Naruto doesn't cry

by Mnarutodbz

Naruto is adopted by Dante. A few years later he returns. What kind of surprises will he have for the people of Konoha. No yoai. Harem.

5. Chapter 4: Zabuza's sacrifice

Mnarutodbz "Well here I am again. Sorry for the long update people…I was busy for school and it zapped away all my time and on top of that I was still completing my chapter for The Saiyans New Adventure. But now I have autumn break so I have enough time to work on both stories :D"

Naruto "It became time you idiot. Do you know how long I have been wandering in this forest just because you didn't complete this chapter!"

Mnarutodbz "Naruto…you're fictional and I am real and my own future comes first before you manga drawed ass."

Naruto falls down and is in shock and Dante laughs at him and says "Haha loser…burn the paper."

Mnarutodbz glares at Dante "Ehm..you're one to talk mr. pixel…you're just a bunch of 0's and 1's."

Dante falls down next to Naruto and Mnarutodbz turns to the readers "Sorry for that one…I just have one final announcement to make before I'm going to answer the reviews. Some may have noticed I deleted the Sasuke poll. This is because I found a way to please both party's (and no I'm not spoiling on how I am going to do it). But now it's time for the reviews!

Storylover213 "Ok Naruto is an idiot. You don't just follow a random woman into a forest. That shit gets you killed but hey this is Naruto we are talking about. He got his brains from Dante (the rest of the review I can't figure out…sorry.)

Dante and Naruto yell in unison "HEY! WHAT THE ****!"

Mnarutodbz "Well…storylover does have a point in her first sentence. I mean what are you gonna do if it is a trap?"

Naruto crosses his arms "Then I'm going to kill the ones that are ambushing me simple."

Mnarutodbz has a dumbfounded look on his face "Oookkaayy…next review please."

Grocamol "I noticed you put Zabuza's house instead of Tazuna's house…Dante finally entered the story, but sadly not much happened. Get your butt up Dante and beat Mnarutodbz up until you get some action in the story and don't forget to go on a date with Anko."

"Can I be one of Naruto's wives? I promise to punish him for being a bad boy!" says Droonia with drool hanging off the corner of her mouth.

Dante is reading Grocamol's review "Who the hell is Anko? Although I like the beating up part hehe."

Mnarutodbz glares at Dante "Don't even try or else I won't order any more pizza for you…then I am going to send you on a vegetables-only diet."

Dante sweatdrops "On the other hand…MD isn't that bad…hehehe.."

Naruto "Nah..thanks for the offer Droonia but you can't handle me and I don't like girls who chases every man with an active reproducing organ."

Kagutsuchi Firegod "Do you plan on writing a scene where Naruto Fights an epic creature that would scare the s*** out of everyone but Naruto?"

"SHOW THEM WHO KICKS ASS NARUTO, KYAAH!" Firegod runs and jumps through the window, crashing the glass in the process and starts shooting windows with his guns as he decends 14 floors and lands on a car while crushing the roof.

"Come and get some!"

Dante sweatdrops "Does he…have a mental illness or something?"

Mnarutodbz sighs "No…just hyperactive with a vivid imagination. The sad part is that he didn't realize that he just trashed his own car. But to answer his question…ehm…Naruto is a ninja and demons appear the entire time so it would be quite obvious that would fight some strong creatures."

Naruto walks closer to Kagutsuchi and looks at his legs "Hey dude…do you know that a bone is sticking out of your leg?"

Mnarutodbz shudders "Well…those are the reviews since the rest didn't had any questions. Enjoy this chapter…after the disclaimer of course."

Disclaimer "I don't own Naruto, Devil may cry nor any characters used in this FANFICTION."

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Naruto was following the strange woman. The woman didn't stop for one second. She didn't stop, she didn't speak and she didn't look back. It was like it was normal that Naruto followed her.

They came to a clearing and the woman turned around. Naruto was looking at a gentle face. Suddenly a ruined old building appeared behind her. She turned around and entered the ruins.

Naruto shrugged and followed her into the dark, creepy old building. The moment Naruto stepped into the ruins a heavy stone door fell down and entrapped him. There was only one way Naruto could go…straight forward.

The next room was very dark…he could barely see his own hand before his eyes. From one minute to the next candles lit. He saw the woman he was following clearly now. She had her red/orange colored hair tied in a ponytail and she wore a beautiful white dress with golden graphics in it.

The thing that caught his attention the most was the beautiful necklace she wore. For the rest she was just wearing black boots. She looked at Naruto and then she faded.

Naruto walked closer to the point she was standing. He saw a big piece of stone with seals around them. In each of those seals there was a word. One said justice, the other said love, the other said intelligence and the last one said friendship.

Naruto stretched out his arm and touched the seal that said justice. Suddenly he heard a child screaming. He looked to the way it came from and saw a small child running while he was holding bread. The child was followed by a big adult who was holding a big knife and he was screaming "Come here thief so that I can cut your arm off!"

Naruto was surprised when that child took cover behind him. The big adult stopped in front of him and said "Hey boy…turn over the child. He's a thief and the law says that thief's right arm is cut off!"

The child let out a little scream and said "But mommy and daddy are hungry…you refused to give them bread because they are different than other people."

The adult snorted and said "It serves them right…they don't belong here." And the big man turned back to Naruto "So kid what's it gonna be? Are you gonna turn him over or not?"

Naruto seemed to think and said "And what if I pay for the bread he stole?"

The adult said "For the likes of him I don't accept money."

Naruto smirked and said "I won't turn over the child."

The adult looked surprised and said "Fine! Then I will get the guards!" and the big man turned around and walked away with big angry steps. The child smiled to Naruto and said thanks and ran away.

Naruto could clearly see that the seal justice was removed. He walked back and touched the seal love.

Naruto saw flames erupting from the walls and slowly but surely a sentence formed and Naruto read it out loud "Love makes people fly without wings and make the impossible possible but love is not without risk…what is the price you must pay if love goes the wrong way?"

And three pedestals with words on it appeared. The first pedestal said 'pain and suffering' the second said 'hatred and humanity' and the third said 'sacrifice and sorrow'.

Naruto looked at the three pedestals for a long time. In his view either one could be the correct one but also the wrong one. He decided to take a chance by his reasoning. 'If love goes the wrong way' and the opposite of love was hate. He chose the option hatred and humanity.

The sentence changed 'With love you risk the chance of hatred and hatred eats away ones humanity…proceed."

Naruto turned around and saw that the seal of love was gone. He noticed that the word disappeared and only one letter remained. With love only the O remained and with justice only the E remained. Naruto shrugged and chose the next one that was intelligence.

The flames appeared again and soon another sentence was on the wall. Naruto read this one out loud as well 'Many empires were built with my help. I can be used for war and peace at the same time. I can be cheap and expensive. With my help you can protect the ones you hold dear…what am I?'

And yet the three pedestals appeared. The first one was 'Sword', the second one was 'mankind' and the third one was 'Stone'.

Naruto looked at the sentence and the pedestals and quickly discarded mankind. He reduced his chances to 50/50. Both things, sword and stone, have been important to mankind. He seemed to think and then suddenly he felt the weight of Yamato. Naruto saw this as a sign and touched the pedestal sword.

The riddle changed and another sentence appeared;

'Wars are won with the sword and expand empires. Swords are used to bring war or preserve peace. Steel is cheap while a made sword is expensive. The main reason swords were created is to protect the ones you hold dear…proceed.'

Naruto turned around and saw the word intelligence fading and only the letter N remained. Naruto walked over to the last seal and touched it. He turned over to the wall and expected he would have to answer another riddle.

He saw something in the corner of his eye. It was Ten-ten but he also saw she wasn't alone…a big demon was behind her. She ran over to Naruto but he saw in a quick glance she wasn't gonna make it. He trusted on his instincts and threw himself forward. The demon thrusted his big sword forward but Naruto was just in time to save Ten-ten.

Instead of stabbing and killing Ten-ten the demon stabbed Naruto. Ten-ten turned around and screamed NARUTO, only it sounded like an echo because she was fading. And she wasn't the only one that was fading but the demon as well. Naruto looked down and saw that the wound the demon inflicted was gone.

He turned around and saw flames that spelled the letters that were on the previous seals. He saw the letter EONR. Naruto looked and scrambled the letters and said "Nero"

The letters made out of fire turned to the good direction and spelled Nero and the big stone structure exploded. He saw a man that looked a little bit like Dante but his attire was different. He was wearing a long blue-purple coat, a red zip-up vest with a hoodie and underneath that he was wearing a navy muscle shirt.

Behind him there was a blue ethereal form of a demon that looked down on Naruto and the person started to speak "I am Nero. I lived a long time ago and a long time ago it was when I died. You who have found this place and completed the trials is worthy of my help. Now my soul can finally rest in peace and I can join my beloved Kyrie. May my power help you on your path."

And then Nero transformed into a small ball and it rushed at Naruto. Naruto's body absorbed the small ball and he could feel that information was running through his head. He looked at his right arm and it suddenly transformed into a red scale armor like arm with strange blue patterns running through it. Naruto gave an impulse to his arm and his arm changed back to normal.

Naruto smiled and softly said "Devil bringer hey…I can use this. If I ever cross roads with Dante I'll ask about this little development."

He left the chamber and when he reached the hall he wasn't surprised that the door made of stone was gone. He left the ruins and when he came out there was a bright light and the ruins were completely gone.

Naruto walked back to Tazuna's house and he saw Kakashi standing in front of it. He was leaning against the wooden wall with his arms crossed and said "You took your time with your little walk."

Naruto shrugged and said "It's a good night to take a walk."

Kakashi "Everyone is already sleeping…you should turn in as well. Tomorrow we will train. I suspect we will hear more from Zabuza and Gato."

Naruto "What kind of training?"

Kakashi "You'll see."

Naruto shrugged, walked past Kakashi and went upstairs to the room that was preserved for the men. He undressed himself and went to sleep.

In Naruto's mind

Naruto walked into the big main room and he saw that Kyuubi was sleeping on the couch.

He frowned and growled "Is sleeping the only thing you do?"

Kyuubi slowly opened her eyes and said "No…remember that I taught you about chakra and different kind of jutsu's? And on top of that, how can I stay awake if you are gone all the time."

Naruto "Then create something to amuse yourself for the time being. If this goes on you will go even lazier than you are now."

Kyuubi whined "Shut up! At least I am being myself instead of pretending that I am a normal person."

Naruto sighed "Here we go again. I can't walk into Konoha and say 'Hey villagers you were right all along…I am a demon…no actually I am worse…I'm a devil…let the hunt begin.'"

The Kyuubi chuckled and said "I can imagine the chaos that will bring…I can already see the people running away in fear while a few pathetic dumbasses attack you without any chance of winning. But that's not what I meant…you're letting the others believe that you are weaker than you actual are."

Naruto shrugged "I don't think any of the jonin would like that a mere genin is stronger than they are…although I would love to annihilate that Sasuke. He gets on my nerves."

Kyuubi "I don't like him either…there is something seriously wrong with him. I like his brother Itachi but that Sasuke reminds me of someone else."

Naruto "Someone else?"

The Kyuubi nodded "Long ago there was one Uchiha who was very evil. His name was Madara Uchiha."

Naruto "Madara Uchiha? That was the leader of the Uchiha's and the rival of the first Hokage right?"

The Kyuubi nodded "Yes…he was a gifted ninja, whose skill with the sharingan was extraordinary."

Naruto "How did he die?"

The Kyuubi frowned like there was something she tried to remember and she said "I can't quite remember…everything from that time is a little vague and every time I want to remember it it's like I hit a barrier."

Naruto nodded "But why was he different than the other Uchiha's?"

The Kyuubi "Madara Uchiha was the first one that unlocked the Mangekyo Sharingan."

Naruto "Mangekyo sharingan?"

The Kyuubi nodded "Indeed. You can say it's the next level of the normal fully fledged sharingan. It has a lot of power although no one can really tell what it can do."

Naruto "I see. Oh, by the way, Kakashi is going to train me and the other tomorrow."

The Kyuubi said "Oh really? Don't expect too much from it…it will mostly be genin things."

Naruto responded "If that's the case I will train by myself."

Kyuubi "That's for the best. I mean you know a lot of jutsu's although you never used it around your teammates and on top of that you can use that style you've developed…and I don't mean that perverted jutsu you used against Dante and Trish a while back."

Naruto snickered "I remember."

(Flashback)

Dante was training Naruto and Trish helped along. Sometimes it happened that Trish came by and helped Dante with several things.

Dante and Trish were working together to beat Naruto. In the first few training sessions Naruto was totally annihilated but at this point he could last longer although he had a hard time.

Trish attacked and Naruto pushed her back but Dante saw his chance and flanked Naruto. Naruto molded his chakra and yelled "Sexy jutsu".

A puff of smoke appeared and when it cleared Dante saw a beautiful young, naked, blond haired lady with the most beautiful blue eyes he had ever seen.

The young blond woman pouted and said "Oh please Dante…you don't hit a lady like me do you?"

Dante was stunned and unable to make a snappy comeback let alone attack the transformed Naruto, however…Naruto didn't had so much luck with Trish who was enraged with the perverted diversion of Naruto and kicked him between his legs.

Naruto transformed back and was lying in a fetal position while Trish scolded "You perverted little scumbag. I told you Dante that your influence on a young boy is bad!"

The two started to argue while they totally forgot about Naruto who was still lying there while he was worried about his ability to become a parent in the future…

(End flashback)

Kyuubi sighed "That was just really wrong…but anyway I meant that style that you use your devil energy to make jutsu's."

Naruto "Oh yeah devil art. It started as a hobby but it became something serious as time proceeded."

The Kyuubi nodded "Indeed. Some can be classified as S-ranked jutsu's because normal ninja would need a massive amount of chakra."

Naruto shrugged "I've always had a large chakra reserve. Must be because I'm a devil."

Kyuubi "That or maybe because you're also part of the Uzumaki family. The Uzumaki's were always known for their massive chakra reserves and the long lifespans they had. That's why they were mostly chosen to be the vessel of me."

Naruto "Oh yeah that's right…well perhaps I have the best of both worlds."

Kyuubi "Perhaps…but don't you think you should rest about now. Who knows what will happen tomorrow and perhaps you will need your strength."

Naruto "Good thinking Kyu…good night and I'll visit you soon."

Kyuubi "I hope so…it gets lonely in that empty head of yours."

Naruto growled and went out of his mindscape and started to dream…

The next morning

Naruto got up and saw that Itachi, Sasuke and Kakashi were already out of bed. He got dressed and walked out of the room. To his surprise he saw that he and Ino came out of the room at the same time.

Ino waved and said "Oh good morning Naruto. How late did you come back? I didn't hear you return."

Naruto responded "Good morning Ino. I don't know the exact time anymore but Kakashi was awake at that time."

Ino "I see. Well we have some training today…I'm so excited."

Naruto shrugged "We'll see. I won't get my hopes up."

The two walked downstairs and saw that everyone was waiting for them to eat breakfast. They said good morning to everyone and even Inari responded. Last night Inari had a good conversation with Kakashi and he started to understand that there were more people who were suffering but unlike him they didn't cry but did everything they could to make their lives bearable.

The group started breakfast and after that the ninja's went to the nearby forest to train. They were standing there and Ten-ten asked "Sensei's, what are you going to teach us?"

Kakashi gave an eye-smile and said "Climbing trees."

Everyone looked weird and Ino said "But I already know how to climb trees when I was little."

Kakashi "That may be so but I didn't say you may use your hands…we are going to teach you to climb trees like this." And he walked towards a tree and 'walked' on it like he was walking on the ground until he reached the first branch. He threw a kunai down and said "Now it's your turn."

Ino said "But how? How do you do that?"

Naruto answered "It's easy. You use your chakra. You channel your chakra to your feet to a certain amount which enables you to walk on trees like that or walk on water. The purpose of this exercise is to increase your chakra control and it can be used in battle as well because you will be able to fight anywhere and jump higher to avoid attacks."

Itachi "Well said. Do you already know how to do this Naruto?"

Naruto nodded "Yes. I can already walk on trees and on water."

Itachi "Then show us."

Naruto shrugged and jumped really high because he channeled his chakra to his feet and reached the second branch. He was standing on the tree and jumped between several trees to let the others see how well his chakra control was.

Kakashi and Itachi were stunned because genin normally don't have this skill in the beginning. Sasuke snorted and said "Show-off."

Kakashi "Well…you proved you already mastered this exercise so I will exclude you from it…you can train on your own while Itachi and I will train the rest in this department."

It was fine with Naruto because now he had the chance to practice his new devil bringer.

Naruto walked until he found a perfect training spot that was far enough so that the rest of the group couldn't spy on him. He brought forth his devil bringer and started to train with it. The basics were quite simple because the theory on how to use it went through his mind when he first acquired it. He started to practice combo's with the devil bringer and his devil arms.

He discovered that Yamato and the devil bringer was a good and deadly combo together. After that training he created around 50 shadow clones and started to spar with them. Naruto had some nice moves with his devil bringer and soon the 50 shadow clones were overwhelmed by its abilities.

Naruto decided to take a break and sat down against a tree. He heard someone whistling a song and decided to check it out. He saw a girl around the same age as him with black hair and a kimono. She didn't seem hostile and Naruto left his cover.

The girl startled when she heard Naruto approaching but relaxed when she saw he didn't look aggressive. The only thing she thought is that Naruto didn't look so bad.

Naruto looked at the girl and said "I never would have thought I would meet a pretty girl like you here. Don't you know this forest isn't the safest place to be?"

The girl smiled and said "I know but this is the best place to gather herbs."

Naruto "Herbs hey? For cooking or are you looking for medicinal herbs?"

The girl "Medicinal herbs. Normally I have some in stock in case something happens but its running low and because it's such a nice day I decided to pick some today."

Naruto "Hmm…need any help?"

The girl smiled and said "I'd love some help. My name is Haku by the way."

Naruto "My name is Naruto, nice to meet you Haku."

Haku smiled but suddenly her face got serious when the atmosphere changed. Naruto noticed as well and quickly reacted when he saw some small demons charge at Haku. Naruto drew repent off his back and started to swing at the lowlife demons. There were quite a bunch of them and unlike the normal lower demons these ones were faster. One sneaked in from behind and was able to hit Haku on the back of her head because she was too busy with watching how gracefully Naruto slaughtered many demons.

Naruto saw Haku fall and thought to himself Dammit those bastards are faster this time…let's see what their speed can do against my new toy!

Naruto activated his devil bringer and his slammed his ethereal arm on the ground so that the demons close to him were send into the air. Naruto jumped up and he slaughtered some demons with repent.

While he was in the air he noticed that one demon was sneaking towards Haku and Naruto used his devil bringer to get the demon and he pulled the demon towards him. Naruto got his gun with his free hand and when the demon reached him, Naruto pulled the trigger in the demon's face.

There were three demons left and Naruto was shooting at them but they easily evaded his shots. Naruto kept on shooting and soon the demons were together in one spot. Naruto quickly holstered his guns and laid his hand on Yamato. There was a click sound and with the second click sound the demons fell apart in pieces…or rather slices.

Naruto walked over to Haku and he saw she was still unconscious. He picked her up and walked to the nearest stream. He got a bit of cloth and drenched it in the cold water and he laid it on Haku's face.

She immediately sat up when she awakened but relaxed when she only saw Naruto. Haku said "I didn't suspect those creatures would appear in this forest during the day."

Naruto "They have a habit to show up when people least expect it."

Haku "Did…you kill them all?"

Naruto nodded "I sure did…they weren't strong."

Haku "Or perhaps you're stronger than you think."

Naruto shrugged "I will see how strong I am when the time comes. The only true way to test my strength is when I protect someone that is dear to me."

Haku wanted to say something but she suddenly startled and cried out "Oh I almost forgot that I would be back in time. If I don't Za…uhm my father would be extremely mad. Maybe I'll see you again someday Naruto." And she rushed off.

Naruto looked after her and thought strange girl. Only I suspect she wanted to say Zabuza instead of father. Oh well…only time will tell. In the meantime I will see how the rest is doing.

When Naruto returned he saw that Ino already came a great way with training. Naruto smiled girls are more precise when it comes to chakra so it isn't strange that she is learning it faster than Sasuke…and Ten-ten relies more on her weapons than on her chakra so she will also have trouble with it.

Sasuke looked like someone just took his favorite food away from him. He was grinding is teeth and was staring infuriated at the tree he wanted to climb. Ten-ten kept on trying but every time she used or too much chakra or not enough. She just needed to find her balance.

Naruto let out a barely noticeable whistle but Kakashi and Itachi heard it. Naruto made a gesture that he wanted to speak to either one of them. Itachi walked towards him while Kakashi was still looking at the genin who were trying to reach the top of the tree.

Itachi was standing near Naruto and asked "What is it?"

Naruto "I just wanted to say to keep your guard up. In the forest I met a nice girl and in the middle of a conversation we were attacked by demons."

Itachi's eyes widened a bit and said "In broad daylight?"

Naruto "It wouldn't be the first time. Demons only prefer the night because they can sneak closer to their prey but it isn't strange that they attack in broad daylight when they are targeting someone…and I suspect they were targeting the girl."

Itachi "Do you know why?"

Naruto shaked his head "I have a few theory's but I can't get the entire picture straight."

Itachi "Thanks for the warning and anyway we are done here for today…the rest of the training will continue tomorrow."

Naruto "That would be for the best. It will be dark soon…and I'm getting hungry."

Itachi "You're always hungry. I'll gather up the rest and we will return to Tazuna's house."

Itachi walked back and whispered something to Kakashi. Naruto suspected it was about his warning. The two jonin called back the rest and they walked back to Tazuna's house. Naruto was walking in the middle of Ino and Ten-ten and the latter said "Phew…that tree-climbing exercise is brutal! I don't know how you two were able to pull that off."

Ino "I'm not really sure…it simply happened when I tried it."

Naruto "It's all about getting the feeling right. If you use too much chakra you will damage the tree and fall down but if you don't use enough you won't stick to the object you are climbing and fall down. It's simply about using enough chakra."

Ten-ten "I see. It's just the same as seasoning food. If you use too much salt your dish would taste awful but if you use too little your dish won't have any flavor."

Naruto grinned "Exactly although I didn't know you knew how to cook."

Ten-ten glared at Naruto "What's that supposed to mean!"

Naruto pulled up his shoulders "Oh simple…you don't seem like the cooking type."

Ten-ten turned around her head while she mumbled something like "stup….son..a..bitc…"

The group arrived at Tazuna's house just in time for dinner. After dinner Naruto went outside. He was sitting in the grass before the house and looked at the stars. It didn't take long for Kakashi to accompany him.

Kakashi "The stars shine brightly tonight."

Naruto "Yeah."

Kakashi "I heard you were attacked by some demons while you were interacting with a girl."

Naruto "Yes…I already told Itachi everything."

Kakashi "I wanted to ask about the girl…do you know anything about her why the demons targeted her?"

Naruto "I told Itachi I have a few theory's…one of those theory's is that Gato is trying to eliminate Zabuza and that girl with the help of the demon he summoned."

Suddenly a deep voice that both Naruto and Kakashi recognized as Zabuza's voice spoke "You're right about that one."

Kakashi immediately stood up and drew his kunai while he spoke "Show yourself Zabuza."

Naruto "Kakashi stop. Zabuza is a master in the silent killing technique and just now he had the perfect opportunity so that means he came here for a reason."

Zabuza "So the kid has more brains than his sensei" and Zabuza left his cover from a nearby tree.

Kakashi "Why are you here?"

Zabuza "I'm here to make an arrangement. Me and Haku are found out that Gato wants us gone…probably after we fought you on the bridge 2 days from now."

Kakashi "And how do we know that this isn't a way to get rid of use after we defeated the demon?"

Before Zabuza could answer Naruto did "That's easy…he wants to protect Haku."

Zabuza's eyes widened a bit "How did you know?"

Naruto "That's easy…you know that Gato is trying to get rid of you and Haku because you two know too much. That means that if you simply leave you two will be followed by Gato's men and the demon for the rest of your lives. The fact that you want to fight a higher demon is simply because you don't wish that for Haku."

Zabuza "Am I so easy to figure out? I must be getting soft or something."

Naruto "Nope…it's just logic. You are running from the hunter ninja of your own village so if it was just you, you could simply move away and take the hunt on you for granted but Haku isn't a missing nin so that means that she is the only reason you are making your stand here."

Zabuza "You're right. In the start I only saw her as a powerful tool to fulfill my dream but over time I got attached to her."

Naruto "So…let's hear your proposal before we agree to anything."

Zabuza "In 2 days we are supposed to attack you. We will but unlike real battles we simply put up a show and when all of you are 'dead' I'm sure Gato will show up together with his demon to get rid of me and Haku. In that moment you guys jump up and we will fight the demon together. When he is dead I want that you guys bring Haku to Konoha while I simply disappear."

Kakashi "Not a bad plan especially since we don't know anything about that demon."

Naruto "Don't worry about the demon. I just wanted to know what Zabuza's motives are and now I know. I say that we should go for it."

Kakashi "I'm not sure…we will have to discuss it with the others. We need everyone's cooperation if we want this plan to succeed."

Zabuza "I will hear your answer tomorrow night at this exact location. Now I must return before Gato's spies suspect anything."

Zabuza made some hand signs and bunshined away, leaving Naruto and Kakashi behind.

Kakashi turned to Naruto and asked "You think we can trust him?"

Naruto "I think we can. He was only our enemy because he was working for Gato but now he knows that his employer wants him out of the picture, but he isn't sure he can fight off Gato's demon so he tries to get as much allies as he can…in this case us."

Kakashi "I think you are right. Let's go back inside and discuss it with Itachi first before we let the others know what happened here."

Naruto "That's for the best. Until this point he was our enemy and bluntly saying that we spoke with him just now isn't the best way to handle things. I mean sure…Ten-ten and Ino can understand but Sasuke has such an urge to prove himself that he will do something stupid before we are done with our story."

Kakashi "You really hate him don't you?"

Naruto "No. I don't hate him. I dislike him because he sees himself as the centre of the universe and doesn't matter what happens to the people around him as long as he gets what he wants."

Kakashi "At first he was a happy boy until that night the Uchiha-clan was massacred. From that day he turned into the Sasuke we know today and he really wants to avenge his clan."

Naruto "He should grow up. At least he still has his brother and almost every girl in Konoha. Does Sasuke's sensei keep a good eye on him?"

Kakashi "I think so why?"

Naruto "Oh simply something I learned from Dante. Sasuke wants his revenge above everything and revenge is a bad advisor. The path of an avenger is bad for a person and the people who care about him. The fate of an avenger is always the same. The first option is that he dies trying, Option two is that he becomes an empty shell with no desires at all and option three is that he takes the place of the one he took his revenge on."

Kakashi looked down. Although he didn't feel anything for Sasuke, he had grown attached to Itachi and if Sasuke development goes on like this it could be that Sasuke would turn out like Naruto just said.

They went inside and in a subtle manner they separated Itachi from the rest of the group. They explained about their secret meeting with Zabuza.

Itachi said "So it seems we and Zabuza have an enemy in common."

Kakashi nodded "Indeed. I have no reason to believe he was lying. If he had any intention to kill us he would have attacked us when we were outside."

Naruto "The only two things I am worried about is if he keeps his word about disappearing after this thing is over with and if Haku is willing to go with us…from what I could make out she is very loyal to Zabuza."

Itachi "That's true but we can only find that out if we agree with Zabuza's proposal. I think the best action is that we join forces because we don't know our enemies strength nor numbers because we have no guarantee that the demon is our only opponent. According to the information I gathered Gato also have a lot of hired muscle."

Naruto "But those are simple thugs and no match for us. Even a old woman with a broomstick could chase them away. But I agree with you that we should accept Zabuza's help."

Kakashi "Alright then. I will explain this to the rest and we will meet Zabuza tomorrow."

The three went back to the room and explained the current situation to the rest. Everyone understood the situation they were in and they were grateful that they didn't have to fight 2 strong ninja before they fought a demon of unknown strength.

Two days later on the bridge

The Konoha ninja were on the bridge together with Tazuna and his employers. The ninja acted casual and were helping the employers. It became noon and the employers went away to have lunch in the town. The minute they left the area was covered in a thick mist.

Everyone got in a defensive position and Kakashi said "Watch out…this is an attack! Ten-ten, Ino, protect Tazuna! Sasuke and Naruto stay put and follow our lead."

Ten-ten and Ino ran to Tazuna. Two dark shadows appeared from the thick mist. One was clearly Zabuza and the other was Haku, with her tracker mask on while her hair was tied in a bun.

Zabuza looked at Kakashi and Itachi and said "Ah…so I'm facing the two sharingan warriors once again. Let's find out how well your sharingan works when the mist is this thick."

Itachi ignored Zabuza's remark and said "Naruto, Sasuke, you two take the one with the mask while I and Kakashi will fight Zabuza."

The two complied with a simple yes and Itachi and Kakashi shortened the distance between Zabuza and them so that they could see him with their sharingan. Haku made a quick hand sign with one hand and water came from the ground and transformed into needles made of ice that she launched at Naruto and Sasuke, who easily dodged it.

Haku rushed forward to hit Sasuke but he blocked and gave Haku a ferocious kick that pushed her back. A little bit further Kakashi and Itachi were fighting Zabuza at impressive speed. But Zabuza was very skilled and parried or dodged every attack.

In the middle of the fight Zabuza made a wide sweep with his big sword and slashed Kakashi in the chest. Kakashi fell down while blood was gushing out of chest. Itachi let out a yell of anger and doubled his attempt to take out Zabuza. Zabuza used Itachi's anger to his advantage and countered his attacked and decapitated Itachi, leaving a headless corpse behind.

The fight between Naruto, Sasuke and Haku was even. The two young ninja seemed to have trouble hitting Zabuza's partner-in-crime. Haku dodged a kick of Sasuke and threw a senbon, hitting Sasuke in a vital point and Sasuke fell down.

Zabuza sneaked behind Naruto and stabbed him in the back. Shortly after that he went after the two girls who were taken by surprise, leaving Tazuna defenseless and soon Tazuna was dead as well.

Zabuza dispelled his jutsu and after the mist cleared he heard someone clapping. He turned around and saw that it was Gato, accompanied by his demon of course.

Gato smirked and said "Well done. I would never have suspected you would be able to pull it off. But now it's time I get you off the payroll my useful puppet."

Zabuza "So you want to get rid us?"

Gato laughed out loud and said "Yes. That was my plan all along and you didn't have the brain to see through my plan."

Zabuza smirked and said "Who said I didn't?"

Gato looked surprised when the dead bridge builder and Konoha ninja dissipated in a puff of smoke and appeared out of nowhere.

Gato looked scared and while he was trembling he said "H-how?"

Zabuza smirked "Shadow clones and genjutsu."

Gato "So you made a deal with the enemy. I have to give you credit, demon of the hidden mist…you have more brains than I thought. But that doesn't mean you have won…you guys are no match against Redo."

The demon stepped forward and he made a gesture with his arm. A portal appeared and a lot of demons came out of it.

Naruto sighed and said "Not this crap again. Why don't they ever learn that quality is worth a lot more than quantity?"

Suddenly Naruto heard a voice behind him "Then we will learn that to him the hard way don't we squirt."

Naruto startled a bit and turned around and saw Dante, who was resting Rebellion on his shoulder.

Kakashi looked at Dante and asked "Naruto, you know this guy?"

Naruto nodded "Yep. Kakashi meet Dante."

Kakashi "That's Dante? At least he has better timing than me."

Dante stepped forward "Let's save the introductions for later. Squirt, where are you waiting for? Go get that demon. I and your comrades are more than enough for that little ugly army."

Naruto nodded and Dante said "Let's rock people!" and he rushed forward, quickly followed by the rest.

The group made a path so that Naruto could rush to Redo. The two were standing in front of each other while the rest were fighting the demons. The two were taxing each other. Eventually Redo spoke "Dante sends a human to fight me…this really is an insult. Soon your blood is on his hands."

Naruto "Don't count on it red head. Are we gonna fight already or are you gonna give the usual superiority speech like all demons do?"

Redo grinded his teeth, summoned his sword, a black and purple colored katana and rushed at Naruto…

With the group

While the group was rushing towards the small demon army Itachi summoned his devil arm Abyss and sends a few reaper like ghosts to the horde. Zabuza was swinging his big sword to thin out the horde while Haku used her Kekkei genkai to impale the demons with ice needles. The rest simply used kunai and various jutsu's. One demon was pretty close to Ino and it seemed that it will impale her with its scythe but against all odds it was Zabuza who saved her. He aimed the big hole in his sword to the demons head and pulled it towards him, give it a kick and quickly raised his sword to cut the demon in half.

Zabuza said "Step up your game girl, I can't save you all the time."

Sasuke fought a little bit away from the group and was hit a few times because he couldn't keep up with so many demons. He felt helpless and only desired to survive this fight and suddenly he could feel that new power was running through his veins…he could suddenly 'see' how to react in time and deep inside he knew he finally unlocked his sharingan in the heat of battle!

From all the people who were fighting it was Dante who took out the most demons. He used a variety of moves and often switched between Rebellion and his guns. Although the group already took out a lot of demons there was still plenty enough to kill. This fight wouldn't be over soon.

With Naruto

Naruto and Redo were fighting. There wasn't a single move that was futile, but every move was parried, dodged or countered. Redo jumped back and thought This one is strange. He is able to keep up with me and he isn't giving any sign of slowing down. His fighting style is close to perfect and he has stamina to match. This is getting us nowhere.

Redo said "I have to say that you're not bad for a human but you're still no match for me." And Redo started to grow. Some of his bones were starting to grow out of his body and with a loud scream a bright light blinded Naruto. When Naruto was able to open his eyes he saw Redo in his true form.

His intense red eyes were glaring at him and black spikes came out of his shoulders. His skin was red and his hands looked like ferocious claws. He rushed at Naruto, who didn't suspect that Redo's speed would increase this much and he was hit by an unrelenting kick that send him flying.

Naruto recovered in mid-air but he discovered that Redo was already behind him. Naruto was barely able to dodge his sword attack.

Naruto jumped back and thought this bastard has become pretty fast. I'll show him two can play that game. Kyu, are you ready?

The Kyuubi replied in his mind I was born ready!

Red chakra appeared around Naruto's hands and on his hands some red triple bladed claws appeared and Naruto went on all fours. Redo looked strange at this development but he didn't think thoroughly about it and rushed at Naruto again. He punched but hit nothing but air. Instead he was hit by Naruto's knee. Naruto's speed and agility increased dramatically and placed hit after hit.

Redo was in a lot of pain and became mad at his helpless condition. Naruto noticed that he was slowing down and the Kyuubi devil arm disappeared because he didn't need it anymore. In Redo's anger he did something that Naruto didn't expect. Redo opened his mouth and a spear of black energy came out of it.

Naruto was able to dodge the spear but he realized to late that the spear was rushing at Haku. Haku turned her head when she saw that the black spear was heading towards her. She closed her eyes, waiting for the inevitable pain that would mean her end…but it didn't come. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Zabuza standing in front of her.

In an effort to save Haku Zabuza intercepted the attack with his own body. He fell down and Haku kneeled down next to him and turned him on his back. She saw a big hole just above his stomach.

Zabuza forcefully turned his head towards Haku and said "H-Haku…"

Haku interrupted Zabuza and said "Don't talk Zabuza…perhaps we can still save you."

Zabuza smiled "N-no…this is the end for me…I feel it burning."

Haku "Why did you do it?"

Zabuza "We..know each other for a long time now. You became a fine young woman and a…great ninja. During that time…I started to see you like…the daughter I never had." Zabuza stopped when he started to cough up some blood but then he continued "Haku…go with the Konoha ninja. Without me you are able to build…up the future you deserve."

A small tear came down from Haku's face and with a crying voice she said "But I want to stay with you."

Zabuza's body trembled a bit "This is the end for me…just go with that Naruto you…like so much. I…will be..watching over you…always…" and with that last word the last bit of life left Zabuza's body.

Haku's body trembled with the loss of her friend, mentor and father figure. She rose up her head and saw the demons. She let out a loud scream and big pillars of ice came from the river under the bridge that impaled the demons and caused that her allies were forced to distance their selves from the battlefield.

Naruto and Redo were just out of the range of Haku's attack. Naruto and Redo saw the entire scene that Zabuza died. Naruto looked mad at Redo and with a dark voice he said "You will pay for that."

Redo laughed "and what do you want to do about it pathetic human."

Naruto took Repent off his back and rushed at Redo. Redo rose up his sword and blocked Naruto's attack. The two were struggling for dominance and it looked like Redo was winning. Naruto suddenly activated his devil trigger and Redo got a terrified look on his face. Naruto's hair was longer until they were at shoulder length, his skin was orange. His clothes seemed to melt into his body like some kind of armor and his eyes became black with orange pupils.

Naruto pushed Redo back and followed up with a kick that send Redo into the air. Naruto jumped up with his sword raised. He was higher than Redo and he came down sword first.

It looked like Repent was covered in white flames and Naruto cried out with his dark demonic voice "Take this! DIVINE IMPALER!"

Redo screamed as the sword went right through him and he felt like he was burning from within. He came down with a hard bang while Naruto landed on his feet.

Redo was lying there and he looked up at Naruto. With a smile he said "I never thought you…were a devil…should've known because I know that you…were traveling with Dante…b..but know this…I will be…avenged."

And white flames enveloped him and devoured his body and only a red spear with golden graphics remained.

Naruto took up the spear and said "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Always the same 'I will be avenged' or 'I'll be back' crap…"

He turned around and saw that the last few remaining demons started to fade. Without the one that summoned them they couldn't exist here anymore because they came out of a portal that was created by Redo.

He walked over to Haku who was still kneeling at Zabuza's dead body and slowly laid his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.

He said "He died like a true fighter…even more…he died as a honorable man."

Haku whispered "Thanks."

Naruto "Don't mention it…do you have any plans what to do in the future?"

Haku "Not really thought about it. Normally I followed Zabuza's lead…before he died…he said…"

Naruto smiled "That you should join us."

Haku looked up at Naruto "How did you know?"

Naruto "He asked us to do that no matter what was the outcome of this fight…he didn't want you to live like a fugitive anymore. And I don't mind if you joined us…you're good company."

Haku blushed and said "Thank you."

Naruto "No problem…so…do you know a place that's suitable to bury Zabuza?"

Haku nodded "He loved a nearby hill where you have a good view over the village…I will use his sword as his tombstone."

Naruto nodded and gave Haku some alone time to say her farewells to Zabuza. He turned around and walked towards Dante.

Dante rose up his hand and said "Yo squirt. Didn't suspect to see me so soon now did ya?"

Naruto "I was surprised old man I can tell you that."

Dante growled at the old man remark and asked "So how are you holding up?"

Naruto smirked at Dante and said "Fine. Worried about me already?"

Dante "Like I would. Trish told me to ask you that if I ever saw you again."

Naruto smirk became even wider "Sssuuurrreee. So what are you gonna do?"

Dante shrugged that indicated that he didn't had a clue. Naruto got an idea and said "Why don't you come to Konoha with me?"

Dante "Why should I?"

Naruto "Well…I live there…it's in the biggest country so you can get more jobs and there is plenty to see there."

Dante "But I have my office to worry about!"

Naruto snorted "That old shack? You can't even call that an office anymore! It looks more like a death trap. The wood is rotten, it smells and sometimes it looks like it's falling apart. And in Konoha I have a house big enough to serve as your office, living space and training room."

Dante sighed "Fine fine…you convinced me. I can't even wait to see the surprised look on the old Hokage's face if we meet again."

Naruto "Good. And how are the others?"

Dante "They're fine. They don't look like it but they can hold their own, especially that guy with the black hair and the strange eyes. I never saw a ninja with a devil arm."

Naruto "His name is Itachi. And those 'strange eyes' as you call it is called sharingan. I'll tell you all about it later."

The group was relieved that everyone was okay. Even Sasuke was happy about it although he barely showed it. Sasuke was impressed by Dante's style of fighting. Shortly after they buried Zabuza at the place Haku pointed out and Naruto stuck Zabuza's sword into the ground to serve as a tombstone. He found a smooth piece of rock and used his sword to carve a text in it:

Here lies Zabuza Momochi. He didn't only give his life to save this country but also to save someone that was dear to him. Rest in peace honorable fallen one.

The next day the group left towards Konoha. Inari cried because his role model left the land of waves.

Along the way Dante and Naruto had a serious conversation.

Naruto "Dante…there is something you should know."

Dante "What is it?"

Naruto told Dante that his mother is still alive and was in a coma for years. The hokage spread the rumor she was dead to spare Naruto the pain of waiting for her to wake up.

Dante smiled "That's good for you…it was always one of your biggest dreams to meet one of your parents."

Naruto "But that isn't all…I have my devil's blood…or should I say Sparda's blood from her which means she is your half-sister."

Dante's eyes widened a bit "Say what! I thought your father was the one with devil's blood."

Naruto shrugged "I thought so too…guess we were both wrong."

Dante "So I have a half-sister that is alive and well." And he started to smile "can't wait to meet her."

The group kept on walking and there wasn't much action. The nights were spend talking while Dante was lying on a branch in a very relaxed position. He wasn't much of a interacting person. Also Haku didn't join the conversations because she wasn't used to these kind of things. She and Zabuza only said when there was something important to say and nothing more.

The night after everyone was sitting at the campfire when Sasuke suddenly started to talk.

He said "Naruto…during your fight with that demon I saw you transforming into…something."

Naruto glared at Sasuke "Yeah…so?"

Sasuke "So what's the big deal about that?"

Kakashi and Itachi looked at each other and Naruto said "It's my family's Kekkei Genkai. The Uchiha-clan modifies their perception with the sharingan and they unlock special jutsu. My Kekkei Genkai is the same only with my Kekkei Genkai it's my entire body."

Sasuke snorted "It's not a Kekkei Genkai I ever heard about."

Naruto shrugged "There aren't many of us left…only me, my mother and Dante."

Sasuke shrugged as well "Hmm okay."

Naruto glared at Sasuke and thought Why is he acting so 'normal' all of the sudden?

Then it became more silent until they heard in the distance "I said no…so stay away from me!"

The voice of a girl said "Please…I gotta see it."

Suddenly a arguing Dante and Ten-ten appeared. Everyone looked strange.

Ten-ten "Come on…I just wanna see your sword…it's such a piece of excellent craftsmanship."

Dante "I said no ten million times already…don't you know what 'no' means?"

Naruto sighed and thought that's the reason why Ten-ten suddenly wanted to join Dante when he went looking for some wood for the fire.

Dante suddenly disappeared thanks to his quicksilver ability and Ten-ten looked around and said "Where did he go?"

Naruto "Don't worry…he'll come back when things are more quiet…most likely when you are sleeping."

Ten-ten stuck her tongue out and said "You're mean."

Everyone in the camp laughed. About one hour later everyone went to bed. The next day everyone woke up and suddenly saw Dante sleeping in a branch of a big tree. Ten-ten didn't nag to see his sword anymore…she would find other ways to get a good view on Dante's sword in time.

Three days later the group arrived in Konoha. Naruto, Dante, Haku, Kakashi and Itachi went to the Hokage's tower to report. Dante kicked the door open, startling the poor old hokage. The third hokage was very surprised to see Dante again.

Dante started to lean against the wall on the far end of the office and said "Hey old-timer…guess who's back."

The old man looked at Dante and stuttered "W…what are you…d..doing here?"

Naruto smiled and said "Sorry old man…that's kinda my fault."

Hokage "What do you mean your fault?"

Naruto "I kinda….invited him."

Hokage "You did WHAT!"

Dante "You don't have to yell…we have sensitive hearing. He said he invited me."

Hokage turned to Dante "But what are you going to do here?"

Dante "The thing I am good at. I'm moving my office to Konoha."

Hokage "But we don't have any vacant building that can serve as an office."

Naruto "I'm already way ahead of you. I have enough room in my house and we can decorate a room for Dante that can serve as his office."

Hokage "Fine…if you invited him you're responsible for him." And then he seemed to notice Haku and said "and who might this young lady be?"

Naruto "Old man…meet Haku. She was the partner of Zabuza Momochi for years and is a skilled shinobi."

The hokage looked strange when he heard the name of Zabuza Momochi and Kakashi started to give his report about what happened in the land of waves.

The hokage looked puzzled "I see. So this young lady accompanied the missing ninja Zabuza Momochi and she isn't registered in any village. So miss Haku, what do you want to do here in Konoha?"

Haku shrugged and she answered "I don't have a objective. All my life I have been serving Zabuza and tried to make his dream come true. With him gone I don't really have a objective anymore."

The hokage smiled "What about becoming a shinobi for Konoha? From what I heard from Kakashi's report you already have the skills necessary, you only need a small test. That way you can work and find something important for you…perhaps find a new dream that is your own."

Haku nodded in agreement and the Hokage continued "The only thing I need to do now is to find a suitable living space for you."

Naruto stepped forth and said "Old man. If you don't mind I would like that Haku lives with me…if she pleases. She doesn't know anyone in the village except me."

Dante smiled and said "They are growing up so fast…so young and he already has his first girlfriend."

In a blur Naruto rushed to Dante and hit him in the gut that knocked the air out of Dante. The hokage, Itachi and Kakashi freaked out because they didn't suspect that from Naruto. Dante fell to one knee and Naruto crossed his arm and said "Serves you right bastard. Next time I will hit your crown jewels."

Itachi stepped forth and asked "Are you two always like that."

Dante moaned in pain and said "No…normally it's worse."

Naruto rolled with his eyes and said "Please don't bring up that dancing story again."

Kakashi looked strange "Dancing story?"

Naruto growled "One time in training I didn't fulfill Dante's objective and for punishment he pulled his guns and aimed at the ground near my feet so that I was forced to dance and there was laughing out loud and cracking jokes the entire time."

Kakashi "That's terrible!"

Dante got up and said "The story isn't finished yet. Naruto didn't like the treatment I gave him so at one point he jumped near me, cut a tree with his sword so that the tree landed on my ass."

The Hokage coughed that ended the dispute between Naruto and Dante and he spoke "That's all interesting and all but I have only one more thing to say and then you can continue your argument outside. Since this mission turned into a A-ranked mission I will pay everyone who are in it accordingly. Now dismissed."

Everyone left the room and the Hokage thought Those two are going to drive me crazy.

When the group went outside they said their goodbyes and Dante and Haku followed Naruto to their new residence. Naruto opened the gate and Dante saw Naruto's house.

He whistled and said "Not bad…who did you kill to get this place?"

Naruto "I didn't kill anyone for it…I inherited it from my father."

Haku "It's so big."

Naruto "It is but you can't hear me complaining."

Naruto opened the front door and yelled "Hey mom. I'm back and I brought visitors."

Kushina came down and said "Hey Naruto welcome back. And who are these two?"

Naruto "This beautiful lady is called Haku. I met her on my last mission and since she has nowhere to go I decided she could stay here."

Kushina bowed and said "Nice to meet you Haku. I hope you will like it here."

Haku bowed as well and answered "Thank you miss Uzumaki."

Kushina "Just call me Kushina. If you say miss Uzumaki it makes me feel like I am a old woman."

Naruto "And this man over here is Dante mom."

Kushina's eyes widened a bit. Of course she hoped to meet him one day but she didn't suspect it would be this soon. She looked at him and for some strange reason she felt deep inside that there was some sort of 'connection'.

She bowed "It's good to meet you at last Dante."

Dante smirked "Yeah…same here." He gave Naruto a look and he asked him "Naruto…didn't your mother awakened her devil blood already?"

Naruto startled and put his index finger in front of his lips but it was already too late and Kushina said "Awakened my devil blood?"

Naruto chuckled nervously "Nah…it's nothing mother…"

Kushina's face went a little bit darker and with a deeper voice she said "What does Dante mean Naruto?"

Dante looked at Naruto "So you haven't shown her yet?"

Naruto sighed "Nope."

Haku looked strange at the three people and said "What are you three talking about?"

Naruto "Since you will be living here I must explain something Haku. My mother, Dante and I are half devils."

Haku's eyes widened a bit "H-h-half devils?"

Naruto "Yeah half devils. And before you start to think other things…no we are not demons. Devils are stronger, more developed and have more potential than demons. We can choose to be good or evil. Just think of me like the way you met me…I'm still the same only now you know a little more about me."

Haku nodded and Kushina almost screamed "Na..ru…to..what did Dante mean with his remarks? Awakened my devil blood? Shown me what?"

Naruto sighed helplessly and said "He means this." And Naruto's features changed. He got a little bit taller, his features became more stern, his whisker-marks disappeared and his hair changed from blond to silver.

Kushina and Haku looked strange at Naruto and Kushina said "You've been using a transformation jutsu all the time? Even against your own mother?"

Naruto shaked his head "No. If this was a transformation jutsu I would already have been discovered by Itachi and Kakashi's sharingan. It's metamorphosis. Dante taught me that after my devil blood was awakened for the first time so that no one in the village would get strange ideas."

Kushina's eyes almost bulged out "So…why do you change like THAT after you awakened your devil blood?"

Dante stepped forward "I can explain that one. When a devil and a human make love it depends on the parents how the child would look like. It can happen that a child will get the human's appearance. But a human body isn't built to support devil powers so when a devil's blood is awakened by the means of the devil trigger ability a forceful transformation will take place and the devil's appearance comes out…in this case Sparda's appearance."

Kushina "S..so if I ever activate that…devil trigger thing I will…?"

Dante nodded "Yes…I suppose your body will change as well. But don't worry…I can teach you the metamorphosis technique as well."

Kushina "Thank you." And she turned over to Naruto and smacked him on the head "and you…don't you think these kind of things are important to tell me!"

Naruto rubbed his head "Sorry mom…just wanted to tell you if that time ever comes." And Naruto changed back to the way he looks before he awakened his devil blood.

Dante smirked and suddenly he seemed to remember something "Oh Naruto…I'm getting hungry. What about ordering some pizza?"

Naruto looked at Dante and said "Well…there is something I need to tell you…"

Suddenly the nature outside the house was disturbed when someone yelled "WWWHHAAATTT!"

Naruto looked scared at Dante "Yep…there is no pizza here. They never heard of it."

Dante growled "Dammit and I just went through my last pieces."

Kushina "But we have something great to eat instead of that…pizza you're talking about."

Dante growled "Nothing is better than pizza."

Kushina ran to the kitchen and came back with a steaming bowl filled with ramen and said "Here try this and be the judge."

Dante growled and took the bowl and ate a bit of ramen. Soon after that he took another bite…and another…and another and soon he was eating just as fast as Naruto normally did.

He said "Not bad. Not as good as pizza but it's a close second."

Kushina "No…nothing is better than ramen!"

Dante "Ah please…compared to pizza ramen is just something I would wipe my ass with."

Kushina "Watch your language when you are in this house! And ramen is at least three times better than that stupid pizza crap you are whining about!"

Dante and Kushina kept on arguing while Naruto sneaked away while he was dragging Haku with him.

Haku "Why did you drag me away?"

Naruto "I know how this thing goes…they keep on arguing, they ask for my opinion and no matter what I say I'll be the bad guy."

Haku "How…strange."

Naruto "You'll get used to it, just run for it when the situation require it and you will barely notice it."

Then Naruto seemed to think about something and asked "By the way…what size are you?"

Haku looked at Naruto "W-why?"

Naruto "I just realized you barely have any clothes with you and I don't have anything wearable for a woman like yourself. So how about we will go into the town and go shopping for clo…"

Before Naruto was able to finish his sentence he was dragged out of the house by Haku. Naruto was almost flying because of the speed Haku developed while she was dragging him and he thought well…her time with Zabuza didn't knock out the famous sense for shopping.

At the Uchiha residence

Sasuke and Itachi returned home. Sasuke lived with Itachi ever since their parents died on that terrible night. Itachi loved his brother above anything else but for quite some time now he is concerned about his little brother. His urge to revenge the Uchiha clan changed him and not for the better.

Another thing that was troubling him is that Sasuke suddenly was nice to Naruto on the way back. Itachi suspected that Sasuke was planning something.

Sasuke noticed on the way to their house that Itachi was frowning. Itachi only did that when something was puzzling him.

Sasuke asked "Is there something the matter brother?"

Itachi seemed like he was pulled back to reality and said "Nothing really…I was just wondering why you had a sudden personality change on our way back. On the way to the land of waves you were acting…uhm.."

Sasuke smiled "Like a jerk? Yeah I know. I know I've been acting like a asshole ever since our clan was slaughtered. I also got carried away by our clan's legacy."

Itachi nodded "But why the sudden personality change?"

Sasuke "On the bridge I realized something. I am so pre-occupied with avenging our clan that I am forgetting to live myself. That and something else…"

Itachi looked strange "Something else?"

Sasuke nodded "I already knew about Zabuza's proposal because…I was listening in on Naruto and Kakashi and I heard Naruto say something that hit me and caused me to think about my life."

Itachi "What did he say?"

Sasuke "He said…"

(Flashback)

Sasuke made a clone to fool the people inside Tazuna's house. His interest of Naruto got the best of him and he saw Kakashi walking outside to have a little chat with Naruto. He decided this would be a good opportunity to listen in on their conversation and discover a little bit more about Naruto.

For days he was trying to discover why the villagers hated Naruto and how could it be that Naruto was so strong. But the question that really interested him was if Naruto was fighting at full power or that he was holding back for several reasons.

He got a good spot just behind the wall so that Kakashi and Naruto couldn't discover him while he could hear every single word of them. He heard the conversation between Kakashi and Naruto. Sasuke wanted to leave after that conversation but he stopped when he heard Kakashi and Naruto talking further.

Kakashi "I think you are right. Let's go back inside and discuss it with Itachi first before we let the others know what happened here."

Naruto "That's for the best. Until this point he was our enemy and bluntly saying that we spoke with him just now isn't the best way to handle things. I mean sure…Ten-ten and Ino can understand but Sasuke has such an urge to prove himself that he will do something stupid before we are done with our story."

Kakashi "You really hate him don't you?"

Naruto "No. I don't hate him. I dislike him because he sees himself as the centre of the universe and doesn't matter what happens to the people around him as long as he gets what he wants."

Kakashi "At first he was a happy boy until that night the Uchiha-clan was massacred. From that day he turned into the Sasuke we know today and he really wants to avenge his clan."

Naruto "He should grow up. At least he still has his brother and almost every girl in Konoha. Does Sasuke's sensei keep a good eye on him?"

Kakashi "I think so why?"

Naruto "Oh simply something I learned from Dante. Sasuke wants his revenge above everything and revenge is a bad advisor. The path of an avenger is bad for a person and the people who care about him. The fate of an avenger is always the same. The first option is that he dies trying, Option two is that he becomes an empty shell with no desires at all and option three is that he takes the place of the one he took his revenge on."

Sasuke's eyes widened a bit and he was thinking Who does he think he is! He doesn't know how it is to lose your family…wait…the first years of his life he didn't had anyone. And what if he's right about that avengers path? What if one of those three things happens to me in the future?

All these questions were running through his mind. It was something worth of thinking over. He also tried to think how it would be like if he was Naruto in his early days. No one to care about him…hated by everyone…living in fear every day. He realized he couldn't…it was unknown for him. Just trying to feel that way was almost too much for him.

(End flashback)

Itachi "I see…and what did all that thinking do to you?"

Sasuke "It will take time but for now I am going to try to be at my best. I realize I have been mean to some people. First I am going to do something."

And Itachi saw Sasuke turn around and leaving the Uchiha residence. Itachi looked stunned. But then a smile appeared on his face and he was thinking Thank you Naruto.

Namikaze residence

Kushina and Dante were sitting in the living room. The fight over ramen and pizza exhausted them and they were taking a breather. Suddenly the door opened and Haku walked in.

Kushina looked surprised and said "Haku? I didn't saw you leave."

Haku shrugged "Could be. You were too busy arguing with Dante. Naruto brought me to town to buy some clothes."

Kushina "And where is Naruto? I don't see him with you."

Suddenly a bunch of bags was covering the front door and behind those bags Kushina could hear Naruto's voice saying "I'm here mom…can you please give me a hand…Haku went a bit overboard."

Haku giggled "Sorry but you offered me to go shopping."

Naruto growled a bit and Kushina gave her son a hand. It took about half an hour to bring Haku's clothes to her room.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Naruto looked strange and Kushina said "Who might that be? Are you expecting company Naruto?"

Naruto shaked his head and walked to the front door. He opened it and with a surprised look on his face he said "Sasuke? What are you doing here?"

Sasuke "Hello. I..ehm…have a confession to make." Sasuke told Naruto that he was listening in on Naruto and Kakashi's conversation and that he was thinking about his life the last few days.

Naruto said "Good for you but why are you telling me this?"

Sasuke "I just came here to…say sorry about all those things that happened between us. I'm really serious about changing my attitude towards people, although it would be hard against those fangirls."

Naruto snickered "I can imagine, especially that pink haired girl."

Sasuke smirked "Oh you mean Sakura? You could consider her the leader of the fangirls. Ever since she is in my group she keeps nagging about a date. Ino was a close second. I've apologized to her as well."

Naruto "If you're truly sincere about changing I will knock those fan girls back with my sword."

Sasuke laughed "That wouldn't do any good. They're just like zombies…they will get up and moan my name and keep coming after me."

The conversation between the two boys suddenly ended when a blond woman dressed in leather, who was dragging a huge suitcase passed the two.

Sasuke looked interested at the woman and asked "Who was that?"

Naruto glared at the direction the woman went and said "Trouble…"

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Mnarutodbz "Finally! It became time. I could've quit much sooner but I hate short chapters."

Naruto "Only that part in the end of this chapter was very obvious idiot."

Mnarutodbz "Perhaps…but only god knows what she will do to you and Dante."

Dante grinded his teeth "If I find out it is something that I won't like I will slice you in half."

Mnarutodbz sweatdrops "Hehe…anyway don't forget to review and see you next time…and the next chapter will come quicker…I hope. I have my autumn break so I have enough time on my hands. Bye."