Chapterrrrr 7 ^^
Ok, i'm writing a lot lately o.o. But it comes so easy now so i will update a lot too :)
I'm guessing that it won't be long before this story will be finished, depending if i don't change it midway xD. It looks like there will be around 30 chapters :). If i don't change the story line :P
Anyway warnings still yaoi and enjoy this new chapter :)

Previous chapter:
Naruto and Itachi arrived at the park. It had to be a nice time, but everything gets messed up when Jiraiya, Sakura and Sasuke are also there. And they all lose each other in the crowd.

Chapter 7:
The Decision

Jiraiya, Sakura and Sasuke:
Back in the hotel, where they had stayed the previous night, they had brought Sakura there so she could rest. Sasuke was watching out of the window, as the sannin was sitting near the table. Both were lost in thoughts.

Jiraiya was thinking how he could tell Tsunade about what had happened. While Sasuke was thinking about the strangers Jiraiya had known. How that one guy knew were Sakura was.

Sasuke felt like he had missed out on very important information and he felt that Jiraiya was keeping secrets. They both looked up at the girl in the room, when they heard her groan.

She sat up and grabbed her head, trying to think about what exactly had happened. "Where..?" She looked up and saw Jiraiya sitting at the nearby table. He smiled at her. "Finally awake. Good to see that you are ok."

"Jiraiya-sensei, what happened? I was in the park, but. I.. I can't remember anything after that." Sasuke glared at her. Memory loss. If she had known anything then maybe he could fill in the blank spaces, maybe he could understand what exactly had happened there.

"I think you were tired, Sakura. We lost each other in the crowd and found you unconscious near the east exit." Jiraiya lied. Sakura sighed. "I'm sorry to have caused that trouble. I didn't feel tired at all and I slept well last night, so I don't know what happened."

"Jiraiya." Sasuke said coldly. Jiraiya looked at the raven. "What are you not telling us?" He knew Sasuke was clever. But it seems like he didn't know who he had met the other day.

"For now, I will keep it a secret, since the first who needs to know is Tsunade." Jiraiya stated. Then Sasuke knew he had been right. Sakura looked confused at both of them. Sasuke glared at the sannin, before he walked out the room. "Sasuke-kun." Sakura called out to him, but he ignored her.

"Just let him go. It was a tiring day." Jiraiya said softly to the pink haired. Sakura looked at him in wonder. "Get some rest Sakura. We are leaving tomorrow." Jiraiya said as he stood up and also left the room.

"Where are we going?" She asked. Jiraiya who was in the doorway turned around and said: "Home." Sakura's eyes widened. Home? Then it meant the end of the mission? But Naruto…

Konoha/Tsunade's office:
Tsunade was in her office working on some papers, when an ANBU nin came running in, saying he had an important message. He gave her a scroll that apparently had come from Jiraiya.

She immediately opened it and started reading. Jiraiya had contact with Itachi. But Itachi had warned him not to follow them. Apparently he had stated they didn't know the blond at all.

Tsunade looked at the letter. It had been on the road one day. But if this was true, it could be that Jiraiya and the others were returning today or tomorrow. They didn't know the real Naruto? Itachi had said that. What happened exactly. She turned her chair around and faced the city down her.

If they were returning Jiraiya had a lot to explain. If they had met Itachi, how had Sasuke reacted? Jiraiya didn't wrote down any details. So she didn't know anything.

Akatsuki hide-out:
When Itachi and Naruto arrived back at the hide-out it was already late. They went to the kitchen to ate something, after that Naruto excused himself as he said he was going back to their room.

After Itachi had been to Pain's room to let him know they were back he returned to his bedroom, only to find that Naruto had already fallen asleep. It really had been some hectic days. Itachi simply went to shower and followed the blonde's example, as he softly laid down next to Naruto.

He felt Naruto stir a bit and smiled as he pulled the blanket over both of them.

After Itachi had left his room, notifying that they were back, Pain chuckled a bit. He had seen a sparkle in the Uchiha's eye, that wasn't there before. Tomorrow would be an interesting day indeed. He wondered what the blonde's answer would be, but he was kind of guessing he already knew.

He decided to go to sleep too.

-one day later-
When Itachi woke up he saw that Naruto was still asleep. Itachi stood up, trying to leave the grasp Naruto had on him, without waking the blond. Apparently Naruto had held onto him in his sleep.

Itachi combed his hair and got his clothes on as he left the room and went towards the small dining room. When he entered he noticed almost everyone was already there. Which seldom happened.

He rose his eyebrow and looked at Pain who gave a small nod in greeting and then said: "I have an announcement to make." Then Itachi understood why everyone was gathered, it must be pretty important cause it seems they had been waiting for his return.

Itachi walked to his chair and wanted to sit down when he heard Pain's voice. "Where is Naruto?"
Itachi looked at him. "He is still asleep." Itachi replied. "Ah, can you please wake him and get him here too, Itachi?"

"Huh, why must the jinchuuriki be present when you have an announcement, un?" Deidara asked confused.
"Cause the announcement is about him." Pain stated. Everyone looked at each other, then looked at Itachi and Pain. "I will get him then." Itachi replied as he left the room.

While Itachi walked back to their room, he wondered what Pain wanted to say, that Naruto needed to be there too. Could it be about the extraction of the jinchuuriki?

When Itachi walked into the room, he saw the blond already dressed sitting on the bed. "Naruto." He said getting his attention. Naruto looked up and smiled. "I already wondered where you were."

"Will you come with me?" Naruto looked confused when he asked that. "The leader wants to say something, but he wants you to be there too." Naruto smiled and nodded as he understood what the raven had meant.

He walked towards Itachi as they walked back to the dining room. Naruto saw that there were a lot of people, all dressed in the Akatsuki cloak, they were all members. "Hello Naruto, nice seeing you again." When he heard his name being called, he looked at the left end of the table to see the orange haired man sitting there. Naruto returned the greeting as he followed Itachi and sat beside him.

"So you are the jinchuuriki of the kyuubi?" a red head said. Naruto felt unsafe in a room with so many people, knowing they were all S-rank criminals.

"Keep your mouth shut, Sasori. You are scaring him, un." The blond next to the red head said. "guys guys, first I will introduce you all, the kyuubi's jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Naruto." Pain said.

"Naruto, I believe you already met Itachi and Kisame. But the red head in front of you is named Sasori. Sasori gave a small nod. The blond next to him is Deidara.
"Nice meeting you, un." Deidara said with a grin. Naruto simply smiled back, still taken aback by the fact he was here and he was still alive.

"Then we have Hidan, the grey one and Kakuzu next to you." Naruto looked at them and smiled a bit at both of them. "You sure look interesting." Was the reply he got from the grey-haired named Hidan.
Naruto felt like he was being tested or something. "Then this woman next to me is Konan, and you already heard my name I think, but I am Pain." Naruto nodded towards the leader.

Itachi had seen the look of fear in Naruto's eyes. Of course he had reason to be scared, in a room full of S-class criminals. "So you had an announcement." Kisame said.

"Yes." Pain said, while he grinned a bit. Everyone stayed silent, wondering why the kyuubi needed to be here too. "We have some kind of problem." He started.
"The kyuubi can't get extracted." Pain stated then. Everyone remained silent, as Naruto's eyes widened. Itachi looked taken aback. "Why not?" Deidara asked.

"The chances are too big we won't be able to control it if we get it out of Naruto's body. It will result that the kyuubi will be free. And I am guessing you all know how that will end."
Everyone silently agreed. Last time the fourth hokage had stopped the kyuubi, but who will be strong enough this time to stop the demon.

"So what do we do about that little brat here then?" Kisame asked, pointing towards Naruto. Itachi glared at him, but stayed silent. Pain sighed, and seemed lost in thought.

"Naruto." Pain then said. "H-hai." He heard the young boy reply.
"The choice is yours. Since we can't extract the kyuubi, you are free to leave." Itachi looked at Pain. He was letting him go. Itachi then looked at Naruto as he silently waited for the other to continue.
When Pain didn't resume, Naruto wondered if he would be free.

"Naruto-kun?" Itachi said softly.
"You are free to go brat, be glad you get to keep your life." Kisame said while grinning. Naruto looked at the shark and then towards the leader again.

"Is something wrong, Naruto?" Pain asked, watching the blond carefully.
Naruto looked down at the table in front of him. He stayed alive. He should be glad right. The Akatsuki was letting him go. Then why.

Why didn't he feel happy about it. Going back to Konoha… No he didn't want to go back there. Slowly Naruto began to cry. No one said anything as they watched the boy. Itachi watched as he saw tears rolling over his cheeks.

"No…" Naruto said softly. Pain stayed silent as he watched. "Naruto-kun." Itachi said again as he stretched out his hand and put it on the blonde's shoulder. Naruto looked up at the leader.

"I don't want to be free." He said coldly. Feeling encouraged by the hand on his shoulder. Everyone was surprised. The leader stood up. "You have no reason to stay here. And we can't afford to keep you here. Itachi will take you back to Konoha."
Naruto's eyes widened as the tears still rolled down his cheeks. "Isn't that kind of harsh, un." Deidara said as he watched the blond.

Itachi stood up, his hand still remained on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto looked up at the raven beside him. "Naruto will stay here." Itachi said, his sharingan activated. Pain knew he was serious.

"Konoha is his home. He has no reason to stay here." Pain stated again. Itachi saw that Pain wouldn't back down so easily. Naruto looked back at the leader. He glared at him. Naruto stood up and walked towards him. Itachi was shocked when he felt the blond move.

Itachi wanted to go after him but felt that Kisame had grabbed his hand, preventing him from going after the blond. Itachi looked at Kisame and saw something. He then looked at the other members and even at Pain.

A test. They were testing him. They were testing Naruto. Itachi looked at him. Naruto looked back at the raven to see that he had stayed where he had left him.
Naruto then looked back at the leader, looking in the spiralling eyes.

"Konoha." Naruto started. Pain eyed him curious. Naruto looked down one sec. while everyone waited for him to continue. When Pain thought he couldn't finish his sentence he said: "Leave this base Naruto. Like I said you are free to go." Naruto's hands were pulled into fists and he looked angry or crying as his body shook.

"Konoha." Naruto started again. Then he looked up, Pain saw the fire in his eyes as he said the words he had wanted to say or rather screamed. "Konoha isn't my home!" Naruto stayed silent as he watched the leader.

"Then where do you live?" Pain asked, amused by the reaction he got. Itachi eyed Naruto, wondering what they wanted to test. His loyalty for Konoha?

"Here." Was the reply Pain got. Konan who was the closest one to both of them watched them and smiled. That was the reply Pain wanted to get.

Pain stayed silent as he watched Naruto. Naruto glared back, not backing down. He didn't want to leave. He didn't want to return to Konoha.

"You have no place here. You are a jinchuuriki, this isn't a hotel, Naruto." Pain stated. Then Itachi backfired. "He will stay in my room. I don't mind sharing." Everyone looked at the Uchiha, except for Pain. He still looked at Naruto. Itachi glared at him. "Pain." He said coldly.

Pain didn't look at him, he only had eyes for Naruto. Naruto's courage was disappearing. The leader seriously wanted him gone. Naruto backed down a bit, but he never broke eye contact with the elder.

"Leave this place." Pain said coldly, repeating what he had said earlier.
"I don't want to. I don't want to leave." Naruto whispered back. Itachi pulled his hand free from Kisame as he ran towards Naruto. Pain then looked at him for the first time and glared at the Uchiha. Itachi glared back as he pulled Naruto into a hug, not caring everyone was in the room. Not caring what everyone thought about him.

"If you send him away." Itachi said while he looked at Pain. His sharingan dangerously spinning in his eyes. "Then expect me to leave with him." Naruto closed his eyes, while he felt Itachi's hands holding him. Pain looked at the Uchiha. Hidan had stood up and Deidara too.

The tension was visible in the air. Naruto looked back up at the leader. Which then looked down at him. He was safe there. The blond didn't know, but the Uchiha would keep him safe, regardless what may happen.

Everyone was shocked that Itachi would leave the Akatsuki if Naruto would leave. "Itachi-san, you can't be serious." Kisame said. Wondering what was so important about the little brat.

Pain glared at them both. "So if I send Naruto away, you will go after him, Itachi?"
"Yes. I will" Itachi replied.

Pain stayed silent for a bit, before chuckling. "Where does your loyalty lies, Itachi? By the Akatsuki or by the kyuubi container?" Itachi's eyes widened, before he looked down at Naruto. Naruto looked up at him when he felt the raven move.

When Itachi looked at the blue eyes looking at him, he knew where his loyalty lied. By the boy in his hands. "My loyalty lies by Uzumaki Naruto." He replied never breaking eye contact with Naruto.

Naruto looked at him. Itachi's loyalty. No not only his loyalty. Itachi would be there for him, no matter what. Naruto smiled. Itachi looked up at Pain. Pain simply smiled.

Then Itachi knew for certain it had been a test. A test to both of them.
"You can chose. Either you two leave now or you both stay and remain both loyal towards the Akatsuki." Naruto turned and broke free from Itachi when he heard Pain say those words.

Pain looked at the blond and then towards Itachi. "What is your decision?" he asked.

What will their decision be... xD?
And i might already change the story line now i have finished this chapter :) We will see.
Hope you enjoyed ^^.
Till next chapter :)