Venom jumped from branch to branch, swinging as he did. He had a very special mark this time. One that made him smile. He was going to meet Roushi when he caught the trail of the man that was all that was remaining of his Bingo Book Leaf targets. Rokusho Aoi. He hated once again putting off meeting with the four tail jinchuuriki. But he wouldn't miss this chance. He caught a tree with his webbing and pulled. He twisted around it and was flung into the air. That traitor would not get away from him.
—oo000oo—
Aoi knew something was wrong, he wasn't a jonin for nothing. And the sense that there was literally nothing out there screamed that there was. He drew his short sword first, no need to announce to the world just who he was with the other sword. "Come out, I know you are there."
"Vi veri veniversum vivus vici," a boy dressed in all black save the blue sword on his back and the white spider on his chest said as he dropped down to the ground. His mask was black as well except two slanted white patches over his eyes. "By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe'. You said something similar to that the day you left, didn't you? Stealing that sword, betraying a home that would have killed to protect you just like anyone else there. Dishonoring a boy that looked to you for guidance."
"...Hunter Nin Venom," Aoi stated with a grin.
"We are," Venom replied with a bow. "Tell us, before we beat the living hell out of you, the three worthless genin you have waiting, take back the sword of the nindaime, and take all of you to Konoha for interrogation, will you save us the time and surrender?"
The three genin jumped into the clearing, surprised they had been noticed so easily. "Sensei," the leader of the three asked.
"We are not going to Konoha," Aoi told Venom. "And thus I clothe my naked villainy with old odd ends, stol'n forth of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil." Aoi discarded the useless sword in his hands against this opponent. He drew the Raijin no Ken and brandished the glowing blade at the boy. Most were intimidated by the weapon that now filled the clearing with light. But the boy in front of him showed none of the signs. He deserved the title hunter ninja. "Oboro, when you see an opening, join in the fight, and leave just as quickly."
"...'We are oft to blame in this. 'Tis too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we do o'er the devil himself'."
Oboro glanced at Aoi, "What does that mean?"
Aoi swallowed, realizing he just killed them. "That I drew his attention on you and is about to deal with you." Naruto called forth the Enmu no Jutsu and used the Kage Bunshin. The sound of fighting and blood hitting the ground. Aoi cut through the darkness to see the genin on their knees, eyes wide while their head was in the blade edge eye at the end of the Kage Keiri. "Do you think that will make it any easier to beat me?"
"No," Venom replied as the real one stepped forward. "That is to remind them that if they try anything, we will kill them. Because in the end, we are just after you. They are expendable assets, as they must be realizing right now." He drew the Samehada from his back, still holding the Kage Keiri in hand. "Surrender, you have no idea who we are."
"That is easy," Aoi replied as he entered a fighting stance. "From your manner of speech, I believe you are none other than the demon brat. Nothing else gave you away but that."
Naruto grinned under his mask, he was wondering if any Leaf nukenin would figure it out. "You are the first to get it. We would enjoy this but you are no Uchiha."
Aoi growled, "This is the Raijin no Ken! The wielder of this sword is invincible!"
"Ah...no," Naruto told him. "It is powerful but you have no idea how to use it properly, we can tell by your stance." He discarded the Kage Keiri and held the Samehada in both hands. "That sounds like a boy saying he was strong because he is an Uchiha. Did we ever put that idea out of his head." Naruto ran forward, stabbing with the giant blade. Aoi parried the sloppy stab with his sword.
"I guess I was wrong... What the hell!?" The Raijin no Ken flickered in and out for a moment before reforming.
"We are not just the Hunter Nin Venom, we are one of two wielders of a zanbatou in Konoha. And this particular blade is 'The Chakra Eater' Samehada. And while the Nindaime's sword is powerful, it is only a chakra blade." Naruto ran in again, no longer playing. He did a wide slash, almost cutting Aoi in half. But another parry and him jumping back saved his life. Naruto turned the blade up, around in a spin, and stabbed again. The smaller blade had an advantage against Samehada though. It was able to move faster and with more agility. Not that Naruto swung it slow, far from it.
A fem moments later, Naruto moved two feet forward and did a side slash again. As Aoi was about to move, Naruto, having his arms extended, brought his arms in to his chest. An object moving farther from the main body takes a lot of energy. And energy cannot be created nor destroyed. So to compensate for that, the sword moved even faster than before. Aoi was hit by the flat of the blade and thrown to the side. But he had gotten a hit on the boys arm because his sword slipped from his hands as well.
Aoi laughed as he got back up and, after tucking the Raijin no Ken in his pouch, picked up the Samehada. "Now not only do I have two of the most powerful weapons in the world, your arm is lamed!"
"And why would it be," Naruto asked. "It isn't injured," he held up his arms, showing him. "Another thing about that sword. It is sentient and bound to us until we are beaten. And it doesn't like others trying to wield it, especially if they are novices. If you would, Samehada." Aoi cried out in pain as these blade extended from the hilt, cutting into his hands. As he let the heavy sword drop, the blades further tore apart his hands. "And we have just made sure you can't fight back." A web caught the blade and brought it back to his hand. "Now, before this goes any farther, surrender and we won't replace you as the cell mate of Leroy."
"...Fuck you!" Aoi reached for the Raijin again and held the blade in front of him... There was no blade, only the hilt.
"You really are an idiot. Samehada ate your chakra, jackass! You have nothing to activate that sword with." Naruto simply walked over, took the weapon from the trembling ninja's hands, and hit him upside the head with the flat of Samehada, dropping him to the ground, unconscious. Putting the Samehada on his back, he put a little chakra into the Raijin, attuning it to him, and created a sword. The blade was a zanbatou. "Nice." He felt displeasure from Samehada. "Don't worry, just examining the sword for quality. Although it would make a good counterpart for you." He released the blade and held it to his belt, where strands of Venom wrapped around it and secured it to him. He looked to the genin. "Still alive, we see." He snapped his fingers and the three were knocked unconscious as well.
After he made another clone to carry Aoi, they turned to leave. And were surprised to see an old man leaning against a tree. "Here I was, thinking about whether or not to deal with these four myself and you do it for me." The old man turned his head to look at Naruto, it was Roushi. "He said 'Demon Brat'. I am going to assume that you are a jinchuuriki?"
"We are," Naruto replied. He pulled his mask down. "And you are Roushi, the jinchuuriki of the Four Tails, are you not?"
"I am, you must be well informed to know about me."
"More so than you can imagine," Naruto replied. "Interrogating Akatsuki tends to give you a few hints. Walk as we talk, yes?" The clones, having bound the ninja to them using webbing, started on ahead to make sure they didn't wake and hear something they shouldn't.
"So...how many?"
"Four active, one non active," Naruto showed him the rings. "And as they work with and from the Hidden Rain, those four are in for a few long weeks."
"...You killed five? That is..."
"Including the two that are after you and us," Naruto told him. "There was a total of eleven. Ten active, one controlling the scene from the shadows. By the way, we saved Nami from being forced to release Isonade."
Roushi widened his eyes, "It was going to escape!?"
"Yes," Naruto replied. "You see, she was sold as a slave by the former Mizukage. Anyway, we have been looking for you. You see, we can't figure out what Akatsuki wants with the Bijuu aside from that the leader can control them." Roushi gulped at that thought. "But he wants them for more than that, we are sure of it."
"...I have no clue," Roushi stated, shaking his head. "But as you have fought five and survived, they can't be that strong."
"Hoshigaki Kisame, Uchiha Itachi and Madara, Sasori of Suna, Deidara of Iwa, and Orochimaru of Leaf, those don't sound strong to you?"
"And you killed them?"
"All of them." He tapped Samehada, "This once belonged to Kisame before we took it." He shook his head, "Something doesn't feel right about the whole situation though. Madara will come after us, we know it. What happens when he does? He helped kill the Uchiha clan. Which also makes us ask why? What did they have that was so important that they needed to die?" He shook his head again. "That is why we need your help, Roushi-sama. You were able to make them believe most were free. We can get the information, you would know how to best use it. Plus can contact the others and know which are 'safe' in a village and which are rogue."
"Enough, you convinced me," Roushi told him. "I'll go with you. Not like I would have much choice if you pushed it. I knew Deidara, that you killed him scares me."
—oo000oo—
"No... These won't do..." Kyuubi looked out from his cage. Naruto was strong, yes. He was feared, yes. But with his strength, he had nothing that challenged him save those Akatsuki. Either physically like the battle with the one from Sand and Rock, mentally like the ones from Mist and Leaf, or both, like he dealt with Orochimaru. Nothing took as much effort anymore. And though Naruto still kept his end of the deal, the memories being given to him weren't as tasty as those were. Especially when Carnage got out and tortured the snake.
"...Carnage, can you hear me?" The door that sealed him away shook. "You want out again, don't you? To spill the blood of those that would get in our way, don't you?" The pounding became harder. "Then maybe we should have a chat, dear spider. Because I grow bored with this host and you present the most interesting opportunity." His chakra leaked from the cage but didn't join Naruto's body. It turned into an appendage and went to the door. Tearing it apart, it grabbed the symbiont and pulled it inside the cage. "...Hahahaha...HAHAHAHA!"
—oo000oo—
Naruto, and Roushi, his clones having already returning to Konoha and turning in the prisoners, were just jumping over the Valley of the End when something felt like it tore though his body. He was forced to tuck his legs in and bend down because of the pain, throwing his jump off and slamming him into the valley wall. He fell down to the ground and rolled a few feet.
"Naruto," Roushi called, jumping down to him. "What happened!?" Naruto wasn't listening, he was staring at his hands as they turned red. Though he strained against it, they formed the handseal for the Kage Bunshin and one appeared in front of them. He was very confused, just like Naruto. His red covered hands forced him up before striking Roushi so hard he flew across the valley.
"What...the hell...is going on," Naruto growled. The only thing that could be happening was Venom was doing this but he could feel the symbiont fighting against it as well. His hands touched in front of him and threw a red strand at the clone. The red then pulled itself from the black and merged with the symbiont on the clone. A look of great pain covered his face as he fell to the ground and began thrashing around. But the pain had ended in Naruto himself. Finally, the clones stopped, having taken on a red tone. He stood up, discarding the Samehada on his back. He then took the Raijin no Ken from his waist and tried to activate it. Lightning went from it to the clone, making it grimace.
"So, it is the whole clan that fights me, not just the older brother." Naruto didn't know what his clone was talking about but his eyes widened as he noticed the red was displacing the black for the most part. "So even if I took the original, I wouldn't use it." He locked eyes on Naruto and he saw they were red now as well. "Maybe Samehada will listen to me if I beat you though."
In an instant, Naruto forced himself inside his mind and too the cell. There, he was horrified to find the seal over Carnage was destroyed. He ran to the Kyuubi's cage and almost puked. Kyuubi was on the floor, unconscious and with only five tails.
Naruto shook his head as he stood. "Which are you, Kyuubi or Carnage," he asked, sounding afraid. Probably because he was.
His clone smiled evilly as the symbiont became smooth, Carnage's mask covered his face, and tendrils came from his body. Before several wrapped together to form two large fox ears on his head and five fox tails behind him. "I am both! HAHAHA! I am finally free from those cursed seals!" He focused back on Naruto and and grinned.
"We saw you still inside the cage," Naruto stated. "How are you out or take over that clone for that matter!?"
Kyuubi scowled behind his mask. "That..." he spit on the ground in distaste, "is thanks to this wonderful creature. Carnage enabled me to leave be leaving behind something of myself and enter your body. There, I simply jumped over to this clone and took it over. And making it very, very real. As long as you and my good half live, so do we."
"...Five tails...You left your good side and half you power to escape."
"I did. It is worth it though. With this body, not only will I be free to continue my rein of destruction, I can get in better positions for it by impersonating you."
Naruto swallow and tried to destroy the clone. But his connection with it was so weak, he couldn't feel it very far away. But he didn't need it to at least destroy some of Kyuubi's hopes. "Wrong. we guess it is true what they say, the body will reflect the soul. Look at your reflection." To humor him, Kyuubi did...and began to growl in anger. Naruto's face had twisted to looked far more fox like, his hair turning red. He could never pull it off.
"Regardless, I am still free," Kyuubi said, closing his mask again. "And there is nothing you can do about it!"
"We can kill you and destroy you or send you back," Naruto growled, grabbing the Samehada and the Kage Keiri.
Two Kage Keiri appeared in Kyuubi's claws. "We doubt you can, pup!" They ran at each other, locking their blades together.
—oo000oo—
Roushi shook his head, finally clearing it. He looked up and saw the clone Naruto had made now looked like a humanoid fox. And it finally made since, the Kyuubi had found a way to escape using Kage Bunshin. He stood up and flashed through several handsigns. He took a deep breath and expelled it and lava from his mouth. "Naruto, we need to return it to within the seal!"
"We know," Naruto shouted, ducking under the blade and attacking. He suddenly found himself wishing the impossible, that he hadn't had the spider sense. Because now Kyuubi now had it! The two clashed blades together for several minutes, neither gaining the upper hand.
"What's the matter, Naruto? Can't beat me," Kyuubi taunted. "Don't forget that I have all your moves as well as your abilities!" He jumped back and shot a web at Roushi. It caught the jinchuuriki by surprise and pulled him in for a stab. Just like Kyuubi knew would happen, Naruto tackled him out of the way of the blade. Naruto and Roushi rolled a few feet and he jumped up the cliff and out of sight. Kyuubi thought about going after them but dismissed it, he couldn't care less about them anymore. He only cared about killing as many as he could. He turned and was surprised to find the Samehada he discarded earlier was still there. He had crushed the Raijin no Ken because it was worthless to him. He had thought that the weapon was just a clone like this body had been. He chuckled. Had was the key word. He picked up the weapon and placed it on his back where Carnage secured it in place with a few strands. He then began to walk away from Naruto and Konoha. They not only still had that cursed seal still but with Naruto there, he could, and probably would, die trying to stop him. His life was still tied to the boy. So Konoha was safe...for now.
—oo000oo—
Roushi watched him leave and breathed a sigh of relief. "He is gone, Naruto. ...Naruto," he looked at the boy and saw him gripping his side as blood poured from a huge cut there. It was slow at first but the wound stitched back up and Naruto stood back up.
"His village is going to want to know," Naruto said, pulling his mask up long enough to spit some blood out.
"His? The Kyuubi has no village."
"No, Naruto's. We are the good half of the Kyuubi right now," Naruto told him. "He almost died saving you." He sat back down and calmed his breathing.
"What is going on," Roushi demanded, stepping back.
"I can't leave the seal," Kyuubi told him. "But my chakra can. So I changed half of myself into chakra and took over that clone. The half that stayed is my weaker half, my good side."
Roushi swallowed and looked in the direction the Kyuubi took off in. "So...you have been let loose on the land again? Only this time, you have nothing to stop you?"
"Nothing but the clone's mind, which is strong enough," Kyuubi told him. "Maybe not strong enough to force my other half to return, but enough that he won't just go on a killing spree for no reason. Something will have to set him off first." He rubbed his side as the healing finished. "I'm done here, Naruto will resurface."
"Wait! ...Kyuubi-sama, I mean. How do we return him?"
"...I don't know if you can. Tell the kit that he needs to find a place to secure these rings, they are meant to seal the Bijuu away, I can feel it." He laid back on the ground and closed his eyes. Naruto opened them a moment later.
"Did what we think just happen," Naruto asked standing up.
"The Kyuubi escaped and the part of Kyuubi still inside you just spoke to me. He said to hide the rings, they are meant to seal the Bijuu." Naruto shook his head, this was going to be a head ache to explain.
—oo000oo—
"He WHAT!?" Naruto felt his eardrums knit back together as he rubbed them. "Do you mean to tell me that the demon that attacked Konoha has gotten free!?"
"Yes, Hokage-sama. Though half of him remains inside the seal, the other half, using Carnage, has taken control of one of our Kage Bunshin clones. And using his chakra, has made that clone more than a shadow."
"What about the Kyuubi still inside of you!? Is there any threat that it will get out as well!?"
"...We do not believe so, Hokage-sama," Naruto told her. "It was only with the help of Carnage and by separating his good side from his evil that he was able to do this."
"...I guess I should be relieved about that at least," Tsunade said with a sigh. Before she could even think about it, Naruto grabbed her secret stash of saki, poured some in a cup, and slid it over to her. "Thanks..." She tossed it back and swallowed it in one go. "So... What can we do about it?"
Naruto poured her another glass, she would need it in a moment. "Honestly, nothing." He had been right, she swallowed that shot as well. He was about to pour her some more but decided against that and just gave her the bottle. "He has all of our abilities, our knowledge, anything we can do, he can do as well."
Tsunade took another drink. "So, again, what do we do?"
Naruto swallowed, he didn't like what he thought of. "...We sic Akatsuki on him."
"...Nani? 'We sic Akatsuki on him', did I hear that right? When you have already killed four of them?"
"Hai," Naruto replied. "Please hear us out. Kyuubi is extremely powerful by himself. Now he is in a form that is small and agile. When we fought against Deidara and Sasori, we were evenly matched, we only won because they had put their hopes in on an attack that should have killed us but didn't because of what they didn't account for, Samehada. There is six of them still and only one of him. Maybe together, they have enough strength to overpower Kyuubi. Plus, Kyuubi will take some of them out before they do. And with them hunting him, he won't have time to completely overcome our mind inside the clone. Which will keep him from destroying countless villages and cities."
Tsunade took a deep breath and let it out. "Always thinking ahead, eh?"
"Yes," Naruto said before taking the bottle and taking a swig himself. "There is something else, Hokage-sama." He set the rings down on her desk. "We need you and Jiriaya-hentai to Katsuyu and Gamabunta. They must take one of these rings."
"Why," Tsunade asked, eying them.
"These are more than to just mark them as a member of Akatsuki. They appear to be key in sealing the Bijuu away, or at least, that is what the good Kyuubi believes. And we agree with him. When we met Sasori and Deidara, they were looking for Orochimaru's ring. When we took Sasori's ring, they made the comment on needing to get it back. They want these rings real bad."
Tsunade took two of them and pocket one. "I will make sure they get them. And the others?"
"One will go to Usagi-sama, Ebony-sama, and Ookami-sama each."
Tsunade nodded. "...And should Akatsuki fail to beat him?"
"If Kyuubi wins... We will take a team after him; Tenzou, Uzumaki Haku, Uzumaki Hinata, and ourselves will hunt him down and kill him."
"Why Hinata? The other two I can understand."
"...Hinata has the Byakugan and knows how to fight against someone with our bloodline. Where are they, by the way? We went by our home to drop a friend off there and we didn't see them."
"They are on a mission. A disturbance on the ocean, so I figured with Haku able to control Ice and Hinata able to summon sharks, they would be perfect for it." Naruto nodded, agreeing with her assessment.
—oo000oo—
"...This...is too easy," Hinata stated as she caught one of the pirates by the neck. She brought him close and whispered, "The prisoners, where are they?"
He tried to hold out against her so she tightened her grip. "They...are below deck..." Hinata threw him away. "Ready, Haku?"
Haku was swinging around the rigging and sails, throwing ice shenbons and such around the deck. "We will make a raft or something to get them out of here."
Hinata nodded and punched a hole through the deck and dropped down. "Hello, we are here to rescue you if you are a prisoner. Kill you if you are a pirate." Everyone looked at her and some swallowed nervously. When they ran at her with weapons, she placed her hands on the deck and branches shot from them to spear the pirates. "Anyone else?" They all held up their hands in surrender.
Hinata sent them out of the hold and began to search cells. When she came to one that was more securely held than the others. She looked through the hole at the top of the door and saw this was was a two part cell. Strapped to the wall was a man with yellow spiky hair and a narrow face. All in all, he looked a little like a weasel. Across from him was a pirate holding a dagger to the throat of a terrified girl. "If you come in here, I'll kill her," the pirate shouted.
Frowning, she placed her hands on the wall and a vine grew from the wall, went in one of the pirate's ears, and out the other. His eyes rolled into the back of his head as he dropped his knife and let go of the girl. Hinata ripped the door off the henges and looked at the two still alive. "Are you okay," she asked the girl first.
"I...I'm fine... Where's my mommy," she said, crying a little.
"I am sure she is upstairs, I will take you to see her. And you," Hinata said, turning to the chained man. "Any reason you are here instead of with the normal prisoners?"
"I destroyed one of the other ships," the man replied. "When they threatened to kill her if I didn't surrender, I gave myself up."
Hinata turned to the girl, "Is what he said true?"
The girl nodded, "It is. He is a nice man."
Hinata nodded and took another look at him. She smiled under her mask, "If you would be so kind as to remove yourself from those chains, Gogyou, we will get off this ship and head for land."
He arched an eyebrow at her knowing who he was while he brought his hands down and snapped the chains. "How did you know?"
"Our husband is a jinchuuriki as well," Hinata told him while she picked the little girl up. "Come on, let's go find your mommy." On the top deck, a woman rushed forward and took the girl from her arms. "So, where is your headband?"
"I left it with my old village. Never really interested in being a ninja anyway. So, what brings you out here besides saving little girls?"
"Our village got the mission so they sent two water users to investigate. Pardon us, more pirates are coming." Hinata walked over the side of the deck and jumped off. A cloud of smoke rose above the railing and she climbed back up. "Haku, that's all of them." Off in the distance, something slammed into a boat. Seconds later, several men were shouting, "Shark!"
"Alright," Haku said as she dropped down. "One moment." Her ice formed a raft large enough to put all five pirate ships on it with room for more. She cut her thumb and said, "Summoning no Jutsu!" A huge tower of smoke cleared and a giant hare was there with a bottle on his side. "Hello, Usagi-sama."
"Well, hello child. I didn't expect to be summoned by you. What are you having trouble with?"
"Some pirates kidnapped these people and we have no way of getting them back to shore. You wouldn't happen to be able to run on water, can you?"
The giant rabbet laughed. "Yes, I can. Get them on my back." When everyone was there, he started running across the water until he hit landfall. He stopped once he reached Konoha, knowing from there, Hinata and Haku would get them safely where they need to go. "Oh, and here is some more gutshaker to give to Gaara."
"I will make sure he gets it, Usagi-sama," Haku said with a bow. When finally everything was taken care of, she pulled her mask off and breathed a sigh of relief. She grabbed Hinata's hand and started dragging her along. "Come on! We have to get a few ideas that'll make Naruto want to spend less time away from the village!"
"Haku, no, we are tired, sweaty, and just want to relax!" She was going to say more until Haku pulled her into a spa. "...Well, if you're going to twist our arm, maybe a little while." That little while turned into two hours before they left that shop. "His hands felt wonderful..."
"Maybe we should get Naruto to learn how to give a massage," Haku offered. "Now, we need to find something to surprise Naruto-kun with."
"Like what," Hinata asked. "Almost nothing surprises him." She dropped her jaw when they stopped in front of a store.
"Oh, this will," Haku said with a grin. She went inside the lingerie store. A moment of gaping, followed by smirking evilly, she went inside as well.
—oo000oo—
When finally, Naruto was finished with his paperwork as both an ANBU and council man, he headed home, wondering why he wanted to add being Hokage to that list. Because he knew that there was paperwork waiting for him back in his home. Groaning, he slipped into his home, completely being missed by the Fuuma, thank Kami. When Kimimaro started to walk over to him, he growled, "You did not see us, we are not here, you are still in charge until at least tomorrow afternoon."
Kimimaro froze, "Uh...Sure Naruto-sama. What about your message from the Ladies Uzumaki?"
"Tell us."
"They are waiting for you in the bedroom. And to remind you that there is no going any farther." Naruto widened his eyes a little and nodded. "Sleep well, Naruto-sama."
"You too, Kimimaro." He went to his room and cautiously opened the door, only to see the lights are off. He was about to reached for it but he heard Hinata tell him to leave it off. There was an edge to her voice that Naruto didn't recognize except on the animal level. And did it get his attention there. "Please?"
"...Well, on and off," Haku ordered. Naruto flicked the switched up and down and he felt the image burned into his mind.
"Whoa..." He poked his head back out the door, "Make that in two days!" He went back inside, "It's good to be the clan head." Because right then, with everything going to shit in some form or other, he couldn't care less. All he cared about was Hinata-chan and Haku-chan wearing almost see through teddies with sky blue panties on Haku and rose red on Hinata. Hinata was behind Haku, covering her chest with her hands while both were smiling at him. Anyone would have agreed with him that it was good to be the clan head.
—oo000oo—
Author's notes. Wasn't sure how to get it so Carnage and Venom would be able to fight but we did it. Now we have come to the solution of the problem that plagues many fanfics. Naruto has gotten strong enough that those that can fight him are few not. So, we made it so there will be at least one person as strong as he is out there. Now, we were suggested to to somehow bring in more marvel heroes and/or villains. Now let me say this here and now, we have a plan on that but it will be in no way like the person thought.
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