Hello there comrades what's Popping?. Man this has been a real maze in the head for me but I just couldn't let it go. So am here with the second chapter of akatsuki no yurei. Naruto has deserted his village and joined the gang of badass rogue ninjas while a heartbroken minato returns back to konoha with only his failure to show. What exactly is Naruto's aim and objective?. Well that's probably what you wanna know and why you are here. So without any further ado I introduce to you "The first mission".


Previously on Akatsuki No Yurei

"..Because the leaf is weak"

"What?".

"You live locked up in your little camp ignorant of what's going on out there. The world is evolving minato, and only those with strength will survive."

"Is that why you are doing this? is that why you are deserting the village...for power."

"Yes"

"What you did can only be considered treason! what would your friends say? what would your family say? Hell, what would kushina say!"

"That is their problem, for I have chosen a course far greater than the village and myself."

"What is it then? ANSWER ME!".

"Know this, father... this is only the beginning".

"WAIT!".

"Go home and rest, father... you'll need all the strength you can get".

••••

"I will not ask you why you are here or what you have done, but are you willing to sacrifice for the course".

"Yes"

"Then as from now on, you shall no longer be known as the konoha no Yūrei...you shall now be known as the Akatsuki no Yūrei".

"Welcome to the Akatsuki. Namikaze naruto".


NOW

Konohagakure

(Hospital)

Kakashi laid down on his hospital bed garbed in a patient gown looking out the window at the village deep in thought, thinking about none other than the mystery known as namikaze Naruto. His sensei had come over to ask some questions about what had transpired between them. Just the mere thought that the reason why he deflected was because he thought the village was weak just didn't sit well with him.

'What do you hope to accomplish by leaving? Naruto'

"Senpai" A voice called out snapping him out of his thoughts as he turned to look at the purple haired lady standing by the door putting on a black short sleeve knee length gown and sandal. Her long purple hair is tied in a high ponytail that reached her mid back with two long bangs framing her face, her purple eyes looked red and puffy like she had been crying.

"...Neko".

"Please, am off duty today senpai".

"Alright...yūgao". she had her head down as she silently walked over to sit on the edge of his bed without making eye contact with him. They sat together in silence, waiting for the other to speak first, both not making eye contact. This went on for a few more minutes until the sound of silent tears and choking sound assaulted kakashi's ear forcing him to look at her.

"Why did he leave? senpai*sob*" She asked as she turned her head to look at him for the first time since she walked in.

"Wh..why did he deflect and at..attack the village?" She continued asking the very same questions that kakashi had been asking himself just moment prior, questions that he has no answers to.

"I don't know..." He sighed in defeat as he averted his gaze to look out the window and towards the village, particularly at the hokage tower.

"...but it's out of our hands now"


Hokage tower

Minato sat down in his office lost in thought. After his little encounter with Naruto yesterday, he had gone home to tell kushina about what had transpired and to say that she was devastated would be an understatement. she claimed that she wouldn't believe it unless she heard it for herself and had actually insisted on going after him herself even if it meant that she had to burn down the whole village to do so. He had to knock her out just to prevent her from doing so. His bastard son has been on his mind ever since. What happened to the cute gullible boy that used to run all the way from the training ground home just to show him a Jutsu he just learned? Where's the kid that love to slop down ramen like it's gonna cease to exist the next day?. Well one thing is for certain, it's out of his hands now, after the meeting with the council it has been decided that Naruto namikaze is now an enemy of the hidden leaf and so has been branded as a traitor.

"Anbu" On cue a Rat mask anbu appeared in front of his desk on a knee with his head bowed.

"Hokage-sama"

"Report this to the hunter division. Uzumaki naruto is to be placed in the bingo book as an S-rank threat with a bounty of 10 million ryo, he is to be brought in alive, the use of force is allowed". Without another word, the anbu left just as they had appeared...like a ghost leaving Minato as the sole occupant of the room like he had been moments before.

'Forgive me kushina, but he brought this on himself'.

"Minato I came as soon as I heard. Is it true? A voice intruded his train of thoughts. A voice he knew all too well and the words spoken even more. He take a deep breath before uttering the heartbreaking answer.

"It is, Jiraiya-sensei" Minato confirmed breaking the silence as he turned his chair around to look at his sensei. Jiraiya sat down on the windowsill with a look of distraught on his face. He had rushed over as soon as he heard the news but refused to believe it till he heard it from the boy's father. Even now he's still doubting it. Being one of Konohagakure's Sannin and famed as a hermit and pervert of stupendous ninja skill, Jiraiya travelled the world in search of knowledge that would help his friends, the various novels he wrote, and, posthumously, the world in its entirety. Jiraiya is a tall and well-built man in adulthood with fair skin. He has waist-length, spiky white hair that he usually ties back into a pony tail, with two shoulder-length bangs framing his face. There are red lines under his eyes which extended further down his face as he got older, going all the way to the bottom by the time he is an adult. He has wrinkles around the corners of his mouth and a wart on the left side of his nose. His usual attire consisted of a green short shirt kimono and matching pants, under which he wore mesh armour that is visible at his wrists and ankles. He also wore hand guards, a black belt, traditional Japanese wooden sandals, and a red haori with two yellow circles on each side. He often carried a large scroll on his back, and has a tattoo on his left palm, and he wore a horned forehead protector with the kanji for "oil" (油, abura), which denoted his affiliation with Mount Myōboku. Minato watched the variety of emotions play across his sensei's face at the news. But could he blame him, he had been the same when he had first confronted his son, a son he failed to save from falling into the darkness. Deciding to forgo his self louting for later, he resigned back into his chair all the while keeping his eyes on the still form of his sensei.

"So what's to be done now?" Jiraiya inquired after a long period of silence.

"I have been left with no choice but to brand him as an S-rank criminal".

"And kushina?" Here he had to hold his breath as he is reminded of his wreck of a wife. He couldn't help the sense of uselessness that he felt whenever he sees her crying. He searched for the word that best explains his wife current condition before settling on one.

"Devastated"

"I see" Jiraiya muttered as he mauled over the words. It couldn't have been a good experience for her. Her son just up and betrayed the village without any form of explanation with him being branded a rogue nin soon after. I dare say that what she's feeling right now is just the tip of the iceberg and that's just putting it lightly.

"You confronted him right?" He asked after a moment of silence.

"Yes"

"Did he say anything to you?"

"What?"

"Did he leave you with any hint or a piece of information". Jiraiya questioned causing Minato to take a pause and rethink.

"Nothing I could think of. Just that this is only the beginning and that I should go home and rest cause I will need all the strength I can get"

'Just as I thought'

"I'd like to go after him. There's definitely more to this" Jiraiya requested as he awaited the hokage's permission which he probably didn't need as Minato is his student to begin with. He'd do it with or without his permission.

"Alright sensei I see no harm in doing a little digging". Minato agreed after a moment of thought.

"Very well then. I shall take my leave immediately" With his parting words he left just has he had arrived via the window.

'Be careful sensei' He thought with a sad expression as his eyes still lingered on the windowsill his sensei had just vacated.

'He's definitely not the Naruto you once knew'.


IWAGAKURE

(Tsuchikage Office)

An old man sat down behind the tsuchikage's desk having just finished his daily dose of paperwork. This particular old man is known far and wide as ōnoki of both scale and the third tsuchikage. Ōnoki is a very short, old man with a triangular beard and a moustache that had angular corners, a big red nose and thick eyebrows. The top of his head was completely bald, although, he has long white hair on the lower-half of his head which is styled in a traditional chonmage hair cut, the back of which is tied with a yellow ribbon into a topknot. Ōnoki wears a split apart green coat divided into four sections with yellow trimmings, and a red collar (which in the anime was seen to be worn by other high-ranking members of Iwagakure). Underneath he wore the traditional Iwagakure outfit consistent of a light green version of Iwagakure's flak jacket and mesh armour. He however has both his sleeves of his shirt, but kept the single lapel on his right side. Along with this, he wore sandals.

Ōnoki the third tsuchikage is a very busy man. His village has gone through hard times since the war with konoha and is now just starting to recover. He's spent the pass few years thinking about the goddamn yondaime and that accursed village. But right now all he wanted was just to rest from all the paperwork.

"Tsuchikage-sama" A mask iwa hunter nin shunshi'd into the room on a knee with their head bowed to the tsuchikage.

"What is it?" A grumpy ōnoki demanded not really in the mood to deal with whatever this is.

"A new name has been added tp the bingo book"

"SO WHAT!?" Ōnoki bellowed.

"Names are added to the bingo book on a daily basis so I don't see this as a valid point for you to come into my office unannounced" He glared at the hunter nin for having the audacity to report something silly.

"I assure you sir. This is something you will like to see" The hunter nin insisted as they pull out a bingo book from their back pouch and opened to the new page entry before showing it to the tsuchikage all the while with their head bowed. Ōnoki could practically feel his eyes go wide at the sight of the name in the new bingo book entry.

"Isn't that?"

"The yondaime hokage's own son. naruto Namikaze"

"Well I'll be damned"


(Somewhere in Amegakure)

A blonde haired man garbed in a black cloak with red clouds on it leaned against a wall in the dark room of the Akatsuki hideout. He has his eyes close deep in meditation, three faint whisker marks adorn both sides of his cheeks. Naruto namikaze stood there in peace becoming one with the shadow. A single candle light stand in the center of the room. He had been called in by their leader pein claiming that he has an assignment for him. What it was he did not know but one thing is for certain, he has been waiting for about half an hour now.

"You've gotten quite popular I might say" A spectral like voice pierced through the dark room interrupting his train of thoughts. A pair of ringed eyes glowed from within the darkness as Pein made his presence known to the lone occupant of the room. He looked like a projection and appeared to be featureless except for his reningans.

(Naruto Shippuden OST - Girei)

"Pein" He nodded his head in greetings to their leader, eyes still closed.

"Your name has been added to the bingo book, to think that it would be this soon. Konoha really ain't pulling any punches."

"It would have been disappointing if they had".

"hmm"

"But to be given alive status is also quite disappointing" Naruto stated showing his distaste but his emotionless tone and expressionless face gave nothing away as he moved away from the wall that he had been leaning on to stand before the projection that is pein in the center of the hideout.

"That mistake will be rectified soon".

"..."

"..."

"So why was I called in?"

"You are currently the only member within the Akatsuki with no partner" Pein informed.

"So I am to be assigned a partner" He concluded.

"That is your mission"

"Then I am to assume that you have someone in mind"

"Clever I might say." Pein commended his deduction skill as he observed him for a few seconds. "You see I do have someone in mind and they just happen to hail from nadeshiko no kuni".

"A kunoichi".

"Yes, but not any kunoichi"

"Who exactly is this kunoichi you speak of?" Naruto asked now slightly interested.

"She's a lone wolf among the sheeps. identifying her should be as easy as throwing a kunai."

"I see." He muttered, eyes unwavering as he mawed over the information presented to him no matter how little. But that's the gist of it all, make use of what little information you have or can find. He turned his gaze to stare pein dead in the eyes but those purple rings of his gave nothing away.

'This is a test'

"When do I leave?"

"Right away"

"Very well then" He turned around to leave when pein suddenly raised his right hand stopping him even before he could take a step. He raised an eyebrow quizzically at him. He was about to ask his reason for stopping him but was beaten to the punch.

"And know this. Failure is not an option" And with that pein was gone like he was never there to begin with. Deciding not to waste anymore precious time Naruto followed his example.


(Outskirts of Amegakure)

Naruto materialized out of thin air outside the gigantic gates of amegakure seemingly like a ghost inside the rain drenching him. He turned around to see konan standing a few feet behind him in all her Akatsuki glory.

"You're leaving" She stated in a monotone.

"I have a mission that I must attend to"

"I see".

"What brings you out here?" He asked not seeing that as a big deal for her to come all the way out here. Konan pulled out something from underneath her cloak which he raised an eyebrow at and his guard at.

"You forgot this". Konan stated as she tossed a cloak at him Which he caught revealing it to be the Akatsuki cloak.

"You came all the way out here to give me...this". He questioned without giving away his dumbstruck expression.

"You are a member of the Akatsuki now, so you have to act like it. Also that cloak looks too rigid, I suggest you take it off". She commented before scattering into a thousand pieces of paper and float away leaving Naruto alone in the barren land that marks the outskirts of the hidden rain.

"Nevermind" He shrugged with a small smile as he followed her example by disappearing leaving behind an afterimage that soon fades away.


An hour later

Nadeshiko Village

Nadeshiko no Sato is a shinobi village located near the Land of Water. The families of this village are organized through matrilineally. Women from this village must venture outside to find men strong enough to defeat them, resulting in them being taken to the village to marry the kunoichi they defeated.

The village itself is positioned upon the lightly forested top of three massive and steep hills standing in a line, with two bridges spanning the gorges between them. The hills are situated within a lush forested valley in a mountainous region. In terms of construction the village seems to be similar to a stronghold or palace, with numerous walls, towers and brickwork being dominant features.

The village's only populace are female, where a champion or when a female becomes of age, she finds a man she deems worthy and bears their child in the hopes of having a strong female heir. The village is known for its peaceful nature and would sometimes serve as a neutral ground during wars or conflicts. We strive by-

"-Enough with the crap!" A feminine voice rudely interrupted as she glared down at the shivering form on the ground in front of her with her nodachi aimed at her throat. Her eyes were filled with fear as she locked hers with her soon to be executioner.

"But why do this akane-san" The kunoichi asked gesturing to all the dead bodies of their comrades that littered the small training ground all the while trying her best not to puke at their dismemberment. Akane is a fair-skinned girl of average height with an athletic yet curvaceous build. She has ruby red eyes and lone black hair with red tips that reached her mid back with short bangs and chin-length strands framing her face. She wears a violet kimono when not battling. While on missions, she has a black forehead protector and wears her village's form-fitting kunoichi uniform; unlike the regular grey color that her village was known for she opted for a purple-coloured one with both shoulder-guard, black gloves, and opening in her shirt which reveals some of her sizeable cleavage like her sensei. Currently she stand in a blood stained forest clearing with another woman kneeling in front of her surrounded by the dismembered corpses of the people that had once been their comrades...people that she had killed with the very same kodachi that is now aimed at the last surviving member of their unit besides her.

"Do you really wanna know why? Ari" She questioned which caused Ari to give a fearful nod.

"It's because this village is holding me back from my true purpose"

"Holding you back?. Holding you back!. Shizuka-sama took you under her wings, she cared for you. Hell! you are one of Shizuka-sama's best stude-argh!" She stopped short when the tip of the blade nipped her throat.

"Just as I was saying...holding me back" She grinned maliciously at her. Her eyes filled with bloodlust.

"Forgive me Ari...but you have to die" Akane said sword raised as she prepared to deliver the killing blow. Ari could feel her life flash before her eyes as the deadly weapon descended upon her.

"NO!"


"Shizuka-sama" A kunoichi shouted as she barged into the office looking out of breath. With how fast her heart is beating It's only a matter of time before it pops out of her chest. Her very being screamed fear as she knee before their leader, eyes wide like saucer as she found it difficult to breathe. It's almost like she had seen something out of this world. Shizuka was taken aback by the shaken form of the kunoichi before her. Shizuka is a kunoichi and the current leader of the Nadeshiko Village. She is a fair-skinned girl of average height with an athletic yet curvaceous build. She has green eyes and waist-length black hair in a hime-style cut tied in a high ponytail with short bangs and chin-length strands framing her face. Normally, she wears a light-green kimono or a beige hooded robe when not on duty. While on duty, she wears her village's form-fitting kunoichi uniform; it is grey-coloured with a right shoulder-guard, grey gloves, and opening in her shirt which reveals some of her sizeable cleavage underneath her kage robe. By her right stood her mentor and advisor. Tokiwa is an imposing figure, easily towering over others. She has a slender physique with a very angular face framed by her short brown hair along with a dark shade of red lipstick. She wears a short, backless, red, full-body suit over mesh armour, along with a pair of arm-length gloves and a light orange sash, a long blue green apron skirt which is open in the front. She also wears bandages on her wrists, covering all of her right leg as well as her left thigh and leg. She carries an extremely long and thin katana strapped to her back.

"What's wrong" Shizuka couldn't help but ask. Her day had started with a council meeting after the news of some Shinobi poking their noise around their borders had arise and now here stands a kunoichi in front of her looking like she could pass out from just a mere touch.

"Shi..shi...shizuka-sa...sama" She stuttered finding it hard to form a complete sentence which only serve to aggravate tokiwa as she immediately lost her cool. She slammed her hand hard on the desk startling her with a glare that could freeze fire.

"She asked you a question. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?" Tokiwa screamed shaking her up before she gathered up whatever wit she had left to give her report before it's forcedly taken from her.

"It...it's akane-san. She has gone psycho" That caused the whole room to go dead still before shizuna and tokiwa make eye contact for a brief moment.

'This is bad'


Hi no Kuni

(Somewhere around the borders of Hi no Kuni)

Naruto sat down underneath a tree taking a break as he ate a bowl of ramen. It has been two days since he left Amegakure in search of his target. He had chosen the leisure of walking at a moderate pass and only just stopped time to time to take a break. He was halfway through his lunch when he suddenly felt a slight vibration in his body. He sighed and placed down his food before closing his eyes as he hold up his hands in a ram seal as he felt his conscious leave his body.

"Welcome" All eyes turned to him as he is the last to arrive.

He opened his eyes to gaze upon the real form of Pein and konan. He turned around to look at all the other present holographic members before returning his gaze back to pein.

"I presume you are all progressing well on each of your missions"

"Uzumaki naruto"

"Hai" rippled blue eyes turned to look at him.

"Am expecting a good result from you as this is your first mission as a member of this organization".

"I will not fail"

"You better not, cause that will reflect badly on the organization. Like I said before, failure is not an option".

"Understood"

"Good. Well then, you are all dismissed" And with that everyone filtered away one after the other leaving only just pein and konan behind.

He returned back to his body with a sigh before looking up to the sky with an exhausted expression.

"Guess that's enough break for now. I better move out". He sighed before disappearing in a shunshi. Moments after he left the area a team of anbu consisting of four members appeared at the location.

"I thought you said you sensed a chakra signature here" A boar mask anbu question his snake masked colleague.

"I did"

"But there's no one here"

"Enough already" A tiger mask member chided in before things moved from a simple argument to a fist fight who knows.

"Let's just move out" She commanded and they immediately shunshi'd out of the area leaving only a perplexed snake mask anbu behind.

"I could swear that I sensed a chakra signature here"


A cloaked figure putting on a strawhat make his way through the forest leading to the main gate of the village when three figures suddenly appeared in front of him. They are all women geared in the kadeshiko kunoichi attire and headband.

"Halt! State you business" The red haired one in the middle probably the leader demanded as she walked forward. The figure showed no sign of having heard her as ominous blue eyes was all that greeted her which made her tick. The kunoichi to her left gritted her teeth in rage at the sheer display of disrespect and decided to give this intruder a piece of her mind. She stepped forward putting all the attention on herself as she glared heatedly at him.

"We don't have time to deal with a fool like you, the village is under enough crisis already. She sai..." She stopped mid sentence as her head fell off her body spraying bloods on her horrified teammates. They stared at the corpse with horror before turning to face the man with fear. He hadn't moved an inch and already one of them is dead.

"I hate nuisance" He muttered for the first time since their arrival as he watched the slowly cooling decapitated corpse without remorse. He turned his gaze back to the two remaining member causing them to take a step back in fear.

"Will you let me pass?" He questioned them in a bored tone. He watched as they stared at him in fear for a few seconds before shakily reaching for their weapons which made him sigh as he closed his eyes.

'That's me being generous'.

"Very well then..". He stated as he opened his eyes and glared at them.

"...Prepare to..."


"..DIE!" A kunoichi screamed before she was dissected vertically into two. Her corpse isn't even spared a second glance as her killer went on her massacre her comrades. Bloods covered the entire field as bloods laid around the forest and at the centre of it all stands a bloodthirsty Akane drenched in blood as she held a kunoichi by her neck, choking the life out of her.

"Are you Akane?" A voice asked grabbing her attention as she turned her head to the side to glare at whoever dared to sneak up on her. A blonde haired man putting on a black cloak with a red cloud design on it. Ethereal blue eyes glowed from underneath the straw hat. The sleeves of the cloak flapped in the cold afternoon wind. Purple eyes glared at blue in an attempt to make the other give out but none was willing. Akane break the neck of the struggling kunoichi in her hands then tossed the corpse to the side before giving her full to the man standing a few feet to her far right. They had a stand off for a couple of minutes before she decided to ask the question currently bulging her mind.

"Who the hell are you? And what's with the cloak?".

"I have a proposal for you" He stated with an emotionless tone ignoring her questions.

"How about you propose to my blade?" Akane declared as she pointed her blade at him.

"You are to join the Akatsuki" He continued with that same tone like he was never interrupted which only served to irritate her.

"You must be really good at pissing people off"

"You don't sa..." He stopped mid sentence to dodge a shuriken aimed at his throat. Akane materialized mid air behind him katana swinging at his neck. It cut through his neck like hot knife through butter making her smile victoriously at the decapitated corpse but it was quickly wiped away when the corpse suddenly faded out of existence.

"Am only gonna say this once"

"Huh" She looked up in shock to see him standing at her former position with that same bored tone.

"Come peacefully"

"I'd rather not" She smirked at him not in the least bit intimidated.

"Then you leave me no choice..."


The end.

I actually wanted to make this chapter longer but I deemed it unnecessary to do so. I've been done with it for a while now, just didn't take the time to post it. Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed it.

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