"Can we at least talk Naruto?"

"No."

"And why is that?"

"Fuck you that's why."

This had happened four times over the three hours team 7 had been on the road. The three of them jumped through the trees in the general direction that was believed Sasuke and company had gone.

Tayuya hasn't said a word yet and simply observed Naruto's and Kakashi's interaction. She didn't know much other than Kakashi treated Naruto unfairly for a crime he didn't commit.

"Alright, stop down here for a moment." Kakashi spoke calmly, pointing down towards the ground. Tayuya and Naruto both landed side by side with Kakashi standing in front of him.

"First of all, I don't know how either of you expect me to lead a silent redhead and a foul mouthed brat."

Naruto grit his teeth, already on edge. Tayuya noticed this and gave him a nudge, attempting to soothe him before he goes postal.

Kakashi also noticed this and decided to try and fix everything. "Listen Naruto, I don't understand why you hate me, or your deep seated anger." He crossed his arms and leaned against a tree trunk.

"So let's hear it. It is better than keeping it all bottled up."

Naruto about had enough at this point. Tayuya, who was standing next to Naruto felt his anger spike along with the Kyuubi's chakra. She gripped his wrist to bring him back down, whispering, " Don't do this here Naruto.. our main mission is to wreck that Sasuke brat first. You can easily maim this asswipe later. Words first okay?" She finished with a kiss on the cheek.

Feeling a sweet sensation on his cheek, Naruto's chakra began to simmer down, and his breathing became more calm. He nodded at Tayuya and walked up to their leader, who was watching their exchange intently.

"Oho.. someone developed a girlfriend who can diffuse your rage." Kakashi spoke admirably at Naruto, who instead of being embarrassed, only looked more aggravated. Naruto stopped 3 in chest short of Kakashi, looking him dead in the eye with a quiet rage.

Tayuya watched Naruto with a bit of anxiety. As far as she knew, her leader had no idea what he put Naruto through right after the jinchuriki watched his teammate die.

"Are you going to say anything Naruto? Maybe an apology?" Kakashi said looking down at his student.

"These is so much I would like to say to you Kakashi. All this anger, directed at Sasuke.. and you. You ruined my Ninja career, you covered for Sasuke after he murdered Sakura, you convinced the elders that I was dangerous and should be contained."

"Who taught you to say such lies Naruto?" Kakashi spoke with sorrow, shaking his head. You stopped the chunin exams, and murdered Sakura with your own hands while lost in a Kyuubi rampage. I stopped you from killing your other teammate, you should be thanking me for allowing you outside after what you did.

"You bastard!" Naruto roared, drawing a fist intending to strike Kakashi in the gut.

"Naruto stop." Tayuya spoke as she grabbed his fist before he could jeopardize the mission.

Tayuya struggled to hold him back, before gathering chakra in her lips and kissing Naruto on the mouth, amplifying a calm sensation and coursing it through Naruto's body.

Breaking the kiss and smiling at Naruto, Tayuya said, "Relax Naruto, this trash doesn't understand a damn thing."

Kakashi looked offended, "Now what would a little girl like yourself know anything about anything?"

Tayuya knew that if she struck him, Naruto would attempt to kill him without hesitation. Speaking of Naruto, he laid his head into Tayuya's shoulder, calming down almost instantly.

"I have no intention of beating you, Kakashi, was it? But if you call me that again I will face fuck you with a iron spike."

"Now now what kind of Lady talks like that?" Kakashi chided, tsking.

"The kind that hate arrogant dickhead sensei who don't give a damn about their subordinates." Tayuya replied with visible anger.

Kakashi shook his head and said, "We will proceed with the mission. It's simple. We are to retrieve Sasuke from Orochimaru and eliminate any obstacles or enemies in our way. Do you both understand?"

Naruto simply nodded, while Tayuya said "Yes."

Two clicks behind team seven

Two men crouched in a deep part of the woods, with one sensing the trio ahead and the other one watching around them.

"Looks like he called it, Torune." A masked man spoke with indifference.

"A Konoha Team?" Replied his partner, crouched next to him.

"Yup. It's Kakashi, one of Orochimaru's flunkys and the Jinchuriki brat."

"How do you want to do this?" Fu questioned opening his eyes and looking at his partner.

"Complete surprise. Take control of Kakashi and attack the two while I surround them with insects. Then when I am within two feet of attacking, transfer out and we will incapacitate them."

"Didn't Danzo want us to kill anyone who gets in our way?" Fu said worriedly.

"There's no way we can kill a jinchuriki and Kakashi without incapacitating one first. Orochimaru's henchmen won't make a difference." Torune said simply.

"Very well, let's go."

Naruto's POV

His blood finally calm, he lifted his head up to thank Tayuya. That's when he saw Kakashi pull out a Kunai and stab his crimson lover in the back, burying the blade deep into her ribcage. Tayuya coughed and stared at their leader, who was grabbing another Kunai.

Tayuya sagged slightly against Naruto, who was tempted to pull it out but didn't want Tayuya to bleed to death. Naruto called on Kurama and instantly Chakra flourished out of Naruto, enveloping them both. Kakashi was undeterred and stabbed at orange clad Naruto, not only to realize his Kunai did not reach his target, but his previous mark was fully healed and on her feet seconds later.

Naruto grinned like a madman, eager to slaughter Kakashi. Tayuya spit a little blood out and dropped the bloody Kunai on the ground.

Torune, who had watched this was getting uneasy. He considered warning Fu to retreat, but disregarded that thought, knowing either defeat or retreat would mean death. He concentrated on surrounding them with insects.

Tayuya, noticing the complete one eighty on the personality of their commander, pulled out her flute and activated her curse mark level two.

Fuu (Kakashi) and Naruto were about to strike, and the bugs were within three feet, while Tayuya played a single note. This note, amplified with her chakra, caused a blood curdling screech akin to scratching your nails on a chalkboard. Naruto instantly threw up, while Torune lost control of his insects, as they were repelled and some even died from shock. Torune himself doubled over in pain as his eardrums felt as is someone drilled a hole through his head. Fuu (Kakashi) bled from his ear holes and threw up alongside Naruto, going unconscious from the pain and landing face first in vomit.

Tayuya heard the groaning from Torune high up in the trees, and while she felt sorry for Naruto, the kyuubi would fix his injuries. She jumped up to meet their assailant. Leaping up tree after tree, she came across Fuu's body and Torune, who was doubled over.

Naruto, after Kurama healed his ailments, came back to his senses and noticed his commander facedown on the ground. He snickered at his sensei's expense before hearing some fighting above him. Rocketing above, he found Tayuya punching trees as two men dodged each mighty blow by a hair.

Tayuya was giving the pair a run for their money, as both were getting tired, especially the Yamanaka. Fu watched each hole the woman smashed into the tree trunks, and prepared to dodge again. He didn't notice the orange blur flying at him, until a foot planted itself under his chin, knocking him out instantly and sending him flying down to the ground.

"Hey Naruto, glad to see you are still conscious." Tayuya said sweetly to the Uzumaki, who landed in front of them.

"Thanks. What the fuck was Kakashi's problem?" Naruto asked, looking at Torune.

"I believe it was a possession technique used by the trash you just knocked out." Tayuya replied, disengaging her curse mark.

"Oh so he was a Yamanaka? I wonder if Ino knows him." Naruto wondered aloud.

"Who is ino?" Tayuya asked, looking at Naruto.

"Oh she is a classmate of mine. We started getting closer due to her best friend and rival dying because of her crush." Naruto spoke matter of factly.

"Ah, I see. Well remind me to have and little talk with her after the mission, okay?" Tayuya spoke with such sweetness it made Naruto uneasy.

"If you two are done with your little soap box, I would very much enjoy killing you here and now." Torune interjected.

Naruto ignored this and spoke up, saying, "You aren't going to kill her are you?"

Tayuya shook her head, saying "I would never kill a close friend of yours Naruto, only if they attempt to get between us." She added with an uncharacteristic pep in her voice.

Laughing, Naruto kissed Tayuya on the cheek, saying "I had no idea you were the jealous type."

Tayuya punched Naruto in the shoulder, saying "Only towards what is mine, and that bitch better back off."

'Who the fuck are these two? I thought this was a death match!' Torune thought, before swarming his insects around them.

Naruto and Tayuya briefly registered the insects around them, showing indifference. Both prepared chakra in their mouths, and unleashed a back to back volley of wind and sound shockwaves. The insects and trees stood no chance, and Torune stood there watching his army get annihilated.

'How the fuck did they scatter them so fast?!' Torune crouched to jump up and escape. His feet left the tree branch for about two inches when a hand punched it's way through Torune's abdomen, exiting through his lower back and severing three vertebrae.

Torune felt two things simultaneously. Strong electrical currents flowing through his body, and his lower half paralyzed. He viewed at the arm jutting out of a body, when he noticed Sharingan Kakashi stabbed him with the lightning cutter.

The Aburame soon went unconscious from blood loss and was subsequently dropped to the ground by the jounin, landing next to his teammate.

Kakashi examined the blood on his sleeve while Tayuya and Naruto approached him. Naruto shook his head saying, " You couldn't have just finished them both off?"

Kakashi looked down at the two indifferently, and said. "Nope. Let fate decide how they perish"

Naruto frowned, "That's just like you, to be a lazy bastard." Hopping down from the trees, Naruto gazed at bodies of the two defeated men. Pondering, he smiling and made a hand sign, blowing a wave of fire at the battered bodies, instantly lighting them on fire. Both men rudely awakened, fuu attempted to put the fire out by rolling around on the ground while torune couldnt move entirely. Naruto waited patiently for the Yamanaka to succeed while his teammate burned helplessly screaming.

Panting heavily from the pain and burns, as well as shattered eardrums, Fu noticed Naruto approaching him carelessly, hands in his pocket but eyes alight with joy.

Fu threw a Kunai at Naruto, which hit him squarely in the chest. Much to his dismay, Naruto simply poofed as his shadow clone disappeared. Fu looked all around him, hearing laughter which seemed to echo and drill into his head.

The man thought he was in a illusion, until a blade of wind sliced through his leg, severing his knee below and sending him to the ground in shock.

Fu gathered up the strength he had, and sat up to try and bind his leg together. He succeeded in applying a tourniquet and stared in disbelief at his missing leg, which laid two feet away. Breathing heavily, Fu grabbed a tree for support, hobbling away to the best of his ability.

Naruto, watching this with sadistic pleasure, was about to fire off another wind blast, until Tayuya grabbed his hands and put them down.

"That's enough Naruto, let's either kill him immediately or leave him to his own devices." Tayuya said soothingly, stroking Naruto's cheek.

"You are right of course, Tayuya. I'm just happy you can stop me before I go overboard." Naruto replied before kissing her cheek. "Wanna do the honors?" Naruto asked, looking at the feeble man attempting to escape.

"You were doing such a beautiful job before, why stop now?" Tayuya replied lightheartedly.

"Okay." Naruto finished, holding up a shuriken and covering it with wind chakra. He sharpened it, aiming it at the man carefully before launching the weapon at Fu.

Kakashi watched from above as the shuriken flew at incredible speed before burying itself into the target's head, slinging blood everywhere and dropping the man instantly.

Sighing, Kakashi hopped down towards the pair, who had taken it upon themselves to wrestle their tongues while waiting.

"That's enough you two, let's carry on with the mission, and Naruto, when did you get this sadistic streak inside of you?" Kakashi asked, curious.

Pulling himself from Tayuya, who started to pout, he simply said. "Kurama taught me."

"Kurama?"

"The kyuubi, his name is Kurama." Naruto replied

"You talked to the Kyuubi."

"Yeah, and unlike some shithead, he actually listens." Naruto shot back.

"I listen to you Naruto." Kakashi replied, offended.

"Only when it's about your sweetheart Sasuke." Naruto challenged.

'This is going to be a long mission.' Kakashi sweatdropped.