Chapter 9

Gaara was one not to be bothered about a whole lot. Hell he didn't really care about anything that ever happened to him in his entire life, he accepted death four years ago and was unphased that he was brought back. What really made him leave was an entire matter all together, and it just wasn't for the massive loads of paper work.

(Flash Back)

Gaara was sitting at his desk in his Kazekage hat not the robe just the hat he thought that it looked funky and that's why he wore it but never admitted it to anyone it was his own little treasure in his own way. So he was sitting at his desk looking through files of paper work wandering if his assistant had brought the new folder for the new district that the council had authorised and it had yet to be found. He sighed as he leant back in his chair and looked over the village from one of the many windows that were in his office. He sighed again as he stood up took of his funky hat and walked out the door. He was immediately surrounded by sand Anbu he was sick and tired of being protected he knew how to handle himself hell he protected the whole village with his sand and they still thought that he needed protection. He walked past his assistant who started ranting in her old age for him to get back in his office and finish the paper work and he just ignored her and walked out the door. Temari and Kankuro were not in the village so he couldn't hang around them hell he needed new friends and when he spoke to Temari she was always about business and Kankuro was always sleeping so even when he was around them he was bored shitless. The only person he felt like he could have fun was a certain blonde ninja from the hidden leaf in fire country. He walked out of the Kazekage building and looked around and had to hide a small smile that graced his face. He loved the hidden sand but he was missing something from when he was a kid that sense of adventure that he use to have, yeah he didn't look like he played when he was younger but he did he use to climb tree's scale the wall surrounding the village he even pulled a prank on his sister once but he never admitted to it and never did it again.

He missed all of that and now he couldn't even leave his office without being followed by Anbu or even his sister it was annoying. He took the Kazekage position to be recognised like Naruto was but it wasn't all it was cut out to be. He was the only Kazekage to have fifteen assassination attempts on his life in the first three hours of position and they were from his own village. When he started everyone feared that the Demon container would destroy the village after gaining a seat in power so what they feared they tried to destroy, it was there nature. He was sick of the attempts on his life, sick of the council riding him about who they should go to war with next, sick of the glares from the citizens of his own village. He had protected them and they still hate him for what his father did to him. So he planned, he had heard that Naruto was on an important mission that was very far away that was what the letter from Tsunade told him in the letter anyway. So he headed for the hidden leaf with an entourage of guards in hoping that he would get a sense of what Naruto's mission would be and go join him as a missing nin better then the assassins that were waiting back in the village. And to his luck Naruto was home for the time being.

(End Flash Back)

Gaara was happy to be out of his village and he hoped that they would chose a powerful successor he had left a note on his desk as a suggestion to Kankuro as his successor but he had no way of knowing who would take his place as the sixth Kazekage. He sighed as he slumped down in the med bay he had been sick as soon as the Normandy had lifted off so Miranda took him to the med bay so Dr Chakwas could give him something for the motion sickness and he would soon get use to it. It was slowly getting better but he had a bucket at his side as he sat up in the bed. He didn't know what to think about Miranda she had been nice to him maybe it was because she didn't know what he had been when he was younger he looked around and didn't see anything interesting just a machine which looked to be only used once and had what looked to be a mask so it must heal a face and a closed door with a red square signalling that it was probably locked. He stood up and got his footing and the movement of the ship didn't bother him so much. He headed for the door and found the Turian playing cards with a red headed woman that he had met at the party Kelly Chambers. He looked over the others aboard the ship before walking around and sitting down next to Garrus.

"Hey buddy still feeling sick?" Garrus asked as he handed Kelley the deck so she could shuffle them.

"Not so much." He replied in his monotone voice.

"Gaara, your quarters are here on the crew deck I think Naruto and you are sharing until more arrangements can be made." Kelley said and Gaara nodded as he watched as the game of cards for a while before giving up on trying to find out what the rules are and went to find Naruto who was in his quarters. Gaara opened the door and Ashley passed by him with a smile on her face and headed for the elevator.

"I see your popular." Gaara smiled at him.

"Heh yeah." Naruto replied as he sat up from his sitting position. "I here that we're all sharing a room for a few days until you get one of your own."

"Apparently so..."

"Something wrong?" Naruto asked as he sat down on one of the leather chairs as he still didn't have a bed in there yet.

"It's just weird, everything is made out of metal or has computers nothing has any essence of life apart from the crew members. It is just different."

"Don't I know it. I felt the same way the first time I got aboard. Some times you feel like your to cramped and next you feel like there is no one that you can find. It's weird like that." Naruto replied as Gaara took the other seat after picking up some data pads from Sakura. "Your going to want to read through them, it's really informative believe it or not." Gaara nodded his head as he started to read. Naruto leaned back on the couch and looked out the window passing the time. It was then that Sasuke entered, carrying a M-96 Mattock, M-6 Carnifex, and M-22 Eviscerator. He looked right at the blonde member of the team, and was about to say something.

"Naruto, come up on the bridge I have something to talk to you about." Joker's voice came over the radio.

"On my way Joker." Naruto replied as he walked out the door and left the others to their readings. He entered the elevator with Garrus and they both looked at each other.

"What are you doing?" Garrus asked as he leaned back up against a wall.

"Seeing Joker he said he has something to talk to me about."

"yeah same, what you think it's about?"

"It's Joker he probably needs help getting to the bathroom." Naruto chuckled.

"Or he wants help as he broke another hip or something." Garrus joined in the laughter. It was a weird moment Garrus had wanted to talk to Naruto about what had happened when he first saw the transformation of the Kyuubi but he had no idea how to approach the subject right now so he just left it for the time being, The elevator doors opened and they both stepped out and headed up to the bridge to speak with Joker.

Joker had his back turned to them as they walked up the bridge deck and stopped and looked at each other and both shrugged. Joker's chair turned around and his hands were entwined and he had a look that said I have been thinking about some stuff and I'm about to tell you so shut up and listen. They both raised an eye brow at him or in Garrus case a scale.

"What's the matter Joker."

"Ok I have been thinking."

"That's a shocker." Garrus laughed.

"Shut it. Now were all friends aren't we?" They both nodded there heads. "Well alright, say we actually survive this mission, what next?"

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"Look I've noticed it, Tali has noticed it and hell you have probably noticed it yourself Garrus."

"Noticed what?" Garrus asked.

"Ever since Virmire Shepard has been distant with all of us. You come along, Naruto, and she is back to the way that she was when we first started hell she is probably more open then she has ever been in the time that I have known her." Joker smiled. "I wanted to know what your going to do when the mission is over with, Naruto, hell I want you to stay aboard the ship. You're a good friend and I don't think I will ever meet someone like you again."

"Same here, Naruto, I would trust you with my life and have and will again I just know it." Garrus smiled.

"Thanks guys. I don't want to go back, hell I want to stay on the ship, I have something special with Shepard I don't want it to end." Naruto told them as Joker brought out a few scotch glasses and some blue mixed drink and once again both raised there eyebrows.

"What were stuck here for a few days might as well make the use of it no? That reminds me..." He trailed off as he turned around in his seat and pressed a button. "Ah Commander there has been a slight delay we won't reach Ilium for another two days."

"What's the matter Joker?" Shepard's voice came back.

"Ah engine troubles or something Tali is looking over it right now."

"Thanks for the update Joker." Shepard replied.

"Well that's taken care of." Joker said as he turned back around noticing that the other two had already opened the bottle of alcohol and poured themselves a drink each. "Hey where is mine!" Joker growled.

"Here I only opened this one Garrus brought his own."

"You brought your own?" Joker asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I have my own tastes." Garrus replied as he raised his glassed back to his lips.

"Well how about a toast?" Naruto asked.

"To what?" Garrus asked.

"To new friends, relationships, and the end of the galaxy as we know it." Joker smirked.

"I'll toast to that." Garrus and Naruto said in unison making Joker smirk as they clinked glasses. It went into the early hours of the morning of the three drunken singers up on the bridge. Most of the crew were able to get to sleep but there were one or two on the deck below that cursed alcohol for life. So it was the second day of being stranded in the middle of no where and Tali was almost finished with the fixing of the engine after Shepard had convinced her to let Ken and Gabriela help with what she needed to do. She was surprised that when she woke up that morning Naruto was in his boxers and that's it laying in the middle of where the galaxy maps pops up snoring away. Garrus was inside the elevator curled up in a corner with his thumb in his mouth and Joker was asleep in his chair.

"Note to self don't ever let them drink again." She said as she walked past Kelly who giggled at her. She headed for the elevator and headed down to the engineering deck. She went to see Tali who had been working on the engines for the most of the night and almost had it fixed. "What's the problem Tali?" Shepard asked the now mask less Quarian she had to smile at her angelic face as she was now always smiling at everything it must have been hard for the years before hand.

"Ah Shepard, you know those couplings that you picked up on Omega the ship just has to readjust to them. Something on Naruto's planet made them go hay wire, but it is almost fixed and we will be on our way shortly." Tali said with a smile.

"Great work Tali what's your opinion on the mission so far?" Shepard asked as she sat down on the desk where Tali was working.

"Things are great Shepard except for the few Cerberus officers that have made no attempt to get to know me for who I am and the way I look." She growled ever since she had been out of her helmet she had so many advances on her and she had declined all of them but they still all persisted and the one that she had wanted to make an advance hadn't yet she was hoping the blonde would soon. She had to hide her blush as she started going off in her fantasy world of her an Naruto. Shepard noticed that the blush just made her more beautiful.

"Something on your mind Tali?" Shepard asked with a smirk.

"N-no not at all sorry Shepard I should really get back to work yes I have lots of work to finish." She finished too quickly which just made Shepard grinned more as she left the Quarian blushing and let her get back to work.

Naruto woke up when he noticed that there was someone standing over him he rolled onto his back and looked up only to find the shit eating grin of Shepard as she looked down on him. She leaned down next to him and he didn't see what she had in her hands.

"Morning Naruto!" She chimed and he had to hold his head.

"Why are you yelling!" He growled at her he looked to her and she had a passive look in her eye as she slowly grinned making him on edge. "Shepard?" It was too late, she had previously mixed some sticky substances and put it in a squirt bottle and aimed it at him but lucky for Naruto it was to thick to actually pass through the spray part of the bottle so it didnt spray him and he fully laughed at her but stopped as he had to hold his head again. "You don't have anything for a hang over do you?" He pleaded and she sighed as she gave him a small white and red pill.

"Take this it will help." Naruto nodded and downed the pill immediately and stood up.

"That was some fun last night." He sighed as he stretched as he realised that he was only in his boxes and Shepard had to hide her blush at his body. "I'm going down to the showers i'll be back up later."

"Want company?" She grinned at him and he stopped in mid stride before looking back over his shoulder.

"Why would I need company?" He asked grinning back at her.

"I could wash your... back you know that its a really hard place to get." Shepard said as she started walking up to him with a sway in her hips. "And you could wash mine." She whispered in his ear.

"Ah Commander Tali said we are ready to go." Jokers voice interrupted them.

"Get moving then Joker." She said glancing over her shoulder down the bridge.

"Will do Commander." Joker replied as he accelerated the engine and headed for Ilium.

"Maybe another time hey Commander." Naruto grinned as he placed his hand on the low of her back making her shiver at his touch. "Guess you can wash your own back this time." He grinned as he traced little circles on her back as he headed to the elevator leaving her at the doors as they closed and she had to put her hands up to her face to cover her blush.

"Looks like you have some good company there." Kelley said with a giggle as she looked up from her computer.

"Thanks Kelley." Shepard replied and all Kelley did was nod her head.

"Officer Taylor and Officer Lawson both require to see you maybe you could make your way to see them." Shepard nodded her head and went to see them. Jacob first and then Miranda. Jacob had received news that had been long out of date for ten years and Miranda told her about her sister on Ilium and she agreed to help both of them when they had some time to spare. Ilium was fast approaching everyone was back to there normal duties aboard the ship even tho most of the ground crew didn't have duties they usually trained or lounged around in there quarters doing nothing.

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Gaara had been troubled for the most part of the journey to Ilium he had tried to speak with Naruto on occasions but he was always busy doing something and he only came into the quarters when he was going to bed and sometimes it would be useless to talk to him because as soon as he walked in the door he some how appeared on the couch asleep. So to say Gaara was bored would be an understatement he thought about going to talk to Miranda but he had no idea of what he would say to her sure they had plenty in common from what they learnt from one another at the party at Kiba's but was that enough to start a healthy relationship from. So for the most part of the way there he was by himself contemplating on weather or not he made the right choice in joining Naruto on the mission but was cut out of his musings as Naruto came through the door with a big grin on his face.

"Hey Gaara what are you up too?" Naruto asked still grinning.

"Just thinking." Gaara replied after he looked up from his data pad that he had been reading. Naruto slowly approached and looked like he wanted to say something. "You want to say something?" He continued.

"I need your help with something." He continued to smile.

"With?"

"NARUTO!" Shepard's voice could be heard.

"I see, what did you do this time?" Gaara said with a smile.

"I just need you to hang onto this bag ok. Ok sweet." He said pushing the bag that he pulled from no where into Gaaras hands before he could even register what was going on. Shepard burst through the door blushing madly and Gaara wasn't sure why until he looked in the bag and he went pale. The bag was filled with underwear bra's and panties. He was slightly freaking out.

"Where are they!" She growled.

"I have no idea what your talking about, do you Gaara?" He asked as he glanced at Gaara and could see that he was starting his freak out. "Gaara!" He hissed. Gaara snapped his head up and looked to Naruto.

"Huh?"

"Do you know what Shepard is talking about?"

"Ah no not at all sorry Commander." He lied through his teeth.

"Why bring him into this I know you did it!" Shepard shouted at the blonde. "Give them back!"

"What's going on in here!" Ash shouted as she walked in the room followed by a grinning Garrus who smirked at Naruto and Naruto smirked back at him.

"See you two are planning something now Naruto give them back!" Shepard continued to shout as she saw the two smirking at one another.

"I think I should be running now!" Gaara said as he dropped the bag and slipped past the entourage that had now made there way into the room. Shepard hadn't even noticed that some of the contents of the bag had fallen out but Garrus was trying to hold in the laughter that was threatening to burst out at any moment.

"What did he take Shepard?" Ash asked and Shepard whispered something in her ear and she had to giggle slightly but stopped when she saw the gaze that Shepard gave her and she looked somewhere else and it just so happened that it had landed on the bag that Gaara had dropped when he had left the room. "Ah Shepard look over there." Ash pointed to the bag and Naruto went pale white. He was screwed. Shepard headed for the bag but something in Naruto jumped at her and tackled her to the ground by now Garrus was pissing himself laughing as he left the room as he had no intention of getting into the current mess that was on, Ash followed Garrus just to make sure that he wasn't going to try anything like what Naruto had pulled. By now Shepard had gotten Naruto under her, her hands had pushed his shoulders down and keeping him down, she was on all fours over him his knee resting in an upward position between her legs which was rubbing up against her nether region which had no panties on which she was currently grinding herself on which to her felt great.

"Naruto." She moaned out. "W-why do you h-have to prank me s-soo much." She said through her moaning. Naruto grinned up at her he could feel that she was almost there and could feel the wetness seeping through her pants and it was turning him on immensely. Her hands put less strain on his shoulders as they moved to his chest as she lowered herself down his knee all the while still grinding in small motions as she did so making her tremble even more. She leaned her face down to Naruto's and kissed him and he kissed her back and flipped her over so that she was on the bottom the bag of bra's and panties totally forgotten.

"If I didn't prank you, I would have never gotten to know you so well." He whispered in her ear as he pulled away from the kiss making her shudder underneath him. He kissed her again and this time she inserted her tongue into his mouth and he did the same. They both fought for dominance but Naruto ended up winning as he was already on top.

"Have I ever told you that your a great kisser?" She smiled at him.

"Well there is a first time for everything." He grinned back.

"It won't be the last." She said as she kissed him again with more force she moved her hands up around the back of his neck as she started grinding her pelvis against his. He grinned through the kiss and she had to blush her body was doing it over instinct but that didn't mean that she didn't want it herself but she was meant to be angry at him for some reason right? She didn't care his tongue dancing on her own was just to god damn good to resist as she thrust up against him again and this time was met with one of his own which made her gasp at his size she hadn't even thought about it until it hit her but she didn't have long to think about it has her body went through an amazing orgasm and he had yet to even get her naked or make and full contact with her nether regions and she was still gushing as she came again and again under Naruto who just kept kissing her as she moaned into his mouth as each orgasm hit.

"Worth it." He grinned and was lightly punched in the shoulder from the woman underneath him.

"Jesus Christ Naruto, all over the floor." She pouted up to him which he found completely and utterly irresistible as he leant down to kiss her again. "Can I please have my underwear back?" She continued her pout.

"If."

"If what?" She said as she gasped as he trailed her neck with butterfly kisses.

"If we can continue this at a later date." He smiled down at her and she smiled back up at him.

"Ah Commander where coming into Ilium." Joker's voice

"Bow chicka wow wow." Garrus could be heard next to Joker then there was a sound of someone being slapped up the back of the head. "Dammit Ash come on it was totally funny!" Shepard sighed as she leaned into Naruto's chest.

"I was hoping for a bit more time together before we start back up again."

"Don't worry about it we have plenty of time to spend together once this thing is over and done with." Naruto smiled back at her. "I promise you that we will have time together." Shepard smiled at him and kissed his cheek as he rolled off of her.

"Do you have a towel in here?" She blushed as she asked Naruto through her a towel and the bag of underwear and she left and headed for the shower rooms that were on this floor Naruto frowned as he thought of the promise he just made. Was he going to be able to keep it?

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Ilium just a bigger, fancier Omega in Garrus words, Gaara had been fitted with sandy brown military armor before he left the ship and a sub machine gun along with a sniper rifle the same as Naruto had. They had just gotten off the Normandy when an Asari approached them with two mechs at her side.

"Greetings Commander Shepard, your docking fear has been paid and I would like to welcome you to Ilium." The Asari greeted. Shepard watched the mechs closely as she replied to the Asari.

"Who paid the fee?" She asked.

"Liara T'Soni, she has requested that you go and see her." The Asari continued to smile as she spoke. Shepard nodded her head and the group past and headed through the docking station and came to look upon Ilium for the first time. The city was beautiful with the sun constantly in a setting motion or was what it was when they looked over the city. Gaara was amazed this was amazing to him, he had no idea that a city could be so big. Naruto and Garrus walked over to the railing and leaned over and looked down.

"Long way down." Garrus said.

"Do it you won't." Naruto smirked at him and they both laughed as Shepard was approached by an Asari that looked a little slow in the head.

"You are Shepard." The Asari said.

"Yes I am do I know you?"

"We are Rachni, you spared my life two years ago on Noveria." Shepard's eyes flew open as she realised what the Asari just told her.

"No way. Hey Garrus remember that Rachni queen."

"yeah what about it?" Garrus asked.

"This is her well I think it's controlling the Asari is that right?"

"Yes." The Asari stated. "I wish to compensate you for what you did for my race all those years ago."

"There is no need, just don't go starting any more wars." Shepard grinned and the Asari smiled and walked away. "That was weird."

"Tell me about it and Wrex wanted you to kill it. Seems nice enough." Garrus smiled as they walked into the Market district.

"Commander Shepard, holy crap it's you." A woman in a blue dress said from a table and beckoned Shepard over. "It is you, they said you were dead."

"And I believe that you said you ow me a beer am I wrong Ms Gianna Parasini ?" Shepard replied with a smile as she sat down at the table with the woman she had helped back on Noveria in her investigation.

"No your right but I'm actually in the middle of something at the moment." Gianna told the Commander who raised her eyebrow.

"Anything you need help with?" She asked and listened as Gianna told her about the weapons that were being sold here on Ilium that had been taken from Noveria. "Every time I run into you I end up doing your job." Shepard grinned at her.

"If you keep it up I'm going to be out of work." Gianna smirked back at her as Shepard walked away. The group stayed at the table and looked around as Shepard approached a stall and started talking with an Asari before signalling for Gianna to come and talk with them. Gianna smiled to the group and walked over to Shepard.

"What's happening?" Gaara asked.

"Gianna is a undercover agent who worked on Noveria we travelled there in our mission to stop Saren, anyway we needed a pass to get out onto the surface of the planet and Gianna had offered us a way of getting one." Gaara nodded his head while Naruto was looking around.

"What is it?" Gaara asked gesturing to Naruto.

"There has to be a ramen stand here somewhere!" He growled out and Garrus grinned.

"There is one on the citadel, i'll talk to the commander about heading there next." Naruto nodded his head and sat down at the table where Gianna had been seated and waited for Shepard to come back and she did so with Gianna at her side with a grin on her face.

"So how about that beer?" Gianna smiled.

"Maybe another time Gianna, I have some stuff to get done while I'm here on Ilium and I would rather get it done sooner then later, you know." Shepard replied and Gianna nodded at her reasoning nobody who wasn't an Asari or a criminal wanted to stay on Ilium long unless they wanted to get into something Illegal and nobody wanted that now did they?

They had been walking around for about fifteen minutes going through the stores trying to find better equipment and armour and they even got some food for Rupert the Normandy's chef when Joker patched into Shepard's radio.

"Ahh Commander be on the look out for Tali she had a fight with Jacob and left the ship, i'd send someone to go get her but we only have Cerberus and that wouldn't work out to well or we have people who wouldn't take orders from me and try to break every bone in my body. so send someone to go find her and calm her down before things get to out of hand would you." Joker said over the radio.

"yeah alright Joker will do." Shepard sighed. "Naruto want to go get Tali she should be heading this way, we will meet up with you later ok." Naruto nodded his head and walked away from the group.

"Was it really best sending Naruto off on his own Commander?" Garrus asked.

"What he isn't a child he knows how to take care of himself."

"Not what I meant Commander." Garrus replied with a smirk as the now made trio headed for Liara's office.

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Naruto had headed off on his own back towards the ship and found who he was looking for surrounded by humans trying to hit on her.

"Just leave me alone!" She told them harshly but they didnt care she just wanted to get away from them.

"Come on babe how about me and the boys take you some where and show you a real good time?" One of the men laughed at the Quarian and before anyone even knew it he was falling down off the side of one of the buildings that were high up in the air.

"What the hell!" One of the other men shouted before he was punched in the throat and he had to grip it as it had fully gone out of whack and he was slowly suffocating.

"Who are you!" Another shouted at the blonde only to meet sapphire blue eyes before he was sent into the building fifteen feet behind him from a kick to the chest.

"You ok Tali?" Naruto asked as Tali looked to him.

"yeah thanks for that Naruto you really saved me from these bosh'tets."

"It's not a problem Tali, I mean were friends right." He smiled at her and she blushed and had to remember to cover her face as he skin went a radiant red when she blushed making her even more beautiful. "What happened between you and Jacob on the ship?"

"Oh that it was just a little tiff." She smiled at him while waving her hands in front of her.

"Well since we have some time to kill let's go exploring shall we." He said as he gestured for her to take his hand and she blushed madly as she did so.

"Keelah!" They walked through the shop of Ilium into a bar entrance and headed through and they were approached by an Asari.

"Hey you two if you go in there watch yourself, there is a guy armed to the teeth shouting and ordering people around, the officials are on there way."

"Thanks for the warning." Tali thanked her as they walked into the bar and noticed who she had been talking about. "Hey wait, I know that man."

"You do?"

"yeah he always use to talk to Shepard when she was on the citadel and he made the mistake of approaching her after Virmire, he approached her about being a Spectre and she snapped at him pulled a gun aimed it at his head and said that this was what she faced everyday, and he broke down in tears and it looks like he is wearing a replica of her armor that she use to wear just a male version of it."

"So do you want to do something about it?" Tali nodded her head.

"Better we do something then Shepard. hell he probably will get shot this time around."

"Who said he won't get shot." Naruto grinned. They walked up to the bar where the guy was yelling about how he should be getting free drinks when Naruto tapped him on the shoulder and he turned around and took a step back.

"Who are you!" He ordered.

"Conrad Verner." Tali stated. "Why do you have a replica of Shepard's armor?"

"What? You know Shepard I heard she died." Conrad said as he looked at the Quarian and his jaw dropped.

"I suggest you take your eyes off her before they get shut. Permanently!" Naruto growled. Conrad back up. "Why are you causing trouble for this establishment!" Naruto growled again.

"I'm not making trouble they are! I'm out here trying to serve the galaxy and they won't even give me a free glass!"

"Your trying to save the galaxy? What about your wife?" Tali asked.

"She totally supports my idea she even gave me the credits to get me off the citadel, and I have done it all, rescued people, stopped slavers, I even go around looking through crates for credits!" He chimed. Naruto sighed this was a want to be hero.

"Conrad, it is Conrad isn't it?" Conrad nodded his head. "Look you may think your doing good here but your not your affecting the peace that this establishment has."

"I am doing good damn you! I've faced more then anyone in my travels!" He shouted and Naruto got sick of it and aimed at his foot and fired. "Ahh!"

"You shot him!" Tali shouted surprised and a little excited.

"I would have shot him in the head." The Bartender said.

"Can my day get any worse!" Conrad hissed as his foot was bleeding.

"Nope, no matter how bad it may seem, they can't be any better, and it can't be any worse, because that's the way things fucking are, and you better get used to it, Nancy. Quit yeah bitching. Now go on and limp out of here head back to the citadel and go back to your wife if she will even take you!" Naruto growled at him and he slowly limped away.

"That was unexpected." Tali smiled at him. "Thanks again Naruto, ever since the mask has come off everyone has just been giving me looks, and I'm getting sick of it." She sighed.

"It's because your beautiful Tali." Naruto complemented making her go bright red. "I mean it." He smiled at her and if it wasn't for some commotion between an Asari and another Quarian she probably would have fainted.

"Oh no." Tali started as she looked over to the two arguing. "Dammit."

"What's wrong?"

"That Quarian is a slave. And the Asari is trying to sell her, my people have always been treated with disrespect as we created the geth but that was centuries ago." She said as a tear fell down her cheeks from her eyes.

"I'll settle it Tali don't worry ok." Tali looked up to him and those eyes warmed her.

"Than you Naruto." She smiled as he walked over to the two as she sat at the bar.

"Nice boy friend you have there."

"Keelah! He isn't my boyfriend!" She hissed to the Asari behind her.

"Well then you don't mind if I have a crack at him do you?" She smiled and Tali got angry and the Asari just smiled back at her. "I'm kidding Darl lighten up, if you do he will begin to notice you like him." She continued to smile at the young Quarian.

"Are you sure? I mean he has a thing with another member of our crew." She sighed.

"Did you ever think that she or him might like sharing?" The Asari smiled at her and she went bright once again as she turned back to look at Naruto who was standing next to the Quarian who was being sold she could tell by the way the Quarian was standing that she was happy and relieved that someone was helping her and it looked to be going in her favour. She watched as the Quarian hugged him and he smiled at her while he scratched the back of his head. The Asari gave the Quarian some credits and walked off and made a remark about never doing business with a human again if she only knew he wasn't human. Naruto bid the Quarian farewell and walked back over to Tali and sat down next to her.

"Things are going to be better for her now." He smiled at her and she blushed once again.

"Thank you again Naruto I hate when we get turned into slaves." She sighed and stood up. "Let's go find Shepard shall we?" Naruto nodded and followed the Quarian and Tali tuned back to the bartender who winked at her and she blushed once more and rushed out of the room with Naruto right behind her completely oblivious. They headed for Liara's office and walked in on Liara telling Shepard about Thane Kreos.

"So Shepard how goes the search?" Naruto asked as he walked in.

"We have our leads, Gaara Tali your with me when we get to the transport hub were going after the Justicar, Garrus, Naruto, you and Sasuke, going after the Assassin he is in the two towers located here." Shepard said pointing to a map that was spread out in front of her at the moment and they both nodded there heads.

"Yes we get the Assassin." Garrus cheered.

"Why are you happy about that?" Tali asked.

"More of a challenge I reckon." Naruto answered for him and Garrus nodded his head. "Were going to have to be real sneaky take this out fucking special ops style." Naruto grinned and Garrus smirked back at him.

"I wouldn't have it any other way buddy." Garrus continued to smirk as the two groups headed for the transport hub and went there separate ways.

"Hey, Sasuke, get over here quickly," Naruto called into his omnitool, "We're going after an assassin."

"Sounds like fun," came the Uchiha's voice.

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With Shepard, Gaara and Tali they had just arrived at the police station and had started to speak with the officer in charge of the investigation about the murder that had been recently committed just a few blocks down from here. They were given access to enter the restricted area and that's where they were heading at the present moment. Gaara was confused about how the police had shown fear to a Justicar but just summed it up of a Justicar being a high level officer or something. They passed several patrols of the eclipse mercs and took them down even to it was inside a crime scene which Tali commented on Shepard just shrugged her shoulders and moved ahead while Tali fought with herself on whether to ask Shepard if she would share Naruto or not. The doors to a cargo room opened and an Asari eclipse was thrown past them Gaara was the only one to not show surprise as he didnt even think twice about it before raising his gun up to where two more Asari were. One was in a red revealing outfit and was standing over another one.

"What ship did she leave on, you tell me this and your life will be spared." The Justicar said.

"Spare me, if she found out I wouldn't even be able to get far enough away before she came after me!" The Asari underfoot yelled at the Justicar. A blue light shined around the Justicar as the eclipse merc was lifted and thrown through a glass wall and several crates and landed on the floor and the Justicar lifted herself up with her biotic powers and landed a few feet from her and walked over to her placed her foot on the mercs neck.

"Find peace in the embrace of the goddess." And with a twist of her ankle she snapped the mercs neck killing her instantly.

"Samara?" Shepard started and the Justicar looked over her shoulder at the commander.

"Greetings, my name is Samara I am a Justicar."

"Justicar!" The head officer called out as she ran into the room and looked around at the carnage. "What the hell happened in here Shepard?"

"They refused to give me my information there for I killed them as they were unjust."

"Unjust?" Gaara asked.

"They refused to help a warrior of Justice." Samara said as she turned to him and he nodded his head.

"I hate to do this Justicar but I have to apprehend you." The officer said and Samara looked at her and nodded her head.

"My code makes me be apprehended for twenty four hours but after that I must leave this place. Shepard maybe we can help each other, if you can find the ship that the Eclipse mercs smuggled off world I will help you in what ever it is you came here to see me for." Shepard nodded her head and left as she went back to the Vollas who she had talked to before they went into the restricted area and had offered her credits to find him some data pads. He gave Shepard a pass so that they could get inside the merc base and they immediately headed off to find the docking records. It wasn't that hard to find they just had the follow the lines of guards and they were there thought the red sand that had been delivered in secret even Ilium had rules and red sand was completely illegal no exceptions. In the record room was the leader of the Eclipse mercs and she was a powerful biotic as she proved with the self pre claimed god of biotics the Vollas who they had met outside and had charged in and probably used his most powerful biotic attack only for the leader of the eclipse to just swat it away like it was nothing. So the attack started and red sand was spilt everywhere making it difficult to see where they were shooting but they managed to pull through somehow and get the data back to the Justicar who was happy that she didnt have to kill the police officer in the meantime of trying to escape the station. This was when things got complicated.

"Alright let's head back to the ship and wait for Naruto and Garrus." Shepard said and the others agreed but before they headed off they could hear explosions off in the distance and they all thought what the hell did they do now?

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With Naruto, Sasuke and Garrus twenty minutes earlier things were going well they had made it inside the building with not a lot of difficulties mostly mechs and they healed a Salarian who had then given them information and they fought there way up and were now at a bridge, they helped two groups of Salarian's and kicked a dude out a window with a 'This Is Sparta Kick' on the floor below now all 3 had there rifles out and were looking across the bridge through their own scopes. They could see several guards and some turrets high above the bridges and some snipers they were lucky that none of the people below had noticed them yet.

"So what's the plan?" Garrus asked and Naruto grinned at him.

"Ok so here it is we go across the bridge and somehow manage to take them all out while avoiding the turrets the guards and not getting shot." He grinned and Garrus almost face faulted as he heard the great plan he was just stating the obvious.

"So what your saying is that we wing it?"

"That's how we usually did it back in Konoha." Naruto grinned as he jumped down and planted a kunai into a mercs head that was underneath him and kicked another one off the side of the bridge. "Time to rock the house!" He called out to Garrus who started laughing and jumped down next to him and they both ran forward. Both had there weapons sheathed as they ran into the barrage of enemies there were too many at the front for the ones at the back to even consider firing at so they were reality safe for the time being as they charged forhead and started kicking and punching. Naruto charged up a rasangean after he had summoned a clone and then after it was done he called out another clone who started to help the first one making his most praised move. Garrus looked at Naruto who was charging his attack and saw the blades of wind surround the ball and spread out.

"Garrus get down!" Naruto called out with a shit eating grin on his face and as Garrus hit the deck Naruto through the Rasenshuriken and it cut all the mercs and guards that were on the deck and

they all fell to pieces littering the bridge in blood and limbs.

"Holy Shit! That was awesome! Man my blood is pumping that was an awesome attack!" Garrus started shouting before a bullet landed between there feet and they hid between an arch way one on either side. "Snipers!"

"I can see that!" Naruto grinned, but after hearing 3 rounds fired off, and the snipers fire ceasing, he noticed Sasuke with a sniper rifle, and his sharingan active. "Good one, Teme." He said as he created a couple of shadow clones. "Ok now I just have to set these tags and were good to go." He smiled.

"What tags?"

"Explosive tags." He grinned and Garrus grinned back at him when they ran to the other side of the bridge and entered the room where the Assassins mark was, she was surrounded by her guards and both of them had no idea where the assassin was so they just waited and listen to what the Asari had to say. It wasn't long before there were noised in the air ducts above and a green skinned man fell from the ducts and took the guards out one by one as the Asari had no idea what was going on before she turned around and a gun was set at her stomach and the single shot that was set killed her instantly and the Drell laid her down on the desk that she was standing in front of. The Drell finished his pray and looked up at the two who were silently watching him.

"I have been watching you since you entered the tower after me, I was wandering how far you would go to meet with me." He said his voice dry.

"Were here to recruit you." Garrus said.

"yeah Shepard said that you had been contacted by the Illusive man so are you coming with us cause this place is about to go up in flames." And just as he finished the bridge had started to blow.

"I guess I have no choice now do I?" Thane smiled as they all ran at the window behind the desk where the Asari was now laying dead and shot at the window making it smash as they ran through it and slid down the wall and were able to jump off onto a car that was passing by.

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"What the hell did you two do!" Shepard yelled at them.

"Nothing." They both whined at her.

"That explosion wasn't Nothing!" She continued to rant at them as she leaned back in her chair as she looked to Thane. "You had no part in this I guess?" Thane shook his head.

"I will retire to my quarters then." Thane said and the Commander nodded and he left.

"yeah it's getting late I guess we should go too." Naruto said as they both headed for the door only for it to close and lock them in.

"Not so fast, Garrus you can go but Naruto there is something I must discuss with you." Garrus nodded and left the room leaving a smirking Shepard and a scared Naruto in the briefing room. "Why are you trembling Naruto?" She said with innocence in her voice.

"Who me, i'm not trembling just a little chilli in her is all." He smiled.

"Well maybe we can follow up on what we were doing before we hit Ilium." She smiled at him as she walked forward and rested her breasts up against his chest.

"I thought I gave you your underwear back." He smirked as he felt her nipples harden underneath her shirt and she blushed.

"Doesn't mean I have to wear them now does it." She smirked as she headed for the door. "Naruto move your stuff up to my room let Gaara, Sakura and Sasuke have the observation deck." And she left after Naruto nodded his head and headed down to get his stuff.