: Tsukuyomi!"

It was dawn when the three shinobi returned to the hideout; Kisame was still unconscious while being dragged by Itachi, and shivered once in a while. Naruto had bought a whole new set of clothes. He had bought seven sets of the basic ANBU clothing; consisting in a light black armor with metal panels protecting most vital areas of his body; tight black pants with red stripes and built in pouches for Kunai and Shuriken; along with five steel arm guards and shin guards he also bought a fox-shaped porcelain ANBU mask.

"Weren't you a little too rough with Fishy-san?" Naruto asked, remembering the pitiful screams and whimpers Kisame began to produce for three whole minutes after Itachi had used his Tsukoyomi against him.

"…Maybe"

The next morning Naruto woke up exactly at five o'clock; he quickly walked to the bathroom and took a shower; fifteen minutes later he walked out and got dressed in his new clothes, he put on his arm and shin guards and walked towards the kitchen.

"Ohayou!" he greeted, a long haired blonde with dull blue eyes lifted his head from the table and looked up at him

"You are the kid Itachi and Kisame brought ain't you…yeah!?" he asked

"Yes"

"Welcome to Akatsuki brat!" a chorus of voices came from behind him; Naruto turned and saw the other Akatsuki members.

"I'm Zetsu, I will be train…torturing you for the next year" the voice of the strange plant-humanoid changed suddenly, he looked at the black side of the body and then to the light one; he had a modified version of the Akatsuki cloak so it could protect him even though he had a giant Venus flytrap around his head

"I'm Kakuzu, if you find money somewhere on the house give…I mean, 'return' it to me" a masked shinobi with the Akatsuki garb said "I'll be training you in anatomy and pressure points"

"I'm Sasori, I'll be training you in the use of chakra strings" a big, couched 'man' said; Naruto could swear he saw a needle poking out from under his sleeve

"I'm Hidan, I'll be teaching you the holy doctrines of Jashin!" a white haired, shirtless man said; he had several metal chains with Jashin's crest "I'll also teach you how to endure and eventually block out all pain!"

"I'm Konan, I'll be teaching you a variety of things…" the last present member of Akatsuki said, she was a woman with short blue hair with a flower peaking from beneath it.

"You already know us so I don't think we need to introduce ourselves" Itachi said, dragging a somewhat traumatized Kisame "Your training starts in exactly an hour, eat your breakfast and meditate; normally training you to defeat one of us would take years of hard work; that's why I want you to make as many Kage Bunshin as you can; you'll send a group to train with each of us; I'm sure Leader-sama already explained this to you.

Every day the real you will train with one of us; there are things only the real you can learn, not mere Kage Bunshin"

"Hai!" Naruto replied and headed towards the cupboard; looking for the food of Gods

"Three…two…one…" Itachi counted backwards

"THERE IS NO RAMEN HERE?!"

"Mangekyou Sharingan: Tsukuyomi!" - Kaleidoscope Copy Wheel Eye: God of Moon --- The Tsukuyomi or God of the Moon technique is a Genjutsu technique which uses the Mangekyou form to initiate a mentally and physically harmful illusion. To utilize the illusion, the clan member will look into the eyes of his opponent and cast a Genjutsu spell on them. The spell takes place in the mind of the one affected, while the jutsu is cast the one it was cast upon is at the total mercy of the Uchiha clan member. The clan member has full control over space and time in the jutsu and can place the one affected through any hell they desire for any length desired.

A/N: More like a transitory chapter, sorry, it was needed. Next chapter will cover Naruto's training with every Akatsuki member, after that there will be a lil' one year time skip; just before his battle against an Akatsuki member.

Okay, here is the poll for the Harem; if the girl you want isn't listed here leave a review and we'll see what we can do:

Hinata

Tenten

Sakura

Ino

Yugito

Temari

Anko

FemKyuubi

Konan will be more like a motherly figure to Naruto. Sorry, no Konan in the Harem

I have already decided to pair Naruto with one OC, this will not change; most probably the Harem will have about 4-5 girls. I'll be merging the concepts of Legacy of Darkness: Manako no Shin'en into this story; most probably until Chapter Eleven or so. If I do decide to merge my other story with this one I'll open another poll giving you choices for Bleach girls.

Please Read and Review; the more reviews, the faster the next chapter will come!