-Rant No Jutsu-

I'm really enjoying the reviews and feedback I'm getting, but alas there are people who do not like my story, which is fine, everyone has their own tastes and I'm sorry for anyone who doesn't like it but have to say thanks to those that left reviews actually telling me why, instead of just saying it sucked and I should stop writing. Some of you are asking me about my Naruto banishment fic, and I'm not too sure when I'm going to be updating it again, a lack of feedback left me feeling unmotivated to continue it right now so it's on the backburner for the foreseeable future. A few people gave reviews and sent messages about the lack of Naruto's interaction with his friends, as well as not showing their reactions to the new Naruto very well, I plan to have more character interaction in this chapter, I wanted to have more interaction last chapter but the fight took a lot of that chapter up, which was also unplanned, and personally I felt like it was a good place to end the chapter, especially because the first chapter was mainly all talking. This chapter will focus on more character development, and progression into Naruto's first mission away from the village. Naruto was fairly OOC last chapter, and while I plan on having Naruto be more mature and think things through in this story, he will share some characteristics with his cannon counterpart, especially with people that are close to him. Now, onto the Harem, I've decided that its' for sure going to be Kurenai/Shizune/Yugao with Yugao as the main pairing, I might tweak Shizunes character a little for her to better fit in the story. I'm currently looking for someone who might be interested in creating a cover image for me, it would be of Naruto fully dressed in his black Anbu Armor complete with cloak and reaper mask, and having very little talent for drawing myself I would greatly appreciate it if anyone would be willing to help me out. On a side note, don't expect updates to be this quick all the time, with my last two stories being failures in my opinion I had people ask if I was actually going to keep with this story, and after how much feedback this story has received after only one day I would hate to disappoint anyone, so I'm trying to pump out as many chapters as I can before I go back to work on Wednesday so you all have something to enjoy for a few days. Hopefully this chapter will be able to satisfy everyone even though there probably won't be a lot of action.

"Gah… what the fuck happened to me?" Kiba asked as he slowly regained consciousness. Looking around he noticed white walls and ceilings, and could hear low beeping off to his right. I must be in the hospital… that means Naruto won huh… he didn't survive Anbu for 3 years for no reason I guess...

"Ah you're awake Kiba-san that's good, after your fight with Naruto-kun we thought it would take a lot longer for you to wake up." Shizune said as she entered the room, followed by the rest of Team Kurenai (Kakashi, Sakura and Naruto are Team Kakashi so why not right?)

"How are you feeling Kiba-kun?" Kurenai asked.

"I feel like shit Kurenai-sensei, what the hell happened?" Kiba asked, "The last thing I remember is fighting Naruto, then it just went black and I woke up here."

"After making you accidentally take Akamaru out, Naruto positioned himself between you and Asuma before releasing his Hidden mist Jutsu; when Asuma saw this he suggested that you and him both attack Naruto at the same time. What you two didn't know was that Naruto used a Kawarimi to switch himself with an exploding clone and lured you both into a trap. Asuma noticed this when the chakra inside the clone suddenly spiked and managed to substitute himself with a log, you… however were not so lucky and Naruto caught you in the blast, blowing you across the training field." Kurenai explained, making Kiba nod.

"I can't believe he got so strong… he never had any talent back in the academy." Kiba said, suddenly starting to feel a little bad about the way he acted to his old friend. "I fucked up pretty bad huh?"

"No one expected Naruto to be so strong, I'm sure he would forgive you if you talked to him." Kurenai said, trying to cheer her old student up.

"Who won the whole fight? Did Naruto beat Asuma as well?" Kiba asked.

"After we took you to the hospital, Asuma tried to use his strongest Jutsu on Naruto in hopes that he would be able to take him out. Naruto surprised everyone again by showing that he also had a strong Suiton affinity when he used Suiton: Water Encampment Wall to protect himself from Asuma's attack. Naruto and Asuma engaged Naruto with his trench knives while Naruto used a special Ninjato that was able to conduct his chakra, he was eventually able to render one of Asuma's arms useless and forced him to give up." Shizune explained as she checked on Kiba's condition. "You should be fine to go home in a few hours Kiba-san."

"Alright, thanks Shizune-san." Kiba replied, earning a nod from said medic, "So what do you guys think of Naruto's new strength?"

"Naruto-san trained hard in the Anbu for the past three years to be strong enough to protect the village, I find it logical to believe that Naruto-san has yet to show his true capabilities." Shino stated.

"Y-yea, and an f-few days a-ago I saw him c-coming out of the Y-Yondaime's old compound. W-When I asked my f-father about it, he w-wouldn't tell me a-anything about i-it." Hinata added, making Kurenai's eyes widen slightly. She had noticed Naruto's uncanny appearance to the Yondaime Hokage and had wondered before if they were somehow related, but decided to put that information away for later.

"That's an interesting discovery Hinata-chan; hopefully Hokage-sama will be able to shed some light on everything eventually." Kurenai stated. "And I have to agree with you as well Shino-kun, after Asuma passed out from Chakra exhaustion, Yugao explained to us that Naruto was just playing with you and Asuma the entire time. While Asuma is classified as an Elite Jounin, Naruto explained that Asuma didn't take him seriously and wasted most of his chakra early trying to overpower him. Naruto has very large chakra reserves and by the end of the fight he wasn't even tired."

"I see… I guess the rest of us will just have to work harder to catch up to him now." Kiba said, earning nods from his teammates and a smile from his sensei.

-With Naruto and the rest of the Konoha 11-

After Naruto's fight with Asuma and Kiba, everyone other than Kurenai's team had decided to stick together and relax for the rest of the day and had invited Naruto and Yugao to accompany them. It took a little persuasion from Yugao but eventually Naruto caved and decided to spend the rest of the day with his friends who had decided to relax at one of the lakes close to Konoha.

"So, it looks like Anbu has really paid off for you Naruto-kun, you really surprised us all earlier today." Sakura said as she sat down beside her old teammate.

"Yea it did… but there are still things I could improve at, other Jutsus that I intend to master; things I want to create." Naruto replied as he looked out over the lake.

How much have you changed Naruto-kun? Just when I thought I might have been catching up to you this happens… Sakura thought as she pictured Naruto and Sasuke walking far in front of her, and she couldn't help but frown.

"What's wrong Sakura?" Naruto asked as he noticed his teammate's sudden mood change.

"When Tsunade had called us all together yesterday and explained that you were ok and had just been away training over the past three years, I couldn't help but feel that we could finally work together again as equals. As much as I hate to admit it you and Sasuke were always ahead of me when we were a part of Team Seven, I thought that maybe after three years I had finally caught up to you, but what you showed us all earlier today makes me realise that you and Sasuke are still far ahead of me." She explained sadly.

"I see… In truth Sakura, I meant what I said the other day about us not being a very good team in the past." Naruto started, making Sakura lower her head even more. "However, that doesn't mean that we can't make things better, you have been receiving training from one of the legendary Sannin over the past three years, as much as I enjoy annoying Tsunade, the amount of skill she holds is not something to be overlooked. During my first couple years at Anbu I was assigned as one of Tsunade's guards, during those days I was able to witness what some of the training she was putting you through. Although you know the secret to Tsunade's super strength, most of the training she gave you was that of a medic-nin, and even though I was trained to work in the shadows as an Anbu, my chakra reserves allow me to be a powerhouse. We are probably going to be put on the same team again with both Kakashi-sensei and Yugao-chan; I'd rather have a skilled medic then another Ninjutsu or Kenjutsu specialist."

"Thanks Naruto-kun, I appreciate that." Sakura replied with a smile. "We have both changed a lot over the past three years it seems, but don't think I'm going to stop trying to catch up to you."

"I wouldn't dream of it Sakura, if you ever want a sparring partner I'd be happy to help, and if you ever become interested in learning Kenjutsu I'm sure I could ask Yugao-chan to help you out." Naruto replied, earning a thankful nod from Sakura.

"Speaking of Yugao-san, how did the two of you meet?" Sakura asked, earning the attention of a few of the others.

"Yea, you guys never really explained how the two of you had met the other night." Tenten asked as she, Ino, Neji, Shikimaru, Choji, and Lee all came over to where Naruto and Sakura were.

"You guys are really interested in that huh?" Naruto said, receiving nods from his friends he sighed before continuing, "Yugao-chan and I have actually known each other since before we started the academy. Due to events surrounding my birth, I wasn't well liked by the villagers; and after I started living by myself they would start harassing me, sometimes going as far as attempting to beat me. After the first few attempts Sandaime-Jiji started to assign Anbu guards to watch over me. Yugao saved my skin a few times when I was younger, so when I joined Anbu I searched her out in hopes that I would be able to properly thank her. What I didn't know at that time was that Yugao-chan's fiancé had been killed during the Oto/Suna invasion and she had spent a lot of her time taking numerous S ranked missions which are considered to be suicide missions."

"Why would Yugao-san take such dangerous missions?" Tenten asked.

"Her fiancé was Hayate Gekko, our first proctor during the third part of the exams. He was killed by the Suna Jounin Baki after he was discovered trailing the traitor Kabuto. The death of Hayate was extremely hard on Yugao-chan, not even her friends could convince her to stop taking missions." Naruto explained.

"Then how did you manage to get through to her? It must have taken a long time right?" Ino asked, as the self-proclaimed gossip queen of Konoha, she was always looking for interesting stories.

"It did, I hardly ever saw Yugao-chan for the first few months when I was in Anbu, whenever I did she was either leaving or just returning from a mission and was too busy to stop and talk. I eventually managed to get her alone in one of the training grounds and managed to give her my thanks. A few weeks after that I started to learn Kenjutsu, and was told by a few people in Anbu that Yugao-chan was the resident Kenjutsu specialist in Konoha so I began searching for her again in hopes that she would start training me. It took a little persistence but eventually she caved in and agreed to help train me. By this time I knew about her past with Hayate and was hoping that giving her an apprentice would keep her from going on suicide missions, which it did for a while." Naruto said.

"You said for a while, I'm assuming she eventually started doing them again right?" Neji asked, earning a nod from Naruto.

"Yes she did, I remember asking her not to but she just kept brushing me off, saying it was none of my business. She continued to train me in Kenjutsu but our sessions became few and far between until it got to the point where I would be lucky to get one lesson a week. A few weeks later Yugao got seriously injured on a mission and had to be hospitalized for a couple weeks. During those two weeks I visited her quite frequently, asking her to tell me why she kept trying to get herself killed, but just like the first time she kept brushing me off." Naruto explained.

"It's obvious that you cared for her, I can't see why she would have just kept brushing you off." Sakura said.

"Like Naruto-kun explained, at that time I didn't think it was any of his business." Came Yugao's voice from behind everyone as she looked at Naruto with a small smile. "Naruto was very persistent in trying to get me to open up, during that time I didn't know that he already knew Hayate and was just trying to get me to open up to him by myself, but I guess I was taking too long because he eventually snapped on me, I had never seen Naruto loose his cool like that in all the years I had known him, it was a real eye opener for me."

"Yea… I know what you mean; it's strange when Naruto-kun gets upset." Sakura said, remembering the verbal lashing Naruto had given her the day before

"It is, that day Naruto was able to remind me that I had other things to live for besides Hayate-kun, I had friends like Kurenai-chan, and Anko-chan who would miss me, as well as people in Anbu, including Naruto. After that day I started taking less and less S ranked missions, while taking more time to train Naruto in Kenjutsu, we eventually went from being just work partners to friends, and he even managed to get me to open up about Hayate-kuns death. He doesn't give himself much credit for everything that happened but the truth is that Naruto-kun changed my life, had he not come by that day to ask me for training I can safely say I would either be dead by now or still taking Suicide missions as much as I could." Yugao said,

"Awww… Its' almost romantic." Ino said with hearts in her eyes, earning a slight giggle from Yugao and a tick mark on Naruto's forehead.

"There was nothing romantic about watching someone close to me trying to kill herself Ino-san, I'm just glad that I was able to help change Yugao-chan's outlook on life." Naruto said, supressing the small amount of red that threatened to tint his cheeks.

"Right… that's why you're living together now huh?" Ino said, and then smirked as she saw Naruto stiffen slightly.

"Whatever Ino, Yugao has no place to go right now and I've recently come into some property that has a lot of available space." Naruto said quickly, hoping to diffuse the situation before the gossip queen could get any more information from either of them.

Yugao could only smile at Naruto's interaction with his old friends, she was happy for her friend being able to interact normally with his old friends.

I hope you enjoy these few moments of peace you're having Naruto-kun, with everything that is going to come to light soon you're probably going to gain a lot more enemies.

-With The Jounin Senseis a Few Hours Later-

"Naruto-kun's Flames of Youth sure have brightened over the past few years haven't they my eternal rival?" Gai said as the Jounins all sat together at one of the shinobi bars located around Konoha.

"You know what Gai, for once I agree with you. Naruto-kun came a long way since joining Anbu; He has grown in ways I would have never imagined." Kakashi replied, earning a nod from Gai.

"I don't think that Naruto was ever a bad student, Kakashi-san." Iruka said, earning the attention of those present. "During Naruto's academy days a lot of the teachers there tried to sabotage his work and keep him back. If Naruto would have received proper training he deserved then I think Naruto could have easily been rookie of the year."

"Yes, with proper training Naruto would have been quite the Genin. If I had realised Naruto's hidden potential earlier I might have been able to help push him in the right direction… but it took his teammate shoving an A ranked assassination Jutsu through his chest for him to change." Kakashi said in shame

"It sucks about what happened with Sasuke, but Naruto turned out ok in the end. Maybe what happened with Sasuke was a blessing in disguise." Iruka said thoughtfully.

"What do you mean Iruka-san? You are probably the closest thing Naruto has to a real family, how would having a role ripped through his chest be a blessing in disguise" Kakashi asked with narrowed eyes.

"Don't get me wrong Kakashi-san, Naruto is like my little brother, but had it not been for what happened with Sasuke, I don't think Naruto would have ever considered entering Anbu. Even if Naruto had been taken out of the village by Jiraiya, there would only be so much Jiraiya would have been able to train him. Naruto joining Anbu gave him the ability to train not only his physical strength, but he learned to control all three of his Elemental Affinities and start on his fourth. Aside from that, Naruto has become quite the Kenjutsu user as well; Yugao said that he is close to even surpassing her." Iruka explained proudly. "He surpassed me a long time ago, and will probably pass the rest of you before you know it."

"He has come a long way since the time he fought Kiba-kun in the Chunnin exam finals a few years ago. I never would have thought that someone like Naruto would be able to take Yugao-chan out of her depression." Kurenai said, remembering that he friend and the young blonde were quite close.

"Naruto has always had the special ability to make friends out of the most unlikely people. He was the one who convinced even Tsunade-sama to return to the village, he would make a great negotiator and ambassador if Konoha ever needed one." Iruka said.

Yugao-chan speaks quite highly of young Naruto-kun, I wonder how she actually feels about him; I hope she has finally decided to move on… If only I could find someone to be with, Kurenai thought.

-Next Morning with Naruto and Yugao, Hokage's office-

"We received a request from Wave Country earlier this morning, apparently an ambassador from Kumo is on the way to speak with the Daimyo of Wave Country about trade negotiations and the Daimyo requested that a team from Konoha be sent to act as bodyguards during the negotiations." Tsunade said, gaining Naruto's attention.

"So you think because I have previous experience with the people of wave country that sending me would also be good for our relations with Wave?" Naruto asked, making Tsunade nod.

"After your disappearance into Anbu three years ago, Wave Country has been demanding to know what happened to you, and our trade treaty has become a little shaky lately. Letting wave know that you are fine will hopefully bolster our relationship." Tsunade explained, earning a nod from Naruto.

"I can understand why you would want that, as Wave is one of the largest trading centers in all of the Elemental Nations, but why send me? What about Kakashi-sensei or Sakura?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know if you realize this Naruto, but you have been considered a hero in Wave ever since you're team's first mission there, a hero that as far as wave knows is dead. Sending Kakashi-san or Sakura-chan wouldn't be as effective as sending their countries hero." Tsunade replied.

"Alright baa-chan, I understand the reason why you want to send me now. Who will the rest of my team be? I'm assuming that Yugao-chan will be coming with me as she left Anbu to work with me specifically." Naruto said, earning a nod from the female Hokage.

"Yugao-san will be joining you, along with Kurenai and her old team." Tsunade replied, moments before said team entered her office.

"Team Kurenai reporting for our mission Tsunade-sama." Kurenai said as they entered the room before sending Naruto a friendly smile.

"I was just going over the mission with Naruto-kun Kurenai-san; he will be leading this mission alongside both Yugao and your team." Tsunade said, and received a nod of approval from the red eyed Jounin.

"Hai, Tsunade-sama." Kurenai replied with a slight bow before turning to Naruto, "My team is already packed and ready for a long term mission Naruto-san, we are able to leave as soon as you are ready."

"Alright Kurenai-san, please meet me at the main gate, I just have to stop and get Yugao-chan then we will be ready to leave. We will be taking a fast pace to Wave Country, even though I've been there in the past the city we are going to has no doubt changed a lot over the past few years and I would like a few days to re-learn the layout of the town. I'm not expecting Kumo to try anything funny but I like to know the basic layout of a city in case something happens." Naruto said, before using a Shunshin to leave the office, followed by Team Kurenai who went to wait at the gate.

-Main gate 5 minutes later-

"Hey Kurenai-sensei, have you ever been to Wave Country before?" Kiba asked as they waited for Naruto to arrive with Yugao.

"A long time ago during a mission when I was still a Genin, but I haven't been there since Gato was overthrown a few years ago." Kurenai replied, receiving a nod from Kiba.

"According to T-Tsunade-sama, wave u-underwent a drastic c-change right a-after Team S-seven finished t-that mission w-when we were s-still Genin." Hinata said.

"Gato was a money hungry tyrant, it would make sense that with him out of the way the people of Wave Country would be able to rebuild and eventually thrive. They have managed to become one of the largest trading ports in the Elemental Nations because of the bridge they were able to finish, also given the location of Wave, they are able to receive shipments from countries that can't normally send goods over land." Shino explained.

"That's a good observation Shino-kun; I have to agree with you on both accounts." Kurenai said with a smile, before sensing Naruto and Yugao fast approaching.

"Alright you guys, it's a few day journey to wave and I would like to get there with at least a day to scout the area, I'm sure wave has changed greatly since I was there with Kakashi-sensei during the construction of the bridge." Naruto said after appearing with Yugao. "I'm not expecting any confrontations while on the way to wave, but stay close together and don't let your guard down."

-Later that Night, Near the Border of the Land of Fire-

Having made it through the day without any problems, Naruto decided to set up camp in a meadow near the border of Fire Country, judging by the pace they had set throughout the day, he figured they would make it to Wave early tomorrow night, giving them enough time to rest before taking a day to scout the village.

"You seem troubled Naruto-kun, is everything alright?" Yugao asked as she landed beside the young blonde.

"Not really, just thinking about the mission. We should arrive in wave early tomorrow night, but that's not my issue. I've led dangerous missions before, but I had Anbu backup in case things went south. While I trust both you and Kurenai-san I don't want to get Kiba, Hinata, and Shino into a situation they might not be able to handle. With my track record for missions going south I can't help but be cautious about all this." Naruto explained. "Konoha and Kumo aren't on good terms right now, and last I heard Kumo has two Jinchuriki who both have full control over their Biju, while I might be able to deal with the Jinchuriki of the Two Tails, even with you and Kurenai-san here we would be no match for the Eight Tails."

"There are a lot of unknowns in this mission Naruto-kun, but both Kurenai-chan and I have faith in your leadership skills. And besides, even if Kumo were to recognize you I don't think they would try anything while trying to gain a trading contract with a Country that considers you a hero, that would be a little counter-productive don't you think?" Yugao explained, earning a nod from Naruto.

"Thanks Yugao-chan, it feels weird not leading a group of Anbu, but my friends have been training hard as well, I'll just have to trust them to do what needs to be done." Naruto replied with a thankful nod, "I'll take the first watch of the night; I'll let you know when it's your turn alright? Try and get some sleep Yugao-chan."

"Thanks Naruto-kun, don't be afraid to get me if you feel like something isn't right, you may be strong, but we are still a team and I don't want you to have all the fun." Yugao replied with a smile, before turning and heading towards her tent.

-Few hours Later-

Naruto was sitting peacefully on a branch overlooking the camp when one of the clones he had sent to secure the perimeter was killed, sending him the memories.

My clones were well hidden, how could someone have snuck up on them without them realising it… this isn't good, Naruto thought before jumping down and making his way into the camp.

"Guys wake up, we have a problem, I need all of you out here right now." Naruto said, getting the message across by the urgency in his voice.

"What's wrong Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked as she came up beside him, hand resting on the hilt of her sword.

"One of the clones I had sent out earlier to secure the perimeter was taken out before it or any of the others could realise there was someone there." Naruto explained. Yugao's eyes widened at this, Naruto was one of the best sensors she had ever met, and to be able to sneak up on him unnoticed was almost unheard of.

"Hinata, Shino, get in the middle of Kurenai, Yugao, Kiba and I. I Hinata to use her Byakugan to get a full 360 of the area while Shino surrounds the camp with his bugs in case Hinata misses something or the enemy is fast enough to get through unnoticed." Naruto said.

"What about me Naruto?" Kiba asked "Akamaru and I should be able to smell whoever is out there."

"You can't always trust your nose Kiba, during my years in Anbu I came across reports of Ninja able to mask their smell to sneak by Inzuka. Just be ready for an attack." Naruto said, receiving a nod as they all took up defensive positions.

"Your reputation precedes you Reaper of Konoha, I would never have thought that one of the most feared Anbu to ever grace the Elemental Nations would carry such a burden as you do… tell me, does it speak with you?" A voice asked, making Naruto's and Yugao's eyes narrow.

"How would you know about what I carry? And as for your question I haven't spoken with 'it' in a long time." Naruto replied.

"I know many things about you Reaper-san, and also about the organization that hunts that which is inside you young Namikaze." The voice said, making Naruto's eyes widen, along with Kurenai's.

"You seem to know a lot about me, yet I know nothing about you. Why haven't you shown yourself yet? Are you a part of the Akatsuki?" Naruto asked; acting calm on the outside, yet inside he was anything but calm. How would he know about the Kyuubi…? And he also knows about my father, those are two of Konoha's best kept secrets.

"I'm not yet at full strength Reaper-san, it wouldn't be wise for me to show myself to the world just yet. I could care less about what you hold inside you, what the Akatsuki intends to do is bound to fail in the end, just remember that when I make my presence known, the Akatsuki will be the least of your worries. Farewell for now Reaper-san, make sure to cherish these moments of peace with your friends and the ones you love, for when I return this world will burn."

"We need to leave, right now." Naruto said after a few moments of silence, earning nods from the rest of his team. After what just happened nobody wanted to stay there any longer. "Kurenai-san, Yugao-chan, come with me while the rest of you pack up and get ready to leave."

"He knew too much Naruto-kun, the fact that he knows about what you hold and who you're related to is something that we should be worried about. He also said that he wasn't at full power, yet he managed to sneak up on us and take out your clones without them noticing; I hate to think of what someone like that might be capable of when at full power." Yugao said after the three of them had gotten far away enough from everyone else.

"I agree, he knows who I am and what kind of reputation I carry, yet he wasn't fazed by that. I need to let Tsunade-Sama know about this." Naruto said before quickly taking out a scroll and writing a few things before making handsigns.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" Naruto said before a small puff of smoke appeared and a small toad popped out.

"I need this message delivered to the Hokage immediately, make sure no one but her sees it as it contains some of Konoha's best kept secrets." Naruto told the toad before handing it the scroll.

"Naruto, is what he said true? Are you really a Namikaze?" Kurenai asked, making Naruto sigh.

"Yes Kurenai-san I am. My real name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, son of Yondaime Hokage Minato Namikaze and Konoha's Red Hot-Blooded Habanero Kushina Uzumaki, who; like me, was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi." Naruto explained, making Kurenai's eyes widen. "But right now that's the least of our concerns, I trust that you will be able to keep this to yourself until Baa-chan and I decide to make the announcement."

"Of course Naruto, you have my word that I won't tell anyone about this." Kurenai replied.

"Thanks Kurenai-san, now we should head back, looks like they are pretty much done packing up." Naruto replied before heading back to the camp.

"Alright, I've sent a message to Tsunade-Sama letting her know of our current situation. We will not be stopping until we reach wave this time, I want you all on high alert in case something like that happens again. He was able to kill my clones and slip by without any of them noticing, as well as slipping past Hinata's Byakugan. If we have to stop for any reason I don't want any of you wandering off by yourself, pick a partner now and you two will stick together until we reach wave and after that formulate a better plan." Naruto explained as he stood beside Yugao, Kurenai with Hinata, and Kiba with Shino.

"I do not think we will have another run in with whoever that was, but regardless of that this mission just became a lot more deadly, and I don't want any of my friends to die. Now lets' go"

-With Tsunade-

Tsunade was in the middle of a meeting with both Jiraiya and Kakashi concerning the Akatsuki when a small puff of smoke appeared on her desk.

"Tsunade-sama, Naruto-san sends you a message, stating it was for your eyes, and your eyes only." The small toad said before disappearing again.

"What has the brat gotten him-self into now…" Tsunade sighed out as she unfurled the scroll and started reading it. Upon reading it however her demeanor changed and her eyes widened slightly.

"What happened with Naruto-kun Tsunade-sama?" Kakashi asked, put off by the blonde Hokage's sudden change.

"Naruto and his team stopped on the border of Fire Country for the night and Naruto decided to take first watch while his teammates slept. A few hours into his shift Naruto's clones were killed without any of them sensing who did it." Tsunade said, making Jiraiya's eyes widen.

"Bullshit, even I have troubles just sneaking past Naruto and his clones, especially when they are hidden. Naruto is almost as good as me when it comes to stealth." Jiraiya said, surprised that someone would be able to kill multiple of Naruto's shadow clones without one of them sensing who was there.

"That's not all, whoever did that was able to sneak up on the team and speak with Naruto, even though Hinata was using her Byakugan and Shino had his bugs surrounding the area. He knew the kind of reputation Naruto had, as well as the facts that he is Minato's son and is the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi." Tsunade explained.

"Impossible, those are some of Konoha's best kept secrets; the only person who knows where documents like that are held is the Hokage." Kakashi said, "Was he part of the Akatsuki?"

"According to Naruto he isn't, going on to quote that 'What the Akatsuki is planning to do with the Biju is bound to fail,' and later telling Naruto to enjoy the peace with his friends and loved ones because the next time he makes his presence known he promises to make the world burn."

"So… what you're saying is that this person… was able to kill Naruto's clones without being caught, but was also to hold a conversation with Naruto's team who, might I add, have a Hyuuga, Aburame, and Inzuka on it, without being seen, sensed, or smelled?" Jiraiya asked, earning a nod from Tsunade.

"This isn't good. We should send a team of Anbu to investigate the area to see if they can find anything. No doubt Naruto will already be on the move again, you could send another team as backup but by the time they got there the negotiations would probably already be finished." Jiraiya said.

"Agreed, I'll send a team of Anbu to search the area where Naruto and his team set up camp. Jiraiya, I want you to ask around your spy network, see if anyone else has had a similar experience as this, or at the least try and figure out who might be capable of something like this." Tsunade ordered, earning a nod from Jiraiya before he Shunshined out of the office. "Kakashi, I want you to lead the Anbu team in charge of searching the area Naruto encountered this person, your Sharingan will be useful in picking up chakra signatures and tiny details other people might miss."

"Hai, Tsunade-sama." Kakashi said before also using a Shunshin to leave the tower.

"Why can't you ever do something simple without turning it into a big pile of paperwork…? Be careful Naruto-kun, to many people care about you for you to kick the bucket this early." Tsunade said as she gazed out the window.

A threat supposedly bigger than the Akatsuki… we need to be ready for anything. Suna will need to be informed of this as soon as possible as well.

Well… that's it. Stories over, time for something else… Syke. Anyways, sorry for not updating yesterday, I got a new car a few weeks ago and the dealership I bought it from ruined the amp in it so they had to replace it and the new one just came in yesterday, so I was a little busy. I was also busy early this morning taking drivers training for Semi-trucks… so yea… been pretty interesting day and a half. Closing out the 3 main pairings for Naruto, they are going to be… *Drumroll* Kurenai/Yugao/Shizune, with Yugao being the main pairing *Drumroll Ends*. A lot of people are asking about Anko but don't worry she will get love, just not from Naruto. I'm leaving a fourth spot open for Naruto in the chance I want to add a foreign girl later in the story… say Konan or Samui or something, but I want to get your opinion on that so leave a review and I'll take suggestions for that. Also I'm stuck on what to do with Kakashi, a good pairing I think for Kakashi is Kurenai but she is going to wind up with Naruto, and there are not a lot of female characters to choose from whose personality would go with Kakashi, so I'm also taking suggestions for a girl for him, one from the cannon or just an OC. Doing a bit of reading on Japanese mythology earlier today and the Demon Brothers Gozu and Meizu actually seem related to Gozu and Mezu of Japanese culture being the guards of the underworld, not sure if they actually are or not but yea… the more ya know. One last question before I start suggesting things you guys probably don't pay attention to anyways, is given the fact that Itachi was loyal to Konoha, do you think he would have actually taken Naruto to Akatsuki? Would be a cool idea for a fic I think, and also quite humorous, Itachi managing to catch Naruto then not knowing what to do with him… probably more I wanted to talk about it but I forgot so couldn't have been that important…right? And yes with powers like Naruto's he could have beaten Kiba and Asuma a lot faster but where is the fun in that right? Next chapter- Trading treaties and Lonely Kitties

Suggestions

-YouTube Channels-

NateWantsToBattle- really cool parodies and does Anime intro's in english, sh

SmoothMcGroove- awesome gaming Acapella

FrankieOnPcIn1080p- Pc gamer, awesome commentaries and puts a lot of thought into his videos.

Penguinz0- funny as fuck, nuff said

AWE me- has a lot of Man At Arms videos (blacksmith that makes video games/anime/movie weapons in real life)

Movies that look good

-Godzilla- grew up watching the king of monsters

-Hercules, The rock as the son of Zeus seems like a good move

-Transformers age of extinction- one word DINOBOTS

Games that look good

New Naruto game (revolution or something I think)

Dragon Age Inquisition

Lords of The Fallen- kinda iffy on this one tbh

J Stars Victor Vs- Shounen Jump anime crossover fighting game made by Namco Bandai, who wouldn't want this, Ps3 release that last I checked was only released in Japan but they might bring it to western gamers.

Middle Earth- Shadows of Mordor… After the piece of shit that was war in the north I hope they redeem the LOTR gaming franchise with this.

Mortal Combat X

No fics this time, haven't really been reading last few days, focusing on this. If anyone has any suggestions for a good read feel free to let me know! Please R&R