3 weeks later

Naruto, Jiraiya, Yugao, Shizune, and Tayuya were all busy going through a random town. Jiraiya had stressed to Naruto the importance of learning how to control Kyuubi's charka, but the blond told him that there was no need to learn it. Naruto knew Jiraiya was curious as to why he would refuse training from the sannin and so was Yugao, but he managed to deter them with the saying that due to certain things, the Kyuubi wouldn't be helping him. Jiraiya and Yugao wondered what he meant, but didn't press the issue. As far as Jiraiya was concerned, they just had to stay away from Akatsuki until Naruto was strong enough to take care of himself, which the blonde was, but he couldn't tell Jiraiya that just yet.

In the 3 weeks time period, Naruto had suggested to the group that they go to Oto and dig up on some intel about Orochimaru. Jiraiya would have slapped the blonde for the audacity he said to them, but Shizune nodded in agreement and even said that since she and Naruto were jonin shinobi that they could go if they wanted to. Yugao had chuckled at Jiraiya's expense as they headed to Oto. While Jiraiya and Yugao did some intel on Oto for the time being, Naruto and Shizune secretly checked up with Yagura wanting their real information. Yagura had told them that Oto was doing real well for itself and he introduced Naruto and Shizune to Tayuya who at first scoffed seeing Naruto and Shizune were the same height as her, but when Yagura told her that Naruto was the leader she instantly started cussing up a storm on them. Shizune then told Naruto that Tayuya reminded her of Kushina in a sense which Naruto chuckled.

However, Tayuya and Naruto turned out to be quite alright with each other. It took some time for the two to get used to each other, but not that long. Tayuya had constantly questioned the blonde about his power and the death of Orochimaru. It was amusing to Shizune that Naruto and Tayuya got into a cussing argument about Orochimaru's death and whether it was possible or impossible. In the end, Naruto won, but only because Tayuya couldn't think of anything more to say on the matter. Despite the arguments, Naruto had gotten along real well with Tayuya and Tayuya with him. She even gave him the nickname 'Golden shithead' and Naruto called her 'Tomato bitch' which had Shizune laughing at each name. When most of Oto heard from Yagura that Naruto was the person he was talking about as the one who planned the invasion of Oto, most were skeptical at first, but Yagura convinced them all and the people followed Naruto, but the blonde held a better idea. He had allowed Yagura to stay in charge of Oto as the Otokage since the blonde would be moving around too much to do it and the Sanbi jinchuuriki was more than happy to do it.

Naruto had also give Yagura the fox mark and the Sanbi jinchuuriki found it strange at first, but it felt awesome. He had a much better mastery over water manipulation than before. Yagura's features seemed to be mellowed with the Sanbi's chakra. It did worry him about having fox powers while being a jinchuuriki of the Sanbi, but it all worked out fine. He had light-grey fox ears and a light-grey fox tail. Yagura adapted to his power quickly and told Naruto to take Tayuya with them to get her used to the idea of being around them as hanyou. Naruto nodded and took Tayuya with him and Shizune then explained to Jiraiya and Yugao that they found her in the village and that she didn't want to be there anymore which confused Tayuya, but one quick explanation from Shizune and Tayuya played along with it.

Currently, the group was headed to Kumo since Tsunade had received the letter and sent Konan to deliver it which at first the purple haired woman relented, but in the end she went with it.

"So Golden shithead, where are we right now?" Tayuya asked with a grin. Jiraiya and Yugao sweatdropped at her attitude, but Naruto and Shizune were more or less amused with it. Tayuya gave things a nice change of pace for everyone.

"Well Tomato bitch, we are at the edge of Tea Country and will be crossing into Snow Country soon enough," Naruto replied. Jiraiya and Yugao sweatdropped again, but Tayuya gave a small. At least someone had some fuckin' balls to mock her like she mocked people.

Most of the trip had been quite and everyone noticed that the sun was going down for them all so they all went to a hotel and Jiraiya paid for everyone. Since they were used to it from their previous mission, Naruto, Shizune, and Yugao took one room and Jiraiya took another. Tayuya had taken another vacant room, not opting to sleep with the old pervert even if she died.

Naruto, Shizune and Yugao had placed their stuff down and rested on the beds. Which coincidently had both Yugao and Shizune taking each of Naruto's arms. Naruto chuckled as this probably wouldn't end well for him, but then the blonde had an idea for his family. He remembered the dragon summoning contract he held and he decided that he shouldn't be the only one to sign it. Naruto leaned up from the bed and turned to Shizune.

"Hey Shizune-chan don't you think we should give our family some summons?" Naruto asked her. Shizune raised an eyebrow at what the blonde was implying, but knowing Naruto she smirked and leaned up.

"Well if you mean your dragon summoning contract, I don't see why not? I've always wanted a summon," Shizune said and Naruto chuckled at her. Naruto told Yugao the same thing and the anbu was more than happy to have some companionship if she could help it. Naruto bit his thumb and went through the handsigns to summon his familiar.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu," Naruto yelled and slammed the ground. Smoke covered the area and soon a light dragon appeared and smiled.

"Hello Naruto-sama, it's been a while since you summoned me," Kiara said with a glare and Naruto sheepishly chuckled. There wasn't that many things he could summon her for, but he did rightly apologize.

"Sorry about that Kiara-chan, I'll summon the dragons more frequently. I summoned you so that you could bring me the dragon contract," Naruto told her. Kiara nodded and immediately the contract puffed beside her and nudged it over to Naruto.

"What do you plan on doing with it?" Kiara asked him. Naruto smirked and unfurled the scroll before placing it on the ground. Yugao and Shizune saw his name in blood on the paper and Naruto smiled at them.

"I'm gonna have my family sign this contract. I want the Namikaze family to sign this contract. I was hoping that the dragons would become our family's personal summons," Naruto told her. Kiara widened her eyes for a second before grinning.

"That's great Naruto-sama. If you want it, then it's fine. The dragons will serve the Namikaze family long till the end of time," Kiara said and Naruto chuckled at that since that statement was more or less true even if Kiara didn't know it.

"Thank you Kiara-chan. Now then, Shizune-chan, Yugao-chan write your names on the seal and you both will receive your own personal dragon summons. There are Fire dragons, Water dragons, Earth dragons, Wind dragons, Lightning dragons, Dark dragons, Light dragons and Mystic dragons. So go ahead girls and summon your desired element dragon," Naruto told them.

Both women smirked at each other and both bit their thumbs. Shizune wrote her name first and after her was Yugao. When both names were imprinted on the scroll, the paper glowed for a bit and then it faded back into nothingness.

"Now then, summon the element dragon you want and you'll get one. There are plenty with personal attitudes so don't think your limited to only one," Naruto told them. Shizune and Yugao went through their hand signs and slammed them on the ground.

"Kuchiyose: Kurai Ryu( Summoning: Dark Dragon)," Shizune yelled out.

"Kuchiyose: Hikari Ryu( Summoning: Light Dragon," Yugao yelled out.

Soon two puffs of smoke came while Naruto and Kiara were watching the things go down with Naruto scratching Kiara's ears making her growl. Shizune stared at a black dragon with red eyes. It's wings were tucked under away and it bowed to her.

"Hello ma'am. I'm Shiro. I'll be your personal summon," Shiro said and Shizune smirked. She then softly petted Shiro on his back and her hands took into account the scales and other things on him. Shiro growled lowly and then Shizune smiled.

"Nice to meet you Shizune. I'm Shizune Uzumaki-Namikaze, I hope to work well with you as my personal summon," Shizune replied and Shiro nodded. The two then went on to their conversation about some things until they all heard Yugao gasp. Naruto and Shizune turned their heads to see Yugao and a pure white dragon staring at her. It stared a bit longer before bowing.

"Hello, I'm Kya. Nice to meet you. I'll be your personal summon from this day forward," Kya said and Yugao couldn't resist hugging her dragon. Kya chuckled at this since she had never had human contact before so it was all new to her. Soon both Shiro and Kya turned to see Naruto and Kiara smiling at them and both bowed low to them.

"Naruto-sama thank you for making us allowing us to be the personal summons to your family. We won't let you down," They said to him. Naruto chuckled and nodded before standing to his feet and patting the two dragons on their heads.

"It's alright you two. I'm more than glad to have you and my girls seem to like you," Naruto said making them nod. The blonde hanyou then turned back to Kiara as he wrapped up the scroll.

"Kiara-chan can you go back to the Namikaze compound and hand this scroll to Kushina and Zabuza. Tell them that they and everyone else are to sign the dragon contract. From now on, the Namikaze family is the only family that will have the dragon contract," Naruto told her. Kiara nodded and took the scroll in her mouth, but before she left Naruto had to ask Kiara something.

"Ne Kiara-chan, what's a dragon's lifespan?" Naruto asked her. Kiara raised an eyebrow before dropping the scroll to the floor.

"Well we normally live for more than a millennium. Course humans don't live as long as we do. Why?" Kiara asked and Naruto gave a small grin before rubbing the back of his cheek.

"Well the thing is Kiara-chan, Me and my family are hanyou. We're half demons so we're never going to die. We'll be living forever," Naruto told her. Naruto then inwardly cursed, he said that right in front of Yugao who was still in the damn room. What the hell was wrong with him?

Meanwhile, Kiara was in shock over those words. Normally dragons were a symbol of immortality, but they had been slightly down played since they never had a human contract or someone immortal before. Kiara suddenly smirked when she knew how strong the ties would be for the dragons to the Namikaze family.

"Well Naruto-sama, that might not be a problem. In fact, that's the greatest of news. Well we'll be going to your family's house. Good night," Kiara said as she, Shiro, and Kay all disappeared in a poof. It was then that Naruto and Shizune turned to Yugao who had a curious smile on her face.

"Mind explaining that hanyou part Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked with a too innocent smile. Naruto gulped and Shizune took cover behind Naruto's shoulder. It was so weird that two of the most powerful beings on this planet would be scared shitless by a woman and her KI.

"Shizune-chan, if there was ever a time I wanted to die, it would be now,"

"Naruto-kun, it was nice knowing you my husband,"

Meanwhile, Konoha was still in turmoil. Most people were finally able to brave the outside, but a lot were still staying inside their homes. Most of the genin were given the details by there senseis and such. Lee, Neji, and Tenten were amazed that Gai had fought someone who could keep up with him using seven of the eight gates. That person couldn't be human to do that. Lee and Gai went to shout about Anko's youth and fire even if they didn't know it was here and this caused Anko who was quietly enjoying her dango to shudder like an extremely cold wind had hit her.

Kurenai and Kiba were able to come up with guise that they didn't know much since they were busy putting out the fires in Konoha while other jonin and chunin were busy fighting off the enemy. Shino and Hinata seemed to buy it so they didn't press the issue anymore.

Tsunade and Fu were surrounded by dozens of paperwork for a week and they thanked Naruto so much for the secret to this labor and their got it all done with more time to spar. The two then engaged in casual conversation over their blonde kami which involved Fu blushing most of the time.

Mikoto and Kushina were oddly talking about their times with Naruto and both women blush for different reasons. Mikoto for even going for it and Kushina for doing it with her son, but neither complained in the least. However, Mikoto was downright jealous when Kushina flashed her ring right in front of the female Uchiha's face. It certainly made the female Uchiha want to see Naruto and have him give her one. They all started up their training again and the two were still quite the duo despite being so long apart from each other.

Haku, Kin, and Zabuza were a team for the most part since Naruto and Shizune were gone. The jonin and two chunin had been taking mission after mission like all the others to help with Konoha's repairs. It certainly helped that they had their never ending, demonic stamina. They currently helped the most A and B ranked missions completed than any other shinobi, except maybe Anbu.

Minato, Hana, and Tsume were simply relaxing at the compound since they didn't have much to do. The three weeks were sort of hectic for them. It was all amazing that they had to move so much even if they were hanyou. The repairs took forever and it was mainly only because of the Namikaze family and their legendary stamina that thinks were going ahead of schedule. So when the latest week rolled by, everyone was happy to be on break and not doing work. It was also funny that Konoha was none the wiser to their plans at all.

Currently, everyone was simply sitting around the compound with bored expressions on their faces. Outside missions, there wasn't really anything to do since Naruto and Shizune were the ones who gave them things to do.

"Someone please give me something to do," Kiba groaned as he laid on the couch with Akamaru sleeping on his stomach. Tsume and Hana groaned also asking for the same thing. Ayame, Haku, Kushina and Mikoto were making dinner for everyone so there wasn't much to do. Konan was sipping some tea while keeping her emotionless mask on, but her boredom was evident also.

Konan had really opened up to mostly everyone in the few weeks. Granted that most of them were talking to her and she wasn't replying much and she felt slightly bad for not replying back to the odd conversations that they were trying to have with her. Konan had eventually opened up a little more and she decided not to escape, even if she sometimes wanted to. To her, for some reason they all reminded her of how the original Akatsuki organization acted at times. It was one of the things that put a small smile across her face.

As Konan sipped her tea, she gave a small smile to Kiba and closed her book.

"Wanna read this book Kiba-san?" Konan asked and Kiba raised an eyebrow. Kiba was by no means a book person, but being bored made people do weird things in their lives. Kiba simply shrugged his shoulders and nodded while gently taking the book from Konan's hands. Konan then took out another book and simply read that one. Kiba walked over to the couch and opened the book and began reading. Tsume and Hana widened their eyes at the Inuzuka hanyou reading. Never in their lives would they have thought that Kiba would actually read. Almost like reading their thoughts, Kiba sent his mother and sister a death glare and the two turned their gazes from him and simply settled for awkward whistling. Kiba grinned and went back to reading before getting a small blush across his face.

"K-Konan-san, what is this book?" Kiba asked the paper user. Konan looked up from her book and raised an eyebrow.

"It's a ero-drama. I'm not used to such things, but I found it laying around the house so I read it. Is it interesting to you Kiba-san?" Konan asked making Kiba grow an even bigger blush across his face while the book in his hands was shaking slightly.

"Who do you think wrote it?" Kin asked twirling around a kunai in her hand.

"Whose ever it is, that person must have some weird tastes," Zabuza said entering the conversation. Anko and Kurenai nodded while reading books of their own until everyone was startled by a big poof. Everyone gasped and nearly fell from their seats before grabbing their kunai only to see Kiara coughing slightly. Everyone looked at the dragon in awe and Kiara straightened her throat.

"Is this the Namikaze compound?" Kiara asked just to be sure. Zabuza nodded and Kiara sighed with a smile. She was carrying a scroll and she slipped it on the ground.

"I'm Kiara, most of you have met me before back when Naruto-sama introduced me. Naruto-sama has said to let everyone here to sign the dragon contract. He said that the dragons will become the Namikaze family's personal summon contract and we agreed. You will all choose from the many types of dragons and one will be your personal summon. Will you all sign?" Kiara asked them. Everyone's eyes gleamed at her words and instantly nodded. The chance to have your own personal dragon? It was something out of a fairy tale. This was just the excitement that they all needed. Naruto always came through for them after all. Everyone dropped what they were doing and eagerly walked over. Kushina unfurled the scroll and everyone saw Naruto's name, Shizune's name, and Yugao's name over the scroll. Kiara gave everyone the types for dragons they could pick from and everyone had understood. Kushina went first and bit her thumb then wrote her name in the scroll. The light glowed then faded and Kushina slammed her hand on the ground.

"Kuchiyose: Kasai Ryu," Kushina yelled. Soon a puff of smoke came and quickly disappeared. Kushina was greeted to a red dragon whose scales matched her hair.

"Hello, my name is Kira and I will be your personal summon," Kira said and Kushina smiled. Both bowed to each other and the dragon took the time to look around the house that her summoner lived it. Tsume, Hana, and Kiba got excited and drew their names in the contract also.

"Kuchiyose: Mizu/Kaze/Raiki Ryu," The three Inuzukas yelled and they each slammed the ground. Hana was greeted to a water dragon whose scales were blue while Tsume was greeted to a wind dragon whose scales were white like Kiara's, but they weren't as vibrant. Lastly, Kiba was greeted to a lightning dragon whose scales were black, but small traces of lighting were coursing through them.

"I am Aria, I'm Komano, and I'm Kaoru. We are your personal summons," The three dragons said bowing to Kiba, Hana, and Tsume. The three Inuzukas smiled and nodded. Like Kira, the three other dragons ran around the compound to check it out and soon the other came also. Zabuza, Haku, and Kin did theirs and slammed their hands on the ground.

"Kuchiyose: Mizu/Mizu/Chikyū Ryu," Zabuza, Haku, and Kin yelled. Soon two water dragons and one earth dragon appeared. Each dragon bowed it's head to it's new master.

"I'm Tenjo, I'm Tengo, and I'm Soran. We are your personal summons," The three dragons said to the three. Zabuza grinned along with Haku and Kin and the three bowed also. Next were Tsunade, Minato, and Fu. Mikoto and Konan had their second thoughts about doing it, but Konan more than Mikoto. She had never summoned before and it felt like pledging true allegiance to Naruto's family. Could Konan go through with it? Could Mikoto go through with it?

Minato having died, his contract with the toads was gone so he could someone with the rest of his family so he did. Minato got a wind dragon named Nami, Tsunade got an earth dragon named Roan, and Fu got a dark dragon named Fiore. Everyone loved their dragons currently. Anko wasn't sure she could sign it since she had a contract with the snakes so Kurenai went next. Kurenai got a light dragon named Kuran. When the current people were done, dragons were ablaze around the house and suddenly everyone looked at the three who didn't go.

"Anko, why aren't you gonna sign?" Kurenai asked softly petting Kuran. Anko gave a small grin and shrugged her shoulders.

"I hold the snake contract. I'm better off being known as the Snake Mistress," Anko said, but Kiara shook her head.

"Anko-san, I'd like you to reconsider. I know how rare and powerful the snakes are and in truth us being reptiles like the snakes or at least related to them, you can hold both. It won't cause many problems, but try not to start one," Kiara told her. Anko's face suddenly gleamed and she slightly bowed in a thank you. Anko sighed the contract and she summoned a fire dragon. It's name was Furin. Furin bowed to his summoner and Anko had to admit that her summon looked really nice. Lastly were Konan and Mikoto who still seemed rather hesitant.

"Mikoto, you should sign. I don't see why not," Kushina said making Mikoto narrow her eyes. She was sure that she wanted to stay with the family and everything, but there was something holding her back.

"Kushina I'm not sure. Maybe I shouldn't," Mikoto said and then Kushina gripped her best friend's hand and slightly squeezed it making Mikoto wince.

"Mikoto, you slept with my sochi. Your as much a part of this family as everyone else. Your signing that contract dattebane!" Kushina threatened and Mikoto gulped, but strangely, she felt better. Mikoto nodded and did her summoning also. Mikoto got a fire dragon named Zoran. He seemed nice enough so Mikoto liked him enough. She settled for giving her dragon soft rubs behind his ears which Zoran really liked.

"Well Konan-san, you might as well," Haku said and everyone nodded. Konan looked at the contract and then looked at the ground. She doubted she could go through with it. For some reason, she was...scared to sign it. She wasn't sure why, but it unsettled her slightly. Ayame and Teuchi not being shinobi opted to not sign unless they had to which everyone understood. Konan got up from her seat and sighed.

"Can I think about it for a bit?" Konan asked. Everyone looked at her, but Kiara nodded and wrapped up the scroll. Konan slowly walked up the stairs and left everyone else behind saying that she wasn't feeling very hungry tonight.

"Did I do something wrong?" Kiara asked. Everyone shook their heads and gave Kiara a reassuring smile.

"I kind of understand how she feels. Despite how well we all got along, Konan-san has only been here for awhile and it's too early for her to give her heart and soul to Naruto-kun's cause. I held back out of some unregistered fear, but it was gone. Konan-san doesn't have that luxury," Mikoto said to everyone. Soon all the dragons disappeared in heaps of smoke and Kiara left with a bow.

"Well pup was that exciting enough for you?" Tsume asked towards Kiba. The Inuzuka blush with a nod, but then his stomach grumbled and everyone laughed.

"Dinner will be ready soon everyone," Kushina and Haku yelled. Everyone suddenly drooled when the aroma was starting to exit the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Shizune were trying to save their skin by telling Yugao about being hanyou and some of it's other things. They left out Kyuubi dying and most of the invasion plot since Naruto hadn't been with her long. Yugao seemed to accept their explanation of everything, but she would be keeping an eye on her blonde boyfriend and his accomplice.

Meanwhile, Kiara came back and reported everything to Naruto that occurred at the Namikaze compound. Naruto was happy that everyone seemed happy with their summons, but he gave a sort of small smile when he heard Konan didn't sign it, but he knew that people like Konan shouldn't be rushed into doing something. It would only make her hate him if he forced her to sign the contract, which he just wouldn't do. Naruto thanked Kiara and the mystic dragon took her leave.

Naruto then, realized it was getting late and the blonde decided it was time to go to bed. Shizune and Yugao agreed and the three went to sleep also to get on with the next day.

Morning

Naruto and his girls woke up to the sunlight and immediately got dressed. They all had a peaceful sleep and could say that they felt quite well rested. Naruto slipped into a black shirt which covered his mesh shirt and black pants. He then wore his jonin vest along with his customary demon sage coat. Shizune simply wore her black kimono and her some short length high heels which concealed her mesh shirt and most of her concealed weapons. Yugao just settled for wearing her anbu armor since she felt more comfortable in it for traveling.

"Alright let's go," Naruto told them. Shizune and Yugao nodded and the three left their room and walked downstairs to see Jiraiya and Tayuya waiting for them. Jiraiya was reading a book and Tayuya was pacing the floor until she saw them all arrive.

"Well it's about time you fuckin' got here golden shithead. What the fuck took you so long?" Tayuya asked making Naruto sheepishly chuckled at her before he replied to her answer.

"Sorry about that Tomato-san. We got wrapped up in some things," Naruto told her. Tayuya raised an eyebrow at him, but accepted the answer and the entire group left the hotel. It was only going to be a few more hours till they got to Kumo and they wanted a fresh start. Normally it would be days before they could get to Kumo, but with mostly everyone's stamina it would only take a few more hours.

After a quick breakfast at a local restaurant, the five headed out of the town and towards their destination.

About 7 or 8 hours later

Two Kumo guards were currently guarding the entrance to Kumo with a bored look on their faces. It had to be the most boring job in Kumo besides doing the Raikage's paperwork. Suddenly five figures came into the distance and the guards tensed when they saw the Kumo headband on them, but they didn't react just yet. Naruto and his group came up to the gates and immediately went to the guards.

"We're from Konoha. Your Raikage said that he wanted to see me?" Naruto asked. The two Kumo nin widened their eyes when they saw the blonde that Raikage told them about and immediately nodded. Naruto and his group showed their identification and the guards allowed the group to proceed. Tayuya had been granted permission to enter from Oto claiming to solidify some things with the Raikage so she was allowed entrance.

It was still slightly late in the afternoon so the sun was still high in the sky, but the clouds of Kumo made it kind of hard to see, but they didn't care much. People turned their glances to the son of the Yondaime and it unnerved Naruto slightly.

"Ahh the joy of being glared at," Naruto said in a sarcastic tone. Shizune and Tayuya chuckled at him while Yugao and Jiraiya wondered what the Raikage wanted with Naruto. It did worry the two that Naruto might have gotten in trouble with Kumo, but Naruto told them it was probably a diplomatic mission from Tsunade so they bought it for now.

Yugao was probably a bit more trusting of Naruto since she had been rather intimate with Naruto in the last few weeks. They did have an intense make-out session at one point, but Yugao wouldn't go beyond that. Naruto figured it was probably fear the held her back so he didn't push his concerns on her.

It took a bit of time for Naruto and the others to make it to the Raikage mansion, but when they did, they were met with the blonde Nibi jinchuuriki and some of her other friends.

"Hey Yugito-chan Staying out of trouble Kitten?" Naruto asked and Yugito gave a small blush. Next to her were all the other faces that Naruto remembered. There was Samui, Karui, Omoi, Mabui and some others. Naruto also saw Bee who still never got over that rapping habit.

"So Yugi-chan dis is the Gaki you kept talkin' about. Hows it goin' Bro?" Bee asked in a rap and Naruto chuckled while rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"It's fine Eight. Sorry to rush things, but can I go to the Raikage now?" Naruto asked. Samui raised an eyebrow, but Mabui nodded and escorted the group to the Raikage's office. Naruto also noticed that him and his group were being kept a close watch on by Samui, Karui, and Omoi. The blonde hanyou wasn't that concerned over it though. He knew they were just looking out for suspicious behavior so it was normal.

When everyone walked in through the room, Naruto saw the Raikage waiting for him and the group stepped in. The Raikage gave Naruto a deep glare and the blonde glared right back. The two seemed to duel with each other's eyes for a bit and everyone sweatdropped at their interaction, but then the two settled and Raikage decided to talk.

"Welcome to Kumo Namikaze-san. I heard for Yugito that you wanted to see me. As you can see, I'm in hurry so make this short and brief because I have work to do. Now then, what do you want to talk about?" Raikage asked. Naruto smirked as he liked that 'let's hurry and get this over with' attitude and he wanted to hurry to. There were things that needed to be done in this training period and he wanted to get them all out of the way.

"Alright Raikage-sama, I'll make this quick," Naruto said as the entire room began to hear his words.

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere in an underground structure, two figures were in the underground ring of the base and multiple people were on the ground groaning in pain. The two figures grinned before walking back to their rooms. The first Sasuke who grower taller over the weeks Next was Sakura, she also grew taller and the two were quite unstoppable. Kimimaro had brought them to the underground ring nearly every day, but he also trained them and they grew stronger with the passing times.

Sasuke had wielded his sharingan even better and through all the vigorous training, he unlocked the next stage which was the Mangekyou sharingan. Having gained the next sharingan really elevated the Uchiha's pride as a warrior and the so called 'elite of the elites'. Sakura had become quite the genjutsu mistress as far as she knew. She would have said she was on the level of Kurenai, but not knowing the real genjutsu mistress was a hanyou, she had to believe so. Both had spent quite a bit of time together and Sakura had become the emo's girlfriend. She was also his best friend as she could sympathize with him about losing family. It was weird to Sasuke that he attained the Mangekyou without killing Sakura which for his cause he would have, but now he didn't have to.

"So Sasuke-kun, when are we going back to Konoha? I'm sure they'll all be on their knees when we come back," Sakura said wrapping her arms around Sasuke. The emo Uchiha grinned and softly stroked the bubblegum princess's hair while the two left the outer rings of the underground base and went back to their rooms.

"That's right Sakura. In two years, we're going to go and make them bow. I'll make the Uchiha name known throughout the entire world. Then I'll kill that damn dobe and his entire family. I can't wait to see the look on his face when I end him," Sasuke said and Sakura nodded with him. Soon a red haired girl came and pounced on Sasuke while smiling.

"Sasuke-kun, when are you going to get rid of this girl here and come with me?" She asked and Sasuke sighed. It seemed he always had the weirdest girls going after him. Sakura narrowed her eyes at her rival and gritted her teeth.

"Get off my boyfriend Karin-baka," Sakura said and Karin raised an eyebrow at her.

"Hmph, flat chests shouldn't try to say anything to those who are more mature," Karin said and Sakura's eyebrow twitched. Apparently, Karin didn't know that Sakura had been working on her taijutsu along with her genjutsu and while she was nowhere near Tsunade, she could still pack one hell of a wallop. That's what Karin got when she was slammed across the room.

"Damn that hurt," Karin said healing herself. Sakura grin and Sasuke gave a small smirk.

"Maybe now you'll learn to keep your hands to yourself," Sakura said as she and Sasuke walked off leaving a pouting Karin behind.

While they walked, each had their own objectives for when they would return to Konoha.

"Once it's Konoha, then I'll expand Konoha's power and I'll take the other nations into my grip. All will know and revel in the name of the Uchiha. Get ready for the reckoning of your life dobe,"

"Once Sasuke-kun takes over Konoha, I'll put all those idiots to work and we'll find out who killed my mother. I'll give that person the most dangerous genjutsu of a lifetime. Then I'll send that bitch Shizune on an S-rank suicide mission thanks to my Sasuke-kun. I can't wait till she dies,"

Both walked into the darkness with dark smiles across their faces. Konoha could be none the more wiser to the intent of the two, but everyone was none the less wiser to Naruto and his family.

Naruto and Raikage were in a heated debate currently and it was over something that made everyone chuckle and it made Yugito blush. Naruto told Raikage about Akatsuki and how they would be coming for Yugito and Bee. Naruto hid the part about his family defeating two Akatsuki members already, but Raikage told Naruto that neither jinchuuriki had to be moved. Naruto went on the attack and said that the Gobi, Rokubi, and Yonbi had all been captured by Akatsuki and while Naruto did mention that most of that was Iwa's and Kiri's fault, it was still a problem that should be taken care of.

"So why should I trust the Namikaze family to do this? If your as strong as you say then you should be able to handle Akatsuki yourself," Raikage said and Naruto paused. He knew Raikage had a point and for him, there was no disputing that they very well could destroy the Akatsuki whenever they wanted, but he wasn't about to tell anyone why they could.

Naruto turned to Yugito and gave her a questioning glare. Yugito's blush deepened and it seemed that Nibi had something to say also.

"Wow Kitten, I can't tell if he's fighting for your well-being or both you and Bee, but it seems like it's the former. How romantic he is. He's going up against the Raikage to keep you safe. Maybe you should reward your shinobi in shining armor," Nibi replied and Yugito's blush deepened. Naruto turned back and nearly slammed his hands on the table.

"I'll do anything to keep Yugi-chan safe. I know about Bee's accomplishments as a shinobi and I trust him to know how to deal with Akatsuki, but I care for Yugito like I care for my entire family. You might think I'm kidding, but I'm serious. Now that I ask, how do I know you can protect Yugi-chan?" Naruto asked and everyone gasped when they heard that. No one had ever talked to the fastest man alive like that, well probably the third fastest, but let's stop splitting hairs.

"What are you getting at Gaki?" Raikage asked with a grin and Naruto's eyes beamed. He really wasn't sure how he felt about Yugito since that time he met her in Kiri, but he did like her and he would have preferred for her to stay close to him.

"I'm saying I'll fight you and if I win, then you will become an ally of the Namikaze clan and Yugi-chan will come on the two year training with me, Shizune-chan, Yugao-chan, Tayuya and Jiraiya," Naruto told him. Jiraiya immediately stepped up and grabbed Naruto's shoulder.

"Naruto clans don't work like that. If a clan has connections with an outside influence then it is mutiny in Konoha," Jiraiya told him. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the sannin and he knew he was right, but come on. Naruto's clan already had Kiri for an ally, it had Oto and it was a family of half-demons. Where the hell is that normal anyway?

Suddenly, everyone heard laughing and Raikage slammed his hands on the desk.

"Alright brat, show me what you've got. If your as strong as you say then you should have no problem fighting me. I'll agree to those conditions, but if you lose then you never show your face around Kumo again or I'll kill you," Raikage said and everyone gulped, but Naruto grinned and then the Namikaze head and the Raikage dueled each other with their KI and everyone nearly choked except for Shizune, Yugito and Bee.

"Alright Raikage, just don't complain when I do win. Trust me, when I say you'll be left on your knees when I'm through with you," Naruto said as he and his group walked out of the room.

"You just wanted to fight the Raikage didn't you?" Shizune asked and Naruto grinned.

"Was it that obvious? But I do care for Yugito-chan. I don't know when Akatsuki will get her so I'm not taking any chances. Originally it was Hidan and Kakuzu as far as I know, but with those two biting the dust, well they might send someone else and I can't allow that," Naruto told her. Shizune chuckled while she shook her head at her blonde.

"Well try not to kill him," Shizune finally said with emphasis on the word 'try'. Naruto sighed and nodded absently as everyone walked off and into the distance.