(Here you go guys.)
The next day after the funeral of the fallen ninja of Konoha, everyone was doing there part to rebuilding the village. Naruto was watching the village from on top of the Hokage monument, "Nice to see after what just happened, we can relax for a change." Naruto sighed in relief until his spider sense went off and he spun seeing Yugao Uzuki, "What is it?"
"Naruto Uzumaki, the Sandaime requests your presence in his office right away." Yugao explained.
"All right, we're on our way." Naruto confirmed as Yugao left, "Wonder what the situation is?" he asked himself as he jumped off the monument and let himself drop before he shot his web strand onto a roof top and started slinging from there.
Naruto reached the administration building and entered the building like a person rather than the vent and found Sarutobi at his desk along with Jiraiya leaning against the wall,
"Well this is surprising Naruto, coming in through the door for a change?" Sarutobi joked as the two old men chuckled.
"Yuck it up old timers," Naruto answered, "So what did you need us for?"
"Well Naruto for starters, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire wanted to award you with this." Sarutobi held up a Chunin vest for him.
Naruto looked stunned, "A Chunin vest?"
"Yes Naruto, you have been granted the title of Chunin as well as Ms. Tenten with her superb skills of weaponry and Temari from Suna on the account of how she helped us in the invasion while her people were being led on by Orochimaru." Sarutobi answered.
"Just us three then?" Naruto asked.
"Correct."
"Is that all because we've got an appointment at Ichiraku."
"No Naruto that is not all," Sarutobi answered, "I've called you here because I want you and Jiraiya to locate my third student Tsunade Senju."
"Tsunade Senju, what for?"
"I have decided to step down as Hokage for good and make Tsunade my successor." He explained.
"Seriously?" Naruto asked.
"That's right," Sarutobi nodded, "Even though you've been briefed about why she left the village, I feel she would be a perfect choice."
"Well if you say so. We accept the mission," Naruto answered, "But we want a few people to come along with us for the mission as support." He requested.
"Who do you have in mind?" the Sandaime asked, as he raised an eyebrow at the blonde. The boy smirked at him ready to give his answer.
About an hour later at the Namikaze compound, Naruto was meeting with the two he requested to accompany him and Jiraiya, "WHAT?! WE'RE GOING TO FIND TSUNADE-SAMA?" Tenten yelled in excitement, as she had been invited to the Namikaze compound along with Ino who were told about the mission.
"Yes. That was the mission Jiji requested of us. As he wanted Ero-Sennin to find her with my help, but we requested both of your assistance in this mission, and to be honest we trust you more than Ero-Sennin in finding her." Naruto explained as he was being bone crushed hugged by Tenten who he knew was a big fan of the female Sannin, and wanted to be strong just like her.
"And you want me to come too Naruto?" Ino asked in surprise.
"Of course we do Ino, does that surprise you?"
"Well among the three of us I'm still a genin and I didn't even make it to the finals." Ino reminded him.
"True, but you Ino will prove very useful with your mind reading Jutsu. You should be able to read the minds of anyone we ask around to make sure they're telling the truth," Naruto said with a smirk, "And also there is much I wish to discuss with you ladies as well."
The two girls blushed wondering what he wanted to talk with them about as Tenten spoke, "So Naruto when do we leave for the mission?"
"Right away. The sooner we find Tsunade and bring her back the better for Jiji." Naruto explained.
"Well then we got no time to waste." Tenten said as she jumped up and ran off to head for home to pack.
"Well I better go to." Ino said as she got up but found Naruto leaning against her side.
"We guarantee Ino you will not be disappointed on this mission for what we have to say."
Ino blushed and nodded before leaving and Naruto was left alone to think to his roomies, 'This mission is going to be so much fun.'
'Besides the fact you're going to pop the question on them?' Kyubi thought to him.
'Exactly.' Naruto thought.
'Well we think it's a wonderful idea, both girls look like they could give us quite a fun time.' Catastrophe thought and chuckled.
About an hour later Jiraiya, Naruto, Tenten, and Ino had left Konoha and were on their way to the nearest town that was said to contain numerous activities which included gambling making Jiraiya believe it was the best place to start looking.
"This is taking way too long!" Naruto shouted to Jiraiya.
"Keep your shirt on gaki. It shouldn't be far now." Jiraiya replied.
"Well we need to pick up the pace, so let's go our way of travel!" Naruto called as he morphed partly into his Catastrophe form and wrapped his left arm around Tenten and Ino and shot out a web line into the trees before swinging along with the girls screaming out in excitement, especially Tenten who felt like she was flying.
"Hey! Dammit gaki wait up! Not everyone here can do that!" Jiraiya protested as he tried to catch up to him.
Watching from afar were two figures dressed in black cloaks with red clouds decorated on them, and bamboo hats on their heads. One was tall with blue hair, sharp pointed teeth, and a sword wrapped in bandages on his back, while the second one was shorter, had dark hair and eyes of a familiar avenger.
"Are you sure about this Itachi? Remember they said he helped kill Orochimaru." The tall one said.
"We have no choice in the matter Kisame. We have been ordered to track down the Jinchuriki and now we have him within our grasp." The second replied as they moved out.
Later on after the group of Konoha ninja reached the nearest town Jiraiya sent the younger ones to their hotel room while he went off for info, "Typical Ero-Sennin to go perving his life away with women when we got a mission on our hands." Naruto said as he sat with his back lying on the bed with Tenten, and Ino in the room waiting for the Sage to return.
"Naruto he is one of three Sannin shouldn't he get more respect than that?" Ino asked as she was kicking back on the other bed while Tenten was polishing the sword that once belonged to Orochimaru.
"Respect is earned not given even amongst Konoha legendary ninja," Naruto replied, "Besides one wrong move and you girls may end up finding yourselves in one of his books. In fact that may be the only way we would ever read them."
"So Naruto about what you said before at the Chunin exam finals, was what you said about your father being the Yondaime true, and what he did?" Ino asked curiously.
"Yes Ino, every word of it was true," Naruto began, "Our father Minato Namikaze sealed inside us the Kyubi to save our village. He hoped we'd be seen as a hero, but the villagers were too stupid to tell the difference between who we are and what we have."
"Whoa." The girls gasped.
"Now does that make you think any less of us now that you both know the truth?" Naruto asked eager to here their answers but acted ready in case they were going to start bashing him.
"Are you kidding me?" Tenten asked, "You'd have to be completely insane to think someone who has a demon sealed inside them is the demon itself."
"I agree. Plus I used to hear my parents talk about why it's so wrong the way they treated you in the past." Ino added now seeing why her parents were the select few parents who didn't mistreat Naruto.
"Oh girls, that brings joy to our heart." Naruto said acting like a happy child just for laughs.
"Now then Naruto there's still one thing I'm curious about," Tenten began, "Your other form Catastrophe, just what is he?"
"Yeah. I believe we should know more about this form of yours." Ino agreed with the weapons girl.
"Well you have earned the right to know. Very well we shall tell you the story of Catastrophe." Naruto said as Ino and Tenten climbed onto the bed he was lying back on.
"Ok then," Naruto said as they were comfy to listen and he began in a mystical voice, "A long time ago, in a galaxy far-far away…" He began as the kunoichi looked confused by the beginning until Naruto burst into laughter, "OH YOU SHOULDA SEEN YOUR FACES!" he laughed so hard he felt pain in his ribs before calming down, "Sorry our other asked us to say that."
"Your other has a strange sense of humor." Tenten said with a bit of a scowl.
"Sorry, anyway this is the real story." Naruto said as he explained everything about how he met Catastrophe and where he came from. The two kunoichi listened surprised and shock having heard many ninja tales, but this particular tale seemed beyond an average tale.
"So that's it?" Tenten asked.
"Precisely." Naruto nodded.
"Having the Kyubi in you must've been tough, but two creatures inside you must be a pain." Ino said.
"It's not all bad. We've gotten used to it," Naruto assured her, "And you know one of the other reasons I brought you two with us is because you can help the Namikaze heritage."
"Help the Namikaze heritage?" Ino asked.
"Yes, as the last member of the Namikaze clan we are entitled to the CRA meaning we can marry multiple wives so that we can produce numerous off springs that could start a new generation of Namikaze quicker." Naruto explained.
"Are you going where I think you're going?" Tenten asked him.
"Tenten and Ino, would you two like to become some of my brides?" Naruto asked taking their hands and holding them into his own.
The girls blushed not having counted on being asked that but Ino spoke first, "Naruto, but why choose us, mainly me?"
"Because Ino both you and Tenten have accepted us as whom we are and now what we hold. Honest and loving you both have showed and we would love to have you two at our side always. If you were to accept us that is."
"Honest and loving?" Tenten asked with a faint blush from the compliment.
"Yes. Those are the type of women I seek," Naruto continued, "Any other woman would just be after our family name alone, especially the council who're already trying to slink their way into our family business."
"And by already choosing women before they can means they can't meddle in your choices." Ino realized it.
"That's right. So would you two ladies accept our proposal?" Naruto asked with a toothy grin.
Tenten smiled as did Ino, "Well Naruto, I sure would love to marry a strong man who'd devote his life to protecting not only his village but others as well." Tenten said.
"So would I. I realize you're more of a man then I've ever gave you credit for." Ino added.
"Have you asked anyone else yet though?" Tenten asked curiously.
"As a matter of fact yes," Naruto answered, "We've asked one such Anko Mitarashi."
"The Chunin exam proctor?" Ino and Tenten were shocked hearing he not only asked a Tokubetsu Jonin, but an adult woman to be one of his brides.
"Did she agree to that?" Ino asked.
"She did, because she felt a new life is what she needed after all the hell Orochimaru put her through." Naruto answered.
"I see." Tenten replied.
"But how would we be able to handle being your wives together?" Ino asked.
"Simple, you will all get us equally and we shall show no favoritism over anyone." Naruto explained.
"You thought this out very thoroughly." Ino said feeling impressed.
"We try." Naruto chuckled.
Tenten after processing everything started smirking, "Well then Naruto, since Jiraiya-sama probably won't be back for awhile, and we're alone in this room with no supervision we can engage in some adult activities since we are also legally under ninja standards considered adults ourselves." She purred crawling over to Naruto until she pressed herself against his chest.
Naruto started sweating from excitement as he felt her perfectly round bosoms pressing into him, "Well you do have a point there Tenten, though would it be bad if I told you Anko already engaged with me in adult activities?"
"She has?" Ino gasped and Tenten was surprised but hadn't changed her mood, "No matter. She obviously gave you a demo, but now you'll be dealing with a girl more your age." Tenten continued batting her eyes at him as Naruto stared deep into her chocolate colored beauties that were her eyes.
"Oh dear, Kami." Naruto said in pant until Ino spoke up.
"Now hold on there Tenten he said we're both going to be his wives so it's no fair you're going to get a jump on him." Ino countered.
"If you want Ino, then come on and join us." Naruto offered.
"Really?" Ino asked while blushing.
"Who's stopping ya?" Naruto asked smirking.
Ino smiled as she scooted Tenten a bit so both of them could get onto Naruto, and they first started rubbing themselves against him which was turning him red in the face as he enjoyed the hot sensation until there was a knock at the door which got their attention.
The girls pouted having their chances interrupted while Naruto was fuming thinking if it was Jiraiya he would kill him. Naruto went to the door and opened it coming face to face with the two ninja who were tailing him, "Naruto Uzumaki you will be coming with us right now." Itachi began until Naruto cut him off almost as if he wasn't listening to Itachi.
"We don't need housekeeping and you interrupted our perfect alone time with two hot girls. So beat it!" Naruto said as he slammed the door on their faces.
"Did that gaki just slam the door on our faces?" Kisame asked in disbelief.
"That's exactly what he did." Itachi answered feeling surprised he wasn't intimidated.
"Should we break the door down or knock a second time?" Kisame asked as he knew that Itachi was the one who made all the calls.
"Let's knock. If we make too much noise it will draw attention to us and will draw Jiraiya back here as well. I would prefer not to fight one of the Sannin unless it was absolutely necessary." Itachi said.
"Oh come on you could beat Orochimaru with a single genjutsu, but you're afraid to take on a lecherous old man with the attitude of a child?" Kisame asked as Itachi glared at him making him shut up.
Itachi once again knocked hoping this time Naruto wouldn't try resisting. Naruto once again answered it looking bored, "Look either somebodies dead or dying…"
"Somebody will be dying real soon if you don't shut up gaki and come with us." Kisame warned him.
"Oh really?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. We only wish for a moment of your time is all." Itachi said.
Naruto sighed, "All right, but I prefer the company of my ladies," He said looking in, "Come on girls, these two gents wish to have a talk." He called to them while he was thinking to Kyubi and Catastrophe, 'These guys aren't here for idle gossip. They have chakra signatures that scream powerful. Especially the tall one, and that shorter one there. I recognize those eyes anywhere Sharingan, meaning he's Sasuke's brother; Itachi.'
Naruto and the girls walked out seeing the two ninja as Ino gasped recognizing the Sharingan eyes and Itachi's facial appearance which reminded her of Sasuke. While Tenten saw Kisame's Kiri headband and sword on his back and recognized him as one of Kiri's Seven Swordsmen, "Who are you guys, and what do you want?" Ino asked worried.
"I am Itachi Uchiha and this is my partner Kisame Hoshigaki. We've come for Naruto and we won't leave without him." Itachi explained.
"Right so just come along quietly with us or you all might just lose a leg or two." Kisame snickered.
"How about you EAT WEBBING!" Naruto called taking on Catastrophe's form and fired impact webbing at the two who got their torsos covered in the webs.
"Webs?" Kisame asked as he ripped it off him and stared at Catastrophe who was grinning maliciously.
"Kisame don't let his new form distract you." Itachi warned him as they got ready.
"Try some of these!" Catastrophe called firing nail bullets at them, but Kisame held out his sword and tried to deflect them but instead they ended up piercing his sword and got swallowed into it and the sword started moving and making whimpering sounds.
"Samehada?" Kisame asked never seeing his sword whimper before.
"Seems your sword didn't like the taste of our other." Catastrophe chuckled.
"I don't know what you are gaki, but you're starting to annoy me." Kisame said as he and Itachi were ready to strike until a voice screamed, "ITACHI!"
They turned and saw Sasuke standing at the end of the hallway with his Sharingan eyes activated and looking mad, "So it's true. You did come back!"
"Itachi isn't that your little brother?" Kisame asked.
"Indeed it is." Itachi answered.
"Well brother, ever since that day I did what you told me to do should we ever meet again!" Sasuke began as he started a Chidori in hand, "Now that I have all my hatred focused on you I can kill you here and now!" he ran for Itachi and was prepared to strike him only to get his arm caught by the elder brother. Itachi squeezed his brother's arm forcing Sasuke's jutsu to lose form. This act surprised Naruto and the girls as Itachi spoke to his brother.
"Was that it? Sasuke I expected much more from you. I guess you really are a disappointment to our clan name." he threw Sasuke down the hall as he crashed into the wall.
"Sasuke!" the girls called in worry as Catastrophe was trying to get past Kisame but the swordsman wasn't giving him the chance.
"No one's getting past me." Kisame said as he blocked their path. The three looked over his shoulders seeing Itachi grab Sasuke by the throat and pinned him against the wall. Soon Sasuke started screaming in horror before passing out.
"Sasuke!" Catastrophe called.
"What'd you do?!" Ino called to Itachi who didn't even respond.
"What he did to Sasuke won't be half as bad as what I'll do!" Kisame said ready to attack them only to meet with a slug by Jiraiya who appeared. Kisame rolled across the hall and looked up seeing the Toad Sage.
"Touch my godson and it'll be the last thing you do in this life." Jiraiya warned him.
"Jiraiya-sama!" the girls gasped in relief.
"About time you showed up." Catastrophe crossed his arms.
"Better late than never." Jiraiya replied.
"Kisame, we have to go!" Itachi ordered.
"But I didn't even get a chance to shave anyone." Kisame grumbled.
"It doesn't look like Samehada's in any mood to shave anyone." Itachi motioned to Samehada that was coiling around Kisame's shoulder like a scared puppy.
"Good point." Kisame said as they started running around a corner.
"Oh no you don't!" Jiraiya called as he made quick hand signs, and slammed his hands down turning the whole inner hallway around them into the inner esophagus of a giant Toad.
"What the hell is this?" Catastrophe called as the spider part of him felt uncomfortable being inside the belly of a spider's predator.
"Nobody move!" Jiraiya warned Naruto and the girls while waiting for Itachi and Kisame to fall victim to the jutsu.
"Itachi! Get us out of here!" Kisame shouted, as his foot was being consumed into the fleshy floor.
"Amaterasu!" Itachi called, as he blasted a hole in the giant toad's body, and the two were able to escape before they were swallowed up.
"Unbelievable, he managed to burn through it." Jiraiya gasped.
"That's no ordinary fire." Catastrophe said returning to Naruto.
"What is it?" Ino asked getting too close to the fire.
"Ino no!" Jiraiya called, "Don't get too close to that." Jiraiya said as he took out a scroll and sealed the fire into it.
Meanwhile Itachi and Kisame were fleeing from the town as Kisame spoke, "Well that was a big waste of time. What do we do now?"
"We have to inform the others about this new situation. Getting Naruto will be harder than we anticipated." Itachi answered as he powered down his Sharingan eyes.
"I'll bet," Kisame agreed as Samehada was calming down having gotten far away from Catastrophe, "Samehada feeds off any chakra or energy, but for some reason it was afraid when it tried absorbing the energy from that form the kid took." He pondered.
Back at the inn, Jiraiya had ended his toad jutsu and looked at Sasuke's condition before sighing, " Itachi's genjutsu has completely warped Sasuke's mind. Regular healing jutsu from any of the staff at Konoha's hospital won't be able to heal it too well."
"So what do we do?" Tenten asked.
"We need to find Tsunade more than ever now. Only her medical abilities can properly restore the damage done to him." Jiraiya explained.
"But we got to get Sasuke back to the village don't we?" Ino asked.
"Leave that to us," Naruto said as he summoned a Kage Bunshin, "Take Sasuke back to the village and alert Jiji about what happened here." He instructed the clone.
"On it." The clone said as he collected Sasuke and web slinged back to the village.
"Come on. We better head on the move." Jiraiya said as they took their leave as well.
Meanwhile, in an area known as the Rice Field Country, in an underground compound in a dark room was Kabuto looking worried, "This is bad. Without Orochimaru the prisoners and guards are getting restless. I can't keep this many people under control by myself. And Naruto, he'll pay for what he did to my master. But in my current condition and all I won't be able to take on him and all of Konoha."
"Then perhaps you require assistance." A voice said.
Kabuto got defensive looking around the room, "Whose there? Show yourself!"
"As you wish," The voice replied as a being appeared in the room. This person was a tall and muscular man with black hair and a short beard. He was dressed in a yellow and green body suit with a black cape, "I am Mordo. Baron Mordo." He bowed his head.
"How'd you get in here?" Kabuto demanded waiting to strike should this Mordo try anything.
"It wasn't that difficult for someone like myself," He began, "Now then, Yakushi Kabuto is it?"
"You know my name?" Kabuto asked.
"All that and more, my boy. I also know of the demise of your leader, Orochimaru," Mordo continued, "Which is why I've come to help you so long as you come to help me and my master."
"Your master?" Kabuto asked.
"Yes follow me." Mordo said as he led Kabuto out of the compound and into a cave.
They walked until the came to a cavern designed like a throne where a crystal was set up on a pedestal, "Master I have returned." Mordo said looking at the crystal and to Kabuto's shock a red colored head with yellow eyes and a red collar surrounding the neck emitting fire from it appeared in the reflection.
"Excellent Mordo, you've done well." The face said.
"What is?" Kabuto gasped until Mordo cut him off.
"Allow me to introduce you to my master the most powerful force in the vast dimensions of the universe; Dormammu." Mordo introduced them.
"Incredible." Kabuto gasped feeling the energy pulsing from the crystal.
"Ah so this is the one who served under the one called Orochimaru. He will play a great part in my vengeance." Dormammu said.
"Vengeance?" Kabuto asked.
"Yes. Tell me Kabuto have you ever seen these particular beings?" Dormammu asked as the crystal showed reflections of Venom and Carnage fighting themselves or others.
Kabuto gasped, "It can't be."
"Judging by your reaction you have." Mordo noted.
"Not them, but something else. A being called Catastrophe." Kabuto explained.
"Catastrophe?" Mordo asked.
Dormammu looked at Kabuto and saw his memories of Naruto and could only deduce one thing, "It seems Venom and Carnage decided to work together and become one being."
"What does this mean master?" Mordo asked.
"It means we won't have to worry about tracking them separately. However I still need to escape from this dimension and you Kabuto Yakushi can help me." Dormammu explained.
"And why should I help you?" Kabuto asked skeptically.
"Because young one I can help you crush the ones who have destroyed your master." The flame being explained.
"You can do that?" Kabuto asked with curiosity.
"All that and more. However I am currently trapped in this dimension and I cannot leave unless I consume the souls of numerous lives. That's where you come in. Collect me the souls of others and deliver them to me and I shall be free."
"Well we have numerous prisoners here who would make perfect sacrifices." Kabuto offered.
"Good but I require a vast amount at least a million souls."
"A million? That's asking quite a lot even for a dimensional being." Kabuto noted.
"For being locked in this dimension for so long requires many souls. Can you do it?" Dormammu asked.
"Well it would take a while, but I should be able to find you plenty sacrifices." Kabuto explained.
"Excellent and I have a little something for you that will make it easier for you to collect them." Dormammu said as Kabuto was engulfed in flames and when they died down he was completely unharmed.
"What'd you do to me?" Kabuto asked.
"I have shared with you a portion of myself. You will now be able to consume the life energy of others faster, however your body will not hold many and when you cannot consume anymore you will return here and feed them to me." Dormammu explained.
"All right then. You have engaged in my services, Master Dormammu." Kabuto said bowing before him.
"Excellent." Dormammu chuckled while Mordo smirked glad to see his master in a good mood.
"But if I may ask, what do you want with that creature Catastrophe?" Kabuto asked.
"Long before they were recognized as one, they were meant to serve under me for making them what they were. But then Venom double crossed me and sent me back into my dimension, and Carnage clearly has forgotten who his master is. When I find their new form I will make them and their host suffer greatly!"
(That's the chapter.)