Blood upon the Risers

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"Person talking"

'Person thinking'

A/N Ok, so I've decided to make Naruto six years older than the rest of the Konoha 11 thus Naruto is eighteen and the rest are twelve. Please leave a review. Oh and sorry that Hiashi is OOC I couldn't fit him in without making him not so cold to Hinata.

Chapter 5 Negotiations part one

The Coruscant dawn had to be one of the most breath taking sights that Naruto had ever seen. It had been two whole days since Teth and the recruitment of an ancient Jedi. After she gave Ahsoka her lightsaber back the two had talked about the war well into the night. Since then the two would speak when they saw each other during meetings. Now though it seemed that the war would see an early close. 'For the best, we don't need the galaxy to rip itself apart any further.' He thought as his mind focused on why he was in the place that he was. His home planet had contacted both the Republic and the Confederacy in hopes of expanding to the stars, seeing a new system both sides agreed to a two month long cease-fire. The blonde pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance, he was not looking forward to returning as doing so would bring him into possible contact with his father. Naruto had forgiven him for the beatings, he rationalized that his father had a problem, one that wasn't his fault. Alcoholism was rampant in the galaxy, it was sad to see the mightiest of people get torn down because of a beverage. Naruto had been standing on a landing platform for the better part of one hour as he waited for the other members of the diplomatic envoy. Rex stood beside him and took note of his discomfort "Oi Naruto, you ok?" the blonde in question turned to his brother and answered evenly "Never thought I'd be going back, is all." Rex nodded then checked his datapad for any communication from his general.

Naruto looked up when a speeder pulled along-side the landing platform. Six occupants stepped out onto the platform. One was a bearded man, Bail Organa a senator from Alderaan, another was Mon Mothma, the Chandrila senator. The third was Senator Padme Amidala from Naboo, who was flanked by Sylvar and Skywalker. And last but not least was Obi-wan Kenobi who was speaking to Anakin. The two soldiers strode up and saluted the officers. After the formality was complete Padme spoke to the two newcomers "Captains Brelor and Rex, good to see you both. We'll be leaving shortly all we need to do is insure that we do not violate the truce agreement so… you two didn't pack your rifles did you?" she asked. The senator's voice seemed hopeful that they didn't bring their main firearms, and a tad annoyed at something. Naruto shook his head in the negative and replied "No ma'am, just our side arms." Upon hearing this Padme smiled warmly then began to motion for everyone save for Kenobi to board the Nubian J type barge. Rex grabbed his duffle bag and Naruto was about to follow suit but he was gently pulled aside by Kenobi who whispered "Captain, please do me a favor. Keep an eye on my former padawan, he seems to be on edge." Naruto nodded and replied with a smile as he headed into the ship. "Don't worry sir, no one will muck up this diplomatic mission."

Once inside his and Rex's crew cabin which was more luxurious than the cruisers that he was used to he was called into the audience room where the senators were waiting for him. He stood at parade rest when no one had noticed him enter besides C3P0 who spoke to his mistress in an electronic voice "Mistress Padme, the good captain is here." Now all eyes were fixed on him making the blonde feel slightly uncomfortable. Padme smiled and relieved the tension and apprehension that he felt when she spoke "Captain please don't be so formal with us, this isn't the Army please feel free to relax." Naruto nodded and remained standing "You wanted to see me senator?" he cut straight to the point, making Padme nod. The senator spoke happily as she stood and handed him a data pad. "We would like to know any information that you can tell us about your home planet, that is if you remember anything like customs or courtesies." Naruto took the data pad and set it aside then he sighed and said "Where do you want me to begin?" Padme sat down again and motioned for him to take a seat which Naruto took. The warm smile was still on her face as she answered him "Anywhere." Naruto leaned back and began to tell them about meeting important figures "Well when one meets a high ranking official they bow for males it's with the hands at the sides for women it's with hands clasped in front. If a dignitary rises visitors must bow if they bow to you, you must bow lower." There was an exchange of nods then Bail asked "Is there anything that we need to know about… not offending people." Naruto grinned at the man, he had a good feeling about him when they first met and now that was paying off as Naruto replied "I'll tell you what I know."

Over the course of two hours Naruto had revealed everything that he could remember about etiquette on his home planet. Since he began just about everyone on the ship had paid attention or at least listened in. By the end of his explanation in etiquette all of the officers had joined him, Sylvar was taking mental notes while Anakin looked bored. By then breakfast was served from the galley and Naruto took it upon himself to begin his meal in the Ninjato fashion "Itadakimasu." He said making Rex who sat a chair from him try to do the same but got the pronunciation wrong. This made Naruto chuckle at his friend as Padme asked "What does that mean captain?" Naruto stopped chuckling and answered the senator "it literally means 'I humbly receive' the saying is used before every meal." The meal was continued in silence. After Breakfast Naruto and Rex returned to their quarters then an announcement was heard over the intercom "Ladies and Gentlemen we will be arriving at our destination in approximately one hour." Naruto shared a look with Rex and the two began to don their armor. Since no rifles were allowed both men carried their pistols, and in Naruto's case a sword. Once the preparation was completed both men headed to the bridge and the pilot turned and asked him "Sir, just a question. Where do we land?" Naruto looked at the datapad that he was given then he answered "Where you see the giant frog." The Nubian pilot looked puzzled before returning to work.

An hour later the ship was in the atmosphere and the pilot used the coordinates to find the village to land. By now the senators and the Jedi were looking out the view port and spied a giant frog just as Naruto said. The ship landed just outside of a giant red wall. The boarding ramp was put down and Rex stepped off first with Anakin behind him, then the senators. Followed by Sylvar and finally Naruto himself. The group was greeted by the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hana Inuzuka Naruto's childhood friend, and one that Naruto was reluctant to see his father who looked sober. Naruto and his group bowed respectfully, the Hokage and his company bowed back at them. Naruto was about to let the senators continue from there but instead he was subsequently glomped by Hana. Hiruzen laughed and said "Hello and welcome to you all. I pray that we can bring a new age of prosperity to this planet and to the greater galaxy as a whole." He stopped speaking and addressed Naruto "Naruto-kun I am relieved that you are alive and well." Naruto was about to reply when Hana interrupted him "I missed you so much Naruto-kun." She said, her voice was muffled slightly due to his armor. Naruto chuckled and said "It's good to see you all…" Minato heard those words and looked to the ground as Naruto stood. ""Well, we had best get you all settled in, Anko!" he called and a woman wearing a trench coat with a mesh shirt and a skirt walked up to the group "Hai, Hokage-sama?" she asked the older man who smiled and said "Why don't you give these young people the tour, negotiations won't begin for a week anyway and the kage's have yet to arrive." The purple haired woman nodded and smiled "alright follow me." She said as she turned and walked to the village gate.

The group walked into the village and whispers began "the fourth's son he's returned." Rex raised an eyebrow at his blonde friend but instead asked about the brunette woman who held him by the arm. "So Naruto who is she?" Naruto was going to answer him but was cut off by Hana "I am Hana Inuzuka, heiress to the Inuzuka clan, but it's rude to ask for one's name and not introduce yourself..." Her statement made Naruto roll his eyes in exasperation, he practically begged for a firefight to abruptly start to get himself out of this. Rex sputtered and bowed "Ah please forgive me for the disrespect. I am Captain Rex pleased to meet you Ma'am." Hana bowed to him and said simply "Don't worry about it you're new here, mistakes are acceptable." Naruto frowned at her when she brought up her emotionless mask that she would wear around her estranged father. The tour continued for a good fifteen minutes with Anko explaining the village history. Naruto who had managed to get Hana to release him stopped on a street and stared at an old building. The group noticed this and looked to Anko to see if this building was important but she shrugged her shoulders. Padme broke the silence by asking "Captain, are you ok?" Naruto was brought out of his musings by the voice and he quickly shrugged the looks of concern off "Nothing, just memories." And with that the tour continued until the group reached a hotel where a couple of konoichi were waiting for them. A raven haired red eyed woman spoke to Anko "Anko-chan, you were supposed to be off duty three hours ago." Anko shrugged and pointed behind her with her thumb and said "Just giving the galactic diplomats a tour around." At hearing this the raven haired woman and one with purple hair bowed before them Padme and the senators bowed back then the Nubian senator smiled at them as she spoke "Please join us, we have so much to talk about… I am Senator Padme Amidala, and these are my fellow senators Mon Mothma, and Bail Organa miss?" the raven haired woman smiled and replied "I'm Kurenai Yuuhi senator the konoichi behind me is Yugao Uzuki, it's an honor to meet you all. Perhaps if time permits you two can join us for our girl's night out?" Padme nodded and replied "That'd be nice, thank you Miss Yuuhi." Then all of the konoichi left then including Hana.

The group of delegates retired to the suite of the hotel which had enough room to fit twenty people in and still have room to spare. Naruto was in the midst of unpacking his belongings as he let the senators decide on where to sleep. The blonde was getting ready to head down memory lane again when he heard a knock at his door. Naruto opened it to find Sylvar on the other side. "General Sylvar? Is there an issue Ma'am?" the woman seemed startled but hid it quickly. "May I come in Naruto?" the blonde nodded and motioned for her to come inside his room. She stood opposite of him and spoke "I can sense that you're troubled captain, you worry for your friends and the family you have here." Naruto nodded and replied "You're right, I am. I haven't been here since I was eight, and I haven't seen anyone of them in those ten years that I was away. Just seeing ghosts I suppose." Sylvar looked down at the floor before she spoke again "You know, after I learned how long I had been in that box I was in the same boat. Please take solace in the fact that I know how you feel. So if you need someone to speak to I'm here." Naruto smiled appreciatively and watched her leave his room she stood by the thresh hold then spoke to him again. "Oh, Hana, is here to see you, she would like to spend the day with you. So, I hereby order you and Rex to have a day off. Skywalker and I will watch the senators. Then I will take over completely when this 'girls night out' commences." Naruto grinned widely and thanked her before he grabbed a confused Rex and left out the doors where Hana and the Haimaru brothers who barked happily at seeing the blonde again. "So Hana-chan where to?" Naruto asked his friend, this made the tattooed woman smile and motion for the soldiers to follow her before she spoke "We're heading to the ninja academy. Kiba just got done with the second part of the chunin exams and will be debriefed by the Hokage before returning home." Rex made himself known by asking "Naruto, what's the ninja academy?" the blonde chuckled and answered "It's the military school here." Rex's face took on a look of wonder, he thought of all of the things that could be different at this school as opposed to what he and his fellows went through. He smiled as he decided that he would like it here if it was anything like Kamino.

The six made it to the academy in ten minutes, along the way Rex asked many questions about the learning curriculum and was dismayed when he heard that the civilians had gotten the program to be lax and sloppy. They entered the building and the men followed Hana into a room, the room was filled with Konoha Genin. There were ten kids that sat in the seats, all of them were wide eyed when they spied the two armored men. Then the third Hokage appeared in the room, and Rex jumped slightly when he saw the older man just appear out of nowhere. "I'm glad to see you all made it here safely. The two men in the corner are with the galactic envoy for the republic, it goes without saying be on your best behavior. Some of you may not recognize the blonde man but he is the fourth's son." This news made the group gasp, they had heard that the fourth's son had disappeared without a trace. "Yes, it's a shock, but we need to get to the task at hand. All of you are in the chunin exam finals, congratulations. Now though we must reveal what the true purpose of what the exams are. They are war games." The old man was about to elaborate when a pale eyed man burst in and began to hound and rave at an indigo haired girl who tried to bury herself in her jacket but to no avail. "What was that showing you weak girl? You could hardly beat that worm of a haruno. You are a disgrace to the Hyuga clan." Naruto watched the display with an angry scowl on his face and waited for the old man to intervene, when he did not Naruto took matters into his own hands when he heard the last sentence "You are so worthless I would bet that no one alive could turn you into a true shinobi." Naruto raised his voice and got the elderly man's attention "I'll take that bet."

Now silence filled the classroom as all eyes were now focused on him. "Oh and just who are you?" Naruto walked calmly over to the white eyed man and placed himself in between the Hyuga girl and the man. "It's very rude to ask one's name before introducing yourself first." He said as he looked the hyuga elder in the eye. "I am Goro Hyuga, grand elder of the hyuga council, now stand aside gnat. Who are you to speak to me in such a way?" Naruto sighed and answered Goro who was just seconds away from an ass whooping. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki Brelor, formerly Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze." Goro's eyes widened and looked to the Hokage for confirmation which was given in the form of a nod. Goro's eyes returned to the armored man who glared down at him with the force of an AAT tank. Naruto spoke again in a venomous voice "If you want to reprimand her I will not stop you, but that must be done in private. Here, in this setting you are only humiliating her. Leave now." Goro Hyuga was now red in the face from anger, but he left the room in silence. Naruto returned to his spot and saw Hana and Rex, the former sported a large grin as she eyed him hungrily while the later nodded in approval. Hiruzen then resumed his lecture on what the chunin exams really were and that they had a month to prepare for the finals that would be witnessed by both sides of the galactic envoys and the five Kage's. After-words Naruto and Rex returned to the suite and found that the senators were going over the papers to have Ninjato become a member for the galactic republic. Then there was a knock at the door and Naruto opened it to see a member of the Hyuga clan standing outside. The hyuga bowed sharply and said "Lord Hiashi Hyuga would like to cordially invite the Republic envoy to dinner with him and the Hyuga clan. It will be held at eight o'clock at the hyuga estate. A member of the branch family will guide you all there at seven thirty." The blonde moved out of the way when Padme gently pushed past him and answered the man's invitation "We would be honored to join him." the question made the Hyuga bow and left promptly.

Seven thirty PM

The republic envoy was ready by the time seven thirty rolled around. All of them were dressed for it properly when Hiruzen and his daughter had dropped by and took them out shopping. All three women now wore kimonos. Padme wore a dark purple kimono, Mon Mothma wore white, and Sylvar had one in a light blue shade. The men sported the male version of the kimono, Bail and Anakin wore black, while Naruto and Rex wore white. The party arrived at the Hyuga estate with five minutes to spare, the group followed Naruto's example when he took off his shoes in an area inside the front door. The Hyuga branch member motioned them inside the dining area where a long haired male knelt at the head of the table and two young girls were on either side of him. The group bowed lowly to the man who was inferred to be the head of the Hyuga clan.

The group bowed to him as he stood and motioned for them to sit. All sat on both sides of the table as bowls of rice were placed in front of them. The group looked confused when the chopsticks were placed in front of them. Padme, who was sitting by Naruto whispered to him "Captain, how do we use these?" Naruto was about to reply but Hiashi beat him to it. "Please forgive the oversight, I had not anticipated that none of you would know how to use chopsticks. You place them into your hand and use them as if they were tweezers. Like so." He then demonstrated what he meant by picking up a piece of rice. The group got the hang of it quickly just as the table conversations got started.

"So Hiashi, tell us who are these two?" Padme asked indicating Hinata and Hanabi, the former of the two blushed, embarrassed by being the center of attention. The man replied with a small smile and introduced his daughters "This is my eldest daughter Hinata, and my youngest Hanabi." Hinata blushed even harder while Hanabi smiled. Padme spoke to Hiashi "They are lovely, I'm sure that you are proud of them." Hiashi nodded and replied "I am indeed, Hinata just finished the second part of the chunin exams to hopefully be promoted to the rank of chunin. Will you all be attending the final exam?"

Padme looked at him quizzically and asked "I'm sorry chunin exams, is it like some kind of political school?" Hiashi shook his head in the negative and answered her question "No, it's the exams for the military Ninja corps." Padme was for perhaps the first time in her life was shocked and a little outraged at the thought of child soldiers. "You have child soldiers? Why would you press them into military service at such a young age?" she said in an alarmed voice. Hiashi raised an eyebrow and replied "Senator, on this planet we have traditions. We train the ninja at a young age to get them to harness their chakra early. We do not sent fresh Genin into combat, such a thing would be monstrous and ridiculous."

Bail decided to interject "Well surely Hiashi you can see why we are shocked. The republic military has a minimum age requirement of sixteen." Hiashi nodded and said "I see, I assume that it would be shocking for someone who was not born here. We have tried to get the graduation date to be upped but thus far the vote is at a standstill." The conversation continued like that for two more minutes before Hanabi asked Sylvar "What are you?" Hiashi's eyes tore away from the senator that he was talking to and scolded her "Hanabi, apologize for being rude." Sylvar raised a hand at the girl and said "No need to youngling. My name is Sylvar and I am a Cathar. A feline like species."

Hiashi then turned to Naruto and asked "Naruto-san, I heard that you stood up for my daughter today." The other people in the room turned to face the blonde who nodded and replied "Hai Hiashi-sama." Hiashi gained a sly look and said "I believe that you called out my father, on the subject of being able to help my daughter with her training. Is that correct?" Naruto nodded again. Then the head of the Hyuga clan turned to Padme and asked "I don't suppose that I would be able to borrow good Naruto for a few days out of the week. I'll give you two of my Hyuga jonin guards in return." The senators thought about this on one hand Naruto was a valuable soldier and a war hero thus he couldn't be traded away easily. Sylvar spoke "As his commanding officer I would like to know what he will be teaching her?" Hiashi gained a thoughtful look and said "Whatever he wants so long as it is beneficial to her." Sylvar looked to her blonde subordinate and said "Captain, it's your call." Naruto mulled this over and said as he put his hand on Rex's shoulder "On one condition Hiashi-sama. That my friend Rex will be in charge of the two that you send." Hiashi nodded and said "Done." After the diner was done Naruto told Hinata to be at training ground eight at five thirty in the morning.

The next morning came upon the republic envoy faster than anticipated. Naruto had left before the dawn rose to be at the training grounds before the designated time. When he got there he was greeted by Kurenai Yuhi who spoke to him "So, you're taking over my student's training?" Naruto nodded and replied "It's been a long time Kurenai-chan." The woman hugged her friend that she hadn't seen in ten years. The two waited in the clearing conversing over topics that had happened in the time between seeing each other. Things such as training and Naruto's father popped up. "After you left Hokage-sama had your father put under house arrest as soon as people stepped forward with what he did to you." Naruto nodded and said "How is he?" Kurenai hesitated for a moment before answering "He's sober, and has been doing jobs such as construction ever since. Naruto, please take care of Hinata she has confidence issues, her grandfather constantly puts her down. Please help her." Naruto smiled at her and replied "I will Kurenai-chan." The red eyed woman smiled and left the area.

Five thirty rolled around and Hinata was there in the clearing just as Kurenai left. Naruto looked at her as she spoke with a stutter "I-I'm here l-like you t-told m-me, N-Naruto-sensei." The blonde looked at his watch on his armor and said "You're late." Hinata looked at her own watch in panic but Naruto calmed her down "With me if you are on time you're late, but if you are early you are great. Don't worry about it. First time is a pass. Now let's introduce ourselves. I'm Naruto Uzumaki Brelor, formerly Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. I like my airborne company, most of my commanders, and blaster pistols. I have a loathing for incompetency, dithering and those that do so. My goals for the future… haven't thought about it. Now your turn." Hinata bowed respectfully and said with a stutter "I'm Hinata Hyuga, I like tea ceremonies, my clan, and Zenzai. I d-dislike the caged bird seal, bullies, and crab. My goal for the future is to abolish the caged bird seal."

Naruto nodded and said "Tall order. Now, see that practice dummy? Hit it as hard as you can." Hinata looked and saw a dummy about three meters away. She walked up to it and hit it as hard as she could with a jukin strike. Naruto got up and inspected it, the blonde frowned and turned to her then asked "Hinata, why do you fight?" Hinata cocked her head and asked "What do you mean Naruto sensei?" Naruto sighed and sat down and motioned for her to do so. She did and Naruto clarified "What is your motivation in the Ninja corps? What drives you?" she remained silent and he confided in her. "Hinata, when I was younger I had the choice of actually going into the army or not and just training with them. I watched my fellow trainees push themselves hard because they had no choice but to obey or die. My mother asked me the same question after a bad day. I didn't have an answer at the time but I do now. I fight for those that have no choice but to. I step up and fight with my brothers to set an example for them that they are not alone in this war. So I ask again, why do you fight?" Hinata answered without a stutter "I fight so that my baby sister or anyone else won't be branded with the caged bird seal." Naruto nodded, stood then directed her "Good, do twenty push-ups then twenty sit-ups. I'll do them with you."

At midday Padme Amidala had collected C-3p0 from the barge and headed to her suite with the Hyuga guards flanking her. The droid gathered many strange looks as he walked down the street "My, what a lovely planet. Don't you think so mistress Padme?" The senator nodded and continued down the road when she spotted Kurenai and headed over to her "Good morning Kurenai-san." Her greeting produced a smile from the red eyed woman then she took note of the droid "Padme-sama, what is that?" she asked as she motioned to the droid. Then she jumped as the golden machine answered her with a huff "I'll have you know that I am C-3p0 human cyborg relations. As for what I am, I am a protocol droid." Kurenai's eyebrows furrowed and she apologized then asked Padme "So, Padme-sama where are you going?" the senator sighed and said "I'm going to meet with the other senators to meet the Confederate Envoy. Though I'm reluctant to." Kurenai nodded then said "Why don't I go with you for protection purposes? You could use a genjutsu specialist." Padme nodded and accepted the offer then asked what a genjutsu specialist was.

It took five minutes to reach the designated spot. The small group joined the Hokage and a blonde haired man as well as the senators and Jedi. A dull silver CIS shuttle landed and the ramp was dropped. Two Magna guards stepped out followed by Voe Attel, Nute Gunray, and the bounty hunter Durge whom growled at the group. Then a Harch descended the ramp. His six eyes gazed at the shinobi then turned to the Protocol droid who spoke to them "It is customary on Ninjato to bow." The Harch nodded and bowed as he leaned heavily on a cane in his right hand. The shinobi bowed and stared at the spider like being as the Hokage spoke "We are happy to receive the Confederate Envoy to our village, please make yourselves comfortable." Gunray looked like he wanted to demand something like all nemoidians were prone to do but he was stopped by the Harch who replied to the leader. "We of the confederacy would like to extend our gratitude to you and your people for hosting these peace talks. I am General Tarant it is a pleasure." Hiruzien smiled but kept his distance from the Harch. He clicked his fangs together as a woman walked towards them who said "I am Yugao Uzuki. I will be your tour guide." Tarant replied with a nod and said "Very good, shall we?" he asked as he turned to his compatriots who followed after the woman. Kurenai watched the spider–man leave as she whispered to Padme "What was that?" Bail Organa heard this and answered the question "He's General Tarant, one of the greatest Generals of the Harch military. His brother Admiral Trench was recently killed over Christophsis." Kurenai nodded and asked "You think he wants revenge?" Bail shook his head at this and said "from what I hear the two didn't like each other."

Yugao Uzuki lead the group through the village streets, she huffed in annoyance as the green alien that wore red robes complained about the heat. The horned senator would try to stop him while the spider remained quiet and listened to her when she explained the village history. "And from here you can see the Hokage monument." She said and motioned to the cliff face. Tarant's eyebrows shot up as he commented "An impressive display." The purple haired woman looked at the alien and smiled as he was the only one who was cordial. The group was joined by Genin team seven who stared at the aliens. Tarant stared back and broke the silence, he decided to make the first move in greeting. The Harch bowed to a pink haired girl who flinched when he spoke "It is a pleasure to meet you human." Tarant was startled when she bolted and hid behind a man with silver hair. The general tried to calm her but to no avail "Don't be alarmed, I will not harm you." the silver haired man scratched the back of his head in embarrassment before bowing to Tarant. No more words were spoken and the guided tour continued on its way. It was ten minutes before the group got to their suite. The two senators were still bickering that made both the Gen'dai and the Harch huff in annoyance.

"I'm going to have a cigar." Proclaimed Tarant as he stepped outside and sat down on a bench. The native inhabitants stared at him as he put the cigar in his mouth and fished a silver lighter from his pocket. He lit the cigar and took a puff as he closed his eyes and relaxed. Just seconds later he felt a tap on one of his arms. The Harch opened his eyes and found a small boy wearing an admittedly comically large scarf standing beside him. The child looked at him in curiosity and asked "What are you sir?" Tarant let out a laugh at his curiosity "I am a Harch young man, my name is Tarant, one of the Confederate envoys. It's a pleasure." The general held his hand out and the boy took it and gave a shake. Then a posh voice spoke out "Lord Konohamaru why are you fraternizing with this inhuman thing? It could eat you. And you what sort of diabolical thing are you planning to do to the honorable grandson of the Third Hokage?" Tarant could tolerate many things, such as humans being uneasy around him because of his appearance. He drew the line at assumption of him being vile and cruel. He stood and addressed the man in glasses, his patience was all used up from the worm Nute Gunray. Tarant then winked at the boy known as Konohamaru, signaling to him that what he was about to say was in jest and not serious. "What do I plan to do hmm? I obviously plan to attach him to a web and eat him. Was that what you were expecting sir? Well, let me be the first to tell you that my species, the Harch, find the taste of humans to be revolting. No offence, now though I suggest you leave me in peace before I feel the need to inform the Hokage about your decision to insult a member of the confederate envoy." The man sputtered and collected his charge who protested and left the Harch alone. Inside the confederate suite Viceroy Gunray spoke to Durge about his assignment "I don't care if we are in peace talks you will kill Senator Amidala at the start of the arena event in three weeks' time." The Gen'dai nodded as he resisted the urge to end the nemoidians wretched life.

On the other side of town Padme, Mon Mothma and Sylvar along with a few Konoha konoichi had decided to go to the hot springs. The three otherworldly women were embarrassed to be nude around complete strangers but they quickly got over it when they sank into the hot water. They conversed about many topics until Anko brought up a certain Blonde mandalorian. "So Kurenai-chan, did you see Naruto-kun? Quite the stud eh?" the purple haired woman laughed when Kurenai blushed a deep shade of Red as she nodded and said "Oh yes he is handsome." Then Anko turned a sly eye to the Senators and Jedi then said to the red eyed jonin "You better snatch him up before one of these ladies gets to him." this made the four women blush. All agreed that the blonde was very handsome. Anko then leaned back onto a rock and looked through a hole in the wall that separated the men's side from the women's. She noticed Bail Organa was in there and the one known as Anakin Skywalker who kept his prosthetic arm out of the water. The she decided to have fun with senator Amidala. "Padme-san switch spots with me and look out there, you'll see a show." Padme raised an eyebrow as switched with the woman then she looked into the hole, unaware that it peaked into the men's side. She saw the top halves of Bail, Rex, and her husband. She focused on Anakin but her eyes moved to the one who opened the door and entered the water. She blushed as a trickle of blood dripped down from her nose. Her face swung over to the purple haired woman who had a good laugh at Padme's expense.

Naruto sat down in the hot springs and was greeted by Bail Organa who asked "So did the training go well?" Naruto smiled at the man and replied "We've made progress, and I think that Hinata will go far if she keeps this up." Bail nodded and resumed relaxing. Until the blonde heard arguing then he sneezed in the direction of dirt that was in between rocks that lined the outer parts of the spring as he thought. 'Someone's thinking about me.'

Kurenai shouted at Anko "Anko, you shouldn't have done that. Now they are going to think that we're a bunch of perverts." Padme sported a frustrated face but sighed and said "I'm just going to forget that happened." Then another trickle of blood went down her face as Anko apologized. One thing was for sure this was going to be a long negotiation.