Raining Darkness

by Crimson ultrafox

Naruto defeats Sasuke in the Valley of the End, but upon returning ends up leaving himself. Dark desires flood his heart as he awakens the Rinnegan, and takes on the alias, Pein. Dark Naruto, Naru/harem, Not quite what you'd expect.

6. Chapter 6

For those of you who reviewed, again I appreciate the input. Some reviews I wanted to respond to:

Roxas321: Yes you're right about Konan being OOC, but it'll work better in later chapters. I kind want her to be more aggressive…it will make her much more interesting next chapter.

Roshane: That's essentially what chakra weaving is in this story. I planned the idea from mokuton jutsus. Mokuton is simply a personalized version of chakra weaving individually developed by the first hokage in this fic. Since the Senju and Uzumaki clans are sister clans, they share several feats, and those include similar bloodlines, and being very adept at elemental jutsus. Since Naruto can do it with all of the elements, it makes him a stone-cold badass (and who doesn't love that?)

Dragon Soul Weaver: Absolutely one hundred percent true there.

Sori-Akuma no Musei: I'm glad you feel that way. Good to know when some people share the same insight to the author's plan. If you liked the story so far, it'll only get better after chapter six.

.nightmare: When Pein comes to my mind I think of Deva Pein/Yahiko(I think that's his name) I know Nagato was really the true Pein from canon, but I had the idea of him being Pein based off the fact of how much he would resemble Deva Pein if he was a bad guy. I never really made it clear I suppose, but Nagato and Yahiko don't exist in this fic…even though I adore them both, it would get in the way of Naruto being Pein. Sad face…but oh well.

As for some other things to clear up for you guys before we begin: Madara isn't actually gay, Itachi and Kisame were joking about it because he's super obsessive about people bending to his will, and I just thought I'd throw in some cheap humor to illustrate that they are friends more so than Akatsuki partners.

Shizune being bad…yeah I tried doing something new there…not sure if anyone has ever done it before but who cares, good girls going bad is hot. Am I right or what? Plus she'd be the perfect informant based off the fact that nobody would ever suspect her of it because she's the Hokage's apprentice.

Finally we have Sakura bashing…it has to be done, so I apologize if I'm a bit too hard on her. Although she does deserve it…I'm a terrible person. I won't kill you with it, but let's face facts…she is a bitch and needs some karma to smack her in the face.

Also I'm pleased to announce that I support Naruto x bad girls. If you haven't noticed by now you soon will…I like all the female villains a lot more. Although Anko isn't a villain she is a bad girl if you know what I mean. So you can expect some to make a glorious comeback. (WOOOOHOOOO) C'mon you know you're all excited. Like I said earlier, I can't promise too many from Konoha. I may or may not do Hinata. It'll be a surprise I guess. If I do she will be OOC…and I mean Super OOC. (Evil Hinata ftw?) No promises though.

Well that's enough of that for now. Here's chapter six.

Chapter 6: Rumors

Three years had gone by for the citizens of Konoha. For many of the regular people it was short and uneventful, however rumors of shinobi violence and criminal activities were all the talk as of late. A group of individuals were gathered in the Hokage's office. They had been summoned by Tsunade and now stood behind the weary woman as she stared out the window. She turned to speak to them as the door closed signaling the last person had arrived.

"Good you are all here now…I imagine you have all heard the rumors going around lately?" the blond woman asked the group of jounin in front of her. Among this group included a large list: Kakashi, Yamato, Anko, Neji, and all of Rookie Nine…minus one of course.

Some nodded and several others shook their heads. "Many of the older jounin have been sent to investigate these disturbances in several of the surrounding countries," Tsunade sighed, "as of late, there are rumors that our borders are in chaos. The leader of Amegakure, Hanzo, was murdered over two years ago leaving a large vacuum of power for many of the small time criminals there. Violence is prevalent, and that's not the only thing going on out there." Sakura cut into her explanation after Tsunade finished, "Yes they say that the assassin was a cloaked woman who murdered half of Amegakure's leadership, and she assumed control of the village."

Several present shot Sakura annoyed glances at the sound of hearing her speak. Many of them held her responsible for Naruto leaving. Despite what several of them would admit, the blonde had personally affected all of them at one point, and his disappearance left an uneasy tension when they were around Sakura. Anko chimed in casually, "Well damn, pinky's got everything figured out. We should all just listen to her instead of the Hokage." The pink haired girl shot a nasty glare at Anko and spoke back, "I don't know what your problem is you weird bitch, but I was just trying to help by giving my input."

Anko's eyebrow twitched as she stared at Sakura, "I don't know who you think you are, but nobody cares about anything you have to say!" Tsunade held her tongue as she watched the conversation in interest. "How dare you! I am Tsunade-sama's apprentice I'll have you know!"

The inhabitants of the room eagerly watched the scene unfold, some hoping for a fight. "I could care less if you were her wiper. You are probably the worst excuse of a ninja this place has ever seen. Fucking pink hair, that's not stealthy, not to mention a very small chakra pool, and to top it off, you're nothing but a howling banshee bitch that wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for the fact that your teammates carried you."

Kakashi looked as if he was about to say something, but then he stopped…silently agreeing with everything Anko had said. Sakura looked as if she was getting really emotional, "I'm not going to stand here and take this from some washed up pupil of Orochimaru who clearly doesn't understand when her betters are speaking."

Anko got up to Sakura's face and began to yell, "Well aren't you a little narcissistic bitch! You're worthless and hated, just ask anybody here." Sakura looked around the room and noticed everybody staring at her with mixed glances of disapproval or hatred in Sasuke's case. "Tell me guys what you think of me to shut her up!" Sakura demanded as she stared at the group. The jounin simply stared at her. "Kakashi-Sensei…Neji…Shikamaru?"

The three of them gave her bored uninterested glances as they disregarded her presence. "I know my Sasuke-kun appreciates me!" she boasted. The Uchiha leered at her full of malice, "No I don't…I never did. And thanks to you my best friend has been missing for three fucking years." Desperately, the pink haired girl looked to Ino, her best childhood, "Ino? Anything to say?" her friend simply looked away from her, "Sasuke told us about you trying to get Naruto in trouble, Sakura." Sakura looked petrified at Ino's rejection as she finally turned to Hinata, "Hinata…not you as well." The Hyuuga girl stared at Sakura for a moment and sighed, "I agree with everything Sasuke said. Naruto-kun was a great person…and what you did to him was wrong."

She whimpered as she started to crack under the pressure of everyone's silent staring, "How am responsible for him disappearing?" Sasuke could have melted her face off with the look radiating off of his, "He left because you tried to get the council to strip his shinobi rank. Not to mention being a bitch to him all those years…no wonder he left." She looked back at him with a confused glance, "What do you mean he left?" Tsunade sighed once again as she entered the conversation, "We have reports that he was emotionally unstable his entire time back in Konoha and we have reports of him being spotted near the borders of Fire country over three years ago." (When he was going to the Fox Den)

Sakura looked around shocked as the disregard from the group turned into venomous stares, "You can't all hold me responsible for him leaving can you? He was kidnapped from what I hear?" Anko laughed at her as Sakura began to frown. Tsunade sighed deeply as she watched Sakura back away from the group in a fit of emotions, "Sakura, go take a breather I'll brief you individually later."

Sakura held her head down in shame as she felt her eyes begin to water. She ran out of the hokage's office in tears leaving a very relieved looking group of individuals. Tsunade turned to the group and slowly began, "Anyways…back to what I was saying, Hanzo was one of the most powerful shinobi of our lifetime, and it is troubling to hear of his death. Although Amegakure isn't the only issue we have lately. There have been reports of a notorious S-rank criminal known as Pein, who has been terrorizing many surrounding countries. According to Anbu, he's been sighted in Wave Country, Water Country, Snow Country, Sound Country and even through our own borders."

Kakashi asked curiously, "Who is this Pein? I don't think I've ever heard of him." Tsunade frowned as she turned to the window, "Nobody knows who he is…nobody even knows what he looks like, but they say he just showed up out of nowhere and started wreaking havoc somewhere close to two or three years ago." Several present traded concerned glances and Neji spoke up, "Is that why you called us here Hokage-sama?" The woman turned to meet the Hyuuga's gaze and she replied, "Yes and no. I wanted to tell you guys about some of the things Anbu have dug up about him in case you encounter him on your mission."

Everybody in the room tensed as Tsunade called out, "Shizune bring the reports in!" the brunette woman strolled in past the group casually unlike her normal racing, busy self. "Right here Tsunade-sama." The Hokage nodded and began to open the report reviewing parts of it, "It says here the earliest sightings of Pein came from Wave Country. I don't know if you remember Tazuna the bridge builder, but he was the one who reported Pein in the first place."

Kakashi and Sasuke shot surprised looks at Tsunade, and Sasuke asked, "What happened?" Tsunade began to pace unlike her normal self as she placed the folder on the desk, "Tazuna says that two black cloaked men with red clouds on them kidnapped and imprisoned the villagers of Wave as hostages for some unknown purpose. He said that he remembered their names, Kisame and your brother, Itachi."

Sasuke felt anger swell up at the mention of his older brother. He stared at Tsunade fiercely waiting for her to finish, "Kisame is an S-ranked criminal from Kirigakure, and we all know who Itachi is. Anyways we have over fifty eyewitnesses that they were held captive until a shadowy figure arrived and battled the two. Tazuna says that after a terrible battle he assumed their rescuer had won the fight because he came back to the temple. This also brought up more disturbing news…"

Everybody intently watched Tsunade as she elaborated further, "They say that three figures emerged from the mist after the battle outside of the temple where many of the villagers still were. Anbu interviewed many of the hostages, and some were thought delusional claiming that the figures identified themselves as Pein and the Demon of the Mist. This is where our first sighting of Pein was."

Kakashi coughed, "You mean there were sightings of Zabuza of the Mist?" Tsunade nodded, "Yes and his hunter nin companion as well." Sasuke visibly tensed at the memory of Zabuza and Haku, "Tsunade-sama…what did Anbu find out about those sightings? Also could the villagers have caught a look at Pein?" She turned to him with a disturbed look on her face, "Nobody is one hundred percent certain, but their graves were completely empty according to the townspeople. As for your other question, nobody in that village will talk about Pein himself. None of the villagers would speak about the event after Danzo's ROOT agents finished talking to them."

Shocked gasps and wide eyes met Tsunade's comment. There was a long silence before Shikamaru finally broke it, "How come you never told any of us about this until now?" Tsunade sighed as she glanced at him. "It was a battle between five S-ranked criminals…I'm pretty sure that's not on a need to no basis unless you're part of active-duty Anbu, or myself." Shikamaru rolled his eyes much to Tsunade's annoyance. "Hm, I guess that would be troublesome."

Anko started to speak, "So what was the point of that long, boring, story?" Tsunade turned to the purple-haired snake mistress and shrugged, "I just thought you guys should know in case you encounter trouble on your mission…which brings me to the original reason why I brought you all here."

Tsunade frowned as she examined her jounin squad, "If you recall what Sakura mentioned earlier, there was a woman who usurped Amegakure's leadership over two years ago. Our spies claim she is named, Konan." Mixed looks of confusion swept through the party of jounin as they silently listened, "Beyond that there isn't much else we know about her…but many of the Daimyo in surrounding countries are offering to pay fortunes to anybody who can kill her…The simple fact that she killed Hanzo means that she is a Kage level criminal. We three sannin didn't even defeat Hanzo in our youth…so that might give you an idea what she is capable of." Everyone in the room bowed their heads knowing what she meant.

"Konoha's economy is suffering lately due to trading routes being attacked and many won't travel for fear of being killed. Amegakure has a large monopoly over the trading roads in all of the western countries, and even dare to cut off our own lines to Suna. Obviously, this Konan is far too dangerous for us and the surrounding countries, so you are tasked to assassinate her by any means necessary. I would prefer minimum casualties, but this is a vital mission. I already sent my Anbu platoon ahead, meet up with them and coordinate an offensive." Several nods followed before the Hokage turned to her assistant, "By the way Shizune…I need you to go there as well in case the need for a skilled medic arises."

Everybody nodded as Shizune shook her head nervously, "Ah Tsunade-sama maybe you should tell them about the last group of people that tried to kill Konan." Surprised looks were directed to the woman. Tsunade acknowledged her comment, "Yes, Shizune has a point. Iwa sent a full company of jounin to kill her over a year ago, and they were all wiped out."

A large chorus of gasps erupted from the group before Chouji asked, "You're sending us on a suicide mission?" The Hokage looked down in shame as she began, "Believe me…I don't have a choice. So long as this Konan is alive, the surrounding countries have no fear of attacking Fire Country. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Konan is far more terrifying than Hanzo." Shikamaru had a deep thought written on his face as he slowly began to speak, "How did they wipe out a company of jounin? I heard Ame was a relatively small Shinobi nation."

The almond brown eyes of Tsunade scanned the group in front of her, "Apparently Konan practically blew up half the village to kill them all. I contacted Iwa to see if they would be willing to help us attack Amegakure again, but they refused." Kiba began to laugh, "Oh that's cool, we might as well just stab ourselves now." Ino gave a concerned look as she questioned, "Why would they refuse? Don't they want payback?"

Yamato spoke up for the first time at the meeting and casually answered, "Well I imagine losing a big chunk of your village's jounin in one battle would deter you from wanting to send more people to their deaths."

"You won't be alone…also don't forget that I have a platoon of my best Anbu there. For this mission, you will be in charge Kakashi. You can assign your own lieutenants…just get the job done. You are all dismissed."

The group bowed their heads in unison and filed out of the Hokage's office one by one. Finally, only three figures remained. Among this trio included Shizune, Sasuke, and Kakashi. The masked jounin spoke up in an unusual concerned tone, "Tsunade…tell me more about what Anbu dug up in Wave Country…Zabuza and Haku were extremely dangerous criminals. We saw them die."

Tsunade glanced at Kakashi and back to Sasuke reading the troubled look on their faces. "It is possible it could have been a genjutsu, but it seems highly unlikely, since their graves were uncovered…" Sasuke had a disturbed look on his face, "That's…insane! They both died on that bridge and were buried…that can't be true." Kakashi and Sasuke traded concerned stares as Tsunade handed the file to Kakashi, "Read through it if you want…go talk to Danzo and ROOT, or see for yourself. All three will tell you the exact same thing…that Pein has found a way to reanimate them."

Shizune tensed at the mention of Pein, which did not go unnoticed by the Hokage, "Something wrong Shizune?" The brunette woman casually smiled and rubbed the back of her head, "No of course not Hokage-sama." Her mind had a different answer however, 'Stupid bitch…Konan already knows you're coming…and if you see Pein and his followers kiss your ass goodbye.'

Kakashi gave Shizune a weird stare. Tsunade looked at Sasuke for a moment and held up the book he had given her three years ago, "Rikudo Sennin…I found out that this book is the original version. It is an account written by the Sage's grandson. It's hundreds of years old. Commentaries have been added to it over the years…but I found its contents disturbing." Sasuke shot Tsunade a surprised look as she continued, "There is something I thought I should tell you Sasuke…apparently the Sage of Six Paths had the power over life and death…and this book vaguely explains how the sage could resurrect people."

Kakashi's one visible eye shot open in shock, "You mean to tell us…you think this Pein is the Sage of Six Paths? That's impossible!" She looked at the book once again before turning to Kakashi and Sasuke, "It's just a wild theory, but nobody has seen Pein and lived to tell the tale except for one Kirigakure Anbu nin…they refuse to tell us anything about it. I don't know much about the sage, but apparently he did have a powerful bloodline known as the Rinnegan. It could be possible that Pein has it, but it might just be superstition. Either way, unless we take out Pein sometime soon, Konan will be the least of our troubles."

Kakashi and Sasuke nodded as they distantly stared at the wall. Tsunade placed the book down on her desk and paced around her desk."At any rate, be careful out there guys…" They bowed their heads in unison as they left, Shizune noticed the book sitting on Tsunade's desk and stealthily grabbed it as she walked out leaving Tsunade alone in her office. She stared out the window and sighed.

A white-haired man coughed and brought her attention out of her mind, "Ah Tsunade-hime…would you like me to go with them?" The blonde haired woman raised a brow at Jiraiya who was standing at the window with a serious look on his face, "We need you here Jiraiya…the village isn't safe with all of our shinobi forces patrolling the borders and attacking Ame." The toad sage sighed as he continued, "Konan was a former student of mine…an orphan from Ame. She was very adept at folding chakra into just about anything, which she would do with paper. She is extremely dangerous. You're sending those people to their deaths."

Tsunade shot a surprised look at Jiraiya as she folded her arms, "Former student? I didn't know you had any besides Minato." He frowned sadly as he stared at Tsunade, "She was a very kind young girl once upon a time…She was eight years old at the time I met her. I remember finding her stealing food in a small run down village just out of Amegakure. It was after the last war. She got caught by the stall owner and was about to get beaten before I intervened. After that she kind of followed me around for about a day constantly asking me if I would teach her how to be strong. Eventually, I decided to do so…just to teach her enough to fend for herself. However, she might as well have been my daughter because she stayed with me for seven years back during my traveling days…after what happened with her I came back to Konoha during the time of the chunin exams where Orochimaru invaded."

Tsunade looked at a slightly emotional Jiraiya as she asked, "What happened? What did she do?" He looked down in shame, "I remember her talking to me one day about how the world was too cruel and life was unfair…she was a very angry individual who couldn't stand the sight of seeing other people happy. She asked me what I thought about killing…I regret what I told her." The hokage tensed in anticipation before Jiraiya finished, "I told her that some people deserved to die…It is not something that I'm proud of, but it was the truth."

Tsunade cut in, "That's unfortunate…but it's something not uncommonly seen in orphans." Jiraiya sighed deeply, "Apparently she took it to heart, because one day, she and I were on a training trip in Earth Country and we stopped at this village…we got a couple of rooms at an inn and stayed for a few days. I went to the hot springs one afternoon to get inspiration for my book…" Tsunade rolled her eyes at him as he continued, "and she decided to go eat at one of the nice restaurants in town. Several hours later I heard screaming and shouting coming from outside. I gathered myself and went to the center of the commotion and I saw Konan standing over dozens of bodies covered in blood."

Tsunade looked horrified as the story unraveled, "Apparently, a rich woman had flaunted herself over Konan making fun of her for being a lone kunoichi in the restaurant. I don't know the whole story, but I learned from several of the survivors that the woman called Konan a lonely wretch who would never find true love. Judging by the devastation and the death, I assumed something in the girl snapped that day. By the time I arrived I was too late to save the thirty or so people she killed. I asked her why she did it and she told me something that gives me nightmares to this day…'They deserved to die.'"

Jiraiya was silent for a moment as he felt self-pity wash over him, "I didn't try to stop her as she ran away from the town…I wandered around for a year after she left, and had nightmares about it ever since…to think I created the monster she is today. She was fifteen years old…and she killed thirty-four innocent people. I was there, and I should have stopped her, but something in me couldn't do it. All of those people…their blood is on my hands and not hers."

"Jiraiya, it wasn't your fault, you could never have…" He snapped back at her interrupting her sentence, "It was my fault Tsunade…I'm responsible for every single person she has killed…which is a number I only dread to hear. I should have made her understand…I should have helped her…I failed her…just like a failed Minato and just like I failed Naruto…" Tsunade shot him a devastated look at the sight of seeing the man upset, "Jiraiya…it's okay, you weren't responsible for what happened to Naruto…or Minato." The toad sage sighed as he looked away, "I…I have to go Tsunade."

The woman gave Jiraiya a sad look as he jumped onto the open window, "Jiraiya…" he turned to look at her but she couldn't find the words to speak as his sorrow deepened, "I'll be at my house Tsunade…I need to be alone for a while." He leapt out of the window leaving Tsunade alone once again. She groaned in frustration as she yelled at nobody in particular, "Damn it!"

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A brunette medic nin was walking through the streets of Konoha making her way to the training grounds as she casually passed groups of people who didn't even notice her. Shizune was very good at blending in to a crowd. Despite her plain appearance, she was simply considered by all to be a nice and pretty woman, but nobody ever could suspect her of the dark sins she had committed. Being the Hokage's apprentice made her one of Madara's most effective spies because she could directly report all of the village's actions and tactics."

As she wandered into the forest she walked by several trees as if expecting somebody to show up. As if on que, a figure emerged from the tree behind her and walked next to her. She turned to greet the individual with a twisted smile, "They are on their way…it is a platoon of the hokage's anbu, around thirty or so strong, and a strike team of jounin including the copy-nin Kakashi. I have also been sent as their medic."

The plant maw on the figure's head opened up before he spoke, "I shall report this to Konan immediately. Do they suspect?" Shizune smiled darkly as she replied, "No…the fools are rushing headlong into the trap as planned." Zetsu casually nodded before Shizune interjected, "However, they have been curious about Pein and are snooping around…They have sightings of Pein all over Wave, Snow, Water, and Sound Countries."

The man nodded, "Yes he has been tracking Orochimaru lately, which is why I have been able to keep a close eye on both of them. I sent Kabuto to lure him to Ame where he'll kill all of Konoha's nin for us." Zetsu's dark half began to speak, "Orochimaru fled to Kusagakure but all of his servants are still in Oto. He will kill all of our enemies there and all of the Konoha nin in a glorious display. So it would be a very good idea for you to get out of there before it happens."

Shizune shot the human plant a confused look, "Kabuto works for us?" Zetsu simply nodded, "He's one of Tobi's agents sent to watch Orochimaru after he defected from Akatsuki." The medic nin nodded in understanding as she handed a scroll to Zetsu, "Here is a list of Konoha's patrol schedule and battle plans. I also have a book that I think Tobi might want to see" Shizune pulled a book out of her coat handing it to the robed aloe vera man. Zetsu read the title out loud, "Rikudo Sennin…I shall deliver this to Tobi."

Zetsu disappeared without another word as Shizune turned to head back into the city. She began to laugh out loud as she happily headed home to gather supplies for the mission to Amegakure. (It's always the nice ones that turn out to be crazy)

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Back with Tsunade and Sakura, a conversation was raging, "Tsunade-sama I can't work with them…They all think I'm responsible for Naruto leaving!" Tsunade glared at her for being ignorant, "Despite whatever they may think or feel about you, you are still a shinobi, and you still have to work with them on this mission. I had thought that maybe after these three years of Naruto being gone you would begin to appreciate the attention and feelings he had for you, but it seems I was wrong."

Sakura held her head down in shame, "I know what I did was wrong…but at the time, I didn't think anything of it…it can't have all been my fault." The blond woman shrugged, "You were one of the catalysts to his disappearance, and judging by the things Sasuke says about you, I'm sure the others might feel the same. Still though, if you ever want to earn their forgiveness, then start acting like a proper kunoichi and not some spoiled whining brat."

Sakura dejectedly bobbed her head, "Yes hokage-sama…I'm…sorry for what I did to Naruto." The hokage gave her a stern look as she skeptically replied, "Maybe one day I'll be able to believe that…but that day won't come until Naruto comes home and you apologize to him." Sakura nodded and silence filled the office once again, "Go join the others Sakura…you are going to be one of the medics. Please think about what I've said." The pink haired jounin bowed as she left walking past a bandaged man who walked in with a condescending smirk, "So I hear that you have finally come to terms about the fox kid leaving. We may not see eye to eye in matters pertaining to him, but I was correct in my assumption that he was mentally unstable."

Tsunade shot Danzo a death glare as she stood up, "What is it you want, Danzo?" The man gave her a passive aggressive smile as he spoke, "Nothing, nothing at all, I just thought I'd check up on the status of your jounin." Tsunade sighed as she looked around bored, "They are on route to wipe out the leader of Amegakure. I sent many of my personal anbu ahead of them as well. All we can do now is hope…and pray." Danzo silently nodded as he turned to leave, "Rest assured that my ROOT agents are working night and day to find Naruto…though I hope you can face the truth when they find him."

The almond brown eyes of the hokage shot an angry leer at the man as he walked out of the room smiling. "How the hell did Sensei put up with that mother fucker…" she trailed off as she pulled out a bottle of Sake and began to drink.

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Naruto had grown immensely powerful over the past three years. True to his own agenda, he had been hunting Orochimaru, He originally started his quest out of revenge against Orochimaru for killing the third hokage however, his reason changed over the years. Now he wanted to kill Orochimaru to remove any competition against his own plans for world domination. After Haku, Zabuza, and he had left Wave Country, they had been wreaking havoc all over the continent. All branded as notorious S-class criminals, they encountered many would be heroes who were murdered and in some cases mutilated as they tried to apprehend or kill him.

Pein was the number one criminal in the bingo books across all of the shinobi nations, and nobody even knew what he looked like or anything about him, seeing as he killed anyone who identified him. The rumors of his companions were even more shocking to the world, especially to Kirigakure in general. During a brief battle with their anbu strike team, one survivor made it back to Mist to spread the word of Zabuza and Haku's notorious return. News of the battle at Wave near the demolished Temple of Whirling Tides had left many Nations terrified as well by the desecrated landscape. Members of different nations would flock to the scene to uncover more about Pein.

They were all given call sign titles by the shinobi nations. Zabuza was known by his former one as the Demon of the Mist, Haku was known as the Sanguine Hunter, and Naruto himself had been known by dozens of different names in different parts of the world. One of the most common was Pein the Invincible. Many of the titles were bestowed upon him by the superstitious people who had never seen but only heard of trio and the trail of death that followed them.

Naruto had changed over the past few years in appearance as well. He was much taller now, matching Zabuza in height and build. The jinchuuriki wore something similar to a black Anbu outfit and had a medium sized anbu blade on his back. Zabuza hadn't physically changed much at all, but wore an outfit somewhat similar to Naruto's except his was white and black. Haku on the other hand had blossomed into a fully developed and beautiful woman. Her hair was slightly longer, but not all that much different. The real difference was the curves that had developed. The woman was adorned in a green outfit similar to her previous one, with the exception of some cleavage left out. She was as beautiful as she was deadly. Overall, the three were a force to be reckoned with.

They were currently hot on the tracks of Orochimaru's follower Kabuto in an attempt to uncover where the Snake Sannin's secret base of operations was. Kabuto had retreated to Otogakure and the trio were on the road leading to the village. Haku sighed as they walked, "If we want to catch this weasel why are we walking there?" Naruto gave her a casual glance as he replied, "Obviously he intends to set up some poorly assembled trap believing us to be fools, and then he'll make his way to some kind of get a way trail which will lead us to Orochimaru. So by giving him a false sense of security we're making it easier on ourselves."

Naruto shook his head in annoyance as he they continued walking, "God damn this Orochimaru is one slippery son of a bitch…I thought we had him last year when we were in Snow Country…but no it was just another false trail." Zabuza sighed as he swung his sword around his arm out of reflexive habit. "Yeah that place sucked…but at least you got something out of it Naruto," Zabuza chuckled. Haku cut in darkly, "Yeah…if I ever see that woman again…"

Zabuza laughed as he processed that infamous evening through his head, "What was her name again Naruto?" Naruto laughed, "Oh you mean Koyuki-hime? Yeah that was a bit of a random…encounter I guess you could call it." Haku's hunter nin mask was off and she had a displeased look on her face, "Encounter? That bitch is a rapist…"

Zabuza gave Haku a smirk, "C'mon Haku you know it was funny…I mean Naruto is a pimp after all." (I'm sorry but I had to do it LOL) Haku glared at him as she responded, "That chick was just a slut…I can't even believe you slept with her Naruto-kun." Zabuza gave her a glazed smirk, "Aw my little Haku is jealous…if she's a good girl Naruto might just reward her eventually." She looked at Zabuza and sighed, "You're not helping me at all by encouraging this Zabuza…"

Naruto finally looked at Haku and said, "I didn't realize this was such a big deal to you…maybe if you were more up front about it…" The girl blushed madly and looked away trying to hide her embarrassment. "I…wasn't asking for…" She was interrupted by an amused Naruto, "Oh? So you don't want it then?" She blushed even deeper before putting her hunter nin mask back on. Finally Naruto stopped teasing her, "Well at any rate, I think Otogakure is just a few miles down the road."

The group continued to walk silently for a moment before Zabuza spoke up, "Naruto, I have a request if you would honor me accept it." The jinchuuriki looked at the black haired swordsman, "Sure Zabuza…I owe you and Haku favors for following me these past few years after Orochimaru." He bowed his head respectfully as he began, "It's just…I can't stop thinking about Kirigakure and all of the loose ends I left there. I tried to kill the Mizukage before I left…Yagura."

Naruto stopped in his tracks and stared at Zabuza intently, "Speak your mind Zabuza…we have a few minutes." He sighed as he continued slowly, "Yagura is the reason I left, because I tried to kill him when he ordered a purge of all with kekkai genkai throughout mist. Bloodlines aren't revered in Kiri like they are in your Konoha…they are feared. Yagura was the three tailed turtle's jinchuuriki…so obviously I couldn't defeat him. I found Haku when I fled, though she was an orphan."

Naruto looked at Zabuza as the man finished, "So you want to go kill this Yagura?" the Demon of the Mist nodded. Haku spoke up, "Yes, Yagura is a terrible person…who deserves nothing short of a horrible death." The orange haired man nodded his head in understanding. "He's a jinchuuriki with full control over his Biju…but if anyone can defeat him I think you could Naruto."

The jinchuuriki sighed as he looked at the two of them, "I never told you guys about my past…" They both looked at him intently since he rarely shared personal history, "I was an orphan my entire life…I told you two that, but I never told you why." The duo looked at him confused as he began again, "The fourth hokage sealed the nine-tailed fox inside of me…I'm a jinchuuriki as well." Complete shock was written over Zabuza's face and Haku's which was recently uncovered again.

Zabuza asked shocked, "So that red chakra? That was the Kyuubi's? I had always thought it was part of the Rinnegan bloodline." Naruto shook his head sadly, "The life of a jinchuuriki is a terrible one…full of loneliness, fear, and hatred. I'm sure this Yagura had his reasons for being the way he was…" Haku looked at her leader and asked, "What's it like Naruto-kun? I mean…does the demon ever affect you?"

Kyuubi began to laugh in Naruto's mind, "Go ahead and tell them that you hear voices in your head…I'm looking forward to hearing what they say." Naruto ignored Kyuubi as he spoke, "Not really, I have full control over the demon, and with my Rinnegan I can use all of its chakra." Kyuubi sighed as heard the sentence, "That may be, but you can't deny that it is only by my doing that you even got this far…" Zabuza and Haku nodded in understanding. Zabuza spoke up, "I don't hold anything against you for that Naruto and neither does Haku. In fact it only strengthens our resolve in your leadership."

"If you wish this Yagura dead, I shall kill him in your honor Zabuza." The masked swordsman nodded in cheer as Haku cut in, "Plus it would be a good way to strike some fear into the pompous five great shinobi nations if they heard that Pein killed one of the Kages." A chorus of laughter echoed amongst the three. "Well at any rate, let's go meet the lovely citizens of Oto." Unanimous cheering followed Naruto's comment as the three began to run to the village.

After about ten minutes, they reached the front gate of Otogakure and casually walked up to the guards as if they owned the place. The two chunin standing guard shot concerned glances at one another when they saw the trio approach, "Halt, what is your business in Oto? We were not told of any visitors." The second chunin took one look at Zabuza and nearly pissed his pants, "Umm Yashota, that's Zabuza of the Mist…and the Sanguine Hunter. So that must make him…." The man looked at Naruto and was petrified as he as he saw the silvery purple eyes glaring at him. The other guard finished for him, "Pein…oh by the gods no…why me? We're fucked OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT!"

Zabuza shot the two an annoyed glance as he jumped at them at super human speed and cleaved one in half with his sword. The other guard ran away in terror into the village but was frozen in place by ice and he felt a hand grab his throat. Naruto held the man off the ground and squeezed his throat in a terrible vice grip, "Where is Kabuto? Answer me now or Zabuza will skin you alive." The man was choking in a desperate attempt to answer before Naruto released him letting his body crash to the ground. He began to cough up blood, "I don't know…he came here earlier today and told us to await further orders from Guren-sama!"

Zabuza grabbed the man by his hair and pulled his head back as he brought the man to his knees in front of Naruto. Naruto looked at him carelessly as he casually spoke, "Accept the greatest honor of dying by my hand." The man started to cry as Naruto pulled out a kunai and slashed the man's cheek slowly before stabbing him through the heart and letting him fall to the ground in a pool of blood.

He looked at Haku and Zabuza, "Let's go meet this Guren and find out where Kabuto is." They both nodded enthusiastically as they began to walk through the streets of Otogakure. As they made their way through the town, many of the civilians started to panic and cower as the group passed. Finally, they reached what appeared to be the largest building in the village and were surrounded.

Anbu and jounin jumped down surrounding them as they continued to walk unfazed by the arrival. Finally a woman jumped in front of Naruto as well as two figures to her sides. The two figures were ones he recognized as Tayuya and Kimimaro. He gave them peculiar glances wondering why they were still alive. The main woman had a beaming smile on her face as she inspected them, "Well well well, what brings the Invincible Pein and his followers to our humble village?" Naruto gave the woman a death stare as he spoke, "I am here for Kabuto…hand him over and maybe I won't slaughter everyone here." She gave him a surprised look as he began to laugh at her.

She glared at him in anger, "What makes you think you stand a chance against my entire village?" Zabuza butted into the conversation with an amused tone, "I thought this was Orochimaru's village? Or are you his wife? Daughter perhaps?" She retorted in an irritated tone, "I am not! I am Orochimaru's second, and I was raised by him. I am Guren" Kimimaro spoke up in a calm voice, "Orochimaru has offered protection and care for many of the people in this village, and your ill will against him and us is falsely accused." Naruto began to speak again, "I thought Gaara had killed you over three years ago…seems strange that you haven't died from your illness either." The jinchuuriki then shot a look at the fiery red head next to him and laughed, "It seems you're still alive too Ms. Hothead."

Tayuya started to cuss, "How the fuck do you know about that you fucking shit head!" Naruto smirked as he winked at her which only irritated her more. "Who the hell do you think you are just walking into our village like you own the place?" she yelled as Kimimaro shot a super confused look at Naruto. He questioned, "Yes how did you know about that?" Naruto sighed as he elaborated, "Seems Orochimaru failed to retrieve Sasuke…and now he is wallowing in some hole unable to perform a single jutsu…and when I find him I will tear off his head and keep it as a trophy."

Everyone present froze at the amount of killer intent that was radiating from Naruto. Guren roared as she went through several handseals, "Over my dead body you will! Shōton: Suishō Tō!" (Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade) A long crystal blade formed over Guren's arm as she rushed Naruto with impressive speed.

She tried to stab him but he grabbed her wrist with unseen speed and began to squeeze. Everyone present tensed up as if they were about to fight. Naruto calmly stated, "This is between me and your leader." Everybody backed up reluctantly from Naruto's killer intent.

Guren felt the pressure of his grip around her wrist begin to hurt painfully. She tried to kick him but he easily grabbed her leg and threw her to the ground. She jumped back up as she held her wrist in pain. Naruto spoke up casually, "Can you feel it Guren…the fear, closing in all around you. You stand no chance against me."

She began to yell at him, "I fear nothing!" she went through several handseals and shot a barrage of crystals at him. "DIE FOOL!" Naruto laughed as the crystals flew closer, "Shinra Tensei!" The invisible shield repelled the attack back at Guren and she blocked the rebound with a crystal wall.

"What the hell was that?" she asked desperately confused as Naruto began to walk slowly towards her. She flew through more hand seals and a crystal dragon formed and began to pounce at Naruto. He sighed as he drew his sword and charged it in his hands, "Fūton: Ryūjin Rasengan." (Wind Release: Dragon Sword Spiraling Sphere) The sword charged with a glowing blue spike of spiraling chakra that began to swirl around Naruto in the form of a dragon. It completely shattered Guren's crystal dragon to pieces raining down the fragments below.

Guren roared in frustration as she formed two more crystal blades on her arms and began to duel Naruto in a swordfight. The orange-haired criminal easily parried her attacks with his anbu sword. She began to flurry her attacks relentlessly in an attempt to hit him, filling with kicks and flips or anything to throw him off balance. Unfortunately for her, he remained completely composed and continued toying with her. "Why the fuck can't I hit you!" she screamed in anger as she began to attack faster. Finally, Naruto grabbed one of her wrists again, and stabbed her with his sword as he caught the other wrist that attempted to slab him. He squeezed them in his infamous vice grip and she fell to her knees in agony. He released his grip and began to pace in front of her looking around at the crowd. As she knelt in front of him helplessly, he slashed her throat with one simple motion and she fell over dead.

Everyone present began to back away slowly as Naruto started laughing. "If she was the best you have here, then the rest of you are doomed." Zabuza and Haku laughed at the amount of fear sweeping through the crowd. Naruto took a closer look at the body and thought to himself for a moment. 'She may be useful…' A joyful chorus of Kyuubi's laughter echoed in his head, "Best way to make an example of these fools is to make their leaders bow before you!"He thought about it for a moment, and then channeled power from his arms at her dead body and felt the familiar swirling vision. Guren's body was elevated off the ground and began to glow white. Zabuza and Haku watched, interested as they had always been curious of their own resurrection.

Many of the Sound jounin and Anbu whimpered in horror or simply fainted at the sight of a completely rejuvenated Guren's eyes opening. She stood up in complete confusion as she stared at Naruto. He stared at her for a moment and she began to do the same. She looked at his eyes in complete shock. Naruto smiled as he began to speak "Now you understand…I have the Rinnegan." She looked at him in disbelief as she tried to back away but had her wrists in his grip once again. The two surviving members of the sound five had destroyed looks on their faces.

"You…you killed me. How am I alive?" she gasped in shock as she looked over to Kimimaro and Tayuya who continued to stare in disbelief. Naruto laughed as he shouted, "Because I am a god! The Rinnegan is all-powerful." She shot him an angry glare as she shouted back, "I don't believe in that superstitious shit! You're no god!" Naruto kneed her in the stomach and she fell to her knees again. "If I am not a god, then why are you on your knees before me?" a super large crowd of not only Oto shinobi, but citizens as well gathered around the scene and stared in utter disbelief. Guren finally felt a sense of hopeless defeat wash over her as she looked up at Naruto with a pained face and met his stare. She silently asked, "How did you bring me back to life?"

A long silence filled the air as he looked at her, before he answered, "You wasted your unique powers serving a man who could offer you nothing but lies and death. Make yourself useful to me and I shall offer you far more than he ever could…I am your master now." Guren looked unconvinced, "You presume too much Pein…Orochimaru is my…"

She stopped speaking as he cupped her cheek with his hand. She felt a surge of warmth flow through her body at his touch. 'This feels…so good. His hand is so warm,' she thought as she began to smile. She experienced his chakra flowing from his hand and felt it washing over her. She smiled as he stroked her face much to Haku's displeasure. Zabuza whispered to Haku with a quick a smirk, "I told you he was a pimp." The masked hunter nin only glared in jealousy as Guren stared at Naruto with infatuation. "This is merely a taste of what I can offer you," Naruto stated soothingly.

Many of the viewers present at this fight were perplexed by the fact that Guren was allowing Pein to touch her face. Tayuya and Kimimaro traded shocked glances as they saw Guren's face become flustered. Tayuya whispered to Kimimaro, "What the fuck is happening?" Kimimaro looked at the red head and sighed, "Whatever it is, Guren-sama seems to be enjoying it." Tayuya shot a disgusted glare at Guren as she sighed secretly jealous that the dead-sexy enemy was seducing her commander. A blue glow of chakra surrounded Naruto and then it enveloped Guren as well. She spoke up, "Yes…you can offer me power." Everyone gasped at her comment.

Finally Naruto stopped and offered Guren a hand up. She took it and he pulled her to her feet. She had a blushing face as she yelled for all to hear, "I am yours to command my Lord Pein! Everyone Bow!" All of the shinobi and civilians present obeyed the order without question. Kimimaro and Tayuya however had not bowed yet. The white haired man spoke up as he coughed, "Guren, are you insane? He's the enemy. Orochimaru-sama would have your head for this!"

Tayuya chimed in, "Bitch just because you got a crush on this asshole doesn't mean that he's in charge of this place!" Naruto turned to Tayuya and began to laugh, "Ah yes…Tayuya was it? You certainly did have quite the mouth on you back then…I see nothing has changed." She shot a nasty glare at Naruto as she started to run at him with her fist raised. Naruto easily grabbed her fist as she tried to punch him in the face. She felt a strange overpowering presence around him as he held her fist. She stared into his eyes and found herself trapped in their seducing gaze. "Who are you, Pein?" she asked as her anger completely dissipated from the look he was giving her. Kimimaro himself began to wonder the same thing as he felt himself being captivated by the mysterious man known as Pein.

Naruto laughed as pulled his mask down to his neck revealing his face. Everyone was enamored by the sight of his face. Tayuya saw the whisker marks and saw the flashbacks of a blonde haired boy in an orange jump-suit, "YOU'RE…" Naruto covered her mouth as she was about to shout his name. She resisted violently at first but saw no way to overpower Naruto. Naruto looked at Kimimaro and Guren, "You three come with me…we shall discuss this in private."

Guren turned to the large crowd and shouted, "Show's over everybody! Return to your stations and jobs!" The large crowd began to disperse as the three sound nin followed Naruto inside the large building followed by Haku and Zabuza. Many of the Anbu, jounin, or even desk secretaries bowed low as Naruto walked by. One man even went as far as to shout, "All hail Pein!"

The six shinobi finally entered a large room that Naruto assumed was Orochimaru's main office. He walked in and sat at the main chair exemplifying the fact that he owned everyone and everything in the room. Zabuza stood next to him while Haku pulled up a chair and sat directly to his other side.

The three sound nin sat in the chairs adjacent to the main one. A long silence filled the room before Tayuya began, "I remember you Pein…or should I say Naruto Uzumaki?" Kimimaro's eyes shot open as he looked at Tayuya for conformation, "You mean to tell me that he's that blond kid who defeated Sasuke in the Valley of the End?" She smiled as she nodded. The red head gave him another glance and began to speak, "We were able to deal with your friends…they decided to flee. Me and Kimimaro were the only survivors unfortunately. Still though, we did witness your battle with Sasuke."

Kimimaro nodded his head as he spoke, "Yes…it was quite impressive. Unlike the trash that followed you on that mission, you were the one who did everything. We didn't dare to attack you after that display." Naruto held his hand up, "Don't flatter me…that was a terrible day for me. It was the day I realized how much I hated the world." Everyone in the room watched Naruto as he had a distant sad look on his face. Tayuya stared at him before asking, "Why did you leave…if you don't mind me asking?"

Naruto continued to remain silent as the group traded confused shrugs at his depressed face. Guren looked at him and calmly added, "Don't answer her Pein…I mean Naruto. It's probably something he's not proud of Tayuya." The red head shot the woman a glare as she disregarded her comment, "I want to know damn it! You seemed so intent on bringing back SasuGay (LOL I had to do it sorry Sasuke) and then you leave the village right afterwards…there must be some reason why."

Naruto sighed as he looked at the red head, "My reasons for leaving don't matter…my goals now are the only things that matter. You three shall pledge yourselves to my cause and help me kill Kabuto and Orochimaru." Zabuza leaned against the wall with a smile on through his masked face, 'God I love that kid…just walks in and takes over a whole village with no effort, and then simply demands their leaders serve him.'

Haku spoke up skeptically, "How can you trust them Naruto-kun? They are Orochimaru's most powerful and loyal subordinates." The jinchuuriki stood up from his chair and walked over to Guren. She immediately stood up and knelt at his feet as she began to speak, "I would be honored to serve you Naruto…in any way you would ever want." Haku rolled her eyes at Guren's veiled sex invitation.

Kimimaro stood up and said, "I can't betray Orochimaru…he was my savior and was there for me during all the dark times of my life." Tayuya glanced at him annoyed, "Stop being such a pussy Kimimaro! Orochimaru sacrificed people for his own ends…He can't promise you anything anymore…but Naruto-kun can." Guren looked at Tayuya and started to chuckle, "Naruto-kun is it? I never thought I'd see the day Tayuya uses honorifics."

Haku cut into the conversation with an annoyed huff, "So are you two joining or not? If you don't Naruto-kun will slay you and we'll be on our way." Zabuza began to laugh as he added, "Yeah we really need to catch four eyes and cut off his legs." Naruto looked over to the two survivors of the sound five and they both knelt down to him. Kimimaro began, "I can't deny your power Naruto-sama…your generosity is undeniable and you are worthy for me to serve."

The genjutsu master bowed her head and spoke, "I'll follow you as well. From the things I've heard and seen about you, you are one stone cold badass…I'm your girl Naruto-kun." Tayuya blushed as she made eye contact with Naruto, and quickly looked away. Guren looked over with a slight glare at that as she raged in her head, 'His girl my ass…you better watch yourself red. I'm the alpha female here!'

Haku's mind was running along a similar thought process, 'Shit…now I have competition for him. I will murder these bitches if any of them touch him.' Zabuza looked around the room at all of the kunoichi and laughed to himself, 'Oh shit…I'm going to write a best seller to rival Icha Icha Paradise if this kind of sexual tension keeps flying around.'

Naruto looked around at the five shinobi and nodded, "Very well, Otogakure belongs to me now. This will be one of our bases of operation." Guren walked over to Naruto, "I know where Kabuto is." The orange haired shinobi looked at her for a moment waiting for an answer, "He was here several hours before you came…told me he was heading for Amegakure to meet up with Orochimaru." Naruto smiled as he pulled his mask back on, "You three are coming with us…Orochimaru shall see his last day soon."

Kimimro spoke up in a worried voice, "I'm not sure if you've heard this or not, but Ame recently had all of its leaders wiped out. They say that Hanzo was single-handedly defeated by a woman named Konan." Mixed looks of interest or confusion were prevalent. Haku spoke up, "Hanzo the Salamander? Somebody killed him one on one?"

Tayuya answered her, "Kabuto was talking to us about it this morning. He said that she battled him a few miles from the village…turned everything within five square miles into a charred crater. She took his breathing mask as a trophy…it was the only thing left from what I hear." Guren nodded as she cut in to finish, "The people of Ame call her the Angel of Death…I've only seen her one time in my travels with Orochimaru. She wasn't what you'd be expecting…she is barely into her twenties." Everyone shot her looks of disbelief before Naruto said, "If she gets in my way she'll die as well."

They all nodded at their leader's unwavering resolve as he began to speak again, "By the way…don't call me by my actual name in public. I want to keep my identity a secret from Konoha." The five shinobi followed their leader out of the office as he began to leave. Upon exiting the building he found a large gathering of shinobi surrounding it.

A random jounin spoke up, "This man has Guren-sama under some kind mind controlling jutsu! I cannot allow you to leave!" Guren looked at the man and started to laugh, "I don't know if you caught the memo but Pein is in charge of Oto now." The man looked shocked as Naruto walked up to him, "Is he 'THE PEIN?'" Naruto sighed as he stared at the man and he began to enunciate for all around to hear, "I am assuming control of this village. Your leaders have already pledged their loyalty to me. Join my cause and be a part of the revolution…or join Orochimaru on dead on a pike when I find him."

Everyone present bowed low and the jounin even took it a step further by pledging, "You're reputation is an accurate one Lord Pein…We the people of Oto shall stand with your cause, even against our former leader Orochimaru." Naruto smiled as he began to take his leave of Otogakure. The citizens continued to bow as Naruto left through the south gate with his followers.

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A white haired man had been watching the scene through a spyglass the entire time and grimaced in horror as the people of Oto once again bowed to Pein. "Oh shit…Orochimaru is going to be pissed about this." He began to run away from the village at high speed as he dared not look back in fear of Pein capturing him. As he passed under a tree he was stopped by the sound of a familiar voice, "You seem worried Kabuto…has the plan been compromised?"

The white haired man turned to see a familiar plant like man standing behind him, "Zetsu…what is it you want?" the plant maw on his head opened as Zetsu replied plainly, "I need to know if everything is going according to plan…Tobi won't like it if you fail him again." Kabuto looked over his shoulder worried, "There has been a strange occurrence in Oto…it seems Pein didn't destroy the village as we had predicted. I saw all of Orochimaru's followers bowing to him…my guess is he took over the village."

The normally calm Zetsu had a concerned look on his face, "That is a very unsettling turn of events…I will inform Tobi, but I still need you to continue to Ame as planned…this may still be salvageable." Kabuto held his head down in fear, "Konan can offer me some protection I hope? I just saw him walk in and take over Otogakure in an hour, and there is no way I am fighting him…"

Zetsu shrugged at Kabuto's fear carelessly, "Do your job and you'll survive…if you fail then I will be sent to eat you." Zetsu's plant maw closed as he forged back into a nearby tree. Kabuto didn't take a second to think as he began to run southwest. His mind wandered as he ran, 'So, Pein has the Rinnegan…Tobi's plan may work, but I think he seriously underestimates what Pein is capable of…Uchiha pride I suppose.'

ALL RIGHT! there is chapter six for you guys. I'd hate to be all stereotypical and throw in a time skip, but I didn't feel like writing three years of filler chapters…and I don't want to write lemons with a fourteen year old. Just imagine him in Snow Country if you want lol. By the way, don't worry…Koyuki-hime will be making an appearance in the near future. Drama makes everything more fun. Am I right?

Anyways, some brief points I want to go over real quick: Sorry for the Sakura bashing, but it needed to happen…bitch was asking for it. There won't be too much more of it, just enough for her to straighten up and stop being a…well you get the idea.

As for all of rookie nine minus one becoming jounin, I just want to mention one thing. With the chaos around Konoha, its forces have been spread thin making the need for more jounin necessary. Plus rookie nine was the cream of the crop as far as genin were, so I see no reason why they all wouldn't become jounin…even Sakura, though it shames me to admit it.

I'll bet nobody here was expecting me to bring Guren in…C'mon you can admit you found that sexy. For those of you who don't know who she is, she was in the second shippuden filler arc I think…episode 89 if I remember correctly. Anyways, I always thought that her crystal jutsus were cool, so then I figured why not throw in something new.

I had every intention of bringing Tayuya and Kimimaro into the little group for a while, and I'm glad I finally got to do it. We all know we love the foul-mouthed red head. Kimimaro is another awesome character that I was sad to see die in the anime…so problem solved LOL. As for his illness…pssshhh whatevah, I'll explain that later.

As for Konan, I know we all can't wait to see her in action. She is one of my favorites, so she will have a dominant role in the story. Sorry I didn't put her in this chapter, but I wanted to butter you guys up with Jiraiya's sad story so the battle between her and Naruto will be enjoyable. Two former pupils face off…AW yeah

Fear not for our favorite Suna trio will be in the next chapter as well…GOGOGO!

Well that's pretty much all I wanted to say. If you have any questions feel free to ask, also if you didn't like go ahead and flame. I'm fireproof and I love attention…good of bad. Hope you enjoyed.