I do not own Naruto.

Zale walked into the Hokage's or Tsunade's office tired from the day of intense training he had with Satsuki, and the other two on his team; Kurumi following closely behind. "Hey old lady what did you want me for?" Zale asked only to have to duck, when Tsunade threw a desk at him.

"Stop calling me that you brat!" Tsunade yelled sitting back down in her chair minus one desk. "You know what I don't have time to deal with you, and your insults you blonde brat. Because of you, and that stupid Manipulation ability Jiraiya's told me about I have to deal with all of these marriage requests coming in. You need to get a damn lawyer to deal with all of this you know."

"Oh why do that when it's so much fun to watch you suffer." Zale said sitting down across from Tsunade sure she wouldn't throw her chair, but he had to duck when she reached for a lamp. "Is this what you called me in here for because I want to go home, and take a bath?"

"No it isn't Naruto." Tsunade said folding her hands in her lap. "We're going to need to discuss some things. As hard as I've tried, and the old man has we can't ignore that you've gained all this power quite suddenly, and the council has noticed. None of them like you very much, and those that are on your side don't have enough political weight to protect you. Some people are claiming that it's the nine tails that gave you that power, and that it's using it to control you."

'Well they're part right Kurumi did give Naruto this power, but she didn't have any influence over the kid.' Zale thought to himself resting his chin on his arm. "What are we going to do about this then? You can't expect me to just stop using Manipulation it's my most powerful technique, and has kept me alive more times than I can count."

"Look I called you in here to see what you wanted to do about it. Without some serious support backing you up then you're going to be in a lot of trouble." Tsunade said with a sigh at the young kid's carefree attitude. "Although there is a thing that Sarutobi sensei told me about this situation to make it at least a bit better. A mission request came in a few days ago for a team to act as guards to that movie star Yukie Fujikaze while they film a film in snow country. It'll get you out of the village long enough for all of this to blow over."

"Oh I've seen her movies I'd love to meet her in person!" Kurumi said holding up the flier that she had pulled out of nowhere. "I'm going to meet her that makes me so happy."

"Wait a second who says you're going?" Tsunade asked the redhead who immediately hugged Zale.

"The only thing keeping people from burning her is me, and if I'm gone on an extended mission; I'm sure people aren't going to just leave her alone." Zale reasoned, and eventually Tsunade stamped approval for Kurumi coming along with them.

"We should go see the move Zale just so you know what to expect." Kurumi said hugging his arm as they walked through the streets receiving glares from the villagers. "But the next showings not for another half hour, so let's get something to eat before it starts; I see that Icharakus is open."

"Yeah okay let's get some food, and go see the movie." Zale said the ever agreeable as he was. "Hey Ayame, can I get two bowls?"

"You sure you're not starving yourself Naruto?" Ayame asked leaning over the counter to see that he seemed in relatively good condition. "You know there's a difference between dieting, and anorexia."

"Don't worry Ayame I've just been feeling less hungry lately." Zale said kindly as to ward off any worries. As it stood he was slightly disgusted about how much the old Naruto had eaten in one sitting. "Hey Ayame I'm going to be out of the village for a little while, so don't expect me to come in."

"Is it a mission Naruto?" Ayame asked, and she was met with a nod as she prepared the bowls. "Well be careful, we can't have our favorite customer dying out there."

"Come on Ayame give me a little more credit than that, I mean I am the world's greatest ninja after all." Zale said with a laugh getting a giggle out of the two girls in the ramen stand.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled the pinkie making an appearance for the first time in a long time. "You idiot I bet you didn't know that Kakashi sensei wanted us to go watch that movie do you!"

"No I don't, but I do know why, and I was planning on going to go and see the movie with Kurumi here anyway." Zale said shutting the pink head up effectively. "Besides the showing isn't for another half hour, so Kurumi and I are here killing time."

"Seems like a good idea." Satsuki said in her Sasuke brooding emo voice. "One barbecue ramen hold the onions, and extra pork."

"Oh yeah it's really great idea Sasuke." Sakura said hearts in her eyes as she watched him sit down, and she sat down on the other side of him. "You know Sasuke this is kind of like a date."

"No it's not, it's nothing like a date, and I'll never go on a date with you." Satsuki said her voice cold, and clipped as she started to dig into her ramen while it was still hot. "How do you know about the mission already anyway Naruto I thought it was supposed to be really top secret."

"Tsunade told me about it." Zale said passively, but this shocked Sakura who had been the last to hear of the closeness of Tsunade, and Naruto.

"No way lady Tsunade would tell you anything Naruto she's a respectable lady such as me; in fact the only difference is that I need to talk to you. Why would she talk to you for any reason at all?" Sakura asked quite smugly unaware of the Ayame with glowing red eyes, and holding a frying pan only held back by her father who struggled to do so.

"Haven't you heard Sakura this year I'm the village's hot button. With my new abilities everyone wants to jump on the Naruto wagon." Zale said laughing at the pink haired girl who seemed shocked by that. "Then there's you, you're still the useless little pink haired girl that's trailing behind the team mates that have to drag her along because we'd be thrown in jail for abandoning a team mate."

This shocked Sakura leaving Satsuki, and Kurumi to try and hid their laughter from the girl who was on the verge of tears. "My would you look at the time we're going to be miss the movie if we don't go." Satsuki said leaving the stand closely followed by Kurumi, and Zale leaving Sakura to pay the bill.

-Time skip 2 hours-

"Oh wasn't it such a beautiful movie Naruto?" Kurumi asked turning to see Zale asleep a snot bubble coming out of his nose. "NARUTO!" She screamed at him making him jerk awake. "Were you even paying attention to the movie?"

"Yeah that girl used the rainbow magic or whatever." Zale said stretching, and receiving acute glares from Satsuki, Kurumi, and Sakura who had bounced back from the earlier shock. "Okay so I got bored on fifth of the way in, but it was a movie that I don't care for. Look I don't need to like this lady's acting career just to protect her. Come on we got to meet the Cyclopes before he decides to leave, and get a new copy of his porn."

"Shut up Naruto we knew that!" Sakura yelled at him, but it didn't seem like Zale even registered what she said. They met up with their sensei behind the movie theater. "Oh okay, but where are we going to meet her?"

"Well." Kakashi said only to be interrupted by a horse jumping over the fence they stood in front of, and run off several males smashing through the fence itself. "That would be her, so get to work guys we better not lose the client before the mission even starts."

"I hate you so much old man." Zale said grabbing Kurumi by her hip then disappearing leaving a dust cloud appearing because of his intense speed.

"Ditto." Satsuki said disappearing soon followed by Sakura who was hard pressed to keep up.

"Who the heck are these guys?" Zale asked easily keeping pace with the big men, and easily knocking the three of them out even with Kurumi over his shoulder. He hopped up on the horse, and just stood there for a few seconds before the actress noticed him.

"Hey kid no free rides." Yukie said slightly shocked he could keep standing with the horse going at top speeds as it was. "Get off."

"In case you haven't noticed lady I took care of those guys for you, so the least you could do is say thank you." Zale said unworried as the horse buckled, and jumped over many obstacles. "If you don't mind I think we should slow down before we end up hitting anybody."

"Aren't you a little demanding kid?" Yukie asked as she pulled the horse to a halt, and dismounted.

"Finally found you, you brat." a gruff voice said, and they turned to see more big men all of them looking angry, and disheveled. "You're going to be coming back with us, and you're little friend is going to be getting a real beating for what he did." They cracked their knuckles before pulling back their fist only to suddenly fall flat on their faces a look of pain frozen on their faces.

"It took you guys long enough." Zale said with a tired look as Sasuke, and Sakura started to tie up the men without his help not that he would have offered anyway.

"Whoa who the heck are you guys you took out my entire protection crew." A man with a beard said in shock at what had just happened.

"Protection crew?" they all asked sweat drops at their heads.

"Everyone meet our employee Yukie's manger." Kakashi said with an awkward laugh. "Now let's get capture the person we're protecting once again, and we can get this mission started."

"Huh?" Zale asked turning to see that the actress had run off her horse nowhere to be seen. "Take Kurumi I'll go get her."

"Oh Naruto get me an autograph!" Kurumi called, and she was met with a nod before he disappeared.

'Where did she go?' Zale thought to himself as he ran around the town his eyes scouring the area. 'There the only one that can move that fast on horseback.' He leapt down landing perfectly, and more importantly silently shocking the actress once again. "You know running is useless."

"What do you want kid?" Yukie asked not taking her eyes off the street as they galloped along.

"An autograph." Zale said simply sticking out a piece of paper at her as well as a pen.

"I don't do autographs." Yukie said increasing the speed.

"Well then we're not going to get along." Zale said with sarcasm.

"Really, and here I was thinking we were going to be great friends!" Yukie said dramatically stopping the horse, and the surprise sent Zale careening off of the horse, and into a pile of planks. "Ha take that you little brat!" Yukie sped off feeling victorious.

"Oh now it's personal with that bad actress." Zale said picking himself up off the ground, and throwing the wooden planks away from himself. "I'm going to get that autograph, and that rub it in her face that I got her to sign it, and a happy Kurumi to boot." He drew quite a bit of attention charging down the street angrily after a horse that somehow eluded his grasp.

"How the hell is he still on my tail?" Yukie asked looking over her shoulder to see Zale charging, and slowly advancing on her and the horse an evil gleam in his eye. "I'm definitely going to lose him with these ink bombs I bought off those kids a while back." She reached into her coat, and tossed them at Zale who held his eyes in pain giving her enough time to round a corner, and change clothes. 'Just got to make it down here, and I'm away from this crazy kid. Oh crap a dead end!"

"I want my autograph." Zale said standing on the wall ink surrounding his eyes. He had forced the wall up by making the supplies build themselves into it, and saving a lot of people money.

"Fine what's your name kid?" Yukie asked reaching into her coat seemingly for a pen. "You've worked harder than a lot of people for this."

"Yeah, and I hope Kurumi appreciates this. Make it out to her by the way." Zale said thinking it was taking too long for her to find that pen, and he started searching his own pockets. "Here I got it." Zale looked up only to suddenly be sprayed by pepper spray. "God damn it you freaking actress!"

"Ha, and you almost caught me too!" Yukie said more than happy that she had beaten the rather determined boy. She started walking away only for her feet to suddenly be wrapped around, and force her to trip. "What the heck just happened?"

"You almost got away." Zale said with a laugh standing up, and trying to rub his eyes, and clear his nose of the offensive substance. "Pepper spray I didn't expect that; hell this is the first time I've ever had it used on me." He blew hard, and seemingly got enough of it, so his nostrils didn't burn like fire. He walked over, and made cuffs out of the cement keeping her bound.

"What are you going to do to me?" Yukie asked struggling on her place over his shoulder trying to escape his grip, but failing.

"We're going somewhere to wash my eyes, and stop struggling you're making me uncomfortable." Zale said slightly annoyed by the girl who kept moving, and struggling. The closest area with a bathroom was actually a bar that had dim lighting. He placed her down on the stool manipulating the metal from the legs to hold her in place. "Stay." Zale said before walking into the bathroom, and rinsing his eyes out.

"I can't believe that kid actually caught me." Yuki said struggling in the binds that he had somehow set around her legs, and hands, and now there was one around her waist. "What are these things even made of, it looks like cement. Is this some kind of new ninja trick?" She continued wrestling with the restraints for the next few minutes before she gave up.

"How are you feeling?" Zale asked walking out his eyes still red.

"That's a stupid question." Yukie said. "I'm trapped her by a kid I met this morning, and somehow him, and his weird ninja tricks made a wall that I'm sure wasn't there before. I work as an actress making crappy movies, and what a stupid career an actress is. All that I do is lie on screen, and idiots like that Kurumi girl just lap it all up."

"Although I don't disagree with you on crappy movies I will hurt you if you call Kurumi an idiot again." Zale said simply ordering her a drink. "If I let you go then can I trust that you won't run off, and make my job harder?" Yukie nodded to him, and he snapped his fingers the binds turning string like, and dropping to the floor. "Can you hold you liquor?"

"I can better than you can buddy." Yukie said downing the drink shocked a second later when she felt all hiccupy, and the feeling of walking on air. "Hey what kind of drink is that, I got to get the name of that."

"I slipped a few happy pills in your drink." Zale said watching as they quickly took affect leaving Yukie practically drunk, and definitely not going to be able to stand. "Alright then come on my teams going to be mad at me as it is."

"Aw aren't you the cutie?" Yukie asked hiccupping as he held her up, and she stroked his hair. "Why can't I find a nice guy like you to take care of me? I've only got that old manager of mine always bossing me around, and always pressuring me to go back to work in snow country. I don't like that place way too cold, and it makes it so I need a thousand blankets."

"Yeah sure." Zale said wondering how long it was going to be before she passed out. Suddenly her head hit his shoulder. 'That's it she's out cold, and we can get moving on this mission.'

-Scene Change Several Hours Later-

Zale shuddered in his position on the ice wearing a cloak that did nothing to guard him from the cold. 'I should have brought Kurumi out here then she could warm me up, but now I'm stuck out here. I hate the freaking cold.' Zale thought to himself bending his knees trying to get feeling back in his legs to no avail. "Am I the only one this cold is getting to?"

"Yes quit asking." Kakashi called back still reading his book. 'Honestly that boy gets rid of one weakness, and then develops another, a ninja that can't take cold is pitiful.'

'Dumb Jounin.' Zale thought leaping around the ice for anything to do while the director started to do his thing with the movie making. 'Movies aren't even all that good I don't get what the real problem is with missing this shooting. In fact where did this chunk of ice even come from it wasn't anywhere in sight a couple hours ago.'

Suddenly there was a crashing noise. "ICE WHALE JUTSU!" someone cried out, and the ice chunk shook angrily again. "Oh Kakashi of the sharingan how quaint that we meet again going to the place we met in the first place."

"Sounds like this guy's gay for you Kakashi!" Zale yelled out at him not concerned with what was going on. Suddenly a plume of snow appeared under him, and he barely got out of the way. "He's got allies with him watch out you guys!"

"Just look out for yourself!" Satsuki yelled back avoiding a large man that tried to tackle him. "Fire style: fire ball jutsu!" The ball of flames erupted from his mouth hitting the man against the snow. "That was a direct hit; no way is he getting back up."

"Ha as if such a puny attack could beat me." the man said with a laugh his stomach jiggling. "I'm a heck of a lot stronger than you boy, and I'm sure that no attack you make can hurt me."

"Let's try this again." Satsuki said making the appropriate hand seals again, and bringing his hands to his mouth. "Fire style: Grand Fire Ball Jutsu!"

"Ice style: Ice Crystal Barrier!" someone else called out, and Satsuki watched as her fire ball was deflected off of the barrier with little ease. "Ice Style: Ice Imprisonment!" Satsuki felt as the ice suddenly went up incasing her in it, and keeping any movement out of the question.

"Ice Style: Blizzard!" Zale yelled slamming his hands on the ground the wind picking up, and the snow being forced off the ground. The blizzard was actually a jutsu he had learned, and could use with many variables.

"Ice Style: Ice Imprisonment!" a feminine voice yelled, and he was reminded that there were two people in this fight, and he had been dealing with only one.

Ice launched up, but Zale felt no Chakra from this even as he was caked in ice that he blew apart with ease as well as the coat. "I know what you are." Zale said with a sinister smile spreading across his face turning to face the snow girl who leapt back ready to fight. "Please your control over ice will do nothing against my control over everything." Zale puckered his lips, and fire came out, and since there was no chakra involved in the attack it tore through her armor with ease.

"You're not going to win." she coughed out trying to get away as he approached her.

"I don't care if I win my dear you see you are a prize all on your own." Zale said reaching for her only for a snowball of all things to be thrown in his face making him lose focus, and allowing the girl to run to her team mates. "God damn it; now I got to go to the trouble of finding her again."

He leapt onto the boat with enough ease, and immediately went to his room where he stripped off his clothes, and put on fresh warm ones. "How did it go?" Kurumi asked him rubbing his back in an effort to bring him back from his stupor.

"I'll tell you how it went when we rule the world we're not going to be living anywhere cold, and people that wish for snow I'll kill them." Zale said in a bored tone, but then he perked up. "On a better note I've found a new manipulation user. Unfortunately she's on the snow people's side, so I'm going to have to find a way to turn her."

"Well maybe you'll do it with your charismatic personality, and charm." Kurumi said helpfully.

"Yeah maybe." Zale said with a laugh leaning his head back keeping the hair from falling in his eyes. "You know Kurumi I think I should dye my hair."

"NO!" a familiar female voice shouted startling them both. Satsuki walked in, and after locking the door behind her, and making sure it was really locked she undid the henge that she had taken up again as they had returned to the village. "I like your hair Naruto you shouldn't change it."

"Well thank you Satsuki, but I just don't like the way it looks maybe doing the tips at least." Zale said running a hand through his blonde hair before lying back in his bed. 'This is going to be a long, and annoying mission, and it might not even be for anything unless I can get that Manipulator of ice on my side."

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