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Naruto swept his gaze over the moon shrouded sands of Suna, 'This may not have been my first choice but… it's better then some.' he thought to himself, he glanced down at Temari's balcony, 'With more benefits.' he said as he smiled slightly. He closed his eyes and sighed as the thirst pulled him towards different smells, he ignored them in favor of looking up at the partially filled moon. '… Marriage. I'm going to be married… what the hell.' he chucked a stone moodily into the seemingly endless desert and watched as it sailed away. His eyes snapped to his side just as a Suna Jounin appeared beside him.

"Naruto Uzamaki, the Kazekage requests your presence." he said as bowed.

"I thought he might." Naruto said as he stuffed his hands into his pockets. "Is it urgent?"

"It's the Kazekage."

Naruto smirked slightly, "Fair point, I guess this is about my eating habits?" The man shook his head. "No? Hmm, lead me to him then." the Jounin nodded as he leapt away with Naruto on his heals.

"Kazekage." Naruto greeted. The man before him didn't so much as look up at him from the paper on his desk.

"Hello Naruto. How was your trip over here?" he asked as the thin veil before him swayed slightly.

"Eventful." Naruto said as he trained his eyes on him.

"I should think so, it's not everyday someone marries my daughter and I had thought there would be enemy shinobi after her." the man signed a page and set it to the side.

"May I ask why I'm here… sir?" Naruto raised an eyebrow as the man paused.

"How much do you know about Kahona?" he asked finally as he tossed a paper into the trash.

"…Why?"

The man stopped and sighed, "I know this may seem suspicious but due to certain events I must enquire how well fortified my allies are."

"Konaha has been the leading military force in terms of ninja for the last decade sir, unless something major happens to disrupt that it'll continue to be the leading super power in all of the nations."

"That's good," he muttered as he signed another paper, "Now we can move on to your eating habits, Suna is a very… controlled environment so we don't have as many criminals as Konaha, do animals have the same effect?"

"Almost, I might become a little ill tempered though because of the fact that it's animals. Human blood is soothing while animal blood makes the drinker… agitated and slightly feral." Naruto explained as he flicked hair out of his face. "And it won't hold for to long. I have to drink human blood every month at the least."

the Kazekage nodded at his desk as he signed another paper, "You may go, and remember that you are now a Suna nin. Act like such." Naruto scowled as he vanished into the shadow. The Kazekage straightened up and rubbed his head, "How am I going to do the invasion now Orochimaru?"

A cold laugh answered as a pale man stepped out of the shadows behind him, "The screen worked perfectly, he couldn't smell my blood. And as for an answer to the problem with the invasion I have an answer to that."

"And that is?"

"We'll use the most precious person to him. You're daughter."

"No! Leave her out of this!" the Kazekage demanded as he turned back to his papers.

He heard a sighed, "I thought you would say something like that… such a pity." The Kazekage felt something cold and sharp prick the base of his neck and he felt no more. "Kukukuku, good night Kazekage."

Naruto felt something poke him in the side and he opened one eye at Temari, "What?" he asked as he closed his eye again. He was sitting on a rock next to his new 'Team' in the training grounds as they ate lunch.

"You need to start talking." she said as she poked him in the head with her fan, Naruto sighed as he swiftly grabbed the fan and yanked on it, causing her to fall down into his lap. "Why'd you do that for?"

"Why do you think, usually you quite down when something like that happens. And then you start to blush, then I laugh and then you try hitting me with you fan… that reminds me." he took the fan and chucked it over towards the rocks so that it stuck straight up in the sand. "There now you can't hit me with it." so saying he wrapped his arms around her waist and tugged her closer. Temari blushed as he set his chin onto her shoulder. "You really do smell good." he muttered.

"Why do you have to be such a sweet talker?" she muttered to herself as she tried not to notice Naruto's finger tips lightly drawing patterns on her stomach. 'Must not let him win! I have to think of something! Think, Think!' Naruto chuckled. 'Great now he's laughing. Stupid boy with his perfect laugh, and his smile… Ahhh! This isn't helping! Wait I've got it! Let's hope this isn't just in books.' She shifted in his arms and Naruto cracked open an eye to see that her hand was reaching towards him, he smirked, what was she going to do, nothing she could do would let her w-. his eyes shot open and he froze as he felt her brush a finger over the two puncture wounds at the side of his neck. 'Got him.' Naruto grunted as she grinned at him. "My Naruto, you look a little flustered. I guess some Vampire books have accurate information after all. A vampire's most sensitive spot is his bit mark isn't it?"

Naruto looked at her coldly, "I will have my revenge for this Temari, when you least expect it." Temari grinned at him as her free hand caressed his cheek. "I have a very devious mind Temari. You will pay."

Naruto watched as Temari left to get back for lunch with her family… that reminded him, he was starting to get hungry and staying around Temari while he was hungry was not a good idea. "Uzamaki." Naruto's fist clenched as he spun around to face… Garra.

"Oh, it's you. Damn you're sneaky." Garra simply stared at him. "What do you need?"

"I thought you like to know that there have been reports of desert bandits off the main trail to the east, they have killed half a dozen people." Garra turned around and simply walked off after that.

"… Other then being really weird that was helpful." Naruto brushed a strand of hair out of his face. "Hmm, let's see if I can get some lunch." he grinned as he leapt up and vanished into the shifting sands.

Mojhi Horumi was not having a good day, he had started the day with fresh plans on raiding a small village on the outskirts of the desert but now he had found out that his sentries had disappeared and where no where to be seen. And now people were slowly vanishing, he was starting to get worried as the whole camp was silent and all the animals quite making noise. 'Something is happening, this isn't natural.' he thought as he stroked the handle of his sword. 'I have to find out what is causing this and stop it.'

Naruto looked at the man before him in amusement, either he had no combat experience at all or he was so deep in thought he didn't notice him a few feet behind him. "Something on your mind Mojihi?" he asked calmly as his tongue flicked out and wiped the remaining blood from his lips.

Mojihi started and spun around, 'A boy? How did a boy get in here?' Naruto smiled coldly at him as he put his hands in his pocket. "What do you want boy?" he asked as he took a menacing step towards him. To his surprise the boy smiled at him as he eyed his with something similar to contempt. "How did you get in here?"

"Your door was open so I decided to step in. And I'm still hungry." he grinned at his to display gleaming canines.

"Well I don't have any food for you kid, go to the kitchen if you want anything." he said trying to brush off this strange feeling he was getting from the kid.

"Oh, I have already. But I'm still hungry." another cold smile, now Mojihi was starting to get put off with this strange kid.

"Well then go back and get more, tell them it's an order from me."

"I don't think they're in any condition to accept orders." The boy was walking closer and Mojihi started to get a strange feeling, like he was staring a predator in the face. "In fact I don't think they're in any condition to do anything but lie there now." Mojihi found he could no longer move as his eyes darted to the boy's forearm. Sand shinobi! The boys glowing eyes were getting closer and his grin was now stretched from ear to ear. Mojihi only had one chance, and he had to rely on underground information.

As the boys fangs came closer to his exposed throat he managed to gasp out a single word through the crushing pressure, "Orochimaru."

Naruto stopped and straightened up, Mojihi's panicked eyes stared at him in hope. "What about Orochimaru?" he asked quietly. The pressure surrounding Mojihi vanished and he fell to his knees.

"Orochimaru is planning to infiltrate Konaha." he gasped.

"How?" Naruto grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up off his feet. "How does he plan this?"

"I-I'll only tell you if you let me go after wards." Naruto nodded impatiently. "It has something to do with Suna, he's going to use the Chunnin exams to get someone. I heard something about a new-" Naruto leapt to the side as a kunai whizzed by and cut Mojihi's talking short as he fell to the floor, dead. Naruto whipped around to see the retreating form of some strange white haired boy, he sniffed the air. It was the smell of medicine and snakes.

Night was settling as Naruto walked through the gates of Suna. Both of his hands were stuffed into his pockets as he reviewed the information moodily in his mind. "Naruto!" Naruto looked up lazily to meet the sight of Temari's fan hurtling through the air.

'This is gonna-' his head whipped back as the fan hit him in the forehead with enough force to knock him on his but. 'hurt.'

"Baka! Where were you?! I thought you had left me!" she loomed over Naruto as he sat up and rubbed his forehead. "Where were you?" she demanded.

Naruto eyed the fan, "That's a dangerous weapon." Temari bopped him on top of the head.

"Baka! I asked you a question!" Naruto looked up and smiled at her slightly, Temari was caught off guard by the sudden shift in his attitude and lost her stride, she blushed slightly as she folded her arms and turned her head to the side. "That's a dangerous gesture around a vampire Temari-chan." Naruto's cool breath tickled her throat as she shivered. "Exposing your throat like that, it might give me…" he leaned in and his lips brushed her throat, "Ideas." Naruto grinned as he backed away to see Temari blushing heavily and her breath slightly ragged. She turned and glared at him feebly.

'Do you enjoy torturing me?' Temari thought, Naruto's grin widened. Temari suddenly leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. "Come on Romeo, we have to meet my team."

Naruto looked at her strangely then back to the darkening sky, "Now?"

"Yes, now. We won't have time for this tomorrow, we're heading off to Kahona for the Chunnin exams." Naruto blinked slowly and nodded once.

"Alright Uzamaki." Baki said as he stood opposite Naruto around the fire. "Since we're heading to Kahona together we have to know more about you so that we can trust you more." Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Alright fine, we just want to know. How did you become a Vampire?"

Naruto's eyes flashed scarlet, "Say what? You want to know how I…!" He snarled as he glared at Baki. "No." Naruto swept around and stalked away.

"Naruto! Wait!" Temari called as she chased after him.

Naruto glanced behind him as Temari stumbled up, "Yeah, what is it?" Naruto growled as he shoved his hands into his pockets and kept his back to her.

"Why… why are you so mad about this?" Temari gasped as Naruto's face suddenly came within an inch of hers, his eyes were scarlet.

"There are some things that are too dangerous about me to dig up Temari. That subject is a hands off deal, understand?"

Temari glared at him as she stamped her foot, "No, I don't understand! How can one stupid question make you break your cool like that?!" she glowered.

Naruto took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "It's something you wouldn't understand."

"Then make me understand." Naruto felt her place her hand on the side of his face as she pressed her forehead against his, "I want to understand Naruto-kun."

"…What's it like to dream Temari?"

"What?" she backed up to look at his face which had a strange wistful look to it.

"What happens when you dream?"

"…You've… never dreamed, have you?"

"Never slept for that matter." Naruto flashed her a quick smile.

"Never?… When did you become a vampire?"

Naruto stared into her eyes and she was relieved to see they were no longer scarlet, "Since I was born Temari-chan."

"Since you were… how?"

Naruto blinked slowly as he sat down in the middle of the sand, "The Uchiha." he said softly as he looked up at the glowing stars. "And Orochimaru." here his eyes shifted scarlet for a moment before settling back down.

"What do you mean?"

"The Uchiha family struck a deal with Orochimaru, I don't really know much about it but it was something along the lines of taking Konaha over, in exchange for his hand in the uprising the snake wanted my pregnant mother to hold for ransom from the Forth Hokage. The day the Uchiha stole her was the day Minato got wind of the Kyubbi coming after Kahona, now he was forced to chose between protecting my mother and protecting Konaha from the Kyubbi, instead he sent his best Anbu after Orochimaru. Long story short, it took a month to find him and when they did Orochimaru decided to slit her throat as he escaped out of the cave she was being hidden in because she was in labor, the smell of her blood brought something out of the darkness of the cave, a lone vampire come out of the depths and couldn't ignore the smell of her blood, so he bit her, caring little for the fact she was pregnant and about to give birth. I don't know how I remember this at all, but I do, almost as if I was in that very room with them at the time. As the Abu arrived they saw the sight of him with his mouth covered in blood and reacted faster then the distracted vampire could react, they took his head off. My mother at this time was still alive and blood spilled into her mouth and passed the blood down to me. She died giving birth to me, as the vampire's blood hadn't had time to course through her yet, but I was still alive, and the umbilical cord was still attached. Then the Anbu cut the cord and carried me off to the hospital where dad was waiting, then… something happened, I can't remember the rest, all I remember was a roar and a yellow flash." Naruto looked down from the stars as he heard a sniff, "Why are you crying? It's the past, best forgotten right?" Naruto was shoved to the ground as Temari tackled him to the ground in a bear hug, "On second thought, if this is your reaction I'll talk more often." Naruto smiled slightly as Temari cried into his chest. He looked up at the starry sky, 'I think I'm starting to like this place.'

"So… I have to go back to Konoha as soon as I get here to compete in the Chunnin exams." Naruto mused aloud as he walked beside Temari. "That's kind of strange, I could have just stayed there."

"Father said he wanted you here to talk to you." Temari shrugged, "Which reminds me, he wants to see you before you leave, I'll go on ahead with the team, okay?" she leaned over and kissed him on the forehead.

"What could be so important that he needs to see me now?" he grumbled.

"Father has his reasons." she called back as the team moved out of the gates, "See you soon!" Naruto waved after her before dropping his hand numbly as she disappeared/

'Good, I have to talk to him anyway about that specific rumor.'

The Kazekage sat beside four individuals in purple and white clothes, the first thought that entered Naruto's mind was, 'Something's not right.' then his smell hit him. Naruto froze.

"Hello Naruto-kun, you've grown." That thing said from behind his guise, "Close the door please, we don't want to be overheard do we?" Naruto closed the door. "Good, I'd like you meet your new partners, you see we're going to invade Kahona and you're going to help." the man interlaced his fingers and stared at Naruto behind them. "Understand?"

Naruto's fists shook, "Oh? I'm going to help am I?" he gritted his teeth as his scarlet glare fixed itself on that man.

"Yes you are, because-" Naruto vanished and reappeared before him, his fist racing towards his grinning face, "Temari's life depends on it." Naruto's fist stopped centimeters away from his face. The man's grin stretched even farther.

"What did you say?"

"Sit down Naruto-kun." Orochimaru ordered, Naruto sat as he glared at the man before him. "Good, now you're going to listen or dear Temari-chan will die. I have given her a very special necklace that she believes was her mothers. This necklace is designed to kill her should you betray me, mention the necklace, or should you tell Sarutobi-sensei about this little plan understand?" Naruto nodded. "Good, now as we speak the sand teams are being informed about the plans as well, your job is simply to kill… that's it, understand Naruto-kun?" Naruto growled. Orochimaru laughed. "I must say though, that was an interesting reaction when I mentioned dear Temari-chan." Orochimaru's grin turned into an amused smirk, "I honestly didn't know if you actually liked her or were just toying with her before you devoured her blood… you are dismissed Naruto-kun. Don't look too upset when you meet Temari-chan again, or I might just-" Naruto's fist slammed down and broke the table in half, the four shinobi around him tensed before Orochimaru waved them off. "Goodbye Naruto-kun."