Grahhh!!! I'm soo pissed off I just wrote this chapter but it didn't save so now I have to rewrite this entire chapter!!!!

"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Voices in Sasuke head/ inner Sakura'

"Bijuu speaking"

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Umiko frowned as she watched Naruto walk away arguing with Sakura before turning around and heading back toward the café.

'You didn't tell him.' Umiko stiffened but then sighed in resignation.

'Why are you so chatty? You left me alone for years and now you won't shut up.' Umiko growled at it knowing that it wasn't going to answer her but she asked anyway.

'Why didn't you tell him?' it asked and Umiko sighed again.

'You were the one who told me that something was going too happened to him. I don't want him to get hurt because he was distracted by the truth about us.'

'Is that why you gave him the necklace?' and Umiko stiffened when she heard the smugness in it voice.

'You were the one to who taught me how to make it.'

'I have no problems with you doing this but can you survive without water and food for fourteen days?' Umiko frowned deepened and she sighed before caving in.

'That won't be a problem if go back to the water…' Umiko admitted reluctantly nearly cringing when she felt its excitement rise up inside her and sighed.

'Well then it won't be a problem at all! It's about time you went back to the water!' Umiko snarled before snapping at it.

'Don't get used to it; I'm never going in the water after this.' Umiko smirked when she felt it disappointment fill her before its presence faded from her mind. Umiko looked up noticing for the first time the strange looks she was getting and just realized that she was still in uniform and let out an embarrassed laugh before hurrying toward the café. When she got there she opened the door and let out a yelp when she was tackled to the ground by her hyper boss.

"Haruhi-san what are you doing?" Umiko yelped when Haruhi nuzzled Umiko neck before excitedly replying.

"I heard! I heard! I heard that Naruto-kun gave you a key to his apartment and that he wants you to move in with him." Haruhi squealed while hugging Umiko even tighter.

"Ano… Haruhi-san, Takeshi-san I need to ask you a favor…" Umiko said as she squirmed her way out of Haruhi grip causing Haruhi to pout.

"Ja, what is this favor you wanted to ask us?" Haruhi asked as she went to stand next to her husband and Umiko looked guiltily at them.

"Well I was wondering if I could take the next two weeks off." Takeshi frowned and Haruhi looked confused, Umiko rushed on not realizing she had started to babble.

"I don't expect to receive any pay while I'm gone and if you don't want me back then that's fine too. I just wanted you to know that I wasn't going to show up for the next two weeks. If you want I can give you back your uniform and…." Haruhi looked at Takeshi who was looking at Umiko. Takeshi looked back at Haruhi and raised an eyebrow and Haruhi looked back at Umiko before asking.

"Does this have something to do with Naruto-kun?" Haruhi asked cutting off Umiko ramblings and causing the other girl to blush and nod her head shyly. Haruhi smiled and look at her husband and gave him a quick nod and he smiled.

"You can have the next two weeks off and if you need more time just come and tell us. Don't worry we won't give you job away either." Takeshi told Umiko who smiled at him before quickly nodding and running out the door. Takeshi looked at Haruhi and raised a questioning eyebrow and Haruhi smiled.

"Sometimes a girl has to do what a girl has to do. Like when I left my family for you." Haruhi told Takeshi with a warm smile that made Takeshi smile in return. He hugged Haruhi tightly and nuzzled her neck while mumbling.

"Let's pray that their relationship ends as happily as ours did ne?" Haruhi hummed in agreement while stroking her husband hair.

Umiko was rushing toward the academy. She was kind of sad that she wouldn't be able to keep her promise to Naruto, but she knew she had no choice but to break the promise. Still Naruto apartment needed to be taken care of and the only person who she could trust this task to was Iruka-sensei. Umiko had never really meet Naruto first sensei but she had heard enough from Naruto to know that he was probably the closest person to him and therefore a person to trust. She only hoped the description Naruto had given her would be enough to find him. Umiko ran around the corner and stood in front of the ninja academy wondering how she was going to find Iruka when she heard the dull sounds of many kids complaining coming to her right. She followed the sound until she came face to face with a bunch of little kids running laps around the courtyard. She scanned the courtyard and saw near the back of the yard stood a man with a green vest.

'That must be their sensei. Maybe he would know where to find Iruka.' Umiko thought to herself and walked warily toward him. As she got closer to the man she saw him look up and got her first clear look at the man. Umiko almost stopped but didn't and continued to walk toward him still observing him. The man was pretty young and had to be at least over twenty and looked pretty normal compared to all the ninja Umiko had seen so far. The only thing that really stuck out about him was the large scar that ran across his nose.

"Hi, um are you Iruka-san?"Umiko asked feeling relived when he nodded.

"Yes I am is there something you wanted from me?" Iruka asked looking Umiko over and trying to remember if he had met her before.

"Well I'm Umiko and I was wondering if you could do something for me?" Umiko asked watching as Iruka eyes widen in surprise.

"What can I do for you Umiko-san?" Iruka asked politely not sure how to act around Naruto fiancée.

"Well Naruto left the village on a mission and he won't be back for at the minimal of two weeks. I was wondering if you could look after his apartment for me." Iruka felt a little hurt that Naruto hadn't come to him directly when something Umiko said caught his attention.

"What do you mean 'for me' shouldn't you have said 'for him'?" Iruka asked and watch as the girl blushed before answering.

"Well you see Naruto had originally asked me to do it but something come up and I won't have the time to check up on his apartment. This is why I'm asking you to do it." Iruka wondered what could be so important that Umiko would have to break a promise that she made with her fiancée for but shrugged.

"Sure I'll do it. I still don't get how he's able to grow anything at all in his apartment but this maybe the only chance I get to finally clean the place!" Iruka said with a chuckle while Umiko laughed with him.

"Was there anything else that you wanted Umiko-san?" Iruka asked and watched as Umiko looked at him with conflicted eyes before deciding on something.

"Do you know if there are any large lakes around here" Umiko asked hoping Iruka would know and save her the trouble of finding one on her own. Iruka thought about it for a moment before nodding.

"There's one to the far west direction of the village. It's a few hours past the Hokage monument; it's fairly secluded so not many people go there. Is that okay?" Iruka asked watching her face light up with a smile.

"Yes that's perfect! I also need you to get all my stuff from my hotel room at the Ryutaro Inn and take it to Naruto apartment ok?" Umiko asked before giving Iruka the key to Naruto apartment and running off toward the Hokage monument not even stopping to hear Iruka answer. Iruka mean while stood frozen in shock. Why was Umiko moving all of her things into Naruto apartment? Had they really gotten that far in their relationship? Iruka groaned he really did not want to give Naruto the 'birds and bees' talk when he came back.

Umiko was walking in the forest behind the Hokage monument looking for the lake that Iruka had described but after two hour of wondering around she had finally decided that she was lost and gave a frustrated sigh.

'Lost are we?' Umiko could almost hear it laughing at her and growled.

'Like hell I am! I know exactly where I'm going!' She yelled defiantly back at it and heard it laugh at her.

'So you were walking around in circles on purpose?' Umiko blushed before growling

'I haven't been walking around in circles!'

'We passed that tree four times' It deadpanned and Umiko stubbornly refused to listen to it.

'How do you know we passed that tree so many times?'

'How many other trees do you know are split right down the middle?' Umiko sighed in defeat.

'Alright I'm lost! So what am I supposed to do?' Umiko said in defeat.

'Since we're looking for water all you have to do is follow your instincts.' Umiko sighed knowing what it said to be true before closing her eyes and walking forward. She wasn't entirely sure how long she walked or how many times she stumbled but she suddenly stopped and opened her eyes. She found herself to be in front of a large lake that was soo deep she couldn't see the bottom from where she was standing. She looked around her trying to find a hiding place for her clothes when she noticed a large knothole in one of the tree. Deciding that it was as good of a hiding place as any she striped herself of all her clothes and hid them in the knothole. She took a few timid steps into the water and took a deep breath.

'It's been a while since you last transformed. This is going to hurt a lot.' It told her and Umiko rolled her eyes.

'Joy.' Umiko could almost taste the sarcasm in that word. Umiko took another deep breath before plunging into the water with a loud splash.

Umiko could feel the pain right away. Her skin burned and itched and she clenched her fist to stop herself from scratching. Her eyes felt like they were melting and it felt like someone had ripped a hole into her neck. Umiko let out a scream when she felt her bones snap and reform, her chest burning for the air she just released and she instinctive gulped in a large amount of water. Sweet relief swept through her body as much needed oxygen entered her lungs, she opened her eyes let her tired body float there for a while. Taking a huge gulp of water she turned and plunged deeper into the water.

Umiko was slightly impressed with how large the lake was. By the time she reached the bottom she could no longer see any sunlight; she settled herself down on the lake bottom and caught a flash of her red scales and felt disgust rise inside of her. She harshly pushed her feelings away and concentrated on the task on hand. She brought her hand together and filled it with her chakra. She could feel distantly when her chakra connected to another piece of water so very far away and sighed.

'This is going to be a very long two weeks.' Umiko thought to herself as she bowed her head and lost herself in a trance. If anyone had been able to see Umiko it would have looked like she was praying.

Naruto was getting annoyed. It had been four days since they left Konoha and his team was still teasing him about his little 'moment' with Umiko. Even Sasuke had made a jab at him about it! As much as they annoyed Naruto with the teasing, Naruto couldn't help but smile every time he remembered it. Still Naruto couldn't help but notice something was off with his necklace. The first thing he had noticed was that it glowed, sure it wasn't glowing much, not even enough to see by, but it still glowed. The second thing he noticed was that it was always cold. Even after entering the desert the stone remain cold to the touch, even if he left it out in the sun.

'Speaking of deserts, why the hell are they such messed up places? I mean during the day it's so hot that I just want to tear off all my clothes and jump in a river, but at night it's so cold I want to sleep in the fire.' Naruto grumbled to himself as he trudged through the sand behind his sensei. He was so lost in his complaints that he didn't even notice Kakashi stop until he walked right into him.

"Kakashi-sensei why did we stop?" Naruto asked hoping to get some rest before noticing two men standing in their way. The man on the right was at least six feet tall and had long black hair that spiked out wards. He had a lean and gaunt face with pale skin that made him look sickly; he had a lean frame that showed he preferred speed over strength. He was wearing a tight long sleeve t-shirt and brown cargo pants, but what caught Naruto attention was the man eyes which was a dull purple and staring straight at him.

The other man was shorter than the first but stood around five feet ten inches and had short cropped blond hair. His wide frame showed he was more power than he was speed; he was wearing a tight white sleeveless muscle shirt that showed off his well defined arms and a pair of standard blue ninja pants.

"What do you want?" Kakashi asked them lazily while not looking up from his book. The black haired man answered.

"My name is Sestuna and my partner name is Akira." Sestuna looked straight at Naruto before continuing. "Are you Uzumaki Naruto?"

Naruto wasn't entirely too sure why he had stressed his last name so much but he was irritated and tired so he answered the man question ignoring his sensei when he tried to shush him.

"Yeah that's me what do you want?" Naruto snapped angrily tensing when he say a predatory gleam enter the man eyes.

"Are you sure he's an Uzumaki? He doesn't even have the red hair!" Akira whined giving Naruto a disbelieving look.

"It's possible that his blood is weak or that he wasn't chosen." Sestuna told Akira keeping his eyes on Naruto making him shiver.

"Alright fine! If you say he's an Uzumaki then he's an Uzumaki , lets grab him and go I hate the desert!" Sestuna shot forward like an arrow straight towards Naruto startling Naruto, before he could reach him he was punched away by Kakashi.

"Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto turn back now and head back towards the village!" Kakashi yelled as he dodges a kick Sestuna aimed at his head. Naruto turned and started to run with Sasuke and Sakura following close behind him. He didn't get very far until a leg came out of nowhere and kicked him back. He went skidding back and heard Sakura scream his name before he looked up and saw a fist flying toward his face. He jerked his head away and felt the rush of wind as Akira fist moved past his face, but he wasn't fast enough to block the knee to the stomach that sent him flying. Naruto skidded across the ground hissing in pain as he skidded across the ground, hot sand burning and cutting into his skin. When he stopped he looked up in pain and tried to gain his breath back but before he could Akira appeared before him fist raised and about to slam it into his stomach.

"Kanton: Hōsenka no Jutsu!" Sasuke cried out before launching several large fire balls toward Akira forcing him to move away from Naruto. Naruto looked at Sasuke and gave him a grateful smile which Sasuke returned with a nod before tossing a kunai toward Akira and rushing him. Naruto flipped though hand signs before calling out "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Four clones poofed into existence around him and with a swift nod they are raced to Akira. Naruto waited until Sasuke came back and stood next to him.

"I have a plan." Naruto told Sasuke who looked at him before asking.

"What your plan?" Naruto smirked before explaining.

"I'm going to charge him and I need you to stay behind and attack on my signal." Sasuke nodded his consent and Naruto rushed forward. His hand came together in a hand sign he knew well before calling out "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" four clones appeared around him and spread out to face Akira in four different directions.

All five Naruto threw a shurikan and started flashing through hand signs but Akira laughed before punching two clones out of existence but didn't have enough time to hit the other three Naruto before they finish their jutsu. Three voices cried out "Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" and the single shurikan they threw turned into thirty each. Akira grinned before pulling out his own kunai and blocking any from hitting him.

"Was that all you got? The girl put up more of a fight than you did!" Akira taunted trying to make Naruto mad but Naruto simply grinned in response.

"Bang." Naruto grinned as he jump away when the explosive note he had tied to the shurikan ignited. He landed safely as saw Sasuke already moving in another direction chasing after Akira.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" Sasuke cried out shooting a large ball of flame towards Akira and hitting him dead on. Naruto cheered and jumped up and down.

"That was great Teme! Let's go see how Kakashi-sensei doing." Naruto said as he walked towards Sasuke who turned to look at him.

"Naruto look out!" Naruto heard Sakura scream behind him and he turned around only to be met with a fist to his face. Naruto went down hard and even though he landed in sand he was pretty sure he probably cracked his skull. He tried to get up but Akira appeared before him and slammed his foot down on Naruto chest breaking a few of his ribs with the force. Naruto gasped painfully and tried to push Akira foot off but Akira foot stayed firmly in place.

"You know, I'm kind of glad you turned out to be a boy. I don't like seeing girls cry, goes against my own nindo, so for her sake you're going to come with me, now good night!" Akira swung his foot toward Naruto head and Naruto knew that neither Sasuke or Sakura would be able to reach him in time. Just before Akira foot could connect the necklace Umiko had given him shattered. Naruto watched in stunned amazement as the shards of the gem turned into water, a lot of water, tons and tons of water, and then surrounded him in an orb. He watched with stunned amazement as the water swept outwards knocking everyone away. He raised his hands against the orb that was holding him felt it firm surface against his hand. He looked up and watched in horror as Sakura was sucked under the current and didn't surface. Naruto pounded against the water watching it ripple under the blow but didn't break. He pounded it again in panic as he saw Sasuke get taken under as well, he felt somewhat relieved when he saw Kakashi swim toward him before a sharp pain burned itself into his mind causing him to cry out and fall to the floor of his prison. All he saw before his vision went dark was Kakashi swimming towards him his eyes filled with panic.

Naruto woke up to find himself in darkness. Naruto quickly realized that he was in some kind of liquid and started to twist and turn trying to figure out where he was. He stiffened when he felt something move around him.

'Who there?' he tried to yell but only bubbles came out of his mouth. He heard laughter and turned to see where it came from only to come face to face with a mermaid. It was hard to describe what the mermaid looked like simply because she kept changing. One moment she had long hair then she'll suddenly have short hair. Her fin would change size, shape, and color in seconds and most confusing it kept changing genders as well. The only thing that stayed consistent where it's eyes which had no white and large pupils that covered most of it eyes.

'Who are you?' Naruto said watching in annoyance as bubbles came out of his mouth instead but it smiled at him before answering him.

"My name is Siren, it is good to meet you kin of my chosen one." Siren told him and Naruto felt his confusion grows.

'Who is your 'chosen one'?' Naruto asked and Siren smiled.

"My chosen one is one you know well. After all Uzumaki Naruto you are cousin to Uzumaki Umiko." Naruto was pretty sure that if he hadn't fainted already he would have done so again right now.

Well here's chapter 12 it has officially annoyed me but please review!