Yo!!! Sorry about being gone for so long. Life, School, and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time decided to take a large chunk of my life. But to make matters worse, Finals are coming up, and that means studying. I'll try to update after finals, but I won't make any promises.

Side Note: This is here to justify the last chapter, where Naruto used his RasenShuriken. I am aware of the affects of the attack upon Naruto and his opponent, but here's my justification:

Naruto: Since he was borrowing some of the Kyuubi's Chakra, it essentially dulled some of the effects. He still aches a ton, and his hand is still in a cast, but the effects weren't as severe as when he faced Kakuzu. He will get chewed out by Tsunade.

Koji: Like Naruto, he had tapped into the Lightning Phoenixes chakra. The thing with him losing his ability to use chakra will subside after a while. The Phoenix would be damned if it's host couldn't be a ninja, so the RasenShuriken was repelled a little. Enough to ensure that Koji would use jutsus again.

That's that. Now enjoy.

Chapter 27: A Week of Rest. Koji Prepares Himself!

"Sigh Guess it can't be helped." Koji said, resting his head on the counter of the bar. It has been 5 days since the last round. He still wore a few bandages, and his chakra wasn't at 100 percent. (It was about 80)

This was the same bar that he started a bar brawl in. (Chapter 19) (Hn. Something big is going to happen, but I REALLY don't want to involve the Leaf or Sand Villages. But with the way the scroll talked about the upcoming battle, they may be dragged into it anyway.) Koji mused to himself.

"Hey, you, boy!" Koji glanced at him. "Yes?" Koji asked. He really wasn't in the mood for dealing with drunkards. "Your chakra. It feels the same as that one guy that was around here." The leader said. "Sorry. Don't know any of you." Koji responded, and they glared at him. "Your chakra signature is the same! Fess up, before we really kick your ass!!" The leader said, and Koji smirked.

He pulled out a small scroll, and pulled out a brush. "Give this to the Kazekage. He'll know what to do." Koji said, as he got off his seat, and smashed his fist into the mouth of one of the antagonizers.

(Outside: Approaching the Bar)

The Konoha 12 were walking in town, hanging out. They were debating over if Naruto or Sasuke would win. Both nin wouldn't comment, since they thought they would win.

They all were brought out of their musings as a man slid right by them. Before he could make his way towards who or whatever sent him there, a 2x4 lodged itself into his head, knocking him out with blood squirting out his head like a water fountain. Everyone sweat dropped, and turned to see where the man flew from.

They saw the bar in the distance, and Neji sweat dropped. He made three seals, and activated his Byakugan. Inside the bar, Koji was sitting at the front, sipping what appeared to be Pepsi, as bodies were laid all across the bar, and the place looked tore up. "Idiot." Neji mumbled, and everyone gave him confused looks. "I found the idiot we were looking for."

(Inside the Bar)

"Thanks for the drinks." Koji dropped a few bills to pay for his drinks, and turned to leave. "You really believe that this 'Shiro Masamune' will pay for all this?" The bartender asked.

"Of course! I'm like family!" Koji said, a bright smile on his face. He turned, and saw the Konoha 12 giving him a scolding look. "What?" Koji asked. "That's the second bar fight." Neji said, and everyone had O.O looks.

"The second!?" They all screamed, and Koji sweat dropped, while glaring at Neji, who feigned innocence.

(Across Town)

Sanosuke walked, annoyed that Koji was no where. The days he was in the hospital were boring because whenever Koji put his mind on something, an adventure was born.

No Koji meant no fun.

Then, as though the gods were issuing him some fun, Koji turned the corner, looking a little beat up. "Another Bar Brawl?" Sanosuke asked. "Always got to stay in fighting form!" Koji replied, and both nin smiled.

"So, what's on todays agenda?" Sanosuke asked. "Something usually finds me." Koji said. They both began to walk, and ran into Zaku, Kin, and Dosu. (Something usually finds him!) Sanosuke thought to himself, smirking inwardly.

"Hey, Zaku-teme!!" Zaku turned, and saw Koji waving. "Is that Koji?" Dosu asked. "Of course. He's the only one with enough balls to call someone a bastard in the open." Zaku said. They walked towards them, and Koji smirked. "You guys got anything to do?" Koji asked.

"What you got in mind?" Dosu asked. "You will see in 5…4….3…..2….1…." "KOJI HYOSUKE!!!!!" "Bingo!" Koji said, as he pulled a pink bra out of his pocket. Everyone had O.O looks.

"Where the!? Who the!? How!? THE HELL!?!?!?" Sanosuke looked real confused. "A panty raid?" Zaku asked. "Nope. Took it right from in front of her eyes, while her shirt was on." Koji said, and everyone gave him 'HOW!?' looks. "A ninja never shares his techniques." Koji said, as they felt waves of killing intent coming near them.

"You four never saw me!" Koji said, as he Body Flicked away. All four shook their heads. "Never a dull moment." Sanosuke said. "Yep." Dosu said, shrugging.

(With Naruto)

"Koji is really something else." Naruto said. "I still don't' know how he did it." Kiba muttered. "What happened?" Lee was completely oblivious to the entire thing, and Kiba chuckled. "You had to see it!" Kiba said. "It started as the usual argument between them." Naruto started.

Flashback:

"Hey Sakura-chan! See my awesome fight with Koji?" Naruto screamed, and Sakura smiled. "You did awesome Naruto!" Sakura commented. "Thanks for caring that I got my ass kicked Amazon." Koji muttered sarcastically.

"Who said I cared about you?" Sakura replied, giving him a fierce glare. "Sheesh, you can feel the love under all those mean-spirited words." Koji said laced with sarcasm. Sakura turned, and Koji met her glare with a smirk.

"Looking for a fight, Pinky?" Koji taunted. "I could have you screaming for mercy in less than a minute." That was all it took. With a punch filled with pink destructive chakra, Sakura socked the holy hell out of Koji, and he flew through 5 buildings.

"That was harsh." Naruto said, but the glare that Sakura sent him shut him up. "It's okay. I'm alive." Koji relied, limping towards them. (HE LIVED!?!?!) The less stoic members of the Konoha 12 thought, their eyes white. Sakura had hit him dead in the face, with her inhuman strength, and he walked it off.

(IS HE A DEMON!?!?!?) They screamed in their minds. This time, Neji and Sasuke's eyes had turned anime white, and Shino's glasses transformed to dot eyes. "You must be getting weak or something. That wasn't even enough to knock me out." Koji taunted, and Sakura was fuming. Instead of reacting, she turned away, and began to walk.

"Hey Sakura, you should check your chest." There was confusion etched on most everyone's face, but their confusion increased when they saw Neji glancing at Koji, his face pale as chalk. They turned to see what he was looking at, and everyone looked scared as hell.

Koji had a pink lace bra, and was twirling it around his finger. What no one could figure out was how the hell he did it! The only time he was in contact with Sakura was when she punched the hell out of him. But everyone knew what would come next.

And they felt it. A wave of killing intent.

They turned, to see Sakura smiling homicidally, and saw Koji smiling with his eyes closed. "Catch me if you can!!" And with that, he disappeared. Sakura turned her smiling glance to the other Konoha 12, and they all looked a little fearful.

"If I don't have my bra back in 10 minutes, anything with a Konaha Headband is going to DIE!!" Sakura said with such sweetness, that shivers went down their spines, before they took off.

Flashback End.

"Only Koji could pull something like that off." Kiba said. "He keeps life interesting. If only him and Sakura would stop beating around the bush, they would be a pretty nice looking couple." Naruto said. Kiba shrugged, but Lee wasn't okay with this.

"I see. THEN KOJI SHALL BE MY ETERNAL RIVAL FOR THE AFFECTION OF SAKURA-CHAN!!!" Lee screamed, as he took off. Kiba and Naruto sighed. "He's way too energetic for me to hang with." Kiba said. "I find him fun to be around!" Naruto replied. (Your freakish stamina allows you to be able to keep up with Lee.) Kiba thought to himself, sighing. (Wonder what kind of training causes that?)

(Different Bar)

Koji sat in a bar with Zaku, Kin, Dosu, and Sanosuke. They heard about what he did, and decided to treat him with a few sodas. What Koji didn't know was that they somehow spiked the cola with some sake that couldn't be tasted, and waited to see how many cups it took to down the powerful nin.

After the sixth cup of cola-sake, Koji was beginning to lose himself. At cup 10, he was plastered. (Since it wasn't trackable, it took longer to get inebriated.) "Hey guys! How long have the walls here been white!?" Koji asked, laughing outloud.

Yep, he was drunk off his ass.

"They aren't white dude. They are grey." Sanosuke said. "Hey guys! Did you know I stole Sakura-chan's bra from under her nose? It's funny, because boobs ARE under the nose! HA HA HA!!!" Koji's head then hit the table, and Dosu chuckled.

"Looks like he's had enough." Dosu said. "Hold on! I want to try something!" Zaku said. "Hey Koji. When did Sakura become Sakura-chan?" Sanosuke asked, knowing what Zaku was about to do. "She became Sakura-chan when I realized that having her around isn't so bad, and I wondered if she was a virgin!" Everyone looked at him with O.O looks.

"What?" Zaku asked. "I hope to be the one to steal the small amount of innocence she has left!" Now they got it. Koji became a Happy Honest Drunk. "So, what do you think of the other girls?" Zaku asked, smirking.

"Kin is like a little sister, but I have noticed the lusty looks Sano gives her!" Sanosuke turned crimson, and coughed nervously, while Kin turned crimson as well, and ran her head into the bar table.

"Hinata is finally coming out of her shell, and I plan on getting her and Naruto together!" Sanosuke nodded at that. From the little of Hinata and Naruto he saw, he noticed that Hinata was in love with the blond idiot. But there were two things in her way: Her shyness outside of battle and Naruto's sheer obliviousness.

"Tenten is cool! I plan on getting Sasuke with her! She hasn't shown any fangirlish intentions towards him, and he even commented on her beauty!!" Sanosuke nodded to that when the Sound Trio glanced at him. That was one hell of a poker game.

"Ino and Temari are hot looking, and are people who I would screw in a heartbeat!! Luckily, I'm not that kind of person, and I believe they both have eyes for Shikamaru!!" This proved that his Truthful Drunk came from what he was thinking.

He thought Ino liked Shikamaru. Truth was, Sanosuke noticed that she was giving Neji a look-over every now and then, oblivious to the stoic Hyuuga genius. If this was the case, they could use this to find out what Koji was thinking, since he only spoke his mind when he was screaming outloud, or causing trouble.

"And I think we know your feelings about Sakura-chan!" Zaku said, as they began to chuckle. "Hey guys! I think I may be a little tipsy!" Koji yelled, and the others began to laugh again. "A little isn't the word, my inebriated friend."Dosu said.

"How about you give me Sakura-chan's bra, so she can heal the hangover you will be getting in a few hours?" Sanosuke bargained. "OKAY!!!" Koji fished the stolen item from his right pocket, and handed it to Sanosuke, who sealed it in an index card.

"Well my friends, it looks like it's my choice to take our drunk friend home to rest off our 'interrogation.'" Sanosuke said, and the Sound Trio chuckled. "Just make sure to find out if he remembers anything that happens." Zaku said with a smirk.

(Inn)

"Ng. What happened? I feel like my head is going to explode." Koji muttered silently. It was now about 6:00, 5 hours after Koji's drunken tirade. He just woke up, and he was suffering from one hell of a hangover. After his painful awakening, he felt the need to use the bathroom.

He did.

3 times.

"I feel really sick. And vomit is a horrible aftertaste. When did I get drunk?" Koji muttered, before number 4 happened. (Can't remember getting drunk. Perfect!) Sanosuke smirked in his mind. He was definitely going to use this against Koji for the rest of his life.

"Where did Sakura's bra go? If she finds out I lost it, she'll kill me!" Koji said, and Sanosuke sighed. "I saw her earlier, and gave it back." Sanosuke smirked at Koji's breath of relierf, before it turned into number 5. "Should I get her to heal this sickness you got?" Sanosuke asked, and smirked when Koji showed panic.

"No need!! I'll just go to the pharmacy and get some medicine." Koji said, his hands flailing around. Sanosuke shrugged, and Koji walked out the door, wincing when the door slammed, and his head felt like exploding. He groaned in pain. He couldn't wait for the medicine to cure this headache.

(Kazekage's Mansion: 2 Hours Later

Gaara sat at his desk, looking irritated. When they said that he was elected as the new Kazekage, he was flattered that he was chosen as the protector of Suna. What wasn't mentioned was all the god-damn work the Kazekage had to put in.

There were so many papers looking for his signature, it wouldn't surprise him if he had to sign for a 5 year old to piss in a toilet!

…Okay, that last one was a little exhagerated, but you know what he means. He sighed, and heard the door being knocked on. He called for the person to enter, and was surprised to see Koji walk in.

But instead of the carefree Koji, he looked like he had a serious problem. "Hey Gaara. I have an issue I need to talk to you about." Koji said with a serious calm, and Gaara nodded. "What's wrong?" Garra asked. Koji sighed and pulled out a scroll. "Ever heard of Association 15?"

ShadowRonin: It is almost time. Association 15 make their move, and Koji prepares to let them in on what he has learned, despite his will to leave them out of this. Next Chapter begins the fun.

Next Chapter: Association 15 makes their move, but what they didn't expect was The Sand Village being aware, setting the stage for a large war between the Association and the Leaf and Sand Allied Force!! Who will pull out on top? Find out on:

Chapter 28: It begins! Sand Takes on the Association!!