Steve: Finally! Here we are with the final chapter of the update!

Hinata: Steve-san? What's going to happen here?

Steve: Good question Hinata. In this chapter we'll see what happens to Tayuya. Nothing bad will happen to her before you ask... Well, nothing really bad anyways.

Yui: Hopefully not! Anyways, I guess we're going to do the disclaimer now?

Steve: Yup! If you guys don't mind?

Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)

Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.

Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura

'Who?' Thoughts

-YO!- Animal speech

Laying in bed with chakra absorbing bindings, Tayuya just looks up at the hospital ceiling above her listlessly through lifeless eyes. 'Why...' A flash of Naruto's face as he shielded her from Sasuke's attack crosses her eyes. 'Why did he save me? Why did he protect me? I... I'm not worth it. I should have died! I wanted to die!' A few tears leak from her eyes, only for her to shut them tightly. 'N... No! I won't cry! I promised Kaa-san that I would never cry! And... I promised myself... I would never show any weakness... ever!' Her head then snaps to the side as she hears the door open. The person wheels themselves in and reveals themself to be none other than Naruto. 'What is he doing here?' Naruto, upon seeing that she's awake, just smiles as he makes his way over to her bed.

"So you're awake. That's good. After hearing about your injuries I was worried." He blinks as he sees Tayuya whisper something. "Sorry, I didn't catch that. What was that?" Tayuya just sighs.

"I said that you shouldn't have saved me. Instead, you should have just let me die. It's not like I don't deserve it after all." Naruto just raises an eyebrow and shakes his head before sighing.

"And why exactly would you say that Tayuya? You're not deserving of death. Sure, you've done some things in your life, but that doesn't mean that you should die. Not by a long shot." Tayuya just snorts as she looks away, a little bit of disgust and self-loathing evident in her eyes as she begins to speak in a soft voice that doesn't suit her.

"Because... I helped to kill the only person in my life that mattered. In fact, I said some things that now I can never take back... She was my best friend. My most precious person. Only by my death can I get even a little bit of redemption. The worse the death, the better. I only want to see her one last time before going to hell... To say how sorry I am." Naruto just raises an eyebrow at her before smiling.

"So... you're looking for redemption? Is that what you're telling me?" Tayuya just growls.

"What do you think that I said!?" Naruto just softly snorts.

"I only wanted to make sure that I heard correctly. If that's what you want then I might have something for you. An... agreement of sorts, if you will." Tayuya looks back at him when he sees this, interested despite herself. She then gestures him to go on, which he does. "First, we need intelligence on Orochimaru. Bases, size of forces, strength... That kind of thing." Tayuya's brow shoots up at this in surprise.

"You want me... to betray Orochimaru?" Naruto just nods, having caught the missing "-sama" in her sentence. "The man that trained me? That practically raised me?" Naruto sighs and is about to say something when she continues. "The guy who betrayed me? Who lied to me?! Who was going to have me basically tortured and then killed for his own sick amusement?!" She then gives him a malicious, bloodthirsty grin. "You better fucking believe that I want to pay that son of a snake bitch back for what he did!" Naruto just gains a wry grin at the langrauge.

"Well seems like someone is coming back to herself, eh?" Tayuya just smirks.

"Well, duh shithead. Just the thought of paying that asshole back is making all warm and tingly inside. Fuck yeah!" She then shrugs. "Besides, it's not like I'm not going to be killed soon enough anyways. Might as well stick an exploding tag up his ass and light it before I die." Naruto shakes his head before sighing.

"And... That's where the next part of the agreement comes in." Tayuya gives him a raised eyebrow before gesturing him to continue. "I... have a way for you to live." Seeing that she's about to retort, he holds up a hand. "And besides, I'm sure that Kin doesn't want you to die and would rather you live. If only to royally piss the Hebi-teme off." Tayuya begins to think it over.

'Kin? Would she really want me to live?' As her mind flashes back to happier times, she closes her eyes. She softly smiles as she can hear Kin tell her to take the agreement and live. Of course with her eyes closed she doesn't notice Naruto look at the slightly open door with an annoyed look on his face. He manages to wipe it off and turn back at her in time to see her open her eyes with a flame appearing in them. "I'll take your agreement." Not expecting this, Naruto blinks.

"Um... Er... aren't you going to ask first what it is before you agree to it? I mean, it just might be something that you don't want and-" Tayuya just cuts him off with a scowl before growling.

"I. Don't. Care." She then huffs. "I'll agree to it no matter what because I want piss off the teme and get my revenge for Kin. You give me that much and I'll do whatever you want. And it's not like there's anything that you can do that's worse then what the Hebi can." Naruto just sighs and shakes his head.

"It doesn't matter Tayuya. I'm not about to allow you to do this before I explain exactly what you're getting into." She opens her mouth to say something when Naruto shushes her. "Now I don't want you to say anymore. Just listen to what I say." Sighing, Tayuya just nods. Naruto smiles a little as he pulls out a scroll and shows it to her. "Now then, this here is a magically binding contract. You might not know this, but by signing this the Council will not be able to touch you in any way without political reprisals." Tayuya just blinks before giving him an odd look.

"How the fucking hell can you possibly do that Shithead? And what the flying fuck does a kami damned contract possibly have any fucking thing to do with it?" Naruto just grins in reply.

"And that is exactly why I wanted to tell you what it is in the first place. Now then... do you know how clans can get bigger?" Slightly confused, she shakes her head and sighs.

"You mean besides having people fuck themselves into a coma and having little shitheads, no. Well, there is marriage I guess but..." She just shrugs and Naruto nods.

"That's two of the ways for a clan to grow. There are two others beside that one, one of which is what this contract is for." He then raises a finger. "One is the most obvious: Adoption. And before you ask, that's not what the contract is for. If I even tried to pull that shit then the Council could go after you still and most likely me as well." She just closes her mouth and slowly nods, now interested in spite of a nagging feeling. Naruto then raises a second finger. "Now the last way is one that I wouldn't normally use as it rubs me the wrong way entirely as well as going against my morals." Tayuya just snorts and Naruto smiles. "Yes, even though I am a ninja I still have my morals." Tayuya shakes her head in amusement.

"I can't see how since we're fucking shinobi. We do stab people in the back with frequency you know. Among other things." Naruto just shrugs with a wry grin on his face.

"That doesn't mean that I can't have my own set of morals you know... Just that they're loose." He then becomes serious. "Now... as to the last point, it's cause of a law dating back to the founding of Konoha and before. If we go through with this then you'd become my Vassal. In other words, a retainer for my clan. But, unfortunately, it also applies to your family and any descendents unless I, or another clan head, voluntarily revokes it. And that can't be done for years unless you want some members of the Council to be all over you like ants on honey." Thinking it over, Tayuya slowly nods to herself before looking at him.

"Before I say anything else shithead, a few questions." She raises one of her fingers off the bed. "One: How would this possibly keep me alive? Two: What would this entail? I have seen the various poor fucking temes that various lords keep as their retainers after all. And three: What do you get out of this?" Naruto nods a little before leaning back.

"I'll answer your questions in order Tayuya. First, do you know anything about the 'Clan Wars' that preceded the founding of the Hidden Villages?" Blinking at what was just said, Tayuya shakes her head.

"No, I don't Shithead. Snake-teme never was that much into history unless it had something to do with what he wanted. And even then. I sure as hell don't know the first fucking thing about these 'Clan Wars' That you're spouting fucking shit about." Naruto just chuckles before smirking at her glare.

"Actually, they have everything to do with the Clan Wars as well as the founding of the Hidden Villages." Now Naruto leans forwards with his elbows on the chairs armrests, his chin resting on his folded hands. "Back during the Clan Wars, clans grew by defeating and absorbing smaller, weaker clans into themselves. The smaller clans would then become retainers to the larger ones, serving them. Here in Fire Country we had two major ones, the Senju and the Uchiha." Tayuya's eyes widen at that and Naruto nods. "Yes, I'm talking about Sasuke's clan before you even ask. Now eventually the two clans hammered out a peace deal and settled Konoha with not only them, but also the clans they had conquered. This where the contract comes in. Back then times were much different and the Uchiha clan argued against freeing the subservient clans while the Senju just didn't care about the argument at all. So the two clans agreed that a clan could free a subservient one on a case by case basis. But they also left the ability to absorb a weaker clan on the books." Tayuya's eyes widen as she starts to understand where Naruto's going.

'That clever son of a bitch! I figured that he was smarter then he let on, but I didn't expect this sort of cleverness from him!' Then her brows furrow as she thinks of something. 'But what about...' She then clears her throat to get his attention. "I think that I can guess as to where you're going with this shithead. But wouldn't the fucking Nara and that Suna bitch have a claim before you do?" Naruto just smirks.

"Ah! But that's the beauty of it, I already got them to agree to give up all rights to you under the law." His smirk then widens into a foxy grin causing a dusting of red to spread across Tayuya's cheeks. "Shikamaru stated that it, and I by extension, were just too troublesome. And Temari-chan stated that she wanted no part, even though it doesn't really apply to her since she's not a Konoha nin to begin with. So that leaves me since I 'Technically' defeated you when I tricked you. So therefore..." Tayuya just slowly nods.

"Therefore under the law you can bring me into your clan as a retainer." She then looks away for a few minutes. "But how do you know that I won't betray you like I will hebi prick?" Naruto rubs his chin as if in thought for a moment before smiling.

"Because of the way that magical contracts work." Hearing a interested sound, he grins. "You see... these contracts once signed are binding in more than just legal ways. In fact a good contract writer can put in all kinds of penalties. For example, in this contract there's a clause that states that if you cause injury to any member or future member then your life is forfeit. If you betray and do cause harm, then you will die in a especially gruesome manner." Seeing her look at him from the corner of her eyes he smiles as he sees her raise an eyebrow.

"And how exactly would I die then?" Naruto just becomes solemn before answering.

"The skin on your body would melt off as the blood in your veins boil, cooking you from the inside out." Tayuya just nods as she closes her eyes and falls into silence for a few moments before whispering something. Naruto, despite having heard it, just raises an eyebrow in question. "Sorry Tayuya, but I didn't catch that. Could you repeat that?" She then squeezes her eyes shut before taking a deep breath and answering.

"I said: 'Why are you trying to help me? What could you possibly get from it?'" She then turns back to him with shinning eyes showing confusion and a little hope. She then shakes her head, as if in disagreement. "Don't you fucking see you asshole!? I'm damaged goods. No one will ever want me!" Naruto just looks down with his eyes showing both understanding and a deep sadness.

"Because you're a good person under all your toughened layers, behind all your walls that you hide behind is a person who wants to be cared for." Naruto then gently smiles as he lays a hand on her shoulder, releasing CI as he does so. "And what do I get from it? Simple. I get a new friend. And, to me, that's a big reward." He then looks away. "And also? You're one of Kin-chan's precious people." Tayuya's head snaps up at that with a shocked look.

"Kin? You know Kin?!" Naruto just nods.

"As a matter of fact I do. She's a precious person of my own as well." He then nods towards the door and clears his throat. "In fact... Why don't you come in Kin-chan?" And before Tayuya's stunned eyes, Kin walks in with a smile and a wave.

"Hello Tayuya-sempai. How's it going?" Seeing the slack, dropped jaw of her long time friend, Kin just smirks though a few giggles escape her lips. "I could swear that you've just seen a ghost sempai." Shaking her head free of her stunned disbelief, she continues to stare at Kin as she whispers her name. Kin just smiles as she walks up and sits down on the bed beside her before reaching out and cupping Tayuya's cheek. "It's me Tayuya. I'm not dead, you didn't kill me." Tayuya just closes her eyes and pushes her cheek deeper into the hand holding it before she remembers where they are and opens her eyes to see that Naruto's no longer in the room. Seeing this, Kin shrugs. "He left to give us some time alone." Her eyes narrowing, she gives Kin a slightly suspicious look.

"How do I know that you're really who you say you are? This could all be nothing more than a genjutsu to trick me into agreeing to sign the contract for all I know. So tell me something that only the real Kin would know." Kin just blinks before a knowing smirk appears on her face as she leans down to Tayuya's ear.

"You kept the major perverts away from me by pretending that we were... together." Tayuya just blinks before going red with Kin's next words as she looks over the former bodyguard. "My, my... isn't this familiar Tayuya-chan?" She then grins as she shakes her head. "And if that wasn't enough proof of who I am... maybe this will jog your memory." Raising an eyebrow, Tayuya opens her mouth to say something when she finds it suddenly busy with Kin's. After a few moments Kin pulls away with a smile while looking at Tayuya with hooded eyes. "Well? Now do you believe me that I'm who I say I am?" Tayuya just slowly nods and smiles.

"Yeah... Now I do." She then shifts around trying to get into a more comfortable position. Seeing this, Kin lays a hand on her shoulder.

"Tayuya-chan, I can let you out of those arm straps if you promise not to do anything. I can't let you out of your leg straps because they're keeping them still for healing." Tayuya just holds out her pinkie with a smile and Kin smiles back and hooks her's into it. They then shake on it and Kin leans down and undoes the straps holding her upper body down. "There! Better?" Rubbing her wrists, Tayuya nods.

"Fucking straight it is." Then, before Kin can react Tayuya throws her arms around her and hugs her tightly. "I... I was so worried Kin-chan. I was. First, that fucking cocksucker told me that Konoha-nin killed you. Then, I had to watch as that Uchiha ass licker burned you alive." Tayuya then pulls away and wipes the tears in her eyes. "I was so lonely back in Oto. It just wasn't the same without you there." She then gives Kin a questioning look. "How did you escape anyways? I thought that you were Barbecued for sure." Kin just sighs and shakes her head.

"I thought so as well Tayuya-chan. But Kawarimi no jutsu is a pretty basic way to escape." Seeing Tayuya looking at her in disbelief, she giggles some before explaining. "The poison cloud hid me and I managed to switch with a nearby rock. I wasn't expecting the explosion though." She then sighs and looks at Tayuya with forgiveness in her eyes. "I'm not angry with you though Tayuya-chan. You were only doing as you were ordered to." Tayuya just shakes her head and glares at her slightly.

"That's no fucking excuse for the shit that I fucking put you through. No fucking excuse at all damnit!" She then softens her glare and she shakes her head. " I swore that I was going to protect you... and I failed. Badly." She then gives Kin a knowing look. "So what do YOU think of the chance that the Shithead is giving me? Is it a good one?" Kin just sighs and shakes her head.

"I wish that you wouldn't call him that Tayuya-chan." She then gives the girl in question a smile. "Though I suppose that if you didn't then you wouldn't be Tayuya." She then becomes serious as she looks Tayuya in the eye. "As to the chance that Naruto-sama is giving you... I would take it. Trust me when I say that he'll take care of you and protect you, even at the risk of his own life." Tayuya just raises her eyebrow at hearing the honorific she gave Naruto.

"Naruto-'Sama'? What's with the honorific?" She then blinks before narrowing her gaze. "He isn't like-" Kin cuts her off right there by grabbing Tayuya by her hospital gown's collar.

"Don't you dare... Don't you fucking dare compare Naruto-sama to that fucking son of a bitch Orochimaru! Do you hear me Tayuya!? DO YOU!?" Tayuya just nods so fast that she looks like a bobble head with her eyes wide before Kin sets her back down and sighs. "Sorry about that Tayuya-chan... it's just that Naruto-sama is a good person..." She then adds in a quiet voice. "... And one who saved my life..." Tayuya blinks at this before looking down at her hands before grunting.

"Okay then..." She then looks back up at Kin. "You better tell me everything right fucking now so that I can make my decision properly." Kin simply nods before beginning her tale with Tayuya interrupting every so often to clarify a point here and there. Finally, she leans back and rubs her temples slowly before exhaling. 'So... how interesting.' She then looks at a serious looking Kin. "So, you mean to tell me that he saved you?" Kin just nods. "And then you even offered yourself to him and that he actually turned you down because he didn't want to force you to do something that you didn't want?" Kin nods again causing Tayuya to sigh. "If I didn't know you as well as I fucking do, then I would call you a liar and tell you to stop fucking bullshiting me." Tayuya just shrugs at Kin's glare. "What? You forget that I had to deal with a lot of shit back in Oto with guys." Kin sighs at being reminded of this.

"Yeah... I kind of try to forget that you know."Tayuya nods before looking at Kin seriously.

"Swear to me right now that the Shithead would protect me and treat me like you and..." She trails off as she sees Kin turn a deep red before her eyes widen. "Don't tell me that... But you just said that..." Kin shrugs before grinning.

"And I didn't lie. Believe it or not but he got to know me and I had to ask him out. So now I'm one of his girlfriends." Seeing Tayuya turn red, Kin rapidly moves to cut off the coming rant. "And before you say anything, Konoha has a law called the CRA. It basically allows him to marry multiple women in order to populate his clan. And I don't really mind it as it allows me to be with him when some other girls already got their claws into him." Seeing that Tayuya is still scowling slightly, Kin rolls her eyes before becoming serious once more. "And as to your question... I swear on my Okaa-san's grave that you have nothing to worry about with Naruto-sama." Tayuya's eyes widen as she here's this since swearing on their Okaa-san's graves are the greatest oath that Tayuya and Kin can use. Taking a deep breath, Tayuya slowly exhales before nodding.

"Fine then Kin. I'll... agree to the contract." She then gives Kin a pleading look. "Please... please don't make me regret it..." Kin just nods and softly smiles putting her at ease before making her way to the door and calling out.

"Naruto-sama? She wants to sign it." Naruto then wheels in and makes his way over to where Tayuya is sitting and looks at her with a serious expression.

"I'll ask you myself Tayuya, do you really want to go through with this road? I only ask because once you do, there's no backing out." Tayuya just growls and holds out her arm causing Naruto to shrug. "It's your decision." He then reaches into his jacket and pulls out a rolled up piece of parchment as well as a quill. Opening the parchment, Naruto lays it down on a piece of wood that he conjured and signs his name on it. He then hands it to Tayuya who looks it over for a few seconds and then nods as she, too, signs it. She however winces as she does so and notices that the "Ink" is a shiny crimson. She then sniffs it and her eyes widen at the familiar smell of blood.

'What the hell! Is this... blood!' She then looks up at Naruto, whose rubbing the back of his hand. "What the hell is going on here?! What's with the signatures being written in blood!? Are you Yami or something!?" Naruto winces a little and Kin glares at her and is about to say something when Naruto raises an hand.

"No, I'm not Yami-sama Tayuya." He then shakes his head. "Though I can see where you get the idea from." He then taps the contract with his finger. "You see, I used what is known as a blood quill. What it does is that as you write something it draws blood from you to use as ink. What a lot of people don't know is that writing your signature on a contract in blood is a form of blood magic. It creates a tie between the signer and the contract terms." He then sighs and shakes his head. "I know that in the Elemental Countries that Yami-sama supposedly uses the same method for his. Back in Nii-san's homeland though... Well, a long time ago quite a number of wizards and witches got their shits and giggles from creating such contracts. They would have an unfortunate soul sign one and then, when they tried to break it, they would enact the penalties. Often to the determent of the signer. From that sprang the legend that demons would have you sign in blood on a contract for your soul. Now whether or not that's actually true for the demons there is debatable..." Tayuya blinks before sighing as she falls back on her bed.

"Well then? What the fuck is going to happen now Shithead?" Kin just shakes her head and then wags a finger at Tayuya while scowling.

"Tayuya-chan! Don't be talking to Naruto-sama like that now! He's your lord now and should be treated as such!" Tayuya just snorts and knocks her finger out of her face.

"Like hell I'm going to Kin. I call them as I see them. And right now I see a Shithead." She then gives Naruto a small glare. "And that's what I'm going to call you Shithead until you gain my respect. Then, and ONLY then, will I call you by your name." Kin looks like she wants to start shouting but is cut off as Naruto nods with a small, understanding smile making both girls blush.

"I understand Tayuya. And I happen to agree with you and have no problem. I just ask this small favour." Tayuya raises an eyebrow and motions him to go on. "And that is to tone it down a little in public. I don't care if you call me a baka or what have you. Just tone the names down." Thinking it over, she slowly nods.

"Okay then. I can fucking well live with that Shithead. It's a deal." She holds out her hand and Naruto shakes it. He's about to say something when a knock on the door sounds causing him and Kin to share a look before nodding as Naruto faces the door again.

"Yes? Come on in." Naruto's eyes narrow as he watches two ANBU walk in before grunting. "May I ask what you're doing here? I'm currently talking to someone." One of the two turns to him and releases a almost undetectable amount of KI before answering.

"The Council is currently meeting boy. We have been charged with escorting the prisoner there so that she can be tried for what she did. You WILL leave now so that we may do so." Naruto slowly nods as he looks at Kin who's rubbing a stone in her hands.

"Very well... But I must say that I have secured an... Alternative means for transport for her..." The two look like they're going to argue when Naruto waves his hand over Tayuya, transfiguring her hospital gown into a shirt and jeans. Blinking, Tayuya is about to say something when Kin slaps something into her hand and holds it there before saying something that causes the former Sound-nin's jaw to drop.

"I'm Naruto-sama's little bitch." Almost immediately the two feels like a hook has been shoved behind their belly buttons before the room vanishes in a swirl of color. Naruto just sits there with a self satisfied smirk on his face before shrugging.

"Opps... Seems like you two weren't needed after all. Too bad." The two ANBU take a step but stop at Naruto's next words as he waves. "By the way... Tell Danzo-teme nice try when you next see him for me, okay? Thanks. Better luck next time!" He then whispers something and disappears himself along with his wheelchair leaving behind two shocked undercover ROOT ANBU. He reappears in the Council room beside a fallen Kin and Tayuya, slightly dizzy. 'Whoa... That was something... that I doubt that I'll be doing again anytime soon.' He then notices the surprised looks from the council, though he recognizes the angry glare from Danzo and the knowing look from Harry. Clearing his throat, he addresses the Council. "As ordered, I have brought the former Oto-nin Tayuya of the now defunct Sound Four." Tsunade blinks at that before giving him an odd look.

"What do you mean by ordered? I know that I haven't ordered anything." She then looks around the room before her eyes narrow as she notices the nervous looks on Koharu's and Homura's faces as well as the stony look on Danzo. "Would someone please tell me exactly what's going on here?" She then looks at Naruto with a raised eyebrow. "Who gave you an order like that?" Naruto just bows as well as he can in his wheelchair.

"I was discussing something with Tayuya here about a deal when two ANBU walked into the room. They told me that it was time for Tayuya's trial and they were to escort her here. I explained to them in no uncertain terms that I would do so. I then used a Portkey to teleport us here for her trial." Hiashi then asks what the ANBU looked like causing Naruto to internally smirk. 'Time to push the wedge between Danzo and the Civilians even farther.' Clearing his throat, he gives them a confused look that the Ninja in the room know is faked. "Why, they had blank masks. Why?" He then seems to notice that there's nothing there for a trial. "Where's the stuff?" Tsunade is about to0 say something when Harry starts to speak.

"I'm sorry Naruto-nii, but we never scheduled a trial for her yet. In fact, it wasn't to be held until next week. But since you're here we should have it now." Naruto nods as does several members of the Shinobi section. Looking around, Koharu clears her throat before she starts to speak.

"Yes... well, you see it's not like a trial is actually needed in this case. She was seen by several people under Orochimaru's employ. Not only during the recent rescue mission but also during the Suna/Oto invasion. So we should just skip this whole thing and go straight to the execution." Naruto just smirks.

"Ah! But all captured Shinobi must go through due process and this includes a trial. Also, in her case there's extenuating circumstances." Looking around, he nods at Inochi. "Yamanka-san, may I ask a question of you?" He just nods. "As an expert in Psychology, what's the normal reaction of a small child after losing their family in a disaster?" Thinking it over, he sighs.

"A child in such a situation will normally latch onto anything that can give them even a small amount of comfort. Often times becoming extremely clingy. If that something is an adult, then they oftentimes will do anything for attention and to gain acknowledgement." Naruto just nods.

"Exactly. Tayuya here lost her family due to bandits attacking her home village. An attack we now know to have been arraigned by Orochimaru in order to get followers by rescuing any orphans, thus immediately gaining their trust." Tayuya's eyes widen and she whips around as she notices nods from various people including Kin. "Afterwards he subjected them to a form of brainwashing to make then subservient to him and loyal." He then gestures at Tayuya. "He also used placed the Cursed Seal on her. As well as upgrading it to the second level." Danzo just snorts at this.

"The Cursed Seal does not effect a person in that manner." He then blinks as he notices Naruto's grin. 'Why do I have a feeling that I just walked into a trap?' Naruto just cocks his head to the side.

"I thought that you and the other Elders gave that explanation for how Genin Uchiha Sasuke acted? That the Cursed Seal was effecting his mind? Do you mean to tell me that you don't believe your own theory?" Danzo stiffens as he notices various people glaring at him including the other Elders. Gritting his teeth, he shakes his head and retracts his claim, all the while sending a look of anger at Naruto who just smirks. After a few moments Naruto decides to drop the bomb that they have been keeping. "But this can be solved... you see me and Harry-nii have come up with a way to destroy the Curse Seal." He waits a few moments before the entire room (except for Harry and Kin) explodes.

"NANI!" Jeraiya falls over in surprise as he goes into a state of shock. Tsunade just takes a breath before asking the question on everyone's mind.

"How?" Seeing the amused look Naruto's sending her she sighs. "How did you do that? No one, not Minato, not even Jeraiya could figure out a way to remove it. So how did you?" Naruto just chuckles as he leans back.

"Because I saw things from a different perspective." He then looks around with a raised eyebrow. "You see, both me and Harry-nii are knowledgeable in Runes which are similar to Fuinjutsu." He then nods at Harry. "In fact, nii-san when he received one and naturally destroyed it was what gave us the clue. Look." He then waves his hand and a holographic image of each of the Curse Seals that are known appear. "Jeraiya-sensei, can you tell me what kind of seals are they?" Jeraiya raises an eyebrow but snorts just the same.

"They're all three-point seals. Even that one." He then points at Kidomaru's. "In that case each of the three 'prongs' is a part of a three-point seal." He looks proud of himself until Naruto tells him that he's wrong. "What?! Gaki, I'm the one with the experience in seals, not you. Those are three-point seals." Naruto just shakes his head with a grin.

"Actually they're not. The ONLY one that might be is Kidomaru's. The others are all interlinked three one-point seals." Jeraiya growls but Tsunade shuts him up with a glare before turning to Naruto.

"Mind explaining exactly what you mean? Jeraiya, Sensei, and the Yondaime all stated that they were three-point seals." Naruto just widens his grin.

"That's beauty of them and why it's supposedly impossible to get rid of." He then nods at the images. "Orochimaru made them look like three-point seals. Each seal functions as a separate seal, doing their own thing. One deals with the body, one with the chakra, and the final one the mind." He then starts wheeling the wheelchair around as he continues, having caught the attention of the Council. "The one that deals with the body is the simplest since it's made up of replication seals and a modified storage seal. The storage seal contains a enzyme while the replication seals create more from the sample sealed in the storage seal. When a person receives a Curse Seal, this seal floods the body with the enzyme. This is why so few people survive since it causes a severe immune response." Tsunade seems to straighten at this as she swears thinking back to the reports she received.

"That's how they transformed!" Everyone looks at her as she hits her head. "Baka! Baka! How could I miss that!" She then looks at Naruto. "The enzyme must cause mutations in the body, doesn't it? I'm positive that the enzyme also acts like an drug, doesn't it?" Naruto just nods.

"As a matter of fact, yes and no. The enzyme seems to cause the body to release a flood of endorphins and andanaline as well as other chemicals. This where the 'Power-high' comes from and also why using it can be so addictive." He then nods at the next one. "The second seal is a chakra storage seal intermixed with a chakra purification seal. In a sense it's similar to the one on your forehead in function Hokage-sama." Tsuande starts to pale at this knowing that she had let Orochimaru see the prototype before she left the village and perfected it. "It first stores and then transforms the subject's chakra into the type that's been programmed in. This is another reason why the subject can transform at the second stage. Kind of like how certain clans can use chakra to transform body parts. The reason that the chakra from the Curse Seal is so much stronger than normal is that it's been refined many times. This makes it much denser and more like a demon's Youki, which explains the 'Demonic' feeling that one get's from it." At this point Jeraiya is taking notes while insulting himself. Seeing this, Sarutobi shakes his head and looks at Naruto.

"And the final one?" Naruto takes a breath before sighing.

"That's the major one. It has TWO storage seals intermixed with it. One is only temporary. It contains what I suspect to be a cocktail of mind-altering drugs. This would weaken a person's mental state. Then the second one activates. This one contains a copy of Orochimaru's personality. Not to dissimilar too a mental equivalent of a Kage Bushin. There's a final one that's chakra activated. This one activates when Orochimaru molds his chakra in a certain way and is nearby. It tricks the pain sensors in the body into activating all at once." Jeraiya just nods as he sighs, slicking back the hair on his head.

"Well now... that explains things." Seeing the looks, Jeraiya shakes his head. "When you remove interlinked seals, you have to do it by removing them one at a time. Removing them all together screws everything up and increases the chances of something going wrong." He then gives Naruto with a serious look. "That's the way, isn't it? By taking out each one. Do so and the rest can be removed more easily." Naruto slowly smirks and nods.

"Exactly." He then jerks his head back at the seals. "Out of all of them, the easiest to remove would be the one dealing with the mind. Once we get rid of that one then the others will be easier to get rid of." He then narrows his eyes. "We will have to have the people watched though since they're going to go through withdrawal symptoms." Danzo just glares at him before clearing his throat.

"Be that as it may and as interesting as this... lecture is, we are NOT here to discuss the Curse Seal. What we ARE here for is to try the Oto-nin before us. And unless you have anything else..." Naruto just shrugs.

"Sure I do. In exchange for not executing her, she'll give us any information on Orochimaru she knows. And, with the ranking she had, that could be quite a bit on him. That included bases, experiments, number of shinobi, and alliances. Put together this gives us a good starting point." Danzo just looks at Koharu, who nods before clearing her throat.

"She is an enemy combatant... Uzumaki-Potter-san. And as such she, the laws are clear. She will be turned over to the T&I department immediately where we will squeeze her dry of any info before she is summarily executed for her actions against Konoha." Tayuya pales and starts to shake but is stopped as Naruto lays his hand on her shoulder before giving Koharu and the other Elders a smirk.

"Then it is a good thing that I already laid claim to her under Clan Law, which predates and overrides Konoha Military law." Koharu just shouts out asking what he has done causing him to chuckle. "What else? Keeping up my nick name of the most unpredictable ninja." He then glares at the female Elder. "Since I help with her defeat, which gave me a right under Clan law to claim her as a 'Conquered' shinobi. Temari-san couldn't because she isn't a Konoha nin and Shikamaru-san weaved his rights. So that only leaves me to claim her and make her a retainer for my clan. Besides, she signed a magically binding contract that carries brutal penalties... in BLOOD. She can't break the contract or else she dies a nasty death." After that, the end of the trial is all but predictable with Tayuya being allowed to leave and to live in the Uzumaki-Potter compound. A few moments after the verdict, a bloody Chunin rushes into the room.

"Uchi... ha... Sasuke... escape..." He then collapses as the Council room collapses into chaos.

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Steve: And there we go! The final chapter! At last!

Pen-pen: Wark warr! (Very nice!)

Hinata: But why did you have Sasuke escape Steve-san?

Steve: Because it has to do with the plot. I want him gone because then it moves the story along.

Yui: That, you just don't like him so you don't want him around for too long.

Steve: That too. Anyways, that's all for now guys! See you soon hopefully soon!

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