So another chapter is finished :). I decide and try to keep one chapter always ready, so i can always update whenever i like.
I still decided to pu a time skip in it. so let's say we moved to shippuuden time now :P

Hope you enjoy this new chapter ^^!

Previous chapter:
Konoha had declared Uzumaki Naruto dead.
While in the Akatsuki Naruto made the decision to stay there and be faithful to them.

Time-skip::::::::::: 3 years later! (let's just say we pushed this story forward to Shippuuden now xD)

Chapter 9:
Turn of Events

Konoha:

3 years had passed, since Uzumaki Naruto had been declared dead by the hands of the Akatsuki.
The villagers didn't seem to mind and it was visible someone had been happy that the blond was gone from their village and live.

A few still came together every year, just to think back about the boy. The hokage, Jiraiya, Iruka, Kakashi, the rookie nine, Konohamaru and his sensei Ebisu.
No one could understand what exactly had happened. But Tsunade kept quiet. She had not revealed any information about the details that Jiraiya had given her. Naruto. He didn't want to be saved. He had chosen dead over his live in Konoha. That was the truth she kept hidden, same went for Jiraiya.

They never said anything about it. Of course Sakura and Sasuke wanted to know in the beginning, cause they knew that Jiraiya had kept something from them both. But after a few months they had given up. Neither of the sannin were going to say the truth.

Sasuke felt that he had failed him. Naruto had stopped him from going to Orochimaru and now he couldn't even have saved him from the Akatsuki.

They were all standing near the grave stone, with the name of the blond on it. Of course they didn't have the body, but it was just that they had a place to go. For Naruto.
Of course the villagers were angry he even got 'buried' or that the hokage had even put up a grave stone for that demon child.

So in the end the grave stone was moved, after it had been destroyed a few times. It had hurt Tsunade that the villagers were still so angry at him, even in his death.
They moved it to an open field in the woods, and people didn't seem to mind that. He had no right to lay in the graveyard.

"It's been 3 years now…" Jiraiya stated softly.
"Yes. Time goes quickly." Tsunade said.
"I wish we could have him. I bet we could have saved him." Tsunade looked back at the person who had said that. Guy sensei. And the rookie nine were also there. They had remained faithful to the blond, despite everything.

Sasuke glared at the stone, wishing the same thing.
"I can't believe it, even after all these years…" Iruka sensei said softly.
Sasuke looked up at their former sensei. No one could believe it. It seemed unreal. Naruto had left his mark in their life, even with his death.

Jiraiya looked at the people. How was it possible that Naruto hadn't been happy here, despite the other villagers, he had friends he could rely on. But instead he didn't say anything about how he really felt.

Naruto had been happy with Itachi Uchiha. That was one thing Jiraiya knew for certain. Sakura cried softly and Ino tried to calm her. A sight which no one ever thought they would see.
But Naruto had made that sight happen. Everyone here still grieved his death.

Everyone here had cared about him, but Jiraiya wondered if Naruto had known that.
Or he just had been hurt too much.

"Let's go back, everyone." The hokage said, and with that ending the memorial.
Back in town everyone went back to their lives, the people in the village looked at them with disgust, even Tsunade noticed it.

They knew where they had been. And they hated them for it. But everyone seemed to ignore it.
"Who do you think you are!" Konohamaru screamed at the people looking at them.
They all turned their heads. Not caring that he had screamed at them. Ebisu simply guided his young pupil forward. Feeling how tense his body was.

"Just look forward. They don't care what we say or do." Ebisu said to him. And he was right. Tsunade didn't care anymore as she just walked back to her office.

They were treated like this because they like because of the fact they thought back at a child, no not a normal child. The kyuubi child.

Shizune was at the door to the Hokage tower awaiting their return. As Tsunade looked her eyes with her, she saw that something had happened. She walked a bit faster and everyone behind her noticed it. Jiraiya had also seen the look on Shizune's face.

But he stopped and made everyone else stop too.
"What has happened?" Sasuke asked.
"No idea." Jiraiya replied. But from that look Shizune had giving them. It was anything but good.

"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked as she reached Shizune. They both walked further into the office.
"A letter came in, while you were away, Tsunade-sama."
Tsunade knew she wasn't waiting for a letter or anything like that at all. When she walked in though, she knew why Shizune was so shocked.

There was a black crow sitting on her desk, as he locked eyes with her, the moment she came in.

Her eyes widened. "Itachi!?" She almost screamed. Hurt, fear, anger, and even slight surprise. She looked at her desk, to see a small letter there indeed. But the one who had brought the letter, a crow of Uchiha Itachi. This was wrong, this could be very bad news.

Shizune had felt the same thing. Tsunade walked towards her desk and immediate grabbed the letter, knowing what this meant. As she read it, her face went pale.
What was the meaning of this. This wasn't right!? How did they not know about this. How? It was impossible!? How did they had kept this hidden!? Naruto was alive!
She looked at the crow, knowing it was waiting for a reply.

Tears were falling down. She didn't know if this was true or not. But if it was. The Naruto who was alive wouldn't be the same anymore. 3 years with the Akatsuki. It surely would have changed him, but still she couldn't turn her back on him. Not now.

Shizune didn't read the letter, she knew better. She knew it was meant for the Hokage. So she simply waited for her return, but when Tsunade started crying, she knew it was something terrible.
"Tsunade-same…?" Tsunade turned around as Shizune called her name.

She wanted an explanation. Tsunade looked at her and smiled a bit.
"Naruto…" She closed her eyes as she finished that sentence. "is alive."

Akatsuki hideout:
3 years had passed since Konoha thought he was dead, 3 years had passed full of training inside the secret base. Pain, Itachi and even the other members had accepted him completely. Naruto felt that he was happier than before.
But still it had felt like he had missed something in these years.

It exactly kind of hurt that the people in Konoha thought he was dead. Naruto was standing alone in the training room. His hair had grown quite a bit, the catlike scars on his cheeks had darkened and he had grown. A person clearly a member of the infamous Akatsuki.

He looked up at the wall, which had been destroyed a year back or so.
He wasn't capable to control the kyuubi and had attacked Pain, but Pain simply pushed him into that wall, until he was capable of controlling his self again. After that time he seemed to get better control at the kyuubi.

Now he could control it. The training had been hard, very hard. But with Itachi behind him he had managed.
Uchiha Itachi. When Naruto thought back at how they had met. As enemies and now they had fallen in love. Even these 3 years together they didn't seem to get tired of each other.

The irony was that, most likely Sasuke would kill him for it. But then again, everyone would kill him now. He had betrayed them all. They were thinking he was gone. But it wouldn't be long before they would find out the truth.

a few months ago Naruto had asked the leader if he could go back for once to Konoha, just to see how everyone was. To see if someone missed him. Well he knew he was missed, but despite that he wanted to talk to Tsunade.

After thinking about it, Pain decided it wouldn't hurt. This morning he said he would write a letter to the Hokage, letting her know about this. And letting her know that the kyuubi wanted to talk to her.

Imagine the shock if they would find out he was alive. Naruto chuckled at that thought.

"What is so funny?" a voice asked him.
Naruto smiled as he turned around to find his lover standing there.

"I was thinking about how the Hokage would react to that fact that I was still alive. I bet it would be funny to see that shock on her."
Itachi smiled. He had changed, changed so much. He was happy here. And deep down Itachi was glad they had remained with the Akatsuki.

He wouldn't have known any other way to live, but he had thought that Naruto had maybe wanted to be free. But in the end when faced with the decision, he had chosen to stay. And Itachi had seen there was no doubt in his blue eyes back then. And he saw no regret in them now.

The blond had been happy with his choice all along. "You can see the look on her face if you want."
Naruto grinned, knowing that was exactly what the elder Uchiha was going to say. Of course he had known that Pain would have send the letter with a crow of Itachi.
It would only have added to the shock, receiving a letter of the Akatsuki.

Naruto walked towards him and grabbed Itachi's hands in his.
"Show me." He whispered while he looked at the black eyes, and saw them turning into blazing red as he felt himself being pulled into a kind of genjutsu.

Naruto opened his eyes. The hokage's office. He was sitting on her desk, no not him. The crow was.
He felt that Itachi was also looking.
He wondered where Tsunade was, as she was not in the room.

Then the door opened and revealed Shizune, she was holding a lot of papers and tried to close the door behind her with her foot. Tonton was walking on the ground and looked up to see another animal in the room.

Afraid he quickly run. Shizune let out a yelp and screamed tonton's name as he run away. Shizune then looked at the room wondering what had scared the small pig. Then she let all the papers drop completely. A crow… no not a normal crow. Uchiha Itachi's crow. She walked forward and looked at the desk. A letter. The crow had brought them a letter, then most likely. It was from the Akatsuki. She walked backwards, knowing it was better that Tsunade-sama read it first.

Then she closed the door and ran away. Naruto knew she might go look for the hokage now. This was important. They both had seem the shock on her face. No wonder. They had received a letter of the Akatsuki and without looking at it, they knew. The crow who had delivered it was the only message they needed.

"Itachi?" Naruto's voice said as it seemed to echo throught the realm.
"Hm."
"Wonder how Tsunade will react, since Shizune already looked so confused."

The raven felt that Naruto was enjoying this and chuckled.
"Wait and see, wait and see little one."
"Stop calling me that. I ain't little like 3 years ago." Naruto pouted.

"I know. But you still feel little to me." Naruto glared and looked back when he felt a change in the room. The crow changed his view and looked at the door which was opened again. Shizune was standing behind a shocked hokage.

She eyed the crow at her desk. As she almost screamed a name, a name she was now angry at, but she also felt the hurt. "Itachi". Naruto couldn't contain his laughter, she was angry and hurt and yet she had no idea he was looking and seeing this all.

Itachi glared a bit. Everyone always knew those crows where his. And the blond seemed to find this rather funny.
"Behave Naruto-kun. Otherwise I will break this genjutsu."
"Hey! Don't you dare to threaten me." Naruto said. But he stayed quiet afterwards as he looked and saw that the Hokage was reading the letter.

He saw all the emotions in her eyes. Hurt, anger, confused, relieved as tears started to form in her eyes and they rolled down her cheeks.

"Well. You have managed to hurt the Hokage." Itachi stated with a small grin.
Naruto chuckled at him. Of course he had. She was one of the few people who had cared. If they only had showed It more. If they had helped him. But in the end the hurt was too much, compared to the care he got. In the end he wondered why he had tried and did everything to make Sasuke stay in Konoha, when he clearly wanted to leave.

He wanted to get stronger and Naruto had managed to stop him. But no one could have stopped him. He was caught before they knew it. The people that had tried to find him failed, only Jiraiya had known.
So he simply knew that Tsunade had also known the truth back then. He wouldn't lie to her.

He looked back at the genjutsu as he heard words were formed.
"Tsunade-same…?" Tsunade turned around as Shizune called her name.

"Naruto…" She closed her eyes as she finished that sentence. "is alive."

Naruto smiled, closing his eyes, he broke the genjustu.

Naruto opened his eyes and still looked at the raven. Their hands still entwined. The smile was still on the blonde's face.

Itachi chuckled softly. He was enjoying this more than he should. He pulled Naruto closed and slowly kissed him.
Naruto kissed him back, while he grinned.
He knew he was enjoying this too much, but he couldn't help himself.
It was time. Time to leave for Konoha. He didn't have to wait for the reply. He knew she wanted answers and wanted to see with her own eyes, if he was truly alive.

The next chapter is finished too, but i will wait with updating till i have finished writing chapter 11 ;) so bear with me!
I think i have finally a kind of direction i want the story to go :) so hope i don't change ways again XD, that is kinda how i got my writer's block last time .