I Do Not Own Naruto, BloodRayne or Inuyasha

Standing in a dark alley in the ruined city, Naruto closed his eyes as he searched for her presence, knowing she was close. It wasn't long until he found her as she wasn't trying to hide, at least from him.

"The human wasn't as bad as I thought he was going to be, Naruto. He was quite as sadistic as you said." Ferril's voice echoed from behind Naruto.

The blonde merely nodded as he knew such, his eyes slowly opened and his eyes gleamed. "Maybe humans aren't as bad as you thought."

Ferril snarled at his response before flicking her middle claw towards him, flipping him off despite he couldn't even see it. "He is still a human and as I've said before, they are our cattle no matter how they act."

Sighing and shaking his head as he figured that would be her response, Naruto simply shrugged his shoulders before turning from her. "Whatever you say, Ferril. You did what I asked of you, so you are free for now. I doubt I'll need your assistance any time soon, so just stay out of trouble. Now go before Kyuubi or Rayne sense your presence."

Staring at the blonde dhampire, Ferril wasn't sure what was with him. One moment he could be a bleeding heart hippie and the very next he could become a stone cold killer. She had to guess it was it former human instincts and the teachings of her weak hearted sister and the damnable demon dampening his killer instinct.

Jumping to the building, Ferril looked back over at Naruto before speaking. "If it wasn't for your spineless nature, you would be one hell of a hanyou-dhampire."

With those final words, Ferril disappeared leaving Naruto alone in the dark alley. Well, that was what he thought. However, there was one other that had seen the entire thing.

"I never knew she was still alive…"

Naruto instantly recognized the voice and turned around to see Rayne looking towards where Ferril once stood. To say he wasn't surprised was an understatement. He was utterly stunned by her response and the fact that she wasn't chasing after the vampire.

Rayne noticed this look before walking over to her surrogate son and brushing her hand through his hair. "I knew it was Ferril who you were talking about a month ago. I knew of my sister's tendencies and sleeping with some random vampire isn't in her nature. However, I was angered you didn't tell me of her until I realized why you wouldn't."

"A soul-to-soul bond forged from combat is something that broken can't be mended." Kyuubi stated as he appeared on the opposite building, surprising Naruto once more. "We figured out what happened from Yugito after we used a jutsu from Itachi to hypnotize her. So, we know both of your lives rely on one another."

"Also, Orochimaru couldn't keep his mouth shut when we noticed he was picking off one enemy soldier each week." Rayne commented as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Now, I believe I told you to get some rest. Your body is still recovering from the infusion of chakra."

Nodding as he was still in shock, Naruto closed his eyes before flashing back to his room as he need some rest and to sort out what just happened.

As soon as he left, Rayne sighed as she looked back to where Ferril had been. "It is surprising… She seems so much tamer then she use to be while Naruto seems more aggressive… Could it be that some of their personalities were transferred to one another?"

"It is probable. Let's just be grateful that it wasn't more serious. They could have been bound to each other by a much stronger bond." Kyuubi added as he jumped down besides Rayne.

That thought made the red haired dhampire shudder before she punched Kyuubi in the shoulder. "Don't even joke about that. I couldn't even imagine Naruto being a blood thirsty monster like her."

Rubbing his shoulder for a second, Kyuubi wrapped his arm around her shoulder before leading her away. "Naruto is himself, nothing more and he will never be anything else. Now, what shall we do tonight? It feels as if…"

"Fox, shut up. You're ruining the moment you created." Rayne elbowed him in the gut which only elated a chuckle from the fox as the two walked out of the alley.

Naruto sighed peacefully as he laid on top of a stone surface and looked up into the cloudy sky. It had been years since he had came here, but this was his spot. It belonged to him. This spot soothed him and now more then ever as he had just met his father.

But he was troubled to why he had been given his father's chakra just to learn how to use sage chakra. Could the power of a sage be that incredible to add it to his répétiteur? So far, the answer he received every time was yes. It was staggering to be told by multiple people that said yes and not a single one had said no.

To add to everything, he was a fifth weaker then what he was during the invasion. While it didn't hamper him very much, it left him vulnerable for a while to some of the stronger shinobi of the world. He didn't like the feeling of being so exposed. He wanted to be training today, but he had been told not to by Rayne and he really didn't want to go against what she said at the moment.

He sighed deeply as he knew he would have to train again after he thought his training was pretty much complete; he just had to be come stronger.

"Hey," Yugito's voice came from above him and interrupted his thoughts, "Don't you have anything better to do then just look at the clouds?"

Naruto huffed as he looked towards the blonde haired hanyou as she stood at the edge of his father's hair. "Nope. Kaa-san told me not to strain myself as of now and let my body adjust to the addition of chakra. …And why do you ask? You were there when she told me."

Yugito rolled her eyes as the blonde didn't catch her subtle hint. Well, she wasn't too subtle and that was probably the reason he didn't catch it. That and she swore he was paying more attention to the clouds then to her as he looked back up at the sky.

She twitched as he did that and felt like reaching out and strangling him. Strangely enough she heard Gobi's voice in the back of her head telling her to go for it but she quickly shook her head of that. The demoness seemed to cause Naruto physical harm if his attention wasn't fully on her.

Sighing as he continued watching the clouds, Yugito noticed that his eyes were slightly dazed as he looked up into the heavens. She tilted her head slightly as she noticed this before sitting down besides him. "Naruto… There is something I want…"

Looking at the cat eared girl oddly as she stopped for a full moment, Naruto had to say something. "What? What is it that you want?"

Cursing as that came out wrong, Yugito wasn't sure how to continue. She just didn't know how to say what she wanted to and to make things worse she was sure he didn't feel the same. So it was almost physically impossible for her to do so. "Nothing… Just forget it."

Turning his head from her and closing his eyes, Naruto took a deep breath before sighing. "You know you should just come out and say it. I can't really reject the only girl I know to be of my age and not say I have some sort of feelings for you."

Yugito's eyes would have bulged out of her head if it was physically possible. As she began to sputter incoherently, Naruto bit his lip and tried not to laugh. "You want to know how I knew what you were going to ask me."

Seeing that Yugito only nodded her head in a numb fashion, the dhampire chuckled before running his hand through his spiky hair, slicking it back yet it somehow managed to keep its spiky nature. "It was hard not to notice with your sudden change of attitude towards me these last couple of months. I kind of knew before we ran into Ferril, but that just confirmed it."

"But to be perfectly honest, I didn't want to say anything as I wasn't sure if I felt the same. Now after these last couple of months, I can say I do like you… But there lies the problem; I have deep feelings for Gobi. I'm not entirely sure why, but I guess it is my demonic instinct I guess." Naruto continued with a little remorse as he opened his eyes and looked to the clouds.

"As such, that is why you look up at the clouds." Gobi's voice suddenly alerted the two to her presence as she suddenly landed on the head, having listened to what was happening from above.

Sighing as he should have suspected that daughter from the true line of Inu no Taisho was hanging around him, Naruto simply nodded. "Yes, it helps calm my mind of worries and helps me think clearly so I can make a decision free of influence or instinct. …But even now, I can't come to a clear decision as whatever it would be would hurt the other that I actually like."

Looking over at Yugito, Gobi nodded before taking a small step towards the dual-breed. "Then may I tell you why Yugito and I have been together over this month. It very well could get rid at least this burden you bare."

Raising his eyebrow, having wondered what it was the two were doing with one another, Naruto nodded as he was very interested in finding out. "That is something I have wanted to know… Please tell me you both won't kill me?"

Slapping him on the back of the head, Gobi growled at Naruto. "No, that isn't what we convened together for you idiot! If either of us wanted to cause you bodily harm, we would have done so already!"

Shaking her head at what happened, Yugito sighed before smiling lightly. "Naruto, do you know what an open relationship is?"

Rubbing the back of his throbbing head, it took a few minutes for Naruto to digest what Yugito had said before he nodded. "Yeah, it is what Nibi is allowing for Itachi, as long as he limits it only to Yonbi."

"Exactly." Gobi responded before stepping back and turning from Naruto, not liking the idea too horribly much. "And what both Yugito and I have been decided over this last month… To see if an open relationship between the three of us can work."

It was as if a twenty-ton weight had just fallen onto Naruto. He was utterly flabbergasted, not to mention blind-sided, by what the two were proposing. So when he began to stumble through his words, not finding any to come out more then oh and ugh Gobi sighed and had to explain it more thoroughly.

"Now it isn't to say that you still can't decide between us, but it is to make things simpler for you if you have to. However, just as Itachi is limited to only Yonbi, we will pose the same restrictions as it can only be us." Gobi stated before shaking her head.

"However, if you think neither of us can provide what you need or vice-a-versa," Yugito started before continuing after Gobi interrupted her with a loud growl, still not accepting this part very much, "You can seek someone else to be your partner. We are just asking for you to try and see if this will work."

After a full moment of silence, both waiting for Naruto to say something and getting worried that his drop jawed look had diminished off his face, they both began to believe he was in shock when it slowly came back to a more reasonable look.

"Are, both of you okay…? With this? To be honest, this would help me a lot… But what do you truly think of it?" Naruto finally said after his brain finally was functioning at a somewhat moderate level as he was having trouble forming full sentences.

Gobi was the first to speak, almost immediately. "It matters not to me. My grandfather had a mate but he also had many affairs with human women as my grandmother really did not satisfy him. As for my father, he had many mates over the ages so I'm the more capable of accepting of this… relationship. Yugito, however…"

"It is fine… I just don't like the idea all that much. I rather be with someone I care for deeply have another partner that can provide what I cannot then to not be with him at all." Yugito spat, having a small problem with this entire affair. "However, that is why we want to see if this can work."

"Neither of us are sure we can co-exist or even share you. That is why we decided that if we both competed to much for you attention that you could break the entire thing off and do whatever the hell you wanted to do, which is what a male Inu does more times then not." Gobi stated with her eyes closed and her voice returning to her normal emotionless state.

Listening to what they had said, Naruto rubbed his temples before sighing out loud. "Do I have to decide right now? After all, I'm still just a kid. Couldn't this wait for a few years so I can physically mature?"

Nodding, Gobi smiled slightly at the blonde dual-breed. "Yes, you may have all the time you want. We aren't going anywhere for a long time, so take as much as you need. Obviously, it would be better once you are fully matured to make your decision… And it would be best for you to, Yugito. You are finally becoming an adolescent yourself."

Frowning despite knowing it was the truth, Yugito sighed before crossing an arm over her stomach. "It is fine, Naruto. Neither of us expected you to give us an answer immediately. We simply wanted to confront you with the idea now so that you could use it as a possibility in the future."

"Let us leave. He needs time alone." Gobi spoke after a moment of silence and disappeared in an orb of pure yoki before Yugito sighed and disappeared with a flicker of the wind.

Watching as both left, Naruto groaned as he looked up towards the sky. "Whether either of you know it or not, you just put one more burden upon me. But, at least this one is something that I can put off until a later date. …There are some things I must take care of now."

Standing up and stepping to the ledge on his father's monument, Naruto flung himself off before disappearing in a flash of black and red.

"Brother…" That was about the only thing that had come out of Sasuke's mouth since the two finally met face to face.

Neither Nibi nor Yonbi could figure out what exactly the two Uchiha were thinking about. All they could really tell with what was going on was that the two had been staring each other down for the last ten minutes before Sasuke finally broke the silence with just one word.

Twitching madly, Nibi's fuse blew before she marched to both them. With two fluid motions, she managed to grab both by the ears and began to pinch her nails into them. "Will you two fucking grow a pair, make up then catch up with all that has happened in the last seven years?"

Both Itachi and Sasuke looked at Nibi in horror. Not because she looked liked her old demonic self, but because of what she said. They had to make up and catch up in the same day? That was against everything Uchiha's believed and how they operated!

Sensing this, Nibi slammed their heads against one another before looking both in the eyes. "Do it or I'm going to get pissed and hell has nothing on a pregnant woman that his furious at her idiotic husband and his stupid brother!"

Dropping both, Nibi walked back over to a terrified Yonbi, believing Nibi had returned to normal once again as she crossed her hands over her chest and looked back at them. "Well, I'm waiting!"

As Sasuke's jaw slackened, Itachi grimaced as he knew what Nibi was going to do if they didn't at least start the healing process. "Um… Sasuke, I would like you to meet my fiancée, Nibi, and my girlfriend, Yonbi."

Nibi only looked at Sasuke while Yonbi waved her hand energetically, almost completely forgetting about the fear Nibi had caused just a moment ago. Blinking at this, Sasuke turned to his brother with a raised eyebrow. "How do you live with them? They are like polar opposites."

Seeing a tick mark appear on Nibi's head, Itachi simply shrugged. "Well, as you can see one provides me with tenderness while the other, while rough around the edges, is a tough one that fends for her own. As for how it works, I'm not sure as Yonbi has only been my girlfriend for a month."

Still blinking at his brother and looking back at Nibi and Yonbi, he shook his head. "That isn't what I meant. They are both bijuu… How does that work?"

"…Please tell me I don't have to give you the birds' and the bees' speech." Itachi grimaced at the mere thought of having to tell that to Sasuke, especially after being present when Rayne gave that speech to Naruto. He was sure he learned a few things from that… Disturbing things.

"NO! …I don't need to hear that again… E V E R." Sasuke made sure his brother understood he did not want to hear that again especially after having Jiraiya be the one to tell him that story. He wasn't sure he could ever look at women the same again. "What I meant was how is she pregnant? She is…"

Finally understanding what his brother was getting at, Itachi shook his head. "Sasuke, it wouldn't matter if a demon and a human had intercourse. A child could still be bared as our differences are not that great, at least with the demon's left they aren't. The same happens to go with vampires…"

"Vampires? Whoa, what?" Sasuke started to panic. Demons were one thing as he could accept existed as one had personally attacked the village, twice and the fact that two apparently were his brother's lovers.

However, vampires was pushing it a little too far. If they were real, did that mean things like werewolves, fairies and other creatures of those sorts existed as well?

Having an idea where his brother's mind was going, Itachi sighed. "Yes, vampires are real as you and me. I in fact live with two dhampires, vampire half breeds. Both are kind hearted but they have some of the worst tempers I have seen."

"Thank god at least the boy is hard to set off. I rather not get a look at that demon-vampire form he has. Its energy was simply frightening!" Nibi commented, listening to what was going on while Yonbi nodded in agreement. "Yon, stop. You think everything is frightening."

"I DO NOT! Kittens aren't frightening…" Yonbi yelled out before immediately returning to her meek and quiet voice that faded away even if it looked as if she was still speaking.

Groaning as he and Nibi had been working on her self-confidence over the last month, Itachi sighed before rubbing his temple lightly. However, as soon as his growing headache eased, he turned to his younger brother. "Well, none of this really matters. You are a Konoha ninja and I am a missing ninja as I killed an entire unit when I left."

"But, it is a new start… Couldn't you stay and we together could pay father back for what he did?" Sasuke plead. It wasn't usual for him and it sounded kind of whiney, but he really missed having someone around that could look after him and cared for him unconditionally.

Sighing, Itachi shook his head as he looked at his brother in sorrow. "No Sasuke, I cannot. Despite this truly being a new beginning and my name will be wiped clean, I can't stay here as Nibi and Yonbi couldn't stay here. People won't be as accepting and this village now is in no shape to protect them from the threat that is coming."

"And I thought I told you revenge isn't the way to go?" Naruto's voice suddenly echoed before a black and red flash appeared next to Yonbi.

Surprisingly she didn't freak out and start screaming. Instead, she looked at him with a slightly shaken face. "Will you please not do that Naruto-sama? …I still have a hard time dealing with…"

"Sorry… I find of forgot. I'll try not to flash next to you again." Naruto nervously chuckled as he scratched the back of his head.

Twitching his left eye, Itachi had to wonder what Naruto was doing here until he caught what he had said. Wishing he had heard the speech Naruto had given his little brother, he had to agree. "Sasuke, he is right. Revenge does nothing but cause more hatred and emptiness once it is completed."

"Revenge may help soothe your mind, but it does nothing for but it does nothing for your soul. …I should know. I feel more regret that this place is in shambles compared to the way it was before. For you see… This was my revenge against an entire city that tried to destroy my very being!" Naruto took off on where Itachi left off before he growled loudly at the end.

Itachi simply closed his eyes and nodded in agreement. "As should I because this was my revenge to. A village that betrayed its roots and tried to murder my sensei's only child, my god son. …Yet I too regret what I have caused. I've ended so many lives just to avenge my fallen sensei as they took everything from her."

Still looking at Sasuke with his blue and crimson eyes, not bothering to change the other to match Beliar's, Naruto flicked his blade into position and sighed. "Do you see? Now think about what we would be if we devoted our entire beings into just that moment. …Not a pretty thought, is it."

Sasuke had to grimace. It was not a pleasant picture to even think about. If they had no other reason for being, they could very well have continued in their revenge and had not left anything to be rebuilt. "So it is like you said before… To not let vengeance be all there is."

"That is exactly it. It is fine to want to want revenge and even achieve it. It is, however, not okay to let that be the driving force of your life. As I said to you before, you must find something you cherish enough that you would give your life to defend it. It is then you will find true power." Naruto responded as he flicked his blade back to rest.

Hanging his head, Sasuke wasn't quite ready to buy into their belief. But he had to admit they had a few good points. He had seen how defending something precious to them made them fight harder then they ever could even if their body no longer worked. He just didn't have anything to fight for…

"How do you find something you can fight for? There is nothing here that I can fight for…" Sasuke quietly stated. Now that Sakura had been hospitalized, surviving the destruction of the arena and Sai had been an agent of Danzo, he had no one he really called a friend. If anything, Naruto had been more of a friend then either of them had.

Shaking his head at his brother, Itachi looked at his fiancée and girlfriend before smiling brightly. "It isn't something you can just find. Whether it is someone or something, there has to be some sort of connection that makes you feel whole. It doesn't have to be a person; it could be something that you strongly feel about, like how some places have sacred items."

Getting a better feel for it, Sasuke at least understood. He wasn't going to convert immediately, but he was buying into what they had said. Just this short time in his brother's presence he felt he was stronger, no much stronger then what he was seven years before. While it was obvious he trained and trained hard, it was baffling he felt that powerful.

But something didn't make sense to him. "Naruto… What is it that you fight for? What is it that makes you so much more powerful then me despite being the same age?"

"For me? …It is quite simple. I fight to protect all those that are precious to me. Whether it is Rayne, Konohamaru, my parents in the afterlife, the baby. I'll fight to protect them and their name if they are unable to do so and if I have to; I would die to protect any of them." Naruto answered with conviction as he stared straight into his eyes.

Sasuke almost took a step back from the intensity in the blonde's voice. It simply took him back that someone of his age held so much passion for what they believed in. The only ones that were like him, if only by comparison, were his ravenous fan girls.

Just seeing the change in his brother's demeanor since Naruto had shown up, Itachi could see how Naruto was affecting him. With only his words, he was simply convincing the boy to take a step out of the darkness. It was just like how Naruto brought Gaara out, the only difference being Naruto beat Gaara while talking to him.

Knowing what the boy could do for his brother, Itachi held out his hand to Sasuke. "You may leave here and come with us if you want when we leave. Just like you said before, everyone is starting with a clean slate. However, be warned about what I said and there would be very strict rules you will have to follow."

"Yeah, like don't piss Rayne or me off. We rather like feeding on human blood." Naruto grinned before barring his elongated fangs with the tips covered in blood as if he had just fed.

Sasuke nearly shot back in fright and stumbled onto the ground, not sure what was going on. Naruto was a vampire yet the sound wasn't even harming him. Damn those legends for lying!

Simply glaring at him, Itachi waited for the eventual slap and "OW" from Naruto before thanking Nibi. Turning back to his brother, Itachi shook his head. "Don't worry, they only feed on those not part of our extended family but he at least has a valid point. Plus, there would be no going out at night as there are very powerful vampires where we live that wouldn't hesitate to rip you to shreds and feed on you blood and flesh."

"Don't remind me… You might just send me into a rage and that won't be good." Naruto growled as a very painful image came up after the last few words Itachi said.

Grimacing as he knew what Naruto was hinting at, Itachi looked down at his brother. "There would also be other facts that you would have to come to turns with. One, being that he is not only half vampire, but half demon as it was the only way to save his life seven years ago. And another would be that I am half demon as well."

Freezing at what his brother had just told him, Sasuke's entire body began to shudder immediately after. His brother… Had become a demon? Sure, his chakra didn't feel the same before and felt more primal and potent; he didn't expect that he had sacrificed part of his humanity.

And Naruto was half demon, half vampire? What the hell was with that? That didn't even sound possible!

"Why… What happened?" Sasuke managed to choke out, coming out of his shock enough to be able to do so.

"As Naruto said before, it is simple. Seven years ago I killed Hatake Kakashi and my other two Anbu partner's along with Shusui in order to protect Naruto's life when he was still human. However, I was unsuccessful and Naruto was on the verge of death." Itachi began telling Sasuke the account.

Naruto quickly pitched in, wanting the story to finish quickly. "To cut him shorter, Rayne-kaa-san slaughtered those that tried to kill me before giving me her blood so I began turning to a vamp. However, it wasn't enough to save me so my former demon broke through the seal thanks to the alteration of my DNA and using his power to begin an ancient ritual that turned human into a hanyou, half demons."

"Neither side was able to over power the other yet did not clash enough to kill me and my new form was born. Rayne took both Itachi and I to her place and began raising me and training us. One day we learned Itachi was going blind after he gained the Mangekyou from killing his best friend, Shusui…" Naruto slowly began to stop, figuring it was better for Itachi to continue.

Figuring this, Itachi stepped in and finished the story he started. "They immediately wanted to perform the ritual on me so I could become a half breed and keep my sight. I was against it at first until… I walked straight into a brick wall, literally. …The lose of my sight had gotten so bad I couldn't take it and I accepted the same ritual Naruto underwent and became what I am now."

It took a while for Sasuke to get a grip on what was said, but when he did a lot of things made sense. Why his brother left the village in the first place, why they both said they had gotten their revenge against the village and their great increase of power? They all made sense now, yet they made it seem like it was their will to become stronger to protect that made them more powerful…

"Sasuke, do not think for a moment what we have told you before this means nothing." Naruto suddenly spoke, having a small idea of where the boy's thoughts were wandering to. "Yes, demonic and vampiric blood does strength us; the power we receive from them would be miniscule at best if we didn't have a strong passion, a drive that keeps us going."

"Besides, there aren't many beneficial side effects that aren't weighed down by the harmful ones. Like the need to feed on blood to survive or the fact that your own blood tells you to kill and feed on your victims entrails." Naruto added on, giving Sasuke a picture of what they had to battle every day.

Nodding in agreement, Itachi offered his hand to his downed brother before smiling. "To be completely honest, being human is the easiest life there is. Now get up. We have some catching up to do."

Finally understanding what he had been told, Sasuke had the faintest of smiles cross his lips before he nodded and accepted his brother's hand. Being easily lifted up, he understood how easy he had it.

His brother was constantly battling his own blood's urge to rip their father into pieces. And if he could resist the temptation of seeking out and taking vengeance, so could he.

Smiling at what she saw, Nibi placed her hand over her stomach as Yonbi tilted her head and the scene and wiped away a tear. The father of her baby would be an excellent father.

And when Naruto's time was called, he would be one hell of a dad. She would stake her entire being on it.

How long was this day going to be?

He did not want this job and had hoped there would be someone that would have stepped up and taken it for him. But no, everyone that could was either the group that thrusted this job onto him or had been killed the day before as they were the enemy.

And this God-forsaken paper work was all over the place. Why could have no one destroyed this portion of the tower so that all of this could have been destroyed? Really, did he have to deal with all the shit Konoha had to deal with before the rapture took place?

"I thought this was supposed to be a clean slate? Why in the hell do I have to deal with all this shit?" Orochimaru screamed out as he grabbed his forehead in agony, wanting to smash his head into the table repeatedly.

"Having a bad first day as the Fifth, are we?" Naruto's voice caught the snake's attention. It also caught his attention he was chuckling and almost ready to burst out and laugh at him.

As he was ready to unleash an ungodly amount of snakes upon the dhampire, Naruto shook his head before crossing his arms. "But seriously, how is everything going on this end?"

"Everything is a mess, as it was expected to be. The city is in ruins, but it is coming along nicely for one day's worth of repair, mostly thanks to Yamato. Most of my sound ninjas are on their way to help repair and start their lives here now that I can't uphold both the leaf and the sound." Orochimaru stated as he rubbed his forehead.

"However, the problem is good moderately troublesome as those that are defecting only joined my village to kill. While that was okay for this, we have been dealing with them slowly. Yet there could be a good amount impeding others from arriving here and worse yet, the Akatsuki could recruit them for their mercenary army."

Getting a full grip on the situation, Naruto's lips twitched as an idea hit him. "Well then, why not use the resources you still have at your disposal, lord Hokage? As I see it, this was only the first step towards a partnership between us. As long as we receive your fullest cooperation of you and your networks, I see no need for us to part ways now."

As Orochimaru tried to say something, he was immediately cut off as another presence made herself known while staying in the shadows as it was still day light. "He has a point, Lord Hokage. The thing is we really don't have any leads on what the Akatsuki is doing right now and you know more about them then anyone else right now, so we need your help and we'll be willing to help out with the problems on your end."

Not being one to refute what Rayne had stated, Orochimaru thought about it for a moment before nodding. "I see. As of now, I don't know anything but with Jiraiya now devoting his whole time to tracking the Akatsuki's movements, it won't be long until information begins to flood in."

"Then we have an accord." Rayne stated before sighing as she looked over at Naruto. "And unfortunately, as of now Naruto, Gaara and Yugito are the only ones capable of handling this kind of mission. Itachi will be staying her for a while to help out with what he can before he and Sasuke come back to the mansion with us and Kyuubi and Gobi aren't really good for quiet operations."

Catching this, Orochimaru groaned before rubbing his temples. "So I can safely assume that I should take Sasuke off the list of Konoha shinobi. You will also be taking Master's grandson as well?"

Rayne simply nodded as that it was true. "We will and there might be a few more that will come with us. Some of the Hyuuga branch members are incapable of combat and only can handle house-hold chores and seeing as we freed them from the seal, many have been pledging their allegiance to us."

"And we honestly need house-keepers with the mess we make on a daily basis. Yonbi is getting overworked and now that she is going to be spending more time with Itachi and Nibi helping raise the kid when he is born… We need the help." Naruto added as he knew of this and had to weigh his opinion into Rayne's decision.

Rolling her eyes, knowing this was true as if Yonbi didn't clean it, it didn't get cleaned, Rayne nodded. "Yeah… Anyways, just make sure the paper work for all of that is set up and I'll send Naruto's team to deal with the traitors in a few days."

Groaning as he would now have even more paper work to deal with, Orochimaru sunk his head before nodding. "Alright, but don't expect it to be done very quickly. …As you can see with the amount of papers I have to deal with, it might take a few days for me to get to it."

"Why not use shadow clones? They are essentially you and there are ways to counter-act the feedback so it won't feel like you've done a year's worth of paper work in a day." Naruto commented, having thoroughly thought this through, mainly because Rayne had threatened him today to put him behind a desk if he didn't rest.

Orochimaru's jaw dropped before grumbling. He of course knew that, he just didn't put the two together so he could get help. Leave it to a kid to think of the easiest solution to a grown-up problem.

Naruto simply smirked before disappearing, going to inform of Gaara and Yugito of their mission. After all, that meant he would be able to do something in a few days.

A/N: Sorry that this was a very late update. I wasn't sure what I was going to proceed with this chapter but ended up deciding to split it into two and prepare for the next chapter more thoroughly then I did with this one. The good things is I know what I want to do next chapter so hopefully that will make it easier for me to update.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter. If you see any mistakes, at least ground breaking mistakes, please let me know. Peace Out.