What if Naruto had a hidden power that came to be when he fought Mizuki, a bloodline he never knew of? Then he would be known as the Kaze no Arashi, the Wind Storm!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Those rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Kaze no Arashi

Chapter 22:

The Journey Ahead: The Search for the Fifth Hokage!

"So, this is the village that you used to call home, "a cloaked man with a giant bandaged blade spoke, looking over the partially destroyed village of Konohagakure, a hat hanging over his shark like face and blue skin. He grinned at his companion, dressed in the same black cloak with red clouds over it and hat. "Seems like it got damaged pretty badly."

"The village is at the end of its prosperity," the other man spoke with his calm, smooth voice, no emotion showing whatsoever. "We shouldn't feel sorry for it…"

"That's unlike you…" the blue-skinned shark-like man spoke with a sinister smile as he looked at his partner. "Actually, you miss your village, don't you?"

"No…" The man spoke, looking at Konohagakure with his red Sharingan eyes as if thinking about something that happened years ago, "Not at all…"

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Heh, heh, yeah, you go splash that water on her… Yeah, yeah… Jiraiya thought, looking through his telescope at the hot spring as he giggled perversely, causing the advisers to sweat-drop and glare at the Sennin.

"I see you still doing foolish things like this… You haven't given them up yet, have you?" Homura asked Jiraiya who replied, "I'm doing this one more time…"

He turned to see Mitakado Homura and Utatane Koharu, the Third's teammates and advisors to the Hokage. He put the telescope up and looked at them calmly. "Well, what do the advisors want with someone like me?"

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Orochimaru fell into a chair as he looked at the ground, breathing heavier than usual. "Damn you, Sarutobi, you asshole…"

Kabuto looked at him, "Well… it wouldn't be that easy to kill him. It is said that he is the strongest of the five Kages after all. However, it is still impressive… This makes it two out of five kages…"

Orochimaru glared at Kabuto. "Stop saying these things to make me feel better… or I'll kill you…"

"Of course," Kabuto started, looking at Orochimaru, "that wasn't my intention, Lord Orochimaru… Even though we failed to destroy Konohagakure, we accomplished your goal for Uchiha Sasuke… He has your Curse Mark on him."

Orochimaru cackled at what Kabuto said to him. "These arms… and all my jutsu… in exchange for Sasuke…"

Kabuto looked solemnly at his master.

"First of all," Orochimaru started remembering his past, "if we had gotten Uchiha Itachi on our side, there wouldn't have been any problems at all. That is, however,… just a dream never to become reality…" He chuckled sadly and angrily remembering the Uchiha. "He is stronger than I after all."

Kabuto stayed silent, hearing all of the Sennin's words.

"That is why… I left that organization, the Akatsuki…"

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A group of sand shinobi looked over a cliff to see three corpses.

"Damn him," one of the shinobi said. "That was his plan from the start… That bastard…"

He looked down seeing the Kazekage and his two guards, mere lifeless bodies. "Orochimaru…"

"What should we do? We've been tricked by that damned snake!" Another angry shinobi yelled, enraged at what happened to their leader. "We were so fucking careless!"

"We will surrender to Konohagakure and establish a treaty with them to symbolize our trust in them and forgiveness for going with that snake and attacking them." The leader of the group said. "That's what we will do…"

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"So, the talks of Sand are going well, right? What else would there to be talked about?" Jiraiya asked, even though secretly he knew what they wanted.

"This isn't about our relationship with Suna or the surprising alliance with Iwa that Onoki wanted after what happened to Sarutobi. This is about the condition our village is in and this isn't just about Orochimaru; there are even more threats coming here."

Jiraiya almost forgot about Onoki wanting an alliance after the death of the Sandaime Hokage and just stared at the two.

"The way the village is, it needs a leader to support itself in crisis, a figurehead to guide it through this disaster. Even though the village wasn't totally destroyed by Orochimaru and his forces with the Sand, there is still damage to repair and a new leader to lead the village. In the meeting yesterday, you were chosen…"

Jiraiya knew what the two meant and raised his hand. "Sorry, but that's not my cup of tea, being the Hokage; it wouldn't be a great idea at all."

Homura looked at Jiraiya. "You were already chosen as the next Hokage! If you- touted as one of the Legendary Sennin- are not qualified, than who the hell is?"

"If it's one of the Sannin you want as a Hokage, then there's still one left…" Jiraiya said, stopping to put his arm to his upper back while looking at them, "Tsunade…"

Koharu decided to speak up, "She may be qualified for the position…, but we know nothing of her whereabouts."

"I'll track her down and bring her here." Jiraiya said as he looked at them. "The sharp, go-getting Tsunade would be a better Hokage than unwilling, apathetic me." He looked at them with a smile. "Well?"

"We will consider it…" Homura said, looking at Jiraiya cautiously, "but we will need to put some ANBU black ops on your search party just in case."

"Don't worry," Jiraiya said with his fierce smile. "I swear I won't run away. I think it's excessive to have people watch over me. However, there's a certain individual that I want to join me on my journey; he's an interesting little guy."

"Who might he be?" Homura asked, wondering who Jiraiya would want and who he found interesting.

"One Uzumaki Naruto," Jiraiya said as the two advisors looked at Jiraiya like they were about to disagree.

"We would like to…" Koharu started.

"But what about Hatake Kakashi, his sensei? He would need to hear about this trip. What if he doesn't want to send his student on this trip?" Homura spoke looking questionably at the Gama Sennin.

"I already told Kakashi about me wanting to teach Naruto a little and take him on this trip. I won't let any harm come to the boy…" He went and sat on the rail as he looked back at the advisors. "I'll be back with Tsunade the next time you see me. Is that alright?"

"Yes, that is alright." Homura said, looking at Jiraiya with a look that said it was alright to take Naruto with him.

He smiled at them. "Good." He leaped off the railing and raced off to the one place he heard Naruto would go to all the time, Ichiraku Ramen Shop. He chuckled at what Naruto's reaction would be to training even more with him, but the chuckling died and turned into a meloncoly expression on his face. I wonder if Naruto will have to discover about the Akatsuki soon… They are starting to move.

Jiraiya thought he heard fighting near a small bridge by a lake in the village, but he decided it was nothing and raced to the ramen shop. He peaked through the curtain and saw a grinning Naruto, eating his favorite food.

"So, it is true. You eat nothing, but ramen." Jiraiya joked at Naruto, who turned and said, "Pervy Sage!" but it ended up being "Pferfy Pfage!"

"Ah, Lord Jiraiya! It is an honor for you to come to my establishment!" Teuchi said in happiness. "What would you like?"

Jiraiya laughed cheerfully at what Teuchi said to him. "I'll just have a Miso."He sat next to Naruto and smiled at the boy. "How would you like to go on a little trip with me?"

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"Long time, no see, Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai…" The mysterious man said as the duo breathed heavily, being outmatched by this man and his campanion.

"You would only know our names if you were a shinobi of our village." Asuma spoke, surprised these two shinobi put him and Kurenai against the wall.

The man stood quietly as his hand, wearing a ring, gripped his hat and took it down, revealing his framed black hair that went into a ponytail and his face that held two tear troughs under his Sharingan eyes. This surprised both Kurenai and Asuma at who it was.

"So, you've returned," Asuma said with spite, weak from facing the swordsman next to the ponytailed man, "Uchiha… itachi…"

"So, these people are acquantances of yours, Itachi?" The shark-like swordsman said as he reached for his hat and took it off. "Then, I shall introduce myself, Hoshigaki Kisame, a pleasure I am sure." He grinned at the two jonin.

"I can understand why we were not able to take them…" Asuma said, looking at Kurenai, who was on the water with Kurenai.

"Time to end this," Itachi said as he was about to finish Kurenai until he felt some behind him with a kunai. "Hatake Kakashi, eh?" Itachi looked to see the Sharingan eye of Kakashi. "Let me make this quick then…"

Kisame was about to finish Asuma until his water jutsu was cancelled by someone doing the same jutsu. He looked to see Hatake Kakashi of the Sharingan and he grinned wickedly. "You're Kakashi of the Sharingan, right? The one who had a bout with young Zabuza?"

"That is right, Hoshigaki Kisame, the Scourge of the Mist." Kakashi's clone spoke as Kisame laughed. "I'll tear you to ribbons!"

"Kisame, we didn't come here to start a war." Itachi said as Kisame merely stopped and appeared next to him and Kakashi saw Asuma appear next to him and Kurenai. His clone dispersed as Itachi closed his eyes. "Let me show you the true strength of the Sharingan, the power you will never achieve…"

Kakashi was shocked, "Everyone, close your eyes!"

The two did as he said as Itachi opened his eyes. Tsukiyomi!

The only thing heard in the next second was Kakashi's scream to the Heavens and Gai coming in with a dynamic entry.

"You alright, my rival?" Gai asked, picking up the weak Kakashi who ignored what he said.

"Who are you after? Sasuke…" Kakashi asked.

"No…," Itachi answered before he and Kisame departed. "The Isan of the Forth Hokage, his legacy…"

Kakashi passed out as they left, only thinking about one thing. Naruto…

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"So, that's who we're after, Itachi," Kisame asked, looking at Naruto eating ramen with Jiraiya. "That's the holder of the Kyuubi?"

"Indeed," Itachi said, looking at the boy that looked like a mixture of Kushina and Minato, "but he is with one of the Legendary Sennin, the Gama Sennin, Jiraiya."

Kisame looked at the tall elderly man by Naruto, telling him of a trip and how he was going to teach him a new jutsu to which Naruto took off with Jiraiya to his house to pack and depart. "So, what are we going to do?"

"We'll track the two to where they are going. It seems they are going to find a certain someone from what I heard from Jiraiya and he's teaching him a jutsu." Itachi eyed the rambunctious blonde, trying to carry a pack that was ten times his size until Jiraiya told him to take it back and unpack what he didn't need as much. Naruto nodded and rushed off to his apartment. "And we will try to capture him when Jiraiya is no longer watching him."

"But why would such a powerful ninja that probably knows about us because of Orochimaru leave Naruto?" Kisame asked, wondering about Itachi's plan.

"All shinobi have their weaknesses, Kisame…" itachi said as he and his partner raced off, away from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, "even the strongest of heroes… Remember that well, Kisame…"

Kisame eyed Itachi as they followed Jiraiya and Naruto, waiting for a moment to capture him.

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Uchiha Sasuke was breathing heavily, his Sharingan eyes fading slightly as he clashed a rock with a Chidori. He remember what Naruto did to save Sakura, to face Gaara, while he was helpless, useless, weak… Sasuke glared as he remembered Naruto and what he had become since the academy.

Naruto… what are you… I know you have the nine-tailed fox inside you, but it's sealed off, right? He can't access it right? Sasuke thought until he remembered he had to check in with Kakashi about what was going on.

He rushed to where Kakashi lived and ran into the room, yelling "Kakashi!"

He looked to see Gai, Kurenai and Asuma looking over a bedridden Kakashi. "Why are all you jonin in Kakashi's room? Why is he suddenly bedridden? What happened?"

Aoba rushed into the room, breathing heavily, "Is it true Itachi has come back to the village… and that he is after Naruto?"

Everyone was shocked when they saw the fierce look in Sasuke's eyes and Kurenai face palmed. "Dumbass…"

Sasuke rushed out of the room and went to the one place he knew Naruto would be, Ichiraku, only to hear he departed with some tall old man named Jiraiya. He rushed out of the village as Gai rushed to follow Sasuke after Sasuke was about to leave the village.

Damnit! Gai thought to himself, trying to find out where Sasuke went to find Naruto. Why does it always have to be like this?

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Naruto was mad, his cheeks puffed out as he sat on his bed, agitated that Jiraiya left him because he saw some sexy women look at him. "That god-damned perverted hermit…" He heard knocking on the hotel room door as he got up, still angry at Jiraiya leaving him when he said he would train him.

What? Naruto thought, cheeks puffed up in anger again. Got rejected already?

He approached the door and reach for the doorknob to open the door…

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Sasuke heard from a receptionist where a fool-faced blonde and elderly man was and knocked on their door impatiently. As it opened, he rushed in and yelled out his teammate's name, "Naruto!"

He saw a frightened blonde hair boy and an elderly man sitting on the ground, eying him. Sasuke looked shocked. It's not him…

Sasuke apologized to the two and rushed out, running to find Naruto before it was too late. Little did he know…

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Naruto looked up at the person who knocked, only to see a pair of Sharingan eyes looking down upon him.

This guy… he has Sharingan eyes… like Sasuke… Naruto thought and looked surprised when a shark-like dude appeared beside the Sharingan-wielding man.

"However, could this little brat be the holder of Kyuubi?" Kisame said to Itachi as Naruto was shocked.

How does he know about the Kyuubi? How did he find out about it?

"Naruto-kun, we would like you to come with us…" Itachi said softly, but, then demanded quietly. "Come out of the room."

Naruto gulped as he looked at Itachi. This guy isn't normal at all…

"Itachi-san," Kisame said as he reached and pulled out his giant blade, Samehada, "why don't we cut off his legs so he doesn't get away?" He asked, grinning jokingly, shocking Naruto.

"It's been a while…, Sasuke…" Itachi said, knowing of Sasuke's presence behind him, feeling Sasuke's glare as Sasuke had his Sharingan eyes wide, making handsigns.

"Today is a special day," Kisame chuckled. "I get to see two other Sharingan in one day."

"Uchiha Itachi…," Sasuke said angrily, looking at the Uchiha fiercely, "I will kill you!"

Uchiha Itachi? Naruto thought. The same name as Sasuke's… Are they related somehow…? Naruto, then, remembered something back then that Sasuke said. He said before he almost died at the bridge that he didn't get to kill the one person he hated the most… his brother! Uchiha Itachi is his older brother, the one he wanted to kill!

"I've saved all my hatred for you…" Sasuke said, a Chidori chirping on his palm. "Just so I could kill you! Brother!"

"Brother?" Kisame asked to which Itachi replied, "He is my younger brother." Kisame replied, "I thought the whole Uchiha Clan was massacred… by you…" Itachi didn't reply as he looked at Sasuke.

Sasuke charged, yelling in rage, in frustration as Itachi noticed the attack and just grabbed Sasuke's wrist the attack not even hitting him. He merely stared at his angry younger brother emotionlessly and twisted his brother's wrist. Sasuke screamed in pain as Itachi merely kicked him back toward the wall. Naruto cursed as he made handsigns to summon a toad, but Kisame swiped the air near Naruto with his blade.

Naruto was shocked and looked at the fiercely grinning Kisame. "My Samehada eats chakra. I should just cut off your arms. Or should I do your legs?" He raised his sword as Naruto stared in horror until a toad appeared to block the blade and Naruto smiled when he heard a voice, Jiraiya's voice.

"You don't seem to know much about me at all… I'm better at getting girls than they are about getting me!"