A/N: And now we conclude the Nami no Kuni arc…next up is the Chunin Exam arc, where Naruto will properly meet Anko. Do read and review would you kindly?

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[Nami no Kuni Bridge, six days later…]

It had been six days since the incident in which Naruto was taken away. By the time Satsuki and Tsukiko had returned to the bridge-builder's house, Tazuna and his family were already told a story by Kakashi, where he claimed the boy was poisoned and kidnapped by Zabuza and his assistant just as he had practically won a duel against the former for reasons unknown. The family was concerned about this, but surprisingly it was Inari who seemed the most confident that the blind genin would return for them. Yūgao and the other shinobi in the group however, were suspicious of Kakashi's story and they could see it in the twins' eyes when they had just arrived. And so with a privacy seal activated while the Cyclops was out guarding the bridge, the twins had told their fellow shinobi of what really happened in the woods between Naruto and Zabuza, and what happened when Kakashi jumped in. The reactions of everyone in the room were different: Yūgao looked very concerned (understandably so, because of how effective Naruto's use of his symbols was), but both twins were unsure as to why she looked like it was a child of hers that was just kidnapped. Sakura on the other hand was shocked that their sensei would do such a thing when it was obvious that Naruto had already won. Kikyo had a deadpan look on her face as always, but it was clear from her eyes that she was near the point of tears, and the two of them knew that Kakashi would be a pincushion of arrows by the time this mission was over with. Meilan took the news of what had happened the hardest as she had grabbed both of the twins in a hug with all of her superhuman strength, crying a river over them out of fear of what may happen to her love. Now the reactions of the other girls, they expected, but neither Satsuki nor Tsukiko expected what Meilan was doing to happen. They did not expect to have bisexual fantasies involving Meilan and Naruto once they freed the dobe from Zabuza, after the mission was done.

After they shared with their fellow women about what really happened to Naruto, it was agreed that revenge against Kakashi was in order. It was at that moment that the twins shared another secret that they discovered upon fleeing the scene. On their way back to the house, they both felt a burning pain in both of their eyes and were each shocked at what they saw in the other. The Uchiha twins both had a working Sharingan in both of their eyes. Each of them had one tomoe in one eye and two in the other and in such a manner that it differentiated the twins from each other. While Satsuki had one tomoe in her right eye and two in her left with an inward rotation, Tsukiko was the opposite, with one tomoe in her left eye and two in her right and an outward rotation. This worked in well with their plan for vengeance; Kakashi was assigned specifically by the Council to train the twins extensively in the use of their Sharingan.

When they told Kakashi about unlocking their Sharingan, they didn't tell him how they did it, and neither did he care; he just saw his job in teaching the Uchiha twins to be even easier, which was another advantage in their favor when getting revenge because the fool was unknowingly tightening the noose he would be hanged with, a noose that the two of them were imagining around that wretched, perverted, and traitorous neck of his whenever they saw him. They also noted that Kikyo and Meilan were imagining how they would kill the one-eyed fool as well. They could see it now: the remains of a jōnin once known as Hatake Kakashi cut up into pieces and perforated by arrows and covered in bruises.

"Hey, Touji, you hear about what happened in Gato's sector?" asked one of the construction workers on a break, coincidentally getting the attention of the Uchiha twins.

"Who hasn't? Word's already spread throughout the village like wildfire."

With a look of curiosity in both of their faces, Satsuki and Tsukiko moved closer to the two construction workers. "Excuse me, but can you please fill us in…" started Satsuki.

"…on what you're talking about?" finished Tsukiko.

The two construction workers looked at each other with a searching look in each of their eyes. "Shall I do it?" asked the worker named Touji.

"Be my guest," said his colleague, "it's already known among the villagers anyway, and it's only a matter of time before the ninjas hear of it."

"Well then, let's start at the beginning. I'm pretty sure by now you know that Gato's been taking advantage of all the debts and extortion he's been levying on us to get money and power, right? Well the thing is, even though he enjoys the power, he still needs a faster and more legal source of income. Being a smart criminal businessman, he's built and invested in casinos using all the money he pilfered from us to finance fancy pachinko and slot machines, and maybe a brothel or two. Beginning with the sector of town that he already owns, he plans to turn the entire village into his crime empire where only he can profit.

"Anyway cutting to the chase: from what we hear, a few nights ago, a couple of strangers came walking into one of his Cho-Han dens. One of them was dressed like a monk with a fukaamigasa on his head, and carrying a fancy-looking sword. The guys already gambling there were a bunch of Gato's hired thugs, and they saw the fake monk as easy pickings. Some of them even eyed the girl with the monk as easy rape material. The fake monk put in about 50 thousand ryo to join in. As you can imagine, this was a large amount of money, which is how everyone knew he was a fake. When the dealer landed the cup on the stand, the monk bet everything that the result would be odd."

"Did the fake monk lose?" asked Satsuki.

"No, he won. Then he cleaned out the dice den within a good half-hour. Needless to say, the fake monk and his female companion were then seen at several other casinos, and before you know it, ten of Gato's casinos are forced out of business. Now if this was Tanzaku City where practically every building in town is a casino, then nobody would've given a rat's ass to ten casinos gradually going down. But the fake monk has practically taken half of Gato's income in a short amount of time! And because none of his casinos were insurable with stolen money, I can honestly say that the damage is beyond repair. With Gato's wallet bleeding hopelessly, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone's celebrating at his expense. But I can't help but wonder where the hell is all that money going? We really need it back right now!"

"Tell me about it," said the construction worker, "according to my friends who worked in Gato's sector, the fake monk took at least one million ryo by the end of the last day. Nobody got a good look at his face, but judging from the fact that he was seen with a katana, it's very likely he's a rōnin who bust out of jail."

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[Meanwhile, Fugaku's Mansion…]

So many things to clean up in the armory! And it just so happened that Hiten was coming over in a few moments! Mikoto no longer had any use for the weapons stored here, but her daughters were likely to be in need of them given that they had taken up the role of shinobi. So many weapons for each kind of mission, some with memories behind them: shuriken by the boxes, Kirigakure-standard kunai for the blame-game, Iwagakure-standard naginata for when reach was a must, replacement ninjato for utilitarian use, even the gigantic war fan of Uchiha Madara. She even had a memory or two from several of these weapons, as she remembered the training weapons she had from when she was a child in the academy. Such fond memories and yet, they were dwarfed by the memory of one particular weapon that was stored here; one that all Uchiha members had sworn to never ever use under any circumstance. This was a lesson she'd learned the hard way. She only wished…

"Ah, such good times," said a seductively sinister voice, "I remember those days…"

Oh she knew where that voice was coming from! Mikoto knew that the owner of this voice lived in the armory to never be used or to see the light of day ever again. She knew the tale of this blade all too well…she had scars on her back to remind her that those were not simple fairytales. It was then that she remembered why she never came back down here ever again.

"Still ignoring me Miko-chan?" said the voice, with feigned hurt, "But we had sooo much fun! Don't you remember? That mission over in Iwa?"

Try as she might, she could not forget that mission in Iwagakure, where they were supposed to spy on a camp of shinobi that were about to attack Konoha. Those were the days when she was as feared in the shadows as her friend Kushina. She killed so many on that night—and unfortunately, a civilian child got caught in the crossfire…a time that she would never forget. The sad thing for her was that she remembered the joy at the time for all the blood she had spilled, and it made her feel like a monster when she realized what she'd done; all because she gave in to the seductive voice that lived in the sword.

She almost yelped when she felt a large hand on her shoulder. "Miko-chan?" said a masculine voice from behind her. Mikoto looked behind her, and saw the massive form of her lover. "Are you all right Miko-chan?"

"Y…yes Hiten, I'm fine…"

With a long sigh, Hiten immediately understood what was wrong. "How long has he been talking to you?"

"Not long. You just arrived when he started talking."

Hiten held his love in a warm embrace as she shivered in fear and in shame for what she did in the past. As a blacksmith, he was privy to the fact that all weapons took on the soul of those that forged them; and as such, some of them carried evil souls. The sword he was looking at was an example. It was a full-size katana mounted on a sword rack made from deer antlers. Its mounting however was a black-lacquered sheath with a violet sheen and an inlaid section of red sharkskin, brass fittings, and a leather hand wrapping. He also knew that under the sheath was a perfectly-made black blade with a blood-red temper line in the shape of fangs. This sword, aptly known as "Onimaru", was the very definition of evil and was the manifestation of the undying hubris and envy of Sengo Muramasa that was responsible for its creation! "I can take him away," he said, "and then I can put him somewhere where he can no longer hurt anyone, least of all, you."

"It's not for my sake that I'm worried about," began Mikoto, "I'm worried that he may be trying to seduce my daughters with his power as we speak. A few days before the start of their mission, Tsukiko and Satsuki came to me one time complaining about voices they heard in their sleep. At first, I thought it was nothing—and then I came to the conclusion that he is trying to seduce them like he did me. And to make things worse, even if I don't come on down here, he's still trying to reach me even though I keep ignoring him."

Upon hearing this, a look of shock had crossed his features before Hiten settled on rage. "That's it!" he growled, trying his best and failing to hold back his anger, "That thing has gone too far! It's too dangerous to keep around, and if it seduces your daughters with its power, I hate to think of the result. Nobody messes with the people I love, least of all a sword possessed by an evil demon!" With that said, he stomped towards the evil katana, and grabbed it from its mount as he gnashed his teeth at it. "I know you can hear me Onimaru, and I know that you know that I am unaffected by your power. I also know that you are practically indestructible, and so nothing I do will ensure that you die off—however, I can seal you away so that you can do no harm! I'll make sure that you will not be able to seduce anyone ever again!"

Mikoto could not believe this was happening this sword was making her love into an angry monster that he would disregard her presence! "I know what you're going to say Mikoto," he said, "I'm sorry about my outburst, but you know I'm right. This sword has been asking for it, and now it is going to be sealed away. He's gone too far this time, and now I'm going to make sure he never hurts anybody ever again, not you, and most especially not your daughters. Never again will it drive another owner to madness, and I will see to it!"

At this point, she watched as he left. Mikoto then realized that Hiten's anger was not driven by wanton rage by the sword that had once driven her mad and almost killed her; no, the sword had indeed created anger in her love—it was the righteous anger from those he loved being threatened by the cursed blade. She could only weep to herself at the fact that it was her own great-grandfather that brought the accursed blade to the Uchiha compound, where it was used by her lineage up until she was chosen to wield it. How could she not weep when she knew that all members of her side of the family had been driven insane with bloodlust by this sword, and so it would be no different that her children would be susceptible to its corrupting power? How could she not let out moans of sadness at the fact that this sword was also affecting her lover through his rage and desire to protect her and her family?

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[Nami no Kuni Bridge…]

Kakashi simply hummed silently to himself. At any moment, and Zabuza would be here to kill his client for the money that Gato would pay him. But he didn't care. The demon slut was surely dead as doornails, if the poison he'd used on his kunai had anything to say about it! He smiled to himself with smug satisfaction under his mask at the thought that the deed was done. There would be no more of that bitch mocking him simply by living! He laughed silently to himself at the thought that the whore was probably being gang-raped by multiple demons in hell by now, while his sensei and his family watched in heaven as the cunt got what she deserved. Yes, he would love to see that demon slut getting- his train of thought was interrupted by a rock hitting him in the back of his head.

"Oi! Kakashi-baka!" cried out a very familiar voice from behind him, "Didn't you say your poison was supposed to kill me? If so, why am I still alive?"

At that, the one-eyed jōnin could only open his eye in surprise. He then turned his head to see a sight he very much did not want to see: it was the Kyūbi with a mocking smile on her face, tossing a rock in the air with the red arm. He also noted that her other hand carried a broken and bloodied sword—the Kumo-standard short sword if the handle were any indication. "And by the way Tazuna, I just saved your family from a pair of ronin that were here to kidnap your daughter, they both know the truth of what REALLY happened between me and Zabuza. To tell you the truth, I don't think they really liked what you did Kakashi."

Now this was not good. Kakashi simply grit his teeth under his mask with rage. "Now hold on kid," said Tazuna, grabbing the demon-brat by the shoulder and delaying her momentarily, "I don't know what's going on here, but I don't think it's a good idea to be attacking your own comrades."

Naruto let out a snort of anger at that. "Comrade? Him? The bastard that you're protecting almost killed me! If it weren't for our imposter ANBU friend, I would have been dead from the poison when he stabbed me in the back! I've always known that asshole was against me when I sensed his aura the first time we met; in fact, I suspect he's the reason why I've almost been killed back home all the time. Now, step back so that I can deal with that evil asshole here and now!"

Once he heard of the boy's accusations, Tazuna looked at Kakashi with confusion crossing his aged features. "He's telling the truth," said Satsuki, getting his attention, "we saw that bastard stab him in the forest."

"The only reason we hadn't come up front with the truth was because he would discredit us instantly," finished Tsukiko, "and we've been waiting to plot our revenge against him!"

Kakashi looked at his so-called 'star pupils' with rage in his eye at their apparent betrayal, but that did not change the fact that Tazuna now had a look of disgust in his face, and quickly stepped aside while he joined everyone else in glaring at the traitorous jōnin. They all knew that blood was about to be spilled now, and none of them wanted to get caught in the crossfire! The tension in the air was palpable—Kakashi brandished what appeared to be his poisoned kunai, while Naruto stood at the ready, dropping the handle of his broken short sword while gripping his katana. However, Naruto's killer intent intensified and Kakashi realized that this killing intent was far greater than anything he could muster; he started suffocating under the pressure. "Uzumaki Naruto!" called out a voice from the incomplete end of the bridge, "I challenge you to a duel!"

Upon hearing that, Naruto let out an annoyed sigh before turning to face the direction of the voice, "You again? Haven't you learned your lesson? GSD-sensei is not here, neither is he interested in teaching you! Now go back to Amegakure and mourn your bandit butt-buddies, Aoi, before I remind you why you will never be his student!"

The man named Aoi looked flustered before he finally settled on anger, then simply grinned as he took out what appeared to be the handle of a sword. He channeled a good amount of chakra into it in order to create a lightning chakra blade. "Who wants to be taught by that old hack anyway? Besides, now that I have the Raijin no Ken, I am practically invincible!"

At this point, Naruto raised his hand, and sent a blast of chakra out in all directions just as Kakashi made another attempt at the young blonde's life, knocking back the jōnin in such a manner that he was momentarily paralyzed from hitting a wall. "Don't think for a second that I'm done with you yet, Hatake." he said, still facing the nuke-nin with the chakra sword, "I'll get back to you soon enough." Once he was assured that Kakashi would not be a problem, he then turned his attention back to Aoi, "As for you! You're pathetic Aoi! You let the power of a legendary artifact get to your head! And now, you will pay for it!"

"You know what's pathetic? Your damn sensei! I'll bet he wanted to teach someone to be like him so much that he made you blind too! That, and you're seriously outnumbered! With the army I have at my beck and call, I'll guarantee that you'll die a disgraceful death!"

It was here that the construction workers began to panic. Seemingly hundreds bandits and mercenaries were climbing up the unfinished end of the bridge. And at the forefront was Gato with his arm in a sling. "I honestly don't give a rat's ass," he said with a sneer, "and when I'm through with all of you, I'll find that bastard Zabuza and his little bitch, then allow my men to gang-rape her in front of him!"

"Hey, fatso! How's your wallet? I'm pretty sure I hear it screaming in pain from all the times I've been winning at your rigged casinos, and all from trying to con a very expensivesword off of me!" shouted Naruto, causing all the construction workers to stare at the blind kid with shock in their eyes. This was the stranger that killed Gato's casinos? Upon hearing the declaration, the businessman turned red with anger.

"The women here are yours to do with as you please, but I will pay a bonus fee to the man who kills that little bastard!" With that said, the Tyrant of Nami no Kuni disappeared behind his thugs, Aoi following him after deactivating his chakra sword. The chance of a bonus and the opportunity to use such hot girls as outlets for their sexual frustrations was enough for the mercenaries to let out a whoop of excitement.

"So many targets," said Naruto, listening to the cacophony of shouts and mercenaries advancing as he created a glyph over his head, "and I can't help but wonder as to which one of them I'm going to hack apart first."

"What says you to a dance?" asked Meilan, flexing her fists.

At this, Naruto grinned. It had indeed been a while. "I'm all for it."

"Well what about us?" asked Kikyo, now holding what looked to be a pair of handheld crossbows in her hands.

As if on cue, Tsukiko drew her dual blades. "If this is going to involve dancing…"

"…then why not turn this into a promenade?" finished Satsuki with her katana in hand.

"If you insist," said Meilan, getting ready to fight, "But if you're going to join in, you're going to have to keep up!"

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[Elsewhere…]

Their getaway was perfect! Nobody noticed as the two of them left Nami no Kuni. And now they were going to leave with the money they needed! This was an outcome that Haku had very much wanted. As she walked on the road with her master, she knew that it was a shame for her that she didn't get everything that she wanted. "Still thinking about him?" asked Zabuza, eliciting a blush from the girl as the two of them stopped on the road.

"What are you talking about Zabuza-sama?" she asked, trying to play it off.

The amused look on Zabuza's face under his mask had said it all, and Haku knew it. "You think I didn't see what you did before you left?"

"Zabuza-sama, it was just a moment!" she whined, trying to defend herself. Ultimately however, she knew that there was no escape. With a long sigh, Haku gave up trying to deny it. "Besides, I have more important things to do than to think about a kiss I gave to a boy's cheek."

He was not going to have any of it. She was in denial, and Zabuza needed to get her to admit it, lest it becomes a problem in the long run. "Girl, it was more than just a moment! You practically nursed him back to health with about as much urgency as you do with me when I'm injured. And don't tell me that you're not thinking about getting him to kiss you on the lips! I was there when you treated us at the same time. The look on your eyes, even now, tells me that you're falling head-over-heels for him."

Upon hearing this, Haku had turned as red as a tomato. She was most definitely caught red-handed. And with a long drawn-out sigh, she started biting out her words. "Even if I am head-over-heels like you say, I still have more important things to do. Not the least of which being that I have to repay you for saving my life and aiding you in your rebellion against Yagura. As of this moment, I don't think I'm ready to go see him again."

It was here that he understood what she meant. "When Yagura is dead, your debt to me will be fulfilled," he said, causing her to look at her adopted father-figure with curiosity in her eyes, "look at it this way Haku, the sooner we kill that bastard the sooner you'll be free. Free to live your life, free to wear those fancy-looking kimonos I've seen you looking at, hell you'll even be free to fall in love with the brat. Until then, you have to stay alive; if you want a future with him, it'll be no good if you're dead."

"But what about you?"

"If I die before you, then I won't have any problems if you served under Mei should you survive. The woman's been kind of bitchy to me what with our rivalry and all, but I think she's a good candidate for Mizukage if I don't make it. Plus, I know she'll take good care of you; she may be a bitch, but I know that she's still a good woman and I trust her more than any person in the world aside from you."

At that, Haku could only be wide-eyed in surprise as she heard her master speaking of his demise. "Think of this as my last will and testament to you Haku," said Zabuza, interrupting her train of thought, "After all, it's the least I can do since you're practically a daughter to me and all. Now shut up and keep walking. The sooner we get back to the docks with our funds, the sooner we can win this war and my bet with Terumī."

It was here that Haku then picked up her pace with inspiration in her heart. She'll fight this war with Zabuza-sama; and like he said, she'll make sure she survives to see him again!

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[Nami no Kuni Bridge, five minutes later…]

It had been five minutes since the 'dance' had commenced, and Yūgao could not believe her eyes! She had always known of the merits of teamwork ever since it had been drilled into her at a young age, but this was ridiculous! How can a group of five genin work so flawlessly together that it would wipe out almost half an army of bandits and mercenaries? This was no dance of death…this was indeed a full-blown promenade! The grace of their attacks, both coordinated and individual, merged together to turn the area into a bloodbath with few injuries on their part. An example of such teamwork being taken to the extreme was when Naruto – now with four glyphs – used that strange jutsu he used on Kakashi to blast all bandits around him away, allowing Kikyo to pick them all off from the air with precise shots to the head, while Tsukiko wove in and out of the battle slashing the enemies' ankles so that someone stronger than her could finish them off.

Every construction worker on the bridge, Tazuna included, could not believe what it was they were seeing. Five kids were making Gato's men look stupid (not that they needed help). Tsunami, who had arrived with Inari and some backup, could only watch with interest as the five of them had coordinated everything so well, and on that note she was torn; on the one hand, she felt bad that such a loss of life was necessary (even if the men were all thugs), and on the other, she felt that hope would soon return to their village. Inari on the other hand was mesmerized by the sight. Not just because the boy that had inspired him to be a man was fighting, but because he was fighting alongside four beautiful girls whose attacks flowed together. In his eyes, this battle was the stuff of legends and was proof that heroes do exist, as they were fighting for the sake of the village he lived in. Sakura, the only shinobi in the crowd, was mesmerized by her mistresses and how they fought in sync with the other girls.

By the time all the other bandits and mercenaries were cut down, all that was left was Gato and Aoi. The criminal businessman had a worried look on his face before he turned to his last bodyguard with worry on his face. "You'd better end that brat like you said, "warned Gato, starting to stutter, "And if you don't, then you won't get your cut of my empire!"

"Relax old man," said Aoi, activating the Raijin no Ken, "With this thing, I've got it all under control!"

"Don't be too sure of that Aoi," said Naruto, sheathing his katana and drawing his zanbatou with one hand and intensifying his killer intent, "I'll make sure that you eat those words by the end of the day." With a roar, Aoi charged in with the Raijin no Ken activated and ready to electrocute the blind genin, only to watch as Naruto effortlessly brought his zanbatou around and slashed upwards to launch him into the air before slashing back downwards—creating a disc of chakra that spun around the foolish shinobi. By the time the technique was done, another glyph had appeared above Naruto's head, and the ninja by the name of Rokusho Aoi had fallen to the ground with his entire body having been filleted into fifteen slices short of the forearm holding the Raijin no Ken, leaving the priceless artifact untouched as it fell from the dead man's fingers. Before long, the silence was disturbed when a sharp 'snap' followed by the clattering of metal hitting the ground was heard. "Damn it!" cursed Naruto, throwing away the handle of the broken zanbatou, "And it was one of my favorite swords too!"

Once he was assured of the man's death, Naruto walked to the bloody pieces of the slain ninja, and felt around to find the Raijin no Ken before picking it up and walking slowly towards Gato, who had finally gotten the picture and had started inching backwards from the deadly boy. He found himself stopping at the edge of the bridge. He turned back to see that the blind monster was only a few feet away, with his katana in one hand and the chakra sword in the other. It was at that moment that Gato did something he never thought he would ever do; he got down on his knees and started to beg. "Please! Spare me! I'll give you anything! Money! Women! Power! Hell, I'll even give you some brand new swords! You name it, and it's yours! Just don't kill me! All I want is some m…" Before he could get another word out, the criminal businessman could only gasp for air as he felt the blade of that katana impale him in the throat before being pulled back out, and the last thing that he felt was the blunt force of a kick sending him over the edge of the bridge and splashing into the water.

"What you want has caused too much pain and suffering," Naruto told the empty space where Gato used to be. Slowly, he turned his head to pinpoint the heavy breathing approaching him. "I wondered when you'd re-enter the fray, Kakashi."

At this point, Naruto placed the Raijin no Ken into his pouch, readied his katana and staring down Kakashi as he let out his deadly killer intent as the girls that were overjoyed at his return stepped back, knowing that this was personal. Even Yūgao stepped back, as she knew that the idiot had had it coming for a long time, and now he was going to be punished for all that he'd done. "Kit, let me fight this battle," Kurama whispered in his ear, "I know you don't feel tired, but Kakashi may be a tall order for you, even if this was easy. And besides, nobody tries to kill my future mate and lives!"

Not happening, Kura-chan, he snapped in his mind, He seems to be under the delusion that I am you in disguise. If you take over my body, it would only make him think he's right. I won't give him that satisfaction, even before he dies.

After a moment's pause, Kurama smiled from within her host's mind. "You make a very good point, my love. Very well, he's all yours. But remember kit, while Kakashi is weaker compared to you, he is no pushover, at around Zabuza-kun's level with or without that accursed Sharingan of his, so if you can't kill him, I will. Remember what I taught you on how to fight, what GSD-san told you was the key to his style. Remember the line that the both of us told you to remember, and you will have an edge."

A smirk crossed Naruto's features as he tightened his grip on Mizu-hime. "I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." As if the words he uttered were a cue, Kakashi charged in with a second kunai in hand, causing Naruto to dance around the slashes before blocking several strikes from Kakashi and countering with a horizontal slash. The next thing to happen was that Naruto's katana became charged with chakra before he slashed horizontally twice before delivering an upwards cut only to learn that he'd hit a log. Instantly he ducked as his opponent tried to decapitate him from behind. The counter attack was a stab after he spun, only for Kakashi to back away and counter with a low slash and then block a second stab with one of his kunai, only to watch it get sliced in half in the process, before he was forced to back flip away from the blind genin. The next move to happen was for Naruto to charge his katana with what appeared to be Katon chakra; he swung his blade upwards, creating a wall of fire that pushed back his opponent before engulfing him in a large explosion.

"Impressive for a whore," said Kakashi from behind, getting blocked as he attempted to stab his opponent in the back, "One more second and I would've been barbecued. That would've surprised me if I hadn't seen it before."

"If you keep up with those 'whore' and 'bitch' comments, then I'll have to think you're playing for the other team. Oh no wait, I have sources that told me that you already do! What's the name of the man you're seeing by the way?"

"It's not going to work, you slut! I know your strategy, to taunt your opponents into screwing up! Mizuki may have fallen for that trick, but I won't!"

Upon hearing of Kakashi's declaration, Naruto's grin of amusement had turned into a frown. "Well then, I guess I'll have to take this up a notch…" Sheathing Mizu-hime, Naruto placed his hands together to perform Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and created hundreds of clones surrounding Kakashi. It was at this moment that the one-eyed jōnin felt the sensation of being strangled in an even tighter grip, as if all the clones were focusing the power of their killer intent to strangle him to death faster. Before long, a ring of the shadow clones hand leaped into the air, and then shifted their weight downward in an attempt to stab Kakashi from above—and it looked like there was no escape when the clones that stayed on the ground charged their katana, and fired a blast of pure energy at Kakashi, dispelling themselves, before the original merged the five glyphs above his head onto his katana to fire a sphere of chakra, grinding away at the one-eyed jōnin to finish the job as it exploded.

When the smoke cleared, Naruto walked closer and closer to where he sensed the body of Kakashi. Did he do it? His question was answered when he found himself blocking a kunai swing from behind with Mizu-hime and then slashing behind him only to be stabbed in his side, and then hearing the sound of sandals skidding atop the pavement. "Mother fucker…" Naruto muttered to himself after coughing up another gout of blood, feeling the effects of the poison taking effect again. If he could have seen Kakashi now, he would have been satisfied at the results: multiple puncture wounds, a torn flak jacket and shirt that exposed his wounded chest, a broken hitai-ate, blood seeping through his mask, and an unknown number of broken ribs and burns.

"What's the matter, bitch? Is that all you can do? Or is it the fact that I'm using a stronger poison than last time?" he asked painfully, but with glee, "I guess kunoichi are inferior to shinobi after all. As a matter of fact, women should know that their place in the world is to serve men for all eternity and to give them their children!"

While all the women present on the bridge were offended by this, Naruto could only growl at the one-eyed jōnin after another bloody cough. "You know, you've been making a lot of aspersions to the female gender for quite some time now. Now, I might be a male, but let me tell you; I'm getting re-eal sick of it!" It was then that Naruto sheathed Mizu-hime and pulled the hitae-ate from his eyes before reaching for the cuff around his left wrist, pressing a pair of buttons on the rim to open the metal band with a snap and a hiss as it fell to the ground. The next thing to follow was the metal band that was around his upper arm, and it too fell to the ground with a snap and a hiss—as if it were held together by a pressurized seal. Naruto's knees buckled with pain while he gripped his chest. As he groaned in pain, everyone could notice that the redness in his arm was spreading to his chest while his hair faded to a snowy white while lengthening. The shinobi in the area watched as his form started transforming from masculine to feminine, and it wasn't long until his entire body was covered in reddish skin.

Once he stood back up, everyone saw that in his place was a tall woman with pointy ears and a muscular body type that complimented her generous bust. Her features were soft and delicate, and yet you knew by animal instinct that this was not a dainty woman, but a feral and sensual Amazon ready to kick your ass at the slightest provocation. It also didn't help her exotic appearance that she had claret eyes that both terrified and excited those who looked into them, sharp fangs that replaced the normal human canines, and that her hands and sandaled feet now had sharp claws at each digit. She then let out a yawn, as if she had just awakened from a deep sleep, before stretching herself with loud and satisfying cracks that elicited a lot of bloody noses from the men as they were seeing the savage woman's very-much exposed cleavage with each position and listening to what passed for sexual noises after each stretch.

By the time she was done stretching and relocating her neck, she had let out a sigh of pleasure. "That felt good," she said with relief, before turning her attention to Kakashi as her pleasured look darkened. She grinned evilly at him, exposing her needle-sharp fangs. "Now then, what was that you said about women? Ah yes! You said that it was our place to 'serve men for all eternity and to give them their children', am I right?"

"So what?" asked Kakashi, sneering under his mask, "That's all women are good for! And I'm going to prove to you that a man will always be better than any woman!"

This was not enough to drop Kurama's grin, but it was enough to anger her. Her eyes started to glow a vile and furious red. "Now that I cannot abide. You once said you loved Kushi-chan like a mother, yet you just insulted a woman I loved with all my heart. I guess I should teach stupid, sexist assholes like you a lesson." It was at this point that Kurama reached both hands out to her sides, blood gathered in her hands from all the corpses and the ground, coalescing into the form of a pair of tsurugi-pattern longswords. "However, you're so stupid that a lesson probably won't stick. So I'm just going to kill you."

With that said, Kakashi could not respond fast enough to stop a cut aimed at him at his abdomen, followed by a horizontal cut at his back and then another one across the back of his shoulders to strip him of his flak jacket and make him bleed even more. Before he could counterattack, he then watched as the two swords were merged together to form an even larger sword while Kurama stabbed him in the stomach with it and then kicking him away as he exploded in a bloody mess. Once she was assured that the sexist pig was dead, Kurama went to pick up Naruto's hitai-ate and his shackles before walking towards Inari, who was blushing at both the woman's graceful savagery and the fact that she was topless under her vest. "Inari-kun," she said, while kneeling down before him, "remember what Naruto-kun said about crying and remember to be brave; if not for yourself, then for your father and everyone else that needs you. Can you do that?"

With a smile and a nod from the little boy, she then turned her attention to Tazuna with a sincere smile on her face. "Next time I see you, you'd better have gone easy on that sake, old man, and on that novel hidden under your floorboards." At that, Tazuna turned red with embarrassment as he watched the hot-looking demon woman walk away, practically shaking her fine ass at him with every step under those shorts of hers, before his daughter slapped him back into reality.

When she reached the other Konoha-nin, she said nonchalantly, "When Naruto-kun wakes back up, can I count on the five of you to have a word with him for me? I think he owes some of you an explanation."

"I was already thinking about it," said Yūgao, "But either way, I think I've got you covered."

"Very good," she said, before turning her attention to the kunoichi genin watching as she tied the hitai-ate over her head, "and by the way, do the four of you remember our fake ANBU friend with Zabuza?"

"What're you getting at, Kyūbi?" asked Kikyo suspiciously.

Kurama grimaced at being referred to by her title before her smile had turned mischievous again. Now this was the smile Meilan knew all too well, and was apprehensive about the other woman's next words. "Oh nothing," she said nonchalantly, "it's just that you girls are going to have to work harder to get that first kiss you all wanted from Naruto-kun, because she has a head start over you: from giving him an innocent peck on the cheek."

The reaction was immediate; their jaws had hung in shock. All Kurama did was let out one more laugh before she clamped the larger shackle over her left bicep and then covering her eyes with the hitai-ate. "Goodnight, everyone!" she said with a yawn, before falling to her knees asleep while transforming back into Naruto. It was here that Yūgao and the other girls, minus Meilan, resolved that an explanation was in order as soon as they got back to Konoha, but for now, the four kunoichi would allow the boy they loved to sleep in peace.

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A/N: I suspect that this is my longest chapter yet…I hope that how I killed Kakashi was fitting for how he treated Naruto in the past in this canon…either way, I hope to get more reviews during the Chūnin Exams and that I can decide whether I should gender-bend Gaara and add her to the harem by then. Credit goes to TrixBella and NorthSouthGorem for being my beta-readers/editors.

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Updated Character Classes:

All Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki clan members: all Slayers (Madara, GSD, or Jiraiya will explain why that is so before or when I get to Shippuden, although several people will already know by now)

Aoi: Blade Master (Lightsaber)

Killer Bee: Blade Master (Short Swords)

Suigetsu: Blade Master (Zanbatou)

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Dungeon Fighter Techniques Used:

Murderous Wave: Asura—Naruto facing off with Kakashi

Wave Radiation: Asura—knocking back Kakashi, and knocking back bandits

Wave Manifestation Brand: Asura—Naruto before fighting Gato's thugs

Ankle Cut: Universal Thief—Tsukiko crippling the enemies

Wave Wheel Slasher: Universal Slayer—Naruto kills Aoi

Moonlight Slash: Universal Slayer—Naruto's first attack vs. Kakashi

Fire Wave Sword: Asura—Naruto's fireball

Ashe Fork: Universal Slayer—First ring of clones

Neutral Wave Sword: Universal Slayer—grounded clones

Frenzy: Berserker—Kurama gets angry and makes 2 blood swords

Blood Sword: Berserker—Kurama's finishing move

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Songs Used:

"Dragon Boy" by Joe Hisaishi from "Spirited Away"—Hiten takes Onimaru away

"Samurai Struck" by Surf Coasters from "Musashiden 2"—Battle of the Bridge

"Till I Collapse" by Eminem from "Real Steel"—Naruto vs Kakashi commences

"Devils Never Cry" by David Baker and Shawn McPherson from "Devil May Cry 3"—Naruto transforms into Kurama and then Kurama vs. Kakashi

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Vocabulary/Culture Notes:

Cho-Han: Full-name is Cho-Han Bakuchi. This is a pretty easy gambling game in Japan; a dealer sits in front of the players shirtless, and rolls a pair of dice in a bamboo cup. The players have to call whether the roll was odd or even. Sometimes the dealer is also the house, and so they collect the lost bets.

Fukaamigasa—this is a basket worn like a hat that either covers the upper half, two-thirds, or the entire head with thin holes for viewing the world beyond. These are typically worn by Komuso monks of the Fuke Buddhist sect as a way of keeping the monk away from worldly desires and focusing on the path to Nirvana. Ironically, these hats are also worn by ronin samurai as they disguise the wearer's identity.

Ninjato—this is the regular sword for a ninja; there are claims that this sword is not as good as a standard-issue katana.

Onimaru—this is the name of Mikoto's sword, it just means "Ghost" or "Demon", but "Ogre" is much more fitting.

Muramasa—this is the name of a swordsmith with as much renown as Masamune, especially given that he was his student. Like his teacher, Muramasa's name that is affiliated with katana and has appeared in practically all of the "Final Fantasy" games. The difference is that while Masamune katana are affiliated with holy power, Muramasa's katana tend to be evil, demonic, and bloodthirsty blades.