The Hope Of Oto

by sinisteruto

Fed up with the lies, deceit, and hate of his home village, Naruto deserts the hidden leaf village and joins forces with Orochimaru thanks to his ally Kabuto. Naru/Yakumo and Harem.

12. Chapter 12

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any other series/movie that I might use for inspiration.

CHAPTER 12

The Chuunin Exams: Part 1

A year since the Kazekage Meeting...

"Why are we intentionally arriving late...Naruto-sensei?" asked Ranmaru passively, an afeminate looking 9 year old boy with a round face, red eyes, and purple hair with two bangs framing the side of each cheek and two shorter bangs falling over his foregead. The boy is wearing a martial arts outfit consisting of a dark red T-shirt and on top of that a black, sleeveless top that is tied around the waist with a red sash. He is also wearing black ninja pants with red bandages around the ankles and black ninja sandals. A red weapon pouch is also attached to his right leg.

"Yeah! Why the hell are we late Baka-sensei? That's so unprofessional and unshi...unsh...un-shinobi like!" exclaimed Amaru petulantly, pointing an accusing finger at the blonde haired jonin. She is a 10 year old girl with long red hair, blue eyes, thick eyebrows and a small mole right under her left eye. She is wearing 3/4 tight fitting cargo pants with a black weapon's pouch on her right leg. On her upper body she is only wearing a form fitting, black sleeveless t-shirt with black fingerless gloves on her hands.

"Is that anyway to speak to your honorouble Jonin-sensei Amaru-chan?" asked Naruto mockingly, a trademark shark-like smirk forming on his facial features, showing off his triangular, razor sharp teeth, his outfit remaining unchanged apart drom the colour of his kimomo, now wearing a white one with the trademark open mouthed blue shark at the back with red, slitted eyes glowing inside the dark depths of its mouth, also with red chakra tails swirling around the shark. The Kimomo is tied around the waist with a purple rope belt and on his lower body are black shinobi pants wrapped with white bandages around the ankles and black ninja sandals on his feet.

"Aaaargh! It's probably one of your stupid pranks again, those pranks aren't even fun at all, right Isaribi-chan?" huffed Amaru, asking or rather demanding that the only other kunoichi in the team to back her up against the blonde haired menace.

"Ummm...actually...I...I've always enjoyed Naruto-ku...I mean Naruto-Sensei's pranks, they're quite enjoyable a-actually." stuttered Isaribi nervously, a deep shade of red forming on her heart shaped face. She is a twelve year old girl that has dark eyes and indigo hair with two bangs framing the sides of her face. Her outfit consists of tight, elastic black shorts with a grey weapons pouch strapped to her left thigh and black ninja sandals on her feet. On her upper body is only a blue, elastic, form fitting, and sleeveless top that leaves the middle of her back exposed in a oval shape. The outfit is a special design from the science devision of Oto designed to accomodate for her growth during her Kaima Monster Transformation. The exposed back making room for the fin that grows on her spine and the elastic nature of the material for her overall size growth in her Kaima mode.

"You bitch!" screeched Amaru with a betrayed expression, pulling on the other girl's hair violently.

"Aaaah! Amaru-chan that hurts!" cried out Isaribi.

"Shut up and take your punishment! That's what you get for taking his side just because you lo...mmmmmmm!" Isaribi, with incredible reflexes quickly clamped her hand over Amaru's mouth, a pissed off expression etched on her facial features, a complete contrast to her previous passive and somewhat timid look, scaring the hairs off of Amaru's head.

"If you complete that sentence...I'll kill you! Got it...?" warned Isaribi with a sinister undertone, her threat however had the opposite effect to what she intended, the fear vanishing from Amaru's eyes only to be replaced with a look of fury and defiance in one, tightening her hold on her teammates hair.

"I'm waiting for your respo..." Isaribi froze mid-sentence, unable to complete her speech, both hers and Amaru's eyes wide in shock, feeling an overwhelming amount of killing intent directed towards the two of them.

"The two of you will stop what you're doing...NOW!" warned Ranmaru furiously, his eyes glowing with a malicious red colour, showing that his doujutsu was activated.

The two girls quickly released each other, both adopting battle ready stances, Isaribi adopting a look of confusion, curiosity and concern, a complete contrast to Amaru's look of anger and defiance.

"What makes you think you can order us around you short freaky eyed bastard!" barked Amaru with an ugly snarl.

"Naruto-sensei elected me as Team Seven's leader for a reason, you will obey me!" said Ranmaru authoratively.

"Over my dead body! I'm not taking orders from a snort nosed brat like you!" shouted Amaru in retaliation.

"Just let it go Amaru-chan...we are supposed to be a team, we shouldn't have been fighting against each other to begin with. Besides, he's right, Naruto-sensei made him leader, he must have had his reasons for that." said Isaribi, trying to be the voice of reason between her two teammates.

"Aaaarg! Why him, why does he have to be leader!" shouted Amaru in frustration, pointing an accusing finger at the young prodigy.

"I have valid reasons for choosing him as the leader Amaru!" interjected Naruto, having watched the exchange between his students silently up until now.

"Yeh...like what?" asked Amaru defiantly.

"You shouldn't question Naruto-sensei Amaru-chan..."

"No, it is okay Isaribi-chan, I'm actually glad that she asked. I do not want any of you to ever shy away from asking me questions about anything. That is why I am here afterall, to provide answers for your many questions, that way, I can help you become better shinobi." said Naruto, cutting off Isaribi mid-sentence.

"H-hai Naruto-sensei! Gomen!"

"No need to apologise Isaribi-chan." replied Naruto with a kind smile, causing Isaribi to blush furiously.

"H-hai...!"

'Oh good lord they're so disgusting! Student and Sensei shamelessly flirting like nobody's business! Aaaarg!' thought Amaru with a look of disgust.

"Amaru...I had the whole team's best interests at heart when I elected Ranmaru to be the team leader!" said Naruto sternly.

"Yeh? How so?" asked Amaru with a 'that's bullshit' expression.

"Ranmaru has three sixty degree, telescopic, and ex-ray vision! Because of this, he has great powers of perception and understanding, it is a character trait that comes with those abilties. He is a person who analyzes, scrutinizes, and disects every situation and comes up with many solutions and possible outcomes before he makes a decision, you should know this already, considering that the two of you have never even come close to beating him in any strategic games and excercises. Also, his visual prowess make him the perfect leader, because he is able to pre-determine and discover threats in advance and thus, take counter measures long before your lives are in actual danger. He is also able to watch his and your backs at all times." explained Naruto, taking a small pause in speech to allow the 10 year old kunoichi to digest the information.

"Also, Ranmaru's eye of the scavenger technique makes him the ideal leader! This was the abilty that made he and Raiga such a dangerous combo, and this ability has also made you a formidable team hasn't it, so much so that many believe you three to be the strongest genin team in Oto..." trailed off Naruto, knowing that he was right and the redhead could do nothing to dispute his words.

She knew they were very fortunate to have Ranmaru in their team, by filtering and storing a portion of his chakra into their nervous systems, Ranmaru had the ability to telepathically communicate with his teammates at all times, sharing information, strategies, and instructions with his teammates without the enemy being the wiser, this was the power of Ranmaru's eye of the scavenger technique. It was really a great trump card and it wasn't hard to see why that made Ranmaru the ideal choice for team leader.

"Ranmaru also has an IQ of..."

"Okay okay I get it Sensei geez! But I still don't like it...I don't like the way he talks down to us just because he is the leader! Its's not right!" muttered Amaru with a cute pout.

"You're right, it isn't." responded Naruto with a small frown, surprising everyone with his response, especially Amaru, who looked like a dear caught in headlights, not having expected Naruto-Sensei to agree with her.

"N-Naruto-sensei...?" sputtered Ranmaru with a questioning tone, his eyes wide in surprise.

"Don't get me wrong, I still believe that you have the makings of a great leader! But being a great leader is not just about attaining a position of power and issuing instructions, you have to actually lead the people under your authority." said Naruto cryptically.

"Naruto-sensei...I don't understand...?" asked Ranmaru with a confused but curious expression.

"What I mean is, you have to try and get to know your people, you have to reason with them and try to understand where they're coming from, and you have to also acknowldge your own circumstances. Ranmaru, you are blessed with amazing talent and skill, your teammates more than anyone know that and they respect you for what you have achieved, but you have to realise that they also want your acknowledgement for what they have achieved. You are the youngest person in the team, how do you think your teammates feel when you talk down to them?" asked Naruto rhetorically, causing Ranmaru's eyes to widen in realisation.

"You get it right? You don't have to hold your position of power over them to get them to listen to you, they already know that you're the team leader, they were already looking to you to choose a plan of action even before I made you the official leader, because they had already acknowledged your skill, power, and intellect. Remember, you are their friend and teammate first and their leader second, you do not have to sacrifice your bond with your teammates in order to lead them effectively!" lectured Naruto with a sympathetic smile, patting the 9 year old prodigy on the head affectionately.

"N-Naruto sensei...Amaru-chan...Isaribi-chan...I...I'm sorry for failing you! I-I promise, I will become the best team leader! I promise!" said Ranmaru, trying and failing to hold back his choking sobs, a river tears flowing down his cheeks rapidly.

'Ranmaru...you...you really...!' thought Amaru with wide eyes, surprise written all over her face, just now realising just how seriously Ranmaru took his role as the team leader and just how heavy a burden he was carrying...and how much he really cared about his comrades.

"Ranmaru-kyn...it's okay, you haven't failed us! W-we always believed in you, right Amaru-chan?" sputtered Isaribi hastily, not liking to see anyone of her teammates shedding tears because of her, or for any reason for that matter.

"Tche! As if that wasn't already obvious you Baka! I don't know why you take pleasure in stating the obvious!" said Amaru, walking ahead of the team towards the direction where the meeting would be taking place. Naruto, Isaribi, and even Ranmaru all smiled in amusement, knowing that they had just heard the closest thing to an apology that they have ever heard from the tomboyish redhead.

"Isaribi the Kaima Monster, Amaru the Reibi's Vessel, and Ranmaru of the Fuingan...you have yourself quite an interesting team here Naruto-kun, but it is still too hard to imagine why you would sacrifice two positions of such great power just for the opportunity to mentor a team of genin, no matter how talented they may be, surely you could have arranged for someone you trust to groom these children? I can think of a few names right off of the top of my head!" grumbled Kurami, unable to understand the blonde's decision at all.

"Hehe! You're just angry because you believe the Kyubi should be at the top of the packing order...aren't you...Kaa-chaaan?'"teased Naruto with a toothy grin.

"Exactly! Can't you see that you will no longer be able to have a say in how the village is governed anymore?" exclaimed Kurami as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Sigh...you're not getting me are you...Kaa-chan? Sure, I do not have as much of an influence as I would have liked to have on the new Jonin Commander, after all, Kabuto has always leaned more towards Orochimaru-sama's views than mine, yet still, Kimimaro is the new Sound 5 leader and Juugo has taken over my former role as Head Of Oto Security. Juugo still secretely takes orders from me and Kimimaro looks to me for advice, as a result, I would say we have a lot our power still intact. Also, like you said, Amaru, Isaribi, and Ranmaru are arguably the most talented genin team in Oto, they will one day become powerful and influencial people in the village, having people like them on our side will increase the reach of our influence and power in Otogakure no Sato. Namely, we're not actually losing power by taking on this genin team, we're actually increasing that power!" replied Naruto, trying to passify his mother's anger, he knew better than anyone just how scary she could be when she was pissed off, easily the most frightening mother figure in the shinobi world if you asked him.

"Hmmm...I wonder how long it took you to reherse that speech! Why don't you stop taking me for a fool and tell me the real reason you wanted this particular genin team?" demanded Kurami, honestly, did Naruto-kun think that he could fool her? She was the one that raised him up since the age of four, she was his mother and knew him better than he even knew himself, there was no way he could hide anything from her, the idiot!

'Heh! As expected, I can't get anything passed you can I Kaa-chan? Anyway, I wouldn't say it is the real reason, more like...the other reason! If you put what I told you earlier together with what I'm about to tell you, then you get the real reason...' trailled off Naruto.

"I'm listening...!"

'Well, to put it simply, all three of them kind of remind me of myself! Amaru has the malicious Reibi living inside of her, just like I have you, and she was also deceived and betrayed by Shinno of Hidden Sky Village, as was I by Sarutobi Hiruzen of Konoha. I have this strong desire to help her get over that betrayal and to see her grow into a great kunoichi, I also want to help her gain full control of the Reibi's powers..." explained the blonde, stating the glaring similarities between himself and his redhead student.

"Isaribi on the other hand is an aquatic monster just like I am, and all her life in Sea Country was scorned, hated, and humiliated by her own people, that hit me a bit too close to home for my liking! Shinobi are not supposed to be bound by their emotions, but this is something I just cannot detach myself from, I will help her regain her self-esteem and I will make her a great Kunoichi...no matter what!" exclaimed Naruto passionately, an unwavering determination manifesting in his eyes.

"I see...and I guess the same principle goes to Ranmaru as well, a boy who was hated, neglected, labelled a monster and subsequently hunted down by the bloody mist village! Having to raise himself and survive on his own because no one was willing to take him in and raise a monster! Close to home indeed, but I would have thought that Choumei's vessel would have been a more logical and personal choice than any of the three that you just mentioned?" asked Kurami curiously.

"She was my first choice I must admit, but Suzumebachi also wanted her as a student, and you know she's been like a mother hen to Fu ever since she joined us, she would have never allowed me to take her! Besides, Suzu-chan was the one who discovered Fu during her bug searching expeditions in the first place, all I did was to help her rescue Fu from her misery in Takigakure, so I guess she had a first preference right in this situation. Also, Fu has the ability to fly, that makes it mandatory that she be a member of Suzu-chan's kunoichi flying squad!" explained Naruto.

"Hmmm...everything seems to make a lot more sense now that you've explained yourself, I guess I should stop underestimating you. It's just that you're growing up so fast it's hard to accept that you might not always need me to hold your hand." said Kurami somberly, unwillingly showing a little bit of her insecuries.

"I'll always need you by my side Kaa-chan! I don't ever want to lose you, the thought of you not being by my side scares the living daylights out of me! I'll always love you! Never forget that!" replied Naruto affectionately, sending a mental hug to his mother figure, one that Kurami returned eagerly, a satisfied and happy smile forming on her facial features.

"Hooooi! Stop staring at my back and hurry up! We're already one hour late you idiots!" shouted Amaru, breaking Naruto from his private moment with his mother.

"We're coming!" Naruto shouted back with an amused smile.

"Let's go Isaribi, Ranmaru, she'll kill us if we waste any more time!" exclaimed Naruto, running ahead to catch up to the Reibi vessel, the other two members of his team running rapidly to catch up to him.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the former Rice Country, now Sound Country, on a lakeside, a very important meeting, one that Naruto's team 7 were supposed to be participating in, was taking place, a meeting concerning the upcoming Chuunin Exams set to be hosted by Konoha in two weeks time.

Nearest to the lake, with his back facing the water, stood the leader of Oto, Orochimaru of the Densetsu no Sannin, and next to him, his right hand man and Jonin Commander, Yakushi Kabuto with his left hand placed on his hip, the 16 year old waiting patiently for the meeting to commence, trying to hold back a chuckle at his master's frustration at the blonde Uzumaki's uncharacteristic tardiness.

Before the two of them, on their furthest right stood Karin, also showing quite an irritated expression, trying to think of possible methods that she could use to punish Naruto-kun for making her wait in the scorching heat just for him, but unable to come up with anything that did not envolve any pleasure or both of them getting naked, which frustrated her to no end, seriously, was she really that much of a pervert!

'Karin-sensei is such a pervert! I can sense the overwhelming pheromones coming from her, must be daydreaming about her and Naruto-sensei doing it on the lakeside! Tche, I wonder how often she and Naruto-sensei do it...maybe I I could spy on them sometime!' thought Karin's apprentice, Ami, with a perverted and devious smirk, a 12 year old beautiful but tomboyish girl with brown eyes and purple hair styled in an asymmetrical cut, wearing purple sleeveless top and purple spandex shorts with a black skirt over it and black shinobi sandals with a brown weapons pouch strapped to her right thigh. Probably, the most unique physical traits about her were her longer than average nails and canine teeth.

"Something funny, Ami-chan?" asked Karin, looking at her student with the corner of her right eye, unable to comprehend how someone could be in such a good mood given the current circumstances. Usually, in meetings like this, genin students would be found standing in front with their senseis standing behind them, but that wouldn't quite work out with this pair, it would look quite ridiculous really with both girls being the same age and aproximately, the same height. The same went for Yakumo and her genin team, all her students were relatively the same height as her and were of the same age group, and hence, she had to stand next to them, making her look like just another genin at times. Naruto on the other hand was lucky, since Amaru and Ranmaru were two and three years younger than him respectively, and also quite significantly shorter than him.

"Huh...? Um! No! It's realy nothing Karin-sensei...I aah...I was just reminscing about something that happened in the past! Nothing at all! Ehehehe ehehehe!" replied Ami hastily, displaying her extremely poor lying skills.

"Hmmm..." was Karin's only reply, turning away from the purple haired genin to look around for any signs of Naruto's impending return, even though she knew it was useless, she knew that he and his students were already here, she could sense their chakra, they were at the top of the cliff behind them. She was just wondering what the hell he was up to hiding up there.

'I hope he's not planning another prank on Orochimaru-sama, I don't feeling like dealing with his temper tantrums today!' thought Karin. Ami on the other hand signed in relief, happy that Karin-sensei bought her excuse, not knowing that in acruality, Karin just chose not to bother to call her out on her obvious lie, knowing that it was a hopeless endeavor.

'Ami, you really do need to work on your skills of deception, even a civilian could have lied better than that.' Thought Yakumo, who was standing on Ami's right hand side, the Jonin shaking her head in dismay at the purple haired genin's poor deception skills, something that she on the other hand was probably the best at in Oto.

"Hehehe! You know Yakumo-Sensei, maybe you should give her a crash course in the art of deception, she really looks like she could use it!" said the guy on Yakumo's right hand side, who is one of her three students, Kinuta Dosu, a 12 year old hunchbacked boy with white bandages covering most of his face, leaving only his left eye uncovered. He is wearing a poncho with long sleeves, a snake patterned scarf around his neck, a straw raincoat protruding from the back of his scarf and a large metalic amplifier on his right arm for his sound vibration attacks.

"I heard that you hunchbacked bastard! How dare you insult me!" whispered Ami harshly, with an angry snarl plastered on her face, pronouncing her animal features even more than usual with her long canines in full display.

"I don't know why you're getting angry, Dosu was just looking out for your wellbeing. If I was you, I woud be grateful and take his advice." said the girl next to Dosu with a mocking undertone, another of Yakumo's students, and maybe her favorite student, Tsuchi Kin, a very beautiful 12 year old girl with black eyes and very long black hair, almost reaching the ground, tied by a violet ribbon near the end. She has wide hips and a heart shaped face with an Otogakure forehead protector on her forehead, wearing a light green vest that resembles a flak jacket and snake paterned baggy pants and scarf. On her left wrist is what appears to be some kind of summoning seal variation.

She and Yakumo got along very well, so well that they could spend hours just chatting, sharing and exchanging ideas about their shared interest and passion...Genjutsu. The only thing that infuriated Yakumo about Kin was her excessive and vigorous flirting with Naruto. Her constantly throwing around innuendos about her and Naruto or finding and using every opportunity she could to make physical contact with her Naruto-kun, it really pissed her off. What pissed her off even more however, was Kin's denial when she confronted her about it, even going as far as to suggest that she was maybe paranoid and overprotective. Yakumo wasn't stupid, she knew that Naruto-kun was a catch, and she knew that she couldn't possibly help him rebuild the Uzumaki-clan on her own, but couldn't Kin at least wait until she was a Jonin too before persuing Naruto? Surely a sensei shouldn't have to share her man with her own genin student should she?

"Y-you bitch! Who asked you for your opinion!" exclaimed Ami, a furious blush spreading across her face from both anger and embarrasment.

"Haah! A poor liar and a dirty mouth, what a troublesome brat! Hahaha! Maybe we need to take her back to the academy, ne Yakumo-sensei?" laughed Abumi Zaku, the third member of Yakumo's genin team,standing next to Kin, a 12 year old boy with spiky dark hair and dark eyes, wearing a beige shirt with two black stripes and three prints of the kanji for 'death' down the front. His forehead protector has a faceguard and just like his teammates, is wearing a snake patterned scarf around his neck with similar patterned pants.

"Ami isn't part of our team, but she is still a comrade, you shouldn't speak so ill of your own comrades, it's disgusting! Besides, we can't all be good at everything, she may not be good at deception, but she is one of the best at taijutsu and medical ninjutsu, stop insulting her to make yourselves feel better about your own short comings, rather focus on imroving your own skills, or try to help her with her shortcomings, like real comrades should do!" said Yakumo sternly, effectively ending the conversation, her students, and Ami bowing their heads in shame and contemplation.

'Heh...I used to think that I could become the alpha female in Naruto-kun's new Uzumaki clan if I gained power and became the strongest Kunoichi in Oto, but you taught me something different Yakumo-chan. Watching you...I was able to realise that it takes more than just brute strength and ninjutsu to hold such a position, wisdom, compassion, and understanding are just few of the things that are required...just a few of the things you have taught me...I can't help but want to follow in your footsteps, you truly are the real deal!' thought team nine's sensei, Guren with a nostalgic expression mixed with admiration. The sixteen year old not having changed much, not counting the much more curvaceous body with the D-cup breasts, long, unending legs, wide hips, and plump but firm ass, a true symbol of beauty and sexuality. She also now wore the standard female version of the Oto jonin outit, black tight fitting pants and black ninja sandals, a short sleeved black top and a red flack-jacket with a black spiral at the back, symbolizing the rebirth of the Uzumaki clan in Oto. Also, wearing a black forehead protectore with a purple weapons pouch on her left thigh.

Standing in front of her were her three students, on her left hand side, Fuma Sasame, a cute girl with a heart shaped face and long orange hair wearing black ninja sandals, tight fitting red shorts, and white T-shirt complete with a black flak jacket with numerous pouches where she stored her sealing scrolls. She also has a scroll compartment around her waist and a mini rectangular zanbatou strapped to her back with a black chain that also wraps around her waist, the chain extending from the hilt of her zanbatou.

Next to her, right in front of Guren, is Yukimaru, a 9 year old boy with magenta eyes and long light blonde hair. He is wearing a tight fitting red t-shirt, navy blue ninja pants wrapped with black bangages around the ankles and dark blue ninja sandals. The most unusual thing about his appearance however would be the hilt or crossguard vertically situated on his back, this not being just a random or ordinary hilt of course, but the legendary Raijin no Ken, a graduation gift from his sister figure, Guren, after she had killed the previous owner of the sword, the Konoha and Ame rogue shinobi Rokusho Aoi, for refusing her invitation to join Otogakure. It was also fitting that he should have it, considering that he now possessed the powers of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who was the original owner of the sword.

And last but not least, standing next to Yukimaru, the last living member of the Tsuchigumo clan, Tsuchigumo Hotaru, a 12 year old girl with a slender and yet curvaceous body and a noticeable large bust for someone of her age. She has dark green eyes, a widow's peak, and long dark blonde hair that reaches the middle of her back. Also, she is wearing a a light-violet and white top, black shorts and a black skirt over the shorts with high black boots and light violet wrist bands.

Next to Guren and her team, on their right hand side we find Suzumebachi and her team 10, also known as the flying kunichi squad, a special team of extroadinarily talented kunoichi, all possessing the ability to fly in one manner or another. A team that was assembled solely for the purpose of extinguishing the stigma against kunoichi that exists in the shinobi world, a stigma born from the belief that kunoichi are useless, weak, incompetent, and inferior to shinobi.

Suzumebachi's outfit also changed since she became a Jonin Sensei, now wearing the standard Kunoichi Jonin outfit of Oto with short sleeves and her forehead protector wrapped around her right arm.

Her genin team was standing in front off her, on her left we find the heiress of the Hoshi clan, Hoshi Hokuto, a 12 year old girl with dark eyes and brown hair with two bangs framing her face. She is wearing tight black shorts with purple kimomo top tied around the waist with a black sash and black ninja sandals. A purple supplies pouch is strapped to her left leg and she is wearing black, fingerless gloves with her forehead protector wrapped around her forehead.

Standing in front of Suzumebachi, is her surrogate sister, the Nanabi Jinchuuriki, Fu, an exotic, beautiful lithe girl with tan skin, mint green hair and an orange eye colour. She is wearing a short, sleeveless, and white midriff shirtwith fishnet armour underneath, long white armlets and fishnet shorts with a white apron skirt over it. She is also wearing long white armlets with an Otogakure forehead protector wrapped around her right arm.

And last but not least, on Fu's right hand side, stood the heiress of the Fuma clan, Fuma Kagero, a lithe girl with pale blue eyes, creamy skin, and a light shade of mint green hair, wearing a light blue sleeveless top and black spandex shorts with a short, black skirt on top. She is also wearing dark blue ninja sandals with a brown supllies pouch on her right leg and an Oto forehead protector around her forehead.

On the far right, near a mountain side, stood various other shinobi and Jonin of Oto, including the sound five, Kimimaro, Tayuya, Jirobo, Kidomaru, Sakon and Ukon, and the swordsmen of Oto, Zabuza, Raiga, and Suigetsu. Other members present include Haku, Fuma Kotohim, Fuma Arashi, Fuma Jigumo, Fuma Kamikiri, Fuma Hanzaki, the Demon Brothers and various other elite Jonin.

'I wonder where team 7 is...heh...what could that be...?' thought Suigetsu in surprise, he was just watching the clouds in boredom, wandering if he could possibly use his hydrification ability to turn himself into a cloud and soar the skies one day when he saw two monstrous figures falling down from the sky. Taking a closure look, he was able to identify the two as members of team 7, the Kaima and Shark Monsters of Oto.

'Judging by the trajectory, they look set to enter the water in the area behind Kabuto and...oh you sly bastard, I can't believe you plannned a water based prank on Orochimaru without involving me in the plan!' thought Suigetsu in amusement, preparing himself, both physically and mentally for the storm that Orochimaru's ire would no doubt create.

SPLASH!

Was the sound as the two monsters collided with the water, creating a mini-tsunami that splashed over Orochimaru and his right hand man, soaking them to within an inch of the bone.

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"..."

A dreadful silence washed over the the lakeside, almost like a calm before the storm. It took a a few seconds, but the two monsters eventually surfaced, Naruto in his shark mode and Isaribi in her kaima mode. Naruto had the trademark toothy grin splitting up his face whereas Isaribi looked like a dear caught in headlights, realization of what she had done seemingly settling into her mind.

"Hahaha! You know...people usually remove their clothes before they take a bath...Orochimaru-sama!" teased Naruto.

'That idiot! Does he have a deathwish!' thought Karin furiously, unable to believe that Naruto would do something this stupid, even worse, having the gal to rub it in like that.

'Oh Naruto-kun, you've done it now haven't you...but why did you have to involve poor Isaribi-chan in something this dangerous!' thought Yakumo with concern.

'Wow! Naruto-sama's so brave and cool!' thought Kin, Ami, Zaku, and in fact most of the genin thinking along the same lines, the only Jonins on the same wavelength as them being Suigetsu, Kabuto, Raiga, and the Demon Brothers, the rest appalled by such a blatant act of disrespect and insurbodination.

'Hehehe...I don't think I've seen Orochimaru-sama looking quite this angry before, I wonder...what he is planning to do to Naruto-kun...' thought Kabuto, watching Orochimaru slowly turning around, walkig towards the water slowly but purposefully. Orochimaru, not saying anything at all simply placed his hands on the surface of the water, everyone watching his every movement with intense concentration.

"Y-you imputent little brats! Just who do you think I am to you! Countless Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!" hissed Orochimaru angrily, building up a large quantity of chakra before releasing his jutsu, summoning over three hundred snakes from his sleeves and into the water, with the intent to strike and kill their targets.

'Hehe! Just as I thought, but that will never work on me, the battle ground advantage is mine in this situation! Well...atleast this should be good training for Isaribi-chan!' thought Naruto, eyes sparkling in anticipation and excitement.

"This is it Isaribi-chan! Remember the plan and don't lose your concentration or else..." warned Naruto, swimming away from the barrage of snakes, moving further away to the drection that was on Isaribi's right hand side at incredible speeds, Isaribi moving towards the opposite direction with super speed as well, both displaying their dominion over the waters.

'Hmmm...clever, they're moving in oppossite directions in order to split Orochimaru-sama's conccentration, it will be hard for him to focus on two different targets that are so far apart from each other. He'll have no choice but to split his army of snakes in half, each half going after one of the two targets.' thought Kabuto anaytically, and just as expected, the barrage of snakes split themselves in half, one team going after the shark and the other after the kaima.

"Wow! Look how fast they're going Suzu nee-chan! I wish I could swim like that, I'm so jealous!" exclaimed Fu childishly, eyes sparkling in excitement.

"Tche...I don't know why you'd be jealous, you can fly, that is so much better than swimming!" replied Suzumebachi dismissively, however hiding her true feelings on the matter.

'Actually, I'd really like to be able to swim like that, imagine all the fun I could have with Naruto-kun!' thought Suzumebachi.

'Sure flying is great...but still, that really looks like a lot of fun right now Suzu nee-chan!' thought Fu with a cute pout.

"Alright, you're doing a great job Isa-chan, now lets initiate phase 2 of the plan!" praised Naruto, telepathically communicating with his accomplace through Ranmaru's eye of the scavenger technique.

"Got it sensei!" replied Isaribi, she and Naruto doing a quick U-turn simultaneously, Naruto to his left and Isaribi to her right, now swimming towards each other at rapid speeds. The snakes were also quick to react, following right on their tails in persuit.

"Okay that went well, remember the move we practised yesterday?" asked Naruto.

"H-hai!" replied Isaribi.

"Good, because that's what we're doing! And don't worry, it will definitely work!" said Naruto soothingly.

"I know, I trust you sensei!" was Isaribi's response.

"Alright! On the count of three...one...!" said Naruto, the gap between the two team 7 members shortening rapidly.

"Two...!" now the two were dangerously close to each other, it almost looked like they were going to headbutt each other with full force, everyone on the edge of their figurative seats in anticipation, wondering what the blonde enigma was up to.

"And three!" exclaimed Naruto just before the two collided with each other, the two monsters executing what should have been an impossible manuever from the angle and speed that they were travelling at, both of them shooting straight up and out of the water in a ninety degree angle, hugging each other tightly as they shot towards the sky, reverting back to their human forms in mid-air. The snakes never stood a chance, trying to imitate the impossible manuever but failing miserably, clashing against each other violently, causing numerous puffs of smoke as they dispelled themselves to save their lives, returning back to realm of the snake summons.

"Wow! That looks so...so beautiful!" exclaimed Hotaru, staring in awe at the romantic scene that was on display, a really magestic display indeed, with Naruto and Isaribi fitting perfectly together in each other's embrace, as if they were made for each other. With all the puffs of smoke left behind by the dispelling snakes, it almost looked like they were floating on top of the clouds, and the sun's reflection made the water droplets seem like twinkling stars, like the two were literally floating above the atmosphere.

"Hahaha! We did it Naruto-kun, we did it! I can't believe it actually worked!" exclaimed Isaribi, forgeting her close proximity with the blonde, not even realisig that she had forsaked all formalities and used an affectionate suffix with her sensei.

"Yeah...we did it...Isa-chan!" replied Naruto, captivating Isaribi with his deep, and endless blue eyes, the two not even realising that their heads were moving closer to each other.

"N-Naruto-kun!" mumbled Isaribi nervously, yet still unable to back out, not that she wanted to, cause she really didn't.

"Isa-chan..." nothing more could, would, or even needed to be said, the two connecting their lips together in a passionate display of affection.

"Wow! That damn Naruto and his romantic tendencies, I can't believe he used Orochimaru-sama to pull of something like this. Hehe...sly bastard!" thought Suigetsu out loud.

"Yeh...but I almost feel sorry for him, he's in for the worst punishment possible after this, wonder what the old snake will do to him?" replied Zabuza.

"Yeh...but I bet he doesn't care anyway, that guy has an insane pain threshold, sometimes I wonder if he isn't a masochist." said Meizu with a gruff voice.

"After the stunt he pulled today, I might be inclined to agree with you brother." was Gouzu's response, watching the love birds continue with their mouthlock, even when they landed back on the water, it seemed they couldn't get their hands off each other, public display of affection at its purest, although, both temporarily forgetting exactly where they are.

One hour Later...

Everything finally settled down when Yakumo got fed with the display, disguising her ire by initiating a round of applause for the wonderful display! Even going as far as to thank the trio for the wonderful opening ceremony for the meeting, leaving an embarrassed and confused Orochimaru looking like a dear caught in headlights, not knowing how to react as everbody cheered his name for the organising such an outstanding show for them. Everyone backed Yakumo up willingly, knowing exactly what she was up to, hitting two birds with one stone, namely, ending the affectionate display between her man and his future concubine, and saving his skin from a future torture session. Of course, she still planned to administer her own form of punishment on the two of them, but that would come later.

Orochimaru had dried himself up with a wind jutsu before officially commencing the meeting. Discussing various topics, from security, to academy improvements and scientific and medical advancements, and now, finally they were busy discussing the most important issue, the chuunin exams and the invasion of Konoha.

"Listen carefully everyone, this is how we are going to destroy Konoha!" said Kabuto, everyone listening intently to each and every syllable that escaped his lips, not wanting to miss a single detail and end up costing their home village.

"Kimimaro, Jirobo, Tayuya, and Kidomaru, the four of you will disguise yourselves as the bodyguards for Kazekage-dono, who will actually be Orochimaru-sama in disguise." ordered Kabuto.

"And what will the real Kazekage be doing?" asked Kimimaro curiously.

"A very good question Kimimaro-kun. To answer it, let me first explain something for those of you who don't know, in exchange for the alliance with Suna, we had to sacrifice some of our political, scientific, and military assets, namely, the first and second Hokage's bodies in order to advance Suna's human puppet kinjutsu!" of course, none of the Jonin in the meeting were surprised, just the genin and the chuunin, who had not been briefed about the particulars of the alliance.

"But the Kazekage, though appreciative of the gesture, did not like the fact that they would be so indebted to us, as he felt that Suna could not be seen as equals in the alliance unless they give us something of equal value." said Kabuto, pausing slightly to regain his breathe.

"And so it was agreed, that the Kazekage would deliver a healthy and devoloped Uchiha body for Orochimaru-sama to use as his next and final body, in other words, Kazekage-dono's mission during the invasion will be to capture and deliver Uchiha Itachi...!" trailed off Kabuto with a sinister smirk, taking delight in the awed expressions of his subordinates, especially the genin.

"Uchiha Itachi huh...that won't be easy, capturing someone is much harder than killing, but than again, he is the Kazekage...maybe he can pull it off, he certainly has the preparation time to think of something." said Zabuza, voicing his own opinion on the matter.

"Hai, indeed he does, in any case, even if he fails, we already have a back-up plan prepared, one that will be carried out by the Kazekage's eldest son, Sabaku no Kankuro. He has been briefed of the situation and will attempt to capture Itachi's younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke. We can than use him as a bargaining chip to get Uchiha Itachi to willingly surrender himself to us should Kazekage-dono fail to capture Itachi." explained Kabuto as if merely talking about the whether, this not being the first time he would be taking away someone's free will for Orochimaru-sama's gain.

'Besides...Orochimaru-sama already plans to use a heaven cursed seal on Sasuke-kun...even if both Kazekage-dono and Kankuro should fail...Sasuke-kun will come and seek us out himself for more power!' thought Kabuto.

"I see, am I right to assume, that while this is going on, we would have the Sandaime Hokage trapped in the violet flames encapment barrier with Orochimaru-sama?" asked the leader of the sound five, Kimimaro.

"Hai, that will be your job, when the four of you are done setting up the barrier, Orochimaru-sama will use edo tensei to summon the Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage and use them to torture and kill Sarutobi Hiruzen. At the same time, I will be working to destroy Konoha's information distribution and communication, in other words, I will kill their Jonin commander...Nara Shikaku!"

"I see, that makes a lot of sense I guess, but what about the rest of us?" asked Suzumebachi in anticipation, wanting to know what kind of strong opponent she would be tasked to kill, she was after all, the most powerful ninja in the whole of Oto.

"I'm glad you asked me that question, because you will have one of, if not the most difficult battle of your life, but one that will make you a living legend...if you survive!" said Kabuto with a sinister undertone. Suzumebachi was not fazed though, her confidence in her abilities not wavering for even a second.

'It doesn't matter who my opponent is, no one has ever witnessed my four lady bugs technique and lived to tell the story!' thought the Kamizuzu heiress confidently.

"Tell me who you want me to kill, and it shall be done!" demanded Suzumebachi.

"We want you to get rid of the toad sannin, Jiraiya!" said Kabuto with a wicked smile, not surprised by the loud gasp that escaped many of the meeting participants.

"Jiraiya of the Densetsu no Sannin huh...how fitting, toads have been terrorizing bugs for centuries...since the beginning of time! I hate those bastards! This will be marked as the revolution of all time, this time, the bugs will eat the toads! Right...Suzu nee-chan?" Asked Fu enthusiastically, giving her sister figure a vote of confidence.

"Hn, I never thought of it like that before, but I agree with you, it is about time we put that spiecies in their place!" replied Suzumebachi with a malicious smirk, causing Fu to cheer her on happily.

"Orochimaru-sama will have to give her some intel though, he was Jiraiya's former teammate and he has fought with him and against him on many occasions." said Naruto emotionlessly, although Suzumebachi could tell that he was concerned about her, just the fact that he thought of that alone was more than enough evidence.

'Thank you Naruto-kun...I won't fail you , Fu, or myself for that matter, Jiraiya will die by my hand!' thought the Kamizuru heiress.

"Fair enough, she can come and talk to me in her own discretion, I will tell her everything I know if it means the death of that imbecile! He has been a thorn on my side for far too long!" replied Orochimaru, a frustrated frown settling onto his features, really, he was more than fed up of that idiot following him around the elemental nations like a lost puppy.

"That's settled than, moving on, Zabuza and Raiga will take care of Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy respectively...Raiga, you may use Sakon, Ukon, and Ranmaru for your ultimate kinjutsu, I believe that you'll need it if you want to defeat Guy's eight gates technique." ordered Kabuto, the four shinobi in question all simply nodding their heads in confirmation.

"Good, for the demon brothers, we want you to take care of the Inuzuka clan head, Inuzuka Tsume! You'll be given a squad to help you fend off the Inuzuka clan, but your individual goal as leaders is to kill their clan head! Do you understand?" asked Kabuto.

"Hai! Kabuto-sama!" saluted the duo.

"Good! To the Hoshi clan, you will lead an assualt on the Aburame clan, Hokuto will kill the heir of the Aburame clan and you, Hoshi Natsuhi, will have the responsibility to kill your opposite number."

"Naturally...!" was all the Hoshi clan headmistress said, a beautiful woman with violet hair and dark green eyes, wearing simply a red Oto flak-jacket and tight black shorts with black ninja sandals.

"The Fuma clan, you will attack Yamanaka clan and naturally, Arashi will have to kill his opposite number, Yamanaka Inoichi!" said Kabuto, with Arashi simply nodding his head in understanding on behalf of himself and the Fuma clan.

"Haku, we want you, Suigetsu, Isaribi and Yukimaru to lead an assault against the Hyuga, Akimichi and Nara clans, Pakura of the hidden sand will also aid you with some of her Suna comrades. While this is going on, Juugo, Naruto, and Gaara will be used to attack the centre of Konoha, the three of you will be the muscle of the operation. You are to cause as much harvoc and distruction as possible. Karin will lead the medical orps and will save as many Oto lives as possible, only joining the battle if it becomes absolutely neccessary, that goes for you too...Amaru! Focus on healing the wounded and only use the Reibi if neccessary!" ordered Kabuto, getting nods of acknowledgement from the relevant parties.

"There will be a squadron outside the village that will summon Orochimaru-sama's three headed snake, the same squad will be tasked with the destribution of Naruto-kun's flying thunder god kunais. We want you to take them out as fast and swifly as possible. Got it Naruto-kun?" asked Kabuto.

"Hai! Kabuto-sama!" saluted Naruto.

"Right, Yakumo, we know about your personal vendetta, so we have decided, that you should be tasked with the assassination of Sarutobi Asuma, Mitarashi Anko, and Yuhi Kurenai! When that is done, you will place the whole of Konoha under your Genjutsu while they are distracted with war, and then we will take care of the rest! Guren, you take care of the A.N.B.U commander! Do any of you have any questions or does anyone not understand what they have to do?" asked Kabuto.

"Hai! What about me?" asked Fu curiously, wondering why she was left out of the war plans, she was supposed to be one of Oto's military weapons wasn't she?

"Fu-chan, it pains me to say this, but you cannot go to the chuunin exams nor will you participate in the invasion..."

"What! but why?" asked Fu angrily.

"Because, you've only been training for six months, Takigakure completely neglected your training before we found you, as a result, you can only use two of the Nanabi's wings at your current level! You're not ready to use your powers in a war, plus, we don't want the outside world to know about you until we're confident that you can protect yourself! Remember, Akatsuki is still a lingering danger to be weary of, and we can't be sure that they won't take advantage of the upcoming war! You'll have to stay behind and take care of Oto while we're gone! Ami will take your place in the flying kunoichi squad for the chuunin exams." said Kabuto in a no nonsense voice, making it clear that this was not up for discussion.

"This sucks!" shouted Fu in frustration.

"Don't worry Fu-chan, me and Suzu-chan have set up a training schedule for you to use while we're gone, also, we will personally give you some two on one training when we return! You see, our plan doesn't just end with the Konoha invasion, there is another phase of the plan that we will initiate a month and a half after the invasion, and you are a key figure in that particular phase." said Naruto, trying to pacify the fellow jinchuuriki's frustration.

"Really? You promise Naruto-k..sensei?" asked Fu happily.

"Hai, I promise!" said Naruto, reasuring the Nanabi jinchuuriki of her importance to Oto.

"Alright!" exclaimed Fu, pumping her fist up in the air victoriously.

'I get to have one on one training with Naruto-kun and I get to be part of a secret important plan, this is so cool!' thought Fu happily.

"Alright, that's it for now, you will each receive a full written and detailed plan before we depart for the chuunin exams, but before we conclude the meeting, Orochimaru-sama wanted to know what you plan to do about your appearance Naruto-kun? We were thinking that you should wear a mask to cover your head like some of our Jonin do, and take up a codename to use as an alias." suggested Kabuto.

"What...? Na! I have a better idea, I've been working on this for the past few months, check this out!" said Naruto, focusing his chakra to initiate a transformation. Everyone watched in anticipation, waiting eagerly to see what the blonde was up to, and neither did he disappoint, because right in front of their eyes was a new transformation, the blonde executing an incomplete shark transformation. His eyes turned white like they did in his transformed state and his skin also turned light blue, the whisker marks on his cheeks turned into gills and his hair also turned dark blue, his triangular teeth however remaining the same.

"Everyone, I would like for you to meet Hoshigaki Kisame's cousin, Hoshigaki Arashi!" exclaimed Naruto dramatically, causing everyone to just stare at him in disbelief, Isaribi however the only person that wasn't disapointed, blushing furiously at her Naruto-kun's new look, unable to stop the images of this version of Naruto with herself in her Kaima mode doing naughty things together under and above the surface of the water.

"Fool! That is the most stupid thing I have ever heard of! What do you think Kisame will do when he hears about you! That would just lead the Akatsuki straight to you!" hissed Orochimaru.

"I'm inclined to agree with Orochimaru-sama on this one Naruto-koi." said Yakumo with apologetically.

"Ahh come on, is it really that much of a bad idea? I mean no one would be able to recognise me at all. And I worked so hard on this transformation, you mean to tell me that all that was for nothing?" whined Naruto childishly.

"Umm...I'm sure you could find other uses for it Naruto-sensei? I could think of a few ideas...if given enough time" trailed off Isaribi, blushing heavily at having to say something so perverted, yet hoping no-one would be able to read between the lines.

'Oh my god that pervert!' thought Guren, giving the 12 year old a knowing smirk that made her avert her eyes to the ground.

"Yeh...um...sure! Thanks Isa-chan!" replied Naruto nervously, not needing to think too much to get what Isaribi was implying.

"Hmmm...alright, the exams are in two weeks time, you have until then to come up with a better plan! Until then, meeting adjourned!" exclaimed Kabuto, effectively concluding the meeting.

Konoha: Two weeks to the Chuunin Exams...

'I finally found you...Namikaze Naruto!' Thought Nii Yugito, a beautiful and curvaceous 18 year old Jonin Kunoichi from Kumogakure no Sato with long, straight blonde hair bound with taut banages and dark eyes, wearing a short-sleeved black and purple blouse and black pants with of which have cloud designs on them. She is also wearing red belt around her waist, purple fingerless gloves, and a chain of white beeds wound around her left hand with bandages worn around her arms and legs. A Kumo forehead protector is worn around her head and a weapons pouch strapped to her right thigh.

She was standing at the entrance of the Ichiraku Ramen Stand of Konoha, looking into the stand, or rather, staring at the back of a 12 year old, blonde haired and blue eyed boy wearing an orange jumpsuit and blue ninja sandals. She'd been in Konoha for three days already and this was the first time that she couldn't sense any presences close to the boy, in other words, the first time she could get him on his own.

Initially, the mission was supposed to be easier than this, she would accompany Killer Bee and his Team to Konoha, acting as a body guard for him and his team while secretly completing her real mission...to bring the Kyubi Jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto back to Kumogakure no Sato, willingly or by force if neccessary. But there were some complications already, she could sense the Kyubi's chakra inside the boy, but for some reason she could yet explain, she couldn't communicate with the boy using the bijuu communication link like she could with Killer Bee, also, both Nibi and Hachibi claimed that while they could still sense her chakra, they could not feel Kurami's actual presence at all inside the boy. This made Yugito worried because all this time, they had never believed Konoha's claims that the Yellow Flash had killed not just any bijuu, but the nine tails itself...

'But considering the circumstances...than...could it be true?' thought Yugito with a small frown.

"That sounds scarier than I would like to have to admit kitten, let us just be glad that Kurami was able to take the Yellow Flash to the afterlife with her." replied Nibi.

"Yeah! Thank goodness for that!" was Yugito's only response.

"Yes...but what are you goint to do now? Are you still going to capture him?" asked Nibi curiously.

"Well, he is still Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato's son, and he still has Kurami's chakra inside of him, so yes, I still plan to complete the mission." replied Yugito confidently.

"You sound not only confident but excited too, what are you planning kitten?" asked Nibi, unable to contain her curiosity.

"Why Nibi-chan...I'm going to seduce the Yondaime Hokage's son of course! I'll have him eating and dancing on the palm of my hand in no time! Just you wait and see!" replied Yugito sensually, an arrogant smirk plastered on her face, heading straight for the stool right next to Naruto's, her hips swinging from left to right seductively.

"Good afternoon mam and welcome to Ichiraku Ramen, I'm Ichiraku Ayame, how my I help you today?" asked Ayame, a beautiful 18 year old girl with brown eyes, fair skin, and long brown hair, wearing a white robe with folded sleeves, a dark blue apron with ribbon ties at the top and a bright white bandana.

"Nii Yugito, Kumogakure Jonin, pleased to meet your aquintance... Ayame-chan! Word is...that you serve the best ramen dish in Fire Country...?" trailed off Yugito with a playful smirk, seating herself on the stool right next to the blonde Uzumaki.

"Um...ehehehe...w-well I don't know about that b-but we do try our best to cater for every customer's unique tastes!" sputtered Ayame, blushing furiously at the blonde's kunoichi's praise.

"Haaah! Ichiraku's ramen is not just the best in the country, it's the best in the world...no...actually...it's the food of the gods! Pretty Kumo nee-chan, you'll try it if you know what's good for you, you'll never be the same again!" exclaimed Naruto with a stupid pose, one that he thought was cool and impressive.

"Heh...well, in that case, why don't I have a bowl of each ramen flavor for starters." replied Yugito casually, placing what should be a ridiculous order for a woman of such a fine figure.

"What! B-but how can you hope to finish even half of a meal like that?" exclaimed Ayame, pointing a shaky finger at the blonde beauty. Naruto on the other hand had stars in the place of his eyes, looking up at the blonde beauty in passionate admiration.

"What are you talking about, that was just for starters, I still have yet to place the real order." said Yugito nonchalantly, leaving Ayame slack jawed in shock and disbelief.

"B-but Yugito-san..."

"Maa maa not need for formalities, you can call me Yugito-chan or just Yugito if you want." replied Yugito dismissively, cutting Ayame off mid-sentence.

"Yes, but I still don't understand Yugito-chan, how can you possibly think that you can fit that into your stomach, and even if you could, how do you maintain such a fine figure eating like that?" asked Ayame disbelievingly.

"Heeeh...have you been checking me out Ayame-chan? I didn't know that you swing like that?" asked Yugito mischieviously.

"N-nani! A-ayame nee-chan! Y-you...you...!" sputtered Naruto, one arm pointing at his surrogate sister shakily, the other wiping the blood dripping from his nose with the back of his sleeve, his mind filled with visions of Yugito and Ayame, both butt naked, doing naughty things to each other inside a large bowl of ramen.

"S-shut up! It's not like that! And stop avoiding the question, how is it possible for you to stuff that much food?" exclaimed Ayame indidgnantly.

"Hahahahahaha! Ahahahaha! Man you should have seen the look on your face...priceless!" laughed Yugito angelically, causing Ayame to twitch irritably.

'Wow...she's so beautiful, kinda reminds me of a cat for some reason, but still, how can someone be so beautiful! She's even better looking than Kurenai-sensei!' thought Naruto, eyes scanning every single inch of the godess sitting next to him while she was distracted, not knowing that she was not only already on to him, but had been counting on this kind of reaction.

"Alright, I'm done teasing you now, so you really want to know why I can eat so much huh...or rather, why I have to eat so much?" asked Yugito rhetorically, now spotting a serious expression on her face, all fun and games a thing of the past.

"What do you mean...have to?" asked Naruto curiously, Ayame nodding her head in agreement as well.

"Well, you see, people with a lot of chakra tend to need more food and nutrients in order to sustain their bodies than people with less chakra. You see, my chakra levels are much larger than most people, and hence, I have to eat a lot more than most people." explained Yugito simply.

"But that doesn't make sense, not even Hokage-sama eats that much!" retorted Ayame.

"I hate to break to you, but it is entirely possible and very likely that Hokage-dono's chakra capacity is nothing compared to mine! Do not take my words lightly when I say that my chakra by far exceeds that of most shinobi. The only one in this village that could match my chakra capacity is Naruto-kun right here." said Yugito, ruffling the blonde Uzumaki's hair affectionately.

"N-Naruto-kun/Me?" question Ayame and Naruto simulataneously.

"Hai, your father was the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and your mother was the heiress of the Uzumaki clan that had strong chakra and longetivity, the former Kyubi Jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Kushina, also...you're the current jinchuuriki of the Kyubi, thus, your chakra reserves will probably exceed everyone in the elemental nations." said Yugito, dropping a bomb right in the middle of the Ichiraku Ramen stand.

"What in the pits of makai are you doing kitten! If this is what you call seduction than perhaps you should go back to basic training, because clearly you have no idea what the hell you are doing!" shouted Nibi furiously.

"I know what I'm doing! This boy is too young and naive for a straight forward seduction to work, I need to break him mentally and emotionally first, at which point, after I reveal our shared burden, he will be forced to recognise me as the only person that could understand him. I will become his shoulder to cry on and share my pain with him, creating a near unbreakeable bond between us! Nibi, you should be taking notes, this is what I call emotional seduction!" bragged Yugito confidently.

"..." Nibi didn't bother to respond, her pride halting her from admitting her mistake and overeaction.

"M-my father...is the Yondaime Hokage...? I have a clan and a...a m-mother?" sputtered Naruto, eyes wide in shock, hurt, and confusion. Ayame on the other hand was rendered completely speechless at the sudden turn of the conversation, unable to utter out even a single phrase to comfort her surrogate otouto, but yet subconsciously putting two and two together in her head, the picture starting to become clearer in her mind.

"Hai! Here is the proof if you don't believe me..." said Yugito, pulling out a black book from her supplies pouch and placing it right in front of the blonde.

"This is Raikage-sama's personal bingo book, if you turn to page 4, you'll see the entry on your father, on page five is one of your mother..." Naruto didn't wait for Yugito to finish her explanation, snatching the bingo book with great haste and paging through to the relevant pages eagerly, skipping straight to page 5 to look at the entry of his mother, desperately wanting to know if what Yugito said was true, if she was lying...he didn't think he would be able to stop himself from trying to kill her. But that wouldn't be neccessary, call it instinct, call it intuition, call it whatever you like, but Naruto knew it as soon as he saw her face, deep down, he knew without a shadow of a doubt that the beautiful, blue eyed and red haired goddess in that picture was his mother.

Naruto couldn't help it, he remembered, the day after his 7th birthday that he promised himself to never cry again in his life, but he just couldn't help it, all the willpower in the world was not enough to hold back the tears that started to leak from his ocean blue eyes, all the while sunconsciously tracing his fingers around the picture affectionately, effectively burning the image into his mind permanently.

'Naruto-kun...' thought Ayame, not knowing whether to be sad, suspicious, or happy, everything happening too fast for her mind to properly process.

"She's beautiful isn't she...?" said Yugito softly, right hand massaging the blonde Uzumaki's scalp soothingly.

"She...sniff...she's an angel...sniff...she's a real angel!" cried Naruto.

"Yeah...you know, you should read the rest of her entry, you can learn a bit more about yourself, your heritage, and your past just by reading her entry. Raikage-sama fought against your parents many times, he knows them better then most people." suggested Yugito slyly, Naruto, not wanting to lose the opportunity quickly did as he was instructed, just incase Yugito decided she wanted her book back or someone decided to interupt the moment.

Name: Uzumaki Namikaze Kushina

Rank: Jonin

Clan: Uzumaki Clan

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato

Affinities: Water, Wind

Bloodline Limit: Uzumaki strong body, Uzumaki Longetivity, Uzumaki strong chakra, Uzumaki high chakra capacity, Bijuu Supressing Chakra

Special Abilities: Uzumaki Sealing and Barrier Techniques, Yin/Yang Release

Taijutsu: S

Kenjutsu: A

Genjustsu: B

Ninjutsu: S

Sealing/Barrier arts: SS

Extra Infor: Heiress of the Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure no Sato who was said to have special chakra even amongst the Uzumaki. Was the secret lover of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato and was the former jinchuuriki of the Kyubi which is now sealed into her son, Uzumaki Naruto.

A dangerous user of the rare and mostly unknwon Yin/Yang release, using it to manifest indestructable chains from her chakra and using them to supress her victim's chakra while simultaneously incapacitating or simply crushing her victims. The chains have also been used as a medium for her seals and barriers on many occasions.

Has completely tamed her bijuu and able to use various jinchuuriki states, with the result that her ninjutsu and taijutsu techniques are exponentially powered and executed at far greater speeds.

Aproach with caution and do not attack alone, avoid her completely if possible.

Name: Namikaze Minato

Rank: Jonin, Kage

Clan: N/A (Suspected to be of Senju decent)

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato

Affinitties: lightning, Wind

Bloodline Limit: N/A

Special Abilities: Flying Thunder God Technique, Uzumaki Sealing/Barrier arts, Shape Manipulation, Ultra speed/relexes/reaction time and toad summoner.

Taijutsu: S

Ninjutsu: S

Genjutsu: B

Sealing/Barrier arts: SS

Extra Info: Uzumaki Kushina's secret lover/husband and father to the Kyubi Jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto. A master practitioner of Space-Time/Speed techniques created with the knowledge and expert application of Uzumaki Secret Sealing Kinjutsu.

All shinobi of whatever rank should flee on sight of this man or risk dying before the blink of an eye. The fastest and probably smartest man in the world, a man who has mastered almost all fields of ninjutsu, a man that can never be surpassed!

"Look at the picture...you look just like your father. You know...you can keep this bingo book if you like, Raikama-sama has many other copies." said Yugito softly, causing Naruto to frown in suspicion and curiosity.

"Why are you doing this...why did you show me this and why are you so interested in my wellbeing?" asked Naruto, remembering Mizuki had also given him special attenton before trying to kill him on the same day.

"I thought I told you earlier, I'm the nibi jinchuuriki. I know exactly how you feel, I've had to endure a similar pain to what you have gone through! When a person becomes a jinchuuriki, a hole is torn open into their heart because of the way people look, talk, and act differently around you, it breads and grows an overwhelming shadow that slowly but surely overwhelms your heart. Because of this, we jinchuuriki become trapped in a whirlpool of darkness, trapped in the struggle to find something, just anything to help fill that gaping hole in our hearts. The bijuu prey on a that kind of heart in order to gain their own freedom, but in my village there are two jinchuuriki, the jinchuuriki of the eight tails, Killer Bee has already found something to pluk that gaping hole in his heart, he and Raikage-sama became brothers when he was still young and on that day, the gaping hole in his heart will refilled and he gained the strength to tame the eight tails..."

"Naruto-kun, you asked me why I had taken such an interest in you, you asked me why I was helping a mere stranger, but what you don't realise is that you aren't just a mere stranger to me, I have read your profile and kept tabs on you for almost a year now, I know you better than you might think...basically, what I'm saying is, I believe that you are the one that can fill that gaping hole in my heart, and I want to be the one to fill up yours, I want us to be the suns that illuminate each others hearts and banishes the darkness human's have implanted in us, I believe that you and I can do great things together, what do you say...Naruto-kun?" asked Yugito after a very well rehersed and passionate speech, trying to use the blonde Uzumaki's emotional vulnerability for her own gain.

"Wait...I...I don't understand, are you trying to get Naruto-kun to run away with you to Kumo, or are you asking him to be your...y-your boyfriend?" asked Ayame in alarm.

"Both." replied Yugito simply, causing Ayame's eyes to widen in horror.

"What! Y-you...you can't do that! Naruto-kun belongs here with us! He's going to be the next Hokage! I won't allow you to destroy his dream!" exclaimed Ayame passionately.

"I see...so you have a big crush on Naruto-kun too huh? You don't have to make-up excuses for him to stay by your side you know, you can just come with us." said Yugito as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, causing Ayame to sputter a bunch of incoherent sentences, a deep shade of red spreading across her face uncontrollably.

"You're moving way too fast kitten! You should have waited at least a week before getting to this stage of your plan, you're going to blow this whole mission into oblivion at this rate!'amonished Nibi, disappointed it her container's amateur methods.

"You don't understand! Naruto-kun is Konoha's military weapon and the Yondaime Hokage's legacy, he is under constant watch and supervision, I'll never be able to get this close to him again, just look how long it took just to find this window of opportunity! You know as well as I do that we'll be watched the next time we meet together with him, I won't be able to reveal these secrets at that point in time without someone interfering." explained Yugito.

"Hmmm...fair enough! But I still think we should have just waited until after the chuunin exams and than just take him by force, we could have simply explained everything to him back in Kumo." retorted Nibi.

"Negative! That method has been tried before and it failed during the Hyuga incident 9 years ago, Konoha will be expecting us to try something like that. This method is better, the mission will become a whole lot easier if we can get Naruto-kun to collaborate with us for his escape..."

"And what if , despite everything, he still refuses your offer, what will you do then?"

"If it comes down to that...than I will take him by force! He only has a choice of whether he comes willingly or not, because otherwise he's already mine!" said Yugito possessively.

"You seem to have an unhealthy obsession with completing this mission, I don't think this is a matter of maintaining your hundred percent mission completion record any longer, you have a personal investment in this mission don't you?" asked Nibi suspiciously.

"This is my only chance of obtaining a life partner, he is still young enough for me to mold him into the man I need him to be, I'll never find anyone like him in my lifetime again! So yes...you're right, this has more to it than Kumo obtaining a military weapon, this is about me also securing a future for myself, namely, I'm doing this for my sake just as well as Kumo's sake...just as well as Naruto-kun's sake!" explained Yugito.

'Oh Yugito...I'm so sorry, this is all my fault!' thought Nibi sadly.

"I see...well...goodluck with that." was all Nibi said, trying and successfully maintaining her detached persona, not willing to show just how sad she really was.

"Yugito nee-chan..." trailed off Naruto, looking down at the picure of his father with his eyes covered by his hair darkly.

"Yes Naruto-kun?" asked Yugito curiously.

'Has he already made his decision...?' thought Yugito in anticipation.

"I appreciate what you have done for me, I really do..."

"But...?" asked Yugito with narrowed eyes, cutting the blonde off mid-sentence.

"I can't leave with you to Kumo, my life in Konoha is not nice, far from it, but still, I've finally met people who acknowledge my existence, and I'm just starting to make more friends in the village, people are starting to see the real me, finally, I'm starting to realise the goal that I set up to achieve, to get people to acknowledge and respect me, and to one day become Hokage! If I leave now with you, that would mean that the villagers have finally won, that would mean that I have done what I promised to never do in my life, that would mean that I have forsaken myself and given up! I will become Hokage and change the people of the village for the better, and when I become Hokage, I will change Kumogakure for you too...Yugito nee-chan!" exclaimed Naruto passionately, making direct eye contact with Yugito, a bright fire of determination burning in his eyes.

'Yata! That's the Naruto-kun that I know and love!' thought Ayame happily.

"Hehe...hehehe...hahahahahaha! Ahahahahahaha!" laughed Yugito hysterically, holding onto her stomach as if she were in pain, causing Naruto to snarl in anger, God how he hated it when people mocked him for his dream, was it really so hard to believe that he could make aa great Hokage?

"What are you laughing at!" exclaimed Naruto furiously, a fury mixed with a bit of embarassment.

"Tell me...Naruto-kun, when did you decide that you wanted to become the Hokage, in other words, who was it that inspired you to want to become the next Hokage...who told you that you could gain love and respect if you became Hokage?" asked Yugito cryptically, trying to get the blonde Uzumaki to come up with the answers himself.

"W-what the hell does that have to do with anything!" demanded Naruto in frustration.

"Just answer the question...!" retorted Yugito in frustration, causing Naruto to frown in concentration, trying to recall the foggy memories of his past.

"Jiji used to tell me stories about the past Hokages and the will of fire! I remember this one day we were going to come and eat at Ichiraku's, and I saw how the people looked up to him, how much they loved and admired him, remembering the stories of the past Hokages, especially ones about the fourth, I decided that I would do everything in my power to become just like them, no...actually, not to become just like them, but to surpass all of them! That is what I am going to do!" said Naruto with determination.

'Just as I thought...now...to rip a few gaping holes into his ideology...' thought Yugito.

"Let us see...tell me Naruto-kun...how did you find out about the Kyubi sealed inside of you? Was it the Sandaime Hokage that told you?" asked Yugito, suppressing the sinister smirk that was threatening to split her face.

"Umm...well...no..., it wasn't him!" said Naruto with an dark but mostly unreadable expression.

"I see, and was it him that told you about your mother and father?" asked Yugito again, causing Ayame's eyes to widen in horror, having a good idea where this conversation was headed, but unable to do anything to stop it herself, her own curiosity peaked to its maximum.

"N-no...!" replied Naruto with a look that was a mixture of realisation and anger.

"Oh, and what about your clan status, and your true home village that was destroyed, Uzushiogakure no sato? Was it him that told you about those things?" asked Yugito, this time unable to stop a smile from splitting her angelic face.

"N-no!" replied Naruto with a snarl on his face.

"Exactly Naruto-kun, exactly! The person you look up to and admire, the person who...'inspired' you to want to become the next Hokage is the same person who has been lying and deceiving you all this time...you need to get your facts straight Naruto-kun, he didn't 'inspire' you, he manipulated you!" said Yugito out loud, slamming the reality into the blonde, the blonde Uzumaki recoiling as if struck by a knuckle busted fist.

"N-no...! I-it can't be!" thought Naruto out loud with a cracking voice, his eyes dimming in despair, the bright fire that was previously burning a thing of the past now. It was almost as if a switch had been pressed inside his mind, the cogs working furiously to put all the pieces together, truth is, everything Yugito said made a lot of sense and confused him at the same time. Sure, he could do or say nothing to refute what she said, jiji did lie and deceive him about things that were too important to him, things that he thought no one had a right to deny of anyone. Everyone deserved to know who they are and where they come from, but the real issue here was not what jiji did, the real question was...WHY? Why did he do it, why was he lied to all this time, why did jiji deny him something so personal and important to him.

"D-don't listen to her Naruto-kun! She's just trying to trick you! I'm sure Sandaime-sama had a good reason for not telling you!" exclaimed Ayame, trying to reconcile the damage that the blonde haired feline woman had caused.

"Oh yeah, like what?" asked Yugito sarcastically, rolling her eyes at the brown haired chef.

"I umm...maybe...because...because...?"

"Maybe he didn't tell him because he wanted to protect him!" said a male voice from behind the jinchuuriki duo.

"Hatake Kakashi, nice of you to join us...I haven't seen you since the day we arrived in Konoha." greeted Yugito nonchalantly, not even turning around to face the Konoha Jonin.

'She doesn't seem surprised by my appearance...how long has she known I was here?' thought Kakashi wearily.

"I don't appreciate you trying to corrupt my student, I'd suggest you leave! I don't want to see you near him again!" ordered Kakashi.

"Heh...cocky bastard, just because you were the Yondaime Hokage's student does not mean that you have any authority over me! I'll go where I want to go, I haven't done anything illegal!" retorted Yugito with feigned anger, really, she actually wasn't angry at all! Oh not one bit, she'd sensed him coming from a mile away already, she'd memorized his scent and chakra signature the day she arrived in the village after all. Not only was she not surprised by his arrival, she wasn't even surprised by his reaction, it was actually a reaction she had been counting on. The only reason she pretended to be angry was because it gave her the excuse to point out is status as the Yondaime Hokage's student without being too obvious, knowing exactly how the blonde Uzumaki would react.

"Kakashi-sensei...you were my father's student? Than, you also knew about my father and never told me!" exclaimed Naruto accusingly.

"It...it's not as simple as that Naruto...!"

"So you did know you bastard..."!

"Calm down Naruto!" exclaimed Kakashi angrily, blasting the young Uzumaki with a sizeable dose of killing intent.

"Don't jump to conclusions! What have I taught you about looking underneath the underneath!"

"K-Kaka...!"

"Start acting like a real shinobi and analyze the situation, this woman has clearly been sent here to capture you so that you can become a military weapon for Kumo! This is not the first time they've tried something like this, they almost abducted one of your comrades nine years ago, I believe you know her, Hyuga Hinata!" said Kakashi, trying to turn the tables on Yugito, causing Naruto's eyes to widen in shock, a betrayed expression directed towards Yugito.

"You should take your sensei's advice and look underneath the underneath Naruto-kun, can't you see that he only brought this up in order to deflect your questions. He's trying to distract you from the fact that he and the Konoha higher ups have been lying, deceiving, and manipulating you all this time! It is true that Kumo tried to abduct the Hyuga heiress, but that was under the orders of the Sandaime Raikage, who has now passed on! I'll also admit that I have an emotional attachment to you and I may want you to leave with me, but this has nothing to do with Kumo sending me here to abduct you, It is about me helping out a fellow jinchuuriki, it is about love! Read the situation carefully Naruto-kun, who is the real deceiver here?" said Yugito passionately.

"Naruto, you are a Konoha shinobi, if you leave with her, you will become a traitor to the village, do you know what happens to traitors?" asked Kakashi with a sinister undertone. He was clearly not going to win against a silver tongued bitch like Nii Yugito, his best bet now was to instill enough fear into Naruto that he wouldn't even consider betraying the village.

"The only traitor here is the Sandaime Hokage Naruto-kun! You are a person of Royal blood, the prince of a once great nation and son of two great shinobi that sacrificed their lives and shed alot of blood for this village. Yet how do they honour their sacrifice, they scorn you, humiliate you, lie to you, deceive you, manipulate you, and make you live in suffering and poverty! Are these the kind of people you want to serve and protect...Naruto-kun?" asked Yugito rhetorically.

"Don't listen to her Naruto! Sandaime-sama wanted to protect you from your father's enemies, if people found out that you were Minato-sensei's son, you would have been in grave danger, your father's enemies would have sent assasins after you..."

"Lies lies lies, just more and more lies Naruto-kun! They still gave you the name Uzumaki, do you know how many enemies the Uzumaki clan had? Do you know how many enemies your mother had? Nations banded together to destroy your home village just because they feared the power of the Uzumaki, and Konoha, their allies, did nothing to help! They simply washed their hands off of the matter, and used your mother to secure their own home by turning her into a jinchuuriki. They didn't hide your heritage to protect you, they hid your heritage because they wanted to manipulate you! If they wanted to protect you, they would not have given you the name 'Uzumaki'! Also, think carefully, you were able to keep the secret of your jinchuuriki status from leaking out, if I'm not mistaken, you have yet to tell a soul about it since you found out, what then made them think that you couldn't keep a secret? Couldn't you have kept the secret about your lineage as well, after all, isn't the knowledge of the Kyubi just as dangerous as your lineage? And what about your mother and father's jutsu? What about their house, aren't there any gifts and jutsu that they would have left for you there, family jutsu Naruto-kun? If they wanted to protect you, wouldn't they have given you access to your family's jutsu so that you could protect yourself? No no no Naruto-kun, they didn't want to protect you, they wanted you to be weak and ignorant so that they can control you! They fear your potential and want to supress it, they just want you to be their little toy that they can control at will!"

"Enough! Naruto! Can't you see what she is doing? Look deeply into yourself and search for the truth, you know deep down what the real truth is! You are a shinobi of Konoha with the greatest will of fire, don't let trash like her take that away from you!" exclaimed Kakashi frantically, appealing to the blonde Uzumaki's will of fire.

"Nonsense! The will of fire is the greatest deception Naruto-kun! Nothing but propaganda that the higher ups use to bind people to their will! Think carefully Naruto-kun, wasn't it the will of fire that the Sandaime Hokage used to deceive you all this time...?" trailed off Yugito, causing Naruto's eyes to widen in realisation.

"I do not know what you'll decide Naruto-kun, but I want you to know that I'll always be there for you no matter what! Even if you choose to believe Konoha, I'll always be there for you when you need me...because...because I have fallen in love with you, you are my light in the darkness, you are my sun!" said Yugito, pulling the blonde into a sensual kiss with his hair. At first, the blonde Uzumaki didn't return the kiss, too shocked to do anything, but after a while, started kissing back, his kiss was clumsy but the passion with which he kissed her more than made up for it. Kakashi and Ayame on the other hand just froze in place, too shocked to do anything about the current proceedings, not knowing how to react to this particular situation.

"S-stop it!" shouted Kakashi uncharacteristically, launching himself towards Yugito at great speeds, kunai in hand preparing to imbed it into her head. Yugito, with incredible relexes and inhuman agility avoided the attack completely, jumping onto the roof of the stand and imbedding her elongated claws into the ceiling, ending her seduction attempt on her target prematurely.

"You just tried to kill me, you know that is an act of war don't you? Is that what you want Kakashi-san, to be the one that started the fourth great shinobi war?" asked Yugito mockingly.

"It's not like you have left me much of a choice, if you don't want war, then you will leave Naruto alone and you will never talk to him again!" said Kakashi, pushing up his forehead protector to reveal his sharingan, showing that he absolutely meant every word that he said, preparing himself for a tough battle, one he wasn't sure that he would survive, considering who his opponent is, or rather, what she is.

"I won't let you do that! If you attack her, you'll have to attack me to!" exclaimed Naruto, jumping onto the stand in the space between Yugito and Kakashi with his arms held out to his sides.

"You'll have to get through me first before you hurt her!" exclaimed Naruto protectively, causing Kakashi and Ayame's eyes to widen in surprise and confusion.

"Naruto-kun what are you doing? She's the enemy!" exclaimed Ayame.

"Naruto...you realise that this is an act of treason?" asked Kakashi threateningly.

"Yes I do, and that makes me trash, right Kakashi-sensei?" asked Naruto rhetorically.

"Right..." replied Kakashi, hoping that his student had come to his senses.

"Then I would rather be trash, because those who abandon their friends are even worse than trash, if I'm going to be called trash anyway, than I would rather die knowing that I didn't abandon my friend!" exclaimed Naruto with determination, causing Kakashi's eyes to widen in surprise and terror, this was definitely not what he had in mind when he imparted that lesson to Naruto, it almost seemed like Naruto was manipulating his words to suit his own interests, which in a way, is exactly what he was doing, whether concious of it or not. Yugito on the other hand couldn't contain the smirk that was plastered on her face, and why would she, her plan was working better than she could have thought possible.

"How can she be your friend Naruto, you've only known her for less than an hour?" asked a perplexed Kakashi.

"Yes, it is true that I have only known her for a few minutes, but in those few minutes, she has given me more than anyone has ever given to me before! I feel like I have just discovered myself for the first time in my life! If I die here today to protect her, than I will have regrets whatsoever." said Naruto, refusing to back down from his stance.

'He's found his resolve and is fully committed to this, despite knowing the possible consequences, and he is even resolved to killing me if he has to! This is unbelievable, if it wasn't for my sharingan, I'd be convinced that she was controlling him with some kind of genjutsu!' thought Kakashi, steeling his own resolve.

'In any case, I can't allow Naruto to fall into Kumo's hands, looks like I'm going to have to kill another comrade...Minato-sensei...I'm so sorry...' thought Kakashi, blazing through a few hand seals before placing his left hand around his right wrist.

"Then you leave me no choice...Raikiri...!"

End Chapter

First thing ama say is...it is probably important that you don't jump to conclusions about what is going to happen in the next chapter, rather wait and see.

Secondly, ama apologise for the cliff hanger, but I'm tired of being stuck on one chapter, I felt this was a good place to end it otherwise I would have just ended up rushing through everything.

In any case you have now seen the Oto genin teams, what do you guys think of them? I tried to involve all good filler characters instead of just creating OCs, atleast this way people can relate to them. Plus, I have good plans for all the ones that I hand picked.

Yugito...was she too hasty, reckless, and transparent, or is this all some part of an underlying scheme that she has lined up?

How will she react when she meets the real Naruto?

Oh and what do yaw think of her involvement in the story and how she was presented?

Part of the invasion plan was revealed, not all of it though! Oh how will Kumo's involvement in the chuunin exams affect Oto's plans for the invasion?

These are all things that you should probably be thinking about.

Anyway, I will be answering reviews when I get a chance, just too busy at the moment.

Spelling and grammer will be fixed up soon!