Hey guys! Sorry this is so late. Things have been crazy with me coming back to America and getting ready to graduate but you don't want to hear all about that. You want to read the next chapter! So here it is! Sorry it is a little short. The next one will be longer. I promise! Enjoy!

Chapter 24

~Joe'sPOV~

So here I am with that same mystery dude from before covering my mouth as I realize what I had just done. I revealed a lot of info that shouldn't have been put out there. On top of that, it was in front of Kisame, who reports back to Tobi. I'm in some deep crap right now, really deep crap.

"Are you calm now?" The man behind me asks. I nod my head and he slowly lets go.

"Uuuh let's just forget I said that." I let out a shaky laugh. I got looks of shock, anger, and one of 'I'm thinking of an evil plot' face.

"No way kid. Just the fact you know so much is interesting. You are coming with us." Kisame tightens his grip on his sword and gets ready to come after me when Alasia, Jiraiya, and surprisingly Itachi shield me from him. The hooded dude put his hand on my shoulder reassuringly.

"Well Itachi, it's good to see you come to your senses." Alasia smirked.

"No use in acting like a bad guy when the secret is out." He sighed.

"A-aniki?" We all look over to see a very confused Sasuke. Naruto was already by his side awkwardly trying to comfort him.

"I'm sorry Sasuke. I can't explain everything now. Next time." He gently poked Sasuke in the forehead like he has done so many times before and gave a sad smile.

"Itachi, I don't know what you are doing but it should be interesting to fight you so I don't really care." Kisame's excitement grew.

"Listen Joe, I am going to wipe there memories. They can't know this information yet. It is just too soon. Don't worry there will be a time when you and Alasia can reveal the truth. I promise." The man behind me whispered in my ear. I sighed and nodded my head in understanding but I gave him a look the clearly stated 'you better let me tell them eventually'. I heard him chuckle then felt a wave of chakra flow from behind.

For a second, all of their faces, except Alasia's, were blank. Itachi slowly moved over to Kisame like nothing ever happened. Alasia and I turned to the powerful mystery man. "I want you guys to pretend like that didn't happen. No one should remember anything. I know it will be hard but let things play out for now. I'll let you know when it is time to change things." He revealed his lower half of his face and gave us a smile. From just that we could gather that he was young or at least he looked it. His smile was a nice smile that was filled with reassurance. He patted us both on the head and left in a cloud of smoke.

Then slowly everyone came to. Alasia and I watched as everything unfolded just like how it was supposed to be. Naruto finding out Akatsuki was after him, Sasuke getting beat by Itachi, and both Akatsuki members slipping away from Jiraiya.

The best part that lifted our spirits was when Gai came from nowhere and yelled "Dynamic Entry!" and kicked poor Jiraiya in the face. We vowed never to let the old pervert live it down.

Since Sasuke was knocked out from the Itachi fiasco, Gai carried him back to the village. Of course we gave him the lowdown on what happened before he left. Every one said their goodbyes and headed off in different directions. Time to find Tsunade!

On the way to the next village, Naruto was thinking about what Itachi had said earlier.

"What is it?" Jiraiya noticed the young ninja had stopped walking. Naruto had a contemplative look on his face. "Those guy, what are they after me for? You know don't you, Ero-Sennin?"

The white haired man sighed and looked to Alasia and me, hoping that we would help with the explanation. Both of us gave the 'don't look at me' look. He turned back to Naruto, seeing he had the boy's full attention.

"Those guys aren't so much as after you as they are after what's inside you." Naruto looked down and put his hand over his stomach. "This? What is this thing anyway? This is the monster that attacked Konoha right? That's why everyone is scared of it but why do those guys want it?" I scowled when he said monster. Poor Kurama, always misunderstood.

"Kyuubi is a monster that has been appearing time after time . . . a monstrous demon hell bent on destruction. It was one of the disasters that the people of old would fear." Jiraiya paused and closed his eyes. Naruto looked down to the side, affected by the heavy atmosphere.

"They are probably trying to control the Kyuubi's power." I quickly whipped her head to face Alasia. My eyes widened in surprise. I didn't think she would give away information so quickly after what just happened. Alasia kept a poker-face as she looked Jiraiya in the eyes. He paused for a moment then nodded his head in agreement. "That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure." He turned to Naruto. "Those guys will continue to go after ya. It's a destiny you will have to face but when that happens I'll be there to protect yo-"

"And that's exactly why I have to become stronger." Naruto cut him off, giving him a confident and determined grin. Alasia and I nodded our heads in approval. I smiled a big, goofy grin. "So let's go get this Tsunade lady so she can fix Sasuke and then you can train me!"

"Ah Naruto, the faithful and loving boyfriend." I grinned wildly as I watch Naruto's and Jiraiya's reactions to my comment. Naruto turned as red as a tomato and started yelling like a banshee and poor Jiraiya paled. "Please tell me that's just a joke." His voice cracked. Alasia chuckled. "I don't know." She replied cheekily. Jiraiya took a big, audible gulp. Both of us broke out into laughter. He must have sensed that we were just kidding for the sage started to relax. "You guys are a tease." He shook his head.

"It's our job." I winked.

"So who is this Tsunade person anyways? What is she like?" Naruto asked in attempt to change the subject. All three adults look at one another and then back at the boy. Alasia and I started laughing again and Jiraiya sighed.

"Well, she is kinda annoying." He said. Alasia snorted. He looked over to see both of us giving him the 'I know you like her' face. He ignored it.

"She a compulsive gambler and well known in a lot of countries." he added.

"Then it should be easier to find her if she is so famous."

"Yeah she's famous alright. She is known as the Legendary Sucker." Jiraiya leaned in and almost whispered like the woman herself would pop up out of nowhere and demonstrate her powerful punch.

"The woman can't win a bet to save her life." Alasia added. I nodded in agreement.

"It's going to take a while to find her since she changes her appearance to hide from her debters. She can look as young as 20 years old or older like a 30 or 40 year old. We will be spending most of this journey on you." He smiled at his godson. Me and Alasia exchanged knowing looks.

"On me?"

"We're going to power you up. It's training time!"

There you have it! I know it was short but I hope you still enjoyed it! Until next time!