A/N: Thanks again for the reviews! I really appreciate it! More drama/action in this chapter. The Heavenly Kings make their appearance and we see another epic side of Naruto! Yay! (looks around) Okay, I guess I'm the only one thats excited. So, Read! Go! Now! Bam!

Warning: Cursing and another death (these things have to happen, sorry, sorry)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor Haou Airen

"Yo." Naruto said with a pleasant smile on his face.

"Don't give us that shit! Do you know how long it took us to find you? And when we do find you, your lounging around at somebody's house," Kiba looked over his attire, "wearing nothing but a towel."

"What's your point?" Naruto replied without a care to the world, unnoticeably grabbing at the folds of the cloth.

"While you were taking a mini vacation we've been busting our asses trying to find you!"

Naruto shrugged, "I left some clues and besides, you're the best tracker that I have Kiba."

Kiba rubbed at his nose smugly, "I am aren't I?"

"Kiba." Gaara warned.

"What?"

Gaara straightened up, "Naruto." The blonde put his attention on the red head, "We need to talk about those clues you left. What if somebody found out it was you?"

"It's like you don't know me at all Gaara. I never get caught."

"That's not what I meant. What if somebody killed you?"

"As I said before, I never get-

"What he means Naruto," Haku intervened smoothly, "you know you have to lay low over here. And I agree with Gaara, why did you kill those three people?"

Sasuke paled. So it was true! He did kill those men. Naruto looked over Sasuke, he was starting to tremble a bit. This was not how he was supposed to find out. He wanted to tell Sasuke the right way. If there was a right way. He had to change tactic before it got worst

"They told me he's not here. They wanted to take advantage of the fact that I'm in Japan and not in the states." Naruto stated matter of factly.

"Fuck! He would pull something like that!" Kiba said while slouching down against the wall, gently biting at the ball of his thumb.

"Then us being over here is pointless." Haku whispered quite loudly.

"Not quite gentlemen." Naruto said while looking around the room, his eyes landed on the floor to the still bowing Otani, his blue eyes rolled in irritation. "I did find someone else that we must protect at all cost, it is imperative."

"You mean the kid?" Haku pointed to Sasuke that was still on the floor. Blood was seeping through his fingers as he held his nose. Haku tried to smile at him again but Sasuke glared in return.

"Yes."

"Who is he?"

"Sasuke. 18 years old. Height 5'6 in. Weight 145. Hair black. Eyes dark blue. Favorite color blue. Favorite food tomatoes. First year University student. And most importantly," Sai closed his notepad and stuck it in his back pocket, "His last name his Uchiha." He ended his talk with a smile.

"Smart ass." Haku mumbled to himself.

Sasuke looked up with curious eyes at the sound of his name coming from the guys lips. This was the first time he ever met him and already he knew his name. Hell, he didn't even tell Naruto his last name. But it must have been important because everything went silent.

"Are you serious? He's an Uchiha." Kiba bellowed out with wide eyes.

Gaara shook his head and smirked, "So that's your plan Naruto."

"Eh, somewhat." Naruto looked down towards Otani again, "but most of all he's an important friend of mine. He's the one that took me in without knowing anything about me. Very bold, but that's what I like about him. With that being said," He kneeled down towards the still bowing teen, "Otani."

Otani lifted his head off the ground, "Yes Kyuubi-sama."

"I heard some interesting news today," Naruto snapped his fingers and the four of the five Heavenly Kings all lined up behind him, "Do you know what that might be?"

"No Kyuubi-sama."

Naruto stood up again and grabbed at the folds of his towel to hold it in place again, "Stand Otani."

He did as he told and stood up on trembling limbs, part from kneeling so long and the other from the disturbing aura that was radiating off of Naruto. Something bad was about to happen. Why did he start talking in English again?

"What is it Kyuubi-sama?"

Naruto started to circle around him in a slow manner, "I was followed and attacked today by men from the Akatsuki. Do you know anything about that?"

"Of course not Kyuubi-sama. I was with the Heavenly Kings all day." He held his hands in front of him in a defensive manner.

The four that stood behind Naruto frowned. They knew he was lying. And they knew that Naruto had known that as well.

"That's strange? I made sure to stay out of their territory. That was one of the many reasons that I stayed in town for most of the day. But somehow they decided to come, almost like they knew where to find me." His steps slowed but he still continued to walk around him.

"I don't understand?" Naruto's face turned cold, he stopped in front of him and grabbed him by the neck. Otani immediately grabbed at his hands to lessen the pressure, but it was no use. Naruto was stronger.

"Don't fuck with me Otani," Naruto snarled, "They told me specifically that one was a spy. I know for sure that the ones behind me wouldn't dare pull a trick like that. That's one of the many reasons why their part of my elite group," By now Otani was gasping for air, Naruto smiled, "And to think that I was debating on letting you join them. But no! You ruined it! You ruined your chance to be part of the strongest organization," He slammed him against the wall. The four behind him stood unfazed, but Sasuke was a little scared. "You better tell me something before I lose my temper even more!"

Naruto loosened his grip to give him a chance to talk, "I was ordered to! I had no choice! They blackmailed me with my family." He sobbed.

"Does it look like I care? And do you know the worst part of the situation! You hurt someone special to me!" Naruto took that chance to look at Sasuke. Guilt filled his heart at his facial expression. He didn't want him to be scared. He never wanted him to be scared. But he couldn't stop now. Sasuke had to know what he did. He had to know the great lengths he went through just to protect him. But was this the right choice?

"It wasn't intentional Kyuubi-sama! I swear! If I would of have known how important he was to you, then I would have never hit him like that."

"Why are you telling me this? I'm not the one you hurt!"

Otani didn't know what else to say, so he kept quiet and looked at the ground. Naruto growled deep in his throat and threw him on the ground. Otani took that chance to fill air into his lungs.

"Gaara," Naruto held his hand over his shoulder and the red head stepped forward, "My gun please."

Gaara reached into his jacket and pulled out a very beautiful pistol. It wasn't the gun itself, but the way it was decorated. Blue and orange dye swirled down from the handle, then swooped its way to the barrel of gun, giving it sort of a swirl design. It almost looked like a spinning cloud. The gun fit perfectly into Naruto's hand, almost like it was made for him. Sasuke was in awe. What was Naruto about to do with that? Sasuke gathered his courage and stood up. His nose had stopped bleeding a few seconds ago. It hurt like a bitch, but at least it wasn't broken.

Naruto whispered something to Gaara so he stepped towards the Uchiha and pulled him to the side, out of Otani and Naruto's way.

"Let go of me!" Sasuke seethed. Gaara glared at him and held him tighter.

"Just shut up." Sasuke pressed his lips into a thin line.

A soft click filled his ears so he quickly shifted his eyes towards the blonde, his heart rate increased. Naruto had the gun pointed at Otani's head, square between his eyes. The air started to thicken again.

Otani's cries started to get louder, "Please Kyuubi-sama! I beg of you! I never meant to jeopardize anything."

Naruto rolled his eyes, "I could care less about what you tried to do with my organization. You wouldn't have succeeded anyway. It seems many people forget who I am and what I do."

Otani bowed to the floor again in a last plea, "Please spare me!"

The blonde chuckled, "Do you know what happens to people when they look into my red eyes Otani-san?"

There goes that voice again. The voice of evil. He looked around and people known as the Heavenly Kings each had their head bowed with closed eyes. But why? It only made Sasuke look further at Naruto, but Gaara grabbed him by the back of his neck and put him in the same position as the rest. What were they scared of?

"Please! I beg of you! I take back everything that I did!"

At that moment Naruto took that chance to open his eye-lids, the once blue were now red, "You should have thought about that before you fucked with me."

Before Otani could make his last plea again, a round silver bullet penetrated his skull. A light spray of blood flew around Naruto's face and the front of his towel. So that's why Gaara held him back. But that didn't make the situation any better. Naruto just killed a man. But it was weird? Even though Sasuke heard it, he wasn't that scared. Would it have been worse if he had seen it? He looked over Naruto's body, he was slightly slouching. What happened to the Naruto that he got to know just a few days ago? Was all that a lie?

"I told him to stick to the plan." Kiba replied, he felt a sharp jab to his side, "What the hell Haku? What was that for?"

"Hush!" Haku whispered.

"You can let him go now Gaara." Naruto said while pointing the gun away from Otani's dead body. The red head nodded, stepped back, and then retrieved the gun from Naruto. He placed it safely back inside his jacket in the hoilster.

"Sasuke." Naruto called out softly. Sasuke looked up. But why did Naruto have a look of shame on his face?

"Are you scared of me?" Naruto asked while looking everywhere else but at his eyes.

"I-I- I don't know." He whispered back a few seconds later.

Naruto let out a sigh of relief, "Not exactly what I was hoping to hear but it'll have to do." He finally looked at him, with those lovely blue eyes, "Thank's for everything."

The last thing Sasuke saw was a smile on Naruto's face before a sudden strike at the back of his neck had him out cold and on the ground.

"Sasuke…" Someone called out to him softly, a light nudging to his shoulder came next. But he wanted to sleep; he didn't want to wake up. He was in fear of what he might see next.

"Uchiha! Get up!" They called louder, the nudge turned into a punch.

He woke up with a start. His eyes darted around his surroundings before it landed on the person beside him, but his eyes couldn't focus. A hand touched his shoulder but he quickly smacked it away and scooted further away.

"Woah! Calm down! It's just me!"

They touched him again but it was much gentler this time, more feminine. He focused closer and finally recognized the person.

"Tenten?" He whispered.

"Who did you think it was, Uchiha?" She scowled while sitting on his bed beside him.

"I-I-I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know? Who else knows how to get into your apartment besides me, dumbass?"

"Hn."

She smiled softly, "I guess your back now."

Sasuke swung his legs to the edge of his bed but Tenten quickly grabbed his arm, "What is it?"

"You need to take it easy Sasuke."

"Why would I do that?"

"Because, you've been out for almost a week."

"What do you mean?"

"I called you multiple times about five days ago, and when you didn't answer, I dropped by. When I found you, you were tucked tight in your bed. I thought you were dead for a minute." She adjusted the buns on her head.

"I was out for five days?"

"Yea. I did it find it funny though." She covered her mouth and snickered lightly.

"What was?"

"Your shirt. Since when did you wear orange?"

Sasuke looked down towards his attire and sure enough he had an orange T-shirt over his body. It was the only thing he was wearing, besides his boxers. But he didn't own anything with orange. In fact, it was his least favorite color. His eyebrows furrowed even further until it dawned on him. Someone else had loved this shirt. Someone who loved the shirt so much that Sasuke had no choice but to buy it for him. Someone who was in his house the last time he was up. He quickly jumped out of his bed and ran out the room.

"Uchiha!" Tenten called after him, she sighed and followed after him shortly after.

Even though Sasuke's heart was beating at an erratically fast pace, he refused to stop. He had to see for himself. Was Naruto still there? Once he made it too the living room he quickly looked around the space. Everything was the same as he had it. Nothing was out of place. What the hell was going on? Wasn't there supposed to be a man with blonde hair somewhere around here? What happened to other five that were with him? The man that was killed?

Onyx colored eyes scanned the far wall where supposedly a dead man was supposed to be. But he wasn't there. Not even a speck of blood. Just…..nothing. His eyes furrowed even furthered. What the hell was going on? No blonde? No, what were they called again…..Heavenly Kings. No dead body? What else could be a clue as to what he was supposed to see?

A light bulb clicked in his head so he ran to the bathroom and hurriedly switched on the light. The fluorescent light burned his eyes but refused to let that stop him. Sasuke opened his eyes to the best of his abilities and looked into the mirror that sat above his sink. Just like everything else…it was the same. Besides a few dark circles that sat on his pale face, nothing was out of place.

Long fingers pressed over his nose, squeezing lightly over the soft muscle that wrapped around his breathing canal. No bruising, no blood, not even a red mark or blood caking. Didn't someone punch him in the nose?

Memories started to flow into his brain at a remarkable high speed. Too much pressure in his head had him feeling light-head as well as feeling quezzy. He bent over the toilet and puked his brains out.

"Thank you." Sasuke said as he sipped slowly at the hot beverage in front of him. He would have preferred coffee but caffeine probably wouldn't be a good thing right now.

"No problem." Tenten replied back while taking a seat beside him, slowly her hand rubbed back and forth across his back.

"I'm not a baby you know, so stop rubbing me." He spat but still continued to sip at his tea.

"I'm glad your back." She said through a smile.

"Hn."

"So you want to tell me what's been going on with you besides being out cold for five days?" She asked carefully while looking over his body.

Sasuke opened his mouth to tell her but nothing came out. What was real and what was fake?

"If I did know I would tell you." He set down the mug and clasped his hands together. For some reason the gesture reminded him of someone.

"That sucks."

Sasuke glared, "Thanks for the support."

She glared right back, "Well what else am I supposed to say? You never tell me anything anymore. Not since the whole ordeal with Suigetsu."

Sasuke kept his hands together and looked at her carefully, "He's dead….right?" He asked slowly.

Tenten smiled a little bit, "Even though I hated the man with my whole being, I couldn't help but feel a little remorse to what happened to him."

"Do they know who killed him?"

"Uh…no their still looking into it."

"I see." So at least he wasn't going crazy about some of the events that he remembered. But that didn't matter right now. Suigetsu really did die.

"I'm sorry Sasuke."

Sasuke waved his hand dismissively, "Why are you apologizing? It's not our fault."

"Yeah, your right." It was silent for a little while until Tenten stood abruptly. "I almost forgot." She pulled out a stack of papers from her bag and dropped them down in front of the raven.

Sasuke sighed, "Let me guess. Make up work."

A heavy hand hit him on the back, Sasuke winced slightly, "Words from Sarutobi sensei himself...(she deepened her voice)...even though your the smartest person in class you still have to pull your wait just like everything else."

"Figures."

"You need any help?"

Sasuke stood up, "I think I can manage. What time is it?"

Tenten pulled out her phone, "9:00 at night which means you'll have to pull an all nighter if you want to catch up with the rest of the class." She grinned evilly.

"Sadistic bastard." Sasuke mumbled while collecting the stack of papers in front of him.

"See you tomorrow Sasuke. Make sure you don't pass out again."

"I'll try not to!" He called after she left out the door.

With one final look around his living room, Sasuke walked back to his room, sat down at his desk, and started his work.

It was hard. Very hard for Sasuke to actually attempt to get some sleep. The makeup work that he had to go through only took him three hours, he was a genius, and after that….he didn't know what else to do. Sleeping for instance was out of the question, even though he was mentally drained, it was impossible for him to close his eyes. One, because he slept for five days, and the other, of fear of what he might see. In the back of his mind he was hoping to wake up to a man seated at the foot of his bed with blonde hair, and blue eyes. Those beautiful azure eyes. But as that image faded away another image crimson eyes came into view. His body shivered on contact.

Sasuke did his usual routine the next morning, wake up, take a shower and perform his other bathroom needs, eat a light breakfast, and make his way towards school. Since he had the time, he took his usual path to walk. It was a bright and sunny day, like the others, as Sasuke made his walk down the familiar path to Kyoto University. His eyes were still a little sensitive to the light so he was glad he brought his sunglasses. It made him look cool anyway. Not like he wanted to.

He adjusted his bag tightly on his shoulder but something didn't feel right. A familiar aura was somewhere near the area. Not a good one, but a bad one. His heart started to beat erratically so he quickened his steps and sped walked the rest of the way to school.

Sarutobi sensei was seated at his desk when Sasuke walked in. Sasuke walked up to him and dropped the whole stack of papers in front of him.

"Glad your back Sasuke," His withered eyes looked over his work, "and I see your still up to par. Any trouble with the work?"

Sasuke smirked, "None at all."

His sensei waved him off so Sasuke went up the couple of levels to his seat. It was weird though. Tenten usually got to the classroom before him. He smirked in victory.

A slight gust of air fanned out around him. Sasuke looked to his side and smiled at his sweaty friend.

"Don't smile at me you jerk!"

"What's wrong Tenten? Losing your touch?" He teased softly.

She rolled her eyes and took her usual seat to his left, "Hardly. You wouldn't believe what happened to me this morning."

"And what's that?" He asked while pulling out his laptop and booting it up, class was going to start soon.

"I was stopped by these two boys. One of them had a peculiar tattoo on his forehead and other just smiled the whole time."

Sasuke stiffened a little, "Tattoo? What did it say?"

She placed a finger on her chin, "I think it said love or something. But that's beside the point."

"What did they want?"

"They kept asking me if I knew or seen somebody," She frowned a little, "but I didn't quiet hear the name of the person because I didn't want to be late."

Sasuke swallowed slowly, "It couldn't be me? Can it?" He whispered.

"Sasuke, you okay?"

He shook his head a little to clear his thoughts, "I'm fine."

"Whatever you say Uchiha."

Halfway through the lecture there was a sudden knock on the classroom door. Sarutobi glared slightly. He didn't like disturbances. With his dry erase marker on his desk, he swiftly walked towards the door and opened it to see what was the matter, but two figures pushed past him and stood at the center on the room. Sasuke's body froze up at the people below.

'Oh God!'

"Sasuke! Sasuke! That's them!" Tenten said excitedly. Why the hell was she so happy? Did she not see past their tough guy exteriors?

The boy that was smiling pulled out an index card out of his back pocket, "Hello Mr/Mrs (inserts there name here)…My name is Sai…And today I am selling paintbrushes. Not just ordinary paint brushes…these…" He took a dramatic pause and smiled wider, "These glow in the dark."

It almost seemed like one of those old western movies where everything was silent except for the wind. Sasuke was waiting for a ball of hay to roll across the ground.

The red head pushed him to the ground to shut him up, "We know you're here so you might as well make my job easier and step forward." He said while his turquoise eyes scanned the many different faces of students.

'Fuck! I knew it!'

Sasuke grabbed at his sunglasses and secured them tightly on his face, he slowly started to slide down in his seat.

"What are you doing Sasuke?" Tenten whispered.

The red head sighed, "Guess we have to do it the hard way." He looked over the many bewildered faces until he found what he was looking for. With a cool stride, he made his way up the steps.

'Please don't be me! Please don't be me!

Five steps away….

'It's not me, it's not me!'

Two steps away…..

'Turn that way, dam it! Turn that way!'

And one…

"It's time to go Uchiha." Gaara said in a bored tone.

Sasuke sat back up and took off his sunglasses, "I have no idea who you're talking about. You apparently got the wrong guy so-"

A gun was quickly aimed at his head, "I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm irritated, and I've had to deal with that dumbass down there for two days. I'm not going to say it again," He clicked the safety off, "Let's Go!"

Sasuke quickly complied and stood up quickly on wobbly limbs while Gaara followed after him with the gun still pointed at his head.

The rest of the students looked with curious but fear in their eyes. Even strong willed Tenten kept her mouth shut. Some friend she was. When they made it to the bottom of the steps Gaara pulled out a white cloth and held it over Sasuke's nose and mouth, almost instantly he was out cold.

"He told you not to lose your temper Gaara." Sai stated while picking himself off of the floor.

"Just come on." Gaara replied back while hoisting the Uchiha on his shoulder, his head swinging back and forth as Gaara walked.

Before Sai walked out the class he waved, gave a smile, and then closed the door behind him. The class erupted into an uproar followed by Sarutobi sensei fainting to the ground.

Alright things are starting to progress, some more bad then others lol Heh, Naruto was such a bad ass in the begining, wasn't he, I had fun writing that part.

My friend drew a awesome picture of the Heavenly Kings and Naruto. As soon as she loads it up to her deviant account I'll let you guys know!

Also, if you guys see any errors or dumb mistakes that I typed, then please send me a message and tell me. I re-read over the last chapter and seriously kicked myself for the dumb mistakes I forgot to change. Bear with me though, I'm still learning...I think (dot dot dot)

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